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A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
In an unprecedented gesture by a corporate sponsor, Brown Chevrolet of Eagle Pass undertook a monumental reward system on Friday at Graves, Henry B. Gonzalez and the EPISD ECC, by giving each and every student who had perfect attendance free pizza.
State Representative Pete Gallego was on hand Friday Evening at the EPISD Sports Complex Football Stadium as the Del Rio Rams came into town to take on the Eagle Pass Eagles. Thousands of fans streamed into the stadium in hopes that their team would come out on top of this decades-long rivalry. A sea of blue and white came with their uniformed noise-makers on one side and a complete sell-out on the home side decked out in Burnt Orange and White were on hand early to witness the potential District 29-AAAAA Championship. Del Rio dominated early and their defense stifled the Eagle Attack that came back last week to defeat Laredo United, coming away with a 49-0 win with one game remaining in the regular season. Read more on page 8.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The scene was set as over 6,000 fans filed into the EPISD Sports Complex to witness what could've very well been the game for the District 29-AAAAA championship. State Representative Pete Gallego was on hand to be in charge of the traditional coin toss which was won by Eagle Pass who deferred to the second half and when the referee indicated that Del Rio would be receiving the opening kickoff, the 2,500+ Ram Fans who came in force let their collective voices be heard for the first time. Whatever the case may have been on this evening, these fans would get their money's worth as the Rams bolted to a quick lead after their first drive, running without starting QB Jorge Fernandez, the Rams came out in a wildcat formation snapping directly to Claudio Arizpe for a quick first down.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
In a letter addressed to El Gram offices, Eagle Pass City Council has once again named The Eagle Pass News Gram as the official newspaper of Eagle Pass. "The City of Eagle Pass would like to congratulate The News Gram for being selected the City's official news paper," stated Purchasing Agent Armando Gonzalez, "We are confident in your ability to satisfy the city's needs." The News Gram is proud to provide you with the latest in local, state and international news, entertainment and the best in local sports week in and week out in a concise, comprehensive bilingual format. You can even check us out online at www.thenewsgramonline.net as The Gram has upgraded its website to include more photos, a fresh new format where you can see the biggest stories quick and first hand, a digital print version of some of our issues and archived articles which you can see everyday at your convenience. At The Eagle Pass News Gram, we are proud to serve you.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
In Del Rio this morning, former Maverick County employee Alejandra Garcia, age 26, surrendered to federal authorities after a federal grand jury indicted her this week in connection with an alleged bribery scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez.
A federal grand jury indictment, returned on Wednesday, charges Garcia with one count of receiving bribes.
According to the indictment, Garcia’s duties included issuing checks to Maverick County contractors. The indictment alleges that from January 2011 until October 2011, Garcia accepted bribes to be influenced and rewarded in connection with a series of contracts worth more than $5,000 in Maverick County funds.
Upon conviction, Garcia faces up to ten years in federal prison. Garcia is scheduled to have her Initial
Garcia appeared at 1:30pm on Friday in Del Rio before U.S. Magistrate Judge Collis White.
This ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Individuals who have first-hand information about corruption, fraud, or bribery related to Maverick County are urged to contact the FBI at (210) 225-6741.
Assistant United States Attorney Michael Galdo is prosecuting this case on behalf of the Government.
An indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendant is
presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Public officials, physicians, businessmen and entrepreneurs have united in a campaign which is a first in Eagle Pass to bring awareness to the importance of men's health issues as well as women for them to check themselves regularly in order to prevent fatal diseases.
The campaign has been entitled Movember, a play on words between mustache and November.
Texas Health authorities and civic organizations have gotten the support of local personalities to insure an overall buy-in to the campaign to get all men to check themselves regularly and care about their health as they are the heads of their households and their loved ones care for them.
As a sign of support for this campaign city and county officials are letting their mustaches grow.
Some of our public officials who will be participating will be our Mayor Ramsey English-Cantú, Judge David Saucedo, Mexican Consulate Ricardo Santana, Dr. carlos Hernandez, EPISD Board Member Ignacio Saucedo and local businessman Joe Rodriguez.
