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Service to others is a significant part of what is taught at Southwest Texas Junior College, specifical-ly with its students participating in doing good for others in need! Each class teaches how your career will not just wind up being something good for you economically, but that you now have the academic background and skills to be a positive change agent for others.

Whether something small or something big, we have the capacity to do good for those in need. Each semester, SWTJC’s student clubs and ongoing class-es select a “service project” to participate in. This Spring 2018 semester, the General Psychology and Lifespan Growth and Development classes taught by Mrs. Diana Perez Garcia are undertaking a special service project that intends to help Marcos and Mariah Galindo, children from La Pryor, Texas with their transportation and housing costs as they battle KRABBE DISEASE, a genetic condition that currently has a low survival/recovery rate.

A story in the Zavala County Sentinel on July 12, 2017 impacted some of the students attending the local campus here in Crystal City. Several of the Psychology classes are pre-requisites for the college’s nursing and radiology programs. In discussing different service projects, several students researched Krabbe Disease, its effects and genetic connections.

In learning about General Psychology students study the human body, its organs and the miracle of how everything interconnects. Lifespan teaches the different stages of growth and the specific components that take us successfully into a healthy old age. This and other Service Projects the college students participate in gives them a direct experience on health care, its costs and its economic effects on families.

Mariah is currently at Methodist Children’s Hospital due to pneumonia and is scheduled to travel to Pittsburgh, Penn-sylvania for a follow up with her team of doctors on the week of March 19. Marcus is scheduled to travel to Florida and meet with a team of research doctors this week. The children have a Facebook page called “A Miracle for Marcus and Mariah” where anyone can follow for any updates.

Noting the challenges these children face and how their disease affects their families, the choice was made to help their grandmother, Blanca McHazlett to support this fundraising event. The two Psychology classes will support a Brisket Plate Sale on Saturday, March 24, 2018, to be held in front of the SWTJC’s – Dr. Antonio Rivera Instructional Facility, at 215 W. Zavala St. in Crystal City. Donations will be $8.00 per plate. Any other donations may be made otherwise to their gofundme account https://www.gofundme.com/2cbvtpus or mailed to the attention of Marcus Galindo, P.O. Box 770, La Pryor, Texas 78872.

Sociedad Funeraria“Miguel Hidalgo”

meeting willbe held

Sunday, March 18 at the Salon MiguelHidalgo at 2:00 p.m.

The Zavala County Sentinel officewill be closed

Thursday & Friday (March 15 & 16).

Regular office hours will resume on

March 19th.

The Javelina Boys trav-eled to Bishop, Texas for the THSPA Boys Regional Pow-erlifitng Competion. Brian Lazo 114, Orlando Mata 123, Silverio Mendoza 132, Juan Guzman 148 (alternate), Or-lando Gutierrez 148, Cesar Franco 165, Ismael Franco 181, Ricardo Castaneda 220 (alternate), Joe Gutierrez 242, Mark Puente 242, and Rey Mendoza 275. Brian Lazo 5th place, Orlando Gutierrez 2nd place, and Ismael Franco 1st place along with Overall Heavy Weight Squat, Overall Heavy Weight Deadlift and Overall Heavy Weight Lifter. Orlando Gutierrez and Ismael Franco will be competing at the state championship in Abilene, Texas, on March 24, 2018.

Thank you to the parents, family members and friends who traveled to Bishop to support the Javelina Power-lifters.

Pictured Left to Right –Boys Head Coach Chaz Baxter, Orlando Gutierrez, Joe Gutierrez, Ismael Franco and Rey Mendoza

Eleven qualify for Texas High School Boys Association Regional Competition

SWTJC Service Project

Mariah, Marcus and Miranda

See Miracle Page 2

American Legion to meet on March 15

The Crystal City Police Department would like to thank those who helped find the people involved in an accident on March 7, 2018 at about 6:40 p.m.

The Crystal City Police Department received a phone call in reference to a vehicle striking a child on a bike. Upon the officers arrival the vehicle had left the scene and was last seen heading towards

Lake Street. EMS was sum-moned to the scene to check on the child who was later transported to Dimmit Re-gional Hospital to get checked out. The only description given of the vehicle is that it was a two door white work truck with red lettering on the doors and tools in the back. They were also informed that there was a female witness to the accident.

Vehicle involved in hit and run is found

By WILL WEISSERT and PAUL J. WEBER,Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three package bombs left on doorsteps in suburban neighborhoods have explod-ed in less than two weeks in Texas' capital city, killing two people, wounding two oth-ers and leaving investigators searching for any possible explanation or motive.

Police said the bombings in eastern Austin — two Monday and one on March 2 — are likely linked. All the victims were minorities, and investigators are looking into whether race was a factor. However, they backed off initial suggestions that hate crimes could be a core cause.

The attacks unfolded as tens of thousands of visitors arrived for the busiest days of the South By Southwest music

festival. The gathering didn't appear related, but police urged tourists to be vigilant while warning residents to call authorities immediately if they receive unexpected parcel deliveries.

By Tuesday, authorities had received more than 150 calls reporting suspicious packag-es, according to a tweet from the police department.

The first of Monday's blasts occurred early in the morning when a package was carried into the kitchen and exploded upon being opened, killing a 17-year-old boy and wound-ing a 40-year-old woman, both of them black.

Hours later, police were called to the scene of another explosion also triggered by the opening of a package. That blast wounded a 75-year-old Hispanic woman, who was taken to a hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.

Both of those explosions are thought to be linked to

Austin police probe any links between package bombings

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We hope the community and the area will be generous in their support of this very worthwhile service project. Psychology students cur-rently have plate sale tickets for sale.

For more information, please contact Diana Perez Garcia, Psychology professor at 830-374-7920 or the chil-dren’s grandmother, Blanca McHazlett at 830-486-8414.

Miraclecontinued from page 1

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station arrested a Mexican national who had been convicted of manslaughter.

“This arrest highlights the stark reality that violent criminals are constantly at-tempting to illegally cross our borders,” said Del Rio

Sector Chief Patrol Agent Fe-lix Chavez. “Our agents have again performed admirably in their tireless efforts to keep our country safe.”

On March 5, Border Pa-trol agents arrested a Mex-ican national after he was encountered near the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass. During processing at the

Eagle Pass Station, agents dis-covered that Gustavo Alonso Leon-Huizache, 29, had been convicted of manslaughter in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, on Feb. 25, 2010, and was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison. Records checks show Leon-Huizache was deported to Mexico in May 2015.

Leon-Huizache faces a charge under 8 U.S. Code § 1326 - reentry of removed aliens, which carries a max-imum sentence of 20 years in prison. His prior order of removal will be reinstated.

The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is part of the Joint Task Force-West South Texas Cor-ridor, which leverages federal, state and local resources to combat transnational crimi-nal organizations.

To report suspicious activ-ity call the Del Rio Sector’s toll free number at 1-866-511-8727.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified bor-der agency within the Depart-ment of Homeland Security charged with the manage-ment, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry.

CBP is charged with keep-ing terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Border Patrol Agents apprehend man convicted of manslaughter another early morning blast,

this one on March 2, which killed a black man. Monday's victims were not immediate-ly identified but police said previously that the March 2 victim was 39-year-old An-thony Stephan House.

