The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 22, 1992 Page: 4 of 26
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Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, April 22, 1992
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— and heard a request from board
member Rey Sandoval that the district
study the elimination of six weeks
tests except at semester’s end, to allow
spending more time for instruction and
less on testing. It was suggested that
teachers and staff members be allowed
to provide input.
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“There has been no further contact
and no formal acceptance,” Mr.
Kamasaki says. “It’s just in the talking
stage, but I think we’re interested."
Education supervisor.
— instructed district attorney
Ernesto Flores and Tax Collector
Ismael Luna, Jr. to pursue lawsuits
against everyone who reneges on pay-
ment plans for back taxes.
Children at the Kiddie Korner
Playskool in Mercedes, participated
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- TRIKE-A-THON BENEFITS MEDICAL
RESEARCH — Some 30 children attending
Kiddie Korner Playskool participated in a
fund-raising trike-a-thon recently, to learn
about tricycle safety and raise money for St.
Jude Children’s Hospital. Final figures on
money earned have yet to be compiled, but
last year over $800 was raised at the school .
for research into the prevention and cure of
childhood diseases performed at St. Jude. _
(Enterprise Photo.)
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Churchill says, adding “no one will
lose money” from present salary lev-
els.
In other action at the meeting, the
board:
— heard an architect’s report on
plans and specifications for new con-
struction at Kennedy and Taylor
Schools. Kennedy will get four new
classrooms, administration and coun-
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Ninfa’s Candles
Valley Bakery
Valley Mart
Valley View Mart
Conoco
Queen City Gardens
Ten Ten Grocery
Triple HHH Mart
Circle K Store
Emilio's Grocery
Gonzalez Grocery
Mer-Tex Cafe
New Shack
Don Juan's Grocery
Chuck Wagon
Quick Pic
Sylvia's Skillet
Beto's Restaurant
Little Kountry Store
J.J.‘s Grocery
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The unique event raises funds for
research and patient care at the Hospi-
tal while exposing children to proper
safety habits for bicycles, tricycles and
riding toys, spokesmen say.
“Bicycle accidents are a problem
among children, but many parents are
unaware of its extent,” said Ms. Flores,
coordinator of the event. “With safety
stories and special coloring sheets, we
are exposing our youngsters to good
habits. By asking them to show the
safety message to their parents, we
hope to stress these habits any time
they allow their children to ride.”
The story telling and coloring peri-
ods were followed by a Trike-A-Thon
when children will put into practice
the lessons learned. “It’s like a final
exam, with the children practicing on
a supervised course we have laid out.”
Parents asked sponsors to back their
children with a tax-deductible pledge
to St. Jude for the ride.
The Trike-A-Thon Safety Program
will help St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital fight childhood cancer, the
leading disease killer of American
children. Although located in Menphis,
Tennessee the hospital has a local im-
pact because area doctors and hospi-
tals can use the procedures developed
at St. Jude, the spokesmen add.
Last year, over $800.00 was raised
through the local effort
Girls State Tea
set for May 2
The All-Valley American Legion
Auxiliary Bluebonnet Girls State Tea,
now known as “Girls State Orienta-
tion,” will be conducted Saturday, May
2, at 2 p.m., hosted by the Vermund G.
Hansen Post 101 of Pharr.
The tea will be at Post #37,
McAllen, at 1320 East Dallas Avenue.
Mrs. Wendell T. Schwarz, local
Girls State Chairman, says that all
deleg ates and their alternate, plus their
parents, and all former Girl State Citi-
zens are invited to attend.
istration, $52,000.
During a report from Police Chief
Jose Flores, commissioners heard that
local people who find beehives on
their property are “on their own” when
it comes to their extermination. (See
photos at bottom of Page 1.)
“Just like they were rats or
roaches,” in the words of one city
administrator, “killer bees” would need
to be removed at the expense of the
homeowner—police and firemen will
no longer respond to routine requests
for the removal.
The discussion comes on the heels
of an incident just days ago in which a
dog was killed when attacked by bees
at a residence on Palm Heights.
“If there’s an emergency, if some-
one is getting stung or something, we’ll
respond,” the police chief says, “but
it’s been recommended to us by the
experts that we not deal with routine
removal.”
Explaining that new regulations set
up by the State Pest Control Board
limit removal to certified pest control
experts, the chief says, “our hands our
tied — we’re no longer authorized to
deal with them. It’s downright ridicu-
lous.”
One city official even remarked
that the new rules “sound like the pest
control full employment act.”
Those who find themselves in need
of assistance in removing the bees can
call the police, but all they’re likely to
get is a list of area insect extermina-
tors.
In other news out of City Hall, City
Manager Alan Kamasaki says offi-
cials have been approached by owners
of the First National Bank of La Feria
with an offer to buy the bank’s build-
ing at Third and Texas.
“Apparently they’re going to con-
solidate operations in the building on
the expressway,” the manager says.
years.
