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Del Rio News-Herald Thursday, February 27,1997 COMMUNITY Around Town With Ricky RICARDO MCGUIRE 775-1551 Learn history of Nat'l Park System tonight at 7 Join Park Ranger Amy Ireland, today, at American Campground for "National Parks: An American Tradition." Learn more about the history of the National Park System and how Amistad NRA fits into this grand tradition. American Campground is located on U.S. 90 West. The slide program will begin at 7 p.m., in the campground club house. UCO will meet Friday at 7:30 p.m., at UCO hall.

All members are encouraged to attend, and a botana will be served. Neal Sayers from London, England, will be featured at a city wide youth rally Saturday at 6 p.m., at the Grace Community Church, at 306 Margaret Lane. Call 774-5755 for details. The Vietnam Veterans of America meet every first Saturday of the month at Bowie Street's American Legion building. The next meeting will fall on March 1, and will begin at 10 a.m.

Cub Scout Pack 206 will be having a fund- Saturday at Moore Park beginning at 11 a.m. Half chicken plates will be sold for $3.50. Beans, rice and jalepenos will be included. Val Verde County Library will be closed Monday, in observance of Texas Independence Day. The library will resume regular hours on Tuesday, at 1 p.m.

The American Cancer Society is providing a Cancer Resource Center that is free and open to the public. It is located in the Val Verde Home Nurses, conference room at 2116 Avennue F. There is free literature regarding cancer, smoking, hypertension, etc. For more information, contact VVHN at 210-774-2198. Visiting Nurses of Del Rio sponsors free blood pressure screenings every Tuesday at the Joe Ramos Center from 9 a.m.

to 11 a.m., every Thursday at 712 Bedell from 1 to 5 p.m., and one to be held March 5 at the John Roland Center from 10 a.m. to noon. VNDR will also sponsor a blood pressure screening on March 19, from 1 to 5 p.m. "Dance in the Dome," at the April 12 Spurs game in San Antonio. All Del Rio girls 5-18 are invited to participate in "The 2nd annual Del Rio Junior Silver Dancers Clinic Tryout to be held March 8, from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m., at the Del Rio High School Gym. No previous dance experience is necessary. Don't miss the fun-register now. Forms are available at the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce, Miss Bonnie's Dance Academy, Karen McKenzie School of Dance, and Georgia's School of Dance. Griner.

Call Susan Leonard at 775-3551, for more information. The March meeting of the Del Rio Music Club will be held March 10 1 in the Del Rio Christtan Church. The program will be presented by All-State solo finalists. These young people are members of the DRHS choir under the direction of Jan Pressgrove. Hosts will be Mesdames Wayne Hyde, Eldor Schueler, William DeViney, Lance Hildreth, Tom McNew, Frank Cheaney and Betty Inman.

A 10K or 6.2 mile benefit for Grace Community Church, sponsored by Dot Highsteed, will be held March 22. Prizes will be awarded to the top three fundraisers. and to the top finishers in each age group. For more information please call 774-3888. or 774-5777, and ask for Dot.

Domino's Pizza will donate 81 from every order taken the first Sunday of every month to help cover 3-year-old Brittny guiros' medical expenses. Call 775-3030 to place your order. The New Life Christian Church at 1010 Ave. is hosting a youth rally Friday from 7-11 p.m. For more information on the Free rally call Pastor Angelo Gonzalez.

To place your Around Town Item call 775-1551, ext. 225 DEATHS Esther Jimenez Esther Aguirre Jimenez, 91, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997. in Del Rio. She was born Dec.

15, 1905, In Esperanza, Mexico. She is survived by daughters and son-inlaw: Sara J. Bejarano and Bertha J. and Raul Villarreal of Del Rio; sons and daughters-in-law: Guadalupe Sr. and Gloria Jimenez, Ricardo Sr.

and Juanita Jimenez of Del Rio; sister: Pura R. Acosta of Del Rio; brother: Pedro Reyes Sr. of San Jose, grandchildren: Johnny Bejarano Bibi Jimenez, David Bejarano, Cynthia Aguilar, Louis Bejarano, Raul Villarreal Armando Villarreal, Jimmy Villarreal, George Villarreal, Eddie Villarreal, Guadalupe Jimenez Sylvia Bautista, Hilda Salgado, Richard Jimenez Yolanda Jimenez, Freddie Jimenez and Gogi Arcos: 35 great dren; nieces, nephews and numerous other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husbands. Leonardo D.

Jimenez and Jesus Aguirre; and a son-in-law: Juan R. Bejarano Sr. Visitation is until 9 tonight (with a rosary at and Friday from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Cox Funeral Funeral services will be Friday al 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Jose Caracoza, MNM, officiating; burial to follow at San Felipe Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of G.W.

