Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1994 Page: 1 of 10
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Nine Rattlers awarded
All-District honors
The Rio Grande City CISD held a special Veterans Day observance on Friday, Nov.
11 at Joe R. Sanchez Stadium. Pictured above are veterans Ruperto B. Escobar,
Hoberto Elizondo, Jr., Andrea Gonzalez, Rosalinda L. Rodriguez, Lazaro E. Garza,
Dr. Ted Jamison, Santiago Saenz, Jr., Joel F. Salinas, Jorge I. Ramirez, Kenneth
Luke Cox, Elias Lopez, Juan Garza, Jr., Efrain H. Garcia and Samuel Ramos. (See
related story on I'age 3). (RGCCISD Photo)
Six Roma Gladiators receive
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11-District football honors
Hector Rivera of the Gladiators
has received first team All-District
honors for his play at defensive
k le during the recently-completed
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Rivera was one of six Gladiators
who received some type of
All-District honors when tine 1994
District 3? 4A All-District team
w. announced last week. Rivera
was the lone Gladiator to receive
Rivera, a junior, also won
Honorable M ntion recognition for
7 his play as an offensive guard.
Senior Christian Navarro won
ond team honors as a defensive
end and received Honorable Mention
recognition as an offensive tackle.
Roma Head Coach Jerry Cavazos
said, "I was pleased to see Hector
Rivera receive All-District honors
He was consistent and played
tremendously all year long. He was
one of our leaders on the field
defensively. He'll be one of our
leaders next year. He also played
well on offense."
Cavazos emphasized thai
Christian Navarro "plaved w 11 nil
year locg. He did well in making a
sudden transition from tight end to
offensive tacklc. He did a
tremendous job at defensiv, id
making full use of his height and
quickness. He played well on both
sides of the ball."
Winning second team All-District
honors on offense were senior wide
receiver Isaias Vidal and senior
placekicker Francisco Miranda.
Cavazos noted that Miranda
kicked a school record 47-yard field
goal against Los Fresnos. The
coach stressed, "He did a
tremendous job of placekicking."
About Vidal, Cavazos
commented, "He did a tremendous
job in his senior vear. This was his
first year of any football
c m petition. He showed that he has
a lot of talent."
Winning second team honors on
defense were sophomore linebacker
F i ink C lr/.a, senior defensive end
Christian Navarro and senior
(See GLADIATORS, Page 5)
Nine Rio Grande City Rattlers
won some type of All-District
recognition when the District
31-5A All-District team was
announced last week, with three
Rattlers receiving first team honors.
The three Rattlers that received
fust team honors were all offensive
players— tight end Celso Garza,
tailback Eddy Martinez and punter
Salvador Hernandez.
Rattler Head Coach Jorge Luis
Pena commented about senior tight
end Celso Garza, "He has been the
best tight end in the district the last
two years. He dominated at his
position." Garza was awarded
second team All-District honors in
1993.
About senior tailback Eddy
Martinez, Pena said, "He's been an
exciting player the last two years.
He was a good blocker, in addition
to his running and receiving
talents."
Martinez won both first team
All-District and first team
All-Valley honors in 1993 as he
rushed for more than 5000 yards and
achieved more than 700 yards in
pass receptions.
In 1994, Martinez broke
Emergency
rabies clinic
planned Saturday
Local veterinarian Dr. Roberto S.
Margo indicated Tuesday that he
will be holding an emergency clinic
Saiu'Oay morning from 11 a.m. to
noon in front of First National
Bank of South Texas Rio Grande
City.
Margo strongly encourages all
pet owners needing to keep their
pets' vaccinations up to date to be
present at the clinic.
f' irgo said the emergency clinic
is in response to the death earlier
this week of a teenage boy in
Edinburg from the rabies virus.
touchdown runs of 73, 66 and 48
yards and caught scoring passes of
80 and 41 yards.
