OCTOBER 16, 2024 www.wintertexantimes.com 6 WINTER TEXAN TIMES We Love Our Winter Texans! Thank you for making us your home away from home! • Nightly, 7 Day Plus Rates Available • Fully Equipped Kitchens • Free Wi-Fi • Outdoor Pool • Small Pet Welcome (with fee) • Guest Laundry Service Walking Distance to the La Plaza Mall and several restaurants. For Reservations 956-378-4046 www.mcallen-studio6.com 700 Savannah Ave. McAllen, TX Lock In Your Rates For Next Winter Winter Texan 7 Day Plus Special! $327.67 Queen Bed • $375.97 2 Full Size Beds PLEASE MENTION AD FOR SPECIAL! SPECIAL! 7 Day Plus Reunions are a great time to catch up with friends, old and new. Here we will feature reunions and meetings that are happening throughout the Valley. We hope that if you are having such a meeting, you will send the information to us so we can help you spread the word. Right now, there are several meetings already taking place. Red Hatters are getting together on at least a monthly basis. The RGV Woodcarvers are getting together weekly too. I am sure there are others that are meeting up for little get-togethers here and there. If you would like to share your information, please send it in. If you have a great photo from your reunion or meeting, we would love to see that too. You can send your information to news@wintertexantimes.com. Model Rail Roading & Railroaders Model Rail Roading & Railroaders have started getting together. Anyone interested in joining the group can join them Monday through Friday at the Hidalgo Pumphouse. Call Red at (313) 532-8549 for more information. Submarine Veterans The Submarine Veterans will meet for lunch at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, (every third Thursday of the month through March) at Junction Café, 115 Cage Blvd., in Pharr. For more information, call Larry at (715) 305-0401. Fayette County, Iowa Make plans for the Fayette County, Iowa reunion set for Thursday, January 16, 2025. It will be held at Mr. Gatti’s in Weslaco at 11 a.m. Contact Carolyn Beier at (563) 9203838 if you need more information. Native Plant Project meeting October 22 Native Plant Project’s guest speaker for the October 22 meeting in Weslaco will be Ernesto Herrera, a wildlife biologist born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. Herrera received his MS in Biology at UTRGV where he researched pollinator syndromes and distribution. He spends his free time collecting native plants and seeds and caring for his many pets. In summarizing his program, Herrera asks, “Have you ever looked closely at our local wildflowers and noticed a plethora of tiny bees that look nothing like the well-known European honeybee? They’re likely native bees! This program will cover what those bees are named, their habitats, and how you can help them to thrive.” The program will be Tuesday October 22 at 7 p.m., at the Valley Nature Center, 301 South Border Street in Weslaco behind Gibson Park. The public is invited. There is no charge to attend. For more about the Native Plant Project, visit http://www.nativeplantproject.org or visit them on Facebook. Empty Bowls 2024: Uniting to fight hunger in the Rio Grande Valley The Food Bank RGV invites the public to attend the 18th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon and Silent Auction, with H-E-B Hunger Relief as the Title and Presenting Sponsor. This year’s event, set for October 22, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, aims to bring the community together to combat hunger and raise essential funds for the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley. H-E-B Hunger Relief leads the charge with a donation that will provide 100,000 meals to individuals facing food insecurity in the Rio Grande Valley. Their longstanding support demonstrates a deep commitment to alleviating hunger in the region. This year, over 35 restaurants are participating in Empty Bowls 2024, including Walmart, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Ronin Ramen Noodle Bar, Wave Raw Bar, Guerra’s Restaurant in Edinburg, Villa del Mar, El Patio de La Casa de Mi Abuela, Fortune Cookie Chinese Restaurant, Brocheta Mediterranean Bistro, University Draft House and Republic of the Rio Grande, Tropical Smoothie (Trenton Location), Logan’s Roadhouse, Junior’s Supermarket, Jersey Mike’s, Taco Madre, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bubba’s 33, Rudy’s BBQ, STC Culinary, Doc Popcorn & Dippin Dots, Ben & Jerry’s (La Plaza Mall), Cowboy Chicken, 5a Ronda, Popeyes, TeriFood Bank RGV’s Empty Bowls Luncheon and Silent Auction presented by H-E-B Hunger Relief promises to be a truly delicious experience with a wide variety of cuisine available. Photo courtesy of Food Bank RGV See HUNGER pg. 17
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