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Final Friday RGV (Weslaco)

Date: 2015-02-27, Time: 6:00pm

Where: 1011 S. Indiana Ave., Weslaco, TX 78596

Hosts: Pamela Brown and David Hall
Time: 6:00 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: 1011 S. Indiana Ave., Weslaco, TX 78596
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