The first presentation was regarding a drainage project by wherethepresentationEngineering.FulcrumThesharedanalysisofareasdrainagecould be improved in a ranking of one through six, one being the most pressing maintenance attention.Nexton the agenda was also on the drainage, Sandavol shares that there are two portions of the drainage project they are working on. He shares during the meeting that the city partnered with southern trenchless in order to have a video on the condition of the city’s drainage there.”“That506,”thisnumberdrainagepipelinethatof.instructedSouthernselectseveralleadsPublicAlfonsosystem.Rodriguez,WorksDirector,inpresentingvideosofdrainagepipesTrenchlesswastotakevideoRodriguezsharestheyhavefoundaintersectingapipe.“Videoone–WefoundonPrimroseandRodriguezsays,lineshouldn’tbeHesaystheyare obstructing water flow for the drainage pipes. Rodriguez shares that without this inspection, they would’ve never known the line was there. During the presentation, the director of the Public works also shared a video of roots that have begun to come Rodriguezthrough.shares that because they have already cleaned these drainage lines they can now go in and inspect, whereas before, it wouldn’t have been“I’mpossible.waiting for a good rain to see what happens,” and to see how this will affect the system. He says that in 29 years, the drainage lines had never been cleaned, in fact, they probably hadn’t ever been cleaned just because Rodriguez says “back then, they didn’t have the equipment we have.”
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Playscape Upgrades Number ten on the agenda last week was “Consideration and possible action to purchase an inclusive Playscape and park equipment from Park Place Recreation Designs – BuyBoard…” This “Inclusive Playscape” means there will be ramps and handicapped,playwillthatCityhandicaptoaccompanyingotheritemsmaketheparkareaaccessible.TheManagerexplainsthisplayscapeallowsiblingstowhere,ifonewasitmaybe difficult. Some of the council board expressed their excitement for this purposed agenda, The Mayor says she thinks it’ll be really nice to be able to offer that to the kids in La Feria. This consideration was approved. map of La Feria with highlighted areas where drainage systems may need attention. Photo taken by Emilio Flores, La Feria News.
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The city manager explaining some of their ideas for the all-inclusive playscapes. Photo taken by Emilio Flores, La Feria News.
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continued support. As your representative in Congress, I will continue providing the resources our students need.”STC Board of Trustee Chair Rose Benavidez said in the last year, STC has received more than $70,000 that has gone to assisting students with tuition and other expenses that have allowed them to continue their education.“We’vebeen able to create a number of opportunities thanks to the funding that STC has received,” she said. “Our goal has been to give our students a seamless way back into education and not to have them choose other priorities over education. We want them to complete their certificate or degree programs. We are always looking for ways to be innovative and through the leadership of the board, STC administration and every employee at the college, we’ve done such a great job that we continue getting the (federal) help we, and our students, need.”
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Amanda Sotelo RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - South Texas College was recently presented with $6.8 million from the Higher Cuellar,CongressmantocollegeamountsFund,EmergencyEducationReliefoneofthelargestgiventoanationally.Thisaward,presentedSTCbyU.S.Henrywillallowthe college to continue to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to providing students with emergency financial aid grants.“This grant is going to go a long way in offering deserving students financial support, and on behalf of the students, we express our deepest gratitude,” said STC President Ricardo J. Solis. “This is going to give us the opportunity to offer short-term training courses to create solutions that will allow us to get students back in the classroom, to give them confidence and opportunity. This is what this grant is all about.”Solis added that the funds will also offer students debt opportunitiesforgivenessand help provide basic needs such as housing, food, child care and health care, including mental health.“One in three college students suffer from mental health issues due to stress of the pandemic and this grant will allow us to provide the counseling and help they need to succeed,” he said. “We are beyond grateful for our Valley lawmakers for their efforts in making this
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STC was recently presented with a $6.8 million HEERF grant that will be used for student emergency financial aid and other necessities such as housing, child care and health care, including mental health. Pictured from left to right are STC Board of Trustees Danny Guzman, Dalinda Gonzalez-Alcantar, STC President Ricardo J. Solis, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, STC Board of Trustee Chair Rose Benavidez and Judge Eloy Vera.
STC Receives $6.8 Million In Funds For Student Emergency Relief
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Dr. Alyssa Cavazos, director of the UTRGV Center for Servingcentersucceed.wherecreateexperiences,voices,willtheasaidpersonnelExcellenceTeachingandseniorontheproject,sheisthrilledtobepartofthecreationofnewcenter,whichfocusonstudentknowledgeandandwilllearningspacesallstudentscan“TheworkoftheataHispanic-Institution (HSI) like UTRGV is critical to creating multiple pathways for underrepresented minority students to be successful in engineering fields where many continue to face challenges and barriers to their success,” she“Itsaid.isexciting that UTRGV is set to become a national model for diversity, inclusion and professional preparation of underrepresented minority students in engineering.”
