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By Lea Victoria Juarez
os Lobos mariachi of Palmview may have been renamed 6A cochamps at the 2015 state competition, but this feat is only a note in the 33-year history the La Joya ISD program has established.
LEFT: Members of Los Lobos mariachi of Palmview pose with a second place trophy after the Mexican American School Board Association state competition. Because of a scoring error, the group was later renamed 6A cochamps with the McAllen High School mariachi.
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he city of La Joya has taken a few hits since passing an ordinance in September allowing eight-liner establishments to set up shop. But just days before county law enforcement officers swarmed an establishment at an old Dollar General store, city officials touted a $191,000 payout on permits for the machines. That money will be used to improve infrastructure and city services, Mayor Fito Salinas has said. “I’m just appalled that some of our citizens are against some of this progress that the city’s taking for the betterment of all the people,” Salinas said. About 95 percent of the patrons at the La Joya gamerooms were from out of town, Salinas estimated. Sullivan City has passed a similar ordinance, allowing for the eight-liners, which are similar to slot machines. Other cities in counties like Duval, Nueces, Zapata and Starr have similar ordinances requiring fees. Under La Joya’s ordinance, owners of amusement machine establishments would be subject to a $2,500 annual permit fee as well as a $1,000 fee per machine quarterly. Another $300 monthly fee per machine also is due quarterly. Immediately after passing the ordinance, Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra declared war on the establishments, stating he’d take down any businesses that popped up within the county. He feared when he left office at the end of 2014, eight-liners, or maquinitas,
ly awarded second place, but several directors at the MASBA competition noticed discrepancies in the judging. After bringing the issue to the MASBA’s attention, a motion was made for Los Lobos mariachi to be renamed co-champs alongside McAllen High School. “This is an important competition and it was necessary to let them know what had happened,” Palmview Director Mayra Garcia said. “But I never in a million years thought anybody would pass a motion for my kids to become co-champi-
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¡OLE!
8-liners remain divisive issue By Julie Silva
What began as a class in an off-campus welding shop, with makeshift wall insulators has evolved into an internationally recognized sound. Palmview’s sister school, La Joya High School, was awarded fourth at the Mexican American School Board Association state competition, and Mariachi Sol of Juarez-Lincoln High took home 11th place. Since the split from a single campus in 2008, this is the first year all three La Joya schools competed at state. But Los Lobos almost didn’t claim their division title. Palmview was initial-
would take over the western portion of the county. But new District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez picked up where Guerra left off Feb. 13, working with the sheriff’s office to raid a La Joya establishment. Investigators went into the location undercover and witnessed cash payouts, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Before the raid, Rodriguez said he’d been receiving a lot of calls from people complaining about eight-liners and that they were paying out in cash. “At the end of the day, we have to do a job, and if these eight-liners are being used in an illegal manner, we’re going to take an interest in it,” Rodriguez said. “Some people feel or think the DA’s office is OK with these machines being operated illegally. We can’t say that we’re just going to sit here and turn away and look the other way. The legalities of maquinitas have long been a subject of debate in Texas, where gambling in itself is illegal, which means owners of the establishments are not allowed to pay out winners in cash prizes. However, they are allowed to hand out noncash prizes of “not more than 10 times the amount charged to play the game or device once or $5, whichever is less.” The issue has divided cities in western Hidalgo, with La Joya and Sullivan City welcoming the increased revenue, while Peñitas and Palmview have taken strong stands against the establishments. Palmview Mayor Jerry Perez said the law surround-
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Bullfight offers excitement
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By Kathy Olivarez
TOP: World-class matador Cesar Castaneda executes a beautiful pass, dominating the toro in a recent bloodless bullfight at Santa Maria Bullring. BOTTOM: A large bull stares down Cesar Casaneda in anticipation of the “dance” to follow. Progress Times photo by Sean Downey
he excitement began even while the bull was still confined. Angry at his lack of freedom, he tried to climb out of the chute, knocking down the makeshift roof in one of his many attempts. By the time he was released into the ring, he was furious. He charged at each of the matadors and assistants who were waving capes at him as he ran around in circles. Chasing one matador assistant to safety behind a wall, the bull stood staring at another matador assistant behind the protective wall, just daring him to move until another of the matadors attracted his attention. It was at this point that Cesar Castaneda, fourthranked matador in the world, came out to fight him. The bull gave him quite a chal-
lenge, and it was a while before Castaneda could calm him enough to step in and take the symbolic rose from his back, signifying the kill. He received many shouts of “Ole!” from his fans who also threw roses to him, signifying he have given a great performance. It was one of the last heart-stopping bullfights hosted by Santa Maria Bullring for the Winter Texan season. All bullfights at Santa Maria and others held in the United States are bloodless; no bulls are killed. David Renk, former matador who fought in Mexico under the name “El Texano,” said that even though the bulls are not killed, they are only fought in a bullring one time. “Then they have an easy life,” he laughed. “They are
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INSIDE
Free-standing STHS ER ready to open doors
The community is invited to an open house for Mission facility Saturday at 9 a.m. Free health screenings will be available. See story page 3
INDEX
Entertainment | pg. 2
Lifestyle | pg. 6
Winter Texan Fiesta attracts thousands
Notice to political candidates
Mission event draws crowd from across the Valley with live entertainment, Mexican artisans and a classic car show at Leo Peña Placita Park. See story page 5
Sports | pg. 8
Potential Palmhurst, Alton, Sullivan City, and Sharyland Independent School District candidates have a week to turn in their applications. See story page 13
Obituaries | pg. 11
Classifieds | pg. 13
entertainment STC Theatre, Shakespeare March 14 exhibit
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to battle the undead
outh Texas College Theatre is ready to go into battle with their production of John Heimbuch’s “William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead.” Performances will be Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26 to 28, at 8 p.m. with a Sunday, March 1, matinee at 2 p.m. at the STC’s Cooper Center for Communication Arts Main Stage, 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Set in London in 1599 after the Globe's inaugural performance of Henry V, Shakespeare fends off an embittered Will Kemp, furious about Falstaff's removal, and Francis Bacon, who has arrived with an idea to pitch. But when the company's costumer is bitten by a plague-ridden madman and the queen and her men ar-
rive seeking safety, life in the playhouse takes a turn for the worse. As affliction spreads through London, the Globe is quarantined and the survivors within must fight for their lives and for their art. General admission tickets are $10. Student, faculty, staff, military and senior citizens are $5. No children below the third grade are permitted entry. The March 1 performance will be interpreted in American Sign by graduates of STC’s Interpreting Training Program. Tickets can be purchased one hour before the performance at the box office. For additional information about the show or group rates, call 872-2301 or email namaro1@southtexascollege.edu or jrodriguez@southtexascollege.edu.
