On Saturday July 2, 2022 the City of La Feria held their annual Independence Day festivities at Veterans Memorial Park. The day started with the Backyard BBQ Cookoff and tasting of some delicious BBQ. The cookoff categories were fajita, brisket, chicken, pork spare ribs, pan de campo, beans and baked goods. After the cookoff the festivities started. Everyone was invited to come out to the free event and enjoy some good food and good music.
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They had DJ Mando, Groupo Regreso and Del Castillo playing the night away as people sat in their lawn chairs and blankets and listened to good music. Several vendors were on hand offering BBQ, nachos, elotes, fresh lemonade, funnel cakes and other delicious food. There was even a train ride for the kids to enjoy. There was even a surprise proposal during the festival. La Feria Fire Chief Phinney proposed to his now fiancé Janie. Congratulations to you both! The evening ended with a spectacular firework display that left the crowd in awe. One gentleman from McAllen that was visiting family mentioned that for a small town it was an amazing display. The city would like to thank all their sponsors and those who helped make the event a great success. July
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The second-place essay, by Suyin Carrillo, a UTRGV graduate who earned a bachelor and master’s degree in Spanish, is titled Muchacho Relleno, about a stuffed eye of round roast, a recipe that means a great deal to her. “My mom would make it for birthdays or baptisms. We would always share kitchen duties and ingredient prep equally,” she writes in her essay. “My parents, for instance, took care of heavier things such as meat and potatoes, while we, my sisters and cousins, would handle the veggie cutting, washing and chopping. I am proud of my roots, and I am proud to have Spanish as my mother tongue.”
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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 Gene 536-9832Head 912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria, Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study, Sunday 9:30am Bible Study, 10:30am Service, 5pm Evening Service Los Domingos: 12:00 Medio Dia Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia Faith Church of Christian & MissionaryChurchAlliance Pastor Oscar 797-1739Loredo 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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Of all the shocking images from Highland Park Illinois on the 4th of July, it was the abandoned lawn chairs, children’s wagons, and strollers along the parade route that haunt me the most. Of course, I knew what they meant. All of the litter were the things people dropped as they ran for their lives. Like passengers fleeing from a crashed airplane, they left their belongings behind. The abandoned baggage was in the wake of a mass shooting at the city’s 4th of July parade. Reportedly, 21-year-old Robert “Bobby” Crimo III climbed to the top of a building that towered above the parade. From that vantage point the accused opened fire with an “AR-15 type rifle”. Dozens were shot, 7 died. The victims were on the streets of Highland Park celebrating Independence Day. The 1776 birthday of this amazing country we call America. The hypocrisy is hard to miss. It was the abuse of independence that gave insane rights to an unstable 21-year-old to purchase weapons of mass destruction and then steal the right to life of 7 patriots. The images of the abandoned possessions haunted me because our children had sent photos all day as they sat on parade sidewalks in their own hometowns. Ironically, Linda and I were in a 4th of July parade when we heard the news of this most recent mass shooting. Next year, will any of us feel safe to watch an Independence Day parade? Doubtlessly, many will refuse to surrender to the fear. But maybe the bigger question is what kind of freedom are we celebrating? In all of the freedom to carry a damn gun is there no room for the freedom to safely watch a parade? S. Ross DMin. HURCH
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By Letty Fernandez RIO VALLEY,GRANDETEXAS –JUNE 23, 2022 – You know how, when you take a bite of a sabroso pork tamal or smell garlic and onion sizzling on the stove, you close your eyes and remember your mom and tías gathered in the kitchen, cooking up a storm?Ana Peña-Oliva, a UTRGV co-faculty advisor for the literary contest, Memorias Memories,Culinarias/Culinarysaidfood, for many, is all about family and“Thememories.memory goes beyond the food itself to the associations we have to a long-ago memory, whether in the home we grew up in, our hometown, our family,” sheTosaid.tap into that experience, Peña-Oliva, Laura Garza, co-faculty advisor and the UTRGV student chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society, invited students, faculty and staff to submit, during the spring semester, an original essay in Spanish or English related to a specific cooking recipe and the memory related to the“Irecipe.think one of the reasons why participants are attracted to the Culinary Memories contest is because cooking recipes make powerful food memories,” said Peña-Oliva, lecturer of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Writing and Language Studies, UTRGV College of Liberal Arts. Contest winner Maria Bolkcom, a junior majoring in Spanish, wrote about making tamales with her mother while growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico. Tamales, or “tapatíos” as they are called in her hometown, are her favorite food and evoke many emotions. “I never thought that I’d miss those flavors. It’s all about being grateful. It’s all about the appreciation for a meal so special and delicious that you can only get it at home,” Bolkcom wrote in her winning essay. “The process, dedication, effort and, above all, love, set an example for me not only in the kitchen, but also in my daily life.”
