By Kathy Olivarez

The council approved solicitation of bids for the wastewater

plant expansion estimated to cost $4.5 million in the Monday, April 25, Mission City Council meeting held at Speer Memorial Library. Roberto Salinas, director of Public Works, said the planned expansion would provide added capacity of 4.5 million gallons daily to the city’s current capacity.

The council also au-thorized awarding the bid for the proposed 16-inch looped water line along Mil-itary Highway to the firm of Saenz Brothers Construction at a cost of $537,205. The low bid of $450,060 was not accepted because the bid-der, IOC Company, did not acknowledge a revised pro-posal form, making them an unresponsive bidder. Saenz Brothers was the next low bidder. When the water line is completed it will open up an area of southwest Mission along Bentsen Palm Road to further development.

Also at Roberto Salinas’ request, the council ap-proved an interlocal agree-ment with Hidalgo County for drainage improvements to help move floodwaters in the Melba Carter Subdivi-sion to the drainage ditch.

The city declared the Northside Pool as surplus and the council authorized donating the pool to Mission CISD, which has shared the pool with the city since it was originally constructed in

1988. The original book val-ue of the pool and associated assets being donated is listed at $775,923. After deprecia-tion, the current book value is $79,923.

Under zoning issues, a re-quest to have a private street in the Pueblo Bonito Subdi-vision drew mixed reviews from the city council. The subdivision is adjacent to the Rockingham Subdivi-sion and shares streets. The request to privatize a street through the Pueblo Bonito Subdivision’s 14 lots would mean only residents of that subdivision would be able to access the Stewart Road entrance to the area, as the street would become a gated entrance to the subdivision.

Mayor Norberto Salinas asked if Pueblo Bonito res-idents who were asking for the private street planned to put gates on the street where the two subdivisions meet. Planning Director Daniel Tijerina said the developer does not plan to put a gate between the streets but does plan to use a coded box for entering and leaving the subdivision that would only allow residents of Pueblo Bonito to access the private street.

Mayor Salinas said if they are going to close the subdivision, they need to construct gates across the two streets to divide the sub-division between what is to be a private street and what is going to remain a public street. He said he would not vote in favor of the request without the gates. Council-

man O’Caña agreed with the mayor, however, the request was approved by a vote of 3-2 with Mayor Salinas and Councilman O’Caña oppos-ing the action.

Preliminary plat approval was granted on a unanimous vote of the council for a pro-posed townhouse subdivi-sion located approximately one-half mile north of Mile 2 on the west side of Shary Road. MAR Subdivision consists of 95 townhouse lots. The developer is Mar Designs & Construction, Inc.

Preliminary plat approval was also granted for Eduar-do’s #14 Subdivision, locat-ed 550 feet west of Trosper Road and approximately one-half mile north of Mile 3 Road. The developer, Diana Laura Izaguirre, proposes 32 single-family residential lots on a 10.25-acre tract of land. This tract is located in Mis-sion’s ETJ area.

The final plat for Eduar-do’s #13 Subdivision was also approved. The develop-er, Aniceto Izaguirre, plans 72 single family residential lots on this 20-acre tract of land located 800 feet south of Mile 4 North Road, along the east side of Trosper Road.

Under police business, another $30,000 grant for overtime was approved through the Stonegarden Grant. The original grant was for $300,000, which was divided between overtime and purchase of equipment. Since that time there have been three additional grants of $30,000 each for overtime

for police officers patrolling the border, bringing the full amount of grant funding received for overtime to $240,000 for the year.

Mayor Salinas asked if the new money could be used for any other purpose but Mission Police Chief Robert Dominguez said the grant was specifically for overtime in this instance.

The council approved a separate grant for overtime in the amount of $4966 for the upcoming Click or Tick-et program to enforce seat belt use.

A Homeland Security grant of $50,500 was accept-ed on behalf of the Mission Fire Department to purchase personal protective equip-ment (PPE), Wildland fire-fighting coats and trousers. No matching funds are re-quired.

The council approved a no standing and no parking zone from the 800 block of Sandstone Drive between the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on school days. A second no standing and no parking zone was also approved for the east and west sides of Los Ebanos Road between Western Road and Mile One Mile South Road during the same hours.

The next city council meeting, normally scheduled for May 9, will be postponed until May 16 when the can-vasing of the vote from the city election will be held.

Editor’s note: Jim Brun-son contributed to this re-port.

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The Palmview High School track and field teams received good news and bad news at the District 30-6A championships meet.

Superintendent Ri-cardo Lopez was recognized for his achievement as an ed-ucational leader in the Latino community.

The city council au-thorized funds to fur-nish and equip Mission EDC’s new creative co-working space.

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Update on Madero BridgeBy Lea Victoria Juarez

At the most recent Mission Redevel-opment Authori-

ty meeting, City Manager Martin Garza gave an up-date on the Madero Bridge project.

The Anzalduas Bridge Board approved an engineer to move forward with the studies that need to be put together to move forward with the Madero Bridge. Studies include traffic, en-vironmental, archaeological and permits that need to be in place, Garza said.

In March, the City of McAllen, City of Hidalgo and City of Mission signed a resolution to move for-ward with the Madero Bridge, in an effort to re-duce the wait time for cargo trucks at the Anzalduas In-ternational Bridge. The idea is for the Madero Bridge to be for commercial traffic and the Anzalduas Bridge would be for passenger ve-hicle traffic. The resolution authorized the Anzalduas

Bridge Board to hire an en-gineering firm to perform the studies necessary for development of the bridge.

More or less, the Made-ro Bridge will fall between Conway and Inspiration Road, the city manager said, and the city is looking to Inspiration to funnel the heavy trucks.

“The next project is widening of Inspiration be-tween Expressway 83, all the way to 3 Mile Line,” Garza explained. “However, getting this Madero Project, we’re anticipating to move the cargo traffic through In-spiration and then on to I-2 and take if from there. But this will help us on the ex-pansion of Inspiration south of Expressway 83.”

The city has six years to start construction and Garza said it’s going to take the full time to get everything into place.

“It’s a smaller bridge, so we’re hoping to move a lot quicker on it,” he said.

Mayor’s Prayer LuncheonThursday, May 5, 2016

PROGRAM

12:05 p.m. Program

Presentation of Colors

Pledge of Allegiance

National Anthem Invocation

Scripture Reading

Song Introduction of Mayor

City of Mission Welcome Introduction of Keynote Speaker Keynote Address Prayer of Blessing for Leaders

Spiritual Mandate for Mayor Salinas

Special Presentation to Mayor & Speaker Benediction Sponsor Recognition Exit Song

Mission Police & Fire Department Josh Stockel, Mission Chamber of Commerce Miss Ashley Alaniz, El Mesias United Methodist Church Rev. Cindy Layton, El Mesias United Methodist Church

Youth Pastor Andy Rodriguez, El Divino Redentor (English) Pastor Obed Jimenez, El Divino Redentor (Spanish)

Veterans Memorial High School Mariachis Pastor Cathy Garcia, Freedom Life Church

Mayor Norberto Salinas Pastor Dario de Leon, Palm Valley Church Coach Koy Detmer, Mission High School Pastor Eliud Garcia, Freedom Life Church Pastor Jeff LupPlace, North Mission Church of Christ

Rev. Bill Duke, First United Methodist Church Bishop Raymundo J. Pena, Catholic Diocese of Brownsville Aida Lerma, City of Mission Veterans Memorial High School Mariachis

11:30 a.m. Early Seating Fellowship Music by: Obed Garza

By Lea Victoria Juarez

Fifteen churches in Mission will cross de-nominational lines and

come together for the May-or’s Prayer Luncheon on May 5.

For 10 years, Mission Mayor Beto Salinas has hosted the event in honor of the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May.

“This is an opportunity to bring all leaders togeth-er to pray for Mission and of course the success of our community,” Deputy City Manager Aida Lerma said.

Last year, the mayor’s office didn’t have a prayer luncheon due to a schedul-ing conflict, but it has been a sold out event in previous years, Lerma said. About 400 guests are expected to attend.

Koy Detmer will serve as the keynote speaker this year. Detmer was named the Mission High School head

football coach in February, following in the footsteps of his father Sonny Detmer, who coached the team when Koy attended Mission High School from 1989 - 1992. After graduation, Koy Det-mer played at the University of Colorado for four years and was drafted by the NFL to play for the Philadelphia

Eagles in 1997. Lerma said the MHS

football coach was selected as the speaker because of his strong Christian roots and personal message he’ll share with the attendees.

