The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1986 Page: 1 of 12
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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
Serving Starr County For Five Decades
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Published in Rio Grande City, Texas, Every Thursday By The Rio Grande Publishing Co.
NO. 17, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1986
FIFTEEN CENTS
Election Date May Be Changed
Highway Bond To Be
Reduced To $200,000
Pictured above is the inside of the house that area historical experts say that Gen.
Robert E. Lee stayed in briefly a few years before the Civil War began. The Starr
County Industrial Foundation and Rio Grande City Chamber of Commerce are
participating in a drive by the Starr County Historical Commission, to preserve and
restore the house, perhaps even as a museum
Rio CISD To Observe
Public Schools Week
Texas Public Schools Week is
coming up March 3-7, and the Rio
Grande City CISD students are
among three million young Texans
planning activities to show off what
they're learning.
Schools will visit special invita-
tions to parents and the community
to visit classrooms and watch
education in action, according to
Superintendent A E. Garcia.
In conjunction with the Texas
Sesquicentennial. school districts
will be utilizing the theme "Cele-
brate Texas Education."
"Naturally, taxpayers and
parents are always welcome in our
schools," Garcia said, "but this
special week we're going all out to
get them to come to see the
exciting things happening in our
district." There will be open
houses, displays, student produc-
tions and activities at every grade
level, he added.
Texas Public Schools Week was
begun by the Masonic Lodges of
Texas to recognize the contribu-
tions made by the state's free
system of education. It was
planned to coincide with or to
follow the anniversary of Texas
Independence on Mnrch2
The following is the schedule for
visitations at the eight schools in
the district:
Rio Grande City High School-
March 6, 6.30-8:30 p.m.
Kinggold Jr High- March 5. 6-8
p m
Grulla Jr High- March 4. 6-8
p.m.
Ringgold Elementary- March 4,
5-7 p.m.
Roque Guerra Elementary-
March 3, 4-6:30 p.m.
North Grammar Elementary-
March 5, 4-6 p.m
La Union Elementary- March 5,
4-6 p m.
Grulla Elementary- March 4, 4-6
p.m.
B> KENNETH ROBERTS
The status of the bond election
date became cloudy again after a
Texas Highway Department of-
ficial told the County Commission-
ers Tuesday that the state would
pay for all construction costs on the
U.S. 83 expansion project.
Therefore, said District Engineer
G.G. Garcia, the county would be
responsible only for 10 percent, or
$200,000, of all right of way costs.
The county was originally supposed
to pay $450,000 in construction costs
for storm sewers on U.S. 83 from
the Fort Ringgold Entrance to the
Motor Inn, but those costs will now
be borne by the state.
County Judge Bias Chapa said he
would consult attorneys about
possibly changing the date of the
election from March 22. He said
that a matter of concern is whether
the Los Olmos bond proposition
needs to be voted on swiftly, due to
federal funding uncertainties.
Chapa emphasized that he wants
all three propositions voted on at
the same time. He told The Rio
Grande Herald, after the meeting,
that "I'm going to see if I can go
Friday to Rotary to explain the
situation now."
At the beginning of the special
meeting Tuesday, District Engi-
neer Garcia read the following
letter to the court:
"This letter is in reference to my
appearance before the Starr Coun-
ty Commissioners Court on Jan. 17
and my follow-up letter dated Jan
30 concerning Starr County's share
of the cost of the proposed
improvements to US. 83. In
summary, these are the figures I
gave you and the Court, at both the
meeting and in the letter, as being
the estimated costs Starr County
would bear:
Construction, $450,000; Right of
Way, $200,000; Total, $650,000.
"The above construction figure
represents the cost of all curb and
gutter, storm sewers and outfall
line. The right-of-way figure repre-
sents 10 percent of the total
estimated cost of the right-of-way
to be acquired
"Recently, this district made a
recommendation to our administra-
tion in Austin that an exception to
policy concerning above construc-
tion costs be granted so that all
proposed drainage structures, in-
cluding curb and gutter, be paid for
by the State instead of the County.
