Vol. 104, No. 02 Crystal City, Texas 78839 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018 USPS No. 781-100 10 Pages .75 Cents

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CCHS STUDENTSCrystal City High School students will

report to the newly constructedCrystal City High School beginning

Thursday January 11, 2018.Drop off will be off of 7thAve to the front of the

new high school. Students cannot be droppedoff at the old high school entrance on 11th Ave.

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The Southwest Texas Pre-scribed Burn Association (SWTPBA) will host a booth inside the show barn at the Za-vala County Junior Livestock Show on Friday, January 12.

The SWTPBA was offi-cially established in May of last year, with its members residing in Zavala, Uvalde, Medina and Kinney counties. Prescribed burning is defined as a “controlled fire applied to a predetermined area.” It is an effective management tool to assist land users in achieving a variety of goals such as improving wildlife habitat, brush management, reducing wildfire hazards, removing debris, and improving plant production amongst others.

The SWTPBA held its first prescribed burn last August at the Bader Ranch west of Brackettville in Kinney Coun-ty. The burn was deemed a great success as the tempera-ture and winds cooperated during the burn which cov-ered approximately 187 acres

of land. The burn was well attended by association mem-bers and others. Jimmy Bad-er, owner of the Bader Ranch, sought assistance from NRCS Rangeland Management Spe-cialist Kason Haby to create a burn plan that would meet his objectives. “I am excited to see the results of the burn area this spring” stated Mr. Bader. “My objective was to control brush and weeds covering a large portion of my ranch.”

Prescribed burn associa-tions are non-profit organiza-tions. There are now 12 active prescribed burn associations in Texas.

If you are interested in planning assistance for a prescribed burn to improve your land productivity in Za-vala County, please visit the NRCS office located at 319 N 1st Avenue, Suite 2 in Crystal City, or visit the SWTPBA booth at the livestock show on January 12th. Membership applications will be available at both locations.

Southwest Texas Prescribed Association

BONHAM, TEXAS-Taylor Smartt LLC, doing business as Kwik Chek Convenience Stores Inc., has purchased Cleo Bustamante Enterprises Inc.’s chain of eight conve-nience stores.The Cleo’s Con-venience Stores are located in Southern Texas in Asherton, Carrizo Springs, Crystal City, Eagle Pass and La Pryor. Four stores are co-branded with Subway quick-service restau-rants (QSR’s), one store is co-branded with both a Sub-way and a Church’s Chicken and one store is co-branded with a Subway and a Papa John’s. Four stores have laundromats and one store has an automatic car wash. Seven of the stores market Valero-branded gasoline and one market Shell-branded gasoline

“Our family is proud of the convenience-store chain we have built over the years and are pleased to be able to turn over the operation of these stores to a high-quality company like Kwik Chek,” said Cleo Bustamante, pres-

ident of Cleo Bustamante Enterprises, Carrizo Springs, Texas. “The transition of the stores to them has been ex-tremely smooth.” The Busta-mante Family has been in the convenience store business in Carrizo Springs, Cotulla, Crystal City, Asherton, La Pryor, Dilley and Eagle Pass, over a span of 40 years. They thank all of their past and cur-rent customers for their sup-port and loyalty throughout the years. Cleo Bustamante Enterprises, Inc. will contin-ue to own and operate four Church’s Chicken, Two Free Standing Subway Restaurants and Two Car Washes, in Car-rizo Springs and Eagle Pass, Texas. Future expansion plans call for business development across South Texas.

NRC Realty & Capital Ad-visors LLC, Chicago, served as exclusive financial adviser to Cleo Bustamante Enter-prises in connection with the sale. Bonham, Texas-based Tayor-Smartt has 36 c-stores and grocery stores in Texas and Oklahoma.

Kwik Chek acquires Cleo’s Convenience Stores

On January 06, 2018, the Crystal City Volunteer Fire De-partment held their annual banquet at Anthony’s Mexican Food and Grill Restaurant, sponsored by Zavala County Bank. 

The evening started with a welcome and invocation by

Crystal City Volunteer Fire Department President Jesse Jimenez. The members, their wives and guest were to a de-licious plate of steak and shrimp with trimmings. After the meal Jimenez introduced Fire Captain Jesse Guajardo who

CCVFD holds annual banquet

Firefighter’s L-R front row:Rudy Guerrero, Jesse Jimenez, Jr., Ruben Vielma, Jesse Guajardo, John Camarillo, Jesse Gomez, Eloy Menchaca. Back row: Raymond Hernandez, Jr., Steve Sanchez, Ramon Hernandez, Delwin Hale, Jesse Jimenez, Jesse Palomo, Albert Medina, and Javier Jilpas.

I, Martina Delgado, along with my family’s blessings, formally announce my can-didacy for County Clerk of Zavala County in the Primary Democratic Election March 6, 2018.

I firmly believe that the time is right for me to serve my community in a much greater capacity and my di-verse background makes me well suited for the position. I believe that my extensive work experience has given me the necessary work ex-perience and knowledge that is essential in running an efficient and effective office.

My experience includes 18 years as a Receptionist/Case Manager for Middle Rio Grande Development Coun-cil and 2 years as Municipal Clerk for the City of Crystal City. For the past 5 years, I have been employed as Chief

Martina Delgado

Martina Delgado enters race for County Clerk

Deputy Clerk for the Zavala County District Clerk’s Office. I have experience with, Attor-ney General cases, civil and family law cases, CPS cases, criminal cases, juvenile and tax cases, court dockets, data entry, e-filing, open public record searches and records retention.

Aside from my work ex-perience, I currently serve on the Vida Y Salud Board of Directors and I’ve been an active member for the past 18 years. I am also an active member for the Sacred Heart Church Bingo Committee.

All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of com-petition for the 2018 Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held at Sterling Fly Junior High School Gym at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 27, 2018.

The Free Throw Champi-onship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competition. Interna-tional champions are an-nounced by the international headquarters based on scores from the state-level compe-titions. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will com-pete in their respective age divisions. Last year more than120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.

All contestants on local level are recognized for their participation in the event.

Participants are required to furnished proof of age and written parental consent. This competition is free of charge.

Registration for students will be held at Dairy Queen, 2100 N. Hwy 83, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM on January 14th , 16th , and 17th. A copy of the child’s birth certificate will be needed. For addi-tional information or earlier registration, please contact Juan “Coach” Dominguez at 210-896-2863 or Willie Santos at 830-374-6416.

Crystal City Youth Free Throw Championship

See Delgado Page 3

See CCVFD Page 3

Businesses to close on MLK Day

The following business will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth-day: U.S. Post Office, Zavala County Bank, Capital Bank of Texas, County of Zavala and the City of Crystal City.

Thank You...We would like to express our most sincere

gratitude to all our friends, family and monetary donations that were given to make this dream of Joanna’s come true.

