Archives for April 2012
(Laredo, Tx)-The Laredo Wolves Girls Basketball Team made their debut this past Saturday at the Lady Longhorns Invitational. The newly formed team consists of 4th grade elementary students from Alicia Ruiz Elementary, J.C. Martin Elementary and Kawas Elementary. The team includes 17 girls in total. The fourth grade bracket in the tournament included four teams
(Laredo, Tx)- Mariscos El Pescador hosted children from Sacred Heart Childrens Home yesterday afternoon to a sit down lunch in observance of Dia del Niño. The event took place at their location on South Zapata Hwy. The children enjoyed a Lil’ Sailors Boat which is the restaurants signature menu item for children 12 and under.
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Cigarroa High School, the Pride of South Laredo, inducted 14 members into their Toro Legends during their inaugural ceremony held this morning at the Cigarroa High School gym. This was the inaugural induction ceremony for the “Pride of South Laredo.” During the ceremony the recipients were recognized for their accomplishments in their
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Farias Elementary School received a donation from the Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Leaders Empowering Active Deeds (L.E.A.D.) Organization and the Youth Leadership Laredo. The student organization donated several willow trees to Farias Elementary, as part of their community project “Planting Leadership.” Planting Leadership aims to inspire the young minds and spirits
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry on Tuesday seized more than 1,700 pieces of prohibited fruit and other items from a single traveler. The seizure occurred on April 23, 2012 during a routine examination at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge . A CBP
LISD’s Department of Financial Management receives national budget award Courtesy Armando Treviño, For the fourth year in a row the Laredo Independent School District has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. This recognition is given by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. The award represents a significant achievement
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Trevino Magnet School students, Abe Gonzalez and Felix Lopez submitted a video for the Dallas Film Society Festival last weekend. They were named the Grand Prize Winners. As Grand Prize Winners of the TXU Energy Film Festival. VMT will receive $7,500.00 for the school. The money will be used for equipment, software and even for
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Winning photo will be on the cover of the AT&T Yellow Pages Phone Book (Laredo, TX ) This year’s 4th Annual Spring Break Kite Festival was an array of sights: children enjoying the carnival rides; families camped out under tents enjoying their picnics; kids oohing and aahing at the petting zoo; and most
Courtesy Raul Leal, The Texas Department of Transportation Laredo District hosted a Partnering for Work Zone Safety Press Conference and Proclamation in observance of the 13th annual National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 23-27, 2012). Scores of ardent work zone safety advocates to include judicial, law enforcement partners, contractor and TxDOT partners converged on the
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Private Utilities Work To Cause Road Closure Starting today, Tuesday, April 24, from 9 AM to 4 PM, ACS Contracting Services will close Travis Street between Springfield Avenue and Maryland Avenue to make a waterline connection for a future apartment complex construction in the area. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes
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