The first Little Cowpuncher was created at Redington School in November, 1932, written and illustrated by the entire student body of seven boys and four girls. The name of the paper was the idea of one of the students, Gareth Bingham.
Tilly and Ray Valdez, October 2002
Reynaldo Valdez, in the second grade, and his sister Otilia (Tilly), six years old and in the first grade, attended Redington School along with their brothers and sisters. In the March 15, 1933 issue, Eulalia Bourne wrote these words about Tilly. "Tilly (christened Otilia) is dignified and reserved. Armistice Day she got up at four o'clock, endured the long cold early drive to town, marched in the parade, visited the San Xavier Mission in the noon, and arrived home at eleven at night--without a single complaint or reproof. She has brown wavy hair. Her eyes sparkle with under-standing."
