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NEWS FLASH! The number of Winter Texans in the RGV
INCREASED 10.4%* *As reported in the 2018 UTRGV Winter Texan Survey and Park Occupancy Study.
Advertising in the Winter Texan Times will help you reach many thousands of Winter Texans this fall andthroughout the season. Let us help you increase your profit.
DID YOUR BUSINESS GROW?
For Advertising Information Call: 956-580-7800
or email [email protected]
The Winter Texan Times is the Valley’s leading newspaper reaching the Winter Texan market. Pub-lished for over 33 years, the Winter Texan Times is a well-established niche publication that reaches approximately 50,000 Winter Texans during peak of season.
Our news articles, devoted entirely to the things that interest Winter Texans most, keeps them wait-ing with anticipation for each issue to arrive at their park or resort. Winter Texans often refer to the Winter Texan Times as their “Bible” because they use it religiously each day to keep up on what’s going on in the Winter Texan community throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
With Winter Texans spending an estimated $528 million each winter in the Valley, this is a huge market that has a powerful impact on local businesses. (Source: UTRGV Winter Texan Survey 2017-2018) This is definitely the market to focus on from October through March.
The Winter Texan Times is delivered free of charge Valleywide – from Mission to South Padre Island – to over 200 RV and mobile home parks and Winter Texan subdivisions, as well as Chamber of Commerce offices. Our newspaper carriers constantly report that they are flocked by Winter Texans as soon as the paper arrives. They want to see what’s new in the Winter Texan Times.
The RV park managers tell us they see their residents reading the Winter Texan Times, clipping ads and coupons. And our advertisers tell us that Winter Texans constantly walk into their business carrying a copy of the Winter Texan Times.
For advertising that really works, give us a call. The Winter Texan Times can definitely get your mes-sage out to this valuable market – and get real results.
Don’t waste another day, get started by calling us today. Or, email us at [email protected].
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is delivered VALLEYWIDE!
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With regular advertising in the Winter Texan Times your ad reaches the Winter Texan market Valleywide, from Mission to South Padre Island.Our circulation covers the Winter Texan market in the following areas:
• Mission• McAllen• Pharr• San Juan• Alamo
• Edinburg• Donna• Weslaco• Mercedes• La Feria
• Harlingen• San Benito• Los Fresnos• South Padre Island• Brownsville
We deliver to RV & Mobile Home Parks from Mission to South Padre Island.
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
MissionMcAllen Edinburg
Pharr SanJuan Alamo
Donna Mercedes
Weslaco La Feria
Harlingen
Brownsville
PortIsabel
SouthPadreIsland
San Benito
Los Fresnos
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TIMESWinterTexan
1217 N. Conway • P.O. Box 399 • Mission, Texas 78573 • (956) 580-7800 • Fax: (956) 585-2304
The Newspaper Winter Texans Love to Read
is delivered VALLEYWIDE!
Increase your Winter Texan business this season.Call Us! (956) 580-7800
With regular advertising in the Winter Texan Times your ad reaches the Winter Texan market Valleywide, from Mission to South Padre Island.Our circulation covers the Winter Texan market in the following areas:
• Mission• McAllen• Pharr• San Juan• Alamo
• Edinburg• Donna• Weslaco• Mercedes• La Feria
• Harlingen• San Benito• Los Fresnos• South Padre Island• Brownsville
We deliver to RV & Mobile Home Parks from Mission to South Padre Island.
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
MissionMcAllen Edinburg
Pharr SanJuan Alamo
Donna Mercedes
Weslaco La Feria
Harlingen
Brownsville
PortIsabel
SouthPadreIsland
San Benito
Los Fresnos
Hwy.83
Hwy.281
Hwy.83
Hwy.83
Hwy.77
Hwy.77
100
48
Hwy.83
Rio Grande River
Your Advertising JustBecame More Powerful!
Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987
TIMESWinterTexan
1217 N. Conway • P.O. Box 399 • Mission, Texas 78573 • (956) 580-7800 • Fax: (956) 585-2304
The Newspaper Winter Texans Love to Read
is delivered VALLEYWIDE!
