FORE! GOLFING IN THE RGV!
This week features the beautiful course of Harlingen Country Club!
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Check out this week’s listings of what’s happening in the RGV!
RECIPE CONNECTION!
Executive Chef Bettina Tolin shares a spirited twist to holiday meatballs!
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VOLUME 2 • ISSUE 10 • December 21, 2016
Try her recipe on page 37.
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Happy Holidays from our families
to yours! At Welcome Home RGV, our office is more like family than co-workers. We have been through a lot together over the last nine years, that’s for sure! We have seen ups, downs, and all arounds, and this has probably been our most challenging year. In the early part of 2016, we tested ourselves by not only going from a monthly magazine to a weekly newspaper, but we also took over the Winter Texan Expo. We were all happy to say we survived because there were moments when we wondered if we were, indeed, alive!! The summer brought on more changes as we transitioned to new software (Again!), added additional office space to give us more room to work, and streamlined job duties so we can all be more efficient. As a result of all of this, we were more prepared for the fall of 2016 than we were this time last year and look forward to what lies ahead in 2017. We love what we do here at Welcome Home RGV and consider you to be a part of our family. Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you! • We’re just connecting the dots,
Kristi
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o’Clock Theatre’s latest production, Three Ghosts: A Christmas Carol, brings the classic holiday tale to life in an all-new, innovative way. The local nonprofit has created the opportunity for Chicago-based actor and director Alejandro Tey to return to his hometown of McAllen and create the new play. A co-founder of Thirteen O’Clock, Tey is incorporating exciting physical staging through fight choreography and tumbling-like movement. The entire show is based around the short, simple text from the original Christmas Carol. With this interesting and inventive take, Thirteen o’Clock is bringing a lot more action into the holiday story. Aissa Guerra, a fellow Valley native and one of the actors in the show, has returned home to the RGV to perform for Thirteen o’Clock once again. Both Tey and Guerra graduated with theatre degrees from Northwestern University and work in the Chicago Theatre community. The production holds up the lessons and themes of The Christmas Carol and presents them in a creative, fresh way. Thirteen o’Clock’s guarantee of
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quality theatre holds true once again for Three Ghosts. There are currently two remaining performances of Three Ghosts. It will be presented at the McAllen Memorial High School auditorium Thursday, December 22, and Friday, December 23, at 7:30 p.m. Three Ghosts is a family-friendly show, sure to be enjoyed by children and parents alike. General admission to the show is $10, and student admission, with ID, is $5.•
your Taxes prepared for FREE by trained volunteers in your community who are part of VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. This program is for working families earning less than $54,000 annually. What you need to bring to the site: 1. Valid identification 2. Social Security cards for all household members 3. Forms W-2, W-2G, and 1099-R from all employers 4. 1095A form if you purchased insurance through the Marketplace 5. Interest and dividend statements from banks (Form 1099) 6. A copy of last year’s tax return, if available 7. Bank routing numbers and account numbers for direct deposit 8. Total paid for daycare provider and the daycare provider’s tax identification number 9. To file taxes electronically on a married filing joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms. VITA opens its doors in January/ February with 13 locations in Hidalgo and Starr Counties. Call 2-1-1 to find a site near you! •
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