Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1999 Page: 1 of 6
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WEEKLY EDITION
September 2,1999
86th Year, No. 35
25 cents
Herald
A Newspaper Serving the People of South Texas
RGC trustees approve
budget of $58.7 million
The Rio Grande City CISD
^ board of trustees voted
^ unanimously on late Tuesday
afternoon, Aug. 24 to approve
a budget for the 1999-2000
fiscal year totaling slightly
more than $58.7 million.
Board President Basilio
"Bacho" Villarreal, Jr., later
indicated, "We basically
adopted the budget as
presented. At the hearing, we
A went through the different
budget Hems."
Villarreal contended, "It's a
good budget that addresses a
let of our needs, but it's fairly
conservative. It's fairly
similar to what we had la^t
year; it's a little bigger than
last year."
' Different facts about the
1999-2000 budget were
presented by Alfredo Vela,
Supervisor for Business
Services.
Vela later indicated that the
projected budget total amounts
to $58,747,930.
Vela later indicated that 75.1
percent of the budget, or
$42,148,753, is predicted to
be spent for Payroll. A total of
$4,930,381, or 8.8 percent, is
projected for Supplies and
Materials. Purchased and
Contracted Services is
projected to account for 7.6
percent, or a total of
$4,279,258. Debt Services is
budgeted at $2,740,035, or
4.9 percent.
Vela indicated that 53.1
percent of the budget, or
$29,792,671, is projected to
be spent for the Instruction
function. A total of
$9,658,251, or 17.2 percent,
is predicted to be spent for the
Student Support Services
category.
A total of $6,999,151, or
12.5 percent, is budgeted for
Maintenance and Supplies
Services. The percentage
budgeted for the Instructional
Leadership function is 7.1
percent, which calls for an
amount of $3,990,615.
Local revenues for 1999-
2000 are projected at
,$6,331,000, or 11.5 percent
or total revenues. State
revenues are predicted at
$39,879,897, or 72.4 percent
of total revenues. Federal
revenues are predicted to
account for 16.2 percent of all
revenues, or $8,907,533.
Vela indicated that the Fund
Balance amounted to
$6,550,000 as of Aug. 31,
1998.
It was noted that campus
principals and program
directors will have an
opportunity to amend the
budget. Budget amendments
will be presented to the board
only during November 1999,
February 2000, May 2000
and August 2000.
Concerning action on other
issues, Villarreal noted that
the trustees "changed the
policy on purchase orders,
changing the nujmber of
required signatures from Five
to three."
Rattlers, Gladiators prepare
for season opener Friday
at Sanchez Stadium
The Rio Grande City Rattlers
and Roma Gladiators, both
holding high hopes of what
their young teams can cchieve
during the 1999 football
season, will kick off the final
season of the millennium this
Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Joe R.
Sanchcz Stadium, in Rio
Grande City.
The Rattlers of District 30-
5A amd the Gladiators of
District 30-4A will play the
eighth in their series of pre-
district rivalry games. Of the
previous seven games, the
Rattles have won six, with the
lone Roma victory coming in
1997 by a 19-16 margin.
Rattler Head Coach Jorge
Luis Pcna indicates that his
team is basically in good
health as the season opener
nears. About this past Friday
night's tri-scrimmage that also
involved Sharyland and
Donna, Pena noted, "We came
out of the scrimmage without
any injuries to speak of. We
came out of the scrimmage in
good shape."
The Rattler mentor added,
"We were able to correct some
errors in technique. It was a
good learning experience
ITierc was more rustiness in the
offense, but we did show
potential. The problems should
be corrected with time."
"We looked good on
defense, showing a lot of
speed, quickness, and
aggressiveness," emphasized
Pena.
Pena noted that the second
half of Friday's tri-scrimmage
against Sharyland and Donna
was played in game conditions.
The Rattlers scored once
against Sharyland and did not
score against Donna.
Gladiator Head Coach Jesse
Jackson indicated that he was
quite pleased with the team's
performance in the first
scrimmage on Aug. 19 against
Raymondville. He said the
results of the second
scrimmage on Aug. 26 against
Laredo Alexander were not as
Historical Society donates books to STCC
On Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 24, members of both the Starr County Historical Commission and the Starr
County Historical Socicty donated many books about the history of Starr County and South Texas to South
Texas Community College for use in the planned library at the new STC Starr County campus Among the
individuals involved in the special ceremony were Historical Commission President Samuel Ramo?
Historic i! Society President Ines Carrera, and STCC President Dr. Shirley Reed. .
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RGCCISD trustees approve 1999-2000 budget
The Rio Grande City C'SD board of trustees voted to approve the district's 1999-2000 budget at a special
meeting on late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 24. The approved budget is projected to total slightly more than
$f8.7 million. Pictured left to right are trustee Jose Luis Garza, board president Basilio "Bacho"
V llarreal, Jr., and board vice- president Fransisco G. "Paco": Zarate. (RGCCISD photo:
publ icinfo 10@ yahoo.com).
('ACST receives
accreditation from JCAHO
much to his liking.
Jackson noted that the
Gladiators have sustained
several injuries during the
preseason, with at least two
players expected to be
sidelined four to five weeks.
