Local drive raises 32500 to light Val Verde youth field
Del Rio community and 16 local businesses completed a 32500 fundraising goal to light the third Little League field at Val Verde County Sports Complex on Garza Lane. National Little League donated 5000, with leaders from Signs Now and many firms contributing. The project aims to provide a safe youth facility ahead of spring baseball as the complex nears completion.
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Frank Larson
Val Verde County
del Rio
Larson
Bill Jewell
Mike Hernandez
Garza Lane
National
National Little League
American Little League
Sara Hernandez
Roxana Powers
John Perez
James Nair
Austin Sutton
T.J. Hernandez
Jarred Womack
Hernandez
The
News-Herald
Leroy Muecke
Gold Star Exterminators
Bill Fritsch
William D. Fritsch
DDS
Rick Isenhour
Randy Tokaz
Burger King
Jerry Simpson
del Rio National Bank
David Booth
Del
Val Verde County 1996 Labor Picture by RANDALL REMALE
A Texas Workforce Commission report prepared by the Labor Market Information Department details Val Verde County employment in 1996 and the fourth quarter. It lists total county employment at 10 804 with sector breakdowns, wages, and comparisons to neighboring counties, noting federal and state wage figures and the dominance of service industry jobs statewide.
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Texas Workforce Commission
TWC
Cabor Market Information Department
LMID
Val Verde County
Uvalde County
Kinney County
Maverick County
Uvalde
Val Verde
Men to discuss powers of PMS event with Jakes
Jesse G Guerra of Grace Community Church invites area men to a January 10 gathering at the Eskew Community Center 709 Kings Way to break bread fellowship and hear TD Jakes discuss power money and sex in a hard hitting teaching. Call 7745755 for details.
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Jesse G. Guerra, Esq
Grace Community Church
T.D. Jakes
Eskew
Kings' Way
Mixed verdict in Oklahoma City bombing case looms
Jurors found Terry Nichols guilty of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter rather than murder, while Timothy McVeigh faces a death sentence after similar counts. The verdict split triggers a sentencing phase for Nichols, amid tears from victims’ relatives and defense debates over legality of the convictions.
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Denver
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma City
Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh
Anat
Branch Davidian
Darlene Welch
Janne Coverdale
U.S
Richard Matsch
Matsch
Del Rio native Olivia Guerra honored after 34 years federal service
Del Rio native Olivia Guerra retired after 34 years in federal service with a two hour Brooks Air Force Base ceremony in San Antonio attended by 190 family members and friends. She began as a clerk typist at Kelly Air Force Base and rose to civilian personnel officer, earning awards such as Outstanding Civilian Personnel Officer and Hispanic Employment Program Manager of the Year. A letter from President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton lauded her service.
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News-Herald
del Rio
Olivia Guerra
Brooks Air Force Base
San
Human System Center
John Jenigan
HSC
Brooks
Klaus Bratels
Bill Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Guerra
Thomas
Jasmine
Mark
Audrey Guerra
Sacramento
Calif
Jeff Strenk
San Jose
Harvey Shows
San Antonio
Hector Flores
Leo Cardenas
Denver
Tantrum Ad Agency Earns Communicator Award
Tantrum Advertising’s video division won a Communicator Award for the 12 minute production Together in Faith made for the First United Methodist Church of Del Rio to inform on raising funds for church renovations. The judges praised computer graphics, photography, and music in a 1997 competition with over 2,900 entries from the US and five foreign countries.
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Tantrum Advertising
Communicator Awards
First United Methodist Church of
del Rio
Tantrum
United States
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Lupe Cardenas
Alda Lomas
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Firestone
Big City Savings
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