April is Autism Awareness Month

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Ana Paula Gonzalez, and Scarlett Maldonado of Emma Vera Elementary School; Baily Aguirre, Carolina Escobar, and Marien Rodriguez of F. J. Scott Elementary School; Daleyza Mailen Balleza, Catalina Briseño, and Isabella Villafuerte of R. &

C. Saenz Elementary School; David Gomez, Brianda Lopez, and Julissa Peña of R. T. Barrera Elementary School; and Enrique Julian Castillo, Alexander Martinez, and Andrea Lilibeth Mata of Veterans Memorial Elementary School.

April is Autism Awareness Month. In honor of that, faculty and staff at the Rio Grande City Grulla ISD DAEP wore blue or Autism shirts to raise awareness for this issue affecting 1 in 36 US children. Mr. Orlando Ariel Guerra, counselor, provided guidance lessons to the students on Autism so they can be aware of the condition and how it affects children.

Alcohol Awareness Month is a national public health awareness campaign sponsored by the National Council for Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), which takes place every April.

Alcohol Awareness Month aims to increase awareness and understanding of the causes and treatment for one of our nation’s top public health problems: alcohol use disorder. Alcohol addiction and abuse is not only a considerable burden on government spending, it also claims thousands of lives across the county each year.

Some notable statistics on alcohol addiction include:

(1)more than 65 million Americans report binge drinking or heavy drinking in a one-month period, which is more than 40% of those who drink alcohol,

(2) in 2018, there were 10,511 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities, totaling 29% of all traffic fatalities for the year, and

(3) teen alcohol use kills 4,700 people each year, more than all illegal drugs combined.

By making people aware of the situation and the viable solutions, alcohol awareness month aims to reduce the pain and suffering alcohol abuse causes to people’s lives.

In the United States, more than 140,000 people per year die from alcohol misuse, making it one of the leading causes of preventable deaths.

For more information, please visit Alcohol Awareness Month 2023: Get Involved! (recovered. org) Message from the Starr County Community Coalition

CDC simplifies COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, allows older adults and immunocompromised adults to get second dose of the updated vaccine

Following FDA regulatory action, CDC has taken steps to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and allow more flexibility for people at higher risk who want the option of added protection from additional COVID-19 vaccine doses.

CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today to discuss these COVID-19 vaccine recommendation changes, and the associated implications and implementation. Although there was no vote at this meeting, ACIP members expressed their support for these recommendations.

These changes include:

CDC’s new recommendations allow an additional updated (bivalent) vaccine dose for adults ages 65 years and older and additional doses for people who are immunocompromised.

This allows more flexibility for healthcare providers to administer additional doses to immunocompromised patients as needed.

Monovalent (original) COVID-19 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for use in the United States.

CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 years and older receive an updated (bivalent) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of whether they previously completed their (monovalent) primary series.

Individuals ages 6 years and older who have already received an updated mRNA vaccine do not need to take any action unless they are 65 years or older or immunocompromised.

For young children, multiple doses continue to be recommended and will vary by age, vaccine, and which vaccines were previously received.

Alternatives to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines remain available for people who cannot or will not receive an mRNA vaccine. CDC’s recommendations for use of (monovalent) Novavax or Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines were not affected by the changes made today.

CDC and ACIP will continue to monitor COVID-19 disease levels and vaccine effectiveness in the months ahead and look forward to additional discussion around potential updates this fall.

Getting A Manicure Or Pedicure? TDLR Provides Pointers For Receiving Safe Services

As the weather gets warmer, many Texans will prepare for sandal season with a visit to a nail establishment for a manicure or pedicure. TDLR reminds consumers of steps they can take to ensure a safe and hygienic experience:

Make sure your establishment and service provider are licensed. Check the TDLR website: https://www.tdlr.texas. gov/LicenseSearch/. Someone who’s providing a manicure or pedicure should have either a Cosmetology Operator license, a Class A Barber license, or a Manicurist license. Licensees are trained and tested on proper sanitation practices.

If you have any open wounds on your hands, or cuts or rashes on your legs, skip the manicure or pedicure until those conditions have healed. An establishment should not provide services if you have inflamed, broken skin because bacteria can more easily gain access to your body and cause an infection. Don’t shave your legs on the day you’re getting a pedicure because there could be small cuts you can’t see.

Cleanliness of the establishment is important. Are the trash cans emptied? Can you see nail clippings that haven’t been removed? Is there a strong chemical smell?

Before performing a manicure or pedicure service, the technician should wash their hands with soap and water or use a hand sanitizer. When the manicure or pedicure begins, the technician should clean each area of the client’s body that will be receiving treatment.

Ask for tools that have been cleaned, disinfected and sterilized or sanitized, or new tools. Some nail files can be cleaned, disinfected and reused – unless they come into contact with broken skin or unhealthy skin and nails, and should be discarded. Don’t let your service provider re-use a dirty nail file or single-use item that they’ve used on someone else – that’s how infections occur. All tools should be cleaned and disinfected. Metal tools also should be sterilized.

