MISSION — After more than two years of construction, the Bannworth Pool is finally complete, but negotiations between the City of Mission and the Sharyland Independent School District to set terms for the district use of the pool have failed.

This comes despite the presumption by both parties two years ago that the school’s swim teams would use the pool.

The pool has been in the planning since Feb. 22, 2012, when the Mission City Council authorized staff to seek bids on improvements at Bannworth Park, including an enclosed swimming pool and a separate multi-purpose gymnasium for an estimated cost of $2.2 million.

Read more: SISD, city fail to reach agreement on pool

MISSION — The Dentists Who Care Mobile Dental Unit paid a visit to O’Grady Elementary last week to take care of some very important students.

Six students received some much needed dental care and gifts.

Dr. Tim Brann examined the students in a 37-foot mobile unit equipped with nearly everything a dentist’s office has. The unit has two dental stations, digital panoramic radiology equipment and a computer network.

When the children first enter the mobile unit, they have a panoramic x-ray taken. The dentist then reviews the x-ray on a monitor before he begins a comprehensive oral exam. If any problems are found, the child might receive treatment then and there; it all depends on the amount of time the dentist has with each child.

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Sharyland High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders Of America (FCCLA) members won high honors at their recent Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) event competition for the entire state of Texas. The FCCLA State Conference in Dallas, held on April 10 to 13.

Teams that competed and placed wereMyriam Garza, Maria E. Garza, Natalia Gonzales, Oscar Gonzalez, Damian Lee, Adolfo Lopez, Monica Sarmiento, and Marianna Acosta placed fifth in parliamentary procedure, fifth place. Advisor for this event was Mary Jo Brisnahan. Sofie Arjona, Camila Da'Conceicao and Laila Kalaf placed fourth in chapter showcase manual. Advisor for this event wasMary Jane Laing.

Members also took the Leadership Enhancement Opportunity (LEO) proficiency exams and earned outstanding recognitions. Gold medalists were Andrea Perez, Jackie Luke, Melissa Silva, Edeliz Perez, Evelyn Cantu, Hunter Belvail, Laila Kalaf, Sofie Arjona, Camila Da'Conceicao, Monica Sarmiento, Natalia Gonzalez, Adolfo Lopez, Myriam Garza, Oscar Gonzalez. Silver medalists were Marianna Acosta, Damian Lee, Maria E. Garza

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MISSION—A 23-year-old Mission mother was charged with abandonment and endangerment of a child this week after leaving eight children, age seven and under, alone for more than three hours.

Mission police officers responded to a call at about 6 p.m. on the 1700 block of Tulipan on Monday evening when a Mission CISD school administrator was dropping off a nine-year-old girl at her home. The administrator had taken the child home after waiting for someone to pick her up after school. Upon arriving at the home, the administrator saw several children had been left home alone.

At the home there was a seven-year-old boy and girl, a five-year-old girl, a four-year-old girl, three two-year-old boys and a one-year-old boy.

Read more: Young mother charged with child endangerment