"This is the third in what we believe to be related incidents over the past 10 days," Austin police Chief Brian Manley said during the second of two news conferences he held near each of Monday's explosion sites. At first Man-ley suggested that the blasts could constitute a hate crime, but later amended that to say authorities had not settled on a motive since the intended targets weren't clear because multiple people live in the homes where explosives were placed. He also said they may possibly have been left at the wrong addresses.

"We are not ruling anything out at this point," Manley said.

Investigators refused to provide many details about how the explosives were packaged, citing the ongoing investigation. But Manley described them as "not partic-ularly large." In all three cases, he said, the packages did not appear to have gone through the U.S. Postal Service or pri-vate carriers, but were left on doorsteps without knocking or ringing doorbells.

In a tweet, organizers of South By Southwest said they were "heartbroken by the ex-plosions" and urged visitors

to stay safe. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered a $15,000 re-ward for information leading to an arrest.

Manley told festival-goers, "There's no reason to believe that you are at any greater risk." But he added that they should "be aware" and "look for things that are suspicious."

Four years ago, a driver plowed through a barricade and into a crowded street of South By Southwest revel-ers, killing four people and injuring many others. Extra security measures were taken, including additional policing, tougher security checks and brighter street lighting.

Keith Reynolds lives near the site of Monday's second blast and said he heard what sounded like a propane explo-sion. He rushed outside and saw a cloud of hazy smoke and people running to help.

"There was a horrible screaming. You knew that something terrible was hap-pening," Reynolds said, add-ing that the victim's body was riddled with holes as emergency responders took her out of the house.

There was nothing obvious linking the three areas where the bombs exploded, other than all were east of Inter-state 35 that divides the city. The east side has historically been more heavily minority and less wealthy than Austin's west side, although that has changed as gentrification has raised home prices and rents everywhere. It is also less true on the city's northern outskirts, closer to where the first explosion occurred and where major firms like Dell, Apple and Samsung have sprawling complexes.

Monday's first blast hap-pened in Springdale Hills, a leafy neighborhood of houses mostly from the 1960s and 1970s. That was about 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of the home where the March 2 package bombing occurred. Monday's second explosion, meanwhile, occurred about 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of the day's first blast.

"It's just a regular family neighborhood," Reynolds said. "It's just a grandmother, you know what I mean? Like, why?" From his house at the end of the same street, 77-year-old retiree Gilbert Rendon heard the boom of Monday's second blast and then saw a crush of scared people running his way — barefoot neighbors, some carrying babies with dogs chasing behind. "They're say-ing, 'Somebody put a bomb! Somebody put a bomb!" Ren-don said. FBI teams are inves-tigating along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Manley said anyone receiving a package they don't recognize should call 911. "Under no circum-stances should you touch them, move them or handle them in any way," he said.

Associated Press Writer Jim Vertuno

contributed to this report.

Austin continued from page 1

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The Eta Beta Chapter of the international honor society Phi Theta Kappa inducted 42 new members this spring at Southwest Texas Junior Col-lege during a ceremony held on March 1 in Uvalde.

New members inducted include Janel Aguilar, Irma Arredondo, Joanna Arredon-do, Ana Aviles, Abel Ayala, Jr., Raena Bishop, Mandie Carabaja, Cathlynn Castro, Amelia Cervantes-Espino, Benjamin Chapa, Humberto DeLeon, Jr., Lanie Dubose, Mario Escobar, III, Sarah Es-quivel, Kylie Galvan, Hannah Garcia, Noe Garcia, Pilar Gar-field, Siboney Garza, Kim-berly Gomez, and Victoria Gonzalez.

Also inducted were, Eliza-beth Guite, Ryan Hernandez, Erin Honer, Katie Kalthoff, Adrianna Loera, Makenzie Martinez, Laura Mata, Jen-nifer Montellano, Leanna Morin, Christopher Orosco, Callie Overton, Shelby Pan-nell, Raul Ramirez, Alexan-dria Rawald, Karina Rojas, Sergio Rosas, Eduardo Serna, Jazlynn Solis, Angela Taylor, Karina Terrazas, and Jazmine Velasquez.

Dr. Cheryl Sanchez, dean of the college of liberal arts, welcomed guests to the in-duction ceremony.

Current Eta Beta Chapter members participating in the ceremony were Serina Garibay, Alysa Gauna, Karla Mercado Penilla, Andrea Polendo, and Brandee Jones.

Randa Schell, the chapter advisor, concluded the cer-emony with remarks, where she referred to the chapter as a family and invited the new members to be part of the family and be active in

Phi Theta Kappa holds spring induction ceremony at SWTJC

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Crystal City of Pct. 4A, for your vote and support.

I will be in the run off forCounty Commissioner in Pct. 4 & 4A.

Early voting will begin May 14-18,Election Day is May 22nd.

Your vote will be greatly appreciated.THANK YOU

Florencio Melendrez

Miedo o Temor

No confundas el temor de Dios con el miedo de enfren-tarlo.

Siemplemente el tenerle temor es darle respeto, darle

honra y reverencia y obedeser sus mandamientos.

El tener temor a Dios es el comienzo de buenas cosas. El nos dara sabiduria y en-tendimento de las cosas que le agradan.

Dios nos da fuerzas, no da confianza. Es entonces que sentimos paz y disfrutamos de lo bueno de la vida.

Recibiremos bendiciones, recibiremos riquezas. Sera como un banquete todo lo que Cristo ofrence.

3/21/2017

Desplegar la Tecnologia

Ya basta! Desplega la com-putadora aunque sea por un momento ya ni tiempo de platicar cara a cara nos das.

Es una adicion. Este de texting en tu phone creo que algunos no pueden estar sin hacerlo.

Sera que son de la nueva generacion mis nietos saben mas que yo en eso de com-putadoras y iPhones, pero no me aweto.

Yo mejor la paso leyendo y escribiendo poemas. Uso mis conco sentidos y la paso muy bien.

Solo los dejo con este con-sejo-dale a tu vida una aten-cion directa. Desplegate, de-spierta tu potencia a un nivel mas alla de lo conocido.

4/6/2017

Assume (Suponer)

Supones que trabajo se a hacer por otros. Pobre de ti!

Suponer es un acto de flo-jera de depender de otros. No asegurarse de lo que se supone, puede cauzar desi-lucion.

Mejor haz planes de ante mano. No supongas que lo sabes todo porque sabras que no es real. Es solo una suposicion.

Cuando ves la abuja del auto marca poco gas, presta atencion mejor hechale gas de imediato o preparate para caminar.

Cuando te acostumbres a suponer solo te llevaras un chasco mejor anticipa que podria pasar. Nada es garan-tizado. Que te vaya bien.

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chapter activities."We are all family, and be-

ing inducted into this chapter is not just a formal thing," said Schell. "For those of you who are being inducted tonight, I invite you to be part of our family."

To earn membership in Phi Theta Kappa, students must have completed at least 12

semester hours with at least a 3.5 GPA. Students must also be currently enrolled in at least six hours and maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain members in good standing.

A reception for inductees and their families was held in the Matthews Student Center immediately following the ceremony.

Our 1st Pre Season Game is right around the corner and wehave four amazing games that will be played in our very own

Javelina Stadium in Crystal City! $10 at the Door will get you infor ALL 4 Games! Teams and Game Times are listed below!

Come out for some great entertainment and Support the Teams!

