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MONTE ALTO - Monte Alto High School held an induction ceremony for the Early College High School Program. Area eighth grade students who will be part of the Monte Alto “Early College” High School next fall received an official welcome to the program on Thursday, May 29 from the Monte Alto High School administrators, counselors, teachers and

their higher education partner- South Tex-as College.

Other education partners present were: Region One ESC, American Legion Post 189, H. E. B. Grocery, and Elsa State Bank. The students and their families gathered for an induction and refresh-ments in the high school cafeteria which gave them an opportunity to meet other

students and faculty to learn more about how early college will be structured.

Students take rigorous coursework, participate in service learning projects, and benefit from career life planning, counseling, and academic coaching, all to make sure they have the preparation need-ed to achieve their educational goals.

The program will be based at Monte Alto High School and will function as a “comprehensive program” for all enrolled students starting in the fall of 2014 and thereafter.

MAHS Early College’s partnership with South Texas College will enable high school students to earn both high school and an associate degree. Upon graduation, students may earn both a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree (60credit hours).

For more information on Monte Alto Early College High School call 262-6152.

Early College Induction for Monte Alto Students

New Business in EdcouchBy Irma Ayala

Edcouch-The Delta Area will soon have an opportunity to welcome a new business to Edcouch. A new restaurant will soon be tempting our plates. Cazadores Restaurant will be opening in the middle of June. It will be located at the site of the former Lee’s Restaurant. The restaurant is currently being completely renovat-

ed. It will sport the theme of a hunt-er’s getaway as its décor.

The family operated business will specialize in Mexican and Ameri-can food. It will offer barbacoa and menudo Saturdays and Sundays. Cazadores will initially open from 7 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Cazadores Restaurant will also of-fer catering. Please call 262-8277 for additional information. Let’s

welcome this new business to the area and treat ourselves to a nice meal at the same time. The Community Press welcomes Cazadores and wishes the new owners the best of luck. May the residents of the Delta Area support the new owners with their very en-terprising endeavor. May their new business flourish and be an asset to our community.

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In today’s world, you may have a difficult time finding a newspaper that shines a spotlight on the good things in life, the accomplishments of our amazing youth, inspirational stories behind charities and nonprofit organizations, and the residents and local businesses that embrace the heart of our community. However, the Delta

Area residents that include Edcouch, Elsa, La Villa and Monte Alto are fortunate to have just that. The Community Press promotes the progress and growth of the Delta Area.

Like all good ideas, The Community Press was born in response to a need in the community.

Inspired by the concept of giving back to the community and recognizing community in-volvement--the more people get involved with the

community, the better they will be able to under-stand and serve it. It quickly became apparent that the Delta Area Community could benefit from a neighborhood news outlet for residents and businesses.

The Community Press is the reflection of who we are as residents in the Delta Area.

Commemorating the Youth of the Delta Area is also a large emphasis for the paper.

The Community Press covers three school districts—Edcouch-Elsa, Monte Alto and

La Villa ISD. We believe that the accom-plishments of students in the communi-ty, both in and outside the classroom should always make headlines.

In addition to spreading the good news, The Community Press is a strong advocate for local govern-ment and community businesses. We provide businesses the oppor-tunity to reach their most likely customer base and promote all city projects.

Our main goal is to bring the community together, sharing stories

and, promoting generosity and good deeds, publishing the best community newspaper possible. We look forward to continuing to grow and evolve along with you, our extended family!

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Come join in all the fun!Elsa Public Library

Summer Reading Program 201

Tuesday - Friday @ 2:30 p.m.Tuesday Activities - Ages 3-5 years old

Wednesday Activities- Ages 6-8 years oldThursday Activities- Ages 9+

June 13, 2014- Oscar Munoz Magician @ 2:30 p.m.June 20, 2014- Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Super Circus Heroes @ 4:00 p.m.

June 27, 2014- Elsa Police Department @ 2:30 p.m. July 3, 2014- Valley Nature Center @ 2:30 p.m.

July 11, 2014- Club Boxing @ 2:30 p.m.July 17, 2014- Gladys Porter Zoo @ 2:3p.m.

July 18, 2014- Gamin’ Ride @ 2:30p.m.

If interested in making a donation please contactAmanda Garcia Program Coordinator (956) 262-3061

June 2014 Volume 1 Issue 10Editor’s Page

10 Ways to Improve Your Day in

Greek CHOPPED PITA

Salad Ingredients:• 2cupsromainelettuce•2 tablespoons crumbledfetacheese•1/2 cup canned garbanzobeans,rinsedanddrained•1/2cupcucumber,sliced•1 whole wheat pita,chopped•2 tablespoons low-fat vin-aigretteMake it: Combine all saladingredients in a bowl andtossthoroughly.

