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School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and a Master of Science degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Tx. He has been practicing for 19 years now and is happy to serve in his hometown of La Feria. Valley Baptist Physician Network provides an array of specialties in several of their clinic locations. Their teams are committed to providing state-of-the-art comprehensive care for their patients. Some of their services include well visits, physicals, women’s well visits, pain management, sick visits, minor injuries, chronic conditions, pneumonia, skin irritations, and wound care among others. For more information about their services, you could go to myvbpn.com or call to schedule an appointment at (956)370-7169.

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Baptist Physician Network, an organization of healthcare providers serving the Rio Grande Valley, has expanded and recently added a Family Care Clinic in La Feria. Antonia Hernandez, MD and Juan Briones, PA-C are now accepting patients in La Feria and are located at 200 W. 1st Street, Suite B. Dr. Hernandez was born in McAllen, Tx and raised in San Juan. She graduated from PSJA High School and earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Texas Pan American. She then went andlikegraduated from Ifon you would to sponsor Medical Holiday Promotionsschool and Family like this Residency Program from Please Call 956-797-9920 theor email University of Texas news@LaFeriaNews.net Medical Branch in Galveston, Tx. She has been practicing for 9 years now. Juan Briones, PA-C is a 1995 graduate of La Feria High

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AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent. The Governor made the announcement at Montelongo's Mexican Restaurant in Lubbock in an address to the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.  "With the medical advancements of vaccines and antibody therapeutic drugs, Texas now has the tools to protect Texans from the virus,” said Governor Abbott. "We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans by opening Texas 100 percent. Make no mistake, COVID-19 has not disappeared, but it is clear from the recoveries, vaccinations, reduced hospitalizations, and safe practices that Texans are using that state mandates are no longer

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needed. Today's announcement does not abandon safe practices that Texans have mastered over the past year. Instead, it is a reminder that each person has a role to play in their own personal safety and the safety of others. With this executive order, we are ensuring that all businesses and families in Texas have the freedom to determine their own destiny." During his remarks, the Governor discussed the incredible advancements that Texas has made that allow the state to open fully and lift the mask mandate—noting the rapid increase of vaccines. Nearly 5.7 million vaccine shots have been administered to Texans, and the state is now administering almost one million shots each week. By next Wednesday, about 7 million shots will have been administered in Texas and over half of seniors in Texas

likely 4-5 times that amount. The number of active COVID-19 cases is the lowest since November—meaning more Texans are recovering from COVID-19 than contracting it. This executive order rescinds most of the Governor's earlier executive orders related to COVID-19. Effective next Wednesday, all businesses of any type may open to 100% capacity. Additionally, this order ends the statewide mask mandate in Texas. Businesses may still limit capacity or implement additional safety protocols at their own • Bridges

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First Baptist Church, La Feria Last week a church member called me with exciting news. A La Feria pharmacy had 150 COVID-19 vaccines for first come, first serve. She had already been vaccinated. But she was thinking of others. This virus affects people differently. That is true in more ways than physically. For some the virus awakens their compassion and care for others. Then there are those whose selfishness shows. I refer to the Canadian, millionaire couple. They flew to the US for vaccinations posing as hourly hospitality workers at a motel. Then, there were two young women a few weeks ago who masqueraded as elderly to receive the vaccine. You know the world is upside down when the rich act poor and the young act old. Desperation will do that to a person. But one does not have to be desperate to commit self-centered sin. Saint Paul advised, “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” - Mark S. Ross DMin.

