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Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, August 31, 2005
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BARGAIN
ADVERTISING
FOR SALE
PRIME OFFICE LOCATION FOR
RENT — 302 Third Street in heart of
Downtown Mercedes. Call 565-4342.
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE
FOR SALE -3/1/CP-frame home on
two lots. Living room, dining area
and storage room. Century 21
Johnston Co. 956/425-3333. David
Martinez 956/778-5277 agent.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT --
TownSquare Complex, 310 N. Ohio:
For information, call Robert T.
Elizondo at 565-4691.
CITATION/PUBLICATION -
DIVORCE (CHILDREN)
THE STATE OFTEXAS
lOUSE FOR SALE - Three bed-
oom, two bath home on Mile One
Cast, north of Expressway. Fenced lot
vith brick barbecue pit. Storage
oom, irrigated yard. Call 536-7287.
NEW APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
187 East Liberty, Mercedes
Call 847-951-1551
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TO: JUAN PABLO RAMIREZ
AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON-
CERN, RESPONDENT(S),
GREETINGS:
OWN ABEACH BUGGY!
1966 Volkswagen Super Beetle. Ex-
cellent condition. High performance
four-speed engine. Underbody illumi-
nation, nice wheels, new tires, new
brakes. Call Andrew at 463-0603.
FOR SALE OR RENT - Three bed-
room, one bath home. $55,000 or call
for rental arrangements. 903-785-
1482.
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FOR SALE OR RENT - 8 acres ideal
for trailer park, farming, pasture,
etc. For mor information, please call
(956) 472-2044 Lino, home 514-
9281.
TWO CEMETERY PLOTS at High-
land Memorial Park for sale. Call
565-3737 or 463-1465.
BUSINESS
SERVICES
STORAGE UNITS
10x10, 10x15, 10x20, 10x30
Fifth and Capisalio
MERCEDES STORAGE
565-2506
FOR SALE - 1995 Ford Aerostar
van. Good condition, good motor. Air
conditioning, new tires. Asking
$1200. Call Jaime or Mary at 565-
3291 after 5 p.m.
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CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES
FOR SALE
Seven weeks old. Call after 5:30 p.m.,
565-9462.
NICE HOME FOR SALE in
Mercedes.? Brick, three bedroom,
one bath. Privacy fence, garage. Near
schools on East Seventh Street.
$55,000 or best offer. Call after 6
p.m.: 903-784-2020 or 903-249-
0962 anytime.
LORD AND MEJIA
Appliance Sales and Repair
No service charge if we perform
repairs.
Call 565-1415
West Business 83.
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RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR SALE -
One-half acre residential lot in Boyd
CEMETERY LOTS - Two lots in
Mercedes Catholic Cemetery. Call
565-1619 anytime.
Dogs
was Style
Call for appointment
797-3040
108 S. East St* La Feria, TX.
YOU ARE HEREBY COM-
MANDED to appear and answer be-
fore the Honorable District County
Court at Law #2, Hidalgo County,
Texas, at the Courthouse of said
County in Edinburg, Texas at or be-
fore 10 o’clock a.m. of the Monday
next after the expiration of 20 days
from the date of service of this cita-
tion, then and there to answer the
petition of VERONICA ROCHA,
Petitioner, filed in said Court on
the 1st day of JUNE, 2005, against
JUAN PABLO RAMIREZ,
Respondent(s), and said suit being
number F-2454-05-2 on the docket
of said Court, and entitled "In The
Matter of the Marriage of
VERONICA ROCHA and JUAN
PABLO RAMIREZ and the Interest
ISCELLANEOL
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LORENZANA
REAL ESTATE
COMPANY
956-565-4991
Subdivision #2 (on Mile 1 % East,
between Expressway and Business 1987 CHEVROLET CAMARO FOR
83). Corner lot on cul-de-sac street. SALE - 8 cyl., 305 engine. Passen-
$17,500 OBO. Call 975-5116. ger side damaged, but it still runs.
tfp-22 $650. See on the side of 333 South
FREE Flea & Tick Dip
W/Reg. Price Grooming
NEW LISTING - Lorenzana
Subdivision. City Utilities -
$10,500.00 OWNER FINANC-
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DOWN, 10% INTEREST FOR
FIVE YEARS!
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3 Bedroom, 1 Bath.
on Two City
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565-4991 or 381-9416
Fax: 956-318-3234
NICE HOUSE FOR SALE BY
OWNER - Beautiful yard. Close to
schools and downtown. Recently re-
modeled with new roof. 4 BR, 1 Bath.
Living room, dining area, separate
laundry room, storage shed. CA/CH,
garage. $57,900 negotiable. Call
565-1823 or 565-6951.
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FOR SALE - Pure bred Miniature
Schnauzer. Call 565-0743.
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PLANTS FOR SALE - Hibiscus,
Cannas, Geranium and lots more.
Open every day, 816 South Virginia.
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FOR SALE - Large house with one
bedroom apartment. $55,000. Ford
Taurus, $3,500. Call Linda
Rodriguez at 565-9401
WILL DO HOUSE CLEANING in
Mercedes area. Afternoons or eve-
nings. Weekly or bi-monthly. Have
references. Call Ann between 7 p.m.
and 8 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday or
Thursday at 956/373-8290.
Cuido ninos
0-10 anos de edad.
I take care of
children in my home.