Fiveminutes.It’sonlyalittlebitoftime.Butit’slongenoughforyoutodoonethingthatcouldmakeyourwholedaybetter.Sotakefiveminutesandtryoneofthese10simplewaystolowerstress,boostyourmood,andgetmoreenergy.Itmightgiveyou

thatextrasparkyouneedtomeetthechallengesoftheday.

1. Make your bed. It’sasmallritualthatcanhelpcreatea calm environment for you in your bedroom -- andasoothingbedroomispartof“sleephygiene”-- little

habitsthatcanhelpyousleepbetter.Doitfirstthinginthemorn-ing,andyou’vegotonelessthingtoworryaboutfortherestoftheday.

2. Pack a snack.Beforeyouheadout thedoor in themorning,prepahealthysnacktotakewithyou.Ideasincludefruit,unsaltednuts,andlow-fatcheeseoryo-

gurt.Whenyougethungrylaterintheafternoon,you’llbeready!

3. Clear your desk.Fromstraypaperstoscatteredcof-feemugs,cluttercanmakeyou losefocusandcurbproductivity.Declutteryourouterenvironmentandyou

mayfeelmoreorganizedandbetterabletoconcentrateonthetaskathand.

4. Pump up the music.Severalstudieshavefoundthatlisteningtomusiccanhelplowerbloodpressure,re-ducestress,andboostmood.Therightmusichasthe

powertochangeyourattitude.

5. Sniff a lemon.Foraquickde-stressingtrick,turntoanunderratedsense--yoursenseofsmell.Japaneseresearchers found that linalool; a substance found

in lemons,may turndown theclassic “flight-or-fight”stress re-sponse.Notintolemons?Trybasil,juniper,orlavender--thosescentshavealsobeenfoundtolowerstress.

6. Stretch.Noneedtoputonyouryogapantsorgetallbendy.Justafeweasymoveswilldo.Stretchingcanhelp improveyourcirculationandflexibility,andmay

helpeasethetightmusclesthatcomewithstress.

7. Meditate.It’seasierthanyoumaythink.Here’show:Settleintoacomfortablepositioninachairoronthefloor. Then follow your breath -- in, out -- for a few

minutes.Thoughtsarebound tobubbleup in yourmind -- noproblem.Just let themfloatbyand turnyourattentionback toyourbreath.Meditatingdaily,even just fora fewminutes,mayhelptamestress.

8. Keep a gratitude diary.Takeaminuteeverydaytowritedownwhatyou’rethankfulfor--bigorsmall.It’seasy to vent aboutweather, traffic, or jobwoes, but

complainingbringsnegativeenergyalongwithit.Beingthankfulforwhatyouhavecanmakeyouappreciateallthepositivesinyourlife.

9. Turn off your electronics.Takealittlebreak,already,fromallyourgadgets.This isespecially important toallow you to unwind and relax before bed. Just be-

causetheworldison,24-7,youdon’thavetobe!

10. Prioritize. Makea list, figureoutwhat reallymat-ters,whatcanwait,andwhatyoucanskip.Workyourwaydownthelist,handlingyourtoppriorities

first.Bitbybit,you’llgetthere!

Just 5 Minutes

June 2014 Volume 1 Issue 10 Health & Cooking

New Angelsin Heaven

Amelia G. ValdezEDCOUCH - Amelia G.

Valdez, 80, entered eternal rest Monday, June 02, 2014 at Knapp Medical Center of Weslaco, TX. Amelia was born on December 31, 1933, to Ponciano and Monica Gon-zalez. She is preceded in death by her husband Nicanor Val-dez, her parents, 4 brothers, and 3 sisters. She is survived by her sons Nicanor (Angie) Valdez, Jr., David (Lynda) Valdez, Michael (Catherine) Valdez, daughters Rubicella Salazar, Gracie (Guillermo) Ramirez, Irene Valdez, sisters Lydia Ramirez and Guada-lupe Reyes, 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Was laid to rest on Thurs-day, June 05, 2014 in High-land Memorial Park of Wesla-co, TX.

Petronilo SustaytaELSA - Petronilo Sustayta,

59, entered eternal rest Tues-day, June 10, 2014 at his res-idence in Elsa, TX. Petronilo was born on May 31, 1955, to Cruz and Francisca Sustay-ta. He is survived by his wife Blanca H. Sustayta, sons Mar-co Antonio (Cristina) and Pe-dro Sustayta, daughters Erica and Karina Sustayta, Blanca H. (Eddie) Torres and Juana S. (Jerry) Stock, 3 brothers, 3 Grandchildren and one on the way, 6 sisters and parents.

Was laid to rest on Thurs-day, June 12, 2014 in High-land Memorial Park of Wesla-co, TX.

