By Irma Ayala

LA VILLA-Af-ter we have left high school behind in the last decade, we start asking ourselves, “What ever happened to all the brains and beau-ties, the jocks, the popular crowd, the loners? Are the winners still winners? Are the dreamers successful, or are they still dreaming their lives away? Do we stay away because we are afraid the bullies or the snobs who once brought daily torment will continue decades later? Or are they now humbled by advancing years and the hard school of life? The best way to find out is to have a class reunion. And that is just what the La Villa eighth grade graduating class of 1975 did.

Joe Cisneros commented that this unique reunion was five years in the making. The actual planning took seven months according to Adelaida Leal. Joe Cisneros had often commented to his friend, Adam Saldivar, that they needed to have this reunion. Saldivar said, “It began with Joe and me discussing a small get-to-gether, originally under a tent somewhere. However, soon after we shared our idea with Adelaida Leal, it blossomed into a dinner and dance!”

Cisneros confirmed, “Adelaida just took the ball and ran with it.”

Cisneros stresses the uniqueness of their reunion from other typical school re-unions. He states, “As far as I am aware, I think we are the only junior high class who has done something like this. No-body ever has an eighth grade reunion.”

Cisneros and his classmates consider their graduating class unique because they were the last class graduating from La Vil-la Junior High going to different schools. Previous graduating classes had the op-tion to attend high school in Santa Rosa, Edcouch or Mercedes. After that year, no bus routes were available to Santa Rosa, and the following year, the bus routes to Mercedes were also terminated.

They wanted all sixty- four or so alum-ni to attend the reunion; they used multi-ple ways to find people.

During this process, the planning com-mittee discovered that while they knew of two alumni who had passed away, their

class has actually lost four classmates. Leal comments, “Our goal was to locate as many classmates as possible. As we contacted each other, for me, it was a little emotional. I realized so much time had passed! Many of us are neighbors, and we just passed each other as if we had all the time in the world to catch up later.”

The reunion was held at the Commu-nity Center in La Villa next to city hall on July 19, 2014. Cisneros laughingly said, “It was hard to get a DJ to play music from our time – Chicano once known as the “brown sound” and late sixties and early seventies music.” He thinks it turned out great! Cisneros added that their reunion was so successful that he has heard an eighth grade class from the 1960s is inter-

ested in planning one too.Others involved in the planning believe

the reunion was a great success. At least twenty-five alumni attended plus some came with their spouses. Leal states, “I am happy to say some of us are getting together in October.” Adam Saldivar still raves, “People we hadn’t seen in over 39 years showed up; it was so memorable to all of us! We had such a blast that come October 4, we will again gather for an in-formal pool party!”

Don’t avoid high school reunions. They are usually interesting. You may get to see your first love and now wonder why? It is an opportunity to catch up with people who were once your best friends. Maybe they can be again.

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Revival Night at Edcouch-Elsa Fine Arts BuildingBy Irma Ayala

Edcouch-Elsa ISD will be hosting a Revival Night next Wednesday, Septem-ber 10, from 5 to 10 PM at the Fine Arts Auditorium and El Mercado area. Ed-couch-Elsa High School, with assistance from central office, board of trustees and various community member sponsors and organizations, is hosting the First Annual Fine Arts Festival. The school is “hoping to bring together our students, faculty, family and community members for a night full of entertainment, food, and lots of fun for peo-ple of all ages,” according to Edcouch-Elsa High School, Jaime Garcia.

Outside the Fine Arts Building top name Tejano bands who have volunteered their time and talent for the district will be per-forming. The public can expect to see So-lido, Freddie Martinez, Ruben De La Cruz, Los Delta Boyz, Lucky Joe and a special appearance by Ramon Ayala. The inside of the Fine Arts Building will be a cooling sta-tion. There will be a nominal fee to enjoy student lead performances by the EE High School Band, Mariachi, Estudiantina, Gold Brigade Dance Team, UIL solos and duets, Folklorico, RCR Dance Team, Genesis Nava and Anikka Garza.

The festival will have a carnival atmo-sphere with such favorites as funnel cake and turkey legs. Various clubs and orga-

nizations will be selling food and drinks in an effort to raise money for their yearly expenses which include t-shirts and trips. Other clubs, such as FFA and construction students, will be selling items constructed in their vocational classes. Students are working industriously to ensure their mer-chandise, such as BBQ Pits, picnic tables and swings are ready for that day. The cos-metology department will also be provid-ing their services during this event.

In addition, to raising funds for their club or organization, this event will show-case the many programs available to stu-dents free of charge.

