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At the September 13, 2021 called Board Meeting, the La Feria ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tax rate of $1.156 for the 2021-2022 school year. The tax rate adopted is a five cent decrease from the previous year which was at $1.208.

The adoption of the budget demonstrated the district’s commitment to its fiscal responsibility.

The Board also approved increasing bus driver compensation from starting pay of $14.00 per hour to $15.25 per hour to be

more competitive with neighboring districts like Harlingen, Mercedes and Santa Rosa. Experienced bus drivers will also see a pay increase.

Also approved is a paid COVID-19 related leave for all employees for a maximum of 8 days in addition to their usual state or local leave. Since the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expired on December 31, 2020, in which last year the FFCRA requirement was that employers provide paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave under the expired act.

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PORT ISABEL, TEXAS, September 2021 — The Commemorative Air Force - Rio Grande Valley Wing (CAF-RGV Wing) will be presenting its second annual CAF AIRSHOW! the weekend of October 1-3, 2021 at the Port Isabel- Cameron County Airport. The show will feature world class aerobatics, WW II air battle reenactments, complete with pyrotechnics, and modern military. It will be an exciting event that teaches the lessons of history and demonstrates the many and varied career opportunities in aviation, all in a family friendly fairlike environment.

The flying portion of the show will last 2-3 hours. In addition to flying activities, there will be a kiddie land, flea market, food and drink concessions as well as a variety of static displays.

General Admission Advance adult tickets are $17.00 online and $20.00 at the gate. Parking and general admission for kids

12 and under are free.

An exciting and spectacular addition to CAF AIRSHOW! 2021 this year will be a twilight and evening performance Friday, October 1 over the Bay at South Padre Island. The 2-hour show, the first of its kind on the Texas coast, will end with a breathtaking four plane formation act followed by a thrilling and sparkling single ship performance to highlight the Night Show. Show center for CAF AIRSHOW “AFTER DARK” will be at the green space in the entertainment district on South Padre Island. Admission is free.

CAF AIRSHOW! is the primary fundraiser for the CAF-RGV Wing Transportation Museum located at the Cameron County Airport. Without the financial support generated by AIRSHOW!, the Wing will not be able to continue operating as the only Transportation and Flying Museum in south Texas and a valuable tourist

be paid with local school funds or ESSER grant funds.

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also considering offering COVID testing for all staff and students, but details are still being finalized.

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The Rio Grande Valley Byliners has a long and interesting past which you can read about here (see also the attached). If you have information to add, please contact us through the contact page. A significant contributor to this historical timeline is Marge Johnson from Weslaco, a Byliners member since 1959. In an article for our newsletter in January 2004, she provided names and dates and wrote about Byliners’ happenings and events that she herself lived through.

1943 In 1943, the year the Byliners was founded, newspapers were written and managed mostly by men.

Few women were journalists. So, given the maledominated field at the time, it was unusual that the Byliners was started by women, for women. Minnie Gilbert of San Benito and Lucy Wallace of Mission were among the founders. If you have lived in the Valley a long time, you may know that Minnie wrote for the Brownsville Herald and the Valley Morning Star

and Lucy for the Mission Times.

1975 Starting in 1975, the Byliners began writing and publishing their own books.

The first, “Gift of the Rio” was spearheaded by Lucy as part of the 1975 Bicentennial activities in Mission. She managed to get a grant for the publishing costs from the Mission Bicentennial organization. Singlehandedly, she rounded up the writers, helped come up with subjects, and pushed the project to completion.

Each chapter, which was written by a different writer, told of places and events in Valley history. Minnie and Ann Washington edited the book and Ann did the index. Marge Johnson recalls all of them sitting around her dining table going over the galley proofs and laying out the pages.

The book came out and was very well received. About 3,000 copies were printed.

It sold well and the Byliners ended up with some money in the bank.

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After a while, Lucy got a second wind and decided that the Byliners should write another book, this one about the people who settled the area and those who left a special mark on the Valley. Someone came up with the name “Roots by the River.” The press run was 3,000 again. The book was also well received and eventually made some more money. Roots by the River is now a collectible book and sells for $50.00 on Amazon.

