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What You Need1 c sugar1 c brown sugar4 eggs beaten1 c oil1 1/2 c self-rising flour1 tsp vanilla2 c pecans, finely chopped

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Directions• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.• Lightly grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish.

• Using a wooden spoon, stir together sugar, brown sugar, eggs and oil in a medium bowl until smooth.• Stir in flour and vanilla. Add pecans, then stir until evenly mixed.

• Spoon into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.

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

10:30am Service, 5pm 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

Matt Cason, Senior Pastor797-1214

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

Richard J. Hartsfi eld, 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

956-975-6144 www.westernoutreach.org

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.

Harlingen, TX 78550church@saintpaulharlingen.

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Templo GetsemaniPastor Julio y Claudia Mendoza

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

Servicios: Tuesday & Thursday 7pm

Friday Pray at 7pm Sunday Bible Study at 10am

& 6pm

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REQUEST FOR BIDS BID # 16-001-014

The City of La Feria will be accepting proposals until 2:00 pm, March 14, 2016 for

Fuel Service, Gas and Diesel

Further information may be obtained at the offices of the City of La Feria, 115 East Commercial Avenue, La Feria, Texas. All proposals submitted will be reviewed by the La Feria City Commission. Proposals will be publicly opened on Thursday, March 14th, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

The City of La Feria reserves the right to reject any or all bids and award the contract to the bidder which it considers having submitted the best and most advantageous bid and also has the right to hold all bids for a period of thirty (30) days without taking action thereon.

Sunny K. Philip City Manager

City of La Feria

Saturday, March 12, 2016South Padre Island Golf Club1 Golf House Dr.Laguna Vista, TX. 78578 (956) 943-5678

Registration: 7:00 – 8:00 am8:00 am Shotgun Start4 Person Best Ball/Two FlightsTrophies to 1st – 4th Places Nearest to Pin Door Prizes

$100.00 entry fee (includes green fee, cart, goody bag, putting contest entry, raffle ticket and dinner after the presentation) benefiting the Leo Aguilar Memorial Scholarship Fund.

In 1970, Leo Aguilar was a senior and a member of the Fighting Falcons football team of Los Fresnos High School. In late September 1970, Leo was injured during football practice and passed away 10 days later. Since 1971, in honor of Leo’s leadership and commitment to his community, the Leo Aguilar Memorial Scholarship Fund has been awarding scholarships to students of Los Fresnos High School to help further their education. Please join us in this very worthy cause.

Lodging is available at a discounted rate at South Padre Island Realty (956) 943-2070 or 866-943-3622 or email at: [email protected]

For additional information contact Mando at (210) 845-4394, Juan at (956) 206-8085 or Joe Aguilar at (956) 434-1840.