She enjoyed performing at the Buffalo Wild Wing Citrus Bowl pre-game performance in Orlando, Florida. There were over 56,000 fans rooting for the LSU vs Notre Dame American College game.

She also enjoyed spending time visiting Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, Epcot and the Magical Kingdom where she enjoyed the fireworks display on New Year’s Eve.

Joanna is the captain of the Varsity Cheerleaders at Crystal City High School. She proudly represent-ed her school along with Co-Captain Anysia Mena and freshman Nayeli Moncada. It was an experience she will never forget. Once again thank you each and every one of you who helped contribute to this trip.

Thank you, Maria De Jesus Alvarez and Joanna Nadine Arredondo

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Birthdays...Happy 71st birthday to Ro-

salinda Marquez. Hope you have an amazing day. Thank you for being the best mother in the world.

Love Always,Alejandro,

Marquez FamilyJuarez Family

Beza Family

* * *Best wishes to Alamar Gar-

za, of Dallas, Texas, who celebrated her special day on January 9th. Happy birthday and God bless.

Love,Gloria Garcia and family

* * *Best wishes to Marlene

Camarillo who will celebrate her special day on January 15.

We wish you the best in everything you do. God bless you always. Happy birthday!

Love,family and friends

* * *Best wishes to Omar A.

Garcia who celebrated his 16th birthday on Tuesday, January 9. Hope you enjoyed your day.

Love,Grandpa Luis, Grandma Lona

and Grandma Gloriaaunts, uncles, and cousins

* * *Happy birthday to Chon-

chis. Wish you all the best!from Nelly and Annie Lee

CongratulationsWe would like to congratulate Anysia Mena-senior and

Nayeli Moncada-freshman in representing Crystal City as NCA All American Cheerleaders at the 2018 Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on New Year’s Day.

Approximately 600 girls performed in front of 57,000 people in the Norte Dame vs LSU game.

Despite the cold weather the girls did great and made so many memories.

Anysia Mena and Nayeli Moncada

Happy 3rd Birthdayto Justin Graciano who celebrated his special day on January 8, 2018.

We love you very much!from dad and mama,

Jesse and Marissa GracianoGrandpa and Grandma

Eleno and Dora Gracianoand Aunt Emi

Thank You...I would like to take this time to thank everyone who sup-

ported me during my Burger in a Bag fundraiser this past Saturday, January 6, 2018.

The proceeds will go directly to fund my campaign as candi-date for Zavala County Clerk, Democratic Party this upcoming March 2018. The fundraiser was a huge success!

Sincerely, Michelle M. Bonilla

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The Southwest Area Re-gional Transit District an-nounces the addition of two more routes for the Red, White, and Blue Veterans Ride Program. SWART has added an additional day of travel to both San Antonio and Kerrville each week. Veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses can now access transportation to health care to San Antonio and Kerrville three times per week.

This can be for both VA supported health care and non-VA supported health care appointments. San An-tonio routes are provided Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays with an arrival time of 9:30 AM and departing San Antonio at 4:00 PM. Riders can access the Kerrville Route on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of each week. The ar-rival time in Kerrville is 8:30 AM and departure to return from Kerrville is at 3:30 PM. The services is free of charge.

“We are excited to see this program grow since its incep-tion in July.

The feedback has been positive with interests in more routes and days of service being added. We are worked hand in hand with the vari-ous Veterans Service Officers throughout the region to de-termine which days of travel are more feasible for their counties.

It has been a successful regional effort thus far seeing an increase from 40 one-way trips per month in the begin-

ning to now over 150 one-way trips per month,” states SWART General Manager, Sarah Hidalgo-Cook.

The Red, White, and Blue Veterans Ride program is provided in the counties of Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala. This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veter-

ans Assistance.The Fund for Veterans

Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veter-ans and families.

For more information on the Red, White & Blue Vet-erans Ride Program, please contact SWART at 830-278-4155 or 800-499-1617. Vet-erans can also contact their Veterans Service Officers for more information.

SWART’s Veteran’s Ride program adds days of service

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gave the end of year fire de-partment report. Guajardo reported that the fire de-partment answered 84 total alarms.

There were 51 alarms dis-patched in the City and 33 alarms answered in the coun-ty. Guajardo also reported that the most firefighters responding to a single call was 12 with an average of 5 firefighters responding for the year. Guajardo informed the group that volunteer firefight-er Richard Briseno was hired by the San Antonio Fire De-partment and Jesse Guajardo 3rd was hired by the Travis County Fire Rescue.

President Jimenez, then recognized two members with special awards. The first award was presented to Raymond Hernandez Jr., for his 15 Year of Service and the second award went to Jesse Palomo for have the Most Fire Alarms Answered (52).  City Manager Santos Camarillo

addressed the volunteers and their guest and commended them for their hard work and dedication to their commu-nity.

This successful event was made possible by the generos-ity of the Zavala County Bank and Mr. Joe Barajas and fami-ly. Firefighters and their guest included John Camarillo, Santos Camarillo, Raymond Hernandez, Arturo Guajar-do, Brenda Guajardo, Rudy Guerrero, Javier Jilpas, Marcy Garcia, Jesse Jimenez, Toma-sita Jimenez, Jesse Jimenez Jr.; Eloy Menchaca, Laly Mencha-ca, Jesse Guajardo, Elva Gua-jardo, Ruben Vielma, Margie Vielma, Jesse Gomez, Monica Gomez, Raymond Hernandez Jr., Maria Hernandez, Al-bert Medina, Diana Medina, Michael Hernandez, Steve Sanchez, Rebecca Sanchez, Jesse Palomo, Erika Cuellar, Delwin Hale, and Franciso Picazo.

VIDA Y SALUDHEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

The Center is announcing thata NA group is meeting on

Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m.308 Cesar Chavez Avenue

in Crystal City, Texas.

Invitation open to all existing NA Members or new members in the community.

In Del Rio today, a federal judge sentenced a 21-year-old Guatemalan national to five years in federal prison for assaulting a U.S. Border Pa-trol agent in 2016 announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.

In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Alia Moses ordered that Elias de Jesus Gregorio de Paz pay $5,767.28 restitu-tion to his victim for medical expenses and lost wages.

On March 9, 2017, Gre-gorio pleaded guilty to one count of assault on a federal officer. By pleading guilty, Gregorio admitted that on November 19, 2016, he in-tentionally assaulted a U.S. Border Patrol agent while the agent was engaged in the performance of his duties.

According to court re-

cords, U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Uvalde, TX, area encountered a two undocumented aliens on or around a stopped train. One undocumented alien absconded. The other, Gre-gorio de Paz, engaged in an altercation with the agent causing him to suffer a con-cussion. Gregorio de Paz fled the scene, but was captured three days later by U.S. Bor-der Patrol agents in the Del Rio area.

Gregorio de Paz has re-mained in federal custody since his arrest.