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

PAGE 4 ZAVALA COUNTY SENTINEL Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Happy spring break to those luck folks that are granted one. At least most of you can use spring break to practice getting used to the new time which began this weekend. It takes a little getting used to but by the time you feel good about the new time change it will be time to change it back in a few months. Greetings to all of you and thank you so much for reading this week.

Time to Consider Steer Projects for 2019 Shows

4-H Families are reminded that steer Validation is in 3 months. If you have young-sters that plan to raise a steer for the 2019 Zavala County Junior Show or a major show in Texas you might want to consider locating a steer proj-ect now.

Remember Zavala County Steers show by weight only ( No breed division), they must weigh at least1000 lbs. by the Show in January and no more than 1450 lbs. There is no tooth rule in the county show which means that ani-mals are not required to have their baby teeth by the show. Exhibitors are encouraged to find a steer that was born in late July, August or September of 2017 to make the weight limits for most shows.

Steer validation will take place in June and steer tag or-ders for the 2019 show season will begin next month in April If you need more information about raising a beef project, locating a show calf or other questions related to 4-H beef project contact me at the Zav-ala County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at 830-374-2883.

Want Something to Do in Spring Break?

Enter the District 12 4‐H Photography Contest

District 12 will be hosting its annual 4‐H Photography Contest for 4‐H’ers in District 12. The contest will be open to all three age divisions (Junior, Intermediate, and Senior) and the theme will be “Backyard”. The contest will be done on‐line including submission of photos and judging.

The 2018 District 12 4‐H Photography Contest Rules are attached and currently available on the District 12 4‐H website at http://d124‐h.tamu.edu. Each county is allowed 1 photo entry per category in each of the three age divisions for a total of 45 eligible photos.

Each 4‐H’er entering photos for the District 4‐H Photography Contest must register online through 4‐H Connect. The registration fee will be $8.00 per photo entry. Online registration now open and will end March 21, 2018. Payment must be made on 4‐H connect at the time of registration. Payments made by 4-H check must be post-marked within three business days of registration submis-sion. No late entries will be accepted. No refunds will be given. For more information about this contest contact me at the Zavala County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at 830-374-2883

Tip of the Week: Successful

Tomato Gardening

Yes tomato gardening is one of the most common plants in home gardens next to peppers and squash. They

are a good source of vitamin A and fair source of vitamin C. Fresh tomatoes are popular in salads, on sandwiches and sliced. They can be cooked and used in many ways. Texas gardeners can grow a variety of small- and large-fruited tomatoes: Smallfruit include Presto, Cherry Grande, Sala-dette and Small Fry. Largefruit tomatoes include Better Boy, Big Beef, Big Box, Bush Beef-steak, Carnival, Celebrity and Homestead. There are many others on the market but these have been proven to do well in our area. Released in 2011 the Tycoon tomato has many characteristics that rival or even best the Celebrity toma-to, the long-standing favorite of many commercial and home growers, according to our Texas A&M AgriLife Ex-tension Service horticulturist.

Tycoon tomato has su-perior resistance to diseases and nematodes, and it can produce very large fruit of superior quality. For example, Tycoon is resistant to tomato yellow leaf curl virus, a dis-ease that has become a major problem for many varieties in the past few years, Rodriguez said. It is also resistant to the fungi verticillium and fusar-ium, races one and two, and tomato spotted wilt virus, as well as nematodes. If you want large sized fruit tomatoes I en-courage you to try the Tycoon variety this year.

For the most part all to-mato varieties Tomatoes grow well in most Texas areas if planted in soil that drains well. They need at least 6 hours of sunlight each day. Work the garden soil only when it is dry enough not to stick to the garden tools. Several weeks

before planting, work the top 8 to 10 inches of soil.

Remove all rocks and trash from the soil and rake it to break up large clods. Toma-toes grow best in soils that have lots of organic matter. If possible, spread 2 to 3 inches of organic material such as compost, leaves, or rotted hay over the planting area. Mix this organic material into the top 4 to 6 inches of soil.

Most families need only a few plants, so it is best to buy plants and not grow them from seed. Buy healthy, green plants that are 6 to 8 inches tall. You can set out tomato plants now since all danger of frost has passed. To get a quick start plant tomato Transplants instead of trying to grow them from seeds. If possible, set out tomatoes on raised beds of soil that are about 6 inches high. Make the transplant holes 3 to 4 inches deep and 2 to 4 feet apart in the row. For staked or caged plants, space the rows at least 3 feet apart. For unsupported plants, leave 4 to 5 feet between the rows. Transplant your tomatoes in the evening or on a cloudy day to keep them from drying too much and wilting.

Before placing transplants into the soil, fill the transplant holes with water and let it soak in. After planting water the tomato plants slowly and deeply to help them develop a strong root system. Do not let the tomatoes wilt severely, or yields and fruit quality will be low.

During the growing season and for the highest yields, place mulch around the to-mato plants. Spread a 2- to 3-inch layer of organic mate-rial such as compost, leaves,

or hay around the growing plants. Mulching will help stop weed growth and water loss from the soil. You can let tomatoes grow on the ground or support them with stakes or cages. When you stake tomatoes, put the stake in shortly after transplanting to lessen root damage. For staked or caged plants, space the rows at least 3 feet apart. For unsupported plants, leave 4 to 5 feet between the rows. Fertilize the plants every 3 to 4 weeks with 1 to 2 level table-spoons of fertilizer scattered around each plant. To control weeds, you may cultivate or hoe around the plants. Work the soil only deep enough to kill the weeds but shallow enough not to damage the

tomato plant roots. Many insecticides are avail-

able at garden centers for homeowner use. Sevin is a synthetic insecticide; organic options include sulfur and Bt-based insecticides. Sulfur also has fungicidal properties and helps in controlling many diseases. Neem oil, sulfur, and other fungicides are available for use.

Now enjoy the fruits of your labor. For best quality, pick tomatoes at full color. If you pick them when they are pink, let them ripen at room temperature for maximum rip vine flavor. They may be stored in the refrigerator after they reach full color.

Enjoy your garden and have a fruitful week. M.V.

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Rio Grande Electric Co-operative is once again spon-soring their annual Electrical Safety Poster Contest for students in grades 1-3 and 4-6 in any county served by the Co-op. All schools/students are eligible to par-ticipate, regardless of whether the children’s parents are members of RGEC. Every child who designs a poster will receive a certificate of participation. One winning poster from each division will receive the overall grand prize – a $50 gift card, and the winning artwork incor-porated into the book cover design the Co-op provides to schools throughout its service territory. Schools eligible for participation include those in the following counties: Brew-

Public NoticeCrystal City ISD will hold a District Parent Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office Board Room; all committee members and any interested community member or parents are encouraged to attend.

RGEC to award 22 scholarships$33,000 will be awarded in

the form of 22 $1,500 schol-arships. Graduating seniors in any accredited public, pri-vate, or home school, whose parents/legal guardians are members of Rio Grande Elec-tric Cooperative, are eligible. Completed entries must be postmarked by April 20,

2018. Download the rules/en-try forms at www.riogrande.coop. (Located on the Extras tab menu)

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Esta institución es un proveedor de servicios con igualdad de oportunidades.

Electrical Safety Poster Contestster, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb and Zavala in Texas, and Eddy and Otero Counties in New Mexico. To participate, school personnel should contact sede@rgec.

