MARCH 30, 2022 www.wintertexantimes.com 4 WINTER TEXAN TIMES We Love Our Winter Texans! Thank You For Making Us Your Home Away FromHome! • Nightly, 7 Day Plus Rates Available • Fully Equipped Kitchens • Free Wi-Fi • Outdoor Pool • Small Pet Welcome (with fee) • Guest Laundry Service Walking Distance to the La PlazaMall and fine dining. For Reservations 956-668-7829 www.mcallen-studio6.com 700 Savannah Ave. McAllen, TX Extend your stay...not your budget! $327.67 Queen Bed $375.97 (2) Full Beds Lock In Your Rates For Next Winter! PLEASE MENTION AD FOR SPECIAL! SPECIAL! 7 Day Plus Congratulations Fred, Duane, and Robert, and to all of our drawing winners this season. And “Thank You!” for spending your winter in the Rio Grande Valley, participating in our ballots and surveys, and for your continued support of the Winter Texan Times and our advertisers! Fred Strom Duane Yurek Winter Texan Survey DrawingWinners Robert Walrath (Not Pictured) Congratulations Thousands of stitches sewn to thank veterans Submitted by E. Louise Baker, Tropic Star Quilter Tropic Star Park hosted a very special event on Sunday, March 6. Fifty-six veterans were honored with the presentation of a patriotic quilt made by the quilting ladies of Tropic Star. This special event began three years ago. Someone shared the idea of honoring the veterans in our park with a patriotic quilt. Identifying the veterans in our park was completed by a dedicated committee. Their results were shocking. How could our quilting group produce all the quilts needed? However, work began, and word spread about the project. Soon many folks were supporting the large project. The quilters sewed, others cut the fabric, some pressed as the sewing progressed. Some quilters made the tops at their summer homes. Many contributed funds to purchase fabric and pay for the quilting. What an exciting adventure. To date, 108 quilts have been presented to the veterans residing in Tropic Star Park. The first quilts were presented to 30 veterans in 2020. It was such a wonderful feeling to honor our veterans who had given so much. They made great sacrifices so that we Americans can enjoy a peaceful nation. Their sacrifice gives all of us the freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom to protest, the right to a fair trial and the right to vote. The project began with honoring those veterans who had served in World War II. Later veterans from other conflicts were honored in the following years. The pandemic did not prevent the dedicated quilters from honoring 20 veterans at an outdoor presentation in 2021. Folks watched, cheered, and See STITCHES pg. 19
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