7 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com NOVEMBER 3, 2021 Homes by Ranchero Sales, License #MHDRET0035769 Website: www.RioValleyEstates.com Rio Valley Estates Amenities include: • Swimming Pool & Hot Tub • Recreation Hall • Shuffleboard Courts • Gated Community • Laundry Facilities • Shower Facilities • Full Hookups Available Free!!! With Purchase of a New Model Home: Free Lot Rent – (For One Year!) Free Concrete Drive Free Skirting Free Carport Free Cable and Internet Full Hookups Available 715 N. Westgate Dr., Weslaco 78596 (Sister Park to Ranchero Village) RioValleyEstates@gmail.com RV & Manufactured Home Park for 55+ “Winter Texans” and full time residents! 956-968-2708 Playground For Retirees Ranchero Village • 14,000 Sq. Ft. Rec Hall • Free Cable and Internet • Exercise Room • 24 Shuffle Board Courts • 30’ Wide Streets • Gated Community • Ceramic Studio • Stained Glass Studio • Billiards, Cards, Crafts • Wood Carving Studio • Swimming Pool & Oversized Spa • R/C Race Track Homes by Ranchero Sales, License #MHDRET00001830 Website: www.RancheroVillageTX.com RancheroVillage@outlook.com (956) 968-6223 1900 S. Bridge Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596 (Sister Park to Rio Valley Estates) • Free Lot Rent – (For One Year!) • Free Concrete Drive • Free Skirting & Carport • 1 Free Spectrum Cable TV box • 1 Free Internet Modem • Free Smart TV • Free Washer & Dryer • Free Storage Shed Amenities include Free!!! With Purchase of a New Model Home Speer to host book discussion By William Renner, reference librarian Speer Memorial Library in Mission invites you to join them on Tuesday, November 16, for a discussion of Girl with a Pearl Earring in the Library’s Community Room and online via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. in Spanish and 6:30 p.m. in English. A link will be sent to those who wish to attend via Zoom. For 2021, we are providing an added incentive to participate in the Morton’s Book Club. Speer Memorial Library was the recipient of the Texas Reads Grant and will make free copies available, while supplies last, to people who sign up for the book discussions. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Girl with a Pearl Earring The story begins in 1664 in Delft, a town in the Netherlands, where 16-year-old Griet must leave home so she can work to help support her family. Griet’s father, a tile painter by trade, has been blinded in a workplace accident and can no longer work. So, through the artists’ guild, employment is found for Griet as a maid in the home of a local artist, a painter named Jahannes Vermeer. As Griet becomes more settled in her role – cleaning, cooking, washing, ironing, and caring for the children – she also grows increasingly fascinated with her master’s paintings. He notices her appreciation for art, and soon she is helping him, running errands and mixing paints. But as their relationship grows closer, it begins to arouse suspicion within the household, especially with his wife. Written by Tracy Chevalier and first published in 1999, Girl with a Pearl Earring is a historical novel inspired by the famous painting of the same name by the renowned 17th century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer. Letting her imagination fill the void left by the scarcity of evidence about Vermeer’s life, the author attempts to answer the question, who was the girl with the pearl earring? For more information, or to sign up for the book discussion, please call the Reference Desk at (956) 5808754, or send an email to reference@ missiontexas.us (please include your name and telephone number). The title is also available in English as an e-book and e-audiobook and in Spanish as an e-book at ebook. yourchildlibrary.com/library/HidalgoCountyLS. Speer Memorial Library is located at 12th and Kika de La Garza in Mission. The library is open (except for holidays) Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. The library’s homepage can be accessed for more information at www. mission.lib.tx.us. Stay up to date with the latest events going on at the library by joining our Facebook page at facebook.com/speermemoriallibrary. The UTRGV Band on Wednesday, November 3; Fall Trumpet Musical Harvest on Thursday, November 4; UTRGV Opera Theater on November 13 and 14; and other specialty concerts. Take a look at all upcoming Student Performance Series performances on their website, utrgv.edu/patron/series/student-performance-series. All events through the end of 2021 are free of charge. For questions, email patron@utrgv. edu or call (956) 882-7025 or (956) 665-3881. UTRGV From pg. 1 r e e . t
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