According to board member , Hugo de la Cruz, who has steered this endeavor, the festival committee has received donations from businesses in the community ranging from $500 to $3000. Their banners will be seen flying at the festival. He says that any money left over from this festival after ex-penses are paid, will be used for next year’s festival. He hopes to showcase something new every year.

This year’s festival is obviously show-casing the Fine Arts Building. He says, “Now that we have it open, we need to use it as much as possible.” De la Cruz wants to stress the importance of the arts in our lives. He goes on to state that it is his belief that “if students participate in the fine arts, such as playing guitar, the art will provide an escape for the child.”

The festival sounds like a real treat for the Delta Area ; bring your appetite and be prepared to enjoy yourself with the fami-ly. There will be something of interest for everyone.

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what isALS?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is

a progressive neurodegenera-tive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the mus-cles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventual-

ly leads to their death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and con-trol muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed.

A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. "A" means no or negative. "Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means nourishment–"No muscle nour-

ishment." When a muscle has no nourishment, it "atrophies" or wastes away. "Lateral" identi-fies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located. As this area degenerates it leads to scarring or hardening ("sclerosis") in the region.

As motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that normal-

ly result in muscle movement. Early symptoms of ALS often include increasing muscle weak-ness, especially involving the arms and legs, speech, swallow-ing or breathing. When muscles no longer receive the messages from the motor neurons that they require to function, the muscles begin to atrophy (become small-er). Limbs begin to look "thin-ner" as muscle tissue atrophies.

take the#ALSIceBucketChallengeto fight back against ALS

From neighborhood driveways and city streets to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, people everywhere can be seen dumping buckets of ice water on their heads to raise aware-ness and funds to fight ALS. Children, adults and celebrities

alike are joining the social media phenomenon to fight back against a disease that currently has no treatments or cures.

“We have been moved beyond words by the power of one fami-ly’s ability to make such a meaningful difference in the fight against a disease that has taken too many lives,” said MDA President and CEO Steven M. Derks. “All of us at MDA are incredibly grateful to everyone who has taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness and donations for ALS. It will take all of us working together to find treatments and cures, and MDA will not rest until we end ALS.”

Take a video of yourself dumping a bucket of ice water over your head. Post it to your social media pages and nominate some-one else to do the same. Then Donate at MDA.org

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Edcouch-Elsa High School Academy a successBy Irma Ayala

EDCOUCH-Elsa High School had a problem. Administrators and teach-ers realized that many of the high school’s students were slipping through the cracks. The district recognized its dilemma, pondered solutions and created the E-E Acade-my. This past school year, was the first year that the academy was operational. The academy encourages students to graduate at their own pace and become productive members of society. The academy has been successful because “When most of society had given up on these students, we were just starting with them,” according to E-E Academy ELA teacher, Arturo Mata.

The academy’s goal is to provide stu-dents with extenuating circumstances the opportunity to successfully complete high school requirements in a different envi-

ronment other than the traditional class-r o o m . EE Academy is a high

school program of choice offered to all

Edcouch-Elsa High School students who qualify and wish to

attend. However, there are some prequalifying standards that must be

met. The academy ca-ters to students who have earned seven or more cred-its. Students who are at

least two years behind their graduation plan are definitely

welcome. Students who are at-tempting at least their third year of

high school would certainly benefit at-tending the academy. The faculty at the academy ask that participants show moti-vation, be committed to daily attendance and demonstrate an ability to work at an accelerated pace.

In return for the students’ whole-heart-ed participation and cooperation, the

teachers at the academy gave it their best shot. Their sole goal was to help these stu-dents graduate. “We had high expectations of them, and we did not give up on them, and we encouraged them not to give up on themselves,” said Mata of the teachers’ at-titude.

Edcouch-Elsa Academy offers an envi-ronment that is different from the current high school structure, an environment that works “outside the box.” “We adapted our schedule to fit their schedule,” commented Arturo Mata when asked about the success of the academy which had forty seven stu-

dents graduate, forty-seven students who believed that they were failures but who made a complete reversal in their lives which led to graduation and hopefully a successful life with the proper tools to face the future.

It is Mata’s opinion that the program was also a success because of the acade-my’s supervisor, Lydia Gonzales, “who helped plenty by providing us with all her support.” The program was ultimately very successful because parents, teachers, students and administrators worked as a team.

