February 2, 2017 - WTT ISSUE

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Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987 Vol. 30, No. 15 © 2016-2017 www.wttrgv.com Thursday, February 2, 2017

RGV Quilt Guild holds expo at SPI

Winter Texan Fiesta coming soon to Mission

By Jamie Treviño As she walked through the maze of over 300 quilts displayed, Karon Jacobson explained the intricate detail and intensive work that goes into quilting. The Rio Grande Valley Quilt Guild held their 35th Annual Quilt Expo this past Friday and Saturday at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. Hosting 29 The annual Mega Winter Texan Fivendors, the RGV Quilt Guild made sure esta, sponsored by the Greater Mission both days were filled with colorful exhibChamber of Commerce will be held Feb. its, patriotic presentations, and fashion 11-12. The Winter Texan Fiesta cele- shows as over 1000 people attended. brates Winter Texans staying in Mission “This is just an amazing array of and in the Rio Grande Valley. quilts,” Jacobson said. “They’re just fabulously inspirational. They just blow me See Fiesta pg. 3 away.” Valley Star Awards Jacobson, the 2017 chairman of the show, said that the many members of the Coming Feb. 18 g been working hard guild have continue Santo rtainin dw Ente the quilting tradition. n l & Con iches e a e u n tw cessio e n b A ns 6th d Availpg. able35 Awar ns: See Quilt Show

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People attending the expo could stop and shop for donated items made by the guild members, such as pin cushions, quilts and home decor.

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The Travel & Health & Wellness Expo will be Feb. 21-22

The McAllen Chamber of Commerce will again host their annual Travel Show in conjunction with the Health & Wellness Expo sponsored by Rio Grande Regional Hospital at the McAllen Convention Center on Feb. 21-22 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Admission is free. Thousands of people attend this popular event each year, making it the largest health event in the Rio Grande Valley, said Luis Cantu, Vice-president for Business and Community Development for See Wellness Expo pg. 40

hobby at Ranchero Village

By Henry Miller cated to the carvers and that hobby. From George Vaughn didn’t know what ventilators to dust collectors to personTSD BDDD CSPJEEDD SSLS Leslie Blasing was worse – the serious car accident he al lockers where carving members can endured or the recovery process. Sure, store their tools and the objects they are during recovery he was able to stay at working on instead of toting them back home and rest, but there’s only so much and forth from their home. The building & Pamcan do, and Vaughn led an acofSherwin that one – with a “Carving Station” sign out front Mario Rosales Linton tive lifestyle. – is 100 percent for members. “I worked in the oil field service and The results have been fantastic. There was used to being on the go all the time are colorful birds, butterflies, ducks, fish – day and night,” said Vaughn, now a res- and other animals that are first cut and ident at Ranchero Village Mobile Home carved, then painted. There are canes, Park in Weslaco. “I found myself having dishes, caricatures – a wide array of fignothing to do after the accident and sitting ures that can only be slowed down by the around the house got old really quick.” lack of imagination – or the lack of go bys One of his wife’s friends gave him a or rough outs that help guide the woodsmall six-piece carving set and told him to carver along. try carving. Now, 19 years later, Vaughn A “go by” is a photo or object that is has not only expandedSSS.BDDDCSPJEEDD.TLL his carving skills, similar to what a carver may be working but he is the committee chairman for the on. They may try to replicate it, or they Ranchero Village wood carving group. may try to recreate the image. So, in esThe group, exclusively for Ranchero sence they are going to “go by” what they Village residents, carries about 15 or 16 are looking at to create their carving. wood carvers in the park. What separates A rough out is a figure that has someRanchero from other Winter Texan parks what of a shape to it – like of a bear hugis that the building they carve in is dediSee Wood Carving pg. 39 Susan Hudson

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Bruce Edwards created this remarkable carving of a common merganser duck. Winter Texan Times Photo


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