Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 2003 Page: 2 of 6
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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, December 11,2003, Page 2
Pond survey aims at helping
Texans owners achieve quality
By: Kathleen Phillips
COLLEGE STATION - Water
quality, vegetation control,
construction complications and
stocking questions. Texas pond
owners have a chance to help the
experts help solve some of the most
common problems.
Dr. Michael Masser, Texas
Cooperative Extension fisheries
specialist, and graduate student
April Schonrock are surveying
pond owners to gather information
about what kinds of issues pond
owners face and how those issues
currently are handled.
"One of the aspects of this
survey that we're most looking
forward to seeing is where pond
owners are getting their
information, whether it's from a
state agency, private consultants or
neighbors," Schonrock said.
"Knowing this, along with the most
common and most severe
problems, will help Extension
agents make their information
distribution more efficient."
The areas the survey looks at are
water quality and pond
construction, pond use, vegetation
control, stocking and fishing, and
some economic information.
"We really want to emphasize
that not every pond in Texas is
used for trophy bass, but for all
kinds of other uses, such as
livestock watering, irrigation,
wildlife attraction, water gardens
and other recreation," she said. "We
want to know about all of these
ponds, and the differences between
the problems they have."
Schonrock said the research team is
combining traditional mail survey
methods with online components.
"We will be mailing out
information post cards with
instructions regarding how
recipients can complete the survey,
which will take place entirely
online," Schonrock said. "With
access through the Extension
Wildlife and Fisheries Web site and
the Aquaplant Web site, we are
hoping to reduce the time and
burden of more traditional survey
methods. We hope that pond
owners will access the Web site
and fill out the survey without
being sent a mail-out.""
The survey can be accessed at
http://wildlife.tamu.edu/ or
http://aauaplant.tamu.edu/
She explained that the online
method should be easier both for
those who are completing the
survey and those who will examine
the data.
For more information, contact
Masser at (979) 845-7473, or m-
masser@tamu.edu or e-mail to
Schonrock athennebeck@tamu.edu.
2nd annual Kite Flying Championship
success at STCC Starr Campus
BY Rafael De La Cruz Jr.
The second annual Kite Flying
Championship was held at STCC's
Starr County Campus this past
Friday, November 21. STCC staff,
faculty, student, and visitors gave
life to this cheerful event.
David Lur,g, Mathematics
instructor, was responsible for
making sure this event was a
success. He had support from the
enjoyable weather that helped the
kites elevate with grace - well, at
least most contestants were able to
get them in the air safely.
Unfortunately there was one
fatal incident taking the life of a
kite; no persons were injured. The
kite was last seen in the air when it
suddenly exploded and by that it
said good-bye forever, leaving a
graceful memory of when it used to
fly-
Prizes were given in different
categories:
♦Most the acrobatic kite, prize
was awarded to Alex Resendez.
*Most controllable kite, awarded
to a group of three composed of
Robert Trevino, Alejandro Trevino,
and Sorangel Garcia.
♦Cultural award, to Samantha
Mayne who participated with a
butterfly flag with four flags to
represent her culture.
♦Most original kite, awarded to a
group of Nursing students; Irma
Teran, Perla Fhasbun, Myrna Ruiz,
Danielle Ibarra. The group of
students designed and created a kite
with a medical scheme.
♦Most artistic kite, awarded to
San Juanita Lopez and Adriana
Villarreal.
♦Most inexpensive to build, was
awarded to the Girl Scouts.
♦Smallest kite, awarded to troop
"564 of the Girl Scouts.
♦Largest kite, awarded to Daniela
Hinojosa and Jaime Gutierrez.
♦Engineer's award, was awarded
to Jose Elizondo.
♦Grand Prize, awarded to Jose
Elizondo, who participated with a
Tetrahedral, cellular kite.
After the awards were given,
Mr. Lung gave thanks to sponsors:
Peter Piper Pizza, Pizza Hut, and
H.E.R. of Rio Grande City;
Riverview Family Center of Roma,
and the manager of McCoy's, of
Rio Grande City.
The importance of this event is
that it is starting to complete the
original plans of the championship
becoming an annual event at Starr
County STCC Campus. As is
always the case with a first time
event, last year's event ran the risk
of being the only one, but after this
second event was a success, we can
now call The Kite Flying
Championship an annual event at
STCC.
Regardless of circumstances,
each man lives in a world of his
own making.
