Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1999 Page: 3 of 6
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Obituary
Francisco Garza, Jr.
Rio Grande City Francisco
(Pancho) Garza, Jr.
Pancho was bom March 16,
1962 and entered eternal rest
September 9, 1999 after suffering a
fatal automobile accident.
Pancho was a graduate of the
Rio Cirande City Class of 1980. He
was also a graduate of TSTC where
he received chef certification
training. He continued his chef
training at the Culinary Institute in
Austin. Most recently, he lived in
San Marcos where he worked at
Gary Job Corps as a Resident
Assistant
His maternal grandparents,
Martin P. Garza and Teodora C.
Garza, his paternal grandfather,
Roque Garza, and his sister,
Marisela Lydia Garza, preceded
him in death He is survived by his
parents, Francisco Garza, Sr. and
Lydia T. Garza-Saenz, his paternal
grandmother, Rafaela Garza, and
his sisters, Aissa L Diaz and Linda
E. Garza.
Viewing for family and
friends was held Sunday September
12, 1999 beginning at 1:00 p.m
with a rosary following at 7:30 p.m.
at Sanchez Funeral Home in Rio
Grande City. The service was held
Monday September i3, 1999 at
11:00 am at Immaculate
Conception Church. He was laid to
"st at the Rio Grande City
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Trustees
Continued from Page 1
to provide better scores on SAT,
ACT and pre-SAT."
The trustees approved the bid of
Blue Cross/Blue Shield for
employee health insurance
coverage.
Authorization was given to
solicit proposals for an energy and
operational savings program.
Villarreal said, "This would give
engineers an opportunity to
evaluate our electrical units to sec if
Lopez
Continued from Page 1
and has served as a vice-president at
Texas State Bank-Rio Grande City
since 1993.
Lopez is married to Lydia
Can ales Lopez. They arc the parents
of two young adult sons and two
young adult daughters.
Gebhart
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confidence in allowing me to serve
you in Place Four."
Rev. Gebhart also continues to
contribute his time to a small
bilingual church in the city of
Penitas, where he has served for 19
years.
Clinics
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toward McCook was confirmed to
have been infected with rabies.
There have been 115 confirmed
cases and one human fatality since
the outbreak began in September
1988.
Live customer service repre-
sentatives can help shoppers on
the Internet.
H-E-B works with Texas Ag
Dept. to launch 'Go Texas' labels
Cemetery in the Garza family plot.
Pallbearers were classmates
and life long friends Juan Silva,
Robbie Guerra, Victor Martinez,
Joe O. Hinojosa, Roland Garza and
Hiram Diaz. Honorary pallbearers
were Fred Margo, Guadalupe
Vasquez. Marco A. Garza Jr., and
Luz Marroquin.
In a telephone call from his
friends his mother was told, "Please
know that Pancho had the biggest
heart, always ready to help, to
share. to give world til
encouragement to anyone in need
Please know that Pancho was a
very fine man."
Two memorial services were
held on the campus of Gary Job
Corp in San Marcos, Texas by the
students and staff. They were held
on Tuesday, September 14, and
Wednesday, September 15. Pancho
was remembered as "The best we
have ever had and we love him and
will always carry him in our hearts
forever". The students prepared a
brochure in Loving Memory of
Francisco Garza. Jr Man> of the
students wrote their loving
memories of Pancho as well as
poems. These will be placed in a
time capsule to be buried on
campus. Also, they will plant a tree
in his memory
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STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Medina Electric Cooperative, Inc. is the recipient of Federal financial
assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture, and is subject to the piovisions of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the U S Department of Agri-
culture which provide that no person in the United States on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age, or handicap shall be excluded from par-
ticipation in, admission or access to, denied the benefits of, or otherwise
be subjected to discrimination under any of this organization's programs
or activities. . . , ..
