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21. Cartoonist shares new prose, comic collection at MOSTH: (Around Town); ... Alaniz’s childhood in South Texas, some of them told in Spanglish. These range from nostalgic (like one showing how common and pleasant it used to be to cross the river to Reynosa, Mexico, for family outings) ...; Created on 05 December 2023
22. Visit MOSTH to see Dr. Garcia’s gold: (Around Town); ... after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order to collect gold held privately by Americans. When Dr. García's daughter Gloria was about to marry Hector López in 1950, Dr. García told ...; Created on 06 November 2023
23. STC announces 2023-2024 season productions: (Entertainment); ... Play Festival scheduled for June 2023. STXLNPF is Latino stories told about our community, region, culture told by Latinos. An opportunity for writers to create and cultivate these stories and share them ...; Created on 06 November 2023
24. STC present second annual South Texas Latinx New Play Festival: (Entertainment); ... very strongly with the audience. We had to produce his play,” said Joel Jason Rodriguez, the Theatre & Dance Department Chair. “The festival offers an avenue for new stories to be told that reflect who ...; Created on 09 June 2023
25. Tropic Star presents quilts to park Veterans: (In The Parks); ... “thank you” for the Veterans’ service to the country. She reminded the large audience that those who served in any capacity “went where they were told to go.” Hoerr said it is good to present quilts ...; Created on 07 March 2023
26. Valley Star Awards: Another great show: (Entertainment); ... great Wintertainers™ this season. First up in the entertainment line-up was Redneck Revival featuring Alta and Bob Courtney, who started with an original song, "I Don't Live Up North Anymore." It told ...; Created on 21 February 2023
27. Uncovering the real story: (Column: On The Road); ... that I have been guiding? The story related by British Broadcasting was not at all like what I had been told. My information was obtained from a diligent historian here in the Rio Grande Valley who related ...; Created on 21 February 2023
28. Rick McEwen's Kenny Rogers Tribute Show is a treat ...: (Entertainment); By Kathy Olivarez After being told by friends in the entertainment business that “he looked a little bit like Kenny Rogers” and “sounded a little bit like Kenny Rogers,” Branson entertainer Rick McEwen ...; Created on 14 February 2023
29. STC hosts Life and Death on the Border exhibit: (Around Town); ... enough to exhibit for the first time since 2016,” said Gonzales. “The legacies of these histories are intertwined with local history of the Rio Grande Valley and is finally getting told to a wider audience.” ...; Created on 07 February 2023
30. Kenaston Band host blind singer Justin Trevino: (Entertainment); ... He followed with a fiddle tune, “Old Joe Clark.” He sang an original song he wrote, “Jukebox in the Corner.” He told how it was the only song he wrote on paper as he usually used a tape recorder for composing. ...; Created on 31 January 2023
31. Leslie Blasing is always a hit with Winter Texans: (Entertainment); ... such as country, pop, swing, rock and roll, and patriotic. “But I don’t do rap!” she told her audience. “My favorite music is from the big swing band music in the World War II era.” She started her ...; Created on 28 January 2023
32. Goldwing Express returns to Valley: (Entertainment); ... Ever a jokester, he told the audience the flowers in front of the stage reminded him of what his wife called him, “a bloomin’ idiot!” Steven told the audience the group considered the Rio Grande a second ...; Created on 17 January 2023
33. Christmas lights were all aglow at Bentsen Grove: (In The Parks); ... there was more to see. Paula told me little stories about some of the residents. Don’t worry – there wasn’t anything bad told. She told me how these holidays bring the residents together. She said one ...; Created on 27 December 2022
34. A Christmas party needed a community’s help: (Around Town); ... to work. “I told them [the Winter Texans] after the event was over last night,” he said, “’I don’t know how I would have done it without you!’” During the afternoon of Wed., Dec. 21, the over-55 group ...; Created on 27 December 2022
35. ‘Tripp’s Christmas Village’ defies all odds: (Around Town); ... told her: “Milly I’m going to make it ‘til December to play Santa for you.” She said he was that passionate about the children’s party. In his memory, his friends from both the Elks and Winter Texan ...; Created on 20 December 2022
36. Views top first impressions at lower Valley golf courses: (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites); ... this magnificent course and club. South Padre Island 1 Golf House Road, Laguna Vista If someone told a golfer at South Padre Island Golf Course that they had to play holes No. 3 and 4 nine times apiece, ...; Created on 29 November 2022
37. First impressions aren’t always what they seem: (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites); ... you might be told that it's flat and not challenging. Really, what you're being told is don’t judge this book by its cover. It may be flat, but like all well laid out golf courses, it has its challenges ...; Created on 22 November 2022
38. Alamo opens WWII Exhibit: (Around Town); ... a Philippines Liberation medal with a bronze star and Meritorious Merit unit award. In his later years, while retired in Arizona, Uncle Jack told his nephew that he was no hero. He was just doing the ...; Created on 08 November 2022
39. Take a stroll at Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: (Around Town); ... Century transition into an agriculture powerhouse is retold at the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse, which now embraces nature conservation as part of its purpose. The pumphouse still features some of its old mechanics ...; Created on 01 November 2022
40. July 1, 2022 - Events Calendar: (Events Calendar); ... important to preserve the stories about regional families and historical events. His independently published book is a collection of Rio Grande Valley word-of-mouth historical accounts as told by family ...; Created on 01 July 2022

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