JANUARY 4, 2023 www.wintertexantimes.com 18 WINTER TEXAN TIMES • 12 Colors Vinyl Siding • Complete Building Supplies • Patio Covers & Carports • Window Awning Parts • Exterior Vinyl Shutters • Phifer Solar Sun Screens • Custom Aluminum Fabrication • MH & RV Accessories The SIDING SOURCE “Lets Build a Deck”....Composite Decking/Vinyl Deck Railing DUTCH LAP VINYL SIDING (12 COLORS IN STOCK) MOBILE HOME SKIRTING (6 COLORS IN STOCK) CLASSIC RIB METAL ROOFING THE SIDING SOURCE 705 BUS. 83 • ALAMO, TX • (800)-567-3311 90 YEARS OF TRUSTED SERVICE Planning a Project? We Give Expert Advice on all Products and Projects Check us out at www.KautschTV.com FREE ESTIMATES VALLEYWIDE DELIVERY South Texas Ecotourism Center EXPLORE, PROTECT, EDUCATE 501 W. STATE HIGHWAY 100, LAGUNA VISTA, TX 78578 FREE ADMISSION OPEN DAILY 8AM-5PM 956-772-0212 WWW.STEC-LV.ORG WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/STECLV • LIVING EXHIBITS • VIEWING TOWER • DISPLAYS W/QR CODES • AMPITHEATER • SPACE RENTALS to our New Years Eve celebrations and our plans for next year. Do you have a promise to keep? A challenge to meet? I was lucky this time and got the longest part of the wish bone. Surely my wish will come true. Before I say goodbye and give you our special wish, I must share one very special Christmas custom that we have. As long as I can remember, on Christmas Eve night, we have watched the video of Dickens Christmas Carol. The story is so real and so moving – certainly reinforcing what Christmas is all about. Mr. Scrooge, whose bad dreams reveal to him the true meaning of Christmas, does a complete 360 and becomes a totally different person. He no longer considers Christmas as Hum Bug. Now he is no longer a scrooge. He is happy, he is sharing, he is giving. So, times really have not changed so much. Mr. Scrooge is just a sixteenth century Mr. Grinch. The story remains the same. We wish you a Happy NewYear!! riety of subjects and media including, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings; air brush, sculptures, pottery, wood carving, fiber art, and more. The curator is Veronica Jaeger. Veronica moved to the United States in 2000 and studied art at the University of Texas Pan-American (UTRGV). She is known for her imagined portraits which reflect an invented world comprised of different and surprising elements. For the Love of Art exhibit will be on display from January 7 through January 28. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Upper Valley Art League is a nonprofit organization of artist volunteers. The Mission Kika de la Garza Fine Arts Center venue provides studios where artists meet socially to share ideas, learn, and create art. A gift shop, as well as the Kika de la Garza gallery provide opportunities for artists to display and sell their artwork. Exhibits are changed every month to provide opportunities to showcase individual talents and mediums. Exhibits are always free and open to the public. UVAL is located at 921 East 12th Street, Mission, next to Speer Memorial Library. For more information, call (956) 591-0282. age and help participants to feel more comfortable using native plants in their spaces,” says John Brush, program instructor. “We want people to leave the program with ideas on what plants they can use and knowledge of resources to help them plan their garden.” Gardening for Wildlife is good for both beginner and experienced gardeners alike. Gardening for Wildlife is an indoors program. Participants must register in advance at quintamazatlan. ticketleap.com. Workshop admission is $5 per person. For more information, please call Quinta Mazatlan at (956) 681-3370, email the Center for Urban Ecology at center4urbanecology@gmail.com, and follow Quinta Mazatlan on social media. UVAL From pg. 1 WILDLIFE From pg. 1 share your musical talent with others. We will be taking a dive into the jam sessions of the RGV and the talent they contain. This article is just the beginning of what is to come. Watch these ‘Jammin’ articles each week as we feature a park’s jam, the talent, and the music. JAMMIN’ From pg. 14 nights a week. Probably 75% of those shufflers were under the age of 50. “It’s a different atmosphere, but that’s the direction we are heading.” SHUFFLIN’ From pg. 16 ON THE ROAD From pg. 13
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTczOTk5Mg==