The person responsible for coordinating this organization s nondis-
crimination compliance efforts is Eileen Gibson, Manager of Human Re-
sources. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that
this organization has subjected them to discrimination may obtain fur-
ther information about the statutes and regulations listed above from
and/or file a written complaint with this organization; or the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Agnculture, Washington, D C. 20250; or the Admin-
istrator, Rural Utilities Service, Washington, D C. 20250 Complaints
must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discrimination. Confiden-
tiality will be maintained to the extent possible
Harlingen Agriculture
Commissioner Susan Combs today
joined H-L-B officials and
Harlingen Mayor Connie de la
Garza to introduce the first ever
GO TEXAN trademark labels in
the Rio Grande Valley through a
partnership between the Texas
Department of Agriculture and H-
E-B Grocery Stores. The labeling
of fresh and processed Texas foods
took place at the H-E-B store in
Harlingen.
"Looking for Texas-grown
products in a store filled with so
many choices can be difficult. The
GO TEXAN logo will eliminate
that problem by clearly identifying
items from Texas," Combs said.
Combs said GO TEXAN
stickers on fruits and vegetables are
designed to accommodate a Price
Obituary
Maria C. Montalvo
they can be more efficient. The
district could opt out of an
agreement at no charge. If the
district enters into an agreement, it
would only come from energy
savings. At this point, it does not
cost the district anything."
The trustees approved an
agreement with Liberty Solutions
for the provision of technology
consultant services. Villarreal
stated, 'We hired a consultant to
give us an overview of our
technology. It doesn't come to a
big amount."
businesses are looking to tech-
nical support services to help
them not only get through a crisis,
but also to cut down on the nag-
ging computer questions that can
waste valuable work time.
Maria C. Montalvo, 92, entered
eternal rest on Friday, Sept. 17 at
her home in La Puerta Ranch.
She was born Jan. 15, 1907 in El
Refugio Ranch to Marcelo Chapa
and Natividad Ozuna de Chapa.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Rafael Montalvo, in 1972
She is survived by her children
Norberto Montalvo (Amalia) of
Garciasville, Guadalupe Salinas
(Gabriel) of La Puerta, Erasmo
Montalvo (Herlinda) of La Puerta,
Lydia M. Perez (Guadalupe) of
Santa Cruz, Jesus Montalvo (Olga)
of Santa Cruz, Adcla M. Ball
(David) of Rio Grande City,
Marcelo Montalvo (Cynthia) of
Santa Cruz, Noelia M. Arredondo
(Tomas) of La Puerta, and Clarissa
C. Pena (Ricardo) of La Puerta,.
She is also survived by 28
grandchildren, 36 great-
grandchildren, and nine great-great-
grandchildren.
Visitiation was held from 1 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17 and
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Satuday,
Sept. 18. On Sunday, Sept. 19
visitation was from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Rosaries were held Friday and
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. each day and
Sunday at 11 a.m.
Officiating at prayer services
Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. and
Sunday funeral service at 1 p.m. at
Hernandez Funeral Home Chapel in
Rio Grande City was Jesse Guerra,
pastor of First Baptist Church in
Garciasville. Burial service
followed at St. Paul's Cemetery in
La Puerta.
Funeral services were under the
direction of Hernandez Funeral
Home in Rio Grande City.
Look-up Code (PLU) number,
allowing H-E-B to scan products at
the checkout counter. APLU
number identifies produce type,
price and other information tracked
by supermarkets like H-E-B.
Shoppers also sampled
products from GO TEXAN
member companies. These
included: Habagallo Hot Sauce,
McAllen; H&H Foods, Mercedes;
Chorizo de San Manuel, Linn;
Mission Tortillas, Weslaco; Hygeia
Ice Cream, Harlingen; The
Earthgrains Company, Harligen;
Exquistia Tortillas, Edinburg;
Chapa's Pork Skins, Mission; La
Abuela Tortillas, McAllen and
Borden's Dairy, Mercedes.
"The Texas Department of
Agriculture is a bright spot for my
company," said Charles Davis,
president of Habagallo Foods Inc.
"It is refreshing to do tasting events
such as this. GO TEXAN has
enabled me to introduce my
product to more consumers."
GO TEXAN is a Texas
Department of Agriculture
campaign to persuade Texans to
choose Texas agricultural products
first. A TDA survey of Texas
shoppers found that almost 90
percent would buy a product
identified as coming from Texas
"GO TEXAN will help us tap into
that loyalty," Combs said.
