March 17, 2016 - Progress Times

By Luciano GuerraIt’s been said that the USA vs Cana-

da Softball World Series is better than the Super Bowl, the World Series and the Stanley Cup all wrapped up into one. While that may be just a bit of an exag-geration, the three-game softball series featuring Winter Texans and Valley res-idents ages 55 and older, each represent-ing either the United States or Canada, can be a lot more fun to watch than any of those professional sports championships.

In its 17th year, the USA vs Canada Softball World Series is the culmination of the Senior Texan Softball League which is made up of three different leagues, each representing a different level of play. There’s the Leisure League, for the casual player, the Competitive League, for play-ers that take their softball seriously, and the Recreational League, for players who want to play in a league more competitive than the Leisure League but not quite as

intense as the Competitive League.Approximately 200 spectators, most

waving their respective country’s flag and many wearing patriotic attire, filled the bleachers at West Side Park on South Ware Road in McAllen last week, as six teams, three representing the United States and three representing Canada, took to three different fields to play soft-ball Winter Texan style.

While there is a minimum age to participate in the Senior Texan Softball League and subsequently the USA vs Canada Softball World Series, there is no maximum age limit. And at 88 years of age, Joseph T. Baum, Jr., from South Thomaston Maine, was the eldest player on any of the three fields.

Baum, who never played softball be-fore he joined the Senior Texan League 12 years ago, was inspired to take it up after watching others his age play.

“I came and watched a game once and

I thought to myself that I could do that, so I signed up,” Baum said. “I’ve been play-ing ever since. I play catcher most of the time but I have trouble hitting because I can’t hit the ball very far.”

As for whether he can run the bases, Baum answered in the affirmative.

“Yes I can, but I haven’t had to this season. I guess that’s because you have

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Resaca de la Palma State Park offers educational trolley rides

By Kathy OlivarezResaca de la Palma State Park in

Brownsville was the site selected by the Red Hat Society Queens to visit for their monthly outing on March 9. The ladies met at the headquarters and were given a little information about the park before departing on a trolley tour.

Resaca de la Palma State Park is one of the newest state parks in Texas, open-ing in 2007. It is one of the nine satellites of the World Birding Center as well as a state park. Soon it will celebrate its 10th anniversary and special events will mark the occasion according to Park Adminis-trator Lauren Acevedo.

The park includes 1200 acres of land with eight miles of hiking trails and four observation decks. It is built around an ancient resaca, a dry bed where the Rio Grande River once flowed. Today, the resaca is flooded on occasion to provide the water needed to keep the thorn brush habitat healthy and meet the needs of the wildlife.

Acevedo said hikers and bikers can use the 11.5 eight miles of trails (most are ADA friendly) to explore the park or they can ride the trolley that runs every hour on the half hour. A park host rides the shuttle and gives a guided tour. The

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Events Calendar..............pg. 04Medical Services............pg. 20Parks Calendar...............pg. 08

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Winter Texan softball is a big hit

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Winter Texan fans wearing their Canadian colors enjoy waving their flags and cheering in spirited support of the team Canada in the USA vs Canada Softball World Series held

recently at West Side Park in McAllen, Texas. Winter Texan Times Photo

Red Hat Society Queens enjoy a monthly outing by visiting Resaca de la Palma Park in Brownsville for a trolley tour. The stuffed bobcat, which had been previously confiscated from someone who had it illegally, is now used to teach schoolchildren about the animals that live there.

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to hit the ball first to run the bases,” theoctogenarian said with a hearty laugh.

Baum, who resides at Chimney Park in Mission during the winter, recommends the game to anybody looking to become more active, regardless of their age.

“Playing softball is definitely a good way to get exercise,” said Baum. “I feel a lot better now than I did 12 years ago when I s tar ted. So it definitely helps.”

While watch-ing senior

citizens run the bases and try fielding balls is entertaining in-and-of-itself, there were competitions between innings involving spectators that provided the crowd with additional laughs. These included such things as a three-legged race, a hula hoop competition, a spin five times and run race and a “short stop” race, which had the competitors run from the first base line to the shortstop position, put on a pair of baggy shorts and race back to the line.

As a fifth year player and the assistant manager of the Leisure League’s USA team, Pat McHugo from Minneapolis, Minnesota shared what he sees as the benefits of participating in the seniors-on-ly league.

“It gives us some camaraderie,” McHugo said. “It gets you out, makes you active and pushes you a little bit. It also gets you to do more things than you think you can do. And it keeps you in shape.”

When asked if playing softball is something he looks forward to every year, McHugo said, “I always tell my wife, ‘Let’s go to the Valley early so that we can get going’ but she says, ‘No we have to do Christmas.’ Then I say, ‘For-

get Christmas, I have to play ball.’”As the commissioner of the Senior

Texan Softball League, Ed Martens would like to encourage other se-niors to join the league.

“Our season is over for this winter but we’ll start up again around the 10th of November,” Martens said. “That is the start

of our spring training. Anybody wish-ing to play can call me at 956-581-2254

through the end of March or in November when I’m back in the Valley.”

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EVENTSCALENDAR

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Mar. 17 -- Resaca de la Palma Battle-field, Brownsville, will have Ranger talks at 2 p.m. Call (945) 541-2785 ext. 333 for information.

Mar. 17-31 – “Pioneer Women of South Texas” exhibit will be on display at Brownsville Heritage Museum, 1325 E Washington Ave, Brownsville. Call (956) 541-5560 for information.

Mar. 18-20 – Camille Playhouse, lo-cated in Dean Porter Park in Brownsville, will present “In the Heights” Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. Adults $20.

Mar. 19 – First Presbyterian Church, 1102 Ash Street, Mission will host a home-crafted art sale, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Look for local artists work, jewel-ry, cards, bolts of fabric and trims. There will be an ongoing Pampered Chef Party. Chicken plate lunches will be sold be-tween 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Mar. 19 -- Palo Alto National Historic Site will conduct living history demon-strations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (956) 541-2785 ext. 324 for information. The park is located at the intersection of FM 1847 (1024 Paredes Line Road in Brownsville) and FM 511/FM 550 near the city of Los Fresnos.

Mar. 21 – Tourista Day will be held in Nuevo Progresso.

Mar. 22 -- McAllen Town Band will present a Spring Concert at the Trinity Worship Center, 4801 N. Cage (Exp. 281 and Nolana) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.

Call (956) 681-3355 for tickets or get them at the door.

Mar. 24 -- Ranger-led tour of Fort Brown, 300 River Lee Road, Browns-ville. 11 a.m.


Mar. 25 -- Brownsville Guitar Fes-tival: Guest Artist, 7:30, TSC Arts Cen-ter-Brownsville.

Mar. 25-27 -- Camille Playhouse, lo-cated in Dean Porter Park in Brownsville, will present “In the Heights” Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. Adults $20.

Mar. 26 -- Harlingen Art Night, down-town Harlingen, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Mar. 26 -- Palo Alto National Historic Site will conduct living history demon-strations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (956) 541-2785 ext. 324 for information. The park is located at the intersection of FM 1847 (1024 Paredes Line Road in Brownsville) and FM 511/FM 550 near the city of Los Fresnos.

Mar. 29 -- Ranger-led tour of Fort Brown, 300 River Lee Road, Browns-ville. 11 a.m.


Mar. 31 -- McAllen Chamber presents Taste McAllen at Oval Park at McAllen.

park is a favorite spot for birders, as it is home to Green Jays, found only in the Rio Grande Valley, the brightly colored Yellow Kiskadees, Altamira Orioles, and many other birds. Acevedo said as many as 263 species of birds can be spotted in the park during the course of a year. For example the White-tailed kites will be coming through in April on their annual

migration. There are also 1200 different flora and fauna species in the park.

Butterflies abound in the park as well, including rarities such as the Mexican Bluewing, the Band-celled Sister and the Blue Metalmark.

Acevedo said some of the land is in the natural state of native scrub thornbrush. But other acres are from property previ-ously used for agriculture. When the park first opened, an Apache grant allowed them to reintroduce native species to the area. One of the success stories from the replanting are the eight healthy Monte-zuma Cypress trees now growing in the park.

The portion of the land that did not need to be reforested was part of an old hunting camp. It had trails opened in 1920. When the park took over the land, the trails already there were developed for use by the general public so there would be as little damage to the habitat as pos-sible. Much of the rest of the land was purchased in 25-acre tracts that have been returned to their natural habitat.

Prior to the tram ride, Jan Modl, a


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Paul and Jan Bergman pioneer changes in nursing home care

By Kathy OlivarezMany people are acquainted with Paul

and Jan Bergman, who live at Alamo Country Club, because they are very ac-tive former Winter Texans who volunteer for many things in the Rio Grande Valley.

