Alamo Rose Quilt-A-Bees host quilt show
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 January 2025 22:34
The Alamo Rose Quilt-A-Bees will host their annual Quilt Show on Wednesday, January 22 from noon to 3 p.m. at Alamo Rose RV Park, 938 S. Alamo Road. Admission is $3. There will be door prizes and quilts for sale. There will also be a fabric vendor at the event.
During the year, the Alamo Rose Quilt-A-Bees get together and make items for the show. There will also be an opportunity quilt that raffle tickets will be sold for your chance to win. The drawing will be held at 3 p.m. on the day of the show.
Llano Grande Quilt Bees are hosting its 15th Annual Quilt Show on Tuesday, January 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Llano Grande Resort Event Center at 2215 East West Blvd., in Mercedes. Join the Llano Grande Quilt Bees for their Mint Julep Garden Quilt Show.
Lonestar Jubilee is coming back to the Rio Grande Valley this month, performing shows filled with inspiration, fun and laughter. They perform for a huge purpose – their ministry projects. They have a ministry to support that keeps them doing what they love – entertaining, inspiring and giving.
Louise Butler, author of I Shall Wear Ivory and Jet, will be making a presentation about the First Ladies of the United States at John Knox Village on January 27 at 3 p.m. Since I Shall Wear Ivory and Jet dropped last spring, Butler has presented lectures on both the book and our First Ladies to groups and conventions across the country. She will be traveling to Perry, Georgia in March as the featured author for a national book club.
This Christmas season, Seven Oaks RV Resort in Mission adopted Leal Elementary School. Residents of the park worked with the school counselor, Diana Gaona.
Back by popular demand, after more than a decade, the Shindig Show will be returning to the Rio Grande Valley. It will be returning with a “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” concert series this season.
A small, but happy, group of quilters at Aladdin Villas, Mission, have found their place by providing warm quilts to children. Over the years they have donated to a colonia in Penitas and to Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). CASA has a Christmas event every year, and this year, 82 children were able to go home with a quilt of their own.
Join Llano Grande for their 15th Annual Quilt Show. The show will be held Tuesday, January 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Llano Grande Event Center, 2215 East West Blvd. (off Mile 2 West) in Mercedes. Wander through the variety of quilts, wall hangings, and table runners on display.
Volunteers at W&I Resort make Christmas Stockings, and not just during December. They make these stockings all year long. Their project supports the USO-San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston. During the season, or at least December through March, volunteers get together with stocking templates and get to sewing the stockings.
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Mission Bell/Trade Winds RV Resort for the second year in a row hosted a reverse Advent food drive. People in the parks gathered food based on an Advent food calendar. The idea started with a Facebook article that DaLeen Markel saw and shared with fellow resorter Rick Anderson.
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Top three in Singles Men were Mark Malatt, USA; Evan Engell, Canada; and Marco Auchtung, Brazil. Top three in Singles Women was Deb Baal, Megan Grabski, and Sarah Horan, all USA.
The Senior Ambassadors are looking for singers this season. An open invitation is being issued for local and Winter Texan male singers to come and sing with the Senior Ambassadors. Don’t be shy. All skill levels are welcome. If you enjoy singing, you are welcome to attend any of the practice sessions to find out how you can join.
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