HOWDY.
It is great to be back and able to write this article about Del Rio the way it was or as my friend VICTOR CAMPOSANO says REMEMBER WHEN.
I would like to thank Mr. JAVIER MARTINEZ for the chance to do this article again. I will always focus on the way things were in Del Rio when I was growing up. From the time I lived in the San Jose project and now where I live in the San Felipe area. My comments this time will be about the barrio de San Felipe the Calle Garza has a lot of history.
I can remember Johnny’s hamburgers on the corner of Mclymont and Garza the San Felipe high school where I would go to watch the San Felipe Mustangs play their football games and to check out the cheer leaders.
Chemas tortillas and let’s not forget the white house on the corner of Broadbent and Garza street where to this day the first lady of San Felipe lives. I am referring to the grand lady a beautiful person and so loved in this area she was a teacher for some forty odd years. She is a proud San Felipe resident. I am speaking of none other than Mrs. MARIA ELENA CALDERON RAMIREZ.
If you were able to see the parade this past weekend the staff including myself were broadcasting from her house as we have done for several years.
The first lady was in the parade as she went by where we were, I could see the pride and joy on her face. she is a great lady and I call her a true friend.
I would also like to thank Ms. Bea Vallejo for her help and all of the good information she provided. This past weekend was the San Felipe ex’s reunion and they were very busy with the parade, meetings, lunches, dinners, and a dance. They also had the dedication of the arch located on Cantu street as you cross the bridge and come in to San Felipe. There was also the rededication of the Loma de la Cruz cemetery.
The Brown Plaza is also a big part of the San Felipe area and there is a story that needs to be told on a later date I am proud to say I live in the San Felipe area and I enjoy walking around or driving around to see if there has been anything new in the area.
I would invite you to enjoy the Del Rio San Felipe area from the walking trail at Moore park all the way up to the old Eagle Pass hill. A sight to behold is going up old eagle pass road or Broadbent street at night and get to the top.get out of your car and look at Del Rio at night or look over your shoulder and see Cuidad Acuña Mexico it is my hope that when you read this you will want to know more about the beautiful city of Del Rio Texas and I will take you back down memory lane and talk about the way it was.
To a time that when you met someone on the street, they did not have a cell phone up to their ear or sending text messages.
There is a lot of good memories to share and we invite you to be a part of it thank you for your attention god bless god bless the United States of America and Del Rio Texas.

Continúan el progreso del Precinto 2 del Condado de Val Verde, ahora en su nueva administración que esta bajo el mando del Comisionado Juan Carlos Vazquez quien a sus siete meses en este cargo a demostrado que trabaja para ofrecer una mejor calidad de vida a los residentes de este sector.
El Comisionado Juan Carlos Vazquez del Precinto 2, inicio los programas de beneficio a los residentes de este sector con la distribución de despensas en el Self Help Center, en donde inicio dando cerca de 130 bolsas de comida, y actualmente son mas de 400 las personas que se benefician con estas distribuciones que son de dos a tres veces por mes.
Con la finalidad de recibir fondos para los proyectos del Precinto 2, el Comisionado Juan Carlos Vazquez a estado en constantes reuniones con el Senador Pete Flores, para informarle sobre las necesidades de esta frontera como también los avances de las obras que han llevado a cabo y que están por concluir.
Una de estas obras es la construcción del albergue de mujeres Nuevos Horizontes, el cual después de dos años de construcción serán inaugurado y empezará a funcionar albergando a mujeres que han sido víctimas de abuso y maltrato.
Este programa ayudará a las mujeres de toda esta frontera, ya que tendrán la oportunidad de empezar de nuevo, ya que no tendrán que seguir aguantando maltratos desde verbales como físicos.
Asimismo el Comisionado Juan Carlos Vazquez a trabajado con diferentes organizaciones para ayudar a los residentes del Precinto 2, uno de estos es Equity Community Development Corporation, quienes llevaron a cabo la reconstrucción de una casa habitación que había sido dañada por el fuego.
El Comisionado Juan Carlos Vazquez hizo entrega de las llaves de la casa reconstruida a Roberto y Leticia Escobar, quienes perdieron prácticamente todo, asimismo el comisionado hizo una donación monetaria de su propios fondos para que este matrimonio pudiera adquirir varios electrodomésticos y así pudieran retornar a sus hogar.
En tan poco tiempo en que esta nueva administración tomo control del Precinto 2, se han visto mejorías en calles, proyectos de beneficio a los residentes, y obras importantes están a punto de finalizar.