They have volunteered at the All Val-ley RV Show and the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show. They also help with the annual Entertainer’s Showcases each year. The couple has organized the All Kansas Dinner, now in its second year, Jan has organized an All Valley Nurses Luncheon, and the couple helped sponsor a five-state breakfast. Jan, who is queen of the Ravishing Relics Red Hat Society at Alamo Country Club, took over the Festival of Tables, a Valleywide Red Hat Society event this year.

But when the Winter Texan Times con-tacted them about what they do here, a far more interesting story came to light.

Jan began her career as a registered nurse and Paul was a police officer. By 1964, the couple had two small daughters. Jan was working as Director of Nurses at North Kansas City Memorial Hospital and Paul had been working as a police-man for Kansas City for eight years when he got the call that would change the di-rection of both of their lives.

“The dispatcher called me and told me to call her back on a landline,” said Paul. “I knew what that meant. It was something so big if she put it out over the airwaves, the news media would be at the location before the police arrived.”

He was told to investigate a nursing home where the police had received three different calls that someone was moaning and calling out for help. When he arrived it looked as though the three-story home was deserted. He knocked on the front door but no one answered or called for help. He went around to the back with the same results. He started to leave but de-cided to try the front door one more time. That was when he heard the moaning and crying for help. He called for backup and they broke down the door.

On the third floor Paul found an 84-year-old black man chained to a bed. There was no one else in the home. The man did not have enough chain to reach the bathroom, and the man and the room were filthy. It was a sight Paul would nev-er forget.

It became a state and national scandal because at that time there were virtually no regulations on nursing homes. Almost anyone could get permission to open their home to care for the elderly who were

unable to care for themselves. When the owners of this home decided to go out of town they found other locations for their five other residents but since no one would take this man, they left him chained to the bed. This case would lead to a revolution in gerontological care, not only in Kansas but also across the nation.

Paul and Jan decided to open their own nursing home, but knew it would take time to get the information they

needed and the financing to build it. Four years later, they opened Crescent Manor in Seneca, Kansas, a 50-bed nursing home financed by an FHA loan.

In the meantime, they spent hours and hours researching the type of care need-ed by gerontological patients. They were determined to provide the best care pos-sible to their patients when they opened. In preparation for opening their own nurs-

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Thursday, March 17Biscuits & Gravy - Lamplighter Park,

Mission, 7:30-9am, Blue Grass Jam fol-lows.

Craft Sale - Aladdin Villas, Mission, 8am-Noon, breakfast and lunch available.

Bible Study - Tropic Winds MH & RV Resort, Harlingen, 10-11am.

Lunch - Bentsen Grove Resort, Mis-sion, 11am-12:30pm, burgers & more.

Pancake Breakfast - The Grove Subdi-vision, San Juan, 11am-1pm.

Country Jam & Lunch - Ranchero Vil-lage, Weslaco, Noon-3pm, pizza lunch at noon $1pp, no take outs, donuts and coffee at break, donations, music jam at 1-3pm.

Country Jam & Western Jam - Bentsen Grove Resort, Mission, 12:30-3pm.

Jams - Shady Acres MH & RV Resort, Donna, 1-3pm, refreshments available.

Jam - Val Verde RV Park, Donna, 1-3pm.

Big Band Jam - Dream Valley Ranch, Mission, 1pm, cookies and coffee avail-able.

Jam Sessions - Dixieland Retirement Community MH and RV Park, Harlingen, 1-3pm, snacks & coffee at intermission, donations accepted.

Jam Session - W&I Resort, Mission, 1-3pm, Sloppy Joes are available for pur-chase from 11:30am-12:30pm prior to jams.

Painted Cup Club Party - Pharr South Park, Pharr, 1-4pm, the 7th annual end of the season party, open to the public, a potluck dinner followed by 2 hours of en-tertainment, admission to potluck is $3pp plus a covered dish, free admission to en-tertainment.

Happy Hour - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, Reagan James, pass the hat, BYOB, free ice.

Happy Hour - Llano Grande Lake Park Resort and Country Club, Mercedes,

3-5pm, Diego, $6pp.Can/Am Dance - Sunshine (Encore)

RV Resort, Harlingen, 3:30pm, Friend-ship Hall.

St. Patrick’s Day Dance - Pine to Palm Resort, Weslaco, 3:30-5pm, Diego, pass the hat, doors open at 2:30pm, BYOB, donations for ice and popcorn, pop avail-able.

Dinner - Eldorado Acres RV Park, Palmview, 4pm, grilled 1/3lb Black An-gus hamburger or grilled chicken breast or pork loin sandwich, potato wedges, lots of fixings, free ice tea or lemonade, $5.50pp, dessert available, for informa-tion call 956-581-6718.

Pancake Dinner - Lemon Tree RV Inn, Mission, 4:30-6pm, BYOTS.

Jam - Restful Valley Ranch, Mission, 5:30pm, food served at 4pm.

St. Patrick’s Day Dance - Palm Shad-ows RV/MH Park, Donna, 7pm, Sweet-water, $5pp.

Dance - Encore’s Paradise South RV Park, Mercedes, 7-10pm, Walter Plant, $5pp.

St. Patrick’s Dance - Tropic Winds MH & RV Resort, Harlingen, 7-10pm, The Bandit Express, $7pp.

Entertainment - Alamo Paradise Acres, 7-9pm, Roger Wayne Despard, Illusion-ist, $6pp.

Entertainment - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7pm, Johnny Ray Gomez, $6pp.

Entertainment - Eldorado Acres RV Park, Palmview, 7-9pm, B.J. Brothers, $6pp.

Bingo - Enchanted Valley Ranch, Mis-sion, 7:30pm.

Friday, March 18Craft Show - Mission West Resort,

8am-Noon, breakfast and lunch available.Bible Study - Palm Gardens, Harlin-

gen, 10-11am, bring your own bible, meet in library, led by Rev. Don Hickman, BA & MDIV.

Country Music Jam - Trail’s End RV Park, Weslaco, 12:30-3pm, lunch is served from 11:30am to 12:15pm for a small fee, come and try our new menu.

Country Jam - McAllen Mobile Park, 1-3pm, dessert table is provided.

Jam Session - Split Rail RV Park, Mis-sion, 1pm, cookies & coffee served.

Rock N Roll Jam - Green Gate Grove, Mission, 1-3pm.

Variety Jam - Bentsen Palm RV Park, Mission, 1pm, good free music, dancing allowed, coffee & homemade goodies.

Yoga - Paradise Park, Pharr, 1:30-2:30pm.

Happy Hour - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, Ken Thompson, pass the hat, BYOB, free ice.

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From pg. 08Resort, Harlingen, 4pm, Claude & Rio Duo, $7pp in advance, $8pp at the door, followed by fish fry at 5:30pm.

Jams - Hidden Valley Ranch RV & MH Park, Mission, 5:30pm, refreshments will continue to be available at 4:30p.m.

Jam - Peñitas RV Park, Peñitas, 6-8pm.Agency Dance - Tropic Star RV Re-

sort, Pharr, 7pm, doors open at 6:15pm.Dance - Citrus Valley RV Park, McAl-

len, 7-10pm, Travis Country, admission $5pp, door prizes, popcorn, singles wel-come.

Dance - Winter Ranch RV Resort, Al-amo, 7pm, Diego, $5pp, BYOB, conces-sion open, free popcorn.

Dance - Texas Trails RV Resort, Pharr, 7-10pm, Sweetwater, $5pp.

Friday Night Dance - Fun N Sun Re-sort, San Benito, 7-10pm, Texas Country Band.

Dance - Park Place Estates, Harlingen, 7pm, Leslie Blasing, $6pp.

Dance - Pharr South Park, Pharr, 7-10pm, Bob Dolle TX. Variety Band, $5pp, doors open at 6pm.

Dance - Bentsen Grove Resort, Mis-sion, 7-10pm, Ralph & Cruiser’s, $10pp, tickets now on sale.

Ropa Fun Fashion Show - Tropical Valley Acres, Mission, 7pm, nonperish-able food item or $2ea, proceeds to Mis-sion food pantry, silent auction of home made pies and new items.

Dance - Bit-O-Heaven RV Park, Don-na, 7pm, Dixon Company Band, St. Pat’s Dance, $5pp, popcorn/soda sale.

Saturday, March 19Saturday Breakfast - Chimney Park,

Mission, 7-9am, $4, menu varies weekly, bring your place setting and join us for a great start to your weekend, call 956-585-5061 for more information.

