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LFHS Best, Brightest

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HS UILLit Crit Team Wins State

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Diana “Ali” Martinez of Los Fresnos High School and Susana Saldivar of Lopez-Riggins Elementa-ry were named Los Fres-nos CISD Teachers of the

Year at the the Employee Awards Banquet May 16. Martinez was named Secondary Teacher of the Year and Saldivar Elementary Teacher of

the Year. Both will now be nominated as district representatives to the Re-gion I Teacher of the Year. The district Parapro-fessionals of the Year

and Manua l Trades Employees of the Year were also be announced at the banquet. Fifteen Los Fresnos CISD retir-ees were recognized, as

Superintendent Gonzalo Salazar with Teachers of Year Diana Martinez, Susana Saldivar LFCISD photo

Martinez, Saldivar Named District Teachers of the Year

well as employees who reached 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service. Secondary Teachers of the Year were:

Diana “Ali” Marti-nez, Los Fresnos High School

Chrissy Clements, Ca-reer, College and Techni-cal Academy (CCTA)

George A. Hernandez, Disciplinary Alterna-tive Education Program (DAEP)

Marie Pechacek, Los Fresnos United

Martha Warburton, Liberty Memorial Middle School

Maggie Bolado, Resaca Middle School

Judith Kennedy, Los Cuates Middle School.

Elementary Teachers of the Year were:

Brenda Rebolloso, Las Yescas Elementary

Rosa G. Garcia, Laure-les Elementary

Susanna Sa ld ivar, Ph.D., Lopez-Riggins Elementary

Elizabeth De La Cruz, Los Fresnos Elementary

Yolanda Noyola, Ol-mito Elementary

Linda Garza, Palmer-Laakso Elementary

Christie McManus, Rancho Verde Elemen-tary

Beverly Ashford, Dora Romero Elementary

Melissa Shafer, Villar-eal Elementary

Past Los fresnos CIsd teachers of the year in-clude:

2013: Beatrice Car-los, CCta, and shelby Crouch, rancho Verde elementary

2012: heidi gomez, secondary; darcy Boles, elementary

2011: gina hesterberg, secondary; maria Isabel martinez, elementary

2010: Priscilla Lynette molilna, secondary; Laura treviño, elemen-tary

2009: marie la a . garza, secondary; jane gonzalez, elementary

2008: marietta rich-ardson, secondary; ar-acely sanchez, elemen-tary

Kaitlyn Anne-Cheri Torres knows her high school band days are almost over, and has her sights on something much bigger – becom-ing a physician.

The Los Fresnos High School Top 10 student got a taste of the world of a cardiologist when she shadowed physician Dr. Roberto Robles last summer. Her dreams of becoming a doctor were solidified.

“When I was little, I would like to play doc-tor,” Kaitlyn said. “I’ve always wanted to be a doctor. After shadowing Dr. Robles, I have my mind set on becoming a cardiologist.”

Kaitlyn accompa-nied her grandmother to a visit with Rob-les last summer. When her grandmother told the physician about her grandmother, Robles invited Kaitlyn to do

rounds with him one Saturday.

“He must have liked me, because he invited me to shadow him for two weeks,” Kaitlyn said. “I went on runs with him when he was on call. During the day, I would go to the Brownsville Heart Clin-ic. I even got to witness a cardiac catheterization in the hospital.”

Several people in Kaitlyn’s family, includ-ing her grandparents

and great-grandmother, have been treated for heart disease. The treat-ment for heart problems have also inspired Kait-lyn to enter a medical field that will impact many people, including her family.

“Because heart dis-ease runs in my fam-ily, it made me aware of how helpless you are sometimes. Your health is so important. I

want to do that for other people. If I can save a grandparent for a little kid, that would make my day. I would love to do something like that.” Kaitlyn has also been inspired by her mother Kathryn Torres a phle-botomist, whom she called “the biggest per-son in my life.”

She had musical inter-ests as well, playing the flute at Resaca Middle

Top 10 Spotlight:

Kaitlyn Torres Eyes Medical Career

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Fitness at the Los Fresnos Memorial Park has been a hit! We’ve had women, men, and children of all ages, and fitness levels join our Mon-Fri group classes. We’ve even had new mothers and their babies join us.