Justification for an exception to
present policy is essentially based
on the grounds that said policy
makes reference to "incorporated"
cities, towns, or villages and Rio
(See HIGHWAY, Page 12)
Two Roma Players
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Named All-District
The Roma Gladiators, this year's
district champions, are represented
by two players on this year's 16-4A
All-District team.
Center Roel Silva, who averaged
16.2 points per district game, and
forward Rey Alvarez, who
averaged 12.1 points per game,
were first team selections.
Gladiators Ruben Trevino and
Sergio Garza, both guards, re-
ceived Honorable Mention recogni-
tion. Garza averaged 16.1 per game
in district play, while Trevino
scored at an 11.0 clip in district
competition.
Senior forward Ronald Sanchez,
who made second-team, was the
lone representative of the Rio
Grande City Rattlers on the All-
District teams. Sanchez averagea
over 12 points per game and played
weil on defense and the boards
most of the season.
The remainder of the first team
is as follows: Joe Patino, Los
Fresnos; Rick Gutierrez,
Brownsville Pace; and Luis
Villaneuva, Mercedes. The first
team was comprised entirely of
seniors Patino and Gutierrez were
unanimous choices.
Candidates File For Trustee
County Fair
Parade Saturday
Everyone in Starr County should
be involved with the big parade
this Saturday in one way or
another, either participants in it or
viewing from the sidelines, accord-
ing to Parade Co-chairmen Milton
Menking and Tissa Peterson.
"Texas Our Texas-150 years" is
the Sesquicentennial theme for this
year's parade which will begin at
the Starr County Courthouse at
10:00 a.m. and follow the tradi-
tional parade route east on Main
Street into Fort Ringgold.
Those viewing the parade should
then proceed to the new fair-
grounds on San Benito Street,
where there will be many exhibits
to be viewed, including youth
animal projects, baking, sewing,
and poster winners.
"There will be at least six bands
in the parade ". according to
Menking. and lots of pretty girls."
with all the entries from the Starr
County Fair Queen's contest riding
on vehicles. The Queen, and the
three junior queens will fe
Rio Girls
Named
All-District
The Rio Grande City Lady
Rattlers basketball team, who were
the 1985 86 district co-champion in
the regular season, are well
represented on this year's All-
District team
Senior Martha Guerra. con-
sistently Rio's high scorer, was
named to the first team, as was
senior Julie Casas Casas made
first team last year, while Guerra
was then named second-team
All-District
Also, senior Diana Gutierrez has
been named second team All
District in 1985-86
The Lady Rattlers won 13
straight games in district play,
finishing with a 14-2 mark before
being edged by Donna in a playoff
for the title
featured, along with Miss Starr
County, Miss Roma, the Lions Club
Queen, and various sweethearts of
county organizations.
Floats, decorated bicycles, and
marching groups will lend color to
the parade
Entries will be accepted on
Saturday morning in front of the
Starr County Courthose at 9:00. An
entry number and lining up in-
structions will be given on receipt
of the entry fee of $10.00. There will
be no charge for bands, bicycles,
marching groups, and out-of-county
entries.
Leading the parade will be
Parade Marshall Dr Roberto S.
Margo, DVM., and his wife,
Minerva. Margo is the president of
the Starr County Fair Association,
which has worked so diligently to
plan the fair and prepare the new
fairgrounds.
Juan Cantu
Citing dedication and commit-
ment to excellence in education
while exercising fiscal re-
sponsibility, Juan M. Cantu, 34, a
long-time executive with the
community Action Council of South
Texas, announced that he would
seek election to place 5, now held
by Tony Falcon, in the upcoming
Rio Grande City CISD Board of
Trustees election on April 5, 1986.