Breakfast - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7-9am, menu varies, see website Pharr-ParadisePark.SharePoint.com for weekly menu.

Breakfast - Alamo Paradise Acres, 7-9am, all you can eat pancakes, $2.50pp.

Breakfast - Paradise Park, McAllen, 7:30-9am, serving pancakes, biscuits & gravy, eggs, sausage or ham, apple sauce or grits, toast, BYOTS.

Craft and Patio Sale - Hidden Valley Ranch RV & MH Park, Mission, 8am-Noon, refreshments and lunch available starting at 8am to 12pm.

Craft Sale & Flea Market - Tradewinds RV Resort, Mission, 8am-Noon, lunch served, home made tacos, sloppy joes and pies.

Biscuits & Gravy - Roadrunner RV Resort, Alamo, 8-9:30am, juice and cof-fee provided.

Craft Show - Sunshine (Encore) RV Resort, Harlingen, 8am-Noon, Recre-ational Hall.

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Jams - Big Valley Trailer Park, Donna, 12:30pm.

Jam Session - Weslaco Trailer Park, Weslaco, 12:30-3pm, lunch 11am-12:30pm.

Dance - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 7-10pm, Diego Saurina, $5pp, free ice.

Dance - Casa del Valle Park, Alamo, 7-10pm, Texas Country Band, $5pp.

Dance - Tropical Valley Acres, Mis-sion, 7-10pm, John Kujda Band.

Dance - Wagon City North, Mission, 7pm, The Classic’s.

Dance - El Valle Del Sol/El Valle de la Luna, Mission, 7-10pm, Country Re-union, $5pp.

Dance - Encore’s Paradise South RV Park, Mercedes, 7-10pm, Sipe Sutton, $5pp.

Dance - Llano Grande Lake Park Re-sort and Country Club, Mercedes, 7pm, The Agency, $10pp.

Pancake/Sausage Breakfast - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 7-9am, $3pp, for more information call 712-336-4675.

Dance - Hidden Valley Ranch RV & MH Park, Mission, 7-10pm, DJ Ken Sut-ter, Country & Rock & Roll, pass the hat, BYOB, popcorn, ice and soda available, doors open at 5pm.

Dance - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7-10pm, Southern Knights, $10pp, doors open at 6:15pm, snack bar open.

Sunday, March 20Non-denominational Church - Bentsen

Grove Resort, Mission, 8:30am, Pastor Jesse Hernandez, bible study follows the service.

Church Services - Rio Valley Estates MH & RV Resort, Weslaco, 8:30am, Non-denominational, all welcome, Tom Cassidy.

Non-denominational Church - Winter Haven Park, Pharr, 8:45am, Pastor Robert Kracht, Communion first Sunday of each month, everyone welcome.

Church - Oleander Acres, Mission, 8:45am, Non-denominational.

Church Service - San Juan Gardens, 8:45am, service led by Pastor Len Mitch-ell, public is welcome to attend.

Non-Denominational Church Service - Hidden Valley Ranch RV & MH Park, Mission, 9am, Pastor Cliff Stewart, coffee and refreshments available at 8:30am.

Non-denominational Worship Ser-vice - Citrus Valley RV Park, McAllen, 9-10am, Pastor Jim Troutman, commu-nion service 1st Sunday of every month.

Non-denominational Church Service - Alamo Palms MH & RV Park, 9am, Pas-tor Brian Dent.

Church Service - Southern Comfort Resort, Weslaco, 9-10am, Non-denomi-national, everyone welcome.

Church Services - Eastgate RV & MH Park, Harlingen, 9am, Non-denomina-tional.



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Non-denominational Church - Trophy Gardens, Alamo, 9am, 8am choir prac-tice, 9am church service, communion first Sunday of every month, Pastor Darrel Hardy, social with snacks and coffee to follow service, everyone welcome.

Non-denominational Church Service - Southern Comfort Resort, Weslaco, 9am.

Church - Big Valley Trailer Park, Don-na, 9am, Pastor Roy Gee, Non-denomina-tional.

Church Service - Yellow Rose RV, La Feria, 9am, Non-denominational with Pastor Mike Hendrick.

Church Worship Service - Siesta Re-tirement Village Park, Weslaco, 9am, non-denominational, Pastor Ralph Hunt, all are welcome, for information call 956-532-8707.

Non-denominational Service - Palm Gardens, Harlingen, 9:15-11am, coffee and refreshments 9:15-10am, worship service 10-11:00am, communion first Sunday of the month, Fiesta Hall, Rev. Don Hickman, BA & MD.

Non-denominational Church Service - Lakewood RV Resort, Harlingen, 9:20am, Pastor Charlie Fry.

Church - Peñitas RV Park, Peñitas, 9:30-10:30am, Pastor James L. Gebhart.

Church Service - Quiet Village II,

Donna, 9:30-10:30am, Inter-denomina-tional services with Pastor Curt Bentham and Pastor Mary Chamberlin, coffee and fellowship begin at 9am.

Church Service - Tropic Winds MH & RV Resort, Harlingen, 9:30-10:30am, Non-denominational.

Church Service - Pharr South Park, Pharr, 9:30-10:30am, Pastor Dr. Gerald Parriott, everyone welcome, coffee fel-lowship following service.

Church Service - Country Palms RV Park, San Juan, 9:30am, non-denomina-tional, Pastor Tom Shouse, open to the public.

Church - Casa del Sol, Donna, 9:30am.Church Service - Mission West Resort,

10am.Church Service - Paradise Park, Pharr,

10-11am.Church Services - AmeriCana RV

Park, Mission, 10-11am, Non-denomina-tional church service by Pastor Lee Tracy, coffee social following church.

Church Services - Split Rail RV Park, Mission, 10am, coffee & donuts prior to service.

Church Service - Sunshine (Encore) RV Resort, Harlingen, 10am.

Church - Pleasant Valley Resort, Mission, 10:30am, traditional Lutheran Church Service (LCMS), Rev. Tom Hedt-ke.

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Park, Mission, 1-3pm.Gospel Jam - Mission West Resort,

1:30-3:30pm, snacks available.Variety Jam - Tropical Valley Acres,

Mission, 1:30pm, refreshments available.Jam Sessions - Lazy Palm Ranch, Ed-

inburg, 2pm, open to everyone.Country Jam - Carefree Valley Resort,

Harlingen, 2-4pm.RC Racing - Fun N Sun Resort, San

Benito, 2pm.Rock & Roll Jam - Heritage Square,

Mission, 3-6pm, hot sandwiches, soda available to purchase.

Gospel Jam - Lamplighter Park, Mis-sion, 5:30-9pm, dinner is served from 4pm to 5:30pm, meal $5pp, before jam.

Country Jam Sessions - Sleepy Valley Ranch Resort, Mission, 6-8pm.

Karaoke - Bit-O-Heaven RV Park, Donna, 6pm.

Show - Lakewood RV Resort, Harlin-gen, 6:15pm, Ivy, free.

Entertainment - Citrus Valley RV Park, McAllen, 6:30-7:45pm, Positively Coun-try.

Movies - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7-9pm, free admission, visit the website at phar-rparadisepark.sharepoint.com for movie titles, snack bar open.

Bingo - Pleasant Valley Resort, Mis-sion, 7pm.

Monday, March 21Craft Sale - Mission Bell Resort, Mis-

sion, 8am-Noon.Rock and Roll Jam w/ Host Ed Mur-

ray - Enchanted Valley Ranch, Mission, 1-3pm, lunch for sale 11:30a.m. to 1p.m.

Jam - River Ranch Resort, Rio Hondo, 1-3pm, dance & sing along.

Jam Session - Wagon City North, Mission, 1pm, cookies, all jammers and listeners are welcome, come and have a good time.

Acoustic Bluegrass/Old Country/Gospel Jam - Yellow Rose RV, La Feria, 1:30-3:30pm, Friendship Hall, all listen-ers welcome.

Happy Hour - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, Diego Saurina, pass the hat, BYOB, free ice.

Hamburger Night - Mission West Re-sort, 3:30-5:30pm, hamburgers, cheese-burgers, chicken sandwiches, onion rings, fries, drinks and homemade pies.

Meatloaf Dinner - Bentsen Grove Re-sort, Mission, 4:30-6pm.

Country Jam - Lamplighter Park, Mis-sion, 5:30-9pm, dinner is served from 4-5:30pm before jam, cost $5pp for din-ner.

Country Jam - The Grove Subdivision, San Juan, 6pm.

Gospel Jam - Carefree Valley Resort, Harlingen, 6-8pm, no jam March 21, but a jammers appreciation dinner in March 21st at 5pm.

