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Rio Gram® Herald
weekly In Rio Grande City, Texas every Thursday by The Rio Grande Publishing Co.
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Vol. 81, No. 35, Thursday, July 21,1994
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Salaries up for review
by school board tonight
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Professional and paraprofessional
salaries will be discussed by Rio
Grande city school trustees when
the board meets at 7 p.m. at the
Multipurpose Center.
The board meeting is open to the
public.
The salary item is listed on the
posted agenda as "Consider and take
possible action on salary
increments for personnel for 1994-
95.
Discussion of salaries follows a
work session held at noon Thursday
for the school board to review the
salary study.
Other scheduled items the board
will consider is to receive the
architect's progress report on the
construction plans for the additions
to Grulla Middle School. The board
will also consider taking action on
the architect's progress report on
the addition for Grulla Elementary.
Additionally, the board will also
consider extending the property tax
appeal contract it has with CaJame,
Linebarger, Graham and Pena.
Calame Linebarger representatives
will deliver a report on property tax
appeals for 1991, 1992, 1993 and a
tax collection report for the 993-94
collection period.
Behind closed doors the board is
scheduled to hears complaints
See SALARIES, page 8
State committee to put on
show for Valley businesses
Boy Scout Troop 73
Members of Boy Scout Troop 73 attending Camp Perry arc (back, left to right) Encarnacion Garcia, Carlos
Garcia, Angel Ortiz, J. Garcia, Rudy Gonzalez and Abraham Gonzalez; and (front, 1-r) Fidel Garcia, David
Ibarra and Raudel Rodriguez.
Boy Scout Troop 73 testing skills
On Sunday, July 17, 1194, 123
Diaz Avenue was the scene of
members of Boy Scout Troop 93
from Rio Grande City, Texas,
packing and leaving for a week at
Camp Perry located near Rio
Hondo, Texas.
The week will be filled with
jiy acuvities which will include
working on rank" merit badges,
learning skills such as lashing.
First Aid, knots, map <& compass
reading; swimming, rappeling,
canoeing and other planned items.
The scouts attending the week of
July 17-23 are: Fide! Garcia, Carlos
M. Garcia, David Ibarra, Angel
Ortiz, Raudel Rodriguez, and J.
Garcia. Adults are: Committeeman
Encarnacion Garcia who is acting
Scoutmaster due to the fact that
Scoutmaster Gebhart has company
from Educador, Assistant
Scoutmaster Rudy Gonzalez and
Abraham Gonzalez.
When the boys return there will
be a Court of Honor for the Troop
on Tuesday night, July 26.
Special to The Herald
There will be a public hearing of
the Joint Select Committee on
Historically Underutilized
Businesses (HUBs) at the
Multipurpose Center on the campus
of Rio Grande City High School
Friday at 10 a.m..
The Select Committee is holding
hearings around the state as part of
its effort to monitor the progress of
state agencies toward increasing
their purchases of goods and
services from minority and women-
owned businesses and to formulate
recommendations for legislative
action and other remedies that will
assist agencies in meeting and
exceeding the state's purchasing
goals.
The state's General Services
Commission will have an
information booth that will provide
details on how to become a certified
HUB vendor with the state and to
answer questions from Valley
business owners.
Debbie Kastrin, executive director
of the Texas Department of
Commerce will offer remarks on
increasing HUB opportunities for
doing business with Mexico under
the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) and other
issues relating to HUB economic
development
Miguel Rubiano Reyna, secretary
for Economic Development,
Commerce and Tourism for the
Mexican State of Tamaulipas, will
talk about NAFTA and the role
HUBs can play to increase
commerce between Texas and
Tamaulipas.
Bill Burnett, executive director of
the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT), will
discuss TxDOT's HUB procurement
program and comment on HUB
participation on highway projects
along the border and across the
state.
Bienvenida for
Father Eddi Villa
re-set to July 27
The Bienvenida planned
for Father Eddie Villa on
July 20 has been moved to
Wednesday , July 27 at 7
p.m. at the KC Hall.
