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STUNNING SWIMWEAR Former Del Rioan designs posh poolside fashion

BEHIND THE WHEEL ‘63 Chevy Impala is a summer spectacle

LEARN ABOUT LUPITA Meet the Casa’s charismatic director

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AUGUST CALENDAR Stay busy this month at these fun, family-friendly events.

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POP UP BEER GARDEN

GRILL AND CHILL CAR AND TRUCK SHOW

Del Rio Community Garden 210 Jones St. 7 p.m. to midnight.

Have a beer or two for a good cause.

All proceeds benefit the Del Rio Parks Foundation.

4, 5, 11, 12, 19 UPSTAGERS: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Paul Poag Theater 8 p.m.

The always entertaining local theater group performs Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, based on the 1988 film.

San Felipe Lions Park Noon to 7 p.m.

Check out Del Rio’s best vehicles and enjoy fresh grilled eats.

Free to public, $20 to register your vehicle.

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FROM THE EDITOR

HAPPY PLACE PUBLISHER Sandra Castillo EDITOR Karen Gleason CREATIVE DIRECTOR Megan Tackett WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS Karen Gleason Megan Tackett Brian Argabright Bonita Santillan Special Contributor: Harold Becker - 4th Leaf Photography ADVERTISING Ashley Lopez Adriana Fuentes Albert Treviño EDITORIAL karen.gleason@delrionewsherald.com 830-775-1551, Ext. 300 ADVERTISING sandra.castillo@delrionewsherald.com 830-775-1551, Ext. 250 STORY IDEAS karen.gleason@delrionewsherald.com

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ormer Mayor Dora Alcalá often referred to the San Felipe Creek as “the crown jewel of Del Rio,” and it is all that and then some.

The San Felipe Creek is so much more than a pretty bauble.

It is the lifeblood that flows through the heart of Del Rio, a clear running stream that along with its source, the San Felipe Springs, is the very reason for Del Rio’s existence.

Archeological evidence uncovered along the upper reaches of the creek shows that human beings have been drawn to the creek and its environs for thousands of years. The fresh, clean water, surrounded by lush fields of grass and wildflowers and shaded by towering cottonwoods and pecans must have been just as irresistible in those days as they are today.

It truly is an oasis in the desert.

For many Del Rioans, young and old alike, no summer is complete without a visit to the creek, perhaps a cookout, a walk along its banks, then a dip in its bracing water.

This month, we celebrate Del Rio’s “agua de vida,” the water of life, in words and pictures.

In this issue, we present the first aerial photos we’ve ever published of the creek, showing some of the most popular public areas from a bird’s eye view. I want to thank my old friend, Constable Pct. 2 Barry West, for taking these photos with his Yuneec Q500 quadcopter.

We also introduce you to former Del Rioan Karina Copado, who is glitzing up some heavenly bodies with her fabulous line of luxury swimwear, and to the equally fabulous Sonia Luna, a fixture in the Val Verde County Attorney’s Office. We also talk to our cover model, Madaelyn Zaragoza, who is poised to make her own dreams happen.

And yes, it’s our swimsuit issue.

Enjoy!

Karen Gleason Grande Editor

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CALENDAR Make room on your day planner for these exciting local events.

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ON THE COVER

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These delicious berries aren’t just for muffins anymore.

This 1963 Chevrolet Impala named Casper is hauntingly immaculate.

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BLUEBERRY COOKIES

Madaelyn Zaragoza is looking ahead to her senior year.

KARINA COPADO

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Del Rio native’s luxury swimwear stuns in Southern California

CLOSET CONFIDENTIAL Take a peek at County Attorney Executive Assistant Sonia Luna’s extensive wardrobe.

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20 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW

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Get to know Del Rio native and Casa de la Cultura’s Director Lupita De La Paz.

Garnish your summer with these hot weather must haves.

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GRANDE PICKS

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SUMMER SIP Learn how to make a Mint Julep like a seasoned bartender.

BEHIND THE WHEEL

SPLASH INTO FASHION These simple, sassy swimsuits are essential for summer.

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SAN FELIPE CREEK Visit the picturesque lifeblood that pulses through Del Rio’s veins: The San Felipe Creek

CREATIVE KIDS

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Del Rio children get colorful at Casa’s Summer Art Camp.

See how Del Rioans are spending their summers.

FACES OF DEL RIO

ON THE COVER: Madaelyn Zaragoza splashes in the cool water of the San Felipe Creek as it runs past Del Rio Rotary Park in south Del Rio on a hot summer afternoon. The creek is fed by the San Felipe Springs, one of the largest artesian springs in Texas and the source of drinking water for the city and Laughlin Air Force Base. Photo by Karen Gleason

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on the cover MADAELYN ZARAGOZA

Story by KAREN GLEASON

Contributed photos by Madaelyn Zaragoza Madaelyn Zaragoza, the 17-year-old daughter of Angela and Robert Zaragoza, has been working all summer as a city lifeguard. Here, she takes advantage of a break for a quick dip in the city’s Moore Park Pool.

