The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1995 Page: 1 of 20
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The Merce
Enterprise
Mercedes, 1X 78570 Wed., August 9,1995
Vol. 83 No. 32 Price 25c
NAMED STATE’S TOP VOCATIONAL ADMINISTRATOR—Lauro
Saldana, Jr., center above, was named to receive the 1995 Texas
Outstanding Administrator Award by the Texas Industrial Voca-
tional Association. He receives his plaque from Antonio
Anza Idua, left, Director of the organization, while Victor Elizondo,
TIVA President for District 13, offers congratulations. Both Mr.
Anzaldua and Mr. Elizondo are teachers in Mercedes public
schools, and Mr. Saldana retired in May from the district as
Director of Career and Technology Education. The announce-
ment of the award came at the State TIVA Summer Education
Improvement Conference conducted in Houston, July 24-27.
Also attending was Mercedes Vocational Director Robert Perez.
(Enterprise Photo.)
Two-a-day workouts start;
season tickets go on sale
With high school football players
starting their very abbreviated two-a-
day workouts Wednesday, Tiger fans,
too, can get ready for a new year by
buying season tickets.
Tickets will be on sale through
Friday, August 18, to those who held
seats last year. Remaining seats will
go on sale to the public starting Mon-
day, August 21.
Ticket price is $24, allowing ad-
mission and seating to six home games.
Fans can visit the ticket office at
MHS between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30
a.m., and between 12:30 p.m. and 5
p.m., weekdays.
Head Coach Leonel Casas, who
has seen two-a-days cut from two
weeks to three days by new regula-
tions, says between 95 and a 100 var-
sity and junior varsity prospects are
expected to come out for practice.
Flag now registering
First of two registration sessions charged to those registering after these
for the Mercedes Youth Flag Football dates.
League will take place this Saturday, There will be a cut-off once a limit
reminds League Director Jesse of 48 boys is reached in each of the
Trevino, Jr. three divisions: first and second, third
Sign up will run from 9 a.m. to 3 and fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Reg-
p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, istration will be done on a first come
Final sessions takes place August 19. first serve basis.
The registration will be for boys Coaches are still needed for sev-
who will be in the first through sixth eral of the teams, he adds, and those
grades this fall. A$12 fee must be paid interested should contact him or visit
during registration and a parent must at that time.
accompany the youngster. This will mark the 10th year of flag
A late registration fee will be football, the director adds.
Cops nip pot plots
in bud; busts net
over 600 pounds
Mercedes police have seized four and seized a .45 caliber pistol and a
different batches of marijuana — to- pump action shotgun.
tailing over 600 pounds — in recent The property owner, as well as the
days, reports Sgt. John Vega. two original suspects, remain jailed in
First bust came Friday on a traffic lieu of bond.
stop, the officer says. Two men in the On Tuesday, police received a tip
vehicle gave officers their consent to that pot could be located in ahome on
search and over four pounds of pot South Vermont. Denied a request to
were discovered. search, officers obtained a search war-
“The suspects cooperated with us, rant and found 12 pounds of weed,
naming two locations in Weslaco Also discovered were several rolls of
where more could be found,” Sgt. Vega Cellophane wrapping material and a
says. “We were again given consent to scale.
search and found over 100 pounds in The resident of the home, a 30 year
one location and over 500 in another.” old female, was arrested on posses-
Officers arrested a 38 year old sion charges and also remains behind |
Weslaco man on possession charges, bars.
To host 'mud drags'
Owners of Rio Rico Downs horse
racing track are adding a new attrac-
tion to their weekend schedules, and
they’re pretty sure the event will be a
big draw.
“I have been amazed at how much
interest we’ve generated in just a short
time,” says Misch Pemelton, facility
owner. “People are calling from all
over.”
What’s the attraction? Mud drags.
A form of four-by-four mud rac-
ing, the event involves competition
among trucks attempting to travel the
greatest distance through a mud pit.