I’d like to introduce you to three pretty remarkable women in the Com-munity.

Maybelin Ramirez is a first time mother, to her beau-tiful daughter 6 month old Mia. May was very active prior to becoming pregnant. She ran, weight lifted, took fitness classes and worked in personal training. When May learned she was pregnant and with the approval of her doctor May continued doing all of the exercises she did prior to becoming pregnant in moderation.

Since having Mia, May has said, “it’s not always easy to squeeze in my exercise time, especially when Mia is sick or has kept me up through the night.” May

is doing a fantastic job at balancing being a new mother and taking care of herself and her personal goals. Shortly after having Mia, May trained and participated in a half marathon. May’s motivation to keep fit and healthy as a new mother sets a great example for her daughter and the community.

Nora Cantu is a mother of three, her daughters are Yasmin 9, Alexis 6 and her youngest is 2 1/2 month old Samantha. Nora ran track for four years in high school and has been active ever since. Nora said, “I have three girls and they keep me very active. I find time for my fitness and I involve my daughters in it too. I love taking Samantha with me to workout at the park.”

Nora has been a huge motivation in our classes she’s very hard work-ing and supportive of others. Nora is also one of several ladies who have attended every class offered at the park. Nora’s commitment to her health is obvious and contagious. She set’s a wonderful example for her daughters and the community.

Last but not least is Mayra Ver-duzco, Mayra is a mother of two, Roberto is 6 and Adrian is 3. Mayra began her fitness journey four years ago after having her first son. Like many women Mayra had gained weight due to her pregnancy and didn’t feel good about the way she looked. She became depressed and fed up with her weight being 185lbs.

Mayra said, “With the support of my husband and my Zumba workout I was able to lose weight and become confident again with the way I looked.”

Three months after having her second son Mayra began working out again. She involved her son in her workout by holding him while she danced. Mayra said, “At times it’s difficult balancing your time being a wife and mother. I’ve taught my children the importance of mommy having her time to work out, just as much as it’s important for them to have their time to go watch a new movie. The 30 min workouts at the park are awesome because it’s fun for the both of us.”

Mayra has been a motivation to our classes she works very hard and is extremely supportive of everyone. Mayra is a Zumba instructor at Los Fresnos Fitness Gym and Port Isabel Fitness Gym. Mayra has been kind enough to offer to drop in to teach the occasional Friday Zumba class at the park.

May and Mia on the left, Nora in the middle, her daughter Samantha on the bottom right, Mayra on the right and her son Adrian in the middle

Thank you ladies for setting such a great example to our community by living active lifestyles and most importantly teaching your children the im-portance of keeping fit and healthy.

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School. “I had a lot of fun for three years, and in high school, I told myself ‘why not another four years.’ I have learned so much from the band direc-tors at the high school.” Kaitlyn’s focus was on the marching band, which she called “the best experience ever. Marching band is the best. There’s nothing better than playing your heart out at the football games every week.”

Although band was fun, her focus was main-taining good grades to be ranked in the top 1 percent of her class.

It wasn’t always that way.

“When I was little, I didn’t like coming to school,” Kaitlyn said. “I would hold on to the door of the car because I didn’t want to go.”

In stepped Ms. Sharon Sato, longtime kinder-garten teacher at Los Fresnos Elementary School.

“Ms. Sato pulled me out of the car and took me into her classroom. I loved it so much. She opened the door to edu-cation. She taught me everything, and I have loved school ever since

because of her class. She has inspired me to become everything I am today.”

Kaitlyn started get-ting focused on grades in middle school, and has been ranked among the top 10 students every year since sixth grade. I’ve been work-ing really hard to keep up with my grades. I wouldn’t take back a single night that I spent up late studying because it’s paying off now.”

Kaitlyn has decided to attend The University of Texas-Pan American, where she has received the Presidential Scholar-ship, the highest honor by the school. She is receiving other scholar-ships as well.

“It’s a big relief to my mom, to not have to worry about paying for my college.”

Her advice for other students: “If you’re de-termined to do some-thing, it’s going to be hard. But if you make up your mind that you want to do something with your life, you should keep fulfilling it. There will be bumps in the road. In the long run, everything will be one straight paved road.”