Past guest speakers in-clude former Gov. Rick Perry, Director of Texas De-partment of Public Safety Steve McGraw and various state representatives.

Pastor Cathy Garcia from Freedom Life Church said she has attended the lun-cheon for many years. She said the most memorable part of the event is the time set aside to pray for Mis-sion’s city representatives.

“It’s so good to see our leaders open to being able to be prayed for,” Garcia said. “Mission is a great commu-nity because we do pray for our leaders and we do pray for our city to be blessed and the families here. It’s just beautiful to see that happen.”

Pastor Cynthia Grout

Layton of the El Mesias United Methodist Church is a first-time luncheon partic-ipant this year. Layton has been with the church for two years and came to Mis-sion from Austin. She said she is impressed with the city and its leaders for host-ing the event because, in her experience, national day of prayer events are hosted by churches.

“I like that the mayor’s office and people that work for him and by the chamber of commerce are actual-ly taking the lead because that doesn’t happen every-where,” Layton said. “They see the value in people of God coming together and praying for our leaders.”

The luncheon will be held at Kalos Event Center. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon will be-gin promptly at 12:05 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at city hall or the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce.

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REUNIONS&MEETINGS

April 30 – The United in Safety Task Force at Mission C.I.S.D. will host a United in Safety Parent Conference on Drug Awareness to discuss the life-threatening effects of synthetic marijuana. The symposium will offer three sessions for the par-ents to rotate through – a synthetic marijuana presentation, signs, symptoms and communication and resources. It runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the Veterans Memorial High School gymnasium.

April 30 – Boy Scout Troop 83 in Mission presents #Scout-Strong Survivor 5K and 10K and 1-Mile Fun Run at the Mission Hike & Bike Trails on S. Conway. The Fun Run begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5K and 10K, with simultaneous start times. Registration is available in person at Valley Running Co., 1701 W. Dove Ave., McAllen, or online at tinyurl.com/83ScoutStrong. Funds from the Fun Run ($15), 5K ($25) and 10K ($30) help the Scouts pay their summer camp fees. For info, contact Asst. Scoutmaster Daniel García at wegotwords@hotmail.com.

April 30 – The Edinburg World Birding Center hosts the Breath of Life puppet show at 3 p.m. The free presentation teaches how all living things must breathe air to stay alive. The EWBC is located at 714 Raul Longoria Rd. For more info, call 381-9922.

April 30 – Join Edinburg World Birding Center staff for the “Big Sit” at the canal overlook to help them in their efforts to win the “Texas Birding Classic Big Sit!” competition. Participants will try to hear or see and count as many bird species as possible from within a 17-foot circle for the day. Bring a chair, binoculars, hat and water. The event is free and runs from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 381-9922 to register or for more information.

April 30 – Meet some of Gladys Porter Zoo’s birds of prey up close and personal at this week’s Saturday Safari, “Incredible Hawk,” at 10 a.m. Cost is $15 per child—ages 4 and up—or adult. Pre-registration is required by calling 548-9453. The zoo is located at 500 E. Ringgold, Brownsville.

MayMay 5 – Save the date and join Food Bank RGV donors,

board and staff at the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 2nd Street Bistro (inside the DoubleTree Suites), 1800 South 2nd St., McAllen. Cost is $10 for food and networking opportunities. Proceeds benefit the Food Bank. For info or to RSVP, contact Philip Farias at 904-4513.

May 12 – The annual Dine on the Lawn fundraiser of the Frontera Audubon Society will be held feature a meal prepared by the Rio Grande Valley Chefs Association. For more informa-tion, contact the Frontera Audubon Society at 968-3275 or go to fronteraaudubon.org. Frontera Audubon is located at 1101 S. Texas Blvd. in Weslaco. For info, call 968-3275.

May 13-14 – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and UTRGV Continuing Education are hosting the “Healthy Communities: Mental Health, Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Conference” from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ballroom on the UTRGV Edinburg campus. Registration through May 11 is $150. Onsite registration on May 13 is $200. Registration for UTRGV students is available through May 11 at $50 per person. Continuing medical education (CME) credits are available for physicians, physician assistants and nurse prac-titioners for an additional $50 per person. To register, visit utrgv.edu/ce. For special accommodations, call 665-2071 or email continuinged@utrgv.edu.

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Principal puckers for pigIt might not have been Prince Charming, but George the Pig received a kiss from O’Grady Elementary School principal Patricia Deanda. During a special assembly, Deanda planted one on George’s snout. She had promised students if the campus met their reading goal for this year, she would kiss a pig. The students not only reached the goal of 60 million words read, they have gone quite a ways beyond that. The pig kissing was tied in with a Charlotte’s Web theme tying the book to the “Texas Reads One Book” initiative. Students and staff dressed as pigs or spiders and kicked off their reading of the book.

According to Lucia-no Guerra, chair of the 4th Annual Li-

ons Club Mud Volleyball Tournament, there is still time to sign-up time for this year’s event. A few spots are available for volleyball teams, sponsors of teams, vendors and barbecue cook-off teams.

The festivities for a wor-thy cause take place on Sat-urday, May 7, at 4-3/4 Mile N. Conway in Alton. Pro-ceeds benefit the Texas Li-ons Camp for Handicapped Children. Everything begins at 9 a.m.

The team captains meet-ing will be held on Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. at the City of Alton Recreation Center located directly behind the new fire station. A meeting for all vendors will follow on the same day and at the same

location at 4 p.m. Each mud volleyball team is required to have a representative at the captains meeting as well as each vendor at their meet-ing.

Along with the mud-splattered action in the volleyball pits, there will be food, mobile pet adop-tion, Segway rides and the Kids’ Fun Zone with car-nival rides, moon jumps, rock walls and more. The new Daniel Gerlach Texas Lions Camp Cook-off, an IBCA-sanctioned event, has been added, along with a music entertainment line-up throughout the day.

Go to Mission Lions Club Mud Volleyball on Facebook for sign-up fees and to download application forms. For more info, email missionlionsmudvolley-ball@yahoo.com.

Few spots still open for Mud Volleyball

PALMHURST – On Saturday, April 30, the administration and

staff of Faith Christian Acad-emy in Palmhurst invites the general public to come out and help them celebrating their 25th anniversary with a concert and auction. The school is located at Shary Rd. and Three Mile Line.

The various student choirs will perform a variety of musical numbers ranging from folk songs to the sa-cred, and the city council of Palmhurst will make a proc-lamation on behalf of the

school. Featured among the auc-

tion items are golfing at a Houston club worth $700; vacationing at a house in Tennessee, $750; golf trip to the TPC Four Seasons in Irving, $1000; offshore fishing, $700; seven nights near Disney at Kissimmee, Fla., $1,450; and a two-day, guided quail hunting trip by horseback, $5,000. Bidding begins at 6:30 p.m. and con-cludes by 9:30 p.m.

For information, call 581-7777 or visit FCAK-night.org.

FCA celebrates 25th anniversary on April 30

By William Renner

It’s time to start reading to participate in the next book discussion at Speer

Memorial Library in Mis-sion. Join the staff and other avid readers for a discussion of “The Japanese Lover” on Tuesday, May 17, in the li-brary’s Community Room at 5:30 p.m. in Spanish and at 6:30 p.m. in English.

In 1939, Alma Belasco’s parents, fearing an imminent invasion of their country, Poland, send her to live with a wealthy aunt and uncle in San Francisco. There the eight-year-old girl meets Ichimei Fukuda, the young son of her aunt and uncle’s Japanese gardener.

As time passes, Alma and Ichimei fall in love, but are separated as Japanese Amer-icans are forcibly relocated to internment camps during World War II. Although they see one another again after the war, they must conceal their love from the judgmental eyes of society.

Seven decades later, Iri-na Bazili, a young woman from Moldova struggling to leave behind the adver-

sity of her past, is hired to care for patients at the Lark House nursing home in San Francisco. There she meets Alma, now in her eighties.

Alma and Irina, both car-rying deep secrets from a difficult past, become close friends. Meanwhile, Irina also becomes close to Al-ma’s grandson Seth, who is researching his grand-mother’s family history. They become curious about some mysterious gifts and letters that Alma has been receiving, and decide to delve deeper.

Written by Isabel Allen-de, and first published in 2015, “The Japanese Lover” is a story of survival, forbid-den love, friendship, and ag-ing that weaves together the lives of its characters and the events of history in a memo-rable way.