Texas dairy producers see high prices, high input costs
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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 Casa de EsperanzaChurchApostolic 416 W. Spruce La Feria 965-639-4301 Bilingual Services Sunday at 1:00pm Daniel Martinez Pastor st. Mary’sChurchCatholic FR. Edouard 956-636-1211Atangana, 101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, 10am English. First Baptist Church of La Feria 797-1214 Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible Study & Mission Friends, 9:45am Sunday School, 11am Morning Worship Service st. EpiscopalAlbansChurch Reverend Scott 956-428-2305,Brown 1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX Holy Communion 8am, Sunday School 9:15, Holy Eucharist 10:30am. Hope in the Word Church Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares 797-3621, 28354 S. Bixby Rd., La Feria Services Friday 6pm, Sunday 10am. All services are Bilingual, English & Spanish. PrimeraBautistaIglesia 956-797-1740 519 N. Main, La Feria Bilingual Services: Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 10:45am Worship Service, 5:00pm WMU, 6:00 pm Evening Worship Service, Iglesia generacion En Conquista Pastor Samuel y Magda Cervantes, Phone (956) 536-2215 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La Feria Sunday Service 10am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service, 7pm Wednesday Family Service
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Religion and money have always had a bipolar relationship. Sometimes religion talks poverty and sometimes wealth. A church may say to a new minister. “The Lord will keep you humble; we will keep you poor.” Another church may say to members, “Make Jesus your choice and drive a Rolls Royce.Pastor Lamor Miller-Whitehead of Brooklyn experienced both poverty and wealth the same day. He and his wife went to church one morning wearing a million dollars’ worth of jewelry between them. They left church that day without even a wedding ring. Their treasure did not go in the offering plate, rather thieves interrupted services at Leaders of Tomorrow church in Brooklyn, and robbed the pair.
Written by Adam Russell Texas dairy producers pushed into third place nationally at the beginning of 2022 and have experienced historically high prices and input costs, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.Jennifer Spencer, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension dairy specialist, Stephenville, said prices are good for producers and demand continues to be high for milk and milk products from cheese to ice cream, while fluid milk consumption continues to decline.Spencer predicted last year that Texas would move past Idaho and into the No. 3 milk production spot nationally as more processing facilities opened. Two cheese processing plants – Abilene and Amarillo – broke ground last summer and will increase the capacity for producers in the Texas Plains, where 80% of the state’s milk is produced. But even without the added processing capacity, Texas milk producers increased the number of dairy cows by 20,000 head, which helped Texas surpass Idaho in milk production between January and April. Texas dairies produced 1.4 billion pounds of milk compared to 1.39 billion pounds produced in Idaho. Texas slipped back to fourth as billionproductiontoincreasedproductionAssociationaccordingtemperatureshighersetin,totheTexasofDairymen.SpencersaidmilkinJune20226.9%comparedJune2021.Texasmilktotaled15.6poundsin2021,up 5% from 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total cash receipts were around $2.83 billion for the Texas dairy industry.“Idaho has been struggling with drought and heat as well, but we have extreme heat, humidity and limited water availability to contend with,” she said. “But where most states are shrinking or maintaining production, Texas is industryisdemonstratingincreasingconsistentlymilkproduction,howdairyathrivingagriculturalinthestate.”
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. 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.
When a lame beggar hit up Simon Peter for a little money, Peter famously answered, “Silver and gold have I none, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Peter and the church were flat broke. But they had something more powerful. Legend has it that years later the church was wealthy. The head of the church told Thomas Aquinas, “You see, the Church is no longer in that age in which she said, ‘Silver and gold have I none.’”— “True,” replied Aquinas; “neither can she any longer say to the lame, ‘Rise up and walk.”
