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Starr Students TSTI
Graduation Candidates
Six hundred and eleven students
of TSTI-Harlingen, including 28
from Starr County, were can-
didates for graduation in ceremo-
nies scheduled for Tuesday, Aug.
20. The cap and gown ceremonies
w.ere held in the Harlingen
Municipal Auditorium starting at 7
p:m.
This quarter's TSTI graduation
candidates come from 60 Texas
cities, including 35 within the Rio
Grande Valley. Many candidates
who completed requirements in the
spring quarter will also have the
privilege of returning to Harlingen
for these formal commencement
ceremonies if employment
circumstances allow. An additional
436 graduated in February of this
year.
All candidates* have completed
courses of study in one of 24 Texas
State Technical Institute technical
or skill development programs
ranging from six to 18 months in
length. Graduates will be awarded
associate of applied science de-
grees or certificates of completion
in this second graduation of 1985
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Rio Grande City
From Starr County, candidates
for associate of applied science
degrees are: DENTAL
LABORATORY- Rachel Alvarez,
Rio Grande City.
Candidates for certificates of
completion are:
AUTO BODY REPAIRMAN-
Martin A. Aguilera, Felix Alvarez,
Raul Barrera, Homero J. Corona,
Orlando Dimas, Rio Grande City;
Juan E. Gutierrez, Garciasville.
AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS-
Noe Guerra, Faustino Guerrero,
Rio Grande City; BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION- Javier A. Abad,
Hernan Guerra, Jr., Roma; David
Silva, Rio Grande City; BUSINESS
SKILLS (Bookkeeping)- Josefina
Sepulveda, Rio Grande City.
BUSINESS SKILLS (Bookkeep-
ing) McAllen Extension Center-
Rene Rolando Lopez. Jr., Rio
Grande City; BUSINESS SKILLS
(General Office Clerk)- Maricela
Contreras, Maria De Jesus Ortiz,
Rio Grande City.
BUSINESS SKILLS (General Of-
fice Clerk) McAllen Extension
Center- Blanca Iris Guerra, Rio
Grande City; COMBINATION
WELDING- Lucidio Garza, Jr.,
Rene E Gonzalez, Roma; Jose
Chapa, Rio Grande City.
ELECTRONICS SERVICING-
Oscar Guerra, Jr., Ernesto Lopez,
Jr., Rio Grande City; INDUSTRI-
AL OFFSET OPERATIONS (print-
ing)- Brigida Medrano, Roma;
MACHINE SHOP- Rusbel Pena,
Roma.
SURGICAL TECHNICIAN-
Elisabel Alvarez, Anna Gloria
Garza, Maricela Garza, Nilda
Sepulveda. Rio Grande City.
Duran Urges
Water
Conservation
Starr County Water District
Manager Efrain Duran said that
the need for voluntary water
conservation by Rio Grande City
citizens is more critical than ever
before in the wake of escalating
water usage and worsening
drought
Duran said that water usage is
approaching three million gallons
per day, and added, "Our plant is
just that big; it can't get the
maximum peak any more."
Duran said, "We can handle it on
a voluntary basis for the next 10 to
15 days at least." Among the
conservation measures he urges is
the watering of lawns early in the
morning or early in the evening
He says that watering during the
heat of the day is a very bad idea.
Duran said the main need,
besides conservation, is "plenty of
rains." He added, "I've contacted
some of the outlying water dis-
tricts."
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Carolina, tees off to begin the Saturday afternoon round
of the seventh annual Diaz Invitational Pro-Am
Tournament at the Fort Ringgold Golf Course in Rio
Grande City.
Commissioners Discuss
Budget Issues
Budget issues, especially alloca-
tions among the commissioners,
was the topic foremost on the
minds of the Starr County Commis-
sioners at their continuation regu-
lar meeting.
When the issue of the deficit in
the Garbage Department came up,
County Judge Bias Chapa insisted,
"I don't see how we're going to
have a deficit in the budget."
Chapa then rattled off these
figures of projections and actual
collections through June: Current
taxes Road and Bridge, $870,000
projected, $761,000 actually col-
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$105,000 projected, $86,000 col-
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projected, $297,000 actually col-
lected; current taxes General
Fund, $1,145,000 projected, $917,000
actually collected; fees of office,
$438,750 projected, $318,000 actually
collected.
Auditor Jose Guadalupe Villar-
real said, "In the total picture,
we're not going to have a deficit,"
but added that $156,000 will go to
pay taxpayers refunds due to the
1983 rollback election. Villarreal
said that old debts have been
exhausted (already spent), while
Chapa said that there's a specific
item for the rollback in the budget.
Villarreal added, "Do not expect
any more current taxes From July
on, they all will be delinquent
taxes."
Precinct Four Commissioner
Reynaldo Alaniz suggested, as he
has before, that $15,000 budgeted
for the now-closed Fronton Park in
Precinct Two Commissioner
Amando Pena's precinct, be trans-
ferred to help make up the deficit
in the Garbage Department
Villarreal suggested that the re-
maining $25,000 shortfall be divided
in the countywide category among
the three commissioners besides
Pena.
