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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-25) and USDA Rural Development Texas State Director Paco Valentin present a check for $300,000 to the Rio Grande City 4B Economic Development Corporation in Rio Grande City.

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced close to $5 million in federal funds for the Rio Water Supply Corporation and the Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation.

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will receive $4,650,000 million in grants and a loan of $293,000. These funds will be used for improvements needed to stabilize the water distribution system pressures and to ensure an adequate volume of safe drinking water.

Meanwhile, the Rio Grande City 4B Economic Development Corporation will receive a $300,000 grant that will be used to purchase land for redevelopment as an incubator for small businesses.

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Roma ISD Celebrates Start of Major Work to Replace High School Roof

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The Gator team traveled to Edinburg to participate in the Rio Grande Valley Cross Country Coaches Association Meet of Champions at the Monte Cristo Golf Course Country Club. Over 160 runners from 15 different high schools participated.

“We had great teamwork from a team that is on its building stage with several runners missing, including two of my top runners,” stated Coach Ortiz. “Still, we were able to capture first and seventh places overall.”

Jesus Rodriguez was named Meet the Champions Champ with his first place finish. Saul Estrada fought through the massive pack to get seventh place. The rest of the team had good improvement but fell short as the pack fiercely fought for the top places. Other team members were: Gilbert Rodriguez, Kevin Villarreal, Abdiel Gonzalez, Jesus Alaffa and Jose Barreiro.

Veterans Middle School Drumline Took 1st Place in Competition

It was a wonderful morning on Oct. 19, 2016 as Roma ISD celebrated the start of the major work to replace the Roma High School Roof. The first phase of the project, which is brick and mortar repair is complete, and it laid the foundation for the heavy work of taking off all the roof tiles and getting down to major infrastructure repair Congratulations to the Veterans Middle School Drumline for earning 1st that can now commence. Students from Roma High School, Roma Middle School and Ramiro Barrera Middle Place at their competition in Roma on October 1, 2016! Keep up the School were in attendance and are very excited about the future of their high school.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month A Candlelight Vigil was held for victims of Domestic Violence on October 18, 2016 in Roma, Texas and October 20, 2016 in Rio Grande City, Texas. The vigil is an annual event sponsored by the Of�ice of Mr. Victor Canales-County Attorney and his staff who work tirelessly with victims’ and. their families. The vigil serves to remember the lives of the persons who have succumbed due to domestic violence and to promote awareness in the community. 18 silhouettes with the pictures of victims’ from Starr County were placed in the hall to remind everyone that each victim was an important part of a family and the community. Families of victims gather around the silhouette representing their loved one with heavy hearts but glad that they are not forgotten. A 19th silhouette is placed without a name or picture to honor those victims who might be unknown.

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Remember My Name Oralia Cruz Rebecca Salinas

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Adriana Arevalo Moreno Maria Luisa (Ruby) Zarate Lydia Pinal Mary Lou Sanders Rosa Alaniz

“Candlelight Vigil” Roma Community Center, October 18, 2016

Proclamation announcing October as Domestic Violence Month was presented

by City of Roma Mayor Roberto Salinas during the ceremony.

“Candlelight Vigil” Multi-Purpose Center Rio Grande City, October 20, 2016

Proclamation announcing October as Domestic Violence Month was presented by Starr County Judge Eloy Vera and a City of Rio Grande City Proclamation was presented by Mayor Joel Villarreal during the ceremony.

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Receives a Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) from the Texas Education Agency

The state’s school financial accountability rating system, known as the school Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST), ensures that Texas public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and that they improve those practices.

The system is designed to encourage Texas public schools to better manage their financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes.

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WEDNESDAY NOV. 2ND - I.C.C. 6:00 P.M. ALL SOUL’S INTENTIONS THURSDAY NOV. 3RD - I.C.C. 6:30 A.M. †DOMINGO MUÑIZ (1ST AN.)

by Wife & Family †HERON I. GARZA by Wife & Family FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4TH - I.C.C. 8:20 A.M. ICS STUDENTS & STAFF 6:00 P.M. †ARTURO & OLIVIA TREVIÑO

by Mr. & Mrs. Silvestre Gonzalez †GERONIMO LOPEZ

by Yolly, Letty & Alicia †JOSE GUADALUPE ADAME

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5TH - I.C.C. 5:00 P.M. †VIOLA S. SOLIS by Family †IVETTE VILLANUEVA (10TH AN.)