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, offi ce: 502 S. Canal church: 500 South Canal St., La Feria, Saturday Mass 5:30pm, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, 10am English, 12pm Bilingual. Christ In Our Midst Missionary Church Pastor: Rev. Daniel 956-742-6311Carrizalez 1 mile N. of FM 506, La Feria Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., Wednesday Service - 7:00 p.m., Monday Prayer - 7:00 p.m. New PresbyterianHopeChurch 208 West Central Ave, La Feria,TX, 956-277-0208 Services Sunday 4:30 pm Sunday School 3:15 pm Communion on the 1st Sunday of every month Cowboy Church 11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex. Service at 11:00am Sunday 6:30pm pm www.westernoutreach.org956-975-6144Monday st. Paul Lutheran Church Pastor Nathan Wendorf Sundays 8:00AM (Traditional) HC fi rst, third & fi fth 10:30AM (Contemporary) HC second, fourth & fi fth (956) 423-3924 602 Morgan Blvd. Harlingen, TX church@saintpaulharlingen.com78550 templo getsemani Pastor Julio y Claudia Mendoza Phone (956) 589-5016 11418 Fifth St. La Feria TuesdayServicios:&Thursday 7pm Friday Pray at 7pm Sunday Bible Study at 10am & 6pm Immanuel Lutheran Church & school Rev. Ed Weber 956-565-1518 Offi ce (M-F; 8-12 noon) 956-565-3208 School (Grades: PK-5th 703 W. 3rd St., Mercedes, TX Sunday Worship Services 9am Sunday Bible Class 10:30 immanuelmercedes@gmail.comamlutheranmercedes.com
912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria Sunday 10:30am Service Sunday 5pm Evening Service Los Domingos 2:00pm Medio Dia Los Minister Roger Goodwin First United Methodist Church Pastor Fred Perez 331 S. Main St., La Sunday956-797-1393Feria,Service10am Kids Korner 10am (ages 4 and up) Sunday FUMC Youth 4:30pm (ages 12-18yrs) Communion on the 1st Sunday of every month www.laferiafumc.com
Sometimes we have to choose, making money or making a difference. Sometimes, like the pastor, the choice is made for us. -Mark S. Ross DMin. 128 La 2022 C HURCH SERVICE D IRECTORY 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
UTRGV establishes Center for Equity in Engineering for fall 2022
Texas dairy producers have enjoyed historically high prices, but costs for feed, fuel and fertilizer have been challenging. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter)
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By Amanda A. TaylorUchoa RIO VALLEY,GRANDETEXAS –AUG. 9, 2022 – UTRGV has been awarded a $1,199,998 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the Center for Equity in Engineering: Engage, Educate, Enrich (CEE-E3).Thenew center is designed to engineeringparticipationbroadeninstudies and bolster early engagement in engineering for middle to high school students. “I am thrilled, honored and appreciative to have a part in the creation of the Center for Equity in Engineering,” said Dr. Ala Qubbaj, dean of the UTRGV College of Engineering and Computer Science and principal investigator (PI) on the project. The center is set to open on Oct. 1, 2022, and will be housed within the UTRGV College of Engineering and Computer Science building on the Edinburg Campus.Oneof the center’s main goals is to support UTRGV engineering students connectionsthroughand programs that increase engagement, retention and overall success in engineering. In addition, the center will help increase placement rates in the engineering workforce and graduate programs.Qubbajsaid CEE-E3 will be among the first in the country to be awarded funding from the NSF to address the inequities that hinder the participation of Hispanics in the engineering workforce. “This center is also important at the national level, evidenced by the NSF’s funding, as Hispanics represent one of the strengtheningtheinparticipationsaid.inofUnitedpopulationsfastest-growingintheStates,yetonetheleastrepresentedengineering,”he“IncreasingtheofHispanicsengineeringservesnationalinterestofAmerica’s STEM workforce and global competitiveness.”
Prices high, but costs up as well Historically good prices are welcome news to dairy producers as the industry recovers from pandemic restrictions that impacted consumption of products from carton milk for schools to butter and cheese used in restaurants. Prices per hundredweight have ranged between $23 and $25 between January and April, and a USDA report priced milk at $25.13 per hundredweight for August and a peak of $25.87 in June and July. Pre-pandemic prices were around $19 per hundredweight, but prices averaged around $15 per hundredweight in 2020. The price per hundredweight was around $17 in June 2021. Milk prices typically rise during the summer months, as higher temperatures impact output, and demand for ice cream and other summertime favorites increases, Spencer said. But despite the good prices, Spencer said dairy producers have also faced much higher input costs. Feed, fuel and fertilizer prices have driven the break-even price per hundredweight of milk higher as well. “That break-even price is operation-specific – where they are, what they feed and the size of the dairy –but input costs have pushed that price too close for some,” she said. Spencer said dairy industry trends continue to show the number of dairies is declining as the dairy size and overall production continues to rise. Demand for milk and the range of dairy-based products from protein powder, cheese and ice cream continues to rise despite fluid milk demand being down 2.4% from this time in continueExport2021.demandstobestrong as well.“Texas has been doing extremely well among the top 24 dairy producing states, and I expect that trend to continue,” she said. “We’ve been in a back-and-forth battle for third place, but with the production increases we’ve experienced and the processing facilities coming, dairy production in Texas is looking strong.”