Copies of the book are available at the library to check out by those who sign up for the book discussion. Stop by or call 580-8754 to obtain a copy and to sign up for the book discussion. Speer Memorial is located at 12th and Kika De La Garza Loop in Mission.

Learn orchid growing helps

The Tip of Texas Orchid Society invites anyone who loves orchids and

is interested in growing them to attend their next meeting this Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. at the Valley Nature Center in Weslaco.

This month’s topic will be “Repotting Cattleyas.” The Society has received a

donation of a large Cattleya collection. All members at-tending the meeting will re-ceive a free Cattleya, which will be repotted at the meet-ing. The meeting begins with a potluck luncheon.

Just in time for Mother’s Day gifts, orchids and orchid supplies will also be avail-able for sale at the meeting.

SOUTH PADRE – The McAllen Vet Center will hold a 50th Anni-

versary Commemoration of the Vietnam Era War on Sat-urday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All activities will be held at the north pavilion at Isla Blanca Park on the south end of South Padre Is-land. There is a $5 park en-

trance fee with military I.D.The event is for all

Vietnam veterans and their families. There will be free food, door prizes, a fishing competition and a ceremony to thank veterans and their families.

For more information and to RSVP, call the Vet Center at 631-2147.

Event honors Vietnam vets

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April 21-May 1• The 2015-16 STC Theatre season wraps up with the

Rio Grande Valley premiere of Raul Castillo’s “Between You, Me and the Lampshade.” Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday which is interpreted by student interns.

Individual ticket prices for Main Stage productions are $5 for students/faculty/senior citizens/military and $10 gen-eral admission. Individual Studio productions cost $5 gen-eral admission. All productions will be at STC’s Cooper Center, 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. For information, call 872-2301.

April 30• Bert Ogden Fiesta invites local high school mariachi

bands and barbecue cooks in town the first Mariachi High School Band and Cook-Off Competition at 9 a.m. at Fi-esta Chevrolet, 4002 N. Exp. 281, Edinburg. Proceeds will benefit the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley.

The mariachi competition is open to local 32-5A, 32-4A and 32-3A high schools. The IBCA-sanctioned cook-off entry fee is $150 for the carne guisada, cabrito and pan de campo categories. For registration and more information, contact Johnny Rodriguez at 212-1163; Agustin Lozano at 778-5677; or visit bertogden.com/cookoff.

• The public is invited to the “Party for the Planet,” the Gladys Porter Zoo’s celebration of Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The zoo staff will spotlight conservation with games and activities for children. Local organizations will be on hand to give information on “going green” and how to help preserve and conserve natural resources for a better environment. The event is free with regular admission. For info, call 546- 7187. The zoo is located at 500 Ringgold in Brownsville.

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LA JOYA – The La Joya Academy Coyote The-atre presents Roald

Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” this weekend at the Alejandro “Alex” H. Saenz Performing Arts Center lo-cated at 604 N. Coyote Blvd. in La Joya.

There will be one perfor-mance tonight, April 29, at 7 p.m., two performances on Saturday, April 29, at 2 and 7 p.m. and the final perfor-mance on Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m.

The play adaptation of Dahl’s 1961 novel follows the adventure of an English orphan, James, being raised

by two cruel aunts. The adventure unfolds when he unwittingly spilled a mag-ic potion on a peach tree that produces a giant peach along with its inhabitants of talking, human-sized insects. James and his new friends are caught up and carried away on a global-sized jour-ney.

Admission is $6 per per-son, and tickets will be sold at the door one hour prior to the start of each perfor-mance. For information or special accommodations, call 323-2898 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

‘James and the Giant Peach’ opens tonight

PHARR – The Pharr Community Theater’s Cultural Arts Program

will have registration for classes in theater, piano, gui-tar, art, Hip Hop, ballet and money management for kids from elementary to middle school grades. Classes begin May 2. Registration will be held this Saturday, April 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Carnah-an Elementary, 317 W. Gore Street in Pharr.

This one-hour class is held once a week for six weeks, from May 2 to June,

11 and culminates with a tal-ent show for the parents and guests. The fee is $30 for the entire six-week session, and students may enroll in more than one class.

Teachers will be present to answer questions during the registration on Saturday. Registration is also available online at onstagenmore.bpt.me.

For more information, call Gerry Rodriguez, the program coordinator, at 400-9547.

Registration opens for kids’ theater classes

EDINBURG – The Uni-versity of Texas Rio Grande Valley Bal-

let Company will present its first annual concert, “A Night of Ballet & Spanish Dance,” at 7:30 p.m. on Fri-day and Saturday, May 6 and 7 at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex (PAC) on the Edinburg Campus.

Tickets will be available at the PAC Box Office one hour before the performanc-es. General admission tickets are $5 for adults, seniors,

students and children.“A Night of Ballet &

Spanish Dance” brings to life the music of noted com-posers and choreographers, through ballet and classical Spanish dance. The con-cert will feature a cast of 45 dancers, vibrant costuming and dramatic choreographies enriched by special lighting.

The program includes excerpts from “La Bayad-ere,” a story of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance and justice, and “Don Quixote,”

UTRGV presents ‘A Night of Ballet & Spanish Dance’

McALLEN – The RGV Bandidas (formerly known as

South Texas Rolleristas and the Mactown Rebel Rollers) will meet shoulder to shoul-der and elbow to arm in a bout on Saturday, May 7, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

This is the second inter-league game of the season. Team Purple will face off

Team Teal in a serious re-match of hard-hitting action at the De Leon Soccer Com-plex, 4238 N. 29th St. in McAllen.

Ticket prices are $10 for Suicide (front row), $8 at the door and $5 presale or $4 for kids. Tickets are avail-able online at RGVBandi-das2015.bpt.me or in-person at the gate.

Roller derby teams face off

the classic story of comedy and love.

The Ballet Company also will perform at 10 a.m. on May 6 for public and private school students and teachers at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex. Tickets are $3 per student, teacher or sponsor. Teachers interested in attending should contact the Dance Program office at 665-2230 to request a reser-vation form.

The Ballet Company at UTRGV is under the direc-tion of dance faculty Min Kim and Sonia Chapa. The classical Spanish dance cho-reographies are under the artistic direction of Cha-pa. Production manager is Zeidy Garza. For more information, contact Garza at 665-2230.

Members of the 2016 UTRGV Ballet Company are Amanda Luna, Alicia Guerra, Diana San Miguel, Kassandra Aguilera, Ani-ka Aguirre, Sayuri Marcos, Jackie Lopez, Andrea De Santiago, Daniela Rios, Jee-na Zamora, Vanessa Contre-ras, Brandon Salinas, Eric Martinez, Robert Larios, Jennifer Lozano and Tirzah Claus.

Also, Fancy De Leon, Perla Olivo, Guillermo Rivas, Lillian Rodriguez, Aracely Longoria, Yajaira Lopez, Susan Tristan, Illiana Cantu, Elizette Davila, Nai-leah Garza, Marisol Guer-rero, Uriel Gongora, Deyla Lerma, Miranda Reyna, Itzayana Ramirez, Carissa Salinas, and Eleann Villar-real.

EDINBURG – The Mu-seum of South Texas History (“MOSTHis-

tory”) will host a double performance featuring 60 students with the Alvarez El-ementary Folklórico Dance Academy and the Alvarez Elementary Drum Line at 1 p.m. this Saturday, May 7.

In their endeavor to “pre-serve and promote Mexican folk culture through the per-forming arts,” Christopher Sandoval and Lizet Macias, teachers and co-directors of the Alvarez Folklórico Dance Academy, began a free after-school program that explored the regional folklórico dances in 2015.

During their first year, the group performed at MOSTHistory’s Fiesta de Noche Buena held in De-cember. Returning for a sec-ond time, the Alvarez Folk-lórico Dance Academy will

perform regional folk danc-es of Baja California to the songs of La Loba del Mar, El Patito, El Pavido Navido and Redoblando.

Following the dance performances, the Alvarez Elementary Drum Line will show off their skills. The 35-student drum line is led by Randy Read who has spent the last nine of his 25-year career with the Alva-rez Elementary Drum Line. The fourth and fifth grade students have performed in several events throughout Hidalgo County.

The program is included in the regular museum ad-mission ranging from free for MOSTHistory members and children ages 3 and un-der to $7 for adults ages 18 and over. The museum is located at 200 N. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg.

Students showcase folklórico dance,

drum skills

STATECAPITAL

HIGHLIGHTS

By Ed SterlingTexas Press Association

Abbott proclaims flood-ing disaster, adds more

counties

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on April 18 declared a state of

disaster for Austin, Bas-trop, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgom-ery, Waller and Wharton counties.