7 p.m. to 5 p.m.
797-3420
LaFeria
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FOR SALE - Men’s TAGHeuer S/EI
Sports/Elegance Divers Watch), a
0‘s model timepiece in immaculate
hape for $535 dollars firm. Tremen-
lous bargain. Call 565-3774
IT’S TIME FOR
AN AIR CONDITIONING
TUNE-UP!
Just call us for A/C, refrigeration
or heating maintenance or repairs.
We’re highly experienced and
competitively priced!
Call Joe at 739-1811.
ACREAGE WANTED -Land or va-
cant buildings. Will rent to buy, con-
tract or trade for rental property.
Strong buyer. 1-10 acres. Call 472-
0110.
FOR RENT
FURNISHED APARTMENT FOR
RENT - Clean, private, air condi-
tioned, furnished efficiency. Nice
neighborhood. Gas and water paid.
1201 S. Vermont. Call anytime, 565-
1259.
SMALL ENGINE AND
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
Lawn mowers, riding lawn mowers,
Weed Eaters, chainsaws, etc.
Minor automotive repairs. D
565-0548 or 536-0063
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FOR RENT - Home in Heidelberg, at
1967 Linden Grove. Two bedroom,
one bath. Fenced yard, carport. $350
monthly plus $250 deposit. Call 447-
8039 after 6 p.m.
CARPENTRY, HOME REPAIRS,
ODD JOBS.
We’ve done it or we’ll figure it out.
Leave message for Marcos, Fernie
or Eloy at 565-2425, business
hours on weekdays.
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Please call Gilbert at 565-9487
Or Ronnie at 376-0068.
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HIGHLIGHTS
By Ed Sterling
NOTICES
of BRENDA GISELLE GARCIA/ A
JUAN FRANCISCO GARCIA, JR.,
Child(ren). The nature of which suit :
is a request to the Court that he grant
a divorce and such other relief re-
quested in the Petition. Said
child(ren) was/were born on/in: May
5, 2003; December 31, 2004.
The Court has authority in this suit
to enter any judgment or decree dis-
solving the marriage and providing
for the division of property which will
be binding on you.
ISSUED AND GIVEN under my
hand and the seal of said Court at
Edinburg, Texas, this 24th day of Au-
gust, 2005.
Omar Guerrero
Clerk, District Court
Hidalgo County, Texas
IRMA ROCHA
DEPUTY CLERK
A True Copy I Certify
Guadalupe “Lupe” Trevino
Sheriff, Hidalgo County
By David Rodriguez #1082
Deputy
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to spend a minimum of 65 per- ed the money to the general
cent of their budget on classroom fund,” explained Terry Hadley of
instruction. the Public Utilities Commission.
TEA chief Shirley Neeley Language that killed the pro-
appointed a task force of educa- gram was embedded in House
tors to decipher what items are Bill 1, the general appropriations
included under the heading of bill, which passed in July during
“classroom instruction.” The task the Legislature’s first special ses-
force is scheduled to meet Sept. sion.
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AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry 7.
sidestepped a steaming heap of Big Bend land deal falls through
inaction left by the Legislature Texas Parks and Wildlife
after two special sessions he Commission last week moved
called to reform the state’s prop- toward the sale of 46,200 acres of
erty tax and school finance sys- 300,000-acre Big Bend Ranch
tems. State Park to Houston developer
On Aug. 25, a week after the John Pointdexter.
second special session ended, On Aug. 25, the commission
Perry announced his intention to rejected Pointdexter’s offer, cit-
use executive budget authority to ing the lack of guarantees of
provide $295 million for public improved public access and a
school textbooks and to pay fora suitable conservation plan.
number of other projects and A day earlier, it appeared the
obligations awaiting state fund- sale would go uninhibited by
ing. public scrutiny when the com-
A few of those are: mission met without notice and
• $200 million to nursing behind closed doors.
homes; But it was noticed. Alarmed at
• $76 million to trauma cen- the news, hikers, ranchers,
ters; Audubon Society members and
• $38.5 million to the Texas the Siena Club bombarded the
Tech medical school in El Paso; agency with phone calls and e-
and mails in opposition to the sale.
• $10 million to the Irma Ran- Situated in eastern Presidio
gel School of Pharmacy at Texas County, the land is home to an
A&M - Kingsville. array of Chihuahuan desert plants
These and Perry’s other pro- and wildlife, natural springs,
posed expenditures must be trails and archeological sites,
approved by the 10-member Leg- Lite Up Texas snuffed out
islative Budget Board. The Low Income Telephone
Perry names new justice
Gov. Perry on Aug. 24 named
Don R. Willett to fill a vacancy
on the Texas Supreme Court;
The position opened when
President George W. Bush
appointed Justice Priscilla Owen
to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals in New Orleans.
Willett, a 39-year-old Kauf-
man County native, had been
serving as chief counsel to Texas
Attorney General Greg Abbott.
He earlier served as assistant
deputy attorney general of the
United States.
Democrat joins governors race
Former congressman and
broadcaster Chris Bell of Hous-
ton has announced his candidacy
for governor.
Bell said he looks forward to
taking on Perry or Strayhorn,
whoever wins the March 2006
GOP primary.
Of course, Hill Country dark
horse Kinky Friedman, a free-
spirited independent, could sur-
prise the big-party standard-bear-
ers with his growing appeal.
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