Uvalde, TX, March 9, 2018 – The cheers were loud. The smiles were huge. The verdict was unanimous - everyone had a fantastic time at the 12th Annual Southwest Texas Junior College Kid's Råodeo.

More than 500 students from daycare, pre-k and kin-dergarten students attend-ed the event hosted by the SWTJC Rodeo Team. Schools

BJMS 4th six weeks Honor Roll5TH GRADE ALL A'S

Xynaida Alcozer, Katelyn Balderas, Gabriela Cantu, Anayelia Cardenas, Viviana Del Rio, Jaycie Delgado, Maria Espinosa, Melledy Gamon,Daniella Garcia, Ma-ria Gomez, Jose Gonzalez, Analisa Hernandez, Kate Jimenez,Abraham Marti-nez,Jayden Martinez, Scott Rodriguez, Sonia Rodriguez, Natalie Samarripa, Erik Ser-reno, Jaylinn Trevino, Nicolas Vargas

A'S & B'SJavier Alvarez, Sabastian Balboa, Matthew Balderas, Israel Ballesteros, Vicente Cardenas, Raelynn Carmo-na, Annalia Castillo, Dante Delgado, Xavier Delgado, Angel Escamilla, Selma Flores, Stephanie Flores, Vianey Garcia, Achilles Go-mez, Sofia Guerrero, Mad-

eleine Huerta, Nayo Lerma, Zebastyan Leyva, Evelyn Martinez, Rosalyn Martinez, Ethan Mena, Abigail Mendo-za, Jason Mendoza, Angel Mendoza, Mckenzie Moron, Eva Navejar, Juan Noriega, Gabriella Olivera, Ehmma Ontiverios, Abel Puente, Bob-by Ramirez, Elissa Ramirez, Ricardo Rios, Sasha Ro-driguez, Leena Rodriguez, Sebastian Ruiz, Ileena Ru-valcaba, Aaron Sanchez, Alayna Saucedo, Alexis Soto, Yaneth Sulaica, Rigo Torres, ALina Urrabazo, Haylie Vera, Ricardo Victorino, Jesse Villalobos

PERFECT ATTENDANCEXynaida Alcozer, Anahi-za Alvizo, Tyler Arellanes, CHristian Balboa, Sabastian Balboa, Israel Ballesteros, Madison Bermea, Amanda Calderon, Gabriela Can-

tu, Annalia Castillo, Jaycie Delgado, Angel Escamilla, Ishmael Gallegos, Vianey Garcia, Jose Gonzalez, Breana Hernandez, Reana Hernandez, Victor Hernan-dez, Ameerah Ibarra, Nayo Lerma, Abraham Martinez,, Jayden Martinez, Rosalyn Mart inez, Romeo Mata, Ethan Mena, Jason Men-doza, Angel Moreno, Felix Rangel, Sonia Rodriguez, Sebastian Ruiz, Ieisha Ruval-caba, Karissa Saenz, Natalie Samarripa, Aaron Sanchez, Aracelie Saucedo, Jaylinn Trevino, Joshua Trevino, John Urrabazo, James Villar-real, Steven Villarreal

6TH GRADE ALL A'SJose Bonilla, Adolfo Carras-co, Adrian Saucedo

A'S & B'SCruz Alarcon, Michael Ayala, Ashly Balderas, Kenneth Benavides, Korey Bosquez, Dyzell Cantu, Daniel Castil-lo, Layla Christopher, Nadia Guerra, Lauren Gutierrez, Ezekiel Gutierrez, Jazmin Hernandez, Anaselly Hernan-dez, Juan Hernandez, Jaiden Maldonado, Chasity Marti-nez, Faith Martinez, Amarilis Mata, Israel Moncada, Kami-la Morales, Bethany Paulino, Lathon PUente, Adan Rios, Kelsie Romo, Alyssa Ruval-caba, Eric Sanchez, Maria Sanchez, Natiany Sanchez, Sara Torres, Melanie Ville-gas, Mario Zavala

PERFECT ATTENDANCEJordan Bonilla, Marcus Can-tu, Stephanie Cumpian, Cas-sandra Gallegos, Tyanna Gamble, Isiah Gonzales, Adrian Gutierrez, Lauren Gutierrez, Rogelio Gutierrez, Soraiah Gutierrez, Jaiden Maldonado, Israel Moncada, Bethany Paulino, Lathon Puente, Juan Rojas, Arman-do Ruiz Perez, Angelina Villarreal

Congratulations to Joanna N. Arredondo for earning 12th grade All A's Superintendent's Honor Roll for the 4th six weeks.

College rodeo team hosts annual exhibition rodeo for kids in Uvalde

represented included Dalton Early Childhood Center and the Kirchner and Powers Child Development Center at SWTJC.

"My team members did a good job this year," coach Roy Angermiller said. "It's always good to see our rodeo kids interact with the young students."

The event, held Tuesday,

Feb. 28, began with a prayer, followed by the playing of the National Anthem, as a rodeo team member paraded through the arena on horse-back carrying the American Flag.

Before the first event, An-germiller gave a brief history of how rodeo began when cowboys working on ranch-es would compete against each other in events like steer wrestling, calf roping, and bull riding. Eventually, cowboys from ranches in different parts of the state challenged each other for bragging rights and rodeos became a part of the culture.

This year's kid's rodeo in-cluded bronc riding, calf rop-ing, goat tying, team roping and barrel racing.

Angermiller thanked the county for allowing the event to be staged at the County Fairplex

coop, or call 800-749-1509, ext. 1106. The deadline for submitting individual school posters to RGEC is April 13, 2018.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Esta institución es un proveedor de servicios con igualdad de oportunidades.

Crystal City Javelina Baseball 2018

PRE-SEASON

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TEAMMarch 8-10 Pearsall Tourney Away TBA VMarch 12 Cotulla Home 12 AM VMarch 14 D'hanis Away 2 PM V

DISTRICT

March 20 Pearsall Away 7 PM VMarch 23 Devine Home 7 PM VMarch 27 Lytle Away 7 PM VMarch 29 Carrizo Springs Home 7 PM VApril 6 Pearsall Home 7 PM VApril 13 Devine Away 7 PM VApril 17 Lytle Home 7 PM VApril 20 Carrizo Springs Away 7 PM VHead Coach: Josue David Lomas Asst. Coaches: Marco Martinez III, Jesus Tapia, Luis Hinojosa

The Lady Javelina Power-lifters will be taking twelve Lady Javs to compete at the Texas High School Wom-en’s Powerlifting Association

Twelve qualify for Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association State Competition

State Championship in Waco, Texas this coming Saturday. Aaliyah Garcia 105 pound weight class, Brea Eguia 114 pound weight class, Aly Urra-

bazo 123 pound weight class, Joanna Arredondo 123 pound weight class, Pracilla Ramirez 132 pound weight class, Kayla Jimenez 148 pound weight class, Kianna Lara 165 pound weight class, Haylee Lasit-er 165 pound weight class, Maria Rodriguez 181 pound weight class, Gabi Patino 198 pound weight class, Bethanie Rodriguez 220 pound weight class and Luz Garcia 259 pound weight class. Best of luck to the Lady Javelina Lift-ers at their state competition.

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THIS WAS THE NEWSFrom the Files of the Zavala County Sentinel

Looking into the Sentinel Photo Vault..