open to all Valley artists
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he Upper Valley Art League (UVAL) is hosting an art exhibit open to all Valley adult artists, ages 18 and over. The opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, and will be exhibited through April 14 at the Kika de la Garza Fine Arts Center, 921 E. 12th St. in Mission. There is no fee and membership in UVAL is not required. The exhibit is open to all mediums: oil, acrylic, watercolor, sculpture, encaustic,
mixed media, ceramics, etc. Wall art is limited to 48" x 48” maximum and must be wired for hanging. Artists may submit up to three pieces which must be prioritized by preference for display. All will be shown, if possible, but if space is limited, this will guarantee that the artist’s favorite entry will be exhibited. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Sweet Adelines spring show is Feb. 21
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he Magic Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines International will pres-
ent its annual spring show, “Black and White and Read All Over,” on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. at the PSJA High School Performing Arts Center. Its located on Veterans Blvd. and Ridge Road in San Juan. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door and are available from any Adelines chorus member and at the Alamo Chamber of Commerce. Magic Valley Chorus is a group of women who sing A capella music in a barbershop harmony style. This year’s show follows the citizens of a small town through their activities as published in the local weekly newspaper. In addition to the Chorus members and quartets, the show will also feature Texas Gold, a men’s barbershop quartet, and a six-piece jazz combo. A Chinese auction takes place during intermission for a variety of gift baskets. The women in the chorus live from San Benito to Palmview and come together to rehearse every Monday night at St. Mark Methodist Church in McAllen from 7 to 10 p.m. About half of them are Winter Texans who stay
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Coming Attractions
February 20 · See Juan Gabriel at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo for a one-night show beginning at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets run from $86.50 to $197 per person and are available at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. · Gene Watson performs with Johnny Lee and Johnny Rodriguez at Boggus Ford Events Center, 3000 N. Cage in Pharr. Doors open at 6 p.m. Reserved seat tables are $33.50 and $39.50. Standing room only tickets are $30.50. Buy tickets at ticketmaster. com or by calling 800-7453000. February 20-22 & Feb. 26 – March 1 · The Pharr Community Theater presents “The Chisolm Trail,” written by Romeo Rosales Jr. and directed by David Cid. The two-act western comedy, drama and adventure of South Texas history will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Performances are at the Carnahan Auditorium, 317 W. Fore, Pharr. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for anyone under age 18. Tickets will be sold one huor before each show. For more information, call 648-2488 or 655-9308. February 21 · The Museum of South Texas History’s 25th Annual Pioneer & Ranching Crafts Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A celebration of the Rio Grande Valley’s pioneer and ranching heritage, the indoor and outdoor festival features artisans providing authentic craft demonstrations, hands-on activities, music and dance performances suitable for all ages. Visitors will enjoy a interactive and entertaining event while learning about South Texas traditions and foods.
The event is included in the regular admission price. Prices range from free for children ages 3 and under. The museum is located in downtown Edinburg at 200 N. Closner. Calll 383-6911 for more information. · Three hundred men are expected to come together for the largest Men’s Choral Festival in the Rio Grande Valley at the PSJA Oso Dome, 1229 S. Veterans Blvd. in San Juan. The performance features the Senior Ambassadors, UTPA Men’s Choir, Harlingen High School Men’s Choir and the 300 voice choir. Guest conductor will be Matthew Oltman, Director Emeritus of the Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer. The grand performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Doors open for the general public at 7 p.m. Admission is free; donations at the door are requested to help cover expenses. February 21, 28 & March 7 · The Upper Valley Art League invites the public to the opening reception for 2015 Photography & Digital Imaging Exhibit from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kika de la Garza Fine Arts Gallery, 921 E. 12th Street in Mission. The exhibit will be on display through March 10. The free event is open to the public, and drawings will be held throughout the evening. Hors d’oeuvres and a beverage buffet will be served. Mini receptions will be hosted from 2 to 6 p.m. on the following three Saturdays – Feb. 21 and 28 and March 7. Exhibitor photographers will be on hand to share techniques used. Call 583-2787 during gallery hours for more information. Email inquiries to uval.texas@gmail.com.
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STHS Emergency Room ready for business
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By Julie Silva he South Texas Health System ER, the second of its kind in Hidalgo County, is set to open March 2. The first facility, in Weslaco, opened earlier this year. A community preview day has been scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon. The emergency room is at 900 E. Expressway 83. Though free-standing ERs may be new to the area, Cat Domian, chief nursing officer, said the concept already exists in bigger metropolitan cities. South Texas Health Systems already has hospitals in Edinburg and McAllen and wanted to expand its footprint. It made sense to build a facility to the east, in Weslaco, and west, in Mission, she said. Both buildings offer a retail pharmacy as well as outpatient services like radiology and a lab. “People have the ability to seek services and not feel like they have to go to a hospital to get this level of care,” Domian said. In June, the project was met with opposition from Mission Regional Medical Center administrators, who pointed out the ER is located 600 feet from MRMC. At a Mission Economic Development Corporation meeting, South Texas Health System had asked for $110,000 to offset the costs of infrastructure and job creation of the 13,000-square-foot building. The request was eventually withdrawn when construction on the project started early.
But at an MRMC foundation event Friday night, CEO Javier Iruegas emphasized the ER is not part of MRMC, even though it’s located close by the hospital. “Their goal is obviously to take patients and our revenue from the Mission area and send it over to the McAllen area,” Iruegas said. South Texas Health Sys-
tem employees said they did prefer that patients use their hospitals if they need additional services, but patients have the choice to go to another hospital. However, STHS allows for direct admit to a bed in its hospitals, while its possible patients would have to go through the ER process once again if they decide to they want to be ad-
Reminiscing... 30 Years Ago This Week
The Leo J. Leo School was dedicated La Joya Independent School District and the surrounding community celebrated the opening of the district’s newest elementary school. Leo graduated from La Joya High School in 1935 and Edinburg College in 1937. He taught school in Zapata for five years and then married the former Feliz Bustamante, moving to Laredo where he spent the war years as a supervisor at the Air Force Base. Leo returned to La Joya in 1945 as a businessman and politically involved citizen. He served as mayor for 14 years before he voluntarily stepped down. Delgado sought a second term in office Incumbent Mission City Councilman, Place 3, Manuel Delgado Jr. formally announced his candidacy for reelection. “Improvements to the city’s capital infrastructure system was critical due to dilapidated conditions of these public services and the city’s unprecedented growth,” Delgado said. Walsh filed for a third term Richard Walsh announced candidacy for reelection to the board of trustees for Mission Consolidated Independent School District. “Local school boards are going to face some tough issues. Dozens of questions remain unanswered regarding discipline, class size, unexcused absences, pre-kindergarten programs, uniform calendars, finance, taxation, personnel, etc,” Walsh said. Ozuna announced Place 3 candidacy Mission businessman Lupe Ozuna announced his candidacy for Place 3 on Mission City Council. Ozuna’s Refrigeration and Air Conditioning was headquartered in Mission. “I believe in fiscal responsibility and accountability in city government. In other words, the city should be run like a business,” Ozuna said.
mitted somewhere else. Domian pointed to the influx of residents during the winter months who need
emergency or follow-up care. “I believe that we still have a very underserved area and another facility is only
going to provide more better access to care, not take away from other facilities,” she said.