Jonathan Edwards - Hidden Valley

Ranch RV & MH Park, Mission, 7pm, southern gospel/humor, $6pp.

Tuesday, March 22Women’s Bible Study - Tropic Winds

MH & RV Resort, Harlingen, 11am-Noon.

Jam Session - Bit-O-Heaven RV Park, Donna, Noon-2pm, lunch for sale at 11am, popcorn and soda for sale.

Jam Session - Lakewood RV Resort, Harlingen, 1pm.

Country Music Jam - Roadrunner RV Resort, Alamo, 1-3pm, lunch served 11:30am to 12:45pm, please use side gate on Sioux Rd.

Country Music Jam - J-5 Mobile Home Park, Mission, 1-3pm, Marion Price, cof-fee & cookies served.

Bluegrass Jam - Kenwood RV Park, La Feria, 1:30pm.

Happy Hour - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, Lynn Dvorak, pass the hat, BYOB, free ice.

Happy Hour - Bit-O-Heaven RV Park, Donna, 3:30-5pm, Diego, donations tak-en, popcorn and soda for sale.

Country Jam w/ Host Ed Murray - Enchanted Valley Ranch, Mission, 5:30-7:30pm, meal sold from 4p.m. to 5:30p.m.

Jam Session - Siesta Retirement Vil-lage Park, Weslaco, 6-9pm, bring your instrument and/or voice, and enjoy a fun night out, all welcome.

Dance - Green Gate Grove, Mission, 7-10pm, Diego, $6pp.

Bingo - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7-9pm,

doors open at 6:15 p.m., snack bar open.

Wednesday, March 23Homemade Donuts - Bentsen Grove

Resort, Mission, 7-8:30am.Pancakes - Palmera Heights Park, La

Feria, 7:30-9am, all you can eat pancakes, 2 sausage patties, applesauce, coffee, $3pp, B.Y.O.T.S.

Blue Grass Jams - Bentsen Palm RV Park, Mission, 9-11am, good free music, dancing allowed, coffee & homemade goodies.

Weight Watchers Meeting - Palm Shadows RV/MH Park, Donna, 11:30am-1pm.

Music Jam - Paradise Park, Pharr, 12:30-3pm, lunch served starting at 11:30am.

Jam - Eastgate RV & MH Park, Har-lingen, 1-3pm.

Jam Session - Chimney Park, Mission, 1-3pm, join us for a fun afternoon of mu-sic and laughs, lunch available 11:30am-12:30pm, for information call 956-585-5061.

Happy Hour - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, Brenda Cohn, pass the hat, BYOB, free ice.

Social Hour Dance with Diego - Si-esta Retirement Village Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, pass the hat, popcorn, hot dogs, chili dogs, nachos and soft drinks available, for information call Jim 740-360-7647.


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Happy Hour Dance - Encore’s Para-dise South RV Park, Mercedes, 3:30-5pm, Regan James, pass the hat, hamburgers and hot dogs may be purchased.

Hamburger Night - Pleasant Valley Re-sort, Mission, 5pm, hamburger, chicken sandwich, 1/4lb hot dog including chips, drink and dessert for $5, Karaoke follows.

Country Jam - Circle T RV Park, Mis-sion, 6-8pm, refreshments served during break time.

Entertainment - McAllen Mobile Park, 7-9pm, Herb & Sharon, $5pp.

Karaoke - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7-9pm, snack bar open.

Thursday, March 24Bible Study - Tropic Winds MH & RV

Resort, Harlingen, 10-11am.Lunch - Bentsen Grove Resort, Mis-

sion, 11am-12:30pm, burgers & more.Country Jam & Western Jam - Bentsen

Grove Resort, Mission, 12:30-3pm.Jams - Shady Acres MH & RV Resort,

Donna, 1-3pm, refreshments available.Jam - Val Verde RV Park, Donna,

1-3pm.Big Band Jam - Dream Valley Ranch,

Mission, 1pm, cookies and coffee avail-able.

Jam Sessions - Dixieland Retirement Community MH and RV Park, Harlingen, 1-3pm, snacks & coffee at intermission, donations accepted.

Happy Hour - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, Reagan James, pass the hat, BYOB, free ice.

Unique Open Mic Jams - Heritage Square, Mission, 3-6pm, music, comedy & poetry, no food.

Can/Am Dance - Sunshine (Encore) RV Resort, Harlingen, 3:30pm, Friend-ship Hall.

Pancake Dinner - Lemon Tree RV Inn, Mission, 4:30-6pm, BYOTS.

Jam - Restful Valley Ranch, Mission, 5:30pm, food served at 4pm.

Show - Casa del Sol, Donna, 7pm, Razz-Ma-Tazz, donation.

Bingo - Enchanted Valley Ranch, Mis-sion, 7:30pm.

Friday, March 25Bible Study - Palm Gardens, Harlin-

gen, 10-11am, bring your own bible, meet in library, led by Rev. Don Hickman, BA & MDIV.

Jam Session - Split Rail RV Park, Mis-sion, 1pm, cookies & coffee served.

Rock N Roll Jam - Green Gate Grove, Mission, 1-3pm.

Variety Jam - Bentsen Palm RV Park, Mission, 1pm, good free music, dancing allowed, coffee & homemade goodies.

Yoga - Paradise Park, Pharr, 1:30-2:30pm.

Happy Hour - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 3-4:30pm, Ken Thompson, pass the hat, BYOB, free ice.

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Resort, Harlingen, 4pm, Winston, $7pp in advance, $8pp in advance, followed by fish fry at 5:30pm.

Jams - Hidden Valley Ranch RV & MH Park, Mission, 5:30pm, refreshments will continue to be available at 4:30p.m.

Dance - Texas Trails RV Resort, Pharr, 7-10pm, Route 66, $5pp.

Friday Night Dance - Fun N Sun Re-sort, San Benito, 7-10pm, Texas Country Band.

Dance - Bentsen Grove Resort, Mis-sion, 7-10pm, Diego, $6pp.

Dance - Bit-O-Heaven RV Park, Don-na, 7-10pm, Over The Hill Band, $5pp, popcorn/soda for sale.

Saturday, March 26Saturday Breakfast - Chimney Park,

Mission, 7-9am, $4, menu varies weekly, bring your place setting and join us for a great start to your weekend, call 956-585-5061 for more information.

Breakfast - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7-9am, menu varies, see website Pharr-ParadisePark.SharePoint.com for weekly menu.

Breakfast - Aladdin Villas, Mission, 7:30-9am, $3.50pp, your choice of ham or sausage, pancakes or waffles or french toast w/applesauce and hot coffee or wa-ter.

Jams - Big Valley Trailer Park, Donna, 12:30pm.

Dance - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco,

7-10pm, Lynn Dvorak, $5pp, BYOB, free ice.

Dance - Casa del Valle Park, Alamo, 7-10pm, Texas Country Band, $5pp.

Dance - Leisure Valley Ranch, Mis-sion, 7-10pm, The Castaway, $6pp, doors open at 6pm.

Dance - Llano Grande Lake Park Re-sort and Country Club, Mercedes, 7pm, Diego, $6pp.

Pancake/Sausage Breakfast - Snow to Sun Park, Weslaco, 7-9am, $3pp, for more information call 712-336-4675.

50’s Rock N Roll Dance - Palm Re-saca Park, Brownsville, 7:30-10:30pm, Gilbert, $5pp, BYOB, popcorn and ice will be supplied, for tickets and entry to the park, please call All Larrat at 956-280-5581.

Sunday, March 27Non-denominational Church - Bentsen

Grove Resort, Mission, 8:30am, Pastor Jesse Hernandez, bible study follows the service.

Church Services - Rio Valley Estates MH & RV Resort, Weslaco, 8:30am, Non-denominational, all welcome, Tom Cassidy.

Non-denominational Church - Winter Haven Park, Pharr, 8:45am, Pastor Robert Kracht, Communion first Sunday of each month, everyone welcome.

Church - Oleander Acres, Mission, 8:45am, Non-denominational.

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8:45am, service led by Pastor Len Mitch-ell, public is welcome to attend.

Non-Denominational Church Service - Hidden Valley Ranch RV & MH Park, Mission, 9am, Pastor Cliff Stewart, coffee and refreshments available at 8:30am.

Non-denominational Worship Ser-vice - Citrus Valley RV Park, McAllen, 9-10am, Pastor Jim Troutman, commu-nion service 1st Sunday of every month.

Non-denominational Church Service - Alamo Palms MH & RV Park, 9am, Pas-tor Brian Dent.