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD

THEME: POPULAR TV

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12. Windows to the soul?15. Full of tribulations20. Estrogen producer22. *"Hee ____," (started in '60s)24. "English Afternoon" stop25. *Johnson of "Black-ish"26. Soft and sticky27. Speak one's mind29. *"Big Little ____"31. Narcissist's love32. Apple alternative33. Yemeni neighbor34. *a.k.a. Manuel Al-berto Javier Alejandro Delgado

Solutions for March 7 puzzles

36. Et alibi38. *J.B. Smoove in "Curb Your Enthusiasm"42. Attractiveness in ap-pearance45. Type of false news, pl.49. Holiday mo.51. English treat54. Former anesthetic56. *"Saving Hope" ac-tress Durance

57. *She played Roz on "Frasier"58. Surprise at a speak-easy59. Nobel Peace Prize capital60. Congeal61. Type of molding62. Aphrodite's son63. Expunge66. Lennon's partner68. Bad-mouth

MAY 28, 1937The Border Stock Raisers Protective Association

held a meeting at the Pryor Ranch Tuesday with 150 members attending for the customary barbecue. Elect-ed as officers were S. E. McKnight, president; Dwight Chapin, vice president, Gene Kincaid, vice president, and F. W. Pulliam, secretary. Arch Miller was re-elected as inspector.

Graduates at Batesville High School this year were Syble Nichols, Eva Baxter, and Earl Ross. Graduates from the seventh grade were Ione Hargaves, Bert Bax-ter, Oscar Davenport, Edwin King and Gene Brown.

The Study Club met for one o'clock luncheon Friday as the last meeting of the club season. "Marriage Cus-toms" was the subject chosen by leader Mrs. S. H. Fly. Mrs. R. S. Crawford sang "Because I Love You," and Mrs. Cy Tate sang "At Dawning."

MAY 28, 1948Shipment of fresh vegetable by railroad from Oc-

tober 1947 to date, as given us by the local agent, P. L. Bordelon, totaled 812 carloads. This included two cars of peppers, 25 of tomatoes, 600 of spinach, one car onion plants and 134 cars of onions. Cattle shipments have been about as usual. This month, up to Wednes-day, 131 cars of cattle had moved by rail.

Considerable progress has been made in the past few weeks on the new central office building of the Winter Garden Production Credit Association being built in Crystal City.

Circle meetings of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union were held Monday afternoon. Circle One met at the church annex with Mrs. Jack Adams as hostess; Circle Two met at the J.H. Hardy home, and Circle. Three met at the home of Mrs. C. J. Deavers.

Red Bailey says a 250-watt radio station for Crys-tal City is a possibility to be known as Winter Garden Broadcasting Corporation.

MAY 24, 1957Pay telephone users in Crystal City will have to start

using ten cents to get their calls through rather than a nickel.

Members of the Cardinals Little League team are Tommy Brannan, Harvey Phillips, Angel Gutierrez, Alorino Tellez, Dowel Spencer, Fud Hill, Victor Del-gado, Bob Tumlinson, Homer De La Rosa, Joe Peters, Larry Vasquez, Ruben Cantu, Pat Solansky, Paul Brady and Stan Valdez. Jackie Hooks is coach.

Becky Howard was valedictorian of the Fly Junior High School graduating class and Sandra Brennan was salutatorian. Marcos Saucedo was the third ranking students in the class of 122 students.

La Rumba Cafe on N Ave. A has a unexpected cus-tomer last Monday evening when a truck fully loaded with onions crashed into the front part of the build-ing, doing damage totaling $600. The truck had been loaded at the Wagner Shed and was parked across the street from the cafe when it suddenly started rolling backwards, driverless. The building is owned by Maria Martinez.

MAY 25, 1967A silent placard and flag carrying group marched in

Crystal City last Friday to protest the poverty program. Organizers of the demonstration were Mrs. Irma Bena-vides, Ramiro Rodriguez and Roberto Trevino.

A group of eight grade students were honored at a cookout last week. Hosts were parents, Mesdames and Messers. Jack Van Cleve, M. K. Morris, Busey Coleman, Grant Mendenhall, T. C. Hill, Royce Cook, Woodie Rhodes, Merlin Gary, Joe Laird, David Darter, Charles Crawford, Granger Anderson, and Ralph Speer.

MAY 26, 1977Jimmy Valdez, a Crystal City native who was the first

totally blind teacher in the public schools of the state of Texas, will be the commencement speaker at Crystal City High School.

Honor students in the graduating class at Fly Junior High School are Mary Alicia Garcia, Jesse Torres, and Rey Perez Jr.

A federal grand jury returned two sealed indict-ments last week in which 13 persons were charged with misapplying funds from the Citizens State Bank in Carrizo Springs.

'87 CRYSTAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL

CHEERLEADERS

Yvette Sepulveda, co-head cheerleader

Anna Laura Jimenez, head cheerleader

Sonia Tapia

Yvette MartinezNerisela Flores

Gracie Falcon

Griselda Mata

Isn't it Time for You to AGAIN Become anEDWARDS FURNITURE Customer?

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 ZAVALA COUNTY SENTINEL PAGE 7

By Bob Moos, Southwest public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The phone call can come at any hour. Your elderly parent has fallen ill and needs your help. If you haven’t gotten the call yet, chances are you will. About 70 percent of our par-ents will require some kind of personal care during their old age. Sometimes, the care will extend for years.

Caregivers often f ind themselves at wits’ end, ca-reening from one crisis to another and having little time to confront the problem that cropped up yesterday, let alone tackle the one that just reared its head today. The challenges can quickly become overwhelming.

Having a working knowl-edge of Medicare may help you keep your balance and ensure that your parent, or other loved one, receives the appropriate care. Medicare doesn’t have to be a mystery. There are simple ways to get answers to your questions.

The best overview of the Medicare program is the official “Medicare and You” handbook. It’s mailed to all beneficiaries every fall and provides an up-to-date-de-scription of all services and benefits. It’s also readily avail-able on Medicare’s main web-site, at www.medicare.gov.

If you have a particular question, you may want to visit with a Medicare cus-tomer service representative at 1-800-633-4227. Medicare also works closely with State Health Insurance Assistance Programs to provide free health insurance counseling. The Texas number is 1-800-252-9240.

Caregivers find Medicare’s secure website – www.my-medicare.gov – especially useful. After setting up a per-sonal account for your parent, you can view the details of your elder’s coverage, track recent health care claims and keep up to date on preventive services your parent qualifies for.

Medicare can also help you locate the right health care providers for your parent. Its “Compare” web pages – at www.medicare.gov – are a good place to begin your search for a nursing home, hospital, home health agency, dialysis facility or physician that fits your parent’s needs.

Medicare can reduce many out-of-pocket medical ex-penses, but it doesn’t cover everything. Understanding

what Medicare covers, as well as what it won’t cover, can save you time and spare you frustration when navigating the caregiving maze. Here are a few key points:

Besides basic hospital and physician services and op-tional prescription drug ben-efits, Medicare covers home health care. To qualify, a ben-eficiary must be homebound, under a physician’s care and in need of part-time skilled nursing care or rehabilitative services like physical therapy.

Medicare also helps pay for oxygen, catheters and other medical supplies that a doctor prescribes for home use. The same is true for medically necessary equipment like ox-ygen machines, wheelchairs and walkers.

