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(HARLINGEN, Texas) - Diego Ramirez, of Harlingen, is a graduate of Texas State Technical College’s Culinary Arts program. When a job opportunity to teach Culinary Arts arose at La Feria High School, he applied for it. He is now in his fifth year of teaching. He recalled thinking in his first year there, “It’s time to get down to business because we are going to cook many dishes.” “I was ready to focus on different recipes, styles and cooking methods,” he said Ramirez realized that many of his students had never cooked a meal on their own. So he turned to fundamentals: chopping, mincing,
dicing and following a recipe. “One lesson was to have them bake cookies in the kitchen,” he said. “I took a step back because I realized many of them had never turned on an oven. I decided to slow it down -- break down the recipe and go step by step so they know what to do.” An important rule that he emphasizes is sanitation safety, especially regarding COVID-19 protocols. “How many of you sanitize your cell phone?” he routinely asks his students. Ramirez said SkillsUSA competitions are his students’ favorite events. He said it is amazing to see their transition from the beginning and not
knowing anything to advancing to the final round. “Parents actually thank me for introducing kitchen etiquette and cooking meals to their child,” he said. “I do have one (former) student who is attending the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Austin.” The yearly median salary in Texas for chefs and head cooks is over $56,000, with more than 7,700 chefs needed by 2028, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s CareerOneStop website. TSTC’s Culinary Arts program offers an Associate of Applied Science degree and several certificates of completion.
Diego Ramirez, a Culinary Arts teacher at La Feria High School, stands in the culinary kitchen, waiting for his next class to arrive.
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they must be shaved… and as he promised Miss Betsy at the Hair Center before, she would have the honor of cutting his hair, though later, Ryan Ortiz, a barber that has been working at the hair center for several months now, took over cleaning things up. Being the good family man he is, Mr. Jennings saved a bit of his hair for his daughters so they can remember that they loved playing with his hair and would be saddened to see it all gone. We love our boss with or without all that hair, and we’re not just saying that because he pays us.
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Walmart Takes Immediate Steps for Customer Safety Following Voluntary Recall of Better Homes & Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 26, 2021 — Walmart continues to assist the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in their investigation and on Oct. 22 voluntarily recalled about 3,900 bottles of Better Homes & Gardens-brandedEssential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones in six different scents due to the possible presence of a rare and dangerous bacteria. Walmart quickly enacted plans on behalf of its customers after federal agencies alerted the company of concerns with an aromatherapy room spray manufactured by Flora Classique Inc. and sold under the Better Homes & Gardens brand. “We are committed to providing safe, high-quality products
to our customers. Our sympathies go out to the four families that have been impacted by this situation. Customer safety is always a top priority and as part of the recall we proactively put plans in action to notify customers and prevent further product sales while federal agencies continue their investigation.” As soon as Walmart was alerted to the issue, the company pulled the product from the shelves of about 55 stores in 18 states that were part of a pilot program and put a register block in place at stores and online to prevent any further sales. The CPSC issued its recall on Oct. 22. The company has listed each of the stores on its website. For customers who purchased the product online, Walmart emailed
each of them letters on Friday, Oct. 22, alerting them of the recall and indicating company records reflected they may have purchased one of six scents since February 2021 that were recalled. On Monday, after extensive research to identify contact information, Walmart also emailed more than 2,000 customers who purchased the product at one of its approximately 55 stores that sold it as part of the pilot program. In addition, the company is sending letters to another 263 customers with no email address on record and placing calls to a small number of other customers with no available email or physical address. Walmart is telling customers who purchased the Better Homes & Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy
Room Spray with Gemstones since February they should stop using it immediately and follow recommendations in the voluntary Recall Notice for securing and returning the product to a Walmart store. This includes double bagging the bottle in clean, clear zip-top resealable bags and placing it in a small cardboard box. It is important that these products be handled correctly and returned to Walmart. Walmart will provide a full refund and offer a $20 gift card for any inconvenience. Customers with questions may contact the Walmart Customer Care Center at 800-9256278 from 7 a.m. through 9 p.m. CDT any day or online at Walmart.com and click on "Product Recalls" for more information.
