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20191007 Texas Master Naturalists PHOTO by Anita Westervelt webTexas Master Naturalist program training registration for the 2025 new class session is open through January 3, 2025. Weekly classes are scheduled January 15 through mid-April 2025. Registration is open to Winter Texans and residents of Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties over the age of 18 to become a member of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter that meets in Laguna Vista.

Texas Master Naturalist is a unique educational volunteer program sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Sea Grant Program.

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20241113 Penitas Food Pantry webEnchanted Valley Ranch will be hosting a daylong music event on Tuesday, November 19, from Noon until 10 p.m. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Penitas Food Pantry.

Penitas Food Pantry is a local food pantry which currently serves over 400 families per month. The food pantry is a church operated, not-for-profit food pantry which depends 100 percent on your generous donations and volunteers to provide nutrition to people in need. Monies will be used to stock up the pantry to meet the growing needs of the community’s use of the pantry.

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VFW Post 2410 is proud to announce its partnership with Toys for Tots, serving as the central location for this year’s toy collection and distribution. They are currently reaching out to families in need within their community to sign up for the program, ensuring that every child can experience the joy of receiving gifts this holiday season.

As the holiday season approaches, many families face challenges that can make it difficult to provide gifts for their children. VFW Post 2410 is dedicated to helping alleviate some of this burden by providing toys to local children. We encourage families who are struggling to provide gifts this Christmas to reach out and register for this program.

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20241113 MOSTH Juan Carmona webThe Museum of South Texas History will host the Sunday Speaker Series presentation “The Alamo Train Crash of 1940: From class podcast project to book” with Juan P. Carmona and Taylor Seaver De La Fuente at 2 p.m. November 17.

What began as a podcast project with Donna High School’s Mexican American Studies class, has now blossomed into a book project. The deadly Alamo train crash of 1940 occurred when a train collided with a truckload of farmworkers on their way to work in the fields. The crash resulted in the deaths of 29 people and the emotional scarring of all those involved. It would also result in transportation safety changes in Texas. The families affected by the crash were confronted with struggles and accomplishments as they dealt with the loss of family members and their breadwinners. Carmona—author of the “Alton Bus Crash”—and co-author Seaver De La Fuente, who narrated the podcast, will share their research and share the history of this seminal event.

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20241113 IMAS Yutyrannus RM 160311 webThe next time you dodge a pigeon on the sidewalk, watch a sparrow eat from a feeder in a backyard, or order chicken for dinner, know that you just had an encounter with a modern dinosaur. Dinosaurs never really vanished from Earth.

Most did go extinct, but their evolutionary legacy lives on all around us, in birds. The exhibition Dinosaurs Among Us will highlight the unbroken line between the charismatic dinosaurs that dominated the planet for about 170 million years and modern birds. The panels feature large-scale color illustrations of familiar and newly discovered extinct dinosaur species as they would have looked in life.

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20241113 QUINTA vulture natures recycler webDid you know that Vultures protect both wildlife and human communities? These birds of prey are known as scavengers who feed on dead animals or carrion, which plays a crucial role in maintaining the health of our ecosystems. Meet Nature’s Clean-up Crew at ReFest with Sky King’s Falconry, Saturday, November 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Quinta Mazatlán.

ReFest, sponsored by H-E-B, celebrates Texas Recycles Day. Bring your plastic bag or bottle to be recycled at the festival for a free ticket thanks to H-E-B’s commitment to recycling. Guests will enjoy an upcycled marketplace with vendors, sustainable trade show and native plants for sale.

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20241113 Salvation Army PR 4794 webThe Salvation Army is excited to announce the return of its annual Red Kettle campaign in McAllen, spreading joy and the festive spirit of Christmas. As The Salvation Army’s primary fundraising initiative, the Red Kettles play a vital role in providing life-changing programs and services throughout the year. These programs include food assistance, shelter for people experiencing homelessness, emergency financial assistance, youth programs, disaster response and more.

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