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Vol. 81, No. 34, Thursday September 2,1993
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Productive whitewing
hunting predicted
RGCCISD ANNOUNCES NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS---Rio Grande
City CISD Superintendent Ruben Saenz, center, is pictured welcoming new assistant
superintendents, Diana Pena, Assistant Superintendent fur Finance, and Dr. Richard
Irizarry, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. Irizarry comes to
the district from Edinburg ISD, where he served as principal of Escandon Elementary
School. He was formerly a professor at UTPA. Pena has been with the RGCCISD
for twenty-five years, most recently serving as Director of Guidance, Evaluation,
PEIMS. (RGCCISD Photo)
Irizarry, Pena take reins as
By KENNETH ROBERTS
The annual two-weekend
whitewing dove hunting season,
scheduled to open this Saturday in
eastern Starr County and the Rio
Grande Valley, is expected to bring
better results than the 1992
whitewing season.
That is the evaluation offered by
local Game Warden Horacio Vela of
the Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife. Vela declared. "The
population (of whitewing doves) in
the Valley is relatively stable, but
most experts are predicting a
relatively good season."
Vela predicted, "We'll probably
have as many hunters as last year
and possibly more hunters."
The annual whitewing hunt will
begin on Saturday, Sept. 4, with
hunting to be carried out from 12
noon to sunset on both Saturday
and Sunday. The hunting will
resume during the same hours on
Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday,
Sept. 12.
In the 1993 season, the Starr
County hunting zone will be
located south of a line extending
eastward from the intersection of
U.S. 83 and FM 755 in Rio Grande
City to the Hidalgo County line.
Vela declared, "According to the
biologists, the census of birds
should be better this year...The
population of whitewings alone in
the Valley should be around
400,000. There is an increase in
whitewings in central Texas around
Austin and San Antonio."
Vela added, "A census has been
taken of wildlife management areas.
The wildlife management areas east
of Rio Grande City seem to attract
more whitewings. There is more
land and fields in that area are
farmed more with grain."
The game warden commented,
"The La Grulla area years ago was
THE place to go for whitewings.
The whitewing management area
really started there. There are more
roads in the Grulla area which allow
for greater access. A lot of different
landowners are located within the
(hunting) area."
Vela stressed, "People always get
excited about the first hunting
weekend, Interest in the second
weekend is always determined by
how the hunting went the first
weekend."
The whitewing hunting results
are also heavily dependent on the
weather, noted Vela. He said,
"When it rains right before
whitewing season, it scatters the
birds aiouna. They don't fly as
much. When the weather is dry, the
birds tend to become far more
concentrated. When this happens,
the birds are a lot easier to hunt."
Vela noted, "The forage and seed
production was good earlier in the
year. The grain stayed in the fields
longer because the rains came right
at harvest time."
The game warden pointed out,
"The fanning of fields and leaving
(See WHITEWING, Page 4)
assistant superintendents Hospital Board honors Dr.
Ramirez with banquet
By TISSA PETERSON
The two new assistant superin-
tendents for the Rio Grande City
CISD would seem to have very lit -
® tic in common, but they do have
one very important thing in com-
mon, and that is their interest in the
success of the students of the dis-
trict.
Diana Pefia, assistant superin-
tendent for business, was raised in
Rio Grande City and has spent all
of her professional life serving in
the Rio Grande City CISD. Dr.
Richard Irizarry, assistant superin-
tendent for curriculum, was raised
in Long Island, New York, and has
studied and taught all over the
North American continent before
bringing his family to Rio Grande
City.
Mrs. Pcfia's goals as the new as-
Tejeda announces
for re-election
U.S. Congressman Frank Tejeda
chose the occasion of a noontime
reception in Rio Grande City on
Wednesday, Aug. 25 to make the
first official announcement of his
candidacy for re-election to a second
9 term.
Tejeda, a San Antonio Democrat
who represents the 28th
Congressional District in the U.S.
