It’s that time of the year once again, at least for 2020, it is Christmas time. It’s  the time for being with family and friends and also remembering our loved ones that are no longer with us, but still in spirit. It’s a time for cooking up traditional foods and traditional snacks.
Every country celebrates a little bit different. how did everything get started here in the U. S. ?. Christmas was declared a federal holiday here in 1870. But it was being celebrated in the U. S. in the mid 17th century by Puritans in northern U. S. ,like New England and Pennsylvania who celebrated the birth of Christ. Although Jesus is the reason for the season, society has lost that connection. Year after year we pay more attention to our personal gains than to understand the meaning of Christmas. Almost every business in the world is trying to sell you anything for just pure profit and they use a little fat man dressed in red to lure you into their place of business.
They put these ideas in your head that you need to buy something because that’s what it’s all about. Do we even dare talk about the musical part of this holiday, yes it’s the same old songs every year because radio now makes you think that what they play, is all there is. Even the major Radio Stations complain about their own musical formats, but still they don’t change. Do you really think that there were only 200 Christmas songs recorded, let’s say between 1955 to now. And it doesn’t make any difference until what year even after 2020, all newer artists in any kind of music format , are still just re-recording the same songs from the baby-boomer generation. That’s why at KWMC 1490 i don’t follow that format. There are so many good Christmas songs out there that you have never heard before.
And whether they are sad songs, funny songs, upbeat songs, soft ballad songs, adult songs and even children’s songs ,they  are out there. Why listen to the same ones over and over. It would be like celebrating your birthday everyday. Gets boring, but if you listen to the little red rooster show on KWMC 1490 AM, you won’t get that. And another reminder, remember that this year things are gonna be a bit different, so celebrate cautiously and please stay safe. And while you’re celebrating, remember the cause of it all. It’s CHRIST- mas.
All our artist of the month and special presentation shows as well as all known facts and stories are by Wendy Johnson and all shows are produced by Javier Martinez Sr. Have a very joyous holiday, from all of us at KWMC 1490 AM radio ,the “Classic Hits Station”.

Howdy,
This will be the last article for the year 2020.
I would like to say thank you to Mr. Javier Martinez for the chance to write this small article every month. Also thank Victor Cirilo for his help.
I must say 2020 has been a year that we will remember for a long time. The virus turned everything and everybody upside down. It was and still is a plague that is affecting the whole nation if not the whole world.
Then to add on to that we are in the middle of an election like never before. I must admit that it is the weirdest election I have ever seen. We still do not know the outcome although some say Mr. Biden has won. Every day it is something else. I guess time will tell. It seems like something comes up every other day and in the mean time we are all waiting.
I also pray for the good lord to let it be settled as soon as possible.
Now for looking back I am going to take you to 1958 here in Del Rio at the San Jose housing project. I was 16 years old.
My step father was a truck driver and the boss of the company was hit by a train and killed. The truck he was driving was destroyed and most
of the cattle on the truck were killed. The insurance company shut down the business and froze all money in the company.
Now this happened one week before thanksgiving. My mom was so worried that we were not going to have any food for Thanksgiving. Since my step father was not working, there was no money coming in.
The day before Thanksgiving the neighbors started bringing all kinds of food to the house. Food I had never heard of. Things like migas, mole, tamales, pollo, pavo, bell peppers with meat in side tortillas pan du Ice, menudo. It was the first time I ever ate menudo but I still love it today.
My mom could not stop crying and thanking everyone. In total there were 62 people that ate with us on Thanksgiving and everyone ate as much as they wanted. My grandmother said I told you the lord will supply. I was so impressed with our neighbors that I just could not understand
the kindness in other people.
A lot of the folks that brought us food lived in the project but we never would talk to them. That was one Thanksgiving I have never forgot.
THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE BUT NOW DAYS THEY ARE NOT AS FRIENDLY AS THEY USED TO BE.
In closing, let me say that although it is hard right now with the good Lords help it will get better. Here are some words my friend Tom says some days are good somedays are  bad sometimes you’re up then your down you laugh you cry but in the end Del Rio will come through and be better than before.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year GOD BLESS. A special thanks to
the Val Verde County Library and to Richard D’ Avy.

