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nd just like • • • this is the last Welcome Home that, Winter Texan of the season! It has been a wonderful winter, and we he fountain of youth can you! be have enjoyed sharing it with found in South Texas! If you I’dbelieve like to take don’t me, this just opportunity read our to invite you to stick around, to to extend cover story. It never ceases your stay for a few days, weeks, amaze me how active our Winter months... or even indefinitely! The Texans are, coming; and, quite frankly, fun keeps we keep dancing, you all can circles dining, andrun having fun around all summer long,ofand love to have you join most uswe’d at Welcome Home us. RGV. Your energy and zest for life is If you feel you must go, I’d like to apparent at every turn, and your invite you to help us spread the word enthusiasm all things RGV you about SouthforTexas to everyone encourages to those become meet alongthe thelocals way and you see “local I can’t every tourists.” day back home. Invite tell them to joinhow youmany next season! We talked would love you times I’ve to have them join us. The more the to my friends and family about merrier! special places where we’ve been, they say, Thisand September, we “Where will host our is second, that?” not You the(thanks hiddento the so find annual gems and keep so many pandemic), Winter Texanmoms Reunion Tour, so in we’d also like to invite youStory & Photos by Eryn Reddell Wingert and pops business. equals a quarter of his lifetime. Venis to join us you at one our shufflestops. Stay Whether are ofinto Hall is 101. tuned pickleball, as we announce our ortravelThe Snow to Sun shuffleboard courts were board, dancing “Oh, he’s my idol!” says Texas State plans. packed the first Thursday in November, Special to Welcome Home RGV bike riding, keep it up! Staying Shuffleboard Association (TSSA) president as day two of the Venis Hall Shuffleboard active willbeen allowa you enjoy the It has real to pleasure to serve Noakes, t seems likeBrenda only yesterday we who served as a tournament Tournament commenced. South Texas for throughout many you this year.sunshine We will work referee that day. She lists the reasons: his were celebrating the long-awaited the to summer years come. months on all of our The tournament’s namesake was in the longevity, his attitude on life, the good exreturn of all so many of our friends. programming so nextthe season ~We’re just connecting dots. •will beranks, playing in row six. He looked like ample he sets, and his good sportsmanship. Now, here even better than this one! of the other men taking part--jeans, tennis we are bidding you
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Tournament Deb Baal agrees. farewell and safe travels. All coordinator of shoes, ball cap--whistling and commenting us at Welcome“He’s Homesuch RGV look a good man.” And an enthuquietly as his puck glided across the court. forward to yoursiastic return. participant, Plans are whether he’s playing Hall has been playing shuffleboard for or refereeing. “You should have seen him WINTER TEXAN SEASON over a quarter of a century, which FAREWELL also CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 >>
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