Courtesy Steve Harmon,
  Texas A&M International University employees will spend part the afternoon and part of the morning at the University’s annual TAMIU Enrichment Day, Friday, May 18 starting at 11:30 a.m.
   While University offices will remain open, staff and services will be greatly reduced.  The annual event is set aside to offer development sessions to all University employees under relaxed and fun-filled conditions.
         The University will recognize certain employees for Employee Service Awards, Outstanding Employee Awards, degree completion, state employee charitable contribution and All4TAMIU.
         All TAMIU full-time employees will …

Courtesy Larry Sanchez,
(Laredo, Tx)- What started out as a community based idea in the early fall of 2010 to assist families facing a specific challenge to insure their children’s safety has now come full circle from the planning stage to completion.  On Tuesday May 15th the Webb County Family Drug Treatment Court will host its first graduation of families who have completed the requirements of the court’s program to graduate.
According to Alma Gomez, Program Director for Family Based Safety Services and one of the catalyst for the program, it took …

Courtesy Roberto Treviño,
(Laredo,T x)-  The Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School received a $105,000 grant donation from the Lamar Bruni Vergara Foundation Trust on Thursday, May 9. LBV trustees J.C. Martin III and James Pearl presented the check to Cantu Health Science Magnet School teachers and students during a ceremony held at the Tiger’s Den on the Martin High School campus.
 The grant donation will be used to expand programs at the magnet school says director, Gerri Arredondo. The school will be purchasing an ambulance simulator, which will provide …

Courtesy Steve Harmon,
Texas A&M International University will begin its summer work schedule beginning Thursday, May 31, 2012 –Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
The University summer schedule is 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. – noon on Fridays.
The Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library is open Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Fridays, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday, noon – 8 p.m.
Both the Library and University offices will be closed Monday, May 28 in a State-authorized observance of Memorial Day. The Library will also be …

Courtesy Steve Harmon,
(Laredo, Tx)_Laredo’s rainfall this week and expected rain forecast for this weekend has forced Texas A&M International University to move its traditional outdoor Spring Commencement Exercise indoors Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12.
            “Taking the safety of our graduates and their families into consideration, we have decided to hold the Spring Commencement Ceremonies indoors. Recent rains have saturated the grounds and made them unstable,” said TAMIU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Pablo Arenaz.
            Ceremonies for the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business and the …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wishes to inform the public that Meningococcal Vaccine is no longer available for college entry through the Health Department.
 Please note that the CLHD receives all public vaccine from The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The DSHS has recently advised us that, due to their funding reduction, there is no further safety-net vaccine available for adults.
 Therefore, college students entering the university for the first time must be vaccinated but will need to seek vaccine from their private provider, university …

Courtesy Roberto Treviño,
(Laredo, Tx)- The “Teens in the Driver Seat Organization” of the Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts receives accolades Friday, May 5, in Austin at the Texas State Capitol for the TDS Day during the Capitol event. The VMT organization was recognized for its contribution for raising awareness of safe teen driving by for the Texas Teens in the Driver Seat Organization.
 The VMT Teens in the Driver Seat program was recognized as the top program in the state by placing first and winning $500 in the Texas …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
(Laredo, Tx)-Come view and experience the magnificent continent of Africa through the lens and eyes of former Laredo Morning Times journalist Tricia Cortez on Saturday, May 19, 201, 2-4 PM at the Laredo Public Library HEB Multi-Purpose Room, 1120 E. Calton Road.
 Says Tricia Cortez:  “I had been dreaming of Africa for several years. I wanted to step onto that red earth, feel its sun, and for one fleeting moment let myself get swept into the daily life of its people. Africa is full of color, vibrancy and life!”
 The …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department wants to remind the public that rabies continues to be a local threat and that everyone needs to vaccinate their pets as soon as possible, either at their veterinarian’s office or at the Health Department.
 The next  Rabies “Vacuna” Clinic is on  May 16, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 2600 Cedar .   The cost for pet rabies vaccination is $12.00.   Distemper/Parvo shots available upon request.
The City of Laredo continues to respond to calls of bites from strays. Many of these …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
LAREDO,TX – A Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Certification Workshop will be held in Laredo, June 5-8, 2012, for persons interested in becoming certified CPS technicians as there is a great need for more CPS techs in all communities.
As a CPS tech, you will be able to learn how to properly install child passenger safety seats in vehicles while teaching parents and childcare givers proper and safe instruction.
This four-day course will be offered at the Texas Department of Transportation Laredo District Office located at 1817 Bob Bullock Loop in …