Top 10 Spotlight:

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AUSTIN—Since May 9, at least twelve people have lost their lives on Texas waters in boating or swimming ac-cidents worked by Texas Game Wardens, an unusually high number of fatalities before the Memorial Day weekend. With the big weekend approaching, Texans are heading to lakes, rivers and coastlines to enjoy the water. Game wardens and boater education experts are doing everything they can to make it a safe boating season, but could use a little help.

Last year in Texas, 146 accidents were reported by the U.S. Coast Guard, 31 of which ended with deaths. Statistics show many of these tragedies could have been prevented. Nearly 85 percent of boating accident victims were not wearing life jackets.

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State law requires that a personal floatation device is available for each occupant of the boat, but only children under 13 years of age are mandated by the law to wear one while the boat or paddle craft is underway or drifting.

Despite this law, last year in Texas, more than 700 citations were issued for children not wearing a life jacket.

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In 2013, 208 citations were issued in Texas to boaters who were intoxicated. And five of the state’s boating deaths in 2013 were alcohol-related, highlighting the importance of not drinking while operating a boat.

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Los Fresnos High School girls’ basketball coach Kim Edquist was the recipient of the 2013-2014 TABC Dean Weese Outstanding Coach Award for Class 5A schools. There was one finalist from each of the four regions and she was chosen as the recipient. A Celebration with fellow coaches and student-athletes was held on Tuesday, May 20, to recognize her for this outstanding achievement.

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“Heat-related illness-es can be fatal, and em-ployers are responsible for keeping workers safe,” said U.S. Secre-tary of Labor Thomas E. Perez. “Employers can take a few easy steps to save lives, in-cluding scheduling frequent water breaks, providing shade and al-lowing ample time to rest.”

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each year and many die from working in the heat. In 2012, there were 31 heat-related worker deaths and 4,120 heat-related worker illness-es. Labor-intensive activities in hot weath-er can raise body tem-peratures beyond the level that normally can be cooled by sweating. Heat illness initially may manifest as heat rash or heat cramps, but can quickly escalate to heat exhaustion and then heat stroke if sim-ple preventative mea-sures are not followed. Heat illness dispropor-tionately affects those who have not built up a tolerance to heat (ac-climatization), and it is especially dangerous for new and temporary workers.

“Acclimatization is a physical change that the body undergoes to build tolerance to heat, and it is a critical part of pre-venting heat illnesses and fatalities,” said Dr. David Michaels, assis-tant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health. “Over the past three years, lack of acclimatization was the

cause in 74 percent of heat-related citations issued. Employers have a responsibility to pro-vide workplaces that are safe from recog-nized hazards, includ-ing outdoor heat.”

Last year, OSHA is-sued 11 heat-related citations. In some of these cases, the em-ployer and staffing agency were cited be-cause they involved temporary workers.

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Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District-Child Nutrition Services will be providing this summer free break-fast and lunch meals to any community children 18 and under regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion.

Meals will be provided at the sites listed below. Los Fresnos Elementary June 9 thru July 3, 2014 Breakfast 7:30 am – 8:30 am32602 State Hwy 100 (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 10:45 am – 12:30 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

Resaca Middle School June 9 thru July 3, 2014 Breakfast 7:45 am – 8:45 am33422 FM 1575 (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Los Fresnos, Texas 78566

Los Cuates MS June 9 thru July 3, 2014 Breakfast 7:45 am – 8:45 am32477 State Hwy 100 (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 11:30 am – 12:30 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

Laureles Elementary June 9 thru July 3, 2014 Breakfast 7:30 am - 8:30 am31393 FM 2893 (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 10:45 am – 12:30 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566 Los Fresnos High School June 16 thru June 26, 2014 Breakfast 7:30 am – 8:00 am907 North Arroyo (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 11:30 pm – 12:00 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

Iglesia Bautista June 9 thru July 31, 2014 Breakfast 9:15 am – 9:45 am294274 Strong St (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 11:45 am – 12:15 pmLozano, Texas 78568

Laureles Park June 9 thru July 31, 2014 33685 FM 803 (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 11:15 am – 11:45 pmSan Benito, Texas 78566

