A few days ago, Dalinda was watching t.v. and it was talking about the scariest movie of the year. It took me back to a time when we lived at 304 E. 4th St. this was back in the forties. It was an old wood frame house and there was ten of us in this two-bedroom house. We had a big wood heater set up in the living room and when it was really cold, we would all sleep on pallets on the floor around the wood stove.
My mom would make some hot chocolate and my mom, dad, and my grandfather would tell ghost stories. One my mom told was during a time when they were chopping cedar up around Junction. She said one morning she got up and had to go to the bathroom really bad she found a caliche pit and went down in it and was just starting to use the restroom when all of a sudden, she heard this loud rattling noise. She looked up and on the wall behind her and the walls on both side of her was rattlesnakes.
She started screaming and my grandmother came and got her out of the pit. Mom said that for a long time she could not go to the bathroom alone. My grandmother had to go with her. That was before I was born and maybe that is why to this day, I am terrified of snakes.
My dad was born in 1915 and my mom was born in 1919. Then there was the story my granddad would tell about a panther. During the war my granddad was the night watchman for the old Devils river rail road bridge.
They ended up giving him an old railroad boxcar and he put it on a piece of property he had on Viesca St. it is still there today although it has almost rotted away. Behind their property was all woods. There was a duck pond way back in the rear of the property. Later on, it was owned by a gentleman named Marion Hunnicutt. Growing up all my brothers and me would go out there hunting rabbits.
But going back to the story granddad said one day his son Fred Cross went out there hunting he said later on he went out the door and heard
a scream that sounded like a woman screaming. Granddad said he recognized the scream as a panther and grabbed his gun and took off in the woods hollering for his son. He saw his son running towards him with a turkey thrown across his back, about 20 feet behind his son was a panther closing fast. Granddad hollered drop the turkey and as soon as his son did the panther grabbed the turkey and was gone back into the brush.
My uncle Fred lived on that property until he passed away but he would never go out there hunting again. My brothers and I walked and hunted that property for years and I never seen anything bigger than a bobcat out there but I did not want to say anything about my granddad story.
The story that scared us most of all was the story my dad would tell us about what I called bigfoot, this happened at the Pecos canyon on highway 90 west. my dad said that when he was thirteen or fourteen his dad had two trucks and they would haul freight and almost any thing else. Now remind you this was before they built the bridge at the Pecos canyon.
In those days you had to drive down in to the canyon and hope you had a good enough truck to handle a load going up to get out of the canyon. They were going to Van Horn or Alpine I forget which but as they started down one of the trucks broke down, when they checked it out it was determined that they would have to come back to Del Rio for parts. They left my dad there to guard the load and for a while it was, he said very exciting walking around the canyon looking and listening for all of the sounds that could be heard.
As it started to get dark, he walked back to the truck to eat some of the basket lunch my grandmother had made for them to eat. All of a sudden, he got this horrible smell coming from somewhere behind the truck and then he heard a sound that he could only call terrifying. My dad got out of the truck but could not see anything but the sound and the smell was closer than before. All of a sudden, he felt the back of the truck go down on the frame of the truck. whatever it was had gotten in the back of the truck with the freight they were hauling. After a few minutes it jumped off of the truck and the springs popped, that’s what he said.
All the while the creature or animal was making this growling sound and giving out that smell of rotten meat. My dad said there was a blanket in the front seat with him and he grabbed it and got down in the floor board of the truck and covered up with the blanket, then the smell was so strong and the growl so bad that he started praying.
About that time, he heard a car honk its horn and the sound and smell was gone. My dad uncovered his head and the food basket was gone. When my grandfather stopped behind the truck, he asks my dad who was that or what was that ran off into the brush. My dad said he was to scared to answer. They looked around and found the basket torn to shreds. What was it? I have often wondered.
These were just a few of the stories us kids were told but I still remember them. I hope you have enjoyed this story of looking back and will share it with someone, remember be proud you live in my home town Del Rio Texas GOD BLESS. Special thanks to Victor Cirilo and the Val Verde County Library.