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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 International Worship Center Bishop Ronaldo Ortiz 956-797-1204 116 W. Seventh St., La Feria Services Sunday (English) 9:30am Domingo (Espanol) 11am, Miercoles 7pm Interdenominational Worship Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm First baptist Church of Santa rosa Pastor Harold Parker 956-636-1603 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa Sunday Services 9:30am Bible Study, 10:30am Morning Worship, 7pm Wednesday Evening Worship. Apostolic Faith Tabernacle Pastor Ramon Zarate 357-6384 621 South Main, La Feria Sunday School 10am Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. Evening 7:30pm. All services are bilingual. Iglesia Oracion en Su Presencia missionary Church,Inc. Pastors Frank & Janie Gonzalez 797-0044 4th Street, La Feria,TX Sunday 10am & 6pm, Monday 7 pm Prayer Service, Wednesday 7 pm, Friday 7 pm. Church of Christ Minister MinisterRoger GeneGoodwin Head 536-9832 912 Rd.,LaLaFeria Feria, 912N.N.Parker Parker Rd., Wednesday 6:305pmpmEvening Bible Study, 10:30am Service, Service Sunday 9:30am Bible Study, Los Domingos 2:00pm Medio DiaService Los 10:30am Service, 5pm Evening Los Domingos: 12:00 Medio Dia Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia Faith Church of Christian & missionary Alliance Church Pastor Oscar Loredo 797-1739 125 W. First St., La Feria,Tx Bilingual Ministry Sunday 10am Sunday School, 11am Worship, Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study, Friday 7 pm Prayer.
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First Baptist Church, La Feria Two shootings just occurred within days of each other. Both ended in fatalities and serious injuries. That is where the similarities end. One shooting was accidental, on a movie set. The other was no accident, happening in a Boise shopping mall. One has gotten a lot more attention than the other. Since an actor discharged a prop weapon killing one and wounding another member of the movie’s production team, the public cannot get enough of the story. Yet, not long after a shooter killed two people in a Boise Idaho mall, the story was already becoming back page news. Why? Maybe we are fascinated with Hollywood, even when it involves an accident. Maybe we consider the mall shooting just another tragedy in the all too familiar scenario of angry men with too many guns. A more frightening thought is that we have begun to see guns more as props than real weapons. As absurd as it sounds, some actually believe that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax and conspiracy. “Thou shalt not kill.” Ironically, we want to find a place for the commandment in our courthouses. But we really do not want the same commandment cluttering our movies or crimping our freedoms. -Mark S. Ross DMin.
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To: UNKNOWN HEIRS, IF ANY OF John William Hensley, Deceased, GREETINGS: You are commanded to appear and answer to the Application to Determine Heirship, filed by Debra Coin, at or before 10 o’clock A.M. of the first Monday after the expiration of 10 days from the date of service of this citation, before the Honorable County Court at Law IV of Cameron County, at the Courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, Said Application to Determine Heirship, was filed on October 19, 2021. The file number of said Matter being No. 2021-CPC-00309 County Court at Law IV IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN WILLIAM HENSLEY, DECEASED,
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Lions use strong first quarter, roll past Kingsville King Kevin Narro La Feria News
KINGSVILLE--The Lions offense scored 19-first quarter points and 21-second quarter points en route to a 43-14 win over Kingsville King. Senior QB Aaron Trevino threw for 248 yards and ran for 112 and collected five total touchdowns. Joaquin Trevino hauled in five catches for 120 yards and a touchdown. The Lions will now host Hidalgo in their regular season finale.
Taken Friday Oct.22 at Javaliena Stadium in Kingsville. Photos via La Feria News
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LF Cross Country and Volleyball Kevin Narro La Feria News La Feria's cross country team won first place at this past weekend's regional meet. Next stop is the state meet. Meanwhile, the Lionettes volleyball team will be heading to the playoffs yet again, with their playoff opponent still to be decided.
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The Next Chapter Poem Unknown Soldiers’ Salute
The tomb that’s unknown rests beneath a blue sky, A symbol of loss for many who die, For many who go to fight foreign wars May never return after living such horrors, Yet as years do pass, as the hour in a glass, The number do grow, whom only God can know.