Cox Memorial Funeral Home, 114 Fletcher Drive. News-Herald photo by Ricardo McGuire Del Rio High School Head Custodian Alfredo Barajas was selected as last week's Employee of the Week among Del Rio High School staffers. Barajas is the first Del Rio High School employee to have been selected for the honor. This week's Employee of the Week is Del Rio High School Coach Gary Sutton. TEXAS Weather Amarillo Dallas Abilene Paso Del Rio Houston San Antonio Del Rio Hondo Uvalde Area of detail Eagle Pass High: 68 Low: 41 Rain: Trace Rain Year-to-Date: 2.24 NEWSPAPER BINGO 52 YESTERDAY RECORD THIS DATE High: 96 in 1918 Low: 29 in 1924 NEWSPAPOI BINGO TODAY 48 Sunrise: 7:11 Sunset: 6:40 TODAY'S FORECAST Today, partly cloudy with a high temperature in the high to mid 70s, southeasterly winds 10-15 mph.

Tonight, mostly cloudy with low temperatures in the upper 40s, southeasterly winds near 10 mph. Friday, mostly cloudy News-Herald photo by Randall Remnaley Del Rio Bank and Trust representatives present Didi Kolkebeck, Executive Director of the Amistad Family Violence and Rape Crisis Center, with a check for $775. The money will assist the center in obtaining furnishings for the counseling room in their new facility. Pictured are Kitty King, Marketing Consultant, Kolkebeck and Vice-President Henry Gomez. BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS with a 20 percent chance of rain, high in the low 70s and southeasterly winds near 15 mph.

AMISTAD LEVELS Elevation: 329.025 meters Water storage: 1,642,748 cu. meters Water hectares Inflow at Foster cms Inflow at Pecos River: 6.72 cms Inflow at Pafford Crossing: 11.3 cms Inflow at Eagle Pass: 40.2 cms Showers, t-torms to continue Showers and thunderstorms are forecast across most of the state tonight and Friday. The activity will continue into Friday night. In South Texas most of the precipitation will be limited to light drizzle. Temperatures will be warmer across the state through Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) Closing stocks: Sales Clase Change AMR Corp 5439 81 Corp 1.32 38828 40 AlrTouch 14673 27 Albertsons .60 6085 35 AlldSignal 1.041 5418 72 Alltel 1.10 6795 35 AmerOniine 44127 39 AmStores .64 3432 45 Ameritech 2.261 7914 64 Amoco 2.80f 6681 85 AndarkPir .30 1935 56 1 Armcolnc 2956 4 AtiRichild 5.50 4374 126 1 ATMOS Egy 1f 387 24 Aviall 186 11 -BakerHughes .46 8514 35 BellAt 2.88 7423 69 BellSouth 1.44 12498 46 Beth Steel 6418 7 Brit Pet 4.64e 4186 131 BurlNoSFe 1.20 3489 84 Caterpillar 1.60 5066 80 CenSoWs1 1.74 2806 24 Chevron 2.16 12831 67 Chrysler 1.601 17282 34 Coastal .40 x2045 46 CocaCola .561 39004 61 ColgatePalm 1.88 7124 103 ComciMetals .52 64 28 Cooperin 1.32 2821 44 CyprusAmax .80 3473 23 DaliSemicn 1172 26 DeltaAiri .20 4579 81 1 DigitalEq 7202 34 Dillard .16 8484 30 DowChem 3 10140 81 1 Dresserind .68 10891 30 DuPont 2.28 13890 109 EastmanChem 1.76 1559. 55 EstKodak 1.76/ 7986 90 EDS Corp .60 17218 46 Enserch .20 1631 21 Entergy 1.80 5498 26 Exxon 3.16 21297 102 1 Fat8ksAm 11 10 Flowers 773 23 FordMotor 1.54 26832 33 GTE Cp 1.88 13076 47 GenDynam 1.64 1318 68 GeniElec 2.08 29665 106 GenMills 2.12f 3614 66 GenMolors 2f 24776 58 GaPacif 2 2398 77 GlobalMar 17226 18 Goodrich 1.10 1339 41 Goodyear 1.12f 4358 53 GtAIIPac .03 2804 30 Haliburtn 1 5908 66 Hanson ADS 2202 22 HarteHanks .08 309 26 HomeDepot .24 50793 56 Houstoninds 1.50 2876 23 IBM 1.40 36699 146 IntiPaper 1 13901 43 JohnsnJn 8 .76 32283 58 1 mart 48376 11 Kroger 3828 53 Littan 3009 43 LockhdMart 1.60 3717 87 1 Lowes Cos 16510 37 1 Lubys .80 489 20 LucentTech .30 97313 55 3 MayDeptStrs 1.20f x5638 47 Medtronic .38 23283 63 Mobil 4.241 13097 127 1 Monsanto .60 27979 37 Motorola .48 36734 58 NCR Corp 3827 35 Nationsbk 2.64 24752 123 Nationsbk wi 7 62 Navistar 2077 9 NoramEngy .28 7568 15. Norwest 1.20f 11859 51 Nynex 2.36 10068 51 OryxEngy 14311 19 PacTelesis 1.26 6554 40 PanEnergy .96 9711 43 Penney JC 2.08 6777 49 Pennzoll 1 x4604 57 2 PepBoys .21 3589 33 PepsiCo .46 56528 33 PhelpDodge 2 5786 70 PhilipPet 1.28 7718 42 PilgrmPrd .06 156 11 Polaroid .60 701 43. Praxalr 4162 48 ProctGamble 1.80 11630 121 1 PubS NwMx .48 1646 18 RoyalDutch 5.78e 6460 175 4 SBC Comm 1.72 7283 56 SaraLee .84 6332 39 SearsRaeb .92 x12112 53 .801 1324 57 1.47r x5589 74 SouthernCo 1.301 7207 21 SwstAirlines x5478 23 Sprint 1 16673 44 SunCo 1 2087 27 TNP Ent .98 x404 26 Tandy .80 3291 50 Tempilni 1.28 x3537 55 Tenneco 1.20 x5791 38 Texaco 3.40 10626 101 2 Texasind .601 101 58 Texasinst .68 21353 80 Tex Utit 2.10f 3571 40 Textron 1.76 2342 101 Travelers 9 .60 21252 55 2 Trinityinds .68 671 32 TritonEngy 1452 42 Tyler 2 US WestCm 2.14 15038 37 USWs1Mda 15656 18 USX Delhi .20 89 15 USX-Marathn .76 9996 26 USX-USS 1 2780 31 UnCarbde .75 4642 47 UnPac 1.72 4732 60 UnitedTech 1.241 7208 73 Unocal .80 9407 39 1 WalMart .21 93937 26 WetnGasRs .20 137 18 WestghEl.20 21150 17 WinnDixie .96 1140 32 Woalworth 3813 20 XeroxCp 1.28f 20173 59 Del Rio NEWS- HERALD "Serving the community since 1929" Joe San Miguel- Publisher General Manager 775-1551 Ext. 245 Office hours: Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 Closed Happy Ads: Thurs.

