3 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com NOVEMBER 19, 2025 1217 N. Conway, Mission, Texas 78572 (956) 580-7800 • www.wintertexantimes.com © Copyright 2025-2026 by Nexus Publishing LLC, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission of the publisher. The Winter Texan Times is not responsible for errors or omissions in advertising. In the event of an error in an ad or omission of an ad, the newspaper’s financial liability is limited to the cost of the ad in questions. The newspaper is not responsible for any other damages, tangible or intangible. Typically a make-good ad or re-rescheduled ad is considered to sufficiently meet the newspaper’s responsibility. 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Send to Winter Texan Times, 1217 N. Conway Ave., Mission, Texas 78572 or email to reunions@ wintertexantimes.com. o t s t e . t l , - e f l TURKEY From pg. 1 growing client level, now at over 400 families, each month. Luckily, they bought meat earlier in the year when it was aplenty and stored it away in their new walk-in freezer and have continued being able to give meat every week. But they were unsuccessful in buying turkeys for Thanksgiving and it doesn’t look good for buying hams for Christmas.” Jeff proceeded to buy turkeys himself for the pantry and asked for help in getting more. He delivered 24 birds that first week with the hopes of getting at least 100 more each week. Jeff mentioned a sale on turkey at Wal-Mart and HEB and that he would accept cash or check, Cashapp, or Venmo. He wasn’t sure what he would get from his post, but he was pleasantly surprised with what he was able to do with what he got. With the help of Kathy Dreis Severance spreading the word, he was able to pick up 96 turkeys last week with the cash that was donated. An additional 39 turkeys were dropped off at his house, the park hall, and the pantry. “I am so proud and grateful to all my ‘Turkey Angels’ this week,” said Jeff. He was personally able to hand out turkeys last week to some of the poorest families in not only Texas, but the whole United States because of the generosity from the community. “Of course,” he continued, “we have one more week before Thanksgiving, so we need about another 135 turkeys for this week.” Jeff is on a mission to finish out Thanksgiving for these families. “I have faith we will come up with enough turkeys…. But I really am going to need all the help I can get if we are going to provide a Real Christmas meal for all 440+ families that rely on Penitas Food Pantry each month.” “From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all.” If you want to help Jeff out, you can call or text him at (715) 7816080. If you want to reach out to the Penitas Food Pantry, call (956) 3307776. HISTORY From pg. 1 ville. They also have historic walking tours, museum tours, and more. You can download a version from www.brownsvillehistory.org or get one at one of the museums. On the website you can also download their walkable tours and sync it with Google Maps or other software you might have on your phone. They have six walking tours depending on what areas you want to see. If I had more time, I would have probably gone on a couple of their walking tours. Their Downtown and Market Square Walking Tour includes the Stillman House, Profirio Diaz House, Webb Drugstore, San Roman Building, Majestic Theatre, the Old City Library, and more in their downtown historical area. The Stillman House is all set up pretty close to how it would have been in the 1850’s. It has a beautiful hearth kitchen, outdoor garden area, wood floors, white columns out front, and there is an area that displays the history of the Stillman’s and city. The Porfirio Diaz House has been transformed into a museum. There is a lot to see in this building – from the history of farming, trains, cars and battles that have been fought in the area. The Fort Brown Walking Tour includes the Post Hospital Annex/ See HISTORY pg. 20
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