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This Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

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Scrumptious Lemon Meringue Pie With a Twist

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Carolyn Parke’s Lemon Meringue Pie with a Twist is refreshing on a hot summer

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What You Need1 1/2 c water1 c sugar6 tbsp corn starch3 eggs, separated1/2 tsp salt1 tbsp butter, melted6 oz can frozen lemonade, thawed1/3 c sugar, for meringue1/4 tsp cream of tartar1 pie crust shell of your choice, 9-inch

Directions¥ Mix one cup of sugar and cornstarch. Add cold water. Whisk together.

Lemon Meringue Pie With A Twist

¥ Bring to a boil stirring constantly until liquid is clear.¥ Mix a small amount of hot mixture with slightly beaten egg yolks and return all to pan. ¥ Mix in lemonade, salt, and butter. ¥ Cook, stirring constantly, for one minute or until thickened. Remove from heat and let cool.¥ When cooled pour into baked pie shell.¥ Beat egg whites with 1/3 cup sugar and cream of tartar until stiff and forming peaks. ¥ Put on pie and bake in 350 degrees until lightly golden. ¥ Cool, then refrigerate.

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1st United Methodist Church

Pastor Harold Dailey, 797-1393

331 S. Main St., La Feria, Sunday School 10am,

Traditional Worship Service 9am, Contemporary Service 11am,

UM Youth 5pm

International Worship Center

Bishop Ronaldo Ortiz 956-797-1204

116 W. Seventh St., La FeriaServices Sunday (English) 9:30am

Domingo (Espanol) 11am, Miercoles 7pm

Interdenominational Worship Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm

First Baptist Church of Santa RosaPastor Harold Parker

956-636-1603 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa

Sunday Services 9:30am Bible Study, 10:30am Morning

Worship, 7pm Wednesday Evening

Worship.

Apostolic Faith Tabernacle

Pastor Ramon Zarate 357-6384

621 South Main, La Feria Sunday School 10am

Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. Evening 7:30pm.

All services are bilingual.

Iglesia Oracion en Su Presencia

Missionary Church,Inc.

Pastors Frank & Janie Gonzalez 797-0044 4th Street, La Feria,TX

Sunday 10am & 6pm, Monday 7 pm Prayer Service,

Wednesday 7 pm, Friday 7 pm.

Church of ChristMinister Gene Head

797-9890912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria,

Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study, Sunday 9:30am Bible Study,

10:30am Service, 5pm Evening Service Los Domingos: 12:00

Medio Dia y 7:00pm Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia

Faith Church of Christian & Mission-ary Alliance Church

Pastor Oscar Loredo 797-1739

125 W. First St., La Feria,Tx Bilingual Ministry Sunday 10am Sunday School, 11am Worship, Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study,

Friday 7 pm Prayer.

Santa Rosa United Methodist Church

408 Main Street (Hwy. 107/506)Santa Rosa, across from High

School Sunday Coffee and Fellowship 9:30 AM Worship10

AM (Communion fi rst Sunday)Wednesday Prayer Service

9:00 AMPastor: Carole Lahti

(956) 279-3407

Casa de Esperanza Apos-

tolic Church416 W. Spruce La Feria

965-639-4301 Bilingual Services Sunday at 1:00pm

Daniel Martinez - Pastor

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

FR. Edouard Atangana, 956-636-1211

101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish,

10am English.

First Baptist Church of La Feria

Jerry Johnson, Interim Pastor797-1214

Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible

Study & Mission Friends, 7 pm Eve-ning Bible Study & Prayer Service,

Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 11am Morning Worship Service, 6

pm Evening Worship Service.

St. Albans Episcopal Church

Reverend Scott Brown 956-428-2305,

1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX Holy Communion 8am, Sunday

School 9:15, Holy Eucharist 10:30am.

Hope in the Word Church

Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares797-3621,

28354 S. Bixby Rd., La FeriaServices Friday 6pm, Sunday

10am. All services are Bilingual, English & Spanish.

Primera IglesiaBautista956-797-1740

519 N. Main, La Feria Bilingual Services: Sunday

9:45am Sunday School, 10:45am Worship Service, 5:00pm WMU,

6:00 pm Evening Worship Service,

Iglesia Generacion En Conquista

Pastor Samuel y Magda Cer-vantes, Phone (956) 536-2215 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La

Feria Sunday Service 10am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service,

7pm Wednesday Family Service.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Fr. Rodolfo Franco797-2666, offi ce: 502 S. Canal

church: 500 South Canal St., La Feria, Saturday Mass 5:30pm,

Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, 10am English, 12pm Bilingual.

