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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, April 20, 2006, Page 2
CACST closes two clinics;
consolidates at one location
Patients of the Community
Action Council of South Texas'
Alto Bonito Health Center and
City Clinic are now being
welcomed at CACS'l s
Community Health Clinic, 604
N. Garza St. in Rio Grande City.
I he Alto Bonito Clinic was
scheduled to close April 10, and
the City Clinic, 103 E. Main St.,
in Rio Grande City will close
April 20. The closures reflect
the agency's efforts to provide
the best medical services to area
residents.
"The public will benefit from
this because doctors will be able
to see patients at a more modern,
state-of-the art facility on North
Garza," said CACST Executive
Director Franciso G. Zarate.
By consolidating these
clinics at the main facility
located alongside La Mision
Dental Clinic and Women Infant
Care offices, the agency will
make it easier for Starr County
clients to tend to their business
more efficiently.
"This w ill make it more of a
one-stop shopping for our
patients and alleviate the need to
drive all over town to meet their
needs." said CACST Safety and
Compliance Officer Toni
Botello. "This way they can get
everything they need in one
place."
The dental clinic headed by
Dr. Paul Lee has the most
technologically advanced
equipment available. Since its
opening last August, the dental
clinic has provided hundreds of
Starr County patients with an
array of services at affordable
prices.
Botello said the agency will
also close its Morning Star
Adult Day Care Center in Rio
Grande City April 28.
"Due to the booming private
adult day-care business in Stan-
Count) CACST administrators
concluded that there are
sufficient day care centers in the
area to meet the need." she
■idJed.
CACST Director of
Operations Juan M. Cantu
agreed and applauded the
industry's growth.
"It means more jobs in the
area," he said. "The elderly are
being cared for, and the
residents have more job
opportunities. The bottom line
is that CACST does not have to
fill a gap anymore."
The agency will continue to
administer the Meals-on-Wheels
program, which provides home-
delivered meals to more than
1.000 homes every day.
"CACST is a work in
progress," said Zarate. "We
must be sensitive and alert to the
needs of our constituents. As
the social dynamics of the area
change, so will CACST. Our
goal is to provide services where
there are gaps. This month we
will celebrate our 41st
anniversary as a nonprofit
agency in Texas. The inevitable
changes and our ability to meet
those changes make CACST in
tune with the 21st century. We
welcome opportunities to
improve.
The Community Action
Council of South Texas is
headquartered in Rio Grande
City and provides a wide range
of services mainly to residents
of Brooks, Duval. Jim Hogg,
Starr, and Zapata counties and
several adjoining counties.
In addition to the community
health centers, CACST operates
the Head Start, Housing,
Transportation, Senior Citizens,
Youth Initiatives and
Community Services programs.
CACST is funded by various
federal, state, local, and private
groups and is governed by a 25
member Board of Directors
from the five-county area.
Board officers include
Doroteo N. Garza of Zapata,
President; Oscar O. Gonzalez of
Hebbronville, Vice President;
Cayetana "Tita" P. Perez of
Benavides. Secretary; and Irma
Andrade of Rio Grande City,
Treasurer.
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Ninth Grade College Day program successful
The Rio Grande City CISD Ninth Grade Counseling Department hosted a College Day Program on
Wednesday, April 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This event was held at the Rio Grande City High
School gym. South Texas College, University of Texas-Pan American, Texas Tech University, Texas
State University, Texas State Technical College. Texas A&M University-College Station and Texas
A&M-Corpus Christi representatives were on hand to answer any questions the students had on
admission requirements, financial aid, campus life and others. Pictured is Elsa Quintero (STC
Representative) and RGCCISD Ninth Grade students. (RGCC1SD photo).
RGC, Roma take part in Hurricanes: Learning the dangers
STC engineering competition of nature's most powerful storms
The South Texas College
Enginering Department held its
first annual Science and
Engineering Competition in late
2005.
The event took place from
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 18 at the STC
Pecan Campus, located at 3201
W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen.
The awards presentation took
place at 3:45 p.m.
Schools participating were
Roma High School. Rio
Grande City High School.
La Joya High School and
McAllen High School.