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by Eduardo Guerrero & Kids †JOSEFA M. BATES by Her Sisters †JOHNNY BATES by His Sisters †RICHARD BATES by His Sisters SUNDAY SACRED HEART/LOS GARCIA 9:00 A.M. †ANGIOLINA PURA O. GUERRA

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Cuarto Aniversario En Memoria De

Francisco (Frankie) Portillo Si supiera que hoy fuera la ultima vez que te voy a ver dormir, te abrazaría fuertemente y rezaría a Jehova para poder ser el guardián de tu alma. Si supiera que esta fuera la ultima vez que te vería salir por la puerta, te daría un abrazo, un beso y te llamaría de nuevo para darte mas. Si supiera que esta fuera la ultima vez que voy a oír tu voz, grabaría cada una de tus palabras para poder oírlas una y otra vez inde�inidamente.

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Prayer to Our Lady Undoer Of Knots Virgin Mary, Mother of Fair Love, Mother who never abandons a child in need, Mother whose hands never cease to work for Her children because they are moved by the Divine Love and Infinite Mercy that exist in your heart, turn your compassionate eyes toward me and see the snarl of knots that exist in my life. You know just how much despair and pain they cause me. You know how paralyzed I am by them. Mary, Mother to whom God has given the charge of undoing the knots in the lives of His children, I place the ribbon of my life into Your hands. No one, not even the Evil One himself can take it away from Your merciful hands. In your hands there is no knot that cannot be undone.

Powerful Mother, by Your grace and intercession with Your Son Jesus, my Savior, receive today this “knot” (specify it if possible). I beg You to undo it now and forever for the glory of God. You are my hope. You are the sole consolation that God gives me, a fortress for my weaknesses, the healing of my miseries, and my deliverance from all that keeps me from Christ. Hear my plea. Keep me, guide me and protect me. You are my only safe refuge. Our Lady Undoer of Knots, pray for me! Amen!

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Roque Guerra, Jr. Elementary held a staff meeting on September 29, 2016. Presenters from United Way spoke to the staff about how the RGCCISD staff donations serve the Starr County area and how the united way has been very instrumental in helping our students with school supplies for the beginning of the year.

RGCCISD District Testing Coordinator, Ms. Elsa Villarreal, presented desegregated data utilizing the Texas Educator Agency Performance Based Monitoring System (PBMAS).

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Donations By: Pizza Hut • Wal-Mart • HEB • Chilis •Empowerment Zone • Valle Bakery • La Reyna Bakery •229th Judicial District Attorney Omar Escobar

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How LOW can you go?

The Kid’s Choice (Team Change) claims that its about time that you do something for the children. How is putting political signs on Grulla High School buildings (The Guardhouse) where people come in and out everyday a good example for our children and our parents?

Hypocrisy at its FINEST!!!!!

This is complete violation of the law and consequences should be applied accordingly.

Who will you blame now The Kid’s Choice (Team Change)?

ONLY YOURSELVES........

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER TREMENDOUS DAY OF VOTING.

A special thanks to La Grulla/La Victoria/Alto Bonito, La Casita, and Rio Grande City for your unwavering support! As of Monday we have reached over 5,200 Votes. This is record amount of votes cast in 6 days.

Lets continue sailing towards our dream where kids, education and dreams are a way of Life.

GET ON THE BOAT AND VOTE!!!!!!!

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TACARO College Day 2016 Texas Delta Theta Master FEDERAL FUNDS Continued from Front Page of Beta Sigma Phi Meets Specifically, the Rio Water Development Corporation will

Rio Grande City High School had the honor of hosting the annual Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (TACARO) for all of Starr County High School Seniors. The event is held throughout the State of Texas and Rio Grande City High School kicks off the event for the Rio Grande Valley. This year’s event had approxmitally 50 colleges and universities from the across the United States and Mexico. Over 1000 seniors from Rio Grande City High School, La Grulla High School, Roma, San Isidro had the opportunity to speak with admission recruiters and received valuable information on admissions, financial aid, housing and scholarships.

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President Becky Canales presided during the September 19 meeting of Texas Delta Theta Master of Beta Sigma Phi. Diana Pena was hostess for the luncheon meeting, held in the home of Jesse Pena.