“This case demonstrates the great sacrifice Border Pa-trol Agents make every day, often risking their lives to protect our nation. Violence against Border Patrol Agents will not be tolerated,” stated FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San An-tonio Division.

The FBI investigated this

case. Assistant United States Attorney Paul Harle prosecut-ed this case.

Guatemalan National sentenced to federal prison for assaulting agent near Uvalde

As your public servant, I will bring my experience and knowledge to this office with the utmost professionalism and maintain an efficient, friendly working environ-ment. I will continue to work with our respective Courts and Judges, our Community, Staff, all Departments and Elected Officials.

I respectfully ask for your vote and support on this up-coming Primary Democratic Election on March 2018. Early voting starts February 20, 2018 through March 2, 2018 and Election Day is March 6, 2018. Thank you and GOD bless you all.

Delgadocontinued from page 1

Board members serving

CRYSTAL CITYINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Mr. Eduardo Cuellar, President Mr. Ray Espinosa, Vice-President

Mr. Bobby Castillo, Secretary Mr. Ricardo Espinosa, Member

Mrs. Peggy Young, Member Mrs. Nora Flores-Guerrero, Member

Mr. Jose Uribes, Member

Please join us on Wednesday, January 24that 6:00 p.m. at the Central Office to thank these

community volunteers for their commitmentand contributions to our public schools.

Champions for kids:Thank you, school board!

CCFA seeking volunteers to

serve as directorsThe Crystal City Festival

Association, Inc. needs se-riously interested business individuals who reside within the Crystal City limit that are willing to serve voluntarily as director of the Crystal City Festival Association, Inc., a non-profit organization. Interested business individ-uals can submit a letter to the CCFA, Inc. P.O. Box 100 Crystal City, Texas 78839. Deadline to submit letter is January 19, 2018 at 12:30 p.m.

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HELLOW NEIGHBOR

Hoy Mañana y Desques

Hoy logra todo lo mas posible porque hoy es hoy, mañana Dios dira.

Aunque hoy le pertenese a mañana porque mañana hoy sera, asi es que hoy haz tu dever.

Lo que hagas, hazlo bien porque si no, aruinas el maña-na y mañana te arrepentiras.

Hoy adelanta lo de maña-na, mañana sigue la rutina. Todo pa delante, el reloj sigue marchando y otro mañana vendra.

5/3/2017

Subir y Bajar

Es mas facil mirar hacia arriba, al ir subiendo las escal-eras hacia el buen exito.

Envidiendo a los demas, nunca es bueno mejor al ir su-biendo. Presta ayuda aquellos que se encuentran mas bajo.

Sube un escalon por es-calon sin perder psada, porque al pisar mal la caida para abajo dolera.

Prestate a oir las suplicas y pesares de los demas. Apresu-rate ayudar a los mas fragle.

Que tus ojos miren la mise-ria de los mas desafortunados. Nunca endurescas tu corazon. Ayuda a tu projimo a subir juntos mas arriba.

5/1/2017

La No to Worry“No te Preocupes”

Que ganas con preocupar-te. No resuelves nada, solo estas propensa a que te resulte un ataque cardio.

Por costumbre uno pre-gunta como has estado? Bien, pero podria estar mejor como fulano de tal.

Otros estan pasando por un divorcio o enfermedad. Tienen miedo al resultado. No te preocupes, es lo que es.

Mejor comete un steak y una copa de champagne. Brinda por tu vida y ser la not to worry. “No te preocu-payches.”

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It’s a Boy...Baby Jeramaih Ramon

Gomez was born to Alyssa Barrera and Ernesto Gomez III of Carrizo Springs, Texas at DIMMIT REGIONAL HOSPITAL.

He was born at 3:43 p.m., on Wednesday, Januar y 3,2018. His weight was 6 lbs., 14.1 oz., and measuring 19 ½ inches in length.

Obstetr ic ian Michael Owolabi, MD and Pediatri-cian Abelardo Doria, MD.

It’s a Girl...Baby Jaa’ziel Linda Rose

Gonzalez was born to Sarah Morales and Juan J. Manuel Gonzalez of La Pryor, Texas at DIMMIT REGIONAL HOS-PITAL. She was born at 11:15 a.m., on Thursday, January 4, 2018. Her weight was 7 lbs., 3.5 oz., and measuring 19 ¾ inches in length.

It’s a Boy...Baby Geovani Jae Mendez

was born to Christina Marti-nez and Gerardo Mendez of Crystal City, Texas at DIM-MIT REGIONAL HOSPI-TAL. He was born at 8:08 p.m., on Thursday, January 4, 2018. His weight was 6 lbs., 1 ounce and measuring 19 inches in length.

Life in a small community has many positive connec-tions. We get to see the same people often and greetings are friendly and personal. Some we give certain nick-names and also special hand gestures.

One of my favorite expres-sions is limited to those who live close to our home. The personal greeting is “HELLO NEIGHBOR!”

You may ask, but if the town is small then isn’t ev-eryone a “neighbor”? My

response would be – we live close to each other but a few live across the street or just a few steps away – these are the ones I greet with “HELLO NEIGHBOR!”

Scriptural teachings do give a special meaning to the word NEIGHBOR. In the story of the Good Samaritan Jesus defines a NEIGHBOR as the one who was willing to help the injured traveler. I have been blessed by so many over the years who have extended a hand of assistance - these have

all been NEIGHBORS. “Lord, although I will still

greet a select group of friends as NEIGHBORS, give me a spirit of true brotherhood and may I show acts of kindness like the Good Samaritan. Help me to be a NEIGHBOR to all, even to those I may not know that well. AMEN”

* * *HOLA VECINO

Vida en una pequeña co-munidad nos ofrece mu-chas conexciones positivas. Logramos ver las mismas personas con frecuencia y nuestros saludos son amiga-bles y personales. Algunos les damos ciertos apodos y también gestos especiales de manos. Una de mis expre-siones favoritas se limita a los que viven cerca de nuestros hogar. El saludo personal es “ HOLA VECINO!”

Ud. preguntará, pero si el pueblo es pequeño , entonces no son todos un “vecino?” Mi respuesta sería – vivmos cerca uno al otro pero algunos cuantos viven al cruzar la calle o solo unos pasos lejos – estos son los que yo saludo con “HOLA VECINO”.

Enseñanzas Escriturales dan un significado especial a la palabra VECINO (próji-mo). En la historia del Buen Samaritano Jesus define un VECINO (prójimo) como aquel que estuvo dispuesto ayudar al viajero herido. Yo he sido bendecido atraves de los años por muchos que han extendido su mano de auxilio – todos estos han sido VECINOS (prójimos).

