September 12, 2014 - Progress Times Issue

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Western Hidalgo County cities consider higher tax rates

By Julie Silva The cities of La Joya, Palmview and Sullivan City are proposing adopting the highest tax rate possible without needing voter approval.

In Sullivan City, the proposed tax rate is 45 cents per $100 appraised property value, up from this year’s rate of 42 cents. The increase will bring in an additional $25,000 in revenues. City Manager Judy Davila presented the city commission budget options with the increased revenue: one using all of the increased revenue to pay off debt, and one splitting the increased revenue between paying off debt and giving the city’s 14 employees benefits. City commissioners voted to move forward with the second option.

La Joya city administrators are looking at a 57-cent tax rate next year, less than half a pen-

See TAXES Pg. 10A Sheriff’s office makes arrest in 2012 shootings

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest this week in a homicide that occurred in 2012 in rural Mission.

On Nov. 18, 2012, deputies responded to a shooting in the 3100 block or West 5 Mile Line Road. When deputies arrived at the scene, they observed multiple victims with gunshot wounds. The victims were later identified as: Casto De Los Santos, 52; Ramiro Rodriguez , 40; Aurora De La Pena, 19; a 13-year-old boy, and a 12-year-old boy.

The victims were transported to hospitals for immediate medical treatment; however, De Los

See MARTINEZ Pg. 10A Democrat endorses Tijerina in 92nd District Judge race

Hidalgo County Democrat Rey Ortiz has endorsed 92nd District Judge Jaime Tijerina, a republican, in his campaign to remain on the bench.

Ortiz, who ran for the democratic nomination to the post in the March primaries, lost to Luis Singleterry. In his letter of endorsement, Ortiz states he’s known Tijerina, of Mission, for 20 years and Ortiz notes Tijerina’s service through the U.S. Army Reserves.

“We have come a long way, but we have much more to accomplish,” Ortiz states. “Restoring public trust and integrity to our judicial system is critical to our mission to accomplish that goal.

Judge Tijerina is the public servant who will be a fair judge, who will serve the public well and who will uphold the law.”

For his part, Tijerina said he is grateful for Ortiz’s endorsement and support.

“He clearly understands the need for responsible leadership in our county, and I look forward to working with him as we push forward to victory this November,” Tijerina stated.

Navigators serving Starr and Hidalgo counties

MHP Salud has been awarded $626,180 in federal navigator grants from the Department of Health and Human Services to serve the Rio Grande Valley, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced this week.

Navigators provide in-person assistance to Texans with the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace, including as they shop for and enroll in plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace.

MHP Salud navigators serve Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties. The agency has six navigators and two program coordinators, who also are certified navigators, to assist people in the community on Nov. 15 when open enrollment begins.

“The navigator team at MHP Salud was elated to hear that our organization was refunded to continue offering in-person enrollment assistance and education to our community in the Rio

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An introduction to La Joya ISD candidates

After defeating Brownsville Lopez and Pharr San-Juan Alamo Southwest (PSJASW), this could be the first Palmview High football team to win three games in a row.

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Two slates of applicants have signed up to run for three open positions on the La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees.

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Citizens awards nominations now open

The Progress Times announced today that nominations are now open for the annual citizens awards for Mr. Mission, First Lady of Mission, Man of the Year and Woman of the Year. Jim Brunson, publisher of the Progress Times, announced that nominations for the awards will be accepted until 4 p.m., Sept. 25 at the newspaper office.

The annual awards will be presented at the Mission Chamber of Commerce banquet on Thursday, Oct. 16 at Mario’s Banquet & Conference Center

in Mission.

“We invite clubs, organizations and individuals to submit nominations for the citizens awards,” said Brunson. “These awards are designed to recognize and honor those who have devoted their time and effort to help others and to make Mission a better place to live, raise our families and to provide opportunity for our residents.

You know who works hardest in your organization. Send in your nominations and recognize those who have served so well.”

While a resume for the nominee is helpful, it is not required.

Just provide a description of the ways the nominee has served the community, along with your name and phone number.

Nominations may be submitted in person at the Progress Times office at 1217 N. Conway or by mail to Citizens Awards, Progress Times, P.O. Box 399, Mission, Texas 78573. Nomi¬nations may also be submitted by email to awards@progresstimes.net or by fax to 956-585-2304. A pdf version of the nomination form,

selection criteria, and a list of past recipients are available online at www.progresstimes.net.

Man and Woman of Year Selection criteria for Man of the Year and Woman of the Year are as follows: To be recognized for supe¬rior service either for a signifi¬cant project or continuing broad service to the commu¬nity in the past two to 10 years.

This may be for work with one organization or for work in several different areas or or-

By Julie Silva Mission leaders welcomed a $30 million investment in the community with the ribbon cutting ceremony for Royal Technologies on Wednesday evening.

Owner Jim Vander Kolk did double-duty, speaking at the Mission Chamber of Commerce’s Buenos Tardes luncheon earlier in the day. At the luncheon, Vander Kolk emphasized he and members of the area have mutual values of integrity and trust.

“I always say an organization isn’t about brick and mortar,” he said. “It’s about people.

It’s the people that drew us to this region, and it’s people that are restoring in us enthusiasm for this region.”

Vander Kolk started his company in west Michigan in 1987 with just three machines and a few employees. Today, the company has more than 300 machines in six locations, including the more than 300,000 square foot facility that opened up in Mission over the summer.

The business owner said he started growing outside of Michigan about eight years

Jim Vander Kolk, owner of Royal Technologies, is surrounded by members of the Mission Chamber of Commerce and city leaders as he cuts a ribbon at a ceremony Wednesday to mark the opening of a more than 300,000 square foot location. ago. He was brought to the provides parts for a variety of Vander Kolk met the owner of Valley at the request of custom- products, from automobiles to Hi-Tech Plastics, which soon ers based in Mexico and San office chairs.

See ROYAL Pg. 5A When he came to the Valley, Antonio. Royal Technologies

By Julie Silva A technicality thwarted an effort to change a residential subdivision into a light industrial zone at Monday’s Mission City Council meeting.

Attorney Mario Rodriguez, representing several residents of the Melba Carter Subdivision, which is east of Conway Avenue and north of Trinity Road, told the council during a public hearing that the notice sent to residents did not match

the item that was presented to and approved by the planning and zoning commission. The notice sent to residents was missing a line in the legal description of the property.

After meeting in closed session with the council, City Attorney David Guerra asked the city not to take any action because of the “discrepancy in the property description.

“Therefore, you’re going to have to start at the beginning

through P&Z and start over,” Guerra said. “The effect of that is it is not rezoned at this time.”

Planning Director Danny Tijerina and City Manager Martin Garza both emphasized that the Future Land Use map calls for the entire area to be zoned light industrial.

Nobody is forcing residents to sell their land, Garza said, adding the property will be worth more in future generations if someone wants to sell

it. He also debunked an argument by the residents that their property taxes would increase.

Garza said when appraising property, the county appraisal district looks at what the property currently is used for, “not necessarily its zoning.”

“They’re in a very unique situation,” Garza said. “What the city feels is it’ll be harder for families to continue a resi-

MISSION – Berta Hilda Olivarez Filut, executive director of the Texas Citrus Fiesta, passed away early Friday morning, Sept. 5, 2014, at her home after a lengthy illness.

She was 59 years old.

“Bert,” as she was known throughout the community, was an active figure in the community and her church and was recognized as Mission’s Woman of the Year for her varied service.

She was a business owner and operator of B&B Flowers and BP Feed Store before moving into her position with the Texas Citrus Fiesta.

She served as the executive director of the organization for the past 19 years and always took a hands-on role in all the

fiesta activities throughout the year. Her husband, Bill Filut, worked alongside her as the president of the fiesta board of directors, and they covered the miles across Texas hauling the Texas Citrus Fiesta float to parades across throughout the state. Each individual and fiesta event fell under her attentive wing —from staging the main events to tutoring fiesta royalty – and their mothers – to Fun Fair vendors and fundraising events.

Mission Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas said Filut and her husband have worked hard in the community. The two have been family to the entire city, he said.

“It’s just so sad,” Salinas

said. “I am really going to miss her. She did so much for us.

It happens to the best people.

We’re all really going to miss her, and I don’t know what we’re going to do without her.

“When they called me at 5 o’clock that morning, I knew it was going to happen, but I just never thought that it was going to happen to her. I always had some hope. It’s really just very, very sad for the whole city, and for the first time I don’t know what we’re going to do to fill her shoes.

A member of the Mission Lion’s Club, she served as secretary and received the Jack Welch Fellow Award and

See AWARDS Pg. 12A

Mission welcomes Royal Technologies

Technicality delays zone change

See ZONE Pg. 12A

Citrus Fiesta director Berta Filut passes away

Berta Filut

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Opinion | pg. 4A

Sports | pg. 1B

Obituaries | pg. 9A

See FILUT Pg. 5A

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Kids can ‘Fall into Art’ Coming at UVAL Attractions

Jessica Monroe

Jessica Monroe will lead a series of children’s art classes, “Fall into Art,” beginning Oct. 11 at the Upper Valley Art League, 921 E. 12th in Mission. Geared for ages 7 to 10 years, it runs for six weeks on Saturdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m., ending Nov. 15.

Monroe began teaching children’s art classes at UVAL in 1998 until 2001 when she left to attend Southwestern University where she earned her bachelor’s in studio art. After graduating, she returned to the Valley and taught art at Med High in Mercedes and Juan Diego Academy in Mission.

During the summer, she studied at New York University and the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. She now spends most of her time in the studio. Her painting are mostly inspired by philosophy and nature.

During the series, students will use a variety of materials to explore color, texture, pattern and rhythm. Cost for the series is $120 for the six sessions, plus a one-time $15 supply fee. A minimum of five students is needed for the class to make.

To sign up, contact Maxilou Link at maxiloulink88@gmail.com or Monroe at jmonroeart@gmail.com.

