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Your Community Newspaper , Serving the Heart of the Rio Grande Valley WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 Classified ............... pg. 4 Cricket’s Corner ...... pg. 4 www.laferianews.net Rudy Garza Funerals, Inc. La FeRIa 317 S. MaIn (956) 797-3122 800-425-8202 Family Owned and Operated by The Rudy Garza Family Packages starting at $2995 with casket Our Family Serving your Family Complete Auto Collision Repair Facility Free Insurance Estimates 3400 W Expressway 83 La Feria, TX 78559 PH: 956.797.2525 www.collisionstop.com Javier Trevino D.D.S. Digital X Rays Dentures Teeth Whitening Welcoming New Patients Dentistry for all Members of the Family 100 S. Main Street La Feria, Texas Ph: (956)797-4444 Now Open Monday - Saturday Crowns Bridges Call for an Appointment Today! page 7 page 9 Lionette Vasity Volleyball Team Starting Season Evening Fundraiser Nets More Than $200 VOLUME 91 NUMBER 38 (956) 365-1000 harlingenmedicalcenter.com 5501 S. Expressway 77 Harlingen, TX Formerly known as HATCU Same great quality service! Great Loan Rates Local Decisions Community Involvement (956) 423-5792 www.rgvcu.coop This Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. (956) 423-5792 www.rgvcu.coop Member FDIC The only Community Bank with locations in Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy Counties 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. Contact the office for more details 797-9920 By Jaime Acuna 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 quar- terback 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. Primera Homes Are A Third Success Story for La Feria Developers Story by Bill Keltner The groundbreaking ceremony in Primera last week marked the third successful housing development by the South Texas Collaborative for Housing Development, Inc., a non- profit 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 beauti- ful, 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 earn- ing 60%, 50% and 30% of the area median income. Twenty-eight of them are designated as market rate units.” a total of three such low-income housing developments are a di- rect result of the initiative of Mr. Philip. He serves as the volunteer executive Director of the South Texas Collaborative for Housing Development, Inc. a non-profit group which was expressly formed in 2009 to obtain state and federal ► Story continues and MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 6 Lions Win Battle of 506 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.) 128 Unit Apartment Complex ► CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Artist’s Rendering of SUNQUEST Housing Unit. (Photo by Bill Keltner)

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Page 1: La Feria News September 17, 2014

Your Community Newspaper, Serving the Heart of the Rio Grande Valley

WEEK OF sEptEmbEr 17, 2014 tHrOUGH sEptEmbEr 23, 2014

Classified ............... pg. 4Cricket’s Corner...... pg. 4

www.laferianews.net

Rudy Garza Funerals, Inc.

La FeRIa317 S. MaIn

(956) 797-3122800-425-8202

Family Owned and Operated by

The Rudy Garza Family

Packages starting at $2995 with casket

Our Family Serving your Family

Complete Auto Collision Repair Facility

Free Insurance Estimates

3400 W Expressway 83La Feria, TX 78559

PH: 956.797.2525www.collisionstop.com

Javier trevino D.D.s.

• Digital X rays• Dentures

• teethWhitening

Welcoming New Patients Dentistry for all Members of the Family

100 s. main street La Feria, texasph: (956)797-4444

Now Open Monday - Saturday

• Crowns• bridges

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page 7

page 9

Lionette Vasity

Volleyball Team

Starting Season

Evening Fundraiser Nets More Than $200

VOLUmE 91 NUmbEr 38

(956) 365-1000 harlingenmedicalcenter.com5501 S. Expressway 77 Harlingen, TX

Formerly known as HATCU

Same great quality service!

Great Loan RatesLocal Decisions

Community Involvement

This Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

(956) 423-5792www.rgvcu.coop

Formerly known as HATCU

Same great quality service!

Great Loan RatesLocal Decisions

Community Involvement

This Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

(956) 423-5792www.rgvcu.coop

Formerly known as HATCU

Same great quality service!

Great Loan RatesLocal Decisions

Community Involvement

This Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

(956) 423-5792www.rgvcu.coop

Member FDIC

The only Community Bankwith locations in

Cameron, Hidalgoand Willacy Counties

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. Contact the officefor more details

797-9920

By Jaime Acuna

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 quar-terback 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.