Iglesia Bautista Capernaum June 9 thru July 31, 2014 Breakfast 8:45 am – 9:15 am9216 Palmito Street (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 12:00 pm – 12:30 pmOlmito, Texas 78575

Iglesia Bautista De La Comunidad June 9 thru July 31, 2014 Breakfast 8:45 am – 9:15 am7542 Beddoes St. (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 12:00 am – 12:30 pmOlmito, Texas 78575

Iglesia Bautista Nazaret June 9 thru July 31, 2014 Breakfast 9:00 am – 9:30 am 31958 Camino Del Rey (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 11:00 am – 12:00 pm San Benito, Texas 78586

Boys & Girls Club June 9 thru July 31, 2014 Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:00 am900 North Arroyo Blvd (Monday thru Thursday) Lunch 11:30 pm – 12:00 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

For more information about the program contact the Los Fresnos CISD Child Nutrition Services (956) 254-5055

The U.S Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employ-ment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activi-ties.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected]. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Los Fresnos CISD Patrocina Comidas Gratis en el Verano Programa para Niños Este verano Los Servicios de Nutrición del Distrito escolar de Los Fresnos proporcionaran almuerzo y comidas gratis a cualquier niño de la comunidad menor de 18 años, independientemente de su raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad, dis-capacidad, o religión.

Se proveerán las comidas en los siguientes lugares. Los Fresnos Elementary Junio 9 – Julio 3, 2014 Desayuno 7:30 am – 8:30 am32602 State Hwy 100 (Lunes – Jueves) Comida 10:45 am – 12:30 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

Resaca Middle School Junio 9 – Julio 3, 2014 Desayuno 7:45 am – 8:45 am33422 FM 1575 (Lunes – Jueves) Comida 11:30 am – 12:30 amLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

Los Cuates MS Junio 9 – Julio 3, 2014 Desayuno 7:45 am – 8:45 am32477 State Hwy 100 (Lunes – Jueves) Comida 11:30 am – 12:30 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

Laureles Elementary Junio 9 – Julio 3, 2014 Desayuno 7:30 am – 8:30 am31393 FM 2893 (Lunes – Jueves) Comida 10:45 am – 12:30 pmSan Benito, Texas 78566

Los Fresnos High School Junio 16 - Junio 26, 2014 Desayuno 7:30 am – 8:00 am907 North Arroyo (Lunes - Jueves) Comida 11:00 pm – 12:30 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

Iglesia Bautista Junio 9 – Junio 31, 2014 Desayuno 9:15 am – 9:45 am294274 Strong St. (Lunes – Jueves) Comida 11:45 am – 12:15 pmLozano, Texas 78568 Laureles Park Junio 9 - Julio 31, 201433685 FM 803 (Lunes - Jueves) Comida 11:15 pm – 11:45 pmSan Benito, Texas 78566

Iglesia Bautista Capernaum Junio 9 – Julio 31, 2014 Desayuno 8:45 am – 9:15 pm9216 Palmito Street (Lunes – Jueves) Comida 12:00 am – 12:30 pmOlmito, Texas 78575

Iglesia Bautista De La Comunidad Junio 9 - Julio 31, 2014 Desayuno 8:45 am – 9:15 am7542 Beddoes Street (Lunes – Jueves) Comida 12:00 pm – 12:30 pmOlmito, Texas 78575

Iglesia Bautista Nazaret Junio 9 - Julio 31, 2014 Desayuno 9:00 am – 9:30 pm 31958 Camino del Rey (Lunes - Jueves) Comida 11:00 am – 12:00 pmSan Benito, Texas 78586

Boys & Girls Club Junio 9 - Julio 31, 2014 Desayuno 8:30 am – 9:00 am900 North Arroyo Blvd. (Lunes - Jueves) Comida 11:30 pm – 12:00 pmLos Fresnos, Texas 78566

