December 19, 2018

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Vol. 33, No. 51 WEEKLY WEDNESDAY • DECEMBER 19, 2018 Office (956) 487-6544 - Fax (956) 487-6165 - E-Mail: sctc78582@aol.com - www.starrcountytowncrier.com

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H-E-B Donates $5,000 to RGC Crime Stoppers Toy-Drive

RGC Public Library’s 8th Annual Storybook Christmas

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Pictured L-R: Santa Claus, H-E-B Public Affairs Specialist Yvonne Loflin, Rio Grande City Mayor Joel Villarreal, RGC Crime Stoppers representatives Imelda Cruz and Ana Ramirez, Rio Grande City Manager Alberto Perez, Unit Director Emigdio Cahue, RGCCISD Board Member - RGC Police Chief Noe Castillo, Director of Retail Operations Lower RGV Bob Tellez, and Master of Ceremonies Arnold Galvan.

By Christian Salinas The Rio Grande City Crime Stoppers received a $5,000 donation from H-E-B to go towards its annual toy-drive on Thursday evening, December 6, during the 15th annual Feast

of Sharing celebration, held at Ringgold Elementary.

The Rio Grande City Crime Stoppers has been distributing toys to area children for over ten years with the help of several generous businesses, individuals and

organizations.

“Donations like these from [H-E-B] make it possible for us to continue this tradition and is greatly appreciated,” stated Rio Grande City Crime Stoppers spokesperson, Ana Ramirez.

Roma ISD Middle School Choir Program Students Earn Superior, Excellent Ratings at Solo & Ensemble Contest

Free Photos with Santa, games, craft activities and refreshments was held Dec. 11th at the Lopez – Tijerina Courtyard. Entertainment by Veterans Middle School Choir, J&O Hinojosa Red Diamond Cheerleaders, IDEA RGC Peacock Squad. Sponsored by Walmart, Whataburger, HEB, RGCPD Crime Stoppers, Starr County Sheriff’s Dept., RGC Pediatric Dentistry, Taqueria El Chaparral, Rodeo Dental, SCAN, LFD, Smile & Shine Dental, RGC EDC, RGC Fire Dept., IDEA, TX A&M AgriLife, L & F Distributors, Friends of the RGC Public Library, Starr County Town Crier and Espinosa Law Firm.

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Congratulations to the Ramiro Barrera Middle School and Roma Middle School Choir students who participated in the 2018 Middle School Solo & Ensemble Contest.

Each student was required to learn a vocal solo to perform in front of a vocal adjudicator.

A total of 11 Ramiro Barrera students and 13 Roma Middle students earned a 1st division rating of “Superior”, while 3 Ramiro Barrera students and 16 Roma Middle students “Excellent”. Congratulations to (Photos and information courtesy received a 2nd division rating of these students and their directors! Dr. Adrian Guerra.)

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STARR COUNTY TOWN CRIER, DECEMBER 19, 2018, PAGE 2

Roma High School Counseling Department Working Hard to Keep Students Focused on College Prep

The Roma High School Counseling Department were busy hosting several events to help all students make their college plans, including a presentation by South Texas College on dual credit classes and information for the spring 2019 semester; a presentation from Texas A&M University to 12th, 11th and 10th grade students; and another presentation from South Texas College to the Class of 2021 on Dual Enrollment Academy opportunities. Thanks to our awesome RHS Counseling Team for their hard work! (Photos courtesy Eva Garza.)

Juan Garcia

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Sales Manager/ La Joya Cell: (956) 862-8857

Rick Barrera Salesman / Roma Cell: (956) 739-8468

Congratulations to Delia G. Garcia Elementary for a successful first Veterans Day Program in their new facility. The veterans truly enjoyed the festivities.

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Jose A. Hernandez (Cornut) Salesman / Mission Cell: (956)-862-8266

MSRP $21,515, PAYNE DISC. $1,000, REBATES FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS $4,000

MSRP $26,735, PAYNE DISC. $740, DODGE REBATES FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS $5,000

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MSRP $26,580, PAYNE DISC. $836, REBATES $4,750

Manuel Gonzalez

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STARR COUNTY TOWN CRIER, DECEMBER 19, 2018, PAGE 3

General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary Student Council visits Retama Manor

General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary Student Council members visited the Retama Manor to sing Christmas carols to the residents! Our students were overjoyed as they saw the smiling faces of all the elderly as they joined the students in caroling...Go Eagles!!!