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Judge to rule with Team Liberty in La Joya ISD election contest
By Julie Silva
La Joya ISD DREAMers earn national scholarship
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he start of 2015 marked a pivotal and exciting time of year for three LJISD Jimmy Carter Early College High School seniors. Alexis Tinajero, Juan Piña, and Carlos Rodriguez, were
each awarded the $25,000 TheDream.US Scholarship. This grant is given to students who are Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals approved. These are children who came to the US from an-
other country, and have been raised in the United States. TheDream.US Scholarship was created to aid high school graduates who can not access federal loans or grants to help pay for college because of their immigration status. This multi-million-dollar national scholarship fund specifically targets immigrant youth who want to obtain a post secondary education and give back to their communities – thus contributing to the prosperity of the nation. Tinajero, Piña, and Rodriguez first learned about TheDream.US scholarship through their English IV teacher, Benito Bernal. All three began the application process in early November and in January officially accepted the help. O The three senior friends plan to attend UTPA, which also awarded them an additional $4,000 for books and supplies. Tinajero hopes to major in dance, Piña in mass communications, and Rodriguez in mechanical engineering, and all would not be pursuing such careers without the financial support of TheDream.US scholarship. “La Joya ISD is my home – and this is where I want to return as a professional,” Tinajero said. “I feel so grateful for this grant because I know for a fact that I need it in order to achieve my dreams.”
t appears Team Liberty candidates in the most recent La Joya ISD election will be keeping their seats. Visiting Judge J. Bonner Dorsey, who presided over an election contest in mid-January, sent a letter this week to Team Liberty attorney Gilbert Hinojosa. “I am prepared to render judgment in favor of the Contestees/Defendants in the above styled election contest,” the letter states. The election contest was filed days after the election in November by Attorney Javier Peña, who represents The Diamond Pack – which includes Victoria Cantu, Irma Linda Villarreal-Veloz and Fernando Torres. In the 2014 election, the three candidates lost to three incumbents on La Joya Independent School District’s school board, dubbed Team Liberty – Johnn Alaniz, Juan Jose "J.J." Garza and Juan Jose "J.J." Peña. Javier Peña did not immediately return messages for comment. The election contest alleged a politiquera, on behalf of Team Liberty, paid two Mission postal workers for lists of residents in the area who receive mail-in ballots. The lawsuit stated there is audio of one of the mailmen giving the list to a politiquera as well as video of the same mailman at Team Liberty headquarters. The lawsuit also alleged voters were improperly assisted at the polling locations. It asks Hinojosa to prepare a judgment for Dorsey to sign. “I am glad the judge ruled in our favor and we can put this behind us,” Alaniz said about the ruling. “I didn’t think there was anything there to begin with. I don’t think it should have gone this far.” Garza said their supporters were more worried than he was about the lawsuit.
“It was just a waste of time and money,” he said. J.J. Peña thanked everyone who supported the group, and said of course they are happy about the outcome. “We never doubted it one bit. We knew it was a frivolous lawsuit to begin with,” Peña said. During the pretrial hearing Dorsey recalled overseeing a similar election contest from La Joya ISD two years ago. In that case, he ruled against the plaintiffs. In election contests, they must show clear and convincing evidence that votes were erroneously counted or erroneously thrown out, violating election code, Dorsey said. “The burden of proof is high for the plaintiffs,” Dorsey said. Garza, who was one of the plaintiffs in a 2010 contest, said there was a big difference between that election and the 2014 election, which he won. In 2010, the winning slate of candidates, which included Alaniz, Peña, Fito Salinas and Chicho Salinas, assisted more than 1,100 voters, Garza said. And even then, Garza said he was against filing the lawsuit because the law allows for voters to ask for assistance. “I knew it looked weird, the 1,100 or whatever, but there’s nothing we can do about it,” Garza said. At the end of the two-day hearing in January on the 2014 election contest, Gilberto Hinojosa, attorney for Team Liberty said he hadn’t heard enough evidence to overturn a single vote. Throughout the hearing, Dorsey barred multiple witnesses from taking the stand at Hinojosa’s urging. In one instance, Javier Peña did not give Hinojosa an address for one of the mailmen prior to the hearing. Peña stated they’d been trying to find the mailman and only found an address for him that same week.
But the biggest hit to Peña’s case came the first day of the hearing when Dorsey refused to allow Peña’s key witness, Yolanda Hidrogo, to testify. Hidrogo worked for Team Liberty and submitted affidavits stating she saw a member of Team Liberty give one of the mailmen money for information on mail-in ballots. Hinojosa had objected to Hidrogo’s testimony, stating he wasn’t given Hidrogo’s address prior to the hearing, so he couldn’t talk to the witness prior to the hearing. Peña argued that Hidrogo was paid by Team Liberty, so they should know how to find her. When Hidrogo was barred from testifying, so was a statement outlining what she said she saw as a worker under Team Liberty. The judge’s decision also kept Peña from submitting the video and audio he said Hidrogo gathered. For potential appeals purposes, Peña asked to make a statement on Hidrogo’s connections to members of Team Liberty, which Dorsey allowed. Throughout the two-day trial, Peña expressed frustration at not being able to submit certain documents or put a witness on the stand. Dorsey also rejected Peña’s request for testimony by Robert Caples, a private investigator for Peña who interviewed Hidrogo and Jose Gilberto (Ruiz) Hernandez (who Peña alleged improperly assisted voters at the poll). Peña asked the judge several times over the hearing to repeat a denial “for the appellate record,” and Hinojosa repeatedly told Dorsey that Peña didn’t respect his rulings.
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Mega Winter Texan Fiesta draws crowd
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By Julie Silva housands of Winter Texans flocked to downtown Mission on Saturday for the Chamber of Commerce hosted event – the Mega Winter Texan Fiesta. Danya Nuzum, of Iowa, has been coming to the Valley for six years, staying at Fiesta Village. It was her second year at the Winter Texan Fiesta, and she said her fa-
vorite part was the music. “The Punch Family was wonderful,” she said. “It took me back to my teen years, and I could sing along with practically every song.” The Punches stuck to Oldies but Goodies, and “The Twist” had many out of their seats and dancing. This year’s fiesta was turned into a three-day event teeing off with a golf tournament Friday. Saturday, live music was enjoyed at the park, a
Elena Gonzalez from Oaxaca, Mexico displays her wares at the Mexican Artisan market held at the Mission Historical Museum. Progress Times photo by Doug Young
classic car show was parked next door and Saturday and Sunday a Mexican Artisan market was held at the Mission Historical Museum. The museum hopes to bring back the market, which included arts and crafts from around Mexico, next year as annual event. Nuzum said she always has a good time, and when her stepdaughters ask her why she enjoys coming to Texas so much, she said, “It’s plum full of mid-westerners.” Judging from the license plates of vehicles lining up to the park – Iowa, Minne-
sota, Nebraska – Nuzum was right. “I think it’s just wonderful to be outdoors and enjoy the beautiful weather that we’re having,” she said. “How can you beat old people listening to old people?” Bentsen Grove residents, the Schumakers and the Gorsts, arrived late to the party, missing the free food, but still had a good time, taking silly pictures with their Whataburger swag. Originally from Wisconsin, the foursome soaked up the sunshine, knowing that it was 10 below 0 in their hometown. It’s the third year the
Schumakers have come to the Valley, and they’re looking for a place to buy. “With the weather in Wisconsin right now, this is no commitment,” Bob
Schumakers said. “(In Wisconsin), it’s beautiful in the summertime, into the fall, even late fall, but once December comes and January, adios.”
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St. Paul’s fish fry begins today
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n true Lenten tradition, St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Mission will be serving up fish each week for the next six Fridays. It all begins today, Feb. 20, and runs through March 27 at the church’s parish hall at 1119 Francisco. For $7.50 diners receive a generous portion of fish with sides of potatoes au gratin, coleslaw, hush puppies and tortillas. Plates will be
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he Peñitas Historical Committee will honor the family of Jose Maria and Eva Cerda Garza on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Peñitas Public Library at 1111 S. Main St. The celebration begins at 10:30 a.m., and the general public is invited. The Garzas left their family of nine children and numerous grandchildren with a legacy of education. The committee’s program, “Our Journey, Our Stories,” depicts how the family received national recognition for pro-
moting and instilling a love of education in their children. Each of their children went to college, and the legacy has now extended to 38 college degrees within the family. After being featured in Latina Magazine, they were formally recognized by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. at a banquet along with 24 other individuals. They were the only family to be recognized. Their story was included in an exhibit that travelled across the country and Puerto Rico.
cALLEN – The McAllen Nature Center has expanded their class offerings with two Yoga for Resilience classes, offered by instructor Jackelin Trevino, and nature sketching courses taught by Victoria Gregory. The yoga class will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to noon and Sunday, Feb. 22, from 10 to 11 a.m. Yoga for Resilience is a yoga program designed to provide any person with the benefits of yoga practice. Participants should bring a yoga or exercise mat and water. The sessions are suitable for ages 15 and up and will be cancelled in the event of rain or temperatures under 60 degrees. The nature sketching
class will be offered on Saturday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants should bring own pencil, paper and clipboard. The session is suitable for ages 10 and up and will be cancelled in the event of rain. Continuing programs include nature walks every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. and Tai Chi every Saturday at 9 a.m., weather permitting. Family programs on various nature topics occur on the fourth Saturday of every month. The next program, “Winged Wonders,” will explore all things with wings on Feb. 28 at 10:30 a.m.It is located at 4101 W. Business 83, between Bentsen Road and Ware Road. Call 6813333 for more information.