Increase your Winter Texan business this season.Call Us! (956) 580-7800
With regular advertising in the Winter Texan Times your ad reaches the Winter Texan market Valleywide, from Mission to South Padre Island.Our circulation covers the Winter Texan market in the following areas:
• Mission• McAllen• Pharr• San Juan• Alamo
• Edinburg• Donna• Weslaco• Mercedes• La Feria
• Harlingen• San Benito• Los Fresnos• South Padre Island• Brownsville
We deliver to RV & Mobile Home Parks from Mission to South Padre Island.
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
MissionMcAllen Edinburg
Pharr SanJuan Alamo
Donna Mercedes
Weslaco La Feria
Harlingen
Brownsville
PortIsabel
SouthPadreIsland
San Benito
Los Fresnos
Hwy.83
Hwy.281
Hwy.83
Hwy.83
Hwy.77
Hwy.77
100
48
Hwy.83
Rio Grande River
Your Advertising JustBecame More Powerful!
Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987
TIMESWinterTexan
1217 N. Conway • P.O. Box 399 • Mission, Texas 78573 • (956) 580-7800 • Fax: (956) 585-2304
The Newspaper Winter Texans Love to Read
is delivered VALLEYWIDE!
Increase your Winter Texan business this season.Call Us! (956) 580-7800
With regular advertising in the Winter Texan Times your ad reaches the Winter Texan market Valleywide, from Mission to South Padre Island.Our circulation covers the Winter Texan market in the following areas:
• Mission• McAllen• Pharr• San Juan• Alamo
• Edinburg• Donna• Weslaco• Mercedes• La Feria
• Harlingen• San Benito• Los Fresnos• South Padre Island• Brownsville
We deliver to RV & Mobile Home Parks from Mission to South Padre Island.
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
MissionMcAllen Edinburg
Pharr SanJuan Alamo
Donna Mercedes
Weslaco La Feria
Harlingen
Brownsville
PortIsabel
SouthPadreIsland
San Benito
Los Fresnos
Hwy.83
Hwy.281
Hwy.83
Hwy.83
Hwy.77
Hwy.77
100
48
Hwy.83
Rio Grande River
Your Advertising JustBecame More Powerful!
Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987
TIMESWinterTexan
1217 N. Conway • P.O. Box 399 • Mission, Texas 78573 • (956) 580-7800 • Fax: (956) 585-2304
The Newspaper Winter Texans Love to Read
WinterTexanTIMES
Vol. 33, No. 12 © 2020 www.wintertexantimes.com Wednesday, January 1, 2020Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987
INDEX“On the road with Jo” p 18
Parks Calendar p 9
Events Calendar p 20
Reunions p 23
WintertainersTM p 14
Taste of the Valley p 19
Business Guide p 26
Classifieds p 28
See THANKFUL pg. 22
Chamber hosts health fair
We thank you
Paradise Park ‘big advocates
for helping others’
See HELPING pg. 6
By Herb MoeringIn a first-time effort, Paradise Park
RV Resort residents built a small
mountain of food, school supplies, can-
dy and personal hygiene items, which
were placed on display in the club-
house during the regular Friday lunch
time social gathering on December 20.
Sharon Bargel, who came up with
the idea after watching something
similar on Facebook, said the donated
items are going to two ministries, Fish-
es and Loaves in Harlingen and Sow
the Word that operates primarily in
Nuevo Progreso, Mexico.
The Mission Chamber of Commerce
will host their 25th Annual Mission Com-
munity Health and Wellness Fair on Sat-
urday, January 4 from 7 to 11 a.m. The
event will be held at the Mission Event
Center at 200 N. Shary Rd. in Mission.
The event is free to the public and will
feature free blood tests for the first 500
people – Must have fasted for 12 hours
prior to test.There will also be free health screen-
ings, flu vaccines, complete blood count,
total cholesterol, comprehensive met-
abolic panel, pulmonary function test,
bone density test and much more.
The goal of the event is to provide the
free screenings, awareness, and educa-
tion for the community.