Roma High Students Place in South Texas Book Festival Youth Creative Writing Contest

Congratulations to Roma High School students Paulina Guerra and Maria Flores Martinez who are named as winners in the South Texas Book Festival Youth Creative Writing Contest! Paulina Guerra earned 1st Place in the Poetry Category for her poem “A Reflection”. Maria Flores Martinez earned 2nd Place in the Prose Category for her work entitled “Heart of a Band Senior”. An anthology of the contest winners published writings of the South Texas Book Festival 2018 Youth Creative Writing Contest was available at the book festival.

Paulina and Maria’s work were included.

Did you know that Prescrip�on Drug Abuse causes the largest percentage of deaths from drug overdosing. You can help prevent that by disposing unused or expired medica�on at these Medicine Drop Box loca�ons: Roma Police Department Lobby Rio Grande City Police Department Lobby

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Grulla Police Department Message from: Starr County Community Coalition

Telecommunications Facility Eco-Site, Inc. has submitted a request to the FCC to register a proposed approx. 150’ tall monopole telecommunications tower with no marking or lighting system to be located at 1750 W. Hwy 83, Rio Grande City, TX 78582; coordinates of 26 22 42.90 N, 98 50 36.46W. Interested parties may review the application by going to the FCC’s Antennae Structure Registration (ASR) website and entering the ASR application # A1121691. Members of the public may raise environmental concerns about the proposed structure by filing a Request for Environmental Review with the FCC. The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file such requests online and instructions to do so can be found on the FCC’s Environmental Request page (http://www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest) or send to: Ramon Williams, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Requests should also be sent to: FDH Infrastructure Services, ATTN: Richard Brainerd, 6521 Meridien Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616. In order for your comments to receive full and timely consideration, they should be received at the addresses above within 30 days of the date of this notice and reference FCC ASR file # A1121691.

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Plans are insured through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or one of its affiliated companies, a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract and a contract with the State Medicaid program. Enrollment in the plan depends on the plan’s contract renewal with Medicare.

This plan is available to anyone who has both Medical Assistance from the State and Medicare. This information is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits, premium and/or copayments/ coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium, if not otherwise paid for under Medicaid or by another third party. Premiums, copays, coinsurance, and deductibles may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive. Please contact the plan for further details.

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STARR COUNTY TOWN CRIER, DECEMBER 19, 2018, PAGE 4

NOVENA “Miraculous Prayer”

R. G. C.

Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for favors. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favor). Take it, Dear Jesus, and place it within your own heart, where your Father sees it. Then, in your merciful eyes it will become your favor, not mine. Amen.

Say this prayer for three days, promise publication and favor will be granted. Never known to fail.

2nd. Anniversary In Loving Memory of Maria Neria Alvarado

WEDNESDAY DEC. 19TH - I.C.C. 6:00 P.M. †GEORGE XAVIER DURAN by Wife & Daughters †NOE OLIVAREZ by Wife & Family †SALOMON GARZA (AN.) by Family †MARIA ALTAGRACIA GARZA (AN.) by Family THURSDAY DECEMBER 20TH - I.C.C. 6:30 A.M. PRO POPULO - MASS SAID FOR THE PEOPLE

January 1, 1926 † December 22, 2016

We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone for part of us went with you, the day that God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide, and though we cannot see you, you are always by our side.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 23RD - I.C.C. 7:00 A.M. †GUADALUPE DURAN (AN.) by Family †RAFAELITA GARCIA (6TH AN.)

by Family †FELIPE SAENZ (AN.) by Saenz Family †SANTOS L. & CONSUELO M. LOPEZ

by Sus Hijos e Hijas

FRIDAY DECEMBER 21ST - I.C.C. 6:00 P.M †DOLORES PEREZ by Children †MARIA DE LA LUZ GONZALEZ (1ST AN.) by Husband ACCION DE GRACIAS POR THELMA MOLINA SATURDAY DECEMBER 22ND - I.C.C. 5:00 P.M. †MAGDALENO & ESTEFANA ELIZONDO (AN.) by Israel & Lupita Chapa