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Our August cover model, Madaelyn Zaragoza, is poised to make her big dreams come true.

Madaelyn is the 17-year-old daughter of Angela and Robert Zaragoza. She has two brothers, Robbie, 13; and Luke, 4. Next month, she will begin her senior year at Del Rio High School, and it’s a year she’s looking forward to.

“I’m excited to be starting new things. I want to go to college,” she said. “I want to focus on school in my senior year, but there’s going to be a lot of stuff to do: last football game, last basketball game, senior walks, prom, all the major things.”

Over the summer, Madaelyn has kept busy as a lifeguard for the City of Del Rio, working at both the Buena Vista and the Moore Park swimming pools.

“They move me back and forth wherever they need me. I had to go through a weekend-long certification with the American Red Cross,” she said.

With a laugh, Madaelyn said being a lifeguard is a job that requires a lot of patience.

“But I really love my job. I honestly wouldn’t want to do another job in Del Rio,” she said.

She is also participates in powerlifting and says she enjoys working out. She began powerlifting two years ago and has also been a cheerleader and played tennis.

“I try to work out every day. It’s important to me to be in shape.

I used to never care about it, but I wanted to start a sport, and I guess I found what I needed to do,” she said.

Madaelyn said after graduating from Del Rio High School next year she hopes to attend Texas State University, the University of Texas at San Antonio or Sam Houston State University.

And although she said she doesn’t have an exact career path in mind, “I know I want to do something in law.”

“But I also think about joining the Air Force or the Navy,” she said.

Asked why she was considering careers in law enforcement or the military, she said, “I guess it’s because of my dad, growing up and seeing everything he did. I’ve always liked it more than other things. I’ve also thought about becoming a U.S. marshal,” Madaelyn said.

Madaelyn competed in the Miss Del Rio Pageant in 2016, confiding that although it was “very difficult,” she believes the relentless practices and participation in the pageant boosted her confidence and ability to work in the public eye.

“The accomplishment of doing it is just something a lot of people will never have,” she said.

Madaelyn said she also loves to travel.

So what’s her favorite downtime activity?

“I’d have to say sleep. Sometimes I go out, but I’d really rather be home,” she said. •

Contributed photo by Angela Zaragoza Sometimes, it takes a village to do a photo shoot. Working on Madaelyn Zaragoza’s cover photo for this month’s issue are, from left, Grande Creative Director Megan Tackett and her canine buddy Harry, photo assistant Larry Pope, Grande Editor Karen Gleason and Madaelyn, far right. Accompanying Madaelyn to the shoot were her parents, Angela and Robert Zaragoza.

Madaelyn Zaragoza pauses for a hug in Kraków, Poland, during a St. Joseph’s Church retreat she attended in 2016. The retreat, which lasted nearly a month, included visits to Poland, Croatia, Bosnia, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Madaelyn Zaragoza works out at The Edge Gym. Zaragoza said she also powerlifts and says she tries to exercise every day.

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In her free time, Sonia enjoys baking for her mother and spending quality time with her brother, three sisters, five nieces and four nephews.

CLOSET CONFIDENTIAL Story and photos by MEGAN TACKETT

Sonia Luna Editor’s note: Sonia Luna wears her heart on her sleeve, and every day her sleeve is a different color. She consciously fills her closet with a full spectrum of colors and textures. From yellow to teal and pearls to lace, she owns it all. She even asked her brother to custom construct a 10-drawer dresser to hold all her jewelry, each drawer sparkling like a tiny treasure chest. Sonia is an open book and lives by an open-closet door policy.

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I love the bling. It’s just so pretty. The bigger, the better, the more sparkly, the prettier. That’s what catches my eye.

Fashion Philosophy: I think the way I dress shows respect for the judge and the courtroom. Part of my job, every day, is showing respect.

Favorite Designers:

Use of Color: I don’t wear a lot of black. I don’t wear a lot of dark colors. Everything is bright.

Yellow pink and orange. That’s just me.

That’s my personality. People already know if they’re going to see me, I’m going to be wearing something bright and something colorful.

brand. I’m not stuck on a brand. It’s just

Fashion Icons: Jackie Kennedy. I like her style and I think she was so elegant. She was always appropriately dressed. Always very decent. But I never like to copy anyone’s style.

t-shirt but of course I never go out like

Spend and Splurge: My bargain shopping of course is Ross and Marshalls. I try not to pay regular prices on anything because I have so much. I tend to save on clothes and spend on shoes and purses.