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served up between 5 and 7 p.m. for dine in or carry out. Diners can pay at the door. For those dining in at the parish hall, beverages are free, and desserts will be sold. A drive-thru carryout will be available in the alley dissects the St. Paul property between the parish hall and the class building. Call Carlos Ramirez at 867-1882 for more information.
Peñitas family to be honored
February 20, 2015
Adela Barragan honored her daughter, Paola, on the occasion of her 15th birthday with a celebration at BJS Restaurant. The honoree was escorted by Cesar Barragan. She is a 10th grade student at IDEA school in Mission. Austin Studio
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he McAllen Stamp Club is hosting its Fourth Greater Rio Grande Valley Stamps Bourse at the Mission Historical Museum this weekend. It will be held in the MHM Annex, 200 E. Tom Landry, site of the former Mission main post office. The bourse is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission is free. Along with buying, selling and exchanging of U.S. and worldwide postage stamps for ollection, there will be two sessions presented on Precancel Stamp Collecting. Katy Foster, president of the Texas Precancel Stamp Club will hold 30-minute sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the War Room at the MHM main location in the John Shary building. Knowledgeable stamp dealers and collectors will be available to answer questions about collecting, proper care and any other questions about the hobby.
Feb ruary 20 – The Mission Computer Club will meet at 10 a.m. in the Speer Memorial Library Community Room. All levels of users are welcome to attend, and meetings are free. Contact Edna Morales at the library at 580-8478 for more information. Feb ruary 21 – Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn their Texas State Parks Junior Ranger badge at 2 p.m. at Bentsen-RGV State Park in Mission by drawing, writing and observing wildlife and making a record in the Junior Ranger Journal. Journals are available at the Visitor’s Center, as well as the Junior Ranger Explorer Pack, a tool to help complete the journal. The journals are free and there is no charge to check out the Junior Ranger Explorer Packs. For more information, call 584-9156. The park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. Feb ruary 21 – Join the staff at Bentsen-RGV State Park in Mission at 6 p.m. for a special evening learning about the night sky and the basics of stargazing in the courtyard gardens by investigating the starry night through telescopes and binoculars. Pre-registration required. No park admission fee required, this is a free program with limited space. For more information, call 584-9156. The park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. Feb ruary 21 – A kick-off event is planned for Project Martin Watch, a citizen science program at the Edinburg World Birding Center (EWBC), 714 S. Raul Longoria Rd. The EWBC is installing its first Purple Martin house. Individuals ages 16 and up may attend the introductory course from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The program fee is $2. No expertise is needed; call 381-9922 to register. Feb ruary 26 – Parents and children can learn about botany while creating a unique pot during this week’s Family Fun Night at the Old Art Studio at the International Museum of Art & Science, 1900 W. Nolana in McAllen. The program, from 4 to 6 p.m., is $2 per person, supplies included, in addition to the regular museum admission price. Seating is limited. Call 682-1564 for more information. Feb ruary 26 – At 6 p.m. Quinta Mazatlan will host author Esteban Bravo on “Incredible Edibles of the Rio Grande Valley.” He wrote a pocket-sized reference guide titled “Incredible Edibles” featuring 29 edible native plants. Special for guests will be a tasting of “Mesquite Cookies” made from the Mesquite tree pods milled into flour. The program fee is $3 per person. It is located at 600 Sunset in McAllen. For more information, call 681-3370. Feb ruary 28 – The official launch of the Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail, to introduce the public to a new living history exhibit, will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The University of Texas-Pan American Student Union theatre. Visitors can park in Lots A4, B1 or B2. Feb ruary 28 – Join RGV-Bentsen State Park volunteer Bill Supulski for the Digital Nature Photography 102 introductory classes for people with point-and-shoot and DSLR cameras. There will be a break for lunch; bring a sack lunch. Pre-registration is required. There is a limit of 20 participants; call early to reserve a spot. For more information, call 584-9156. The park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. Feb ruary 28 – The Saturday Safari, “Measuring Up,” begins at 10 a.m. at Gladys Porter Zoo located at 500 Ringgold in Brownsville. Children and their parents can help zookeepers record the weights and lengths of the zoo’s animals. Tour, arts and crafts, animal encounters and snacks are included in the $15 fee per adult or child, ages 4 and up. To register, call 548-9453 or download a registration form at www.gpz.org. Pre-registration is required.
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Mar ch 3 – The public is invited to join in on the next book discussion at Speer Memorial Library in Mission on at 6:30 p.m. The next book is “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” For more information or to sign up, call 580-8750 or 580-8754 or stop by the library at 12th Street and Kika de la Garza Loop in Mission. This title is also available as an eBook at http://mission.lib.overdrive.com. Mar ch 6 – The Mission Computer Club will meet at 10 a.m. in the Speer Memorial Library Community Room. All levels of users are welcome to attend, and meetings are free. Contact Edna Morales at the library at 580-8478 for more information. Mar ch 7 – The Hawk Watch Volunteer Training Day at RGV-Bentsen State Park will be a classroom focus from 1 to 4 p.m. Training will be on field identification of raptors in flight. To register or for more information, contact Roy J. Rodriguez, park naturalist. No admission fee is required for volunteers. For more information, call 584-9156. The park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. To see the complete Events Calendar for the coming weeks, go to www.ptrgv.com.