But Precinct Three Commission-
er Eloy Garza protested,
"Countywide belongs to all four
commissioners." Alaniz com-
plained that Pena has been
allocated and spent considerably
more from countywide than the
other three commissioners
Alaniz told Chapa, "You're the
budget officer. If it takes an action
of this court, I'm ready." Chapa
noted that Pena was absent from
the meeting, and insisted, "He
should be given an opportunity to
defend himself." Therefore, resolu
tion of the garbage deficit was
tabled for later, probably for a
special meeting Tuesday, Aug 20
Villarreal noted that $10,000 was
budgeted for legal services this
year, and that $17,000 has been
spent already. He also said that
expenditures for autopsies had
already exceeded the budget, for
understandable reasons. The
auditor noted that several murder
cases had required much patholog-
ical work.
Sheriff Gene Falcon said of this,
"The pathologist doing this is Dr
Ruben Santos of McAllen We need
a separate line item for autopsies
Santos is the only forensic-
pathologist in the Valley." He
added that Santos has been reluc-
tant to perform some autopsies for
the reasons noted for Villarreal
On another subject, Falcon
warned Engineer Pablo Pena. Jr ,
"According to the Governor's Of-
fice, if we do not start that jail
renovation immediately, we're go-
Rio Man Killed
In Car Mishap
A head-on collision just east of
Rio Grande City late Friday
evening claimed the life of a Rio
Grande City man
Melquiades Luera, 25, was killed
when his 1982 Ford Maroon pickup,
driving on the wrong side of U.S.
83, hit a 1981 white Ford truck
traveling westbound, driven by
Angei Ayala, also of Rio Grande
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Starr County Endures
Blistering Heat
Starr County is deeper than ever
in the throes of the heat wave (hat
is dominating Texas and the
Southwest
Temperatures of 100 degrees or
more are becoming routine The
Elder P Neie residence west of Rio
Grande City reported 101 degrees
on Saturday 103 on Sunday, 103 on
Monday, and 102 on Tuesday
Weather observer Frank An-
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ing to lose that grant."
Pena said he is ready to go out
on bids, but insisted the holdup is
due to questions raised by the
Texas Historical Commission. Pena
insisted, "That building is an
addition, it is not historic." Pena
said the Historical Commission
"passed the buck" to an EDA
representative named Markley.
who gave the green light to go out
on bids.
About this, the sheriff said, "We
need to do this. They're really
serious about cutting us off from
this grant. Let them fight it out in
Austin." Pena then noted that the
courthouse and jail renovations will
be two separate bids.
Emergency Management
Coordinator Homero Salmon came
before the commissioners to dis
cuss his status in that position,
saying he has not been com
pensated for his six years of work
in that post. He currently draws
$900 as the county's Veterans
Service Officer.
Salmon said that guidelines
handed down by Governors Mark
White and Bill Clements give the
governor authority to designate the
judge of each county to appoint an
Emergency Management
Coordinator He said the state is
requesting that his job description
be changed to Emergency Man-
agement Coordinator/Veterans
Service Officer
Salmon came before the court
requesting a $350 raise in his
monthly salary If granted, half of
his $1250 salary, $625, would go for
his work as Emergency
Coordinator. Under the plan pro-
posed by the state, $312.50, or half
of the $625, would be paid by the
state. In such a case, Salmon will
be drawing $625 a month as
Emergency Coordinator, and $625
monthly as Veterans Officer
But Chapa said that all four
commissioners should be present
and fully informed on the issue
before a decision is made When
Salmon said, "This has been
dragging on for six years," Chapa
insisted abruptly that Salmon
would have to do it his way if we
wanted the proposal passed
On the legal conflict with
Ballenger Construction, Villarreal
repeated his belief that the county
owes nothing to Ballenger, having
already paid the main contractor,
Vilo Alvarez Ballenger won its
case against the county in the
summer of 1984, but when the
county filed for a bill of review of
that judgment, District Judge
Ricardo Garcia ruled for Starr
County on July 1.
Villarreal said, "We have al-
ready paid this bill If he wants to
take us to court, let him take us to
court." The auditor's assessment
was strongly supported by Com-
missioners Alaniz and Garza
Melquiades was pronounced dead
on arrival at Starr County Memo-
rial Hospital He suffered a broken
skull, broken neck, and internal
injuries. Ayala was not injured in
the collision
The fatal accident took place at
11:35 p.m. Friday evening, 1.3
miles east of Rio Grande City on
U.S. 83.
derson said the mercury at his
residence soared to 105 degrees on
Monday, and was halfway between
104 and 105 on Tuesday On Sunday,
he said, "it was 103 for a couple of
hours, then it cooled off "
Weather forecasters predict the
heat wave will continue in full
strength until at least the early
part of next week
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1985, newspaper, August 22, 1985; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194990/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.