Is the solution to the mass shootings going on these days as easy as “Open Carry”?
After carrying a sidearm, as a law enforcement officer myself for quite a few years, I often wonder if the solution is really that simple?
If we give everyone the opportunity to “Open Carry” a Side Arm (with special training and certification of course), several things will happen. First, It Will Be So much easier to SEE who has a gun. Second, as crass as it may sound, the BAD and Stupid Ones Will Kill Themselves Off right away.
I totally agree that No One needs an assault weapon. I also believe that “The Right To Bear Arms” as written into the constitution came at a time that our government still thought there was a real threat of being overthrown by another governments militia and therefore provided the average citizen like you and me the right to arm ourselves and our households to prevent such a take over. Those days, however, are long gone.
The need to amend and clarify that part of the constitution has been needed for a long time now because NOW it is being used by gun fanatics way beyond it’s intended purpose.
I was born and raised in Texas. Texas the land where cowboys roam on horses and everyone carried a shotgun or deer rifle in the gun rack in their truck for years without any issue at all.
For all my youth and into my adult life I NEVER saw anyone take one of those shotguns or deer rifles and start shooting people at random until recent years. We need to Pin Point the root cause of that and go from there.
The problem in America today is that there is little or No Respect for the Law and others and their property. These days everyone believes they can get away with anything they want until they get caught and then they believe they can just argue their way out of it.
When confronted by The Law they have No Respect for their Authority and start talking back to the officers and disputing their command from the get go.
Yes, your right, there are way too many Police Officers that take their authority way to far these days and that is part of the problem. Some many officers these days believe that They Are Martial Law and In Total Control No Matter Where They Arrive. Nothing Could be Further From the Truth. State constitutions clearly define the law and authority of a police officer BUT many of them purposely go beyond what the law allows and abuse their authority.
Both of the last two paragraphs define what has led to us to the situation that we are in today. Politicians believe that Gun Control will cure the entire problem. WRONG.
Several things need to happen to correct all this. Police need to Stop Abusing Their Authority and Citizens need to to start Respecting The Law, Others and Others Property. PERIOD.
Yes, OUTLAW AND STOP the sale of assault weapons. Strictly control their ownership and possession and Immediately start seizing assault weapons not in compliance.
Yes, even allow Open Carry so that the average citizen can protect themselves.
Just Another Point of View.

