3 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com MARCH 13, 2024 IT’S RODEO TIME MARCH 7-17 Wednesday, March 13 PRCA Xtreme Bull Riding Thursday, March 14 PRCA Rodeo Friday, March 15 PRCA Rodeo Saturday, March 16 PRCA Rodeo PRCA Rodeo $15 General Admission $25 Reserved Seating Scan here to purchase tickets! By Ruth Filz On Saturday, February 24, the Henry Roberts Memorial 33rd Annual Jalapeno 100 bike ride took place in Harlingen. Palm Gardens RV Park in Harlingen has been involved with the ride since 2000 when three couples started sponsoring a rest stop for riders. The park has continued sponsoring a rest stop every year since. In addition, to sponsoring the rest stop, the park has had several riders take part in the ride over the years. This year, we had four riders – Dale Aalderink, Nancy Van Nest, Tim Van Nest, and Richard Waufle. For the past 15 years, Dale Aalderink has been a rider. Which means he has accumulated lots of miles and several tee shirts. When his wife Judy saw the shirts hanging in their closet last summer, she thought they would look better as a quilt. With the help of their daughter Holly, Judy went about making her first and – according to her – her last quilt. What a great way to recognize Dale’s participation in the ride over the years! Dale’s rider number this year was 87. The same number as his age. You can usually see Dale riding through the park daily. This helped get him in shape to bike the 50-mile route this year. Dale Aalderink keeps biking on Courtesy photo La Floresta holds golf tournament Another great event happened at our beautiful La Floresta RV Park near Mercedes. We had our championship par-3 golf tournament for both men and women. The winner of the men’s was Ken Webb and the winner of the women’s was Darla Strait. In celebration of this, we had free pizza and drinks provided by the golf committee. The bonus of this Awards party was CanAm put on an amazing dance for us. Submitted by Darla Strait
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