The Alvarado Family

†PABLO A. SAENZ, JR. (AN.)

by Mr. & Mrs. Javier D. Margo †MARTIN & TEODORA GARZA by Family †PANCHITO & MARICELA GARZA

by Family †CHARLES CHRISTESSON

by Erasmo & Alicia Saenz

SUNDAY SACRED HEART/LOS GARCIA 9:00 A.M. †RAFAEL CARRERA by Su Esposa e Hijos †ARNOLDO & VERONICA GUERRA

by Sus Padres y Familia †MARIA ELENA PEÑA by Esposo e Hijos

5:00 P.M. PRO POPULO - MASS SAID FOR THE PEOPLE

†DANIEL ALBERTO GOMEZ, JR.

by Mom & Dad

MONDAY DECEMBER 24TH – I.C.C. CHRISTMAS 4.45 P.M. CHILDREN’S POSADA 5:00 P.M. CHILDREN’S MASS 12:00 A.M. MIDNIGHT MASS

SUNDAY DECEMBER 23RD - I.C.C. 11:00 A.M. †JOEL F. SALINAS by Family †RAFAELITA GARCIA (6TH AN.) by Family †ROSE MARIE PEÑA (AN.)

by Adolfo Peña & Family †GRACIE SALINAS BUTLER & SYLVIA GUADALUPE SALINAS by Family †RITA I. & ARCADIO SALINAS, SR.

by Family †RUBEN REYNA by Wife & Children 1:00 P.M. †SUSIE GARZA by Family †MARIA DEL SOCORRO MARIN by Family †LIDIA RODRIGUEZ (1ST AN.) by Family †XOCHITL O. ACEVEDO by Family †HILDA RIOS SOSA by Su Familia †IMELDA MARTINEZ DE RAMIREZ & EDUARDO RAMIREZ (AN.) by Family

TUESDAY DECEMEBER 25TH CHRISTMAS DAY 9:00 A.M. MASS IN LOS GARCIAS (CHRISTMAS MASS) 11:00 A.M. MASS IN IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH (CHRISTMAS MASS) THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM DECEMBER 24, 2018 TO JANUARY 1, 2019. REGULAR OFFICE HOURS WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 2, 2019.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Roma ISD Maitenance Department Receives CPR Training

2,500.00 FULLWITH FUNERAL SERVICE SILVER

The Roma ISD Maintenance Department participated in a CPR training to assist with workplace safety. Thank you to Roma ISD PE Coordinator Octavio Cantu for setting up and providing the training!

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County of Starr Texas Community Block Grant Program (TxCDBG) 2017-2018 Contract No. 7217440 Advertisement and Invitation for Bids The County of Starr will receive bids for the Texas Community Block Grant Program 20172018 for Street Construction and Reconstruction until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 4th, 2019 at Starr County Annex Building (100 N. F.M. 3167, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582).

The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 4th, 2019 at Starr County Annex Building, 100 N. F.M. 3167, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582.

The project will consist of the construction of Eagle St., Mike’s 7th St. and reconstruction of El Tanque Rd.

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Military Lending Act Notice Due to changes in the Military Lending Act regulations, we regret that we are no longer able to make loans to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty or active Guard or Reserve duty or the Spouse or Dependent of such a person. If this applies to you, please disregard this offer. We support and are grateful for the service and sacrifice of all service members.

Bids are invited for, but are not limited to, the items and approximate quantities as follows: 1.

8,253 SY of 11/2 in. of HMAC 2.

9,128 SY of 6 in. Subgrade & 8 in. caliche flex base 3.

720 SQFT Concrete Valley Gutters Bid/Contract Documents, including Technical Specifications are on file and may be viewed at the Starr County Federal and State Programs, located on 100 N. F.M. 3167(Suite 220), Rio Grande City, TX, 78582 during normal business days or may be obtained by interested parties for Fifty Dollars ($50.00), non-refundable, per set or copy, by contacting Rio Delta Engineering, 309 N. Corpus St. Rio Grande City, Texas 78582, or by calling (956) 2631041 or requests by facsimile can be made to Rio Delta Engineering by calling at (956) 263-1112.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 21st, 2018 at Starr County Annex Building (100 N. F.M. 3167, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582).