By Irma Ayala

RAYMONDVILLE-As a nation, America is concerned about its education system because at its best, the education-al “system” is not successful and des-perately needs to be reorganized. What worked for our parents and many of us is not working for many of our students today. The solution to our dismal ranking in education in comparison to the rest of the word may be charter schools. Charter schools offer more flexibility in hiring, fir-ing schedule and curricula which may be the secret to their success. Raymondville is fortunate enough to have Ignite Public Schools available to students in the area since 2002.

Ignite Public Schools was first granted in 1996. The name of the charter school is symbolic of the positive energy of high ex-pectations that is expected of the students, parents and staff. Ignite prides itself that the school attracts impassioned educators and staunch staff who are willing to create a unique educational environment which caters to students who are not as motivated as they need to be in a traditional setting.

What can Ignite Public Schools offer students that perhaps the more tradition-al setting cannot? The school can offer a more flexible program for those students who need it. It can also provide a more intimate and personal learning environ-ment for those who thrive better in such surroundings. Ignite actually specializes in reaching the “at risk” high school stu-dents. It is able to break down barriers that imprison these students in a life with little or no chance for success.

The school also provides staff who can help students prepare for the ACT and

SAT college readi-ness tests. If students want to enter the workforce, the school will help them complete their resume and assist them with job placement. This is a service that is not found at other high schools.

Something else Ignite does that pub-lic schools don’t is offer high school stu-dents three sessions: morning, afternoon and evening. Students believe that Ignite is more advanced which aids in their suc-cess.

Ignite also offers in-house state certi-fied programs which some high schools don’t. The administration partners with Texas Workforce Solutions so students can graduate with several certifications such as a certified nursing assistant, ra-diology technician, a medical assistant, A+ certification, network certification and Cisco certification.

In the school’s website in the “Su-perintendent’s Corner” section, Ignite Public School Superintendent, Fernan-do Gomez , assures the parents of Ignite students, “As Ignite improves a one of a kind educational program, and excitement is in the air as to what the future has in store for all students and staff. Ignite staff will go through an intensive staff devel-opment summer to incorporate “Mocking-bird Education” pedagogical strategies for our 2014 -15 school cycle. The bilingual (English-Spanish) education program will be developed into a full-fledged dual edu-cation program starting in the elementary level and gradually moving to the upper grade levels.”

Parents cannot ask for more assurance than the words of the Ignite Superinten-dent.

An alternative TO TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS

Monte alto cheerleader to perform in

Thanksgiving Day paradeAnita Loredo, a Varsity Cheer-

leader from Monte Alto High School in Monte Alto, TX is one of more than 300 elementary, ju-nior high and high school cheer-leaders and dancers from across the U.S. who will perform in the 63rd H-E-B Holiday Parade on Thanksgiving Day in Houston, Texas, one of the oldest Thanks-giving Day parades in the country.

The individuals invited to perform in the parade are cheer-leading and dance All-Americans selected from Varsity’s summer camps throughout the country, including Universal Cheerlead-ers Association (UCA), Universal Dance Association (UDA), Na-tional Cheerleaders Association (NCA), National Dance Alliance (NDA) and American Cheerleaders Association (ACA).

All-Americans were selected via try-out based on the superior cheerleading or dance skills they showed at camp. Only the top 12% of the cheerleaders and dancers who attended Varsity camps have earned the chance to march in a holiday parade of this caliber.

Anita Loredo will perform with the

Varsity All-American group in the annu-al Thanksgiving Day festivities through the heart of downtown Houston for tens of thousands of spectators lining the pa-rade route. The event is televised in the Houston area, and syndicated throughout the U.S.

The Varsity All-American program is celebrating its 26th year of choosing camp standouts. For more information, visit www.varsity.com or contact Ginger Hauser at (800) 238-0286 or ghauser@varsityspirit.com.

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Community coming togetherto benefit our youth

On behalf of the Raymondville (Com-munities Against Substance Abuse) C.A.S.A Coalition committee, and the Behavioral Health of South Texas, we would like to extend our sincere thanks and acknowledge to all those who helped make this year’s 15th annual “Christmas in August” event held at Eddie Stark park on August 15, 2014 a huge success.

C.A.S.A. Coalition could not have done this event without the assistance from leaders in Business, Law Enforce-ment, Education, churches and local agencies and civic groups and the time and talent given by our local citizens. A special thank you for all those that par-ticipated in our 1st Annual Christmas in August Gala held at the Raymondville Historical Museum on August 9, 2014. It is through this consolidated and dedicat-

ed effort that 750 students were provid-ed with the necessary supplies to assist them in furthering their academic goals. It is in this manner that a brighter future

is secured for our children as well as our communities. Once again thanks to all who assisted in making this year’s event a reality.