30th AnnualLeo AguilarMemorialGolf Tournament

La feria Softball

2016 JV & VARSITY SCHEDULE

Mon., Feb 1 Edin. Econ (Scrimmage) JV/VAR Home 6:00/7:00 pm

Sat., Feb 6 Lasara (Scrimmage) JV Away 10:00 am

Sat., Feb 6 Edcouch Elsa (Scrimmage) VAR Home 10:00 am

Tues., Feb 9 LJ Juarez-Lincoln (Scrimmage) JV/VAR Away 5:30/7:00 pm

Fri., Feb 12 B’ville Porter JV Home 5:30 pm

Mon., Feb 15 Donna North JV/VAR Home 5:30/7:00 pm

Th. - Sat., Feb18 - 20 Donna Tournament

Sat., Feb. 20 Lasara JV Home 10:00 am

Mon., Feb. 22 Mission Veterans JV Away 6:00 pm

Tues., Feb. 23 Mission Veterans VAR Home 7:00 pm

Th.-Sat., Feb. 25 - 27 Weslaco Tournament

Th.-Sat., Feb. 25 - 27 La Feria JV Tournament

Tues., March 1 Raymondville** JV/VAR Away 5:30/7:00 pm

Fri., March 4 Grulla**(Parents Night)JV/VAR Home 5:30/7:00 pm

Tues., March 8 Hidalgo** JV/VAR Away 5:30/7:00 pm

Fri., March 11 Progreso** VARSITY Home 6:00 pm

Tues., March 15 Rio Hondo** JV/VAR Away 5:30/7:00 pm

Fri., March 18 Zapata** JV/VAR Away 5:30/7:00 pm

Tues., March 22 Port Isabel** JV/VAR Home 5:30/7:00 pm

Thurs., March 24 Raymondville** JV/VAR Home 5:30/7:00 pm

Fri., April 1 Grulla** JV/VAR Away 5:30/7:00 pm

Tues., April 5 Hidalgo** JV/VAR Home 5:30/7:00 pm

Mon., April 11 Progreso** VARSITY Away 6:00 pm

Fri., April 15 Rio Hondo** JV/VAR Home 5:30/7:00 pm

Tues., April 19 Zapata**(Senior Night) JV/VAR Home 5:30/7:00 pm

Fri., April 22 Port Isabel** JV/VAR Away 5:30/7:00 pm

Isaac Rodriguez PRINCIPAL

Lizzette G. Esparza HEAD COACH

Oscar Salinas ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Raymundo P. Villarreal Jr. SUPERINTENDENT

Apolonia Davila ASSISTANT COACH

Graciela Campos GIRLS’ COORDINATOR

901 North Canal Street, La Feria, Texas 78559 Phone: 956-797-8370 | Fax: 956-797-9374

Monica Uribe ASSISTANT COACH

Aerin Henderson ATHLETIC TRAINER

Revised: 1/18/2016 Jaclyn Perez ASSISTANT COACH

REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS

Santa Maria Independent School District is requesting competitive sealed Bids on the following one(1) contract:

1. Santa Maria High School Re Roofing Project:

Removal of existing standing seam metal roof over open structure, including all insulation andaccessories and replacement with new standing seam metal roof panel system including installationas outlined in Construction Documents and specifications.

Santa Maria Independent School District will receive competitive sealed Bids from qualifiedproposers until 2:00 P.M. March 3rd, 2016 at Santa Maria Independent School DistrictSuperintendent’s Office located at 11119 Military Rd U.S. 281 Santa Maria Texas, 78592. Bids will beopened on March 7th, 2016 at 3 P.M. at Santa Maria Independent School District Business Office.Only a bona fide sealed BID(s) will be considered at opening time. ALL BIDS received after thestipulated time for bid opening will be returned to the bidder unopened. Santa Maria IndependentSchool District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive irregularities, formalities, torequire financial statements and references, and to accept the bid considered the best and mostadvantageous to the District. Santa Maria I.S.D. will not be responsible for misspent or misplacedproposals/bids. Bids may be held by Santa Maria Independent School District for a period not toexceed sixty (60) days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids andinvestigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award.

Proposal No. Description Bid Opening Date Time #TGE6-0316 Santa Maria High School Re-Roofing Project Monday, March 7th, 2016 3:00 PM

Construction Bids

The request for competitive sealed bids construction documents, project scope, Bid schedule andother information that contractors may need in order to respond to the request may be obtainedfrom:

Fulcrum Consulting ServicesP.O. Box 530540

Harlingen, Texas 78553PH: 956 797 3411FAX: 956 797 3400

Hardcopies of the Bid Documents and Specifications can be acquired by contacting Fulcrum ConsultingServices 207 E. Magnolia Ave. La Feria, Texas 78559 at (956) 797 3411 through the Engineer for a nonrefundable fee of $200.00 per set. Hardcopies will be mailed upon official request via email tolsalinas@fulcrum cs.com, subject to prospective bidders paying for special mail delivery services. Pleasemake checks payable to Fulcrum Consulting Services and allow a 2 day lead time for production. Plansand specifications are available in digital format at no cost to prospective bidders. Please contactlsalinas@fulcrum cs.com for downloading instructions.

It is policy of Santa Maria ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex orhandicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

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