A bid bond in the amount of 5 percent of the bid issued by an acceptable surety is required with each bid for those contracts that exceed $25,000. A certified check or bank draft payable to the County of Starr or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis Bacon and Related Acts) wage rates, as issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin. Adherence to the grant recipient’s Section 3 Policy is required for contracts and subcontracts in excess of $100,000.00.

The County of Starr reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by County of Starr for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidders’ qualifications prior to the contract award.

County of Starr

By: Honorable Eloy Vera, County Judge Date: December 12, 2018

All contractors and/or subcontractors who are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project. All contractors/ subcontractors must be enrolled in SAM.gov and shall have a DUNS number.

STARR COUNTY TOWN CRIER, DECEMBER 19, 2018, PAGE 5

Roma ISD Honors December Wall of Fame Students Roma ISD Conjunto Program Holds Christmas Concert Roma ISD’s Gladiator Wall of Fame Program shines the light on exemplary students, who are selected for the honor based on citizenship, leadership, academics and extracurricular activities.

The December 2018 Roma ISD Gladiator Wall of Fame honorees were highlighted at the School Board Meeting.

The honorees include Michael A. Medrano, Yanneth Miranda, and Ayleen Ruiz of Delia G. Garcia Elementary School; Eduardo Franco Jr., Alex D. Salas and Aryanna Villarreal of Emma Vera Elementary School; Annjanette Casas, Debra Granados and Kendra Salinas of F. J. Scott Elementary School; Nadia D. Brambila-Carlos, Jaretzi Hurtado and Alexandra Sandoval of R. & C. Saenz Elementary School; Yannelle B. Garza, Yaretzy Y. Reyes and Liam Saenz of R. T. Barrera Elementary School; Sherlynne Corral, Danna

Guerrero and Keyla Hinojosa of Veterans Memorial Elementary School; Eduardo Alanis, Eleazar Gutierrez and Karen Mirelez of Ramiro Barrera Middle School; Paula Barba, Azul Hernandez,

Alec A. Vasquez-Kanhere and Daniel Luera of Roma Middle School; and Alessandro A. Garcia, Daisy Guzman and Roxanne Reyes of Roma High School.

Congratulations to all students!

The Roma ISD Conjunto Program hosted their Christmas Concert, putting on an impressive display of more than 70 students learning the accordian from middle to high school levels. This is a result of Roma ISD adding official Conjunto Program classes at both middle schools. Congrats to instructors Boy Lozano and For videos and pictures from the concert please visit www.facebook. com/roma.isd.

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2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB LT

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$10,999 w/ Conditional Offers

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* GMF DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE $1,000 ** GM LEASE LOYALTY $2,500

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¿Necesitas ayuda de PROVIDER en tu casa, o conoces a alguien que necesita PROVIDER? Pero, tienen miedo a pedir por temor de perder su propiedad. Sabias que existen cosas a su favor para que eso no suceda.

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Delivering Our Best At Christmas Time

SPACE AVAILABLE CALL 956-487-6544 DECEMBER 19, 2018 SECTION II, PAGE 1

T

o all our readers, advertisers, friends and associates go our best wishes for a season �illed with good news and good times.

Your support makes it all worthwhile.

We hope this holiday season and the New Year deliver much joy and good fortune to you and yours.

We wish you all the best!

You’re in good hands.

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RGC: 4370 E. Hwy 83 Ste. B - 956-309-3549 Roma: 834 E. Grant St. Ste. C - 956-570-0701 Arroyo:5065 Hwy. 83 ste. A - 956-570-0702 Escobares: 4522 East Hwy 83 Ste A. 956-429-5625

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Fajita• Short Ribs • Pork Chops • Riblets T-Bone •Finger Ribs • Agujas Costilla de Pecho • Ribeye Steak • Sirloin • Cubed Meat (carne para guisar) 7 Steak Ground Beef • Chuck Steak Milanesa • Split Chicken • Leg Quarters Chicken Fajita • Chicken Breast Chicken Wings Whole Chicken • Hueso de Anillo • Costilla de Borrego Mollejas Menudo (cubed) • Liver

Expires October 18, 2018

New meeting, party and gathering space for Starr County.