Noviembre fue un mes lleno de bendiciones para todos los residentes de esta frontera libido qué organizaciones y autoridades estuvieron haciendo entrega de diferentes tipos de ayuda para que todos pudieran celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias a pesar de la pandemia.
Organización no lucrativa de ángeles comunitarios llevaron a cabo el proyecto de adopta una familia y a través de esta se logró ayudar a más de 130 familias de escasos recursos residentes de esta frontera quienes obtuvieron enormes despensas para su tradicional cena de Thanksgiving.
Asimismo se estuvieron preguntando desde despensa hasta juguetes para este mismo proyecto y todo esto será entregado a las familias adoptadas el 17 de diciembre para que puedan tener felices fiestas decembrinas, debido a la pandemia se tienen que seguir los protocolos de seguridad por lo tanto la entrega de esta ayuda será poco diferente y no se podrá hacer una actividad para reunir a todas las familias.
El club de Leones de San Felipe hicieron entrega de 80 pagos y despensas a 55 familias residentes de esta frontera y 25 familias del programa de Head Start de la escuela Cardwell, a pesar de la pandemia los integrantes de esta organización estuvieron trabajando por semanas para reunir toda esta ayuda y poder distribuirlo a los más necesitados.
Las jovencitas integrantes de la Organización de reinas por una causa también Hicieron su obra del día entregando despensas a familias de escasos recursos de diferentes sectores de esta ciudad, por los protocolos de seguridad debido a la pandemia las jovencitas no pudieron a llevar a cabo sus tradicionales actividades por lo tanto hicieron una distribución con todas las medidas de seguridad para prevenir contagios de coronavirus.
Los comisionados del Condado de Valverde hicieron entrega de cientos de pavos y despensas a las familias de escasos recursos de esta frontera para que pudieran tener su tradicional cena del Día de Acción de Gracias y también tener alimentos para el resto del mes de noviembre.
Durante ese mes las autoridades estuvieron haciendo distribuciones de alimentos cada semana en los distintos precintos para ayudar a los más necesitados especialmente a quienes se han visto afectados por la pandemia ya que muchos continúan teniendo problemas económicos por falta de trabajo.
Desafortunadamente en este mismo mes se tuvo que suspender el ya tradicional evento de Fest of Sharing, esto también a causa de la pandemia ya que no se pueden hacer eventos masivos en lugares cerrados y para protección de las familias locales las autoridades tomaron es tan difícil decisión.
Pero se tiene planeado llevar a cabo una actividad similar el 17 de diciembre en las áreas de Valverde fairground donde se esperan destruir más de seis mil platillos de comida de manera gratuita a la comunidad.

Wow! 2020 has been such a trying year for so many of us for so many reasons and we’re still not completely out of the woods.
Luckily, it would seem that we are jumping into a New Year with renewed hope that things will at least start to get better. Still, there are way to many things that need to be worked on.
Obviously, first and foremost, this Pandemic needs to be addressed as it’s not been addressed in the past and we need to push forward at light speed in attempts to rid our country and the world of this horrible Coronavirus that has already taken so many good people and still threatens so many.
Next, even though it’s been contentious, and nasty we need to work on the fact that we still live in the United States of America. Not the United states of Republicans or the United States of Democrats.
Our political climate has polarized all of us so much that it is way to dangerously close to inciting a new age civil war. One which serves absolutely NO ONE.
It is truly sad that for so many years we have had political leaders who have chosen to alienate us from one another rather than to unite us and work to make this a country of ONE People.
We need to start working to get closer to that. We need to start working to get closer to being a society where every race, even though embracing their individual heritage strives to work away from alienating other races.
We need to move away from recognizing one race over another. Move away from promoting one race over another another. We must move forward to where we treat every single race as OUR OWN RACE no matter what the color of our skin is.
If this great country of ours is destined to succeed it must succeed as a country United as one. A country where each and every citizen strives for equality for one another.
This is the way. The way GOD ordains and the way the dark side tries to keep pushing us away from. Remember that in each and every day.
When you push towards exclusion you are not serving the LORD.
Just another Point of View. Happy New Year and blessing to you and your loved ones.