A third book was conceived when it turned out that a lot of people were left out of the “Roots” book who deserved recognition.

The book was called Rio Grande Roundup because it “rounded up” others who had done much for the area.

This time the press run was 5,000 and was paid for by the monies made from the first two books. It did not move as fast but enough copies were sold to pay the printing expenses. Rio Grande Roundup is a collectible book and sells for $93.00 on Amazon.

Both Lucy and Minnie wrote several chapters in each of the books, as did Ann Washington; their work was always well researched and well written.

Lucy died in the late 1980s

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and Minnie lived to age 99, leaving her writing days behind in the late 1990s.

Marge Johnson remembers them as bright, interesting ladies who pursued their own careers, as well as the goal of creating these publications to leave a lasting legacy to the historical literature of the Valley. Others participated by writing a chapter or two, but Lucy and Minnie did the real work.

The Byliners was started to encourage women to become more professional in their writing and to find opportunities in the writing field, as well as to get to know each other. They wanted to exchange ideas and have fellowship with other women writers and wanted to concentrate on women’s interests without the men feeling they were the only ones who could write. Thus, for many years the Byliners had a “women only” rule for members.

1980 This changed in the early 1980s when Ann Washington’s husband Tom became active in helping with the books the Byliners had published. So, the “women only” rule was dropped ► CONTINUED NEXT PAGE Byliners History

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► CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Byliner's History and men were invited to be members. Gradually, over the years, more men became interested in joined and now the membership is fairly even between the sexes.

The Byliners had a period of low membership, perhaps because a potential member had to be a published writer and had to be invited and recommended by two members to join. After the rules were changed in the late 1980s, membership increased again.

1980 - 2010 Since then, Byliners leaders including Eileen Mattei, Adrienne Ostmann, Mona Sizer, Jeff Harris, Ruth Harris, Sandra Vela, Janet Wilder, Jack King, and Don Clifford have helped the organization to continue its high level of achievement – with Excellence in Writing Contests and publications of the winning entries, monthly newsletters, annual Writers Workshops, monthly Writing Challenges, attainment of non-profit status, and publication of two more books: Tales Told at Midnight Along the Rio Grande, edited by Mona Sizer and published in 2006, and Collected Tales From the Rio Grande, edited by Don Clifford and published in 2010.

2011-2014: After Don Clifford completed his tenure as Valley Byliners President, Sue Groves took over that duty for the next 3 years. Sue was a great asset and had the Byliners join the local Chamber of Commerce during her term as group president.

During that time, Frank Cortazo, who had become a Byliners member during September of 2010, served as Vice-President of Programs. He brought in a va-

September 22, 2021 • LA FERIA NEWS • 3 riety of guest speakers into the monthly meetings, including, among several fiction and non-fiction authors, some poets, a comic book writer, a musician, a forensics specialist, a 12-yearold published author, the head of the , at the time, local Sarah Book Publishing Company, and others.

He, also, brought in some excellent guest presenters for the annual Valley Byliners’ Writers Workshop such as Poet Laureatte Jan Seale and Alaskan author Laurel Bill. During this time, Bruce Nelson was the Byliners Vice-President of Publicity with his colorful monthly newsletter that graced the group membership e-mails every month.

These were, also, the first 3 years that Jose Alvarez served as group treasurer, a position that he would hold until the beginning of 2020.

2014-2017: With Sue Groves vacating the position of Byliners President, Frank Cortazo took over running the group with Ann Greenfield taking over as Vice-President of Programs until 2016. Frank would ‘double-up’ as President and as ‘acting VicePresident of Programs with, not only monthly speakers, but writing activities, critique sessions, oral readings during his 3 rd year as President.

During this 3 rd year, the office of Vice-President of Publicity, which had remained vacant after Bruce Nelson withdrew in 2014, would be filled by James Arnold.

