Sad Ending to a Great Season...

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The Harlingen High School Lady Cardinals wave a tearful thank you to their fans Friday night from Corpus Christi after losing to Austin Bowie High School.

Lady Cardinals Head to the Sweet Sixteen...

Sorghum Field...

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Luis Carlos Ayala walks along an irrigation hose placing shovel loads of dirt on top of the hose as Julian Garcia drives a tractor laying the hose around a Sorghum field on Business 77. Sorghum is in the genus of different species of grasses, some of which are raised for grain while others are used as fodder plants. The plant is cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Sorghum is native to tropical and subtropical regions in addition to the South West Pacific.

Hawks v Golden Eagles...

EMS Honor Guard...

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Emergency Medical Services Honor Guard practice to perform ceremonial funeral services for a fellow EMS worker who lost a family member. The South Texas EMS Honor Guard has been in operation for over a year serving the South Texas Regions EMS workers.operation for over a year serving the South Texas Regions EMS workers.

Fight at the Hop

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Police and EMS help an individual who was involved in a fight at the Hop Shop bar off of Commerce Street Thursday.

Dustin Alejo

Dustin Alejo running for his last chance to get to State meet.

Silhouette...

Some History...

Civil Service Hearing...

Henry Lopez is fighting to get his job as San Benito Fire Marshal back after being fired because of suspected misconduct. Today he met with city commissioners in an open meeting to present his case.

Group Shot...

Portraits...

Bianca Torre could be one of this years MVPs in the Valley.

Ticket Sales...

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Single...

Quiet Moments...

It does Rain down here...

On the Farm

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As part of a learning unit on Farm Animals, Diana Gonzalez a pre k teacher at Sam Houston Elementary School in La Feria, brought her class along with 4 other pre k classes to her farm just out side the city, to experience farm animals and life on the farm.                                

Clowning Around at the Rodeo...

Not for Eating...

After a good fight Santa Rosa could not beat Ponder...

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Santa Rosa Boys Basketball Heads to State...

Fiesta de La Feria

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Karla Lomas (right) and Felicia Gonzales (left) wait to perfrom Saturday during the Fiesta de La Feria. The girls are part of the La Feria High School Baile Folklorico. 

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Pancho Figueroa with the La Feria High School Baile Folklorico gets ready to perform Saturday during Fiesta de La Feria. With the weather out side being rainy many of the festival goers came in out of the weather to see the folklorico group, belly dancers and jazz band.

Fishing...

Enrique Garcia hooks shrimp to his line at W.H. Heavin Memorial Park in San Benito, where he and a friend were fishing for a fish fry. Garcia has been fishing in the area all his life.

Grass Fire at the Harlingen Thicket Birding Center...

Wednesday Feb 11, 2009 - Two fires were sparked at the Harlingen Thicket Birding Center. 

The Shuffle

Basketball Mercedes Vs Romo...

Plaster Repairs...

Gonzalo Juarez (bottom photo) and Jose Alberto Rendon (in the rain coat top photo) spraying off plaster from one of the older buildings in Mercedes TX so primer and later new paint can be applied to the building  which is now Martha's Beauty Parlor on Texas Ave and Third St. 

Community Service...

These are boys from the Edna Tamayo Halfway House. They spent their Friday morning cleaning and clearing trails at the Harlingen Arroyo Colorado Birding Center. 

A Single...