Mrs. Pena also presented a program on Minnie Mouse, one of the “Sensational Six” in the Disney Universe. This is the 85th year anniversary of Beta Sigma Phi and the 85th year for Minnie Mouse and friends Mickey, Donald Duck, Daisy, Pluto, and Goofy. Sorority members are enjoying entertaining programs centering around the Beta Sigma Phi theme, “We Put our Hearts into It.”

Supply Corporation will install approximately 12 miles of pipe lines and construct a 500,000-gallon elevated storage tank. This project is being financed with a $293,000 loan, a $1,005,500 grant, and a $3,356,500 Colonia grant.

Construction should begin in early 2017 and will take approximately one year to complete.

“Once construction is completed, the water system will be in compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,” Congressman Cuellar said. “Local schools also will no longer have issues with safe drinking water, thanks to this federal investment.”

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Middle School Student Y.B. Escobar Elementary School Ringgold Buckaroos Held a Cancer Awareness Walk Council Officers and Representatives

The Y.B. Escobar Elementary School Buckaroos held a Cancer Awareness Walk to educate students about different types of cancer, to make “cancer” not such a scary word to students because so many in our community are impacted by different cancer diseases, and to help them understand that one of the ways to help fight cancer is physical fitness. Great job Buckaroos in helping Knock Out Cancer in our Community!!

Congratulations to the Ringgold Middle School Student Council officers and Representatives for the 20162017 school year! This year, student council elections were held electronically through the history classes. This online voting helped expedite the process and made it easier for everyone. RMS Student Council officers are as follows: Desirii Lee Flores, President; Marianna Peña, Vice-President; Melanie Garza, Secretary; Kendra Mejia, Treasurer; Abigail Saenz, Reporter; and Daisy B. Alaniz, Parliamentary. Student council officers will be working closely together with class representatives on many activities throughout the year to help our school and community.

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Not only did the event mark the start of major work on the roof, but it included the start of interesting projects for Roma High students to preserve the district’s history. The Roma High School Art Department and Art Club will create a permanent art piece using tiles from the roof to represent the schools history and progress moving forward.

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“Much like any parent does preparing for any major decision that affects their children and family, this school board has spent a lot of time looking at what the issues were that made the roof so dysfunctional; why it was so poorly constructed when it was first built; what a proper replacement for the roof would be and how we could fund a roof replacement. With your help, the help of the entire Roma ISD community, we have made today possible,” said Roma ISD School Board President Leticia Garza-Galvan. “ This has been a long process, but I can assure you that this roof replacement is the right choice for Roma High School.We carefully looked for qualified and specialized architects with experience in damaged, faulty roofs. The architect firm we hired has studied every inch of our facility, not just the roof, and has identified every area that requires repair.”

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Property to satisfy Landlord’s lien. Sale is on Saturday NOVEMBER 05,2016 at 9:00 A.M. Super Star Storage, 215 North F.M. 3167, Rio Grande City Texas. Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash only. Cleanup and removal deposit may be required. Seller reserves right to not accept any bid and to withdraw property from sale.

Property unknown until day of the sale.

Property includes contents of spaces of the following tenants: Claudia L. Contreras, Erick Ramirez, Delfino N. Rios, Ruby Escobar.

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Alto Bonito Elementary 1st Starr County’s Senior Citizens Plant Garden Six Weeks Awards Assembly

Alto Bonito Elementary had its 1st Six Weeks Awards Assembly on October 6, 2016. Twenty-nine students were awarded with the Principal’s Award Medal. These students were chosen from each homeroom based on overall academics, behavior, and daily attendance. As an added treat, they experienced having breakfast with the school principals. Congratulations to these students and keep up the great work! Go Roadrunners! (Pictured with the students are, Mr. Rene A. Pena, Principal and Ms. Laura Garza, Asst.

Principal).

Starr County Senior Citizens attending the Nutrition Center in La Casita, Texas will be assisted by the Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Center Staff in planting a vegetable garden in the center’s grounds. The garden will yield an array of vegetables, fruits and herbs. The participants were very excited to work on this project knowing that in a few months they will be able to see the fruits of their labor. The center is directed by Commissioner Eloy Garza and his staff. (County of Starr Public Relations Office)

A Letter to the Editor Lock Your Meds Campaign: Secure Your Medicine to Prevent Youth Prescription Drug Abuse The Prevention Resource Center (PRC), a program of Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas, serves as the central data collection repository for region 11 and the developer of a yearly Regional Needs Assessment (RNA), which is available to community members at no cost. PRC would like to highlight The Lock Your Meds® Campaign that targets an often overlooked issue affecting many youths in our community: prescription drug abuse.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 6.5 million youths, aged 12 to 17, reported past month nonmedical use of prescription drugs.

