Helping Hands
- Painter takes time out for Boys & Girls Club
- Yolanda Begum could paint forever or at least until she drops from exhaustion. She carves out eight hours of every day just so she can paint. She gets so enthused about her passion that she never wanted to commit to anything that might cut into her... Full story
- Resaca Elementary Hero
- Alumni family recalls school fondly
- As a young boy, Ramon Garcia, used to tell his seven brothers and sisters that he would some day fly a plane. “We didn’t think he would do it, but he did,” said Dr. Lino Garcia, Ramon Garcia’s older brother. For this reason and others, Ramon... Full story
- Summer Learning
- San Felipe de Jesus Church provides program for local children
- When 8-year-old Ronaldo Troncoso dances to the sounds of the award-winning Disney movie “High School Musical,” he may not realize how true the lyrics “we’re all in this together” really are at Proyecto Digna. Troncoso, along with a few other children,... Full story
- ‘Service Learning’
- Hands-on after-school tutoring program benefits teachers, students
- The phrase “learning by doing” may have been around since the early 1900s, but in May Kathy Bussert-Webb, an associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, put it to the test. Bussert-Webb... Full story
- Help where its needed
- Shrine Club brings orthopedic care to Valley children
- LA FERIA — Cathy Moniaci went back to her roots. As a certified nurse, Moniaci spent two days working with other health care officials from the Shriners Hospital in Houston at the Shrine Hospital Children’s Clinic held at the Rio Grande Valley Shrine... Full story
- Palmview man will accept national honor for community service
- PALMVIEW — Jaime Chapa has no idea why he is getting an award. But nevertheless, Chapa, a 57-year-old retired teacher and pastor, was to fly to Washington, D.C., today to accept a prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service on Tuesday. His... Full story
- Hudson among Freddy Fender/Humanitarian Award winners
- SAN BENITO — The first recipients of the Freddy Fender Humanitarian Award were announced in a ceremony Saturday. The 2007 winners are William P.C. Hudson, Yolanda and Ramon De Leon, and Glenna and David Heavin. The award is presented by the... Full story
- St. Joe’s students coordinate school supply drive
- When school begins in the fall, the students in Evelia Garcia’s fourth-grade class at Vermillion Elementary will reap the benefits of her former students’ kind gesture. One of Garcia’s previous classes donated toys to the pediatric patients at Valley... Full story
- Birdhouses in big demand at Episcopal Day School
- By VICTORIA MANNING, The Brownsville Herald
- The Episcopal Day School is in a birdhouse frenzy. What started as a kind gesture has developed into an advantageous way to bring prospective students to the school. Joel Olvera, the custodian at Episcopal Day School for more than 23 years, has built... Full story
- Understanding Autism
- Andres Aaron Carr is a big fan of Pizza Hut, watching Blues Clues and spending hours in his favorite chair. As an infant Andres was outgoing, loved to pose for the camera and uttered his first words, “mommy, daddy and ball” with sweet resonance. Just... Full story
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