- 21. January 7, 2026 - Reunions and Meetings
- (Reunions & Meetings)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 07 January 2026
- 22. Ron Hoover hosting annual open house
- (Around Town)
- ... event has been known to draw in about 10,000 people during the two-day open house. Each year the event hands out free T-shirts (while supplies last), so it’s not unusual to see visitors wearing a shirt ...
- Created on 06 January 2026
- 23. Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... time of year that memories are made, that we fill our moments with good times, and usually our favorite people. With it being a quiet Christmas for us – just me, Dan, and our son – we were blessed ...
- Created on 30 December 2025
- 24. December 31, 2025 - Reunions and Meetings
- (Reunions & Meetings)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 30 December 2025
- 25. December 23, 2025 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- It has been a great week. It has been unseasonably warmer than usual, but that means we get to enjoy the outdoors a little bit more. Because of that, you can walk around your park to see your neighbor’s ...
- Created on 23 December 2025
- 26. December 23, 2025 - Reunions and Meetings
- (Reunions & Meetings)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 23 December 2025
- 27. Elks and Winter Texans provide Christmas party for special need kids
- (In The Parks)
- ... unusual version of bingo is open to the public. Next year’s goal, according to Tino, is to invite an additional 50 to 100 children to the party. That means that the Elks will have even more fundraising ...
- Created on 23 December 2025
- 28. December 17, 2025 - Reunions and Meetings
- (Reunions & Meetings)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 16 December 2025
- 29. Valley Museums share the spirit of the season
- (Around Town)
- ... 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 colors and lights as organizations pick a theme that represents ...
- Created on 10 December 2025
- 30. Chabad RGV hosts Annual Chanukah Concert & Festival
- (Entertainment)
- ... cup, which is located in the center or to one side and is usually slightly elevated. The ninth candle is called “the shammash,” or, “one who serves.” Jewish tradition says the purpose of the shammash ...
- Created on 10 December 2025
- 31. RGV Concert Band presents Christmas Concert
- (Entertainment)
- ... Goede, is 91. During the last 25 years the group has grown to as many as 65 members but usually stays at around 45 to 50 members. The membership includes Winter Texans from throughout the States and ...
- Created on 10 December 2025
- 32. November 26, 2025 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... cake, and other goodies. My go to was always my grandfather’s wonderful citrus salad. I usually try to have a citrus salad for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. I fix my salad just a little different ...
- Created on 26 November 2025
- 33. MOSTH connects the community with the Valley’s past
- (Entertainment)
- ... the cold winters, wood-burning stoves were used to heat the jail and keep the prisoners warm. Their water source was usually a windmill and wooden water tank that stood behind the jail. According to ...
- Created on 26 November 2025
- 34. October 29, 2025 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... the season. Nothing has gone too cattywampus, though, and here we are. I hope you have had a great summer and are eager to get back to your usual shenanigans in the Rio Grande Valley. We have enjoyed ...
- Created on 27 October 2025
- 35. Team USA regains bragging rights
- (Around Town)
- ... of camaraderie and fun times over what is usually a 15-game season. Mike Brower, the league’s secretary and media specialist for a five-member committee who hails from Michigan, said each season includes ...
- Created on 20 March 2025
- 36. Get more for your dollar in the Valley
- (News)
- ... has cities such as Harlingen, McAllen and Mission in their top 100 in the nation, and top 15 in Texas. The median cost of homes is usually the greatest contributor to that, and other indexes but other ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 37. Rio Grande Valley parks feature top Wintertainers™
- (News)
- ... Wintertainers™ also come from Nashville and Las Vegas, and from other states where talented individuals, duos, or groups are usually looking to escape the gloomy, cold, and snowy north. Bruce Boudreau ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 38. Go west for a change
- (Around Town)
- As a Winter Texan, you know you can’t stay cooped up in your RV park all the time so when you want to venture out for a day it usually means passing Freddy Fender’s water tower with a trip to Brownsville ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 39. Emergency Medical First Responders are vital to RV park residents
- (In The Parks)
- ... needed, and usually first contact in a stressful situation. For over 20 years there have been some helpers in Winter Texan parks in the Valley. These last few days I have been able to learn about two ...
- Created on 29 January 2025
- 40. Ron Hoover shows thanks with annual open house
- (Around Town)
- ... There will be games, door prizes, tents full of vendors, and music. Everyone has fun, and people usually end up dancing in the open area in between eating, walking through the tents, and touring the many ...
- Created on 09 January 2025
