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UGC native Larralde has
key role in TAMUK play
The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, November 3, 2005, Page 3
A Rio Grande City native played
a crucial acting role in a recent play
during the Texas A&M University-
Kingsville theatre season.
The play, Confessions of Women
from East L.A., celebrated being
Latina and being a woman in the
United States. The play ran in the
Lab Theater, room 123 of the
Drama Arts Building on Oct. 5 and
6, with a matinee taking place on
Oct. 9:
The play, written by Josefina
Lopez, confronted Latina
stereotypes with the vibrant humor
and authentic voices of women
from East Los Angeles, expressing
their stories with imagination and
poetry.
Elisa Larralde, a theatre arts
and social work senior from Rio
Grande City, played the part of
Calletana. Her previous acting
credits include luirker and The Line
That Picked Up a Thousand Babes.
Senior theatre arts and radio &
TV student Erica C. Gal legos of
Alamo directed the production. She
also played the role of Marquez-
Bernstein Ph.D. She previously
directed The Shape of Things and
acted in the productions of Boy
Gets Girl and Dracula Bites.
Junior art and theatre student
Vanessa Vargas of La Feria served
as assistant director and stage
manager for the production. Her
previous credits include serving as
stage manager of A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Confessional and
Comadres.
Other cast members of
Confessions of Women from East
L A. are:
Lindsay Ramos played the part of
Lolita Corazon. A sophomore
studying theatre and early
childhood, Ramos is a native of
Falfurrias. Her previous credits
include Real Women Have Curxes
and The Toby Show.
Lorraine Rodriguez, sophomore
theatre arts major from Laredo,
played Dolores Corazon and other
characters. This was her first A&M-
Kingsville theatre production.
Lisa Vela played the part of
Tiffany. A senior theatre student
from Kingsville, her previous stage
credit is Bocon.
Claudia Tonsul played the part of
Valentina. A Victoria sophomore
majoring in education, Tonsul was
previously in Real Women Have
Curves.
Christina I. Garcia, a theatre arts
freshman, played the part of Dona
Consepcion.
Cynthia Gutierrez played the part
of Dona Florinda.
Elle Escobedo, a junior theatre
major from Hebbronville, played
Yoko Martinez. She previously
acted in Simply Maria and directed
Universal Language.
Senior communications and arts
student Krystal Seidel of Kingsville
played Roxie. Her previous credit is
the student one act Naomi in the
Living Room.
Phillip T. Anderson, a freshman
pre-pharmacy/biology major from
Houston, played the Priest and
various roles. This was his first
stage credit at Texas A&M-
Kingsville.
IBC-Zapata opens first traditional
bank branch in Kingsville
KINGSVILLE, Texas
Residents in Kingsville and the
surrounding communities of
Riviera, Ricardo, and Bishop will
now be able to enjoy fast and
friendly banking services with the
opening of a brand new
international Bank of Commerce
(IBC Bank) branch in Kingsville.
IBC-Zapata's new full-service
Kingsville branch, located at 1320
E. General Cavazos Blvd., is part
of the bank's South Texas Brush
Country expansion aimed at
bringing communities convenient
bank products and services.
With the addition of the new
branch, IBC will have eight
locations in the communities of
Kingsville, Freer, Zapata. Roma,
Rio Grande City, Hebbronville and
Alice. Continuing with the
Kingsville expansion, IBC plans to
expand to Falfurrias and Beeville iri
the next 12 months.
"We are excited to bring our
convenient banking services and
products to Kingsville," said IBC-
Zapata President and CEO Renato
Ramirez. "We are proud to be a
part of this community and would
like to invite everyone to visit our
new facility to see how IBC can
help local residents 'do more'."
The 4,500-squre-foot Kingsville
branch will be a full-service
banking facility offering IBC's full
range of deposit and loan products
for both personal and business
customers. It also features a motor
bank with five drive-thru lanes and
an ATM. Jose Calzada of
Arquitectura San Antonio designed
the traditional banking location and
contractor Marshall Co. supervised
construction of the new facility.
Cynthia I. Garcia, branch
manager of the new location, will
oversee all banking operations to
ensure that superior service is
provided to each customer. Marty
G. Bowyer will serve as assistant
branch manager.
Garcia, originally from Zapata,
has worked at IBC since June. Prior
to joining the bank, she worked at
another Kingsville financial
STC Starr Campus to host
free computer class for parents
The South Texas College
Computer Science Department will
be hosting the first Community
Online Project for parents at the
STC Starr County Campus at no
cost. The free Community Online
Project is a project that will help
teach parents basic computer skills,
Internet use. among other computer
science topics. The Community
Online Project will be held from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday,
November 5 in Building E-I.l 16 at
the STC Starr County Campus, 142
f-"M 3167 in Rio Grande City.
