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News Channel 5 KRGV reporters are at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

They are posting some pretty neat video blogs. Check 'em out! (Thanks for the heads-up, Lupita!)

http://newschannel5.tv/DNC

And, if you missed any of the speeches last night, they are viewable at the Demcratic National Convention official Web site, click here.

Discussion on how the needs of South Texas and the US-Mexico Border will be heard at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota Sept. 1-4.

Guests include RNC Delegate Hollis Rutledge and Alternate RNC Delegate Tom Haughey.

SOURCE: RonWhitlockReports.com

Discussion on how the needs of South Texas and the US-Mexico Border will be heard at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado Aug. 25-28.

Guests include former Cameron County Judge and DNC-elect Gilberto Hinojosa and Delegate at-large Rep. Aaron Pena.

SOURCE: RonWhitlockReports.com

www.barefootbeachrescue.com

Surfriders and Friends,

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!

Barefoot Wine and The Surfrider Foundation's Dune Rescue

Come out and help the Surfrider Foundation and Barefoot Wine make South Padre Island barefoot friendly and raise awareness of Dr. Elizabeth Heise's continuous dune line project!!

This will get National and International coverage for South Padre Island and Dr. Heise!!

There should be plenty of space but it is limited so don't forget to RSVP at www.barefootbeachrescue.com. This will guarantee you a spot at the after party! Even if you can only help for 30 minutes tomorrow, it will be much appreciated and rewarded!!

Dune Rescue and Harvest!! Help clean Dolly debris out and harvest dune plants for future dune gap fills!!

BOOMERANG BILLY'S

* 10AM-12PM (Registration begins at 9:30AM)

* Dune Cleanup, Harvest and Potting

* Shovels, Gloves, Scissors, and Drinks will be provided

* First 50 get a free t-shirt and bumper sticker!


After Rescue Celebration!! A huge thank you to all the volunteers from Barefoot Wine!

Tequila Sunset

* 7PM-9PM
* Complimentary selections of Barefoot Wine and Bubbly
* Complimentary food
* Private performance by Tristan Prettyman
* Must have participated in the Dune Rescue
* 21 and over

A huge thank you goes out to all of you who voted and helped to bring this down to South Padre Island!! Hope to see each and every one of y'all out there tomorrow morning!!!

--
Rob Nixon
Volunteer Coordinator
Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter
www.barefootbeachrescue.com

The 1st Saturday Coffee and Culture Series begin Sept. 6 at the Old City Cemetery Center, located in the Mitte Cultural District.

The series will take place from 10 a.m.-noon on the first Saturday of every month at the Center. The series explores burial customs and cultures from around the world and allows participants to make comparisons to local culture and burial customs. The series is sponsored through a grant from Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities and coffee, and tea is provided by Starbucks.

The series includes lectures, hands-on activities for children and a cup of coffee or tea for adults. September's series focuses on Peruvian Culture and will feature a presentation on "Pre-Columbian Burial Customs of Peru." The hands-on activity is "Create an Inca Burial Mask."

During the program, the Humanities Texas panel exhibit "Peru Mestizo: Life and Art in the Colonial Kingdom" will be on display. This panel exhibit features seminal works from the Peruvian Colonial painting collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art and depicts the unique blending of Spanish and native American cultures that took place from the 1540s to the early 1800s in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Panel topics include: Fall of the Incas, Conquest, Churches and Mines, Virgin and the Trinity, Cuzco and Art, Religious Paintings, Political Paintings, Peruvian Peoples, the Black virgin, localized images of faith, a Peruvian saint, and Andean archangels.

This program is free to the public. The Old City Cemetery Center offers free admission from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Brownsville Historical Association manages the Old City Cemetery Center. For more information on BHA programs and exhibits, call (956) 541-5560 or (956) 541-1167.

The Series is sponsored by Humanities Texas, Starbucks and the Brownsville Historical Association.