House, told the large crowd of
supporters at the Cattlemen's
Restaurant, "This is the first time
that I've announced for re-election.
This is Democratic country; Stan-
County heavily supported both
President Clinton and then-Senator
Krueger."
Tejeda emphasized, "I'm here; I
want to be accessible. I want to
represent the views and sentiments
of Stan County."
Tejeda informally told The Rio
Grande Herald that the two major
items of business that the Congress
will face in the coming monLhs is
the proposed health care reform
package and the North American
Free Trade Agreement
sistant superintendent for business
include "supporting the district's in-
structional goals and objectives
while providing the necessary man-
agement to successfully implement
all the business operations accord-
ing to policy and suite guidelines.
Everything we do is based on the
needs of the students."
A business education major at
the University of Houston, where
she earned her bachelor's degree,
Mrs. Pefia plans to provide the in-
ternal control necessary to stay
within the district's very lean bud-
get, encouraging all departments to
follow procedure and making the
most effective use of all personnel.
She suited that the cooperation and
understanding of all personnel will
be necessary, as all will be asked to
do their part in reducing expendi-
tures as much as possible.
Dr. Iri/any's main goal as the
new assistant superintendent for
curriculum is to improve student
achievement. "I came to improve
whatever is in place and hope to see
an increase by the end of this year
and appropriate increases in the next
(See REINS, Page 10)
Mayor, city board duties to
be discussed Thursday
By JERRY LOZANO
Freelance Writer
The duties and responsibilities of
_ a mayor and the board of aldermen
™ will be discussed at this Thursday's
meeting of the Rio Grande City
incorporation steering commiUee at
Che's Restaurant at the LaBorde
House Hotel begining at 7 p.m.
John Clary, Director of the Texas
Department of Community Affairs,
will be the guest speaker and will
be present to talk about the role of
the city's mayor and the board of
aldermen and other information
regarding city staff, Open Meetings
and Open Records laws, etc.
During a telephone interview,
Clary stressed the importance of a
good turnout to the meeting,
particularly since there is little or
no experience in municipal
government in Rio Grande City.
Although the meeting is open to
the public, he urged any and all
persons interested in filing for
Herrera to run for
RGC mayor
Arnulfo C. Henera has filed as a
candidate for Mayor of the newly
incorporated city of Rio Grande
City.
Henera is an 18-year veteran of
law enforcement, having worked for
the Brazoria County Sheriffs
Department, the Moore County
Sheriffs Department, and presently
with the Starr County Detention
Center as a Deputy Jailer.
Henera said he looks forward to
representing the health, safety and
best interests of all the citizens of
Rio Grande City through a
well-managed, efficient and well
emergency prepared municipality.
Arnulfo said, "The well-being of
all citizens, through the proper
identification of streets, is a
priority, especially when law
enforcement and emergency
personnel arc pressed for a fast,
efficient response time during
emergency calls."
Henera is manied to Alrqgi
McKce Henera of Rio Grande City,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Atanacio McKce. Any individual
willing to assist the campaign of
Arnulfo C. Herrera for mayor of
Rio Grande City may call
487-3409.
office to be there.
Having a mayor/board of
aldermen form of government is the
first step in setting up a charter
committee as a prelude to having a
home rule city with a Mayor and
City Council form of government.
The board will also be
empowered to divide the city into
wards or "places" with one
representative running from each
place.
John Clary, repersentante del
estado de Texas estara en Rio
Grande City este jueves en el
Restaurante Che's de LaBorde
House a las 7 p.m. para relatas los
dcbcrcs del futuro mayor y
micmbros del consejo municipal
que seran clectos este dos de
Noviembrc del presente.
Elcgin el consejo y mayor sera el
primer paso para cstableser estatuos
y leyes y un tipo gobicrno
municipal conocido como concilio.
Se urge que el publico en general
asista a esta reunion pero en
especial personas intcrcsadas en scr
electos cstcn presenter.