En el momento histórico en el que vivimos es necesario hacer énfasis en la urgente necesidad que tiene el mundo de buscar la libertad procurando forjar en la mente y en el corazón de la niñez y la juventud el conocimiento que nos saca de la ignorancia que lleva a la esclavitud.
No hay mayor esclavitud que la ignorancia. Los que quieren a un pueblo subyugado, obstruyen la educación integral, son amantes de las tinieblas  y no quieren dejar tiempo para pensar, para que la persona se conozca, para que conozca su entorno y para que se proyecte a lo trascendente.
Necesitamos hoy retomar la enseñanza del gran maestro Sócrates que se dedicó a enseñar con responsabilidad y generosidad, pues consideraba que enseñar es una misión sagrada y no se creía poseedor de la sabiduría, sino aquel que se hallaba en su constante búsqueda. Nos enseña que hoy necesitamos quien enseñe que lo primero es el conocimiento personal de uno mismo, el control de los propios impulsos, la búsqueda de la serenidad de espíritu, el alejamiento del lujo y las pasiones y después el conocimiento del universo. Por eso a Sócrates se le puede conocer como el fundador de la ética. Nos enseña que el maestro hace el papel de partero que ayudar a dar a luz la verdad, como raíz del objeto del conocimiento. Nos enseña que si el ser humano comprende qué es el bien, la verdad y la justicia no escogerá el mal; nadie escoge el mal conscientemente, si lo hace es por ignorancia.
Si queremos vivir en libertad tenemos que optar por la verdad, como nos dice el Señor: “«Ustedes conocerán la verdad, y la verdad los hará libres.»” (Jn 8,31-32). La verdad se consigue a través del conocimiento; en la ignorancia nos sumimos en la esclavitud de la mentira. Necesitamos amar, apoyar y favorecer la educación como instrumento que nos lleve a la independencia, a sentirnos más personas, a saber valorar y respetar la dignidad de los demás y a trabajar por un mundo más justo, más humano y con mayores oportunidades para todos.  
Una sociedad que ama la libertad y busca el bien de su pueblo se debe preocupar, y muy en serio, por darle su lugar a la educación, a los maestros y a todo aquello que irradia luz y disipa las tinieblas de la ignorancia, la marginación y la esclavitud en sus múltiples manifestaciones.
Queridos maestros, amen profundamente y asuman con amor, generosidad y responsabilidad su gran misión y tarea de maestros; para Sócrates ustedes son parteros que ayudan a dar a luz, para el Papa Francisco ustedes son como el Sol, escuchen lo que él les dice:
“El Sol no se apaga durante la noche, se nos oculta por un tiempo por encontrarnos «al otro lado», pero no deja de dar su luz y su calor. El docente es como el Sol. Muchos no ven su trabajo constante,  porque sus miras están en otras cosas, pero no deja de irradiar luz y calor a los educandos, aunque únicamente sabrán apreciarlo aquellos que se dignen «girarse» hacia su influjo.
Yo les invito a ustedes, profesores, a no perder los ánimos ante las dificultades y contrariedades, ante la incomprensión, la oposición, la desconsideración, la indiferencia o el rechazo de sus educandos, de sus familias y hasta de las mismas autoridades encargadas de la administración educativa. La educación es el mejor servicio que se puede prestar a la sociedad, pues es la base de toda transformación de progreso humano, tanto personal como comunitario. Este sacrificado servicio pasa desapercibido para muchos. Probablemente, ustedes no podrán ver el fruto de su labor cuando éste aparezca, pero estoy convencido de que gran parte de sus alumnos valorarán y agradecerán algún día lo sembrado ahora. No confundan nunca el éxito con la eficacia. En la vida no siempre lo eficaz es exitoso y viceversa. Tengan paciencia, mejor, esperanza. No olviden que la clave de toda obra buena está en la perseverancia y en ser conscientes del valor del trabajo bien hecho, independientemente de sus resultados inmediatos. Sean fuertes y valientes, tengan fe en ustedes y en lo que hacen. Que Dios les bendiga y bendiga su abnegada labor diaria, la mayoría de las veces oculta, silenciosa e inapreciada, pero siempre eficaz y valiosa”.
Necesitamos aunar fuerzas: querer realmente la libertad que nos viene de la verdad, la verdad que nos llega por el conocimiento. El conocimiento necesita de buenos parteros que ayuden a dar a luz e irradien constantemente sabiduría, como el Sol que no se apaga, aunque en algunos momentos no se aprecien sus rayos. Si queremos la libertad, amemos la educación y apoyemos a todos aquellos que consagran su vida al servicio de la formación, el conocimiento, la verdad, el amor y el respeto por la vida y por saber vivir.  Dios los bendiga, Sady Pbro.

“El año escolar 2019-2020 inicio con el pie derecho para todos los empleados del Distrito Escolar local  para los estudiantes, ya que por primera vez en esta frontera se les dio un aumento del 10 por ciento en sus salario, como también se hicieron mejorías a los diferentes planteles educativos” expreso Alfredo “Fred” Contreras miembros de la Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar
También se informo que el aumento de sueldo a los empleados del distrito escolar no estará afectando a la comunidad, no se aumentarán impuestos no se suspenderán otros proyectos, y esto ayudará a que se tenga un mayor derrame económico en esta población.
Asimismo el entrevistado “Fred” Contreras dio a conocer que en el arranque de este año escolar fueron poco mas de 10 mil estudiantes que acudieron a los planteles educativo públicos, y aun esperaban que se registraran mas.
Durante los primeros días de clases no se reportaron incidentes de ningún tipo, el personal del distrito escolar fue capacitado semanas antes del arranque del año escolar, para estar listos para recibir a los estudiantes y resolver las posibles situaciones que se llegaran a registrar.
El único incidente que se registro y que pasa cada año fue los embotellamientos de vehículos el exterior de las escuelas, ya que padres de familia acuden a dejar a sus hijos a los planteles educativos.
“Se autorizó que se hicieran una nueva entrada para vehículos en la escuela Lonnie Green, con la finalidad de agilizar las filas de automóviles de padres de familia que llevan o acuden a levantar a sus hijos, con este proyecto se logró reducir el tráfico sobre la calle en donde se formaban enormes filas” dijo Alfredo “Fred” Contreras.
También dio a conocer que uno de los proyectos mas importantes que se tienen planeado para esta frontera es la construcción de una nueva escuela, pero para ellos se necesita el apoyo de la comunidad para que votes a favor del “Bond” para obtener los fondos y que se haga este plantel.
Habrá fuentes de trabajo desde el proyecto de construcción, también al estar la escuela se contratara maestros y otros personal, y los estudiantes disfrutarán de instalaciones modernas, después de esta obra se cambiará a los estudiantes y se verificara que se estará haciendo con la escuela de Irene Cardwell, la cual necesita reparaciones.
La Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar Independiente Consolidario de San Felipe, está trabajando para realizar proyecto de beneficio tanto para la comunidad como para los estudiantes que son el futuro de esta frontera, y esperan también recibir el apoyo de la comunidad para los futuros proyectos.

