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11 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com NOVEMBER 30, 2022 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, 2023. 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 STEC holds Christmas celebration, speaker series The South Texas Ecotourism Center (STEC) Laguna Vista will hold a Christmas celebration next week. The celebration will be held on Thursday, December 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will feature Santa, food and craft vendors, and holiday performances. Admission to the event is free. STEC will also be holding their Fall Speaker Series this coming month. The series is held every first and third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments are free, and the center will stay open until 8:30 p.m. December 7 speaker series will be a screening of the film “Deep in the Heart.” The film is a visually stunning celebration of Texas’ diverse landscapes and remarkable wildlife found nowhere else. The film aims to conserve our remaining wild places, to show the connectivity of water and wildlife, and to recognize the importance of conservation on a continental scale. While “Deep in the Heart” focuses on the wildlife of one region, the message is universal – restoring wildlife island habitats is an essential part of our environmental mission. The film spotlights inspirational solutions that are sure to be embraced by naturalists, wildlife enthusiasts, and nature lovers and students. On December 21, Texas Master Naturalist and SPI Birding Center Educator Javier Gonzalez will present SPI Birding Center: Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird Count is the nation’s longest-running community science bird project. Bird counts are done from December 14 through January 5 each year by thousands of volunteers throughout America. The National Audubon, and other organizations, use data collected to assess the health of bird populations and to help guide conservation actions. For more information, visit https:// www.audubon.org/conservation/ history-christmas-bird-count, or call your local state park. STEC is located at 501 W. State Hwy. 100 in Laguna Vista. For more information about these events, and others, call (956) 772-0212 Professor provides another look into the legacy of Juan Cortina The Museum of South Texas History welcomes author Marie Theresa Hernández, Ph.D., as a featured presenter during the Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “History, Terror, Imagination: Stories of Juan N. Cortina” at 2 p.m. on December 4. Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie describes Cortina as the “most striking, the most powerful, the most insolent, and the most daring as well as the most elusive Mexican bandit, not even excepting Pancho Villa, that ever wet his horse in the muddy waters of the Rio Bravo.” The greatgreat grandson of Blas de la Garza Falcón, Cortina came to national prominence when he attacked Brownsville in September 1859 and began what is known as the “Cortina War.” History has often framed Juan Cortina as a bandit and a murderer. While many stories tell of his savagery, he is also seen as a brilliant military commander and a man of many gifts that were overshadowed by violence. Hernández’s presentation will explore the complicated life and man that was Juan Cortina. Hernández is a professor at the University of Houston. She earned Courtesy Photo See PROFESSOR pg. 19

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