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Nothing ‘impugnable’ about a boy’s spelling bee performance

By ANA LEY/The Monitor

WESLACO — Mashad Nair Arora barely hesitated on the word that made him the Rio Grande Valley’s top speller.“Impugnable?” he asked the pronouncer. He paused briefly as he pictured the word in his mind. A room full of silent... Full story

Valley Freedom Newspapers hosts 22nd annual spelling bee

By JENNIFER L. BERGHOM/The Monitor

The fourth time may just be the charm for 11-year-old Niroshan Anandasivam. On Saturday, Niroshan, a sixth-grade student at Kenmont Montessori School in Brownsville, will compete with 50 other students from public and private schools throughout the... Full story

Photographer Ruth Hoyt to be showcased at 2010 Natural History series

By ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — Feb. 27 will mark the eighth week of the 2010 Natural History Speaker Series held at the Valley Nature Center located on 301 S. Border St. in Weslaco. The Valley Nature Center has collaborated with the Weslaco Chamber of Commerce to... Full story

Author to visit South Texas ISD

By ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

Young-adult author, Laura Resau is expected to visit South Texas Independent School District’s across the Valley on March 2-5. The Baltimore, Maryland native will share her inspirations that fueled her work plus writing workshops. Resau will... Full story

Winter Texans share new take on barn quilts

By ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — Quilts are usually recognized for their simple patterns, but Winter Texans from Rio Valley Estates have modernized this hobby into fun for everyone. Originally from Tripoli, Iowa, Mary Lou Benson first discovered barn quilts on a... Full story

Baby of the Decade

Weslaco mom gives birth to 10-pound son at Harlingen Medical Center

By FERNANDO DEL VALLE/Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN — For Johanna Mendoza, her toughest pregnancy gave her her first boy, Harlingen’s first baby of the new decade, she said Friday. Isaac Anciso Jr. weighed in at 10 pounds, 6.8 ounces, stretching out to 20.7 inches when he was... Full story

After winning an accordion competition, Rodriguez branches out to mariachi

By FERNANDO DEL VALLE/Valley Morning Star

 Six months after sweeping the top prize in a Texas accordion contest, Heriberto Rodriguez is changing his tune. “It’s an ironic story,” said Rodriguez, 16, a junior at Edcouch-Elsa High School. In June, Rodriguez won Texas... Full story

Christmas Parade and Winter Fest is Thursday

Special to MVTC

Special to MVTC WESLACO — Because of impending inclement weather, the parade committee has decided it is best for participants and volunteers to postpone the Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas Parade until December 17.  Celebrate the holiday... Full story

Weather postpones Christmas parade

By MIKE GONZALEZ/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — Incoming cold temperatures and wet weather put a damper on this year’s Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas Parade and Winter Fest 2009. Originally scheduled for Dec. 4, the festivities have been postponed until Dec. 17, a Thursday... Full story

Expressway light outages irk TxDOT, local communities

By GABRIEL SALDANA/Valley Morning Star

LA FERIA — Street lights along Expressway 83 between La Feria and Pharr are still out, 11 months after a Valley Morning Star report on many of the same outages in December 2008. Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation... Full story

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