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Thursday, June 28,2012
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Texas Tropical Trail group visits Rio Grande City
Bart Wales, Refugio’s Tropical Trail representative attends tour
RIO GRANDE CITY — Rio Grande
City hosted the Texas Tropical Trail
Region Heritage Tourism Program in
their 81st meeting in a series of month-
ly partner events, including tours and
educational presentations, celebrating
the heritage of South Texas.
The day began at the Lazaro Lopez-
Tijerina house, at 302 E. Mirasoles
Street. The home was built in the 1830s
and is one of the oldest structures in Rio
Grande City.
After Rio Grande City Mayor Ruben
O. Villarreal welcomed the representa-
tives, the event attendees boarded a
city-owned trolley to tour Fort Ringgold.
Fort Ringgold was established in 1848
and was a vital link in the
chain of Civil War forts used
to defend the Texas/Mexico
border.
Originally called Post
at Davis’ Landing, it was
renamed Camp Ringgold
and Ringgold Barracks
in honor of Major Samuel
Ringgold, who was mortally
wounded by a cannonball
at the Battle of Palo Alto
during the US-Mexico War.
In 1878 the name officially
became Fort Ringgold.
The fort was active
through World War II and
Jesus “Chuy” Correa
hosted an array of prom-
inent military figures
including Robert E. Lee
and John J. Pershing.
The group also toured
the grotto of Lourdes.
Dedicated on April 27,
1928, the grotto is a repli-
ca of the Grotto of Lourdes
in France and is as true to
the original as it could be.
Built by Father Gustavo
Golbach, it is constructed
of native rocks and petri-
fied wood found in Starr
County. The statues of the
Virgin Mary and the peas-
ant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, cost
$1,000 each and came from Lamus
Studio in Paris.
Back at the Rock Room of the Lopez-
Tijerina House, Jesus “Chuy” Correa,
public information officer of Starr
County, presented a history of Starr
County and Rio Grande City. Correa,
a Roma Historian, ended by petition-
ing the audience to join in the effort by
members of the Starr County Historical
Commission to create a Starr County
history museum.
Sponsors and hosts for the day were
the City of Rio Grande City and the Rio
Grande City EDC.
Valerie D. Bates photo
Texas Tropical Trail and hosts gather in the Lopez-Tijerina House Courtyard. Far left, Ruben O. Villarreal, mayor of Rio Grande City; third from left is Cynthia Martin, Texas Tropical Trail Region Executive
Director, and second row, second from left, Bart Wales, Refugio Museum curator and county's Tropical Trail representative.
Disney shoots, scores with Brave new animation
By Paul Gonzales
Bee-Picayune staff
“Brave,” Pixar Studio’s
newest foray into child
cinema, scored their 13th
number one animated hit
at the box office.
It features the first
Disney Princess to join
the princess line not done
by Disney. (Disney owns
Pixar but keeps its ani-
mated universes sepa-
rate.)
We soon find out that
this is indeed a royal fam-
ily, and Merida is a prin-
cess who, through her
mother’s constant per-
sistence, must become a
proper lady, much to the
chagrin of said princess,
who enjoys riding around
on her horse and shooting
off as many arrows as she
can. And over the years,
she’s become quite good.
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Merida soon learns
that she must be married
off, as warranted by an
ancient custom, and she
quickly balks at the
scenario, sending her
kingdom and those
surrounding it, into
turmoil and
cal Scotland, and
Pixar does an incred-
ibly job rendering
the lush forests
and expansive
landscapes.
the Scottish lakes and
streams.
stu-
are
unwit-
tingly
The story opens as a
very young and care-
free girl, Merida (voiced
by Kelly Macdonald of
“Boardwalk Empire”
fame), with a fiery tangle
of red hair, running and
playing and receiving her
first bow and arrows.
unleash-
ing
We’re introduced to her
parents: father, Fergus,
voiced by Billy Connolly
(“Boondock Saints”); and
her mother, Elinor, voiced
by Emma Thompson
(“Nanny McPhee”); as
well as the antagonist of
the film, Mordu, a sav-
age, mangled giant bear
who attacks the family as
Fergus and his men pro-
tect his brood.
a
curse
upon her
moth-
The
entire
story
takes
place in
a mythi-
Pixar
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always try-
ing to push
the comput-
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enve-
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and this
film is
no differ-
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the gorgeous
curly and
tangled locks
of hair from
our protago-
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the flow-
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o f
The story is straight-
forward enough to keep
the young ones interest-
ed, though it’s the adults,
used to more subtle nods
to parenting, that may
seem a bit left out in the
cold.
The humor is a bit
crude at times, especially
for a Pixar film, though
it’s nothing to get up
in arms about, as most
children see more in a
“Madagascar” movie or
some other second-tier
animation studio.
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actors, mostly recogniz-
able from Harry Potter
films.
The character designs
in the film are top notch
and mostly hilarious, as
most Pixar characters
are. But what sets it
apart from most children
fare these days is the fact
that there’s a ton of heart
in the film.
From the initial story
idea to finished product,
“Brave” took seven years
to reach the screen, and
you can see every pixel of
love in the film.
While it’s not a “Finding
Nemo” or “Toy Story,”,it’s
definitely one of Pixar’s
best so far.
That may be the rea-
son Pixar Studios spends
years developing the story
instead of just churning
them out as perspective
money grabs.
“Brave” is showing at
the Rio 6 Theater in both
2D and 3D.
Paul Gonzales is the entertain-
ment writer at the Bee-Picayune
and can be reached at 358-2550,
ext. 116, or at thescene@mySou-
Tex.com.
The only thing that
seemed a bit much was
the ferocity of the main
bear baddie, Mordu. A
few children were heard
crying in the theater
every time he showed up,
but it definitely serves up
a bad guy worth fearing.
The voice cast is essen-
tially a who’s-who of
Scottish and British
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