17 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com MARCH 8, 2023 (956)566-1157 RioValleyEstates@gmail.com | www.RioValleyEstates.com Rio Valley Estates • Concrete Pad Sites • Full Hookups • Wide Paved Streets • Gated Community • Shower Facilities • Laundry Facilities • 1 FREE High Speed Internet Modem with WiFi • 1 FREE Spectrum TV Cable Box • Swimming Pool & Hot Tub • Recreation Hall • Shuffle Board Rio Valley Estates (Sister Park to Ranchero Village) 715 N. Westgate Dr. • Weslaco 956-968-2708 Expwy 83 Business 83 W Pike Blvd Panther Dr Westgate Dr RVs at Alcoa Retirees Meeting The Alcoa Retirees Meeting will be held at 12 p.m. at Mr. Gatti’s on 2nd St., on Wednesday, March 8. The meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of each month through April. For more information, contact Gerry Hueser at (563) 340-3132. Winter Texan Newmar Luncheon The Winter Texan Newmar Luncheons will be held at The Golden Corral at 1301 E. Jackson Ave, in McAllen. It will be held March 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is a reservation deadline usually two days before event. Be sure to tell the host you are with the Newmar group when you arrive. The cost is $14.61. Judy Swing and Donna Ritchie will be the new hosts and are looking forward to seeing many familiar faces. You can register on the Newmar webpage, newmarkountryklub.com under calendar or contact Judy Swing at (815) 370-2513. Her email is boykinmomjs@gmail.com. 3M Retirees and Friends Welcome 3M Retirees and Friends will meet on Wednesday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Victoria Palms Restaurant in Donna. Call Louise at (612) 916-9236 or Hartley at (956) 289-8261 for information. (This will be held on the third Wednesday through March). Reunions are a great time to catch up with friends, old and new. Here we will feature reunions and meetings that are happening throughout the Valley. We hope that if you are having such a meeting, you will send the information to us so we can help you spread the word. If you have a great photo from your reunion or meeting, we would love to see that too. We love seeing photos of Red Hatter groups and others as they gather at local restaurants to catch up and share what’s new. You can send your information to news@wintertexantimes.com. Explore nature writing at Quinta Mazatlan Are you a nature lover or gardening enthusiast? Are you a creative writer or poet? Are you someone who enjoys experiencing awe? In celebration of National Plant A Flower Day, Quinta Mazatlán invites you to explore and share your connection with nature through our offered writing class: Exploring Nature Writing: Wonder in Wildflowers. Join us March 11th, where we will together evaluate our relationship with the natural world, engaging in stories, learning new creative tools to enhance our writing, and exploring techniques to tune in to the world around us before our imaginations are set off to play. Nature Writing is not necessarily new, and has always held its place in literature, though since the early days of Henry David Thoreau, Nature Writing has become a genre specialized through the presentation of the context of nature and the awareness of the interconnectivity of all living beings. Surrounded by flora and fauna native to the Rio Grande Valley, writers and non-writers will have the opportunity to explore, receive, and reflect on the natural world. This experience offers an invitation to connect with oneself, people, and species around us, emphasizing the interconnectivity of our world and the value which comes through the approach of writing and story as not only a form of expression but as a form of Stewardship. This class’s theme centers around Photo by Taylor L. Zavala See NATURE pg. 20
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