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cALLEN – Korean artist Ran Hwang’s “Game of Artifice” will be unveiled at the International Museum of Art & Science in an opening reception on Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. The public is invited. Hwang’s work kicks off the museum’s newly-introduced “Artist in Residency” program as Hwang spends 19 days in McAllen with lo-
cal volunteers to create the unique installation piece. The volunteers included local artists, professors and art students from the University of Texas-Pan American and South Texas College. It will remain on display for 30 days before it is dismantled. Hwang utilizes materials from the Fashion Industry like pins, buttons, thread, light and color in order to
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DINBURG – Students can receive help in finding money to finance college expenses for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and other campuses this fall by attending Super Saturday on Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UTPA Campus Visitor’s Center. Free one-on-one assistance will be provided to students and their families for help in filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) forms for college financial aid. There will also be workshops available on college saving, planning and financial literacy and assistance on ap-
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February 22 · The Newsboys band with the “Got Faith?” concert series performs live in a night of music, ministry and more at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo. The show, “We Believe, God’s Not Dead,” begins at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6 p.m. The concert line-up includes Audio Adrenaline, Finding Favour and Kairy Marquez. Reserved tickets are $25, $40, $55 and $70 with group discounts of $5 off per ticket of 10 or more tickets. Purchase tickets at ticketmaster. com or by calling 800-7453000. Meet and greet tickets are available by calling 358-
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plying for scholarships, along with University organization booths. Campus tours will be available to students and their families. Daycare will also be provided. Students and their families are encouraged to bring parent and student 2014 completed tax returns with W2 statements. If parent and students have not completed the 2014 tax returns, bring all W2 statements and any other statements showing income such as 1099 statements or Social Security/SSI statements. Students should bring their personal identification number (PIN) from www.pin. ed.gov. For questions contact FAFSASuperSaturday@cftexas.org or call 665-2958. 2755. · The Rio Grande Valley Concert Band will perform at Enchanted Valley Ranch in Mission at 3 p.m. To become a member of the band, contact Gene Goede at 6829225. February 27 · Bling it up for the final UTPA Alumni Ball, “Boots and Bling,” at the Boggus Ford Events Center, 3000 N. Cage in Pharr, at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit student scholarships. Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased online at bronccountry.utpa.edu/alumniball or at the UTPA Alumni Center in Edinburg, 2402 S. Closner
give birth to her signature birds, vases or Buddhas. Born in the Republic of Korea in 1960, Hwang currently lives and works in both, Seoul and New York City. She studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and attended the Graduate School of Fine Arts at Chung-Ang University in
Seoul. She has exhibited at several international institutions including the Queens Museum of Art, the MASS MoCA, the Third Floor-Hermès, and the Seoul Arts Center Museum, and her work is found in numerous public and private collections. For more information, call 682-0123.
DENTON – Two University of North Texas students from Mission were recognized for the 2014 fall semester. Johnglenn Hazel-Kouznetsova was named to the President’s List. To be included, students had to complete a minimum of 12 hours with a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0. Phoebe J. Purvey was named to the Dean’s List and had to com-
plete 12 academic hours with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.9.
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connected via the internet during the summer. Summer rehearsals are streamed live so that members from across the United States and Canada learn new music together. Anyone For further information about becoming a member of the Chorus or for tickets and information about the show, call Janet at 571-8660 or Shirley at 802-9663. from pg 2
Blvd. For ticket information and accommodations, call 665-2500. Weekly · Catholic War Veterans Post #1065 in Mission invites the public to their “Get Away Thursday Dance” held every Thursday evening, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. It is located at 500 W. Business 83. Music by the Electro Band provides country western, Tejano, the Oldies, cumbias and more. No cover charge. Call 5835961 or email Doodrey@ netzero.com for more information. To see the complete Coming Attractions calendar, go to www.ptrgv.com.
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cALLEN – Celebrate the Lunar New Year and the official start of the Year of the Goat with a number of cultural activities hosted by the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 12 to 5 p.m. Visitors can participate in a number of traditional Chinese and Korean games such as Peking mask making, a Kung Fu presentation and a lion dance. Guests can also learn the ancient art of origami, experience a Chinese tea tasting and learn the basics
of Chinese calligraphy and watercolor painting. After sampling an array of typical Asian New Year’s dishes visitors will vote for their favorites. The celebration will finish off with a traditional Chinese dance exhibition, including a museum-wide procession during a dragon blessing which is believed to bring luck and prosperity for the New Year. The festival is included in the price of general admission. For more information, call 682-0123 or visit www. imasonline.org.
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Klarissa Blanco takes first at regionals 19 local wrestlers advance to state meet
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By Luciano Guerra ith nineteen qualifiers and six alternates between them, the seven Mission, Sharyland and La Joya high schools will be very well represented at the University Interscholastic League’s State Wrestling Tournament in Garland this weekend. Each school will have at least one wrestler competing among the state’s elite and one school may have as many as seven. With four qualifiers and three alternates Juarez-Lincoln High School leads the pack among Big 7 schools with the most wrestlers making the trip to Garland. Veterans Memorial will have four qualifiers and one alternate while Palmview High (three qualifiers and two alternates), Sharyland High (four qualifiers), La Joya High (two qualifiers), Mission High (one qualifier) and Pioneer High (one qualifier) will all have shots at bringing home at least one of the highly coveted state medals. Of the 25 Mission-La Joya area wrestlers taking to the mats at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland today and tomorrow, only one is a regional champion – the Lady Patriots’ Klarissa Blanco. Klarissa, a junior who earned that distinction by claiming her second regional title in three years, is making her third trip to the state tournament. “I really wanted the regional title this year,” Blanco said. “Now that I’m going to state for the third year in a row, I really want to be No. 1.” As a freshman, and in her first year of competitive wrestling, Blanco took District 16-4A and Region IV by surprise, claiming both championships in the 185
lb. weight class. As a sophomore she didn’t fare quite as well at district and regionals when she took second at both, but she improved on her performance at state by placing sixth. What’s her secret to success? Blanco said, “For being 185 lbs. I’m quicker than the other girls. I think I’m more athletic too. That’s why I was able to pin most of my opponents at regionals in seconds.” Going into the state tournament with 18 wins, all by pins, and no losses, Blanco is just five wins away from a state championship. While the competition will be stiff ,Veterans Memorial wrestling coach Ben Yzaguirre believes Blanco has what it takes to emerge from this weekend’s tourney as the undefeated state champion. “From the very beginning, Klarissa has been a very aggressive wrestler,” explained Yzaguirre. “This year, however, her confidence level has skyrocketed. She believes that when she gets on the mat nobody can beat her.” “When I saw how confident she was at the beginning of the season, I told her that the only thing she needed to do was to stay healthy,” added Yzaguirre. “I told her that if everything fell into place, she should have a nice ride into state and then at state all she’d need to do is to let whatever happened happen.” Other Veterans Memorial wrestlers who qualified for the state tournament are Armando Bustillos (113 lbs.), Karime Flores (128 lbs.), Leslie Alaniz (148 lbs.) and as an alternate Brandi Alaniz (138 lbs.). Also competing at the 5A level will be Sharyland’s Joseth Suarez (126 lbs.), Ruy Troche (145 lbs.), Domi-
nique Lopez (95 lbs.), Areanna Saldana (102 lbs.) and Pioneer’s Mark Faucette (170 lbs.). 6A Wrestlers Local wrestlers competing at the 6A level will be Juarez-Lincoln’s Rene Beas (182 lbs.), Edgar Delgado (220 lbs.), Leslie Oliva (95 lbs.), Angelica Hernandez (128 lbs.), alternate Valentin Cervantes (113 lbs.), alternate Nancy Becerra (119 lbs.), alternate Yaritza Colunga (148 lbs.), Palmview’s Alyssa Salinas (102 lbs.), Steffany Rosas (185 lbs.), Keyla Gutierrez (215 lbs.), alternate Raymond Sarmiento (106 lbs.), alternate Jeremiah Esquivel (120 lbs.), La Joya’s James Muzquiz (120 lbs.), Daisy Ramirez (165 lbs.) and Mission’s Sally Ochoa (165 lbs.).