  “A los seis meses envió Dios al ángel Gabriel a un pueblo de Galilea llamado Nazaret, a visitar a una joven virgen llamada María que estaba comprometida para casarse con un hombre llamado José, descendiente del rey David. El ángel entró donde ella estaba, y le dijo: –¡Te saludo, favorecida de Dios! El Señor está contigo. Cuando vio al ángel, se sorprendió de sus palabras, y se preguntaba qué significaría aquel saludo. El ángel le dijo: –María, no tengas miedo, pues tú gozas del favor de Dios. Ahora vas a quedar encinta: tendrás un hijo y le pondrás por nombre Jesús. Será un gran hombre, al que llamarán Hijo del Dios altísimo: y Dios el Señor lo hará rey, como a su antepasado David, y reinará por siempre en la nación de Israel. Su reinado no tendrá fin” (Lc 1, 26-33).
Con lujo de detalles San Lucas en el pasaje del Evangelio que acabamos de leer, nos narra como Dios en su infinito amor, pensando en nuestro rescate, envía a Su Hijo Primogénito, el que estaba junto a Él, desde siempre, en la Gloria eterna. “Cristo, a pesar de su condición divina, no hizo alarde de su categoría de Dios; al contrario, se despojó de su rango y tomó la condición de esclavo, pasando por uno de tantos” (Fl 2, 6-7). Esto quiere decir que Dios se tomó en serio y con gran derroche de generosidad, el venir hasta nosotros a través de su Hijo Jesucristo. Jesús, obediente por amor, se pone en camino, no se ahorra ningún esfuerzo, no escatima el desprendimiento de su comodidad, no vacila por temor a los riesgos altos y los desafíos fuertes por los que pasará por nuestro bien.
Dios realiza todo un plan salvífico para nuestro bien. Ese plan es grande e implica amor, generosidad, fidelidad, anonadamiento y donación absoluta. Nosotros debemos responderle a Dios de la misma manera, ante los desafíos del momento presente; no podemos acostumbrarnos al aislamiento de Dios en la vida sacramental, ni en la oración y las prácticas de piedad y caridad.  “Necesitamos volver con alegría a la Eucaristía” y a la recepción de los demás sacramentos. Es cierto que debemos ser bien prudentes, por lo que debemos observar todos los protocolos de bioseguridad, pero no podemos acostumbrarnos a la vida de piedad, litúrgica y sacramental virtualmente.
A veces me pregunto: ¿Por qué no nos da miedo ir al mercado, a la tienda, al banco, al restaurante a lugares públicos donde en repetidas ocasiones hay conglomeraciones? Y ¿Por qué a la Iglesia, donde se cumplen estrictamente, y mejor, los protocolos de bioseguridad, nos da miedo ir? ¿Por qué nos estamos acostumbrando a ver la Eucaristía virtualmente y no volvemos a nuestros Templos? El Señor Jesús no nació virtualmente. Vino a nosotros a través del misterio de la encarnación y ahora nacerá sacramental y espiritualmente en nuestro corazón. Él se puso en camino a través del gran misterio de la Encarnación en esa larga jornada desde el cielo hasta la tierra, nosotros pongámonos en camino desde y con nuestra familia para permitir que el Niño Dios nazca en nosotros a través de la Celebración de la Eucaristía y el Sacramento de la reconciliación. Necesitamos ponernos en camino al encuentro con Jesús a través del encuentro con los pobres, de las obras de misericordia, de la solidaridad, del perdón, de la conversión y de la vida en el Espíritu. ¡” Volvamos con alegría a la Eucaristía”! ¡Vivamos nuestra vida cristiana con fe, esperanza y alegría!
Cristo que es la Vida misma, no tuvo ningún reparo en entregar su vida en rescate de nuestra vida, y nos dice: “Porque el que quiera salvar su vida, la perderá; pero el que pierda su vida por causa de mí y del evangelio, la salvará. Pues, ¿de qué le sirve a un hombre ganar el mundo entero y perder su alma?” (Mc 8,35-36). Cumplamos estrictamente todos los protocolos de bioseguridad y así como salimos a otros quehaceres cotidianos ¿Por qué no volvemos al Templo a la celebración de la Eucaristía? El Cardenal Robert Sarah, prefecto de la congregación para el Culto Divino y la Disciplina de los Sacramentos, en carta remitida a las conferencias episcopales de todo el mundo nos dice: “La Iglesia continuará protegiendo la persona humana en su totalidad. Ésta testimonia la esperanza, invita a confiar en Dios, recuerda que la existencia terrena es importante, pero mucho más importante es la vida eterna: nuestra meta es compartir la misma vida con Dios para la eternidad”.
Navidad es encuentro, perdón, reconciliación, amor, unidad, compartir, abrir el corazón a Dios y a mi prójimo. Navidad es limpiar mi corazón del pecado, preparar mi corazón como pesebre para que nazca Dios. Navidad es alegría, fraternidad, justicia y paz. Navidad es permitir que Dios llegue hasta nosotros. No nos privemos de todos y de todo lo que nos acerca al Señor y nos permite experimentar la luz de su presencia resplandeciente y gozosa en nuestra vida.  ¡Navidad es Dios con nosotros y nosotros con Dios! ¡Feliz y bendecida Navidad! Atento y fraternal saludo y mi oración y mis mejores deseos porque tengan un próspero y bendecido año nuevo 2021, Sady Pbro.

