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* * * * RIO GRANDE * * * *
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VOL XXXV
No. 92
June 18,1981
FIFTEEN CENTS
Joint Effort Trains 40 Starr Co. Residents
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Auto Mechanics In Training
San Isidro Celebration
Set This W eekend
SPECIAL FOR THE HERALD
By Teri Rivas
SAN ISIDRO The San Isidro Parish will
„ bo celebrating the restoration of the First
> Catholic Church of San Isidro. The church
lias been restored as an antique monument
under the order of Bishop, John Fitzpatrick,
from Brownsville, Tex.
San Isidro is located about five miles
south of Santa Teresa Ranch. In 1877, San
Isidro was founded by the first Pena
proprietor in Santa Teresa, Santiago Pena.
Pena sent his son, Arturo, to cultivate an
area of his land and make a field. The field
was then named San Isidro, after the Saint,
who was believed to be a farmer.
In I860 the coast was deserted for fear of
Indians, therefore, the older ranches and
ranch houses which were all built of
stone, such as "Uis Animas," "San
Xavier," "Los Gonzalez," "Santa Teresa,"
and Santa Anita" did not exist at this time.
In 1877, Santiago Pena's son, Bias, who at
the timed in "El Encinal," continued to
keep the property, which was then known as
Alto Colorado." This land belonged to
Felipe Olivarez, Don Bias' brother-in-law.
% He, upon invitation from his father, came to
San Isidro in mid 1878.
Ile bought the field i now San Isidro) along
with the historic "Old Well," which is now
referred to as "Don Felipe's Well," from
Juan Pena, who at the time owned the area.
In about 1878, Santiago Pena became a
widower and sectioned his land and his
nglHs in "Santa Teresa" among his three
sons and heirs. Bias, Librado, and Juan.
I'he District court assigned the apportioned
^ land to each son as follows: The third of the
land toward the east, adjacent to "Santa
Cruz", was assigned to Bias; the central
part of the land was assigned to Librado,
and the west third to Juan.
A stone house was constructed in 1880 In
Santiago Pena. He purchased all his mer-
chandise in Rio Grande City, for at this time
nearby commercial express did not exist.
Pena bought all his required merchandise
from S.H. Marcuse, whose business was
located in what is now the residence of E.J.
Ouerra. in Rio Grande City. Each stone
j which made up the construction was dug up
by Diego Pena, and he received '25 cents for
each one.
After the property was divided among
Santiago's sons in 1878, Bias donated a lot
for the Church and accumulated enough
conuiiunit) petitions to affirm the Church's
extablishment.
The first San Isidro statue to adorn the
Church was donated b> Micaela Olivares de
Pena, Bias' wife, and Silvestre Pena de
( f Perez Alvares, I.ibrado's daughter. The
church w as then "officially crowned" as the
San Isidro Catholic Church.
Once Bishop Fitzpatrick gave permission
for the restoration of the church as a
historical marker, San Isidro county em-
ployees worked as a committee to prepare a
five acre park, parking agrea, and
recreation for the community around the 100
year old church and well, which are both
built of sillares stones.
County employees who participated in the
restoration of the church include Valentin
Rangel, Trinidad Garcia, Ix:l Olivarez,
Jorge Rivas, and Pablo Rodriguez.
Summer Youth employees also helped in
the Church restoration. Heribrando Lopez, a
local community member, and his brother,
Omar are also contributing great amounts
of time to the labor included in the
restoration of the church. Heribrando
> Bebe i polished up the old church tell and
mounted it on a new frame which he
designed. Said Bete, "We don't have too
much time before the celebration, but we're
gonna finish on time."
Festivities for the historical occasion will
commence on Saturday evening, June 20 at
9 p.m. with music provided by Ixis Cinco
Aces until 1 a.m.
Blessing and dedication will take place at
10:30 a.m. .June 21 at the First Catholic
Church iOld Churchi, which is located one
half mile northeast of the present Catholic
Church.
Eighty-six year-old Esteban Garcia from
Kio Grande City will be the guest speaker,
and several other speakers will also par-
ticipate.
After the Blessing there will be a
procession of historical floats to the present
Catholic Church where mass v.'ill be
celebrated. After mass, barbecue and
refreshments will be sold at the Parish Hall.
The night will be wrapped up with a Bingo
at 8:;>0 p.m. The public is invited to attend
all the festive events.
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Sheriff Speak*
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"Self control is at the root ot
.ill virtue#.' Samuel Smiles
Forty Starr County residents are
currently learning new skills, and being
paid for their efforts, in a special vocational
training program sponsored by the Starr
County Industrial Foundation.