2017-2020: With Frank Cortazo moving, for the next 3 years, to being one of the group’s 3 board members, (a slot that he vacated in May of 2020,) James Arnold took over as Byliners President. During

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this time, with assistance from the group, James did an excellent job of continuing the group meetings with monthly speakers and with providing some excellent workshop presenters. Ana Cavazos took over as VicePresident of Publicity. The, still-vacant, Vice-President of Programs office was filled in, briefly, first by Mark Esperanza and, later, by Delma Rodriquez, (who would assume the duties of the board member slot vacated by Frank Cortazo.)

Kaitlynn Renteria took over as treasurer from Jose Alvarez in early 2020.

Writing Challenge Writers Contest: The monthly Valley Byliners Writing Challenge Contest has been an on-going aspect of the Valley Byliners since it was created by member Jack King who was the first person with the duty of running it each month. Since that time, members Don Clifford, Edna Ratliff, Christina

2020-2021: The current president of Valley Byliners is James Arnold. James has successfully moved the organizations meetings to a digital format. The year 2020 brought on a devastating pandemic that sent our organization scrambling to create an online presence.

For the year 2021 Valley Byliners are hybrid, and hold their monthly meetings and Poetry Night on ZOOM and face to face.

Valley Byliners is a Texas based non-profit organization registered as a 501(c) (3) public charity. All donations to Valley Byliners are tax deductible.

First Baptist Church, La Feria “I think it is a test, God is testing us.” The man who said that is a contractor. He sees the pandemic as a test sent by God. An employee of this contractor had returned to Mexico last week because his family had COVID. First, his 11-year-old daughter died. The next week his 7-year-old daughter died.

I asked the contractor what he meant by test. He told the Exodus story of the death angel claiming the lives of the Egyptian children. In the story if there was blood over the front door the angel passed over. If not, a child died. Not even all Pharaoh's guards could save Pharaoh's son.

My friend is a good contractor, but I question his theology. God is not claiming the lives of children.

But he is right about one thing. This is a test. And not whether we have a lamb’s blood over the door but whether we do something as simple as wearing a mask or taking a shot. We are failing the test.

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CHURCH SERVICE DIRECTORY 1st United methodist Church Pastor Federico Perez, 797-1393 331 S. Main St., La Feria, Sunday School 10am, Traditional Worship Service 9am, Contemporary Service 11am, UM Youth 5pm International Worship Center Bishop Ronaldo Ortiz 956-797-1204 116 W. Seventh St., La Feria Services Sunday (English) 9:30am Domingo (Espanol) 11am, Miercoles 7pm Interdenominational Worship Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm First baptist Church of Santa rosa Pastor Harold Parker 956-636-1603 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa Sunday Services 9:30am Bible Study, 10:30am Morning Worship, 7pm Wednesday Evening Worship.

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Apostolic Faith tabernacle Pastor Ramon Zarate 357-6384 621 South Main, La Feria Sunday School 10am Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. Evening 7:30pm.

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Iglesia Oracion en Su presencia missionary Church,Inc. Pastors Frank & Janie Gonzalez 797-0044 4th Street, La Feria,TX Sunday 10am & 6pm, Monday 7 pm Prayer Service, Wednesday 7 pm, Friday 7 pm.

Church of Christ Minister Gene Head 536-9832 912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria, Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study, Sunday 9:30am Bible Study, 10:30am Service, 5pm Evening Service Los Domingos: 12:00 Medio Dia Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia Faith Church of Christian & missionary Alliance Church Pastor Oscar Loredo 797-1739 125 W. First St., La Feria,Tx Bilingual Ministry Sunday 10am Sunday School, 11am Worship, Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study, Friday 7 pm Prayer.

Santa rosa United methodist Church 408 Main Street (Hwy. 107/506) Santa Rosa, across from High School Sunday Coffee and Fellowship 9:30 AM Worship10 AM (Communion first Sunday) Wednesday Prayer Service 9:00 AM Pastor: Carole Lahti (956) 279-3407

Living Water Church and ministry Pastor Henry and Rosie 2805 Memorial Suite B. La Feria Sunday Service 11am, 6pm Spanish Worship Service, 7pm Wednesday Service St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Fr. Rodolfo Franco 797-2666, office: 502 S. Canal Casa de church: 500 South Canal St., La Feria, Esperanza Apostolic Saturday Mass 5:30pm, Church Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, 416 W. Spruce La Feria 10am English, 12pm Bilingual.