Dysfunction permeates all levels of politics, from the top of the federal heap to local city councils.
Del Rio is certainly not immune to it. Some would argue it is the epitome of bad government. Whatever the case may be, two new council members have a chance to steer a perceived wayward ship right. One of those is Alexandra Falcon Calderon, a native Del Rioan.
In a city and county where incumbents frequently go appallingly unchallenged, and popularity seems to trump substance in contested races, nascent policymakers are a welcomed sight.
Sworn in during November, Calderon represents District III, which she said needs some adjustments.
“A lot of things have not been done in this district,” she said. “It’s been neglected.” Oversight or lack of prioritization have kept the district in need. “Communication is what’s lacking, and leadership…and working together is very much needed.”
Supporting the cultural aspects of the community, specifically for the children, alleviating the volume of trash in the district and the development of small businesses are primary goals.
“In reality, the whole of it is not to forget the south side of Del Rio,” she said.
Calderon, a small business owner for more than 20 years, has always been very involved in the community. She is the president of the Del Rio Downtown Foundation, and locals have sought her advice on business, personal or civic-related issues throughout the years. She feels this has built a platform of trust within the community. These reasons compelled her to run for the city council seat.
“The seat is coming up open. I’m a Del Rioan. I’m from District III. All my life, I’ve been District III…I live in the same house,” Calderon said.
She ran her campaign without any staff, saying that direct contact with voters is a more effective way to cultivate rapport than to have a worker speak for you. COVID-19 required her to campaign heavily through social media and supplement it through print media. “I did it the best I could, and here I am.”
“Here I am,” wasn’t so easy. Calderon barely won. The metaphorical margin of victory didn’t even measure the width of a ballot. Her race against the opponent, Silvia Ojeda, ended with 1,214 votes to 1,212 votes, respectively.
Calderon said she is there to help the entire city, not just her district. “I’m going to be open to the whole city of Del Rio. I’ve always said that.”
That means solving the water billing issues, which supposedly is occurring, but Calderon insists she will follow-up on the city’s progress to make sure something concrete is underway.
The lingering resurfacing project of the city streets was an agenda item at her first meeting. “The streets is [sic] something that is a priority all the time…There is money. I don’t like where it’s moved around.”
Franchise tax revenue is supposed to be earmarked for roads and not to be used or borrowed for other expenses or projects, Calderon told the Texas Times.
“Then they come around and say there’s no money for streets. There was money and there is money.”