The competition is geared
toward all high school students
who are interested in the science
and engineering field. Entries
were made in the following
categories: chemical cars, paper
buildings, airplane designs and
science knowledge.
The chemical car entries must
have been designed and
constructed prior to the
competition and be propelled by
a chemical reaction. The paper
building competition consisted
of construction, a sound
structure from paper and
materials provided on site.
The airplane designs also were
constructed on site from
materials provided and then were
tested for efficiency based on the
distance flown. In the science
knowledge category, each team
member was given an exam
covering chemistry, engineering,
physics and general knowledge
questions.
Campfires are among the
dozens of activities that
guests can enjoy on a
Colorado dude ranch.
(Editor's Note: This article
was produced by the Governor's
Division of Emergency
Management).
AUSTIN- Hurricanes arc
nature's most powerful storms
and can wreak havoc hundreds of
miles from the coastal area
where they make landfall. The
four major hazards from
hurricanes include storm
surge, high winds,
tornadoes and heavy rains.
Hurricane season officially
begins June 1 and continues
through Nov. 30. Monitor
weather broadcasts during storm
season and listen to instructions
from local officials. Be prepared
to leave if local officials call for
an evacuation.
Hurricanes are highly
unpredictable, increasing greatly
in strength with very little
warning. Hurricane hazards
Starr County
Courthouse
401 N. Britton Ave.
Rio Grande City, Texas 78582
Phone: (956) 487-8560
josecgarcia@avvesomenet.net
Community
Emergency
Response Team
STARR COUNTY
FEDERAL AND STATE
PROGRAMS
The County of Starr is having a Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) training to
instruct people about disaster preparedness
for hazards that may impact their area and to
train them for basic disaster response skills,
such as fire safety, and disaster medical op-
erations to be a secondary responder. Once
they have learned the training in the class-
room and exercises, CERT volunteers can as-
sist first responders in case of a catastrophic
event occurs.
Starr County is seeking volunteers for this
training and will be setting up sessions start-
ing on Monday, May 8th 2006 to those who
want to be volunteered, trained and helpful for
the community.
If you are interested in joining CERT, please con-
tact Carlos Garcia at 487-8560 from 8:00 am to
5:00 pm. Monday to Friday.
include:
* High winds from 74
miles per hour to 200 miles per
hour or more. Even the weakest
hurricane can damage buildings,
flood roads and uproot trees. The
strongest storms can destroy
buildings and property.
Hurricane force winds have
downed trees and power lines as
(ar as 175 miles from coastal
areas.
* Storm surge is an
increase in sea level caused by
extreme low pressure and very
high winds. Storm surge is a
dome of high water sometimes
50 to 100 miles wide that
sweeps over the coastline as a
hurricane makes landfall The
stronger the wind, the higher the
storm surge and storm surge
occurring in combination with
high tides makes the threat even
worse. On average, nine out of
every 10 people killed by a
hurricane are drowned by storm
surge.
* Tornadoes are often
spawned by hurricanes. These
can occur well away from the
center of the hurricane. They can
also occur near the eye of the
storm.
* Flooding caused by the
torrential rains can occur in both
coastal and inland areas. The
slower the storm moves, the
greater the flooding may be
Tropical Storm Claudette in
1979 dumped 45 inches of rain
near Alvin. Texas. In 2001.
Tropical Storm Allison dumped
36 inches of rain on Harris
County. Heavy rainfall can
occur hundreds of miles away
from the center of the storm.
By Ricky Perez
Roma Roma High School
hosted the District 32-4A Spring
I'ennis Meet on Friday and
Saturday, April 7th and 8th.
Brownsville Lopez,
Mercedes, Edcouch-Elsa.
Weslaco East. PSJA Memorial.
Mission Veterans Memorial, and
Mission all fielded teams for this
event. The Gladiators prett\
much dominated the boys
division and captured the
District 32-4A championship
trophy.
The doubles team of Raul
Vela and Jose Luis Ochoa as
well as singles champion
Roberto De Leon and his brother
Yanick De Leon (runner-up
singles) advanced to the
Regional Meet in San Antonio,
April 24th and 25th.
Congratulations to the team and
coaches tor a fine effort once
again this vear!
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 2006, newspaper, April 20, 2006; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196009/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.