By Rick Ruenes
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Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Dear Editor:
I see where Pat "Mamada" Ahumada is now taking the credit for HEB's building on Southmost where the Ruenes Drive In used to be.
Conveniently, he forgot to mention that Cormack Elementary School was complaining that traffic would increase and create a problem for the students to be picked up. That piece of red tape delayed a resolution to the problem of dropping off or picking up students safely.
HEB wanted a solution and approached the Ruenes family (not Pat Mamada) which was selling them the majority of the land. Wanting to help out the community, the Ruenes family was ready and willing to help and donated/deducted $100,000 from the selling price in order to build the Southmost Police Substation and a half moon drive way to help out Cormack School.
A plaque ceremony dedication was done at the school in honor of Ramon and Viola Ruenes and family. Mr. Mamada esta saludando con sombrero ajeno. Mr. Mamada had noting to do with this. It was mainly HEB and the Ruenes Family that did all the negotiation. If he fabricated this about Cromack School and the police substation, is he also fabricating his role in the passing of the plastic bags ordinance? What else has Pat invented? Will he now say – like Al Gore – that he invented the Internet?