BasketsFull
welcomes
assistance
Members of the board of directors
of BasketsFull met Sunday, July 30, at
2:30 p.m. at the BasketsFull building.
Churches represented were
Mercedes Christian, First Methodist,
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic, First
Baptist, First Presbyterian and
Immanuel Lutheran.
The board expressed thanks to the
churches, schools and other groups in
the community, as well as individuals,
who have helped with donations of
food and money this year.
In addition to food some other items
always needed by the food pantry in-
clude cleaning supplies, toilet paper,
soap, shampoo, toothpaste and school
supplies.
Anyone wishing to donate can do
so through a member church or by
calling Bonnie Brynteson at 565-4742
or Fanny Ross 565-1683.
The next meeting of the board will
be October 22, at which time a nomi-
nating committee will be elected to
select officers for the coming year.
′ And the motivation for racing? A
purse of $5000 in cash and prizes.
Mrs. Pemelton says there will be
competition in seven divisions, based
on engine size and vehicle style. There
will need to be six or more vehicles
competing in a given division for total
payout, while four or five competitors
will mean a 75 percent payout.
Action gets underway at 7 p.m.
with a parade of cars on the watered
down track, which takes place to form
ruts. Double elimination competition
begins at 7:30 p.m.
The drags will be run on alternat-
ing Saturday with the horse races,
(which begin at 1 p.m.), though there
won’t be another mud drag until Sep-
tember 9.
Admission will cost $8 for adult,
$4 for those five to 12 and those under
five being admitted free.
The track is located just west of the
county line on Military Highway.
Those wanting more information are
encouraged to call 565-3200.
C-C mixer
Thursday
Chamber of Commerce members
and prospective members are invited
to a Chamber Mixer to take place this
Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
Southwest Plaza.
Attractions will include food, re-
freshments, and door prizes, and ca-
sual attire is encouraged.
The event is being hosted by South-
west Plaza Merchants, which are J.R.
Garza Attorney, Beto’s Restaurant #2,
The Print Shop and State Farm Insur-
ance.
Visitors are asked to bring a busi-
ness card.
The Plaza is located on the corner
of Business 83 and Virginia.
TOMAS BARRIENTES
...Manager Beto Carr has him ready for tonight's title fight.
Big fight is tonight
for Tom Barrientes
Tonight’s the night for Tom
Barrientes, who will be fighting in the
biggest fight of his pro boxing career,
with a state junior lightweight title on
the line.
And a last-minute change in oppo-
nents has changed neither his attitude
nor his aspirations.
“I train to fight anyone,” the
Mercedes boxer said Monday. “I try to
be prepared for any opponent, so this
(change) doesn’t affect me.
“I feel good, things are going well,
and I plan on wearing that belt,” he
said with a nod toward the champion-
ship belt brought in for display to the
media by Promoter Tony Hernandez.
After original opponent Richard
Robinson hyperextended an elbow just
days ago, Barrientes has been paired
up with Freddy “Action” Jackson, a
former state Golden Gloves champion.
The 26 year old is 16-2-2.
“We don’t take anyone lightly,”
said Tom’s Manager and Trainer Beto
Carr, “but Tom’s able to make the
adjustments. He’s worked hard and he
knows what to do. I’m confident in
him and he’s ready to go out and prove
himself again.”
“I’m excited to fight here (in the
Valley),” Barrientes continued. “It’s
great to have my family and friends
there giving me support. I look at it
like a chance to show people down
here what I can do, so I plan to put on
a good show — I promise to give my
all.”
Boxing starts at 7:30 p.m. tonight
(August 9) in the Pharr International
Convention Center at Expressway and
Hwy. 281. Tickets are available for
prices ranging from $10 to $50. Re-
served seats can be had by calling 383-
7777.
Educator Goza dies
TRADITION CONTINUES FOR
MHS MAJORS — Mercedes
High School Marching Tiger
Band Drum Majors continued a
long tradition this year of
earning recognition at annual
Hummer camp. The camp was
conducted July 16-21 at Texas
A&M University - Kingsville.
