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A young Mario Ybarra Jr. stands besides his father's casket during a rosary after his father's death. U.S. Army Pfc. Mario Ybarra Sr. lost his life in combat during the Vietnam War in 1966. A new elementary school named after Ybarra Sr. is scheduled to open in January.
Soldier Tribute: Mario Ybarra Jr.
A Weslaco school named for Ybarra Sr. opens in January
Just like his father before him, Mario Ybarra Jr. has been driven by duty for the last eight months.U.S. Army Pfc. Mario Ybarra Sr.’s sense of duty led him to the jungles of Vietnam in 1966, where he was killed in combat. It was his... Full story
Cesar Jesus Garcia won several acting awards when he was in high school. A graduate of Webster University in St. Louis, Mo., with a bachelor's degree in theater, he plans to go to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
Center Stage: Cesar Jesus Garcia
Garcia pursues an acting career with a bachelor’s degree in theater
Cesar Jesus Garcia knew he wanted to act for the rest of his life when he was in the second grade, where in a school production he played his first leading role as George Washington.“In second grade we were given a sheet of paper to write down... Full story
Albert Perez of Brownsville recently swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.
Diving in: Albert Perez
Perez recently swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco
Albert Perez was scheduled to swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco in a few days, and it wasn’t looking good.For starters, he could barely move. Perez, who owns Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency in Brownsville with his wife, Linda, had... Full story
Paul Hopper mans the wheel on board the charter boat Fish Tales as it cruises along the Arroyo Colorado on Saturday. Hopper has been a commercial fisherman for the past nine years.
What a catch: Paul Hopper
Swells brutally bash against the side of the boat as the fishermen ride caffeine highs. Combating half-ton fish 18 hours for 12 consecutive days can best be described as hard labor.After the shift ends, the men shower off the fish guts, get... Full story
Robert McGinnis, a veteran police officer, was recently hired as the new police chief of Laguna Vista. He says he has received the community's support.
Staying Busy: Robert McGinnis
Police chief says work is hard, but also fun
Laguna Vista Police Chief Robert McGinnis never knew when he started out as a reserve officer 20 years ago that he would one day be heading up the department.“I was only here as a reserve officer for a few months,” he said. “After... Full story
Debbie Dickey was named Helping Hero of the Quarter at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen, where she has worked as a certified nurse's assistant for 15 years. Dickey works in the Comprehensive Medical Surgical floor, on the fifth floor of the South Tower.
Helping Hero: Debbie Dickey
Dickey honored for dedication to patients
Enthusiasm for her job and dedication to her patients are Debbie Dickey’s stock in trade.A certified nurse’s assistant at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen for 15 years, she has just been named the hospital’s Helping Hero of... Full story
Rosario Vega first became part of the San Benito Historical Society then joined the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Now she helps run the museums that share the San Benito Community Building.
Cultural heritage: Rosario Vega
Vega enjoys sharing, learning about San Benito history
As a little girl, her parents’ memories gave her some of her first history lessons, Rosario Vega said.For three years, she’s helped keep the city’s history alive at two museums that showcase San Benito’s rich cultural... Full story
Pedro “Pete” G. Peña, a drummer for the late Freddy Fender in the late 1960s and early 1970s, shows off a scrapbook containing pictures of Fender lighting Peña's cigar.
Love of music: Pedro “Pete” G. Peña
Peña played drums for Freddy Fender in the late 1960s and 1970s
Pedro “Pete” G. Peña says he has shaken hands and played drums with some of the most influential musicians of rock and popular music of the 1960s and 1970s.Peña, 62, said he played drums with Freddy Fender for five years in... Full story
Schawn Wreden is the project director of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District After Schools Centers in Education. This is her third year as director.
School Programs: Schawn Wreden
Wreden has been a program director for three years in Harlingen
Schawn Wreden noticed something during her time as a student in Harlingen schools and as a teacher for 14 years.Students could benefit from an after-school program.In 2004, Harlingen received a grant that funded after-school programs on six... Full story
Henrietta Peynado, 39, of Mercedes wears her sister Veronica Salinas-Contreras' face on her T-shirt outside the first Donate Life Texas Walk in La Feria. Peynado has dedicated countless hours promoting organ donation since her sister died from pulmonary fibrosis in 2005. Contreras died while waiting for a lung transplant.
Donate Life: Henrietta Peynado
Peynado is recognized for raising awareness of organ donation
Henrietta Peynado has been a tireless promoter of organ and tissue donation since 2005.That’s when her sister, Veronica Salinas-Contreras, died while awaiting a double-lung transplant. The organs never arrived.Four years later, Peynado was... Full story
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