Del Rio News-Herald (Newspaper) - March 23, 1997, Del Rio, Texas DEL TEXAS special Selena keepsakes officials announced two special keep sakes they are selling in con junction with the Selena film The Making of Selena and an authorized tribute to Selena are available now in the lobby of the the ater for each or both for The special Selena movie magazines are only found at Theatres as a The Making of Selena is a special movie showcase I and is destined to become a collectible in the Selena A limited amount are available and are only offered during regular box office Sex harassment complaints against agency prompts investigation HOUSTON AP Two dozen sexual harassment complaints have been lodged against the Texas Workers Compensation another state agency has been called in to the Houston Chronicle report ed Since its creation in 1991 replace the dent the commission has recorded 24 complaints of sexual harassment from its offices around the A quarter of the charges were not Including one in 1994 against executive director Todd the Chronicle report The substantiated com plaints ranged from risque Jokes told in the accusers presence to come kissing and even stalk About 70 percent of the employees are Where theres theres said state Kim whose oversight committee last year asked the Texas Commission on Human Rights to evaluate the embat tled If there is a then Im going to be looking to the commissioners to correct Brimer said last And if they then well take William executive director of the Commission on Human declined to discuss the ongoing tion or individual complaints because of confidentiality A Houston Chronicle review of the various com plaints show they have been filed by both male and female workers in San Antonio and El LOTTO 141628334849 67 328 Lifestyles MARCH 1997 Queen City gearing up April 2627 Ricardo McGuire Staff Writer Gear up rodeo the biggest and baddest Stand Alone bull riding event in bull riding history is just around the Set for April 26 and this years George Paul Memorial Bull Riding event promises to deliver the same crowd pleasing excite ment as it has every since it was founded two decades ago by John Stockton in the name of Del Rios world champion bull rider George The Professional Bull Riders sponsored event will feature only the top names In the bull riding The legendary Michael Jor dan of professional bull Tuff will be among the bull riders scheduled to compete in the late two day PBR World Champion Adriano Morales will be on hand to provide audience members with top notch bull r Td 1 n g Whats so great about bull riding is that you cant bet on says You cant make a game plan and you cant wait for some thing to because any thing can You just have to Professional bull ridings Ronny Jim Jerome and Owen Wash burn are also scheduled to com pete in this years Super Bull The George Paul Memorial bull riding event is a PBR Tour ing Pro Division competition and is one of the many stops bull rid ers will endure for a shot at the PBR championship finals to be held this coining October in Las Pool improvements moving right along The City of Del Rio Parks and Recreation Department continue working on the renovation of the pool located at the Moore Park south side oT Del Rafael Castil lo director of the department and Kathy Nel parks plan were at site assuring plans are going as Castillo stated that everything was going on even though after losing some days due to The pool will be divide into three The first section will be the Kiddie section which will be approximately 6 Inches to 4 feet The second section is the Regular Swimming section and Recreation this section will be approximately 4 feet deep and will also have waiting seats at each Third section of the pool is the Slide Area this will also be approximately 4 feet Brick levers will be all around the pool similar to the ones located at Main Irma Ochoa Staff Writer Weather permitting we should be able to complete the swimming pool area on June Castillo also said that Moore Park Pool will include a new bridge accessi ble to the handi new concession expanded deck picnic shade pool volleyball water pool expanding creek walk from under bridge and Into Moore and will also include new parking lot starting at the corner of De La Rosa and Margarita New projects will acquire more time for but Castillo stat ed that the swimming area should be ready June The City of Del Rio Parks and Recreation Department with the direction of are working very hard at completing all the project as soon as possible and be ready for the public this sum Beautifying our parks is one of our main so that all the Del Rio Community can enjoy stated Air Force Academy cadets visit Laughlin Air Force Academy cadets recently took time off from their academic sched ules to come to Laughlin for a taste of what lies ahead for Two separate groups totaling 21 cadets and four were given a special tour of the base and the Del Rio Their cadets knew very little about Laughlin and the Del Rio com munity but were quite impressed with the whole From the sim opera tors to the servers at Club the cadets were greeted Jeanie Bender with respect and treated Correspondent very said visit began with an introduction to the trainer air aircraft at the Talon and the they received egress training which instructed them how to exit an airplane quickly in the event of an This was followed by a ride in the A few cadets even took flight as passengers in the Tl or Prior to their visit many of the Mark Air Force Academy cadet They were really motivated by the positive attitudes of all the Laughlin personnel both military and Approximately 410 Academy cadets graduating this year will be eligible for Special Undergraduate Pilot Train THat is 51 percent of the total graduating See page FREE Firestone racing for every four tires MILE w yM M LlOM This years bull riders will vie for in prize and for a chance to win the coveted Gist trophy buckle which Is val ued at over George Paul Memorial Bull Riding action begins April 26 at 7 bull riders will take to the arena beginning at 2 General admission tickets are on sale now at Merle Norman Cosmetics In Plaza Del Sol Railway The Feed and at Sams Boot The tickets can be purchased for Reserve seatings for Saturday nights portion of the bull riding event are priced at and are also still The George Paul Memorial Super Bull is the largest single event in Del attracting bull riding enthusiasts from Wiscon New Louisiana in addition to visitors from various citys throughout For more Information about this years up and coming George Paul Memorial bull riding event call AL i special to the 1995 Bud Light Cup World Champion Tuff Hedeman will be among the many top seated bull riders to compete in this years George Paul Memorial bull riding READY TO SERVE Del Rio photo by Randall Remaley The new building of the Del Rio is just about ready for The first official day of business is set for March There will be no break in the con service of producing a daily newspaper for the Queen Doors open day at 8 Theres a new look for the registration renewal notice Special to the Texas motorist whose registrations expire in may will be among the first to see the states new and improved regis tration renewal The Texas Department of Transportation has dramatically changed the form to make it more and will begin distribution during the first veek in Gone is the card Texans have been getting since The new notice is a stan by 11 inch docu similar to a or credit card The slate has developed a renewal notice thats convenient to Val Verde County Tax Wayn Hyde The form has many fea tures that werent available The new renewal notice sim Key pieces of information are highlighted In including special fees and proof of insurance The and phone number of the recipients tax lector is printed on the pro viding a local contact for registra tion Each mailing address on the renewal notice is printed with barcode technology to assure accuracy and to speed delivery through the postal sys for the first a return envelope is enclosed for cus tomers who wish to renew by We believe the public will appreciate the new Hyde There arc many features on the new form that make it more Some Texans have already seen a prototype of the new renewal showed the Form to several focus groups last summer in the Dallas Fort Worth The state also invited all county tax to give heir An Insert with a graphical explanation of the new form will be included with each renewal Anyone with questions about the new renewal notice should contact the Val Verde county tax office at 210774 Final settlement delayed at least a week WASHINGTON AP Union leaders for Ameri can Airlines pilots on Saturday postponed voting on a proposed contract in which they said key details have been worked but the carrier expressed disappointment in the The board of the Allied Pilots which represents Americans adjourned late Saturday and will meet again April 34 at a site to be to go over final contract Negotiators for Fort American and representatives of pilots said they believe they have worked out key details for the but will have to examine the fine print on paper to be My understanding is all that language is final Wally a spokesman for the said Saturday Neither Pitts nor others involved in the which also Included federal would pro vide details of the pending Pitts cau that nothing is final until the tentative deal Is to actual contract language and reads See page AAA Ull e MILE LEMANS METRIC RADIAL 54 99 67 95 en uut E 17 M MILE iWM 28 11999 DEL RIO HOME AND AUTO Your Firestone Store Small Town Big City Savings 600 Ave F 7758473 656 Main
