Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 2010 Page: 6 of 6

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Sanchez
"A&B" Honor Roll
Aylin Alanis, Laisa Garcia
& Brandon A. Gracia
Nancy Villavicencio
"A" Honor Roll
Alexandra Barrera
"A&B" Honor Roll
Alexandra Barrera, Ryan A.
Barrera, Sayan E. Flores &
Janet Garcia
Fifth Grade
Ricardo Alaniz
"A" Honor Roll
Memory
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breakfast for the trail riders
at the time of registration.
They will provide breakfast
tacos, salsa, sweet bread,
water, and coffee. There
will be a tent w/table and
chairs for the registration
process and all the other
papers that must be verified
for horses to enter the trail
ride. At this time, riders get
a ticket for a door prize and
the horse will be inspected
by our Rattler 4-H
volunteers (Boss and
guides). Rules are reviewed
to ensure a happy and safe
trail ride. Drawings will be
held for door prizes for
participants.
Rattler 4-H Club is
grateful for the sponsors,
McCoy's, Border Enterprise,
Green Acres, San Rafael
Ranch & Knights of
Columbus #2597.
Aldermen
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for street improvements.
Zuniga indicated, "This is for
paving of Escobedo. Kenedy,
Pine and Redwood. This is
ORCA funding. This needs
to be tabled; there will be an
amendment involving
$ 111,000 in additional
funding."
Early in the meeting.
Mayor Villarreal declared, "I
hope in the next two weeks
that you have some idea of a
resolution for repairing the
entrance to Jack-in-the-Box.
One limitation is that the
developer, not the city, owns
the entrance. It may be in
order to penalize the
property owner."
Zuniga responded. "We're
trying to have them do
something voluntarily."
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Roxanna Garcia, Christopher
R. Garza & Victoria A.
Salinas
"A&B" Honor Roll
Aaron A. Garcia, Omar I.
Gonzalez, Hector E.
Hernandez, Maria A.
Medrano, Hendrick H.
Palacios, Gabrielle R. Pefla,
Shania R. Ramirez, Annalis
L. Reyes & Rebecca D.
Saenz
Laura Barrera
"A" Honor Roll
Yarely Alaniz & Alex Ayala
"A&B" Honor Roll
Aylin L. Aguilar, Silvano
Alvarez, Emily J-
Arredondo, Yolanda Y.
Gomez & Julia A. Lopez,
Alexis S£enz
Nicolas Castillo
Eli Cortez, Omar Del Angel-
Avila Jr., Erick A. Flores-
Esparza, Ricardo Gonzalez
Jr., Lesly Leal, Andrew
Martinez, Jaslyn Resendez,
Pamela Saenz, Justine S.
Salazar-Aguirre & Kendra
B. Trevifio
Magdalena Fernandez
"A" Honor Roll
Lizbeth Alanis, Michelle
Alanis & Odalys Rodriguez
"A&B" Honor Roll
Clarissa A. Garcia, Karla N.
Garcia, Luis A. Lopez Jr.,
Marlisa Marquez, Victor T.
Marquez, Jaqueline Olivares
& Zelda R. S^enz
David Ramirez
"A" Honor Roll
Gabriela Cavazos & Julaika
N. Moreno
"A&B" Honor Roll
Ashley M. Arredondo,
Giselle A. Benitez,
Cassandra Garcia, Felipe F.
Gutierrez Jr., Roxanne
Ramirez & Georgina B.
Salmon
Elias Saenz
"A" Honor Roll
Andrea A Barron &
Candido Garcia Jr.
"A&B" Honor Roll
Francisko A. Bermea,
Cecilia Garcia, Wendy
Garcia, Julio C. Gonzalez
Jr., Tiffany M. Guajardo,
Aylin Lopez, Victor A.
Martinez, Stephanie A.
Pinal, Jennifer D. Salas,
Ruben F. Sepulveda & Jos6
L. Vela Jr.
Mascot
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Valley Community
Foundation ENCORE grant.
The boa/d president stated,
"This is one of two districts
in the Valley that was given
this award for a ninth grade
initiative. This initiative
tries to promote better
academic value and for young
people to improve their
educational futures once they
leave high school."
Villarreal added. "This
involves outreach to parents
and students, encouraging
them to pursue education
above the high school level."
John and Olive Hinojosa
Elementary School was
Evolves
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not related to the date
Americans have earned
enough money to pay for
their food for a year, which
is calculated on USDA data
that is always a year behind.
The third week of February
was selected for Food
Check-Out Week as a bridge
to National Nutrition Month
in March.
recognized for earning the
honor of U.I.L. district
champions. Villarreal
explained, "Hinojosa was
recognized as the U.I.L.
champions. They have been
district U.I.L. champions for
the last eight or nine years.
The district congratulates
them for their success."
The trustees took action
on E-RATE Year 13
funding. Villarreal pointed
out, "This is a yearly grant
provided by the federal
government for
communications and
computer infrastructure."
The trustees approved four
travel requests from Rio
Grande City High School,
four from Ringgold Middle
School and one from Alto
Bonito Elementary School.
The trustees also approved
a request for the
Superintendent, one
Assistant Superintendent,
and six board members to
attend the National School
Boards Association (NASB)
70th Annual Conference in
Chicago on April 9-13.
