11 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com OCTOBER 29, 2025 “Lets Build a Deck”....with Outdoor Flooring & Vinyl Deck Railing Valleywide Delivery Free Estimates THE SIDING SOURCE 705 BUS. 83 • ALAMO, TX • (956) 787-2721 Planning a Project? We Give Expert Advice on all Products and Projects Check us out at www.KautschTV.com Kautsch true value DUTCH LAP VINYL SIDING (12 COLORS IN STOCK) MOBILE HOME SKIRTING (6 COLORS IN STOCK) REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Bring in your measurements for a Free Quote OVER 90 YEARS OF TRUSTED SERVICE • 12 Siding and Soffit Colors (IN STOCK) • Complete Building Supplies • Patio Covers & Carports • Window Awnings • Exterior Vinyl Shutters • Phifer Solar Sun Screens • Custom Aluminum Fabrication • MH & RV Accessories CLASSIC RIB METAL ROOFING ATRIUM VINYL Juanito Gonzalez returns to Pharr, Nov. 1-2 The Pharr Community Theater invites you to a fun, family-friendly, one man, one act play, a monologue. The Life and Times of Juanito Gonzalez by Pedro Garcia, now in its 29th year, explores the importance of education, love and life. The play is set on “Día de Muertos” and is geared toward school children & youth with a clear and positive message that says, “reading and writing and paying attention to your teachers is important.” Meet Juanito Gonzalez, who lived to be 100 years old, when he was alive. Jubilantly, he returns to his campo-santo (cemetery) pulling an old sack of books. The magical sack contains all the books he read in his life. Today his relatives will re-live fond memories of him. Watch him tell his story from childhood and all throughout his magnificent life! It will make you laugh, smile, cry and most of all ... have a positive outlook on life. “It’s not scary at all, but enlightening,” added Pedro Garcia, who wrote and has directed the play since 1997. “I first performed the show in Albuquerque, NM for a local literacy group, and it has been my prize gem all these years. I love performing Juanito and seeing how adults and children enjoy it, it helps them want to live a long life and be happy.” The play is predominately in English with a 55-minute duration. There are three shows, Saturday November 1 at 3 p.m. and at 7 p.m. and Sunday November 2 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance online (no surcharge) and $10 at the door. Limited seating. Tickets are now on sale at www. pharrcommunitytheater.com or on eventbrite. For more details, please feel free to text or call (956) 6559308. Juanito Gonzalez sings a song to his wife Rosita in The Life and Times of Juanito Gonzalez. (Pic by Ivan Xavier Ramrez, courtesy of Pharr Community Theater, Co.) Juanito Gonzalez enjoyed reading when he was alive. Pedro Garcia will perform as Juanito. (Pic by Ivan Xavier Ramrez, courtesy of Pharr Community Theater, Co.) It’s science: Why a pumpkin is actually a fruit Every fall, pumpkins steal the spotlight with multiple purposes: as decorations, for soups and in pies. But here’s a fun fact backed by science: this seasonal favorite is actually a fruit. Joe Masabni, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable specialist and professor in the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences, said pumpkins are scientifically classified as fruits because of how they grow. Anything that starts from a flower is classified botanically as a fruit. Why do people mistake pumpkins for vegetables? People typically consider something as either a fruit or a vegetable based on how they eat it rather than how it grows. “We see them as to whether we eat them as a dessert, salad or as part See PUMPKIN pg. 15 Pumpkins are often referred to as a vegetable but are actually a fruit. (Laura McKenzie, Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
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