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Adriana Gallaga recently signed a letter of intent to play tennis at Lee College in Baytown.  She is flanked by Lee College Head Tennis Coach Jason Haynes, left, and Harlingen High School South Head Tennis Coach Noe Stillman, right.
Signed & sealed: Adriana Gallaga
With a full scholarship Gallaga is set to attend Lee College in Baytown
For having accomplished so much in the sport of tennis, Adriana Gallaga got a late start. Gallaga, 18 and a senior at Harlingen High School South, said she started playing tennis in seventh grade because her older brother played it and it seemed... Full story
Joshua Barrera, a senior at San Benito High School, has been nominated to West Point Military Academy.
Army Future: Joshua Barrera
San Benito student nominated for West Point
Joshua Barrera is excited about being nominated to West Point Military Academy.Although he still has to be accepted, or appointed, a nomination by U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, is a big step is in the right direction.“When I learned, I was... Full story
Ed Harris, band instructor for Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, has been playing music for 32 years.
Rhythmic bark: Ed Harris
Harris brings his musician side to MMA
The cadets of Alpha Company get a heavy dose of discipline from their chief warrant officer.But the 12-year Marine Military Academy faculty member has a rhythmic undertone to his bark. That’s because Ed Harris is also a veteran musician with... Full story
Gay Landry has been building custom-made knives for two and a half years and carving wooden duck decoys for the past 15 years.
Sharp edge: Gay Landry
Rio Hondo man develops custom-made knives
For Gay Landry, hunting’s a way of life.For years, he’s turned it’s tools into works of art.And after he bags his limit, he cooks up a scrumptious feast of wild game.“I do everything,” said Landry, a retired pharmacist.... Full story
Justin Tijerina, a sophomore at Harlingen High School, won a photo contest with a grand prize of going to the Super Bowl.
Perfect shot: Justin Tijerina
Harlingen sophomore wins photo contest’s grand prize
Justin Tijerina just wanted to be like his dad.So he picked up a camera.The rest, as they say, is history.Justin was about 13 years old when he started tagging along with his pop, T.J., to weddings and quinceaneras.T.J., a San Benito firefighter for... Full story
Susan Hurley has visited the Valley five times in the last seven years and finds that it feels like home.
Just like home: Susan Hurley
Quebec native finds Valley is friendly and full of activities
Susan Hurley has visited the Rio Grande Valley for five of the last seven years and says that the region “feels like home.”“The first year (we came) we had a fifth wheel,” she said describing a truck bed trailer hitch.... Full story
Aurore Parent retired from farming pheasant in Quebec. Parent teaches cooking classes at the Sunshine RV resort during the winter.
Under the sun: Aurore Parent
Since retired, Parent enjoys warm Valley weather
Aurore Parent retired from farming pheasant in Quebec and now spends her winters in a swimming pool under the South Texas sun.When asked why she decided to come to the Rio Grande Valley, Parent replied simply, “for the sun.”She said she... Full story

Heber Olguin is director of San Benito's Joe Callandret Positive Redirection Center, an alternative school that helps students from sixth to 12th grade overcome problems.
Direct support: Heber Olguin
Olguin helps sixth to 12th grade students overcome problems
At a historic schoolhouse, Heber Olguin helps turn students’ lives around.During segregation, the Joe Callandret school taught the city’s black children.Years later, a state grant helped establish the Joe Callandret Positive Redirection... Full story
Joe Riggs, shown with his horse Sketch, has worked with horses most of his life. He said all his work involved racehorses until he came to South Padre Island in May 2009 to work with Horses on the Beach.
Horsing Around: Joe Riggs
Former outrider leads expeditions on the beach
Joe Riggs has worked with horses all his life.“I don’t remember the first time I rode a horse,” he said. “It was probably before I was old enough to talk.”Both his parents worked with racehorses. His mother was a... Full story
Connie Moreno is an accountant with the San Benito school district.
Doing better: Connie Moreno
Moreno lives the life her parents struggled to give her
In Mexico, Connie Moreno’s parents gave her a gift she’s passing on to her daughter.“I tell my daughter you always have to do better than your mom,” she said. “My advice is not to get discouraged — to get an... Full story
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