1st MethodistunitedChurch Pastor Federico Perez, 797-1393 331 S. Main St., La Feria, Sunday School 10am, Traditional Worship Service 9am, Contemporary Service 11am, UM Youth 5pm WorshipInternationalCenter Bishop Ronaldo 956-797-1204Ortiz 116 W. Seventh St., La Feria Services Sunday (English) 9:30am Domingo (Espanol) 11am, Miercoles Interdenominational7pmWorshipExtremeYouthSat.6pm First Baptist Church of Santa Rosa Pastor Harold 956-636-1603Parker 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa Sunday Services 9:30am Bible Study, 10:30am Morning Worship, 7pm Wednesday Evening Worship. ApostolicTabernacleFaith Pastor Ramon 357-6384Zarate 621 South Main, La Feria Sunday School 10am Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. Evening 7:30pm. All services are bilingual. Iglesia Oracion en Su MissionaryPresenciaChurch,Inc.
Pamela Herring, lecturer in the Department of Writing and Language Studies, chose to write about lefse, a Norwegian dessert made from potatoes, that can be used like a tortilla to hold different types of food, or eaten with just butter. The recipe was passed down to her by her father, who died when she was just 11 years old. He knew she and her siblings had a sweet tooth, she recalled, so, to entice his children to be his captive audience, he always set aside enough “dough” for dessert lefse. “The magical ingredient was cinnamon sugar,” she wrote in her essay, which earned third place in the contest. “All that could be heard now was the noises of happy little mouths chewing and indulging in the soft, warm, sweet delight our father made just for us. Perhaps, you could also hear him smile while he watched his three treasures magically transformed through his gift of love.” This was the third year the utrgv.edu.Peña-Olivaoneverycontinuenarratives,tellPeña-OlivaofandacquireencouragingSpanishpromotesummer.beThelikededumplingsrecipesfeaturingessaysbeenMemoriesCulinarias/CulinaryMemoriascontesthasheld.Thisyear,12weresubmittedavarietyoffromchickenandandbarbacoaBorregotosweetfareempanadasdecajeta.winningessayswillpostedonlinethis“Wealsowanttotheloveforthelanguage,whilestudentstoagreaterinterestdeeperunderstandingtheHispanicculture,”said.“Peopleustheyenjoytheandwewanttotodothiseventyear.”Formoreinformationthecontest,contactatana.pena@
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PUBLIC NOTICE - CITY OF LA FERIA TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM – 2019 DISASTERS (CDBG-DR 2019) The City of La Feria will submit a CDBG-DR 2019 application for up to $1,000,000 for drainage system improvements in La Feria related to 2019 Disasters declared disaster events to the General Land Office (GLO) CDBG-DR 2019 Disaster Recovery Program. Applications will be available for review on and after July 13, 2022 at the City Hall at 115 E Commerical Avenue, La Feria, Texas 78559 during regular business hours for at least fourteen (14) days.
AVISO PUBLICO - LA CIUDAD DE LA FERIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DE TEXAS DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM – 2019 DISASTERS (CDBG-DR 2019) La ciudad de La Feria presentará una solicitud CDBG-DR 2019 por hasta $1,000,000 para actividades elegibles mejoramientos a los sistemas de drenaje en La Feria relacionadas con eventos de desastre declarados del 2019 desastre a la Oficina General de Tierras (GLO) CDBG-DR Programa de Recuperación de Desastres del 2019. Las solicitudes estarán disponibles para revisión después del día 13 de Julio 2022 en el Palacio Municipal localizado en 115 E Commercial Avenue, La Feria, Texas 78559 durante el horario normal de oficina por un periodo mínimo de catorce (14) dias.