The event was resched-
uled due to the the funeral
of Bishop Enrique San
( Pedro.
Transportation officials lay out highway project plans
By KENNETH ROBERTS
At their continued regular
meeting Friday, the County
Commissioners heard a detailed
report from the Texas Department
of Transportation on the status and
timetable of numerous highway
construction projects within Stan-
County.
Bey Badiozzamani, Department of
Transportation Assistant District
Engineer in the Pharr office, told
the court, "A federal bill that has
been passed has placed limitations Commission
on projects and how they can be
funded." Projects at the current time
basically can be narrowed down to
one of three categories, he said.
The first category, he indicated, is
Farm to-Market and other road
projects that can be basically funded
at the local level. The second
category is national highway
system projects that compete at the
statewide level for funding. The
third category is discretionary
funding by the Texas Highway
Badiozzamani said, "The local
highway district has put together a
highway selection criteria,
including if there are connections
with an international bridge or f
schools or developments are
coming up. Such criteria are given
numerical weights."
The engineer indicated, "FM 649
has been funded all the way to the
county line over a three-year period.
FM 755 is also on the list. U.S. 83
competes at the statewide level.
There are no problems v ith funding
U.S. 83 through Stair County."
Badiozzamani said, "The one- way
street system in Roma was not
selected by Austin for our three-year
transportation improvement
program. We will come back and
revisit that project next year. We're
not ready to let that project (out for
bids) anyway, so we can continue
to do legwork."
Precinct Two Commissioner
Amando Pena said, "I think this
Roma project is more than an
emergency." Badiozamrnani replied.
"I agree with you."
Area Resident Engineer Mario
Jorge said, "Mr. Hector Gonzalez is
working full-time on Stan County
projects. Section 3-A of U.S. 83 is
already under construction. This one
and one-half mile stretch should be
completed in the next eight to 10
months."
Jorge continued, "For the
one-mile section east of there, we're
working on right-of-ways and we
anticipate letting out for bids in
December." About the La Puerta
section, Jorge said, "We're working
on schematics. We're anticipating
letting by October 1995."
He indicated that the Alto Bonho
section will involve a grade
separation and will be the most
difficult aspect of the entire project
Jorge said, "We will probably
depress U.S. 83 and have it go
under FM 2360. There will be a
public meeting in the area late this
year."
Later in the meeting, Richard
See PLANS, pjge 8
County approves variance study
At their continued regular
meeting Friday, the County
Commissioners approved a motion
keeping the county's subdivision
regulations as they are for
subdivisions constructed after June
20, 1988, but authorizing the study
of variances for developments built
prior to the adoption of the
regulations.
The approval of the motion came
after some discussion at Friday's
meeting, which took place after a
workshop on the subdivision
regulations issue Thursday
afternoon.
County Judge J.M. Martinez, Jr.,
said, "We have held a workshop on
the subdivision regulations." He
asked the commissioners for their
ideas on how the county should
proceed.
Precinct Four Commissioner
Reynaldo "Moreno" Alaniz
commented, "We have gone a long
way with the regulations in place
and I think they should continue.
The taxpayers would be the
ultimate losers otherwise."
Judge Martinez said, "I'm
thinking about the ones that have
been in existence for many years."
Alaniz responded, "I'm in agreement
with that about the old
subdivisions."
Precinct Three Commissioner
Eloy Garza contended, "We should
keep the regulations we have in
place, but have variances for the
ones (that existed) before June
1988."
Martinez emphasized, "We ne«d
to act today. We can keep
regulations as they are for
subdivisions built after June 20,
1988 and study the idea of variances
for the subdivisions (built) before
that."
Precinct Two Commissioner
Amando Pena suggested, "We
shouldn't be hasty. We'll just
confuse and duplicate things and
this could cause a lawsuit."
Martinez indicated, "We have a
hearing before the District
Judge...We'll need to name the
colonias one by one (in the study)."
