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Your Community Newspaper, Serving the Heart of the Rio Grande Valley VOLUME 91 NUMBER 38

Lions Win Battle of 506

By Jaime Acuna

All LFISD School Board Candidates may submit a photo and one-page typed commentary to the community on their accomplishments and why they are the right person for the job.

The La Feria Lions came to Santa Rosa determined and focused on playing a hard fought game.

The Lion offense got on the board first when junior quarterback Isaac Galpin galloped in from 3 yards out to score the first of many touchdowns in the game.

Sophomore, Brandon Perez later scored on a 45 yard run to increase the lead to 14 - 0. It would stay that way until halftime. ► Story continues and MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 6

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Lionette Vasity Volleyball Team Starting Season From left: Juan Gamez, Mike Trejo, Armando Prado, Heidi Warner, Lori Weaver, Emma Martinez, Rafael Tapia, Basilio “Chino” Sanchez, Omar Lucio, Janie Gonzalez, Victor Gonzalez, Jr., Luis Garza, Gloria Casas, Dave Kusch, Dan O’Dea, Javier Mendez, Angela Gonzalez, George Dale, Sunny K. Philip and Mark Gross. (Photo courtesy of Sara Walker, South Texas Collaborative for Housing Development, Inc.)

Primera Homes Are A Third Success Story for La Feria Developers page 7

Story by Bill Keltner

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The groundbreaking ceremony in Primera last week marked the third successful housing development by the South Texas Collaborative for Housing Development, Inc., a nonprofit corporation based in La Feria, Texas. It was a joint venture shared with Delphi Affordable Housing Group, Inc. of Austin, Texas.

It was a memorable day which drew a slate of Primera city officials and interested, elected dignitaries and others for the honors. The guests symbolically broke ground for the federally-supported 128 Unit SUNQUEST APARTMENTS just north of town. “These beautiful, safe and affordable rental units are designed for workforce people who could qualify,” according to spokesperson, Sunny K. Philip, La Feria City Manager.

“They are designed to serve the low and very low-income working families of Cameron County,” he stated, adding, “the development has set aside units for those earning 60%, 50% and 30% of the area median income. Twenty-eight of them are designated as market rate units.”

Artist’s Rendering of SUNQUEST Housing Unit. (Photo by Bill Keltner) A total of three such low-income housing developments are a direct result of the initiative of Mr.

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VALLEY BAPTIST ONCE AGAIN AWARDED “GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL” FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT HARLINGEN – Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen has been re-certified with a “Gold Seal of Approval™” specifically for knee and hip replacement surgeries by a national accrediting organization for healthcare organizations, the Joint Commission. In 2011, the accrediting organization, which is based in Illinois. granted Valley Baptist the firstever specialty certification in the Valley for knee and hip replacement.

Knee and hip replacement surgery is performed at Valley Baptist for patients who have pain, discomfort, or loss of function because of arthritis, accidents, or other causes. The replacement surgery is designed to help restore the patient’s ability to walk and relieve pain. Dr. Rick Bassett, Orthopedic Surgeon and Medical Director of Valley Baptist-Harlingen’s Orthopedics / Joint Replacement Program, has performed more than 12,000 knee replacement and 3,000 hip replacement surgeries at Valley Baptist.

Following joint replacement surgery, patients recover on a specially-

Maria A. DeLeon of Brownsville walks again after knee replacement surgery with the help of specially-trained orthopedics nurses and other health professionals at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, including from the left, Samuel Sanchez, Patient Care Technician; Aileen Klusmann, Registered Nurse; Myrna Cuellar, Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant; and Maureen Rattray, RN, Nurse Director for the Valley Baptist’s orthopedics unit.

equipped orthopedics floor, with 39 large, private rooms, staffed by nurses experienced at caring for joint replacement patients. Overhead trapezes and bars above the patient beds help recovering patients by providing leverage when they are trying to move in their bed or get in or out of the bed. Once the patient is out of bed, they begin to walk again with assistance from physical therapists and side rails located along the hallways in the unit.

Valley Baptist also offers comprehensive rehabilitation programs which range from an intensive inpatient rehabilitation program to outpatient services after discharge from the hospital. Physical therapy plays a major role in the recovery of orthopedic patients, with Valley Baptist patients receiving physical therapy twice a day.

Valley Baptist holds weekly pre-operative “Joint Camp” classes to educate patients prior to their surgery and to prepare them for their hospital stay. Patients and family members are also taught how to care for themselves after they return home following discharge from the hospital.

Mary Martinez, RN, Joint Care Coordinator for Valley Baptist, who follows patients from admission to discharge, teaches the classes in both English and Spanish every Tuesday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for patients who have scheduled surgeries.

Maureen Rattray, RN, Nurse Director for the Valley Baptist’s orthopedics floor, said a major focus of Valley Baptist’s joint replacement program is on managing pain for patients. Valley Baptist chaplains help by providing spiritual and emotional support for patients before and after their surgery.

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funds for these much-needed apartment complexes.

He spearheaded the efforts to find the necessary government channels to get grants and funding.