More than 4,000 children and young adults begin experimenting with prescription drugs every day. Furthermore, 70% of people over 12 years of age who abuse prescription drugs get them from friends and family. The Lock Your Meds® Campaign aims to combat prescription drug abuse among youths by targeting 20-80 yearold adults to keep prescription and over-the-counter drugs away from potential drug abusers.

The 2014 Texas School Survey found that for region 11, comprised of 19 counties encompassing South Texas, 3% of students had ever used prescription drugs and 1.4% had used in the past month. Focus groups conducted by PRC 11 with youth in the region have returned strong comments about the continued popularity of “pharm” (pharmaceutical) parties in the region. When asked about the use of prescription pills by her fellow classmates in school one female adolescent stated that, “I have heard my friends talking about going to parties and mixing prescription drugs in a bowl and then spinning a bottle and whoever the bottle lands on has to take a bunch of pills and drink them with alcohol”.

The most used prescription medication for the region and Texas is codeine cough syrup, followed by Dextromethorphan, Xanax and Vicodin. The majority of youth who experiment with prescription drugs for the first time obtain these drugs from family members or a friend’s family member without consent, and can initiate use as early as 12 years old.

The consequences of prescription drug abuse can include death, illness, violence, crime, health problems, academic failure, and other undesired events. What can you do as a family member to prevent prescription drug abuse? The campaign advises taking the following preventative steps.

Remove drugs from your medicine cabinet and lock them in a safe space that only LOCK YOUR MEDS, page 10

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Ringgold Middle School Students of the Month for September

LOCK YOUR MEDS Continued from page 9 you know about. Safeguard all medicines by monitoring quantities and controlling access.

Take inventory by writing down the names and amounts of medications. Set clear rules and warn about the dangers of abusing prescription drugs.

Lastly, properly dispose of any old, expired, or unused medicine. Contact your local law enforcement agency to see if they have an installed drop-box to properly dispose of unwanted medicine. Local coalitions in the community work with law enforcement agencies to ensure that drop-boxes are available for safe disposal. You may contact Behavioral Health Solutions at 787-7111 for more information about programs that work with the

Ringgold Middle School is proud to announce the Students of the Month for September 2016. These students are selected at the end of the each month based on their academic achievement and superior character traits. Congratulations to these students and their parents for making Ringgold Middle School proud. 6th Grade: Alexis Acevedo, Angel Pena, Isaac Peña, Jomarixa Elizondo, Emily Chapa, Melissa Mendoza Duarte, Ana Celia Reyes, Lindsey Rocha, Vanessa Salinas, America Rios. 7th Grade: Melanie Lopez, Destiny Barrientos, Perla Mata, Juliet Flores, Dairin Adame, Ashley Dela Cruz, Ana Martinez, Max Dela Torre, Iris Escalante, Anaira Maldonado. 8th Grade: Kristian Peña, Sherlyn Della Garza, Zulema Alanis, Giselle Gareth Juarez, Karla Ramos, Jamilex Alvarado, Kelsey D. Villarreal, Armando Salinas, Marc Perez, Mariela Dela Cruz.

community in raising awareness about the dangers of misusing prescription medication. Help prevent drug abuse by taking the pledge to protect your family and help spread the word by visiting www.lockyourmeds.org .

To find out more about the prevention work being conducted in your community download the latest Regional Needs Assessment at our website, www.prc11.org/data . If you are interested in becoming a part of this project and would like to play a role in the 2017 Regional Needs Assessment process, please contact Irwin Mendoza, Regional Evaluator, at 787-7111 ext. 295, or Daniel Rodriguez, Program Coordinator, at 7877111 ext. 238.

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Grulla High School Lady Gator Volleyball hosted Future Lady Gator Night on Tuesday, September 27, Students at Veterans Middle School recently participated in the HEB Texas Size Book Drive School 2016. Varsity Players talked to GMS Volleyball girls about what to expect as a high school player. The Challenge. On September 27, 2016, VMS donated new and gently used children’s books that were collected between September 14 and September 27, 2016. These books were dropped off at the HEB store players and Coach Cita Jimenez offered a few words of wisdom and advice for these future Gators! in Rio Grande City. Pictured above are some VMS students from Mrs. Gloria Bazan’s class who donated books for this worthy literacy cause that was coordinated by the VMS library in conjunction with the VMS Student Council.

