Quemado Valley plans 50th reunion with parade and rodeo
Around Town reports Quemado Valley settlers plan a September 4 and 8 celebration marking 50 years. A parade opens the festivities including food, games, country music, arts, crafts, a dance, steer roping, fiddling, a rodeo and a beauty pageant with a historic exhibition at Methodist Hall. Invites extend to neighboring towns as Del Rio residents may attend.
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Quemado Valley
Quemado
del Rio
Border Amateur Radio Society Elects Dugan Officers 1982-83
Dugan KA5GKO elected president of the Border Amateur Radio Society for 1982-83 with Jim Lowe W5EJQ as vice president and Phyllis Dugan slated to be licensed soon as secretary. Others include Tom Powell WATGBO as club coordinator and Lee Young KCSRP as emergency coordinator.
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Border Amateur Radio Society
Pat Dugan
Ka5gko
Jim Lowe
W5ejq
Phyllis Dugan
Tom Powell
Watgbo
Lee Young
KCSRP
Young
Crystal Sue Loos
Brackettville
del Rio
Dayton Dugan
KAGQT
Texas A&m University
Carolyn Dugan
Ksskhk
Ybarra seeks move for fair trial in Del Rio case
Fernando Rudy Chris Ybarra a 27 year old ex Del Rio police officer charged with a federal civil rights violation faces a motion to move his trial from Del Rio federal court. He linked the request to perceived prejudice while also facing state charges for Dora Martinez death. Monday action also includes sentencing for two men in an alien smuggling conspiracy and pretrial conferences for six others in related cases.
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News-Herald
Fernando Rudy Chris Ybarra
del Rio
del Rio JS
Ybarra
Dora Elia Quiz Martinez
Fred Shannon
del Rio Federal Court
R. Norvell Graham
San Antonio
Benigno Jaimes Loza
Armando Martinez Vasquez
Austin
Martin Alvarez Galarza
Ciudad Acuna
Fifth St
Alfredo Mauricio
Hortencia Mancha Shearer
Eagle Pass
Fortunato R. Tambunga Jr
Irineo Landin Tambunga
Ozona
Sabas Longoria Salinas
Clements Campaign Tour Includes Whitehead Museum Rally
Gov. Bill Clements and Mrs. Clements will attend an old fashioned political rally at the Whitehead Memorial Museum at noon Wednesday with free fajitas, Del Rio Drill Team, and Eddie Chiles. The visit is part of a six day nineteen town tour ending Sept. 2, with stops in Harlingen, New Braunfels, Kerrville, Del Rio, and Athens, aimed at registering voters and thanking campaign workers, joined by Charlie Waters, Cliff Harris, Roy Benavidez, and Tom Loeffler.
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Bill Clements
Texas Rangers
Eddie Chiles
del Rio
Whitehead Memorial Museum
Clements
Val Verde County
Don R. Ellis
Harlingen
New Braunfels
Kerrville
Panhandle
Texas
Athens
Ellis
Mark White
Dallas Cowboys
Charlie Waters
Cliff Harris
Roy Benavidez
U.S
Tom Loeffler
Hilary Doran Jr
False Alarm Closes Electric Cowboy Night Club
The Electric Cowboy evacuated and shut down late Friday after a report of a gas leak. Manager Norm Tester said it was a prank, with a strong odor resembling natural gas and evidence of liquid poured on the carpet. A $1,000 reward is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.
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Electric Cowboy
Norm Tester
Tester
Odessa man arrested for unauthorized car use by Rio Police
A 28 year old Odessa man, Jeffrey M. Stanford, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon on charges of unauthorised use of a motor vehicle. He was arrested around 2:00 PM near Greenwood and remains in the city jail with magistrate proceedings set for Monday. Officer Jos ey Os say Ree.
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Odessa
Rio
Jeffrey M. Stanford
Stanford
Del Rio Foreseeable Warm Skies With Scattered Thunderstorms
National Weather Service forecasts fair to Monday with highs in the upper 90s in Del Rio and mid 70s nights. Saturday reached 98 while normal highs are 98 and lows 73. All-time August high 104 in 1911, low 64 in 1940. Extended South Texas: widely scattered storms, southeast more active. West Texas: isolated storms, Panhandle highs near 90s, Big Bend to 103, lows 60s to 70s.
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del Rio
National Weather Service
NWS
South Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Amistad Dam Elevation and Water Metrics Report
Amistad elevation stood at 1116.63 feet with water depth 216.63 feet at Amistad Dam. Water storage reached 3,360,182 acre feet and surface area covered 64,552 acres. Downstream flow was 1,560 cubic feet per second.
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Amistad
Amistad Dam
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