Necropsy team offers first look into causes of animal deaths
By Maci Guay The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, necropsy team in College Station is devoted to positively impacting human and animal health one dissection at a time. Every year, this group is called upon to perform 1,300 necropsies to monitor for diseases and answer questions about animal deaths. The team comprises two…
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HIGH SCHOOL band members (Above, L-R) Dante Mendez of Dilley and Steven Herrera of Pearsall have again captured coveted places on the Association of Texas Small School Bands All-State Band after auditioning at the Area competition in Calallen last week. They had advanced to the Area round of judging by auditioning for and performing in…
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Read MoreSquirreling Along
WHAT IS LIGHT POLLUTION? Sometimes a squirrel likes to sit out and look at the stars. On clear nights you might catch a shooting star, and definitely an airplane if you stick around for a few minutes. But does the sky look a little different? It might be light pollution. What is light pollution, and…
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Real Lion King By David Bachelor, PhD Despite its pre-Christmas release, “Mufasa: The Lion King” is still making headlines. From box office numbers, to reviews, to comparisons with its predecessors, Disney’s prequel has kept the lions of Pride Rock in the news. Recently however, a schoolboy in Zimbabwe showed who is the real king of…
Read MoreJalapeño Pinto Beans
Beans, it seems, are a rather divisive food item. Among the unofficial surveys I like to conduct, people either love them or they hate them. In honor of my dinner table surveys and some recent cold weather, a simple bean recipe that I think sounds quite good. Jalapeño Pinto Beans From The Homesick Texan Cookbook,…
Read MoreValentina Garza Vela
Valentina Garza Vela, 89, died on December 26, 2024, in Pearsall. She was born on February 14, 1935 in Tynan, Texas to Estanislado Garza and Paula Garza. She is preceded in death by her husband Manuel R. Vela, grandsons Luigi Salinas Jr. and Jaime Angel Salinas along with her great-grandchildren Lilo Manzanares, Liliana Rose Rangel…
Read MoreRita R. Hurt
Rita R. Hurt, 80, of Dilley, died on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. She was born on May 8, 1944 to Vicente Reyes and Hermenejilda Medellin. She is preceded in death by her parents and her late husband, Roy Anthony Hurt. Rita is survived by her only daughter Leticia Hurt Glover (Joe Luis Glover) of Beeville,…
Read MoreMaria (Christina) Bazaldua Keene
Maria (Christina) Bazaldua Keener, of Cotulla, died on Thursday, November 21, 2024, in Laredo. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 13 at 12 p.m. at the Cotulla Church of Christ at 306 Medina St. A cremation has already taken place.
Read MoreJuanita Perez
Juanita Perez, 90, died on Sunday, December 29, 2024. She is preceded in death by her parents Benito and Simona Perez, and her three siblings Basilio Perez, Felice P. Marquez, and Isaac Perez. Juanita is survived by many nieces and nephews and friends. Juanita was a devote Catholic and deeply involved with her church through…
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