Edcouch-Elsa Rotary to offer

Insurance ProductsDELTA AREA - The insurance indus-

try is offering insurance products to the public through non-profits organizations as a way for the non-profit organizations to receive funding for their projects. This is a technological advancement for the industry. It is a way to reach the consum-ers directly through entities like banks, credit unions, businesses associations, and non-profits organizations at no cost

to the organizations. This is another ve-hicle by which the Rotary can receive funding at no cost. Check out our Rotary website soon to be offering this products. Our website is in construction at this time to make this changes possible. We will make the announcements when it is ready.

If interested and have questions please contact Arturo Livas at 330-5000

The Edcouch-Elsa ISD announces the sponsoring of the SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM for children. Both breakfast and lunch will be provided for free at:

Edcouch-Elsa High School (South) Carlos Truan Junior HighRuben Rodriguez ElementaryJorge Rolando Gutierrez Early Child-

hoodBreakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m.

to 8:30 a.m. at Edcouch Elsa High School, Carlos Truan Junior High, Ruben Rodri-guez Elementary Elementary and Jorge Rolando Gutierrez Early Childhood.

Lunch will be served from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Edcouch Elsa High School; 11:30a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Car-los Truan Junior High and Jorge Rolando Gutierrez Early Childhood; and 11:00a.m. – 12:30 a.m. at Ruben Rodriguez Elemen-tary Elementary.

The Program at Edcouch Elsa High School will run from June 09, 2014 to July 10, 2014 Monday thru Thursday. Jorge Rolando Gutierrez Early Childhood will run from June 09, 2014 to July 3rd, 2014 Monday thru Thursday, and Carlos Truan Junior High and Ruben Rodriguez Elementary will run from June 09, 2014

to June 26, 2014 Monday thru Thursday.Edcouch – Elsa High School is located

at HWY 107 Mile 4 North – Elsa, Truan Junior High is located at Mile 4 North and Mile 17, Ruben Rodriguez Elementary is located at 1302 W. Santa Rosa – Edcouch and Jorge Rolando Gutierrez Early Child-hood is located at 1210 Santa Rosa – Ed-couch.

All four sites will be operated as an “open-site”. All children ages 1 through 18 will be eligible to receive free meals. Children will not have to be attending a summer school program to receive these meals.

If anyone should have any questions concerning the

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PRO-GRAM,

please call Jessica Diaz at (956) 262-6005.

Monte Alto ISD - Summer Program runs from June 9th thru July 11th and the hours are breakfast 7:30-8:00 a.m. and lunch from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (with the exception of July 4th we will be closed). Children age 18 and under may receive meals through the Summer Food Service Program at the Monte Alto ISD cafeteria.

School Districts Summer Food

Programs Announced

City of EdcouchEnd of School Year Pool Party

June 2014 Volume 1 Issue 10Community

By Irma Ayala

Elsa-Summer is here to stay, and Claudia Gonzalez and Viviendo La Vida can help you Zumba into a trimmer fig-ure this summer.

The new business celebrated its grand opening on June 2, last week. It is lo-cated on 88, across VFW Park in a green building. The hours of operation are as follows: 7:00 – 10:00 A.M. and 5:30 – 8:00 P.M. The later hours are designed

to fit your schedule. The instructors will focus on Zumba, baile terapia and sit camp. There are many health benefits of participating in any of these activities.

It is the goal of Viviendo La Vida to help participants enjoy a healthy life. Let Viviviendo La Vida and its instruc-tors assist you in becoming better phys-ically fit.

For more information on fees and any questions, please contact Claudia at 457-6817 or Ceil at 560 – 0970.

School Districts Summer Food

Programs Announced

Get Ready for Wal-Mart in ElsaBy Irma Ayala

Elsa-The long awaited event that Del-ta area residents have been hoping for is finally almost here. Wal-Mart is sched-uled to be open sometime this August. Many residents have recently comment-ed that the new business appears to be complete; that’s because it is. It is cur-rently being stocked with merchandise, and new employees are being trained. All is in its final preparation stages to ac-

commodate the consumers of the Delta Area. According to Elsa Mayor Al Perez, “Wal-Mart is looking good.” Those res-idents, who have seen the inside, claim it looks just like the Edinburg Wal-Mart.

The new Wal-Mart will be open 24/7and include a deli, bakery, meat market and pharmacy. The mayor hopes that the majority of the new employees will be from Delta Area. Mayor Perez says he’s glad to see the end product since in the beginning having Wal-Mart

build in the area was just a dream, an idea, an extreme possibility. Wal-Mart first contacted city officials to say the company was interested in the location it ultimately chose.