Christ In Our Midst Missionary ChurchPastor: Rev. Daniel Carrizalez

956-742-6311 1 mile N. of FM 506, La Feria Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.,

Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., Wednesday Service - 7:00 p.m.,

Monday Prayer - 7:00 p.m.

New HopePresbyterian Church

Richard J. Hartsfi eld, Pastor208 West Central Ave, La Feria,TX, 423-0348 Sunday Services 10 amCommunion 1st Sunday

Cowboy Church11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex.

Service at 11:00am Sunday6:30pm pm Monday

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The Town of Combes will receive sealed bids for the Fire Hydrant Replacement Project being implemented under the Texas Department of Agriculture TxCDBG Contract No. 713091 until 10:00 A. M. on August 20, 2015, at the Combes Town Hall located at 21626 Hand Road, Combes, Texas,78535, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: 1. Fire Hydrant Installations 12 Each Bid/Contract Documents, including drawings and technical Specifications are on file at the office of the project engineer, R. E. Garcia and Associates, 116 N. 12th Street, Edinburg, Texas 78541. Copies of the Bid/Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of a non-refundable deposit of $75.00 for each set. You can reach R. E. Garcia & Associates at (956) 381-1061. A bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid. A certified check or bank draft payable to the Town of Combes or negotiable U. S. Government Bond (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts) wage rate as issued by the United States Department of Labor and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. Adherence to the Grant Recipient’s Section 3 policy is required for contracts and subcontracts in excess of $100,000.00. The Town of Combes reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Town of Combes for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigation of bidders qualifications prior to the contract award. All contractors/subcontractors that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project. The Town of Combes is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Small, Minority and Female owned firms are encouraged to submit bid proposals. Marco Sanchez, Mayor Town of Combes Date of Publication: August 5, 2015 and August 12, 2015

2015 Property Tax Rates in CITY OF LA FERIA

This notice concerns 2015 property tax rates for CITY OF LA FERIA. It presents information about three tax rates. Last year's tax rate is the actual rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This year's effective tax rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This year's rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxing unit can set before taxpayers can start tax rollback procedures. In each case these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value of taxable property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.

Last year's tax rate: Last year's operating taxes $481,480 Last year's debt taxes $914,299 Last year's total taxes $1,395,779 Last year's tax base $174,241,727 Last year's total tax rate 0.713587/$100

This year's effective tax rate: Last year's adjusted taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property) $1,204,560 ÷ This year's adjusted tax base (after subtracting value of new property) $174,804,168 = This year's effective tax rate 0.689091/$100

This year's rollback tax rate: Last year's adjusted operating taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for any transferred function, tax increment financing, state criminal justice mandate and/or enhanced indigent health care expenditures) $389,673 ÷ This year's adjusted tax base $174,804,168 = This year's effective operating rate 0.222919/$100 × 1.08 = this year's maximum operating rate 0.240752/$100 + This year's debt rate 0.519687/$100 = This year's rollback rate 0.760439/$100

Statement of Increase/Decrease If CITY OF LA FERIA adopts a 2015 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of 0.689091 per $100 of value, taxes would decrease compared to 2014 taxes by $14,199.

Schedule A: Unencumbered Fund Balances: The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation.

Type of Property Tax Fund Balance Debt Service $0

Schedule B: 2015 Debt Service: The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).

Description of Debt Principal or Interest to be Other Amounts Total Payment Contract Paid from to be Paid Payment to be Property Taxes Paid from Property Taxes Series 2004 - C.O. $230,000 $ 33,800 $550 $264,350 Series 2011 - G.O. 62,488 32,101 0 94,589 Series 2011 - C.O. 65,000 161,168 0 226,168 Series 2012A - C.O. 8,000 12,565 500 21,065 Series 2015 – C.O. 155,000 197,495 0 352,495

Total required for 2015 debt service $958,667 - Amount (if any) paid from funds listed in Schedule A $0 - Amount (if any) paid from other resources $0 - Excess collections last year $74,196 = Total to be paid from taxes in 2015 $884,471 + Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 95.000000% of its taxes in 2015 $46,551 = Total Debt Levy $931,022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This notice contains a summary of actual effective and rollback tax rates' calculations. You can inspect a copy of the full calculations at City Hall - City of La Feria, 115 E. Commercial Ave, La Feria, TX 78559. Name of person preparing this notice: Maria S. Chavero Title: Tax Assessor/Collector Date prepared: August 6, 2015