It seems as though 2019 has come to
a close way too fast. We are just about
halfway through our season and it has
been great getting to know you better. It
has been a pleasure working with you to
help serve you and get the news you want
to read.This holiday season I have seen parks
go out of their way to make sure oth-
ers have a nice holiday. It has been eye
opening in seeing how many of you are
so willing to give to the communities you
reside in while in the Valley.
Our feature this week is about the
good work that Paradise Park in Harlin-
gen did for two organizations – in a fair-
ly short time. Other parks mentioned in
this issue is Orange Grove, Alamo Rec,
and the FCRV WT Chapter. On the Road
with Jo even mentions a few parks like
Ron Hoover hosts Open
House Celebration
See CELEBRATION pg. 4
By Carina A. Brunson
Ron Hoover RV & Marine Center
will hold their 14th annual Open House
Thursday and Friday, January 9 and
10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
The annual open house has become a
popular event in the Rio Grande Val-
ley, drawing in thousands of people
each year. Last year the event was at-
tended by over 7,000 people – 10,000
free t-shirts were given away. Even
more are expected this year.
There will be several door prizes.
One main prize that will be given each
day is a winner’s choice of a golf cart,
(956) 580-7800 • www.wintertexantimes.com
Published October through MarchServing Winter Texans Valleywide for 33 Years
Distributed Free of Charge to Mobile Home and RV Parks Valleywidefrom Mission to Brownsville including:
• Mission • McAllen • Pharr • San Juan • Alamo • Edinburg • Donna • Weslaco• Mercedes • La Feria • Harlingen • San Benito • Los Fresnos • Port Isabel
• South Padre Island • Brownsville.Circulation at peak of season is over 25,000 copies.
Editorial Content• Exclusive news of interestto Winter Texans
• Parks Calendar...Listing a widevariety of Winter Texan activitiesincluding dances, bingos, jam sessions,pancake breakfasts and more!
• Entertainment News for Winter Texansincluding information on concerts, shows,plays and special events
• Coverage of special events of interest toWinter Texans, such as Borderfest, Charro Days, Winter Texan Fiesta,RGV Livestock Show, and much more!
• News about mobile home and RV park activities and events
The Best Winter Texan Newspaper In The Valley!
1217 N. Conway • Mission, Texas 78572 • (956) 580-7800 • Fax: (956) 580-7898wintertexantimes.com • email:[email protected]
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2020-21 Publication SchedulePublication Date Ad Copy DeadlineOctober 21, 2020 ........................................October 14, 2020November 4, 2020 ......................................October 28, 2020November 18, 2020 ................................ November 11, 2020December 2, 2020 * ............................November 23, 2020 *December 9, 2020 .................................... December 2, 2020December 16, 2020 .................................. December 9, 2020December 23, 2020 ................................ December 16, 2020December 30, 2020 * ..........................December 21, 2020 *January 6, 2021 * ................................December 28, 2020*January 13, 2021 ..........................................January 6, 2021January 20, 2021 ........................................January 13, 2021January 27, 2021 ........................................January 20, 2021February 3, 2021 ........................................January 27, 2021February 10, 2021 ...................................... February 3, 2021February 17, 2021 .................................... February 10, 2021February 24, 2021 .................................... February 17, 2021March 3, 2021........................................... February 24, 2021March 10, 2021................................................March 3, 2021March 17, 2021..............................................March 10, 2021March 24, 2021..............................................March 17, 2021March 31, 2021..............................................March 24, 2021* Early Ad Deadline
Welcome Home Winter Texans! Edition October 21, 2020Thanksgiving Edition .........................November 18, 2020Winter Golf Edition.............................December 16, 2020Christmas Edition ..............................December 23, 2020Valentine’s Edition ............................... February 10, 2021Valley Star Awards Edition ................... February 24, 2021Take Home Edition .................................. March 17, 2021Spring Golf Edition................................... March 24, 2021Thank you Winter Texans! Edition ........... March 31, 2021
Winter Texan TimesAdvertising
Really Works!We have been marketing our mobile home and RV products to our Winter Texan friends for over 30 years. We first became aware of the Winter Texan Times at its first publication in 1987 and have used the Winter
Texan Times as our primary media in reaching Winter Texan clients. Simply put, we would not even think of going into the Winter Texan season without the Winter Texan Times. They get results!Jerry Lasaterof Clayton HomesDonna, Texas
“We depend on the Winter Texan Times to keep us informed of all the activities in the Rio Grande Valley. It is the best way to keep up with all the parks, festivals, etc. We really enjoy the pictures of events. Thanks for all you do!”
