Local Business Happenings
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Jedi Training Camp for Kids
Posted 12/19/2012 8:29 AM
Outer-Rim Jedi Training Camp is a literary camp where Younglings and Initiates will learn about different philosophies that influence the Jedi, especially how to be a warrior and peaceful at the same... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
South Texas Health System Awarded an "A" for Patient Safety by Hospital Safety Score
Posted 12/04/2012 11:22 AM
South Texas Health System, the Valley's largest healthcare system, was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
The Great Winter Warmup Comes to Town
Posted 12/04/2012 9:41 AM
From Dec. 1 to Dec. 15, the Edinburg Children's Hospital Foundation asks the community to donate new socks, pajamas, and underwear for children of all ages as part of "The Great Winter Warm-Up" PJ and... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
Lacks Furniture partners with UTPA to educate the community about diabetes
Posted 12/04/2012 9:36 AM
The University of Texas-Pan American has joined Lacks Furniture in bringing back a program that trains fourth-grade students to educate their families about diabetes, one of the most common diseases... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
Lacks Contest Helps Charities
Posted 12/04/2012 9:32 AM
Lacks Valley Stores is holding it's first ever Trim-A-Tree Contest. Charities and school organizations have decorated Christmas trees at their local Lacks stores and are collecting canned goods for... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
An ER Just for the Elderly Open House & Ribbon Cutting
Posted 11/14/2012 1:37 PM
EDINBURG - The first senior-friendly Emergency Room in South Texas is at Edinburg Regional Medical Center. It is designed to meet the unique needs of seniors in an emergency room setting, Edinburg... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
Veteran's Day Butterfly Release
Posted 11/09/2012 2:05 PM
EDINBURG - For the second year in a row, Edinburg Children's Hospital patients will dedicate a butterfly release to all United States veterans with wishes of world peace. Gerald Axelbaum's fifth grade... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
Texas Winter League to Open in Harlingen
Posted 11/08/2012 1:18 PM
Players looking to gain exposure in attempt to further their professional baseball career can look no further than Harlingen Field, home of the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings. Harlingen, Texas will be... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
Soccer Instructional Clinics
Posted 10/25/2012 7:30 AM
On October 29, 30, and November 1, the Rio Grande Valley Chevy Dealers are hosting free instructional clinics for youth soccer players in the Harlingen area. The players of Dario Sala Soccer will... - read full story -Community - Local Business Happenings
Book by Local Author Now Available Online
Posted 10/17/2012 3:17 PM
Local author and illustrator Susanna Fantich has published her breakout novel "A Cat's Tale". "A Cat's Tale" is about fifteen-year-old Isadora who feels she is a freak. It isn't until her mother... - read full story -