Church Service - Southern Comfort Resort, Weslaco, 9-10am, Non-denomi-national, everyone welcome.

Church Services - Eastgate RV & MH Park, Harlingen, 9am, Non-denomina-tional.

Church Service - Fiesta Village, Mis-sion, 9am, Pastor Bob Pueblos.

Non-denominational Church - Trophy Gardens, Alamo, 9am, 8am choir prac-tice, 9am church service, communion first Sunday of every month, Pastor Darrel Hardy, social with snacks and coffee to follow service, everyone welcome.

Non-denominational Church Sevice - Southern Comfort Resort, Weslaco, 9am.

Church - Big Valley Trailer Park, Don-na, 9am, Pastor Roy Gee, Non-denomina-tional.

Church Service - Yellow Rose RV, La

Feria, 9am, Non-denominational with Pastor Mike Hendrick.

Church Worship Service - Siesta Re-tirement Village Park, Weslaco, 9am, non-denominational, Pastor Ralph Hunt, all are welcome, for information call 956-532-8707.

Non-denominational Service - Palm Gardens, Harlingen, 9:15-11am, coffee and refreshments 9:15-10am, worship service 10-11:00am, communion first Sunday of the month, Fiesta Hall, Rev. Don Hickman, BA & MD.

Non-denominational Church Service - Lakewood RV Resort, Harlingen, 9:20am, Pastor Charlie Fry.

Church - Peñitas RV Park, Peñitas, 9:30-10:30am, Pastor James L. Gebhart.

Church Service - Quiet Village II, Donna, 9:30-10:30am, Inter-denomina-tional services with Pastor Curt Bentham and Pastor Mary Chamberlin, coffee and fellowship begin at 9am.

Church Service - Tropic Winds MH & RV Resort, Harlingen, 9:30-10:30am, Non-denominational.

Church Service - Pharr South Park, Pharr, 9:30-10:30am, Pastor Dr. Gerald Parriott, everyone welcome, coffee fel-lowship following service.

Church Service - Country Palms RV Park, San Juan, 9:30am, non-denomina-tional, Pastor Tom Shouse, open to the public.

Church - Casa del Sol, Donna, 9:30am.


Tony Roma’s: Great Food, Great People, Great Place!

Hollow Leg, my 17-year-old grandson, loves restaurant re-views because it means he gets to try a little of everything. The day came for us to review Tony Roma’s and, to start, we ordered the Onion Loaf as our appetiz-er. Like a gourmet taste tester, he pronounced it to be light-ly breaded, not to heavy – just right.

Just as he finished devour-ing the Onion Loaf, the waiter arrived with the Spinach-Ar-tichoke Dip. “Where did that come from,” I asked.

“Oh, I ordered that too,” he replied digging into the dip.. Hollow Leg pronounced the dip to be very good and finished about half of it before I could get a bite.

The fresh loaf of hot bread was delicious with their garlic

butter. Bread hot from the oven – I could eat a whole loaf my-self.

While ribs are available in beef or pork, he prefers the pork. He chose a bleu cheese wedge salad with red onions and bacon bits instead of the traditional salad. And he asked for the fully loaded baked potato to go along with it.

For an entrée, Hollow Leg selected the Steakhouse Burger with Sidewinder Fries. “This is a good burger!” he announced after his first bite. He took a few more bites. “This is a real-ly good burger,” he pronounced. “I like the cheese.” The Steak-house Burger is 100 percent sir-loin with a Cabernet demi-glace, creamy Havarti cheese, rose-mary bacon, and lettuce, tomato and pickles.

“Man, this is a great burger,” he continued to exclaim, as he worked his way through the rest of it. He convinced me. Next time I go, I’m having one.

“The fries are good too,” he said, generously offering to let me taste one. They were sprin-kled with seasoned salt and had a nice taste I agreed.

I chose one of their recom-mended features, the shrimp and salmon piccata, which consisted

of grilled salmon topped with shrimp covered in a lemon caper wine sauce. It is served with a side of wild rice and mixed veg-etables. It had a nice taste and did not sit heavy after eating.

On to desserts! We opted for the Dessert Trio (three-dessert plate with smaller portions). Hollow Leg chose the Raspber-ry Brownie Royale (deliciously moist brownie topped with ice cream and raspberry sauce). “This is really good too!” he pronounced.

My Peach-Blackberry Cob-bler was sweet and just enough after a big meal. My husband made his apple tart with ice cream disappear quickly and pronounced it delicious.

Tony Roma’s is located across from La Plaza Mall on S. 10th Street in McAllen. This newly remodeled restaurant fea-tures an ultra-modern design, all new fixtures and furniture, and a large bar area with big screen TV’s.


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From pg. 15Church Service - Mission West Resort,

10am.Church Service - Paradise Park, Pharr,

10-11am.Church Services - AmeriCana RV

Park, Mission, 10-11am, Non-denomina-tional church service by Pastor Lee Tracy, coffee social following church.

Church Services - Split Rail RV Park, Mission, 10am, coffee & donuts prior to service.

Church Service - Sunshine (Encore) RV Resort, Harlingen, 10am.

Church - Pleasant Valley Resort, Mission, 10:30am, traditional Lutheran Church Service (LCMS), Rev. Tom Hedt-ke.

New Blue Grass Jam - Mobile Gardens Park, Mission, 1-3pm.

Gospel Jam - Mission West Resort, 1:30-3:30pm, snacks available.

Variety Jam - Tropical Valley Acres, Mission, 1:30pm, refreshments available.

Jam Sessions - Lazy Palm Ranch, Ed-inburg, 2pm, open to everyone.

RC Racing - Fun N Sun Resort, San Benito, 2pm.

Country Jam Sessions - Sleepy Valley Ranch Resort, Mission, 6-8pm.

Karaoke - Bit-O-Heaven RV Park, Donna, 6pm.

Movies - Paradise Park, Pharr, 7-9pm, free admission, visit the website at phar-rparadisepark.sharepoint.com for movie titles, snack bar open.

Bingo - Pleasant Valley Resort, Mis-sion, 7pm.

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Submarine VeteransSubmarine Veterans will get together

at Junction Café on Cage. Blvd. in Pharr on Wednesday, Mar. 17, at 11 a.m.

Teamsters ReunionA Teamsters Reunion will be held

Saturday, Mar. 19, at Ann’s Restaurant, on Bus. 83 in San Juan at 10 a.m. Call (262) 749-4001 for information.

Magic Valley Retirement P.E.O.Magic Valley Retirement P.E.O. will

meet Tuesday, Mar. 22, at the Echo Ho-tel in Edinburg. P.E.O. Members vis-iting the Rio Grande Valley are invited to attend. Lunch will be at 12:15 p.m., followed by a meeting and program. For reservations call Lynne Kephart at (563) 419-1619.

Bremer County, IowaBremer County, Iowa will hold a

breakfast at Rosie’s Restaurant, 2100 E. Griffin Pkwy (FM 495), Mission at 8 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 8. Contact Sam Smith at (319) 269-9308 for questions.


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ing home, Jan wrote the rules and pro-cedures for proper gerontological care.” Even before they opened Jan was giving lectures, sharing her findings with others in the business about how to care for el-derly patients.

The couple was adamant that all treat-ments be according to state and federal standards. Jan said by then the federal standards were much tougher than the state standards. Paul took care of admin-istrative duties, such as purchasing of food and maintenance of the property. Jan trained the staff and provided staff de-velopment activities throughout the year. They were among the first to have nurses on call 24-hours a day. Jan is very proud that today, through her efforts and those of others with similar concerns, Kansas nursing homes must now have 24-hour nursing care.

Florence Naismith, wife of the inven-tor of the game of basketball, was one of their first patients. They honored her with a 95th birthday party on the occasion and invited many people to help her celebrate her life and the contribution her husband made to American sports. She stayed there so many years her money ran out.

She had left instructions she was to be buried a specific cemetery several miles away. But because of limited funds the mortician decided he was going to bury her locally instead. Jan went to bat for her

and she was buried where she wanted. Many of the people who had helped her celebrate her birthday came to the funer-al. She had a nice funeral instead of being buried without notice to friends.

“We tried to meet the needs of each of our patients,” Jan said. “It did not matter to us whether they had money or not. We wanted to meet their needs.

Through the years, word got around about the quality of the nursing home they were running. Even before they opened, Jan was giving lectures on proper care of elderly patients. She became a state cer-tified gerontological nurse in 1975. She was one of the first 99 nurses to receive this certification in 1975. In 1976, she received her certification for the Kansas State Nurses Association Continuing Ed-ucation Program. She received certifica-tion as a nurse administrator in 1984.