965-639-4301 Bilingual Services Sunday at 1:00pm Christ In Our midst Daniel Martinez - Pastor missionary Church Pastor: Rev. Daniel Carrizalez St. mary’s Catholic 956-742-6311 Church 1 mile N. of FM 506, La Feria FR. Edouard Atangana, Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., 956-636-1211 Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., 101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Wednesday Service - 7:00 p.m., Monday Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Prayer - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, New Hope 10am English. presbyterian Church 208 West Central Ave, First baptist Church of La Feria,TX, 956-277-0208 La Feria Services Sunday 4:30 pm 797-1214 Sunday School 3:15 pm Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Communion on the Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible Study & 1st Sunday of every month Mission Friends, 9:45am Sunday School, 11am Morning Worship Service Cowboy Church 11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex. Service St. Albans at 11:00am Sunday Episcopal Church 6:30pm pm Monday Reverend Scott Brown 956-975-6144 956-428-2305, www.westernoutreach.org 1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX Holy Communion 8am, Sunday School St. paul Lutheran Church 9:15, Holy Eucharist 10:30am.

Pastor Nathan Wendorf Sundays 8:00AM (Traditional) Hope in the Word Church HC first, third & fi fth Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares 10:30AM (Contemporary) 797-3621, HC second, fourth & fi fth 28354 S. Bixby Rd., La Feria (956) 423-3924 Services Friday 6pm, Sunday 10am.

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 12135 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30pm St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall at the corner of West & Cypress (956) 797-266 LA FERIA SCHOOL BOARD 2nd Monday, 6:30pm Board Room Central Administration Office 505 N. Villarreal St. (956) 797-8300 LA FERIA BAND BOOSTERS 3rd Monday, 7:00pm La Feria HS Band Hall (956) 797-8300 SANTA ROSA SCHOOL BOARD 3rd Monday • 6:30pm Santa Rosa HS Library (956) 636-9800 MAINSTREAM/PLUS DANCE Mondays • 9:30am - noon Park Place Estates Ballroom • Harlingen

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CITY OF LA FERIA UTILITIES BOARD 2nd Tuesday, 5:15pm La Feria City Hall 115 E. Commercial Ave. (956) 797-2261 CITY OF LA FERIA CITY COMMISSION 2nd & 4th Tues, 6:30pm La Feria City Hall 115 E. Commercial Ave. (956) 797-2261 AMERICAN LEGION POST #439 1st Tuesday, 7:30pm American Legion Post 145 E. Commercial Ave. (956) 797-3701 CHIP-O-TEXAS WOODCARVERS Every Tues • 8:30am-noon Park Place Estates Friendship Hall • Harlingen (956) 399-6660 SOUTH TEXAS UNITED AUTO WORKERS RETIEES 2nd Tuesday • 10:30am Elk Lodge Club 1426 S. Commerce • Harlingen (956) 428-3555 BLUEGRASS JAM SESSIONS Every Tuesday, 1:30pm Kenwood RV Resort 1201 N. Main • La Feria (956) 797-1875

WEDNESDAYS _____________ DIALOGUE MEETINGS 1st & 3rd Wed, 12:30pm Sept. - May Valley Baptist Medical Center East Tower, 1st Floor, Abbot Meditation Room • Harlingen MAGIC VALLEY QUILTERS Every Wednesday • 10am 1st Christian Church 400 N. Readan • San Benito COUNTRY JAM Wednesdays • 2-4pm Musicians by invite only OPEN TO PUBLIC Park Place Estates Ballroom • Harlingen contact Charlie (308) 379-4589 LINE DANCING Weds • 9:00am - 11:30am • $3 Park Place Estates Ballroom • Harlingen

