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Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987 Vol. 35, No. 24 © 2022 www.wintertexantimes.com Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Rina’s Ramblings
This season has been a blast! Despite a knee injury at the beginning of the season, I was able to get out there a bit and enjoy some time with you. It took me a while, and I know we missed a lot at the beginning of the season, but we still had some fun once the season really started picking up in January. It was a pleasure to get out to attend events where parks were giving to their communities or had made special items for the veterans in their parks. It was also heartwarming to see events held in memory of those lost, or to help support a family who lost a loved one. Your love for those you surround yourself with is a wonderful thing and makes me feel blessed to be but a small part of it – whether I was able to attend or just include some of what you do in the Winter Texan Times. We have truly enjoyed getting to know you this year. We have been able to connect with you this year more than we have in previous years. Yes, things were a little slow last year, but you sure made up for it this year. We have enjoyed meeting activity directors, Wintertainers™, volunteers, and all of those in between. My husband and I have always had a fondness of the Winter Texan community. He saw this paper from its very first issue in 1987 and now strives to continue what his grandmother and dad built. I grew up surrounded by two Winter Texan parks. Our family befriended several of the residents each year. I remember one couple from Washington that brought us apples every year. They eventually had to stop visiting, but their children visited one year, just See RAMBLINGS pg. 19
Thank you for all that you do This season is ending, and I hate to see it go. We always enjoy your time with us, and our time with you, and we sure are going to miss it while you are gone. After a couple of years with a slow down of activities and not much to attend, we were so thankful to get out this year. We wish we could have attended more events, because there was just so much to do. We were so happy to see parks reopening and letting people in this season. It was nice to see things as they should be at most places. After See THANK YOU pg. 14
Winter Texans enjoy 46th Tourist Day in Nuevo Progreso By Herb Moering Tourist Day in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico was a “breeze” for Winter Texans attending the all-day appreciation of visitors’ celebration on March 21. Despite the strong gusts of wind, Winter Texans enjoyed the entertainment, the trinkets, and the food, which included free tamales as the visitors came across the international bridge over the Rio Grande River. The fun began even before leaving the U.S. side, with WinSee TOURIST pg. 24
Parks Calendar p 8 • WintertainersTM p 8 • On The Road p 11 • Taste of the Valley p 12 • Medical Services p 14 • Events Calendar p 20 • Business Guide p 20 • Classifieds p 21