Alaniz moved that the regulations
remain as they are for subdivisions
built alter June 20, 1988 (the date
the regulations were approved), but
that the court study the possibility
of variances for subdivisions built
before the regulations were
approved on that date in 1988. The
motion passed without dissent.
In response to a question about
platting of subdivisions, Martinez
said, "Eventually, they will have to
be platted, but there are grants to
help with platting."
On the matter of possibilities for
refurbishing the old Roma
suspension bridge through a
Department of Transportion
enhancement grant, Federal
Program Coordinator Elisa Barrera
S« COUiViY, pajp
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Renovation completed on Grulla chapel
Completion of the renovation of
the 102-year-old San Roque Chapel
at La Grulla was celebrated by
parishioners from its offspring,
Holy Family Church, and the
descendants of the founder, Juan
Longoria, on July 3, 1994 at 6:30
p.m.
About 100 people gathered at the
church where Father Lee DaCosta,
Diocesan priest with a great love of
history, welcomed everyone,
especially the Juan Longoria
descendants present from Mission,
McAllen, and Rio Hondo and
Chicago, Illinois.
The wooden San Roque statue
was then taken in procession three
blocks to its original site in the
renovated chapel.
Fr. DaCosta read a brief history
of Grulla from a scrapbook
compiled by Celia Garcia, Lay
Oblate, one of the organizers, and a
Juan Longoria descendant. La
Grulla (Spanish word for crane) in
Starr County was part of the
Calvary of Christ route visited by
the Oblate priests starting in 1853.
"Iglcsia dc San Roque" had been
inaugurated Oct 4, 1892. On that
day Petra Garcia and Angelita Farias
had been the first to be baptized in
the new building.
Later, Simon Alaniz and Gregoria
Gonzales were the t irst couple to be
married. It wa3 in use until 1952
when the larger Holy Family
Church was constructed.
Father Lee then blessed the statue
and led the people in prayer.
Renovation Chairperson Hilda
Vela, native of Grulla, and Juan
Longoria great-granddaughter, was
given the keys to the chapcl by Fr.
DaCosta.
Luis and Sylvia Codina were
introduced as a couple married at the
chapcl July 3, 1942; they were
cclebratr
annivers
couple.
Mrs. Codina, one of the founder's
great-granddaughters, recounted how
the girl carrying the "arras" -coins
exchanged at Mexican weddings-
had dropped them, scattering them
all over the floor.
Local historian and another Juan
Longorie great-granddaughter,
Josefina Vera, relates how Juan
committed to building the church
when his son, Eugenio, didn't
return from a trip. He deeded the
!anJ to Bishop Verdaguer The
fillies of the young man and his
rick
Poster winners
John and Olive Hinojosa Elementary students participates in a 3-D poster
contest for the Drug Education Program before the end of school. Pictured
left to right are Marcos Martinez, Dr. Elva Treviflo and Gilbert Reyes The
students at John and Olive Hinojosa have been involved in activities that
provide awareness, prevention and intervention on drugs.
Roma to get BealFs store
<r
Bealls believes in Roma! "That's
why we're building a beautiful new
store just for you in Riverview
Plaza, 1004 East Highway 83.
Warm, sophisticated colors,
drawing you into exciting
departments filled with the latest
fashions. We're doing it just for
you - to make every trip to Bealls
a pleasani and enjoyable
experience," said Rene Escobedo,
store manager.
Escobedo said, "We're working
now to bring you this exciung new
shopping experience. And it will be
ready for you Thursday, Aug. 4."
Escobedo emphasized, "Roma is
our kind of hometown. It's a
friendly, family-oriented
community, and we're making the
commitment to give our customers
the nicest shopping environment
and best service imaginable. This
new store really gives Roma the
fashion excitement it deserves."
Escobedo said, "Mark youi
calendars for Thursday, Aug. 4
through Sunday, Aug. 7 for the
grand opening of Bealls in
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