TOP: VMHS Wrestling State Qualifiers (left to right): Klarissa Blanco, 1st place in 185-lb class; Karime Flores, 2nd place 128-lb class; Leslie Alaniz, 3rd place 148-lb class; Brandi Alaniz, 4th place 138-lb class; and Armando Bustillos, 4th place 113-lb class. Progress Times Photo by Luciano Guerra. RIGHT: Daisy Ramirez, Sally Ochoa Medal at Regional Meet: The 165-lb. medalists were Daisy Ramirez (2nd) of La Joya, Harmony Maitland (1st) of Killeen Shoemaker and Sally Ochoa (3rd) of Mission during the Final day of the Texas UIL Region 4-6A Wrestling Tournament in San Antonio on Saturday, February 14, 2015. Progress Times Photo by Paul Brick
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Keyla Gutierrez (top), of Palmview, took home the silver medal after losing this match to Melanie Rusch (bottom), gold medalist of Hendrickson, in the 215-lb class at the UIL Region 4-6A Wrestling Tournament in San Antonio, Feb. 14, 2015. Progress Times Photo by Paul Brick
Alyssa Salinas of Palmview High placed second in the 102-lb class at the UIL 6A Regional Wrestling Tournament in San Antonio, Feb. 14, 2015. She is shown wrestling Anna Becera of Austin Akins, who defeated her in the championship match. Progress Times Photo by Paul Brick
Wrestling for Gold Leslie Oliva of Juarez-Lincoln High School made it to the final match of the 95-lb class of the UIL Region 4-6A Wrestling Tournament in San Antonio, Feb. 14, 2015. However, Angelina Gomez of San Antonio Lee prevailed to take home the gold, while Leslie earned silver. Progress Times Photo by Paul Brick
Lady Patriots and Lady Rattlers claim bi-district titles
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By Luciano Guerra here’s no place like home. That’s what members of the Veterans Memorial Lady Patriots and the Sharyland Lady Rattlers basketball teams must be thinking as both teams made the most of their home court advantage in claiming bi-district championships this week - the Lady Patriots against the Brownsville Pace Lady Vikings Monday and the Lady Rattlers against the Mercedes Lady Tigers Tuesday. First up on the playoff schedule were the Lady Patriots who pulled out to an early 10 – 0 lead over Pace with less than one minute to
play in the first quarter. Just when it looked as if the Lady Patriots could possibly shut the Lady Vikings out through the first eight minutes of play, Pace scored seven unanswered points to close to within three points at the conclusion of the initial period. Veterans Memorial went on to lead 22-18 at the half and 35 – 29 at the end of the third quarter before finishing Pace off by the final score of 43-32. Veterans Memorial junior guard Ashley Smith, who missed the final six games of the district schedule with a knee injury but played most of the game against Pace, shared how it felt to be back on the court and what win-
ning the bi-district championship meant to her. “I felt good out there,” Smith said. “I was a little wounded and tired but I was able to fight through it. It feels great to be the first team in the history of the school to advance into the second round. It’s so exciting!” Veterans Memorial head girls basketball coach Rafael Cantu Jr. had trouble putting his feelings into words shortly after the game. “I really can’t describe the feeling,” shared Cantu. “I’m still a little too wound up to be able to put what I’m feeling into words. It was a physical game but our girls kept fighting and they had spirit like you wouldn’t be-
lieve. All the credit goes to our players.” Next up for the Lady Patriots will be the Victoria East Lady Titans in the area round of the state playoffs in a game that is scheduled to be played at Corpus Christi Miller High School tonight at 6 p.m. Sharyland Lady Rattlers What was a close but exciting game throughout the first half turned into an easy win for the Sharyland Lady Rattlers as they outscored the Mercedes Lady Tigers by eight points in the third quarter and by 10 in the fourth to cruise to a 50 – 32 home win. With the game tied at 21 at
the half, Sharyland’s defense stifled the Mercedes offense throughout the third and fourth quarters as they held the Lady Tigers to only 11 points while the Lady Rattlers’ offense put 29 points on the board during those same 16 minutes of play. “We were able to do a better job against their pressure in the second half,” explained Lady Rattlers’ head coach Dale Whitaker. “We started sharing the ball better instead of trying to dribble through the pressure and we were finally able to get the ball to our strength which is our post players.” As for what it means to
win a bi-district championship after missing out on the playoffs completely last year Whitaker said, “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want. We got a lot of experience last year and it was painful. The girls felt it and they didn’t want it to happen again so they’ve been working really hard on improving. And I think that they’ve improved 10 fold from the beginning of the season to now.” Next up for the Lady Rattlers will be the Flour Bluff Lady Hornets in the area round of the state playoffs tonight at 7 p.m. at Texas A & M Kingsville.
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Elpidia de Jesus Acevedo ISSION – Elpidia de Jesus Acevedo, 93, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 at Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Nov. 10, 1921, in Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico. Survivors include her son, Noe Acevedo Jr.; daughter, Rosario Showery; and eight grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Blas Romero and Gregoria Avalos, and husband, Noe B. Acevedo. A funeral mass was held on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Interment followed at Catholic Cemetery in Mission. Adolfo Calderoni ISSION – Adolfo Calderoni, 87, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in McAllen. Survivors include his wife, Alma Calderoni of Mission; sons, Adolfo Calderoni of Mission, Jose Luis Calderoni of Monterrey, N.L. and Ricardo Calderoni of Houston; and four grandchildren. Alfonso Cerda BRAM - Alfonso Cerda, 54, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, He was born on Sept. 8, 1960, in Mission. Survivors include his mother, Elvira V. Cerda of Abram; sister, Delia C. Peña; and brothers, Adolfo Cerda, Dario Cerda, all from Mission. He was preceded in death by his father, Esteban Cerda Jr., and brother, Esteban Cerda III. The funeral mass was held on Feb. 19 at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Abram. Interment followed at San Jose Cemetery in Abram. Vicente Garza ISSION - Vicente Garza passed away on Saturday, Feb. 14. He was born in San Miguel de Camargo, Tamps.,
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Mexico to Victorino Garza and Maria Luisa Mendiola Garza on March 9, 1924. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Edelmira Peña Garza; children, Victorino Garza, Maria Eva Lopez, Enedina Gomez, David Garza, Mary Lou Gonzalez and Sandra Garza; sister, Beatriz G. Garza; and 17 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Baltazar and Baldemar Garza; and sister, Ercilia Elizondo. A funeral mass was held on Feb. 17 at St. John of the Fields Catholic Church in Mission. Interment followed at Garden of Angels Cemetery in Abram. Olivia Gonzalez ISSION – Olivia Gonzalez, 89, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Guillermo Gonzalez of Mission; children, Arturo Gonzalez of Edinburg, Tony Gonzalez of Round Rock, Guillermo Gonzalez Jr. of McAllen, Diana Gallia of Austin and Linda Segundo of Robstown; brothers, Oscar Garza and Gavino Garza of Mission and Ricardo Garza of Seguin; sister, Maria Magdalena Silvas of Mission; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anastacio and Emilia Reyna Garza; brother, Guadalupe Garza; and sister Sofia Hernandez. A funeral mass was held on Feb. 19 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at San Jose Cemetery in Mission. Pallbearers were George Amorim and Joe David Garcia and her grandsons, Adrian Gonzalez, Tony Segundo, Oliver Gallia and Eddie Reyna. Emily Sue Hansen ISSION - Emily Sue Hansen, 75, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at Pax Villa Hospice after a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born on Nov. 28, 1939, in McAllen to Richard
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and Jewel Dillard Hansen. She was the granddaughter of Mission Pioneer settlers (1918) George and Tena Hansen. She graduated from Mission High School in 1957 and attended Oklahoma State University. Services were held Feb. 17 and her cremains were placed in the Hansen family mausoleum at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, PO Box 4527, New York, NY 10163. Ninfa G. Ochoa ISSION – Ninfa G. Ochoa, 76, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Mission Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 4, 1938, in Mexico to Jesus and Felicitas (Leal) Garcia. Survivors include her children, Orfelinda Rocha of McAllen, Juan Ociel Ochoa Jr. of Mission, Blanca Nelly Gonzalez of Mission, Adrian Ochoa of Alton and Arnulfo Ochoa of Hidalgo; sisters, Maria Alicia Garza of Houston, Maria De La Luz Morin of Mission, Elma Ozuna of Reynosa, Tamps., Mexico Rosa Elia Lopez of Mexico and Felicitas Espinoza of Houston; and 11 grandchildren and 11 great-granchildren.
