Los Fresnos News Calendar Highlights and Local Honors
June events feature Ag Air against Port Isabel Twins and several matches at City Park plus community birthdays and weddings. Little League details list major and minor Los Fresnos teams with coaches, while honor rolls name students and staff at Los Fresnos Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ag-Air
Port Isabel Twins
City Park
Moses
P.I
Lions Club
Bankers
P&s Builders
Los Fresnos
Port Isabel
Niagara
James Herrera
DeKalb
Adan Garcia
Keillor Lumber
Albert Ellis
Ag-Air, Inc
Bill Groogan
Moses Butane
Mike Vicinaiz
Los Fresnos State Bank
Frank Garcia
Tommy Schmitt
Herbert Bode
Alicia Sanchez
Kristy Smith
Mark Stacey
Josefa Vasquez
Pearl Vasquez
Rene Yzaguirre
Light Desserts and Savory Dishes for Hot Summer Days
A collection of low calorie and flavorful recipes including a spiced pineapple drink, light burgers with oats and coffee mix, avocado spread with herbs, a cocktail vegetable juice salad, and a curry flavored beef broth soup. It suggests serving ideas and yields for portions.
Pan American University expands marine biology program on Padre Island
Dr. Lazern Soresen leads a growing program once housed in a trailer now at a 12 by 24 foot Padre Island building. Enrollment reaches 39 in marine botany and 28 in marine zoology while students shuttle between Isla Blanca park labs and the Edinburg campus. A permanent facility and expanded graduate courses are planned for fall.
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Pan American University
Lazern Soresen
Sorensen
Padre Island
Dr. Soresen
University
Isla Blanca Park
Ruth Southwick
Edinburg
Soresen
Richard Margo
Rio Grande City
C.D. Cockrum
Dr. Sorensen
Ambulance Fund Backers Named From Port Isabel‑Area List
Donations to the Ambulance Fund include the High School Student Council and many local groups. The new ambulance is expected to be completed by month’s end, with Port Isabel donors spanning hotels, cafes, bars, banks, and service clubs.
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Anchor Cafe
Levor Camacho
Elvin Lehy
M&m
Don Russ
Fishermens
Conoco
Rainbow
V Drive
CC Water Dist
Henry Thorne
Dr. Smallbridge
Janice Ruble
John Jobe
Perison
K.W. Lewis
Sylvester Geons
Unkown Person
Bud Emmons
Nora Tuh
Byron E. Cahoon
Mira Mar Hotel
Marisol Corp
Landry Retreat
Padre Island
Bill Moore
Jims Pier
Cail and Son
Capt. Wiley’s Pier
Ocean Palms
Alice Schoppe
Hygeia Foundation
Robert F. McCausland
Galley Restaurant
Mr. B&a
Brownsville
Horses Need Dental Checkup Warns County Agent
County Agent Don Cowan urges annual dental checkups for horses. Uneven tooth wear creates sharp enamel edges on upper molars and points on lower teeth, causing pain and reduced eating. A veterinarian can correct this by floating or filing, usually with minimal restraint.
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Don Cowan
Valley Scouts Clean Up Beach on South Padre Island
Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops from across the Valley gathered on South Padre Island for their annual beach clean up joined this year by Girl Scouts. After scavenging for bottles cans and paper the scouts enjoyed an evening cookout sponsored by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce with numerous local businesses contributing.
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South Padre Island
Boy Scouts
Coastal Waters Present Problems in Safety
Coastal and offshore waters present a different set of water safety problems from inland lakes and streams.
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George Cook
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Gulf of Mexico
Cameron County Park Board terms expire in July
All seven Cameron County Park Board terms end in July. County Judge Ray Ramon will seek recommendations from county commissioners. The board, appointed by the Commissioners Court, dates to 1967 after a prior board was dissolved over a lease dispute. Members include W. L. Elliff, R. O. Curtis, Fausto Yturria Jr, Joseph E. Calapa, Thomas J. Phillips, L. T. Boswell Jr, and Dick Roland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County Park Board
Ray Ramon
Commissioners Court
W.L. Elliff
Harlingen
R.O
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