OCTOBER 18, 2023 www.wintertexantimes.com 20 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.WinterTexanTimes.com (956) 580-7800 • 1217 N. Conway, Mission, Texas 78572 email news itmes and questions to news@wintertexantimes.com or for advertising opportunities email ads@wintertexantimes.com Welcome Back to our 37th year! We enjoy bringing the Winter Texan Times to you each season and look forward to another great season. Everything we do is for our Winter Texan family we enjoy spending time with every year. We cherish the friendships and our Winter Texan family and are excited to see you coming back to spend time with us. Without our advertisers we would not be able to bring you all that you look forward to in the Winter Texan Times. Please let them know you appreciate their business. Stay healthy, have fun, and enjoy the Valley that we all love so much. Welcome Back! South Padre Island Sandcastle Days was a hit The South Padre Island Sandcastle Days was a hit this year, despite a little rain. The event is held at the beginning of October, so most of our Winter Texans coming back to the Valley miss it. But if you get here early enough, or you are full-timers, it is something to go out and check out every year. Each year they bring artists from all over the world to build larger than life sandcastles, along with a competition. There are activities and you can visit the permanent Sandcastle Village. The event is held at Clayton’s and the Village is located next to the Ferris Wheel. Here are some photos from this year’s event that can also be found on their Facebook page. Top: First Place winner, “Mermaid” by Ilya Filimonstsev of Russia. Photo courtesy of SPI Sandcastle Days Bottom right: Third Place winner, “The Lovers” by Marie-Line Gagne of Canada. Photo courtesy of SPI Sandcastle Days Top right: Second Place winner, “Grandma” by Karlis Ile of Latvia. Photo courtesy of SPI Sandcastle Days
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