“Señor , aunque seguiré saludando a un grupo selecto como VECINOS, dame un espíritu de hermandad ver-dadera y que pueda yo mostrar obras de cariño como el Buen Samaritano. Ayúdame ser un VECINO (prójimo) a todos, aun los que no conozco tan bien. AMEN”

News from your County AgentBY MARCEL VALDEZ, CEA-ANR / TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 ZAVALA COUNTY SENTINEL PAGE 5

Greetings to all of you and I hope you were able to thaw out after a bitter cold and freezing event that took place last week to welcome in the New Year. Of course being typical southwest Texas winter weather patterns we were back into the 70's by the weekend, just in time to allow our 4-H families to begin get-ting ready for the stockshow that will take place this week.

This is the week that many 4-H families have been look-ing for after many months of preparation from feeding and managing animal projects since June of last year. I hope that you will find time to go by and visit the show grounds and see all of these 4-H mem-bers and their families show-ing their animal projects.

Remember to attend the FREE cowboy breakfast that will take place on Thursday January 11 beginning at 6 a.m. and going on through about 8 a.m. This is the official kickoff event of the 2018 edition of the Zavala County Junior Fair.

National Bee Essay Contest

Now Open toZavala County 4-H Members

The Foundation for the preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. has announced their 2018 essay topic. This year's topic is "What's So Super About the Super Organism in the Honey Bee"? Honey bees continue to be on everyone's mind. From beekeepers to scientists to the public, the honey bee is a great super organism.

What does this mean to you, to your community and to the world. The deadline to submit your essays is Sunday February 18, 2018. Winners will be announced in March. For more information con-tact the Zavala County office of the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service at 830-374-2883. You can see past winner's essays by visiting the following website and clicking on 4-H essays tab at the top of their page at http://preserva-tionofhoneybees.org .

2018 Cattle RaisersConvention and Expo

planned for March 22-25

The Texas and Southwest-ern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) on Tuesday an-nounced details of their annu-al Cattle Raisers Convention and Expo, to be held March 22-25, 2018 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The 2018 Cattle Raisers Convention

and Expo is the largest ranch-ing event of the year in the Southwestern United States.

It will feature programs and activities of interest to cattle raisers, landowners and the general public, with opportunities for everyone to participate. If you own land or livestock in Texas or the Southwest, the Cattle Raisers Convention is an excellent investment of your time to further your education, gain industry information, make useful business connections and have some fun.

For cattle producers, pro-fessional development oppor-tunities abound with practical education for beginner and advanced producers alike. This year’s School for Suc-cessful Ranching will offer learning sessions and live demonstrations on topics including cattle health, legal issues, range and pasture management and marketing. New for 2018 are two spe-cial workshops. The first, on Thursday evening, features in-depth livestock handling instruction from stockman-ship and stewardship expert Curt Pate.

On the following evening, the Ranch to Retail Work-shop will showcase how beef carcasses are transformed into the retail cuts valued by consumers. Industry experts will also be on hand for a va-riety of information sessions on current issues that have a direct impact on cattle raisers, landowners and consumers. Included in these sessions will be updates on federal and state legislation, NAFTA and international trade, changing consumer preferences, and ef-forts to reform Texas’ eminent domain laws.

Much more is on the agen-da, and registration is now open. Visit www.CattleRais-ersConvention.com for more information and to register to attend. Discounts are avail-able for early registrants.

Tip of the Week: MayThis Week's Livestock Show

Be A Lesson on Ethics

This week many Zavala County 4-H members and their families will be busy helping each other in prepar-ing and showing their animal projects with hopes of life long skills were learned and some kind of financial rewards for their efforts. Livestock shows began in the 1800s in Europe and the United States. Unfor-

tunately as the competition increased and the cash prizes became larger, some adults lost sight of the youth devel-opment goal of these events.

Unfortunately the kids and animals became the innocent victims. I am by no means implying that this kind of behavior is taking place in our county but just making a point about how important it is for all of us to work togeth-er and educate our youth in making the right choices at our show and later on in life

Difficulties arise when the line between right and wrong is unclear. The use of a livestock fitter or another per-son raising your steer, lamb, hog or goat is one example. Some people will say that the animal should remain at the show person’s house, and they should do all the work, while others say as long as the show person is making a hard effort to raise the animal themselves, it is perfectly okay to keep the animal at another location or receive help from others. It is up to the individual show and to the individual showman to decide whether or not they have crossed the line from “ethical” to “cheating”. Unfortunately some people cheat today be-cause they simply cannot get everything done which needs to be done. These reasons, besides being applicable in the show ring, seem to pop up in everyday life. Whether it’s cheating on the SAT, paying a cheaper price at the movies or cheating your employers out of millions of dollars in pensions, cheating seems to be a national trend that is on the rise.

In 1994, the amount of

illegal drug residues in show livestock was detected at a higher level. Some of those animals had been showcased at youth livestock shows. Not only were these illicit prac-tices disturbing for reasons of animal welfare and food safety, but they also set a bad example for the young people participating in the shows. Drug testing has contributed greatly to ethical treatment of livestock in shows.

Improved methods of res-idue detection offer quicker, more accurate results, and tests are performed randomly at many county and state fairs. Again I re-emphasis that I am

not by any means implying that this kind of behavior oc-curs in our show but the risk is always present here and at any county, regional or state level show.

That is why all animals go-ing to a major show in Texas have to be nose printed, DNA samples obtained, tattoos must be used and electronic identification tags must be in place. We must all work together to prevent it this kind of behavior form every taking place here.

The main reason I became an Ag. teacher and now an Extension Agent is for what we are teaching young people.

If we teach young people to make good ethical choices in the show ring, there is more of a chance that they will make good ethical choices in every-day life as an adult.

I want to wish each and every 4-H family the best of luck during the 2018 Zava-la County Junior Livestock Show and always remember that winning is nice but it is not everything. The lessons learned from this program and the lifelong skills ac-quired by young people that participate in this program are priceless and will last a lifetime. Have a great stock-show week. M.V.

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Crushing student loan debt is usually thought to be the younger generation’s problem. But more and more, with graduates unable to han-dle it on their own, moun-tains of student loans are becoming mom and dad’s albatross, as well.

Many baby boomers are now faced with helping pay off their kids’ college loans, and that added burden can threaten their financial se-curity in retirement. About 2.8 million people age 60 and older have outstanding student loans – quadruple the number in 2005, according to the Consumer Financial Pro-tection Bureau (CFPB). Most of the current student-loan debts of people 60-plus were incurred paying for college for a child or grandchild, and in the past decade, for the 60 to 64 age group, student-loan debt has increased eight-fold – to $38 billion!

“Americans in their 60s are now the fastest-growing age group facing student-loan debt,” says Andrew Anable (www.safeguardinvestment.com), a financial planner at Safeguard Investment Advi-sory Group in Santa Barbara, California.

“It is a serious problem for many who are in retirement or approaching it. But there are ways to manage the debt, and for those still in the planning stages, there are key points to consider so college debt doesn’t compromise their retirement.”