Finalizing MHM banquet details The Mission Historical Museum’s eighth annual banquet is just around the corner next Thursday, Sept. 18, silent auction items are ready to go. The event will take place at the Mission Community Center from 6:30 to10 p.m. with music and a sit-down dinner served at 7:15. The evening’s highlight is recognition of individuals from the community who have lived, worked or owned a business for 30 years or more and contributed to the “History of Mission” and development of the community. Pictured with some of the auction items are, left to right, Amancio Chapa Jr., first vice chair; Virginia and Pat Townsend, committee members; Linda Castaneda, MHM development officer; Evelyn Saenz, MRMC marketing; Terry Plata, Mission P.D.; Sylvia Vick, committee member; Hiram Burguete, board treasurer; and Luis Contreras II, MHM director. Individual tickets and table reservations are still available: reserved table for 10, $400 for members and $500 for nonmembers; open seating individual tickets, $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers. For more information, to become a sponsor or to purchase tickets, contact Linda Castañeda at 580-8646 or stop by the museum at 900 Doherty.

September 13 Veronica Jaeger’s art exhibit, “Building Being,” will be featured in the September art show at the Upper Valley Art League (UVAL), 921 E. 12th Street, Mission. The opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Kika de la Garza Fine Arts Center and be on display there through Oct. 3.

The event is free and open to the public. Artwork will be available to purchase and light refreshments will be served. Call 583-2787 for further information.

September 17 State Farm Arena in Hidalgo will host Roberto Carlos in a performance at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $45 to $150 and are on sale at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

September 19-20 A new class on painting with acrylics will be offered by artist and designer Cris-

tina Materon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Upper Valley Art League, 921 E. 12th in Mission. Demonstration and modeling will be provided by the instructor. Personalized instruction is given to each student along with on-going support.

Cost for the class is $155 for nonmembers and $125 for UVAL members. Registration and payment is due

by Sept. 17. A supply list will be given at the time of registration. Class members should bring their lunch each day. Sign up at UVAL during regular gallery hours.

Call 583-2787 for further information.

September 20 The ultimate foam party experience, “Foam Wonderland,” takes place at 7 p.m. at the Pharr Events Center north parking, 3000 N. Cage.

Tickets are $20 and available at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

PHARR – The Pharr Community Theater Co. announces open auditions for the next play, “Pan and Lyndon,” by Archer Crosley. The auditions will be held on Sept. 15 and 16 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Carnahan Auditorium, 317 W Gore Street, Pharr.

The play is a story about Pat and Lyndon who both went to Vietnam and died – Pat in body and Lyndon in spirit. Pat was a soldier; Lyndon was the 36th President of the United States.

The play’s organizers are hoping to attract an actor who resembles Lyndon B. Johnson.

There will be a cold read-

ing from the script, and the audition is open to anyone aspiring to perform in a staged play. The parts call for 12 men, ages 18 to 65; five women, ages18 to 65; and five children – boys or girls – ages 8 to 14.

Rehearsals will commence on Sept. 22 and performances will be held from Nov. 13 through 23 in Pharr and other RGV cities.

For more information, call 655-9308.

Auditions open for Vietnam Era play

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Each of the three incumbents up for reelection in La Joya Independent School District ‘s November election faces a challenger in The Diamond Pack, a slate of political newcomers.

The incumbents are on a slate dubbed Team Liberty, a group formed two years ago that swept the school district’s election. They are J.J. Peña in place 1, J.J. Garza in place 2 and Johnn Alaniz in place 3.

Challengers in The Diamond Pack are Fernando Torres in place 1, Irma Linda Villarreal-Veloz in place 2 and Victoria Cantu in place 3.

Place 1 Team Liberty

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vie for La Joya ISD board munity College and the University of Texas-Pan American, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in finance and, in addition, obtained his real estate license. Currently, Peña is a self-employed real estate broker and developer.

He is also the father to Carolina and Sofia Peña.

Carolina attends school in La Joya ISD. Place 1 The Diamond Pack

Incumbent Peña lives in the city of Palmview; he grew up in Palmview and attended La Joya ISD until his high school graduation in 1997.

He is married to Melissa Peña. Upon completing his high school diploma, Peña attended South Texas Com-

Place 2 Team Liberty

J.J. Garza

Fernando Torres

J.J. Peña

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Torres, 36, graduated from La Joya ISD in 1997 as a migrant student. He earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in bilingual education from the University of Texas-Pan American in 2003 and a master’s degree in bilingual education and principalship certification in 2005.

He now is owner of Torres Quality Homes.

Torres is a Palmview resident with two children: Evan Fernando Torres, who attends school within the district and Dulce Fernanda Torres, who has not begun school yet.

From 2003-2012, Torres worked for La Joya ISD as a first-grade, second-grade and physical education teacher.

Garza is a current school board member who resides in La Joya. He, too, is a graduate of La Joya High School.

Garza became an advocate of children’s education early on in his life. He is married to Veronica Lucero Garza.

A strong supporter of public education, and a firm believer in La Joya ISD, Garza has his three children at La Joya ISD. Garza also heads the City of La Joya’s Housing Authority.

Place 2 The Diamond Pack

married with four children.

Villarreal-Veloz graduated from La Joya High School in 1995 and earned a bachelor’s degree in communication science and disorders from UTPA in 1999. She earned a master’s degree from Texas Christian University in 2001.

“I want our community, students, parents, teachers to have a voice and be heard and for their issues to be addressed and taken care of,” Villarreal-Veloz said. “To be the voice that they need in order for all our children to benefit, not just a few hand picked amount.”

Villarreal-Veloz has worked with children as a speech language pathologist for 13 years. She’s also volunteered as an assistant coach at the Palmview Boys and Girls Club for soccer, softball and t-ball teams.

Place 3 Team Liberty

Johnn Alaniz

Irma Villarreal Villarreal-Veloz has lived in La Joya 18 years. She is

Alaniz is vice president of the school board, and a graduate of La Joya ISD. Currently, he is an active community member that gives back to the community, and can usually be caught supporting our students that are involved in extracurricular activities.

His advice to our students

is to live life to its fullest because you only live once.

Alaniz is married to Magaly Alaniz, and they have three children, Johnn Alaniz II, Jannel and Jaedynn Alaniz, all students in La Joya ISD. Place 3 The Diamond Pack

Victoria Cantu

Cantu, 26, was born and raised in Rio Grande City.

She has lived in La Joya ISD for more than seven years.

Cantu graduated from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in communication science and disorders and a minor in psychology. While there, she received a membership to the National Honor Society, Sigma Alpha Pi Chapter.

A speech therapist, Cantu owns Children’s Education Station Learning Center. She is married to Alejandro Cantu and has a son, Cristan Alejandro Cantu.

Cantu is a community volunteer, having organized Thanksgiving meals for residents in need and Christmas toy drives for children.

She’s also a strong advocate for children with autism and special needs.

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By Ed Sterling Texas Press Association

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Judge rules revisions to abortion law unconstitutional

AUSTIN — U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel on Aug. 29 struck down two provisions in House Bill 2, legislation passed by the Texas Legislature in the second special session of 2013, amending the state Health and Safety Code to restrict access to abortion services.

Yeakel wrote, “A state’s legislature cannot purport to act to abrogate the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution,” and concluded the following provisions in the law put an unconstitutional burden on women: — That a physician performing or inducing an abortion must, on the date the abortion is performed or induced, have active admitting privileges at a hospital that is located not further than 30 miles from the location at which the abortion is performed or induced. — That the minimum standards for an abortion facility must be equivalent to the minimum standards adopted for ambulatory surgical centers.

Also, Yeakel wrote, the two provisions would act together “to create a scheme that effects the closing of almost all abortion clinics in Texas that were operating legally in the fall of 2013” and thus, “the overall effect . . . is to create an impermissible obstacle as applied to all women seeking a pre-viability abortion.” The case was brought by regional abortion providers in this state who joined together as plaintiffs, seeking to prevent those two provisions of the amended law from taking effect on Sept. 1.

The group sued Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner David Lakey, M.D., and Mari Robinson, executive director of

the Texas Medical Board, in their official state capacities.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said he would file an appeal on behalf of the state. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is the appellate court.

Abbott, Davis to square off Less than two months remain until the Nov. 4 statewide election in which Texans will pick Gov. Rick Perry’s successor.

Republican Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis, a Democrat, were about eight points apart, with Abbott at 48 points to Davis’s 40, in an early August Rasmussen Reports poll. The Rasmussen poll also showed nine percent of respondents as undecided and three percent supporting candidates other than Abbott or Davis.

Dallas public television and radio station KERA on Sept. 4 announced it will host a one-hour live debate between Abbott and Davis beginning at 8 p.m. on Sept.

30. The debate will be broadcast on television, radio and online. No plans have been publicized for more debates between the two front-running candidates.

Perry renews proclamation Gov. Rick Perry on Aug. 29 renewed for the month of September his July 2011 emergency disaster proclamation that certifies exceptional drought conditions pose a threat of imminent disaster in 107 specified counties in Texas.

Rules and regulations that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to the threat are suspended for the duration of the state of disaster, according to the proclamation.

Financial ratings now available Texas Education Agency on Sept. 5 announced the release of financial accountability ratings for more than 1,205 school districts and 202 charters across the state.

The 2013-2014 ratings are based on annual financial reports provided to TEA by districts and charters from the 2012-2013 school year. Based on the submitted information, one of four financial management ratings is assigned: Superior, Above Standard, Standard or Substandard.

For 2013-2014, approximately 95 percent of Texas school districts passed with a rating of Standard or above, the education agency said.

Ratings are based on 20 established financial indicators, such as operating expenditures for instruction, tax collection rates, student-teacher ratios, and longterm debt. Each school district and charter is required to hold a public hearing regarding its financial report.

Most-ever property returned State Comptroller Susan Combs on Sept. 4 announced the return of more than $205 million in unclaimed property to rightful owners in fiscal year 2014-2015, which ended Aug. 31. This set a record, she said, as the previous high water mark for unclaimed property returned by the agency was $177.6 million in fiscal 2013.

Combs said the returned property included forgotten utility deposits or other refunds, insurance proceeds, payroll checks, cashier’s checks, dividends, mineral royalties, dormant bank accounts and abandoned safe deposit box contents.

