Los Fresnos News 10-26-22

Christian Vaquero Event

cowboys, while sharing the news of Jesus Christ. He shares they will be having a few bible lessons along with praise and worship time and prayer time aswell. Pastor Bresson mentions that the kids will get hands-on experience on the different events. What's more is they will also have rides, a petting zoo, inflatables, a pumpkin patch, and food trucks.

“The kids will be getting hands-on barrel racing, roping, and horsemanship experience,” something that Bresson has been wanting to do since the pandemic. He shared that they are finally able to pull it off and are excited to do so, mentioning that they started the planning for this year’s event back in March or April.

Vaquero Kids Day:

The Table of Los Fresnos, Los Fresnos Livingway Family Church, Brownsville St. Paul Lutheran Church, Harlingen Iglesia Bautista Capernaum, Brownsville

Sponsors: Rolynn's Transfer/ Rolynn's Transportation Amigo Tax A&V Lopez Supermarket Iglesia Bautista Capernaum Urban Strategies Iglesia Bautista HOREB Cricket Wireless on Paredes

community Health Outreach Program

The City of Los Fresnos offers a free Community Health Outreach Program within its community. The program offers a variety of free classes/activities, nutrition support, cooking classes and diabetes prevention classes. It also offers free health screenings such as blood pressure screenings, BMI screenings, A1C testing and follow-up care to both men and women 18 years of age and older.

Exercise classes are offered both virtually and in person. Pre-recorded classes are available on the City of Los Fresnos Community Health Outreach Program’s Facebook group.

Los Fresnos, Texas — this coming weekend the Los Fresnos Rodeo Grounds will be hosting the first-ever Christian Vaquero Kids day event on Saturday, October 29. Pastor Chad Bresson explains that this is

something new that hasn’t been done in Los Fresnos before. Is simply a day when the different churches in Los Fresnos have come together to teach boys and girls how to be cowboys and cowgirls. This event, Bresson says, is to provide a space for families to have a great time enjoying professional

Bresson shares that the event has limited spots, only 200 spots for registering kids. but says the whole family is invited and the event is not a dropoff event. He also says the next Christian Vaquero may be sooner than in a year and that they hope to grow for the following year!

Listed below are the different Churches, sponsors, and food vendors that are all involved.

Churches of Christian

M7 vintage & thrift Livingway Family Church Hearts 4Kids Inc. Cactus Ropes Nutrena Feed Golden Corral, Brownsville Coastal Event Rentals

Food vendors: The Weekender BBQ KR Boutique & Treats La Estacion Parra's Tamales Manny's Snacks Ruby Corn Holy Smokes BBQ Cowboy's Kitchen & Grill

In person classes are offered at the Los Fresnos Memorial Park. The current exercise class schedule offers Walking 2 Fitness, Zumba, Body Sculpting, Dance 2 Fitness, Water Aerobics, and Lap Swimming. All classes are taught by Certified Fitness Instructors.

To register for the City’s Community Health Outreach Program contact Los Fresnos Community Health Worker Christine Martinez at 956-312-1406 or email at cmartinez@citylf.us.

Once enrolled in the program participants are able to participate in all classes/activities at no charge as offered by the City of Los Fresnos. The current schedule offers a wide variety of classes to choose from!

For more information contact Christine Martinez, Los Fresnos Community Health Worker at 956-3121406 or email at cmartinez@citylf.us or Los Fresnos City Hall at 956-233-5768

by Dr . ADAM LALONDE

have

by DR.ADAM LALONDE:

than 90 million people suffer from chronic halitosis or bad breath. Certain foods, tobacco products, & medical disorders like chronic bronchitis can cause bad breath, but in

cases, it originates from the gums & tongue. If you don’t brush & floss daily, particles of food remain in your mouth, collecting bacteria. Food that collects between the teeth, on the tongue & around the gums can rot, producing a sulfur compound that causes the unpleasant odor. Maintaining good oral health is essential to reducing bad breath. Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste to remove food debris & plaque. Clean your tongue too with a toothbrush or a tongue scraper. Use floss to clean between teeth daily. Most importantly, be sure to schedule regular dental visits for a professional cleaning, & exam, every 6 months. Let your dentist know if you require daily use of a breath freshener to hide unpleasant mouth odor. Mouthwashes generally do not have a long- lasting effect on bad breath; your dentist may recommend a special antimicrobial mouth rinse if you need extra help controlling plaque.

Adam Lalonde

“La verdad no peca, pero incomoda.”

“the truth does not sin, but it's uncomfortable.”

Emilio Flores Los Fresnos

christine Martinez Community Health Worker 956-407-3348

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rEQUESt FOr PrOPOSALS cItY OF LOS FrESNOS

The City of Los Fresnos is soliciting planning and management service providers to assist the City with the development, adoption, and implementation of modern and resilient building codes and flood damage prevention ordinances for the Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Resilient Communities Program (RCP) through the Texas General Land Office. Accordingly, the City seeks to contract with a qualified service provider for planning and management services. Please electronically submit your proposals in .pdf format via email at pgarza@ citylf.us OR submit five (5) copies of your proposal to Attn: Pablo A. Garza, 520 E. Ocean Blvd. Los Fresnos, Texas 78566. Proposals must be received by the City no later than 2:00pm on November 11, 2022 to be considered. The City reserves the right to negotiate with any and all proposers, as per the Texas Professional Services Procurement Act and the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards. Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit proposals. The City of Los Fresnos is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Servicios de traducción están disponibles por petición.