—Josepha Murray Emms
Innovation
Integrity
Accountability
Commitment to Community
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Businesses are a growing part
of our eleetric co-op.
jyirciyiNA ELECTRIC
W coopE RAT IVE, INC
Your "Touchstone linerj^y C Cooperative
Please contact your local office for information:
Hondo ~ 830-741-3334 ~ 800-381-3334
Dilley ~ 830-965-1815- 800-477-1815
Rio Grande City ~ 956-487-2522 ~ 800-672-2522
Uvalde ~ 830-278-2923 - 800-835-2923
Bruni ~ 361 -747-5444 ~ 800-831 -5444
Weiler honored as RGCCISD G/T Teacher of Year
The Ric Grande City C1SD Teacher of the Year was announced during the annual GT Parents Program held
on Nov. 18, 2003. Priscilla Weiler, a G/T teacher at Ringgold Elementary, was presented this honor. The
program is a great opportunity for GT students to display their talents and get other students involved in the
program. Congratulations are offered to Weiler and to all G/T participants.
Priscilla Weiler named
RGCCISD G/T Teacher of Year
RGCCISD News Release
The Rio Grande City CISD Gifted
and Talented Teacher of the Year,
Priscilla Weiler, was recently named
at the annual GT Parents Night held
on November 18, 2003. Currently
she is a Gifted and Talented teacher
at Ringgold Elementary where she
is also a drill team sponsor.
Weiler was born and reared in Rio
Grande City. Her parents made sure
to instill the value of education in
her. When she graduated from high
school she pursued her college edu-
cation at Texas Woman's University
STCC begins Starr
campus registration
Early registration is underway at
the South Texas Community
College Starr County Campus, 142
FM 3167 in Rio Grande City.
Students can register in person at
the Student Information Center and
by telephone, web or kiosk systems
at the campus. Spring classes begin
Jan. 12.
Onsite registration is also
available in McAllen at the Pecan
Campus, .3201 W. Pecan; the
Nursing and Allied Health Center,
1101 E. Vermont; the Center for
Advanced anu Applied Technology,
3700 V. Military Hwy; and the
Downtown Campus, 1001 S. 16
Street.
Class schedules for the spring
semester are available at STCC
campuses and online at
www.stcc.cc.tx.us.
For more information, visit the
STCC website, or call (956) 488-
8181 or 1 -800-742-STCC.
in Denton. A year short of graduat-
ing in interior design, she moved to
California to start a family.
In 1980, she found herself back in
Rio Grande City with her two chil-
dren. After substituting for a few
weeks, she knew her true love was
in teaching. This is when she decided
to go back to school at Pan Ameri-
can University and changed her
major to education.
A year later she was in the class-
room teaching on an emergency cer-
tificate." I loved the look of satis-
faction that enveloped a child's face
when he or she grasped a new idea,"
said Weiler. "I loved the creativity
and thirst for knowledge that my
very first class possessed." "
Weiler credits the GT Program for
allowing the students to take initia
tive to develop their knowledge and
abilities. The program also offers
them a level of pride in themselves
and their accomplishments. A song
her daughter used to listen to re-
minds her of an extremely powerful
lyric that she lives by; A spirit with '
a vision is a dream wilh a mission
(Rush 1986).
Weiler's greatest hope is that her
students realize their visions while
in the GT Program. That they not
only realize them but that they make
them a reality.
Olguin completes
Marine recruit training
Marine Corps Pvt. Pedro Olguin,
son of Joelda Lopez of Rio Grande
City, recently completed 12 weeks
of basic training at Marine Corps
Recruit Depot, San Diego,
California designed to challenge
new Marine recruits both physically
and mentally.
Olguin and fellow recruits began
their training at 5 a.m. by running
three miles and performing
calisthenics. In addition to the
physical conditioning program,
Olguin spent numerous hours in
classroom and field assignments
which included learning first aid,
uniform regulations, combat water
survival, marksmanship, hand-to-
hand combat and assorted weapons
training. They performed close order
drill and operated as a small infantry
unit during field training.
Olguin and other recruits also
received instruction on the Marine
Corps' core values--honor, courage
and commitment, £ind what the
words mean in guiding persona) and
professional conduct.
*
Olguin and fellow recruits ended
the training phase with The
Crucible, a 54-hour, team evolution
culminating in an emotional
ceremony in which recruits are
presented the Marine Corps
Emblem, and addressed as
"Marines" r tl first time ieir
careers.
Olguin is a 2003 graduate of Rio
Grande City High School. ^
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