FEBRUARY 25, 2026 www.wintertexantimes.com 4 WINTER TEXAN TIMES Winter Texan TIMES Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987 Share our special TAKE HOME EDITION to show friends and family some of what makes the Rio Grande Valley such an amazing place to spend your winter. Pick up 5 or 10 extra copies of the March 18 Take Home Edition to take back in your car or RV, and share them with your friends and neighbors when you tell them what a great winter you enjoyed. If you would like to take home 25 copies or more, please call our office at 956-580-7800 before 5pm, March 12 to reserve a bundle to pick up at our office on or after March 18. BECOME A WINTER TEXAN AMBASSADOR Share the Rio Grande Valley with your friends & neighbors to the north Reunions are a great time to catch up with friends, old and new. If you would like to share your information, please send it in. We would love to see your photos as well and share with others what a great time you are having. You can send your reunions and photos to news@wintertexantimes.com. Silver Bay/Two Harbors Area Reunion The Silver Bay/Two Harbors Area Reunion will meet for their annual luncheon on Wednesday, February 25 at 11 a.m. at Mr Gatti’s Pizza, 4100 North 2nd Street in McAllen. All current and former area residents are welcome. For questions, call Steve at (763) 691-4921. Retired nurses luncheon to be held All retired RNs/LVNs and LPNs in the Rio Grande Valley are invited to a buffet luncheon on Tuesday, March 3 at Peter Piper Pizza, 3101 E. Expressway 83, in Weslaco. No reservations required. Check-in is at 12:30 p.m. with lunch at 1 p.m., followed by social, announcements and door prizes. Buffet includes pizza, breadsticks, salad bar, dessert and beverages (bring your Peter Piper mug). Call or text Connie for more information or questions at (402) 641-0125. 3M Retirees & Friends 3M Retirees & Friends will meet on March 18, at Victoria Palms Restaurant in Donna at 10:30 a.m. For information, call Louise Hartsuiker, (612) 916-9236. Submarine Veterans The Submarine Veterans will meet for lunch at 11 a.m. on the third Thursday from now (Thursday, March 19) through April at the Junction Café, 11 S. Cage Blvd., in Pharr. For more information, contact Larry at (715) 3050401. Weekly Meetings Men & Women of A Chord Practices The Men & Women of A Chord, a barbershop chorus group, is looking for new voices. Go harmonize with them during their weekly practices at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at St. Mark Methodist Church, 2nd St. and Pecan, in McAllen. The group performs several shows at Winter Texans parks and would love to have you join them. For updates and more information, visit www.barbershoptx.com. Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers The Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers will have their weekly Thursday get togethers at the Las Palmas Community Center, 1921 N. 25th St., in McAllen from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. They will meet every Thursday, excluding holidays, until the last Thursday in March 2026. Any questions, call Pam Horstman at (816) 590-6521. RGV Concert Band Rehearsals After the holidays, the RGV Concert Band will focus on the January through March concerts held in various 55+ parks. The group usually performs six concerts per year during the season. If you’re interested in joining the RGV Concert Band, please come to a concert and /or contact director Gene Goede at (956) 6829225. Practices are held at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1107 Fern in McAllen.
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