Saturday. 7-day delivery-- Monday afternoon or Sun. and 5pm Friday for Tues. publidelivery. Friday cations, 5pm Monday for Wed.

Publications, 5pm Tues. for Thus. through Advertising Retail-Janie Sunday-- Morning publications, 5pm Wed. for Fri. and Sat.

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Following are the deadlines for placing year $72.00 John G. Garberick John Gardner Garberick, 91, died Monday, Feb. 24, 1997, in Uvalde, Texas. He was born May 27, 1905, in Aldora, Iowa. He is survived by his son William Edgar Garberick and wife Mabel K.

Garberick of San Antonio; daughter, Jacqueline J. Green of Fort Clark Springs, Brackettville; sister, Myrtle Mae of 'Flint, Michigan; step-daughter Monica Stonehouse of Lake Havasu, Arizona: seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren; six great grandchildren and four greatgreat-grandchildren. Visitation is today from 5-9 p.m. at the Brackettville Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will be held Friday, Feb.

28, 1997, at I p.m. at the Del Rio Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel in Del Rio, with the Rev. Charlotte Corey, officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Del Rio Funeral Home, dba Brackettville Funeral Home 114 North St. Gloria S.

Lara Gloria S. Lara, 42, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997 at her home in 1 San Felipe. She ws born April 8, 1954. Funeral services are pending under the diction of the Del Rio Funeral home at 200 E.

Garfield. BLOTTER Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon A tecnage boy reported to police Saturday at 4 a.m., his mother had physically assaulted him with a weapon while at their residence in the .700 block of East 11th Street. The victim had stated his mother had tried to hit him with a stick but was unsuccessful. The mother than allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife. stabbed at him, cutting his left wrist.

The victim's sister witnessed the incident. and gave officers an oral account of what she saw. The mother was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police reports state. Accident A city-owned 1980 GMC 6000 Dump truck, driven by Armando Fernandez, was traveling north on Road when he lost control of the vehicle and wrecked. The acddent occurred Tuesday, at 11:39 a.m.

The vehicle skid a total 195 feet, before rolling onto the left side. Offcers determined the driver had been speeding: he suffered non-incapadtating injuries, police reports state. Assault by threat A 20-year-old male reported to police Tuesday, that at p.m., his roommate had become upset when the victim stated he would be moving out. The two had been living in an apartment complex located in the 100 block of Ricks Drive. The subject reportedly told the actor that he and his brothers would physically assault the victim.

The victim left the apartment complex following the threat, police reports state..