Anable lists four steps baby-boomer parents should take if they are dealing with – or considering taking on – their kids’ student-loan debt: • Attack the debt. Anable recommends an aggressive payment plan because a high-er monthly payment may be worthwhile in the long run. “Let’s imagine someone has a $35,000 student loan with 7 percent interest,” Anable says. “They may want to take a 30-year payment plan instead of a 10-year plan, because it’s going to lower the monthly payment by $170. But at what cost? Paying over 30 years is going to cost thousands more in interest.” Anable suggests checking a student-loan calculator for payment terms. CFPB re-ports the average amount of student loan debt for people

60-and-over is more than $23,000.• Be careful about co-signing. Over half of co-signers on outstanding student loans are 55 and over. With students struggling to make payments, parents or grandparents are on the hook if they co-signed – a bigger problem if they’re near or in retirement with a fixed income. “Many people who co-sign don’t realize they’re responsible for the debt if their kid don’t pay,” says Anable. “It’s OK for you not to co-sign for the kids. It sounds harsh, but the kids need to know this can impact your retirement as well as your credit.” One easy guide-line is: For your kids’ college, don’t borrow more than half your annual income.• Make retirement a priority. “Whether you choose to help your kids or not, your retire-ment needs to be a priority,” Anable says. “A good rule is

putting 10-15 percent a year into your 401 (k) or retire-ment plans. “Earmark it for your future, and it should not be touched early for you or for your kids.” • Do not default. Lapsing in payments can lead to gar-nishment of Social Security checks. In 2015, more than 12 percent of 60-and-over borrowers were in default. Income-driven repayment plans can be an option to re-duce monthly payments. “If you miss a payment, aim to resume payments or renego-tiate the terms of the loan as soon as you can,” says Anable.

“This isn’t a problem you can hide away in a drawer,” says Mr. Anable. “And be-fore it becomes a problem, baby boomers must carefully balance the decision to help their children along with providing for their own re-tirement needs.”

By Celestino Luna

Once in a while I will share one or more of the testimo-nies of God’s goodness that I have experienced. Many of you have received miracles, a healing and you kept it to yourself. No, share that tes-timony; openly give God the Praise and Honor. Sharing a testimony increases the faith of the hearer. In the article of 12/06/2017 I gave testimony of how God saved my eldest nine-year-old son from losing his leg because of knee cancer. It was in the early 70’s, I was unsaved but somehow I cried to God and although a sinner God will not despise he or she who humbles themselves to God. I took my son from the bone specialist in San Antonio and went to Crystal City. On the third day I went across the border and the bone spe-cialist gave me good news. There was no cancer, only dried blood on the bone. He scraped the blood and my son is now 58-years-old and he has both legs.

In the article of 01/03/2018 I shared how God on the first Tuesday of the full moon said

He would heal both my sister Marina and an elderly lady for whom I had prayed in 1986 in Moses Lake, Washington. The first Tuesday according to the Roman Calendar dis-appointed me but the first Tuesday according to God’s calendar encouraged me for in the eyes if God the month begins when the moon is full. Of course I expected physical healing but God took both to Heaven that Tuesday of the New Moon. My words said Jesus in the Gospel of John are Spirit and Life. Many preachers preach healing in the Blood of Christ (Physical Healing) yet many Christians are sick. In 1985 I dreamed of Jesus and He told me that many people are not healed because they do not claim His Blood He shed on their behalf. Jesus’ words are spir-itual.

He shed His Blood for the forgiveness of sins which is the worst disease of all. Yes, miracles do happen but all of us need forgiveness and that is why we should put our faith in the work of the Cross of Christ. I know many people pray for miracles to saints and the Virgin Mary

but it is Mary who tells us in John 2:5 “Do what my Son says”. Never would Mary say “Build me a church” for it is Jesus Christ who gave Himself for the church to those that trust in Him. Yes, I have heard about miracles that people claim the Virgin gave them. I had a pastor in Lubbock full of love, patience and the Word of God. Disci-ples came out of that church. When the pastor touched on the subject of miracles by the Virgin Mary he put it this way.

A couple had a son, their marriage broke apart and the woman married another man. Christmas came and the real father of the son came with gifts. Christmas Eve came, the son opened the gifts and embraced and thanked his stepfather while the real father peeked through a window. God gives us a Scripture that agrees with what I said in Hosea 2:8. Israel had forsaken God and worshiped their god's and idols, they would offer their idols wheat, wine, oil, silver and gold and God said “And she (Israel) did not ac-knowledge that it was I who gave them all these things”. As for me I will stick with John 14:13 “And all you ask of the Father in My Name, I will do so that the Father is glorified in the Son”. Exodus 34:14 “For you shall worship no other God's for the Lord, whose Name is Jealous is a jealous God”.

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“Well, I guess.” These were the first words I uttered as the owner walked over with the small boar goat, and me watching his stature, how he walked, was he going to be the goat I pictured inside my mind. There was no doubt that I had wanted the other goat staring at me, oblivious of the situation, but I decided that maybe this little goat, would be the one. The one that I would be able to, once again, share a piece of my life with, just as every other beautiful one before him. At last he arrived at my feet, but instead of loading him up right away I knelt down to his little furry face, stared into his eyes, and watched for a spark of emotion, anything at all. I began to wonder if I had just become crazy until I saw, something, something that was, pleasant. Maybe he was the one, so loading him up into the bed of my dad’s truck, locking him in the cage to deliver him to his new home, I sat and pondered on what I saw, then it hit me. Curiosity, he had curiosity. I never have really thought about that, I mean I have been raising goats for eight years, and have seen all of the personalities, usually rough,

scared, nervous, hate, and love, but never curiosity, he seemed to look at me just as I looked at him, thinking the same question, “Was he the mystery owner for me?”

The process started as ev-ery goat project did, unload, bring him into his new sanc-tuary, release him and watch as he runs as far as he can from you, then make sure his water and food was perfect, and finally see to it that there is absolutely no openings or any possibility of him escap-ing into a far more dangerous world. Once this process was usually finished I would walk back inside, eat, then head back outside to survey my new family member and de-cide his name. As every year before, I name them on their attributes or characteristics, which can take a week or half a month depending if I forget to name him and just yell “Goat!” This one, though, after watching him, as he watched me, was unique, I decided to give him his name there, it was going to be a very original name. Goatee, but not because he had one, but rather, in the sense of him have a name as close as goat came across as different. I decided to let him enjoy his

new home before I begin to walk and show him around tomorrow, which seemed to come so fast. I woke, went to school, came home, ate then went outside, let the chickens run then walk to the long expanse of the fence to him, Go-tee. He too, looked at me, followed me every step of the way until I came to the gate, opened it, and strolled in. He, though, did not skamper off, he didn't look at me as a pred-ator, but rather a creature he decided not to take advantage of him. I went this route, and from then on we understood each other, in a sense, like a friend.