El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (por sus siglas en inglés “USDA”) prohíbe la discriminación contra sus clientes, empleados y solicitantes de empleo por raza, color, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, sexo, identidad de género, religión, represalias y, según corresponda, convicciones políticas, estado civil, estado familiar o paternal, orient-ación sexual, o si los ingresos de una persona provienen en su totalidad o en parte de un programa de asistencia pública, o información genética protegida de empleo o de cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el Departamento. (No todos los criterios prohibidos se aplicarán a todos los programas y/o actividades laborales). Si desea presentar una queja por discriminación del programa de Derechos Civiles, complete el USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (formulario de quejas por discriminación del programa del USDA), que puede encontrar en internet en http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, o en cualquier oficina del USDA, o llame al (866) 632-9992 para solicitar el formulario. También puede escribir una carta con toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Envíenos su formulario de queja completo o carta por correo postal a U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, por fax al (202) 690-7442 o por correo electrónico a [email protected]. Las personas sordas, con dificultades auditivas, o con discapacidad del habla pueden contactar al USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service (Servicio federal de transmisión) al (800) 877-8339 o (800) 845-6136 (en español). El USDA es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.


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The City of Los Fresnos will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The hearing will be held at City Hall located at 200 N. Brazil Street in Los Fresnos, Texas. The City of Los Fresnos is interested in creating hike and bike trails around the City. The City invites interested individuals or groups to attend the public hearing and give their input and ideas.

The top academic stu-dents at Los Fresnos High School were recognized at the Student Academ-ic Achievement Banquet Tuesday at the Brownsville Events Center.

More than 200 sopho-mores, juniors and seniors received various awards with their parents or other relatives at their side. They received their awards from principal Ronnie Rodriguez, together with Superinten-dent Gonzalo Salazar and members of the Los Fresnos CISD Board of Trustees.

But the highlight of the evening was the presenta-

tion of the Golden Apple Awards by the LFHS admin-istration. Six students were chosen by Rodriguez and the other five members of his administrative team.

Administrators and their Golden Apple recipients included:l Principal Ronnie Rodri-

guez: Shanti Isranil Dean of Instruction Es-

meralda Longoria: Me-lissa Sandoval

l Assistant Principal Mary Esther Alvarez: Lori Es-pinoza

l Assistant Principal Justin Stumbaugh: Nora Cor-dova

l Assistant Principal Cris Saldaña: Brenden Mc-Donough

l Assistant Principal Je-sus Molina: Dominque Banda

Lfhs Best, Brightest Recognized

Courtesy of Los Fresnos I.S.D.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is informing residents about the up-coming hurricane season and advising individuals to begin preparing now for any possible storms. Hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through Nov. 30.

“One of the best defens-es against the destructive – and potentially deadly – power of a hurricane or tropical storm is early and adequate preparation, and Texans should start taking precautions now for the 2014 hurricane season,” said DPS Director Ste-ven McCraw. “Although residents living along the Texas coast are the most vulnerable, storms can disrupt and endanger the lives of residents through-out the state.”

All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to hurricanes or tropical storms. Because the strongest winds in a hurricane are not located precisely at the center, it is possible for a storm to affect conditions over land even if landfall does not occur.

Hurricanes can cause

catastrophic damage to coastlines and areas sev-eral hundred miles inland, and winds can exceed 155 miles per hour. In addition, hurricanes and tropical storms can also spawn tornadoes, create storm surges along the coast and cause extensive damage from flooding.

Here are several mea-sures residents can take now to prepare for poten-tial storms: l Assemble an emer-

gency kit that includes essential documents, sup-plies and provisions.

Review hurricane evac-uation maps, and select a route for you and your family.

Plan how all family members and pets will evacuate safely.

Consider any special needs for individuals with disabilities or the elderly.

Stay informed about changing weather condi-tions in and around your area.

For more information on these tips and other ways to prepare for the 2014 hurricane season, please visit: www.texas-prepares.org.

DPs Urges Texans to Prepare Early for hurricane season

feature story by Bill Keltner

It was a generally opti-mistic message about the river that the guests at the annual USIBWC Lower Rio Grande Citizens Forum heard from guest speakers on the program.

This year’s report was presented at the Texas A & M Research and Extention Center in Weslaco. The two main concerns of attendees and the staff were water con-trol in the lower Rio Grande Valley and the progress on the levee rehabilitation proj-ects before the arrival of the summer hurricane season.

Leslie Grijalva, Environ-mental Protection Special-ist, USIBWC Texas Clean Rivers Program, gave a reas-suring, but cautious analysis of the various troubles along the river from Falcon Dam to the mouth of the Rio Grande.