THURSDAYS _____________ SOROSIS LITERARY CLUB 2nd Thursday Contact Cindy Moore (956) 245-5742 SANTA ROSA CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3rd Thursday • 7:00pm Santa Rosa City Hall (956) 636-1113 MEN’S SUPPORT GROUP Every Thursday • 7-9pm Men’s Resource Center of South Texas 204 N. 1st St. • Harlingen (956) 425-6110

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SATURDAYS _____________ ORDER OF EASTERN STAR HARLINGEN CHAPTER #641 3rd Saturday • 2:00pm Masonic Temple 702 E. Harrison • Harlingen (956) 423-5544

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Dickerson, Trevino power Lions past Chiefs

By KEVIN NARRO La Feria News

LA FERIA-After their Week 2 contest against La Feria was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, the Lions took an unexpected bye week and showed no rust or signs of slowing down against Donna North.

The Lions offense

picked up right where they left off, led by running back Zion Dickerson.

Dickerson led the ground attack with 139 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown en route to a 39-17 win over the Chiefs.

La Feria is now 2-0 on the year.

Along with Dickerson was senior QB Aaron

Photos via La Feria ISD Facebook Page #3 Aaron Trevino.

Trevino. The senior was spot on with 139 yards and tossed threw scores while completing 15 of his 19 passes.

The offense rolled to a 19 point first quarter, Trevino threw two scores while Trevino ran for a touchdown.

Trevino, like Dickerson, ran for over 100 yards.

Trevino ran loose for 103 yards on 13 carries

with a 25 yard scamper, his longest of the night.

In the receiving game, Brandon Villanueva led the attack with six catches for 85 yards and three scores. Justin Rodriguez hauled in five catched for 69 yards and a touchdown.

Up next is a date with the Cherokes who have lost two of their last three games.

Photos via La Feria ISD Facebook Page #28 Zion Dickerson.

La Feria Cross Country Runs Away with it

By KEVIN NARRO La Feria News

LA FERIA-The Lions cross country team continues to roll in 2021. This past weekend, La Feria placed first at the Mercedes cross country meet.

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The Art of Manliness John Quiñones to kick off 2021-2022 season of Monthly Segment The Colognes of Famous Men UTRGV Distinguished

Brett and Kate McKay Art of Manliness I’m always looking for ways to really get to know famous men from history.

It’s why biographies are one of my favorite genres of books and why some of my favorite trips are visiting the homes of famous men long dead. I like to uncover the small details of their lives.

What did they carry in their pockets?

What books were in their library?

What sorts of items did they keep by their bedside?

What was their daily routine like?

Such small details, stitched together, can really give you an idea of who the person was.

There’s one biographical peculiarity about a dead person that can particularly bring them to life for you: what they smelled like (you know, when they were still alive).

Smell is one of our most potent senses and is strongly connected to our memory. The cologne or fragrance a man chooses to wear, consequently, becomes part of his immortal identity. If you want to know what it was like to stand next to Winston Churchill, just take a whiff of the cologne he wore.

Below we highlight eight famous men and their signature fragrances.

Knowing what cologne they wore will give you an idea of what it was like to be in their presence. It also might give you some ideas for fragrances to add to your own collection; nearly all of those we list below are still made and available today.

George Washington: Caswell-Massey Number Six Founded in 1752, Caswell-Massey was the first personal grooming and fragrance company started in the United States. George Washington was known to wear their fragrance Number 6. He liked it so much that he gave it as a gift to friends.

Number 6 opens with the scent of citrus, neroli, rosemary, and amber. As it fades, you’ll start smelling rose, musk, and myrrh.

George III: Creed Royal English Leather

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Whilst King George was trying to manage unruly American colonists, he was likely wearing Creed Royal English Leather.

At least according to the perfumer who still makes the stuff. Creed is a perfume house that started in England in 1760.

According to the in-house legend (also known as marketing), Royal English Leather was the first scent that founder James Creed created, and he made it just for King George. The cologne was designed to be applied to the king’s gloves so that whenever His Majesty rested his chin in his gloved hand, the rich scent of the fragrance wafted into his nostrils (and disguised the scent of the not-sohygienic courtiers and plebes he was surrounded with).

