January 7, 2026 - Reunions and Meetings
Reunions are a great time to catch up with friends, old and new. If you would like to share your information, please send it in. We would love to see your photos as well and share with others what a great time you are having.
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Magic Valley Retirement PEO Group
The Magic Valley Retirement P.E.O. Group will meet on Tuesday, January 13, 11:30 a.m. at Mr. Gatti's, 4100 N. 2nd St. Please RSVP to Connie at (402) 641-0125. FYI for those who signed up for Founders Day, it is Saturday, the 17th. Call Becky or Nancy for details about carpooling.
Submarine Veterans
The Submarine Veterans will meet for lunch at 11 a.m. on the third Thursday from now (Thursday, January 15, 2026) through April at the Junction Café, 11 S. Cage Blvd., in Pharr. For more information, contact Larry at (715) 305-0401.
Fayette County, Iowa
Make plans for the Fayette County, Iowa reunion set for Thursday, January 15, 2026. It will be held at Mr. Gatti’s in Weslaco at 11 a.m. Contact Carolyn Beier at (563) 920-3838 if you need more information.
Parkinson’s Support Group
Join the Parkinson’s Support Group for their first meeting on Sunday, January 25, 2026, from 4 to 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Siesta Retirement Village, 2712 S. International Blvd., in Weslaco, in the All Purpose Room. You must sign up by January 22 to reserve a spot. Please call or text (320) 491-6070, or email Kori at korijoywilliams@gmail.com. Meetings will continue on the first and third Sundays of the month.
NRLCA Winter Texans
The NRLCA Winter Texan insurance meeting will be held Tuesday January 27, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. at the Victoria Palms Restaurant, 602 N. Victoria Rd., in Donna. Lynne Paller, Director of Health Insurance Programs, along with Aetna and CVS will be guests. You will order off of the menu. For more information contact Harry Rhoades at (816)-390-7600 or email bingohwr@grm.net.
Kansas Day Celebration
The Kansas Day Celebration will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The event will be held at Peter Piper Pizza in Weslaco (3101 E. Expressway 83). Check-in will be at 1 p.m. with the buffet to start soon after. Buffet luncheon includes a variety of pizzas, salad bar, breadsticks, dessert and beverage. There will not be an entry fee, cost will be based on your personal order. Entertainment will be Rusty Rierson. No reservations are required, but a yes/no is requested. Call or text Larry Schmitt at (913) 369-5669.
Weekly Meetings
Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers
The Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers will have their weekly Thursday get togethers at the Las Palmas Community Center, 1921 N. 25th St., in McAllen from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. They will meet every Thursday, excluding holidays, until the last Thursday in March 2026. Any questions, call Pam Horstman at (816) 590-6521.
RGV Senior Texan Softball League
The RGV (previously Ed Marten’s) Senior Texan Softball League is open to all local Texans as well as Winter Texan senior men and women aged 55 years and older. The league practices are held at McAllen’s West Side Park, located on S. Ware Road directly across from the McAllen Convention Center. The Division A practice is every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. Division B practice is every Monday at 9 a.m. Practices run from now through December. The first week of January the league will “draft” players into teams for some competitive play. For more information, call Fred Esqueda at (956) 897-6961 or Mike Brower at (734) 834-0128; or email Mike at mbrower@umich.edu.
RGV Concert Band Rehearsals
After the holidays, the RGV Concert Band will focus on the January through March Concerts held in various 55+ parks. The group usually performs six concerts per year during the season. If you’re interested in joining the RGV Concert Band, please come to a concert and /or contact director Gene Goede at (956) 682-9225. Practices are held at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1107 Fern in McAllen.
