- 1. DHR Health encourages community to recognize the signs of stroke
- (Around Town)
- ... spot strokes instantly,” said Dr. Patricia Fernandez, DHR Health Comprehensive Stroke Center Medical Director. “Minutes matter. If a friend or family member shows signs of a stroke, call 9-1-1 immediately ...
- Created on 02 June 2026
- 2. Unique vending machines coming to McAllen
- (Around Town)
- ... year, Giving Machines will appear in more than 131 cities worldwide (11 locations just in Texas), providing a fun, unique, and memorable way to do an instant act of kindness for someone in need. The ...
- Created on 10 December 2025
- 3. Memorial Day weekend ahead; Follow these Red Cross safety tips
- (Around Town)
- ... of young people learning how to swim. The Red Cross First Aid App puts instant access to information on handling the most common first aid emergencies at your fingertips. Download these free apps by searching ...
- Created on 23 May 2025
- 4. Rio Grande Valley parks feature top Wintertainers™
- (In The Parks)
- ... in 2018, became an instant hit in the Valley. He won the Male Vocalist of the Year award in 2022 and continues to be a hit among the parks. Bruce Boudreau, a Canadian recording country music artist is ...
- Created on 15 March 2024
- 5. Auction and Ropa Style Show raises over $10k
- (In The Parks)
- ... circus figures were placed throughout the room. Residents hurried to fit their faces into their cut-out holes so they could become an instant “circus performer” – each of their smiles begging to have ...
- Created on 14 March 2024
- 6. Winter Texans’ focus on children offers surprising benefits
- (Around Town)
- By Barb Zanetti Photos by Dennis Zanetti For a second year Winter Texans from Alamo Palms RV Resort and Alamo Rec-Veh Park helped Roy Landa, owner of The Landmark on Tower, decorate his half-a- football-sized ...
- Created on 09 January 2024
- 7. Tejano/Conjunto painter Roel Florez at Pharr Memorial Library, May 27
- (Around Town)
- ... Roel learned about picking cotton with his grandparents and his father. He remembers when as a boy of about 7, he overheard his grandpa talk about cotton to the grownups. Instantly he thought they were ...
- Created on 23 May 2023
- 8. Sign Up for the 2023 Adopt-A-Beach
- (Around Town)
- ... the app is instantly uploaded to the Ocean Conservancy’s global ocean trash database. 2023 Adopt-A-Beach Coastwide Spring Cleanup will be held on Saturday, April 22 with check in time at 8:30 a.m. Clean ...
- Created on 27 March 2023
- 9. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- The Way We Were Now… although it was written 35 years ago, I think there might still be some that can relate to what will be shared here this week. We think about all the changes that have happened in ...
- Created on 08 February 2023
- 10. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- ... – and now, how the world has changed. My oldest was using a computer before she even entered school. She taught herself how to read while playing games on the computer. This is when we had AOL instant ...
- Created on 11 January 2023
- 11. Safely heat your home as cold weather sets in
- (Around Town)
- ... recommendations from the weather service as well as the State of Texas. • Download the Red Cross Emergency App for instant access to weather alerts in your area. • Expert medical guidance and hospital ...
- Created on 20 December 2022
- 12. Activity directors create fun-packed schedules
- (In The Parks)
- ... Rierson, a performer who drove down from Wichita in zero-degree weather for his first winter to perform in the RGV in 2018, became an instant hit in the Valley. He won the Male Vocalist of the Year award ...
- Created on 16 March 2022
- 13. SPI Kite Fest a breeze
- (Entertainment)
- ... the sky. With camera in hand, I instantly went towards the right side of the flats, my eye on a massive five-tiered kite along with various whales and penguins. As I was taking photos, I was vaguely ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 14. PVAS celebrates Giving Tuesday
- (Around Town)
- ... In today's world, we can instantly connect with anyone across the world. We all have gifts to give, and with social media, online giving, delivery, mail, and phones, there are limitless ways to use your ...
- Created on 22 November 2021
- 15. November 10, 2021 - Rinas Ramblings
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... bring a smile to anyone’s face. My heart was instantly feeling with love and gratitude anytime someone reached out to me this last month. I invite you to share what you are thankful for and let those ...
- Created on 09 November 2021
- 16. Blankets for Veterans spreads to Valley
- (News)
- Blankets for Veterans, a non-profit organization created by a 17-yr-old in Wisconsin, made it to a local Valley Winter Texan Park last season. Autumn Acres resident, Kathy Hanson, is the proud grandmother ...
- Created on 26 October 2021
- 17. Blankets for Veterans spreads to Valley
- (In The Parks)
- Blankets for Veterans, a non-profit organization created by a 17-yr-old in Wisconsin, has made it to a local Valley Winter Texan park this season. Park resident Kathy Hanson is the proud grandmother of ...
- Created on 25 May 2021
- 18. How Birds Beat the Heat
- (Around Town)
- By John Brush, Urban Ecologist, Quinta Mazatlán in McAllen We all feel it; the sun peering intently, directly down on us, the oven-like heat rising from streets and sidewalks, the instantaneous beads ...
- Created on 11 August 2020
- 19. McAllen Wind Ensemble to premier new composition
- (Entertainment)
- ... and was an instant success. After graduating high school, he earned a scholarship at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi. There he met the composer Robert W. Smith, who extended a full ...
- Created on 30 January 2020
- 20. RGV Woodcarvers show on January 10-11
- (Around Town)
- ... Northeast Oklahoma. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation. She started her carving in wood in 1990 after receiving a small set of tools as a Christmas present. She became instantly hooked, started attending ...
- Created on 08 January 2020