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CHURCH SERVICE DIRECTORY 1st United Methodist Church Pastor Federico Perez, 797-1393 331 S. Main St., La Feria, Sunday School 10am, Traditional Worship Service 9am, Contemporary Service 11am, UM Youth 5pm

Santa Rosa United Methodist Church 408 Main Street (Hwy. 107/506) Santa Rosa, across from High School Sunday Coffee and Fellowship 9:30 AM Worship10 AM (Communion ﬁ rst Sunday) Wednesday Prayer Service 9:00 AM Pastor: Carole Lahti (956) 279-3407

Living Water Church and Ministry Pastor Henry and Rosie 2805 Memorial Suite B. La Feria Sunday Service 11am, 6pm Spanish Worship Service, 7pm Wednesday Service St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Fr. Rodolfo Franco International 797-2666, offi ce: 502 S. Canal Worship Center Casa de church: 500 South Canal St., La Feria, Bishop Ronaldo Ortiz Esperanza Apostolic Saturday Mass 5:30pm, 956-797-1204 Church Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, 116 W. Seventh St., La Feria 416 W. Spruce La Feria 10am English, 12pm Bilingual. Services Sunday (English) 9:30am 965-639-4301 Bilingual Services Sunday Domingo (Espanol) 11am, at 1:00pm Christ In Our Midst Miercoles 7pm Daniel Martinez - Pastor Missionary Church Interdenominational Worship Pastor: Rev. Daniel Carrizalez Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm St. Mary’s Catholic 956-742-6311 Church 1 mile N. of FM 506, La Feria First Baptist Church of FR. Edouard Atangana, Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., Santa Rosa 956-636-1211 Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., Pastor Harold Parker 101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Wednesday Service - 7:00 p.m., Monday 956-636-1603 Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Prayer - 7:00 p.m. 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa Sunday Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, New Hope Services 9:30am Bible Study, 10:30am 10am English. Presbyterian Church Morning Worship, 208 West Central Ave, 7pm Wednesday Evening Worship. First Baptist Church of La Feria,TX, 956-277-0208 La Feria Services Sunday 4:30 pm Apostolic Faith 797-1214 Sunday School 3:15 pm Tabernacle Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Communion on the Pastor Ramon Zarate Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible Study & 1st Sunday of every month 357-6384 Mission Friends, 9:45am Sunday School, 621 South Main, La Feria 11am Morning Worship Service Cowboy Church Sunday School 10am 11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex. Service Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. St. Albans at 11:00am Sunday Evening 7:30pm. Episcopal Church 6:30pm pm Monday All services are bilingual. Reverend Scott Brown 956-975-6144 956-428-2305, www.westernoutreach.org Iglesia Oracion 1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX en Su Presencia Holy Communion 8am, Sunday School St. Paul Lutheran Church Missionary Church,Inc. 9:15, Holy Eucharist 10:30am. Pastor Nathan Wendorf Pastors Frank & Janie Gonzalez Sundays 8:00AM (Traditional) 797-0044 4th Street, La Feria,TX Hope in the Word Church HC fi rst, third & fi fth Sunday 10am & 6pm, Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares 10:30AM (Contemporary) Monday 7 pm Prayer Service, 797-3621, HC second, fourth & fi fth Wednesday 7 pm, Friday 7 pm. 28354 S. Bixby Rd., La Feria (956) 423-3924 Services Friday 6pm, Sunday 10am. 602 Morgan Blvd. Church of Christ All services are Bilingual, English & Harlingen, TX 78550 Minister Gene Head Spanish. church@saintpaulharlingen.com 536-9832 Templo Getsemani 912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria, Primera Iglesia Pastor Julio y Claudia Mendoza Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study, Bautista Phone (956) 589-5016 Sunday 9:30am Bible Study, 956-797-1740 11418 Fifth St. La Feria 10:30am Service, 5pm Evening Service 519 N. Main, La Feria Servicios: Los Domingos: 12:00 Medio Dia Los Bilingual Services: Sunday 9:45am Tuesday & Thursday 7pm Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia Sunday School, 10:45am Worship Friday Pray at 7pm Service, 5:00pm WMU, Sunday Bible Study at 10am & 6pm Faith Church of Christian 6:00 pm Evening Worship Service, & Missionary Alliance Immanuel Lutheran Church Iglesia Generacion Church & School Pastor Oscar Loredo En Conquista Rev. Ed Weber 797-1739 Pastor Samuel y Magda Cervantes, 956-565-1518 Offi ce (M-F; 8-12 noon) 125 W. First St., La Feria,Tx Phone (956) 536-2215 956-565-3208 School (Grades: PK-5th Bilingual Ministry Sunday 10am Sunday 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La Feria 703 W. 3rd St., Mercedes, TX School, 11am Worship, Wednesday 7 pm Sunday Service 10am Bible Study, 11am Sunday Worship Services 9am Bible Study, Friday 7 pm Prayer. Worship Service, Sunday Bible Class 10:30 am 7pm Wednesday Family Service immanuelmercedes@gmail.com lutheranmercedes.com