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Fall Market Days The Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas – RGV Chapter invites anyone who has crafts, jewelry, clothing, gifts, etc. to sell for the Holidays to get a Vendor Booth at the 1st annual “Fall Market Day’s” to be held on Saturday, Nov. 12th at the Palmer Pavilion from 9am to 2pm. Doors will be open to the public. Vendors can get a table at $50 for HWNT members and $75 for non-members.

Funds raised will be to help with scholarship monies for the young ladies from the different

high schools in Hidalgo and Starr county who sign up for the “Latinas In Progress” Program that HWNT promotes. The program educates young ladies in different areas in preparation for college.

The program is a state wide program adopted in 2008 encouraging young hispanic ladies to continue their education and succeed in life.

For more information on the vendor booths or the HWNT – RGV Chapter call 624-3249 or 212-7515.

STARR COUNTY TOWN CRIER, NOVEMBER 2, 2016, PAGE 15

8TH 4-H Annual Kids Fishing Day

2016 8TH 4-H Annual Kids Fishing Day- Tagged Fish Winners

1.Angel Alaniz - Rio Grande City, Texas, 2.Joey Gutierrez-Rio Grande City, 3.Jacinda Rivera-Rio Grande City, 4.Martin Garcia-Rio Grande City, 5.Shawn New-Rio Grande City, 6.Saira Garza-Rio Grande City, 7.Gilbert Escobar-Rio Grande City, 8.Denzel Roger, Jr.-College Station, 9.Noe Sanchez-McAllen, 10.Raul E. Salinas-Roma, 11.Juan Becerra-Roma, 12.Juan A. Rocha, Jr.-Rio Grande City, 13.Melanie Barrientos-Rio Grande City

To view gallery of photos log on via Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Texas-A-M-AgriLifeExtension-Service-Starr-County-138131498083/ of this year’s event as well as previous years.

Winner of the guided fishing trip was Jorge Montalvo Jr. (Donated by Angry Bass Inc. Roma, Tx. Aldo Garcia)

On behalf of the 8th Annual 4-H Kids Fishing Day we would like to thank our volunteers and especially our sponsors without them this event would not have been made possible. We would also like to give thanks to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries Division for donating 250 fish and to the Texas Game Wardens.

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ELECTION DAY: NOVEMBER 8, 2016

EARLY VOTING: OCTOBER 24, 2016 - NOVEMBER 4, 2016 (MON-FRI) 8AM-5PM

EARLY VOTING OCT. 24TH-NOV. 4TH (MON-FRI) 8AM-5PM

LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING • FORT RINGGOLD Old Central Cafeteria Fort Ringgold Rio Grande City, Tx. • LA VICTORIA COMMUNITY CENTER 532 Gabriela St. Rio Grande City, Tx. • EL CENIZO PARK BUILDING 70 Old Casita Rd. La Casita, Tx.

ELECTION DAY TUESDAY NOV. 8, 2016

7AM-7PM LOCATIONS

• STARR COUNTY COURT HOUSE 401 N. Brittion Ave. Rio Grande City, Tx. • OLD CITY HALL BUILDING 101 S. Washington St. Rio Grande City, Tx. • ABEL GONZALEZ COMMUNITY CENTER 1501 FM 1017 San Isidro, Tx. • CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH HALL 1155 N. FM 649 El Sauz, Tx. • EL CENIZO PARK BUILDING 70 Old Casita Rd. La Casita, Tx • LA VICTORIA COMMUNITY CENTER 532 Gabriela St. Rio Grande City, Tx. • LA ROSITA COMMUNITY CENTER 4192 W. US Hwy 83, Food Pantry La Rosita, Tx.

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STEERS AVER-HIGH

1.16 - 1.40 1.04 - 1.30 .86 - 1.15 .93 - 1.09 .89 - .97 NO TEST

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HEIFERS AVER-HIGH

200 - 300 301 - 400 401 - 500 501 - 600 601 - 700 701 - 800

MATURE CATTLE COW-CALF PAIRS STOCKER COWS PACKER COWS REPLACEMENT BULLS PACKER BULLS

1.25 - 1.55 1.13 - 1.65 1.18 - 1.72 1.66 - 2.00 NO TEST NO TEST

AVER - HIGH 1,075.00 - 1,325.00 NO TEST .51 - .81 NO TEST .66 - .76

TOTAL NUMBER OF CATTLE: 193

COMMENTS & NEWS

Price on steers were steady to lower. Price on heifers were higher. Thank you to all sellers and buyers!