Hemos sido creados y después de la caída rescatados por el Señor Jesucristo, para vivir en libertad. “Cristo nos libertó para que vivamos en libertad. Por lo tanto, manténganse firmes y no se sometan nuevamente al yugo de esclavitud” (Gálatas 5,1).  La verdadera libertad consiste en usar lo que tenemos, no dejarnos usar de lo que tenemos;  manejar nuestros instintos y emociones, no dejarnos manejar por ellos; tener dominio de nuestros pensamientos, palabras y acciones, no permitir que estos nos dominen; ser dueños de nosotros mismos y dejar que los otros sean dueños de sí mismos, no dejar que otros nos manipulen o que nosotros manipulemos a los demás.  Nelson Mandela nos dice: “Ser libre no es solamente desamarrarse las propias cadenas, sino vivir en una forma que respete y mejore la libertad de los demás”.
Hemos sido creados libres y para la libertad. Él Creador sabe respetarnos y nos pide que respetemos a nuestro prójimo y nos hagamos respetar. “Cuando mueren los apegos, nace la libertad”. No podemos permitir, por tanto, que los bienes materiales, las ideologías, las tentaciones del poder, del placer o del tener, los vicios, los apegos ni las personas nos esclavicen.  “Les hablo así, hermanos, porque ustedes han sido llamados a ser libres; pero no se valgan de esa libertad para dar rienda suelta a sus pasiones. Más bien sírvanse unos a otros con amor” (Gálatas 5, 13).
Regularmente creemos que la esclavitud consiste exclusivamente en el dominio que ejercen los pueblos o personas sobre los demas y en este sentido pensamos que al llevar tiempo de haber sido abolida legalmente entonces ya no existe. También nosotros con frecuencia tenemos la concepción que los únicos que han perdido la libertad son los que están encerrados tras unos barrotes en la cárcel. No nos damos cuenta que en repetidas ocasiones hemos perdido la libertad. Somos esclavos o prisioneros del pecado, no somos dueños de nosotros mismos y a veces somos muy manipulables, perdiendo la capacidad de auto determinarnos. “Así que tengan cuidado de su manera de vivir. No vivan como necios sino como sabios, aprovechando al máximo cada momento oportuno, porque los días son malos” (Efesios 5,15-16).  
Vivimos un momento histórico en el que se pretende imponer el relativismo a través del cual se nos quiere hacer creer que “los puntos de vista no tienen verdad ni validez universal, sino que solo poseen una validez subjetiva encuadrada en los diferentes marcos de referencia, o que no hay bien o mal absolutos, sino dependientes de las circunstancias concretas”. Vivimos en un mundo cargado de nuevos yugos que oprimen y en el que quieren que reine la descomposición social.  Vemos como se promueve y se exalta el error, el pecado, la maldad y como se condena con dureza al pecador, al que cae, al que se deja atraer por las malévolas ofertas; contrario a la actitud de Cristo que condena el pecado y ama y rescata al pecador y promueve el bien y la verdad.  En ese sentido vale la pena tener en cuenta el mensaje que San Juan Pablo II dirigió con motivo de la XII Jornada mundial de la juventud y que hoy debemos asumir todos los que nos sintamos llamados a hacer frente a los retos del mundo actual: “Vivimos en una época de grandes transformaciones, en la que declinan rápidamente ideologías que parecía que podían resistir el desgaste del tiempo, y en el planeta se van modificando los confines y las fronteras. Con frecuencia la humanidad se encuentra en la incertidumbre, confundida y preocupada (cf Mt 9, 36), pero la Palabra de Dios no pasa; recorre la historia y, con el cambio de los acontecimientos, permanece estable y luminosa (Mt 24, 35). La fe de la Iglesia está fundada en Jesucristo, único Salvador del mundo: ayer, hoy y siempre”.
Estamos llamados desde el momento de la creación a vivir libres y a trabajar por la libertad. Que ni la pobreza, ni la riqueza, ni el sufrimiento, ni las ideologías, ni el enojo, ni el odio, ni el relativismo, ni la maldad, ni la guerra, ni los vicios nos subyuguen y nos hagan perder la dignidad. Con conciencia clara debemos luchar por vivir con transparencia y procurar el respeto de la dignidad humana, la solidaridad, el amor y la verdad, escuchando y viviendo lo que nos dice el Señor: “Si os mantenéis en mi Palabra, seréis verdaderamente mis discípulos, y conoceréis la verdad y la verdad os hará libres” (Juan 8, 31).  Dios los bendiga. Sady Pbro.