Senate Democrats to take up First Amendment Americans for Limited Government President Nathan Mehrens this week issued the following statement in opposition to S.J. Res. 19 offered by Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) that would repeal and replace the First Amendment, currently up for debate in the U.S. Senate: “Senate Democrats are taking up legislation that would abolish the freedom of speech under the First Amendment, and in the process empower Congress and the states to regulate the amount of money that may be spent in elections.

If passed, the net result will

simply be less speech against incumbent politicians, hardly a free and democratic outcome. Why would Congress want to restrict access to information about opposition candidates during election time? This is fascism, pure and simple.

“In the meantime, Democrats seek to carve out an exception for mainstream media outlets including broadcasting stations, newspapers, magazines, and other periodical publications by saying nothing in the amendment will be construed to abridge the freedom of the press. The trouble here is

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that the freedom of the press is not an institutional right retained by some amorphous press corps, but a right of individuals to print what they like.

“This bastardization of the First Amendment must not be allowed to pass. Every single Senator should block cloture, and defend every American’s right to the freedom of speech and of the press. It’s hard enough to oust incumbent, entrenched, establishment politicians.

They do not need the force of law to squelch opposition, and it is sickening they would even try.”

Mission/Sharyland Duchess & Princess Anna Pageants 2015 Mission/Sharyland Duchess Contest 1st Week of October 2014

At The Texas Citrus Fiesta Office 220 E. 9th

Application Deadline: September 25, 2014 Duchess must be 16-19 on or before Jan, 31, 2015 Must reside in these areas or attend these school districts.

Hiring a home improvement professional For most Texans, a home isn’t just a place to live and raise a family – it’s their most valuable financial asset. Adding improvements, repairing damage, and keeping up with routine maintenance are all part of a smart homeowner’s plan to protect and increase the value of an important asset.

Unfortunately, scam artists posing as home repair contractors know residents will part with hard-earned money to improve their homes. So to protect their pocketbooks, homeowners should know how to protect themselves and avoid falling victim to these scams.

Damaged homes – whether by storms or passage of time – can be easily noticed by scam artists posing as contractors and marketing their services door-to-door.

Texans should be cautious when unsolicited salespeople come knocking on their doors. Businesses that perform specialized home repairs seldom walk neighborhoods looking for work.

Anytime a contractor appears unsolicited and relies on high-pressure tactics to secure new business, homeowners should say no thanks.

Legitimate contractors know that customers need time to think about significant decisions – and maybe even ask a few questions. Trustworthy contractors will always welcome customers’ questions.

In some cases, con art-

ists try to talk homeowners into unnecessary repairs by offering special deals with purportedly “surplus” materials. Common ploys involve offers to seal roofs, replace lost roof shingles or pour new driveways. Although these scammers often appear professional and may sound very knowledgeable and friendly, homeowners should never impulsively purchase home repair or construction services that they were not already planning.

Equally important, Texans should only use licensed or bonded contractors or builders. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is the state’s occupational regulatory agency that oversees more than 20 types of occupations and industries. TDLR issues licenses, conducts inspections, investigates complaints, assesses penalties, sets rules and standards, and holds hearings. Homeowners can visit www.license.state. tx.us to verify a contractor’s licensing credentials and inquire about complaints.

Homeowners should avoid contractors who do not have established physical addresses – and instead only offer cell phone numbers. A physical address could help customers locate the contractor if problems arise with the repairs. Texans who buy from a fly-by-night contractor may never see him or her again.

Homeowners should also verify any claims contractors make about energy savings or increased security, home value, or other added advantages to improvements they are buying.

Once a contractor has been chosen to perform repair work, Texans should read the legally-binding contract carefully before signing it. Customers should not sign any contracts that have blanks – those blanks could later be filled in with unfavorable terms.

As with any home repair work, homeowners may be asked to pay a portion of the repair costs as a down-payment. That is a generally accepted practice, but homeowners should NEVER pay the entire repair cost in advance.

For example, the Attorney General’s Office prosecuted a pool contractor who was paid by homeowners across central and south Texas – but he failed to actually perform any meaningful work. The contractor was sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding a Caldwell County woman who paid him more than $50,000 for a pool that was never installed.

Texans who are unable to resolve a dispute with their contractor should file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office online at www. texasattorneygeneral.gov or by calling toll-free at (800) 252-8011.

WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has requested unanimous consent to pass H.R. 5272, a bill that would effectively end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prevent President Obama from taking executive actions to illegally expand amnesty in the future. He debated with his colleagues Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) following Menendez’s objection to his request.

“All 55 Democrats bear responsibility for President Obama’s amnesty,” Cruz said. “I understand the President thinks it’s politically clever to delay the amnesty until after the election, but I have real faith in the American people, that it’s too clever by half. There is not a single Democrat in this chamber speaking out for eliminating the President’s authority to grant amnesty.

Clarity in elections, enabling the American people to hold

all of us accountable, is a very good thing. The House of Representatives, is leading, but the United States Senate, under Democratic control, refuses to even allow a vote on solving the crisis at the border or stopping the President’s illegal amnesty.

“The senate majority leader today seems to view his principal obligation as protecting his members from hard votes. I’d like to point out, the concept of a hard vote only makes sense if there is a disconnect between what a Senator says at home and what he or she does in Washington.

Concluding his debate with Sens. Durbin and Menendez, Cruz said, “This exchange has shined light and made clear to the voters, number one, that amnesty is coming and, number two, that all 55 Senate Democrats bear direct responsibility for President Obama’s illegal amnesty.”

Cruz along with Sens. Jeff

Sessions (R-AL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) and U.S. Representatives Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Louie Gohmert (RTX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL), John Carter (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), and Pete Olson (R-TX) held a press conference encouraging action on this legislation to solve the crisis at our southern border and prevent President Obama from expanding amnesty.

In July, Cruz introduced the Protect Children and Families Through the Rule of Law Act, portions of which will prevent President Obama from expanding amnesty to millions of more immigrants who come to the U.S. illegally, as he has suggested he plans to do after the 2014 midterm elections.

The Democrats again today, refused to consider H.R. 5272, Representative Marsha Blackburn’s sponsored legislation that passed the House in August.

Democrats block request to vote on bill to prevent president Obama from expanding amnesty

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2015 Princess Anna Pageant Saturday, October 11, 2014

2pm at the Mission Community Center

Application Deadline: Friday, October 3, 2014 Must be 6 years old on or before Jan. 31, 2015.

Participants from all over the Rio Grande Valley are encouraged to participate.

5 princesses will be selected to be a part of the 2015 Texas Citrus Royal Court.

Call Texas Citrus Fiesta For Information About These Events:

(956) 585-9724

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School districts earn state’s highest fiscal accountability rating

Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District) has received final rating information under the Texas’ Schools FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating Systems of Texas) financial accountability rating system.

Three area school districts earned the state’s highest rating possible under its financial accountability system.

Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Sharyland ISD and La Joya ISD earned a rating of “Superior Achievement.”

The rating is the highest, demonstrating the quality of Mission CISD’s financial management and reporting

FILUT

the Melvin Jones Fellow Award.

Filut was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Mission, serving on the finance committee and always took responsibility for the altar decorations each holiday.

She was also a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Society and the Catholic Daughters of America.

Her family said that her service in the community was among her favorite pastimes along with caring and cooking for her family and friends.

Survivors include her husband, William “Bill” Filut; daughter, Vanessa Peña; and son, Robert Peña, Jr.; stepson, Richard L. (Kelly)

systems.

Mission CISD has received the Superior Achievement for the eleventh year in a row (every year possible) under the FIRST accountability rating system.

“We are very pleased to receive the highest rating yet again,” said Rumalda Ruiz, Mission CISD assistant superintendent for finance and operations. “It is important that our taxpayers know that the district is continuing to make the most of our taxpayer dollars.”

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Filut; stepdaughter, Michelle Filut; brother, Joe (Rosie) Olivarez, Jr.; sisters, Maria Luisa (Bernie) Peña and Sara (Ralph) Valdez; sister-inlaw, Mary Bohannon; brothers-in-law, Robert (Janelle) Filut and Jim (Irma) Filut; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents Jose Maria and Maria Luisa Olivarez.

The funeral mass was held Monday, Sept. 8, at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Mission.

A graveside service was held Sept. 10 at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission under the direction of Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission.

Texas Legislature in 2001.

The primary goal of Schools FIRST is to achieve quality performance in the management of school districts’ financial resources, a goal made more significant due to the complexity of accounting associated with Texas’ school finance system.

To arrive at the Schools

FIRST ratings, the TEA looks at 20 different indicators, including operating expenditures for instruction, tax collection rates, student-teacher ratios, and longterm debt.

All three school districts received a score of 70 points on a scale with 70 maximum points.

started distributing to Royal Technologies.

Alex Meade, president of the Mission Economic Development Corporation, said Hi-Tech Plastic came to the city for help purchasing a crane for a plastic injection machine to earn Royal Technologies’ business. That $50,000 investment led to millions more, he said.

Less than a year later, Royal Technologies bought out Hi-Tech Plastics, and Vander Kolk started looking at building a new factory down the street.

He said he was impressed with how straight-forward the Mission and McAllen economic development corporations were, and he “never felt high-pressure salesmanship or slick willy sales.”

He originally planned to construct a $15 million, but the project ballooned to $30 million as the company gained more business.

Previously, Vander Kolk has emphasized his company is not just about making money. He wants to be a good neighbor and member

of the community. Vander Kolk plans to promote education and invite students to tour the factory. The company is working with South Texas College to teach some of its employees English.

Vander Kolk said he has lofty goals and not thoughts of failure in a community “driven by faith and integrity.”

“Yes, we made a $30 million investment here. We’re not stopping,” he said, inviting attendees at the ribbon cutting ceremony to tour the factory. “We hope by the end of the year to bring at least another $20 million worth of business into the facility.”

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Fire truck pull benefits Special Olympics

McALLEN – Any group that feels they have the strength and are tough enough are invited to sign up for the Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) Fire Truck Pull. It will be staged Saturday, Oct. 4, at the McAllen Convention Center. The Fire Truck Pull, a Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) fundraiser, is open to the public.

The challenge requires teams of 10 friends, family members and colleagues to put their biceps, backs and thighs to the test and work together to pull a 55,000-pound fire truck for 50 feet.