Known only to God, the cost is not free, For the symbol of death is there that we see Throughout mankind’s history, When death rings a bell, Such tombs do remind us that war is hell. Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light What horror can be throughout war’s darkest night, When medals are given and salutes are all made, Nothing brings back the lost in the tomb who is laid. The highest of honors, and the greatest by far, Is to sow seeds of peace, where once there was war. Twenty-one gun salutes, passing fighter planes above, Are really not as great as the call of a dove. God’s truth, we already know, For what we now reap comes from what we did sow. The lives are all precious, of soldiers unknown, For none but God can bring them Home. -James Arnold
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Ribbon Cutting Officially Opens UTRGV Institute of Neuroscience in Harlingen By Dimitra Trejo
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – OCT. 26, 2021 – The UTRGV School of Medicine, together with its clinical arm UT Health RGV, officially opened its Institute of Neuroscience (ION) with a ribbon-cutting event on Tuesday. The institute, which broke ground in 2019, is an all-encompassing research, education, clinical care and community partnership facility with the goal of transforming brain health for the Rio Grande Valley community. ION will bring advanced care and training in specialized neurological medical treatments and research to the Valley. UTRGV President Guy Bailey said partnerships with the South Texas Medical Foundation – which gifted the 35 acres on which the institute is being built – the City of Harlingen, and the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, which contributed $15 million to support the operations of the institute, have made it possible to
bring ION to fruition. “The Institute of Neuroscience is really transformative, for the UTRGV School of Medicine and for the Valley,” Bailey said. “This building is going to house a lot of folks who are going to transform the lives of the people of the Valley. “We thank our partners – including the City of Harlingen, the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, and the South Texas Medical Foundation – for helping us take this bold step in fulfilling our commitment of improving healthcare in South Texas,” he said. RESEARCH & EDUCATION The more than 30,000-square-foot facility houses medical services and research that will serve as critical learning experiences for the university’s medical students, and there are plans to start a residency program to train neurologists in the future. Dr. Ihsan Salloum, UTRGV School of Medicine director for the
Institute of Neuroscience, said at the ceremony that those interested in learning and conducting research in neurology will have plenty of unique opportunities. “We are so excited about training the next generation of neuroscientists here in the Valley,” he said. “As a HispanicServing Institution, we will place particular emphasis on working with underrepresented minorities and expanding on an already strong research program, with particular focus on brain diseases that affect our communities.” “We are building a team of multidisciplinary researchers that will bring together biomedical engineers, cognitive neuroscientists, geneticists and computational neuroscientists, along with neuropsychiatrists and neurologists. This will provide the foundation for scientific discoveries to advance brain health. There’s so much to look forward to,” Salloum said. SERVICES Dr. Michael B. Hocker,
dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine, said ION fulfills the School of Medicine’s mission to provide innovative, highquality medical resources for the people of South Texas. “This Institute of Neuroscience is a concrete example of UTRGV’s mission to provide leadingedge research, as well as educational and clinical care opportunities to this area of the country,” he said. “This is a state-of-the-art facility in South Texas, and we are going to have top-notch researchers and clinicians taking care of patients right here in the Valley.” Dr. Michael R. Dobbs, chair of the Department of Neurology and chief medical officer for UT Health Rio Grande Valley, said the institute’s medical providers and the services they will offer through the facility will be top-tier. “The technology at ION will allow physicians to provide leading-edge specialty services and procedures, including advanced magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI), high-resolution CT scanning, and positron emission tomography (PET),” he said. “Brain health just got a huge boost in our region, and we should celebrate that. The Institute of Neuroscience (ION) officially opened on Tuesday in Harlingen. The institute is an all-encompassing research, education, clinical care, and community partnership facility that provides dedicated space to the treatment and research of brain, spinal and nerve diseases – like epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and multiple sclerosis – for individuals of all ages (UTRGV Photo by David Pike) EXCELLENCE Judy Quisenberry, executive director of the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, said ION is yet another example of UTRGV’s efforts to bring excellence to the region. “While none of us could have pictured what the UTRGV medical school would become, the reality
is much bigger and better than any of us could have dreamt,” she said. “To be the only distributed campus across a broad geography that we all call home is the most inclusive and provides the most access to its students, and that’s something to be really proud of.” Attending the ribboncutting were Texas Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. (District 27); Robert and Anne Shepard, Shepard Walton King Insurance Group, and Randy Whittington, president of the South Texas Medical Foundation, for whom the Shepard Whittington Lobby is named; Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell; and UT System Regent Dr. Nolan Perez. The Institute of Neuroscience is expected to receive its first patients in November. For more information on ION, visit https:// www.utrgv.edu/schoolof-medicine/departments/ institute-of-neuroscience/ index.htm.