Those counties were hit with severe storms and flooding beginning April 17, requiring the aid of emer-gency responders over many days.

Abbott authorized the use of “all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions that are reasonably necessary to cope with this disaster” and suspended any statute that would prevent, hinder or de-lay necessary action in cop-ing with the disaster, pend-ing written approval of his office.

On April 22, Abbott add-ed the counties of Bosque, Fayette, Liberty, Milam, Palo Pinto, Parker and San Jacinto to his April 18 disaster dec-laration. The governor’s of-fice said even more counties could be added later.

On April 24, Abbott re-quested federal “individ-ual assistance” for Harris, Fayette, Grimes and Parker counties. If his request is granted by President Obama, affected citizens would be able to apply for grants of up to $33,000 and low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administra-tion.

“As Texans recover from the severe flooding that inun-

dated several areas of Texas, it is crucial they receive the financial assistance needed to restore their communities,” Abbott said. “In facing these challenges, Texans have dis-played enormous courage, with more than 1,000 rescues from the rising waters. With much-needed financial assis-tance, I am confident Texans will continue to overcome the challenges before them as they begin to rebuild their lives.”

TEA grants waiversTexas Education Com-

missioner Mike Morath on April 20 announced he would grant two missed in-structional day waivers for school systems in Hous-ton-area counties that fall within Gov. Abbott’s April 18 disaster declaration.

Morath said school sys-tems in disaster counties with more than two days missed due to flooding will not have to make up those two days on the remaining school cal-endar, but they will need to work with the Texas Educa-tion Agency on options for any additional missed days beyond two.

Paxton warns of scamsTexas Attorney Gen-

eral Ken Paxton on April 20 advised Texans in di-saster-stricken counties to protect themselves against scams and be ready to report possible price gouging.

“Unfortunately, peo-ple who have already been through so much also need to be wary of bad actors taking advantage of their circum-stances,” Paxton said. “To that end, I’d like to caution

everyone in any area affected by storms and flood to be ex-tremely careful with people offering to help you rebuild or reconstruct.”

Texans in affected coun-ties who believe they have been scammed or encoun-tered price gouging may call the attorney general’s toll-free complaint line at (800) 621-0508 or file a complaint online at texasattorneygener-al.gov.

TxDOT advises cautionWith more rain and flood-

ing in the weather forecast, the Texas Department of Transportation on April 21 posted a recommendation to drivers to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”

TxDOT implored drivers to “heed all warnings and never drive around barri-cades or cross roads that are either closed or submerged with water.”

Flash flooding, accord-ing to TxDOT, is the lead-ing cause of weather-related deaths in Texas. Highway officials noted that as little as six inches of water can float some vehicles.

Budget challenges aheadTexas House Speaker Joe

Straus last week encouraged members of the House Com-mittee on Appropriations to consider a number of budget challenges that will face the Legislature when it convenes in January.

In an April 19 letter to the committee, Straus, R-San Antonio, identified the need to address the state’s foster care system and a shortfall within the state’s health care system for retired teachers.

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Straus also mentioned that the state’s school finance system is still under court re-view. The matter is pending before the Texas Supreme Court.

“Any of these issues indi-vidually would pose a chal-lenge,” Straus wrote. “Yet they come at a time when our state continues to grow rap-idly, bringing more children

in our schools, more cars on our roads and an overall greater demand for state re-sources. At the same time, we do not want to abandon the commitment to low tax-ation and overall fiscal dis-cipline that has put our state in such a sound budgetary position.”

Jobless rate stays sameTexas’ seasonally adjust-

ed unemployment rate main-tained a 4.3 percent rate in March, matching the state’s revised 4.3 percent unem-ployment rate in February, the Texas Workforce Com-mission reported on April 15.

In contrast, the U.S. De-partment of Labor Statistics pegged the national average unemployment rate at 5.0 percent for the month of

Meadow Creek Residents Protest R-2 Zoning

A controversial zoning issue was presented at the April 11, 2016

Mission City Council meet-ing concerning a proposed rezoning of a 0.25-acre parcel of land at Meadow Creek Country Club. The developer, Ismena Garcia, who recently purchased the parcel, proposes to build two duplexes on the lot, which requires rezoning from AO-I (Agricultural Open) to R-2 (Multi-family Residential).

The city is required to send out notices to proper-ty owners whose property lies within a 200-foot radi-us of the lot considered for rezoning. Of the 43 notices that were sent out, 23 people voiced opposition to the re-zoning.

During a somewhat heat-ed discussion at the city council meeting, the neigh-bors argued that the streets in the vicinity already had excessive traffic and adding more multi-family dwell-ings would only compound the problem. Some said they would be happy with single-family homes con-structed on the lot, but not multi-family duplex apart-ments.

As we reported in our April 15 edition of the Prog-ress Times, the spokesperson for the residents objecting to the rezoning accused the chairman of the city’s Plan-ning and Zoning Board, Ned

Sheats, of having his own agenda, adding that he did not want to hear their objec-tions.

I have since gone over the minutes and listened to the recording of the March 23 Planning and Zoning meet-ing when the board approved the R-2 rezoning. The min-utes clearly indicate that Sheats did allow several rep-resentatives to speak on be-half of the 24 people present at the meeting to oppose the rezoning.

I believe those protesting the rezoning were upset with Sheats when he did not agree with their objections con-cerning the additional traffic problems that four additional units might create. Accord-ing to statements made by resident Rick Wright, there are 109 multi-family units in that vicinity already.

Sheats said, “I’m just try-ing to make a point that we are talking about four fami-lies. We are not dealing with a big change to this neigh-borhood at all.”

When I spoke to Sheats, he explained that there are quite a number of apart-ments on Oasis Drive, and 16 condos are located just to the north of the site in ques-tion. (The parcel is located near the intersection of River Bend and Oasis Drive.) So, from a planning and zoning perspective, R-2 is an appro-priate zoning for this parcel.

HOA or No HOA?Another important point

concerning this issue needs to be clarified. At the city council meeting some of the residents said this parcel was part of their HOA, with the expectation that the city should help enforce the HOA covenants.

First, it is the responsibil-ity of the HOA, not the city, to enforce HOA covenants and rules.

Second, the subject parcel is not even in the HOA.

Mr. Glen Herndier, trea-surer for the HOA, told the P&Z board this parcel does not belong to the HOA. While researching this issue, I also discovered an email by the HOA treasurer to Edward Jones Abstract and Title Co. In the email, dated January 11, 2016, he states, “The captioned property being sold to Adiel & Ismena Gar-cia is NOT under HOA ju-risdiction and therefore can proceed without the normal HOA Information Request form.”

When I attended the city council meeting, it appeared that the most convincing ar-gument the objecting neigh-bors had presented that might sway the council to override the P&Z decision was their assertion that the parcel belonged to the HOA. Therefore, they said, the owner should not be allowed to build multi-family units. However, on the very surface this appears to be untrue.

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The Mission CISD Board of Trustees, administration and staff extend sincere thanks to our teachers. We think that all of you are picture perfect.

Efrain CavazosAlton Elementary School

Matilde ReynaBryan Elementary School

Stephanie SalvatoreCantu Elementary School

Maria Del Jesus RamirezCastro Elementary School

Nancy RamirezCavazos Elementary School

Melissa GarciaEscobar/Rios Elementary School

Melinda Y. PerezLeal Elementary School

Sheila PeñaMarcell Elementary School

Illiana GomezMidki� Elementary School

Guadalupe Saenz Mims Elementary School

Karla GarzaNewcomers Academy

Imba RamseyO’Grady Elementary School

Sonia A. TreviñoPearson Elementary School

Samuel Tagle IIISalinas Elementary School

Corina AvilaWaitz Elementary School

Cecilia Villarreal-RodriguezAlton Memorial Jr. High School

Support provided by:

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Manuel M. VillarrealR. Cantu Jr. High School

Imelda R. BechoMission High School

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Jesus H. MontemayorMission Collegiate High School

Armando SalasMission Options Academy

Mario PerezRoosevelt Alternative School

By Lea Victoria Juarez

Four items were dis-cussed at the April 26 Mission Redevelop-

ment Authority meeting – the overpass project at Inspira-tion Road, the South Bryan Road lift stations, the Mili-tary water loop and the Bent-sen Palm development lift station.

