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The Press Aug. 2023
Issue 127
EDCOUCH ELSA LA VILLA MONTE ALTO DONNA WESLACO MERCEDES ALAMO PROGRESO
WES-MER DRIVE-IN THE- saw the Wesmer Drive-in. as’s history, the state has What you might not have been home to about four ATER IN MERCEDES known, however, is that thousand drive-in theaters, are 73 years of histo- but now about 20 remain, CELEBRATES 73 YEARS there ry behind that screen. The and one sits in tiger town. Despite the limited count of 400 drive-in movie theaters left in the U.S.A, one South Texas drive in is celebrat-
PALMVIEW PROUD: HONORING TEXAS RANGER CAPTAIN MELBA SAENZ
ing a big milestone, with no plans to slow down. If you ever passed through 2090 W. Business 83, you likely
Wes-Mer Drive-In theater, named after its location, between Mercedes and Weslaco opened in early July 1950. Throughout Tex-
see PALMVIEW Pg. 4
see WES-MER Pg. 3
EDCOUCH ELSA ISD I N S I D E BACK TO SCHOOL 5 steps to identify Pg. 2 what to do next in BASH life
see SCHOOL Pg. 8
AT&T AND PRAIRIE VIEW A&M CONTRIBUTED TO DONATE LAPTOPS TO EDCOUCH STUDENTS
PALMVIEW, Texas – Mayor Rick Villarreal and the Palmview City Council have declared August 2 as Melba Saenz Day in recognition of her accomplishments in local and
“Congratulations To The New Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre,’’ the newspaper’s
EDCOUCH, Texas – AT&T supplied Prairie View A&M with laptops to distribute to Edcouch-Elsa ISD students on Aug.14. The laptops were funded by an AT&T donation. This effort is an element of the AT&T Connected Learning initiative, which is part of their companywide, $2 billion commitment from 20212023 to help address the see AT&T Pg. 5
Teddy’s Barbecue named one of the best BBQ places in Texas
Pg. 4
Free dental services
Pg. 6
Mr. Amigo celebrated at hands across the border
Pg. 8
Mercedes Texas Street Festival
Pg.11
Classifieds
Pg.12