- 21. Clayton Homes celebrates 33 years
- (Around Town)
- ... will feature new homes and new designs. There will also be free corn dogs and drinks. Over the 30 plus years, Doug Fowler has seen mainly Winter Texans taking advantage of the low rates and beautiful ...
- Created on 14 January 2025
- 22. MOSTH presents first Sunday Speaker Series of the year
- (Around Town)
- The Museum of South Texas History will host the first Sunday Speaker Series, “A Brief History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Rio Grande Valley,” of the year at 2 p.m. on Sunday, ...
- Created on 09 January 2025
- 23. New Year’s Resolutions
- (In The Parks)
- 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 ...
- Created on 01 January 2025
- 24. Red Kettle donations help all year round
- (Around Town)
- During this holiday season, The Salvation Army staff and volunteers are diligently working to raise much needed funds to support those most in need this Christmas, and beyond. This year, The Salvation ...
- Created on 18 December 2024
- 25. Harlingen Community Theatre is celebrating 50 years
- (Entertainment)
- By Carina A. Brunson Harlingen Community Theatre (HCT) is where Valley stars shine, and they are celebrating 50 years of highlighting that Valley talent. The theatre has a fantastic lineup that begins ...
- Created on 30 October 2024
- 26. RGV Livestock Show & Rodeo celebrates 85 years
- (Entertainment)
- The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo is the Valley’s largest single event bringing in over 400,000 visitors to the Mercedes community annually. From 1939 to 2024, 85 years of historical amazing ...
- Created on 08 March 2024
- 27. Dale and Gayle are ready for next year
- (Entertainment)
- Dale and Gayle have been entertaining in the RGV for 15 years. Winter Texans know them for playing music for 13 years at the different locations of Ace’s BBQ. They’re known for playing classic country ...
- Created on 07 March 2024
- 28. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at IMAS
- (Around Town)
- Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) on Saturday, January 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 12th annual Lunar New Year Festival, supported by the IMAS Guild, ...
- Created on 24 January 2024
- 29. 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 a dinner. So many of these parks sell out of tickets weeks before New Year’s Eve. So if you ...
- Created on 27 December 2023
- 30. 50 Years: It’s about bringing music to others
- (Entertainment)
- The McAllen Wind Ensemble is celebrating 50 years of bringing music to Valley communities. Roger Olivarez, who has been conducting the ensemble for 10 years, says this is a testament to the community’s ...
- Created on 06 November 2023
- 31. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- The Way We Were Now… although it was written 35 years ago, I think there might still be some that can relate to what will be shared here this week. We think about all the changes that have happened in ...
- Created on 08 February 2023
- 32. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- ... The Valley continues to get high praise from the Winter Texans that spend nearly half their year down here at times. Most spend three to four months, but it is a true escape from the much colder climates ...
- Created on 31 January 2023
- 33. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- Winter Texans participate in Texas Citrus Fiesta Although participation isn’t as abundant as it was years ago, Winter Texans still have fun at the Texas Citrus Fiesta. This year’s Texas Citrus Fiesta ...
- Created on 18 January 2023
- 34. Lunar New Year Festival at IMAS
- (Entertainment)
- Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit at the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) on Sunday, January 29, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The 11th annual Lunar New Year Festival will feature traditional Chinese, ...
- Created on 18 January 2023
- 35. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- ... go from there with formatting, proofreading, and editing. Sometimes we would receive news on floppy disks and then eventually CD’s. As the years have gone by, we have steadily grown to only use computers ...
- Created on 11 January 2023
- 36. Ring in the new year with a shelter pup
- (Around Town)
- One of the most challenging times of the year for animal shelters is mating season for puppies and kittens. Shelters all over the country typically see an influx of newborn and young abandoned puppies ...
- Created on 10 January 2023
- 37. RGV Concert Band celebrates 25 years of music
- (In The Parks)
- ... concentrate on marches, show tunes, patriotic music and more, according to Gene Goede, band director since 2008. The Winter Texan of 31 years has been with the band for 24 years. He also has been a member ...
- Created on 03 January 2023
- 38. Texas State Parks kicks off 100-Year Birthday Celebration
- (Around Town)
- AUSTIN— Three, two, one ... Happy Birthday, Texas State Parks! Park lovers everywhere are invited to help Texas State Parks begin celebrating 100 years Jan. 1 with a First Day Hike. Almost every Texas ...
- Created on 27 December 2022
- 39. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- Winter Texans celebrate the holidays Over the years we have had the pleasure to share how our readers celebrate the holidays. We have so much to do in the Valley during the holidays, giving you plenty ...
- Created on 20 December 2022
- 40. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- Parks share their news When you look through our first few years of the paper, you see some really good stuff. I am loving taking this look back and seeing what we have done before, how we have changed, ...
- Created on 13 December 2022
