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April 2011
MISS RGV 2011 PAGEANT TITLEISTS UTPA BALLET FOLKLORICO HIGHLIGHTS
VALLEY MARINE REYNALDO LEAL IRAQ PHOTOS GONE HOLLYWOOD CINE EL REY SCREENING
FIREMAN’S PARK GETS A NEW FACE-LIFT
SABINA PENA VALLEY GOLF’S PEAK PERFORMER
EASTER SEALS 34TH ANNUAL TELETHON
The cover was shot at the Club at Cimarron featuring the DebiLou Productions Titleists. Miss RGV 2011, Ylianna Guerra and Miss RGV Teen 2011 Yvonne Zerda wardrobe was provided by Lauren-Anthony Couture. The pageant titleists will represent the Valley in the upcoming Miss Texas and Miss Texas Teen Pageants this Fall.
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AMATURE GOLFER SABINA PENA Looks for Top Seed
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Miss Rio Grande Valley Pageant Titleists Highlights Yvonne Zerda Miss RGV Teen 2011
Ylianna Guerra
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Ylianna Guerra, Miss RGV USA & Runner-Up Allie Gonzalez.
Ana Rodriguez-Miss Texas Teen USA 2010 interviews Tyler Zimmerman-2nd Runner-Up & Miss South Texas Teen 2010.
Morgan Martinez (Miss RGV 2010) & Vanessa Garza (Miss RGV Teen 2010) by tradition fit the new Miss RGV Teen 2011, Yvonne Zerda. page 8 ContempoMag.com
Karla Monje wins a third swimsuit title, her second title (2010, 2011) for the Miss RGV Pageant.
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Miss Mission-Krystal Cavazos in her evening gown won Third Runner-Up.
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Valley Marine, Reynaldo Leal, Captures Slot at Museum of Fine Arts War Photo Exhibit Just to Please His Girl..
On Reynaldo Leal’s second deployment
to Iraq, as part of the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines– specialized to conduct counterinsurgency operations along the Euphrates River an unlikely photo-opportunity occurred. “I had just come back from an ambush position with my squad and was taking photos of them back at our patrol base when I remembered that my then girlfriend, (now wife) wanted me to send her a photo. I had asked my fellow Marines to take some shots but none of them looked the way I wanted them to look. So, I calibrated the camera settings, propped it up on some MRE boxes and fired the camera shot with the timer. Otherwise. it would have never been taken.” This photo of Reynaldo will be on display in the War Photography Exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston next year.
Self portrait taken by Valley native Reynaldo Leal after returning from a patrol near Faluja, Iraq where his unit was conducting counter-insurgency operations. The self portrait (above) will appear at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for the War Photography Exhibit and later in Washington D.C. page 16 ContempoMag.com
Out of all the photos Reynaldo took while in Iraq he never thought that this one picture would be among those selected to be showcased at the War Museum. “I have been told by the museum that it is one of only three self portraits taken in war and that the last one taken was during the American Civil War. It just goes to show you that great works are in the making when inspired by great love”, says Leal. The exhibit begins in November of next year and will travel to Washington D.C. in early 2013.
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Gone Hollywood, a movie that stars Fernando Car-
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Sabina demonstrates a powerful and balanced golf swing driven by her strong shoulders and legs. Sabina is likely to be seated as the Valleys #1 women’s player for the next season.
Sabina finished-off the 2010 season with a 1st. Place victory at the South Texas Junior Golf Classic scoring 8 birdies in the final round! Sabina is also seeded in first position for the Junior Amateur Invitational with a score of 74.
