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Your Community Newspaper, Serving the Heart of the Rio Grande Valley VOLUME 98 NUMBER 51
Parade & Festival Fun
Car Club Hold Toys For Tots Fundraiser
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On Saturday December 11, the City of La Feria Parade was in full swing. This year’s theme was North Pole and with a cold front that arrived on that day made it feel like Christmas. The parade took place down Main Street. Many people came out to watch the parade this year. One resident mentioned that there might have not been as many floats this year, but it finally feels like everything is getting back to ae normal. Prizes were awarded for floats and Christmas/
Community spirit decorations that had the “North Pole” theme. First place prize went to C.E. Vail Elementary School. Second place went to Valley Baptist Family Care Clinic in La Feria and third place went to Noemi Dominguez Elementary. After the parade people gathered at Lion’s Stadium parking lot to enjoy the Christmas Festival. Also, Kenny’s Funland of La Feria set up some rides for kids to enjoy. In all it was a great night of family fun.
1st place C.E. Vail photo by Nelda Briones
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Festival photos by Nelda Briones
Spot the difference
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A Tiny Any by Selene Olguin
Festival photos by Nelda Briones
Merry Christmas!
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3rd place Noemi Dominguez Elementary photo by Dominguez staff City Calendar............pg. 2 Classified....................pg. 4 Sports..........................pg. 5 Activity Page.............pg. 6 Puzzles........................pg. 7
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Car Club Hold Toys For Tots Fundraiser On Sunday December 12th, a Toys for Tots event was held in Mercedes. Sponsors Bill Bunton Auto, Los Castigados Car Club & Land Cruisers held the 17th Annual Swap Meet & Classic Car Show to benefit Toys for Tots.
The car show took place at the Bill Bunton Auto Supply parking lot. The car club distributes gifts to needy children all over the valley. La Feria resident Felix De Anda is the show’s organizer. Toys for Tots
is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve. They distribute toys to the less fortunate. Their campaign for donations usually runs from October to December and distribute toys in late December.
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City of La Feria Planning & Zoning Commission Zone change request Notice of Public Hearing On Wednesday January 05, 2022 at 6:30 PM the City of La Feria Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the following Zone change requests for the following properties: Bridge Estates Subdivision is located at 2200 Block of North FM 2556, from R-1 Single Family Residential District to R-3 Single Family Residential District with the legal description being: 20 acres of land out of Blk 30, 31, 34 &-35, Solis Subdivision, Cameron Appraisal District ID # 183148, 183153, 183162 & 183163. Applicant is Bridge Developments Texas LLC., Representative is Oscar Zarate. Moriah Palms Subdivision is located at the 28700 Block of South FM 506, from C-1 Commercial & MH-Mobile Home District to R-3 Single Family Residential District, being 26 acres out of Access Point lot 4, Cameron Appraisal District # 180325, Applicant is Moriah Palms Development LLC, Representative is Oscar Zarate Brooks Estates Subdivision, property is located at the 28000 Block of South FM 506, zone change from R-1 Single Family Residential District to R-3 Single Family Residential, legal description being 35.26 acres out of Minnesota-Texas Irrigation Company Block 39, Cameron Appraisal District account # 180445 & 180444. Applicant is Elite & Zarate Investments LLC, Representative is Oscar Zarate The public hearing will be held at 6:30 PM. in the City Commission Meeting Room, 115 E. Commercial Ave, La Feria, Texas. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing to voice their opinion regarding the granting of these Zone change requests. Interested persons may also submit written testimony to:
City of La Feria Attn: Planning Department 115 E. Commercial Ave. La Feria, TX 78559-5002
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TO CREDITORS 5 NOTICE columns x 11 inches Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ANNA C. RUSH, Deceased, were issued on November 15, 2021, in Cause No. 2021-CPC-00262, pending in the County Court at Law No. 4, Cameron County, Texas, to: JEWEL E. DAY. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Gene McCullough MCCULLOUGH & MCCULLOUGH Attorneys at Law 323 E. Jackson Harlingen, Texas 78550 DATED the 13th day of December, 2021. MCCULLOUGH & MCCULLOUGH 323 E. Jackson Harlingen, Texas 78550 Telephone: (956) 423-1234 Facsimile: (956) 423-4976 E-mail: gene@gmcculloughlaw.com By: /s/ GENE MCCULLOUGH Gene McCullough Attorney for Jewel E. Day State Bar No.: 00794267
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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 N. Parker Rd., Feria, 912 N. Parker Rd., LaLaFeria 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.