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CITY OF LA FERIA UTILITIES BOARD 2nd Tuesday, 5:15pm La Feria City Hall 115 E. Commercial Ave. (956) 797-2261 CITY OF LA FERIA CITY COMMISSION 2nd & 4th Tues, 6:30pm La Feria City Hall 115 E. Commercial Ave. (956) 797-2261 AMERICAN LEGION POST #439 1st Tuesday, 7:30pm American Legion Post 145 E. Commercial Ave. (956) 797-3701 CHIP-O-TEXAS WOODCARVERS Every Tues • 8:30am-noon Park Place Estates Friendship Hall • Harlingen (956) 399-6660 SOUTH TEXAS UNITED AUTO WORKERS RETIEES 2nd Tuesday • 10:30am Elk Lodge Club 1426 S. Commerce • Harlingen (956) 428-3555 BLUEGRASS JAM SESSIONS Every Tuesday, 1:30pm Kenwood RV Resort 1201 N. Main • La Feria (956) 797-1875

WEDNESDAYS _____________ DIALOGUE MEETINGS 1st & 3rd Wed, 12:30pm Sept. - May Valley Baptist Medical Center East Tower, 1st Floor, Abbot Meditation Room • Harlingen MAGIC VALLEY QUILTERS Every Wednesday • 10am 1st Christian Church 400 N. Readan • San Benito COUNTRY JAM Wednesdays • 2-4pm Musicians by invite only OPEN TO PUBLIC Park Place Estates Ballroom • Harlingen contact Charlie (308) 379-4589 LINE DANCING Weds • 9:00am - 11:30am • $3 Park Place Estates Ballroom • Harlingen

THURSDAYS _____________ SOROSIS LITERARY CLUB 2nd Thursday Contact Cindy Moore (956) 245-5742 SANTA ROSA CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3rd Thursday • 7:00pm Santa Rosa City Hall (956) 636-1113 MEN’S SUPPORT GROUP Every Thursday • 7-9pm Men’s Resource Center of South Texas 204 N. 1st St. • Harlingen (956) 425-6110

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A rosary will be held in honor of Viola Rose Siestreem, 95, of Coos Bay, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 2250 16th Street North Bend Oregon 97459, Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. A Memorial Mass will follow at 12:00 noon with Fa‐ ther Jorge Hernandez presiding. A Reception will be held at the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians Tribal Hall Coos Bay, Oregon, 338 Wallace Street, March 18, 2021 1:00-3:00p.m. A Grave‐ side blessing and internment will be at Willamette Na‐ tional Cemetery 11800 SE Mt. Scott Blvd. Happy Valley, Oregon 97086 March 19, 2021 1:30 p.m. Please be mind‐ ful of COVID-19 protocols as we gather. Viola Rose Cisneros Siestreem made her transition to be with God on February 22, 2021 in her home in Coos Bay, Oregon. She was surrounded by her family. Viola was born October 18, 1925 in La Feria, Texas. She was fortunate to be one of twelve children. She is survived by a large fam‐ ily as well. Viola married James Robert Siestreem March 3, 1946. They had three children, John, Pamela, and Julie. All of whom are still living. Viola was a grandmother to four children, Sophia, Sara, Joshua, and James William. All still living. She was great grandmother to six children, Isabella, Benito, Jorney, Sailee, Jordan and, Justus. She was auntie to twelve nieces and nephews and, great auntie to twentyone great nieces and great nephews. Viola was a lifelong member of the Catholic church. She volunteered countless hours to the church as a reader, host minister, CCD teacher, sacristan, support staff person for baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals and, rose gar‐ den gardener all throughout her life in each community she lived in; Holy Redeemer in North Bend Oregon, St. Rose in Longview Washington, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Kelso Washington, and St. John's Hospital church in Longview Washington. Viola loved life and living every day. She strived to be better, kinder, and more loving each and every day. She made each person in her life feel like we could do anything we wanted to. She told us she will love us forever and for always. As happy as we are for her to be with God in heaven, we miss her deeply. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/2674216

