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2017 LA FERIA CHRISTMAS DECORATING CONTESTS and LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE WINNERS
La Feria Christmas Card Decorating 1st Place – Home is where the heart is – David Sanchez Elem. 2nd Place – Christmas Village – LFHS Art 3 3rd Place – Let It Snow – LFHS Art Club
La Feria Home & Yard Decorating 1st Place – 509 Mustang Street 2nd Place – 415 S. Canal Street 3rd Place – 409 W. Magnolia Avenue
La Feria Winter Visitor Park Decorating 1st Place – VIP RV/Mobile Home Park 2nd Place – La Feria RV/Mobile Home Park 3rd Place – Yellow Rose RV/Mobile Home Park
La Feria Lighted Christmas Parade Marching/Walkers 1st Place – C. E. Vail Elementary 2nd Place – La Feria High School Ballet Folklorico 3rd Place – Santa Maria High School Band
La Feria Lighted Christmas Parade Float 1st Place – David G. Sanchez Elementary 2nd Place – Noemi Dominguez Elementary 3rd Place – Sam Houston Elementary
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The Country Vet John G. Montalbano, DVM
A Large & Small Animal Practice
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CHURCH SERVICE DIRECTORY 1st United Church of Christ Methodist Church Minister Gene Head Pastor William C. Davis, 536-9832 797-1393 912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria, 331 S. Main St., La Feria, Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Sunday School 10am, Study, Traditional Worship Service Sunday 9:30am Bible Study, 9am, 10:30am Service, 5pm Evening Contemporary Service 11am, Service Los Domingos: 12:00 UM Youth 5pm Medio Dia Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia International Worship Center Faith Church Bishop Ronaldo Ortiz of Christian & 956-797-1204 Missionary Alliance 116 W. Seventh St., La Feria Church Services Sunday (English) Pastor Oscar Loredo 9:30am Domingo (Espanol) 797-1739 11am, 125 W. First St., La Feria,Tx Miercoles 7pm Bilingual Ministry Sunday Interdenominational Worship 10am Sunday School, 11am Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm Worship, Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study, Friday 7 pm First Baptist Prayer. Church of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa United Pastor Harold Parker Methodist Church 956-636-1603 408 Main Street (Hwy. 107/506) 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, across from High Sunday Services 9:30am School Sunday Coffee and Bible Study, 10:30am Morning Fellowship 9:30 AM Worship10 Worship, AM 7pm Wednesday Evening (Communion first Sunday) Worship. Wednesday Prayer Service 9:00 AM Apostolic Faith Pastor: Carole Lahti Tabernacle (956) 279-3407 Pastor Ramon Zarate 357-6384 Casa de 621 South Main, La Feria Esperanza Sunday School 10am Apostolic Church Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. 416 W. Spruce La Feria Evening 7:30pm. 965-639-4301 Bilingual All services are bilingual. Services Sunday at 1:00pm Daniel Martinez - Pastor Iglesia Oracion en Su Presencia St. Mary’s Catholic Missionary Church Church,Inc. FR. Edouard Atangana, Pastors Frank & Janie Gonzalez 956-636-1211 797-0044 4th Street, La 101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Feria,TX Rosa Saturday Mass 5pm Sunday 10am & 6pm, Bilingual, Monday 7 pm Prayer Service, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, Wednesday 7 pm, Friday 7 pm. 10am English.