So the latest installment in the “Has Fallen” Movie Series is out before it was Olympus Has Fallen, then it was London Has Fallen and this time it’s “Angel Has Fallen”.
 From Lionsgate, “When there is an assassination attempt on the U.S. President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the President. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm and save the country from imminent danger.”
Angel Has Fallen is Rated: R and Runs: 114 Minutes.

From, Fox Searchlight Pictures, “Ready Or Not” follows a young bride (Samara Weaving) as she joins her new husband’s (Mark O’Brien) rich, eccentric family (Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell) in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.
Ready or Not is Rated: R and Runs: 95 Minutes

Mariachi Director Robert Rodriguez is working on a New Film Project titled “We Can Be Heros”. Among the cast will be Priyanka Chopra, Pedro Pascal and Christian Slater to name a few.
According to IMDb tv the movie is in production now: “A Young Girl discovers that she has powers and puts together a group of other young heroes to help stop an alien invasion.” Stay tuned for updates on this one.

The Fall Movie season is limping in to a good start and will only get better in months to come. Take time to sneak into a theater near you and jump into a great adventure At The Movies.

Agosto fue un mes lleno de actividades para los residentes de esta población con actividades gratuitas en donde se buscaba involucrar a la comunidad para así ayudar organizaciones no lucrativas y familias de escasos recursos
Las actividades de este mes iniciaron con la 13 ava Feria de Salud de Regreso a Clases que se llevo a cabo en el Centro Cívico organizada por Héctor Mario Guerra, con la ayuda de 30 agencias de salud locales y de ciudades de alrededor.
Este evento se hizo con la finalidad de entregar útiles escolares a niños de escasos recursos de esta población, para ayudar a los padres de familia para que no hagan demasiado gasto este año para llenar las listas de útiles escolares para este año escolar.
Fueron mas de 500 menores de edad quienes se vieron beneficiados con este actividad la cual ya es una tradición en esta frontera, y ahora también en ciudades de alrededor.
Otra de las actividades que llamo la atención de la comunidad fue el Firetruck Pull que se llevo a cabo en el estacionamiento del Centro Comercial HEB en el Boulevard Veteranos, que fue para reunir fondos para ayudar a las Olimpiadas Especiales de Texas.
Para este evento se tuvo la colaboración de seis equipos en la división de hombres y tres mas en la división femenil, quienes tuvieron que estirar una pesada extinguidora del cuerpo de bomberos y quien cruzara la meta en el menor tiempo es quien se llevaría el primero lugar y este año el trofeo fue para los de la Border Patrol.
Asimismo se tuvo un evento especial para la smujeres que organizo el departamento de WIC, que fue para celebrar la Semana Nacional de Lactancia, por lo que ofrecieron una Feria de Salud gratuita a las mujeres de la localidad.
Para este evento se recibió la ayuda del Consulado de México en esta población, quienes hicieron una lotería mexicana informativa gratuita, con diferentes temas como también regalos para las presentes.
Por ultimo se tuvo el evento de “Una Copa de Vino con la Adelita” que fue para reunir fondos para el proyecto de la construcción de una escultura que será colocada en la lápida de Adela Avelarde.
Este evento organizado por el Consulado de México, fue en el Vinatería Qualia la mas antigua y funcional del Estado de Texas, y el cronista Alberto Galindo dio una presentación sobre su libro “Un Cielo sobre Metralla” y también estuvo la escultora Lesley Luna quien será quien haga esta obra para honrar a Adela Avelarde también conocida como “La Adelita” cepultada en esta frontera.