Check out our early consignments on Thursday evening. See you next Friday for our sale.

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La Union Elementary 1st Six Weeks Honor Roll PRE-K Alma Roiz “A” David Arjona, Aaliyah Belmontes, Tatiana Hernandez Lopez, Danely Lopez, Casey Marks, Jorge Montalvo III, Mayjer Montes, Janalee Rosas, Renata Zurita “A&B” Kiana Arjona, Jazmine Elizondo, Maximus Garza, Eric Lopez, Jr., Jaelynn Lopez, Summer Dee Lopez Mario Ramirez “A” Aubrey Gaytan, Israel Gomez, Kimberly Lucatero, Kaylee Salinas “A&B” Aaron Diaz, Roel Gazca, Jr., Daniela Gomez, Melanie Ortiz, Daisy Salinas, Josue Silva, Omar Zuñiga Guadalupe Limon “A” Aleah Barrientos, Manuel Davila, Ethan Hernandez, David Muñiz, Giuseppe Zertuche “A&B” Paola Guzman, Victoria Molina, Aiyden Muñoz, Aleili Ortiz, Eileen Zurita KINDER Julie Saenz “A” Lauren Barrera, Sebastian Barrera, Aiden Bazan, Layla Becerra, Dariana Cantu, Isiz Lopez, Miah Martinez, Jacob Montalvo, Jeremiah Perez, Jaylin Rios “A&B” Jesus Bautista, Juan Cruz, Maria Elena Lerma, Ashley Moreno, Ashlee Muñoz Thelma Venecia “A” Vanessa Berros, Victoria Garza, Eliazar Garza, Iker Gonzalez, Citlali Romero, Heriberto Salinas, Esmae Sanchez, Fatima Zamora, Edellen Zurita “A&B” Jose Arevalo, Gisselle Botello, Rigoberto Chapa, Raymond Chapa, Eliud Garcia, Eduardo Guerrero, Roselyn Leal, Jose Negrete Sandra Bazan “A” Delaney Aguilar, Antonella Aguilera, Alejandro Bazan, Lucas Garcia, Alexia Garza, Daniel Rodriguez, Jocelyn Saldaña, Andre Salinas, Roel Teran, Briana Villarreal

“A&B” Edgar Arevalo, Martin Cerda, Jr., Jamila Flores, Matias Garcia, Eugenio Mares, Jr., Yaillin Medina, Luis Peña, Jr. 1ST GRADE Maria Dolores Garza “A” Jadelyn Lopez “A&B” Adrian Bazan, Darren Bazan, Emily Flores, Isabela Garcia Jimenez, Valerie Garza, Dijonay Lopez, Jorge Medina, Jadelyn Montalvo, Dianela Moreno, Jose Ortiz III, Eduardo Pineda Arevalo, Fernanda Zurita Guadalupe Alaniz “A” Adan Acevedo, Anahi Alvirde, Idani Bazan, Jose C. Hernandez, Daniel Lopez, Jr., Argelio Peña, Faith Reyna “A&B” Rubee Garcia, Charles Lopez, Jr., Devanny Montalvo, Astrid Villarreal Liza Villarreal “A” Martin Bazan, Adrian Garza, Leslie Quezada, Daniel Vela “A&B” Kelsie Barrera, Melanie Cerda, Hector Garcia, Manuel Lopez, Max Lopez, Lilah Moreno, Gian Zuniga 2ND GRADE Teresa Solis “A” Melanie Pacheco “A&B” David Acosta, Ervey Bazan, Gabriel de la Cruz, Dianella Robles, Ruby Salinas Alexandra Hellmund “A” Johnny Bazan, Daniela Garcia, Kolton Gutierrez, Diego Perez “A&B” Desarae Aguilar, Michael Escoto, Maritza Lucatero, Genesis Martinez, Johanna Montalvo, Arnoldo Treviño, Camila Vela 1ST GRADE Yolanda Garza “A” Benjamin Cantu, Keira Diaz, Ashley Garcia, Alondra Ortiz “A&B” Leonardo Garcia, Optimus Lopez, Ruby Rios, Jaslene Romero, Brianda Villarreal 3RD GRADE Celina Diaz “A&B” Aliz Escoto, Mia Flores, Mariana

