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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
Published weekly in Rio Grande City, Texas, every Thursday by The Rio.Grande Publishing Co.
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Vd 79, No. 29, Tfcanday, June 1,1909
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Mattox Brings Gubernatorial
A targe crowd of South Texas public officials and citizens is pictured above
milling about at Friday night's pachanga at the K.C. Hall that took place to
organize support for the candidacy of I exas Attorney General ,Jiin Mattox for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Tigers Advance In
State Baseball Playoffs
The San Isidro Tigers have
steamrollered their way deep into
the Class A state playoffs with
solid victories in their first two
state playoff games.
The Tigers' 3-0 victory over
Asherlon in Laredo Saturday night
made them the Class A area
baseball champion. On Tuesday
night, the Tigers were scheduled to
play traditional state baseball power
Burton in Sinton. Burton ousted the
Tigers from the state playoffs in
1988.
Tiger Head Baseball Coach
Hilario Alvarado, Jr., commented,
"The team is playing with good
hustle, playing good defense, and
really moving on the bases. We are
peaking at just the right time."
In Saturday night's game, Tiger
pitcher Noel Garcia shut out
Asherton on just four hits, striking
out five and walking only one.
The Tigers themselves had only
four hits, with Omar Garcia, Omar
Olivarez, Leonardo Cruz, and Juan
Lopez each achieving a base hit.
The Tigers scored two unearned
_runs in the third inning. Leonardo
Cruz batted in the other run in the
fifth inning with a single.
Previously, the Tigers defeated
Falls City in 10 innings by a score
of 10-6 to win the bidistrict
championship.
Noel Garcia pitched the distance
for the Tigers, yielding eight hits,
striking out eight and walking four.
The Tigers, who had seven hits
in the game, scored one run in the
first, three runs in the fifth, two in
the sixth, and four in the 10th.
Falls City scored two runs in the
first, three in the fifth, and one run
which tied the game in the bottom
of the seventh.
In the 10th inning, Leonardo
Cruz broke the tie for the Tigers by
driving home two runs with a
single. Another run proceeded to
come home on a passed ball.
The Tigers scored three runs
quickly in the fifth inning when
Nick Ramos slammed a three-run
homer.
Among Tiger hitters, Leonardo
Cruz and Juan Adame both went 2
for 6.
Coach Alvarado commented
about the Falls City game, "We
used our baserunning to full
advantage by both stealing bases
and running the bases well."
Alvarado noted that in the First
two state playoff games, catchcr
Nick Ramos threw out seven of
eight would-be base stealers.
On May 18, the Tigers wrapped
out the district title by defeating
district rival Skidmore for the
second time in two games with a
7-5 victory on the road.
Garcia again went the distance for
the Tigers, striking out 11 and
yielding eight hits.
Alvarado commented, "We had
some stolen bases, hit the ball well
and played good defense."
The Tigers, who pounded out
seven hits in the game, scored five
runs in the first inning, one in the
second, and one in the sixth.
Skidmore scored three times in the
first and twice in the fifth inning.
Juan Lopez and Nick Ramos
paced the Tiger offensive attack by
going 2 for 3 and 2 for 4,
respectively, at the plate.
Workshop Planned On
Business Operations
The Starr County Industrial
Foundation and S.C.O.R.E.
(Service Corps of Retired
Executives Association) are
co-sponsoring a workshop on
business startups and operations
that will be held on Thursday, June
15 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the La
Bordc House Hotel in Rio Grande
City.
The workshop is free and
contributory sponsors arc the First
National Bank of Rio Grande City
and Citizens State Bank of Roma.
Among the issues to be discussed
arc the starting of a business, the
obtaining of loans, saving on
employee training costs, and
dealing with recordkeeping
problems.
Tony Casas, Business
Development Specialist from Pan
American University's Small
Business Development Center, will
speak on "What Business Plans Aa^
and Why Businesses Need Them",
followed by Adolfo Vela, Business
Advisor with the McAllcn Minority
Business Development Center.
Vela will speak on "Loan
Packaging and Who Can Help
Prepare One." Sylvia Franco, Loan
Officer with the Small Business
Administration, will speak on SBA
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The kigbot Su Mtfra Jr. SKgfc Itk grade stadeats are
pictured above. At left is 8th grade valedictorian
Hilario Alvarado, Jr. On the right is salutatorian Abel
Ramos. (See story at right of Page 1 for more details).
Campaign To RGC
programs and how businesses can
qualify for loans.
She will be followed by Miguel
Cavazos, Jr., District Director for
SBA, who will speak about
"Financial Statements, Factors, and
Cash Flow Analysis." The final
speaker of the workshop will be
Jose Ernesto Trevino, Starr County
J TP A Program Coordinator, who
will speak on "How the JTPA
Program Can Help Small
Businesses."
Persons wishing to attend this
workshop should make reservations
by calling Alonzo Gracia in
Harlingcn at 427-8533 or Rene
Montalvo of the Industrial
Foundation at 487-2709.
Band Booster
Meeting
Thursday
A Parent Band Booster meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, June 1 at
6:30 p.m.
The meeting will take place at
the Rio Grande City High School
Band Hall.
