Tuesday, 18 October 2011 11:16
Media Advisory, October 17, 2011
East Bound US 83 – 2 Lane Closure – Donna
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Tuesday October 18, 2011 through Friday October 21, 2011
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 11:14
Media Advisory – October 17, 2011
Eastbound US 83 (Mission) – Main Lane Closure
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 11:13
Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District) will hold a special ribbon cutting ceremony at Alton Elementary School on Wednesday, October 19, at 6:00 p.m. This brief ceremony will mark the completion of a major renovation project that has transformed the school over the last 14 months.
The completion of this 2008 bond issue project represents a major milestone for one of the oldest school campuses in the district. While the original building could not be saved, the additions to the school should serve the Alton area for many decades to come. The $5.3 million project replaced almost half the campus with new buildings and classrooms, while tying in several other existing buildings. The project also allowed for the school to have an enclosed campus for the first time.
After the ceremonial ribbon has been cut, light refreshments will be served and the campus will be open for visitors to tour.
Written by Jim Brunson Friday, 14 October 2011 08:41
The community turned out to honor four of its top citizens Tuesday night as the annual citizen awards were presented by the Progress Times at the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce banquet.
Long-time insurance agent Sylvia Wolf was named First Lady of Mission and retired pharmacist Ricardo Martinez was honored as Mr. Mission. These awards are for long-term service to the community.
Selected as Man of the Year was Dr. Noel O. Garza, DDS and Cuquis Cerda was honored as Woman of the Year. Man and Woman of the Year awards are for civic or church service for two or more years. All of the honorees were presented with plaques by the 2010 recipients of the same awards.
Written by Carina A. Brunson Friday, 14 October 2011 08:37
LA JOYA — Campus police with the La Joya Independent School District hope to get truant students back in class utilizing GPS monitoring and student mentoring with a mobile phone device.
The Attendance Improvement Management System, or AIM, which was unveiled this week, assists district police and truant officers in keeping track of truant students.
Currently being used on a volunteer basis, the initiative also helps the district keep truant students from having to pay court fines for missing school.
Written by Kathy Olivarez Friday, 14 October 2011 08:35
MISSION — The growing population and the traffic congestion created in Mission, especially around schools, caused concerns among the Traffic Safety Committee after a child was hit at a crosswalk near Castro Elementary last month.
The Traffic Safety Committee and Mission Police Department came up with additional precautions to be used where traffic is congested around Castro Elementary and Mission Junior High. Ordinances based on these concerns were passed at Monday’s city council meeting.
Assistant Police Chief Martin Garza said the incident at Castro Elementary occurred at 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 21 when a mother dropped her child off in an area that was not in the loading and unloading zone.
The parent, who parked in a “no parking, no standing zone,” was watching her child cross the street. But she struck another child in the crosswalk at the corner of Mayberry and Citriana streets as she started to move while still watching her child. Police said crossing guards had finished their shift in watching the crossing zones, so the child was crossing by himself.
Read more: Child struck by auto spurs traffic safety concerns
Friday, 14 October 2011 08:25
The Mission Historical Museum is preparing for their annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival and opening reception to be held on Oct. 22 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Museum Annex Building, 200 E. Tom Landry St. in Mission.
The special program and opening will feature altar presentations, live Catrinas, a multi-media exhibit, and samplings of traditional music and food. There will be special activities for children from 4 to 6 p.m., including face painting, crafts, and a day of the dead procession.
In European cultures, death is seen as the end of life, but in the native cultures of Mexico, life is believed to continue after death. Cemeteries are decorated and altars made in homes and public places to welcome the spirits of the departed with their favorite foods, valuables, and even toys for the spirits of children. A noisy procession is sometimes used to guide the spirits to the festival. Thus, on Dia de los Muertos, the living and the dead celebrate together.
Saturday, 08 October 2011 07:40
EDINBURG — A new light of hope was lit for families struggling with drug addiction this week.
The John Austin Peña Primary Care & Substance Abuse Treatment Facility held its grand opening on Tuesday with members of state Rep. Aaron Peña’s family whose son would have turned 27 this week. He died at the age of 16 in a drug overdose.
Joining the Peña family were other individuals who dealt with drug addiction. Also in attendance were several county officials and state representatives who helped work toward building the facility, a first of its kind in the Rio Grande Valley.
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