DECEMBER 21, 2022 www.wintertexantimes.com 12 WINTER TEXAN TIMES We Love Our Winter Texans! Thank you for making us your home away from home • 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 several restaurants. For Reservations 956-668-7829 www.mcallen-studio6.com 700 Savannah Ave. McAllen, TX Lock In Your Rates For This Winter - Now! Winter Texan 7 Day Plus Special! $327.67 Queen Bed • $375.97 2 Full Size Beds PLEASE MENTION AD FOR SPECIAL! SPECIAL! 7 Day Plus Food Bank in dire need Food Bank RGV is asking for the community’s help in supporting families and individuals in need this winter and into the new year. In response to the growing need for assistance in the community, the Food Bank RGV reports that its warehouse shelves are becoming bare. With 275 partner agencies across the Rio Grande Valley, the Food Bank RGV provides food and resources to those at risk of hunger. “As the need for food assistance continues to grow, we are seeing a strain on our resources. Monetary donations are crucial in helping us purchase the food needed to fill our shelves, as well as covering rising transportation costs,” said Libby A. Saenz, chief executive officer of the Food Bank RGV. “We are grateful for the support of our community and urge those who are able to give, to consider making a donation to our food bank.” Food Bank RGV is in dire need of donations to continue to support the community. The food bank is seeking donations of canned food and monetary donations to provide meals and resources to those who need it most. Every donation, no matter how small, makes a difference. The Food Bank RGV reports that every dollar helps provide up to five complete meals for an individual in need. To make a donation, please visit foodbankrgv.com or drop off canned goods at the food bank, located at 724 N. Cage Blvd. in Pharr. An employee of Food Bank RGV, Albert Marin, walks past empty racks in the food bank’s main warehouse. The food bank is seeing a faster rate of shelf-stable food being pulled off the racks to meet community needs. “Life in One Cubic Foot” open at IMAS The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) announces the temporary exhibition “Life in One Cubic Foot.” The exhibition follows the research of Smithsonian scientists and photographer David Liittschwager as they discover what a cubic foot of land or water—a biocube—reveals about the diversity of life on the planet. “Life in One Cubic Foot” will be on view through February 6, 2023. The exhibition is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. A biocube—the tool at the heart of the exhibition—is a 1-by-1-by1-foot framed cube that organisms from the surrounding environment can enter and pass through. Biocubes featured in the exhibition were placed in environments across the globe to learn what forms of life, both known and unknown, could be found in the cube during a 24-hour period. In addition to exploring life through the exhibition, visitors are also invited to participate in citizen science and uncover the biodiversity in their backyard by creating and monitoring their own biocube. “Life in One Cubic Foot” explores life from exotic environments, like the coral reefs of French Polynesia and the alien mid-water ocean off the coast of California to the more familiar locales, like New York City’s Central Park. Hundreds of different organisms ranging in size from the head of a pin to the full size of the biocube are featured in the exhibition through collages of photographs, models, interactive elements and exhibition videos. Biocubes in the exhibition were not only used by scientists to explore what is already known about life on Earth but also to spotlight how much biodiversity remains for aspiring scientists to discover. Scientists estimate that there are more than one million species still unknown or unnamed by scientists. Visitors are invited to build their own biocube and contribute to citizen science by studying and sharing discoveries from their neighborhood habitats. Visitors can explore the National Museum of Natural History’s website (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/) to watch a video about biocubes and learn how to build, deploy and study their own biocube. They may also share their findings with the greater scientific community. IMAS is located at 1900 W. Nolana Ave. Their hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. A selection of creatures revealed through inventorying one cubic foot from Hallett Nature Sanctuary in Central Park, New York City. Courtesy Photo
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