KINGSVILLE TRTA MEMBERS ATTEND PLANNING MEETING — Tri-City Retired Teachers Association members met Tuesday to discuss plans for a retired teacher luncheon and to honor scholarship recipients to be held Monday. Members pictured are Evangelina Garcia, Toni Tinney, Cindy Hinojosa, Aurora Garza, Patty Reese, Rosie Escobar, Diana Garza, and Emma Garcia. Not pictured are Amparo Quintanilla and Gino Castillo. The Kingsville Tri-City Retired Teachers Association led by Aurora A. Garza, President, will kick off their new 2009-2010 year with a noon luncheon on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

The luncheon honors recent retirees and annual scholarship recipients.

It will be held at the First Christian Church on Ailsie and Brahma Blvd. with guest speaker Margaret DeVille, District II President.

The scholarship recipients for 2009 are: Bishop High School graduate, Kastaylia Garcia and H.M. King High School graduate, Cody Folmar.

Checks for $1000 will be presented to each of the recipients at the luncheon by Roy Eshom and Pete De La Garza.

The recipients were selected by the KTC-RTA Scholarship Committee composed of Gino Castillo, Kleberg County Judge Pete De La Garza, Roy Eshom, Dr. Julia A. Smith, and Ann Brooks, Chairperson.

For the coming year, one member will be rotating off from the committee as called for by the guidelines, and two new members will come on board: Norma Olivares and Amparo Quintanilla, immediate KTC-RTA past president.

Besides generating funds for the two annual scholarships, this year will prove to be an exciting one with Books for Children as another major project for the retirees.

Meetings are held at the Snack Bar of the KISD Administration Building at 2:30 p.m. every third Monday of the month, September through May, with no meeting in December.

Programs for each meeting have been booked and include:

Oct. - Tom Sanchez, Kleberg County Emergency Management Coordinator, Hurricane Preparedness

Nov. - Emilio Castro, KISD Superintendent

Jan. - Norman McBride, Spohn Kleberg Hospital Chief Operating Officer

Feb. - Felipa Wilmot, Family Care Giver

March - Linda Faith, Community Health

April - Joey Wyatt, Stroke Care

May - Installation of Officers, Elva Garcia, Former District II President

New Officers for 2009- 2010 are as follows:

President - Aurora A. Garza

1st Vice President - Maria R. (Rosie) Escobar

2nd Vice President - Cynthia Hinojosa

Recording Secretary - Evangelina Garcia

Corresponding Secretary - Maria “Toni” Tinney

Treasurer - Diana G. Garza Parliamentarian - Gino Castillo.