Tim and Sue ZichMission Bell/Tradewinds - Mission
“Thank you for all that you and the Winter Texan Times do for us, the entertainers in the valley-it’s because of you that we are successful!”Dave & DaphneNashville Entertainers
“Your paper is very informative! We enjoy the Wintertainers section and any golf news since we are golfers. We especially enjoyed this year’s Winter Texan Fiesta. This is our 18th year in the Valley and we keep coming back
because we feel so welcome due to the friendly people down here.”Leon WegnerGulfview Manor from Iowa
SPECIAL ISSUES
WinterTexanTIMES
Winter
Texan TIMES
Vol. 3
1, No.
1 © 20
17-20
18
www.wttr
gv.com
Thursd
ay, Octo
ber 19
, 201
7
Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Isla
nd Since 1987
See W
ELCOME BACK pg. 1
9
See BUTTERFLY
FESTIVAL pg. 1
6
See O
N THE RISE pg
. 18
See B
IRDIN
G FESTIVAL pg
. 17
Welcome
Back
Winter
Texans!
Welcome back,
Winter Texans
Welcome
back,
folks. It s
eems li
ke it’s
been forev
er sin
ce
you were here
with
us enjoying
the
great weat
her and
abundance of fun
activitie
s in
the
Rio Gran
de Valle
y.
While it’s
been a
busy summer,
we are a
lways eager f
or a
new Winter
Texan season to begin.
Welcome to
Texas! We’re
glad you’re
here! This p
ast week
end as I
was driving
back to the V
alley fro
m a Texas
Press
Associa
tion conference
for newspaper
publishers
it struck me:
Winter Texans
are sm
art! T
his thought ca
me as I
was
Butterfly watc
hing is a huge h
obby for
people around the w
orld.
Butterfly enthusias
ts fro
m 23 states
and four co
untries fl
ocked to last year
’s
Texas Butter
fly Festival a
t the N
ational
Butterfly Center
in Missi
on. This y
ear’s
event, the 2
2nd annual,
will be h
eld fro
m
Saturday,
Nov. 4 to Tuesd
ay, Nov. 7
.
The event is
a grea
t opportunity fo
r
long-time butter
fliers to mark
that ex-
tremely
rare sp
ecimen off t
heir check
list.
For the n
ew butter
flier, or th
ose maybe
looking to start, t
his is li
ke learn
ing a lan-
guage by im
mersion – you are
surro
und-
ed by butterflies
and will no doubt get a
great st
art to your ch
ecklist
.
Don Wilso
n remem
bers when he a
nd
his wife
Jeni w
ere making their
first stin
t
as park
managers a f
ew year
s ago at
Bent-
sen Palm
Village R
V Resort i
n Missi
on.
They oversaw
the park, which
has ap-
proximately 245 RV space
s.
“The park would be full and there
would be a waiti
ng list of as
many as 30
people wanting to
get in,” W
ilson sa
id.
“That’s a g
ood problem to have.”
The Wilso
ns, who m
oved to th
e Val-
ley fro
m Las Vegas,
then took a few
years
off to tra
vel in 2011 an
d came b
ack in
June 2015. T
hey noticed so
mething had
happened. A str
ange quiet,
compara
tive-
ly speak
ing, had engulfed
the resort.
The
park had few
er Winter
Texan visitors t
han
before.
“Don’t know what
happened during
that two- or three
-year perio
d,” Wilso
n
said. “People
were say
ing all sorts
of
things...people
just weren’t here
. But it
wasn’t j
ust here
, it was
all over.
Every-
thing was dormant. I ask
ed the owner
what he th
ought – we just d
idn’t know.”
Then things pick
ed up last se
ason Val-
leywide a
nd, according to park
managers
who were
recen
tly interv
iewed, th
ere is
even more
of an upswing th
is year
than
the Valle
y has seen
in a quite
some time.