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Ramon Buentello MISSION – Ramon Buentello, 79, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at his home in Mission. A funeral service was held on Feb. 17 at Virgil Wilson Mortuary in Mission. Burial followed at Lord & I Cemetery. Felix Elizondo SULLIVAN CITY – Felix Elizondo, 91, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Amara Hospice in Edinburg. A funeral mass was held on Feb. 16 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Sullivan City. Burial followed at Sullivan City Cemetery. Rogelio Cantu Garza MISSION – Rogelio Cantu Garza, 53, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in Mission.
She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Lenoel Garcia and San Juanita Marquez. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 20, El Divino Redentor Assembly of God in Mission. Dinisio Salinas ISSION - Dionisio Salinas, 72, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Mission Regional Medical Center. He was born in Dr. Coss, N.L. Mexico on Sept. 16, 1942. Survivors include his sons, Sergio Salinas, Dionisio Salinas Jr. and Ruben Salinas; daughters, Yadira Gomez, Yolanda Gomez, Yaneth Quiroga, Aracely Salinas and Aide Villarreal; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dionisio Salinas and Maria Caridad Trevino. Burial will be held on Friday, Feb. 20, in Dr. Coss, N.L.
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Wenceslao Reyes Guajardo MISSION – Wenceslao Reyes Guajardo, 97, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at Mission Regional Medical Center. Rafaela Iturralde MISSION – Rafaela Iturralde, 91, passed away on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at McAllen Medical Center. Dora E. Lara MISSION – Dora E. Lara, 76, passed away on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Doctors Hospital in Edinburg. A funeral service was held on Feb. 18 at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission. Burial followed at Garden of Angels Cemetery in Abram. Manuela Mendez MISSION – A funeral service for Manuela Mendez was held on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Our Lady of Guada-
ChurCh DireCtory BREAD OF LIFE CHURCH 2820 N. Conway Ave. • 581-1411 CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 4501 N. McColl. - McAllen CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 29th & Dove - McAllen 618-0884 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Missonaries • 580-2570 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH 911 N. Main - McAllen 686-4241 CONWAY AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 1 Mi. N. Conway • 585-2413 EL FARO BIBLE CHURCH 15 miles W. of Mission on Exp. 83 Sullivan City, TX • 585-5617 EL MESIAS UNITED METHODIST 209 E. 6th • 585-2334 FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 3 miles N. Shary Rd. • 581-1465 FAITH FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH 1 mile N. Exp. 83 on Tom Gill Rd. 519-6311 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 1300 Doherty • 585-1442 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 12th and Miller - Mission 585-7281 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1102 Ash St. • 585-4829 for worship schedule. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1101 Doherty • 585-1665
NORTH PALMVIEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH 7612 W. 6 Mile Ln. Mission • 735-2569
ROAD TO SALVATION ASSEMBLY OF GOD 239 W. 2nd St. - La Joya 1312 Oblate • 585-3261
OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS One-half mile South Leo Avenue La Joya • 585-5223
SAN CRISTOBAL MAGALLANES & COMPANIONS PARISH
3805 Plantation Grove Blvd., Ste. 5
OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH 6634 El Camino Real • Granjeno 279-4159
SAN MARTIN DE PORRES 5 mi. N. Conway, 1/2 Mile West Alton • 585-8001 & 585-8002
IGLESIA BAUTISTA BETANIA 851 S. Breyfogle Rd. • 585-5688
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH 2.5 miles S. Conway (FM 1016) Mission • 279-4159
ST. JOHN OF THE FIELDS CATHOLIC CHURCH 1052 Washington Ave. • 585-2325
IGLESIA BAUTISTA CRISTO EL REY 1600 E. Bus. 83 - Mission
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH 620 Dunlap • 585-2623
IGLESIA BAUTISTA COLONIAL 3713 N. La Homa Rd. • 585-5332
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY CHURCH 923 Matamoros St. • 581-2193
ST. PETER & ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2310 N. Stewart Rd. 585-5005
IGLESIA BAUTISTA DEL VALLE 217 W. Mile 3 Rd. • 424-1602 Palmhurst
PALM VALLEY CHURCH 1720 E. Griffin Pkwy. 585-3203
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH 6 1/8 N. Doffing Rd. (FM 492) 580-4078
FREEDOM LIFE CHURCH 2214 W. Griffin Pkwy. • 519-7000 Mission GRACIA DIVINA MINISTRY 4122 N. Conway • 584-3112 GREAT OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH 2722 N. Conway • 451-5500 Mission IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL SEPTIMO DIA 1725 W. Griffin Parkway 581-9008
IGLESIA DEL PUEBLO 7500 West Expressway 83 581-1900 IGLESIA DEL DIVINO REDENTOR 1020 North Los Ebanos Rd 585-5898
PEÑITAS BAPTIST CHURCH 1/3 Mile S. of Exp.83 on FM 1427 583-6236 PRIMERA BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of 6th & Oblate 585-4711
LA RESPUESTA CHURCH 405 W. 12th Street • 585-0787
PRIMERA IGLESIA DEL VALLE APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 210 St. Marie. • 585-8651
MISSION CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1 mi. E. 495 • 585-6683
PROMISE LAND CHURCH 2300 E. Palm Circle (Corner of 495) Mission, TX 78572 • 624-9307
NEW HOPE AT THE BORDER 905 N. Conway • 585-4122
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH 901 S. Shary Rd. (Located in the Holiday Inn Express Conference Room) 451-4838
NORTH MISSION CHURCH OF CHRIST 1410 E. 3 Mile Line • 585-0146
Mission • 580-4551
ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1119 Francisco • 585-2701
TEMPLO BIBLICO 5 Mile/Conway • 581-4981 or 585-3831 TEMPLO EVANGELICO, M.B. CHURCH La Joya THE DOOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
810 E. Veterans & La Homa Suite F.
Palmview Crossing Plaza 212-1594/424-1984
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8-LINERS ing maquinitas is not black and white, “and there’s no sense getting into it if it’s gray.” “I’m thinking it’s something that’s shady. Who’s going to want to play for prizes or teddy bears?” Perez asked. Instead, he said to boost the city’s revenues, the administration is looking at ways to lure and grow businesses in the community. Last week, Palmview officers raided an eight-liner business that had been in operation less than a day. Lt. Saul Valle said the fire marshal had received a complaint of a lot of vehicles parked at a former adult daycare facility on Palma Vista Drive. It has a flashing “Open” sign out front, and when he pulled the records for the site, he found a permit for construction, but nothing to indicate it was already in operation. The fire marshal and officers entered the building, where Valle said the fire alarm wasn’t fully installed, electrical outlets were uncovered and 75 machines were running off of extension cards. Uvalle estimated about 20 machines were plugged into every three outlets. The city shut down the gameroom and interrogated the manager, who admitted lupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Lord and I Cemetery in Palmview. Elvira Reyna MISSION – A funeral mass for Elvira Reyna was held on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Edinburg. Teodolina Solis MISSION - Teodolina Solis, 87, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Comfort House-Casa del Consuelo Hospice in McAllen. Twilla J. Wade MISSION - Twilla J. Wade, 75, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Mission Regional Medical Center.