The base note has leather, of course, along with sandalwood. The top notes consist of orange and lime.

Napoleon Bonaparte: Jean Marie Farina Eau de Cologne What does conquest and empire-building smell like? It evinces top notes of citrus and rosemary before fading to cedar, vetiver, and musk. Or at least that’s the fragrance that French commander and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte wore during his campaigns and political maneuvers. Known as Jean Marie Farina Eau de Cologne, it’s a nice fragrance to sport in warmer weather due to its fresh scent.

General George Custer Besides being a commanding Army officer during the American Indian Wars, General George Custer was also a dandy. He wore a fancy uniform, a bright scarf around his neck, and his curly, golden hair below his shoulders, which made him stand out from other military officers.

His foppish hair became such a trademark that the Lakota took to calling him Pahuska, or long hair.

To keep his golden locks shiny and smelling nice, Custer would comb cinnamon oil through his hair — which, though not a cologne per se, certainly

became his signature scent.

Winston Churchill: Creed Tabarome The British Bulldog smelled of cigars and brandy, but he also smelled of Creed Tabarome, his go-to cologne. The scent starts off citrusy with bergamot and tangerine, fades to ginger, and then to a subtle sandalwood, ambergris, tobacco, and leather scent.

A great fragrance to wear while leading your country through its darkest hour.

John Quiñones, ABC News veteran and What Would You Do? creator and host. (ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua)

Ernest Hemingway: America One 31 by Krigler Papa Hemingway favored the masculine, musky yet floral fragrance of America One 31 by Krigler. The cologne got its name because it consists of 31 different scents mixed together. It starts off citrusy and floral and then fades to a manly musk. It’s a very classic masculine fragrance.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – SEPT. 15, 2021 – John Quiñones, an ABC News veteran, and creator and host of the highly-rated What Would You Do?, will serve as the first speaker of UTRGV’s 2021-2022 Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) on Tuesday, Sep. 21.

The in-person event, hosted by UTRGV Student Activities, will

Errol Flynn: Cuir de Russie by Creed Want to be debonair like the swashbuckling Errol Flynn? First, grow a pencil mustache. Second, splash on some Cuir de Russie by Creed. It starts out lemony and then fades to sandalwood and leather.

Unfortunately, this is the one cologne on the list that’s no longer available (at least you still got that pencil mustache), but the smell of Cuir de Russie was said to be reminiscent of standing in the boot section of a western wear store. Giddyup!

John F. Kennedy: Jockey Club by Caswell-Massey A sporty, dashing U.S. president should wear a sporty, dashing cologne.

JFK was such, and wore such — specifically, the sporty, dashing Jockey Club cologne. Made by the favorite American fragrance company of U.S. presidents, CaswellMassey, Jockey Club is a bracing, masculine fragrance. It starts off citrusy and has sandalwood base notes.

The perfect cologne to wear while you’re strolling around Cape Cod in your Wayfarers.

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begin at 7:30 p.m. at the TSC Performing Arts Center in Brownsville.

A lifetime of “never taking no for an answer” took Quiñones out of poverty to a more than 30-year career at ABC News and the anchor desk at 20/20 and Primetime.

Along the way, he broke through barriers, won the highest accolades and became a role

model for many. Now in its 14th season, What Would You Do? – a hidden-camera ethical dilemma newsmagazine – has made Quiñones “the face of doing the right thing” for millions of fans.

“This year’s series will be a combination of in-person and virtual events,” said Cindy Mata, director of UTRGV Student Activities. “We noted that last year’s virtual events were a huge success with our student body, and we want to continue bringing that to them. However, we don’t want to lose the connection that inperson events bring to the university.”

Mata said Quiñones’ moving life story, along with his thoughtprovoking insight into human nature and ethical behavior, made him the ideal speaker to open the DSS series.

“His story is one that can resonate with our student body,” Mata said. “He has a similar upbringing to many of our students, and his story can inspire our students to continue looking ahead and achieving their goals.”

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