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 first 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 797-2666, office: 502 S. Canal casa de church: 500 South Canal St., La Feria, Esperanza Apostolic Saturday Mass 5:30pm, church Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, 416 W. Spruce La Feria 10am English, 12pm Bilingual. 965-639-4301 Bilingual Services Sunday at 1:00pm christ In Our midst Daniel Martinez - Pastor missionary church Pastor: Rev. Daniel Carrizalez St. mary’s catholic 956-742-6311 church 1 mile N. of FM 506, La Feria FR. Edouard Atangana, Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., 956-636-1211 Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., 101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Wednesday Service - 7:00 p.m., Monday Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Prayer - 7:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, New Hope 10am English. Presbyterian church 208 West Central Ave, First baptist church of La Feria,TX, 956-277-0208 La Feria Services Sunday 4:30 pm 797-1214 Sunday School 3:15 pm Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Communion on the Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible Study & 1st Sunday of every month Mission Friends, 9:45am Sunday School, 11am Morning Worship Service cowboy church 11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex. Service St. Albans at 11:00am Sunday Episcopal church 6:30pm pm Monday Reverend Scott Brown 956-975-6144 956-428-2305, www.westernoutreach.org 1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX Holy Communion 8am, Sunday School St. Paul Lutheran church 9:15, Holy Eucharist 10:30am. Pastor Nathan Wendorf Sundays 8:00AM (Traditional) Hope in the Word church HC first, third & fi fth Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares 10:30AM (Contemporary) 797-3621, HC second, fourth & fi fth 28354 S. Bixby Rd., La Feria (956) 423-3924 Services Friday 6pm, Sunday 10am. 602 Morgan Blvd. All services are Bilingual, English & Harlingen, TX 78550 Spanish. church@saintpaulharlingen.com Templo Getsemani Primera Iglesia Pastor Julio y Claudia Mendoza bautista Phone (956) 589-5016 956-797-1740 11418 Fifth St. La Feria 519 N. Main, La Feria Servicios: Bilingual Services: Sunday 9:45am Tuesday & Thursday 7pm Sunday School, 10:45am Worship Friday Pray at 7pm Service, 5:00pm WMU, Sunday Bible Study at 10am & 6pm 6:00 pm Evening Worship Service, Immanuel Lutheran Iglesia Generacion church & School En conquista Rev. Ed Weber Pastor Samuel y Magda Cervantes, 956-565-1518 Office (M-F; 8-12 noon) Phone (956) 536-2215 956-565-3208 School (Grades: PK-5th 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La Feria 703 W. 3rd St., Mercedes, TX Sunday Service 10am Bible Study, 11am Sunday Worship Services 9am Worship Service, Sunday Bible Class 10:30 am 7pm Wednesday Family Service immanuelmercedes@gmail.com lutheranmercedes.com
First Baptist Church, La Feria Late Friday night, December 10th and into the early hours of Saturday the 11th, a series of tornadoes tore through the Bluegrass state. To date, 74 Kentucky residents have died but over 100 are still missing. Some blame climate change. Doubtlessly some will claim it was God’s punishment for something Kentucky did wrong. Others simply say, “tornados just happen.” Theologically what happened in Kentucky was evil. In particular it was an example of natural evil. Natural evil are bad things in nature not caused by people. Evil caused by people is called moral evil. Natural evil stumps people of faith. How can an all-powerful, loving God let this kind of evil exist? The only answer to the problem of evil is the one given by Jacqueline Coleman the Lieutenant General of Ky who observed. "I will tell you that I saw a level of devastation that was only rivaled by the compassion and love of neighbors." The only answer to evil is love and compassion. For that we can thank God.
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CLERK OF THE COURT Sylvia Garza-Perez 974 E. HARRISON STREET BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
ATTORNEY OF PERSON FILING THE CAUSE Clark Martin 2000 West Loop South Suite 2200 Houston TX 77027 THE STATE OF TEXAS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of RICHARD DANIEL FISH, Deceased, were issued on October 28, 2021, in Cause No. 2021-CPC-00251, pending in the County Court at Law No. 4, Cameron County, Texas, to:
ALICE
HARMONIOUS FISH YORK.
In the County Court at Law IV of Cameron County, Texas To: UNKNOWN HEIRS, IF ANY OF Anthony Joe Colunga, Deceased, GREETINGS:
All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Gene McCullough MCCULLOUGH & MCCULLOUGH Attorneys at Law 323 E. Jackson Harlingen, Texas 78550
You are commanded to appear and answer to the AMENDED APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP, filed by Patricia Silva Colunga, 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 AMENDED APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP was filed on December 8, 2021. The file number of said Matter being No. 2021-CPC-00383 County Court at Law IV The Style being:
IN THE ESTATE OF: Anthony Joe Colunga, Deceased,
The nature of said proceeding being substantially as follows, to wit: Determine who the heirs and only heirs of decedent are and their respective shares and interests in this estate; that no appraisers be appointed; and for all other relief to which applicant may be entitled.
DATED the 13th day of December, 2021. MCCULLOUGH & MCCULLOUGH 323 E. Jackson Harlingen, Texas 78550 Telephone: (956) 423-1234 Facsimile: (956) 423-4976 E-mail: gene@gmcculloughlaw.com
Issued on this the 9th day of December, 2021. Given under my hand and seal of said Court at Office in the City of Brownsville, Texas on this the 9th day of December, 2021. Sylvia Garza-Perez, Clerk Cameron County, Texas.