As a result of these efforts and contacts with government agencies, SUNFLOWER ESTATES, an 80-unit housing development, was financed and built in 2012, and now enjoys 100% occupancy.

It is located adjacent to LIONS VILLA ESTATES in La Feria.

Another success story is the housing development on north Solis Road, known as SUNRISE TERRACE. This is a 70-unit single family development with 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments. Families are currently moving into their new homes.

This latest SUNQUEST APARTMENT Complex, as well as SUNFLOWER ESTATES and SUNRISE TERRACE, were awarded funds through the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, administered in the state by the Texas Department of Community Affairs (TDHCA).

PNC MultiFamily Capital is providing equity for the project, while the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Sara Walker, Project Coordinator, and Sunny K. Philip planning future housing projects. (Photo by Bill Keltner) “They are designed to serve the low and very low-income working families of Cameron County. The development has set aside units for those earning 60%, 50% and 30% of the area median income. Twenty-eight of them are designated as market rate units.”

– Sunny K. Philip, La Feria City Manager.

(HUD) is providing a credit enhancement for FHA financing.

Executive Director Sunny Philip said the motto of the South Texas Collaborative for Housing Development is to develop top-quality

apartments and homes at affordable rates. “There is a definite need for affordable workforce housing and this non-profit South Texas Collaborative is rising to the occasion to assist families as the area of Cameron,

Hidalgo, Star, and Willacy Counties continues to grow and expand,” he said,, “and we plan to grow with it.”

After the formalities of the groundbreaking ceremony, the guests were invited to enjoy a lavish luncheon catered by Don Beto’s Mexican Restaurant in La Feria..

Persons wishing more information about these housing projects are invited to call Sara Walker, Project Coordinator, at (956) 7972324 or visit swalker@ stchd.org

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s we prepare for the next planning season, let’s continue our discussion on compost. There are two main different kinds of compost bins: the tumbling bin and something called the three bin system.

At Grace Heritage Ranch we use the three bin method; this consists of three separate compost bins. These can be simple three sided bins made out of whatever you have at hand, such as pallets. The bins don’t need a floor since that would make it harder for earthworms to get into the compost.

Whether you put a top on or not is up to you.

However, if it has a top it will need more water because it will not be getting water from the rain. A top will keep snow out if you live in a place that snows. Since we don’t’ encounter that here in south Texas, our bins don’t have tops.

This system works by moving compost from one bin to the next as the previous one becomes full. If done and turned properly, you will even-

tually have one bin of finished compost, one being worked on, and one of incoming material.

The other method of making compost is by using a tumbling bin which is simply that, a bin on a stand that you can rotate. You’ve probably seen them at building/outdoor stores

or gardening centers. Plans for building them can also be found online by searching for “compost tumbler plans”.

These work by adding compostable material to the tumbling bin and turning it periodically.

When the bin is full, you stop adding material but continue turning it regu-

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Insured Rate for Parents: Texas Lingers as Other States Surge ► CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 percent. In states with no expansion, there has been no significant change.

That does not bode well for their children, says Anne Dunkelberg associate director with the Center for Public Policy Priorities.

“There’s a whole body of research that shows some really surprising outcomes when parents are themselves insured,” Dunkelberg says. “Not only are they more likely to get their kids signed up for insurance, but the kids are more likely to get checkups and immunizations. And kids are actually more likely to get care when they’re sick if their parents have insurance too.”

Texas is one of about two-dozen states that

have thus far declined the federal funding to provide health insurance to more low-income residents.

Despite the importance of health insurance to families, whether states have expanded Medicaid or not is a decision that has fallen largely along party lines, says Genevieve Kenney, co-director in the Health Policy Center with the Urban Institute.

“There’s been so much focus on, and so much rhetoric around, the politics of the Affordable Care Act. Maybe not quite as much focus on the human dimension, and what is at stake for families,” Kenney says.

There have been improvements since the

opening of the ACA marketplace, but around one-in-four Texans remain uninsured. That’s the highest rate in the country, a ranking Texas has maintained for more than a decade.

“There’s a whole body of research that shows some really surprising outcomes when parents are themselves insured. Not only are they more likely to get their kids signed up for insurance, but the kids are more likely to get checkups and immunizations. And kids are actually more likely to get care when they’re sick if their parents have insurance too.”

– Anne Dunkelberg associate director with the Center for Public Policy Priorities.

City of La Feria

Ordinance 2014-09 ORDINANCE 2014-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA FERIA, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AND INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX RATES, FOR THE 2014 TAX YEAR, DISALLOWING DISCOUNTS FOR EARLY PAYMENT OF 2014 TAXES AND AUTHORIZING THE TAX ASSESSOR/ COLLECTOR OF THE CITY OF LA FERIA TO ASSESS AND THE TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR OF CAMERON COUNTY TO COLLECT CITY OF LA FERIA 2014 TAXES.

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Each Bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name of the Project in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid issued by an acceptable surety.

A certified check or bank draft payable to the City of La Feria or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond. Bidders must submit two (2) complete bid packages as noted in the “Instructions to Bidders.”

