JANUARY 5, 2022 www.wintertexantimes.com 16 WINTER TEXAN TIMES ONLY 23 SPOTS AVAILABLE! SIGN UP NOW SPOTS FILL FAST 5413 N. 23RD ST • McAllen, TX 78504 • CALL US AT (956) 994-8880 Dr. Frank Garza, CEO, PT, DPT & Dr. Amy Garza, COO, PT, DPT, MTC, NPCP & Dr. Laura Saenz, PT, DPT & Dr. Jonathon Martinez, PT, DPT • Foot/Heal Pain • Pain Management • Muscle Weakness • Lower Back Pain • Shoulder Pain • Dizziness, Vertigo • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Post Surgical Procedures Chronic Pains • Total Hip Replacement • Balance and Fall Prevention Neck Pain • Total Knee Replacement • Traumatic Brain Injury Let Us Help You! COME SEE US Are You Experiencing: YOUR Health Is Our Priority! Enter our next big drawing later this month when we distribute the Winter Texan Survey. Be sure to complete and return yours for a chance to win one of three cash prizes! John Hollars Mexi Cocina Gift Certificate Peter Allard Elliott’s Custom Golf Gift Certificate Terry Hills Treasure Hills Gift Certificate Congratulations to our Golf Course Favorites Prize Drawing Winners Explore the Texas Tropical Trail area Yes, Texas is BIG. But Texas isn’t the biggest anymore. Alaska is 2.5 % bigger than Texas. Oh well, Texans can still say our state is the second biggest and 2.5% bigger than Hawaii. Of course, that doesn’t really appeal to a Texan who generally likes to think that Texas is the biggest and the best in everything. Anyone not familiar with the vastness of Texas generally expects to see cowboys in their big Stetson hats and cowboy boots riding on their fine thorough bred horses all over our great state. Such is not the case. We have prairies and mountains; lowlands and dry lands; forests and plains. Texas is a very diverse state. Because Texas is so big, different entities have divided Texas into regions sometimes into cultural regions and sometimes into geographical regions. For instance, the Census Bureau says Texas has four regions - the Northeast, the Midwest, the South and the West. Some other group also divided Texas into four regions but in a distinctly different way by looking at the natural geography of the areas - the Coastal Plains, the North Central Plains, the Great Plains and the Mountains and Basins. Even those divisions can be a little confusing. Probably the best division of the state was made by the Texas Historical Division when it was decided to divide the state into ten different trails. These trails were made primarily to encourage travelers to explore Texas - and there is a lot to explore on these ten different trails. Surely there is a trail for your major interest … why not explore the Brazos Trail, the Forest Trail, the Forts Trail, the Hill Country Trail, The Independence Trail or the Lakes Trail; or how about the Mountain Trail, the Pecos Area Trail, The Plains Trail and last - but certainly not least - the Texas Tropical Trail. If you are in the Rio Grande Valley as you read this, then you are in the Texas Tropical Trail Region. You are in luck. There is an organization going by that name that organizes a tour monthly of interesting, historical sites in the Texas Tropical Trail region. This region includes Laredo to Corpus and down to the Gulf of Mexico. That is a big area and there is lot of history and beauty in this region. The next venture planned by the Texas Tropical Trail will be in January when they explore McAllen visiting the IMAS museum and the historical de Palmas area (Main Street, between Pecan Business 83 area). If you are interested in learning more about this region, then start researching on your computer about our area or grab a small publication called the Rio Grande Valley Visitors Guide and generally available at the Texas Travel Information Center. This publication gives suggestions as to what to see and do in the Rio Grande Valley. Best yet is to join the Texas Tropical Trail group and really see and know our part of Texas. Have a great time as you learn more about Texas and the Tropical Trail. You can view the Rio Grande Valley Visitors guide in our online editions at www.wintertexantimes.com. OLYMPICS From pg. 1 age or over to participate. Events are open to all residents – there is no residency requirement. Some events may have additional fees. You must complete a registration form, at least one week prior to each event unless otherwise noted. If an event does not have more than three participants, it could be dropped. There is also a park versus park competition. Points are awarded for placing in individual events. There will be awards for individual events, and an overall Olympians for male and female awarded. For more information, the schedule, and how to participate, visit their website at https://www.mcallenparks. net/golden-age-olympics/.
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