Gov. George W. Bush joined
Combs in April to introduce the
marketing camping at the State
Capitol. To date, more then 1,200
Texas growers and companies have
become GO TEXAN members
The campaign's trademark is a
glowing brand in the shape of
Texas.
A GO TEXAN public service
announcement featuring pitching
great Nolan Ryan is being seen on
Texas television stations. Ryan and
actor Tommy Lee Jones donated
their to promote Texas agriculture
through two PSAs. The commercial
featuring Tommy Lee Jones is
scheduled for release during the fall
of this year.
"Using nationally recognized
celebrities to promote GO TEXAN
will give Texas agriculture a high-
profile presence that will make it
uncool and un Texas to buy
anything but Texas products.
Combs said.
Combs pointed out that states
with less agricultural production
than Texas outspend the Lone Star
State in promoting their agricultural
industries. New Jersey, which ranks
40th nationally in agricultural cash
receipts, spends more than S 1
million a year to promote
agriculture. Until now, second-
ranking Texas with nearly $14
billion in cash receipts has spent
I'he Judge Ricardo H. Garcia Regional Juvenile Detention Facility is
accepting applications for Juvenile Detention Officer. Starting salary
is $ 15,000.00. The following qualifications are required
Must be at lest 21 years of age.
Must have a valid dnver's license,
Must have either a high school diploma or general equivalency
diploma,
4 Must not have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanoi,
5 Must be physically fit and able to perform military type exercise
program.
Must be dnig free and willing to be drug screened as a condition
of employment,
7 Must be willing to work vanous shift;,
8 Must pass physical examination as a condition of employment,
9 Receive TJPC detention certification within six (6) months of
employment
[-reference in employment will be given to those best qualified by educa-
tion and training in juvenile corrections
Applications may be obtained from the Human Resource Specialist lo-
cated at the Duval C ounty Courthouse, San Diego, Texas
Hie Judge Ricardo H Garcia Regional Juvenile Detention facility is an
equal opportunity employer
[deadline for submitting application for employment is September 30, 1999
only $200,000
Combs said dramatic results
have occurred from promotions in
other states. In Washington, for
example, a $5 million advertising
campaign over a one-year period
caused apple sales to increase 12
percent. A $ 10 million campaign
in California boosted cheese sales
by 9 percent.
"That's the kind of success I
envision for GO TEXAN," Combs
said. "No other state can match the
sense of pride fexans feel for
Texas. I want to convert those
feelings into sales for our producers
and manufactures, revenue for our
state and jobs for Texans."
As the second-largest
industry in the state, agriculture
contributes more than $45 billion
each year to the Texas economy
and produces approximately 16
percent of the gross state product
The agriculture industry also
employs one out of every five
working Texans.
Gonzalez
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role. I thought 1 was giong to have
to work my way up, but now I'm
ready for anythihg."
As a senior at Rio Grande City
High School in 1998, Gonzalez
was the Offensive Most Valuable
Player for the All-Area, All-Valley
and All-District teams. He passed
and ran for almost 2400 yards and
accounted for 32 touchdowns as he
led the Rattlers into the third round
of the Division II state playoffs.
Sentence
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Other witnesses included Roma
Police Department officers, Zapata
County Sheriff's Department
officers, one Texas Ranger, DPS
lab personnel, one Pharr Police
Department officer, and individual
who happened to be in the vicinn
at the time of the slaying.
Jury selection began on Tuesday,
Sept. 7 and testimony started on
Thursday, Sept. 9.
Silva indicated in May that
Garcia listed his name as Henbertc
Garcia immediately after his arrest
in November 1998 and listed
Alamo as his place of residence
Charges remain pending againsy
the other three defendants in th<
case.
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and have knowledge of computers and word processing
5 Must have a valid driver's license.
6 Must be of good moral character
Applications may be obtained from the Human Re-
source Specialist located at the Duval Count} Court
house. San Diego. Texas
The Judge Ricardo H. Garcia Juvenile Detention 1 ,icil-
lty is an equal opportunity employei
Deadline for submitting application for employment is
September 30, 1999
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1999, newspaper, September 23, 1999; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195723/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.