Jan was also invited to take part in in-ternational tours. One was to Kenya in 1981 where she was part of a group con-ducting a nursing study. Another trip took her to the Soviet Union in 1983.

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five-year park volunteer, said the park is home to many different types of cats. She showed the ladies a stuffed bobcat like those who live in the park. The stuffed bobcat was taken from someone who had it illegally in his possession. Now it is used by the park to teach schoolchildren about the type of animals who live in the park. In addition to bobcats, there have been reported sightings of an ocelot and jaguarondis.

Modl said there are 17 species of snakes that make their home in the park, but only two of them are poisonous. Most of the snakes seen are the colorful indigo snakes or ribbon snakes. Coral snakes and a diamondback rattler have also been seen in the park.

The park has three camping sites for volunteers who reside and help in the park. Since 1998 Jan and her husband have logged 23,000 hours working in the park. The sites are available only for park volunteers. “It is a secret,” she laughs. “People don’t know we are here.” She went on to say Texas has 93 state parks and many of them have volunteer staff that help take care of them.

Modl said the park will be working with the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley in opening a large telescope on the

site for star gazing in the near future. The telescope to be used will be one of the biggest in South Texas.

“People don’t realize what a South Texas treasure Resaca de la Palma is,” concluded Modl.

After her presentation, the ladies boarded two trolleys to ride the loop tour. The trolley driver explained that prior to construction of Anzalduas and Falcon Dams the area naturally flooded every few years. With the coming of the dams in the 1950s, there is not enough water left in the river to flood the area except in big storms like the flooding that occurred in 2010 when a hurricane impacted the area with heavy rains.

Today, water is pumped into the resaca to protect the wildlife and their habitats. The existence of the resaca makes the park a favorite location for birds because there is a water source.

The trolley driver stopped on the side of the road and pointed out an owl box. She said the box had been used by the screech owls who come to the park. How-ever, it had been discovered by the bees who now used it as their home, driving the screech owls elsewhere.

The driver pointed out two piles of brush and said they were packrat dens. She said packrats could grow to be 20 inches long. The snakes often hang around the dens hoping to catch a tasty

pack rat for dinner. The driver said she had seen coral

snakes recently but no rattlers. Indigo snakes are natural predators of the rat-tlesnakes, so it is possible the resident rattlesnake turned into a tasty treat for an indigo snake.

Next, the ladies were looking into the brush hoping to see some wildlife. Finally someone spotted an armadillo. The ladies were excited because some of them had never seen an armadillo before.

Stopping at the edge of the Resaca, the driver pointed out some birds – Least Grebes and Tropical Cormorants – in the brush around the resaca. She pointed out two birds. One had a snake in his mouth and the other was trying to steal it. On the other side of the trail, there was a group of turtles sunning themselves on logs in the water.

Before moving she pointed out some of the trees, including the Black Willow tree and the Texas Ebony, which was used by Native Americans to make a kind of flour. She pointed out the soapbush used by Na-tive Americans to make soap for cleaning. She said the Sabal Palms are native to the area and pointed out the mesquite, which was often used for a kind of pan de campo (camp bread) by early settlers.

She pointed to a blooming huisache and recounted the visit of a European who especially wanted to see the huisa-

che. He was disappointed because it was not blooming. He told the tour guide he worked for a European pharmaceutical company that was considering making a perfume from the blooms of the huisache tree.

The guide mentioned the hunting camp and said hunting is not allowed in the park except during Whitewing Dove season. The park has so many resident doves that if the population were not controlled they would drive out the other species of birds. During hunting season a special area of the park is reserved for hunting so visitors coming to see the wildlife can also enjoy the park at that time.

There have been sightings of white-tailed deer, javelinas and wild boar but they cannot be hunted.

Among the endangered species that make their home in the park are the Texas Horned Toad and Siren Fish, that has lit-tle feet so it can walk on land. The guide said students from Texas A&M Universi-ty doing wildlife studies had discovered a new species of spider never before seen in the park.

All too soon, the ladies returned to the visitor center to disembark, full of tales about what they had learned. Several were so impressed with the park they pur-chased park passes to they could return on other occasions.

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In 1980, Jan receive the highest honor awarded by the Kansas State Nurses As-sociation, an honorary recognition award “in acknowledgement of distinguished and valuable assistance to the nursing profession in Kansas” for her efforts in the field of gerontological nursing. In 1984, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award for Marymount College. She was also named Woman of the Year by the National Federation of Business and Professional Women in 1984. She also ran for Kansas state senator that year but did not win. In 1990, Jan was named to the Kansas State Nursing Board.

While Jan was spending time edu-cating her own staff as well as others in Kansas and other areas of the world about how to best care for gerontological pa-tients, Paul ran the day-to-day operation of the nursing home.

According to Paul, they always tried to do everything right. They had the best-trained staff with the least amount of turn-over of any nursing home in Kansas and never had a lawsuit filed against them.

They owned their nursing home for 21 years until an outfit from Wisconsin looking to get into the nursing home busi-ness asked the State of Kansas who had the best-run nursing home in the state, Jan said. They were told it was the Bergman’s Crescent Manor in Seneca. The outfit made them an offer they could not refuse, so they retired and started spending win-ters in the Rio Grande Valley. The couple has three daughters, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren whom they return to Kansas to visit. But now their permanent home is in Alamo, Texas.

With many older people living lon-ger, many will spend a substantial amount of time in a nursing home. Much of the quality of care they will receive can be traced back to the day when a Kansas City police officer named Paul Bergman found an elderly black man chained to a bed. He and his wife Jan decided to make it their life’s work to see that did not happen to any other elderly person.

Name that bloomin’ plant and other colorful things along Ebony LoopBy Anita Westervelt

RGV Chapter Texas Master NaturalistHave you ever seen a Guayacán

bloom? Do you even want to?The answer to the second question

should be a resounding yes! The tree is beautiful and it’s putting on its full purple and yellow colors for one month only - now.

There are half a dozen Guayacán, Guaiacum angustifolium, blooming around Ebony Loop in Harlingen’s Hugh Ramsey Nature Park.

March 25 and April 1 are the last two guided Friday nature walks until October. Then, though, you’ll only get to see the tree’s seed capsules.

Guayacán, also called soapbush, is a Valley native. The root bark was used as a soap, and according to stories, colors

didn’t fade when using the “soap.” Root extracts were used to treat various diseas-es. The flowers are attractive to bees and a very good honey source.

The tree is slow growing, but interest-ing in all seasons. It is evergreen in win-ter, fragrant when blooming and heart-shaped fruit capsules open in autumn to reveal two vivid red-coated bean-like seeds. Certainly something to think about planting in your own garden.

The wood is very hard and dense. If you find a knife with a handle made from Guayacán, you should consider it a great find.

The tree is a host plant for the Lyside Sulphur butterfly, the pretty little yellow butterflies whose northern range is the Rio Grande Valley.

Come see what other native beauties are blooming in the park during these free, two-hour guided tours by experts from the Rio Grande Valley Chapter Texas Master Naturalist organization.

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Throughout the month of March La-guna Art League member Pat McGrath Avery will be displaying her photography at the Port Isabel Library. An author and photographer, Pat focuses on nature pho-tography, especially the beautiful birds that live in or visit the Rio Grande Valley.

In the 1970s, she brought her parents down for the winter and fell in love with the Texas coast. Now she is living her dream and spending her days with her fin-gers on her keyboard or with her camera in hand.

“The Rio Grande Valley is a photog-rapher’s dream,” Pat said in an interview. “The diversity, natural beauty and cul-ture blend into a unique setting. It’s easy to fall in love with the subjects I find. I am equally entranced by pelicans, roseate spoonbills, prickly pear cacti and yucca in bloom, and shrimp boats.”

Pat lived in Laguna Vista for ten years before her recent move to Brownsville. She frequents the island, Boca Chica Beach, the shrimp boatyards and the area wildlife refuges, forever in search of the perfect shot.

Some of her favorite pelican and spoonbill shots will be among the photo-

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By Kathy OlivarezBob and Mary Watson of Otsego, Min-

nesota have helped bring theatrical perfor-mances to Winter Texan parks in the Pharr area with plans to offer them to other parks and resorts in the Valley.

The Watsons have been very active in the Pharr Community Theater, and since they enjoy theater so much, they feel many other Winter Texans might enjoy the oppor-tunity to see plays performed in the parks where they live. They have volunteered their time with the Pharr Community The-ater that does performances several times a season. But the theater is quite small and only holds about 40 people, so they are un-able to accommodate large audiences.

