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21 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com NOVEMBER 16, 2022 © Copyright 2021-2022 by Nexus Publishing LLC, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission of the publisher. The Winter Texan Times is not responsible for errors or omissions in advertising. In the event of an error in an ad or omission of an ad, the newspaper’s financial liability is limited to the cost of the ad in questions. The newspaper is not responsible for any other damages, tangible or intangible. Typically a make-good ad or re-rescheduled ad is considered to sufficiently meet the newspaper’s responsibility. Publisher Dan Brunson dan@wintertexantimes.com Office: 956-580-7800 Editor Carina Brunson carina@wintertexantimes.com Office: 956-580-7800 Account Executive Alma Chavez alma@wintertexantimes.com Cell: 956-533-7500 Office Manager Anastasia Brunson ads@wintertexantimes.com Office: 956-580-7800 Published by Nexus Publishing LLC COUPON $AVING$ AirControl A/C&Heating Inc. pg.20 AmericanDiscount Hearing pg. 6 Apple Dental pg. 20 Armando’s Pizza pg. 20 Costa Messa pg. 15 Lobo Del Mar pg. 15 Los Compadres pg. 15 Nikky’sCarpet Cleaning pg. 6 Pestpros pg. 20 Peteco, Inc. Supply & Hardware pg. 17 Promos &Prints pg. 24 Coupon Index Drop-off sites open for Operation Christmas Child As the Thanksgiving season approaches, many families and children are giving thanks and giving back—to children in need around the world through Operation Christmas Child. Shoebox gifts prepared by generous donors and filled with toys, hygiene items, and school supplies may be dropped off now during National Collection Week, November 14 - 21. More than 4,500 drop-off sites are now open. The Samaritan’s Purse project will collect its 200-millionth shoebox this year. There are two locations in the Valley – Baptist Temple in McAllen, 2001 Trenton Rd.; Ecclesia Community Church in Brownsville, 2000 N. Minnesota Ave. Visit the website to see drop-off times. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for nearly three decades. The project of Samaritan’s Purse partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God’s love to children in need. For more information and to find a drop-off location near you, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/. who participated in a flag ceremony and then were honored during a homemade lasagna dinner that followed. The ceremony, coordinated by Activity Director Carol Bebbet, began with the presentation of flags in an outdoor setting, starting with VETERANS From pg. 1 the American Flag carried by Sunny Graham and the playing of the National Anthem. Service branch flags included the U.S. Army carried by Jim Bergan, the Marines by Jerry Seymour, the Navy by Diane Stringer, the Air Force by Alan Will and the Coast Guard by Keith Rand. The brief program began with a prayer given by Sharon Dickey. A reading followed by Darrell Snow about “What Is a Veteran,” which he said was someone giving a blank check payable to the United States of America. He added he was a proud veteran and proud to have served with fellow personnel. The lowering of the park flag to the tune of “Taps” concluded the outdoor portion. In the park hall, all the veterans were called forward by Bebbet to be recognized individually and to receive a “Thank You for Your Service” challenge coin. They included Jim Flinn (Navy), Bob Perreault (Navy), Gerald Seymour (Marines), Diana Stringer (Navy), Alan Will (Army), Jim Rogers (Army), Bob Campbell (Navy), Darrell Snow (Marines), Bill Sharp (Army), Bill Hetzler (Army), Bob Sherrow (Army), Doug Christensen (Army), Mark Sharp (Navy), Jim Hetzler (Army), Keith Rand (Navy), Gary Lyda (Navy) Jerome Warpehaski (Army), Denny Bergan (Navy), Tim McGuire (Marines), Jim Turner (Navy), Robert Lope (Army) and Jim Bergan (Army). Four other veterans did not make it to the event, including Charlie Heaps, Jack Olney, Carl Lewis and John Royse. Of note was 102-yearold Fern Neilson, a Coast Guard veteran fromWorld War II, who moved from the park to be with family a couple years ago. She was one of the first residents when River Ranch opened in the early 1980s. Almost all veterans’ names are listed on an honor board in the hall, which currently contains 63 names. The final segment to the evening was the cutting of a small cake by Snow and Bebbet, which is a Marines tradition to mark each anniversary of the corps’ founding. In this instance Snow’s use of a sword for the cutting came after he called the oldest veteran present, Jim Hetzler, and the youngest, his son Bill, who also had served the longest at 15 years. Each of the men received the first piece of cake. Courtesy Photo

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