MARCH 9, 2022 www.wintertexantimes.com 2 WINTER TEXAN TIMES Trophy Gardens residents make parade a success By Herb Moering The annual Texas Independence Day parade held in Alamo was a great success thanks once again to Trophy Gardens RV Resort residents. They made up the bulk of the parade on a breezy Saturday morning with nearly 30 individual entries, mainly decorated golf carts with the parade theme “Howdy Alamo—A Salute to Texas.” In addition, the majority of spectators lining the sidewalk in both directions from the Central Park reviewing stand were also residents from Trophy Gardens. That’s what Lolita Beeksma, a Winter Texan fromWisconsin, related w h i l e w a i t - ing for the parade to a r r i v e t h a t was led by the P S J A M e - mor ial H i g h School J u n i o r ROTC color guard. “We’re supporting the Trophy Gardens entries, which are always involved,” Beeksma said. She came to the parade with her husband, Ron, who noted it was 32 degrees today in Ashland, Wisconsin where they came from to winter for the past 12 seasons. With them were Dean and Sharon Fox, Winter Texans from Nebraska, who have been coming to the parade for a number of years, having missed only a few. Adding to the support and applause were Robert Carlson, from Kansas in his fourth year at Trophy Gardens, and friend Pat Jorgensen, from Iowa and a long time Trophy Garden resident since 2006. She finds the park as do many others to be “very friendly” with a lot of activities. Riding in a convertible was the park’s queen, Bonnie Christian, who was one of the m a n a g - ers when T r o p h y Gardens o p e n e d in 1984 and she still res i d e s there. O n e of the popu l a r T r o p h y Gardens entries were the two-dozen line dancers, who performed in front of the reviewing stand to several musical western numbers. The group was led by, and followed by, a pair of Texas flag bearers that included See TROPHY GARDENS pg. 6 MOBILE HOME INSURANCE HIDALGO COUNTY We Also Insure PARK MODELS • TRAVEL TRAILERS MOTORHOMES • GOLF CARTS • “CASITAS” 5TH WHEELS • AUTOS • MOTORCYCLES Galvan Insurance Agency, Inc. 1101 East Business 83 Donna, TX 1 1/2 milesWest of Don-Wes Flea Market www.galvaninsuranceagency.com *Premium subject to carrier underwriting. Rate subject to change. *$284.00per year. Conditions Apply. As Low as Plan Covers: Fire, Lightning, Explosion, Smoke, Wind (Hurricane, Tornadoes), Hail, Riot & Civil Commotion, Land & Air Vehicles... Also Includes $100,000 Liability Coverage. Flood Coverage Available Call or Come See Us 956-464-2886 Trophy Gardens residents had a couple dozen decorated golf carts in the parade. Trophy Gardens queen for the 2022 parade is Bonnie Christian, who has been a resident since the park opened in 1984.
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