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BAR AIN
ADVERTISING
FOR SALE -- Four Bedroom, 1 1/2
Bath home. 732 E. Ninth Street. Call
664-0000 or 551-0272.
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FOR SALE - Big Screen TV for
sale. Take on small payments. Good
credit required. 1-800-398-3970.
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FOR SALE -- Three Acre Tracts for
sale. Mercedes Heights (El
Capisallo) $18,900. Call Rene
Escobedo, 605-3351 or 702-8330.
HELP WANTED
FOR SALE
FOR SALE - 1989 Dodge pick-up.
In good condition and running well.
$3000 or better offer. ALSO,
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES.
Registered. Two black and tan, one
male, one female. Three months old.
$250 each. Call 514-0263.
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LORENZANA
REALESTATE
COMPANY
565-4991
Help Wanted Misc.
FEDERAL-CIVIL Private
Investigator Trainees.
Good Wages. (956) 928-8676.
Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, December 20, 2000
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FOR SALE - % Acre Lots for Sale,
$13,900. Located in San Carlos Area.
Call Rene Escobedo at 605-3351 or
702-8330.
BOAT FOR SALE - 1995 17-foot
Dargel Skout w/100 Horsepower
Suzuki Motor. Rarely used. Asking
$8,000. Day time, call 969-4520, eve-
nings, call 565-6949.
ANTIQUE DINING TABLE,
DRAFING PEN PLOTTER FOR
SALE - Antique dining table with six
chairs for sale. Needs some repairs
to tabletop. Asking $250. Also,
Hewlett Packard Drafting Pen Plot-
ter, Good working condition. Manual,
cable and color pens included. 8-pen
carousel. Asking $500.00 Call
Michael at 956-782-2328 between
8:00 - 2:00 for more information or
can be seen after 5:30 P.M. at 615
Dawson Road in Mercedes
Mercedes Estates Subdivision
Four New Homes - 3 Bedroom/2
Bath, 1 Carport. Baseline Road.
Your choice $53,000.00
** ALTAS PALMAS ***
3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath Home.
$70,000.00
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VALLE VERDE SUBDIVISION
Restricted
— Outside the City Limits -
All City Utilities
Financing Available
Starting at $8,750.
BOOKEEPER/OFFICE CLERK
WANTED
Must be experienced in running an
office and using a computer’s busi-
ness applications. Call for applica-
tion at 797-7009. Deadline is 5 p.m.
Friday
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FOR RENT
.......
90000
APPRAISAL RESOURCES
State Certified
Real Estate Appraisers
Rafael Lorenzana, M.S.A.
Norma Lorenzana, M.S.A.
565-4991
381-9416
Fax: (956) 318-3224
FOR SALE - Bixby Rd. Canales
Estate, Exwy. One Acre + lots adjoin-
ing back to Willacy Canal - $22,000.
Septic - well - electricity installed.
Three miles east of Mercedes, be-
tween Business 83 and Expressway
83. No mobile homes. Owner financ-
ing. Roger (956) 797-0018.
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LEASE PURCHASE
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Experienced Drivers
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Owner Operators
1-877-848-6615
Graduate Students
1-800-338-6428
HOUSE FOR RENT -- Two Bed-
room/l Bath Home, located at 136
Palmento. Call Ester Salazar, 565- .
4078.
CROPLAND FOR RENT
Irrigated cropland, 29 acres,
for rent.
Located at Mile 8 1/2 North
and 1 1/2 West.
Call 565-3715.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT -
TownSquare Complex, 310 N. Ohio.
For information, call Robert T.
Elizondo at 565-4691.
NICE APARTMENTS
...from $200 to $500
AU bills paid.
Air conditioned, carpeted, cable TV.
MERCEDES
HOTEL
' 236 South Missouri
565-3686
MISCELLANEOUS
STORAGE UNITS
10x10,10x15,10x20,10x30
Fifth and Capisallo
MERCEDES STORAGE
565-2506
Pastor Don Brynteson
welcomes you to the
Mercedes
Christian Church
612 South Texas
Mercedes
565-1509
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Worship Services: 10:10 a.m.
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o kindergarten prize Winner - Winning entry in the Kindergarten
* division of the annual Enterprise Children's Christmas Art Contest was
the work of Jennifer Salinas, a student in the West Elementary
, classroom of Mrs. De. Gonzalez, winners' photos are found on Page 1.