The special project covers the counties of
Starr, Zapata and Jim Hogg. Throughout
the tri-county area, 60 participants are now
receiving training through the CETA Title
VII grant.
The Industrial Foundation was awarded
the grant through the Texas Department of
Community Affairs under a subcontract
from the South Texas Development Council.
Starr County residents are receiving their
training through the vocational division of
the Rio Grande City school district. At the
Ft. Ringgold complex in Rio Grande, ten
participants are being trained in each of
four skill areas: auto mechanics, building
trades, small engine repairs and secretarial
and office procedures.
Along with the 40 from Starr County, there
are ten participants from both Zapata and
Jim Hogg counties, flight other jobs were
created for the adminsitration of the tri-
county program. Four instructors and four
aides were also employed in Rio Grande
City to perform project training.
The Industrial Foundation's overall ob-
jective in sponsoring the program, "is to
develop a trainable labor pool in Starr
County to encourage new industry to ex-
plore relocation possibilities in our com-
munity," according to Dr. Bruno Trevino,
executive director of the Foundation.
The program, which began Apr. 1, is
scheduled to run through Sept. 30, on the
current grant. Trevino has indicated the
Foundation will seek further funding to
continue the training program.
Made possible through the Private Sector
Initiative Program, the grant provides for
ten-week training increments. Participants
in the program receive a stipend based on
the minimum wage, eight hours a day.
Industrial Foundation directors Gustavo
Perez and J.M. Alvarez toured the Rio
Grande City training facilities Monday. The
Foundation directors met with program
administrators and then visited training
activates anjl talker' U i <YH"ipants and
ir_„ru' tors
"Hopefully, this kind of job training will
Rive people the skills they need for jobs they
run find around here," Alvarez said.
Perez agreed, saying the Industrial
Foundation has been working at "all angles
of our economic problems."
We're tiying to interest new businesses
and industry in Starr County in order to
provide jobs for our people and, at the same
;ime, we're trying to train our people so
:hey'11 be qualified for jobs that are
available,"Perez said.
Instructors for the program in Rio Grande
include: Gilberto Trejo, building trades;
Lazaro Garza, auto mechanics; Guadalupe
Casteneda, small engine repair; and
Rosalinda Garza, secretarial and office
procedures.
Mrs. Armandina Garza is serving as
program administrator and Dr. Trevino is
business development specialist. Other
positions with the program administration
include Minerva Alcazar, employment
and training counselor; Noe R. Gonzalez,
job developer; Elvia Vela, secretary; and
Martha Guerra, clerk.
Two positions have been created in
Zapata County; Doroteo Garza, business
developer and Mrs. Aida Garcia, secretary.
Two positions wer also created in Jim Houe
County, where an Industrial Foundation will
be established with assistance from the
Starr County Industrial Foundation.
In Hebbronville, Frederico Garza II is
business developer ana Mrs. Gloria P.
Vasquez is secretary for the program.
Program participants from Starr County
include:
Secretarial & Clerical
Thelma Perez — Rio Grande City,
Adalinda Vera — Rio Grande City, Maria A.
Reyna — Rio Grande City, Hortencia
Garcia — Rio Grande City, Maricela
Alcazar Rio Grande City, Lilia Canales —
Rio Grande City, Suzette Richmond — Rio
Grande City, Patricia Hughes Rio Grande
City, Elizabeth Garza Rio Grande City,
and Rosa M. Garza — Rio Grande City.
Building Trades
David Becerra — Rio Grande City,
Fernando Vasquez - Rio Grande City,
Fernando Villarreal — Rio Grande City,
!• lorencio Mendoza — Rio Grande City,
Zenon Garza, Jr., — Roma, Simon Flores,
Jr. — Kio Grande City, Felix Gonzalez, Jr.,
Fronton, Juvenio Olivarez — Rio Grande
City, Jose Francisco Garza — Rio Grande
City and Gerardo De I,a Cruz — Rio Grande
City.
Auto Mechanics
Richard Bates — Rio Grande City, Roel
Armando Guerra — Roma, Eliberto Munoz
Kio Grande City, Elia R. Ramirez — Rio
Grande City Arturo Rivera — Rio Grande
City, J,.an Manwcl Barrera Roma, Jesus
A Garcia Kio Grande City, Baldemai
Lara Kio Grande City, Olga L. Munoz —
Kio Grande City and Esteban Ixjpez — Ric
Grande City.
Small Engine Repairs
Jesus Alberto Ortiz — Sullivan City,
Alberto Garza Kio Grande City, Juan G.
I -ea 1—Rio Grande City, Raul R. Garza—
Rio Grande City, Felipe J. Lopez — Rio
Grande City, Jose Garza — Rio Grande
City, Jesus M. Olivarez — Rio Grande City,
Rogelio Barrera — Roma, Pablo Ortiz — La
Grulla, and Reyner O. Perez Fronton.
