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Serving All of Western Cameron CountyA Community Newspaper Since 1923

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE: 1 year subscription delivered by U.S. Postal Service…$27.95 or can be purchased at several convenient locations throughout the cities of La Feria, Santa Rosa, Santa Maria & Blue Town for 50¢.The La Feria News is mailed and delivered Monday, March 26, 2012 and published weekly by Wright Ventures, Inc., President Donald R. Wright, Secretary Mary Elizabeth Wright. Periodical Postage Rates paid at La Feria, TX., Post Office. Advertising deadline is noon Thursday at the office at 102 S. Main St., La Feria, TX 78559. (POSTMASTER send address changes to La Feria, P.O. Box 999, La Feria, TX 78559.)

How to reach us:9 AM - 4 PM – Monday-Friday

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William R. Keltner, Advertising Consultant

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City Commission MeetingCommission Meeting Room at 115 E. Commercial Avenue La Feria, TX.

6:30 PM

1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:30pm at Don Beto’s 109 N. Main La Feria

Contribuido por: Barnacle Bill de Harlingen

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Cars I’ve Loved and Hated

by Michael LammThe 1932 Chevy was

actually in pretty decent shape when I got it: nice mohair upholstery, no dents or dings, dull but original paint, every-thing worked, and the engine ran fine. As soon as I could, I drove the car over to Carter’s Garage to show J.D., and when I told him my plan to make a hot rod out of it, J.D. laughed and said, “Don’t you know the differ-ence between Fords and Chevys?”

Well, no, I really didn’t – not beyond the obvi-ous that Fords had V-8 engines and Chevys had in-line Sixes. It hadn’t occurred to me that there could be much difference at all; both were 1932 models, both looked a lot alike, Fords and Chevys were popular cars, so it seemed to me that both would make good hot rods.

J.D. was not a mean person; in fact, quite the opposite, but the next words out of his mouth plunged a dagger deep into my heart. “Fords,” he told me matter-of-factly, “make good hot rods, and Chevys don’t.”

J.D. didn’t lie, and he knew a lot more about cars than I did. “Why is that?” I asked.

“Because Ford V-8s have strong bottom ends and Chevys don’t.” I knew

In his attempt to make a hot rod, Mike initially re-moved the hood and front fenders from the Chevy and

bobbed the rear fenders with a cutting torch.

Editor’s note: Michael Lamm grew up in La Feria, Texas. Michael has invited the La Feria News readers to enjoy some memories of his cars and growing up in the Valley. The columns will appear each week for your enjoyment. He’s always loved cars and, after graduating from Columbia Uni-versity in New York in 1959, took a job as editor of Foreign Car Guide, a magazine about VWs. In the mid 1960s, Mike became managing editor of Motor Trend and, in 1970, he co-founded Special-Interest Autos magazine in partnership with Hemmings Motor News. In 1978, Mike began to publish his own line of automotive books. For more information, go to www.Hemmings.com. Welcome back, Michael!

that by “bottom ends,” J.D. meant the crankshaft assembly, which included main and connecting-rod bearings. Weak bearings wouldn’t survive hopping up nor the stresses of high revolutions and heat.

Depressed and angry with myself for making such an egregious mis-take, I asked my boss, Guy Miller, whether J.D. was right about Chevys having weak bottom ends. Mr. Miller said, “Yes, it’s true.” He went on to say that Chevys, Nashes and Studebakers were known for tender bottom ends, both in their main and rod bearings. Ford and Cadil-lac V-8s had reputations for strong bottom ends and were thus preferred by hot rodders (Oldsmo-bile and Chrysler V-8s would soon join that fel-lowship).

I obviously had a lot to learn about cars, and simply working in filling stations and auto repair shops wasn’t going to teach me quickly enough, so I asked Guy Miller if there were any books I could study. Mr. Miller reached up on a shelf where he kept his shop and interchange manu-als, and he pulled down a worn, gritty volume of Dyke’s Automobile and Gasoline Engine Ency-clopedia, copyright 1914.