Cantu offers to bring to the board
his "extensive experience in man-
agement and capacity to seek
solutions to community needs The
Rio Grande City CISD is a business
enterprise whose operations will
soon approximate 20 million dollars
a year. Despite the magnitude of
the District's Operation, we must
not lose sight that the major thurst
of this enterprise is education "
Cantu expressed a commitment
to increased support of academics
by the school board, continued
development of the school's
personnel system to insure ade-
quate compensation and support
for teachers so as to retain
experienced personnel and ef-
fectively recruit qualified teachers
as they are about to graduate from
the University, effective manage-
ment of the schools' finances
insuring equitable consideration to
all campuses and departments, and
the development of a growth plan
for the school district realistically
incorporating the community needs
and the demands of house bill 72
regarding student/teacher ratios.
Cantu graduated from Texas A&I
University with a B A. Degree in
political science and history.
The university's political science
department selected Cantu as the
university's representative to
numerous development forums in-
cluding the nationally acclaimed
"student conference on National
Affairs" sponsored by Texas A&M
University and the "Issues in
public policy conference"
sponsored by the LBJ school of
public affairs in Austin, Tx
Cantu and his wife Adeline have
four children: Juan Jr., Roberto,
Melissa and Veronica. AM four
children are currently attending
Rio Grande City public schools
Jaime Ramirez
Jaime M. Ramirez, 35, has filed
his candidacy for Place 4 in the
upcoming Rio Grande City CISD
board of trustees election on April
5.
He is running for the position
currently held by Roberto Gutier-
rez, who is a candidate for
re-election
Ramirez said. "The growth of
our school district and H.B 72 have
created a situation where we must
address our current teacher short-
age immediately. We must in-
tensify our efforts to recruit
qualified teachers and compete
effectively with other school dis-
tricts in compensating our teach-
ers."
Ramirez also stated that he
supports a comprehensive study to
effectively classify positions of
(See TRUSTEES, Page 12)
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Juan Cnntu
Jaime Ramirez
Leonel R. Lopez
Candidates File For County Positions
Efrain Carrera
Mrs. Natalia Flores has
been promoted by First
National Bank of Rio
Grande City to Assistant
Cashier. She began working
for First National in 1978.
She will be supervising
the savings department.
Efrain "Kookie" Carrera has
filed as a Democratic primary-
candidate for Justice of the Peace
in Precinct Four, a position now
held by Hector "Ivo" Perez.
Carrera was born and raised in
Starr County, and is a 1963
graduate of Rio Grande City High
School He has lived in Starr
County for most of his life
He is married to the former
Thelma A. Galvan, also a lifetime
resident of Starr County The
couple has four children Efrain,
Jr., 17; Melissa. 15; Patricia. 13;
and Laura Eliza, 6
Carrera said. "1 count on many
achievements and accomplish-
ments I have been employed by
the Texas State Department of
Health, during which I covered
several areas I have been
employed by Texas Rural I^egal
Aid as a paralegal
"I represented many of our
people at administrative hearings
I was also elected by my fellow
employees at Texas Rural Legal
Aid as our local union *2 repre-
sentative.
"I have received instruction in
social work from instructors as far
away as Colorado and Washington,
D C., besides area instructors and
professors.
"I can count on many other
accomplishments and achieve-
ments, but the most satisfying and
most fulfilling has and always will
be, the opportunity to help our
people."
Homero Salmon
Starr County Veterans Service
Officer Homero Salmon has filed as
a candidate for County Treasurer
in the May Democratic primaries
Salmon said that his ability can
be summarized with one word-
experience He says he considers
himself fortunate that his life is
replete with experiences of judg-
ment arising in situations of a
varied nature and that his military
service has contributed to his
attainment of this experience.
Salmon said he admires and
seeks to live and work by the
qualities of discipline, initiative,
diligence, and an earnest applica-
tion in his efforts to be an efficient
and effective public servant
Salmon is actively involved in
civic affairs, having served as
American Red Cross director for
service to military families He has
(SeeCOUNTY, Page 12)
Efrain Carrera
Homero Salmon
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1986, newspaper, February 27, 1986; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195017/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.