7 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com DECEMBER 27, 2023 956-580-3370 Serving Valleywide for 35 years Sales • Parts • Rentals • Onsite Service Easy Ride Golf Cars Drive Around In Your Brand New Golf Cart Today! ezridegolfcars@sbcglobal.net www.easyridegolfcars.com 2508 W. Interstate Hwy 2 Mission, TX 78572 COME IN &MAKE AN OFFER Used Ezgo RXV priced at $2,000 Inventory reduction on all used and new cars 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. Right now, there are several meetings already taking place. Red Hatters are getting together on at least a monthly basis. If you would like to share your information, please send it in. If you have a great photo from your reunion or meeting, we would love to see that too. You can send your information to news@wintertexantimes.com. Senior Slow Pitch Softball The Senior Slow Pitch Softball group has started practicing. You must be 55 years young and over. They practice at the sports park on Ware and I2, across from the Convention Center. All games are in the morning on Tuesday and Thursday or Monday and Wednesday depending on what group you are in. There will be gloves and bats to use. Ladies welcome. For more information, call Dave at (603) 496-7951 or Fred at (956) 897-6961. RGVWoodcarvers The RGV Woodcarvers are meeting at the Nomad Shrine Club, 1044 W. Nolana Blvd., in Pharr every Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. from now through March. For more information, visit their website at www. rgvwoodcarvers.org. Model Rail Roading & Railroaders Model Rail Roading & Railroaders have started getting together. Anyone interested in joining the group can join them Monday through Friday at the Hidalgo Pumphouse. Call Red at (313) 532-8549 for more information. NRLCA Retired Insurance Meeting The NRLCA Retired Insurance Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 17, at Victoria Palms Resort Restaurant, 602 N. Victoria Palms Rd., in Donna. Registration is at 8:20 a.m. with the meal at 8:40 a.m., order off the menu. The meeting will follow. The guest speakers low: Texas polar plungers can dive into the new year at the West Texas oasis Balmorhea State Park. The polar plunge will take place at 9 a.m. off the diving boards into the pool which is a constant 72-75 degrees year-round. For more information, visit the Balmorhea State Park page. Flock to Government Canyon State Natural Area from 8 to 11 a.m. for a guided birding hike though the wildlands on the northside of San Antonio. Participants can bring their own equipment or borrow a pair of binoculars. Reservations are required and spots can be secured at the Friends of Government Canyon website. Registration opens on Saturday two weeks prior to the event and closes at noon the Thursday before the event. Shutterbugs can take part in a First Day Hike photo scavenger hunt at Lake Colorado City State Park. The scavenger hunt has two options and can be guided or self-guided. Participants can pick up a list at the main office. The guided hike is at 2 p.m. at the Cactus Cut Trailhead. Welcome 2024 outside during the midnight hike at Lake Mineral Wells State Park. The hike, which starts at 11:30 p.m., will traverse about a mile and a half through the Cross Timbers Trail. The guided hike will explore the creature sounds of the Texas winter night sky. Staff recommend participants bring a flashlight, bundling up for the weather, sturdy shoes, and water for the walk. Start the new year off by hitting the trail and participating in Ray Roberts Lake State Parks’ Tri-ParkA-Thon. Participants can hike at one unit or participate in a hike at all three units and receive a prize. Moderate guided hikes are scheduled at staggered times throughout the day so folks can participate in the tri-park-a-thon. More information about the trails and times can be See REUNIONS pg. 16 See HIKE pg. 17
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