[A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM]

Morgan LaMantia

I grew up in South Texas. I value family and share many traditional values.

But I also grew up one of five sisters. From medicine to business, and from law to teaching we’ve proven we can do anything we set our minds to.

I believe if you value family, you need to respect women and their decisions.

But now Texas has one of the harshest anti-abortion bans in the country. I oppose it, but until it’s overturned, here is where I will focus to protect women in a post Roe v Wade Texas.

Amend the law to make exceptions for rape and incest.

Place an age limit, so what happened in Ohio when a 10-year-old girl was raped does not happen here.

Protect doctors from criminal prosecution when they intervene to protect the life of the mother.

Protect Emergency Contraception,especially for victims of sexual assault.

Promote sex education and ensure both young men and women understand the meaning of consent and how to protect themselves..

I’ll always let you know where I stand. And on Texas’ extreme abortion ban, I oppose it. But if I can’t get perfection, I’ll take progress, because women’s lives are at stake.

Early Vote

Oct. 24-Nov.4th

Election Day Nov. 8th

Keep on Rolling

Los Fresnos collects 2 straight wins

By Ruben Rodriguez Los Fresnos News

The Los Fresnos Lady Falcons have been on tear throughout 32-6A competition. Now with a District record of 7-1, the Lady Falcons have gotten two big wins over Weslaco and Brownsville Hanna in Sweep Fashion.

Los Fresnos took on Weslaco on a Saturday matchup. Set one had a solid offense between Weslaco and Los Fresnos. The Lady Falcons then broke away and captured set one 25-16. Set two was

captured by Los Fresnos off strong offense to propel the Lady Falcons past Weslaco 25-10. Set three was led by Los Fresnos in the late stages after Weslaco led in the early stages. Los Fresnos would win 2518 to get the sweep over Weslaco.

Heading into Tuesday’s matchup, Los Fresnos took on Brownsville Hanna. Set one was dominated by Los Fresnos, who captured the win 25-17. Set two again was controlled by Los Fresnos, who won 25-14. Brownsville Hanna played a tougher offense and led

a while in set three before Los Fresnos again took control on offense and defense to win 25-21.

The Lady Falcons improved to 7-1. With two more games left in the regular season, Los Fresnos will take on San Benito and Harlingen. Los Fresnos lost to Harlingen three weeks ago, in which the Lady Falcons suffered their first district loss to Harlingen. Los Fresnos and Harlingen are the two front runners who may determine the 326A District title.

Down the wire

Los Fresnos suffers close loss to Weslaco

By Ruben Rodriguez Los Fresnos News

The Los Fresnos Falcons faced off against the Weslaco Panthers for another Round of 32-6A play. Coming off a win over the Rivera Raiders, Los Fresnos looked to go 2-0 in district. Weslaco, who lost the district opener to Harlingen, was looking to bounce back.

Weslaco struck first, scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter, shutting down the Falcon offense with a great defense by the Panthers. Los Fresnos would show a sign of life in the second quarter, scoring a Touchdown. Los Fresnos’ defense would awaken, shutting down the Weslaco offense to make it 14-7 at the half.

In the third quarter,

defense stole the show as only a field goal was scored by Los Fresnos. Now 14-7 heading into the fourth quarter. Both teams juggled for control in a heavily defensive second half. Weslaco and Los Fresnos each picked up a touchdown each in the fourth before Weslaco would win 21-17, handing the Falcons their first district loss.

East, Hidalgo, Shary Pioneer W East 9:00 am

Saturday August 6 th ***PSJA Mem, La Feria, Har. South Los Fresnos 9:00 am

Tuesday August 9 th **PSJA/Sharyland Los Fresnos 5:00 pm/7:00 pm

Thurs. Sat. August 11 th 13th McHi Tournament TBA TBA

Tuesday August 16 th **Rowe/B’ville Vets Los Fresnos 5:00 pm/7:00 pm

Thurs. Sat. August 18 th 20th Mission Tournament TBA TBA

Tuesday August 23 rd PSJA PSJA 6:30 pm

Thurs. Sat. August 25 th 27th Laredo Tournament TBA TBA

Tuesday August 30 th Mission Vets Los Fresnos 6:30 pm

Saturday September 3 rd Mission Los Fresnos 12:00 pm

Tuesday September 6 th Edinburg Edinburg 6:30 pm

Tuesday September 13 th United South Los Fresnos 5:00 pm

Saturday September 17 th Edinburg North Edinburg North 12:00 pm

Tuesday September 20 th *Rivera Rivera 6:30 pm

Saturday September 24 th *Weslaco Weslaco 12:00 pm

Tuesday September 27 th *Hanna Los Fresnos 6:30 pm

Saturday October 1 st OPEN OPEN OPEN

Tuesday October 4 th *San Benito San Benito 6:30 pm

Saturday October 8 th *Harlingen Los Fresnos 12:00 pm

Tuesday October 11 th *Rivera Los Fresnos 6:30 pm

Saturday October 15 th *Weslaco Los Fresnos 12:00 pm

Tuesday October 18 th *Hanna Hanna 6:30 pm

Saturday October 22 nd *San Benito Los Fresnos 12:00 pm

Tuesday October 25 th *Harlingen Harlingen 6:30 pm

Date

Los Fresnos Falcons

Varsity Football Schedule

Scrimmage Fri, 8/12 Edinburg Bobcats 7pm Away Scrimmage Thur, 8/18 Brownsville Pace Vikings 7pm Home

