General Interest

Members of the Mission Lions Club are selling tickets to a top sirloin barbecue to be held Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Hidalgo County Pavilion, located on South Inspiration Rd.

Tickets to the sumptuous barbecue are only $7 and are available from any member of the Mission Lions Club or at the Progress Times office, located at 1217 N. Conway.

Read more: Mission Lions host BBQ fundraiser

MISSION—Renee’s of Sharyland, located on 2600 E. Griffin Parkway, held its 9th Annual Power of Pink Breakfast. In observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the event provided an inside look at cancer, its survivors and preventative measures women can practice.

Tomas Tijerina and Renee Martin, owners of Renee’s of Sharyland, welcomed the group of over 50 women dining at the event. Pink roses were left for each visitor at the breakfast tables along with bags full of pink instruction manuals for self examinations provided by local hospitals.

Read more: Power of Pink Breakfast focuses on breast cancer awareness

The votes are in. Mission’s outstanding citizens for 2012 have been selected, but their identities will remain a secret until the annual banquet of the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday evening at Mario’s Banquet and Conference Center.

Presentation of the citizens awards for Mr. Mission, First Lady of Mission, Man of the Year and Woman of the Year will be a major highlight of this year’s annual banquet. The Progress Times accepted nominations for the awards in September and selection committees comprised of each award’s past recipients were formed to choose this year’s honorees.

Read more: Mission to honor top citizens at chamber banquet

Faculty and staff from Castro Elementary School turned out in large numbers Saturday for the annual Mission Pink Run/Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness. The school lost a teacher to breast cancer last year, and another teacher is battling the disease this year. Courtesy photoAs speakers pumped out dance music and thumping bass Saturday morning, runners and walkers of all ages created a river of pink outside Mission Regional Medical Center. Teams made shirts and carried signs with the names of women they honored during the Fourth Annual Mission Pink Run/Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Read more: Castro Elementary teachers remember co-workers with walk

Palmhurst Mayor Ramiro Rodriguez and Chief of Police Michael A. Vela initiated the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Palmhurst National Night Out event with members of the City of Palmhurst Council and Palmhurst Police Department. Progress Times photo by Andrielle FigueroaPALMHURST—Tuesday evening, the City of Palmhurst had hundreds of citizens celebrate its first National Night out at the North Mission Church of Christ at 1410 E. Mile 3 Road. Attendees received free printed shirts marking the event and enjoyed performances from Midkiff Elementary School.

Read more: Palmhurst hosts first National Night Out

“Passing this bond issue is not a choice, it is a necessity. While voting for the bond issue may raise taxes by $25 a year, that is nothing compared to the cost of losing one’s home and possibly life in the flooding that would occur. We need to get the word out to make people understand how critical the drainage issue is,” said Dr. Gloria Egli of Weslaco, at the Weslaco Town meeting on the upcoming $184 million bond election to address drainage issues.

The $25 Elgi referred to was based on the value of a property valuation of $100,000. At a tax increase of $0.025, the average increase to property owners would be $25 per year. The average property in Hidalgo County is valued at slightly less than $100,000.

Read more: Town meetings explain upcoming county bond election for drainage

PALMHURST—The Palmhurst Police Department will present the city’s First National Night Out on Oct. 2 from 6 - 9 p.m. An event, in the past, that has been shared with the city of Mission, will be held at the North Mission Church of Christ at 1410 E. Mile 3 Road.

Chief of Police Michael A. Vela said to kick off the night out, a convoy will commence on 3 Mile Road beginning on Shary Road and ending on Stewart Road.

Read more: First Palmhurst National Night Out set for Oct. 2

Palmview High School’s conjunto La Tradicion performs during the Peñitas White Wing Festival on Saturday. Progress Times photo by Luciano GuerraPEÑITAS — The third annual White Wing Festival in Peñitas was a big hit among those attending last weekend. It was also a big hit for the non-profit Peñitas White Wing Festival board that organized and hosted the event. From the early morning cook-off and the 5K run/walk to the live music that began at noon and continued until midnight, there were plenty of activities for those in attendance.

Read more: Peñitas White Wing Festival a success