Here, I am now, writing this page in the closing days of our relationship, one that I will cherish forever and likely will be the only one I will ever have with a goat. I feel he knows something, in recent days he has become more attached, but distant. We both know what the end is, and I hope that he will look back at our many moments before his final rest and my final goodbye. To you, Go-tee, I will always and forever remember you. Thank you for your friendship.

My goat named GoateeBy Skyler Blalock - La Pryor 4-H Member

San Antonio, TX — Fol-lowing months of stakehold-er meetings and negotiations with state officials, Senator Carlos Uresti is pleased to announce the San Anto-nio State Hospital, on the Southside of San Antonio, in Senate District 19, will be receiving $14.5 million in state dollars for pre-planning and planning activities for total reconstruction of the hospital in addition to $1.2 million for immediate repairs and expansion of the existing campus.

The Texas Health and Hu-man Services Commission, with approval from Governor Greg Abbott and the Leg-islative Budget Board gave the final nod to an initial investment of $45.2 million to renovate and reconstruct Texas’ mental and behavioral health hospitals.

“The constituents I repre-sent deserve to have a mod-

Funding approved for planning new San Antonio State Hospital

ern state hospital that deliv-ers the best care possible to residents of Bexar County and South Texas. The current San Antonio State Hospital is full of potential, but the buildings on the campus are many decades old.” said Senator Carlos Uresti who added “Mental and behav-ioral health treatment has come a long way since the 1940s, and this investment will help ensure our hospitals reflect the new and effective strategies for patient care we expect for our loved ones.”

The San Antonio State Hospital, which served nearly 35,000 unique patients from fiscal year 2016-2017, serves 54 counties around San An-tonio and South Texas. The campus is over 100 years old, creating infrastructure and staffing challenges on the property that have resulted in temporary closures over the years.

"I want to thank all of our stakeholders including Meth-odist Healthcare Ministries who worked hard on the ini-tial approval of this project during the 85th Texas Legis-lative Session. In the months since, I have been amazed by the community collaboration that has galvanized support amongst mental health stake-holders and driven this project forward." said Uresti

The Executive Committee for the Reconstruction of the San Antonio State Hospital includes UT Health San Anto-nio, University Health System and other healthcare pro-viders, local elected officials, academic institutions, and non-profits who serve Texans in SASH’s 54-county region. The committee will help de-sign the facility and oversee the seamless integration of the new San Antonio State Hospi-tal into the local mental health continuum of care.

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THIS WAS THE NEWSFrom the Files of the Zavala County Sentinel

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THEME: THE GRAMMY AWARDS

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1. Tucks away6. Coca-Cola's first calo-rie-free drink9. Draw ____13. Turkish bigwig14. Harry Potter's Hedwig15. Anatomical sac16. Bet everything17. Ancient Chinese dy-nasty18. *Grammy winners Billy or Frank19. *2018 Grammy Awards host21. *2018 Grammys loca-tion23. Boy24. State of irritation25. Auto unit28. Toy building block30. Between knees and ankles35. Paella pot37. *Artist with six 2018 Grammy Award nomina-tions39. *Judd who won 5 Grammys as part of duo and one alone40. Long, long time41. "Encore!"43. Computer operating system44. Fat cat in the Orient46. Comrade in arms47. "By ____ of" or "by means of"48. Judges the worth of50. Bakery unit52. "To His ___ Mistress"53. Skilled in deception55. Tall tale57. *Childish Gambino's nominated record61. Gemstone64. Playing on the radio65. Executive's degree67. Egyptian falcon-head-ed deity69. Located70. Word of possibility71. Court order, e.g.72. Month before Nisan73. Wood-shaping tool74. Stinky

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22. Young newt24. Virtuously25. *Lin-Manuel Miranda nominated for song from this movie26. Humble requests27. Clumps29. *"Million Reasons" Lady31. Data transmission rate32. Not Doric nor Corin-thian33. Type of acid34. *2018 Grammys is number ____36. Dwarf buffalo38. Cylindrical building42. Spiral-horned antelope45. Same as a proverb49. Confession topic51. *Spoken Word post-

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humous nominee at 2018 Grammys54. Accepted as truth56. Horace's poem57. Parks or Luxemburg58. "Adventures of the Wishing-Chair" author Blyton59. Cyberattack target60. Hofbr‰uhaus offering61. *Artist with most 2018

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MARCH 12, 1937The Spinach Festival general committee announces that

the following five young women are candidates for the Title of Queen Acelga II. They are: Ruth Hunt, Charlotte Spann, Edna Butler, Mildred Brady, and Evelyn Moore. This year the selection of Acelga II will be left entirely with the public. Votes will be a penny each and the money from the contest will go to the Festival.

Cy Tate, playing the Wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" will be added attraction of the second greater Lions Minstrel. You can also see Howard Williamson in a wedding of a local couple, a second added attraction worth the full price of ad-mission. Cost is 25 cents per adult and ten cents for children.

A deal was made this week when Earl Butler bought the J.W. Lowe 700-acre farm and 100 head of cattle.

The ladies of the Cemetery Association are "live wires" so don't call them "graveyard ladies" any more. They are follow-ing Mrs. Don Moore and that delicious Nu-Port Coffee each Saturday with a sale consisting of homemade pies, dressed chickens, and sandwiches. So come to the Red & White store and help a worthy cause.

Ramon Montemayor and Miss Delphina Menchaca were united in marriage Friday at the home of the bride. The cer-emony was followed with a wedding dinner.

Mrs. S. C. Freed honored her son, Buddy, on his 8th birth-day with a party at their home. Guests were Eddie Dale Zim-merman, Glen Bishop, Sonny Cummins, Don Moore, Joel Pullen, Jerry Hill, Landon Jones, Beverly Moore, Ray Wiley Jr., Robert Battaglia, Joanne Busby, Chula and Mary Jane Schanck, Teenie Lowe, Rosita Reeves, Baraba and Norene Cummins, Lucile Smith, Itta Louise and Marcelyn Freed.

Bernard Guyler of Wallis spent several days here last week as the guest of his father, W. L. Guyler, and Mrs. Guyler.

MARCH 6, 1948W. T. Childress has sold the abstract part of his business

to J. Paul Little; the change took place last week. This was one of the oldest established business in Zavala County hav-ing been started by Mr. Childress while he was county clerk in 1990, and has been operated by him continuously for 48 years.

Two more new members were welcomed into the Jaycees Monday night. They were Harold Harkey and Cecil Holt.

The Batesville section is developing fast. There are now some 10 to 12 thousand acres of cleared land, and much of it is in cultivation. On the La Pryor highway just west of town an $80,000 gin is under construction.

The Gulick Farm has just installed equipment to homog-enize milk and will on Saturday, March 6, deliver the first homogenized milk for Crystal City.

Mrs. Inez Thompson has gone to San Antonio where she has employment at Frost National Bank. She was one of the clerks at the local bank for several years but resigned in Feb-ruary.

