Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 2003 Page: 2 of 6
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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, February 6,2003, Page 2
RGCCISD Career & Technology
announces 2nd annual PIE Day
RGCCISD News Release
The Rio Grande City CISD Career
and Technology Department and
CATE District-Wide Advisory Com-
mittee would like to invite business
and community leaders to be part of
the Second Annual Progress In Edu-
cation (PIE) Day, Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 12,2003 from 8:00- 11:00 a.m.
at the Rio Grande City High School
library.
During this event, representatives
of various Rio Grande City High
School Career and Technology pro-
grams will exchange ideas with lo-
cal business leaders and company
representatives in an effort to estab-
lish a strategic approach to our fu-
ture growth. Our objective is to con-
tinue an ongoing dialogue between
the education and business sector in
Rio Grande City. You will have the
opportunity to visit with teachers,
students, counselors, and administra-
tors.
As you may be aware, Rio Grande
City is preparing to enter an era of
unprecedented growth. We must cre-
ate a fundamental partnership be-
tween business and education in or-
der to prepare our social, education,
and economic infrastructure for the
continuance of this tremendous
growth.
As business and community lead-
ers in Rio Grande City, we ask for
your support through your participa-
tion in PIE Day. This event is vitally
important to the future of our city.
There is no charge for this event.
We only ask for an investment of
your time. We view your participa-
tion as essential to the success of our
objective.
If you wish to participate, please
contact Mr. Arturo Menchaca or Mrs.
Cynthia G. Fuentes at the Career and
Technology Office at 488-6080 or
488-6082.
ICS celebrates Catholic
Schools Week Jan. 26-Feb. 1
"Catholic Schools: Making a
World of Difference" was the
theme for the 2003 observance of
Catholic Schools Week observed
from Sunday, January 26 through
February 1, 2003 by Immaculate
Conception School and 8,000 other
Catholic schools in the United
States.
The celebration began with the
11:30 a.m. mass at Immaculate
Conception Church on Sunday,
January 26. A reception and book
fair were held in the Parish Hall
after mass. The I.C.S. Choir, led
by Maggie Remstad, led the music
for mass, and I.C.S. students from
the Montessori class an'1 up did the
readings.
The week began by letting the
children's grandparents know that
they make a world of difference.
Starr County Commissioner Abel
Gonzalez read the Catholic Schools
Week proclamation, and Mayor
Baldemar Garza addressed the
students at Monday morning
assembly, where the grandparents
were special guests.
Father Amador Garza led a
special blessing of the
grandparents, and each was
presented with a gift from Principal
Mrs. Karpinski Grandchildren
gave their abuelos the cards they
had made for them, and
Montessori and Pre-K 4 students
sang a medley of songs for the
grandparents.
A breakfast served by the
I.C.S. Parent Teacher Organization
honored the grandparents and
community leaders who read to the
students in their classrooms
throughout the morning. The
classes were impressed by these
people who gave their time to come
and share favorite stories with
them.
Winners of the Catholic
Schools Week essay contest and
family tree contest were named,
and all the students' work was
displayed throughout the week.
Family project winners were as
follows: Longevity, 1st place
Meagan Canales and family; 2
place, Jesse and Jorge Alvarez and
family; Most Original, first place,
Goreti and Abraham Trueba, 2nd
place, Alejandro and Liliana Flores
and family, 3rd place, Robey Garza
and family; Best Ail-Around, Is1
place. Demencio and Destiney
nd
Nutrition shouldn't suffer
when families eat out
Eating out can strain the budget,
but it doesn't have to take a toll on
your family's nutritional health.
"When families eat out
frequently, parents should develop
strategies to keep everyone's diet on
track," said Dr. Karen Cullen.
nutritionist with the USDA/ARS
Children's Nutrition Research
Center and an assistant professor of
pediatrics at Baylor College of
Medicine in Houston. Cullen offers
these tips for nutritionally sound
dining-out strategies:
* Choose restaurants that offer
healthy choices like grilled chicken
breasts, regular-size burgers with
lettuce and tomato, lean submarine
sandwiches, small bags of tries,
low-fat milk, real orange juice and
vegetarian pizza.
