15 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com MARCH 29, 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 ter basket. Spend the afternoon at MOSTH while also enjoying snacks from the Young Guns Baseball team. The team will sell hotdogs, Frito pies, Hot Cheetos and cheese, sodas, and water bottles. For a quick afternoon boost, visit the Grind Coffee Company booth to purchase a handcrafted hot or cold coffee. Tea beverages will also be available. Admission to ¡Cascaron! is free from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., which includes a self-guided tour to the signature Rio Grande Legacy exhibition. ¡Cascarón! is included in regular museum admission after 12 p.m. Visit mosthistory.org/events for the latest information. Admission is $9 for adults (ages 18+); $6 for seniors with ID (ages 62+) and students with ID (ages 13+); $5 for children (ages four to 12); free for children ages three and younger. FRIENDS of MOSTH are admitted free as a benefit of FRIENDship. For more information on the event or becoming a FRIEND of the museum, call (956) 383-6911 or visit mosthistory.org/donations. The Museum of South Texas History is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is located in downtown Edinburg at 200 North Closner Boulevard on the Hidalgo County Courthouse square. MOSTH From pg. 2 ries with Bill Rich. 12:45 p.m., 14 Nectar Plants for a Small Garden Plot, presented by Anita Westervelt. Provide nectar for butterflies and other important insects all year long no matter the size of your garden. This presentation is about plants to add to an existing nectar or pollinator garden or ideas to build a new garden with as few as four or five plants. 3:45 p.m., Gardening for Bats, presented by Anita Westervelt. Native plants provide food and shelter for night-flying insects. Learn about the string of events that benefit bats and help our native habitat – one shrub at a time. 4:45 p.m., Friendly Outdoor Lighting with Thomas Butler. Sunday, April 2 11:45 a.m., Gardening for Bats with Anita Westervelt. 12:45 p.m., The Passion Vine Diaries with Bill Rich. 1:45 p.m., Don’t Kill It ‘Til You Know What It Is with Anita Westervelt. 2:45 p.m., Friendly Outdoor Lighting with Thomas Butler. 3:45 p.m., 14 Nectar Plants for a Small Garden Plot with Anita Westervelt. Thomas Butler is a retired science educator with experience ranging from kindergarten through university. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Missouri, he served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, including a year in Vietnam. He then received a master’s degree from Webster University. He certified as a Texas Master Naturalist in 2012 and resides in the Edinburg area. Bill Rich is a retired logistics and distribution manager. He earned a degree in Agricultural Economics from Louisiana State University after serving three years in the Amazon as a Peace Corps volunteer. He is a Texas Master Naturalist. Anita Westervelt is a retired U.S. Navy Chief Journalist and former federal external affairs officer with degrees in communication and fine art. She is a photojournalist and writes a nature column for the McAllen Monitor twice a month and authors Anita’s Blog on the South Texas Border Chapter website. She certified as a Texas Master Naturalist in 2013. The South Texas Border Chapter Texas Master Naturalist members will have an outreach booth and native plant sale with plants propagated by chapter members and a local native plant nursery. Chapter members will talk with visitors about the benefits of native plants and make recommendations on which species work best in pollinator and nectar gardens. There is no admission fee to enter the home and garden show. The center is at 700 Convention Center Boulevard in McAllen. Show hours are Friday, 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A schedule of speakers will be available at the STBCTMN outreach booth. Look for the green shirts. NATURALIST From pg. 6
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