Since close to the beginning of time, shortly after the discovery of fire, Man has been brewing and drinking coffee.
For a while now we have been told that research shows that drinking coffee can lead to a longer life and that buzz, along with the caffeine buzz just keeps on re-emerging over and over again.
Some say that coffee could just be the healthiest drink on the planet. Many of it’s compounds are antioxidants.
Antioxidants are known to protect against oxidative stress in our body that can be caused by damaging free radicals. Treating yourself to a cup of coffee, you’re not only getting that caffeine buzz but, you also get the beneficial compounds and powerful antioxidants.
In 2012 a study done with close to half a Million People, of those who drank the most coffee, were significantly less likely to have died during the 12–13-year study.
Another plus to drinking coffee is that studies show that coffee may make you happier, reducing your risk of depression and suicide by 20% and 53%, respectively.
So why wouldn’t you consider continuing to drink decent quantities of coffee since it’s linked to a lower risk of depression, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type 2 diabetes, and liver diseases. Studies even show that people who drink coffee are also less likely to die by suicide. Who knew?
With cooler weather on the way, get ready to pour you another cup or two during the day and Live Longer and Prosper.

Macaroons, the delicious cookies that were once hard to find in Del Rio, are now not so difficult to find in the River City. At least, for the time being.
But first, a brief history and description of macaroons for the uninformed.
The original macaroons were made from egg whites, sugar and almond paste (primary ingredient) exhibiting a crisp exterior and soft interior according to the webzine The Nibble. The etymology derives from maccarone, Italian for paste, which was born from the word ammaccare, that means to crush.  
Today’s colorful and dynamic macaroons are more derivative of the ones French pastry chefs began developing (macarons) nearly six-hundred years ago.
Jennifer Orellana, a local creator and purveyor of macaroons/macarons — and cakes too — graciously answered a series of questions for the Texas Times about her tasty cookies.
 
TT: How did you become interested in creating macaroons and cakes?
JO: In college, I studied abroad in Paris, France and that’s where I fell in love with macarons. They were so luxurious and beautiful, but also expensive. So, I figured I would just try making them myself. I started with macarons and began experimenting with cakes and eventually, they both just came together.

 TT: What is your background in baking/pastry?
JO: I’ve always loved baking since I was little. I’m a self-taught baker and really learned my way through YouTube. When I moved from San Diego, California to Del Rio, Texas, I spent a lot of time in the kitchen and my husband noticed that baking was a passion of mine and encouraged me to try selling my creations.
 
TT: How long have you lived in Del Rio and why did your family move here?
 
JO: I’ve lived in Del Rio for five years now and my husband has been here for seven years. My husband is an air traffic controller at Laughlin Air Force Base, and that’s what brought us to Del Rio. We started our newly wedded life here just the two of us and are now a family of four with two little boys (Makoa, 3 yo and Makena 1 yo).
 
TT: What has the response been in Del Rio to your creations?
JO: I was really discouraged at first and didn’t have a lot of confidence in my skills. My husband pushed me to promote myself and my creations and the response here in Del Rio has been amazing. I didn’t have high expectations, but the orders just kept coming and I was shocked. I did my first Del Rio market at the convention center and sold out of my 200+ macarons within hours.  
 
TT: You all will be leaving Del Rio soon...what Del Rio experiences will you take with you?
JO: Coming from a big city to a small town like Del Rio, it took a lot to get use to... but I’ve learned over the years that big things come in small packages and Del Rio is just that. The community is really what makes Del Rio a great place to live and is what keeps the town thriving by supporting small businesses. I’m going to cherish every memory I’ve made here over the years and always appreciate the love and support of Del Rio.
 To learn more or order macaroons/macarons from Jennifer, visit facebook.com/cakesnmacsbyjenn.

