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Goreti Trueba,
valedictorian of the
Immaculate Conception
School Class of 2009, made
the following <i>i<Jress at the
school's recent graduation
celebration.
Good evening
First of all, I would like to
thank all of the parents and
teachers because without
them we wouldn't be here. I
would also like to thank
Father Amador and Mrs.
Urbina for everything
they've done for us and for
the school.
Obviously, none of us
would be here without our
parents and all of our family
members who support us
and are proud of us. Without
them, all of us would be
totally different persons.
Many of us wouldn't have
education, values, wealth,
security, and maybe we
wouldn't even know what
love is. We are who we are
because of them. They give
us courage, and it takes
courage to grow up and
become who we really are.
They are the ones who
taught us to achieve our
goals, to be honest, to
always give our best, to be
friendly, and to always think
about what we want for our
future so that we could make
the right decisions in our
lives. Our parents have
taught us a lot of things we
will need in our lives, but the
most important thing that
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sweats, and volleyball shoes
(no black-soled running
shoes) are recommended.
Knee-pads are strongly
suggested. Campers are also
urged to bring a water bottle
clearly labeled with their
name, healthy snacks, and a
positive learning attitude.
Registration will be on
site at Veterans Middle
School. For more
information. e-mail:
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Camp Director Jimenez can
be contacted by cell phone at
956- 451-8743.
There can be no other occupa-
tion like gardening m which, if
you were to creep up behind
someone at their work, you
would find them smiling.
—Mirabel Osier
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CHRISTIAN SALINAS
they have taught us is to be
independent because God
created each of us with a
unique way of shining, and
we don't need anyone else's
light to shine even brighter
than the sun.
I know we've all waited a
long time tor our graduation
day, and that day is finally
here. We've been through a
million things together and
every little thing we did at
I.C.S. is part of us now. All
the SAT tests, the Friday
masses, the Thanksgiving
luncheons, the Monday
morning football reports, all
the times we danced in front
of everyone, all the teachers
in this school, and all the
classmates we've had since
we were little are part of
who we are.
Maybe we are not the
biggest class or the most
united class, but we are
simply the dynamic,
beautiful, and awesome class
of 2009 and nobody can
change that. Like ever}
eighth grade class, we've
had problems, fights,
friendships, broken hearts,
and many lessons learned
that we are never going to
forget
Obviously, all of us are
scared to go to high school,
even if some don't admit it
Many of us are scared to
start from zero. Starting high
school and starting
Montessori are almost the
same. The only difference is
that when we start
Montessori we don't care if
we are the smallest ones in
sciiool or if we don't know
anybody. When we are in
Montessori we just want to
make friends and have fun.
So, when all of us enter high
school we should let the
child within us get out and
never be scared of anything.
We should not care if we are
going to be the smallest ones
in school or be scared if we
don't know anybody. The
only thing we should worry
about is making a lot of
friends, having a lot of fun,
and enjoying every minute
of the rest of our lives
because just remember that
graduation is not the end; it's
just the beginning, and we
still have a very long way to
go. Each and every one of us
is a strong individual with
more potential than we
might give ourselves credit
for. So now that we are
ready to go out into that big
crazy world, I hope that
everyone follows their
dreams, reaches their
greatness, and makes
everyone proud. Because we
are not middle school
students anymore, but now
we are young adults who are
entering high school And
this is just the beginning...
Congratulations Class of
2009!
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inform all concerned that Mi
Jardin Del Rio Adult Day
Care Center, located at 5581
East Highway 83 in Rio
Grande City, is operating (he
Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP) and is
following all the CACFP
guidelines.
Also, in the operation of
the Child and Adult Care
Food Program, participants
are not discriminated against
because of race, age. national
origin, color, disability or
sex
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Cuellar supports $44 billion
Homeland Security bill
ICS valedictorian for 2009 gives address
Goreti Trueba, the valedictorian of the Immaculate Conception School Class of 2009, is
pictured above addressing her fellow eighth graders at the school's recent graduation
ceremony. She expressed heartfelt thanks to parents, teachers, and school leaders. She
emphasized that the graduates are now young adults who will work hard to excel in the new
environment of high school.
ICS valedictorian Goreti Trueba
delivers address at graduation
Washington, D.C. -
Congressman Henry Cuellar
(D-Laredo) helped pass late
on Wednesday, June 24 H.R.
2892, the Department of
Homeland Security
Appropriations Act 2010,
funding $44 billion for the
Department of Homeland
Security and the agencies it
oversees. It includes over
$10 billion for U.S. Customs
and Border Protection and
over $5 billion for U.S.
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
i As part of the bill, the
House overwhelmingly
passed Congressman
Cue liar's amendment
preventing those government
agencies funded by H.R
2892 from booking first-
class travel with taxpayer
dollars, except for certain
exemptions under law.