Punter Salvador Hernandez won
first team All-District honors for
the second consecutive year. Pena
commented, "He was without
question the number one punier in
the Valley. He has a major league
leg."
Hernandez also was awarded first
team All-Valley honors for his
punting during the 1993 season.
Winning second team All-District
honors on offense was junior
halfback Alex Perez, who finished
just short of 1000 yards rushing
according to official statistics.
Perez gained over 200 yards
rushing against La Joya and broke
scoring runs of 93, 74 and 59 yards
during the season. He also broke
loose for non-scoring runs of 68
and 62 yards and caught a 54-yard
touchdown pass.
Pena commented about Perez,
"He got tough yardage even after
sustaining an injury in the
Memorial game. He has the
potential to be one of the finest
running backs ever to come out of
Rio Grande City."
Winning Honorable Mention
honors on offense were junior
tackle Mario Canales a> 1
center Humberto Gonzalez,
evaluated Canales by s;:
"When he is on target, he 1
ability to be probably the
offensive lineman in the distri
was particularly outstanding
season finale against !■ i;
North."
Pena commented about Gor
"He is the most dedicated
man on the team. That's the
player you need at
position."
Winning sef 1 ..earn Al!
honors on defense were set
safety Antonio Ran.ire: and
linebacker Joe Garci.. F •
"These two young men vc
leaders, the heart and soul i
defense. They were consisu
in and game out
Pena commented about Raj
"He was a student of th
was constantly viewin r
studying the films. Because <
dedication, he ade
errors."
Pena said of (iar cia,
toughest kid we had on t'
Pound for pound, he h. a
of the best players in the c ;tr
Rattler defenders
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FNB plans meetir
about counterfeits
First National Bank of South
Texas-Rio Grande City will be
holding a meeting on Wednesday,
Dec. 7 to discuss and evaluate ways
of detecting counterfeit bills.
The meeting will take place in
the First National Bank lobby on
Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 4:30 p.m.
The meeting is open to the public.
The person who will be bringing
the information at the meeting is
U.S. Secret Service Agent Juan
Landa.
Romeo
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Vice-President of First Nat
emphasized, "Executive , s
and personal banV en.
members of tie bus
community to attend ti c
We need to be awar
(counterfeiting) problen.
trained in order to avoid losses
Lopez pointed out
counterfeiting problems are
more numerous during lb ■ hi
season.
Former RGC High migrant
encourages local students RGC Chamber plans variet.
By Christopher Bush
l ormcr Rio Grande City resident
Gonzalo Venecia brought a message
of hope to this area's migrants.
Vfcnecia, who graduated from Rio
Grande City High School in 1979
de pile overwhelming obstacles,
addressed high school and middle
school students pist before the
Thanksgiving break at the school
district's auditorium
(iod has not given me a hig
commanding body, but he lias given
me a spirit, a vibrant spirit in here
that looks at all the many
possibilities in lile," said Venecia,
describing himself as "little of
me" as he pointed to Irs heart
Vs. I w up working in the
fields and migrating till I was 18
years ol I and jiraduated from high
school, but I never looked at myself
as being limited in what I could do
or accomplish."
Vjnecia was honored Nov. 19 on
South Padre Island at a conlcrence
for the Texas Migrant Interstate
Program.
"T never looked at myself as
being poor," Venecia, 33, told the
students. "I never looked at mysell
as being a minority. God placed
me on this earth as a unique
individual with a great spirit for
life, making the most ot it.
pursuing his dreams and helping
out lus fellow man "
\fenecia worked as a migrant in
Washington and Illinois
Nevertheless, he graduated in the
top 10 percent in his class and had
a 96.61 yearly grade point average
1 .iter he graduated troin the
University ol Texas in Austin with
a bachelor's of <uts degree in radio
and television
Buoyed by this success, Venecia
advised area students to take their
own lives and future into their
Former Rio Grande City resident Gonzalo Venecia is
pictured above delivering a message or hope to high
school and middle school students at an assembly just
before the Thanksgiving break. Venecia formed a
foundation in 1990 to provide help for migrants to go
to college. (RGCCISD Photo).
hands
It you don't like how
something is working in your life,
personally or professionally, make a
change," he said.