The next step in the U.S. 83 Overpass at Inspiration Road project is demolishing the old bridge, according to Project Manager Jesus Norie-ga. The demolition is to occur April 27-April 29. Business 83 will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for them to do that work while the work is being done.

The road work has been completed, pending the final layer of asphalt, eastbound on the frontage from Busi-ness 83 to Los Ebanos Road. Road work has been com-pleted up to exit ramp on US 83 Westbound frontage road, between Business 83 and Los

Ebanos. The projected finish date for the entire project is December 2016.

City Manager Martin Gar-za stressed the placement of signs that publicize the National Butterfly Center, World Birding Center and Bentsen Palm Regional Park near the Inspiration Road exit. The signs were not part of the original scope of work, but the organizations request-ed that the route be more ad-vertised.

“It’s very important for us, in terms of tourism, that we have a sign posted both east and west of the expressway so we can tell visitors, ‘This is the exit to take to these three locations,’” Garza said.

The South Bryan Road Lift Stations project will no longer be discussed at MRA meetings, as the project has been deemed complete for about six months. Marcos Diaz from engineering com-pany Halff Associates said the lift station has a few mi-nor issues that the city and

manufacturer are working to resolve, but issues are war-ranty items.

Diaz said several steps be-ing taken to troubleshoot is-sue, such as replacing the im-pellers and adjusting valves. The manufacturer is con-cerned that the vibration can cause problems in the future, but they have not expressed great concern for long-term reliability.

Diaz said there is a good working relationship be-tween the city and manufac-turer.

City council awarded the Military Water Loop proj-ect to Saenz Brothers Con-struction. The company bid $527,000, which was almost $100,000 lower than the bud-get, according to Mario Rey-na of engineering company Melden & Hunt.

The Bentsen Palm Devel-opment Lift Station project is still in the bidding process. Once the project is awarded, it is scheduled for 120 con-struction days, Reyna said.

Mobility projects discussed at MRA meeting

By Jim Brunson

Mission City Coun-cil approved a $2 million loan from

PlainsCapital Bank to fund furnishing and equipping the new Center for Educa-tion and Entrepreneurship Development (CEED) fa-cility located at 801 Bryan Road.

The former Kmart build-ing was at one time used to manufacture Converse ten-nis shoes and more recent-ly was a ropa usada (used clothing) store until it closed down. After launching suc-cessful programs for entre-preneur development (Ruby Red Ventures) and educa-tion (Code the Town), Mis-sion Economic Develop-ment Corporation CEO Alex Meade and the MEDC board decided the city and MEDC could put the old building to a better use. MEDC worked out an agreement with the new owner of the building to completely renovate the 55,000 square-foot building and turn it into Mission’s new CEED office.

The new facility will in-clude a computer lab with 50 computers, five confer-ence rooms, 23 office lease

spaces, a sound and video production room, and an area set aside for a small manufacturing facility. Much of the building will be open spaces with com-fortable furnishings where members and friends can meet and collaborate.

Meade said the purpose of the CEED facility is to bring creative people to-gether under one roof where collaboration, ingenuity and creativity can spur the entre-preneurial spirit. It is also intended to be an education-al facility to help create a local workforce that is pre-pared to work in high-tech industries. We have to have a skilled workforce to be able to attract those kinds of jobs, he said.

Free access to the facility will be available to students who are Mission residents; memberships will be avail-able for others to use the facilities for a monthly fee.

At the April 25 meeting, the city council also gave authorization to proceed with purchases of technol-ogy infrastructure, equip-ment and furnishings for the CEED office from three different vendors through the State Buy Board totaling

$1,633,858. The vendors in-clude Sequel Data Systems, of Austin, who will provide computers, network equip-ment and other technology equipment for a price of $381,438.

Texas Wilson, of San An-tonio, will provide furnish-ings, fixtures and related items for the CEED office at a cost of $781,133. Their quote includes items such as desks, chairs, reception sta-tion and lounge seating.

Frontera Consulting, LLC, of McAllen, also a State Buy Board contract vendor, is providing tech-nology infrastructure and equipment for $471,287.

The new CEED office will open as soon as the building renovations are completed, including install-ing the equipment, cabling and furnishings. Meade said they should be ready to open by August, if not sooner.

A few tenants have al-ready been allocated space to lease in the building, including Sylvan Learn-ing Center and Code RGV. MEDC will also relocate its offices to the new location.

Council approves $2 million for CEED facility

The Association of Lati-no Administrators and Superintendents an-

nounced that MCISD Super-intendent Ricardo López is the recipient of their Latino Superintendent of the Year award for 2016.

ALAS recognized school district superintendents and administrators from across the nation at its second an-nual Leaders in Education Awards Gala on April 25, in Washington, D.C.

Numerous education pro-fessionals, congressional representatives and business leaders will attend the event at the historic Mayflower Hotel to celebrate best prac-tices in public education, particularly in serving His-panic populations. ALAS state affiliate members nom-inated superintendents and administrators whose work exemplifies the best in the field.

“This recognition is a di-

rect reflection of the commit-

ment of excellence from the entire Mission CISD family that includes teachers, staff, ancillary, administrators, board members and commu-nity working together and al-ways putting students first,”

López said. “I am proud that their efforts have gained the attention of state and nation-ally renowned organizations. The amazing thing is, the best is yet to come.”

The ALAS mission is to provide leadership at the national level that assures every school in America ef-fectively serves the educa-tional needs of all students, with an emphasis on Latino youth, by building capacity, promoting best practices and transforming educational in-stitutions.

“While the field of edu-cation is ever changing, the one constant is the need to serve youth in the best way possible, ensuring their scho-lastic experience is fruitful and rewarding,” said Veron-ica Rivera, ALAS executive director. “These outstanding honorees do just that through their leadership and commit-ment to all students, Latinos in particular.”

Mission CISD superintendent earns national award

New CEED Facility Nears CompletionMEDC staff gave representatives of the Small Business Administration a tour of the CEED

facility Wednesday. Pictured from left are: Alex Meade, MEDC CEO; Angela Burton, SBA Dis-trict Director; Veronica Ortega, SBA Economic Development Specialist; Daniel Silva, MEDC

COO; and Teclo Garcia, MEDC Director of Strategic Partnerships and Program Development. Progress Times photo

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Ashley Smith Receives Athletic ScholarshipVeterans Memorial High School girls basketball player Ashley Smith has signed a letter of

intent to play basketball for McLennan Community College in Waco. The Lady Patriots star player was recently named All-Area Defensive Player of the Year. The four-year letterman’s

other awards are numerous, including Freshmen Year – Area Newcomer of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year (Team Award) and All-Valley Showcase selection. Sophomore Year - Of-

fensive Player of the Year (District 32-4A), Most Valuable Player (Team Award), All-Valley Showcase selection, All-Valley First Team, USA National Jr. National Team, USA National Jr.

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After a two-year ab-sence, the Mission Eagles baseball team

is making a return trip to the playoffs. Having bounced back from last year’s disap-pointing 3-9 District 30-6A record, the Eagles capped off their 7-5 (10-11 overall) 2016 season with a five-in-ning, 10-run rule shortened 13-1 rout of the McAllen Memorial Mustangs Tuesday evening.

Having already clinched 30-6A’s fourth seed in the playoffs, Tuesday night’s district closer against the Mustangs had no bearing on the Eagles’ playoff standing. Even so, Mission brought out the big bats against the Memorial pitchers to cap off their most successful season in three years.

As Mission’s head base-ball coach for the past 13 years, Rick Lozano has seen his Eagles teams have come-back seasons before. How-ever, the way he views it, the reason for this year’s come-back is quite different than others.

“The big difference this year is that I have about nine freshmen on the team that have provided depth and that are challenging the upper classmen for start-

ing positions,” Lozano said shortly after the Eagles’ win over the Mustangs. “The fact that they have made the oth-er players feel replaceable, has made our veterans work harder all year. But the fact that Brian Cantu has been outstanding on the mound all year is another big factor in our success this season.”

As the Eagles’ ace, Can-tu will be taking the mound next Thursday when Mis-sion travels to Zapata to play Laredo Alexander in a one game, winner-take-all bi-dis-trict playoff game. This is the same Laredo Alexander that defeated Nikki Rowe, Edin-burg Vela and Palmview on the way to the state tourna-ment last year.

Having never been in a position such as this, where the entire season could be riding on how he pitches, Cantu will be seeking help from the man upstairs first and then relying on his arm to keep the Bulldogs’ bats as quiet as possible, just as it has all season long.