I have a lot of Michael Kors and Calvin Klein. I have Tori, I have Louis. But if you go to my closet you don’t see a lot of one whatever I find that’s pretty that’s what I wear.

Faux Pas I would never do yoga pants in public or something like that. On my home days I have lounge dresses and shorts and that. Even if I go to Walmart I try to look decent and do my makeup and hair all the time.

Custom style I know how to sew very little but I know how to hem. Everything I get- if it’s a long sleeve I cut the sleeves off or I’ll add lace.

I always customize. Even my t-shirts. I add pearls or do something to make it look me.

I definitely have over 50 pairs of shoes. I get them from all over, some are Michael Kors, some are JCPenney.

Sonia Luna began working at the County Attorney’s office after graduating from Del Rio High School in 1987.

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I have so many Ray Bans aviators. I like to collect all the different colors. But every once in a while I go back to the basic black.

I bring my Louis out every once in a while.

Whenever we go out to dinner or out to Austin.

The craziest thing I’ve seen since working for the County Attorney’s office is when someone tried to steal a VCR from the courtroom.

This ring was special to my mom, my dad gave it to her. It has all of her children’s birthstones. It’s very special to me.

I have a jewelry woman who goes out and finds many of my pieces. Most of them are costume and I really don’t pay attention to the price.

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“People already know if they’re going to see me, I’m going to be wearing something bright and something colorful.”

I love the bling, the gold. I wear my Tori Burch shoes whenever. I guess it was the “in” thing a while ago. I started investing in them and then I wanted this pair and that pair. And that’s how my collection started.

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Summer Sip

MINT JULEP Story by MEGAN TACKETT: photos by MEGAN TACKETT and KAREN GLEASON

Ahhh, the Mint Julep. This refreshing cocktail is often forgotten in the shadow of its cousin cocktail, the Mojito. But with a pinch of subtle sweetness and the refreshing infusion of mint, this classic southern cocktail is the perfect way to enjoy your favorite whiskey while enjoying the Texas sun from the comfort of your shaded patio.

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What you’ll need: One highball glass (a glass that holds 8 to 12 ounces) Two ounces of whiskey, preferably local One sugar cube or one teaspoon of sugar One mint sprig A muddler (optional) Method: 1. Place sugar, water and three mint leaves from the bottom of the sprig into the highball glass.

2. Gently muddle mint, sugar and water together. If you do not own a muddler, slap mint between your hands to release the aromas and use spoon to mix ingredients together.

3. Add two ounces of whiskey and fill the glass halfway with crushed ice. Stir for one minute until sugar dissolves into whiskey and glass becomes frosty.

4. Top off glass with additional crushed ice, garnish with remainder of mint sprig, inhale, exhale and enjoy.

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Blueberry Oatmeal Cookie Story and photos by BONITA SANTILLAN

One of the biggest disappointments in life is biting into an oatmeal raisin cookie thinking the raisins are chocolate chips — I think we can all agree with that. Don’t get me wrong. I love oatmeal cookies … just as long as there are no raisins in it.

But there was something about a blueberry oatmeal cookie that just sounded good. Maybe my love for blueberry muffins or a warm bowl of oatmeal with a side of blueberries is what triggered the idea.

When I was younger, the smell of freshly baked blueberry muffins filling the house was the definition of a Saturday morning. My mom knew they were my favorite indulgence.

I woke up one morning longing for my childhood craving, but sometimes you have to work with the ingredients you have.

Ingredients: 1/2 cup coconut oil 3/4 cup dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-free 1-to-1 Baking Flour 1 1/4 cup rolled oats (gluten-free certified) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 blueberries, fresh

Ergo, blueberry oatmeal cookies.

With oatmeal cookies you can almost convince yourself that you’re eating something healthy when in reality you’re eating mostly sugar and carbs. But then you add some blueberries, and that’s a game changer!

I always doubt my cookie-making process. Baking gluten-free cookies may be my biggest challenge. But I’ve learned that each step is important, from whipping the sugar and eggs to the wellcombined dry mix, making sure the baking soda is stirred well with no clumps.

I chose to use rolled oats in this recipe instead of the quick oats just because I like the texture more, but quick oats can be used interchangeably in this recipe.

Directions: Preheat oven to 375º F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together brown sugar and coconut oil until smooth. Add in egg and vanilla and combine until smooth.

Add in dry ingredients to the mixture and mix until combined.

Gently fold in fresh blueberries Form round balls of cookie dough and place onto a lined or greased cookie sheet.

Bake cookies for 10-13 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Allow cookies to cool completely before serving.

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dream big

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COPADO Story by BRIAN ARGABRIGHT - All photos are courtesy photos

Karina Copado has always been one to dream big.

