Building homes, hearts and faith
Church youth groups converge on Mission to serve poor
By Mary Nichols
Laughter, congregating and banging pots could be heard from the kitchen at First Presbyterian Church of Mission last Wednesday. Church members were preparing a special dinner of elk enchiladas, rice, beans and avocado for church volunteers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who were here to help people along the border living in substandard housing.
The Mission Service Project, in conjunction with Faith Communities Disaster Relief, is made up of various churches – often from other parts of the country – that network to do community volunteer projects repairing and improving homes for impoverished families living in the colonias.
Dave Diercksen, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, says they will provide each volunteer group a place to stay, eat, work and a rewarding experience.
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Soccer Playoffs Update
Significance of Game: Boys 5A Bi-District Soccer Play-Offs
Teams: Sharyland High School vs Del Rio High School
Date of Game: Monday March 22, 2010
Site of Game: Laredo United SAC Athletic Complex
Start Time of Game: 6:00 p.m.
Gates will Open at: 5:00 p.m.
Admission to Game: Adults – $3.00
Students – $2.00
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Boy Scout uses Eagle Scout project to improve Bannworth Park
By Edwina P. Garza
MISSION — Residents now have a few more options for physical fitness at Bannworth Park. Hunter Overly, a junior at Sharyland High School, installed four different fitness stations along the track for his Eagle Scout project.
Overly, 17, also used the help of his fellow troops from the McAllen Boy Scouts Troop No. 68.
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2010 U.S. Census forms mailed out this week
By Edwina P. Garza
MISSION — Local, state and federal leaders met recently to ask the community to not ignore the 2010 Census form when it arrives in their mailbox.
“It’s time to check your mailbox, fill out the form and mail it back,” said U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo. “With only 10 questions, it takes just 10 minutes to complete and that can make a big difference for our community.”
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Mission's Coach Garza to be inducted in Hall of Fame
Humbled. Overwhelmed. A privilege. Those are the words Mission High School basketball coach Rene Garza used to describe his soon to be induction to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
“It's a great honor,” says the veteran coach. “I am still in awe. I can't find the words to say.”
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‘Mission: Then and Now’ opens at MHM
The Mission Historical Museum’s newest exhibition, “Mission: Then and Now,” recently opened in the museum’s John Shary Building. The exhibit compares 20 photographs of early Mission with views of the same scenes today. All of the old photos featured can be found in the museum’s new book Images of America: Mission. The newest photos were captured just a few weeks ago.
The exhibit reflects changes in Mission during the last 100 years. A few areas are still recognizable, especially the area around the Border Theatre. Other early structures, such as C.G. de la Garza’s store, are gone without a trace. Many of the earliest structures were of wood frame construction, and most have not survived. In some cases, the basic shape of a building is recognizable, but the exterior has been remodeled.
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Dr. David Heflin named General Practitioner of the Year
‘This is a reflection of our clinic with our staff’
By Edwina P. Garza
MISSION — Dr. David Heflin still remembers the first calf he helped bring to life.
It was Christmas morning in College Station where he was attending Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. With his professor out celebrating Christmas, Heflin assisted birth a calf on a dairy farm.
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Read these stories and more in this week's Progress Times
Veterans Memorial students earn awards at STAR show
Oblate priest discusses his battle with drug cartels
Hidalgo County names new commissioner
County begin discussion of autopsy building
Clean water for Kenya
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UVAL celebrates 75th anniversary
The Upper Valley Art League is celebrating their 75th anniversary with a “Denim & Diamonds” event that is free and open to the public, according to Maxilou Link, UVAL president. It will be held Saturday, March 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Kika De La Garza Fine Arts Center, 921 E. 12th Street in Mission, next to Speer Memorial Library.
The evening begins with a Mission Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting and the re-dedication of the Kika De La Garza building with a plaque marker in his honor. He is expected to attend.
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‘Our hearts were moved to go’ Local doctor, nurse offer aid in Haiti
 MISSION — Under a blue tarp, which was a makeshift triage center in a hospital courtyard, Dr. Matthew J. Johnson showed a young mother and her toddler photographs of his adopted children.
Will you adopt my son, the woman asked Johnson.
Confused, Johnson recalled asking the woman why she would want a stranger to take her son.
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