Senator Lucio discusses

public school finance ruling

AUSTIN - On August 28 (Thursday), Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and member of the Senate Committee on Finance, releases the fol-lowing statement responding to Austin state district court Judge John Dietz's up-dated school finance ruling, in which he ruled that the state's public school finance system is unconstitutionally inadequate for students and districts:

"I am grateful for the release of today's ruling. This long-anticipated decision comes as no surprise to those of us in the legislature who have for years fought to ensure our state faces its major chal-lenges in ensuring public schools are ad-equately and equitably funded. In 2011, I strongly opposed an appropriations cut in the billions of dollars from public educa-tion, resulting in devastating consequenc-es to schools in my Senate district. While I was happy to see some of those funds restored last legislative session, the fact remains that our school finance system is unacceptably broken.

"Today's ruling means the school

funding issue must return to the Legisla-ture. We must seize this opportunity to revise the entire school finance system, including our antiquated calculations for weighted per-pupil funding, especially for the economically disadvantaged stu-dents who now comprise the majority of Texas school children. We must also thoughtfully address disparities in rev-enue raising for public education. It is absolutely vital to ensure property-poor school districts are able to raise similar revenue for similar effort, and are not forced to raise taxes up to the limit to keep pace with property wealthy districts. The promise of American education is that every child, regardless of where they come from, can get the same opportunity to achieve personal success. I look for-ward to working with my colleagues to ensure we keep that promise."

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New Angels

in Heaven

ELSA-Elena Flores, 94, entered eter-nal rest Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Ele-na was born on May 15, 1920 to Bruno Flores and San Juanita Rodriguez Flores. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Adrian Campos, sister Maria De La Luz Gonzalez. She is survived by her sons Reyes (Sofia) Campos, Daniel Cam-pos, Jose Angel (Josefina) Campos, Adri-an (Rachel) Campos, Guadalupe Campos, daughters Carmen (Alfonso+) Cardenas, Maria (Ruben+) Martinez, Lydia (Joe) Wesolowski, Rosa (Bill) Avey Yolanda (Dana) Styve, and Trinidad (Rey) Salas. Also surviving are brothers Roberto, Guillermo, Seferino and Jose Luis Flores, 24 Grandchildren, 45 Great-Grandchil-dren and 12 Great-Great- Grandchildren.

Visitation were held on Thursday and Friday, August 14 & 15, 2014, from 12:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Funeral service was held on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Highland Memorial Park Ceme-tery in Weslaco, TX.

Arrangements were under the direction of Guerra Funeral Home 304 E. Edinburg Ave. Elsa, TX 78543 PH: 956-262-2971.

Elena Flores

Creating a hospital districtBy State Senator Juan ‘Chuy’ Hinojosa

An incredible opportunity has recent-ly energized our communities with the creation of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley that will provide endless healthcare and educational benefits for our families. A major component of UTRGV is the creation of a medical school, a con-cept our region has envisioned for decades because of the unquestionable need.

But the transformation of the Rio Grande Valley through a medical school requires an investment. An investment into healthcare, education, our business community, our workforce, and most importantly, our children. By creating a hospital district we will provide a stable financing source for years to come and be able to take advantage of the tremendous economic benefits that a medical school will bring to this region.

For the first time, we have an opportu-nity to inject billions of dollars into our lo-cal economy, bring thousands of new jobs to our community, and simultaneously provide a healthy educated workforce. We need only look to our neighboring medical school to the north, the University of Tex-as Health Science Center at San Antonio, for confirmation of the enormous benefits and advances that a medical school brings.

Working together, the medical school and hospital district would trigger a fi-nancial boom in the medical industry and healthcare related businesses that would

ensure our newly produced doctors and new medical breakthroughs stay here in our own community. Greater research opportunities and connections to the pri-vate sector will bring countless new jobs, technology and businesses. Our tax base will expand and new development will be added to the rolls generating significant revenue.

As a medically underserved area, our fast-growing communities have a severe physician shortage, very limited resources and critical health epidemics. Moreover, Hidalgo County has the highest percent-age of adults lacking health insurance

in the entire country, and is the largest county in Texas without a hospital dis-trict. Expanding access to medical edu-cation and residency slots is a huge step towards solving these critical problems. There will be more doctors, more medical centers, more access to healthcare, fewer chronic diseases, fewer ER visits because of preventative healthcare, and an overall healthier population.

