11 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com NOVEMBER 13, 2024 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 Valley Star AWARDS SHOW F E B 1 2 2 0 2 5 14th Annual Brought to you by Who will be the 2025 Entertainer of the Year? Find out in person at this year’s Valley Star Awards Show SAVE THE DATE Valley Star Awards Show Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Tickets on Sale January 2025 Ballots available January 15, 2025 ? member. That might be the greatest gem of all the gems at ACC, the people. Whether you are arriving or leaving, chances are you will see dozens of people milling about ACC’s beautiful pool and outdoor patio. They’ll be eating food, having some adult beverages and chatting up a storm. At first, you may not consider that a precious gem, but it won’t take long to realize that there are countless numbers of friendships and family-like bonds that have been formed under the roof of the patio or in the depths of the pool. It makes ACC a true gem. Los Lagos Golf Club, Edinburg If wind could be a signature hole, then give Los Lagos 18 of them. Can “wind” be a gem? Los Lagos is a true gem in the Valley. Its design and strategically placed moguls, sand traps and oceans of water, just add to what can be a really frustrating, or super exciting, round of golf. The 530-yard par-5 No. 8, however, stands out as a signature hole. Of course, it’s well protected like a fort with water on the right, rolling hills on the left and water on the back side of the green (and let’s not forget the wind). What makes this hole great is that you may have played 17 holes of terrible golf, but here’s your moment to shine. The course is wonderfully challenging and “delightfully” windy (again, trying to turn the wind into a gem). Los Lagos has beautiful rolling hills, like those in the countryside in Verona, Italy, leaning fairways and holes that will give you plenty of options on how you want to reach the green. It’s overall beauty – those moguls are fun – and almost impossible – to avoid. They stand there in front of you, hiding your view from the hole and daring you to just hit it over them – you can hear them snickering. Don’t let its beauty lull you into a false sense of security, this course is one of the most enjoyable courses in the Rio Grande Valley. You hit a great shot here – truly a precious gem, maybe one of the great, you will remember it. Tierra del Sol, Pharr Almost a decade ago, Tierra del Sol put close to a million dollars of work into their golf course. Since then, many of the holes can be considered signature holes, with shiny new greens, new cart paths and several renovated tee boxes. Of course, their breakfast tacos shine brighter than just about anything and we’re good with that. (Hey! A person must eat!) But there’s also something neat about coming up No. 18 with the majestic colonial-looking clubhouse on top of a minor hill that puts a great finishing touch on the day. It’s a straight, long and narrow See GOLF pg. 14 Champion Lakes. Photo by Kathy Olivarez
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