Because of the higher level of competition on
the LPGA tour the popularity of women’s golf is on a steep accent worldwide. Once dominated by Americans, and later, by Lorena Ochoa, the sport and the players have seen a shift in the top worldwide rankings beyond our borders. Now, players from Europe and the Pacific Rim are in the lime-light. From Germany to Spain and from Korea to Singapore challengers are on the doorstep. But there is promising hope on the distant horizon, coming from our own backyard with Sharyland’s, Sabina Peña. Sabina is 14 years old, but already is considered a favorite contender for #1 ranking in the district as she enters high school next year as a freshman. She has assorted a number of titles in junior golf events in the Valley and around Texas–placing 4th at the 2010 STPGA cham-
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pionships and earning a spot at the Administaff Pro-Am championship at the Woodlands. Taking no prisoners, Sabina finished-off the 2010 season with a 1st. Place victory at the South Texas Junior Golf Classic scoring 8 birdies in the final round! Sabina has also qualified for the Junior Amateur Invitational and is seeded in first position with a score of 74. This next year’s freshman won the Cimarron Junior Championship, taking on the guys, with a two round score of 72-76! At age 11 Sabina was introduced to golf by her dad, Mexican professional golfer-Jose Peña and her mom, Luz Peña. Her home course is the Club at Cimarron where she can be seen working on her game everyday. Will Borowski, at the club, gives her day-to-day instruction to help
prepare Sabina for upcoming tournaments. Sabina has a strong and graceful golf swing that is powered by a fitness program and her love for swimming (she has won numerous competitive swimming titles). Her avg. driving distance off the tee is approaching 245 yards and Sabina consistently plays to a 4 handicap–not bad for age 14. There is no doubt that all eyes will be on Sabina Peña as she enters high school district competition for Sharyland this fall.
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Pictured with Jimmy are Pantry Chef, Maria Tenorio, and our new intern, Anthony Carmago from “Le Cordon Bleu” - California
Visits Cimarron’s Chef Santiago De La Cruz ENGLISH CUCUMBER ROLL SALAD The salad course is an English Cucumber Roll that is filled with a mix of young lettuce leaves that includes frisee, baby romaine, red oak, bay spinach. It is served with our club made Raspberry Vinaigrette and garnished with a French Batard paper thin croustini, a medallion of goat cheese coated with fresh herbs that are grown here at the club in my garden. topped with toasted sliced almonds and cayenne candied pecans garnished with olive oil and sea salt marinated grapes, red grape tomatoes and Chianti Balsamic reduction. NEW ZEALAND RACK of LAMB Lamb Rio is a entree we are introducing as a special feature in the Dining Room this month. It is a high heat seared New Zealand Rack of Lamb that was marinated with honey dijon and with our club grown herbs. I season the lamb with mesquite Kosher salt that we pre-smoked here at the club. It is served with Boursin Cheese and Chive creamed Idaho potatoes, page 32 ContempoMag.com
sauteed asparagus tips, Champignon and julienne roasted red peppers. I then garnish it with dried Mission Figs Apple Cider Port Gastric and with beef tripe crackling. It is a must try on in January of this year 2011 with 50 other the menu this month for sure. charter member. Our Sub-Chapter will be recognized at this summer’s ACF convention in Assisting me in this creation are Pantry Chef Dallas, TX. The RGV chapter will be engaged Maria Tenorio and our new intern-Anthony with many of our local chefs from all over the Carmago from “Le Cordon Bleu” of Los An- valley from Mission, McAllen, Edinburg, Hargels, California, (pictured above). lingen, and Brownsville. TEXAS CHEF ASSN. VALLEY CHAPTER The TCA (Texas Chef Association) it is an organization that is a state wide Professional organization of Chefs of Texas that is affiliated with the National Recognized association of the ACF (American Culinary Federation). I am the Director of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter that we just recently re-established
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McAllen - Easter Seals’ 34th Telethon, Help, Hope & Answers, is scheduled for April 30th, noon to 5:00 on Channel 5 news. Easter Seals Rio Grande Valley has provided services for children and adults with disabilities for over 58 years. Beyond providing the direct therapy, Easter Seals has been the source of help, hope and & answers for families living with disabilities. “Help, hope & answers” provides the inspiration for our telethon this year. Easter Seals provides, help, hope & answers--- what are your three words? What three words describe your connection with Easter Seals? Call in your pledge today and share your three words. MAKE A DIFFERENCE, call 956-631-9171 We are honored to present the 2011 Telethon Sponsors: Evolutions Therapy,
this year’s 34th Annual Telethon and provide disobedo family asks, “What are your three words?” t the Easter Seals Child Development Center.
Kidslife Magazine, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Lone Star National Bank, H-E-B, Security Service Federal Credit Union, Bert Ogden Rio Grande Valley & Channel 5 News. They ask if you would begin now and mail in your pledges/donations to help your neighbors with disabilities find help, hope and answers. Mail to P O Box 489, McAllen, TX 78505.
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