Copado, a 1997 graduate of Del Rio High School, is the owner and designer of Poolside Collection, a line of luxury bathing suits. With the tagline, “For the women that don’t get wet,” the suits are made to catch the eye and not for a dip in the pool.

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This pink swimsuit is adorned with crystals and is just one example of the kind of suits created by Poolside Collection. Del Rio’s Karina Copado designs each suit, which is manufactured entirely in the United States.

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A model displays a piece from Poolside Collection. The luxury swimsuits can range in price from $325 to nearly $600 and are made to fit the buyer exactly.

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Model and fitness coach Sarah Stage wears a Luxury Pink Onekini from Poolside Collection, which was created by former Del Rioan Karina Copado. Copado’s suits have been featured by a variety of models and celebrities.

er suits, which she designs from scratch and which are manufactured in the United States, are unlike anything most people have seen.

Adorned with beautiful gemstones, sequins and crystals, each piece is unique and made to fit the customer exactly. And they don’t come cheap. With lines named “Fancy Femme” and “Luxe Bombshell,” Copado’s suits can range anywhere from $325 to nearly $600.

But Copado’s success was anything but overnight. In fact, it was a dream 10 years in the making.

“The dream was so big that it was almost unreachable.

I fought for this for 10 years and I’m finally at a place where I can be happy,” Copado said. “There were a lot of emotions on the journey. It sounds weird, but the

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Instagram model Amrezy shows off a piece from Poolside Collection. Amrezy, whose real name is Amra Olevic, has more than five million followers on Instagram and has said her vacation isn’t complete without a suit from Poolside Collection.

journey was better than reaching the goal. It was more fun when everyone said I couldn’t do it.”

The 38-year-old mother of five – Coco, Cruz, Falco, Luca and Camila – Copado said she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do after leaving Del Rio. She knew college wasn’t for her and she wasn’t happy where she was at in her life. She did know that she wanted to be a part of the Hollywood life. She fell in love with tinseltown after watching “Grease 2” and told her brother Cristian Copado that’s what she wanted.

“All the glitz, the glamour … that’s what I wanted,” Copado said. “I watched that movie and I wanted to be that girl.”

Copado’s brother was her biggest supporter. And

collection, but it took all her resources Copado’s bag one day and asked her though he passed away two years ago, she and a whole lot of tears before she was about it that Copado’s big break began. said his memory and his words are what able to make it happen.

“He thought it was awesome. I thought truly drove her.

“I called anyone who could sew to help. it was trash,” Copado admitted.

“He was a part of that winning moment.

I had no training in that When I was at my so I took a 30-minute lowest of low moments sewing class from the he was there for me. mom of a friend of mine He always cheered for who was in a support me ever since I was class I attended. I four years old,” Copado used an $8 pattern said. “When I told him from Jo-Ann’s for I wanted to be that girl swimsuits made in the on TV he told me, ‘I 1980’s. They basically can’t wait to see it.’ He looked like diapers. loved my dream and he They weren’t like the loved living it through swimsuits we have me. He wanted the now,” Copado said. business to be big, not “I had to get creative. me.”

Those first suits didn’t Copado began use stones. Instead we competing in bikini used sequins, so we events around Del Poolside Collection owner and designer Karina Copado, center in black, poses with her models affixed each of those Rio and in Ciudad during a recent swimsuit runway show. little things to the suits.

Acuña, Mexico but she Four people helped me and we did it all knew she needed something to stand on little to no sleep.” out. That’s where her idea for a luxury Copado took the suits to the show swimsuit was born. and learned the newly created Poolside “I always needed for my outfits to Collection would be closing the show. stand out, so I started creating my own. I “When I saw the reaction the suits got brought bling to the bikini,” Copado said.

I knew I had something on my hands.

“My suits were always for appearance The photographers went crazy when only. I never got them wet.” they saw the models in the suits. It was After moving to California, Copado set an amazing feeling,” Copado said. out to find her place in Hollywood. She Copado’s line has only grown. Her said she did a variety of jobs within the suits have been modeled by a variety industry, volunteering at various events of well-known models and celebrities, just to get her foot in the door and to be including former Danity Kane member surrounded by that lifestyle.

Aubrey O’Day, Teen Mom star Farrah Copado made her first high-end Abraham, Shanna Moakler, Dr. Cat and bikini for her birthday. She hired a Instagram celebrity Amrezy. She also photographer and did a photoshoot recently completed suits for Paris Hilton to celebrate the milestone and the and Amber Rose. photos were never meant for public Through it all Copado has tried to consumption. But the photographer remain true to herself and her vision. complimented her on the suit, which Poolside Collection provided the swimsuits for the feature on Dr. Cat for a recent issue of Ironman magazine.