Dr. Otis King, La Pryor physician, reported this week that he had sold 14 city lots in west La Pryor to L. Erickson, bee culturist from Wisconsin. Erickson had originally pur-chased property north of La Pryor and has been migrating with his bees during the past year.

William A. Jones and Ben Bennett of Batesville were in town yesterday boosting the second annual American Le-gion rodeo at Batesville. The rodeo is sponsored by English Jones Post No. 577. The American Legion.

MARCH 8, 1957There will be no opposition in this year's city election.

Listed on the ballot will be Bruce Holsomback, mayor, I. C. Cribbs and W. P. Brennan Sr., city commissioner, and E.B. Taylor, city recorder.

New faces being seen at different businesses about town. Claude Pegues, who was working at the city hall, is now at Eubanks Chevrolet. He took Lillie Rucker's place, who is moving to Devine. Odessa Rutledge will leave her job at Samsco in a couple of weeks to take over Claude's job at the city hall.

Pete Acosta began working last week as farm placement interviewer with the local Texas Employment Commission office where he will assist in placing farm laborers in jobs.

MARCH 9, 1967Pfc. Juan Garcia was killed in action in Viet Nam on Sun-

day, February 26, to become Crystal City's first casualty of the ware there. The 21 year old soldier was a 1965 graduate of Crystal City High School and entered the Army in Sep-tember 1965. Had been in Viet Nam for three months. He grew up in Crystal City and made his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr . and Mrs. Julian Garcia.

Members of the Catholic community of Batesville met last Tuesday in the hall of St. Patrick's Church to discuss plans for a new church to replace the present 50 year old frame building.

Crystal Citians got a close-up view of the evacuation of a patient by helicopter last Saturday when one set down be-hind the Winter Garden Hospital to pick up a patient.

The Crystal City Ministerial Alliance was reactivated on March 1. Officers are Rev. Henry Casserola and Rev. Bill Reily, co-chairmen, and Rev. L. B. Moss, secretary-treasurer. Rev. Arnold Lopez and Rev. V. Frank Perry Jr. are the other ministers in the alliance.

MARCH 10, 1977Six teachers from the Zavala Elementary School were in

San Antonio for bilingual workshops at the Region 20 Edu-cation Service Center. Attending were Adan Sanchez, Gua-dalupe Lozano, Maria Guadalupe Lozano, ALejandro MAr-quez, Maria del Refugio Moncada, and Jose de la Rosa.

Celestino Luna, former Crystal Citian now living in Pla-inview, was named Outstanding Business Man of the Year by the Plainview Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce.

Ramsey Muniz, unsuccessful candidate for governor as a Raza Unida Party Candidate of two election, was sentenced to a five-year term by Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr. on charges of marijuana trafficking.

1987 - 7TH GRADE HONOR ROLL STUDENTS: Herminia Alva, Mary Joy Bee, Carlos Briones, Cynthia Camacho, Monica Camarillo, Juan J. Fernandez, Alejandro Flores, Brenda Flores, Raul Flores, Aida Y. Garcia, Moises Garcia III, Barbara Hernandez, Laura Loera, Jennifer Lopez, Guadalupe Ortiz, Daniel Paulino, Marco A. Ramirez, Priscilla A. Rice, Rosalinda Rios, Jorge A. Ruiz, Gabriel G. Silvas, Jo Ann Silvas, Alfredo Teran, Veronica Vega, Marisol Villarreal, Mark C. Wendell, Heather M. Wickstrom.

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The Crystal City Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, or national origin in its educational programs, activities, or employ-ment as required by Title IX, Section 504, and Title V

Classifieds DeadlineMONDAY 3PM

830-374-3465zcsentinel@gmail.com

M O B I L E H OM E F O R RENT: 2 bedroom located at 110 Pecos. No pets. Regular rent or Section 8. Available January 1st. For more infor-mation call 830-374-2549. 51/tfn_______________________

FOR RENT/LEASE: Com-mercial property located at 2200 N Hwy 83. Available January 1st. For more infor-mation call 830-448-9355. 52/3tc

CRYSTAL CITY ISD

POSITION AVAILABLE FOR THE 2017-2018

SCHOOL YEAR

All-level Physical Education Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS: Appropriate Certification

CLOSING DATE: Until Position is filled

APPLY AT: Crystal City ISD Human Resources Office805 E. Crockett St.Crystal City, Texas 78839PH. 830/374-2367, ext. 108, 129 or on-line: www.crystal-cityisd.org

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Equal Opportunity EmployerThe Crystal City Indepen-dent School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, or national origin in its educa-tional programs, activities, or employment as required by Title IX, Section 504, and Title VI. 52/88tfn_______________________

CITY OF CRYSTAL CITYJOB OPENING

Job Title: Dispatcher Full-Time Date Posted: December 27, 2017Closing Date: Until position is filledSalary: Depending on experienceSalary Range: $8.25 - $9.25 hourly GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

This is a non-supervisory position. Duties include re-ceiving incoming calls over both the telephone and the two-way radio and taking ap-propriate action, maintaining certain records, and receiving and transmitting informa-tion via Teletype equipment.

If you have any questions please call Rebecca Moncada, Human Resources Manager at (830) 374-3477 ext. 7212 or for a complete Job Descrip-tion and/or Job Application, please contact Ms. Moncada in person/by mail or email at:

Rebecca Moncada, Human Resources ManagerCity of Crystal City101 E. Dimmit StreetCrystal City, Texas 78839rmoncada@cityofcc.org

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FOR RENT: 3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home with stove, refrigerator, washer and dryer hook ups, and private fence. Under Section 8 or regular rent. For more information call 830-448-9320. 2/2tp_______________________

FOR RENT: cabin for a single person or couple. All bills paid. Includes stove, refrig-erator, washer and dryer. Private fence. For more in-formation call 830-448-9320. 2/2tp

CRYSTAL CITY ISD

POSITION AVAILABLE FOR THE 2017-2018

SCHOOL YEAR

TEACHER, EC-6 GRADES

QUALIFICATIONS: Appropriate Certification CLOSING DATE: Until Position is filled

APPLY AT: Crystal City ISD Human Resources Office805 E. Crockett St.Crystal City, Texas 78839

PH. 830/374-2367, ext. 108, 129or on-line: www.crystalcity-isd.org MB

Equal Opportunity EmployerThe Crystal City Indepen-dent School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, or national origin in its educa-tional programs, activities, or employment as required by Title IX, Section 504, and Title VI. 2-87/2tcFOR SALE: new refrigerator.

Can be seen at 601 E. Bexar. For information call 830-374-6323. Also looking for a Singer Sewing Machine.

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE CRYSTAL CITY FESTI-VAL ASSOCIATION, INC. NEEDS SERIOUSLY IN-TERESTED BUSINESS IN-DIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE CRYSTAL CITY LIMIT THAT ARE WILLING TO SERVE VOL-UNTARILY AS DIRECTOR OF THE CRYSTAL CITY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, INC., A NON-PROFIT OR-GANIZATION.