Park managers
are cle
arly ex
cited.
“I think we a
re going to be a
bove the
market a
verage w
hen it comes t
o residen-
cy this y
ear,” s
aid Rocky Ram
irez, park
manager at
Alamo Palm
s Mobile Park
in Alamo. “I
think the incre
ase in part
is
due to keep
ing our product up to date
and
fresh. W
e’re alw
ays adding things an
d lis-
tening to
what our re
sidents e
njoy. The
market
has been
relatively
flat the past
two years an
d I think we’re
having a good
swing upwards to
the mark
et.”
Many resorts
and RV parks a
re say
-
ing the s
ame th
ing. Dora A
lvarado, o
ne
of three
park m
anagers fo
r Bit-O
-Heav-
en RV and M
obile Home P
ark sa
id that
there is
a definite
increase
in reserv
ations
already.
Wilson at
Bentsen Palm
Village s
aid
the park
is 100-perc
ent booked for Ja
nu-
ary an
d February while
also bein
g about
75 percent booked in Dece
mber. Last
year, he sa
id, the p
ark was b
ooked overall
When the Amazo
n Kingfisher bird was
spotted alo
ng Highway 107 in Cam
eron
County, it c
aused a
stir. T
hat “stir
” was
so big that Cam
eron County Sherif
f Ed-
die Lucio
had to send deputies
to oversee
traffic.The A
mazon Kingfisher i
s a rare
bird.
In the American Birding Asso
ciation
(ABA) lingo, it’
s a Code 5
. (See
the ABA
Code list o
n pg. 19.)
Ironica
lly the bird made it
s appear
ance
during the 20th anniversary
of the Rio
Grande V
alley Birding Festi
val. A Code 5
bird, according to the A
BA is consid
ered
a speci
es that h
as been
recorded five o
r
fewer
times
in the A
BA Checklist
Area,
or fewer
than three rec
ords in the past
30 years. A
ccording to Birds of North
America, “
the Amazo
n Kingfisher (Chlo-
roceryle a
mazona) i
s a res
ident breeding
kingfisher in the lo
wlands o
f the A
meri-
can tro
pics fro
m southern
Mexico
south
through Central Americ
a to northern
Ar-
gentina.”
RGV Winter T
exan visitors
on the ris
e
Local r
esorts
repor
t incre
ased r
eserva
tions a
gain t
his ye
ar
RGV Birding Festi
val
brings e
xcitement
Jim Brunson
Texas Butte
rfly
Festival ta
kes flight
Nov. 4-7 in
Miss
ion
Alamo Palm
s Mobile
Park Mana
ger Rocky
Ramirez
and r
esiden
t Ila Wisd
om, a Fort
Worth na
tive, st
and on h
er fro
nt porch
next t
o a bottle
tree. W
isdom is
planni
ng an
early r
eturnin
g Winter Te
xan get t
ogether
on Frida
y in he
r yard
at the
park. R
amirez
,
like m
any m
anagers
across
the Rio Gran
de Val
ley, is
expec
ting an
increa
se in r
es-
ervatio
ns for th
e 2017-18 se
ason.
The Lea
st Greb
e is one
of the s
pecies
that p
articip
ants in
this y
ear’s R
GV Bird-
ing Fe
stival
may exp
ect to
see.
Photo
taken
by Bill S
upulsk
i at E
stero Ll
ano
Grande.
WinterTexanTIMES
Vol. 31, No. 1 © 2017-2018
www.wttrgv.com
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987
See WELCOME BACK pg. 19
See BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL pg. 16
See ON THE RISE pg. 18
See BIRDING FESTIVAL pg. 17
WelcomeBack
WinterTexans!
Welcome back,
Winter Texans
Welcome back,
folks. It seems like it’s
been forever since
you were here with
us enjoying
the
great weather and
abundance of fun
activities in
the
Rio Grande Valley.
While it’s been a
busy summer, we are always eager for a
new Winter Texan season to begin.