Reading, inside the classroom
and out, helps prepare stu-
dents for success.
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Step 1
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how the recycling should be prepared for pick-up. Some towns give residents
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H.E.B. Plus! Scrambles set for Fair
The youth scrambles sponsored by H.E.B. Plus! Are sure to be a big hit at the 2010 Starr
County Fair. Children of all ages take their turn at scrambling to catch baby chicks,
ducklings, rabbits, and pigs in the fast-paced and well-cheered Fair event, hetd on Friday
evening at 5:00, 5:30 and 6:00 and Saturday evening at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00. Come early to
sign up. The top three in each scramble are awarded trophies, and most scramblers catch a
pet to take home. H.E.B. Plus! has been a consistent and generous supporter of the Starr
County Fair for many years. Their representatives are pictured with the winners of one of
the 2009 scrambles.
TBC helps in putting face
on beef industry
In efforts to continue
proactive outreach, the Texas
Beef Council (TBC) teamed
up with the Texas Farm
Bureau to develop a video
utilizing beef farmers and
ranchers to tell the beef
production story. The goal of
the video is to educate
consumers about the beef
industry in order to dispel
myths about modern beef
production practices related
specifically to animal
welfare, the environment,
nutrition and food safety.
"The Texas Farm Bureau is
pleased to partner with the
Texas Beef Council to tell
;he stories of the families
involved in Texas beef
production," said Gene Hall,
Texas Farm Bureau public
relations director. "Their
Two childhood friends known as
the "smile ambassadors" are
applying their own "pinch me"
moment experiences to helping
families plan their vacations.
commitment to the land and
their heritage, both passed
down from preceding
generations, is truly
inspiring."
Interviews were conducted
with three beef industry
families focusing on the
dedication and commitment
of beef producers. The video
takes consumers on a virtual
journey visiting the R.A.
Brown Ranch, Texana
Feeders and Star Ridae L.and
and Cattle Compan)
"TBC was fortunate enough
to work with Texas Farm
Bureau to prixluce a first-rate
video that will lend itself to
multiple uses within the
Texas beef industry," said
Richard Wortham, TBC
executive vice president.
"The video will help put a
lace on our industry and
allow consumers to better
understand the hard work and
dedication cattle producers
put in each and every day to
Lingers
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40, high 65; Sunday,
Feb. 14- low 44, high 78.
The Fire Department
registered .26 inch on
Wednesday, Feb. 10 and .02
inch on Thursday, Feb. 11
for an overall total of .28
inch.
The county did experience
warm weather for several
days as the Fire Department
recorded highs of 79 on
Friday, Feb. 5, 77 on
Saturday, Feb. 6, 74 on
.Sunday, Feb. 7 and 83 on
Monday, Feb. 8
Light rain and drizzle
began falling late Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. 2 and picked
up in intensity later that
evening and into the
following morning. The
Fire Department recorded .77
inch on Tuesday, Feb. 2 and
.28 inch on Wednesday, Feb.
3 for an overall total of 1.05
inches.
Bob Alderman, who lives
in the western section of Rio
Grande City, reported that
his rain gauge registered 1.20
inches on Feb. 2-3.
The Fire Department
recorded the following
readings in early February:
Monday, Feb. 1- low 46,
high 63; Tuesday, Feb.
2- low 53, high 64,
Wednesday, Feb. 3- low
54, high 61.
Still another cold front in
late January brought chilly
temperatures, with the Fire
Department registering the
following readings:
Monday, Jan. 25- low
38, high 76; Tuesday,
Jan. 26- low 48, high 76;
Friday, Jan. 29- low 41,
high 67; Saturday, Jan.
30- low 36, high 61;
Sunday, Jan. 31- low 37,
high 60.
These outbreaks of chilly
weather came after an
outright frigid Arctic blast
that dropped low readings to
21 on Jan. 9 and 24 on Jan.
10.
supply not only the U.S.,
but the world, with a safe
and wholesome product."
The video is featured on
TxBeef.org in a new section
titled "The Beef Story". It
will also be utilized at
various TBC events and
seminars. Cattle
organizations and beef
industry groups are
encouraged to utilize the
video in their efforts to
combat animal agriculture
activists and explain the
beef production process.
For more information on
this and other checkoff-
funded programs, please visit
ww .TexasBcef.org or call
1 800-846-4113.
Weekend
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Oueen's pageant and the
scholarship winners will be
introduced, as well as the
Parade Marshal. Fair
directors and all who help
with the fair will also be
recognized.
The annual Fair Cook-off
is scheduled for Sunday,
February 28, beginning at
9:00 a.m. and is being
sponsored by Glazer's
Distributors dba Valley
Beverage. Cooking teams
are encouraged to enter in
various categories by
contacting Mike Villarreal at
956-716-6830, or they may
register on site by 9:00. Out
of town teams are
encouraged to participate.
Tickets at the gate are
S5.00 per day for adults,
$3.00 for children, with
children under five admitted
free. Three-day gate passes
may be purchased for
$10.00. Contact Emma
Gonzalez at the Starr County
Teachers Federal Credit
Union.
For more information
regarding the fair, contact
Billy Canales at Rio Motor
Co. or Lori Peterson Perez at
488-0122 during office
hours.
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