Registration can be completed online at www.sotx. org/news-events/fire-truckpull/a1/.

Check-in and walk-up

registration begins at 11:00 a.m. The first pull is slated for noon. The event wraps up with a ceremony and awards going to the Fastest Team Pull (first, second and third place), Most Money Raised by a Team, and Most Money Raised by an Individual.

The entry fee is $300 per team of 10 or $30 per person. If there are fewer

oneer High School has just taken off and so have the Diamond Belles Booster Club.

Fundraisers will be held for the next three months to benefit the Pioneer dance team.

It begins on Saturday, Sept. 27, with a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 1219 N. Glasscock. Items range from basic household items, clothes and children’s games to office equipment.

The following month,

pa Bingo on Saturday, Oct. 18. It will be located in the clubhouse at La Hacienda Subdivision from 1 to 3 p.m.

La Hacienda is at the northwest corner of Glasscock and Griffin Parkway (FM 495) in Mission.

Cost is $10 for two cards.

Some of the prizes include gift cards, cosmetic baskets, home décor and more. A concession stand will available to purchase snacks.

chicken barbecue with plates going for $6 each filled with a leg quarter, rice, beans, bread and jalapeño. Pickup will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the Thompson Fruit Stand, 2409 E. 4 Mile Rd. in Mission . Plates can be purchased in advance from any Diamond Belle or by calling Betty Peña, Booster president, at 802-2994. Plates will also be available that day while supplies last.

than 10 on a team, they will be filled out by individuals signing up. In order to qualify as a “Public Safety” team, there must be at least four first responders signing up with their group.

For more information, contact Gloria Cruz at gcruz@sotx.org, Lauro Garza at lgarza@sotx.org or 630-3434.

Fundraisers to benefit new Pioneer Diamond Belles dancers The new Sharyland Pi- they are holding a ChaluNovember features a

Transplant recipients to thank donor families at Lights of Life Ceremony McAllen – Rio Grande Valley organ donors and their families will be honored on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the 17th Annual Lights of Life Candle Lighting Ceremony. Local organ transplant recipients – some who received their transplant from a registered organ donor – will thank donor families whose consent to organ donation provided them with a second chance at life.

The Lights of Life Can-

dle Lighting Ceremony will start at 10 a.m. at Embassy Suites, 1800 S. 2nd St. in McAllen. Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) will unveil the 2013 Tapestry of Life at the event, along with quilts from the past 15 years that memorialize organ donors.

At the ceremony, 10-yearold Shantel Garza of Palmview will offer thanks on behalf of local transplant recipients. Shantel received

a liver at 10 months old after being diagnosed with a chronic liver disease.

Bobby Reyes-Coronado and her daughters will light the donor family candle as representatives of 2013 donor families. Reyes-Coronado’s husband, Jimmy, saved two lives as an organ donor and enhanced the lives of dozens of others following a tragic motorcycle accident.

Coronado was the first registered donor in the Valley via Donate Life Texas, the state’s official registry.

All donor families will light candles in honor of their loved one while recipients will light candles in tribute to their donor.

A record 436 people received a life-saving organ transplant in 2013 thanks to 119 selfless donors from Central and South Texas.

Twenty-five percent of those donors chose to give the Gift of Life by registering online or when they renewed their driver’s license.

Texans can register at the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or www.DonateLifeTexas.org.

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Jose Juan and Yolanda Rodriguez of Mission honored their daughter, Samantha Nicole, in celebration of her 15th birthday. A mass was held on Aug. 30 at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Mission. The reception followed at Fantasia Party Center in Palmview. The honoree is a 10th grade student at Sharyland High School.

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Alfonso and Noelia Alvarez of Mission celebrated the “Sweet 16” birthday of their daughter, Monique, with a reception held Aug. 30 at Arelis Celebration Hall in Mission. She was escorted by her father and is an 11th grade student at Veterans Memorial High School in Mission.

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Events Calendar

Sep tember 13 – Ruth Marquez will be the featured speaker for the next Spanish Mission Lighthouse Aglow International meeting. It begins at 10 a.m. with a free continental breakfast at Taco Ole Restaurant, 2316 N. Conway in Mission. For more information, call Estela Villarreal at 655-1119 or Connie Escamilla at 279-7887.

Sep tember 13 – For those who don’t know where to start to landscape with native plants, the Edinburg World Birding Center will hold three sessions in a landscaping series, “What to Plant.” The first will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and focus on what plants will fit in specific planting areas (size). Reservation is required by calling 381-9922.

The program fee is $3 for members and $5 for nonmembers. The EWBC is located at 714 S. Raul Longoria Rd. Sep tember 13 – The Rio Grande Valley Quilt Guild celebrates Friendship Day at Pharr South, 1402 S. Cage Blvd., Pharr from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please bring a cover dish to share. For additional information, call Florea Flores at 648-4833 or go to www.rgvqg.com.

Sep tember 13 – A program on “Fantastic Fossils” will explain how they are made and the story they have to tel of ages past. A hands-on activity to make a fossil to take home will conclude the program. It takes place at 2 p.m. at the Edinburg World Birding Center, 714 S. Raul Longoria Rd. It is included in the regular price of admission.

Call 381-9922 for more information.

Sep tember 14 – Gary Smith will give a presentation on Brassavola orchids at the Tip of Texas Orchid Society’s next meeting. Brassavola orchids give off a fragrant citrus smell, but only at night, to attract the right moth. The meeting is set for 2 p.m. at the Valley Nature Center in Weslaco. Admission is free. For more information, call 212- 0032 or 648-1733.

Sep tember 18 – The Mission Historical Museum’s Eighth Annual Museum Dinner Banquet will be held at the Mission Community Center, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. It begins with a social hour, music, and a preview of silent auction items. A dinner will be served at 7:15 p.m., followed by the program and awards presentations. The 2014 Wall of Fame Award recipients include Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, Don Lester, Blanca Marroquin, Jim Brunson and Amador and Alicia Requenez. Individual tickets and group table reservations are available. A reserved table for 10 is $400 for members and $500 for non-members.

Individual, open seating tickets are $30 for museum members and $40 for non-members. For more information, contact Linda Castañeda at 580-8646.

Sep tember 23 – The annual Empty Bowls luncheon and silent auction, benefitting the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Pharr Events Center, 3000 N. Cage. Tickets are $25 per person and online registration is available until Sept. 22 at www.foodbankrgv.com. Valley restaurants showcase their menus for guests to sample a wide array of cuisines. Donations are still being accepted for auction items and sponsorships are available. Call Philip Farias at 904-4513 or via email at pfarias@foodbankrgv.com to sign up.

Sep tember 26 - The Mission High School Class of 1994 will be having their annual get-together during the Sept. 26 football game against McHi at Mission’s home stadium.

Kick-off is at 7:30 pm. Classmates will gather for dinner at Buffalo Wings and Rings on South Shary Rd. after the game. Classmates should ask for the “Class of 1994” section for game tickets to be assigned to the correct area and for seating at the restaurant. For more information, contact Angie Jimenez at 533-5595 at angiem1994@yahoo.com.

Sep tember 27 – The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) annual benefit fundraiser, “Collage 2014: Legacy of Generosity” will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight at the museum, 1900 Nolana in McAllen. Tickets are $150 for IMAS members and $175 for nonmembers for the cocktail hour, dinner, valet parking and Aprés Féte. Tickets to the Aprés Féte only, the official Collage after party, are $35 per person and $60 per couple which includes cocktails, valet parking and heavy appetizers. Live music and museum exhibits round out the evening’s festivities. For tickets or more information, call IMAS at 682-0123.

To see an extended Events Calendar for the coming weeks, go to www.progresstimes.net.

St. John CCD classes begin soon

A new series of Faith Formation Classes (CCD) are starting up at Our Lady of St. John of the Fields Catholic Church in Mission, and registration is underway. Class-

es follow the school calendar and will run through May. Parents can register their children from 9 a.m. to Noon this Saturday (only), Sept.

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tween 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday.

Sign up is at the church office located at 1052 Washington St. Youth ages Pre-K through 5th grade will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays each week beginning Sept. 29.Beginning Oct. 1, class for students in 6th through 12th grade will held each Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information, call 581-1289 or 585-2325.

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obituaries

Gloria Yolanda Dillard Gloria Yolanda Dillard of Mission recently passed away.

She was born September 1, 1950, in Mission to Daniel and Lupita Dillard. She held a bachelor’s degree in elementary psychology and master’s degrees in elementary education and bilingual education. During her career, she was employed by the La Joya I.S.D. and Brazosport I.S.D. Survivors include her siblings, Elsie Chapa, Bernice Flores, Irma Ramirez and Dan Dillard.

She was preceded in death Mary Jane Lester MISSION - Mary Jane Lester, 78, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014.

Mary Jane and Don, her loving husband, moved to Mission in 1965 with their two children, where they have lived ever since.

Mary Jane was very active in the community. She was a member of the Mission Junior Service League where she served as president. She was active in the Citrus Fiesta designing costumes, building floats and along with supporting Don, as they worked on

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Juana Abarca MISSION - Juana Abarca, 87, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at her home in Mission.

Esperanza Jimenez Bernal MISSION - Esperanza Jimenez Bernal, 71, passed away on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Rufino Farias MISSION – A funeral mass for Rufino Farias was held on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Garden of Angels Cemetery in Abram Angelica Maria Flores MISSION – A funeral service for Angelica Maria Flores was held on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Funeraria Del Angel in Mission. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

www.progresstimes.net | www.sharylandtimes.com Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Veronica Gomez Garza; children, Ricardo Garza Jr., Jessica Garza and J.R. Garza; 13 siblings; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roberto and Estefana Garza; siblings, Estefana and Alejandro Garza; and granddaughter, Angela Monique Garza.

The funeral mass was held on Sept. 8 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Interment followed at San Jose Cemetery in Abram.

Pallbearers were Amado Bazan III, Tomas Ricardo Garza, Marcos Garza, Angel Garza, Guadalupe Garza, Ar-

many community projects and received the C.V. Curtis Award for her longtime service to the Fiesta. She

not only built floats in the Valley, she went nationwide taking first place on a float in Mitchell, Nebraska and just last year helped with the Paris, Texas Homecoming Parade.

