PISD celebrates National Principals Month
SCHOOL Pearsall ISD celebrated National Principals Month in October by recognizing its campus administrators. National Principals Month is held every October and celebrates and honors school principals for their “visionary leadership and tireless pursuit of success for each student.” The event is also used to advocate for solutions to support school principals by addressing…
Read MoreThe Bible and the Headlines
NEWS YOU CAN USE BY DAVID BACHELOR, PhD It is always newsworthy when a famous partnership ends. Remember all the headlines when the Beatles called it quits, or Simon and Garfunkel, or Sonny and Cher. For folks too young to remember these splits, think back just a week ago to the media attention focused on…
Read MoreAs Good As Granny’s
Deep-Dish Cheddar Chicken From: A Taste of Heaven, Recipes from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cotulla, 2003 This is one of those recipes that I saw the title for and got very excited but read the ingredients of and lost my enthusiasm. I really don’t like broccoli. The good news is, broccoli can be…
Read MoreFRH’s Dilley clinic rebrands to ReadyCare, expands services with new doctor
MEET THE NEEDS OF AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY As part of its mission of ‘improving the quality of life in our community by providing exceptional healthcare with compassion and respect’ the Frio Regional Hospital governing board is making changes to its facility in Dilley. The Frio Regional Primary Care and Urgent Care Clinic in Dilley will…
Read MorePesticide license training in Cotulla
FAMILY, SCHOOL & COMMUNITY The La Salle County AgriLife Extension Service will host a training session from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, at its office at 119 South Front Street in downtown Cotulla for all those looking to earn a pesticide applicator license. Admission to the course is $10 per person, paid in…
Read MorePanic buttons, locked doors for Texas schools
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHT Texas public schools would have to install panic buttons in classrooms and ensure all doors and windows are locked and monitored under new proposed safety standards released last week by the Texas Education Agency. The proposal is the latest effort to strengthen school safety after 19 children and two teachers were killed at…
Read MoreDelma R. DeLeon
Delma R. DeLeon, 69, died on October 30, 2022. She was born on May 2, 1953, to Gregorio and Marta Ramirez. She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Oscar Ramirez and great-grandson Malachi Alvarado. DeLeon is survived by her husband Marcos V. DeLeon, children Amparo (Rene) Cruz, Jesus (Rachel) Alvarado, Esteban (SanJuanita) Alvarado,…
Read MoreClara M. Rincon
Clara M. Rincon, 52, died on Sunday, October 20, 2022. She was born on December 27, 1969 to Julia Delacruz and Jesus Delacruz in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is survived by her husband Rene Rincon Sr., mother Julia Machacek and stepfather, Allen Machacek, sons Rene Jr., Jesus and Joshua Rincon, brother Tony Delacruz and sisters…
Read More“When he came home”
PEARSALL MAYOR RECALLS FATHER’S DEVOTION TO SERVICE By Ben T. Briscoe For Veterans Day, I’d like to honor all those men and woman who have served this nation in our armed forces. In my family, my grandfather on my dad’s side was a combat engineer in theFirst World War. Dad served in the Air Force…
Read MoreShower Thoughts with Shelly
GO LIGHTLY INTO THE FUTURE “I can’t even walk in here with all of your toys all over the place…” “Just throw it in there already, there’s no space left to have it on the shelf.” “The drawer won’t close anyway, so why does it matter if the door is blocked with stuff, too? Just…
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