Nuevamente los festejos del Dia de la Independencia serán de dos días en esta población con la conciertos de con grupos especiales como “Monoplasma” de “el vampiro” ex guitarristas de Mana, Jaguares entre otros, y será acompañado de Jorge Guevera ex vocalista de Caos y Elefante, y harán un tributo al rock en español, fue lo que informo Leno Hernández uno de los organizadores de este magno evento.
Los festejos del Día de la Independencia iniciarán el 3 de Julio con una serie de actividades, arrancando a las 6:00 de la tarde con un torneo de Kickball en el Hogan Park, y en el anfiteatro se tendrá venta de comida y un carnaval.
El concierto iniciará a las 6:00 de la tarde en el anfiteatro Dr. Alfredo Gutierrez, con el grupo La Quimica, también se tendrá a Los Chicos del 512 tributo a “Selena”, y La Fiebre, en el segundo escenario el cual estará en el Romanelli Park, se tendrá a Rough River Band, Arrowhead, TNT –AC/DC Tribute Band que es un de los mas reconocidos en Texas por sus presentaciones.
“Para que toda la familia pueda divertirse la Ciudad recibió el apoyo de la Base aérea Laughlin, quienes ofrecerán el evento de tener inflables para que la comunidad pueda recorrer el arroyo de San Felipe, iniciando desde las 6:00 de la tarde del tres de julio y el mismo Día de la Independencia” expreso Leno Hernandez.
Las actividades del 4 de Julio, iniciarán con la ya tradicional carrera de 5K denominada Color Run, a las 8:00 de la mañana en el anfiteatro, después de esta actividad se tendrá el esperado desfile del día de la Independencia, a las 10:00 de la mañana por el centro histórico de la localidad.
También se informo que los conciertos iniciarán a las 4:30 de la tarde con Effecto 4, después a las 6:00 de la tarde en el Romanelly Park con el tributo al rock en español por parte de Monoplasma, seguido por Tejano Heat hasta las 10:00 de la noche.
En el anfiteatro se tendrá a Angel Baena a las 4:30 de la tarde, después a William Beckmann, a las 7:00 de tendrá es discurso de bienvenida del Mayor Bruno Losano, para cerra con broche de oro se tendrá al ídolo de la música Contry Radney Foster, al terminar su presentación se tendrá la exhibición de fuegos artificiales.
“Todos los eventos serán totalmente gratuitos a la comunidad, la invitación esta abierta a la comunidad para que disfruten de las actividades y los conciertos que se tienen planeadas para este 4 de Julio” expreso Leno Hernandez uno de los organizadores de estos festejos.

As the years keep rolling by I can’t help to think from time to time, “Have I turned into my Grandfather” ?
Aside from my girth, all our family have always been a bit on the heavy side, the answer to that question is very simple. NO. Not anywhere close.
When my next birthday rolls around, if GOD willing I’m blessed enough to make it that long, I’ll be turning the BIG 6-5. At or near this age my Grand Dad sat in his rocker most of the day and ventured out every now and again to buzzed at the neighborhood which by the way was owned by a close friend of his.
When I stop to think about it, back in those days, there wasn’t much more for him to do. He was retired. My Mom took care of all the bills so my Gramps’ just hung around an chilled. He had a great Native American wife who cooked all his meals and washed all his clothes so, really, what else was there for him to do. Sadly and eventually, I think it was what killed him as it does so many others.
Not the case with me at all. My how times have changed. As I round that BIG 6-5, Yes I am retired but I try to find plenty of things to keep me busy. I am heavy into Social Media and have been so for the past 15 or 20 years. What can I say, it keeps me both In touch and busy.
My latest relationship has been going on for 5 years now and my better half is turning 32 next birthday. Holly age difference Batman, that’s HALF my age but, what can I say it keeps me young. We happened to stumble across one an other while neither of us were looking for a new relationship and we hit it off. So we have been together, happily, ever since.
I spend a certain time of my day at my computer since being a social media influencer requires it. Other than that we’re either out eating or jutting around scouting places to the next episode of a video show I direct and produce on a weekly basis.
I read somewhere once that unless your having a new adventure your not living. Teetering on that BIG 6-5 or anything after that we can’t help but wonder how many more there will be after that. That being the case I’m trying to decide what to do with the rest of my years. I can start to sit around like my Gran Dad did or I can choose to live the rest of my days, how ever many more GOD Blesses me with, experiencing a new adventure every week.
So you see, at this age, I am not my Grandfather and it’s easier for me since I have no close family to tie me down anywhere and I am not committed to being buried any one place in particular, sounds like a life of adventure it will be.
Now to try to figure out the logistics of that and put it all together by September when our lease expires. Stay tuned I’ll keep you posted right here and please follow me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hollywoods411