“First of all, I’m going to pray a lot,” shared Cantu. “Other than that I’m going to prepare for that game just as I prepare for any game and try to do the best I can. Coach Lozano trusts me so I’m go-ing to try to do the best I can for him and for the team.”

Another senior on the Eagles’ roster that has con-tributed in a big way to their turnaround season is right fielder Israel Perez. When asked what he attributes his team’s success to this season, he said, “It’s taken a lot of teamwork and a lot of qual-ity at-bats. Our defense has always been there but our offense finally came around. After having struggled offen-sively for a couple of years, this is the year that we turned that around.”

While Cantu and Perez are both in their final seasons on the Eagles baseball team, having so many freshmen on a playoff team bodes well for the future of Mission High’s baseball program. The fact that four of Mission’s fresh-men lettered this year and two of them started on a regular basis demonstrate how instrumental the Ea-gles’ young guns have been to their success; freshman shortstop Andy Martinez es-pecially so.

“Andy leads the team in hitting, runs batted in and stolen bases and the last time I checked he was hitting in the .580’s in-district,” shared Lozano. “He even closed out tonight’s game by pitching the final two innings.”

Mission senior centerfielder Cris Salinas steals second base during the first inning of the Ea-gles’ 13-1 victory over the McAllen Memorial Mustangs Tuesday evening.

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Mission senior second baseman Adan Canizalez dives back to first base safely during the first inning of the Eagles’ 13-1 victory over the McAllen Memorial Mustangs Tuesday evening.

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Palmview Lobos claim area championship

By Luciano Guerra

It was a good news/bad news scenario for the two Palmview High School

track and field teams at the 29-6A/30-6A area champi-onships meet held at McAl-len’s Veterans Memorial Stadium last week. After fin-ishing second to the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at the District 30-6A championship meet the week before, the Palmview boys took the Area meet championship, compil-ing 113 team points; 17 more than the second place Mus-tangs’ total of 96. That’s the good news.

As for the bad news, the Lady Lobos, fresh off of their District 30-6A championship the week before, could do no better than a third place finish at the same area meet with their 97 points total as the Memorial Lady Mus-tangs’ 105 points and the Del Rio Lady Rams’ 102 points earned them the area cham-pionship and a second place finish respectively.

So how did the Lobos manage to better the field against a higher level of competition at the area meet when they could do no better than a distant second at the district meet just one week previous? It wasn’t the result of an increased number of first place finishes in individ-ual events, that’s for sure. At the district meet the Lobos had three first place finishes while at the area meet they only had two. It was a matter of more second place finish-es for the Lobos, as they had eight at area opposed to six at district, and less first and second place finishes for the Mustangs, four and one re-spectively at area after hav-ing had five first place and four second place finishes at the district meet.

With the top four finish-ers in each event qualifying for the regional meet being held at Alamo Stadium in

San Antonio today and to-morrow, here is a list of the Big 7 School’s boys and girls regional qualifiers and their placings at area.

Palmview Lobos (1st), Victor Boganegra (800m run, 1st), Eliseo Rodriguez (1600m run, 2nd), Tristen Myende (110m hurdles, 2nd), 400m relay team (3rd), 800m relay team (2nd), 1600m re-lay team (2nd), Eliseo Ro-driguez (3200m run, 2nd), Ricky Espinoza (Discus, 1st and Shot put, 2nd), Arturo Gutierrez (Discus, 2nd) and Damian Quintanilla (triple jump, 2nd).

Juarez-Lincoln Huskies (3rd), Angel Garcia (200m dash, 2nd), Carlos Serna (300m hurdles, 2nd), 800m relay team (1st), 1600m re-lay team (1st) and Andrew Rodriguez (high jump, 3rd).

La Joya Coyotes (9th), Martin Salinas (400m dash, 2nd) and Ricardo Mendoza (800m run, 2nd and 1600m run, 4th).

Mission Eagles (12th), Alex Cordova (400m dash, 3rd), Jorge Perez (800m run, 3rd) and Marc Garcia (300m hurdles, 3rd).

Palmview Lady Lobos (3rd), Mirna Tamez (100m dash, 3rd), Mia Hinojosa (200m dash, 2nd), Bailey Villalon (800m run, 1st), Bri-ana Robles (1600m run, 1st and 3200m run, 1st), 400m relay team (3rd), 800m re-lay team (1st), Naila Flores (3200m run, 3rd), Priscil-la Flores (3200m run, 4th) and Brenda Martinez (triple jump, 4th).

Juarez-Lincoln Lady Huskies (6th), Yareli Tamez (1600m run, 4th), 400m relay team (4th), 800m relay team (4th), Karen Guerra (discus, 1st), Diana Bustos (discus, 3rd) and Ana Calderon (high jump, 4th).

La Joya Lady Coyotes, Julissa Montoya (400m dash, 3rd).

Lady Diamondbacks, Lady Patriots and Lady Coyotes open playoffsThree Big 7 schools’ softball teams will be compet-

ing in bi-district playoff action this weekend: District 31-5A champions Pioneer Lady Diamondbacks, the Veterans Memorial Lady Patriots and the La Joya Lady Coyotes.

The Lady Patriots opened their three game series against the Mercedes Lady Tigers last night at home. Game No. 2 is scheduled to be played at 7 p.m. tonight at Mercedes High. Game No. 3, if necessary, is sched-uled to be played at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Veterans Me-morial High School.

The Lady Diamondbacks will be opening their three game series against the Brownsville Porter Lady Cow-boys at Porter tonight at 7. Games No. 2 and No. 3 (if necessary) are scheduled to both be played at Pioneer High School tomorrow. Game No. 2 will start at 2 p.m. and game No. 3 thirty minutes after the completion of game No. 2.

The Lady Coyotes, who will be playing Eagle Pass in their bi-district round playoff series, are scheduled to play game No. 1 tonight at 8 p.m. Games No. 2 and No. 3 (if necessary) are scheduled to be played tomor-row at 1 p.m. and at 30 minutes after the completion of game No. 2 respectively. All games in this series will be played at Zachry Softball Complex in Laredo.

Palmview Lobo runners make the hand-off on their way to second place finish in the 400 meter relays at the District 30-6A track championship.

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The Commissioners Court approved the Hidalgo County Uni-

form Truancy Policy, which was required to be put in place by changes in the law that decriminalized truancy.

Yolanda Chapa, Coun-ty Judge Ramon Garcia’s chief of staff and chair of the 34-member committee, presented the 1-inch thick document.

The county was required to adopt a uniform truancy policy by May 1, pursuant to changes to the Educa-tion Code as amended by HB2398, which became effective last September. Under these statutory pro-visions, the county judge and mayor of the largest municipality in the county were required to compose a committee that would be tasked with the creation and adoption of a uniform tru-ancy policy. The committee had its April 18 to make fi-nal recommendations for revisions to the proposed policy.

“Prior to the 84th Leg-islative session, Texas was one of two remaining states in the nation in which tru-ancy was a crime,” Chapa

reported to Commissioners Court. “The intent of the law is to remove the taint of criminality associated with school-related mis-conduct, require schools to implement more truancy prevention measures, and to create an entirely new type of court and procedures to handle school attendance cases.”

McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, who worked with Garcia to form the commit-tee, said the collaboration of the varied entities necessary to put together the Truancy Policy for consideration by the Commissioners Court exemplifies how much the truancy issue is a major concern.

“This policy will address possible solutions to the core factors that influence truant behavior and hope-fully will give the courts the tools to keep our kids in school,” Darling said, adding that the state should consider funding programs that can support local ef-forts to decrease truancy in public schools.

Criminal District Attor-ney Ricardo Rodriguez Jr., who led the county in bring-

ing stakeholders together to provide information on the changes to the law in Sep-tember, assigned one of his top assistant district attor-ney’s to work with the com-mittee on the policy.

Chief Assistant Crim-inal DA - Juvenile/Civil Division Maxine Longoria Nash, who guided the com-mittee and wrote the policy on behalf of the District At-torney, also spoke at Com-missioners Court.

Rodriguez Jr. said the change in how truancy cases are handled was long over-due, adding that school-re-lated criminal prosecution further alienates the young people who most need to be in school.

“Our office will contin-ue to be involved in the im-plementation and oversight of the new Hidalgo County Uniform Truancy Policy, and will make recommen-dations for needed revisions to this new law in the next legislative session,” Rodri-guez said.