Primera Homes Are A Third Success Story for La Feria DevelopersStory by Bill Keltner

The groundbreaking ceremony in Primera last week marked the third successful housing development by the South Texas Collaborative for Housing Development, Inc., a non-profit 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 beauti-ful, 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 earn-ing 60%, 50% and 30% of the area median income. Twenty-eight of them are designated as market rate units.”

a total of three such low-income housing developments are a di-rect result of the initiative of Mr.

Philip. He serves as the volunteer executive Director of the South Texas Collaborative for Housing

Development, Inc. a non-profit group which was expressly formed in 2009 to obtain state and federal

► Story continues and MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 6

Lions Win Battle of 506

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.)

128 Unit Apartment Complex

► CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Artist’s Rendering of SUNQUEST Housing Unit. (Photo by Bill Keltner)

Page 2: La Feria News September 17, 2014

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and published weekly by Wright Ventures, Inc., President Donald R. Wright, Secretary Mary Elizabeth Wright. Periodical Postage Ratespaid at La Feria, TX., Post Office. Advertising deadline is noon Thursday at the office at 102 S. Main St., La Feria, TX 78559. (POSTMASTER send address changes to La Feria, P.O. Box 999, La Feria, TX 78559.)

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funds for these much-need-ed apartment complexes. He spearheaded the efforts to find the necessary gov-ernment channels to get grants and funding.

As a result of these ef-forts and contacts with government agencies, SUNFLOWER ESTATES, an 80-unit housing devel-opment, 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 develop-ment on north Solis Road, known as SUNRISE TER-RACE. 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, admin-istered in the state by the Texas Department of Com-munity Affairs (TDHCA). PNC MultiFamily Capi-tal is providing equity for the project, while the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

(HUD) is providing a credit enhancement for FHA fi-nancing.

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 Col-laborative 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 cer-emony, 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) 797-2324 or visit [email protected]

Sara Walker, Project Coordinator, and Sunny K. Philip planning future housing projects. (Photo by Bill Keltner)

128 Unit Apartment Complex► CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

VALLEY BAPTIST ONCE AGAIN AWARDED “GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL”

FOR JOINT REPLACEMENTHARLINGEN – 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 first-ever 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.

For more information on knee, hip and other joint replacement procedures, please consult your physician and visit ValleyBaptist.net.

“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.

by John Michaelson/TNS

AUSTIN – When it comes to parents who have health insurance, there is a growing gap among the states with a stark difference in coverage trends be-tween those that have expanded Medicaid and those that have not.

A new report finds states with expanded Medicaid have seen the insured rate for parents jump by 33

Insured Rate for Parents: Texas Lingers as Other

States SurgeDifferences Emerge with Optional Medicaid Expansion

► CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Think about this:“He who is waiting for

something to turn up might start with his own shirt sleeves.”“All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”

Proverbs 14:23 (NIV)

Encouragement for the Week

By Pastor Samuel ThomasFirst Baptist Church, La Feria

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1st United Methodist Church

Pastor Harold Dailey, 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 FeriaServices Sunday (English) 9:30am

Domingo (Espanol) 11am, Miercoles 7pm

Interdenominational Worship Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm

First Baptist Church of Santa RosaPastor 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 ChristMinister Gene Head

797-9890912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria,

Wednesday 6pm Bible Study, Sunday 9:30am Bible Study,

10:30am Service, 6pm Evening Service Los Domingos: 12:00

Medio Dia y 7:00pm Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia

Faith Church of Christian & Mission-ary 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 fi rst Sunday)Wednesday Prayer Service

9:00 AMPastor: Carole Lahti

(956) 279-3407

Casa de Esperanza Apos-

tolic Church416 W. Spruce La Feria

965-639-4301 Bilingual Services Sunday at 1:00pm

Daniel Martinez - Pastor

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

FR. Edouard Atangana, 956-636-1211

101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish,

10am English.