La ex concejal y ex Vice alcaldesa Elizabeth Elizalde sirvió a la comunidad más de 8 años como servidora publica para aportar su experiencia para realizar proyectos a al distrito que representaba y al resto de la población para el crecimiento de esta frontera.
“Estoy muy agradecida con los residentes del distrito 3 de esta comunidad por darme la oportunidad de servir como concejal de la ciudad fue una etapa de mi vida que me dio la oportunidad de servir y ayudar a la comunidad muchísimas cosas se lograron entre ellas seguir adelante con el proyector del segundo puente internacional avanzar en los preparativos del Ports to Plains, se logró atraer el servicio de aerolínea American Airlines se completó el Bank and Trust baseball Field Roosevelt Park, mejorar el Popword Baseball field, y seguir con el Field of Dreams Sport Complex que está por terminar” expreso la ex concejal Elizabeth Elizalde de Calderon.
Asimismo dio a conocer y mientras estuvo como servidora pública también lograron que el Cabildo adquiriera el San Felipe Golf course y estableció la mesa directiva de este mismo, y Como cada año la prioridad fue el proyecto de pavimentación de calles en todos los sectores de esta frontera, pero lo más importante para el Lizabeth Elizalde puede servir a la comunidad a la cual dijo que lleva en su corazón y qué hizo esto para que todas las familias puedan salir adelante y que tengan una mejor calidad de vida.
También dio a conocer sus colegas del Concilio tienen las mismas ganas de luchar por un mejor Del Río en especial el Alcalde Bruno Lozano, también dijo que les deseaba lo mejor a todos los miembros del Cabildo para que puedan complementar los proyectos pendientes de beneficio a la comunidad.
En lo que respecta a ella al entregar su cargo dijo que tendrá un descanso y dedicarse a su vida personal después continuará con sus actividades para ayudar a la comunidad a través de organizaciones no lucrativas y mesas directivas dijo que está lista para servir y unirse a estas para llevar a cabo proyectos de beneficio a las familias locales.
Pero dijo que éste no era el final de su carrera política dijo qué esto le encanta y lo lleva en la sangre, por lo tanto en un futuro no muy lejano buscar a unirse a la mesa directiva del hospital o buscar una posición en el condado de Val Verde y está pensando en la posibilidad de lanzarse para alcaldesa de Del Rio.
“Nuevamente quiero agradecer a la comunidad de Del Rio por darme la oportunidad de servir como concejal durante 8 años y medio y el último año como dice alcaldesa fue una etapa de mi vida de mucho esfuerzo y trabajo pero más que nada fue una gran oportunidad para servir a la comunidad” agregó Elizabeth Elizalde de Calderon.
Durante los ocho años que estuvo como concejal Elizabeth Elizalde ayudó para obtener los fondos para que el municipio pudiera comprar equipo pesado para llevar a cabo los trabajos de pavimentación también se llevó a cabo la compra de maquinaria para el departamento de agua drenaje para cumplir con las demandas de la comunidad.
En el mes de noviembre cuando Elizabeth Elizalde entregó su cargo de Concejal de manera oficial para que la ganadora de las elecciones del 3 de noviembre tomará esta posición y continuará trabajando para beneficio de la comunidad tomando las mejores decisiones sobre los proyectos inversiones para que  Del Rio continúe creciendo.