The Rattlers sustained heavy
graduation losses from a 7-6
team that reached the third
round of the stafe playoffs in
1998 after qualifying as the
third place playoff team from
District 30-5A. The Gladiators
hope that a blend of eager
young talent and seasoned
veterans will mean significant
improvement in 1999.
A full ^review of the
Gladiator football team is
printed on page 4 of this
edition of The Rio Grande
Herald.
The Rattlers defeated the
Gladiators 42-7 in Roma last
year in the season opener for
both teams.
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The Community Action Council
of South Texas has achieved
accreditation from the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizatiosn (JCAHO).
Formed in 1951, the Joint
Commission is dedicated to
improving the quality of the
nation', health caic through
voluntary accreditation CACST
was accredited after a team of Joint
Commission surveyors conducted
an on-site survey in July and found
that CACST has demonstrated
RGC aldermen
to meet
Thursday night
The Rio Grande City Board of
Aldermen will hold their regular
monthly meeting on Thursday,
Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall,
located at 101 South Washington.
Among the items on the agenda
is a status report on Empowerment
Zone projects by Elisa Beas.
Discussion and possible action is
scheduled on the issue of
appointing members to the
Planning and Zoning Commission
and the Historical District
Commission.
A resolution will be up for
discussion that would authorize the
mayor to execute an interlocal lease
agreement with the county
concerning the Municipal Court
(See ALDERMEN, Page 4)
compliance with the Joint
Commission's national standards
for ambulatory care organizations.
"In becoming accredited, CACST
was evaluated against a set of
national standards by a Joint
Commission member experienced
in the delivery of ambulatory health
services." saw' ? Murphy KnelJ
, M.N., vice president, Mission and
Outreach, Division of Accreditation
Operations, Joint Commission.
"Achieving accreditation
demonstrates CACST' s
commitment to provide quality care
to its patients."
"Our staff is very supportive of
the process. I think it gives them a
feeling of prestige to wcrk with ; /
accredited organization," say- Mr.
Francisco G. Zarate. CACST
Executive Director. "They also
appreciate the educational a^iec: <„
the survey and the opportunity to
work with the Joint Commission
team." Team members included
Paul D. HargLs, ADM; Dr. li.'egory
F. Obrien, Robert J. Jernigan, Jr.,
MT, and Analysts Frederick L.
Ewing and Kristie M. Ryan
CACST operates primary health
care clinics in Starr, Jim Hogg, and
Zapata counties. In Duval Couni ,
patients are provided transportation
(See CACST, Page 4)
Judge Gabert attends Harvard
School of Law seminar
State District Judge Alex W.
Gabert was invited to attend a
judicial seminar at Harvard School
of Law in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
The seminar was sponsored by
the Amreican Academy of Judicial
Education. The topics presented
were "No Reversals Correct
Rulings: Evidence in Action."
He was among 25 judges
attending from throughout the
United States. At the conclusion of
thes seminar. Judge Gabert received
credit for 27.25 (sixty minutes)
hours of instruction. He also
received the Academy Achievement
Award and accepted membership to
the American Judges Association
Die week-long seminar began on
July 24, 1999 and lasted until July
29.
After serving as Starr County
Court-At Law Judge for 13 years
he is now serving his first term at
District Judge of the 229th District
Court. He presides in criminal,
civil, probate, and juvenile cases in
Starr, Jim Hogg and Duval
Counties. Historically, Gabert is
the first judge from Starr County to
be elected to the 229th District
Court that also serves Jim Hogg
and Duval Counties.
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Historical Society donates
books to STCC library
The Starr Couty Historical
Society has donated several books
and publications to South Texas
Community College (STCC) for
the planned library at the
institution's new Stan County
campus.
The donation was made on
Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 24 at the
new StaiT County facility. Several
officers of both the Starr County
Historical Society and the Stan
County Historical Commission
were present.
The welcome and opening
remarks were given by Ruben
Saenz, Starr County STCC
Coordinator. He emphasized, "This
is a very special occasion. This is a
historical occasion for us. Finally,
Starr County has its own college
campus."
Saenz added, "The very first
works to gracc this library will be
" from the Historical Society."
Samuel Ramos, president of the
Starr County Historical
Commission, noted that "When
Rio Grande City was Young",
written by Shirley Greene, was
among the works being donated.
Two books by Jovita Gonzalez
were also donated, as were two
books by Thomas Simmons
explaining the history of Fort
Ringgold.
Two books by local author
Esther Gonzalez were also donated.
Those works are entitled "Women
Trend-Setters of Starr County" and
"Little Known History of South
Texas."
STCC President Dr. Shirley Reed
commented in response to the
donation, "I'd like to express my
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generations."
Manuel Benavidez, Jr. STCC
trustee from Starr County,
emphasized, "We cannot thank thi.~
organization enough" for the
donated works
In his closing remarks, Saenz
declared,"We know there will be a
lot more works donated." Dr. Reed
stressed, "I thank Mr. Saenz for his
leadership in this presentation."
STCC Financial Officer Diana A.
Pena commented, "This is an
exciting time because this is fhe
first post-secondary institution in
this area."
It was indicated that a special
ceremony to mark the opening of
the new Starr County STCC
facility would probably take place
at some point in September. Tne
groundbreaking ceremonies to mark
the beginning of construction took
place in November 1998.
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