Summer is here and we are already in to the blockbuster movie season so, let’s run down the Box Office recently for some of the current movies out for the last weeks in June.
Topping the Box Office at at Number ONE is Men In Black International at $30.1 Million, coming in at Number TWO is The Secret Life of Pets 2 at $24.4 Million, rounding the bend with $14.4 Million is Aladin at a respectable Number THREE. Bringing up the rear but still hanging in there at a whopping $9.4 Million we have a tie between Rocketman and Dark Phoenix locked in at Number FOUR and last but certainly not least in the Number FIVE position Shaft with $8.9 Million. All still worth taking a look see at if you haven’t already done so.
Recently hitting the Big Screen are Toy Story 4, Child’s Play and Anna.
Toy Story 4 from Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures, “Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang embark on a road trip with Bonnie and a new toy named Forky. The adventurous journey turns into an unexpected reunion as Woody’s slight detour leads him to his long-lost friend Bo Peep. As Woody and Bo discuss the old days, they soon start to realize that they’re worlds apart when it comes to what they want from life as a toy.” Run Time: 90 Minutes
Child’s Play, Rated R from Orion Pictures, Katz Smith Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,“After moving to a new city, young Andy Barclay receives a special present from his mother -- a seemingly innocent Buddi doll that becomes his best friend. When the doll suddenly takes on a life of its own, Andy unites with other neighborhood children to stop the sinister toy from wreaking bloody havoc.” Run Time: 90 Minutes
Then there’s Anna from Summit Entertainment and Rated R, “Beneath a woman’s striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the most feared assassins on the planet.” Run Time: 118 Minutes
It is certainly a great summer and a great time to get out of the heat and into a new adventure At The Movies.

El mes de Junio paso a la historia de esta población, ya que se llevo a cabo por primera vez en esta frontera el Del Rio PRIDE, con una marcha y un espectáculo de imitaciones en el anfiteatro local, para promover el respeto y la igualdad para todos.
Este evento fue organizado por Del Rio SAFE “Sexuality Advocacy For Everyone”, y todos dio inicio con una marcha pacífica por todos el centro histórico, donde se vio la participación de Robin Palmer una activista quien fue nombrada Grand Marshal.
Las actividades de Del Rio PRIDE, arrancaron a las 5:00 de la tarde en el Anfiteatro Doctor Alfredo Gutiérrez, donde se tuvo venta de comida, presentaciones informativas sobre diferentes temas como la salud entre otros, y para cerrar con broche de oro se tuvo el show de Drag Queen, tanto locales como de ciudades del interior del Estado.
Otro de los eventos que se llevaron a cabo durante el mes de Junio fue la entrega de becas escolares a estudiantes graduados de la High School, como también a quienes están actualmente inscritos en la Unoversidad o Colegio.
El Border Federal Credit Union hizo entrega de 23 mil 900 dólares en becas escolares a 55 estudiantes de la High School, quienes podrán continuar con sus estudios para terminar su carrera y así poder ayudar a la comunidad.
El Club de Leones de San Felipe, también hicieron su actividad de cada año para así hacer entrega de 62 becas escolares a estudiantes de la High School de 800 dólares cada una, estos en una ceremonia realizada con la presencia de los jóvenes y sus padres.
Otra de las actividades que esperadas en el mes de Junio fue el arranque de Noches Musicales, en la Plaza Brown, actividad organizada por la Casa de la Cultura y se ha llevado a cabo durante 13 años consecutivos, cada viernes de las vacaciones de verano y son totalmente gratuito a la población con el único propósito de que se diviertan.

Today we’re going to MAKE A VANILLA MUG CAKE – NO MILK.
Wow, a Low Carb alternative for your breakfast menu. It’s an easy vanilla mug cake that’s both sugar-free and gluten-free, but it’s also dairy free. Awesome!
Are you ready because this is going to change your world. Or at least your breakfast and/or your mid-afternoon snacking and maybe your midnight cravings too.
START; by melting coconut oil in your mug. Next; add in your scraped vanilla bean seeds and milk.
Remember, the key to this moist vanilla mug cake is using unsweetened almond milk. NO real dairy milk in this recipe!
Next; add all your dry ingredients and the egg. Mix thoroughly and smooth the top.
Now; You’re going to microwave your vanilla mug cake for 1 ½ to 2 minutes until firm (but not too dry). Viola, your now ready to serve it up with whipped cream or your favorite frosting on top.
Get ready cause your Mug cake is going to be delish, I mean, lick the mug yummy.
Until next time, Happy, Healthy Eating !