“I have stayed faithful to the mission was created with gemstones affixed to a Poolside has also had suits modeled by Paris Hilton, since the beginning. I knew that swimsuit via a glue gun, and wound up Amber Rose, Farrah Abraham and others. eventually it would come if I just stayed showing the photos to rapper Lil’ Kim. with it,” Copado said. “Even though I’ve Harris persuaded Copado to take The stylish rapper wanted the suit, but realized my dream, I know it all started part in Bikini Week San Diego, an event Copado wasn’t ready to show her work to here. I love my hometown and my family. that celebrates the art and lifestyle of the world.

Del Rio … it’s where I’m from. It’s my swimwear. Copado was able to put It wasn’t until Hollywood icon Parris foundation.” • together 10 different suits for her initial Harris saw the suit tucked away in

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20 THINGS

You Didn’t Know About

Lupita De La Paz Casa de la Cultura Executive Director Compiled by KAREN GLEASON, photo by KAREN GLEASON; contributed photos by Lupita De La Paz

• I was born here and raised in Del Rio. I’m a proud Chihuahuan. I say I spend my days in San Felipe, but I sleep in Chihuahua.

• I was a really quiet kid, socially awkward. I didn’t have friends, so I would go home from school and do things with my dad. I just remember not having a lot of friends. I think the first time I talked on the phone with a friend I was in seventh grade. I was a really shy kid.

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• My parents are from Mexico and they are very old school, like, if you go to somebody’s house you don’t eat. You couldn’t cry in public. If you did that, you would get it. I have four brothers and one sister, all of them older than me. I’m the baby of the family.

• I didn’t graduate from high school, because at that time in my life I was a real troublemaker. I think I’m the only senior class president not to have graduated with my class.

• I started coming to the Casa to play the guitar and to do theater when I was 15. I was a freshman in high school at the time. I came to the Casa to learn.

Arturo Trevino was my instructor, and Diana Abrego invited me to be part of the Casa’s theater group. I just learned so much from that experience. It really broke me out of my shell.

• I remember when we were young, we would go to the John Rowland Center and take classes because we thought the

This is a photo of me and some of my high school friends that I continue to stay close to. When I turned 30, I threw myself a double quinceañera. It all started as a joke because I said I wasn’t married and never had a quince, and I wanted to start a trend of a big party for those celebrating their 30s.

I recently I went on a trip to Mexico City, and I was on a mission to climb the Benito is my female dog with the male name. She has a black eye and blue eye, pyramid of the moon in Teotihuacan. I took my shoes off as soon as I got to the top and I think she’s an old English sheepdog mix. I’ve had her for eight years. to bring some energy back with me. It was one of the most spiritual, eye-opening trips I have every taken.

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This is me and my best Yazmin Hernandez out on the town.

I think I was 16 in this picture, taken at my madrina’s house in Houston. I’ve been playing the guitar since I was 15 years old.

In traditional mariachi costume for the Rondalla group I joined at the Casa. We were on our way to a performance.

The hiking picture is at the Devils River, I love hiking it takes my plus size body awhile but I love to hiking.

This is my brother Eddie, myself and my cousin Brenda at my aunt’s house in the San Felipe neighborhood.

This is my sister Mirella and my dad Osvaldo holding me outside our home in Chihuahua. I think I was about two years old at the time.

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This picture is one of my favorites growing up.

Seems like every Halloween we were hobos. I never knew you could actually buy costumes; we always just made ours at home. I’m pictured with my brother Eddie and sister Mirella.

Monday through Friday on KLTO. The show is about chauvinistic men texting and relationships in the modern world.

It’s with Jay Gonzalez, and it’s called ‘En La Manana’. . Really, we talk about anything and everything.

• The Casa has kept me anchored to Del Rio. They say that you either have to die or move away to get out of a nonprofit (organization) and for me, it’s definitely die. My parents just don’t understand it, but I think there is still so much to do, so much need. I’ve been there long enough now that the kids I met there when I first started have successfully finished college and are coming back.

• I still sing once in a while, mostly at funerals. People ask me to sing at birthday parties, and I end up just staring at the birthday person and feeling super awkward. I’ll also sing at the Joe Ramos Center and at the nursing homes. I sang serenatas for Mother’s Day. I like doing stuff like that.

• I don’t have kids of my own, but I have a lot of kids, and I come from a very close family. I have four godchildren from my sisters: Gael, Mateo, Ximena and Belen. . .Belen is the daughter of one of my closest friends. I also have a lot of nieces and nephews, plus all the kids at the Casa are my kids. I’m like the reganona, the one who has to be the disciplinarian, but they like me anyway.

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people that lived in the projects were rich because they had these two-story houses. (Del Rio artist) Cris Escobar was teaching art there, and we would take his classes. I was 8 years old then, and I remember I started thinking I wanted to have my own center like this.