Students Receive Special Aw ards
Eighty-six students received special
awards of achievement at Rio Grande City's
High School Annual Awards Assembly held
May 25. Department chairmen presented
the awards.
The Arion Award for excellence in music
was presented to Leticia Solis by Mr.
Alfredo Cortinas, Band Director.
Coach Walter Watson presented special
recognition certificates for excellence in
track & field to H P.Guerra, IV, Reymundo
Cantu, David Saenz, Pat Saenz Jr. and Jose
Ramos.
Mrs. Ruth Marks, Rosas del Valle Grove
6052, presented a trophy to Ramiro Narro
as the outstanding boy in American History
and Mrs. Cclia Salazar, representing
Magnolia Grove 6167, presented Roxie Pena
with a tropin as the outstanding girl in
American History.
This year a special medal, with the
school's coat of arms embossed on it, was
presented to students selected by the faculty
of the various departments for their out-
standing achievement.
Coach Kemiro Villegas presented the
physical education award medals to Pedro
I-opez, and Adelina Guerra.
Manuel Guerra, Social Studies Depart-
ment Chairman, presented medals to Edna
Clarke, Government; Adrian Lopez, Free
Enterprise; Noe Mendoza, U.S History,
Kegular; Ramiro Narro, U.S. History, CP;
Rebecca Saenz, World History Kegular; and
Pamela J Garza, World History CP.
Science Department Chairman, Andrea
Gonzalez , presented medals to Ramiro
Narro, Chemistry and Biology III, Jose F.
Pena, Physics, Frankie Doyno, Biology
CI', Jesus Dominguez, Physical Science
Kegular, and Jose F Pena received the
Bausch and Lomb Award as the outstanding
Science student.
Rencde la Garza presented Douglas Pope
with the outstanding award for Health.
English Department Awards were
presented by Mrs. Ernestina C. Trevino to
Yvette Hinojosa, English IV CP; Alma
Martinez, English IV regular; Roxanne
Pena, English III CP; Israel Solis. English
III Regular; Judy Garza, English II CP;
Eligio Garcia, English II Regular;
Veronica Barrera, English I CP; Abel
I.opez, English I Regular; and Rolando
Hernandez, Reading.
Arturo Montemayor presented the Special
Education Awards to Rosalita Ramirez and
a ver> special award to Blanca Garza.
Narciso J. Cavazos, Business Department
Head, presented awards to Monica Saenz,
Typewriting I. Sylvia Maldonado,
Typewriting II; Joe Guerrero, Business
Mathematics, I^eticia Villarreal, Shorthand
I; and Mary B. Brown, Accounting I.
Siibas Ozuna, Mathematics Department
Chairman, presented medals to Jose F.
Pena, Calculus, Trigonometry and
Elementary Analysis: Gilberto Garcia,
Geometry; Belinda Gonzalez, Algebra 3-4,
Jesus Dominguez,, Algebra 1-2, Juan An-
tonio Solis, Introduction to Algebra 1-2,
Mario Gutierrez, F.O.M. 3-4; and Angelica
Alaniz, F.O.M. 1-2.
The Foreign Language Department,
Chaired by Mrs. Nelda Laurel, presented
medals to Eva Davila, Spanish 1; Irasema
de la Cerda, Spanish II; and Juan Antonio
Solis, French I.
Carla Rex, Art Department, awarded
medals to Victor Gonzalez, Art I; and to
Alejandro Perez, Art II.
Noe Sanchez, Vocational Director,
presented twenty-one medals on behalf of
the Vocational Education Department.
Receiving awards were Belia Solis, Office
Duplication Practices; Alma Martinez,
Vocational Office Education; Maria
Irasema Alaniz, D.E. I; Adrian Benavidez,
D.E. II; Araceli Pena, Homemaking I;
Irasema Alaniz, Homemaking II, Evelia
Galvan, Homemaking III; Anna Villarreal,
HFL and Child Development; Oralia Diaz,
I.C.T. I; Santos Pena, General Mechanical
Repair CVAE; Fabian Solis, Auto Body and
Fender I; Jose Luis Garza. Agriculture I;
Alejandro Rodriguez, Agriculture II: Elias
Villarreal, Agriculture III, Jorge Saldana,
Agriculture IV; Fermin Eric Solis, Auto
Mechanics 1; Rene Gonzalez, Auto
Mechanics II; Olivero Garcia, Building
Trades I; Elivorio Garcia, Building Trades
II: Roel Rodriguez, Electrician Helper
VEIL and Rafael R. Rivera, General
Mechanical Repair, VEH.