“It will probably be the last major
construction on those two campuses,"
Mr. Churchill says, “as they’ve about
reached their maximum capacity in .
terms of student population.”
— accepted bids for new furniture
totaling $38,491. The purchase is for
replacement furniture and some addi-
tional new items, and will be spread
across every district campus.
— heard that the district’s health
insurance is experiencing “one of the
worst years ever” in terms of claims,
Mr. Churchill says. Some $327,272 in
overruns is expected by year’s end,
and trustees were told next year’s pre-
miums will likely include increases as
high as 50 percent over present rates.
—approved use of the Junior High
Gym for a summer basketball pro-
gram for youngsters to be run by the
Mercedes Boys and Girls Club.
— approved the appointments of
Eudelia Garcia (presently Travis su-
pervisor) to serve as supervisor at Tay-
lor, of Rafael Leal (former MJHS
teacher now an assistant principal in
Weslaco) to serve as assistant princi-
pal at high school; and of Anna Eliza-
beth Zbranek (a veteran special educa-
tion diagnostician) to serve as Special
It’s a question
of commitment...
If we elect you to a seat on the
city commission, we expect
your full commitment.
Proposed Charter Amendment Number 3 would let office
holders get away with less than their best effort.
The proposed change would remove the requirement for
the commissioner to step down upon filing for election to
another post.
They could run for another office, spend their time and
energy campaigning for another post, and still be on the city
commission.
The charter as it stands is proper. If you want to seek
another office, you should not be able to do it at the expense
of your responsibilities to the citizens of this city.
PD, VFDwill
no longer deal
with bee hives
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construction of a senior citizen center
as part of the Amigos del Valle resi-
dential complex, $128,000; acquisi-
tion of real property for the Amigos
. project, $52,000; and program admin-
FOR
MERCEDES
CITY COUNCIL
PLACE 4
For a Better Mercedes
Pol. Ad. Pd. by Mario T. Garcia Treasurer • 735 10th St. Mercedes. Tx. 78570
Mercedes School Board
| *Graduate of MHS, as are his five sons.
‘Holds associate degree in accounting from Tiffin
University and BS degree in management from Pan
American University.
*Air Force veteran of 22 years, now retired from
active duty.
"Veteran of 17 years of service with Sears, Roebuck
and Co., recently promoted to assistant manager
of operations.
♦Actively involved in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic
Church and its ministries, and former two-term
president of Parish Board.
“A vote for me is a vote for our children’s future, through
continued excellence in education.”
Your vote and support are appreciated.
(Pol. Adv. Pd. by candidate, 183 East 17th, Mercedes, TX.)
VOTE NO
AMENDMENT 3
MERCEDES
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS,
MAY 2
(Pol. Adv. Pd. by Citizens’ Committee for Good Government, Rey
Garza, chairman, P.O. Box 625, Mercedes.)
Loan fund
expanded e
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The $2500 beatification loans are
available to businesses established at
least three years ago (to ensure that the
money is not used as start-up capital),
and it has to be used in an area of the
home used exclusively for the busi-
ness, he says.
Furthermore, the business has to
have been licensed under the city’s
home occupation guidelines.
The no interest loans must be re-
paid within two years.
The money can only be spent on
permanent improvements, such as
flooring, roofing, painting or such, and
not on any movable fixtures.
Already approved as first recipi- A
ents of loans under the new plan are
Elida’s Flower Shop and Emma’s
House of Beauty.
Also approved by the board was a
conventional business loan to Carmen
Arguelles for improvements at
Arguelles Department Store.
Anyone wanting more information
on the loan programs is invited to
contact the city manager.
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Are winners
in giveaway
Winners have been announced
from a recent giveaway to fund a trip
to Austin for members of the MHS
Close-Up program, reports Sponsor
Betty Cortez.
The first prize of an ice chest went
to Abel Rodriguez of Weslaco, she
reports, while the second prize coffee
maker was won by Mary Casarez of
Mercedes.
. Taking third prize, two
Whataburger dinners, was Juan
Dominguez of Mercedes.
The effort netted enough money
for the group to travel to Austin April
30-May 1, where they will watch state
government in action.
The Close Up program is meant to
give recent immigrants to this country
a detailed look at American Democ-
racy at work in all levels of govern-
ment.
"and they've offered to sell the building for seling offices and a computer lab, while
half the value it’s at on the tax rolls.” at Taylor, two classrooms and admin-
He says contemplated use would istration and counseling space will be
be to move city offices there and use added. Total project cost will be some
present city hall as the police depart- $930,000 spread over two budget
FIVE GENERATIONS AT REUNION—Five generations of the •
family of Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Martinez were on hand for a
reunion and 40th wedding anniversary of the couple, March
28. Representing the five generations are, in back above from
left, Felicitas Morales, Olivia Martinez and San Juanita Pena,
while in front are Patricia Pena and Condesa Martinez.
(Enterprise Photo.)
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