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Staff
-Eagle Pass
Today s the Feast of Sharing and it will be held at the International Center for Trade. 8,000 plates are expected to be served. The event is a collaboration between HEB, the City of Eagle Pass, the Chamber of Commerce and hundreds of volunteers. Sandra Martinez, Directress of the Chamber of Commerce, informed The News Gram that all who come will be served, however, they are expecting to distribute many of the plates to the homes of the elderly and those who may be homebound due to illness. The Eagle Pass Police Department will be present with other security personnel to make sure that the event flows smoothly and without incident. The event will begin at 11:00 A.M. through 3 P.M. and the public in general is invited to attend from both sides of the border and even those who may be visiting Eagle Pass are also invited. The traditional event which begins the Thanksgiving Day festivities in our fair city has been going on for 16 years and has been held at both Eagle Pass High school and at CC Winn High School, and now it will be held at the ICT for the first time. Other businesses and entities are preparing their own Thanksgiving Day festivities to unite their employees, share a meal and give thanks to God for all of the blessings received throughout the year.
Students registering for classes at Sul Ross-Rio Grande College may now get all the information they need from one point of contact rather than having to step their way through office visits and phone calls. With the start of signups last week for the Spring 2013 semester, RGC opened offices at its three campuses where student workers trained as “Person of First Contact” greet and help answer the questions of new students. Modeled on the “One-Stop-Shop” for student assistance at RGC’s parent campus in Alpine, the information centers will be staffed weekdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Questions about financial aid, tuition and fees, how to register on line, obtaining transcripts, laying out degree programs, accessing internet Banner accounts, dropping courses and withdrawal, are readily answered at the centers. Administrative staff stand by to offer additional help, as needed. First Contact offices may be reached at (830) 703-4809 in Del Rio, (830) 758-5012 in Eagle Pass, and (830) 279-3028 in Uvalde. Enrollment for the Spring semester ends January 22, 2013. Classes begin January 14.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Ricardo Calderon, Humberto Duran and Juan Manuel Farias were sworn in this Wednesday morning to serve on the Maverick County Hospital Board. The swearing in ceremony occurred at the MCHD offices before Margarita Cruz, elections coordinator for the Maverick County Hospital District. Also present were Joaquin Rodriguez, Rito Valdez III, members of the Board of Directors and Elcira Bares, CEO as well as district employees, family members and other candidates. Calderon, Duran and Farias were the winners of the latest election this past November 6th and were the top three vote getters among five candidates. The board says they will continue working together to improve the health services for our community especially for those of low income families, some of which do not have health insurance. They commented that Eagle Pass and Maverick County are in need of more specialists and more physicians to increase the quality of medical services here.