Gary Lewis and the Playboys were discovered performing at Disneyland in 1964 by Snuff Garrett. Gary was possessed with a limited vocal range and he also considered himself not having good looks. Still he managed to make some exceptional good and good selling records out of Los Angeles, during the British invasion,and still teenagers loved him.
In late 1964 the song “this Diamond Ring” a remake of an earlier song became a big hit. Sometimes the playboys would record with Gary in the studio but most of the time it was studio musicians like Haile Blaine and Leon Russell. You might also remember their cameo appearance in the Raquel Welch movie “A Swingin Summer”. By 1965 the song “This Diamond Ring” had hit #1, later they would perform that song on the Ed Sullivan Show. Also remember that on the Sullivan show it was a general policy that all acts appearing on the show had to perform live. Since so many studio tricks were used on the Playboys recordings, they could not recreate that sound.
In compromise Gary Lewis sand along to a pre-recorded track as the Playboys pretended to play their instruments. Another problem during this time was the British Invasion,the music charts were being dominated by British acts and Gary Lewis and the Playboys were the only American act on the surveys. January 1966 the group appears in the espionage B-Movie “Out of Sight”, with the Turtles, the Knickerbockers, and Freddie and the Dreamers. By June of 1966 the song “Green Grass” hits #8 on the charts, this would be the last of Lewis’s 7 consecutive US top 10 Hits. Although there was some rumors going around “Green Grass” was a reference to Marijuana, many radio stations would not play the record. After a short time Gary joins the US Air Force Reserve and by 1967 he is drafted into the US Army and the band is forced to breakup.
Bitter at the interruption to his career, he refuses to form a Special Services band to entertain the troops,and instead spends his time as a clerk/typist in Korea. Gary Lewis and the Playboys were one of only two acts during the 60’s whose first 7 releases on the Billboard Hot 100 would reach the charts top 10, the other group would be the “Lovin Spoonful”. In all the group had 8 gold singles, 12 top 40 hit singles, but only 15 Hot 100 entries and 4 gold albums. Despite of being in so many TV shows and Movies, Gary Lewis and the Playboys made virtually no impact at all in the U.K. Learn more about Gary Lewis and the Playboys as we feature them as artist of the month. And as usual all information and known facts are by Wendy Johnson and all shows are produced by Javier Martinez.

HOWDY
Here we are again talking about the way things used to be in this city and around this area. Back in the early sixties my parents lived in the San Jose project in the barrio of Chihuahua.
There was my mother and my stepfather and six brothers and sisters. My stepfather was a truck driver and worked a lot of hours for seventy-five dollars a week. No tv just a radio.
My mom would play the guitar and we would all sit around and listen to her. Our apt was right on the end and the neighbors would sit outside and listen to my mom and then my brothers boogie and Kenneth and me would sing also. Our dad would come over maybe once a month.
I had a lot of hard feelings towards my dad for leaving my mom and us for another woman. I am sorry to say that for many years I would not go around my dad. When he moved to junction my brothers boogie and Kenneth would spend the summer with him but I would not go.
Thank the lord that as I got older him and I became very close and spent most weekend together my two sisters were not into music my youngest brother Robbie was my mom pet and we did the best we could. We were never hungry and the apt. was fairly warm in the winter and with no ac if you had a fan and kept the windows open the summers were not that bad.
My mother and my grandmother would go all out preparing a meal on Thanksgiving or Christmas on thanksgiving my mom would invite any and every body to stop by eat sing, play dominos.
It was nothing to have forty to fifty people come by during the holidays my mom was a very caring person and she believed that if someone needed help and you could help them do so. I still feel that way to this day. The bad part is that now the more you try to help someone the more they expect you to do and if you can’t then they talk bad about you.
I recall that every Saturday my mom would go grocery shopping at Paniagua groc on Dignowity st. Arturo and Armando were the owners.
Very good people good food and very courteous with everyone it was a time when you knew all your neighbors and every one would do what they could to help out.
Now days when you ask someone for help they want to know what’s in it for me it is now 2019 and I miss the way things used to be. when things change they call it progress but I wonder.
Watching Radney Foster came home to be the headliner for the fourth of July is a good reminder that you should never forget where you come from and try to treat people the way you want to be treated.
I have found out recently that the people you really trust can’t be trusted at all. In closing let me say take the time to walk the streets of Del Rio walk in the barrio of Chihuahua the barrio of San Felipe.
Walk the creek walk it is a beautiful place to be. Walk down Main St. and see some of the stores that have closed and only memories remain god bless and thank the good lord up above that you live in my home town Del Rio Texas.
A special thanks to Victor Cirilo and the Val Verde County Library for their help and expertise.