She was a fighter. She participated in this past July 4th wheelchair parade at Senior Care Edinburg where she took first place.

Mrs. Lester is survived by her husband, Don Lester; her children, Rhonda (Richard Paxton) Paxton High and Scott (Cecilia Lester Miller) Lester; four grandchildren, Christopher Scott High, Laney (Dallon)

noldo Gonzalez Jr., Alejandro M. Gonzalez, Mario Muñoz, Andres Garza and Ricardo Mata.

Rebecca O. Hernandez MISSION - Rebecca O. Hernandez, 84, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on Dec. 2, 1929, in Abram to Damian and Cristina Ochoa.

Survivors include her children, Graciela Garcia, Gloria Rodriguez, Mary Longoria, Ramiro Hernandez Jr., Isabel Williams, Jose Maria Hernandez, Roy Hernandez and Ruben Hernandez; and 23 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren.

Adan Garza Garcia MISSION – Adan Garza Garcia, 68, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at McAllen Regional Medical Center. He was born on Jan. 19, 1946. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Nuevo Amanecer Church in Mission. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Sept.

12, at 1 p.m. at Nuevo Amanecer. Burial will follow at Lord & I Cemetery in Palmview.

Florinda Garcia ALTON - Florida Garcia, 80, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Doctors Hospital in Edinburg.

Teresa Guerrero MISSION - Teresa Guerrero, 82, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at Mission Regional Medical Center. A funeral mass was held on Sept. 11 at St. Paul’s

Catholic Church in Mission.

Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Adrian Martinez MISSION - Adrian Martinez passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Arcadia Ortiz LA JOYA – A funeral mass for Arcadia Ortiz was held on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in La Joya.

Luis Palomo MISSION - Luis Palomo, 76, passed away on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at LifeCare Hospital in McAllen.

Maria Raya ALTON - Maria Raya passed away on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at her home in Alton. A funeral service was held on Sept. 11 at Virgil Wilson Mortuary. Burial follow at Garden of Angels

Cemetery in Abram.

Sotero Rios PEÑITAS - Sotero Rios, 76, passed away on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, in Mission.

Maria Guadalupe Rodriquez MISSION - Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez, 77, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Mission Regional Medical Center. A graveside service was held on Sept. 6 at San Jose Cemetery in Mission.

Senaida Soto ALTON - Senaida Soto, 71, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Mexico.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 12, from 12 to 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. rosary at Virgil Wilson Mortuary. The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Lord & I Cemetery in Palmview.

by her parents and siblings, John Dillard and Frances Quesada.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. rosary at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home Mission. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. at Virgen de Guadalupe Church in Mission.

Ricardo Garza Sr. PALMVIEW - Ricardo Garza Sr., 55, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 at his home in Palmview. He was born in Mission on April 21, 1959.

James, Maryann Elizabeth Lester and Stephen Scott Lester; two great-grandchildren, Emma Jo James and Riter Boone James; and seven siblings, Fred Block, Zora Holbrook, Don Block, Richard Block, Betty Atkins, Ron Block, and Morris Block.

A celebration of life service will be held at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home, 621 E. Griffin Parkway, Mission, Texas and a memorial service will be held at Meadowbrook Gardens, 6245 Clarksville St., Paris, Texas. Both will be announced at a later date.

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

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

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

Commercial Lawn Equipment “Since 1954”

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Mission • 580-4551

ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1119 Francisco • 585-2701

MISSION THE FATHERS: †FR. JIM, FR. PHILION & FR. ROY (†MAGNA, †SENTINEL, †MAGNO, †AUGIE, †DIDYMUS, †CHUNKLY, VALENTINE, NEWLY, BENDITO & FRITZ)

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

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 3701W. 3 Mile Line • 585-3261 WEST MISSION LUTHERAN FELLOWSHIP Pleasant Valley Ranch 7320 W. Exp. 83 • Mission 583-7667 VALLEY FELLOWSHIP 1708 E. Griffin Parkway Mission • 424-7200

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Natalia; brothers, Dario Ruben and Roberto; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Rebecca, Elida and Lucila..

A memorial service will be held on Friday, Sept. 12, at 3 p.m. at Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission. It will be followed by a reception at Corpus Bail Bonds, 1401 E. Griffin Parkway in Mission.

Joel Alberto Torres MISSION, TX - Joel Alberto Torres, 27, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in McAllen.

He was born on Aug. 14, 1987, in McAllen to Joel Torres and Olga L. Leija. Joel Alberto Torres and graduated from La Joya High School in 2005.

Survivors include his parents, Joel Torres and Olga L. Leija; siblings, Jonathan, Andrew Torres and Daniel Rene Torres; stepfather, David Meza; and stepmother, Elsa Torres.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Armandina Leija.

A funeral service was held on Sept. 8 at Lord and I Funeral Home in Penitas. Interment followed at Lord and I Cemetery in Palmview.

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NORTH PALMVIEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH 7612 W. 6 Mile Ln. Mission • 735-2569

FREEDOM LIFE CHURCH 2214 W. Griffin Pkwy. • 519-7000 Mission

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ramiro Hernandez; her parents; and great-grandson, Oscar Eli Olivarez Jr. The funeral mass was held on Sept. 6 at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Abram. Interment followed at San Jose Cemetery in Abram.

Jose Rivas PALMVIEW - Jose Rivas, 72, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at his home in Palmview.

Mr. Rivas was born on April 25, 1942, in Mission to Dario Rivas and Catalina Blanco and grew up in Rio Grande City where he graduated from high school. He served in the Marine Corps as Air Wing Sergeant from 1963 to 1967, was a Vietnam Veteran and was honorably discharged.

He settled in Southern California and married Theresa Vaca, to whom he was married 21 years. He graduated from California State University Long Beach with a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology-electronics.

He had a career with Southern California Edison as a nuclear quality control engineer.

Survivors include his wife, Maria Escamilla; daughter, Mary Flores; daughter, Ramona Rivas-Godines; sister,

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THE MISSIONARY CATECHIST OF THE POOR: SR. LUPITA THE SISTERS OF ST. DOROTHY: SR. CINDY, SR. COLLEEN DAUGHTERS OF MARY MOTHER OF MERCY: SR. ELIZABETH, SR. BIBIANA & SR. MADONNA †DEACON AYALA, DEACON CASTANEDA

THE STRENGTH OF THE LOVE, PATIENCE, COMPASSION AND MERCY OF GOD IN CHRIST IS MUCH MORE THEN WE CAN IMAGINE OR EVEN MAYBE HOPE FOR AND IT WORKS THROUGH ALL KINDS OF “ MESSES.” ACCEPTING HIS LOVE MAKES US HIS INSTRUMENTS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO NEED HIM THE MOST.

“Texas Friendly” spoken at all masses (and confessions).

Saturday (English) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:00 P.M. Saturday (Spanish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 P.M. Sunday (Spanish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 A.M. Sunday (English) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 A.M. Sunday (English) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30 A.M. Sunday (Tex-Mex) Mariachi Mass . . . .(Noon)12:30 P.M. Sunday (Tex-Mex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:30 P.M. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday (Tex-Mex)6:55 A.M. Thursday (Tex-Mex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 P.M.

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ny more than this year’s tax rate. Because of increased property values, the effective tax rate (the rate the city would need to bring in the same amount of revenue as this year) is 53 cents.

Called a rollback tax rate, the 57-cent figure will bring an additional $49,000 to the city of La Joya, City Manager Mike Alaniz told the city’s board of aldermen in a workshop Tuesday.

“We’re at the point where

the city of La Joya has a very good opportunity to look forward to the next five to 10 years,” Alaniz said. “I-69 is coming up, and we’re hoping that we can produce more development into the city, and, of course, bring in more revenue.”

When Alaniz was city manager in 1999, he said the city was facing a $500,000 deficit. It’s come a long way since then, and he said the city is also looking at an increase in sales tax revenue.

Alaniz hasn’t presented the total budget to the board, but

he said he’s hoping to use additional revenue to upgrade technology.

“We are growing, and the more we grow, of course the more we spend,” Alaniz said.

“At the end of the year, I wish I could tell you La Joya had a 50 percent surplus. We

don’t. We scrounge as much as possible.”

Santos and Rodriguez died due to their injuries.

Witnesses reported that the victims were attending a family gathering at the back of the home, when multiple suspects arrived and began shooting at them. Sheriff investigators gathered evidence which, through DNA analysis, indicated a possible suspect identified as 21-yearold Jose Carlos Campos Mar-

tinez, states a news release from the sheriff’s office. Investigators believe the shooting may have been a result of an unpaid debt to an unidentified criminal organization from Mexico.

Investigators were able to locate Martinez on Monday, Sept. 8, and he was questioned about the case and then implicated himself in the crime, the news release states.

He was taken before Pct. 4, Place 1 Justice of the Peace Charlie Espinoza where Martinez was formally charged with capital murder and criminal attempt capital murder Tuesday. Martinez was given a bond of o$1,750,000 and committed to the Hidalgo County Adult Detention facility.

Because the case is ongoing, the Hidalgo County Sher-

iff’s Office asks that anyone with information about this crime call the criminal investigations division at 956-3838114, or if they wish to remain anonymous, they can call the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers hotline at 956-668-TIPS (8477). All calls to the hotline will remain anonymous and information that leads to an arrest may qualify the caller for a cash reward.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on September 24, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: The West 75’ of Lots 4, 5, & 6, Block 179, Mission Original Townsite Subdivision, from (R-1) Single Family Residential to (R-2) Duplex-Fourplex Residential; and Rezoning: A 1.0 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 24-1, West Addition to Sharyland Subdivision, from (AO-I) Agricultural Open Interim to (C-3) General Business If a zoning is amended during the public hearing, it shall be pursuant to the City of Mission’s Amendatory Zone Policy Statement. Anyone interested is invited to attend.