RIO HinojosaVALLEYGRANDE–NoeJr.lives by a "Triple E" mindset –education, everywasgettingMexico,Matamoros,engagement.empowerment,GrowingupinTamaulipas,theimportanceofacollegeeducationstressedtoHinojosaday.Hemovedto the United States and attended high school at Presbyterian Pan American School, a boarding school in Kingsville. He earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration in computer information systems from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's legacy institution Pan American University in 1984. While at PAU, Hinojosa took every opportunity afforded to him to empower himself and those around him. He was a four-year starter on the men's soccer team, a team captain and the Student BodyThePresident.leadership and drive Hinojosa displayed in various roles allowed him to engage with his community, both on campus and off, and make a difference. For the mark he left on PAU and the various ways he has represented the university since graduating, Hinojosa was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award in April. "I'm flattered and I'm humbled to receive such an award," Hinojosa said. "I would've never done all I've done if not for Pan American University. I thank the south Texas leaders before us who believed and fought in the importance of having a four-year institution at our doorstep. I grew up believing I could come to this side of the border and have a better life, and I did."Men's soccer played NCAA Division I contests as a major independent during Hinojosa's tenure. There was no recruitment in those days; Hinojosa said "you just showed up to the field and if you were good enough, you would be picked for the team." Hinojosa's senior season in 1983 was called "the best year ever for Pan American University soccer" by then-head coach Reggie Tredaway. The Broncs went 8-5-1 and Hinojosa, a fullback and team captain, was a defensive standout. "It was fun. It was an incredible experience for me," Hinojosa said. "I learned leadership skills being on that soccer team. If you believe in what you're doing, if you can excel in sports, you can excel at so many other things in life." His impact on the program went beyond the playing field. Now a highly successful investment banker, Hinojosa made one of his first deals with former PAU President Dr. Miguel Nevarez. "We were not getting any kind of help from the university. I set up a meeting with President Nevarez. I said, 'I'm Noe Hinojosa and I've been playing for the soccer team for a couple of years now and I'd like to see if you could help us with about $12,000 so we can have travel money,'" Hinojosa recalled."Wetraveled in station wagons and we got peanut butter and jelly, ham sandwiches for road trips. I didn't think it was right, especially because that team was probably the most representative of the campus population. Ninety percent of us were Latinos. He said, 'Let me see what I can do,'" Hinojosa continued. "About a month or two later, Dr. Nevarez calls me up and says, 'We set up a $25,000 budget.' And I went, 'Yes!' We started traveling in a team bus that said Pan American University with a driver by the name of Lupe Garcia. We started feeling like we were representing the school."Hinojosa joined student government in his later PAU years and became a leader on campus and beyond. He attended conferences in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans and participated in debates, leading to him being elected National Vice President of Student Governments.Hewasalso the treasurer for the HeKnightsIntercollegiatefraternity.grewthegroup's fundraising efforts by getting Tex-Mex bands, or grupos, to play at the Villarreal Convention Center. They used the money to donate to food pantries in various colonias across the Rio Grande Valley, giving those in need easier access to food. In 1992, Hinojosa cofounded Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc., based in Dallas. He manages the firm's transactions and has led the company to 30 consecutive years of profits. His career successes drive him to give back. Two organizations he supports that are closest to his heart are Mi Escuelita Preschool, a non-profit organization catering to low-income families that helps young children get prepared for Englishspeaking empoweredtohigh-qualityLiving,classrooms,kindergartenandForefrontafoundationforseniorcare.Havingtheopportunitygeteducated,andengage while at PAU set the foundation for Hinojosa's life. Being a Bronc, playing soccer, getting involved with student government and experiencing life on both sides of the border taught him invaluable lessons about working hard and achieving big things –lessons he now uses to help others thrive through the "Triple E" mentality, too. "People have put all kinds of barriers in front of me just because of who I am, because my name is Hinojosa. But if you're educated, you learn to run like water," Hinojosa said. "Water goes to the left, goes to the right. It finds a way around. That's what our young people need to know. We are like water. People will put up barriers, but you can still move."
With Major League Baseball nearing the all star break, we shift gears towards Minor League Baseball and look at the Texas League. The 2022 Texas League season has been competitive as we near the halfway point as well. We take a look at the team to represent South Texas, The Corpus Christi Hooks.With the Texas League split in half. The Hooks, after a slow start, managed to tie up with the Amarillo Sod Poodles for third place in the Southern Division of the TXLG. Corpus Christi finished off the first half with a record of 32-37. The second half of Texas League Play kicked off last week with Corpus sitting in fourth place with a record of 3-4. Current Standings in the Texas League Southern Division show Midland in first, Frisco in second, Amarillo in third, Corpus in fourth and San Antonio in fifth. When looked at Overall Standings, combining both halves of play. San Antonio is in front with a 40-35 record, Frisco in second with a record of 41-36, Amarillo in Third with a record of 36-40, Midland in fourth with a record of 36-40 and Corpus Christi in fifth with a record of 35-41. In the Texas League Northern Division, Tulsa Leads in first, Arkansas in second, Wichita in third, Northwest Arkansas in fourth and Springfield in fifth, With the second half of Texas League play just underway, the Hooks still have plenty of time to turn things around and stage a late season rally.