Week 1 Fri, 8/26 Weslaco East Wildcats 7pm Away

Week 2 Fri, 9/2 + PSJA North Raiders 7pm Home Week 3 Thur, 9/8 PSJA Bears 7pm Away

Week 4 Fri, 9/16 ^ La Joya Coyotes 7pm Home Week 5 Fri, 9/23 #% Mission Eagles 7pm Home Week 6 BYE

Week 7 Thur, 10/6 *Brownsville Rivera Raiders 7pm Away Week 8 Fri, 10/14 *Weslaco Panthers 7pm Away

Week 9 Fri, 10/21 *Brownsville Hanna Eagles 7pm Home

Week 10 Fri, 10/28 *San Benito Greyhounds 7pm Away Week 11 Fri, 11/4 *Harlingen Cardinals 7pm Home

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Los Fresnos Falcons Football Team. Photo taken from Twitter

Texas Southmost College hosts Autumn Mental Health Conference

Community college puts focus on student wellbeing

Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression as well as common treatments.

“It’s important to let students know about the resources that we have in the community and also bring in other people who have different perspectives or maybe have more clinical experience,” Burkott said. “It’s important to be aware of the symptoms and ask ‘How can we get people to get help?’”

NCC was on hand from Tropical Behavioral Center to talk about the difficult topic of suicidal ideation and suicide prevention. He spoke about not only the services that Tropical offers but also some signs to look for in loved ones.

Sometimes the health you cannot see is the health that matters the most. Physical wounds and pain are not the only ailments that can affect individuals. That is why Texas Southmost College’s Counseling and Accessibility Services put on a mental health conference to give emotional and psychological health the attention it deserves.

Community partners from around the lower

Valley convened at TSC to give students and attendees a chance to learn about important mental health topics at resources.

“What I do as a therapist can be very limited, we only talk about what is going on with an individual. Yet there are so many different topics and areas of need,” Mario Garcia, who serves as TSC Counselor and Accessibility Manager, said. “Since the areas of

expertise are so diverse and the subject matter is so grand, we invited different experts to speak and share what they know.”

Michelle Burkott M.Ed., LPC-S of New Leaf Counseling was one of the presenters at the conference. She spoke about the importance of letting students know about places to turn to in times of need. She also went over common diagnoses such as Generalized

She also spoke about how some medications can be effective but have addictive side effects and how suggested medicine has changed over the years.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was described as a tool to help change behavior at the root and hopefully provide light in dark times. The first speaker of the day was Clara Magallanes M. Ed, LPC, NCC of Clarity Center who spoke about the topic of family conflict. Dr. Jorge Rostro, PhD, LPC,

“It’s very important because when we bring up mental health awareness, we can help individuals live better lives,” Dr. Rostro said. “A lot of times people don’t know what they are feeling, they can’t label it. It’s common for people to try to repress it by maybe drinking or substance abuse.”

TSC Board Chair Adela Garza took time to thank the guest speakers for their presentations as well as their commitment to serving the community.

Garcia explained that even with these efforts the necessity for counseling services is constant. He is happy the college is able to provide for the student body.

“No matter how often we talk about mental health the need will always be there,” Garcia said. “People will always come by. These events really help capture the attention. This does a lot to bring awareness to mental health and get the students the help they need. Texas Southmost College understands the need. As one of the presenters mentioned, college is a time of life transition. There’s a lot of need for growth and knowledge.”

Currently enrolled students can schedule a free counseling session with Mr. Garcia.

Services offered are individual, family, couples, substance abuse, and anger management counseling, as well as skillbuilding, communication, listening, assertiveness, time management, and organizational skills.

Students take notes during Texas Southmost College’s Autumn Mental Health Conference at SET B Lecture Hall on TSC’s Fort Brown Campus

Michelle Burkott M.Ed., LPC-S of New Leaf Counseling, TSC Counselor and event organizer Mario Garcia and TSC Board of Trustee Chairwoman Adela Garza pose during last week’s Mental Health Conference

Michelle Burkott M.Ed., LPC-S of New Leaf Counseling presents during TSC’s Autumn Mental Health Conference

Clara Magallanes M. Ed, LPC, NCC of Clarity Center speaks to a crowd during TSC’s Autumn Mental Health Conference

Dr. Jorge Rostro, PhD, LPC, NCC from Tropical Behavioral Center presents about suicide prevention during TSC’s Autumn Mental Health Conference