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Executive Chef Bettina Tolin shares another one of her recipes!
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VOLUME 1 • ISSUE 5 • November 18, 2015
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WINTER TEXAN
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Honoring and Remembering Our Veterans at Chimney RV Resort Special to Welcome Home RGV
American Legion Post 93 (Mission) paid tribute to Veterans with a It’s
an exciting time across the Rio Grande Valley! As we prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we also find ourselves preparing for the next big wave of Winter Texans to join us in resorts across the RGV. For those of you who don’t know, the season officially starts for many of us November 1. We love to see those of you who decided to head on south a little early – this year we were surprised at how many of you chose to do it in September! With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, I gather you will be pulling out your favorite recipes. I love recipes. Well, rather I like to read recipes. Getting them from paper to the dinner table is the challenge – but nonetheless, I love to read them. And I don’t discriminate, whether it is the perfect crock pot dinner to the most divine dessert, I like to read them all! You will find in our weekly newspaper that we have recipes and restaurant reviews – because we know that food is a hot topic. I’d like to ask you to send me your favorites, we’d love to include them in our next newspaper. I know that food, and the fellowship that results when we break bread together, is an integral part of being a Winter Texan. So send me your favorites, and let’s start cooking! • We’re just connecting the dots,
Kristi
ceremony at Chimney RV Resort. Prisoners of war were also remembered at the social hall’s wall of honor. WHRGV knows freedom isn’t free, and we offer our most sincere gratitude to those who have served our nation and all who are serving today.
Grand Marshal and Stars Confirmed for McAllen Holiday Parade Special to Welcome Home RGV
Actor Esai Morales, serving as Grand Marshal, will lead a line-up of showbiz stars in the McAllen Holiday Parade presented by La Plaza Mall December 5. The celebrities were revealed at a press conference hosted by the City of McAllen November 12 at the mall. Disney star Laura Marano, telenovela superstar David Zepeda, talk show personality Guillermo Rodriguez, telenovela actress Ana Brenda Contreras, Disney star Olivia Holt, Suelta La Sopa personality Jorge Bernal, and radio personality Eduardo “Piolin” Sotelo are also confirmed for the giant, new parade that will be the largest illuminated parade in Texas. In addition to the celebrities who will ride the route procession, the McAllen Holiday Parade will feature
60 illuminated floats and a large array of giant helium-filled balloons similar to those seen in the biggest parades around the country. The new route will begin at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium and will run south on Bicentennial Blvd. to Business 83. Presenting the 2015 McAllen Holiday Parade stars: • Esai Morales: Morales’ credits include the film La Bamba, Bad Boys, and Spare Parts. as well as the Emmyaward-winning series NYPD BLUE, Criminal Minds, and Miami Vice. • Laura Marano: Marano stars as the lead, Ally, in the international hit Disney Channel television series Austin and Ally. This past year, Laura was named UNICEF’s 2013 Trick or Treat Ambassador, joining the ranks
of previous ambassadors Heidi Klum, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Selena Gomez. • David Zepeda: Zepeda is an actor who is best known for his roles in various telenovelas, as well as some film roles. In 2007, he worked in Acorralada, an Azteca production, with Sonya Smith and Alejandra Lazcano. • Guillermo Rodriguez: Guillermo is a Mexican-American talk show personality who rose to fame while working as a parking lot security guard at the Hollywood Blvd. studios for American late night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! • Ana Brenda Contreras: Contreras is a well-known Mexican soap opera actress. She starred in Salvador McALLEN HOLIDAY PARADE CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 >>
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