Winter Texan Times

23 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com FEBRUARY 8, 2023 Supply &Hardware Mobile Home Special Orders Available Ask about our daily Manager Specials! PETECO, INC. 2911 N. Cesar Chavez Rd. San Juan, TX 78589 956-787-2847 petecotransport@gmail.com We Do Tie-Down Certification SAVE 10% OFF Your Entire Purchase When You Bring In This Ad *Conditions apply, see store for details. Offer expires March 31, 2023. TRANSPORT • Sales & Installations • Vinyl Skirting & Tie Downs • Custom Steps made of Wood & Metal • Door & Windows • Plumbing & Electric • Used Mobile Homes Sales Financing Available petecotransport@gmail.com Ph: (956) 787-2847 or (956) 787-0413 We Buy Mobile Homes 2911 N Cesar Chavez Rd. San Juan, TX 78589 Family Owned & Operated Over 30 Years Texas State Parks launches photo contest AUSTIN — Point, focus, shoot! In honor of its 100-year birthday celebration, Texas State Parks is hosting a photo contest throughout 2023 with the chance to win park passes, H-E-B gift cards, and even a curated state park experience. The contest will have four seasonal prize winners before the public votes on the grand prize winner at the end of the year. “We can’t wait to see the parks through our visitors’ eyes,” said Whitney Bishop, social media coordinator for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). “There are so many special moments to capture, from watching a beautiful sunset to catching your first fish. This contest is about more than taking pictures. It’s about making memories.” The contest kicked off this month with the theme of “New Year, New Adventure” and will offer a new theme every season. A panel of TPWD judges will select quarterly winners who will each receive a Texas State Parks Pass valued at $70 and a $100 H-E-B gift card donated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF). Voting for the grand prize winner begins in December. The lucky winner will receive a Texas State Parks Pass, a $500 H-E-B gift card donated by TPWF and a VIP-curated experience at a Texas State Park. All entries must be taken at a Texas State Park or Natural Area and uploaded to the Texas State Parks Photo Contest website or tagged on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #TexasStateParks and #TexasParks100, between January 1 and November 27. Note that an individual’s social media account privacy settings may affect entries – make sure to mark the post as public. Participants may submit multiple entries. For details about the contest, including a link to the contest rules and a gallery of entries, visit the Texas State Parks Photo Contest website at woobox.com/cfrp3h. For more information on the Centennial Celebration (including other upcoming community events), the history of Texas State Parks and how to make a day visit or overnight reservation, visit the Texas State Parks 100 Years website at TexasStateParks. org/100years. “Made in Japan” meant junk and the term “Making out” referred to how you did on an exam. In our time, there were Five and Ten Cent Stores where you could buy things for five and ten cents! For just one nickel you could ride the Streetcar or buy enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards, or make a telephone call. You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for only $600, but who could afford one back then? Nobody! A pity, too, because gas was only 11 cents a gallon. We were not before the difference between the sexes was discovered, but we were before Sex Changes. We just made do with what we had. This is the way it was back then – this is “The Way We Were’ and we loved it! (And weren’t we gay?) -- Share with us your “The way we were” at news@wintertexantimes. com. LOOKING BACK From pg. 2 Devils River

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