Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1995 Page: 3 of 10
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Border women's Whitewing hunting for 1995
health conference ° 55
planned expected to he average
I'.io Grande City Hi^h School government/economics
teacher Nance Eliot Muiioz Jr. fright) points out
something to senior Joe (iarcia. Muiioz has been
appointed to Gov. George Rush's Juvenile Justice Hoard
and will spent time helping the state direct funding to
agencies who'll help juveniles. (RGCCISI) photo)
About 500 health carc and social
scrvicc providers from both sides of
the border arc cxpcctcd to attend the
U.S. - Mexico Border Conference
on Women's Health at South Padre
Island Sept. 26-28.
The conference is sponsored by
The University of Texas System
Tcxas-Mcxico Border Health
Coordination Office (TMBHCO) at
UT Pan American.
In Mexico, the meeting is known
as "Salud Sin Fronteras" (Health
Without Boundaries), according to
Dorecn Garza, assistant director of
the TMBHCO.
The conference will open with
late registration and a reception for
speakers and early arrivals Tuesday,
Sept. 26, at the South Padre Island
Convention Center. Late
Registration also may be made on
Sept. 27 and 28, when the meetings
will run from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Early registration for the meeting
ended Aug. 10. The fee for late
registration is SI 15.
About 50 speakers from both
sides of the border will participate.
Their talks will be translated into
English or Spanish, depending on
the speaker's language, Garza said.
Gov. Bush appoints RGCHS
teacher to juvenile board
•J
A Rio Grande City High School
teacher is getting an up-c!osc-and-
pcrsonal look at how government
works in Texas.
Nance Eliot Munoz Jr . who
teaches government and economic
classes to seniors, was recently
named to ihc Texas Juvenile
Justice Board l>> Gov George W.
A
II feels great," Muiioz said of
the appointment. "I think it's a
great honor I was really excited "
Munoz has been interested in
government for much of his adult
life, but he didn't think he'd be so
closcU involved at such an early
age
1 have a degree m government
:en government working
^ bui I had never seen ii working
fi rst hand, lie told Christopher
Bush RGCCISD coordinator of
piiblic information
'i he non-salaried position
i ivolves (lie distribution of slate
Monies to agencies or programs
who work with juveniles.
Muiioz has already been part of
ill. decision to dole out SI .8 in
_ grafts lo several groups throughout
w tlic state that help juveniles by
offering counseling, mentoring
and/or an alternative education
setting
The Board also helps the
governor set policy concerning
juvenile justice and views the
educational system as one vital
rond down which troubled can
i )■ el h' rain help
V !'W< re looking for an alternative-
based educational system for the
slate.'' Muiioz said
It's really interesting." Munoz
nd It's realls exciting to be part
of liie process."
Muiioz, who was born in Roma
arid attended Rio Grande City High
School, was recommended for the
0 Child care
•conference held
in Roma
The Texas Agriculture Extension
Service, in collaboration with the
Community Action Council of
South Texas, Roma Independent
School District and Advance of the
W o (Jrande Valley, presented their
first annual Child Care Provider
Conference at Roma High School
o(t Aug. 12, 1995 from 8:30 a.m.
id 3:30 p.m.
The master of ceremonies was
Mrs. Yohnda Morado of the
Extension Oil ice. The opening
assembly was given by Mrs.
Marilyn l anguage, Educational
4ft Diagnostician.
Other speakers were Oscar Mores
with Licensing, What are the New
Requirements?, Nutrition
Mulli-Cultural Effects of Eood
Choices of Children, Norma
Colt rc 11, First Aid Childhold
Illnesses. Tlielma Garcia and Olivia
Montalvo, New and Innovative
('mi i ilium Idea I )iana Goine/ and
W Normal I angtiage Development by
Tciesn P. Garcia, Oui l ady of the
1 like.
position b\ his friend and
sometime co-worker Tony Garza,
who is the Texas Secretary of
State
The Board is made up of
individuals from several fields,
including judges educators and
people involved with the
(juvenile) system, Muiioz. said
Muiioz became a natural for the
post since he works part-time for
the University of Texas-Pan
American and is from tlie Valley
Fhcre .ire four district court
judges on the Board and we have
others from Dallas and Houston
who do not see do not appreciate
what we see down here (in the
Valley), Munoz said
lie is the youngest member of
the board, too at age 27
i think I bring a different
perspective to the Board
He was interviewed by Adam
Goldman, appointment director for
Gov Bush Goldman queried
Muiioz about issues in education
and the Valley on the telephone
Apparently satisfied with
Miuioz's responses and background
check, Goldman asked the 27-year-
old teacher to apply for a position
on the Board
1 now hope to represent the
governor the best I an," Muiioz
said "I hope to supply advice. 1
hope to represent the Valley the
best I can. and my community."
I'lic Board position already lias
kept Munoz hopping.
His first meeting was in Austin
in January. Since then, Muiioz has
helped divv y up grant money and
has flow n to El Paso to be with
Gov Bush lo sec West Texas'
point of view in juvenile justice
matters.
The Board also meets in May
and June to consider grant
distributions, has its annual
meeting in August and can meet at
ihe governor's discretion at any
time
As to where the appointment
could take him, Muiioz was sure;
however, he hopes to be involved
in government in any way he can
to help people
I was to be involved and to
provide advice to those who arc in
government and to represent the
Valley in the future I hope to stay
in (government) for as long as I can
and to gain knowledge from this
for the future.'
I lie first time it is a favor,
tlx' second lime a rule.
