Del Rio High Senior Named First San Felipe Lioness Queen
Maria del Rosario Vela, a Del Rio High School senior, was chosen as the first San Felipe Lioness queen at the International Ball held Saturday night at the Del Rio Civic Center. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Macario Vela Sr. and plans to attend Southwest Texas.
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Maria del Rosario Vela
del Rio
San Felipe
Miss Vela
The
Lioness Club
Maria del Rosario Vela Civic Center
Vela
News
In- Herald
Ana Ramirez
Mexico
Maria Luisa Trevino
India
Letty Saucedo
Spain
Thelma Teresa Lopez
Brazil
Corina Salinas
South Seas
Elvira Puente
Japan
Sammy Gallegos
Del Rio Social Roundup Highlights Guests and Events
MR AND MRS LE GERLACH hosted his mother and sister from Memphis. Houston visitors Heriberto Urby and family include law student son honored with an American Jurisprudence Award. Young Explorers club meets at Val Verde Library Monday with film strip and story. Del Rio figures include Aybar family visitors, American Legion officer elections, July 3 park project, Open House at First Christian Church, Waters family wedding plans, Amistad Area lost and found, TE L Class meeting, Israel program at Robbs home, and a Greece contestant at a ball with 300 attendees benefiting scholarships and the needy.
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Houston
Heriberto Urby
Carolina
Heriberto Urby Jr
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
American Jurisprudence
City County to Meet On Flood Dam Contract
A joint Del Rio City Council and Val Verde County Commissioners Court session is set for Monday at 1 30 p m in the Courthouse Courtroom to discuss the Felipe Creek flood control structure agreement. The SCS will assist, with Val Verde County responsible for operation and maintenance during the establishment period and a contingency fund to be maintained.
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National Park Service
Amistad Recreation Area
Edward C. Rodriguez
Lake Amista
Highway 90 West
del Rio
Sergio Soerpose
Larry Butler
U.S. Soil Conservation Service District
Devil's River Soil and Water Conservation District
Butler
SCS
Val Verde County
Devil’s River Scs
Del Rio Weather Summary for Del Rio and Vicinity
Del Rio and vicinity forecast partly cloudy hot and humid through Sunday with a slight chance of showers and thundershowers. Sunday highs mid 90s, Saturday 92 and 75. Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph, gusty near storms. Amistad elevation Saturday morning 1117.03 feet, water depth 217.03 feet, storage 3 507 386 acre feet, surface 64 885 acres, downstream flow 1020 cfs.
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del Rio
Amistad
Amistad Dam
4 H Horse Show Winners Across District 13
Out of town entries dominated Del Rio district horse show with Laura Cope and Wee Shahan winning top mare honors, Bryan Underwood and Greg Abshire claiming champion and reserve geldings. Showmanship on Friday featured Kendall County’s Janine Musto leading, with multiple Bexar and Kendall riders scoring points.
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Atascosa County
Bexar County
Kendall County
del Rio
Laura Cope
Wee Shahan
Alascoga County
Bryan Underwood
Greg Abshire
Kenda County
Janine Musto
Alison Martin
Danya Martin
Sladen Summers
Kathleen Farrell
Kendall
Bexar
Janice Bartlett
Susan Adking
Dafana McCord
Ted Summers
Lauri Cope
Wes Shahan
Susan Marie Adkins
Suzi Hilger
Kara W
Uvalde County
Sharon Tunnell
Comal
Robert Helligmann
Janise Gerfers
J.T. Neal
Frio
Jason Boone
Atascosa
Wanda Kay Smith
Maverick
John Calk
Denise McGee
Foe
Slade Summers
Kyle Schurig
Lanny Neal
Wi Laurie Ward
Val Verde
Myra Seeward
First Law Enforcement Officers Get Basic Certification
19 officers from Del Rio Eagle Pass Val Verde Maverick counties and Laughlin AFB earned 240 hours of basic certification after six weeks of training at Laughlin. Texas Commission official Dale Williams praised upgraded standards noting 8,000 officers statewide enrolled in training and stressing professionalization in law enforcement.
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Len Painter
News-Herald
Dale Williams
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education
del Rio
Laughlin Air Force Base
Rio Grande
Williams
Alles Canics
Texas Coramisasiontot
Robert Peel
The
Commission
Tyler
Texas Com
Robert Rawden Sr
John W. Allen
Dupty
Val Verde County
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SF Lioness Club
LE. Gerlach
E. Gerlach
Annette Boswell
Memphis
Tex
Young Explorers
Carlos Aybar
Orlando, Fla
Leslie Schmidt
Joe Page
Esther Silbermann
Carlos
Orlando
American Legion Post
Legion Post
Cantu St
Moore Park
Harold Calhoun
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
George Waters
Linton
Bowen
Eric Brister
Brister
Cynthia
Stephanie
Donald Bryant
Uvalde
Bowen Waters
Melodie Raine
Uvalde Country Club
Miss Raine
Baylor University
University of Texas In
T.E.L
First Baptist Church
L.M. Wilson
Lilac Lane
van Adams
Israel
Roy Blizzard
W.B. Robb
Deborah Kay
Robbs
4-H
Fairgrounds
San Antonio
Abby
Ranch
T.V
Texas
Seo
Pago
Jeffrey Kemp
Thomas Sutton
Shirley Latham
Alfredo Mercado
Tom Herrera
Charles Cox
Raul Diaz Sr
Luis Kypuros
Diana Perez
Danny Quiles
Richard Roberts
Alberto Rosales
Joseph Sanders
Enrique Serrano
Gary Wilson
Amaya Rander
Allen
Marcum
Dee Dee Schueler
MRGDC
Texas A&m
Bud Raimey
Stewart Dixon
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