Vamos Hooks Corpus Christi Hooks look to turn around the second half By Ruben Rodriguez La Feria News
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21st Annual Highway 83 League set to go Underway By Ruben Rodriguez La Feria News With July now on the calendar, Volleyball season slowly starts to make its way towards the RGV. And no better way to bring in the new season with the 21st Annual Highway 83 League.WithDonna High School and Donna North playing host to this year's Highway 83 League, Some of the schools participating this year have been announced. Some teams set to compete in the 2022 Highway 83 are PSJA North, Donna, Mission, Brownsville Rivera, Weslaco East, Mercedes, Palmview, Donna North, Edinburg, Brownsville Lopez, Monte Alto, San Perlita, and Valley View. The Highway 83 League always provides an exciting taste and preview of what’s to come in the 2022 UIL Volleyball Season, featuring teams from 6A Down to 1A. Catch all the action on Rio Sports Live, who will provide the coverage for the 21st season of the Highway 83 Volleyball League.
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• Enjoy the Outside: Being active is always easier on warm, sunny days. Take advantage of summer weather to reduce your personal carbon footprint and get some healthy exercise! Find ways to do this by walking or biking instead of taking a car to the store. If you need to travel a longer distance, opt for public transport or carpool instead.
Delegates from CMIC Tamaulipas and CMIC Reynosa recently toured STC’s diesel labs at the college’s Technology campus.
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STC On Verge Of Forging International Workforce Partnership
ABOUT DR. JULIET V. GARCIA She was the first Mexican-American woman to serve as a college president in the United States. During her tenure as president, Garcia pioneered a partnership between UT Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, a community college where she served as president from 1986 to 1992, when she assumed the presidency of UTRGV’s legacy institution UT Brownsville. She stepped down as UTB president in 2014 when UTRGV was established.
(StatePoint) You don’t have to be a sustainability expert to incorporate elements of eco-friendly living into your everyday routine. This summer, think about the small changes you can make that can add up to make a bigger difference.
• Make Small Changes: Living sustainably can sound intimidating at first. Like any shift in habit though, changing behavior may take a while to stick, but small, consistent adjustments will mean the most over time, especially when it comes to everyday things like reducing your use of single-use plastics, and switching to reusable shopping bags and food containers. Take things one small step at a time. For example, commit to recycling one additional item each day.
sustainably by choosing an eco-friendly option like Flourish Honeycomb Recyclable Mailers. These mailers feature 100% recyclable material packaging and include a die-cut honeycomb layer to create space and cushioning that helps protect items during shipment, without using unnecessary plastic. Additionally, they can easily be tossed into the recycling bin after use.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY – JULY 1, 2022 – Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, former longtime president of The University of Texas at Brownsville, will be presented with the nation’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Thursday, July 7, in Washington D.C. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors. “I’ve always believed that educating the next generation of citizens was our primary mission because once educated, they would help nurture, defend, and sustain the democracy of the United States. I believe that now more than ever,” said Garcia.It’sbeen a great privilege to spend a lifetime in advocacy working with hundreds of honorable and courageous people.” Garcia, a current UTRGV communications professor, and 16 distinguished Americans are the first to receive the honor under President Joe Biden’s term. She joins an elite group of Presidential Medal of celebrities,recipientsFreedomthatincludespoliticians, and public SimoneareAmongservants.thehonoreesDenzelWashington,Biles,Gabrielle Giffords, Megan Rapinoe, and“Julietothers.has enriched the lives of many Rio Grande Valley students, from elementary to college,” said UTRGV President Guy Bailey. “Her contributions to higher education in South Texas and beyond are long lasting and have created pathways of success among a new generation of Latino leaders. On behalf of everyone at UTRGV, I congratulate Juliet on this well-deserved national award.”