Wal-Mart finally being open is the culmination of many people’s dreams and hard work. The plans first hit a snag with the canal being condemned. That obstacle had to be removed. Next, there were engineering issues. All these en-cumbrances had to be overcome. May-

or Al Perez believes that Wal-Mart was made possible due to the cooperation of the Public Works Director, the building inspector and everyone at city hall.

Perez says the coming of Wal-Mart is a wonderful thing to happen to the Del-ta Area. “It’s been needed for so long. Residents will have somewhere to shop at their convenience.”

Delta Area residents get ready to shop to your heart’s content.

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June 2014 Volume 1 Issue 10 Business

University of Texas Pan American, City of Edcouch Launch Business Leadership Initiative

The UTPA College of Business Ad-ministration has developed a program that takes learning beyond the classroom. Dr. Teofilo Ozuna, PhD, Dean of the UTPA College of Business Administration gave a detailed presentation to the City of Ed-couch at a regular scheduled City Com-mission meeting. Dr. Ozuna, born and raised in the City of Edcouch and a prod-uct of the Edcouch Elsa ISD, described the Dare to Lead Future Business Leaders program as a unique opportunity to men-tor, coach, inspire, and provide initiative

to future professional success one student at a time. The Mission is simple, “To provide business students with executive level coaching that enhances their profes-sional development, interpersonal skills, and networking abilities.” The Executive Mentor Program allows a student to be-come a protégé of current leaders in our community. As an Executive Mentor, city employees will extend the central mission of UTPA by coaching students in import-ant and vital aspects of business careers, professionalism, and leadership. The pri-

mary goal is to expose business students to the actual conduct of a business lead-er. The ultimate goal is an investment in the development of a protégé into an outstanding and highly productive leader. The City of Edcouch will meet that chal-lenge and plan to expose the students to a variety of municipal disciplines including accounting, computer information sys-tems and quantitative methods, econom-ics and finance, marketing and manage-ment. City Leaders are committed to the program and share the vision that students

are leaders in the making who are deter-mined and committed to academics and professionalism. Excellent academics combined with real – world experiences transform a student into a leader who is ready to change the world and contribute to societal well – being and prosperity.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. – John Quincy Adams

MONTE ALTO - Monte Alto ISD Migrant Department provided six high school migrant students the opportunity to visit Washington DC & New York City through the program CLOSE UP from May 25, 2014 to June 1, 2014. Alejan-dro Martínez, Alejandro Sánchez, Vianei Pompa, Celia Méndez, Tomas Pizaña and Mark Hernández were able to use the cap-itol as a living classroom where they got a close up view of government and their de-mocracy in action. The one week inten-sive program allowed students to discuss current events, debate current issues, par-ticipate in simulation of democratic pro-cesses and procedures, as well as to visit

the memorials. The students attended meetings at the senate where they shared their views on the needs that their school and community has. Students understood the importance of becoming active citi-zens and became more aware and inspired to become more active in their school and community. All six students did not only learn about the government system but also had the experience of interacting with people from around the country. At the end of this program, all students felt more prepared and informed. They wish this opportunity would be offered to all students and hope to one day return back to Washington D.C. and New York City.

Monte Alto ISD

ELSA - The JRG Foundation was cre-ated in 2005 in memory of Jorge Rolando “Roly” Gutierrez to provide scholarships to Rio Grande Valley high school students seeking a higher education. Jorge Rolan-do graduated from Edcouch-Elsa where he taught English Literature and Health for ten years, all while acting as the head coach for the varsity girls’ basketball team. He was very dedicated to his stu-dents and passionate about giving back to his community. He was a role model to many and a loving individual who often

put others before himself. The JRG Foundation has since award-

ed over $85,000 in scholarship money to students throughout the Rio Grande Val-ley. The foundation continues to push forward and honor Roly’s legacy in help-ing others. JRG will be hosting its 10th Annual Golf Tournament on November 22, 2014 at the Tierra Santa Golf Club in Weslaco.

For more information please visit our website at www.JRGFoundation.com

Or Contact Vanessa at 393-1061

Foundation honors Jorge Rolando

Gutierrez

PHOTO: Left to right standing:Angela Griffith (Edcouch-Elsa), Katrina Capello (Edcouch-Elsa), Claudia Cavazos (Mission High), Sara Stubbs (Mission High), sitting left to right:Autumn Layton (Robert Vela H.S Edinburg), Emilio Martinez (Robert Vela H.S Edinburg), Jacquelin Ovando (Mission High)not seen: Luis Adrande (Beta High School)

US Marine Corps Memorial Study Visit at Washington D.C.Left to Right: Vianei Pompa, Tomas Pizaña, Mark Hernández, Alejandro Sánchez, Celia Mén-dez, and Alejandro Martínez

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