Chief of Police Antonio Castañeda, who already sports a mustache, was shaved publicly in order to join the campaign.
Participants will grow their mustaches all through November and will shave them off in December.
Most of those participating have said that someone in their family has had illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and other maladies which need to be taken seriously and caught in a timely manner.
Dr. Carlos Hernandez says that men should visit the doctor periodically before it's too late.
He added that primarily, diabetes, obesity, cancer and prostate problems are some of the problems we see regularly in Eagle Pass.
Mexican Consulate Ricardo Santana said that unfortunately in many cases men worry more about their vehicles being in optimal working conditions as opposed to their own health.
That is why November has been dedicated to raise awareness on men's health.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Thursday morning, Roberto Ruiz took over as new MAverick County treasurer in replacement of Manuel Reyes who retired October 31st. The Honorable David R. Saucedo, County Judge made it official in Commissioner's Court.
Ruiz told The News Gram that he is excited about taking over and considers it a professional challenge and he would like to continue the honest approach to helping the county in all of its personnel and benefits related endeavors.
Judge Saucedo stated that he has known Mr. Ruiz for many years and both have served on Commissioner's Court when Saucedo was Commissioner of Pct. 3 and Ruiz was that of Pct. 4.
Ruiz has laso been an educator for many years and was the head of the Texas State Teacher's Association.
Judge Saucedo is confident that Ruiz can do an excellent job whose duties include County payroll and handling employee benefits.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Dr. Claudia Torres, our friendly neighborhood veterinarian, will be administering vaccinations to both dogs and cats at the Multi-purpose Center tomorrow from 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Dr. Torres informed The News Gram that it is very important to have your pets vaccinated against rabies and the parvo virus/distemper vaccine which are very dangerous conditions which can lead to the death of your pet. The rabies vaccine is only $10.00 and the Parvo/Distemper is $15.00.
She will also be administering the feline vaccine for cats which is only $15.00.
The dewormer which is vital for puppies which are at least a month old is only $5.00.
For questions about this event, you can call Dr. Torres at 830-352-1415.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Of the two candidates running to represent District 23 in the US House of Representatives for the largest district of its kind in Texas which stretches from El Paso all along the I-10 corridor to San Antonio down to Eagle Pass and back up the Rio Bravo, we feel Alpine's Pete Gallego is the best to do so.
Gallego has a distinguished record of service in the Texas Legislature and has been endorsed by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Thomas "T.C." Kincaid was in Eagle Pass on Tuesday carrying his message out to the voters of the 74th District of Texas as he is running for State Representative of the largest voting district of its kind in Texas.
Kincaid who hails from Fort Stockton and says that West Texas is vast and sparingly populated and he feels a need for a West Texas voice to be heard in Texas.
"I feel we have not been well represented in the past and hopefully I can change that. I'm a conservative businessman, not a carer politician, I feel we have too many of those," he stated in a candid exclusive interview with The Eagle Pass News Gram, ""Our founders envisioned citizen legislators who would serve a term and return to work under the laws set forth."
When asked what hope a medium-sized school district has in terms of meeting the rigorous education standards with limited funding by the state, Kincaid had the following to say, "Funding has been limited in the last biennium, but Susan Combs (State Comptroller) told me that sales tax revenue is up so the coming biennium should not be as bad, but as far as education goes, the quality is lacking. We need to elevate the quality," reiterated Kincaid, "Throwing money at it does not solve anything it exacerbates it. Take washington DC for instance. They spend more per student, yet have the poorest educated kids. I think an effective use of money is the key."
When asked about the new assessment, he had the following to say, "I think the assessment is probably better, but we need not teach to the test, but we need to teach at a higher level, if we did, the test would be inconsequential."
Kincaid is squaring off with local attorney Alfonso Nevarez for State Representative of District 74 and asks that all voters come out and execute their right to vote, "Come out and vote. Voting is not only a right, but a duty because it's the way our government is set up. People choose their leaders. The only way we can keep this right is to stay informed and for people to execute their right to vote."