Earning honors were senior
Brenda Gonzalez, center
above, who earned the camp’s
‘Outstanding Drum Major’
Award, as well as second place
in solo conducting and third in
solo salute. Sarah Pemelton, at
^ a sophomore, took first in
solo salute, with Amanda Soto,
a junior earned second in vocal
commands. As a team, the trio
took second in both team salute
and team conducting. Carrie
Goulet, in photo below, a senior
who will serve the band’s Flag
Corps as a lieutenant, shows
awards she was
including.
presented,
‘Outstanding
Improved” and third in solo
routine. At junior high camp,
MJHS Drum Major Eliza Lopez
took second in solo salute, solo
conducting and vocal
commands. (Enterprise
Photos.)
Colorguard Camper," "Most
Memorial services were conducted
Saturday for Mrs. Goldsby Poag Goza,
pioneer Mercedes resident and long-
time educator.
She died August 1 in Bellaire, at
the age of 83.
Born on August 12, 1911 in
Mercedes, she married Herbert Goza
in Mercedes on June 10, 1934. He
preceded her in death on April 3,1953.
Except for a brief period immedi-
ately after the marriage, and during
her last days in the nursing home in
Bellaire, she lived her entire life in
Mercedes.
Mrs. Goza’s parents moved to
Mercedes in 1908. They opened alive-
stock feed store to sell feed for the
mules which were being used to build
the irrigation canal system in the Rio
Grande Valley. In addition to the feed
store, Thomas and Isa also began run-
ning a dairy.
They prospered, and Goldsby was
born in 1911. She was an only child,
and about the only non-Hispanic child
in Mercedes. As her playmates were
the children of families who worked
on the dairy and in the store, she grew
up speaking English and Spanish
equally well.
A natural student, she graduated
from Mercedes High School at 15 and
from Mary Hardin Baylor College at
18. She taught school until the Depres-
sion got so bad that the schools ran out
of money to pay her.
She moved back to Mercedes and
worked in the feed store. It was there
she met Herbert Goza, who was a
school superintendent also put out of
work by the Depression.
They married in 1934, when
Herbert got a job as superintendent of
school in Senath, Missouri. Two years
later, Goldsby’s father died, and she
and Herbert moved back to Mercedes
to run the store.
Goldsby didn’t work outside the |
home in the years that she raised a
family, between 1938 and 1948, but
Herbert’s health began to fail about |
that time, so she returned to school to
complete her master’s degree in Span-
ish.
She soon returned to work as a y
school teacher, and after Herbert died is
in 1953, she was the sole support of the ■
family.
Inns a Spanish teacher in the |
Mercedes High School, hundreds and
hundreds of local students learned
under her patient tutelage. After “nor-
mal” retirement from public schools,
she returned to teach at the South Texas
High School for Health Professions,
sharing her knowledge until well past
the age of 80.
An active historian, she was a mem-
ber of the Hidalgo County Historical
Commission and acknowledged as an
authority on early Mercedes and the
Valley, as well as on a wide variety of
other areas and subjects. An avid
reader, she was a member of the Mid-
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HONORED ON QUARTER-CENTURY OF SERVICE—Mercedes
Chamber of Commerce Manager A.J. "Andy" Armstrong was
honored recently at the Texas Chamber of Commerce Execu-
tive Association on his 25th anniversary of duty as a chamber
manager. The TCCEA Service Award he holds above at right
commends him for 25 years of "25 years of distinguished
service to community, state and nation." The Mercedes Cham-
ber was also awarded second place (certificate at left) and an
“Award of Excellence in Communication” for its color brochure
on Mercedes. In center is a plaque the manager won for taking
fourth place at a golf tournament during the state TCCEA
convention in Galveston, where the awards were presented.
Andy’s also marking 10 years of service to the Mercedes
Chamber this month. (Enterprise Photo.)
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