13 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com MARCH 11, 2026 Trail Dance Lessons - Enchanted Valley Ranch, Mission, 11am, Beginner 11 a.m., intermediate 12 p.m. Questions: 815-383-6783. 7211 Ford St. Lunch & Jam - Roadrunner RV Resort, Alamo, 11am, Lunch 11 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. Jam 1 p.m.-3 p.m. 1222 N. Cesar Chavez Rd. Rock N Roll Jam - Paradise Park, McAllen, 11:30am, Lunch available from 11:30 a.m. 80’s to 2009, modern country, and 60’s to 80’s rock n roll. Jam 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Stage band: The Esquires. 100 E. Hackberry. Beginner Square Dancing - Alamo Palms MH & RV Park, Noon-2pm, $5pp. 1341 W. US Bus. Hwy. 83. Music Jam - Leisure World Community, Weslaco, Noon, Lunch available for purchase. Jam - Oleander Acres, Mission, 12:30-2:30pm. Jam Session - Lakewood RV Resort, Harlingen, 1pm. Bluegrass Jam - Kenwood RV Park, La Feria, 1:30-3:30pm. Happy Hour - Bit-O-Heaven RV Park, Donna, 3-5pm, The Lady and The Outlaw, pass the hat. 50/50 & door prizes. Free ice. Soda & popcorn for sale. BYOB & snacks. R/C Racing Cars & Dinner - Alamo Palms MH & RV Park, 3-10pm, 1341 W US Bus. Hwy. 83. Happy Hour - Park Place Estates, Harlingen, 3:30-5:30pm, Sandra Harmon. Concessions available. Happy Hour - Tip O’ Texas RV Resort, Pharr, 4-5:30pm, Cool Change, donation. 956-787-6461. 101 E. Sioux Rd. St. Patrick’s Dinner/Dance - Bentsen Grove Resort, Palmview, 5:30pm, Ron Moshier, $20pp. Dinner 5:30 p.m. Dance 7-10 p.m. Bingo Night - We RV Champions of Rio Hondo, 6-7:30pm, $1 cards. Penny Pokeno - AmeriCana RV Park, Palmview, 6-8pm, BYOB. Lemonade, tea and refreshment snacks provided. Bring a small container of pennies and come join in the fun with the gang. Great evening of fun, laughs and chance! Dance - Pharr South Park, Pharr, 6:30-9pm, His & Her Country, $10pp. 1402 S. Cage Blvd. Jam - Country Palms RV Park, San Juan, 6:30pm, Come join us to sing, play or just enjoy the music. Everyone welcome. West of Cesar Chavez Road just before Raul Yzaguirre Middle School. Show - Victoria Palms Resort, Donna, 7-9pm, Ray Jagru, $10pp. Dance - Palm Shadows RV/MH Park, Donna, 7-10pm, Wally Garza & Texas Blood, $10pp. Purchase tickets in advance to reserve seat or at the door based on seating availability. NO OUTSIDE BEVERAGES/COOLERS/ DRINK CUPS ALLOWED. Liquor permitted in a clear flask only. 956597-6900 ext. 3. 200 N. Val Verde Rd. Dance - Paradise Park RV Resort, Harlingen, 7-9pm, Bottom Line Band, $10pp. Wednesday, March 18 Breakfast - Bentsen Grove Resort, Palmview, 7:30-9am. Craft Sale - Alamo Palms MH & RV Park, 9am-Noon, 1341 W. US Bus. Hwy. 83. Line Dancing with Keith - Casa del Valle Resort Park, Alamo, 10am-Noon, Improver dancer. Wednesday Burger Fry - Chimney Park, Mission, 11am-12:30pm, Huge ½ lb. burger fry meal for $8pp. Also serving homemade southern baked beans, ¼ lb. hot dogs, sweet potato fries, chili, corn dogs, with all the fixins’, and sauces. Drinks and ice cream. On the beautiful Rio Grande River. 4224 S. Conway Ave. 956-585-5061. Country Jam - Heritage Square, Mission, 1pm, Food available 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Open Music Jam - Chimney Park, Mission, 1pm, Hosted by Ron L. 4224 S. Conway Ave. Jam Session - Posada del Sol RV Park, Harlingen, 1-3pm. Happy Hour Line Dance - Bentsen Grove Resort, Palmview, 3:30-5:30pm, $4pp. Square Dance - Alamo Palms MH & RV Park, 6:30-9pm, MS & Plus with Rounds. $6pp. 1341 W. US Bus. Hwy. 83. Dance - Tip O’ Texas RV Resort, Pharr, 7-10pm, Steven May & the Southern Knights, $8pp. 956-7876461. 101 E. Sioux Rd. Entertainment - We RV Champions of Rio Hondo, 7-9pm, Sting Ray Anthony Juke Box, $10pp. See Dick Run Good morning to all you wonderful Winter Texans who soon will be going back to your summer homes. We are going to miss you. Let me first of all thank you for setting such a good example for me to follow. Thanks to you who volunteer to tutor in our public schools, I decided to follow your example. I am tutoring English reading in a low-income school that has a Boys and Girls program. Giving this one hour of service every week has brought me a great deal of pleasure and a feeling that my small contribution may actually be making a difference. I am even considering adding another school or an extra hour in the school where I already volunteer. Most of these students have parents and grandparents who speak only Spanish so only Spanish is spoken at home. Actually, in my opinion these students are blessed to be bilingual. Speaking and understanding two languages and two cultures is of great benefit when you are surrounded by two different cultures. Since each student is allowed to choose the books they want to read, a few will look for books that are written in Spanish. At first, I believe they did that thinking that I would not understand if they skipped a few sentences. They soon learned that I could also speak and read Spanish. This led me to point out to them how easy it was to read Spanish compared to reading English where the vowels constantly sound different making it more difficult to pronounce English correctly. You can learn the little jingle that teaches a person how to pronounce Spanish. The vowels are pronounced “ah, eh, eee, oh, uh.” That last vowel is pronounced like ‘UUH.’ Think “UUH this is good.” So, the little jingle that teaches an English speaker how to pronounce a word in Spanish is “ah, eh, eee, oh, uuh, el burro sabe mas que tu.” Now you can read Spanish. The last part of the little jingle says, “the donkey knows more than you.” Now you know why the kids call me the fun teacher because once I teach them the little jingle, I warn them not to go home and tell it to their big brother as they might have a fight on their hands. There is just one problem with the little jingle when two vowels come together in a word they are pronounced differently. The two sounds slide into each other becoming one sound. The two vowels together are called a diphthong. So now you can read Spanish. Try it. But read it out loud. If by any chance you have some books for first or second graders that are just gathering dust back home, why not bring them with you on your next trip down south. Where I tutor there are almost no books suitable for teaching reading to first, second or third graders. They really need books in English that are very basic with lots of repetition. Do you remember? “See Dick. See Dick run. See Jane. See Jane run. See Dick and Jane run.”
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