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WinterweTexan of the getting to where are now at season! It has beenRGV, a wonderful Welcome Home and I havewinter, and we have enjoyed to say, it’s because of all sharing of you! it with you! We listen to what you have to say liketotodo. takeWith this opportunity to and what you I’d want invite you to stick around, to extend the success of our annual Cruise your stay for a few with Kristi, we have heard so days, weeks, months... or even indefinitely! The many of you ask, “Where else can fun keeps coming; we keep dancing, we go with Welcome RGV?”fun all summer dining, Home and having long, and we’d love to have you join Ask, and us. you shall receive! Last year, we launched our Tour Division and successfully led over If you feel you must go, I’d like to 80 tours lastinvite season! you toWe helphave us spread the word an extensive about list of adventures South Texasweto everyone you have in storemeet for along all ofthe youway this and those see by Eryn Reddell Wingert and Welcome Home RGV Staff Photosyou by Photos season. We every are working with ac- Invite them to day back home. join tivity directors to you plannext parkseason! tours, We would love to have them join us. The more the but we are also planning many merrier! tours that will be open to the public. You’ll learn about these September, we will host our tours and moreThis in our newspaper, second, so annual theReddell Wingert on our website, and not in our email (thanks Story bytoEryn Denzer is right. One of the responses from the pandemic), Winter Texan Reunion newsletter. post-Corpus Christi trip survey read: “Keep more trips elcome Tour, so we’d also like to invite youHome RGV did things a little differently this coming!” past summer--in regards to the Summer Supper Club-to join us one of our stops. Stay We look forward to atspending Message received. In the works for the current Winter with the addition of tour opportunities. tuned as we announce our travel even more time with you and Texan season: to Dickens on the Strand in Galveston; The combination tours included: the Gelman Stained plans. Special to Welcome Homeinfamous RGV yours this season! San Antonio’s Riverwalk, lit up for the holiGlass Museum in Pharr; a Breakaway Cruises Dolphin days; and a trip to Fredericksburg--wine country. Each is It has been a real pleasure to serve Watch tour off South Padre Island; a two-day adventure t seems like only yesterday we ~We’re just thework throughout a three-day trip. you connecting this year. We will to Corpus Christi; the McAllen Heritage Museum; and were celebrating thepride long-awaited dots. • Denzer takes in coordinating extended tours, the summer months onthe all Museum of our of South Texas History. return of so many of our friends. from detailed planning to ensuring everyone is comprogramming so next season will be Sarah Denzer with Tours by Welcome Home researches Now,fortable here we bidding you and are enjoying themselves. She often attends even better than this one!the locations and navigates all the details, from a seated farewell and safe travels. All of overnight trip; otherwise, she assigns a member of the lunch surrounded by colorful and reverent stained Safe travels, Y’all! • Welcome Home RGV staff to attend in her stead. us at Welcome Home RGV look glass in Pharr to a brisket buffet at Corpus Christi’s “Having a friendly face with you the whole time is part forward to your return. Plans are Field. We’re just connecting theWhataburger dots, of our value,” Denzer said. “I think everyone enjoyed a little something extra on FAREWELL WINTER TEXAN SEASON CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 >> their calendar this summer,” she says.
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