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Los Fresnos Rodeo Lands $50,000 Grant and is a much-needed addition to the Rodeo! Cantu highlights the benefits of having this set stage mentioning that now that the stage will be built it will take away from having to pay for thirdparty entities. which is one less expense. But more than that they can also host more concerts in the future. Milum says “Not only will it be beneficial for the rodeo and its patrons but this could bring additional concert events throughout the year..” The Rodeo committee, made of 27 members, approved on March 23rd that the Rodeo will be giving 20 Scholarships out for $1,000. What’s more? Cantu says that any student in the Cameron County area can apply for this “2022 Continuing Education Scholarship”. Just another one of the many ways Rodeo is giving back to the community. Los Fresnos Mayor, Alejandro Flores says “The local Rodeo committee has worked diligently every year to make the
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LOS FRESNOS — On Thursday, March 24th T-Mobile announced Los Fresnos has been selected as one of the 25 small towns winning the Hometown Grant. This grant is specific to small towns and is to help community development projects ‘re-energize’ towns and build upon what makes them unique. The Rodeo’s grant, according to a recent press
annual rodeo a memorable experience,” He continues by saying “I am pleased that the $50,000 Hometown Grant offered by T-Mobile will enable a permanent performance stage as well as other upgrades which will result in more great events to take place in the city of Los Fresnos.” Larry Cantu says “The Hometown Grant from T-Mobile is truly a blessing for the Los Fresnos Rodeo. The grant will allow us to make improvements to the grounds that will help us reduce expenses and allow us to have more events during the year that bring families together in our area. The T-Mobile grant will also help us with our scholarship program for students in Cameron County. We are especially grateful to T-Mobile for awarding the Los Fresnos Rodeo with its Hometown Grant.” If you are wanting to apply for the 2022 Continuing Education Scholarship you can visit their website, and submit it before April 30th!
release, will go towards building a permanent covered stage and a paved roadway at the Rodeo grounds. This will help bring more concerts and other great events to the community. The Los Fresnos Rodeo Chairman, Larry Cantu says that the paving will be done towards the entranceway, reaching the livestock show grounds! This will be great for all the trailers and contestants that drive back that way
come showing time. In regards to the new pavement, the rodeo committee is planning, Mark Milum, the past Chairman says “This grant will assist in continuing to upgrade and develop the Rodeo Grounds, making it easier to move about the ground with the added asphalt areas…” The Rodeo also mentions that they will have their own permanent covered concert stage. This will save tremendously in costs
Fundamentals course also piqued his interest. “The course explained how machines communicate to each other through numbering systems with zeros and ones,” he said. “This pertains to the input and output of what the machine is doing. If it is low, or zero, it means there is no current flowing. If it is high, or one, it means there is current flowing.” While his education continues, the option to pursue an Associate of Applied Science degree in Wind Energy Technology becomes more appealing to him. “My brother has suggested it will provide more opportunities as it did for him,” he said. Guadalupe Valdez earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Wind Energy Technology from TSTC in 2017. He began as a wind technician with One Wind
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Brother’s Career Success Motivates Sibling in TSTC’s Wind Energy Technology Program (HARLINGEN, Texas) - Roy Valdez, of Los Fresnos, learned of the renewable energy boom through his older brother Guadalupe, a TSTC Wind Energy Technology alumnus. Now Roy Valdez is pursuing a certificate of completion in Wind Energy Technician at TSTC’s Harlingen campus. The program has captivated his interest with such topics as how a wind turbine system works, troubleshooting, and additional issues that may occur in the wind turbine. “During my first semester, I had the course DC Circuits,” he said. “I enjoyed it because it explained the fundamentals of direct current, which included DC series and DC parallel circuits, and the possibility to troubleshoot a resistor or another component.” The Digital
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