Clary estra en Rio Grande para
conscjar y dar a conoccr cualcs son
los requisitos para postularse y
cuales seran los deberes del primer
consejo municipal en esta cuidad en
varios an'os.
Dr. Mario E. Ramirez, well
known throughout the Rio Grande
Valley, Texas and the nation for his
distinguished service in the medical
profession, was honored upon his
retirement from active medical
practice with a banquet Friday night
by the Starr County Memorial
Hospital Board of Directors.
The banquet, held Friday night at
the K.C. Hail in Rio Grande City,
featured present and former
members of the Hospital Board and
several officials of the University of
Texas System. Ramirez has been a
member of the University of Texas
System Board of Regents since
February 1989.
Guest speakers were introduced
by U.S. District Judge Ricardo
Hinojosa, a native of Rio Grande
City. The welcome was given by
Hospital Administrator Thalia
Munoz, and Rev. Roy Snipes,
former pastor of Our Lady of
Refuge Catholic Church in Roma,
gave the invocation.
Munoz later told The Rio Grande
Herald, "The turnout was very
outstanding."
The evening was highlighted
when Noel Benavides, Chairman of
the Hospital Board, presented a
special plaque to Dr. Ramirez
commending him for his many
outstanding achievements in the
medical profession throughout the
years.
The, featured guest speakers were
Dr. Raymond Mussett, Chief of
Staff at Starr County Memorial
Hospital; Dr. Roberto Gonzalez,
member of the medical staf f at Stan
County Memorial Hospital; Dr.
William Cunningham, Chancellor
of the University of Texas System;
and Mr. Roberto L. Ramirez,
attorney.
Dr. Mussett told The Herald,
"The ceremony went very well. A
number of important people were
present. I noted that he was very
instrumental, through his
encouragement and support, in my
staying in Roma. He always
extended his hand to encourage me."
Mussett emphasized, "He is a
man of great moral conviction. He
always taught me to be gready
appreciative of and thankful to
those who provided help along the
way."
Mussett concluded, "Despite his
many honors and high positions, he
was always approachable. He
always greeted you with a
handshake and a smile. He treated
his patients with the utmost respect
and courtesy, which is the way he
dealt with everyone."
Effective Sept. 1, Dr. Ramirez
will be the Associate Medical
Director for the Rio Grande Valley
for Blue Cross-Blue Shield of
Texas. His new office will be
located in McAllen. He and his wife
will be moving to McAllen in
(See RAMIREZ, Page 2)
Mathis, Benavidez
named trustees
Pearl Austin Mathis, publisher
and owner of The Rio Grande
Herald, and Starr County
schoolteacher Manuel Benavidez,
Jr., are included among a list of
seven early appointments to the
South Texas Community College
Board of Trustees.
Benavidez, a native of La Grulla,
is a teacher in the Rio Grande City
CISD.
Mathis has been publisher of
both the Edinburg Daily Review
and the Rio Grande Herald since
July 1991. Her husband, James V.
Mathis, was publisher and owner of
the Rio Grande Herald from 1967
until his death on June 28, 1991.
According to the Aug. 25 edition
of the Edinburg Daily Review, "the
appointment of the first board of
trustees for the newly created
community college docs not require
Texas Senate confirmation because
they are regional and temporary.
"Under Senate Bill 251, a bill
sponsored by Brownsville Senator
Eddie Lucio, die seven trustees will
serve until Aug. 31, 2000 or until
(See TRUSTEES, Page 10)
ROQUE GUERRA JR. ELFMENTARY NEARS COMPLETION—As finishing
touches are being put on the new Roque Guerra Jr. Elementary school building of the
Rio Grande City CISD, Tommy King, representative, and Jesse Bustos, architect,
for Wilson Construction met with R. J. Garza, RGCCISD Administrative Assistant
for Operations, and Arturo Garza, principal at Roque Guerra Jr. Elementary. The
beautiful tile work done on the interior walls may he seen behind them.
(RGCCISD Photo)
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