First Baptist Church of La Feria 797-1214 Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible Study & Mission Friends, 7 pm Evening Bible Study & Prayer Service, Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 11am Morning Worship Service, 6 pm Evening Worship Service.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Fr. Rodolfo Franco 797-2666, office: 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 Carrizalez 956-742-6311 St. Albans mile N. of FM 506, La Feria Episcopal Church 1Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., Reverend Scott Brown Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., 956-428-2305, Wednesday Service - 7:00 1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX p.m., Monday Prayer - 7:00 Holy Communion 8am, Sunday p.m. School 9:15, Holy Eucharist New Hope 10:30am. Presbyterian Church Hope in the Word 208 West Central Ave, Church La Feria,TX, 956-277-0208 Pastors Jose & Bertha Services Saturday 5 pm Belmares SatChat 3:45 pm 797-3621, Communion on the 1st and 3rd 28354 S. Bixby Rd., La Feria Saturdays of every month Services Friday 6pm, Sunday Cowboy Church 10am. All services are Bilingual, English & Spanish. 11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex. Service at 11:00am Sunday Primera Iglesia 6:30pm pm Monday Bautista 956-975-6144 956-797-1740 www.westernoutreach.org 519 N. Main, La Feria Bilingual Services: Sunday St. Paul Lutheran Church 9:45am Sunday School, Pastor Nathan Wendorf 10:45am Worship Service, Sundays 8:00AM (Traditional) 5:00pm WMU, HC first, third & fifth 6:00 pm Evening Worship 10:30AM (Contemporary) Service, HC second, fourth & fifth (956) 423-3924 Iglesia Generacion 602 Morgan Blvd. En Conquista Harlingen, TX 78550 Pastor Samuel y Magda church@saintpaulharlingen. com Cervantes, Phone (956) 536-2215 Templo Getsemani 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La Pastor Julio y Claudia Feria Sunday Service 10am Mendoza Bible Study, 11am Worship Phone (956) 589-5016 Service, 11418 Fifth St. La Feria 7pm Wednesday Family Service Servicios: Tuesday & Thursday 7pm Friday Pray at 7pm Sunday Bible Study at 10am & 6pm
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Notice of Public Hearing City of La Feria
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, the La Feria City Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the request for a Specific Use Permit from the Kenny’s Funland allowing them to hold a carnival from February 15-25, 2018 with carnival set-up on February 11-14, 2018. The location of the carnival will be on a 2.5652 acre tract of land on Industrial Way, legal description Lot 1, La Feria Business Park. The public hearing will be held at 6:30 PM. in the City Commission Meeting Room, 115 E. Commercial Ave, La Feria, TX. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing to voice their opinion regarding the granting of the variances. Interested persons may also submit written testimony to: City of La Feria Attn: Planning Department 115 E. Commercial Ave. La Feria, TX 78559-5002 To request additional information, please contact Jaime S. Sandoval, City Manager at (956) 797-2261.
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TexSCAN Week of December 17, 2017 AUCTION Cattleman Bull & Female Sale, Noon, Jan. 20, 2018, El Campo Livestock Auction, El Campo, TX – www. cattlemansale.com, Adrian Knight 903-452-7591 or Kelly Conley 903-857-2594.
HUNTING LEASE Got Land? Our Hunters will Pay Top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a FREE info packet & Quote. 866-3091507. www.BaseCampLeasing.com.
CAREER TRAINING Airline Mechanic Training - Get FAA certification. Approved for military benefits. Financial Aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-475-4102.
We buy oil, gas & mineral rights. Both non- producing and producing including non-Participating Royalty Interest (NPRI). Provide us your desired price for an offer evaluation. 806-620-1422, LoboMineralsLLC@ gmail.com. Lobo Minerals, LLC, PO Box 1800, Lubbock, TX 79408-1800.
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REAL ESTATE Hunting, retirement, investment property. 20-60 acres in the following counties: Edwards, Kinney, Concho, Coke, Menard. Scenic views, native game w/free ranging exotics in some counties. Starting at $2,916 down, $485/mo. 800-876-9720, www. ranchenterprisesltd.com.
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LEGAL ASSISTANCE Mesothelioma may occur 30 to 60 years after exposure to asbestos. Industrial and construction workers and their families may have been exposed from the 1940s through the 1970s. Call 800-460-0606 for professional insight or visit www.asbestoslaw.com.