* If mealtime will be delayed,
take along car-friendly snacks like
bananas, apples, mini bags of
carrots and low-fat dip. whole-wheat
crackers and peanut butter, and
boxes of 100 percent fruit juice.
* Set a good example by
avoiding super-size portions. Stop
eating when satisfied.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
WINTER REVIVAL February 7th—13th
Marriage Retreat
Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m.
Nursery Provided
Revival Services
Evangelist: Herman Cramer
Music Evangelist: Ernie Overstreet
Sunday at 11:00 am and 7:00 p.m.
Monday—Thursday—12 Noon and 7 p.m.
First Baptist Church
1196 W Main Straet
www.fbcriograndacity.org
Lunch will be provided at 12 Noon Meetings
Nursery provided for children 3 and under at Sunday
Morning and all evening meetings
W. Main at Fairgrounds Road Telephone 487-2438
You Are Invited and Welcome Here
Bazan and family; 2nd place, Stevie
and Julian Garza and family; 3rd
place, Javier Garza and family.
Essay winners, writing on the
topic, "Making a World of
Difference," were as follows:
Third-fifth grade division—Is'
place, Amanda Guerrero, 5th grade;
2nd place, Eli Garza, 4th grade; 3rd
place, Josette F. Canales, 3rd grade:
Sixth-eighth grade division—Is'
place. Lea Garcia. 8th grade; 2nd
place. Matthew Lopez, 7th grade;
3rd place, Dennise Salinas, 6lh
grade.
The students had many
competitions during the week to
showcase their talents, including a
Spelling Bee on Tuesday, Math
Made Fun on Wednesday, and'a
Religion Bowl on Thursday.
Results of these contests will be in
a subsequent article.
On Wednesday the faculty was
honored, and a Mini Festival on
Thursday afternoon honored the
students for all their hard work. On
Friday, following the school mass,
awards for the week's competitions
were presented. The annual family
picnic with games capped off the
week's activities on Friday.
STCC Starr
Library open for
local residents
Residents of Starr County'can
use the library services at the South
Texas Community College Starr
County Campus. Applications for a
free Community User library card
are available from the library, 142
FM 3167, Building B-201.
The Community User card allows
the cardholder to checkout up to
five print resources at a time. The
card also makes available the
library's computers to conduct
research via the Internet or any of
the excellent electronic databases
found on the Library Services web
site. Arrangements can also be
made with the librarian to receive
individual instruction in the use of
computers and the electronic
databases and how to locate library
resources.
Also available at the library for
community use is a MagniSight
machine for the visual I \ impaired.
The MagniSight machine can assist
(See RESIDENTS, Page 6)
Starr County Fair Plans Underway
Plans are underway for the 2003 Starr County Fair, which is set for March 7, 8, and 9. Pictured are officers,
directors, and committee chairmen of the Starr County Fair Association, a non-profit volunteer organization.
Many of the activities which are looked forward to every year, such as the scrambles, the carnival, the
livestock exhibitions, the cookoff, and the dances are being scheduled, as well as several new events to
interest the public, including a bull riding event, a horse trainer accompanied by mariachi entertainment, and
Aztec Indian music. Make plans now to attend the Starr County Fair and take your family out for some great
entertainment.
First Baptist-RGC to hold
revival services Feb. 9-13
First Baptist Church of Rio
Grande City will be holding special
revival services from Sunday
morning, Feb. 9 through Thursday
evening, Feb. 13.
First Baptist Church will also
carry out a marriage retreat on
Friday and Saturday evenings, Feb.
7-8.
The revival services will begin
with the morning service at 11 a.m.
on Sunday, Feb. 9. Services will be
held at 7 p.m. each evening from
Sunday through Thursday.
Devotionals will also be held at the
church each day at noon from
Monday through Thursday. A light
lunch will be included at each noon
devotional.
