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By Carina A. Brunson

Last week I asked readers about their New Year’s Resolutions. I wanted to know if any of our readers still make New Year’s resolutions – and if they do, if they wouldn’t mind sharing some of what they hope for the new year coming.

Here is one of the responses I received:

“To answer your question on the front page of the December 26 newspaper, ''Do you make a NewYear's resolution?'' This question made me realize that when I was young it was a very present custom.

Now that I'm 81, I realize that this custom seems to have died out.

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2.29 webThe Edinburg Chamber of Commerce (ECC), in partnership with Bert Ogden & Fiesta Dealerships and the City of Edinburg, is excited to announce the 56th annual Fiesta Edinburg, scheduled for February 27 through March 2, 2025, at the Bert Ogden Arena. This year’s festival promises an unforgettable experience, drawing thousands of attendees to Edinburg.

During a press conference at Bert Ogden Arena, ECC revealed an exciting musical lineup headlined by five-time Grammy Award winner La Mafia, who will take the stage on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

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20241218 133634 PAGE ONE webVolunteers at W&I Resort make Christmas Stockings, and not just during December. They make these stockings all year long. Their project supports the USO-San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston. During the season, or at least December through March, volunteers get together with stocking templates and get to sewing the stockings.

They have a couple of different templates and set up an assembly line. There are cutters and sewers along the line, and then those that tidy up the edges making sure it’s a nice, finished product. Many participants don’t return until after January 1.

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Winter Ranch xmas 09 USE PAGE 1 Close Up webWinter Ranch RV Resort is spreading the joy of Christmas to ARISE Adelante, which they have done for many years. This year, they collected more than enough to fill 280 stockings for young children, and 20 stockings for infants.

Bob Coakley, a chaos coordinator at Winter Ranch, said about 20 volunteers showed up to stuff the stockings once they had all the donations gathered. Tables in the rec room were filled with the items park residents had donated. Donations included coloring books, crayons, toothbrushes, toothpaste, barbies, snacks, ramen noodles, toys, hats, and stuffies.

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20241218 Mission Bell Advent USE webMission Bell/Trade Winds RV Resort for the second year in a row hosted a reverse Advent food drive. People in the parks gathered food based on an Advent food calendar. The idea started with a Facebook article that DaLeen Markel saw and shared with fellow resorter Rick Anderson.

Last year was a success, and this year was just as successful, or even more so, with over 1,200 pounds of food collected on Saturday morning, December 14. This could not have happened without the people of the parks opening their hearts to be able to give back to people who might now have a better Christmas. The food was donated to the local food bank, located within the First Global Methodist Church.

Rick Anderson, the organizer for this event for the second year would like to thank all the people who helped gather the food and deliver the items to the food bank, as well as the people who donated the food items. Rick hopes that this continues next year, even bigger and better.

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20121201 Hidalgo Festival of Lights JQ 0001 webThe Hidalgo Festival of Lights has become a regular Christmas season must see. With millions of Christmas lights, trolley tours, dinner, carnival rides and entertainment, there is plenty to do and see for everyone. The festival officially began with the lighting of the tree on December 7 and runs through Sunday, January 5. This year’s theme is Under the Sea.

Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, 6 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6 to 11 p.m., and Sunday, 6 to 10 p.m. From December 20 through January 5, the Festival of Lights is open until 11 p.m. each night.

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20191205 Harlingen Harlingen Museum Christmas Trees CAB 0664 webOur Rio Grande Valley museums supply arts, history and culture to their visitors throughout the year. But during the Christmas season, they also share creativity and bright lights.

Several museums have Christmas tree exhibits. They get the community to bring and decorate a tree, usually to a certain theme. You can be sure to see lots of color and lights as organizations pick a theme that represents them, the city, or their heritage.

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