Welcome to Texas! We’re glad you’re
here! This past weekend as I was driving
back to the Valley from a Texas Press
Association conference for newspaper
publishers it struck me: Winter Texans
are smart! This thought came as I was
Butterfly watching is a huge hobby for
people around the world.
Butterfly enthusiasts from 23 states
and four countries flocked to last year’s
Texas Butterfly Festival at the National
Butterfly Center in Mission. This year’s
event, the 22nd annual, will be held from
Saturday, Nov. 4 to Tuesday, Nov. 7.
The event is a great opportunity for
long-time butterfliers to mark that ex-
tremely rare specimen off their checklist.
For the new butterflier, or those maybe
looking to start, this is like learning a lan-
guage by immersion – you are surround-
ed by butterflies and will no doubt get a
great start to your checklist.
Don Wilson remembers when he and
his wife Jeni were making their first stint
as park managers a few years ago at Bent-
sen Palm Village RV Resort in Mission.
They oversaw the park, which has ap-
proximately 245 RV spaces.
“The park would be full and there
would be a waiting list of as many as 30
people wanting to get in,” Wilson said.
“That’s a good problem to have.”
The Wilsons, who moved to the Val-
ley from Las Vegas, then took a few years
off to travel in 2011 and came back in
June 2015. They noticed something had
happened. A strange quiet, comparative-
ly speaking, had engulfed the resort. The
park had fewer Winter Texan visitors than
before. “Don’t know what happened during
that two- or three-year period,” Wilson
said. “People were saying all sorts of
things...people just weren’t here. But it
wasn’t just here, it was all over. Every-
thing was dormant. I asked the owner
what he thought – we just didn’t know.”
Then things picked up last season Val-
leywide and, according to park managers
who were recently interviewed, there is
even more of an upswing this year than
the Valley has seen in a quite some time.
Park managers are clearly excited.
“I think we are going to be above the
market average when it comes to residen-
cy this year,” said Rocky Ramirez, park
manager at Alamo Palms Mobile Park
in Alamo. “I think the increase in part is
due to keeping our product up to date and
fresh. We’re always adding things and lis-
tening to what our residents enjoy. The
market has been relatively flat the past
two years and I think we’re having a good
swing upwards to the market.”
Many resorts and RV parks are say-
ing the same thing. Dora Alvarado, one
of three park managers for Bit-O-Heav-
en RV and Mobile Home Park said that
there is a definite increase in reservations
already. Wilson at Bentsen Palm Village said
the park is 100-percent booked for Janu-
ary and February while also being about
75 percent booked in December. Last
year, he said, the park was booked overall
When the Amazon Kingfisher bird was
spotted along Highway 107 in Cameron
County, it caused a stir. That “stir” was
so big that Cameron County Sheriff Ed-
die Lucio had to send deputies to oversee
traffic.The Amazon Kingfisher is a rare bird.
In the American Birding Association
(ABA) lingo, it’s a Code 5. (See the ABA
Code list on pg. 19.)
Ironically the bird made its appearance
during the 20th anniversary of the Rio
Grande Valley Birding Festival. A Code 5
bird, according to the ABA is considered
a species that has been recorded five or
fewer times in the ABA Checklist Area,
or fewer than three records in the past
30 years. According to Birds of North
America, “the Amazon Kingfisher (Chlo-
roceryle amazona) is a resident breeding
kingfisher in the lowlands of the Ameri-
can tropics from southern Mexico south
through Central America to northern Ar-
gentina.”
RGV Winter Texan visitors on the rise
Local resorts report increased reservations again this year
RGV Birding Festival
brings excitement
Jim Brunson
Texas Butterfly
Festival takes flight
Nov. 4-7 in Mission
Alamo Palms Mobile Park Manager Rocky Ramirez and resident Ila Wisdom, a Fort
Worth native, stand on her front porch next to a bottle tree. Wisdom is planning an
early returning Winter Texan get together on Friday in her yard at the park. Ramirez,
like many managers across the Rio Grande Valley, is expecting an increase in res-
ervations for the 2017-18 season.
The Least Grebe is one of the species
that participants in this year’s RGV Bird-
ing Festival may expect to see. Photo
taken by Bill Supulski at Estero Llano
Grande.
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