Thousands gather for 15th annual festival
Wed, 05/24/2023 - 12:00am
Special to the Advance PHARR — The City of Pharr hosted their 15th annual Hub Phestival Saturday night in Downtown Pharr.
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Vendor applications now open for Texas Cook’Em High Steaks in Edinburg
Wed, 05/24/2023 - 12:00am
Special to the Advance EDINBURG — The Texas Cook’Em High Steaks in Edinburg is back, and now accepting vendor applications for the 2023 event.
Help Junior find a home
Wed, 04/19/2023 - 12:00am
Did you know that some Palm Valley Animal Society pets are waiting in homes in our community with the kindhearted folks who found them? Strangers finding strays often turn into fosters — keeping animals out of the shelter and in a home until adoption.
An Ode to Deacon Bud
Wed, 04/19/2023 - 12:00am
The question of just exactly when the Lord began framing me for pastoral service is a tough one to answer, as I can’t think of a specific time when finding out more about Him and church became a priority for me. But if I had to pin down one event that may have been the catalyst for a relationship with Christ and The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), it would have to be a day in January 1985 when God placed a beautiful sailor in my path in Japan during my first tour in the Navy. Before the year was out we were married.
Give a Heart this month at PVAS
Wed, 04/19/2023 - 12:00am
Heartworm, a spaghetti-like worm that grows in a dog’s heart, is a common condition in Southern states and is spread by mosquitos. In fact, it affects almost one quarter of adult dogs at the shelter. Preventing the illness is easy with a once-monthly preventative. However, treating the illness is far more expensive, costing approximately $125 per pet.