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John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary held their Project Fit America Kick-Off Celebration. J&O’s goal is to excel academically and to also live a healthy lifestyle. The grant was awarded to John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary by the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation made possible by the donation of Project Fit America. The grant includes state of the art fitness equipment specifically designed to address the deficit areas where children fail fitness
tests; indoor fitness equipment; a dynamic curriculum with games, activities and challenges for kids with the PFA outdoor and indoor equipment. The academic emphasis is to create “physically educated” children and to empower them to take a personal responsibility of their health and enthusiasm. It also helps to build social skills, character and leadership skills. The activities are both fun and intense. J&O is very grateful and humbled to be one of the 19 schools
to receive this grant since the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation began sponsoring the Project Fit America Program in 2014. J&O is the only elementary campus in Starr County to have received this grant this year. Principal Ms. Marissa Saldivar would like to thank all of the guest speakers who offered words of encouragement and motivation and everyone else who was present to celebrate with them. The event was a great success!
Roma ISD Breaks Ground on New JROTC Building, Added Band Hall Facilities
Students, staff and community members gathered recently to celebrate the groundbreaking of the newest facility planned for Roma High School - a JROTC Building and added bathroom and changing facilities for the Roma High School Band Hall. The completion of the project in August 2020 will bring to fruition the promises to the community of the 2015 bond election. The total cost of the building project is budgeted at $2.5 million. “The time has come to say goodbye to the trailers that provided us many good times and memories. This has been my second home. Sometimes I would walk up the sidewalk and see a trailer park, but it was our trailer park – it had meaning,” said Roma
High School JROTC Program Student Cadet LTC Jose “Tony” Alfaro. “While the construction of the building will be in progress, that doesn’t mean it will set us back. And that’s one thing about progress, sometimes you have to say goodbye to one thing to start anew. They say good things come to those who wait and the wait it finally over. Thank you very much.” Until recently, the Roma High JROTC Program was housed in trailers that will be moved away for construction on the same location at the high school. The JROTC program has tripled in size during the past five years and added many new activities and programs. The new building provides the program with a permanent facility with the OPEN MON-SUN 7AM-7PM
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ability to continue growing the program’s classes, offerings and competitions, including robotics and other STEM and fitness classes recommended by the National JROTC Program. In addition, the architects overseeing the JROTC Building Project were able to configure the new building to be placed against the current Band Hall to add on bathroom and changing facilities. The Roma High Band has grown from 130 members to over 200 members, so there was a desperate need to add these facilities for the benefit of the students and continued growth of the program. “I can assure on behalf of the Mighty Gladiator Band that these facilities are very needed and JROTC, page 2
From Public Safety to Public Utilities the City of Rio Grande City is looking to grow services to better serve its residents. The RGC Police Department recently added three new patrol vehicles. The 2020 Chevy Tahoes were purchased using funding through the Operation Stonegarden Grant Program, which aims to improve security along the U.S./ Mexico Border. “I am committed to working alongside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to secure our southern border, and I thank the men and women of law enforcement for working tirelessly to keep our border communities
secure,” said Texas Governor Greg Abbott. A second brush truck has been added to the Public Works Department to allow for more timely brush collection services throughout the city. Keeping Rio Grande City beautiful! Public Utilities has added a new dump truck and replaced its Vactor truck with one that’s more dependable and has a larger capacity. The new equipment will not only save the City money, but it will also shorten the time it takes to repair leaks, clean out lift stations, and cut through debris. Citywide Cleanup kicked off on November 25th.
RR Collision, Car Care1 & Rivera’s Towing Donates Turkey Dinners
RR Collision, Car Care1 & Rivera’s Towing donated turkey dinners to RGC Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and to Retama Manor residents. Our true value of continued support to our Starr County is a continuous virtue that is conveyed through our local business. Thank you to our customers, friends and staff for dedicating the time in assuring that this great deed was a grand success to bring a smile in the time of giving!
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