- 1. STHS shares important safety tips during National Gun Violence Awareness Month
- (Around Town)
- ... separate from firearms. Follow additional safety precautions: Take the time to understand and follow the safety guidelines specific to your firearm and any shooting activities you participate in. Safely ...
- Created on 02 June 2026
- 2. Texas Wildlife & Nature Photographer of the Year Contest opens statewide
- (Around Town)
- ... for Wildlife in Focus. “This new Photographer of the Year contest invites every Texan to tell the story of our state’s wildlife — from prairies and pineywoods to deserts and coastlines. When people pause ...
- Created on 07 April 2026
- 3. Alamo area Winter Texans have fun in Alamo parade
- (Around Town)
- ... U.S. Army and reserve veteran from 1965 to ’86, said they enjoyed the friendliness of the people in the park. That was seconded by Sue during their three-month vacation each season here. Back in Oklahoma ...
- Created on 17 March 2026
- 4. Winter Texan Fiesta draws a crowd
- (Around Town)
- ... in the Placita. Many gathered around the walls to watch the entertainment. I am sure it was partly due to the great weather – although it was a bit windy, and a little warm. The lines were long for ...
- Created on 17 March 2026
- 5. Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- Enjoy the weather It’s been nice in the RGV the last week. Some chilliness in the mornings and some nice afternoons. Great to be outside enjoying the nature that surrounds us. The Rio Grande Valley ...
- Created on 03 February 2026
- 6. Trophy Gardens residents’ vision becomes reality
- (In The Parks)
- ... had started playing on a court laid out with lines on a street in next door neighbor Winter Ranch RV Resort, her husband related. But she became the spark to the project, meeting with management and other ...
- Created on 19 January 2026
- 7. RGV Woodcarvers Show set for Jan. 24-25
- (Around Town)
- ... There will be entries from all types of carving disciplines – realistic carving, chip carving, caricature carving, pyrography, relief, bird, decoy, stylized carving, gourds, and bowls. All 27 categories ...
- Created on 06 January 2026
- 8. Reduce holiday waste and make recycling easy, convenient, and impactful
- (Around Town)
- ... few simple guidelines, residents can help reduce contamination, protect local resources, save landfill space, and support the creation of new products from recycled materials. Curbside and Drop-Off ...
- Created on 30 December 2025
- 9. New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Valley
- (Entertainment)
- Just about every park has something special for New Year’s Eve. Many have special entertainment lined up with dinner and other events throughout the night. Many of these parks sell out of tickets weeks ...
- Created on 30 December 2025
- 10. Lights Out to protect migratory birds
- (Around Town)
- ... critical twice-yearly journeys. Othe guidelines are not to use landscape lighting to light up trees or gardens where birds might be resting. Also, close blinds at night to reduce the amount of light ...
- Created on 03 November 2025
- 11. Tips to safely share the beach with nesting shorebirds
- (Around Town)
- ... Coast initiative called SPLASh (Stopping Plastics and Litter along Shorelines) that organizes regular coastal cleanups to remove beach litter and gather data to better understand how trash impacts wildlife ...
- Created on 23 May 2025
- 12. You’ll receive a warm welcome in Texas
- (News)
- Time and again, Winter Texans list friendliness as big a reason to live here. Not only does that include their neighbors in the park or other parks, but also the people in the community who are happy to ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 13. Mid-Valley golf courses offer an array of options
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... come from. But the clubhouse and friendliness alone aren’t what gains its loyalty. In fact, one could consider the clubhouse, the golf course and everything in between part of Stuart Place’s charm and ...
- Created on 27 February 2025
- 14. Another presentation of The Last Poet in the Woods
- (Around Town)
- ... the creator of the artwork in the highly acclaimed ekphrastic books and traveling exhibits Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives / Fronteras: dibujando las vidas fronterizas and The Magic of Mariachi / La ...
- Created on 27 February 2025
- 15. Let’s go on a tour
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... please, please help me with one thing. Please remember that when I am planning a tour, I enter into a contract with the bus companies, the hotels and the restaurants. All those entities have deadlines ...
- Created on 26 February 2025
- 16. Last Poet in the Woods at Quinta Mazatlán
- (Around Town)
- ... Reefka Schneider, Artist, is the creator of the artwork in the highly acclaimed ekphrastic books and traveling exhibits Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives / Fronteras: dibujando las vidas fronterizas ...
- Created on 06 February 2025
- 17. RGV Woodcarvers Show moves to new location
- (Around Town)
- ... of carving disciplines – realistic carving, chip carving, caricature carving, pyrography, relief, bird, decoy, stylized carving, gourds, and bowls. Come join the fun. Better yet, enter a piece in the ...
- Created on 09 January 2025
- 18. Stuart Place Country Club – The little course that could, and did
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... being tougher than most people think, and its just plain Texas friendliness. The categories Stuart Place won were Favorite Hole (No. 9), Favorite Amenity (the clubhouse), Favorite Putting Green, Favorite ...
- Created on 10 December 2024
- 19. Mid-Valley courses, where beauty meets challenging
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... plain Texas friendliness. It’s small but its holes are well designed, and it will make you wonder why you took it for granted before you pulled in. It’ll bite. Harlingen Country Club Harlingen Country ...
- Created on 28 November 2024
- 20. Lower Valley golf courses offer scenic holes
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... put golfers at different angles heading to the hole. The fairway also inclines, and you almost feel like you’re teeing off from a bowl. No. 17 is the signature hole – a 220-yard par 3 that sits along ...
- Created on 20 November 2024
