Thursday, April 30, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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.




Friday, April 17, 2009

Monday, April 13, 2009

Portraits...


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

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Monday, April 06, 2009

Friday, April 03, 2009

Friday, March 27, 2009

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.                                

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

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. 

Josh Bachman/Valley Morning Star
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.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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.



Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Grass Fire at the Harlingen Thicket Birding Center...

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





Monday, February 09, 2009

Thursday, February 05, 2009

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.