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ORDINANCE NO. 4134

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas granting a Rezoning of Lot 1, Block 4, Gulf Breeze Addition, from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to C-3 (General Business) Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4144 An Ordinance providing for the Base Salaries for Civil Service employees of the Mission Police Department; providing for employee incentive pay for members of the Mission Police Department such incentive pay being longevity pay, seniority pay, certification pay, educational pay, assignment pay, and clothing allowance; establishing the rate of pay for such incentive pays, establishing the criteria for qualifications for such pay; providing for publication; providing for severability, and ordaining other provisions relating to the subject matter therefore Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

Constable’s Sale The State of Texas County of Hidalgo Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of a certain WRIT OF EXECUTION issued out of the honorable JUSTICE COURT OF PCT.4 PL.1, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, on the 29TH of JULY 2014, for the sum of $9,458.17 with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum from the 12TH of AUGUST 2011 and cost of suit, under a judgment in favor of SOCA FUNDING LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF AIR PLUS HEATING & COOLING, INC. in a certain cause in said court, No. E11-871 And styled SOCA FUNDING LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF AIR PLUS HEATING & COOLING, INC. VS MELANIE GARCIA & JAVIER GARCIA And placed in my hands for service for service on 6TH of AUGUST 2014, I, Lazaro Gallardo, Jr., as Constable Pct.3 Hidalgo County, Texas, did on the 11TH of AUGUST 2014, levy on certain real estate in Hidalgo County, Texas, described as follows, to-wit LOT 62, SILVERADO WEST SUBDIVISION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PALMVIEW, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO MAP RECORDED IN VOLUME 26, PAGE 90, MAP RECORDS OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JAVIER GARCIA BY ASSUMPTION WARRANT DEED DATED MAY 26,2009 AND RECORDED FOR RECORD UNDER FILE NO. 2009-2001558 IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS. LOT THIRTY-EIGHT (38), LOS NOVILLOS SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS AS PER MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 49, PAGES 10-14, MAP RECORDS, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS. THAT BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JAVIER GARCIA & WIFE, MELANIE GARCIA BY WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDORS LIEN DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 FILE NO. 2011-2242669 IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS., And levied upon as property of . MELANIE GARCIA & JAVIER GARCIA and that on the first Tuesday in OCTOBER 2014, the same being the 7TH day of said month, at the court house door of Hidalgo County, in the City of Edinburg, Texas, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (sale starts at 10: a.m.) by virtue of said levy and said writ of execution, I will sell said above described real estate at public venue for cash, to the highest bidder, as the property of said . MELANIE GARCIA & JAVIER GARCIA and in compliance with the law, I give this notice by publication, in the English language, once a week for three consecutive weeks immediately proceeding said day of sale, in THE PROGRESS TIMES a newspaper published in Hidalgo County.

Witness my hand, this 19TH day of AUGUST 2014 Lazaro Gallardo, Jr. Constable Pct.3 Hidalgo County, Texas

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By: _______________________ Deputy RUBEN SALINAS JR

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ORDINANCE NO. 4143

ORDINANCE NO. 4145

An Ordinance adopting the Classifications for the Mission Police Department for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

An Ordinance establishing the Classifications for the Mission Fire Department for the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4146

PUBLIC NOTICE

An Ordinance providing for the Base Salaries for Civil Service employees of the Mission Fire Department; providing for employee incentive pay for members of the Mission Fire Department such incentive pay being longevity pay, seniority pay, certification pay, educational pay, and assignment pay; establishing the rate of pay for such incentive pays, establishing the criteria for qualifications for such pay; providing for publication; providing for severability, and ordaining other provisions relating to the subject matter therefore Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

The Mission City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on September 22, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: The South 1.0 acre out of a tract of land containing 6.37 acres, out of Lot 205, John H. Shary Subdivision from (AO-I) Agricultural Open Interim to (C-3) General Business If a zoning is amended during the public hearing, it shall be pursuant to the City of Mission’s Amendatory Zone Policy Statement. Anyone interested is invited to attend.

Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

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CONSTABLE’S SALE The State of Texas County of Hidalgo Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of a certain Writ of Execution issued out of the honorable JUSTICE COURT OF PCT. 2 PL. 1 OF DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS, on the 28TH of JULY 2014, for the sum of $1,623.28 with interest thereon at the rate of 5% per annum from the 24th of OCTOBER 2012 and cost of suit, under a judgment in favor of SOCA FUNDING LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF STEPHANIE MATLOCK DBA EMPOWER BOOKING FIRM in a certain cause in said court, No. JS1200283D and styled SOCA FUNDING LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF STEPHANIE MATLOCK DBA EMPOWER BOOKING FIRM Vs. GRAHAM, JOHN KEVIN And placed in my hands for service for service on 11TH of AUGUST 2014, I, Lazaro Gallardo Jr., as Constable Pct.3 Hidalgo County, Texas, did on the 11TH of AUGUST 2014, levy on certain real estate in Hidalgo County, Texas, described as follows, to-wit LOTS TWENTY- FOUR (24) AND TWENTY-FIVE (25), RIVER OAKS ESTATES AN ADDITION TO CITY OF MISSION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, AS PER AMENDED MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 31, PAGE 106, MAP RECORDS, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS. That being the same property conveyed to John Kevin Graham by Warranty Deed with Vendor’s Lien dated November 22, 2005 in File No. 2005-1551388 in the Official Records of Real Property of Hidalgo County, Texas.

GRAHAM, JOHN KEVIN and that on the first Tuesday in OCTOBER 2014, the same being the 7TH day of said month, at the court house door of Hidalgo County, in the City of Edinburg, Texas, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (sale starts at 10: a.m.) by virtue of said levy and said writ of execution, I will sell said above described real estate at public venue for cash, to the highest bidder, as the property of said GRAHAM, JOHN KEVIN and in compliance with the law, I give this notice by publication, in the English language, once a week for three consecutive weeks immediately proceeding said day of sale, in THE PROGRESS TIMES a newspaper published in Hidalgo County.

Witness my hand, this 21ST Lazaro Gallardo, Jr. CONSTABLE PCT.3 Hidalgo County, Texas

day of AUGUST 2014 By: _________________ Deputy Ruben Salinas Jr.

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ORDINANCE NO. 4141

ORDINANCE NO. 4137

ORDINANCE NO. 4139

ORDINANCE NO. 4140

An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas amending Ordinance No.780 designating places where beer and other alcoholic beverages may be sold within the corporate limits of the City of Mission to include the premises located at 301 W. Griffin Parkway, Suites 2-5, Lot 1D, Mission Park Plaza Subdivision Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas making appropriations for the support of the City of Mission for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015; appropriating money to a Debt Service Fund to pay interest and principal due on the City’s indebtedness; and adopting the Annual Budget of the City of Mission for the 2014 – 2015 Fiscal Year Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas Levying An Ad Valorem Taxes for use and support of the Municipal Government of the City of Mission for the Fiscal Year 20142015; providing for apportioning each Levy for specific purposes; providing when taxes shall become due and when same shall become delinquent if not paid; and providing for exemptions for the elderly and for the disabled Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4135

ORDINANCE NO. 4136

ORDINANCE NO. 4138

ORDINANCE NO. 4142

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas granting a Conditional Use Permit for the manufacturing & re-packaging of chicharrones, Mexican candies, etc. in a C-3 Zone, 3013 N. Inspiration Road, Ste. C, Lot C-3, Taurus Estates #3 Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas granting a Conditional Use Permit for the Sale & On-Site Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages – Khaleesi’s Kingdom, 301 W. Griffin Parkway, Suites 2-5, Lot 1D, Mission Park Plaza Subdivision Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas granting a Conditional Use Permit to keep an existing 14’ x 20’ portable building for office use, 1612 W. Business Highway 83, the E. 75’ of Lot 3, Mission Acres Subdivision Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas adopting appropriations for the support of the Mission Economic Development Authority for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015 Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mission, Texas adopting appropriations for the support of the Mission Economic Development Corporation for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015 Considered, Passed, and Approved this 8th day of September, 2014.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor ATTEST: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

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NAVIGATORS

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Grande Valley. The navigator team did so much work last year helping people complete eligibility applications and enrolling them into Qualified Health Plans; many for the first time in their lives,” said MHP Salud Navigator Program Director Cliff Clark.

“However, the need continues to be great, and we’re honored to have been selected to continue providing this service to

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our community, which has a tremendous positive impact on our health.”

MHP Salud will work to insure residents in the area, targeting families with children, legal immigrants, individuals who lack English proficiency, the disabled and young adults.

“When families have access to healthcare, small health issues can be treated inexpensively before they turn into medical crises and

local taxpayer dollars are saved. In counties that have a large number of uninsured people health care, like the ones I represent, costs have been historically very high,” Cuellar said. “Access to quality and affordable health care continues to be one of my top priorities and I am pleased that MHP Salud has received this award to help residents in Starr and Hidalgo counties get the health insurance they need.”

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ga¬nizations. The combined dura¬tion of service should span no less than two years.

May be for work in civic, church or com¬munity groups, if these labors have had significant impact on the citizens of Mission.

Must be a resident of Mis¬sion or work in Mission.

Service will be measured in terms of its impact on the entire community as a whole as well as to a particular orga¬nization.

Mr. Mission and First Lady Selection criteria for Mr. Mission and First Lady of Mis¬sion are the following: Must have provided long term service to Mission through a civic or church group or endeavor, or through charitable or benevolent serv¬ice to the com-

ZONE

dential area that we know is getting invaded by industrial and commercial.

“We feel that in the longer run, it affects those families, so we wanted to be able to address that now.”

In July, the council rejected an item to rezone a lot within Melba Carter Subdivision to commercial despite protests from Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas. The zone change would have allowed for a commercial business to set up a site for storage units, commercial trucks and trailers.

Because more than 20 percent of the property owners

munity, or a combination of these factors.

Service most be ongoing and cover a minimum of 11 years.

Length of service, character and integrity will be among considerations.

Value of service to the community in general is the primary factor.

Must live, work or have significant busi¬ness interests in Mission.

Nomination Procedure Nominations must include the nominee’s name, address and phone number as well as the qualifications of the indi¬vidual. Qualifications may include positions and offices held, number of years of serv¬ice and a description of the serv¬ice the individual has given. Also, list any honors the individual has received, whether civic, church, or pro¬fessional. Include a description of what is particularly out¬standing

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about this indi¬vidual. Also, include the name and telephone number of the per¬son submitting the nomination.