By: /s/ GENE MCCULLOUGH _ Gene McCullough Attorney for Alice Harmonious Fish York State Bar No.: 00794267
By _/s/Martin Obregon_____, Deputy Martin Obregon
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Roll Pride Ready to Rock By Ruben Rodriguez La Feria News
Lions discuss at timeout against Santa Maria. Photo via La Feria ISD Facebook page.
With Basketball season already in full swing, both the La Feria Lions and Lionettes are ready to begin district play. The Lionettes and Lions both off to a good start, including great tournament performances at the C.E. Vail and Tommie Wiseman classics. So here’s what to expect for La Feria basketball heading into district play. Last season the Lionettes finished as the number four seed in district play and suffered a loss to Calallen in the Bi-District round. The Lionettes will kick off district play January 7th on the road against Rio Hondo then have their district home opener against Raymondville January 11th. They will then play Grulla, Hidalgo and Port Isabel to wrap up the first half of District Play.
January 25th the Lionettes kick off the second half against Rio Hondo. February opens up with the Lionettes taking on Grulla on the 1st, then Port Isabel the 7th. For the Lions, they finished off 5-6 in district play and entered the postseason as the number four seed. The Lions look to improve their district record and look to capture a district title. La Feria opens up District Play January 18th vs Hidalgo then follows up against Port Isabel, Hidalgo on February 4th and Rio Hondo the 11th. With powerhouses Port Isabel, Rio Hondo and Raymondville, both the Lions and Lionettes are ready to set their sights on capturing district gold in what proves to be an exciting, fun, and competitive district schedule.
La Feria Lionettes at the 47th Annual Tommie Wiseman Competition
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Organ Donation Still a Vital Necessity During Holiday Season
The Next Chapter Poem A Tiny Ant A tiny little ant crawling on a plant; trying to survive a wilderness so wide. As it scurries around to find some food, it sets a trap, but its plans goofed. Soon, the day meets the end, and he crawls back into his den. Oh where, oh when will he get something to fill his tiny tummy? Look there! A berry so, so yummy. Poem by Selene Olguin 12 years old
HARLINGEN & BROWNSVILLE – The holiday season is often seen as a time for giftgiving. It’s fitting then that local residents take this time to register as organ donors in an effort to give the most precious gift of all – the gift of life, said Lydia Touchet, Patient Safety Officer at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. Although National Donate Life Month is traditionally recognized in April, there’s no better time to consider registering to be an organ donor than the present since the need for organ donation is year-round. “Organ donation means life. By donating our organs, we are not only being charitable, but we are helping others to live a better quality of life,” Touchet said. “It is helping our families and neighbors to live without having to be hooked up to a dialysis machine for the rest of their lives. It means those in our community may live to see their children and grandchildren live. When we donate, we enhance someone else’s life. Our
corneas allow others to see better, our bones and tissues help others to walk and participate in other daily activities.” While Valley Baptist Health System has dedicated itself to raising awareness regarding the importance of organ donation in the Valley, the need for donated organs remains high both locally and throughout the nation. According to the Health Resources & Services Administration, more than 106,000 men, women and children were on the national organ transplant list as of today. That list continues to grow, as a person is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. And for some, help doesn’t come soon enough, with 17 people dying each day while awaiting a transplant. Nearly 12,000 people on the transplant waiting list are from Texas. Because 95 percent of adults in the United States support organ donation but only 58 percent are signed up as donors, according to the Health Resources & Services Administration, Roy Evans, Chief Quality
Officer for Valley Baptist Health System, said that raising awareness regarding the issue, especially within the local community where there are a number of misconceptions surrounding organ donation, is key to chipping away at the staggering need. “Even though we continue to make progress in educating our community, the myths related to organ donation can be difficult to dispel,” said Edwina P. Garza, senior communications coordinator for Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, the recovery agency for the Rio Grande Valley. “We continue to work hard for the benefit of every person on the waiting list and appreciate the efforts of Valley Baptist and its staff to help save lives.” For more information on how to register as an organ donor, visit the Donate Life Texas Registry web site at www.DonateLifeTexas.org.
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an open casket funeral. • Organ and tissue donation is considered only after all efforts to save the patient’s life have been exhausted and death has been legally declared. • There is no major religion in the U.S. that is opposed to organ and tissue donation. In fact, many religions endorse organ and tissue donation as an act of charity. • Few people are too old or too young to donate. Currently there are no age limits for donors. At the time of your death, medical professionals will determine whether your organs are transplantable. • The organ allocation system is blind to wealth, celebrity and social status. Donated organs are placed in recipients based on best medical match and most critical need. • No costs directly related to organ or tissue donation are passed on to the donor’s family or estate.
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