Isolated with plenty of parking.

For more information, please contact: Estela Hernandez @ 279-3175 or Patricio Hernandez @ 735-9914 1960 W. U.S. Highway 83 (old Grande Garbage truck yard).

Approximately 1/4 mile on the right before getting to Hospital Road if traveling towards Roma.

STARR COUNTY TOWN CRIER, DECEMBER 19, 2018, SECTION II, PAGE 2

6 Things You Can Learn Working On A Farm Physicians Shift Focus to Prevent

By Justin Walker won’t get you where you want to on the farm. You have to be Suicide, a Growing Public Health Problem Communications Specialist, Texas Farm Bureau Good help is hard to come by these days. Maybe it’s because a strong work ethic isn’t taught as much. Maybe it’s because we’re looking in the wrong places.

But one thing’s for sure…good hands are raised on Texas farms and ranches.

Kids learn how to find success in life by diving into jobs and projects, such as building fences, herding cattle and cleaning stalls.

Agriculture’s classroom teaches skills beyond the books.

And they’re life lessons that can be applied on and off the farm— like in an office, a church or community organization.

Those lessons learned growing up on a farm include…

1. Do your best. Failure, while not desired, is okay. Mistakes happen. But not trying your best

go. Success requires hard work, and you reap what you sow.

2. Show respect. When you work for someone, odds are they were in your shoes at one time or another. They have experience and valuable knowledge on the task at hand. That deserves respect. Stop. Listen. Learn. And if a better way exists, approach it in a proper manner.

3. Take initiative. Step up and help out. Offer new ideas or pitch in when an extra hand is needed.

If you know something needs to be finished, do it. And if you don’t know what needs to be done, ask.

4. Work independently or as a team. Some jobs you’ll work by yourself. Others will be a team effort. Either way, don’t make excuses. A job is a job, and it needs to be done.

5. Be flexible. Work isn’t always 8a.m.-5 p.m., especially

willing to work odd hours and improvise throughout the day.

6. Be a good neighbor. Lend a helping hand. Drive the tractor.

Run some errands. Or help work cattle. Being a good neighbor doesn’t cost you.

Seems simple, right? I agree.

But sometimes it’s the simple things that we forget.

And the life lessons learned on the farm extend far beyond the fence. School. Sports.

Careers. Every stop in life is an opportunity to be of service to your fellow man.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES PUBLIC NOTICE The County of Starr plans to apply for the upcoming Texas Community Development Block Grant 2019-2020 from the Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) Program of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).

These services are being solicited to assist the County in its application and Engineering Services for the TxCDBG contract, if awarded, to support with Road Improvements Contract in the County of Starr. Accordingly, the County is seeking to contract with a qualified Professional Engineer to prepare the application and Engineering Service of the awarded contract.

Please submit your proposal of services and a statement of qualifications for the proposed services to the address below:

County of Starr Attention: Eloy Vera, Starr County Judge 100 N. FM 3167 Rio Grande City, Texas 78582 (956) 716-4800 Proposals shall be received by the County of Starr no later than 3:00 pm on the 28th of December 2018. The County of Starr reserves the right to negotiate with any and all individuals or firms that submit proposals, as per the Texas Professional Services Procurement Act and the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards. Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns, Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises and Women Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit proposals.

The City/County of is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

The Bottom Line: Some Texas physicians are trying to help prevent suicides with mental health screening and identifying patients’ suicidal thoughts during a routine examination. Data shows most victims visit a doctor shortly before taking his or her life.

The aftermath of a suicide can leave a grieving family with shock and questions that will not go away. It is especially devastating to a physician if the loved one is a family member. A day after law enforcement released Landon Powell from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center in November 2016, he hanged himself. His father Dan Powell, MD, a long-time San Antonio family physician, says his son’s death changed his attitude on screening patients’ behavioral health for suicidal thoughts. He has core questions.