Medicare covers skilled care in a nursing home for limited periods following hospital stays. But it doesn’t cover long-term stays. Pa-tients who need custodial care (room and board) must pay out of pocket unless they’re eligible for Medicaid or have private long-term care insurance.

Medicare pays for hospice care for someone with a ter-minal illness whose doctor expects will live six months or less. The hospice benefit also includes brief periods of respite care at a hospice facil-ity, hospital or nursing home

to give the patient’s caregivers an occasional rest.

Besides long-term nursing home stays, Medicare typical-ly doesn’t cover regular dental care or dentures, regular eye exams or eyeglasses, and hearing exams and hearing aids. Likewise, it won’t pay for non-emergency ambu-lance trips -- unless a doctor certifies they’re medically necessary.

Money can quickly become a worry when managing a parent’s health care. If your parent lives on a limited income, you should check whether he or she qualifies for help with prescription drug costs or with other Medicare-related premiums, deductibles and copayments.

For help with drug costs, contact Social Security at www.socialsecurity.gov or 1-800-772-1213 and ask about the “Extra Help Pro-gram.” For help with other Medicare costs, go to www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-633-4227 and ask about the “Medicare Savings Programs.”

It’s common for caregivers to suffer from stress, loss of sleep, and poor health them-selves. So it’s important to eat properly, get regular exer-cise and set aside some time each week to do something you enjoy. You can’t care for someone else if you don’t look after yourself.

What every caregiver should know about Medicare

The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees.

Join the Arbor Day Foun-dation in March 2018 and receive 10 free white pine trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees.

“White pine trees or white flowering dogwoods will add beauty to your home through-out the year,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Dogwoods are known for their showy spring flowers and red berries that attract songbirds during winter. White pine trees are fast-growing landscape trees that will break heavy winds, making them an ideal addi-tion to any yard.”

The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation’s Trees for America campaign.

With planting instructions included, the trees will be shipped at the right time for planting, between March 1 and May 31. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed

to grow or they will be replaced free of charge.

Arbor Day Foundation members also receive a sub-scription to Arbor Day, the Foundation’s bimonthly pub-lication, and The Tree Book, which contains information about tree planting and care.

To become a member of the Foundation and receive the free trees, send a $10 contribution to TEN FREE WHITE PINE or 10 FREE DOGWOOD TREES, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, by March 31, 2018, or join online at arborday.org/march.

Arbor Day Foundation

Iglesia Centro de MilagrosPastor Carmelo y Melly GonzalesLos invitan a los servicios de Alavanza, Oracion, y Milagros

Dia de Oracion: Martes, 7:00 p.m.Dia de Servicio: Miercoles, 7 p.m. y Domingo 10 a.m. y 6 p.m.Musica por: Carmelo Gonzales, Jr.

Anuncio especialpara las damas

Mary Jane Garcia les invita ala conferencia de mujeres.

Dia: Sabado 24 de febrero 2018Hora: 1:00 p.m.

Lugar: Iglesia Centro de Milagros

Escucharas testimonios impactantes, cantos de alabanza y la predicacion de la palabra. Todas las mujeres estan invitadas.

Escuche Radio ImpactCon el ministerio del hermano Carmelo Gonzales en la frecuencia 98.3 FM de Crystal City, Texas.Las 24 horas, de los siete dias de la semana.Escucharas: Musica, testimonios, palabra y oracion por los enfermos.

Estan todoscordialmente invitados.

Servicios en loscuales se hace presente

la gloria deJehová, sanando,

liberando y dirigiendoal necesitado.

By Celestino Luna

The Doctrine of Salvation is based on God's faithful-ness to His promises. Give yourself time to read Gen-esis chapter 12 to 25:8 and you will understand. About 2,000 years had gone by since Adam and Eve when God called Abraham out of his country and God made Him-self known with promises to Abraham. Abraham be-lieved God and through that faith God justified Abraham and God became a friend to Abraham. That justification through faith in God ap-plies to us today too. God promised Abraham that in his seed all the families of the world would be blessed and that seed is Jesus Christ which you can read about in Genesis 12:3, 18:18, 22:18, Acts 3:25 and Galatians 3:8 and 3:15-18. Abraham was 75 and his wife Sarah was 65,

she was sterile and Abraham had no hope of an heir but God honored Abraham’s faith and promised him a child. Against all odds for 25 years Abraham encouraged himself in prayer, hope and thanks-giving to God. Abraham was almost 100 years old and Sarah was 90 when she found herself with child and Isaac was born nine months later.

We too should not give up on God for He is faithful and full of mercy for the Bible teaches us of sterile women who humbled themselves to God and God granted them children. Before I came to Christ at the age of 45 I did not know anything about God but after that day God anointed me and gave me hunger and thirst to read and study His Word. I have heard people say that the grave is the end of our existence. Be not deceived! We are more than a body. We have an eter-

nal soul and a spirit which is the breath of life. We die be-cause our body is temporary, a shell that is corruptible and becomes old and sick, and a body that must die to the sin-ful nature. God has promised us who believe His promises that Christ in us is our hope of glory and that in Christ we shall receive an incorruptible glorified body. That is why we preach and teach and write, because after being approved by God He trusts us to preach the truth. The truth is Jesus Christ and Him only.

Where will we spend eter-nity? God gives us a choice. Jesus Christ is the Way and other ways lead to perdition. There is a Heavenly promise city and there is a Hades, even a Lake of Fire. Yes, we all groan, we all have hardships but those that endure to the end in the faith, their soul will be saved.

“You may lose all your material possessions but if you remain in the faith you have lost nothing”. “But if you lose your faith in God you have lost everything”. What would you do if you saw a helpless child lost in the streets, unable to find his way home? Or you see a wreck and hear somebody shouting for help? Or sup-pose you are in a swimming pool standing in three feet of water because you do not know how to swim and you fall into the deep part and start calling for Help”? It is a joke the others may say but it is no joke to the Lifeguard. Jesus Christ is our Lifeguard and we all are drowning in sin but remember, Jesus cares for us in such a way that He gave Himself to rescue you.

God willing next week we will talk about that. Yes, God sees us helpless and it is He because of His mercy that saves all who believe.

The Doctrine of Salvation

Thank you!Thank you to all family, friends and com-

munity members who supported us, Xavier Espinosa and Ray Espinosa, during last week’s Primary Election.

I, Ray, thank everyone that supported me throughout this endeavor. Your vote of confi-dence is greatly appreciated.

I, Xavier, will continue to serve the citizens of Zavala County to the best of my ability. Thank you very much for re-electing me as your Justice of the Peace Pct. 2. God bless!

Ray EspinosaXavier Espinosa

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ZAVALA COUNTY SENTINEL • 202 E. NUECES ST., CRYSTAL CITY, TX 78839 • PHONE 830-374-3465 • FAX 830-374-5771Please report errors immediately. The Zavala County Sentinel is not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of any advertisement.

It is the advertisers responsibility to check their ad the first day of publication.

NOTICE. Any advertisement for a registered family home which uses the ti-tle “registered family home” must contain a provision bold type stating: This home is registered with the Texas Department of Human Services but is not licensed, inspected, or otherwise registered by the department.º

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertising “any preference, limitation based on race, color, religion, or national preference, limitations or discrimination.”This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwelling advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity bases.

