For “Travel Tuesday” let’s visit Pharr, TX.
As it is chilly and overcast here right now, a search of the “Warmest Winter Place in TX”, came up with Pharr, which is in the “Texas Gulf Coast” region of TX.
“Pharr is the place in Texas with the warmest temperatures during winter. January has an average temperature of 60.1 F.
Climate
Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge
History
The community was named after sugar planter Henry Newton Pharr. In 1900 Henry N. Pharr for a number of years was a director of the State National Bank of New Iberia, Louisiana, and was a former president of the Louisiana - Rio Grande Sugar Company and the Louisiana - Rio Grande Canal Company, which at one time owned eight thousand acres (32 km²) and which, in 1910, on this land built the town of Pharr.
In 2006, Pharr received "The All America City" award.
Pharr, along with the neighboring cities of San Juan and Alamo, (or "P-SJ-A") as the three have become known, is a community rich in bi-cultural diversity, beauty, and history.
Pharr, Texas Has Many Attractions
There are so many thing to do in Pharr, Texas! There is fun for the whole family in South Texas, from museums to outdoor activities. Visitors to Pharr will be educated and have a fun time doing it.
Tierra del Sol Golf Course
Smitty’s Juke Box Museum
Smitty’s Juke Box Museum boasts an extraordinary collection of old juke boxes. The collection ranges from a wind-up Edison Victrola, the first Wurlitzer Model P10 from 1934 and modern CD players.
Historical Trolley Tours
More pictures of the trolley at: http://www.oratoryschools.org/oshome/gallery/Trolley%20Tour/
Every Friday- 10:00AM Free / 3:30PM Complete Tour – $15.00
Pharr Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Pharr Literacy Project and Cultural Arts Center will be providing Historical Trolley Tours every Friday. As you tour the HUB City of Pharr, you will not only learn about its history, but its accomplishments and sites pertaining to key points of interests. Trolley tours are on a first come, first serve basis. The 10:00AM tour is free and the Complete Trolley Tour Package at 3:30PM is $15.00. Reservations are required for ALL trolley tours. For 10:00AM trolley tours reservations, call (956)787-1481. For 3:30PM Complete Tour Package, call Elva or Carolann at the Pharr Literacy Project at 783-7746.
South Padre Island
The close proximity to South Padre Island makes Pharr the perfect destination for families. The beautiful beaches have so many things to keep people busy. There are the outdoor activities like surfing, windsurfing, body boarding, dolphin watching, birding, fishing. But South Padre Island also has an active night life that is perfect for the adults when the children have to go to bed. Schlitterbahn Water Park also brings tourists to South Texas for fun in the sun and surf.
Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge
Pharr Memorial Library
Pharr Memorial Library is a public library with a collection of more than 86,000 volumes. The Pharr Library holds regular events to keep the community active.
Mexico
Williams Wildscapes
Basilica of San Juan
The Basilica of San Juan is an important part of the history of the Rio Grande Valley. It has been a site where people have come to see replica of the statue of the Virgen de San Juan de los Lago. A shrine was eventually built as the number of people coming to the church increased. The site was designated a National Shrine in 1998, and in 1999, it was designated as a Basilica, which gives it its present name of Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle – National Shrine.
Pharr is an unusual mixture. Its proximity to the border and beach has influenced the culture in the area. In turn, the area hangs on to its traditions despite the rapid growth and development the area has experienced. Hidalgo County is one of the fastest-growing communities in the United States, and Pharr has ridden this wave of development.”
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On This day:
New Year's Day, Jan 1, 45 B.C.:
“In 45 B.C., New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect.
Soon after becoming Roman dictator, Julius Caesar decided that the traditional Roman calendar was in dire need of reform. Introduced around the seventh century B.C., the Roman calendar attempted to follow the lunar cycle but frequently fell out of phase with the seasons and had to be corrected. In addition, the pontifices, the Roman body charged with overseeing the calendar, often abused its authority by adding days to extend political terms or interfere with elections.
In designing his new calendar, Caesar enlisted the aid of Sosigenes, an Alexandrian astronomer, who advised him to do away with the lunar cycle entirely and follow the solar year, as did the Egyptians. The year was calculated to be 365 and 1/4 days, and Caesar added 67 days to 45 B.C., making 46 B.C. begin on January 1, rather than in March. He also decreed that every four years a day be added to February, thus theoretically keeping his calendar from falling out of step. Shortly before his assassination in 44 B.C., he changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) after himself. Later, the month of Sextilis was renamed Augustus (August) after his successor.
Celebration of New Year's Day in January fell out of practice during the Middle Ages, and even those who strictly adhered to the Julian calendar did not observe the New Year exactly on January 1. The reason for the latter was that Caesar and Sosigenes failed to calculate the correct value for the solar year as 365.242199 days, not 365.25 days. Thus, an 11-minute-a-year error added seven days by the year 1000, and 10 days by the mid-15th century.
The Roman church became aware of this problem, and in the 1570s Pope Gregory XIII commissioned Jesuit astronomer Christopher Clavius to come up with a new calendar. In 1582, the Gregorian calendar was implemented, omitting 10 days for that year and establishing the new rule that only one of every four centennial years should be a leap year. Since then, people around the world have gathered en masse on January 1 to celebrate the precise arrival of the New Year.”
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Yesterday:
A trip into the next town was the order of the day. I will be grooming LilMiss today, and Misty has a vet appointment tomorrow. The weather is cool for a few days, and I didn’t want to leave Misty in the car while I shopped tomorrow, Wednesday.
Also, when I went to write LilMiss’ and Misty’s appointments on the calendar, I didn’t have one for the new year. That meant I had to stop at my insurance company as they give out the tiny calendars that I stick in each car, the little one I keep at my desk, and the big ones to hang on the wall. After over 30 years with the same agent, they are happy to oblige. I also needed to inform them that I had split up the two houses on the tax records, so that they could insure them accordingly. That’s going to cost more, but doesn’t everything?
While I was shopping, I found some bargains on Almond Milk and ‘real’ bottled Grape Juice, so I bought most of what was there at half-price, which I can store in my deep-freeze. But it hadn’t been defrosted for a while, so when I got home that was my first job. Fortunately, there wasn’t that much in it, so I managed to cram everything into my fridge’s freezer in the kitchen while that was going on. I don’t usually buy store-bought juice, as it is ‘dead’ when you get it, I make my own with my juicer, but at that price, it will flavor water. I try to drink water, but I just don’t like the bland taste.
A nice clean deep-freeze, that is a good start for new year’s day.
2 comments:
I cleaned mine out and unplugged it a long time ago. See no need for it. Have a refrigerator / freezer combo in the house and the RV.
Hi, DD,
I keep my counter-height, front-opening, deep-freeze in use all the time.
It is for any bargains that I come across at the store.
I also have a fridge-freezer combo in the house. I cook more than I need for one meal, and have the pre-cooked meals frozen in there. There are days when I just don't have time to cook.
Happy Tails and Trails, Penny.
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