"With this bill we've voted
to secure this country,
channeling dollars to the
frontlines of our borders, our
ports and to those
organizations that protect the
homeland everyday. Their
hard work keeps us safe at
home," said Congressman
Cuellar. "At the same time,
there has never been a more
important time to cut costs
and reduce waste, and first-
class travel on the taxpayer
dime must take a backseat."
The House passed the
Department of Homeland
RGC Public Library
offers story times
Rio Grande City Public
Library is offering
storytimes from 5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. every Tuesday and
Thursday.
The library urges parents
to join and let their child
open his/her minds to
reading and fun. Every book
opened gives them a chance
for fun and learning. Come
by RGC Public Library
located at 591 E. Canales
Bros. St. or call 487-4389
for more information.
Security Appropriations Act
2010 by a vote of 389-37,
and appropriated $44 billion
to the Department of
Homeland Security which
oversees seven major
departments, such as CBP.
ICE and FEMA. Over $1 I
billion will go towards
combating border violence
and drug trafficking along
the Southern border,
including over $3.5 billion to
fund 20,219 Border Patrol
agents, 17.000 of whom will
be based on the Southern
border. There will be $26.1
million for counterdrug
initiatives, including $10
million for additional
scanning systems for
southbound lanes.
"These dollars make it
possible for our border
patrol agents to do their jobs,
and it expands the resources
they have on the ground to
protect our communities,"
said Congressman Cuellar.
"And by creating over 500
new jobs, this bill puts
Americans to work as it
works to secure our nation."
The bill also provides $4.9
million of increased funding
for Customs and Border
Protection to handle the
Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative, which as of June
1st, requires all travelers to
use passports or other
approved travel
documentation when
reentering the United States
by land and sea. And there is
an additional $60 million for
Operation Stonegarden. to
assist border communities
with additional law
enforcement costs associated
with border security.
Other parts of the bill
include funding for the
follow ing:
Coast Guard: $9.97 billion
of mandatory funding and
money to improve port
security, nlarine safety and
efforts to stop the flow of
illegal drugs into this
country. $1.3 billion
specifically to be used
towards maritime narcotics
enforcement.
ICE: $97.8 million for ICE
to combat international trade
in illicit drugs, weapons
smuggling and crimes
associated with violence
along the Southern border;
$70 million will specifically
go towards initiating more
I CI, investigations,
intelligence activities and
international programs.
FEMA: $2 billion in
disaster relief funding and
$935 million for FEMA
response and support.
State Grants: $950 million
for states, including Texas,
to train and equip local first
responders to respond to acts
of terrorism and catastrophic
events.
Fire Grants: $810 million
to help local fire
departments staff and equip
their departments (including
SAFER grants)
I SA: $7.7 billion to fund
the Transportation and
Security Administration,
including $1 billion in
funding to p irehase and
install explosive detection
systems at airports
nationwide.
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institution is prohibited
from discriminating on the
basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, age and
disability Anyone who
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discriminated against should
write immediately to:
USDA, Director. Office
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I or the Weekend of Juiv 3. 2009
Bv Amateur Filmmaker:
Gerald Salinas
Ice Age: Dawn
of the Dinosaurs
(2()th Cenlurv l-'ox
Distribution)
Directed by: Carlos
Saldanha. Michael
Thurmcicr
Starring: Ra\ Romano. John
l.egui/nmo, Denis I car\.
Queen I atifah. Simon I'egg
MI'AA Rating: l'(i for mild
humor and peril.
\\ hat it's about:
I he sub zero heroes are
back. Serat is still tr\ ing to
nab the ever elusive nut.
while maybe finding true
love. Vlamn and 111ic await
the birth of their mini-
mammoth. Diego the saber
toothed tiger wonders if
hea.'.'s grow ing too soft and
Sid the sloth gets into
trouble when he creates his
own makeshift family b\
hijacking some dinosaur
eeus. On a mission to rescue
-Spccial to MP
20th i cnturv Fox's Ice Aue 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
the hapless Sid. the gang
ventures into a imsterious
underground world, where
thes have some close
encounters with dinosaurs,
battle flora and fauna, run
amuck and meet a
relentless, one esed. dino-
luinting weasel named
Buck
Public. Enemies
(Universal Pictures)
Directed b>: Michael Mann
Starring: Johnnj Depp.
Christian Bale. Marion
Cotillard. Channing latum.
Da\ id Wenham
MI'AA Rating:
\\ hat it's about: R for
gangster violence and some
language
Set during the Depression-
era's great crime wave, the
stor> of the government's
attempt to stop legendary
criminals John Dillinger,
Baby I ace Nelson and
I'rettv Bo\ Floyd. T his
<iperation transformed the
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police force from the
powerless agenev it once
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 2009, newspaper, July 2, 2009; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196366/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.