"The purpose of this project is
to help bridge the digital divide in
the Starr County community," said
Raquel Pena, computer science
instructor at STC. "In today's
information age it is essential and
advantageous to have access to
technology. This is why the STC
Computer Science department is
determined to bring the community
online and educate the great people
with valuable information. We
think that giving the public access
to information technology will
benefit the community at large."
Parents in Rio Grande City will
learn through the Community
Online Project many computer
skills for personal knowledge or to
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increase their employment
opportunities.
"The course covers basic
familiarity with Internet, E-mail,
and software programs such as
Microsoft Word," said Angelita
Elizondo, computer science
instructor at STC. "The training
will help people become computer
literate. Now days most jobs
require applicants to have basic
computer skills and knowledge.
Thus, the more skills they have, the
more attractive they would be to a
potential employer."
For more information on the
Community Online Project or how
to reserve your seat for the class
please call (956) 488-5882 or (956)
488-5848.
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Grulla Middle School honors Accelerated Readers
Grulla Middle School recognized these students as Accelerated Readers. Both students received CD players as
their award for this accomplishment. CMS will give any student a CD player who obtains 50 AR points and
an MP3 player for 100 AR points. Students are well on their way to reaching the 100-point mark. Pictured
left to right are Mr. Pablo Martinez (GMS Principal), Jonathan Solis, Mr. Roel Gonzalez (Superintendent),
Mario Magallanes, and Mrs. Josie Guerra (Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction).
(RGCCISD photo).
STC Chemistry Club nationally
recognized by American Chemical Society
institution as a personal banker.
She holds a master's degree in
business administration and a
bachelor's degree in management
and finance, both from Texas A&M
University-Kingsville. She also
holds a real estate certification.
Active in the community, Garcia is
a member of the Kingsville
Chamber of Commerce and
participates in the Kleberg County
Sheriff's Department's fundraiser
initiatives.
Bowyer, a long-time Kingsville
resident, joined IBC in August.
Prior to her employment with IBC,
she worked at another Kingsville
financial institution for 15 years.
She began her career as a loan
secretary and then subsequently
worked in indirect lending and
collections before serving as a
personal banker. She has completed
courses in accounting and business
administration at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville and holds a
real estate certification. She is
actively involved in the Kingsville
Chamber of Commerce, the
Kleberg County Sheriffs
Department's fundraising
initiatives as well as the Palmer
Drug Rehabilitation Center, where
she serves as a team captain
helping to secure donors and
volunteers.
The bank lobby's convenient
hours of operation are Monday-
Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and
Saturday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Motor bank hours will be Monday-
Friday from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 3
p.m.
International Bank of
Commerce (IBC)-Zapata is a
member of International
Bancshares Corporation
(NASDAQ: IBOC), a $10.3 billion
multi-bank financial holding
company headquartered in Laredo.
Texas, with more than 190 facilities
and more than 300 ATMs serving
more than 75 communities in Texas
and Oklahoma.
The South Texas College
Chemistry Club was recognized by
the American Chemical Society
(ACS) with a Commendable Award
for its community service efforts in
the Rio Grande Valley. ACS
ranked the STC Chemistry Club
among the top three percent of the
United States colleges and
universities' student affiliate clubs.
The STC Chemistry Club will be
receiving their award during the
ACS national meeting in Atlanta,
Georgia in March 2006.
"This was our first year as a
student organization and so our
first year entering the ACS national
competition," commented Gracie
Carriaga, president of the STC
Chemistry Club. "We knew we had
gone beyond our own expectation
in 2004 with community service,
but we didn't know the final
response of the American Chemical
Society. Plus our competition was a
tough one, considering we were
facing over 750 national chapters."
The American Chemical Society
is considered as the largest
scientific organization in the United
States. ACS recognizes the efforts
of student affiliate clubs in colleges
and universities that extensively
participate in their community
broadening the interest in chemistry
and education.
"We were very excited when we
found out about the award," said
Dr. Ludivina Avila, chemistry
instructor at STC and advisor for
the STC Chemistry Club. ""This
award is recognition for the
student's efforts within the
Chemistry Club We are working
hard with activities and projects to
create a new perspective of
chemistry and science
Currently the STC Chemistry
Club is also hosting and
participating in the Traveling
Chemists project. The STC
Traveling Chemists started in 2004
with the vision to teach elementary
and middle school students the fun
side of chemistry and science.
"We go around different
elementary schools in the Rio
Grande Valley to present the fun
part of science that many kids do
not know about," said Carriaga.
"The reaction from the schools has
been very positive, so much that
now we are scheduling back-to-
back presentations. It is hard work
but we get the best feeling when at
the end of the presentations the
elementary students walk out with
comments such as, 'And we
thought science was not fun.'
Exactly at that point we know that
all our efforts are worth every
minute."
For more information about the
STC Chemistry Club or the STC
Traveling Chemists please call
(956) 872-3511 or (956) 872-2502.
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 2005, newspaper, November 3, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196345/m1/3/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.