The speaker described what happens to the data continuously collected from the TCEQ (Texas Continu-ous Water Quality monitor-ing stations.) They feed information about industrial waste, bacteria, agricultural pollutants, municipal water discharges, surface water with its fecal matter, and mercury in fish. “We have all of that at tolerable limits,

but added that the current data does not show increas-ing impairment in the lower stretches of the river.”

She next addressed the recent mysterious fish kill that occurred in the Rio Salado some 8 to 90 ki-lometers upstream on the Mexican side. “As of this date, the USIBWC has not received any adverse reports downstream--no colors, odors or wildlife affected.” she said. “Based on that,” she continued, “there is no indication of any signifi-cant or immediate threat to Rio Grande residents. It is believed by many that the Mexican Pemex facility is responsible--but they deny it.”

The five-year Texas A & M report shows continued concern about chemical pollution by toluene and benzene, and the recent low oxygen count. “We still don’t know the reason, but we are wrestling with the problem.”

The program continued with a report by Ramon F. Navarro, Civil Engineer USIBWC about the Lower Rio Grande Valley Rehabil-itation Projects in Hidalgo and Cameron Counties. He defined the already finished

levee construction projects and a few more that will be completed in 2015.

Navarro reported that 250 miles of levee construction projects have already been completed earlier than the contracts called for. There are three more stretches that will be finished by the end of this year, or by early 2015.

He added that the FEMA

system does not own or op-erate the levee system, but regularly inspects to make sure that the levees are up to accreditation. The levee system must meet a 1% annual chance of a major flood.

The well-attended pro-gram concluded with ques-tions from the audience concerning their annual

water woes--some that can only be resolved by more participation by the U.S Government and their Mexi-can counterparts. Arrange-ments are being made for the

agenda and location of the next Valley meeting of the United States International Boundary and Water Com-mission. The public will be notified and invited.

Citizens Forum Hears the Latest on the River‘Progress, but Alerts

Remain in Place’

Courtesy Texas Parks & Wildlife

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The Los Fresnos High School “Lit Critters” reached the ultimate goal that every team strives for – a state champion-ship. The LFHS Literary Criticism team won its di-vision at the UIL Academ-ics State Meet Tuesday in Austin. The team took the stage clad in blue stock-ings, a tribute to the famed feminine literary circle of the 19th century.

Team members (pic-tured, left to right) Victoria Cavazos, Brianna Garcia, Morgan Clark, and Whit-ney Ortiz were ecstatic to receive their awards. Los Fresnos finished with 222 psoints, four points ahead of runner-up Katy Seven Lakes High School. Keller High School finished third with 200 points, while Arlington High was fourth with 197, and Klein High

fifth with 185. The runner-up schools are all from the Houston and Dallas areas.

Garcia tied for first with Kenny Martin of South-lake Carroll High School in the individual Literary Criticism competition, but finished second on tie-breakers. Both had scores of 82, but Martin was awarded 15 points to 12 for Garcia. “Tying for first place has given me more incentive to push myself harder next year,” Garcia said.

Individually, Clark fin-ished in ninth place with a 71 score, Cavazos tied for 10th with a 69 score, and Ortiz tied for 16th with a 63 score. Clark, Garcia and Ortiz are juniors who hope to return to state in 2015.

The Literary Criticism event, a marathon mul-tiple choice and essay test comprised of in-depth Literary History, trivia and questions from an

intimidating reading list, is no easy monster to tame. “I’m proud to have been part of such a great team,” said Cavazos, the only senior on the team. “The girls are amazing; we’re all very supportive of each other, which is essential for a difficult event like Lit Crit.”

Sponsors Jane Gonzalez, Marie Pechacek, and mas-ter coordinator Jan Lester are excited to see their time and effort come to fruition, and are excitedly anticipating next season.

The team won the UIL regional championship at The University of Texas at San Antonio May 2-3 to qualify for state. LFHS ad-vanced to state in 2013 and finished second. Cavazos and Garcia were members of that team.

Garcia also won the in-dividual regional com-petition in Lit Crit, while Cavazos also qualified for state in Headline Writing, where she placed fifth.

LFHS Lit Crit Team Wins State Championship!

Los Fresnos News, May 28, 2014

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