RGV Epicenter Officially Breaks Ground Mixed-Use Development with Hotel/Convention, Retail/Dining, Entertainment, Wellness and Business Center
City of San Benito Facebook Page San Benito, Texas - The meetings and discussions City of San Benito with many people to and Western Spherical create a comprehensive Developers celebrated the vision for the RGV official groundbreaking Epicenter development for Phase 1 of the RGV that not only meets the Epicenter development needs of the community, project, a multi-phase but also anticipates 115-acre Mixed-Use progressive initiatives for Development that economic development. will include a hotel, What started out as a 20convention center, retail, acre project has grown to dining, a 115-acre multi-phased, entertainment, wellness mixed-use services, and business development that will center. RGV Epicenter make a positive impact (RGVE) is located at the on Downtown San Benito intersection of I-69 and and the surrounding FM 509/Paseo Real. communities. The Phase 1 represents 38 schedule for Phase 1 acres of the three-phase, allows for build-out along comprehensive 115-acre the existing utilities development. off FM 509, enabling David Miles, Western the sale of out-parcels, Spherical Developers, and building-out LLC, lead and infrastructure resulting in development partner a quicker start on vertical explained, “RGV construction. Additional Epicenter is planned as details regarding a destination for area amenities in Phase residents, businesses, and 1 include hotel and visitors to have a place convention, wellness where a variety of needs center and conveniences are met, and therapeutic services, where businesses offer job aeronautics and spaceopportunities and valuable themed experiences, services, and where innovative office space, emerging technology and dining, retail, a lagooninternational business like water amenity, build innovative and energy collaborations.” efficient technology Conversations with the incorporated in design City of San Benito began and services, outdoor almost 4 years ago to entertainment features look at opportunities in for activities and San Benito. Since then, special events set in a there have been numerous walkable, aesthetically
pleasing environment. Project design creates connectivity between various amenities for ease of access and functionality. An example of this is the inclusion of an elevated causeway connecting the hotel with the medical wellness center. For Phase 1, the construction, development, and operation of RGV Epicenter will create approximately 319 full time construction jobs and 758 direct and indirect full time local jobs during the construction phase. Another 1,013 direct and indirect full time local jobs will be realized with the operation of the hotel and convention center. Phase 1 job opportunities include hospitality, retail, office workers, aeronautics, international business initiatives, and specialty services such as medical wellness. Job creation numbers and opportunities will grow significantly with Phases 2 and 3 (still in design and concept stage). Completion of Phase 1 is anticipated by first quarter 2026. Initiation of construction for Phase 2 is anticipated to begin by first quarter 2023. Completion of Phases 2 and 3, still in concept and design phase, will depend on many factors. RGV
Epicenter will establish a business community with the technology and services to support local business and international initiatives. The RGVE Team’s intent is to collaborate with higher education and technical colleges to establish training programs and internships supporting the growth of a trained workforce that will help attract new industry to the area, support job creation for opportunities with higher paying wages, and offer training for advanced skills needed in emerging technology and industry. Miles continued, “The overarching goals for Epicenter are to not only meet current needs of the San Benito community, but also anticipate community needs, create a center of community amenities, honor the history and culture, and create place for a thriving, innovative business community serving San Benito, the region and international markets. RGV Epicenter is so much more than the typical mixed-use development. We want to be a community partner, too.” During the 2019 legislative session, the passage of key legislation sought by the City of San Benito, created a state
hotel tax incentive for economic development projects with qualifying amenities such as a hotel and convention center. On July 7, 2020, the San Benito City Commission reached an agreement with Western Spherical Developers for Phase I of the construction and development of the RGV Epicenter. On target with real estate trends, the RGV Epicenter development will offer experiences available nowhere else in the Valley. A valuable and highly desirable element of the development project is its position between Downtown San Benito and a vibrant hospital and educational concentration that can benefit from the services and recreational activities offered in the RGVE project. “We are happy with the city's relationship with Western Spherical Developers,” said Manuel De La Rosa, San Benito City Manager. “It is a new day in San Benito as this project will serve as a catalyst for other development projects. The outside world can now see the benefit of these private investments in our community.” Cameron County and San Benito are well-positioned to build on the South Padre Island, Mexico, and surrounding area markets for tourism and international business. With market growth comes the attraction of new businesses and people to the area. In turn, the availability of hotels, recreation, technology, entertainment, and essential services for well-being are critical to sustainable growth. All of these elements are incorporated in the RGV Epicenter concept. Charles Johnson, Johnson Consulting and RGV Epicenter partner explained, “It is important to create a healthy lifestyle by blending work and play. This
development is unique in offering diverse work opportunities in a setting that will be fun for living, working, and recreational activities. RGV Epicenter will be a distinctive destination for both tourism and business. Opportunities with cooperative marketing for the region is significant.” Looking forward to initiatives in Phase 2 and 3, the RGVE Team is collaborating with additional partners to create a community for veterans and first responders with housing, wellness programs, services, technology, and business initiatives. This business model and related programs will serve as an example to communities across the country in creating a supportive environment and business community for our honored frontline heroes. Innovative design and emerging technologies will be incorporated in RGV Epicenter applying energy efficient and green construction principles to lessen RGVE’s carbon footprint as an environmentally responsible community partner. The vision for RGV Epicenter positions San Benito as a catalyst in creating opportunity for residents and businesses through job creation and job training programs, incorporates amenities that provide the accessibility and quality of services supporting the well-being of area residents, position San Benito as a leader in economic development opportunities with international business initiatives attracting new business to the area, and ultimately, create a desirable destination attracting travelers and businesses for entertainment, dining and retail, wellness, meetings, lodging, and maybe a few new experiences.