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Created 6 Jul 2007 | Last updated 9 Jul 2008

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  • Robert Adamson, age 5, takes a dip in McAllen's municipal pool during a lesson on June 9. Robert has been taking swimming lessons since he was 18 months old.
  • Mercedes, TX - 26 Mar 2008 -.Mariachis crack a joke while waiting to perform "La Negra" on Wednesday morning at an opening ceremony for phase 2 of the Rio Grande Valley Outlets in Mercedes..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Pamela Garza of UT Pan-Am's Mariachi Feminil smiles as she finishes a song during lunch at the Hispanic Engineerinc Science and Technology fair.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Rosa Miranda (right), age 10, and Emily Aguilar, age 5, enjoyed their holiday break from school on Friday while mom washed their car in Edinburg.
  • Mountain Rail, Bürgenstock, Switzerland
  • Photo by Alex Jones..For residents of the Valley, it was a direct flight to the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas; for showgirl Porscha, it was a ride home. Whatever the case, Allegiant Air flight 435 left McAllen on Friday night and ushered in a new age of direct travel between the Valley and Sin City.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Jessica Martinez, a junior at Edinburg North High School and 4th Cover Girl Runner Up, talks with lemonade vendor Marty Brown on the midway of the Mercedes Livestock Show and Rodeo on Friday night.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Yolanda Valerio takes some time to shop for fabric to make into clothing at Tecas La Tijera in Reynosa on Monday afternoon.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Rowdy, the Edinburg Roadrunners mascot, protests on the corner of 10th and McIntyre in Edinburg on Monday afternoon. Rowdy, along with the rest of the Roadrunners, face being kicked out of the Edinburg Baseball Stadium under a new contract agreement that would put a new, as yet unnamed team in their place.
  • A passing University of Texas - Pan American student creates an accidental study in patterns outside the science building.
  • Sam Frederick (left), age 74, and his brother Bob, 6 years younger, enjoy the night air while taking a cigarette break outside Don Chilo's Bar & Grill in Penitas on Wednesday night. Sam and Bob said that they enjoy visiting Don Chilo's every year that they return to the Valley from Ontario.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Victor, Brenda, and Alexa Quintanilla watch the lights of the Farrow Shows Carnival on Highway 83 near Ware Rd. on Tuesday night.
  • Emilio Asuara leads a crowd of protestors down Bicentennial Ave. in McAllen, TX during a march for immigration reform on Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Asuara said he came to Texas illegally from Veracruz, Mexico 13 years ago in search of a better life, and lives now in Colonia Muñiz, outside of Edinburg. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Alex Jones)
  • Jeremy Feltch came to South Padre Island during Spring Break from Michigan Tech, Kate Agne (left) and Shanna Johnson (right) from Eastern Illinois University -- and for a moment at Louie's Backyard, school was the last things on their minds.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Ralph Ruby and Hazel Burrows enjoy an evening out well ahead of Valentine's Day at The Social Club in Edinburg on Saturday. The pair, who have been dating for the last 12 years, said they prefer to celebrate either before or after February 14 to avoid the crowds.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Workers for Miguel Lopez Harvesting bring baskets of parsley to a collection truck while working in a field on S. 23rd St. on Friday morning.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Stephen Wood was given 6 months to live when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer almost 2 years ago. After leaving an assisted living center in Harlingen, he came to the Comfort House so he could be near his children, who live in McAllen. But he still holds out hope, saying "The Lord's kept me around for a while, and I'm not sure he's through with me yet."
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Charles Garcia walks down the steps into his newly converted basement, and past the inspirational words written on each step.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..A bee hovers in front of a truckload of marigolds, a traditional Day of the Dead flower, outside the Rio Bravo municipal cemetary on Wednesday morning.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..When students at Jensen Elementary raised more money than expected in the Pennies for Patients fundraiser, Principal Margarita Gonzalez came through on her promise -- that she would kiss a goat. The money raised will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..2 months of hard work brought Reece Teplicek (second from right) a fourth place award in the poultry contest at the South Texas Ag Roundup on Wednesday -- and a dead chicken. The prize-winning bird died in his hands during judging.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Chocolate Truffle Cake at La Pampa
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Joan Doersey and husband Stan paddle down the Rio Grande with Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge volunteer Cheryl Longton as their tour guide on Thursday during the Texas Tropics Nature Festival.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Keesha Jones kisses her daughter Chandler while caring for her on the afternoon of Saturday, May 6.
  • Photo by Alex Jones..Adan Vega of Alamo puts on his newly purchased hat at the J.R. Palacios Western Products tent on Friday night at the Mercedes Livestock Show and Rodeo.
  • Cowboys at the Bastrop Rodeo wait for the start of the Bull Riding event on Saturday, August 3, 2002. The PRCA rodeo events brought cowboys from across the country to Bastrop to compete.
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