Spas or foot basins must be drained, cleaned, disinfected and wiped dry after each client, including those that are covered with shower cap-type disposable liners. If the establishment uses the correct disposable heatsealed spa liners and portable whirlpool jets, they must drain the water, throw away the liner and disinfect the portable

The Rio Grande City Miss Freedom Fest Pageant will be held on Friday, June 9th, at the Fort Ringgold Auditorium!

To sign up, contact Cathy Rubio, Kelsey Bass Museum Coordinator, at (956)487-0672 ext. 2277 or crubio@cityofrgc. com!

Oraci N Al Esp Ritu Santo

Espíritu Santo, tu que me aclaras todo, que iluminas todos los caminos para que yo alcance mi ideal, tu que me das el don divino de perdonar y olvidar el mal que me hacen y en todos los instantes de mi vida estas conmigo, yo quiero en este corto dialogo agradecerte por todo y confirmar una vez mas que nunca quiero separarme de ti por mayor que sea la ilusión material. Deseo estar contigo y todos mis seres queridos en la gracia perpetua. Gracias por tu misericordia para conmigo y los míos.

(La persona deberá rezar esta oración 3 días seguidos sin decir el pedido. Dentro de 3 días será alcanzada la gracia por mas difícil que sea. Publicar en cuanto se reciba la gracia.)

Agradece gracia alcanzada whirlpool jet. Foot basin chairs should be cleaned and disinfected after each client. Establishments are required to keep cleaning logs for each spa or foot basin and the establishment’s most recent inspection report should be made available on request.

Technicians are not allowed to use any product, preparation or procedure that penetrates the skin layer. They can’t use a razor-type callus shaver that is designed and intended to cut growths of skin like corns and calluses. They also can’t use a styptic pencil if you are bleeding.

Technicians are not allowed to use products that have Methyl Methacrylate Liquid Monomers (MMA) as an ingredient. Some MMA products have a strong irritating smell that can be hazardous to your health.

Heads up: Manicurists can’t provide waxing services unless they have a Class A Barber license, Cosmetology Operator license or an Esthetician license.

If you think that something’s not sanitary – SPEAK UP. Ask for a manager. Your health and safety are more important than protecting someone’s feelings.

If you develop redness or swelling in or near the nail bed after a manicure or pedicure, you should seek immediate medical attention. Don’t put off seeing a doctor – some infections can be serious. If you think the infection happened because of conditions at the establishment where you had your manicure or pedicure, you can file a complaint with TDLR and we will investigate.

If you think that TDLR needs to look into potential sanitation or other safety issues in a nail establishment, you can report that here: https://www.tdlr.texas. gov/complaints/. You can use the same link to report unlicensed activity.

About TDLR TDLR provides regulatory oversight for a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment in Texas. The agency protects the health and safety of Texans by ensuring they are served by qualified, licensed professionals. Inspections of individuals, businesses, and equipment are done on a regular basis to safeguard the public.

TDLR’s Customer Service line is available anytime between 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 1-800-8039202. TDLR representatives are fluent in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

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Congressman Henry Cuellar presented a Certificate of Congressional Recognition to Osvaldo Grimaldo, an outgoing intern in his Washington, DC office. Osvaldo is a resident of Roma, Texas, and will be graduating from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in May. Osvaldo is a participant in the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) Global Leaders Program and will remain in DC to complete a second internship with Tyson Foods. Thank you, Osvaldo, for your hard work!

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CITY OF ROMA, TEXAS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Roma, Texas (the “City”) will convene at its regular meeting place at the Roma City Hall Council Chambers, 77 Convent Street, in Roma, Texas at 5:30 o’clock p.m., Roma, Texas time on June 7, 2023, and, during such meeting, the City Council will consider the passage of an ordinance and take such other actions as may be deemed necessary to authorize the issuance of one or more series of certificates of obligation in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,500,000 for the purpose or purposes of paying contractual obligations of the City to be incurred for making permanent and public improvements for other public purposes, to- wit:

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(1) construction, repair and improvements to City streets (including drainage improvements, street lighting, sidewalks, and purchase of land and equipment), and other amenities incident thereof, (2) construction and improvements to the City’s water and wastewater system and gas system, (3) construction for storm water drainage improvements, (4) construction of detention ponds, (5) construction of lift stations, and (6) the payment of professional services related to the construction, design, engineering, and financing of the aforementioned projects.

The certificates of obligation (the “Certificates”) will be payable from the levy of an annual ad valorem tax, within the limitations prescribed by law, upon all taxable property within the City and from a lien on and limited pledge of net revenues derived by the City from the operation of the City’s Water and Wastewater System. The Certificates are to be issued, and this notice is given, under and pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971 as amended, Local Government Code Section 271.041 through Section 271.063, and Chapter 1502, as amended, Texas Government Code. The current principal of all outstanding debt obligations of the City is $9,743,000. The combined principal and interest required to pay all outstanding debt obligations of the City on time and in full is $13,170,287. The estimated combined principal and interest required to pay the Certificates is $8,184,919. The estimated interest rate for the Certificates is 6.50%. The maximum interest rate for the Certificates may not exceed the maximum legal interest rate. The maximum maturity date of the Certificates is September 1, 2037.