In discussing the policy at Commissioners Court, Nash said the Hidalgo County Uniform Truancy Policy is one of the most

comprehensive in the state. “The last time such dras-

tic changes were made was when the Juvenile Justice Code was passed in 1973,” Nash said. “This legislation requires our county to adopt a uniform truancy policy to be followed by all school districts, open-enrollment charter schools and truancy courts in Hidalgo County.”

Nash added that the new law places more responsi-bility on schools to adopt truancy prevention mea-sures that are designed to address the problems that lead to truant behavior, and to make referral to court for truancy the last resort.

By Lea Victoria Juarez

Econ Construction was awarded the contract for the Mission High

School renovations project at the April 27 special board meeting. The trusted voted to accept the best and final offer of $30,992,000. Construc-tion will begin as soon as possible, once classes are let out. The last day for students is June 1.

At the April 20 meeting, the board approved NM con-tracting for the elementary track sidewalks project and Teni-Trak for the tennis court project at Veterans Memorial High School.

NM contracting’s ini-tial bid was $48,399, but they came down $13,400 to meet the budget amount of $35,000. During the negotia-tions there were concessions

on the district’s part, which was the approval of an addi-tional 15 days to the contract, making it a two-month proj-ect. Rick Rivera, the execu-tive director for facilities and maintenance construction, said this change is not an issue because construction will take place during the summer.

In addition, the district lowered the liquidated dam-ages to $400 per day for substantial completion, and for final $50 per day for final completion.

The base bid for Te-ni-Trak on the tennis court project was $221,050.95 with 90 completion days, but company president Jeff St. John lowered the propos-al by $2,000. Teni-Trak has done four tennis projects for the district in previous years.

MCISD board awards contracts for construction projects

By Lea Victoria Juarez

A man and a woman who are connected to a fatal Mission shoot-

ing that occurred March 21 were arraigned on additional charges on April 22.

Jason Sandoval was charged with murder, injury to a child and engaging in organized criminal activity, and was given a total cash surety bond of $1.5 million.

Candance Rodriguez was charged with engaging in or-ganized criminal activity and given a $500,000 cash surety bond.

When Justice of the Peace Homer Jasso asked Sando-val if he had any comments to make, Sandoval said that “justice ain’t fair” after he was “kidnapped, beaten and shot in the face.”

In Sandoval’s mugshot, which was provided by the county sheriff’s office on March 24, Sandoval’s left eye is bruised and swollen shut; his lips are also swollen in the photo.

On March 21, at approx-imately 7:41 p.m. the Hidal-go County Sheriff’s Office responded to an unknown disturbance occurring at a home located at the 36000 block of Cedar Rapid Street in rural Mission. When Dep-uties arrived at the home they discovered the body of a deceased adult male, later identified as 29-year-old Is-rael Jaramillo Abundis with apparent gunshot wounds.

Sandoval, 27, was ar-raigned on March 23 for un-lawful possession of a fire-arm by a felon and given a $500,000 cash surety bond.

On March 24, 26-year-old Rodriguez was given a $200,000 bond and charged with child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

Sheriff’s investigators are still looking for two addi-tional suspects – Maximino Herrera, 30, and Jesus Rafael Tapia, 23. The two are be-lieved to have fled to Mexi-co.

Man, woman charged in link to Mission shooting

Left: Jason Sandoval Right: Candance Rodriguez

Photos by Lea Victoria Juarez

Students from K. White Jr. High School recent-ly traveled to compete

in the Texas Math Science Coaches Association state contest. One of the school’s teams placed in the top three and one of their students is the state individual champi-on in their grade level.

The team members are: David Medina, Isabella Aya-la, Gabriel Rodriguez, Alex Gonzalez.

Gonzalez earned first place in the sixth grade divi-sion of the calculator appli-

cations competition, making him the state champion for that grade level.

The KWJH calculator ap-plications team placed third in the 6A category at the state competition. Leading into the state TMSCA com-petition, KWJH calculator applications teams finished the qualifier season as re-gional champions. KWJH had a total of 35 students advance to participate in the state TMSCA competitions in calculator applications and math.

KWJH students place at the top of state competition

Left to right: Gabriel Rodriguez, David Medina, Isabella Ayala, Alex Gonzalez

Hidalgo County Uniform Truancy Policy approved

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NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does) not file a written answer with the clerk who issued to this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of forty-two (42) days after the date of issuance of this citation and Petition, a default Judgement may be taken against you.”

TO: JAMES McCLURE, DEFENDANT(S)

GREETINGS:

You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff’s Orginal Petition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. of the Monday next after the expiration of forty-two (42) days after the date of issuance of this citation the same being the on this the 30th day of March, 2016 before the Honorable Rose G. Reyna, 206th Distirct Court of Hidalgo County, Texas at the Courthouse of said county in Edinburg, Texas. Said PLAINTIFFS ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT filed in said court on the on this the 1st day of February, 2016 in this case numbered C-0477-16-D on the docket of said court and styled:

JAMES KAY, JESSIE KAY VS. PAUL H. MCCLURE, TRUSTEE OF THE PAUL H. MCCLURE REVOCABLE LIVING, TRUST DATED MARCH 13, 1995, THE PAUL H. MCCLURE REVOCABLE, LIVING TRUST DATED

MARCH 13, 1995, THE STROBRIDGE LIVING TRUST, DATED FEBRUARY 12, 1992, LIONEL W. STROBRIDGE,

TRUSTEE OF THE STROBRIDGE LIVING TRUST, DATED FEBRUARY 12, 1992, ARLENE H. STROBRIDGE,

TRUSTEE OF THE STROBRIDGE, LINONEL W. & ARLENE STROBRIDGE LIVING TRUST ARLENE

STROBRIDGE, TRUSTEE OF THE STROBRIDGE, LINONEL W. & ARLENE STROBRIDGE LIVING TRUST

ROBERT HOWARD CRAIG DONALD R. MALLICOAT AND JOE ANN MALLICOAT.

Said petition was filed in said court by: ATTY. DARRELL DAVIS, 301 E. TOM LANDRY ST., MISSION, TX 78572. (956) 585-0628.

A brief nature of the suit is as follows: PLAINTIFF(S) PRAY FOR DAMAGES IN AN AMOUNT TO BE PROVEN AT TRIAL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, DIRECT AND CONSEQUEINTIAL DAMAGES, ATTORNEY FEES AND TAXABLE COURT COSTS.

The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs.

ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court at Edinburg, Texas this on this the 30th day of March, 2016.

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING STANDING AND PARKING ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE 800 BLOCK OF SANDSTONE DRIVE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 A/M TO 9:00 A/M AND 3:00 P/M TO 5:00 P/M COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAYBERRY ROAD AND PROCEEDING EAST FOR ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE (155) FEET, ON THE DAYS THAT MISSION C.I.S.D. HAS SCHOOL IN SESSION; PROVIDING FOR INSTALLATION OF SAID TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES BEING NO STANDING AND NO PARKING SIGNS AND MAKING PROVISIONS OF THE STATE TRANSPORTATION CODE AND TRAFFIC ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MISSION IN REGARD TO PENALTY FOR VIOLATION APPLICABLE

THERETO;READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY

OF APRIL, 2016.Norberto Salinas, Mayor

Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4349

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING STANDING AND PARKING ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF LOS EBANOS ROAD BETWEEN WESTERN ROAD AND ONE MILE SOUTH ROAD FROM THE HOURS OF 7:00 A/M TO 9:00 A/M AND 3:00 P/M TO 5:00 P/M, ON THE DAYS THAT MISSION C.I.S.D. HAS SCHOOL IN SESSION; PROVIDING FOR INSTALLATION OF SAID TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES BEING NO STANDING AND NO PARKING SIGNS AND MAKING PROVISIONS OF THE STATE TRANSPORTATION CODE AND TRAFFIC ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MISSION IN REGARD TO PENALTY FOR VIOLATION

APPLICABLE THERETO;READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY

OF APRIL, 2016.Norberto Salinas, Mayor

Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4350

MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONNOTICE OF INTENTION

BUDGET AMENDMENT TO FY 2015-2016 BUDGET

TAKE NOTICE that the Mission Economic Development Corporation of the City of Mission, (the “MEDC”), shall convene not earlier than 60 days after first publishing this notice and shall consider authorizing a Budget Amendment to the fiscal year 2015-2016 Budget, as hereinafter described, pursuant to the provisions of V.T.C.A. Local Government Code Sections 505.001 et seq. The MEDC is authorized on behalf of the City of Mission, Texas to undertake the Project or Projects by paying the cost of the Project or Projects with sales tax revenues authorized under said Local Government Code sections.