“What does someone have to keep them going?” Dr. Powell said. “What do they have to get up out of bed in the morning for? What gives them meaning or purpose? And I think in my practice and certainly in my life, that’s what I’ve focused more on — do my patients have no hope? … That relates to my son’s case.

He was running out of purpose, reason.”

Suicide is a growing problem in the United States. The warning signs are not always apparent, but

primary care physicians might be able to help prevent these deaths.

Nearly half (45 percent) of people who die by suicide have contact with a physician or primary care provider in the month before, according to a 2002 American Journal of Psychiatry study. “Half of people are going to their doctors in the month before their deaths … so there’s a real opportunity there for the docs to reach them,” said Jenna Heise, the statewide suicide prevention coordinator at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, in Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) Texas Medicine magazine.

“Physicians need to recognize that they’re the frontline person that people go to most often, and they’re in a position to be most effective,” said Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in suicide risk and mental health assessment. “Not only can many people not go to a mental health specialist because of finances or whatever, there are many who choose not to because of the stigma.”

Many people have easier access to primary care physicians than to behavioral health specialists, particularly in some rural areas.

And many physicians use screening tools to help identify people thinking of suicide.

However, the social stigma around suicide can dissuade even some

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Sealed proposals must be received by the Rio Grande City C.I.S.D. Purchasing Office, Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582 on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 and will be opened and read aloud at the above-mentioned time.

Rio Grande City C.I.S.D. reserves the right to refuse and reject any or all proposals and to waive any or all informalities or technicalities, or to accept the proposal considered the best and most advantageous to the school district.

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physicians, health care workers, as well as patients and their family members, from addressing the topic.

Primary care physicians can help remove the stigma by encouraging conversations about depression and suicide with their patients, says Leslie Secrest, MD, chair of the TMA Task Force on Behavioral Health. “[Primary care physicians] may not have all the answers,” said Dr. Secrest, a professor of psychiatry at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “But [their offices] are a venue in which answers can be found.”

The suicide deaths of celebrities like chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade shocked and saddened fans.

They highlighted statistics the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released in June showing that between 1999 and 2016, suicide rates rose nearly 30 percent nationwide. In Texas, the rate of suicide is not as high, but in 2015, it was the 12th leading cause of death, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. However, among certain age groups, suicide rates are quite high. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for 15- to 34-year-old Texans after accidents, which mirrors CDC national statistics.

Mental illness played a role in young Mr. Powell’s death, as happens with about 46 percent of all suicides. In 2017, the Texas Legislature enacted a series of reforms designed to improve mental health care in Texas, by giving people greater access to doctors’ care. The legislature expanded Medicaid for postpartum depression screenings and annual adolescent mental health screenings. The legislature also expanded access to telemedicine, allowing physicians to care for patients outside of the traditional office visit.

Dr. Powell hopes his family’s tragedy will help change physician attitudes about mental health screening and identify more people contemplating suicide.

“I still keep family photos in the exam room,” Dr. Powell said.

“They’re a good lead-in for being able to talk about mental health and how it’s affected our family and how we lost our son. I think that opens up communication, number one. And if they’re comfortable talking to you, they’re going to be more likely to talk to you. I think for me that’s something that’s opened some doors.”

Starr County Youth Coalition-Roma Chapter Members Volunteered at Feast of Sharing

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Roma Holiday Kickoff Celebration A Success

Starr County Youth Coalition-Roma Chapter (SCYCRoma HS) members volunteered their time in the service of others at local Feast of Sharing in Rio Grande City. SCYC’s mission is “Working Toward a Drug-Free Community” and helping others enjoy their holidays is one way of doing just that. Pictured l to r, are: Gabriela Ramirez, Janelle Guerra, Abel Ochoa, Leonardo Ponce, Sebastian Cortez, Leanza Treviño, Giselle Guerra, and Sebastian Aguilar.

Veterans Memorial Elementary Students Attend RGV Vipers Game

Veterans Memorial Elementary School 4th Grade students had a great time attending the RGV Vipers Game in December.

The Roma ISD and City of Roma Annual Holiday Kickoff Celebration was a huge success, with more than 1,000 persons in attendance. A big thanks to our Gold Sponsors Prestige Home Care Services and The Print Shop at Shipping Depot for helping make the event possible.

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