The purpose of the meeting is to
elect officers for the upcoming
school year.
Texas Attorney General Jim
Mattox look his campaign for
Governor to a pachanga in Rio
Grande City Friday evening in an
effort to solidify his political base
in South Texas, an area considered
sympathetic to his efforts.
For three hours, Mattox milled
about and greeted public officials
and citizens at the gathering at the
K.C. Hall in Rio Grande City.
He then took the speaker's stand
to contend that his record in
six-plus years as Attorney Genera!
makes him the most qualified
individual to become Texas' next
Governor.
Mattox said, "The Democratic
Party has to reach out to all kinds
of people and get them on the
boat." He then took a shot at
Republican economic policies,
predicting that "we're going to end
trickle-down economics in 1990."
Mattox told those present, "I'm
not self-made. I'm made by
grass-roots people like yourselves."
He stressed, "Were it not for the
support of South Texas, I would
not be Attorney General of Texas."
Mattox contended that when he
became Attorney General in 1983,
"there weren't enough woman
attorneys, black attorneys, and
Hispanic attorneys. I deliver and
that makes the difference."
Mattox .added, "Forty one percent
of th£-400 lawyers in my office are
•women. I have twice as many black
and Hispanic attorneys as the top
10 law firms in the state of Texas
combined. Twenty three percent of
my lawyers are Hispanic and black.
You're making a difference when
you elect me."
The Attorney General
emphasized, "Were it not for good
law enforcement officers, people
would not be protected against
crime." For several minutes, he
praised the efforts of law
Historical
Society
Meeting June 11
The Starr County Historical
Society will have their next
meeting on Sunday, June 11 at 4
p.m.
The meeting will be held at the
new Patio Del Rio Restaurant
located at the corner of Main and
Washington.
The speakers will be Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Ramos, who will give
an oral history of the Robert E. Lee
House located on Fort Ringgold.
Also, officers for the new year
will be elected. A Dutch treat dinner
will follow the meeting. The public
is cordially invited to attend the
meeting.
enforcement officers in solving the
mass murders in Matamoros,
Mexico by a Satanic ritual
practicing and drug smuggling cult.
He personally presented a plaque
of appreciation to Cameron County
Sheriff Alex Perez for his work in
dealing with the Matamoros
tragedy. He praised Perez "for the
compassion you have shown to the
Kilroy family. Without your
courageous leadership, so much
would not have been done."
Mattox also presented plaques of
appreciation to Cameron County
Chief Investigating Officer
Lieutenant George Gavito, Resident
U.S. Customs Agent Oran Neck,
Cameron County Investigator
Ernesto Flores, and U.S. Customs
Agent Robert Gracia.
Mattox commented that the
cooperation among law enforcement
officials during the Matamoros
investigation was outstanding,
especially in dealing with lawmen
from Mexico.
Mattox concluded, "It's not the
money, but the grass roots work
that will make the difference (in the
upcoming campaign). I'm not an
entertainer, but a performer. I
understand the principle of
reciprocity."
Prior to his speech, Mattox was
praised by a host of Starr County
and Soulh Texas public officials.
Starr County Judge J.M. Martinez,
Jr., extended the welcome to "the
Attorney General and to all our
neighbors from South Texas."
Hidalgo County Commissioner
Norberto Salinas said, "We are
supporting Jim Mattox because of
his record. He has been the best
Attorney General that the state has
ever had." He said that Mattox
(See MATTOX, Page 5)
San Isidro High
Names Honor Students
Tina Nyquist
k \l \ I
Nicolas Ramos
San Isidro High School has
announced the honor graduates and
high ranking students for the
1988-89 school year.
Nicolas Ramos, Jr., the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Ramos, has
been announced as the 1989
valedictorian at San Isidro High
School. He has an average of
95.053.
Tina Nyquist, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Nyquist, has been
announced as salutatorian of the
class with an average of 93.128.
Honor students of the senior class
include Priscilla Duran, Jose
Santos, Monica Alvarado, Noel
Garcia, and Joseph Lopez.
Commencement exercises will
take place at the Auditorium on
Friday, June 2 at 7 p.m.
The highest ranking 11th grade
student is Vicky Lopez, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reyes
Lopez. She has an average ot
96.855.
The highest ranking 10th grade
student is Eduardo Ramos, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Ramos.
He has an average of 98.373.
The highest ranking student is
Johnny Farias, the son of Mr. Juan
Farias and Ms. Minerva Farias. He
has an average of 94.227.
San Isidro Jr. High School has
announced its highest ranking
students.
The valedictorian for the eighth
grade is Hilario Alvarado III, who
has a grade point average of 98.986.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hilario Alvarado, Jr., of San Isidro.
The 8th grade salutatorian for San
Isidro Jr. High is Abel Ramos, who
has a grade point average of 97.130.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nicolas Ramos of San Isidro.
Fashion Corner Boutique in Rio Grande City has recently begun
offering Merle Norman Cosmetics. The owner of the store is Elva
Garza and the manager is Juanita Garza. The store is located at 200
East Main Street, and the phone number is 487-4810.
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1989, newspaper, June 1, 1989; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195187/m1/1/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.