“We think adding theatrical produc-tions to the types of entertainment offered to Winter Texans in the Rio Grande Valley would enhance life in the parks and possi-bly attract younger people who love theater to spend some time in the Rio Grande Val-ley,” said Bob.

So Bob has been working with members of the Pharr Community Theater to identi-fy Winter Texan parks with large enough stages and resident populations that might enjoy theatrical presentations if they were brought to their park.

The first play was “The Last Battle of the Civil War,” presented at Tip O Texas. Bob said that because their facility was so much larger than the Pharr Community Theater, there were a few problems with the sound system. But he said the City of

Pharr is giving the theater a grant to pur-chase a larger sound system, complete with head microphones that will be perfect for presentations in the larger parks.

Working with Pedro Garcia, director of the Pharr Community Theater, and his as-sistant Isidro Lerma, who is a drama teach-er, Bob has accumulated a list of entertain-ing plays that are suitable for presentation

in larger parks in the coming season. The first play, “The Complete Works

of William Shakespeare abridged,” will be shown in December 2016 and January 2017 at Pharr Community Theater. The play is a comedic look at all of William Shakespeare’s plays performed by the ac-tors in under two hours. The actors involve audience members by having them be part

of the scenes. It will be available for tour upon request.

“Tick Tick Boom” is to be performed Jan. 7-10, 2017 and will be available for touring Jan. 12-18, 2017. This is an au-tobiographical musical by the creator of “Rent,” where Jonathan Larson is told by friends when he turns 30 to quit doing mu-sic and theater and let go of his dreams. He perseveres through trials until his 31st birthday when he receives a great present.

“Come Back Little Sheba,” will be available for tour Mar. 21-30, 2017. It is the story of a couple who are stuck in a love-less marriage. Doc dropped out of medi-cal school when Lola got pregnant. Lola still mourns the miscarriage of her child 30 years later. When her dog dies, long-re-pressed emotions explode.

“Over the River and Through the Woods” features Nick a single Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida but his grandparents are determined to keep Nick home in New Jersey. This play will be available for tour Jan. 2-15, 2017.

“Almost Maine” takes place on a cold, clear moonless night in the middle of winter in the town of Almost, Maine. The town’s residents fall in and out of love in hilarious ways. This play will be available for tour Feb. 13-25, 2017.

In addition to working with the Pharr Community Center the Watsons are also working with Tom Fuschetto and Tom Pe-ters, on a series of radio shows. Watson said “Military Highway Mysteries” is a play that tells tales of the Rio Grande Val-ley including ghost stories and tales of the macabre. It will be presented Feb. 24 at

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Bob urges activity directors who would like to see a theatrical production in their park to contact him at (612) 812-6430. He encourages park residents who would like to see theatrical productions in their parks to talk with their activity directors.

THEATRICALFrom pg. 25

Camille Playhouse, in Dean Porter Park in Brownsville, will present “In the Heights” March 18-20 and March 25-27. Tickets are $20 and performances on Fri-day and Saturday are at 8 p.m. and on Sun-day, at 2:30 p.m.

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NATURALISTFrom pg. 24

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5TH WHEEL MONTANA 2004 - 4 slide Artic Pac, one owner, very nice, $16,000 or best offer, 956-821-5362. 2000 TAHOE GLIDE Lite 21MB Fifth Wheel by Thor, single slide, weighs 3550 LBS, 24’ long, front queen bed, $5,595, Gooding RV Center Mission, Tx (956)-585-4481. 2000 LAKOTA 30 By Monaco Coach Fifth Wheel; 2 Slides, rear kitchen, ta-ble and 4 chairs, 2 recliners, large pass-through bath, front walk-around Queen, wardrobe slide, some maintenance re-cords, SALE PRICE $12,500, Gooding RV Center Mission, Tx (956)-585-4481. 2000 ALFA GOLD GF34RKS Fifth Wheel; 2 Slides, 35’, 15,900LBS, rear kitchen, large Corian countertops, solid wood cabinets, hardwood kitchen floor-ing, spacious living room, Sleeper sofa, 2 rocker recliners, entertainment center, ceiling fan, Belly A/C Unit, pass-through bath, front walk-around Queen bed, full mirrored wardrobe across the front, desk/vanity, storage galore. SALE PRICE $16,900 Gooding RV Center Mission, Tx (956)-585-4481. 2008 NUWA HITCHHIKER II 29.5LKTG Fifth Wheel; 3 slides, 31’5”, 9,634LBS dry weight, 2 recliners, desk, TV w/ surround sound, table/4 chairs, Corian countertops, microwave, cook top w/oven, pantry, ceiling fan, private stool, shower, sink,

dresser, wardrobe across the front. Was $28,500 SALE PRICE $22,900 Gooding RV Center Mission, Tx (956)-585-4481. TEXAS TRADER RV will sell your RV! We need trailers, 5th wheels, and all types of motor homes and it cost you nothing. Call for your free appraisal today, La Feria, TX., Mark 956-797-3000. WE PAY TOP cash for your RVʼs, travel trailers, 5th wheels, park models, mobile homes and cars, 956-867-2366. I PAY CASH for your travel trailers, park models, fifth wheels and cars. I’ll make you a good deal. Call Jerry Garcia at 956-929-3824.

MEDIA CHEST 42X20X32, solid wood, $100; chandelier, $50, both good condition, 956-584-6891. FOR SALE SET Hub Caps for 1955 Ford Thunderbird, 2nd 1970 Mustang Mach I, nice condition, 618-550-0151. STEEL SHED, 6X8, $400; carport, 8X14, $300; both for $600, 956-246-5201. LARGE LOT 80ʼX46 with shed, all util-ities, 55+ gated park in Pharr South Park, 651-442-9386. GOLF CARS, NEW Yamaha’s $5,500; 2010 EZGO, $1,900(SOLD); 2011 EZGO, $2,000(SOLD); 2012 Yamaha Electric,

$1,950(SOLD); 2012 Yamaha gas, $3,500; 2013 Yamaha, $2,300; 2014 Club car, $3,700; lots of older carts coming in off rental, 2508 West Expressway 83 Mission, 956-580-3370 or EasyrideGolfCars.com.

SATURDAY MARCH 19, Winter Tex-an duplicates for 20 years, Yamaha Key Board, kitchen ware, small appliances, Wagon City North, follow signs, 8am-noon. RUMMAGE SALE, ST. Paul Lutheran Church, Saturday March 19, 8am-noon, 300 W. Pecan Blvd., McAllen, 956-682-2345.

HAVE KNEE PAIN, foot, hip, back shoulder, stomach, migraines, diabetes or any illness, call for a free evaluation 956-502-9668, Mr. Jarimba. No medication, no surgery, same day results.

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2 BEDROOM BRICK home, numer-ous updates, double garage, Green Gate Grove, Mission, both home and land deed-ed, $105,000, 308-631-5918. HILL COUNTRY VACATION home and Bed & breakfast, ownership opportunity, 830-321-0466. 2 BED, 2 bath, large garage, 2 lots on riv-er, perfect retirement home on dean end rd near interstate, home can be seen on Zillow.com, 6943 860th Ave, Colfax, WI 54730, $130,000, call 715-816-0156.

MiscellaneousBRANSON MISSOURI RV Resort membership secured by General Warranty Deed, very reasonable, no longer able to travel, call for details 956-279-5800. 8X10 YARD SHED, vinyl siding, very good condition, is 4 years old, located at #158 at Mission Bell, $750, 218-851-2629. 4X8 UTILITY/GOLF cart trailer, $500,

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612-817-6912. SIGMA GUITAR DM 4 w/case, pur-chase 1987, never learned to play, excel-lent condition, $275, 704-905-0048. WINTER TEXANS ARE you looking to get your RV sold? Call Texas Trader today, we will sell your RV here on consignment on our lot in La Feria. No fee, no contract, buyer pays commission. Call for your free appraisal, transport available, Texas Trader RV La Feria, 956-797-3000, ask for Mark.

16X56, 3 BR, 2 BA, 55+ Valley View, u-own lot, carport, Texas room, concrete drive, fully furnished, $30K, 612-239-0404. 16X60 2006 MOBILE home, furnished, storage shed, large corner lot, own the land, sits on cement, all electric, $56,000, offer, 320-815-3501. PARKSIDE TROPHY 06, lot H-24 Lem-on Tree Estates, shed with washer, dryer, stool & shower, 319-270-2529. 14X52 SCHULTZ MOBILE home, 2br, 1ba, fully furnished, large kitchen with lots of counter and cupboards, pantry, new central air, carport, large covered deck, shed, Bentsen Grove Resort, Mission, gat-ed, 956-379-7819.