TOWN OF COMBES COMBINED PROCUREMENT OF ENGINEERING & ADMINISTRATION/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Pre-Award and Post-Award 2017 Texas Capital Fund Program PUBLIC NOTICE
TRUCK DRIVERS Quality Drive-Away Inc., Looking for CDL A or B drivers to deliver new trucks all over the US and Canada. Experience Preferred. Must have DOT physical and be willing to keep logs. No DUIs in the last 10 years, clean MVR. Apply Online at www. qualitydriveaway.com or call 574-642-2023.
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The Town of Combes seeks to develop an application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the 2017-18 Texas Capital Fund for eligible activities associated with the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program. Accordingly, the Town is separately soliciting (A) proposals from Administrative Consultants for Application Preparation and Project Administration and (B) qualifications from Texas-Registered Engineers to provide engineering services associated to Application Preparation and Project Implementation. Firms and/or individuals should have past experience with federally funded programs. Please submit 9 copies of your proposal of services and/or a statement of qualifications to: Town Secretary; Aida Gutierrez ,Town of Combes, P.O. Box 280, 21626 Hand Rd, Combes, TX 78535, Submittals for these services shall be to the Town no later than 4:30 pm on January 2, 2018 which is at least ten (11) days after this publication and direct contact dates of RFP/RFQ. The same firm will not be awarded contracts to provide both services. The Town reserves the right to negotiate with any and all individuals or firms that submit proposals, as per the Texas Professional Services Procurement Act and the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards. Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns, Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises and Women Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit proposals. The Town of Combes is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to attain goals for Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U>S>C> 1701u) as amended.
Mesothelioma may occur 30 to 60 years after exposure to asbestos. Many workers were exposed from the 1940s through the 1970s. Industrial and construction workers, along with their families (second hand exposure) are among those at risk for mesothelioma, lung cancer or gastro cancer (throat, stomach, colon). Call us for professional insight.
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Earn more with Quality! 30 YEARS OF SERVICE Looking for CDL A or B drivers to deliver new trucks all over the US and Canada. Experience preferred. Must have DOT physical and be willing to keep logs. No DUIs in last 10 years, clean MVR.
Apply Online at www.qualitydriveaway.com or call 574-642-2023
Parade and Winter Festival SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Shane Gagnon DJ Mando
Edie Castillo – MC Judges Vacaciones de Terror Cast :
Manelly Zepeda Michael Velazquez Fernanda Alonzo Judith Luna Claire Bell
State Farm Insurance BBVA Compass Bank VIP-RV Park Management Border Patrol Mid Valley Golf Cars Charlies Wreckers Service La Feria ISD Kenny’s Funland Cardenas BMW
Thank you to the Volunteer Event Planning Committee La Feria Public Works La Feria Volunteer Fire Department La Feria Police Department Mercedes Police Department Rio Hondo Police Department Santa Rosa Police Department Texas Department of Public Safety Cameron County Sheriff Cameron County Constable Precinct 4 Cameron County Constable Precinct 5
from the City of La Feria Mayor,
City Commission, City Boards and
City Staff
Build a bundle. Save a bundle. Angel G Aleman, Agent 101 S Main Street La Feria, TX 78559 Bus: 956-797-2881 angel.aleman.wc8t@statefarm.com
Bundle auto, home and life for big State Farm discounts.
Build a bundle. Save a bundle. ®
So let me show you how State Farm can help protect all the things that matter most – for a lot less than you think. GET TO A BETTER STATE.® CALL ME TODAY.
Angel G Aleman, Agent Bundle auto, home and life for big 1203025 State Farm, Bloomington, IL 101 S Main Street State Farm® discounts. La Feria, TX 78559 So let me show you how State Farm can help Bus: 956-797-2881 protect all the things that matter most – for a lot angel.aleman.wc8t@statefarm.com less than you think. GET TO A BETTER STATE. CALL ME TODAY.
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