Any person who works or resides in Mission can submit a nomination.

In addition to being available online, the nomination forms and criteria may also be picked up at the Progress Times office located at 1217 N. Conway. To request forms to be faxed or emailed, call 956-585-4893. Email requests should be sent to awards@progresstimes.net.

Last year’s award recipients were Beatriz Tijerina, First Lady of Mission; Ben Olivarez, Mr. Mission; Heather Marks, Woman of the Year, and Richard Hernandez, Man of the Year.

Tickets for the chamber banquet may be purchased at the Mission Chamber of Commerce, located at 202 W. Tom Landry, phone 5852727. from pg 1A

in the area opposed the zone zoning ordinance. change, the city council needPlanning and zoning reced four votes to approve it. ommended the light industriHowever, it failed to get the al zone change in a 4-2 vote necessary votes with Coun- with commission members cilman Armando O’Caña and Abiel Flores and Mario Garza Jessica Ortega-Ochoa oppos- casting dissenting votes. At ing the motion. that meeting, only two resiAt the time, Salinas ral- dents were on record as oplied for the zone change, em- posing the zone change. phasizing the new business Flores said he’d rather the would have meant 20 new city go through the eminent jobs in Mission. He added domain process because then that the area never should it would need to prove that have been residential. City there is substantial public inadministrators have pointed terest in the move, according out not only is the industrial to minutes of the meeting. park next door, but the sewer Rodriguez questioned the department is across the street timing of the new movement and plans are on the way to to zone the entire communiexpand the city’s sanitation ty as light industrial, and he department nearby. pointed out the Melba CarIn an Aug. 27 planning ter Subdivision is one of the and zoning commission oldest neighborhoods in Mismeeting, members approved sion. a city-initiated move to turn “Now it almost seems the entire neighborhood, in- like a round of retaliation,” cluding the lots proposed in Rodriguez said. “They come July, into light industrial. Ac- back and they start an effort cording to the minutes of the to rezone everyone’s lot, not planning and zoning meeting, just one lot. Something seems out of 65 lots, 34 are houses, really unfair.

16 are commercial and 12 are “We understand progvacant. ress is important and there’s When or if the zone growth concerns, but we realchange is approved, residents ly believe it needs to happen will be able to remain in their on a lot-by-lot basis, and not houses as long as they want, just summarily wipe out an but to build a new house or entire neighborhood.” expand, a homeowner in the zone would have to go Like Us on Facebook through the city to request a variance scan this code with from the city’s your smartphone

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Palmview Lobos

By Luciano Guerra American novelist Norman Mailer once said, “It’s not the sentiments of men which make history, it’s their actions.”

Making history is what the La Joya Palmview Lobos football team will be looking to do tonight at Joe R. Sanchez Stadium in Rio Grande City (RGC). Whether they achieve that goal will come down to their actions on the field as they face off against the RGC Rattlers.

Never before in Palmview High School (PHS) history has a Lobos’ varsity football team opened its season with a 3-0 record. With a Week 1 win over Brownsville Lopez and a Week 2 win over Pharr San-Juan Alamo Southwest (PSJASW), Coach Mage Requenez’s Lobos could also be the first PHS football team ever to win three games in a row.

Immediately after pulling out their come-from-behind victory against PSJASW last Friday Requenez shared what opening the season with back-to-back wins means.

“It means a lot,” said Requenez who took over the Lobos’ head coaching position in mid-season last year.

“I’ve been telling my boys all along to have faith and to believe in themselves. We have the potential to have a great season if they believe in themselves and in our coaches. That’s what it will take for it to all come together for us this year.”

After going 1-9 in 2013 the Lobos have already doubled their win total from last year. However, if the Lobos are going to have any chance of making the playoffs, they will have to find a way of continuing their winning ways well into their district

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schedule.

Two players Requenez will be counting on are senior running backs Freddy Villarreal and Jose Bernal.

Against the PSJASW Javelinas, Villarreal carried the ball 37 times for 273 yards, three touchdowns and two 2-point conversions while Bernal contributed significantly to the Lobos’ impressive ground attack by carrying the ball 14 times for 142 yards and one touchdown on the night.

“We knew that Freddy was going to have a breakout season this year,” said Requenez. “Jose is our other workhorse so hopefully we’re going to be able to ride those two and carry this momentum throughout our remaining non-district schedule and into district play.”

Having just compiled the most single game rushing yards of his high school career, Villarreal was more interested in talking about his role as a team leader and how much he and his teammates are focused on winning than he was interested in talking about himself.

“This was the best game I’ve played but I’m not satisfied,” shared Villarreal.

“I’m nowhere near satisfied because we’ve got to keep working hard and practicing hard. We struggled a lot last year because we didn’t have the leadership we have this year. Those of us who are seniors this year have come out with a passion for the game and we love the game.

We want to win and we hate losing.”

Villarreal went on to credit his offensive line for his

3-0 success so far this season.

“They’re the best offensive line I’ve ever had in my life,” said Villarreal. “They block for me and they make it possible for me to get all the yards and scores.”

As the Lobos’ offensive line coach, Ernesto Lerma is seeing his boys’ hard work all summer long paying off in a big way now.

“These guys have been working in the weight room since June on a very aggressive weight program and that’s why they’re getting stronger,” said Lerma. “In the interior of our line we have two centers, Adan Garcia and Jorge Moreno. My guards are Arturo Gutierrez on the right side and Michael Rodriguez on the left. My tackles are Jonathan Garcia on the right side and Mario Hinojosa and Martin Munoz have been alternating on the left. Our starter at left tackle was Hector Barrera but since we’re focusing on the running game we moved him to tight end.”

RGC is 0-2 this season as a result of losses to Ingleside (2-0) and Port Isabel (2-0).

The Rattlers are coming off of a very successful 2013 campaign, however, in which they went 4-3 in district play and qualified for the playoffs. In the bi-district round RGC defeated C.C. Ray 4840 to advance into the area round where they lost a close game to San Antonio Harlandale, 33-28.

Got Help? Very seldom was running back Alfredo Villareal solo tackled on Friday night. He racked up 100+ yards in the first half of the ball game alone. Progress Times photo by Mike

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Pioneer inside linebacker Joe Garza headed a tough defense during the Diamondback’s 14-7 win over Brownsville Pace Friday night at Richard Thompson Stadium. Progress Times photo by Doug Young

Brownsville Pace 7 at Sharyland Pioneer 14 Sharyland Pioneer overcame four fumbles and an interception in their home opener at Richard Thompson Stadium to defeat Brownsville Pace 14-7 and improve to 2-0 in their inaugural season.

Diamondbacks fullback Brandon Casas picked himself up time and again despite committing three of his team’s four fumbles when he scored Pioneer’s winning touchdown with 11:04 left in the fourth quarter on a 25yard run that gave the home side a 14-0 lead.

Pioneer fullback Sal González scored the first

touchdown at home in Diamondback history when he ran for a 2-yard score with 9:23 remaining in the half to culminate a four-play drive that started on Pace’s 37 yard line less than a minute earlier.

Pioneer junior receiver Brady Mangseth caught the two-point conversion in the end zone to give the Diamondbacks an 8-0 lead.

The Pioneer defense held off the Vikings offense for much of the game despite spending some additional time on the field due to the turnovers. The only time the Diamondback defense buck-

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Prep Schedule Friday Non-District Football – Sep. 12 Donna North @ Mission High 7:30 p.m.

Veterans Memorial @ Juarez-Lincoln 7:30 p.m.

C.C. Ray @ Sharyland Pioneer 7:30 p.m.

Palmview @ Rio Grande City 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Volleyball – Sep. 13 McAllen High @ Mission High* 12:00 p.m.

Laredo Alexander @ Veterans Memorial 3:00 p.m.

Ed. Vela @ Sharyland High* 12:00 p.m.

Valley View @ Sharyland Pioneer* 12:00 p.m.

McAllen Memorial @ La Joya High* 12:00 p.m.

Palmview @ Edinburg High 12:00 p.m.

Juarez-Lincoln @ Nikki Rowe* 12:00 p.m. *District Game Tuesday District Volleyball – Sep. 16 Mission High @ Palmview 6:30 p.m.

Sharyland High @ Veterans Memorial 7:00 p.m.

Sharyland Pioneer @ Rio Grande City 7:00 p.m.

La Joya High @ McAllen High 6:30 p.m.

Juarez-Lincoln – Open

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BANGED UP

By Ed Salas Mission Veterans Memorial and La Joya Juárez-Lincoln will show up battered and bruised for their 7:30 p.m. matchup on Friday at La Joya’s Pack Stadium after taking a pounding the first two weeks of the high school football season.

While the Patriots (1-1) are recovering from an 18-

hour roundtrip to Odessa, where they traded blows with Permian in a 44-8 Friday Night Lights loss that wasn’t as lopsided as the final score indicated, the Huskies (0-2) resemble a MASH unit after taking a licking in their opening two games by a combined score of 74-13.

“We played hard, but we did not play good. Our kids

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Mission Veterans and Juárez-Lincoln set to clash

were not intimidated, they came out and they battled, but we didn’t execute,” Mission Veterans head coach David Gilpin said. “We just fell short in that area. They had 300 yards; we had 300 yards of offense. They had 19 first downs; we had 19 first downs. They’re a very good team. It’s a plus and a bonus for us to get to play them. I admire and respect everything about them, but that was not a 44-8 game.”

“We were inside their 30-yard line five times and came away with no points,” added Gilpin. “Our defense battled. Odessa Permian is an extremely physical team. We learned a lot playing against them. We competed hard and our kids showed no fear.

Permian played well and executed, we played hard, but did not execute. My only regret is that we didn’t play to the level that we were capable of playing.”

Even though Mission Veterans walked away from the Permian game with no injuries, they’re feeling the soreness of an intense learning experience received against one of the best football programs in the nation.

Progress Times photo by Mike De La Cruz “We’re banged up as well,” Gilpin said. “We don’t have any injuries, we’re just sore because it was a physical ball game. We gave as good as we got. We were physical too. There were a lot of sore bodies coming out of that game.”

