In Your Neighborhood

The H-E-B in Weslaco will be holding a community blood drive from 12 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18. United Blood Services will have a mobile blood unit outside the grocery store located at 310 N. Westgate Dr. UBS says 175 pints of blood are needed...... Full story

The 32 Annual Cameron County Fair & Livestock Show Cowgirl Contest will be held at 6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Los Fresnos High School Cafetorium. Twenty-two young ladies representing several local 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters throughout...... Full story

Seventy-five more families are asking for help from The Salvation Army this holiday season primarily due to economic conditions including loss of job and illness. This year the Cameron County Salvation Army has requests from more than three hundred...... Full story

The Harlingen Insurance Professionals will be holding insurance CE classes at 8:30 a.m., Dec. 1, at the Harlingen Public Library. The topic is premium financing and worth four credit hours. The class cost $40. For more information contact...... Full story

BROWNSVILLE – Two students at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College have been chosen to participate in the Summer Research Program sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Office of the Dean...... Full story

The College of Nursing will have their first Pinning Ceremony Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Arts Center for graduates of the Associate Degree in Nursing Program. Sixty-three students will receive pins and are candidates for graduation for an...... Full story

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College’s South Texas Engineering, Math and Science Program will have the first UTB/TSC Outdoor Expo from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 30 on the Cardenas South Hall Lawn. The...... Full story

The Office of Student Life will have music provided by Friday Avenue, the screening of Earth Day films from the Rio Bravo Film Festival, information tables and free food from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Union. Sting Radio, the campus radio...... Full story

Persons interested in appearing in this forum and in the print edition of the Valley Morning Star can e-mail their photos (attached in jpg format) to lucioc@valleystar.com or mail them to: Lucio Castillo Managing editor Valley Morning Star 1310...... Full story

Persons interested in appearing in this forum and in the print edition of the Valley Morning Star can e-mail their photos (attached in jpg format) to lucioc@valleystar.com or mail them to: Lucio Castillo Managing editor Valley Morning Star 1310...... Full story

Persons interested in appearing in this forum and in the print edition of the Valley Morning Star can e-mail their photos (attached in jpg format) to lucioc@valleystar.com or mail them to: Lucio Castillo Managing editor Valley Morning Star 1310...... Full story

BROWNSVILLE,TEXAS - MARCH 16, 2011 - The music of Mozart’s “Requiem” will fill The Arts Center at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 27. The concert will feature the...... Full story

Students, employees and the public are invited to watch Allied Health Technology Division teams square off in a battle of the minds during the TSTC College Bowl at the TSTC Wellness & Sports Center from 4 PM to 7 PM Friday, March 25. Teams will...... Full story

Employers are invited to meet Texas State Technical College Harlingen graduates during the college’s annual job fair in the TSTC Cultural Arts Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6.  There is no fee for businesses to reserve an...... Full story

MERCEDES – The South Texas Independent School District (STISD) Education Foundation is holding its 6th Annual Valentine’s Day Raffle. First prize is an Apple iPad 32GB with Wi-Fi capacity + 3G, second prize is a Hewlett Packard Pavilion...... Full story