FOR RENT

FOR SALE

JOB OPENING

JOB OPENING PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

RUMMAGE SALE

CRYSTAL CITY ISD

POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR

• All-Level Counselor Appropriate Certification

Closing Date: Until Position is filled

APPLY AT: Crystal City ISD Human Resources Office 805 E. Crockett St. Crystal City, Texas 78839 PH. 830/374-2367, ext. 108, 129 or on-line: www.crystalcityisd.org

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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

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For Sale $155,000New Construction

220 Oak St. Crystal City3 Bed, 2 Bath

Call Christy Cortez830-275-8816

Starr Realty and Ranch

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For Sale $165,000New Construction

222 Oak St. Crystal City3 Bed, 2 Bath

Call Christy Cortez830-275-8816

Starr Realty and Ranch 5/8tc

FOR SALE

CRYSTAL CITY ISD

POSITION AVAILABLE FOR THE 2017-2018

SCHOOL YEAR

Student TutorTo assist Crystal City High School Students with ACT/SAT/TSI preparation for 13 weeks

Closing Date: Until Position is filled

Key Contact: Adelicia Leeper, Federal Programs Director

Main #: 830-374-2367

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

Low Rent ApartmentsEqual Housing Opportunity/Handicapped Accessible

• 2-3-4 Bedroom Apartments Available

• Energy Efficient

• Maintenance Free

• Must meet HUD income guidelines and/or criteria

–Professionally Managed –For more information or an application please contact the

Crystal City Housing Authorityat 374-3434 or 374-3433

Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HOUSE FOR RENT: 3 bed-room, 2 bath. Also a 2010 Impala car for sale. In good condition, 121 K miles. For more information call 830-374-4411 or 374-6621. 10/2tp_______________________

FOR RENT: 3 bedroom house, 3 bedroom apart-ment with stove, refrigerator, washer and dryer hookups. For more information call 830-322-1696 or 830-352-3798. 11/tfn_______________________

FOR RENT: 2 mobile homes, 3 bedroom/2 bedroom. 1 mo-bile home with 2 bedroom/1 bath. For more information call 830-333-1972.

CRYSTAL CITY

ORDINANCE NO. 18-03

A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS REPEALING THE SECTION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES WHICH PROVIDES THAT N. 11TH AV E N U E , B E T W E E N FM 1433 AND E. HOL-LAND ST., IS A ONE WAY STREET AND RETURN-

ING SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET TO A TWO-WAY STREET; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF POSTED SIGNS DESIG-NATING SUCH PORTION SAID STREET AS ONE-WAY; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FORCE FROM AND AFTER ITS DESCRIPTIVE CAPTION HAS BEEN PUB-LISHED TWICE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

WHEREAS, The Transpor-tation Code authorize a mu-nicipality, as a local authority, to designated a public street located therein as a two-way street and required each vehi-cle on such street to move in a specific direction.

WHEREAS, The Transpor-tation code provides that no ordinance which designates a street to change from a one-way to a two-way shall be effective until signs giving notice thereof are posted on or at the entrance to affected street as may be most appro-priate; and,

WHEREAS, The City Coun-cil of the City of Crystal City, Texas Has determined and does here now declare that such one-way street designa-tion is no longer necessary to the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Crystal City: is hereby repealing the section of the Code of Ordinance and that the status of N. 11th Ave-nue, between FM 1433 and E. Holland St. is hereby restored to a two-way traffic street and that the City Manager of the City of Crystal City, is hereby authorized and directed to cause the signs on N. 11th

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FOR RENT3 bedroom, 1 bath house located at 114 W. Refugio. King size bed for sale. For more information call 830-374-7059.

GARAGE SALE: at 701 E. Edwards Thursday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lots of everything, very cheap prices._______________________

2 FAMILY YARD SALE: at 1314 W. Zavala Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exercise treadmill, Wringer washing machine- as is, VCR, DVD movies, women's and men's clothes, shoes, curios and other stuff.

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. 6-106/13tc_______________________

CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY

JOB OPENING

JOB TITLE: Police Officer DATE POSTED: March 12, 2018CLOSING DATE: Until position is filledSALARY: 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

The City of Crystal City is an Equal Opportunity Employ-er. 11/128-2tc

2 STORY HOUSE FOR SALE: 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths located at 509 E. Valverde St. House is in 2 lots with storage rooms. NO rent to own. For more infor-mation 830-752-7814. Asking for $47,000.00. 11/2tp

Avenue giving notice of its status as a one-way traffic only status be removed. No offense committed and no fine, forfeiture or penalty in-curred prior to the effectives date of this ordinance shall be affected by the adoption of this ordinance but the punishment for any offense committed and the recovery of any fines or forfeitures incurred prior to such date shall take place as if this ordi-nance has not been adopted. If any section or provision of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional, void or inoperative by the final judg-ment of a court of competent jurisdiction, such defective provision, if any, is hereby declared to be severable from the remaining sections and provisions of this ordinance and such remaining sections and provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

This ordinance shall take ef-fect and be in force from and after its descriptive caption has been published twice in the local newspaper.

PASSED AND APPROVED this the 20th day of February 2018CITY OF CRYSTAL CITYBy: /s/ Frank Moreno Jr., MayorCity of Crystal City

ATTEST:/s/ Sandra D. Zavala, City Clerk 10-467/2tc

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OBITUARYOBITUARY OBITUARY

" 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."

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FLUID INJECTION

WELL PERMIT

CML Exploration, LLC, Bar-ton Oaks Plaza 1, Suite 430, 901 Mopac Expwy. South, Austin, Texas 78746 is apply-ing to the Railroad Commis-sion of Texas for a permit to inject fluid into a formation which is productive of oil and gas. The applicant pro-poses to inject fluid in the Ol-mos, Elaine and San Miguel Formations, Cornett Lease, Well No. 1. The proposed injection well is located ±7.9 miles Northeast of Crystal City, Texas in the Elaine, W. (San Miguel) Field, in Zavala County, Texas. Fluid will be

injected into strata in the sub-surface depth interval from 3,785 to 4,853 feet.

LEGAL AUTHORITY: Chapter 27 of the Texas Wa-ter Code, as amended, Title 3 of the Texas Natural Re-sources Code, as amended, and the Statewide Rules of the Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Requests for a public hearing from persons who can show they are adversely affected, or requests for further informa-tion concerning any aspect of the application should be submitted in writing, within fifteen days of publication, to the Environmental Services

403 South 7th Street • Carrizo Springs • 876-98701313 Veterans Blvd, Suite C • Crystal City • 374-4436

Please call for an appointment.

The Children’s Clinicof Dimmit and Zavala, P.A.

Keeping your children healthy is our number one priority.

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Section, Oil and Gas Divi-sion, Railroad Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711 (Telephone 512-463-6792). 11/202-1tc_______________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of James Camil-lo Flanagan, Deceased, were issued on February 23, 2018, in Cause No. 17-11-1629, pending in the County Court of Zavala County, Texas, to: John Eric Flanagan.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o: John W. PetryAttorney at LawP.O. Drawer 218Carrizo Springs, Texas 78834

DATED the 8th day of March, 2018.