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Hilario Peña Jr, 61 years old, of La Feria, TX was called to be with the Lord on Sunday, Febru‐ ary 14, 2021. Hilario was a life‐ long resident of La Feria and a La Feria High School graduate Class of 1977. He is survived by his wife Maria Eliza Peña, chil‐ dren Vanessa Peña, Isai Peña, Guillermina Esquinca, granddaughter Sade Blue, and Mother Elsa Aurora Peña. He was predeceased by his father Hilario Peña Sr. He is also survived by his 3 brothers- Juan Peña, Ro‐ man Peña, Moises Peña and 7 sisters Rosie Sandoval, Oralia Carrizales, Geneva Rebollar, Norma De León, Lidia Peña, Esther Peña and Sara Peña. Hilario was greatly loved by all his nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends. He will be missed by his faithful, loving dog Zona who never left his side and was al‐ ways with him everywhere he went. Hilario was a loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son, Brother, Brother-in-law, Uncle, Friend and Pas‐ tor. Hilario was a great man of God and taught us what it meant to live for Christ. A true follower of Je‐ sus Christ. For 12 years, Hilario was a Missionary Pastor at a church in Mexico and left behind a con‐ gregation Iglesia Emanuel in Matamoros, Tamps. He loved doing missionary work and sharing the love of God everywhere he went. He was someone that al‐ ways had a smile on his face and made friends every‐ where he went. He will be greatly missed by every‐ one.

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Vela fuels Warriors to Sweet 16 By KEVIN NARRO Staff Writer

Santa Rosa is back in a familiar spot. While the calendar flips to March, so do the Warriors as they punched their ticket to their eighth straight Sweet 16 after a 65-58 win over San Diego. The Warriors trailed 27-20 at the half but managed to buckle down in the second half. Senior

Chris Vela fueled the second half surge netting 32 points for Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa’s defense surrendered just 13 points in the third quarter and outscored San Diego 46-31 in the second half. Along the way Santa Rosa ran past Lyford 87-42 in the bi-distrcit round, then clipped Bishop 61-57 in the area round.

Lionettes ranked 15th in the state By KEVIN NARRO La Feria News The Lionettes soccer team are off to a strong start in 2021. La Feria is currently 7-2 overall and are 5-1 in district play. According to the Texas Girls Coaches Association, La Feria is ranked 15th in the state. The Lionettes are the only Rio

Grande Valley team in class 4A to be state ranked. La Feria did see their five game win streak snapped in a 3-2 loss against Brownsville Jubilee. Last season La Feria finished their season with a 14-9-4 overall record and an 11-5 district record before the season was shut down due to Covid-19.

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La Feria News concerning Abbot’s order (LFN) While this executive order does allow for higher occupancy and masks not being required, local governments, schools and business may still require masks to be worn. La Feria ISD has already issued a statement indicating that all current protocols will remain

in place even after the governors order goes into effect Wednesday. More cities, school districts and offices will give similar or further guidance in the coming week. Hopefully things will continue to improve and more normalcy can be restored in the coming month.

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Local CVS Pharmacy Receives Surprise Vaccine By Nelda Briones On Monday March 1, 2021, CVS Pharmacy in La Feria received a last-minute call that there were about 100 Pfizer Vaccines that were left over from another location and

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store. Local residents had to endure the cold and light rain as a cold front had just arrived. One local resident stated that it was worth it waiting an hour or two because they had been trying to get vaccinated at

other sites but people were lining up the night before and there were always long lines. At this time the only CVS stores in the valley giving out the COVID-19 vaccines are in Brownsville, Elsa and Pharr.

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