CITY OF LAREDO UPDATES
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – – The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to protect you and your family against seasonal influenza (FLU) and pneumonia; and is recommending that EVERYONE get vaccinated now! Every year over 36,000 persons die of FLU and FLU complications and last year over 17.000 alone died from H1N1
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, KIDS, WANT TO WIN CASH FOR YOU SCHOOL WHILE HELPING TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT? HELP WILLIE BOTE COLLECT OLD BORDERPLEX PHONEBOOKS. THE SCHOOL THAT COLLECTS THE MOST BORDERPLEX DIRECTORIES AND OTHER PHONE BOOKS WINS CASH PRIZES, A PIZZA PARTY AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HELPED MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SAVING THE EARTH!
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, St. Peter’s Memorial School’s Annual Jamaica and Bingo help raise funds for historic school! October 22, 2010—St. Peter’s Memorial School’s Fall Jamaica and Bingo is a fun, family celebration that captures all the joy and spirit of the harvest season, while helping to raise funds for the religious institute. This year’s event,
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Borderplex contest winners receive praise and prizes Laredo, TX—Oct. 18, 2010— The 18th Annual Borderplex Directory Recycling Contest will once again pit local schools against each other in a friendly competition to see who can collect the most outdated phone books. Three winners will receive cash prizes, totaling $1,800. “Children are
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX—On October 19, 2010, another historic event was conducted between “Los Dos Laredos” to promote health prevention and wellness; and in particular, to create awareness and early detection of breast cancer prevention for this Sister City community. To support binational breast cancer awareness with early detection and prevention, City of Laredo,
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Utility work for new Shirley Field will cause temporary street closure Sendero Industries, the contractor for the new L.I.S.D. Shirley Field Sports Complex, will temporarily close Santa Maria Avenue, between Poggenpohl Street and Shea Street, tomorrow, Thursday, October 21, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to install a sanitary sewer manhole.
Courtey Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Border Patrol agents at the Laredo Port of Entry on Tuesday seized 13 weapons, including three high-caliber rifles, 10 pistols, 1,369 rounds of ammunition and assorted gun magazines during an outbound examination. The seizure occurred on Oct. 19, 2010 during an
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Cm. Narvaez, wanting to help the families of his district, has partnered with Kohl’s donated 220 back packs, filled with a $35 gift card to Kohl’s – for a total of $7,700 – to go towards the purchase of school uniform, underclothes, shoes or a jacket, to students in six elementary schools.
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. Fall and end of the year schedule: City
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Earlier this week, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas proclaimed the week Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra Week in Laredo, celebrating LPO’s establishment in 1980 and for thirty years has been living up to its mission of providing educational and cultural enrichment to the community of Laredo and surrounding areas, thanks to a
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