Creating a hospital district would also let us take advantage of a federal matching program. For every local dollar invested through the hospital district, the federal government will match that dollar with almost three more -- a 3 to 1 investment creating significant returns. By leveraging our local monies, we can access millions of dollars and not leave it sitting on the ta-ble for other counties to use. We need that money here in Hidalgo County to create a healthier future with a thriving economy.

Inaccurate information has led to mis-conceptions that the hospital district will be setting a tax rate of 75 cents per $100 per valuation. This is simply not true. Elected and county officials have worked on a memorandum of understanding for legislative changes to ensure that once the district is created, there will be a 25 cent cap. Also, the initial tax rate will be set at 8 cents.

Although opposition to any new tax is no doubt sincere, it lacks vision that is broad and long-term. As a community, we must support our local share of investment through a hospital district to supplement state and private monies for our medi-cal school that will bring immeasurable healthcare and economic benefits to our region and our children.

An investment withtremendous benefits

ELECTION 2014: Texas voters to decide on road fundingBy Keith GobleLand Line state legislative editor

The statewide ballot in Texas this No-vember will include a proposed amend-ment to the state Constitution about trans-portation funding.

Proposition 1 on the Nov. 4 ballot will ask voters whether to authorize tapping the state’s oil and gas severance tax to boost revenue for non-toll roads and bridges.

The Texas Legislature voted one year ago to put the question on the state ballot to help address $4 billion in transportation funding needs without increasing taxes or fees.

If approved by voters, half of the oil and gas severance tax revenue would be sent to the state highway fund. Specifi-cally, about $1.4 billion in severance tax money that now goes to the state’s Rainy Day Fund would be diverted for roads in the first year.

Texas Department of Transportation Chairman Ted Houghton referred to the passage of Proposition 1 as “one of the most important issues facing our state to-day.”

“We are all familiar with funding chal-lenges facing transportation,” Houghton said in a news release. “That’s why it was so important that the Legislature passed

the proposed constitutional amendment that if approved by the voters will dedicate new revenue to transportation.”

The amendment’s passage would allow the second part of the plan to kick in. Ap-proved by state lawmakers during a 2013 special session on transportation funding, HB1 would prevent the Rainy Day Fund’s balance from falling too low.

A select committee of lawmakers would be created to set a “floor” before each legislative session. The House and Senate would then decide whether to agree to the minimum balance or change it.

At any time, if the Rainy Day Fund bal-ance falls below the threshold, the diver-sions to transportation would stop.

Another component of the plan re-quires TxDOT to trim its current budget for non-road uses by $100 million and to use the savings to pay off debt.

The deadline to register to vote in the fall election in Texas is Oct. 6. Early vot-ing begins on Oct. 20 and ends Oct. 31.

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From Mom,Dylan and

Mariah

WE LOVE YOU!

Class of 2018

The Raymondville Chamber of Com-merce and the Raymondville Golf Course held a Celebrity Golf Classic tournament on August 23rd. This event was a collab-

orative effort to benefit the Raymondville Golf Course and the Raymondville Cham-ber of Commerce

“serving Willacy County” and offered

teams opportunities to socialize with Sen-ator Eddie Lucio Jr. and State Represen-tative Ryan Guillen, representatives from Texas A & M Kingsville and others.

Edcouch Housing Authority awards contract

Recently the Edcouch Housing Au-thority awarded a plumbing contract to Rudy’s Plumbing to upgrade four of it’s thirty-four units. The work will be com-pleted in four phases by doing one unit per month and the entire job should be completed by October. None of the units had been upgraded since they were first built in 1965. Board chairman, Aaron Ro-driguez was quick to recognize the need for this upgrade stating “…Our mainte-nance staff had been unclogging these drains as many as three times a week, I’m glad our executive director found monies from our capital funds to remedy this problem. We’re hopeful that when our new budget starts in October we will have other capital funds to fix all our in-frastructure…” Pictured above are Fidel Borrego, Commissioner, Rodolfo Rodri-guez, Owner of Rudy’s Plumbing, Nancy

Campos, Commissioner and Vice Chair, Aaron Rodriguez, Commissioner and

Chairman and Jose C. Hinojosa Jr. Com-missioner.

Celebrity Golf Classic a success

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Small Taxing Unit NoticeThe Hidalgo County Emergency Service District No. 2 will hold a meet-ing at 6:00 PM on September 9, 2014 at Elsa City Hall, 102 South Diana Street Elsa, Texas 78543 to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2014. The proposed tax rate is 0.0361 per $100 of value.

The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in Hidalgo County Emergency Service District No. 2 by 3.14%.

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