Birds Banding in MAPS Study Near Amistad Dam
Volunteers and NPS natural resources specialist Dave Larson operate a MAPS banding station along the Rio Grande below Amistad Dam. On Saturday 112 birds were captured and released, with 92 new and 18 recaptured, spanning 24 species led by Swainson's Thrush and Indigo Bunting in a record busy day highlighting riparian habitat value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Chat
Institute of Bird Populations
Rio Grande
Amistad Dam
Dave Larson
National Park Service
Vol
Larson
Changing Mothers Face Modern Pressures and Traditions
The article contrasts past and present motherhood through Ellie Hutchinson, 89, living in Del Rio Nursing Home, who raised two children in tight finances without hospital birth and child care help, with Vered Mitchell awaiting her first child and planning to stay home after birth. It notes ongoing tensions between work and family life, and how advice shifts from neighbors to online resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellie Hutchinson
del Rio Nursing Home
Hutchinson
Heather McDougald
Vered Mitchell
Mitchell
David
Remembering Gina Kizina and the Kizina family aid plea
The article recalls U.S. Border Patrol Agent Glenn Kizina and his son Glenn III, grieving mother Gina who died giving birth to Robert Charles on January 26, 2000. It documents Gina’s life, the shock of her death, and the community’s call for support for the family as they adjust to their new reality with baby Robert four months old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Border Patrol
Glenn Kizina
Glenn III
Robert Charles
Gina
Robert
Beau
Francisco Lopez Jr
del Rio
Kizina
Glenn Kizina Jr
Baltimore
U.S. Border Patrol Academy
Glenn
Border Patrol
Little Glenn
Border Patrol Spouses Club
Kizinas
Del Rio News-Herald welcomes Gleason back to staff
Award winning writer and artist Karen Gleason rejoined the Del Rio News-Herald after 12 years away. She returns as a general and special assignments reporter in the editorial department, having previously worked at the paper 1982 to 1986.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Gleason
del Rio News-Herald
Gleason
The
News-Herald
del Rio Guide Publishing Co
Laughlin Air Force Base
Celebrating Mom How Mothering Day began through history
The custom of honoring mothers traces back thousands of years with myths about Cybele Rhea Magna Mater and the Festival of Hilaria. Christian and medieval customs followed with Mothering Sunday. Julia Ward Howe proposed a peaceful Mother's Day, later led by Anna Jarvis. Wilson in 1914 made it a national holiday on the second Sunday of May. Various countries shift dates by May February October or spring.
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Phrygia
Asia Minor
Cybele
Heaven
Earth
Rhea
Rome
Hilaria
America
Julia Ward Howe
Grafton
W.W
Jarvis
Woodrow Wilson
Denmark
Finland
Italy
Turkey
Australia
Belgium
Norway
Argentina
Lebanon
South Africa
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NPS
Mike
Deb Kerrigan
Linda Trainor
Shirley Durham
Shirley
Lacey Wiersma
Scott van Landingham
Whitney Howeth
Isabel Pascacio
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent School
Stephanie Santana
Gabriela Rodriguez
del Rio Civic Center
LOTTO
Seeeseeeareseeneenee
Ewan Entertainment
Peeaerpeberteeeners
Ordo Reohs
Ing
Firehouse
Tim
del Rio High School
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