​Wow, we’re here. The end of an old, tough year and the start of a brand new one to mold as best we can into a better one than the one before.
So we thought we’d start out the brand new year with a healthy Lo Carb Recipe, High Fber, Oatmeal Cookie Recipe.
Here are the Infgredients you’ll need to get them done


• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar substitue (I recommend Splenda)
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup almonds, ground
• 1⁄4 cup oat bran
• 1 cup vanilla protein powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 2 cups oasts
• 1 cup raisins


Mix together butter, Splenda, molasses and pumpkin pie spice until creamy. Add eggs and beat until smooth.
In a separate bowl mix together ground almonds, oat bran, vanilla protein powder, baking soda, salt, flaxseed meal and oatmeal. Add slowly to butter mix and blend well.
Add raisins and mix again. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray and drop dough onto them.
These cookies do not spread out very much so you may want to press them down a little bit. The less you press them out the fatter and chewier they are.
Bake 8-10 minutes and Viola. Allow cookies to cool a bit and you’re ready to enjoy your home made, healthy treat.
Happy, Healthy Eating and Happy New Year!

It’s always a good time to sneak off into your nearest theater and enjoy a great movie. This time of year is not exception and there are some popular films that are proving to be favorites with the movie going crowds these days.
From DreamWorks Animation and meant for the whole family it’s THE CROODS.
“Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans, a family that’s a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.”
THE CROODS, is Rated: PG and Runs: 1 Hour and 35 Minutes.
If that is just not your cup of tea and your more the Comedy, Horror genre then you might be interested in FREAKY.
From Blumhouse Productions, “Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the latest target of the Butcher, the town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When the Butcher’s mystical dagger causes him and Millie to magically switch bodies, the frightened teen learns she has just 24 hours to get her identity back before she looks like a middle-aged maniac forever.”
FREAKY, is Rated: R and Runs: 1 Hour and 41 minuutes.
On The Streaming side and after all it is the season to be jolly is THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2.
From1942 Pictures; “Teenager Kate Pierce is reunited with Santa Claus (Kurt Russell) when a troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas – forever.” Santa is joined agaian by Mrs. Claus (Goldie Hawn) in saving the season.
THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 is Rated: PG and Runs: 1 Hour and 55 Minutes.
Happy Holidays and see you next time At The Movies.

By Brian Argabright

Forgive Del Rio Rams head basketball coach Joe Nieto if he seems a bit frazzled.
Now in his sixth year as the head man of the boys hoops team, Nieto has never seen a season like the one he’s facing right now. He’s lost a handful of returns due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, including the latest one this week, and earlier this month his team had its own brush with the coronavirus when San Antonio Cornerstone, the team they had just played days earlier, announced two of its players had tested positive for the virus. That meant all of the Rams that played in that game had to be tested.
The good news is all the players and coaches tested negative, and the team was able to get back to work just before Thanksgiving.
The bad news is the testing and required safety precautions pushed back the Rams’ home debut to Saturday, Dec. 5 against Pleasanton at noon.
Leading the Rams this year are a pair of all-district returners in senior Luis Arteaga and junior Juan “J.J.” Cervantes. Both were honorable mention selections in 2019, and Nieto said Cervantes was averaging a double-double in Del Rio’s first few games this season.
Joining them are returners Nick Rivera and Eli Webster and first-year varsity player Will Proffit, who was part of the Del Rio High tennis team in the fall and played on the Rams junior varsity basketball team last season.
The Rams will play 27 games this season. Masks will be required when on the bench or during timeouts, but players have the option to wear them or not when in the game. They’re encouraged to wear them during free throws, though. All of those are UIL recommendations. Nieto said the masks, usually in the form of gaiters, are mandatory during practice. The other big change for the program is no sub-varsity teams.
As for district play, which begins Dec. 18 at home against Laredo United, Nieto said this will be another competitive season for the Rams as teams like United, Laredo Nixon, United South and others return much of their starters.
“It’s a deep district again this year. We have to continue to get better and fill our roles, but with the right attitude and willingness to learn we can succeed. Once our guys learn the style they have to adapt to to be competitive I believe we can do it,” Nieto said.