21 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com FEBRUARY 7, 2024 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 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, 2024. Experience ranch life and culture during Ranch Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 10, at the Museum of South Texas History. Ranch life and culture demonstrations such as rope making, roping cattle and horseshoe making will showcase how these important tools were used on the cattle trail. Other demonstrations focused on ranch living are knitting, wood carving and leather work. New this year is boot making, featuring the Mandujano Brothers from Weslaco, which is a long-standing tradition for vaqueros, ranch hands and owners. The brothers will also create a makeshift workspace using the business’ 40-year-old working bench. Cappadona Ranch will share the process of making mesquite beans into coffee and flour—both products can be purchased at the Museum Store. Regional organizations such as the Community Historical and Archaeology Project for Schools, or CHAPS, from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the East Foundation will educate the community with two new activities. Ranch Fest to highlight ranch culture and history CHAPS will identify distinct types of South Texas arrowpoints using a digging pit, and The East Foundation will explain the process of preparing cattle cuts. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., local snake handler Fred Zaidan will present South Texas snakes along with other pet-friendly natives. For more hands-on activities, visitors can grab yarn, a plastic needlepoint and embroider a flower, making a neat home décor item. Another activity will feature painting Styrofoam cacti, representing the South Texas prickly pear. For those who are not inclined to arts and crafts can enjoy activities and a game in the Cattle Kingdom galleries upstairs. Visitors can create their own cattle brand using a Cattle Brand registration form. Then, visitors will don a personalized sheriff’s badge to “catch” the cattle thief—a game filled with clues and riddles. To enhance the living history demonstration, Los Liberadores and friends will bring a 19th century wagon and tipi. Buffalo Bill will walk around the museum grounds for photo opportunities. Children-friendly activities include a book presentation featuring local author Patty York Raymond who will read “ABCs to Ranching” in the Mezzanine area. PaperPie, a local book seller, will have a variety of ranch-related books for purchase. Other ranch-inspired items can be found at the Museum Store such as heritage cookbooks, western-theme coasters, and ranch history books. Several western-theme paintings produced by local artist Isaac Guerra will be on display and available for purchase. Visitors who plan to stay during lunch time can grab a bite to eat from a variety of food vendors selling a variety of ranch-style cuisine. E&B Elotes will roast elote, or corn on a cob, and serve aguas frescas. Big Cal’s BBQ will prepare a variety of barbecue favorites such as brisket. Peques Burgers will serve tacos, chili dogs, and charro beans. Local food vendors will also serve pulled pork sandwiches and pan de See RANCH pg. 27 Photo courtesy of MOSTH
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