As one century has rolled into the next, the rural economic dynamics of Val Verde County have changed. Yet, that hasn’t precluded the need for a county extension agent here - Harris County still has one too.
Texas A&M AgriLife county extension agent Emily Grant arrived in Del Rio during April of 2018 inclined to assist and guide. She immediately went to work.
Her undertakings include livestock guardian dog demonstrations for county ranchers, involvement in 4-H programs, such as wool and mohair education, the organization of the county stock show and attendance of out-of-town shows as a consultant to local youth.
“I really enjoy being with the extension service because it gives me the balance of working with producers, consumers and our youth. So I really get to a little bit of everything,” said Grant, the former Kinney County extension agent.
She explained that ag extension agents are tasked with using the research provided by Texas A&M and applying it to real-world practices in all 254 Lone Star State counties.
“Me, personally, being an ag and natural resources agent, I work with our livestock and ag and natural resource producers and stakeholders to help them get the information based upon science and research,” she said.
According to Grant, the A&M AgriLife Extension Service mission is to provide an apolitical, research-based service to every county. “Kind of a network for our farmers and ranchers to use.” She coordinates adult and youth programming as it relates to agriculture to better help county producers. In other words, the practical application of A&M scientific research that benefits Val Verde County ranchers and farmers.
What drew Grant to extension? A long and winding background in agriculture.
“I grew up on a farm and raised cattle and goats and so I grew up showing through 4-H sheep and goat program,” she said.
Grant matriculated to Aggieland with the intention of being a math teacher and basketball coach, “which is kind of not where I ended up.” Agricultural blood is thicker than career intentions. “I really wanted to stay in the agricultural field.”
Her father is the superintendent of the Fort Worth Stock Show which enabled her to volunteer there throughout high school and college fortifying and cementing her interest in agriculture. She soon decided that ag was her path. Grant received a bachelors degree in agricultural science and served an internship with the Texas Beef Council but obtained a teaching certificate in case an ag job proved to be too elusive. 
Her desire was to educate the public about agriculture on a full-time basis. She said, “There are about five jobs like that in the entire state,” so she taught ag in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for three years - “and really, really enjoyed that job” - before joining the ranks of the A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Grant indicated that the ag service’s big push now is agritourism. They will be rolling out an initiative to help farmers and ranchers learn about other income opportunities that could be available to them in the form of tourism.
The Val Verde County A&M AgriLife Extension recently hosted a “Birding the Border” event and next year they’re hoping to do something on a larger scale. Grant couldn’t divulge what that was because it isn’t yet official but did say that it would allow the ag producers to directly benefit from agritourism events on their property.

I cannot tell you what a steely dan is in writing or on the air, you would have to find that out on your own.Steely Dan was founded in 1972 by core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The two met at Bard college in New York in 1967 where only Fagen graduated in English literature. There they started to sell songs which they had written with very little success, they cut a very low key film soundtrack for an early Richard Pryor movie that was not released until 1970.
Despite it’s failure it leads to another movie project, a dance video starring Beckers mother for which they are paid $1,500.00. Soon after that they begin playing in a number of bands including the Bad Rock Group, which featured future comedy actor Chevy Chase on drums. In 1970 the pair joined Jay and the Americans as their backup band, they stayed with them until halfways of 1974.
Fagen and Becker had no use for Rock”n”Roll music until they heard the Beatles, Fagen liked “Ticket to ride” while Becker favored “No where man”. Steely Dan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, they have recorded nine studio albums with seven of them reaching platinum certification in the U.S.
In 1980 their album “Gaucho” took over a year to record,this was their final album before disbanding. They had at least 42 studio musicians and 11 sound engineers. Shortly after in 1981 Walter Becker and his family moved to Maui, Hawaii where he became an avocado rancher.
Learn more on Steely Dan when KWMC 1490 AM and on THE LITTLE RED ROOSTER SHOW we will feature Steely Dan as artist of the month. And as usual all known facts and interesting stories are by Wendy Johnson and all Shows are produced by Javier Martinez.