Val Verde nature club field trip and community notices
The Val Verde Nature Club plans a Saturday field trip to a ranch off the Rio Grande with a 7 AM departure from Val Verde County Library Spring Street. Activities include birdwatching and a Rotary-sponsored Japanese student guest program. Various local events and calls for volunteers, material donations, and class schedules are listed, including Girl Scout Day Camp items, CCD meetings, and water release notes.
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Junio i
Seasion
Early Morning Fires Stir Del Rio Fire Crews
Del Rio firemen battled a tree stump blaze at Barrera Avenue and Cortinas Street around 3 10 a m. One unit then checked a tree sparking from a powerline at Linda Hopkins 210 Ave L, prompting tree trimming by Central Power and Light. A separate lightning strike caused a burn mark on an asbestos shingle at 717 Stricklen Ave, home of Steven Rosnov, with firefighters from two stations responding.
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G.W. Cox Memorial Station
Linda Hopkins
Sandoval
Central Power & Light Co
Stricklen ‘Ave
Steven Rosnov
Rainy weekend forecast from National Weather Service
The National Weather Service issues a South Texas forecast for Sunday through Tuesday with showers and thunderstorms possible Sunday. Expect mostly cloudy skies, with highs in the upper 80s to mid-90s and overnight lows in the low to mid-70s. Winds southeast at 10 to 15 mph.
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National Weather Service
Saturn
Peret Eng
NWS
South Texas
De Rio Boys Club Day fundraiser features sports stars and celebrities
Saturday event in Del Rio promotes the Boys' Club with Dallas Cowboys Aaron Mitchell, Bruce Thornton, Houston Oilers cheerleaders, four New Mexico beauties, and a Playboy Bunny. All receipts go to club equipment and expenses. A western dance at playing at the Del Rio Civic Center with Valentino, advance tickets $6, door $8.
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Aaron Mitchell
Bruce Thornton
New Mexico
Pizza Management Inc
del Rio Civic Center
Alamo Village
Shahan Express
Valentino
Bill's Western Wear
PMI
Phillips 66
U.S. Highway 90 West
Felton Auto Parts
Drowning Death Tied to Suspect in Rio Grande Smuggling Case
Ciudad Acuna officials confirm 20 year old Roberto S Nickells died by drowning after disarming U S Border Patrol agents during a late Sunday river encounter. The case involves 24 pounds of marijuana seized from two suitcases and authorizes further charges as Tom J Scheer remains jailed in Val Verde County on conspiracy to smuggle a controlled substance. Nickells body recovered near Braulio Fernandez Park, fingerprints matched with Ciudad Acuna records.
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Mexico
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Roberto S. Nickells
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Nickells
Tom J. Scheer
Laughlin ‘Air Force Base
United States
del Rio
Scheer
Val Verde County
U.S
Durwood Edwards
Florida
Studio One
B. Gibbs St
Schroer
Drug Enforcement Agency
Nickell
Braulio Fernandez Park
Wrangling over Wood case widens in Houston hearings
Harrelson and family remain central as prosecutors review witness accounts and taped conversations. Attorneys claim illegal bugging and question admissibility of cellmate tapes. defense warns the grand jury lacks hard facts. The Chagra and Harrelson tangled web involves fugitives, gambling activity, and potential payoffs amid ongoing investigations in Texas and El Paso.
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James
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Chagra
Supreme Court
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Hospital Admit and Discharge List at VAL VERDE MEMORIAL
VAL VERDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL admitted Thursday includes Rodolfo Cardenas Josefina Olvera Maria Padilla Zeneida Rodriguez Eduardo Arreola Travis Bowers Lauri Leonard Ernestina Ramos Craig Wilson Frank Morales Hermenesilda Cardenas Juanita Garcia Michael Proul Maria Elena Esparza. Discharges Thursday feature Rosario Salas Victor Arteaga Robert McDonald Otilia Ramos Belinda Davies Jane Bishop Juanita San doval Luis Felan Jr Leonardo San doval Norma Mack Tina Jones Karim Lowery Amelia Zapata Angelia Garcia and Jesus Salas Jr.
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Rodolfo Cardenas
Josefina Olvera
Maria Padilla
Zeneida Rodriguez
Eduardo Arreola
Travis Bowers
Lauri Leonard
Ernestina Ramos
Craig Wilson
Frank Morales
Proul
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Victor Arteaga
Robert McDonald
Otilia Ramos
Belinda Davies
Jane Bishop
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Norma Mack
Tina Jones
Karim Lowery
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Angelia Garcia
Jesus Salas Jr
Chagra Trial Testimony Details Drug Smuggling Ventures
Wallace testified under immunity that Chagra led an international smuggling operation in 1977 and 1978, outlining five ventures including a scheme importing 13.2 pounds of cocaine into Florida from Colombia. Goodman’s remarks characterized a defendant who portrayed himself as a major dealer.
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Wallace
Colorado
Chagra
Florida
Colombia
Hill Denounces Isolation and Age Bias in Government Aid
Hill urged seniors not to resent their struggle and criticized government responses to elderly needs. He called the era the Age of Opportunity and quoted Longfellow that age is opportunity, just in another form.
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Hill
Longfellow
Funnel cloud sighting near Laughlin AFB unclear report
A funnel cloud was sighted northwest of Laughlin Air Force Base at 6 15 a m by the 24th Weather Squadron. The National Weather Service did not observe the funnel and had no report of one in the area.
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Laughlin Air Force Base
National Weather Service Office
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