—Chinevr Proverb
* * *
Whoever absorbs a work of
arl into himself goes through
I he same process as the arlist
who produced it — only he
reverses the order of the pro-
ee-.-. and increases its speed.
—Friedrich Hehbel
The annual two-weekend
whitcwing dove hunting season,
scheduled to open this weekend in
eastern Starr Counly anu the Rio
Grande Valley, is expected to
provide the averagc-to-fair hunting
typical of recent years.
This assessment was offered by
local Game Warden Horacio Vela of
the Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife. Vela declared, "According
to Gary Waggcrman, a biologist
with Texas Parks and Wildlife, the
numbers of nesting whitcwings
seem lo be pretty good."
Vela said, "I'm expecting the
whitcwing hunting to be a lot like
last year, or pretty slow. I'm
expecting it to be busier ihe lirsi
weekend."
The annual whitcwing hunting
will begin on Saturday, Sept. 2,
with hunting to be carried out from
noon to sunset on both Saturday
and Sunday The hunting will
resume on Saturday, Sept. 9 and
Sunday, Sept. 10 as hunting hours
will again be from noon to sunset.
!n the 1995 season, the Starr
Counly hunting zone will again be
located south of a line extending
eastward from ihe intersection of
U.S. 83 and EM 755 in Rio Grande
City to the Hidalgo County line.
Vela said, "I don't know how ihe
(recent) rains have affected the
whilcwing population. Gary
(Waggcrman) thinks the rains won't
affect ii that much. There's been
more rain toward Roma lhan east of
Rio Grande City. He (Waggcrman)
said he saw a lot more birds in the
west zone (which is closed this
year)."
Vela emphasized, "The reputation
of the great whitcwing hunts of the
past helps to attract people every
year."
The game warden predicted,
"Most of the hunters w ill probably
be local. Before ihc bird
populations declined, the majority
of hunters were from out of the
county."
Vela noted, "There's more
hunting throughout the county
during ihe whitcwing weekends.
There's a fair amount of
(whitcwing) hunting near San Isidro
and San Roman. There's some
brush in those areas where the
whitcwings can nest relatively
undisturbed."
The game warden commented,
"Local hunters may make up 65 to
70 percent of those hinting. Most
out-ol'-county hunters will probably
be from the Houston and Beaumont
areas and from the rest of the
Valley."
Vela said, "1 don't know of any
habitat areas that have been
damaged. The state and federal
governments are still interested in
acquiring certain areas of land."
He added, "It's been too dry the
last six months to attract
whitcwings. The last month has
been very favorable, 'lhings were
very poor until the last month."
Vela emphasized that the
whitcwing hunting season
continues to provide a beneficial
economic impact for local stores
and for the Starr County economy
in general.
Vela indicated, "The population
of mourning doves is fair. The rains
may make the hunting for
mourning doves harder.
Concerning hunter safety, Vela
said, "Huniers need to handle their
guns safely and use safety measures
at all times. Be aware of the
locations of other hunters at all
times. Weapons should be handled
as if they're loaded at all times. Try
not to hunt in areas where there are
a lot ol hunters."
Vela added that hunters should
"be careful where they're walking.
Be aware of the terrain to avoid
tripping and falling."
Vela warned that hunters should
be on the lookout at all times lor
rattlesnakes, particularly in brushy
areas, and use snake-proof leggings.
Vela indicated that hunting limits
and regulations remain the same as
in recent years Hunters must
purchase a valid hunting license
each year, have a whitcwing stamp
and have some kind of identification
from Texas or any other state of
residence. The expiration dale for
hunting licenses is Aug. 31.
Hunters will need to use a
plugged shotgun that holds NO
MORE than three shells. There
must be one fully feathered wing on
each bird killed.
The total number of whitcwings
and mourning doves killed must not
exceed 10. Hunters can shoot up to
a limit ol five mourning doves
during whitcwing season, but
MUST NOT exceed that limit. The
aggregate limit of 10 birds could
conceivably all be whitcwing
doves.
Vela said, "There will be at least
eight to 10 game wardens in the
county during bolh weekends."
Vela said that anyone with
questions conccrning whitewing
hunting should contact him at
487-4963 or Game Warden Michael
Morse at 487-2031.
Rodriguez re-elected
to IC Y Board
Having accomplished almost
every goal established at last year's
convention and seeing membership
continue at record levels, the Board
of Delegates at ICA's (Independent
Cattlemen's Association of Texas)
1995 Convention unanimously
approved the officers serving ori ihc
1CA Executive Committee with a
second term in office.
Samuel Rodiigucz of Rio Grande
City was rc-clcclcd to a second
three-year term on ICA's Board of
Directors.
Joining ICA President Jim
Sclman of Gonzales for another
year on the Executive Committee
are: Jim Grumbles of Montalba,
First Vice President: Richard
Nunley of Sabinal, Second Vice
President; Pal Frankc of Victoria,
Secretary: and Joe Conti, Jr., of
Victoria as Treasurer.
The ICA Board of Directors
selects two Board members to serve
on the Executive Committee. Jeff
Stockton from Jarrcll joins Bruce
Dopslauf from LaGrangc to serve
out the 1995-96 term.
In addition to Rodriguez, Bob
Nunley, Jr., from Sabinal and
(See RODRIGUEZ, Page 10)
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Friday, September 1, 1995
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Everyone Invited to Attend!
* * *
The faet will one day flower
into a truth.
—Henry David Thoreau
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1995, newspaper, August 31, 1995; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195511/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.