Believe in yourself, work hard,
don't give up, have faith and
eventually you will make your
dreams a reality. You have it within
your very soul to make it happen.
You can do it."
After college, Venecia worked as
a researcher lor Billboard magazine
in New York and as a cast member
of Up With People on a musical
world tour. He has worked for
several radio stations and a TV
station. Venecia presently is the
personal assistant to Casey Kasein
and the statistician for West wood
One Radio Network, as well as an
actor.
lie is one ot live children of
lidelmiro, Sr., and Severa B. Venecia
of I a Grulla.
Vjnecia encouraged students to
dream of a happy future.
Don't let anyone lake away
your dreams." he said. Your
dreams are your own, to create them
and pursue tlieni Dreams usually
take years and years of dedication,
determination, perseverance and
hard work, so since you're at it,
make them lug, gigantic worthwhile
dreams that will make a wonderful,
positive difference in your life and
hopefully the lives of those you
love and the world around you."
U nccia said he realizes migrants
and students in general in the
Villey have a tough life ahead of
them.
I want to give them hope and
encouragement." he said. "They
need to believe in themselves. They
need to work hard and never give
up They can make their dreams a
reality."
lie said students who drop out of
school should obtain a (il l) and
continue striving for better things.
They can rise above tlieir
difliculties and pursue the kind of
life they want."
lie formulated au acrostic poem
with the work migrant.
(See MIGRANT, Page 5)
of Christmas activities
The Rio Grande City Chamber of
Commerce has established the
calendar of events for many
Christmas activities this year in
Rio Grande City, including the
annual Christmas Parade on Dec.
10.
Miriam S. Vale of Rio Grande
City has been named the Parade
Marshal for the 1994 Christmas
Parade.
Decoration of the Christmas iree
at the Quisco will take place on
Monday, Dec. 5 and Tuesday, Dec.
6. Lighting of the Christmas tree
will take place on Wednesday, Dec.
7 at 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, a reception
will be held for the Parade Marshal.
Pictures will be taken with Santa
and elves from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Friday, Dec. 9 at the LaBorde
House.
The Rio Grande City Chamber of
4-H Achievement
Banquet, Food
Show Sunday
Starr County 4-H'ers will be
testing their culinary arts this next
Sunday, Dec. 4 al the County Food
Show at the Haunschild Conference
Center.
Registration for the Food Show
is due to start at 2 p.m.
The Achievement Banquet will
follow directly after starting at 5
p.m. The Achievement Banquet is
held annually to pay ttibule to all
the 4-H work conducted by 4-H
Leaders for the past year. Along
with the 4-H'ers, adult leaders and
businesses who support youth wor k
will also N- rocognizcd.
Commerce wili be holding the
Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec.
10 at 3 p.m. The theme of this
year's parade will be "Christmas on
the Border."
All wishing to enter the Parade
are asked to fill out a registration
form and mail it to the Chamber of
Commerce, 601 East Main Street,
P.O. Box 2, Rio Grande City,
Texas 78582 or call (210)
487-3024.
All checks should be made
payable to the Rio Grande
Chamber of Commerce The ni
fee is $10.00 for cars or track > i .
$15.00 for floats Prizes w .*
awarded for first, cond
place entries.
All clubs and organization
encouraged to participate in
1994 Christmas Parade. An
form is published on Page Five ol
this edition of The Rio Grant-
Herald. The entry fee mu
(See CHRISTMAS, Page5)
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Miriam S. Vale has been selected h<
Marshal for the 19Q4 Christmas Pat d
Saturday, Dec. 10 in Rio Grande City b; p
among a number of Christmas activities 5 • ng
by the Rio Grande City Chamber of Commerce
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