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Top left: JP Cantu with a 6’ 8” Bull Shark. Top right: Raul Hernandez with a 6’3” Bull Shark. Below right: Nora Cantu poses with a 5’2” Blacktip caught on SPI.

Bottom left: 6’10” Sandbar shark caught by Jesse Garza (not pictured), pictured is Manny Peña getting ready for the release. Below left: Fishing Locos 20ft

leader with a stingray for bait, 1lb surf weight, with two 18/0 circle hooks. Below right: Few necessary items that we must use. Hooks anywhere from 7/0 to 20/0

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(Photos courtesy of JP Cantu, ALL sharks were catch and release.)

Los Fresnos Chamber Names

New DirectorLong-time resident, Val Champion, will be taking over

the reins as Executive Director of the Los Fresnos Area Chamber of Commerce, effective immediately.

While the announcement holds great promise and excitement for the possibilities that the future may bring for the chamber; it is also a bittersweet announcement. Champion will be filling the position that has been held by Debra Badeaux for more than ten years. Badeaux has chosen to step down from the role of Executive Director of the chamber.

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n the last article we talked about our definition of homesteading. Here we’d like to address rea-sons WHY people homestead. If you were go-

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*Growing and raising your own food: Whether it is meat or vegetable, growing your own food has many benefits. You’ll be less dependent on others for your food, it can be grown and raised organically, and it can be fresh and free of preservatives. You would also be able to incorporate unique varieties of fruits and vegetables (such as purple carrots) that would not normally be found in your local grocery store.

*Increased physical activity: homesteading is a lifestyle, a lifestyle that is full of physical activity. Taking care of animals, gardening, building proj-ects… all of this requires labor intensive work. Run-ning a homestead is a full body workout. Not only will you become physically active, but the activities you do will produce tangible results. Many people enjoy building projects and working with their hands; homesteading gives them the opportunity to do just that.

*General preparedness: We all know the damag-ing effects of a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or tornado. Homesteading is about self sustaining and being able to take care of yourself in a natural or unnatural disaster.

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AUSTIN – It’s a parent’s worst nightmare, but it hap-pens every summer: kids suffer heatstroke and, in some cases, die after being left in hot cars.

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Silver Spring, Maryland – The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) today announced that the Gladys Porter Zoo was granted ac-creditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation commission.

“By meeting Association of Zoos and Aquari-ums Accreditation Standards, Gladys Porter Zoo sets itself apart as one of the top zoos in the world,” said AZA President and ceo Jim Maddy. “The Gladys Porter Zoo is a leader in the care and conservation of wildlife, and in educating

people about the natural world.” To be accredited, the Gladys Porter Zoo under-

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Congra tu l a t ions to the Los Fresnos Pony League 12U girls all-star soft-ball team for qualify-ing as they take the next step and travel to Lubbock, TX for the Pony League’s World Series! The girls of Los Fresnos Boom have worked very hard through-out the year work-

ing on their batting, fielding and pitching skills which has truly paid off thanks to the their dedication and hard work under the instruction and guidance of Team Manager Joe Garcia, Coach JP Cantu and Assistant Coaches Carlos Lainez, Israel Ortiz and Fernando Pizarro.

Soaring to the Series!Los Fresnos 12U All- Star Pony Softball Team Going to the World Series!

Top row: Joe Garcia, Carlos Lainez, Fernando Pizarro, JP Cantu. Middle row: Allison Gonzales, Tabitha Garcia, Alana Zermeno, Kelsey Pizarro, Aylene Salazar, Carmen Lainez, Monika Ortiz. Bottom row: Olivia Tamayo, Loren Cantu. Players not shown

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“That includes hot , flushed skin typically as-sociated with high fevers, over 104 degrees,” Kirk-endall explains. “And that’s when kids will also start to

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These girls have managed to surprise and gain the respect of numerous teams who didn’t expect to be beaten by these girls.

So much so that they have won first and second places in the pre-season, mid-season, sectionals and regionals tour-naments. They also fought hard to secure the third spot in the super-regionals tour-nament in Harlingen which qualifies them to move onward to the World Series.

Congra tu l a t ions girls and the best of luck to you all. Make our hometown of Los Fresnos proud. Let’s go Boom!

A male ocelot was killed on State Highway 100 be-tween Laguna Vista and Los Fresnos, Texas, on July 9, 2014. The cat was dis-covered by a member of the public who reported the incident to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). Found along the concrete traffic barrier, the wild cat’s injuries are consistent with a vehicular collision. It is the fourth documented endangered ocelot killed by a vehicle on this stretch of highway and is the third in the last four years since the concrete traffic barrier was constructed.

The ocelot was one of 12 being monitored by the Service at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The loss of this ocelot is significant in that he was 20% of the current breeding male population at the Refuge. Ocelots are a federally listed endan-gered species whose historic range in the U.S. extended from South Texas up into Arkansas and Louisiana, but is now reduced to less than 50 animals, mostly in south Texas. Though loss of habitat is the single greatest threat to the cats, an esti-mated 40% of ocelots from the Refuge, studied over a 30-year period, have died as a result of being struck

by a vehicle. “We believe the concrete

barrier is contributing to the increase in ocelot deaths by vehicles in this area” stated Laguna Atascosa Refuge Manager Boyd Blihovde. “Many animals will not, or cannot, jump them, get trapped on the road and pose a danger to drivers and themselves. We have been working with the Texas De-partment of Transportation on constructing wildlife crossings, but clearly more needs to be done”.

For the wild population to stay healthy and genetically diverse, ocelots from the Refuge need to travel and meet up with ocelots from other populations. Cross-ing roads and highways is a

deadly hazard for the cats. Scientific studies have

shown that wildlife cross-ings, an under-the-road pas-sage with fencing to funnel animals to it, are very effec-tive at keeping wildlife off roads. Crossings have been successful in south Florida where vehicle collisions with endangered Florida panthers were a huge threat to their existence. Locally, an existing wildlife cross-ing on State Highway 48, near the Refuge’s Bahia Grande Unit, has been used by bobcats, raccoons and coyotes.

“Under road wildlife crossings can play an im-portant role in alleviating unnecessary ocelot deaths” says Zone Biologist Mitch

Sternberg. “Because so few wild cats remain, losing one animal has a huge impact on the population. The cross-ings not only keep wildlife safe, but also the public”.

Sternberg also stated the public plays an important role in keeping this endan-gered wild cat in the Rio Grande Valley. “The public can contribute to our knowl-edge of ocelots by watching for ocelots throughout the valley”. The public is en-couraged to report any pos-sible sightings to the Refuge by calling 956-748-3607, or after hours 956-784-7520. To learn more about ocelots in south Texas, visit the Refuge’s website www.fws.gov/refuge/

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