First Baptist Church of La Feria

Pastor: Samuel W. Thomas797-1214

Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible

Study & Mission Friends, 7 pm Eve-ning Bible Study & Prayer Service,

Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 11am Morning Worship Service, 6

pm Evening Worship Service.

St. Albans Episcopal Church

Reverend Scott Brown 956-428-2305,

1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX Holy Communion 8am, Sunday

School 9:15, Holy Eucharist 10:30am.

Hope in the Word Church

Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares797-3621,

28354 S. Bixby Rd., La FeriaServices Friday 6pm, Sunday

10am. All services are Bilingual, English & Spanish.

Primera IglesiaBautista956-797-1740

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 Cer-vantes, Phone (956) 536-2215 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La

Feria Sunday Service 10am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service,

7pm Wednesday Family Service.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Fr. Rodolfo Franco797-2666, 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 ChurchPastor: Rev. Daniel Carrizalez

956-742-6311 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 HopePresbyterian Church

Mary Breden, Interim Pastor208 West Central Ave, La Feria,TX, 423-0348 Sunday Services 10 amCommunion 1st Sunday

Cowboy Church11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex.

Service at 11:00am Sunday6:30pm pm Monday

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St. Paul Lutheran Church

Pastor Nathan WendorfSundays 8:00AM (Traditional)

HC fi rst, third & fi fth10:30AM (Contemporary)HC second, fourth & fi fth

(956) 423-3924602 Morgan Blvd.

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Templo GetsemaniPastor Julio y Claudia Mendoza

Phone (956) 589-501611418 Fifth St. La Feria

Servicios: Tuesday & Thursday 7pm

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s we prepare for the next plan-ning season, let’s

continue our discus-sion 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 com-post bins. These can be simple three sided bins made out of what-ever 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 f i n i s h e d c o m p o s t , 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 garden-i n g c e n -ters. Plans for build-ing them c a n a l s o be found online by

searching for “com-post 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-

larly until the compost is finished.

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La Feria Independent School DistrictGifted & Talented Program

Gifted & talented Program

Dear Parents:The La Feria Independent School District’s Gifted and Talented Program is designed to serve a small segment of the student population. Students must meet strict criteria as defined in the Gifted and Talented Plan. Parents may nominate their child for consideration from September 10-September 19, 2014, if their child enrolled in the district after March 17, 2014. If you wish to nominate your child, please contact the counselor at your child’s campus.

Campus/Escuala Phone/Teléfono Counselof/Consejero.aDavid G. Sanchez 797-8550 Mrs. Leonarda GarciaC.E. Vail Elementary 797-8460 Mrs. Stacy CantuNoemi Dominguez Elementary 797-8430 Ms. Marivel GuajardoW.B. Green Junior High School 797-8400 Mrs. Rubio MoraidaLa Feria High School 797-8370 Mrs. Ermelinda Cavazos

Programa Dotado y talentoso

estimados Padres,El Programa de Dotado y Talentoso del distrito escolar de La Feria esta designado para servir un pequeño grupo de los estudiantes. Los estudiantes tendrán que llevar acabo cierto criterio como es definido en el plan del programa de Dotado y Talentoso. Los padres pueden nominar a su hijo/a para consideración al programa el 10 del septiembre a del 19 de septiembre de 2014, si su niño se matriculo en el distrito después del 17 de marzo de 2014. Si quiere nominar su hijo/a favor póngase en contacto con el consejero/a en la escuela donde su niño asiste.

Sonia is a Shy CutieSoNIA has been in rescue for awhile because she is very shy but she comes around with pa-tience. She is a little terrier/mix under 10 lbs., spayed, heartworm negative and kennel/crate trained. She gets along with all dogs she meets and has never been aggressive - just shy of strangers. She would make a perfect companion pet. For more info text or email only: 956-245-4809/[email protected]

Here’s my new friend MaxwellMAxWEll is a very sweet younger adult shih tzu male who was hit by a car and left to suffer. He eventually wound up here and we took him to the vet and he had a fractured vertebrae - last one right above tail and a fracture in pelvis that was fixed by surgery. He also lost an eye and will be disabled for the rest of his life, but could go to a family that doesn’t mind and will love him. For more info or to help donate towards his vet bills please contact: [email protected] Text: 956-245-4809

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City of La FeriaAdvertisement and Invitation for Bids

CITY OF LA FERIA ADVERTISEMENTand INVITATION TO BID

The City of La Feria will receive Competitive Sealed Bids for “Cathodic Protection Equipment for Clarifiers and Elevated Water Tank” at City Hall located at 115 E. Commercial Ave., La Feria, TX 78559 until 2:00PM, Thursday, October 2, 2014. Sealed bids may be delivered to City Hall in person or by mail.

