Fifty students from Hardy Oak Elementary School were honored for their volunteer work by District 9 Councilwomen Elisa Chan May 7.  Honorees included 29 students who earned the Hardy Oak Award for volunteering 10 to 49 hours during the 2011-12 school year.  A

Today is the last day to enter Camp Bow Wow’s Bad to the Bone Worst Behaved Dog contest.  The top 50 tales of misbehaving mutts will be entered into the finalist round for a chance to win great prizes.  One lucky grand prize winner will even receive a year of Camp Bow Wow or Home Buddies services for free.

Dr. Nilesh A. Patel FACS, of Texas Bariatric Specialists, is pleased to announce the opening of his newest office in Laredo, Texas. The new Laredo clinic is the 10th location of Dr. Patel’s highly successful medical weight loss practice, and will dramatically improve access for Laredo patients to high quality weight loss surgery and bariatric care.

All main lanes of eastbound Loop 1604 will be closed between the Hwy 281 exit ramp and Gold Canyon Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20.  This closure, required for the ongoing construction of the Hwy 281 / Loop 1604 interchange, will begin at 6 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.

School is not even out of session and many churches are already registering children for the ever-popular Vacation Bible School.   Typically open to children 4 years of age through the fifth grade, VBS is a multi-day camp of sorts with arts and crafts, Bible lesson, games and music revolving around a specific theme.