Continued next week

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La Feria, Harlingen, Port Isabel in March A mobile health unit from Valley Baptist Health System

will be visiting La Feria, Harlingen, Port Isabel and other Valley cities during the month of March, making it more convenient for local residents to receive free and low-cost screenings that can help save their life and improve their health.

The 42-foot, bus-size mobile health unit will offer low-cost mobile lab screenings, which include blood work and bone density screenings only. Reduced prices for mobile lab tests include a lipid profile (cholesterol, which requires 8-hour fasting) for $10, and a hemoglobin A1C test for $15. These tests and others will be available on the following dates:

• HARLINGEN - Tuesday, March 6 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Wal-Mart (1801 W. Lincoln Drive)

• BROWNSVILLE - Thursday, March 8, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at K-Mart (2440 Pablo Kisel Blvd.)

• WESLACO - Tuesday, March 13, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Wal-Mart (1310 N. Texas Blvd.)

• SAN BENITO - Wednesday, March 14 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Wal-Mart

• LA FERIA - Tuesday, March 20 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Auto Zone (504 N. Main)

In addition, Valley Baptist will offer free peripheral (legs) arterial disease screenings (ankle brachial index) on the following days:

• SAN BENITO - Wednesday, March 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Wal-Mart (1126 W Business 77)

• PORT ISABEL - Thursday, March 29 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Wal-Mart (1401 W. Highway 100)

Also during March, Valley Baptist will offer free osteo-porosis screenings (BMD) on the following dates:

• BROWNSVILLE - Monday, March 12, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at K-Mart (2440 Pablo Kisel Blvd.)

• HARLINGEN - Monday, March 19 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Wal-Mart

To schedule an appointment for the mobile health clinic, or for a complete schedule of other dates and locations, please call toll-free 1-888-902-5433. For additional infor-mation on heart and vascular services at Valley Baptist Medical Center, visit www.ValleyBaptist.net. What is Relay?

For over 18 years Relay For Life events of the Rio Grande Valley have provided our communities the opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events and each team is asked to have a representative on the track /path throughout the Relay. Teams camp out at a local high school stadium or park and take turns walking or running around the track/path, participate in activities, and have fun while raising much needed funds and awareness to fight cancer.

Why Relay?Relay allows those communities to remember those lost to cancer, celebrate the lives of those living with cancer, and fight back against this disease.The American Cancer Society Relay For Life brings together millions of people with one common goal – to eliminate cancer. For more information about how you can participate, or form a team please contact Debra Garcia 956.454.2522.

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What is Relay? For over 18 years Relay For Life events of the Rio Grande Valley have provided our communities the opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events and each team is asked to have a representative on the track /path throughout the Relay. Teams camp out at a local high school stadium or park and take turns walking or running around the track/path, participate in activities, and have fun while raising much needed funds and awareness to fight cancer.

Why Relay? Relay allows those communities to remember those lost to cancer, celebrate the lives of those living with cancer, and fight back against this disease. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life brings together millions of people with one common goal – to eliminate cancer. For more information about how you can participate, or form a team please contact Debra Garcia 956.454.2522.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

A public hearing will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012 by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Feria, and a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 by the City Commission of the City of La Feria, to receive public input on the request by George E. Lazaro and Esiquio R. Lazaro, to re-zone Lots 38 and 39, the east 15’ of Lot 37, and the west 18’ of Lot 40, Block 11, La Feria Original Townsite from R-3 Single Family Residential to L-C Light Commercial and to amend the Comprehensive Plan. The property is also known as 207 East Magnolia Avenue.

The public hearings will be held at 6:30 pm in the City Commission Meeting Room, 115 E. Commercial Ave., La Feria, TX.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearings to testify, or to submit written comments, supporting or opposing the proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan to:

City of La FeriaAttn: Planning Department

115 E. Commercial Ave.La Feria, TX 78559-5002

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