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The Corpus Christi Hooks look to continue their dominance as they look to move Texas League Southern After winning two Amarillo Corpus looked to continue their win streak as they hosted the Springfield Cardinals. The Bats came as Corpus took control early and captured game one in fashion 10-0. Game two saw the Hooks and Cardinals in a shootout and a nail biter as both teams managed secure hits in their opening innings. Edwin Diaz of the Hooks hit two homeruns on back to back at bats. Corpus would win the thriller 5-4. Game three saw Corpus again dominate on offense and defense to win 7-2. Game four on Friday night was a thriller as the Hooks managed to win 7-6. Corpus would eventually lose the last two games but still won the series over Springfield. With the season winding down, the Hooks have a few key matchups left with San Antonio, Frisco, Wichita, Tulsa and Arkansas. The Hooks offense has been led by Edwin Diaz, Will Wagner, Grae Kessinger, CJ Stubbs, Joe Perez and Cesar Salazar. Pitching for the Hooks has been stellar by Cody Deason, Freyline Garcia and Michael Horrell.Despite losing Enmanuel Valdez, Wilyer Abreu and more recently Justin Dirden, the Hooks still look like a strong contender in the Texas League South. Frisco still remains as the number one seed.
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By Ruben Rodriguez La Feria News The new Major League Baseball Power Rankings released and some new and interesting changes in the top 10 power rankings. So let’s cut to the power rankings.TheLos Angeles Dodgers take the number one seed and rightfully so as they have been on a tear in the National League West. With big sweeps over divisional rivals San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. With the wins, the Dodgers now hold the best record in all of Major League Baseball. Coming in at number two are the New York Yankees, despite losing 6 of their last seven games, the Bronx Bombers still hold the number two seed. Coming in at number three are the Houston Astros. The Space City squad looks to work their way back to the number one spot in the power rankings.The Astros are on track to capture the AL West pennant for the sixth consecutive season. The New York Mets come in at number four. Led by Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, the kings of Queens look to make their way back to October as the NL East Champions. At the number five seed are the San Diego Padres. The Friars, who earned the spotlight during the trade deadline with the acquisitions of Josh Hader, Juan Soto and Josh Bell, suffered a skid but have bounced back. “Slam Diego” as known by fans are a stacked contender in the NL Wild Card with Machado, Soto and the close arrival of Fernando Tatis Jr, who is on assignment with the San Antonio Missions, Double A affiliate of the Padres. The Atlanta Braves come in at number six. The defending World Champions are on a mission to return back to October but look to get past the New York Mets in the NLAtEast.number seven are the St. Louis Cardinals. In the final seasons of Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols, the Red Birds look to make a run as they continue to battle for the number one seed in the NL Central against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Toronto Blue Jays sit at number eight and look to carry the momentum led by Bichette, Springer and Guerrero Jr. Toronto battles in the AL East against the New York Yankees. At the ninth spot, the Seattle Mariners remain strong as the number two seed behind the Houston Astros in the AL West. The Mariners, who look to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001, have been playing solid ball throughout the summer. Rounding up the power rankings are the Milwaukee Brewers, The Brewers are led by Luis Urias, Christian Yelich and Willy Adames to punch their ticket back to the postseason.Trulyanexciting power rankings. Six of these teams are anticipated to make the postseason on automatic bids while four are expected to enter via the Wild Card.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS In the County Court at Law IV of Cameron County, Texas To: Daniel Dean Castillo Daniel P. Castillo, Deceased, YouGREETINGS:arecommanded to appear and answer to the Application for Dependent Administration and Letters of Dependent Administration Pursuant to Section 301.052 of the Texas Estates Code and Application to Determine Heirship, filed by Lucia Chapa Castillo, 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 for Dependent Administration and Letters of Dependent Administration Pursuant to Section 301.052 of the Texas Estates Code and Application to Determine Heirship was filed on September 01, 2021. The file number of said Matter being No. 2021-CPC-00290 County Court at Law IV The Style being: IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DANIEL P. CASTILLO, 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. Issued on this the 10th day of August, 2022. Given under my hand and seal of said Court at Office in the City of Brownsville, Texas on this the 10th day of August, 2022. Sylvia Garza-Perez, Clerk Cameron County, Texas. By _/s/ Yvette Donovan__, Deputy Yvette Donovan
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