Del Rio to host Ports-to-Plains convention next year
Del Rio will host the Ports-to-Plains Convention in October with the theme Bridging the Future. The non profit, non partisan group promotes industrial manufacturing and international trade across nine states between Texas and Alberta. Executive director Al Arreola says the theme builds on ongoing feasibility studies for an additional international bridge and highlights regional growth.
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del Rio
Ports-to-Plains
Texas
Alberta
Canada
al Arreola
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
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Back pay plan slows in Senate
The Senate resists a House backed measure to guarantee back pay for furloughed federal workers after a government shutdown. Senate Republican John Cornyn calls the move premature, despite White House support and past practice of back pay in prior shutdowns.
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House
Senate
John Cornyn
Texas
White House
Fiesta de Amistad opens with Miss Del Rio Pageant
Fiesta de Amistad kicks off this week under the International Good Neighbor Council. The Miss Del Rio Pageant unfolds Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Paul Pong Theatre with two queen titles for the first time. Three contestants vie in Miss and six in Teen. Tickets required. contact Mary Mota at (830) 774-7027.
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International Good Neighbor Council
del Rio
Ciudad Acuna
Coac
Mexico
Paul Pong
Michael Garafalo
Claudia Hill
Pagent
Morgan Stidham
Veterans Boulevard
Mary Mota
Good Neighbor - del Rio
Pumpkin patch fundraiser boosts church shelters in Del Rio
Volunteers at First United Methodist Church on Spring Street unload hundreds of pumpkins for a fall fundraiser. The church splits profits with a Native American tribe supplying the pumpkins, with all proceeds benefiting women and children's shelters. An Oct. 19 crafts festival adds more donations, typical annual total ranges from six to eight thousand dollars.
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del Rio News-Herald
Linda Green
First United Methodist Church
Spring St
del Rio
New Mexico
Mack Pusley
Pusley
Health care rollout glitches spark sharp debate
Washington observers clash as the health care law faces a rocky rollout with delays and online enrollment worries. Opponents urge pausing or scrapping the program while insurers say fixes can still avert gaps before coverage begins January 1. Officials say the system’s waiting room is thinning but will be down briefly early Tuesday for upgrades and fixes.
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Barack Obama
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