The Board of Directors of the MEDC will determine whether the Project or Projects will be undertaken and whether it will finance the cost of the Project or Projects with proceeds from sales tax revenues.

The Project or Projects shall consist of the following: Purchase of real property for a retail project to be located on 19.79 acres out of Lots 175 and 185, John H. Shary Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 17, Map records, Hidalgo County, Texas, in a loan amount not to exceed $6,000,000.

Date of Publication: April 29, 2016Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

Notice of Public HearingMission Economic

Development Corporation

Notice is hereby given that the Mission Economic Development Corporation will conduct a public hearing on May 17, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas to consider the following project or projects during the proposed fiscal year 2015-2016: Purchase of real property for a retail project to be located on 19.79 acres out of Lots 175 and 185, John H. Shary Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 17, Map records, Hidalgo County, Texas, in a loan amount not to exceed $6,000,000.

Anyone interested is invited to attend and present their comments.

Date of publication: April 29, 2016Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE of property to satisfy Landlord’s Lien. Sale is 10 am, May 6, 2016 at 2604 W. Exp. 83, Mission, TX. Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. Clean up and removal deposit may be required. Seller reserves right to withdraw property from sale. Property includes contents of spaces of following tenants:

#10 #28 #160 Mara Barrios tables & stools, office chairs, sofa, chairs, gaming machines; #57 Eduardo Vera ladder and kitchen items; #76 Jose Luis Gonzalez chest, table set, computer, misc items; #89 Lisa Covarrubiaz sofa bed, table; #113 Michael A. Rosalez mattress, sofa, tv, table, toys and househould items; #129/62 Karrie Huffman jack, table, refrigerator, tool boxes, mattress, compressor, househhold funiture; #145 Martha Maria Moncivais bedroom set, household items; #148 Veronica Gracia clothing;

Contact ABC Storage, 2604 W. Exp 83, Mission, TX 956-585-1155.

The Mission Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on May 11, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following:

Rezoning: 0.250 acres, being a part or portion of the Golf Course and Lake Reserve out of Meadow Creek Country Club Phase 1-A, from AO-I (Agricultural Open Interim) to R-2 (Duplex-Fourplex Residential); Rezoning: Lot 5, Block 243, Mission Original Townsite Subdivision, from C-3 (General Business) to R-2 (Duplex-Fourplex); and Rezoning: 40.140 acres consisting of 39.478 acres out of Lots 293 and 303, John H. Shary Subdivision & 0.662 of one acre being all of Lot 1, Orange Blossom Place Subdivision, AO-I (Agricultural Open Interim) to R-1 (Single Family Residential)

If a zoning is amended during the public hearing, it shall be pursuant to the City of Mission’s Amendatory Zone Policy Statement. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW – DELIA’S TAMALES, 602 W. GRIFFIN PARKWAY, LOT 1, WEST VIEW V SUBDIVISION

(UNRECORDED)READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016.

Norberto Salinas, MayorAttest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4344

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW – PAPA TACO MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 2714 E. GRIFFIN PARKWAY, STE. B, LOT 3, SPARKS &

TOWNSEND PLAZAREAD, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016.

Norberto Salinas, MayorAttest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4345

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW – SHIPLEY DONUTS, 2575 E. GRIFFIN PARKWAY, STE. 1, LOT 1, TRES PICOS PH. I SUBDIVISION

READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016.

Norberto Salinas, MayorAttest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4346

Yolanda Rodriguez San-chez, 75, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at her home in Mission. Mrs. Sanchez retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 30 years of services.

Survivors include her daughter, Diana D. Villanue-va, and four grandchildren.

She was preceded by her husband of 38 years, Ed-mundo Sanchez, Sr; son, Edmundo Sanchez, Jr.; par-ents, Jose and Jesusa Rodri-guez Sr.; and brothers, Jose Carlos Rodriguez Jr. and Rolando Rodriguez.

A funeral mass was held

on April 25 at Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen.

Mickey Joe HazelMickey Joe Hazel, 79,

passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

San Juana RodriguezMISSION – A funeral

mass for San Juana Rodri-guez was held on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Mission. Burial

followed at Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen.

Mario SolisMISSION – A graveside

service for Mario Solis was held on Friday, April 22, 2016, at San Jose Cemetery in Mission.

Gregoria G. VelaMISSION – Gregoria G.

Vela, 84, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. A graveside service was held on April 23 at Cemen-terio Panteon Dolores in Ra-mones, N.L., Mex.

obituaries

Notices

Noel Borrego Jr. FT. WORTH –

Noel Borrego Jr., 63, passed away on April 20, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mr. Borrego was born on Feb. 16, 1953, in Mission and was a graduate of Mission High School. He served with the Mission Po-lice Department, Hi-dalgo County Sher-iff’s Department and the City of Hidalgo as a police officer and was a constable for Hidalgo County Precinct 3. He lat-er worked with the City of McAllen with the solid waste enforcement and as a truck driver for Swift.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Leticia B. Borrego; sons, Noe Borrego III, Jaime A. Bor-rego and Jonathan

Borrego; and sis-ters, Alicia Lopez, Yolanda Rios, Elva Borrego and Imelda B. Vela.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents, Noel Borrego Sr. and Maria Isidra Guerrero, and broth-er, Javier Borrego.

A funeral service was held on April 23 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Maria de Jesus Lozano

MISSION – Ma-ria de Jesus “Je-susita” Lozano, 87, passed away on April 21, 2016 in Mission.

Mrs. Lozano was born in Mission on Oct. 7, 1928.

Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Ramon Z.

Lozano; children, Sylvia Rodriguez of Harlingen, Ramon Lozano Jr. of Mis-sion, Eduardo Loza-no of Mission, Jorge Lozano of New Braunfels; siblings, Gloria Torres and Consuelo Sandoval of Washington and Carlos Rodriguez of Mission; and 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchil-dren.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents, Federicio and Petra Rodriguez, and siblings, Fed-erico Jr. Rodriguez, Alberto Rodriguez, Eva Jones and Anita Salinas.

A funeral mass was held on April 25 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Her remains were cremated.

Noelia Reyes Rodriguez

ALTON – No-

elia Reyes Rodri-guez passed away on Tuesday, April, 26, 2016, at Comfort House in McAllen.

Survivors include her spouse of 29 years, Jose F. Reyes, and siblings Rosalio Rodriguez, Leonel Rodriguez, Irma Rodriguez, Yolan-da Treviño, Beatriz Ruiz, Elida Galvan, Jesus Rodriguez and Noe Rodriguez.

She was preced-ed in death by her parents, Rosalio and Maria de Jesus Rodriguez, and sib-lings, Argelia Rodri-guez, Nora Baldera and Eliseo Sauceda.

A funeral mass was held on April 28 at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Alton. Burial followed at San Jose Cemetery in Mission.Yolanda Rodriguez Sanchez

MISSION –

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A BEAUTY SALON IN A C-1 (OFFICE BUILDING ZONE), 2215 N. SHARY ROAD, LOT A, GLENWOOD TERRACE UNIT NO.

2 SUBIVISIONREAD, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016.

Norberto Salinas, MayorAttest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4348

COLOR MAKE MODEL YEAR

BLUE CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2008

BLACK MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002

BLACK DODGE RAM TRUCK 1998

GREEN JEEP CHEROKEE 1998

BLACK FORD F-150 1997

GREEN CHEVY SILVERADO 2001

MAROON CHEVY S-10 1996

BROWN/BLACK CHEVY 1995

WHITE FORD MUSTANG 1998

GREEN FORD EXPLORER 1992

BLACK HONDA 1996

BLUE CHEVY SUBURBAN 1994

WHITE CHEVY CAVALIER 1995

WHITE PONTIAC GRAND AM 1999

GRAY CHEVY TAHOE 2010

GRAY CHEVY TAHOE 2009

GRAY CHEVY TAHOE 2008

GRAY CHEVY TAHOE 2007

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GREEN CHEVY AVALANCHE 2001

RED FORD F-150 TRITON 1997

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A REZONING OF LOT 1, GOMEZ ESTATES SUBDIVISION, FROM C-2 (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL)

TO C-3 (GENERAL BUSINESS) READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016.

Norberto Salinas, MayorAttest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4343

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THRU SERVICE WINDOW – MINI MAX #6 CONVENIENCE STORE, 1500 W. BUSINESS HIGHWAY 83, LOT A,

MISSION ACRES SUBDIVISIONREAD, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016.

Norberto Salinas, MayorAttest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4347

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