• The Casa taught me a lot about my own culture. And I think it’s always been open and receiving that way. For instance, growing up, I’d ask my mom to show me how to make menudo, and she’d tell me, ‘You don’t want to spend your life making menudo.’ I really learned about my culture by coming to the Casa.

• Twelve years ago, I began coordinating the Casa’s music program, and this October, I will have 10 years as director.

• I’ve learned that you’ve got to take the initiative. You just can’t wait around for people to feel the same way and wait for them to be passionate about the same things you are. If you want something, you have to go ahead and do it, and that’s been my biggest challenge.

• I’m a bad pet owner. I have a dog I named Benito, and I had her for two weeks until my dad told me, ‘You know that’s a girl dog, right?’ I never knew. I still call her Benito, but my dad more or less takes care of her.

• I’m still a pharmacy technician, and I work at the HEB Pharmacy.

• I’m the co-host of a morning radio show from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Here I am working at the HEB Pharmacy about 10 years ago with Adriana Hernandez and Nora Ochoa.

• My parents are Osvaldo and Guadalupe De La Paz. They’ve been married 49 years. I’m a first generation American.

My parents came to the United States for that American dream. My dad would always say he didn’t want to come over here, but he had to, for us.

• Of my siblings, I’m closest to my sister Mirella. She’s going to be moving away from here, and it makes all of us sad.

We see each other every day and call each other all the time. If I don’t call, my nephews give me the guilt trip, you know, ‘Nina, where are you?’ We are all so sad to see her go.

• I like to drink beer. Miller and chicharones, that’s the perfect snack, so good!

• I love riding bikes, and one day when I’m physically able to I would love to ride my bike to Brackett. I got a brand new bike recently. My friends chipped in and bought me this amazing bike.

I just don’t get to ride it as often as I want to. I have this little boom box, and I put it on my basket and just jam and ride. What do I listen to? Everything from cumbias to War: You know, ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’

• My vision for the Casa is to obtain more funding so we don’t have to wait on projects. I would love for my artists to be able to have a place to stay here, but for now just continue growing and offering a variety of classes. •

Another photo of Mirella and me. She is five years older than I am, and she always prayed that our mom would give her a sister, and when I was born she was really happy!

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Casa De La Cultura staffer and teacher Lilia Ramon helps eight-yearold Yazmyn Gonzalez take her individual cake out of the microwave.

Youngsters in the Casa’s Summer Art Camp program “baked” the cakes in the microwave using individual baking containers.

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t’s summer time, and kids are getting creative at the Casa De La Cultura.

The Casa, an arts and cultural awareness organization located on the historic Brown Plaza in south Del Rio, has been offering a series of Summer Art Camps for children ages 6 through 11 for several years.

Casa staffers like Lilia Ramon and Javier Nuncio do double duty as art teachers, assisted by volunteers like Athan Zertuche and Laura Martinez, leading their young charges through a variety of art projects like creating their own bouncy balls, baking cakes and making their own versions of the ancient Mexican folk art of papel amate.

On art camp days, the large meeting space inside the Casa is transformed into a paradise for young artists, with long tables laden with art supplies. Each table represents a separate station for a different art: At one table, youngsters learn to use string, popsicle sticks and paint to create abstract expressions on paper, while at another, kids form egg cartons and pipe cleaners into cute little octopuses.

The art camps are a way for youngsters to transform ordinary materials into wild and whimsical creations. •

Five-year-old Jenna-Claire Martinez snips a set of colorful pipe cleaners down to size, one of the first steps in creating an egg carton octopus. During the summer, the Casa offered morning and afternoon sessions of the Summer Art Camps for kids.

Helaina Morales, 6, left, and Valeria Garcia, 10, work on their own versions of an ancient paper art from Mexico called papel amate, which features brightly painted images on paper made of bark. The youngsters used brown paper, stencils, markers and paints to create their own modern masterpieces.

Jakayla Meza, 7, mixes a combination of white school glue, borax, food coloring and water to create her own bouncy ball during a morning session of the Casa De La Cultura’s Summer Art Camp for children ages 6 to 11.

Five-year-old Isabel Guenther uses popsicle stick and a string dipped in paint to create abstract art.

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Casa De La Cultura volunteer Javier Nuncio, left, leads a group of youngsters creating papel amate art during one of the Casa De La Cultura’s Summer Art Camps for children. Here, Nuncio helps Temperance Zapata, 6, select the perfect marker, while Odalys Bernal, 11, colors in a stenciled pattern.

Ten-year-old Keith Stephenson proudly shows off the individual microwave cake he baked during a session of the Casa De La Cultura’s Summer Art Camp.

