THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL The location of old Juan O’Leary’s, Cobbleheads and by other other names, may rise again. Harlingen resident Emilio Garza plans to open a bar/lounge at the location, 1601 W. Harrison, at the once popular watering hole. The name — Papo’s. His application comes before the Harlingen City Commission on Wednesday evening at the regular session. Garza reportedly has pretty much completed the requirements, including a liquor license. He...
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The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Tuesday that it is hosting a segment of the Houston Astros CAREvan on Thursday, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Edinburg Baseball Stadium. A total of 100 area pre-registered youth baseball and softball players will have the opportunity to learn from Astros second baseman,Jose Altuve, third baseman Jimmy Paredes, relief pitcher Fernando Rodriguez and Spanish language radio color commentator and former Astros catcher Alex...
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THE REAL DEAL (EDITOR’S NOTE: As of Feb. 1, Deal will be officially a consultant for the North American League, more specifically working with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings. Any press releases written by Deal for the WhiteWings will go to all the media. However, hopefully other media outlets still publish articles or televise news aside of those releases.) By JERRY DEAL This writer has been asked a number of times if Eddie Dennis...
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THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL Hey, all you bloggers, in between your contributions to this publication, take a breather and buy some of those really good Girl Scout cookies. You not only will be aiding the Girl Scouts you will get some pretty yummy cookies. These young ladies will be selling the cookies until near the end of February. The packages are $3.50 each. If you do not know any Girl Scouts or...
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THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL It appears that the (anti) response etc. to Mayor Chris Boswell has fallen on private detective Joe Rubio, who attended the State of the City Address. Rubio also headed up a protest group outside the Reese, which the Valley Morning Star conveniently did not see fit to cover All of the news concerning the event. It was worth a paragraph and Myleadernews covered via a blog. Check out...
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THE REAL DEAL By JERRY DEAL It is a bit amusing, but I wonder if Robert Leftwich and his wife, Michelle Leftwich recently discussed annexation and de-annexation over the dinner table. If so, it would be interesting on how it went. It’s certainly no secret that Harlingen City Commissioner Robert Leftwich led the controversial battle that led to the de-annexation of the Harlingen west side properties back in October. The argument was the city...
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The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletes inducted former track and field and cross country coach Reid Harter, former baseball players Ron Edquist and Jesse Trinidad, former men’s golfer Mike Brisky and former woman’s track and field star Monica Wesley Swift into the Hall of Fame on Saturday at the UTPA Ballroom. The department also inducted former UTPA President Dr. Ralph F. Schilling III into the Hall of Honor. Harter led the...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The full text of Mayor Boswell’s speech can be read and/or printed from the city of Harlingen’s website. Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell on Friday held his fifth State of the City address, admitting last year had its share of difficulties and controversies, but quickly added in spite of distractions, Harlingen has had a “truly amazing year.” The mayor, again selecting the Harlingen Rotary Club to be the first to hear his message,...
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By TRETO GARZA Veterans from the Rio Grande Valley have met with Ana Maria Garcia, a member of Sen. John Cornyn’s office, to discuss the Veterans Affairs Strategic Capital Investment Plan — known as SCIP — and what it means to South Texas veterans. Garcia, Texas regional director and Community Outreach Advisor for Cornyn, said she would relay the veterans’ concerns to Cornyn’s Washington office of Military and Veterans Affairs person, Dave Hanke. She...
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