“My job was always to thrust open doors of opportunity for students to learn, compete, and succeed in the classics, chess, physics, or the performing arts. We did this by building a campus that environmentalhonorsunapologeticallyourculturalandheritage, and then by filling it up with brilliant faculty and dedicated staff,” said Garcia.Serving as a foremost anchor institution in our region meant that we were committed to convening people across political and geographic boundaries to engage in difficult dialogues to tackle the complex issues of finding ways to maximize the full potential of our human capital, develop sustainable communities to propel economic growth and advocate for the unique issues of our inpresidentsonemagazinenumerousborderlands.”nation’sTherecipientofawards,TIMEnamedGarciaofthetop10collegeinthenation2009andshewas named one of the top 50 world leaders by Fortune magazine. In 2008, García was selected to join President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. Garcia, a Brownsville, Texas native, received her Ph.D. in communication and linguistics from The University of Texas at Austin and her M.A. and B.A. in speech and English from the University of Houston.“Juliet Villarreal Garcia personifies the American dream. As the first Mexican-American woman to lead a U.S. college or university, Dr. Garcia has been the inspirational force behind countless individuals who made public service their life’s work and students who realized their academic potential,” said UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken. “I am proud to call her one of our own – as a distinguished alumna of The University of Texas at Austin and President of UT Brownsville – and I congratulate Dr. Garcia on this prestigious and welldeserved honor.”
STC recently hosted delegates from CMIC Tamaulipas and CMIC Reynosa for a tour of the STC Institute for Advanced Manufacturing to learn more about the campus and customized training the college is now providing across the border.
• Store Single-useSustainably:plastics are difficult to avoid when fragileprotectinghousehold items or delicate holiday décor. Cut down on plastic cushioning and packing foam usage by incorporating Flourish Brand withoutandstructureitems.breakableandCushionHoneycombWraptocoversafelystoreyourandfragileTheinterlockingiseasytostretchsecurestoitselfanytapeneeded.•GiveGreen:It’s often difficult to find the perfect presents for housewarming gatherings, family holidays and hostess gifts. Spread some sustainable love by gifting a plant to that hard-tobuy-for-friend or neighbor, or even give something green as a surprise for someone special.
CMIC Tamaulipas and CMIC Reynosa are interested in partnering with STC for customized construction training that will take their organization to new Gerardoheights.Holguín Lopez, chairman of the CMIC Tamaulipas steering committee, said he was impressed with everything STC has to offer. “What STC has to offer is top-notch, state-of-theart. We are so impressed with everything,” he said. “What the college has, especially for construction, is everything we need.” With three CMIC Tamaulipas chapters along the U.S./Mexico border in Reynosa, Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo, the collaboration between CMIC and STC will greatly impact the neighboring regions.“Giving our employees access to this type of training and giving them the opportunity to gain new skills and obtain a certificate, is going to take CMIC and the work we do along the border to a new level,” said Lopez. “The overall aspect of STC expanding its training across the border will have a great impact on everybody.”STCPresident Ricardo J. Solis, Ph.D., said STC is creating bold solutions to have a global impact with its workforce development and new “Wetraining,”ourenteringpartnerships.international“WeareexcitedtobeanewphaseinworkforcedevelopmentsaidSolis.aregrowingthis department tenfold and Luisa, Dr. Carlos Margo and their team are focused on ensuring we meet the demands of industry. We are proud of the work we’re doing, the impact we’re making and we’re excited that organizations like CMIC and others along our border will have the opportunity to benefit from our customized training and all STC has to offer.” For more information on STC’s southtexascollege.edu.IndustryWorkforcecustomizedandtraining,visit
what STC has to offer in terms of customized and hands-on training for their employees.STCrecently extended its workforce development training and roboticsrecentlyinternationally,servicesmostcustomizingandEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) courses for employees at Reynosa factories and manufacturing facilities. “STC President Ricardo Solis is the mastermind behind this initiative,” Luisa Fernanda Rodriguez, STC global
Dr. Juliet V. Garcia to Receive The Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, former longtime president of The University of Texas at Brownsville, will be presented with the nation’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Thursday, July 7, in Washington D.C..
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By Amanda Sotelo South Texas College hosted the Cámara Mexicana de la Industria de la Construcción (CMIC) delegation recently at its Institute for totourMexicochapterReynosacampus.college’sfacilityManufacturingAdvanced(IAM)housedattheTechnologyCMICdelegatesfromandthestatewidefromTamaulipas,gatheredforaoftheIAMcampusgetaninsidelookat
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