Juárez-Lincoln wasn’t so lucky. The Huskies are

Juan Diego Academy takes tourney trophy

The Juan Diego Academy Lady Lions were crowned champions of its inaugural tournament after beating IDEA Donna 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, and 25-23 on Saturday. The win was the second tournament championship in as many tries for the Lady Lions.

Junior Jasmine Long was named Tournament MVP for JDA and was joined by Fr. Jasmine Perez and Fr. Karla Long on the all-tournament team. With the win, JDA improves to 15-3 (1-0, District 6 1A) and will visit the Lady Phoenix of IDEA Mission on Tuesday.

This was the first year of what will presumably be an annual volleyball classic for Juan Diego Academy. Coach Garza and his staff were

plenty satisfied after Saturday’s win, “Right now I am just so proud and pleased with the effort of our girls on the volleyball court,” said Garza.

The 12 teams participating in this inaugural tournament were: Medical Academy (San Benito), San Perlita, Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya), Progresso, First Baptist School (Brownsville), Macedonia Christian Academy, (Alamo), Santa Maria, La Villa, Lasara, IDEA Mission, IDEA Donna and tournament host Juan Diego Academy (Mission).

Consolation Champions: IDEA Mission , Third Place: Progresso, Second Place: IDEA Donna, Champions: Juan Diego Academy.

suffering the loss of several players to injury and feeling the growing pains of several JV call ups to fill the ranks.

“We hit the injury bus real early in the season, we lost five guys in the first game against PSJA Memorial and another five against Rio Hondo,” Juárez-Lincoln head coach Tomás García said. “In 25 years of coaching, I’ve never had so many injuries in two games. Right now, we’re struggling and we’re pulling JV kids up to varsity. We even had the freshmen practicing with us this week. It’s tough, we’re moving players around to put the best team on the field.”

The Patriots are taking a lot of positives from their loss against the Panthers.

Mission Veterans racked up 303 yards of offense against Permian and the defense allowed only 298.

The difference in the end result was the Patriots’ inability to execute inside the red zone. In the first two games, the Patriots have only scored 22 points despite racking up 712 yards of total offense.

Mission Veterans’ execution issues are compounded by the worry of a letdown factor against Juárez-Lincoln.

“We just came off our rivalry game against Mission then we turned right around

and went to Odessa to play maybe one of the most historic teams, in their backyard,” Gilpin said. “Coming off those two games, there’s always that worry as a coach that there’s this letdown, mentally, and hopefully that doesn’t occur for us. We’re talking to our kids that we have to stay focused and we’re going to play a hungry Juárez-Lincoln team that’s looking for its first win.”

The Huskies will take any advantage they can against the Patriots in light of their current situation.

“We expect our younger kids to step it up,” García said. “Offensively, we need to keep the defense off the field. We need to move the ball and do a good job of controlling the clock. They’ve got a quarterback that’s very elusive and we have to make sure to put pressure on him.

He’s a tough kid and a playmaker.”

The quarterback García referred to is the Patriots’ Santos Villarreal. Last week, the agile QB completed 19of-47 passes for 185 yards, rushed for 60 yards and scored Mission Veteran’s only TD against Odessa Permian. Against Mission, Villarreal went 23-for-35 for 300 yards through the air, rushed for 53 yards and a score.

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Lady Rattlers

By Luciano Guerra Exit Laura Cavazos, enter Raul Castillo. After two years as the Sharyland High School Lady Rattlers volleyball team head coach, Laura Cavazos has moved on to coach the Sharyland Pioneer Lady Diamondbacks.

While head coaching changes do tend to adversely affect a sports program’s ability to achieve success for a minimum of a year or two, the fact that the Lady Rattlers have kept winning despite having had three different head coaches over the past six years makes one believe that the Castillo-led Lady Rattlers will pick up where the Cavazos team left off.

While Castillo’s coaching experience at the high school level is limited, he does have plenty of coaching experience.

“I was the head volleyball coach at Palmview High School the past two years,” Castillo said. “But I’ve been coaching club teams for 14 years already. My most recent team was the RGV Sting and prior to that I coached the South Texas Juniors.

That’s 14 years accumulative between those two teams.”

With his new team’s district schedule starting up tomorrow against Edinburg Vela, Castillo is still working on getting his lineup set the way he wants it.

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led slightly came after their second TD drive in the fourth quarter that put Pioneer up 14-0.

Pace drove 49 yards on five plays and scored on a 12-yard TD pass to Vikings running back Christian Benítez with 9:47 left in the game to cut Pioneer’s lead to 14-7.

Sharyland High 28 at Laredo United 23 Sharyland High School head football coach Ron Adame is not one to shy away from a challenge. In Week 1 Adame scheduled the District 31-5A Rattlers to open up their 2014 season against the highly touted District 306A McAllen Memorial Mustangs. The Rattlers ran away with that game 59-28.

Last week Adame scheduled a game at Laredo Unit-

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starting new era

“Maddie Garza, one of our key players, is hurt,” explained Castillo. “She is one of our captains, our middle and our setter. She’ll be out probably for another week so I’ve had to tweak the lineup in the meantime and I expect Lexie Rodriguez to see more of the court now.”

While some of last year’s starters that live in the Pioneer High School zone did choose to follow Cavazos

to Pioneer, several decided to stay at SHS and finish off their high school volleyball careers as Lady Rattlers.

“I’m not sure how many seniors we lost to Pioneer but I do know that both of our lineups are young,” shared Castillo. “I have five seniors on my squad and I know that some of them chose to stay here at Sharyland and to graduate with the tradition at Sharyland.”

The Lady Rattlers’ lineup includes Tehya Rassman as an outside hitter, Breeanna Flores, Ashley Garcia and Olivia Buentello as defensive specialists (DS), captain Christina Paez who plays middle or on the right side, freshman Caleigh Hausenfluck is the libero, Paige Jones is a starting setter but also plays outside, Lexie Rodriguez plays outside and is a DS, Hanna Kirby plays right

side and Norma Quintanilla in the middle.

With SHS having been realigned into the newly named District 31-5A (formerly 4A), the Lady Rattlers will not only be facing the Lady Diamondbacks in district play but they will also be going head-to-head against the Veterans Memorial Lady Patriots. As a result, Castillo knows that there will be plenty of competition for

the district title and the four playoff spots that are up for grabs.

“It’s definitely going to be tough,” said Castillo. “If you were to rank the teams right now you have Veterans up there as one of the top schools but you also have Pioneer, Edinburg Vela, Roma and ourselves. Then there’s Rio Grande City and Valley View. So you’re going to have five or six teams fighting for the four playoff slots.”

“None of those teams are going to let you go into their house and play them,” added Castillo. “Especially with Mission Vets being in our district. They’re one of the top schools in the Valley so they’re going to make sure that nobody takes them out of that top spot.”

ed against the Longhorns - the same Longhorns team that handed the Rattlers a 60-42 loss in the bi-district round of the 2011 playoffs and the same Longhorns that advanced into the third round of the playoffs last year. The Rattlers escaped Laredo with a 28-23 win.

Top performers for Sharyland against United were senior Loredo Guerra on offense (five rushes for 31 yards, three receptions for 51 yards and two touchdowns), Sean Landez (11 tackles, one forced fumble and one interception) and Aaron Serna on defense (five tackles, three sacks and three tackles for loss) and Abraham Chan on special teams (two point after attempts and two field goals).

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When Veterans Memorial High School head football coach David Gilpin schedules a road game for his Patriots he schedules a road game! As a way of preparing his team for its upcoming district schedule and possibly for the playoffs, Gilpin and his team boarded the buses early Friday morning and made the long drive to Odessa, where the Patriots played the Permian Panthers of “Friday Night Lights” fame Saturday afternoon.

While the Panthers controlled the tempo of the game pretty much for all four quarters, Veterans actually outgained Permian 303 yards to 298. However, costly turnovers by the Patriots offense and failure to convert on several fourth down plays led to the somewhat deceptive final score of 44-8.

Offensively, quarterback Santos Villarreal completed 19 of 47 passes for 185 yards and ran the ball 19 times for 60 yards and one touchdown for the Patriots. Running back John Garcia carried the ball nine times for 50 yards and caught four passes for 40 yards.

Defensively, strong safety Kevin Liebano made 18 tackles while linebacker Adrian Flores made 11 tackles and blocked a punt, which resulted in a safety to put the Patriots first points on the board.

La Joya High 33 at Donna North 16 The La Joya High School (LJHS) Coyotes evened up their season record at 1-1 last Friday night as they defeated the Donna North Chiefs 3316. Offensively, senior running back Overlin Montes

ran the ball 13 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns for LJHS while junior Justin Leanos carried the ball 14 times for 55 yards and two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Julio Garcia completed seven of 12 passes for 117 yards and ran the ball five times for 35 yards on the night. Senior kicker Jorge Munoz accounted for seven of the Coyotes’ points with four extra points and one field goal.

Brownsville Hanna 23 at Mission Eagles 14 It was the Battle of the Eagles at Tom Landry Stadium last Friday night as the Brownsville Hanna Eagles soared over the Mission Eagles by a score of 23-14.

Mission’s David Flores and R.J. Veliz accounted for both of the Eagles’ touchdowns as Flores and William

Arias platooned at quarterback due to the loss of injured starting quarterback Jesus Cuellar. The Eagles’ offense compiled a total of 262 yards (33 passing and 224 yards rushing) on the night while the defense allowed Hanna a total of 251 yards (172 passing and 79 rushing).

Juarez-Lincoln 13 at Rio Hondo 41 The La Joya Juarez-Lincoln Huskies dropped to 0-2 last Friday with a 41-13 loss to the Rio Hondo Bobcats. Defensively the Huskies were led by linebacker Dustin Ruiz who had eight solo tackles, 11 assisted tackles, two hurries, one sack and one pass deflection. Offensively it was wide receiver Anthony Mora who led the way for the Huskies with three receptions for 75 yards.

Above: The Lady Rattlers celebrate scoring a point during the third set of their non-district loss to McAllen Memorial Tuesday night. Middle: Hannah Kirby goes for the block as the ball goes off the fingertips of her teammate Christina Perez. Right: Paige Jones prepares to block the ball as a McAllen Memorial hitter goes for a kill. Progress Times photos by Luciano Guerra

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