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PUBLIC
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given that the
City Commission of the City of
Mercedes, Texas Will hold a Public
Hearing on Tuesday, January 2,
2001, at 5:45 P.M. in the Mercedes
City Hall Commission Room located
at 400 South Ohio Avenue, Mercedes,
Texas to consider the following items:
Public Hearing concerning a re-
zoning request from a Class “N”
Newly Annexed Territory District to
a Class “A” Business District. The
property is located on the Southeast
corner of Mile 1 % East and U.S.
Expressway 83 Frontage more par-
a ticularly described as 0.055 Acre
Tract of land out of Lot 15, Block 42,
Capisallo District Subdivision,
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN
ACCORDANCE WITH V.T.C.A.,
GOVERNMENT CODE, SEC-
TION 551.001 et. Seq.
WITNESS MY HAND AND
SEAL, THIS THE STH DAY OF
DECEMBER, 2000.
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN
ACCORDANCE WITH V.T.C.A.,
GOVERNMENT CODE, SEC-
TION 551.001 et. Seq.
WITNESS MY HAND AND
SEAL, THIS THE 18TH DAY, OF
DECEMBER, 2000.
ATTEST:
ARCELIA FELIX,
SECRETARY
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ATTEST:
ARCELIA FELIX,
CITY SECRETARY
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given that the
: City Commission of the City of
Mercedes, Texas will hold a Public
Hearing on Tuesday, January 02,
2001 at 5:45 P.M. in the Mercedes
Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas. City Hall Commission Room located
Public Hearing concerning a re- at 400 South Ohio Avenue, Mercedes,
zoning request from a Class “A-1”. Texas to consider the following items:
Single Family District to a Class “C” The closing, vacating and aban-
Apartment District. The property is doning of a 30’ irrigation easement
located on the corner of Alamo Street out of Lot 10, Mercedes Industrial
and FM 491 more particularly de- Park-Amended, Mercedes, Hidalgo
scribed as 0.91 Acres more or less County, Texas.
out of Lot 11, Block 66, Capisallo At which time all interested per-
District Subdivision, Mercedes, sons shall be given an opportunity to
Hidalgo County, Texas. be heard.
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HIGHLIGHTS
By Mike Cox
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
on a bill you support?
Contacting your House member
or Senator is probably more
effective than you might think.
Here’s why: Except on the
biggest of issues, lawmakers do
not hear all that much from their
constituents. (Given that only
half of the electorate cast ballots
in the presidential election, that
should be no great surprise.)
So, assuming a lawmaker is
going to vote the way his or her
constituents want them to vote,
reaching out
representative
important.
to your elected
is
hugely
But, say the pros in the
AUSTIN—Now that the lobbying business, citizens need
presidential election has finally to follow some sensible rules,
been settled, a lot more than For one thing, they say, be
Christmas shopping is going on brief. No long-winded
in Austin. arguments needed. Leave that to
As Lieutenant Governor the pros Members simply don’t
credit card DEBT? Avoid1 1:ce Tacth ' P .
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finance charges. * Cut payments up to 50%. working on his transition to briefs fr0m everyone with an
check. Call 1 -800-270-9894. _________: governor, the politicking over opinion on an issue.
NEED CASH? $500.00 cash by phone. Same day who will be Perry’s replacement Secondly, be truthful in what
service. Checking account required. No credit checks. 1c J
No up-front fees. Call toll free now, 1-888-891-6669. Will gear up in earnest you do Say.
Interestingly, when the Thirdly, be pro-active rather
Texas Senate picks Perrys than re-active. But temper that
successor, that person will get all with patience. Sometimes it
the responsibilities and benefits takes several sessions to get a
that go with the job, but not the particular piece of legislation
title of lieutenant governor. \ enacted.
According to the states Finally, a super important
Constitution, whoever the Senate point: Be responsive and
elects to replace Perry will respectful to legislative staffers,
“perform the duties of lieutenant As in most organizations, the
governor,” but will not be called worker bees are the ones who
lieutenant governor. The formal really make things happen,
job title is President of the
Senate.
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If you do, you have until
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To gain funding, a proposal
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For more information on
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contact the Department of
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The pool, which covers
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