Students who qualified for the all "A"
Honor Roll received medals from their head
class sponsor. Herminia Villarreal, Senior
Class Head Sponsor, presented medals to
Jose F Pena, Ana M. Villarreal, and Ruben
O. Villarreal.
Rebecca Sanchez, Junior Class Head
Sponsor, presented medals to Gloria A.
Garcia, Ramiro Narro, Iden Olivarez,
Roxanne Pena. Leticia Trevino.
Andrea Gonzalez, Sophomore Class Head
Sponsor, presented the all "A" awards to
America Preza, Pamela J Garza, Belinda
Gonzalez, and Douglas Pope.
Certificates of Merit for A & B Honor Roll,
perfect attendance, and class achievement
were presented to over 400 students.
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STHSA Will Consider
RGC CAC Applications
The South Texas Health Systems Agency
Board of Directors will meet Saturday, June
20, at 1 p.m. at the Round Table Restaurant,
1418 South 14th Street, Kingsville.
The Board will take action on eight
proposed health care projects for the
Region, including three proposed projects
from the South Texas Subarea.
Under consideration by the South Texas
Health Systems Agency Board are three
applications from the Community Action
Council of South Texas in Rio Grande City,
Texas.
The applications are for Certificate of
Need permits to construct and operate
comprehensive ambulatory outpatient
clinics as replacement fae'lities for the
Starr County RHI Clinic in Rio Grande City,
Texas, the Zapata Family Clinic in Zapata.
Texas and the Community Health Clinic in
Hebbronville, Texas. Medical, laboratory,
pharmacy, WIC Program, family planning,
adolescent health, environmental, physical
therapy and audio vision services will be
provided at each of the locations.
The estimated costs of the projects are
$507,792 for the Starr County RHI Clinic,
$438,852 for the Zapata Family Clinic, and
$390,146 for the Community Health Clinic
The STHSA Board will issue recom-
mendations of approval or disapproval for
the Certificate of Need permits to the Texas
Health Facilities Commission.
The Texas Health Facilities Commission
has the final authority for the approval or
disapproval of these Certificate of Need
permits.
In other business, the STHSA Board w ill
review and take action on the current
Agency Open Records and Data Policy and
a proposed Severance Pay Policy for
Agency personnel. In addition, Dr. Roberto
Gonzales from Corpus Christi, will present
an orientation session on Psychiatric Ser-
vices as part of the Appropriateness Review
Committee activities.
The President of the Board of Directors is
Alma Meinrath from Corpus Christi.
Members from the South Texas Subarea
include Dolores Sepulveda, Ercilia Uribe,
and Dr. Carlos Mata from Laredo; Com-
missioner Agapito Molina from Heb-
bronville; and Francisco Zarate from Rio
Grande City.
Industrial
Board Meets
The annual membership meeting of the
Starr County Industrial Foundation Inc.,
will be held Thursday, June 25, at 3 p.m in
tin Robert I Lee room of the Fort Ringgold
Motor Inn.
In accordance with corporation by-laws,
t ier tion of new officers will be held at the
meeting. Executive ar.d nominating com-
mittees, including current president Mickey
l,ongoria..J M Alvarez an Manuelita Pena,
have already met
Sam Vale, president of Starr-Camargo
Bridge Co., has been nominated for
president; Gustavo Perez, owner of Border
Enterprises, for vice-president; Mickey
I .oliguria, treasurer; and Manuelita Pena,
secretars
Gebliart Earns DI)S
Donald I Gebhart has received a doctor
of dental surgery (D.D.S.i degree from the
University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio, Texas.
The 15 women and 114 men who were
candidates for the degree were honored at
the dental school's commencement exer-
cises June 6.
At the commencement exercises, Dr.
Gebhart was recognized for having been
elected to Kappa Omicion Upsilion Dental
Honor Society and for receiving the
achievement award from the South West
\< ademy of Restorative Dentistry
A former president of the American
Dental Association, Dr. Joseph Cappuceion,
was guest speaker. He is a professor of
dentistry at the University of Maryland.
Dr. (tebhart who has passed the Texas
State I >ental Board w ill do a one y ear Dental
Residency at For Sill, Oklahoma, with the
U.S. Army.
Dr Gebhart is the son of Rev and Mrs.
James L. Gebhart of Rio Grande City,
Texas. He is a graduate of Rio Grande City
High School and Texas A&I University at
Kingsville, Texas.
Mrs. Gebhart is the former Maria Rosario
Cruz ot Dclmita.
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Dr. Donald L. (>ehhart
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Mathis, James V. , Jr. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 92, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1981, newspaper, June 18, 1981; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194824/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.