INTERESTED BUSINESS INDIVIDUALS CAN SUB-MIT A LETTER TO THE CCFA, INC. P.O. BOX 100 CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS 78839. DEADLINE TO SUB-MIT LETTER IS JANUARY 19, 2018 AT 12:30 P.M.

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Are You in Crisis?Do you feel depressed, lose interest or pleasure in former activities or have al-ternating depressed and elevated moods? No matter what problems you are deal-ing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connect-ed to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7.

" Our family is dedicated to providing the best funeral services in Crystal City and surrounding areas. We welcome a visit to our mortuary, so you can experience for yourself the warmth, care, and attention, our family provides."

Ricardo Sanchez,Owner, Castle Ridge

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303 E. Kinney St.Crystal City, Texas 78839

830-374-3413 • Fax: 830-374-3420Traditional Funerals • Direct Cremations • Pre-Arrangements • Out of Town Services • Memorials/Monuments • In-house Florist

FERNANDO SOSA

Fernando Sosa of Crystal City, Texas was born July 29, 1956 and passed away Janu-ary 2, 2018 at the age of 61.

Mr. Sosa was preceded in death by his daughter, Lisa Marie Sosa: parents, Leonar-do and Guadalupe Sosa; half brother, Jose Torres; mother-in-law, Isabella P. Martinez.

He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Martinez Sosa; daugh-ters, Erycah Sosa and Abigail Sosa; sister, San Juanita Sosa Galvan; half brother and sisters, Juan Quintero, Mary Quintero, Rosie Sinohui. Mr. Sosa is also survived by 3 sis-ter-in-law, 2 brothers-in-law, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held on Friday, January 5, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and a Rosary was recited at 7:00 p.m. at Castle Ridge Mortu-ary in Crystal City, Texas.

Funeral Service was at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Janu-ary 6, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment followed at Edgewood Cem-etery in Crystal City, Texas on Saturday, January 6, 2018.

Funeral Services entrust-ed to Castle Ridge Mortu-ary-Crystal City.

CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY

JOB OPENING

JOB TITLE: Police Officer

DATE POSTED: January 9, 2018

CLOSING DATE: Until position is filled

SALARY: Depending on experience

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: This is a responsible non supervisory position. Du-ties include patrolling an assigned area, generally by vehicle, to prevent crime and enforce laws and ordi-nances; and responding to emergency calls and routine complaints, taking appropri-ate action.

If you have any questions please call Rebecca Moncada, Human Resources Manager at (830) 374-3477 ext. 7212 or for a complete Job Descrip-tion and/or Job Application, please contact Ms. Moncada in person/by mail or email at:

Rebecca Moncada, Human Resources ManagerCity of Crystal City101 E. Dimmit StreetCrystal City, Texas 78839rmoncada@cityofcc.org

Juan Costilla Sr. of Crystal City, Texas was born July 27, 1919 and passed away Janu-ary 4, 2018 at the age 98.

Mr. Costilla was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth So-lis Costilla; son, David Cos-tilla; parents, Melchor and Francisca Costilla; brothers, Samuel Costilla and Luis Costilla; sister, Ofelia Costilla and Maria Del Jesus Costilla.

He is survived by his son, Juan Costilla Jr. (Laura); grandchildren, Alyssa Vinton (Richard), Yliana Rodri-guez, Juan Costilla III, Josue Costilla, Karina Costilla, Andie Costilla; great-grand-children, Giovanni Costilla, Analeigh Vinton, Izabella

The City of Crystal City is an Equal Opportunity Employ-er. 2-128/2tc_______________________

CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY JOB OPENING

JOB TITLE: CODE ENFORCER

ONLY QUALIFIED APPLI-CANTS SHOULD APPLY!!!!

DATE POSTED: January 9, 2018

CLOSING DATE: Until position is filled

SALARY RANGE: Depending on Experience

JOB SUMMARY:

Under General Supervision, conducts inspections and investigations to ensure com-pliance with City ordinances, municipal codes, zoning reg-ulations and other applicable ordinances; works to resolve violations; and issues appro-priate warnings and citations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNC-TIONS:

• Conducts field checks to uncover possible violations of a variety of city codes and or-dinances including the City's sign Ordinance, Lighting Or-dinance, Zoning, Nuisance, property maintenance and illegal dumping.

• Investigates possible vio-lations; contacts responsible individuals in person and in writing; performs follow-up investigations to see that re-medial action has been taken. • Responds to citizen com-plaints regarding code viola-tions; exercises appropriate judgment in prioritizing calls; investigates and re-solves problems; provides information by phone or in person regarding regulations. • Prepares and issues notices of noncompliance, violation and citations according to applicable codes and regu-lations; works with effective property owners and or their representative to encourage compliance with municipal codes, ordinances, and regu-lations. • Works closely with viola-tors to assist them in finding timely solutions to problems. • Coordinates with the Municipal Court and files the necessary complaints. • Completes all reports and paperwork promptly, legibly and accurately. • Makes premise and struc-ture inspections to determine violations of city codes. • Consults with property owners to show where viola-tions are present and enforces remedial action by the prop-erty owners. • Consults with citizens regarding the results of their inspections. • Makes field notes from inspection tour and com-piles necessary report on assignments and maintains daily activity report of field investigative activities. • Keeps records and submits work activity reports. • Participates in the review and development of amend-ments to city codes. Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required. JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Graduat ion f rom High School and one year of in-creasingly responsible in-spection or enforcement experience; must possess a Texas Code Enforcement certification; • Ability to work under stressful working conditions. • Ability to inspect and identify violations of appli-cable codes and ordinances.

CERTIFICATES AND LI-CENSES REQUIRED:

• Valid Texas Motor Ve-hicle Operator’s license or available alternate means of transportation and such li-cense or certificates as may be necessary to conduct build-ing inspections.

If you have any questions please call Rebecca Moncada, Human Resources Manager at (830) 374-3477 ext. 7212 or for a complete Job Descrip-tion and/or Job Application, please contact Ms. Moncada in person/by mail or email at:

Rebecca Moncada, Human Resources ManagerCity of Crystal City101 E. Dimmit StreetCrystal City, Texas 78839rmoncada@cityofcc.org

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Vinton, Xavier Rodriguez; sister, Reyes Vasquez, Maria Romelia. Mr. Costilla is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held on Monday, January 8, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and a Prayer service was at 6:00 p.m. at Castle Ridge Mortuary in Crystal City, Texas.

Funera l S er v ice was at10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Castle Ridge Mor-tuary. Interment followed at Frio County Cemetery in Pearsall, Texas.

Funeral Services entrust-ed to Castle Ridge Mortu-ary-Crystal City.

JUAN COSTILLA SR.