MOBILE HOME FOR sale Mission Trade Winds RV 55+ lot TW-122, 3bdr, large open concept and large bathroom, furnishing included, $20,000, rent lot paid til Sept 30, 2016, Beatrice 956-341-8367. WINTER HAVEN 55+ community Pharr, 12X56, 2b/1ba, fully furnished, washer and dryer, lot 7, 402-360-1629. 14ʼX40ʼ MOBILE home with 12ʼX16ʼ Texas room, front door glass French doors, this home has been completely ren-ovated, c/w beautiful gardens, must see, 956-460-4333. 16X60, 2BR/2BA, Alamo Country Club 55+, partially furnished, carport, covered patio, includes lot, golf cart, $54,500, 956-342-7362. 1988 16X52 & LOT 2 bed, 2 bath, newer appliances, windows, awnings, furnished, Texas room, steel, roof storage, shed, handicap accessible, Mission 515-681-5970. 1998 SCHULTZ BUILD, 16X60 with garage and parking, furnished, Alamo Palm Park, Lot 579, 956-702-9338. DOUBLEWIDE FURNISHED, COV-ERED carport & deck, reduced, negotia-ble, Casa del Valle, 956-783-2330 or 785-713-2271. 2006 16X76, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, office,

shed, rock yard, fruit trees, like new, fur-nished, appliances, gated, 55+ Alamo Palms, call 419-744-4616. OWN YOUR OWN lot, mobile home in Edinburg, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, fully fur-nished, recently remodeled inside and out, for $39,500, call Sandy or Ron at 218-464-3809. FOR SALE 2 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home with large Texas room, lot included, located in Royal Palm Park in Alamo, move in ready, fully furnished, nicely decorated, new heat and air, storage shed, 956-929-1137. OWN YOUR LOT, 55+ Winter Green Es-tates, 14X84, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, mostly furnished, 956-566-3607. LEISURE VALLEY RANCH, Mission, 55+, 15X48, 2007, 1br/1ba, includes beau-tiful furnished guest house, w/d, insulated awning over driveway, 956-375-2016. 16X76 MOBILE WITH large deck, 3bd/2ba, excellent condition, metal roof, fully furnished, everything stays, move in ready, nice workshop, on its own lot in a 55+ park, Tropical Valley Acres, 1240 E. Bus 83 Mission, Lot 107, $49,000, 920-251-3344. WE BUY MOBILE homes, trailer hous-es, RVʼs, 5th wheels, park models. We pay cash, any year, any condition, old or new.

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10X25 GLASSED IN porch, new skirt-ing, PVC plumbing inc. sinks and fau-cets, central air, new TV, fully furnished, $11,500 OBO, 414-731-0437, after 4 call 414-352-7836.12X33 EXTENDED CARPORT, 1994, shed, w & dryer, newer roof, heat pump, a/c, Casa del Valle, nice, $14,000, 641-860-1563. 38ʼ PARK MODEL, 12X18 Texas room, including lot, 2 sheds, washer & dryer, 4 fruit trees, triple carport, taxes $264 yr., park fees $75 yr., $25,500, furnished, lot #11, Quiet Village II, Donna, 956-464 -0049. 1997 CARTERBURY PARK model, ex-cellent condition, lot owned, full covered patio 11X33, furnished, shed, w/d, a must see, $43,000, W & I Resort Mission, 605-359-3424. I PAY CASH for your travel trailers, park models, fifth wheels and cars. Iʼll make you a good deal. Call Jerry Garcia at 956-929-3824. 1999 TROPHY PARK model, full aw-ning, washer & dryer, good condition, new

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ServicesAPPLIANCE REPAIR, MOST brands, handyman plumbing and electrical repairs, over 55 years experience, 956-584-7817. INCOME TAX SERVICE, YOUR place or mine, E-File, all states, 40 years expe-rience, call for an appointment 715-850-1481. MOBILE RV SERVICE 4U, general repairs/maintenance, RVIA certified li-censed, insured, call Revel 715-296 -5036, www.mobilervservice4u.com. FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS, South Texas Roofing & Siding contractor of choice, custom carports, Trueroofing.net, 956-884-1688. NO JOB TOO big or small! Rubber roof replacements, insurance claims, full body paint & crash jobs, call today for free esti-mates, Texas Trader RV 956-797-3000. REPAIR OF AQUA Hot Controller and Dometic Four Button thermostats. Call Jim at Frerichs Electronics, 308-440-5154. MASSAGE AND BODYCARE by Ni-cole starting at $15, call 956-739-5524.

2009, 18ʼ PLAYMOR Eliete Toy hauler, sleeps 4, fully self contained, 1/2 ton tow-able, pictures on request, email [email protected], 573-348-9640, $10,000. 2007 SUNNY BROOK 32ft. travel trail-er, two bedroom, two slides, dishes, pots

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Call Ms. Davis anytime at 956-545-1118. PHARR SOUTH MOBILE Home park, 55+ gated community 1402 S. Cage, pri-vately owned homes & lots, open house first weekend every month, December thru April, 1-4pm, for info call 956-283-8764. DO YOU WANT to sell your RV? Do it the Texas Trader Way! and is cost nothing! No fees ever! No contract! Call today for your free appraisal, Texas Trader RV, La Feria, TX 956-797-3000, transport available, ask for Mark. 14X56 SCHULTZ MOBILE home, Mission, Texas, 2bd/1ba, fully furnished, Texas room, shed, metal roof, 55+ gated,

2008 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800, red, excellent condition, many extras, 10,500 miles, if interested call 405-620-4017 or 405-315-1890. TRIKE YOUR MOTORCYCLE with Towpac Instatrike, 1/3 the cost of triking your bike, 8” wheels $2,719; 12” wheels $3,299; 14” radials $3,463 plus shipping, call Darrell at 612-840-5030.

2005 CLASS C 450 V10 Jayco, 36,000 miles, 25ʼ, $25,000, 956-240-9310. 2004 DAMON 37ʼ Class A, fully loaded, Ford V10 gas, 30k miles, 2 slides, new tires & batteries, $38k, Dale 218-368-0333.

microwave, $15,500, lots of extras, 55+ gated park, call for more details 913-909-3612. FOR SALE 2007 Lake CT Park Model, 2 storage shed, handicap ramp, walk in shower & chair, Country Palm RV Park, $14,000, San Juan, TX 78589 or best offer, 402-301-5409.

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and pans, two shops - one is air condi-tioned with w/d, lots of extras, 55+ park, gated community, call for more details in San Benito, TX, you need to look at this one, cell 580-380-7600. 2002 PROWLER, EXCELLENT con-dition, 2 slides, anchored in beautiful Harlingen park, new a/c, 2nd roof, patio cover, skirting, plumbing, $12,000 OBO, 605-756-4461. 2010 WILDCAT 5TH Wheel, rear kitch-en, in-counter waste basket w/ outside access, table & 4 chairs, sectional sofa w/ storage, sleeper sofa, flat screen TV, DVD/CD/FM Radio inside/outside speak-ers, frosted glass shower door, water closet, sleep number bed w/ remote, full wardrobe across front, 4- Seasons Coach, $21,900, Gooding RV Center (956) 585-4481. 2008 ROCKWOOD SIGNATURE Ultra Lite 8319SS Travel Trailer, 32' 2", weighs 6,310 LBS, bar w/ 2 stool, 2 swiv-el rockers, Sleeper Sofa, white interior, stainless refrigerator, I Phone Dock, TV, large restroom, dual bathroom sinks, spacious queen bedroom, 2 slide outs, $16,000, Gooding RV Center (956)-585-4481. 2007 JAYCO 314 BHDS travel trailer, front walk-around queen bed, table w/ 4 chairs, rear bunk room, bottom Jiffy Sofa, top bunk, rear bath, tub/shower. $15,999, Gooding RV Center Mission, Tx (956)-585-4481. 2008 PROWLER 310-2BDS travel trailer, 2 slide outs, front queen bed, 2 rear bunks, bar w/2 stools, sleeper sofa, dinette, $9,998, Gooding RV Center Mis-sion, TX 956-585-4481. 2009 ROCKWOOD SIGNATURE Ul-tra Lite 8319SS, travel trailer, 33', weighs 6,129LBS, 2 slide outs, front living room, 2 Swivel Rockers, Sleeper Sofa, bar w/2 stools, pass-through bathroom, double sinks, walk-around queen bed, $12,900, Gooding RV Center Mission, Tx (956)-585-4481. I PAY CASH for your travel trailers, park models, fifth wheels and cars. I’ll make you a good deal. Call Jerry Garcia at 956-929-3824.

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