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Marianna Quintero, 7, carefully cuts a piece of purple construction paper that will be used to make a paper hyacinth. Marianna attended the camp with her sister, Catalina.

Veronica Guenther, 7, dips string in blue paint as she creates a piece of abstract art during a morning session of Summer Art Camp at the Casa De La Cultura. The string art station was one of several set up for kids to make a variety of mini-masterpieces to take home.

Maliek Stephenson, 7, kneads a combination of glue, borax, food coloring and water to make a bouncy ball during a June session of the Casa’s Summer Art Camp.

Abel Quintero, 8, rolls up a piece of green construction paper that will be the stem of the paper flower he is making. Abel, one of the youngsters who participated in the Casa De La Cultura’s Summer Art Camp in June.

Eleven-year-old Leyna Garcia puts the finishing touches on a egg carton octopus by gluing on its pipe cleaner “tentacles.”

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the friendly ride Story and photos by KAREN GLEASON

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pen the heavy doors of Polo Arreola Jr.’s 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS, feast your eyes on the clean black vinyl seats and acres of factory chrome and let your mind drift back to an earlier, happier time.

Arreola’s Impala, a two-door Super Sport hardtop, nicknamed Casper the Friendly Ghost, was most recently exhibited in the Del Rio Classics Fourth of July Car and Truck Show. Casper even took home one of the top 15 prizes offered for entries in the show.

“That was awesome. The show was great, everybody coming out, taking pictures on the Fourth of July,” Arreola said, adding the ’63 Impala has won a number of other first and second place prizes in car shows.

“I purchased this car back in the late ’70s. That’s when we picked it up, and at the time, that’s when the song ‘Lowrider’ was hitting pretty big here in Del Rio, so we decided to put a custom paint job on it,” Arreola said.

For 15 years, the sleek Chevy carried a candy-apple red paint job and the name “Hot Stuff.”

“It had a little devil, a bunch of murals on the sides,” Arreola said.

“After that, lowriding wasn’t that big anymore, so we decided to repaint, back in 1995. But we thought

Original chrome on Polo Arreola Jr.’s 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS winks in the summer sun at Del Rio’s historic Brown Plaza. Arreola and his brother, Joe Arreola, now a resident of Modesto, Calif., bought the Impala in San Angelo in the late 1970s and painted it candy-apple red and named it “Hot Stuff.” Today, the Chevy has a new incarnation as “Casper The Friendly Ghost.”

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Del Rioan Polo Arreola Jr. poses with his 1963 Chevrolet Impala beside a mural on Canal Street at the Brown Plaza. Arreola said he hasn’t done a lot of work on the car, but said he keeps it in the garage to preserve its exterior. (Below) All of Casper’s chrome and interior are original and in superb condition.

that we needed another theme, so we said, ‘You know what/ Let’s paint it white and get it back to its original color and do the ‘Casper’ theme, and that’s where we’re at as of today,” Arreola said.

“We decided to go with the Chevrolet white because we felt that would stand out a little more than any other color, like red or black,” he added.

The Impala’s ghostly white paint job is a stark contrast to its black vinyl and silver chrome interior.

“The interior’s never been touched. It’s all original. The headliner has been replaced, but that’s the only thing,” Arreola said. “It’s got a heater, air conditioner and power windows. All of that is original, too. Nothing’s been re-chromed at all.”

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Arreola has another attachment to the car: He and the big Impala come from the same year.

“Why was I attracted to this car? I was born in 1963, and after we bought it, I decided to stay with it. I’ve had chances to sell it, but always decided not to. I love the color. I love the attention when you drive it. You get a lot of attention whenever you drive it, no matter where you go. We only take it out every so often, but whenever we do, it sure turns heads.”

Arreola, a native Del Rioan, said he believes the car also connects him to his Queen City roots.

“Originally, we bought this car from San Angelo, but the car’s been here since we bought back in the 1970s, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon,” Arreola said. •

All of the chrome on Polo Arreola’s 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS is original. It gives the car the solid feel of a bygone era when American muscle cars ruled the streets.

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You get a lot of attention whenever you drive it, no matter where you go.

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One of the most recognizable light arrays of America’s muscle car era, the rear taillight panel on the 1963 Chevy Impala SS was set off by a chrome panel. An iconic emblem on the car’s rear quarter panel featured the SS emblem beneath a leaping impala silhouette.

Polo Arreola Jr. said he plans to keep his 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS into the foreseeable future. So if you are wandering around the Brown Plaza area and think you’re seeing spirits, look twice, because you might just be seeing Casper the Friendly Ghost.

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Lorena Torres swings into the natural spring water of the San Felipe Creek.

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San Felipe Creek Story by KAREN GLEASON; photos by BARRY WEST, KAREN GLEASON and MEGAN TACKETT

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crystal ribbon of water flows through the heart of old Del Rio, its surface sending bright beams of sunlight twinkling and refracting in a thousand directions.