Hernandez, Jacob Lopez, Jonathan Montalvo, John Rios, Hilda Zuniga Olalla Striebel “A&B” Kassandra de la Rosa, Juan Garcia, Juan Quiroga, Olany Quiroz, Jose Fabian Sanchez Sylvia Garcia “A” Alani Barrera “A&B” Laylonie Chapa, Alexis Diaz, Quautly Frausto, Khloe Oyervides, Hailey Rodriguez, Aylinne Rosas, Juan Velasquez 4TH GRADE Anabel Segovia “A” Efrain Lopez, Anthony Maldonado “A&B” Bryana Amaro, Miguel de la Garza, Mariangel Gonzalez, Kayla Islas, Jose Martinez Gomez, Angelina Montalvo Sandra Bazan “A&B” Christian Alanis, Katty Mata, Eyvanna Quiroz, Ashly Vargas Cecilia Machuca “A” Justin Lopez, Liana Lopez, Madison Olivarez “A&B” Anthony Aguilar, Magdaleno Aguilar, Adrianne Belmontes, Macario Garcia, Alexander Gonzalez, Ailani Lopez, Zitlaly Monsivais, Chris Ortiz, Sabina Quiroz 5TH GRADE Lucia Garza “A” Raul Galvan, Jr., Annette Rios, Omar Rodriguez “A&B” Adamarie Garcia, Jose Leal, Madelyn Montalvo, Aaron Piña, Carolina Rodriguez, Andrew Sanchez Sabas Chapa “A” Juan Leal “A&B” Alan Alvarez, Arturo Alvirde, Eden Bazan, Manuel Benavidez, Rolando Cantu, Aliyah Garcia, Ashley Gazca, Ayleen Perales, Dulce Romero Nancy Cantu “A&B” Maysie Amaro, Jorge Barrera, Deven Becerra, Alexa Cabello, Corett Chavez, Yayline Espinoza, Yarely Garcia, Anahi Gazca, April Peña, Angela Salinas, Pablo Villarreal

Io moths have hidden beauty Y e a r s ago, while spending a few days at an RV park in La Rosita, as I approached t h e headquarter’s door one morning, I noticed a couple of moths, each with wings somewhat over 2 inches in length.

They were resting on the stucco wall next to a night light. One had a muted golden color and the other was a mottled, drab, tanbrown. Their wings were folded so that the forewings covered the hindwings.

They seemed oblivious to my presence. I picked up a twig and used it to very gently spread the moth’s wings. To my surprise and delight, I discovered that the hindwing had a dazzling, black eye pattern surrounded by concentric curves of gold, black, gold, rusty red and gold. The eye pattern had a bluish-white center.

They were Io (ee-oh) moths.

Aside from the probability that the colors are useful in attracting a mate, they also have survival value. With the wings spread, a potential predator would see a pair of menacing eyes looking back at it and might hesitate to attack.

The smaller of the two moths, which had the golden colored forewings, was the male and the slightly larger Io moth with the drab, tan-brown colored forewings was the female. In the animal world the male, which needs to attract females, is usually the more brightly colored and slightly smaller, while the female, which needs protection as it lays and protects eggs, is the duller colored.

As with most moths, but not all, Io moths fly at night and can be attracted to lights.

Io moths are one of a group of moths called silkworm moths.

They’re our most colorful and largest moths and include the luna, cecropia, and polyphemus moths. The “silkworm” name comes from the fact that, when

the caterpillar goes into the pupal stage, it spins a cocoon of “silk.”

Despite the classification, our American moths don’t spin silk useful for threads as their oriental relatives do. A single oriental moth cocoon may have a silk strand of a mile or more in length!

The cocoon is carefully unwound and several strands then wound together to make a silk thread.

It’s not surprising that authentic silk cloth is so expensive.

The caterpillar of the Io moth is quite easy to identify because it’s quite large, green, covered on the back with short tufts of stinging spines and has a single stripe of red above white along each side.

The sting from the spines causes pain which can last for several minutes so be careful if you find one. The caterpillars feed on elm, oak and willow leaves.

There are never enough Io moths to do any significant damage to trees since so many of their c a t e rpillars are eaten by birds and other insect predators. We need to enjoy Io moths on those few occasions when we’re privileged to see them.

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