/s/ John W. PetryJohn W. Petry

State Bar No.: 15854000Stephen J. Ahl

State Bar No.: 24054915Attorneys for John Eric

Flanagan P.O. Drawer 218Carrizo Springs, Texas

78834 Telephone: (830) 876-2431 Facsimile: (830) 876-5451

E-mail: jpetry@langley-banack.com E-mail: sahl@

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SANTOS G. ROCHA

Santos Guevara Rocha of Crystal City, Texas was born November 1, 1926 and passed away March 9, 2018 at the age of 91.

Mrs. Rocha was preceded in death by her husband Enrique Perales; sons, Gume-cindo G. Rocha, Isabel Rocha, Guadalupe Rocha; parents, Faustino and Sarah Guevara, sister, Cruz Ortiz.

She is survived by daugh-ters, Sara De Leon (Jose De Leon Houston, Texas), Glo-ria Trevino Amarillo, Texas, Juanita Urban (Joe Urban Carrizo Springs, Texas), Yolanda Tejada (Jose Mar-quez) Crystal City, Texas; sons, Armando Rocha (Rosa Rocha Carrizo Springs, Tex-as), Benigno Rocha (Daisy Rocha Carrizo Springs, Tex-as).

Mrs. Rocha is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and a Prayer Service was held at 6:00 p.m. at Castle Ridge Mortuary.

Funeral Service will be today at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In-

terment will follow at Edge-wood Cemetery.

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

• • • •

BRUNO LOPEZ JR.Bruno Lopez Jr. of Crystal

City, Texas was born Sep-tember 14, 1972 and passed away March 6, 2018 at the age of 45.

Mr. Lopez was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, David and Eva Garza; paternal grandfather, Cleto Lopez; uncles, Rodolfo Garza, David Garza Jr.; aunt, Beatrice Garza.

He is survived by his parents, Bruno and Margot Lopez; sister, Melissa Tor-res (Rene Torres); children

mother, Irene Melendrez; son and daughters, J. Antony Melendrez, Kassandra Janel Lopez, Katherine Jo Lopez; granddaughter, Harper Anne Melendrez; paternal grand-mother, Olivia Lopez; neph-ews, Rene Torres Jr., David Torres, Adrian Torres, and extended family.

Visitation was held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Rosary was recited at 7:00 p.m. at Castle Ridge Mortu-ary in Crystal City, Texas.

Funeral Service was at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 9, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment followed at Benito Juarez Cemetery.

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

ROSALINDA GONZALEZ

On behalf of the Gonzalez family, we would like to ex-press our most sincere gratitude to all the family, friends and community during our time of grieve! We cannot thank you enough for all the love and support given for our beloved wife/mother, may her loving memories live on forever. May God bless each and everyone of you!

Sincerely, Reynaldo Gonzalez and family

Card of Thanks

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I want to express my sincere thanks to the voters of Precinct 2 for your support through-out the primary cam-paign. “Gracias por su voto”. Unfortunately, the votes were short of a victory, but the process was an experi-ence. I personally want to congratulate Xaiver Espinosa on a well-run campaign. I hope it was noticeable to the public that both of us just asked for your vote and did not resort to disparaging remarks.

As you know, the primaries are held in the Spring and the general election in November. It is a good time to remind everyone that the local winning can-didates will represent us during the general election. As Democrats, we need to support our political party candidates (local, state and especially national). The upcoming general election is critical for our nation. We need to encourage each other to vote in November because EVERY VOTE DOES COUNT. For anyone that is not registered to vote, “get’er done”. Your vote is needed to turn our nation in the right direction. Let’s turn our state “Blue”!

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We have all been invited to dinners and other gatherings with short notice. Some of these are special celebrations held in restaurants or banquet halls. Usually we will ask for a “dress code”; wanting to in tune with the setting.

Recently we received a friendly invitation for a din-ner. The call was a pleasant surprise with a most wel-comed explanation – “COME AS YOU ARE”. That meant casual and we enjoyed the evening with home cooking and loving friends.

In Scriptures Jesus would

often invite others to join Him in similar fashion. COME AS YOU ARE was His theme. Today He still invites us to His table of friendship, mercy, love, guidance and SALVA-TION. No matter who you are Jesus is calling – COME AS YOU ARE!

* * *VENGA

TAL COMO ESTÉ

Todos hemos sido invita-dos a cenas y otras reuniones con breve aviso. Algunas de estas son celebraciones epeciales en restaurantes o

salas de banquetes. Por lo general preguntamos si hay un código de ventimenta ; deseando estar en sintonía con el ambiente.

Recientemente recibimos una invitación amigable para una cena.

La llamada fue una sor-presa placentera con una explcación muy bienvenida. – “VENGA TAL COMO ESTÉ”. Eso significó algo casual y disfrutamos de una noche comida comida casera y amigos muy amables.

En las Escrituras Jesus tam-bién con frecuencia invitaba a otros acercarse a El en manera similar.

VENGA TAL C OMO ESTÉ fue su lema. Hoy El nos sigue invitando a Su mesa de amistad, misericordia, amor, guianza, y SALVACION. No importa quien eres Jesus está llamando – VENGA TAL COMO ESTÉ.

Sr. Jose Zuniga y Sra. Lydia FigueroaSr. Olga Ynfante y (the late) Adam Alcozer

tienen el honor de invitar a usted y a su apreciable familiaa la celebracion de los 15 Años de

Jazmin Alcozerel dia 17 de Marzo 2018

Salon Crystal Ballroom, FM Road 65 in Crystal City, TexasVals: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Baile: 8:30 - 12:00 p.m.

WIC CLINIC

WILL BE TEMPORARLY CLOSED

ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS

MARCH 12-20, 2018

STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING THE:

NEW WIC SYSTEM TRAINING

CLINIC WILL RE-OPEN TO

PROVIDE WIC SERVICES ON:

MARCH 21, 2018

On behalf of the American Legion Melecio Ortiz Post 396, we would like to express our most sincere appreciation to the following businesses and personnel for their gen-erous donations:

Mrs. Ernestina Tovar for Capital Bank in Crystal City, Mrs. Crystal Rose Salinas for the enlargement of our Me-lecio Ortiz portrait and her monetary donation, Law Of-fice of Jesse Coronado, Mrs. Tammy Ritchie, and Zavala County Bank.

Several letters of donation were sent out last week to sev-eral of our local businesses, we apologize if your business did not receive one. We’re still in the process of finishing our list. If you wish to make a donation prior to receiving your letter please send your donation to AMERICAN LEGION POST 396, PO BOX 551, CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS 78839.

For information contact Jorge Rodriguez at 830-854-0009. Again, thank you for supporting all Veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Sincerely,Jorge Rodriguez, Adjutant

Thank You

Quinceañera para Jazmin

Poemsby Larry Seacord

- Love -

Do you have love?If you do, you are above us

all. For love is the strength of life.

Without it, you are but a leaf, blown by the wind.

And as the leaf you shall wither and die.

But loves strength will grow in you and you shall rise above the leaves into the forest.

A forest which will never die, even in death.

- Death -

Why do men fear death?In death do you ever hear

a child cry, for lack of nour-ishment? A mother cry, for a child lost? A sweetheart cry, for her loved one? Or a friend, losing a companion?

In death you only hear si-lence, golden and pure.

Do you ever see a loved one die? Do you see or know the pain and suffering of the world?

In death you know only darkness and peace.

Why do men fear anything so loving, as death??