Herman Cramer, a Texas-based
evangelist who makes his home in
Seguin. Texas, will serve as the
revival evangelist. Cramer has
served as the evangelist at several
past revivals at First Baptist
Church since the late I980's. He
usually serves as the evangelist at
37 to 40 revivals in Texas churches
each year.
Ernie Overstreet. who makes his
home in Warren. Texas, will serve
as the music evangelist. He is a
member of Bethel Baptist Church
in Warren, and has served as music
evangelist at many revival services
in Texas churches over the years.
He was the music evangelist at the
scries of revival services at First
Baptist-Rio Grande City in
February 2002.
The marriage retreat Friday and
Saturday evenings will be led by
Herman Cramer and his wife Judell.
The sessions will begin at 6 p.m.
both evenings. First Baptist Pastor
Bob Alderman indicated, "The
sessions will cover the marriage
relationship, marriage enrichment,
the unique needs of each spouse,
and how God works to make two
Martina Garcia
awarded Sam
Houston State
degree
Martina Garcia, a native of Rio
Grande City, was awarded a Master
of Library Science degree by Sam
Houston State University in
December 2002.
Sam Houston State University,
which has approximately 13,000
students and 500 faculty members,
is located in Huntsvillc, Texas,
which is located north of Houston.
unique persons one.
Alderman stressed that the
marriage retreat "is for anyone who
wants to make their marriage
better.. This retreat is available for
all interested persons in the
community." The retreat will be
based on the book "His Needs. Her
Needs," which was first published
iri the mid-1980's.
The marriage retreat will be held
in the Bass Building of First
Baptist Church.
"Many couples in the community
are dealing with strained marriages,"
declared Alderman. "I'm very
concerned about the status of
marriage in our community. We
need to learn the basic building
blocks of marriage and understand
what God's design for marriage is."
Concerning the revival services,
Alderman emphasized, "Our church
needs to renew our spirits, renew
our faith, and renew our dedication
and commitment to God. We're
praying for a special time of
renewal and revival."
"We hope that the community
will attend and be in the presence of
Christ," added the pastor. "We hope-
that those who are seeking will find
what they truly need and that those
who are broken will truly find
restoration."
After the Sunday morning
service, a covered dish luncheon
will be held during the noon hour.
Children's Night activities will
begin at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Feb. 9.
Youth Night activities will begin at
6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. I I. Youth
"Pack a Pew" Night will also take
place on Tuesday. Adult "Pack a
Pew" Nights are scheduled for
Monday and Wednesday. "Pack a
Pew" is a most guests challenge.
The member who brings the most
guests will receive a prize.
Cramer is 59 years old and has
been married to his wife Judell for
39 years. They have two daughters,
Cindy and Carcn.
Pastor Alderman commented that
Cramer "is one of the most
respected evangelists in the state of
Texas. He's very well respected and
anointed of God." Cramer, who has
served as an evangelist for 22 years,
recently served as president of the
Conference of Texas Baptist
Evangelists for two years.
Cramer declared that at an early
age, he "sought success by the
world's standards." After high
school, he began farming with 40
acres of rented land. By age 28 lie-
had acquired over 3000 rented acres
of prime farm land in the Rio
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Grande Valley. He commented that
he was "successful" by the world's
standards, but by God's standards he
was "lost." Cramer indicated that at
this point he "experienced a
dramatic personal encounter with
Jesus Christ...an encounter which
resulted in a total change in
lifestyle."
Cramer emphasized that almost
immediately he "sensed God's call
to the ministry." and alter one year
let go of all his rented land to give
himself "totally to that call."
Cramer enrolled in Southwestern
Seminary in Fort Worth where he
graduated in May 1975. Just before
graduation, he was called to First
Baptist Church in Dilley. Texas
(located 70 miles south ol S.m
Antonio) where he pastored for five
years before entering evangelism
Cramer stressed that he is
committed "not only to seeing the
lost saved, but also to seeing the
church spiritually renewed, to a
fresh vision and commitment, (so)
when the week is over, the revisal
doesn't stop."
Anyone seeking further
information about the revival
services should contact Alderman at
487-2438.
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