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Welcome Home WINTER TEXAN • • • March 4, 2020
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We’re just connecting the dots.
VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 20 • March 4, 2020 • • • your official connection to the rio grande valley • • •
hello FROM KRISTI
A s many of you
start to think about taking off on your next adventure, we are plotting and planning an adventure of our own. You may know that last summer we set off on our very first Winter Texan Reunion Tour! We hosted six events in four states over a 10-day period. We had so much fun in your part of the country, we are doing it again this September!
I now know why so many of you go home for the summer. It’s beautiful country, and much like Texas, everyone is so welcoming and friendly. I fell in love with the area and, honestly, I keep dreaming about the Wisconsin cheese! I also find myself longing for the cool, crisp air and can see myself lounging by a lake reading a book. We plan to start our adventure in South Dakota, working our way through the Dakotas, meandering through Wisconsin (For more cheese, of course!), working our way through Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and, if time allows, winding up in Nebraska. I invite you to join us! We will keep you posted through our website, Facebook page and e-newsletters, so stay tuned for more details! And be sure to bring your family members and friends who might be interested in joining us in South Texas next winter! • We’re just connecting the dots,
Kristi
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Winter Texans Shine at
Texas Independence Parade in Alamo Story and photos by Eryn Reddell Wingert
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esort residents took the theme seriously, dressing up in costumes and decorating their carts based on their personal-favorite decade. One couple sported their custom ’57 Chevy golf cart, another couple decorated theirs as the Yellow Submarine made famous by the popular Beatles hit from the 1960s. One couple, Pastor Darrel Hardy and his wife, Winonna, reached way back with their decade of choice, representing 1900-1910. Darrel’s leather vest and chaps served him during a more recent era when he performed as a rodeo clown in Oklahoma. The Hardys traditionally
carry the banner for Trophy Gardens and shared that they love participating and enjoy the people who gather to watch. The City of Alamo and the Alamo Chamber of Commerce host the annual parade. The golf-cart procession started at H-E-B, headed south on Alamo Road, then east on Business 83, ending at Alamo Central Park. The procession included performances by the Winter-Ranch line dancers, who paid tribute to the 1980s TEXAS INDEPENDENCE PARADE IN ALAMO CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 >>