The San Felipe Creek is fed by the clear, clean waters bubbling up out of the San Felipe Springs. Two of the largest of the springs, the East and West springs, lie on the grounds of the San Felipe Springs Golf Course on the east side of the city, just north of U.S. Highway 90.

The San Felipe Springs are one of the largest artesian springs in Texas and provide Del Rio and Laughlin Air Force

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Base with drinking water. Archeological sampling around the springs show that humans have been drawn to this area for thousands of years.

From their source at the springs, the waters laugh and burble their way south, carving a meandering path through Del Rio’s old San Felipe neighborhood before joining the Rio Grande south of the city limits.

Along the upper end of the creek, a series of public areas and parks beckon and beguile.

One of the creek’s most well-known locales is the Blue Hole, a favorite summer

time swimming spot just downstream of the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge. On almost any hot summer afternoon, youngsters can be seen cannonballing from the suspension footbridge into the creek’s stunningly clear waters.

The Dora Alcalá Hike and Bike Trail takes walkers, joggers and cyclists south along the eastern edge of the creek, past tall stands of pecans, cottonwoods and sycamores in Lt. Thomas Romanelli Memorial Park just downstream of the Dr. Fermin Calderon Boulevard/U.S. Highway 277 Bridge to the Tardy Dam, built in the late 1800s as a water-retention measure

Shawn and Aaron Rodriguez of Del Rio and Kylie Rodriguez of Virginia Beach, Va., jump off the suspension bridge at Moore Park as temperatures reach triple digits.

The crystalline blue waters of the famed “Blue Hole” feed a channel of the San Felipe Creek and the Madre Ditch irrigation canal just downstream of the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge. The suspension footbridge at the center of the photo serves as the perfect platform for youngsters to launch themselves into the “Hole” to cool off on hot summer afternoons.

Star sedge, sometimes called white-top or white-topped sedge or star rush, can be found growing in clumps at the very edge of the San Felipe Creek in areas like Del Rio Rotary Park.

Nora Padilla, right, of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Service, shows nine-yearold Paola Narvaez how to grasp a fishing rod to cast the baited line out over the water.

Padilla has been teaching an outdoors class for children, called “Back to Nature,” at the Casa De La Cultura for most of the summer. Padilla has taken the youngsters bird watching, hiking and fishing along the San Felipe Creek, while imparting lessons about caring for the environment.

A male Green Kingfisher perches on the locks at the head of the Madre Ditch on one side of the Blue Hole in Moore Park. Green Kingfishers and their much larger cousins, the Ringed Kingfishers, live along the San Felipe Creek all year long.

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The Tardy Dam was built in 1875, 1880 or 1883; the exact date is uncertain. The dam was constructed to hold water from the San Felipe Creek for diversion into the Madre Ditch irrigation canal, seen on the left side of the photo. According to Del Rio historian Doug Braudaway, the dam was named for H.C. Tarde or Tardy, a rancher who owned several properties in Val Verde County. San Felipe Lions Park is seen at the upper right of the photo.

San Felipe Creek flows clear over small pebbles downstream of the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge.

Del Rioan Alma Rojas floats down the San Felipe Creek on an inflatable lounge chair during the city’s annual Fourth of July festival at the Dr. Alfredo Gutierrez Jr. Amphitheater. Rojas said during the hot summer months, she visits the creek at least once a week.

Hercules Hernandez threads line along a fishing pole during the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Fishing 101 class.

A brilliant Flame Skimmer dragonfly checks the sky above for predators as it perches on a reed stalk at the edge of the Madre Ditch in Moore Park.

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for local agricultural and industrial interests.

The hike and bike trail doesn’t extend much past the Tardy Dam, but visitors can also access the clear waters of the creek at Del Rio Rotary Park, which lies between the city’s historic Brown Plaza and the Academy Street Bridge.

Folks with a taste for adventure can continue south into an area of the creek known as the Rincon Del Diablo, the Devil’s Corner, where a devastating flood of the creek in August 1998 wiped out a small

neighborhood of residences.

The water of the springs, lifeblood of the city and creek, creates a green corridor that attracts a rich diversity of living creatures: Dragonflies, butterflies and birds as colorful as any jewels, rare reptiles and fish, lush plants.

Del Rioans are drawn to the creek as well. Swimming in the creek in the hot, bright days of summer is a rite of passage for young Del Rioans, and it is said that those who swim in the waters of the San Felipe will always return. •

Del Rio Grande would like to thank Val Verde County Constable Pct. 2 Barry West for contributing the aerial photos of the San Felipe Creek using his Yuneec Q500 quadcopter.

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