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the business had been paying out in cash to its customers, Uvalle said. Palmview seized $5,500 cash and officers are looking for the owner of business. Peñitas recently held a meeting to approve a resolution against the eight-liner establishments. City Manager Oscar Cuellar said the city was getting a lot of inquiries from people who heard Peñitas would soon join La Joya and and Sullivan city in regulating the machines, but he questioned whether it is legal for cities to charge permit fees, pointing to state regulations regarding coin-operated machines, which limits city tax to $15. “Some people are under the impression the city was giving them some kind of ‘wink-wink’ provision that they’re not going to raid them, and that’s not what we’re doing,” Cuellar said. “If we get some kind of information that they’re doing something illegal, we’re going to go in there, and we’re going to shut them down.” As for La Joya’s eight-liner businesses, Salinas defended the city’s ordinance, saying lots of people pay to play the lottery and never win. Playing the machines relaxes people, he said. He said the city itself should have shut down the eight-liner business in the old Dollar General store because it wasn’t up to fire code. On that, he said, they dropped the ball. But, he emphasized he still hadn’t heard from anybody over at the county, taking offense to the fact that county officers conducted the raid inside La Joya. “If the county is going to go inside the city of La Joya, and they want to take over the police department, fine, we’ll just dismiss our police officers and let them.” Salinas said.
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By Julie Silva hen Albert Hinojosa was born, he was two months early and weighed less than 3 pounds. But now at 15 months, the little boy weighs a healthy 22 pounds.
“Medically, he has had his ups and downs, but he is a fighter and has overcome so much,” Albert’s mother, Ana, said at the Mission Regional Medical Center eighth annual Legacy Gala on Friday, Feb. 13. Albert was featured as the
2015 “miracle baby” at the event, aimed at raising funds for the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “There’s always a need there,” said Cynthia Guerra, director of The Foundation at MRMC. “The hospital is the only nonprofit hospital in
the Valley. We give back to the community, and we do a lot of care that we do not get pad for.” Most recently, The Foundation bought two “giraffe” beds for the NICU using funds raised through the gala. The beds quickly turn into surgical beds in case of emergency. Now, Guerra said, they hope to buy X-ray machines that can be mounted to the beds. At the gala, The Foundation presented the Hinojosa family with a $500 trust fund for Albert. Guerra said she and board members felt they should give back to the children featured at the event. Ana Hinojosa first had complications with Albert in November 2013. She was 29 weeks pregnant and having contractions when she was admitted to the hospital for observation. Nurses tried to keep little Albert inside, Ana said. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘This can’t be right. I’m only seven months pregnant, and it’s really early,’” Ana Hinojosa recalled. “I was already 4 centimeters dilated, so the nurse rushed to get the doctor, and at 3:49 a.m., our little angel was born.” He weighed 2 pounds and 9 ounces, and it was hard at first, Ana said, because she wanted to hold him, but he was in an incubator being
The Hinojosa family, which includes Ana, John, Rafael and Albert, stands with Cynthia Guerra, director of The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center, left, and Marcy Martinez, host of the eighth annual Legacy Gala to benefit the hospital’s NICU. Progress Times photo by Julie Silva
fed through a tube down his throat. Over the following weeks, he got stronger and gained weight. “By the time we knew it, he was ready to go home with oxygen, but we were go
grateful and thankful to the NICU staff,” Ana Hinojosa said. “Without their help and support through our amazing journey, we’re not sure how the outcome would have ended.”
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ons. So that was a great surprise for me. I think my kids deserve this.” Los Lobos has qualified for state for the last five years and won in 2011. In the 33-year legacy the La Joya mariachi program has performed in France, for U.S. presidents both in Texas and in D.C., in New Orleans and annually hosts sold-out shows. This year the group celebrates 25 years of Valley performances. Even though MASBA is behind them, the groups continue to prepare for the next competition and their spring performances. “It’s been an experience. Not too many groups can say that they’ve played for presidents of the U.S., vice presidents, senators, governors. You need to work hard,” said Mariachi Sol Director Emilio Cantu. “Being in these groups is very demanding and you have to keep up your grades. If they’re not passing, they can’t perform.” Cantu was one of the founders of the program in 1982, which was the first of its kind in the Rio Grande Valley. He admitted that when the class initially came to be, he didn’t think it would grow to be what it is now. The mariachis spent about three years practicing in the dusty welding room, a few more years in a portable building behind what is now Jimmy Carter Early College and finally had their own room built in 1999 in the now La Joya High School. “We’ve paid our dues. We went through si nada, no tenemos nada, but we made it work,” Cantu said. “Mariachi was not that popular at the time, I guess because of the stereotype of Mexican movies. But through the years we’ve changed minds.” The program was initially created as a dropout prevention, but the doors remained open to every type of student, several of whom have gone on to pursue music education, a professional mariachi life and a career in the medical field. Not including his stint in retirement the summer of 2007, Cantu has remained part of the LJISD mariachi program, working in both a junior high and high school setting. He’s seen most of the students pass through the mariachi program and pursue a higher education because of the discipline learned in that setting. Two of his former students are now mariachi directors in the other high schools ¬– Mayra Garcia of Los Lobos and Juan Carlos (Charlie) Lopez of La Joya High’s Los Coyotes. As a former La Joya mariachi student, Lopez has seen both ends of the spectrum and wants the community to know that mariachi is not just about music. “You’re not just teaching them mariachi, you’re teaching them confidence on stage,” 26-year-old Lopez said. “If this kid has confidence, when he goes to his English class or he has to take his STAAR test, that confidence will show. We teach them discipline.” Among everything, the students are taught the importance of being humble. The three groups may compete against each other when they take the stage, but all three directors agree that they promote friendship among their mariachis. “We’re all here to win, but once we’re off stage, keep in mind that we came from one program, we came from one organization, and we’re here to help out each other,” Lopez said. “And the kids understand that concept.” When the new ruling on Palmview’s state title was announced, director Garcia made sure to tell her Los Lobos students that no matter what was said to them, they should keep their composure as they’ve always done. Along with the rest of the Lobos, Jason Robles was thankful for the award. The junior trumpet player said that although he was proud of their second-place ranking, the first-place title makes him feel more complete. The stage is his home away from home, he said. “When we’re on stage, any outside problems or situations in life, it all fades away. It’s a whole different world,” 17-year-old Robles said. “We don’t think about each other as individuals, but as a family and a team.”
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Notice to political candidates Take a break at Curator Camp R E esidents interested in running for office in Palmhurst, Alton, Sullivan City, and Sharyland Independent School District have one week to turn in their applications for candidacy. The deadline to file is Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. Election Day is May 9. In Alton, the mayor and Place 1 commissioner seats are up for a vote. Incumbents Salvador Vela and Arturo Galvan Jr. already have begun advertising for reelection. Sharyland ISD only recently moved from an atlarge system to a place system, and places 3 and 4 are up for election. Trustees Fernando Ramirez and Eddie Montalvo’s terms are expiring. Places 2 and 4 in Sullivan City also are up for election. It is the policy of Progress Times that the filing deadline also is the deadline to submit candidacy announcements
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With two world-ranked matadors competing, it could be the best world-class bullfight ever presented in the 14-year history of the Santa Maria Bullring, said Fred Renk. The bulls are from the famous ranch of Don Rafael of San Fernando, Mexico; they are of pure Spanish blood and beautiful in weight, horn confirmation and color, Renk added. Gates open at 1 p.m. Food will be served beginning at 2 p.m. Pre-fight demonstrations begin at 3:30 p.m. and
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