Project will consist of purchasing and installing Cathodic Protection Equipment for two (2) existing clarifiers at the Water Treatment Plant and for an existing 250,000 gallon elevated water tank. Bid/contract documents may be examined and/or ob-tained at the office of Sigler, Winston, Greenwood & Associates (SWG), 611 Bill Summers Intl., Blvd., Weslaco, TX 78596. Copies may be obtained by depositing $100 with SWG for each set of documents. The deposit will be refunded to each document holder of record who returns a complete set of Bidding Documents in good condition within 10 days following the bid opening. Bidder must be regis-tered as a “plan holder” with SWG to obtain any addenda which may be issued for these plans.

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. Bid-ders 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 as-sistance 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 condi-tion 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 bid-der 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 pro-grams may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project.

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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 PAY-MENT OF 2014 TAXES AND AUTHORIZING THE TAX ASSESSOR/ COLLECTOR OF THE CITY OF LA FERIA TO ASSESS AND THE TAX ASSES-SOR/COLLECTOR OF CAMERON COUNTY TO COLLECT CITY OF LA FERIA 2014 TAXES.

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percent. In states with no expansion, there has been no significant change. That does not bode well for their children, says Anne Dunkelberg as-sociate 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 im-munizations. 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 resi-dents.

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 Gen-evieve Kenney, co-direc-tor in the Health Policy Center with the Urban Institute.

“There’s been so much focus on, and so much rhetoric around, the poli-tics 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 im-provements since the

opening of the ACA marketplace, but around one-in-four Texans re-main 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.”

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With only a two touchdown lead the Lions went into halftime knowing they would have to play better to fend off the inspired war-riors 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 per-sonally managed two of the pick offs.

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

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

We would like to wish these young men good luck and good health as the season continues. Go Lions!!

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Flair on the FieldDance and dazzle during sporting events is provided by multiple groups of La Feria students working hard to

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

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

victories as their predecessors have.La Feria are sure to be maintaining their tradition of strong

showings in district play. Good luck to our Lionettes!!

Top left to right: Anelli Rodriguez, Shiann Montalvo, Belisa Vela, Sara Alvarado, and Illiana AyalaBottom left to right: Jacqueline Guardado, Samantha Mendoza, Annette Ruis, Connie Ceballos, and Camryn Lopez

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HARLINGEN – RGV+Beyond Arts & More in partnership with Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Busi-ness After Hours Mixer on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 5:00 p.m.

The Business After Hours Mixer at Beyond Arts Gal-lery provided members the opportunity to network with other member busi-nesses and organizations in the Harlingen Area.

Harlingen ChamberMixer With Artistic Host

Lisa Irby with daughter and friends► CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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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 Oc-tober 25 fundraising event and 5K Run/Walk.

“I just want to thank the people for coming out and support-ing 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.”

For more information on the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation visit www.cff.org.

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

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September 2014Students of the month

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12 - Sara TrevinoLa Feria High School

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The current exhibit show-case in Beyond Arts Galley is called, “Facture,” featur-ing seven local artists.

Beyond Arts Gallery also presented the exhibit called, “North to South, East to West, The 2 of Us,” show-casing the work of world-traveled artists – Fulden Sara and Charles Wissinger

of Kingsville, Texas.Harlingen Art Night’s

featured artist, Lisa Irby, attended the event.

The mixer took place at the Beyond Arts Gallery on 114 A. St. in Harlingen, TX.

Food and beverages were provided to guests who at-tended the event.

Left: Facture showcase Right: Lisa Irby and

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