A Pre-Bid conference will be held at La Feria City Hall on September 24, 2014 at 2:00 PM. Complete instructions for filing bids are included in the “Instruction to Bidders.”

The project to be constructed pursuant to this contract will be financed with assistance from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) as delineated by the proposal sheet. This contract is subject to all TDA and TWDB applicable Federal and State laws and regulations and contingent upon release of funds by Texas Water Development.

The TWDB Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) programs receive federal funds from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a condition of federal grant awards, this contract is subject to the EPA “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), and Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the construction, supplies, equipment, and services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to MBE and WBE owned firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. Note MBE/WBE contract percentages for the following: Construction: 12.94%/8.72%; Supplies: 9.68%/9.34%; Equipment: 7.12%/5.39%; Services: 10.84%/5.72%. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented by 41 CFR Part 60.

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the prevailing wage rate as issued by the U.S. Department of Labor and contained in the contract documents must be paid in compliance with Davis Bacon and related Acts. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.

The City of La Feria reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all Bids. Bids may be held for sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening for the purpose of reviewing bids and investigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award.

The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible, qualified bidder who submitted a complete bid package including all requested information on or before the time and date, and at the place stated in the Invitation for Bid. The term “lowest responsive, responsible, qualified firm” as used herein shall mean the firm whose quotation is the lowest of those firms, possessing the skill, ability, and integrity necessary to the faithful performance of work and who provides the equipment specified or its exact equivalent to obtain the desired results stated in the specifications. All contractors/subcontractors that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project.

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Lions Win Battle of 506

La Feria Rolls Past Warriors with 51 - 0 Victory The Lion defense did their job well allowing only one first down in the first half of the game.

With only a two touchdown lead the Lions went into halftime knowing they would have to play better to fend off the inspired warriors football team.

The third quarter got off to a strange start when all the lights went out in the stadium, leaving the field pitch black. After about 20 minutes, the lights came on and the fireworks would soon follow as the Lions scored time after time and putting the game away with a 51 - 0 advantage over the warriors.

Multiple players contributed offensively for the Lions. The offensive line created big running lanes for the running game and

helped open up the passing game as well.

The Lions defense was outstanding to say the leastforcing 5 turnovers in the game.

Three warrior passes were intercepted, senior defensive back, Ozzie Cisneros personally managed two of the pick offs.

The Lions also had 6 sacks and scored twice on special teams.

All in all, the young Lions played a great game and hope to continue as they will now face the Mercedes Tigers at Lion Stadium on Friday, September 12th.

With the win over Santa Rosa, the Lions improve to 2 - 0 for the year.

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Your 2014-15, La Feria Lions, mens’ cross country team. Photo Courtest of La Feria ISD

Lions Race To 4-A Victory The La Feria Lions ran at the RGV Cross country Classic meet Saturday September 6th in Edinburg Texas.

The Varsity team won the 4- A division. The team was led

by Joseph Lunn who finished 2nd overall. He was followed

by Carlos Rodriguez who placed 3rd. The other top finishers include Reyes Rodriguez 5th,Vincent Vento 7th,Isaac Guzman 12th Gabriel Prado 14th, Billy Guerra 15th and John Vazquez 16th.

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Dance and dazzle during sporting events is provided by multiple groups of La Feria students working hard to maintain the quality of entertainment and performance every week. Photos Courtest of La Feria ISD

Top left to right: Anelli Rodriguez, Shiann Montalvo, Belisa Vela, Sara Alvarado, and Illiana Ayala Bottom left to right: Jacqueline Guardado, Samantha Mendoza, Annette Ruis, Connie Ceballos, and Camryn Lopez Photo courtesy of La Feria ISD

La Feria Team Looking to Maintain Heritage of Victory As New Season Gets Underway With the new school year comes the new volleyball season and the latest members of the Lionettes Varsity Volleyball team has been names. The group witll soon be serving up

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Successfully Shopping for a Cause Evening Fundraiser Nets More Than $200 For Cystic Fibrosis Research

Story By Shawn Munguia Over 200 people made their way to the September 8 even, Evening of Shopping in La Feria and made their way to The Hair Shoppe where Del Carmen hosted the event.

The fundraiser will help by being reinvested to the big October 25 fundraising event and 5K Run/Walk.

“I just want to thank the people for coming out and supporting the Shop for a Cause for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,” says event coordinator Reva M. Ayala. “And the vendors along with Carmen for the use of her shop.

The October event will have a deejay, info booths and much more. They are looking for volunteers as well.

“We have a little more this year,” Ayala says.

She also says that 90% of the money raised for the CFF goes to research and the Shop for a Cause event won’t be the last, in fact, it isn’t the last of the year.

“We are looking forward to a Shop for a Cause this Christmas season,” says Ayala. “It will probably be in November but times and info are pending.”

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Beyond Arts Gallery also The mixer took place at presented the exhibit called, the Beyond Arts Gallery “North to South, East to on 114 A. St. in Harlingen, West, The 2 of Us,” show- TX. casing the work of worldFood and beverages were traveled artists – Fulden provided to guests who atSara and Charles Wissinger tended the event.

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