From Management

July, 2019

We are happy to announce that for this next year, your RVE management team will remain the same; Craig and Dana Daves, Managers, Jan O’Dell, Asst. Manager and Sales Rep., Ken Barnhart, Sales Manager with Sue as his Assistant, and Roberto and Jesse Maintenance Engineers.

We can be reached at RioValleyEstates@gmail.com or RioValleyEstates@outlook.com. Also, you can keep updated on Donna’s blog all summer.

We hope you are having a happy and healthy summer with friends and family wherever you may be. A lot has been happening this summer at RVE. We have been busy getting the park ready for all of you and our returning Winter Texans.

The office, reception area and card room have been thoroughly cleaned top to bottom. The hall and kitchen have been painted and new ceiling lights installed. Roofs over the office, card room, hall and kitchen have been cleaned and sealed. The hot tub was stripped down and refinished. The pool cement patched and we’re waiting to get the deck repainted. Lot numbers have been painted on the curbs and we hope to have 3 more rows of 50 AMP service in the RV area.

If you are going to have a mobile/park model for rent for the upcoming season, please let the office know as soon as possible. We are now getting calls weekly from potential renters. We have a waiting list going so if you rent to someone, we will need to know that information.

Local folk, we highly recommend you keep up with the local weather advisory reports because they know so much better than our office does on when you should evacuate and how you should prepare. They educate you well on the dangers of walking even in six inches of flood waters.

We hope you will tell your family and/or friends about RVE. Your enthusiastic recommendations to them are our most successful advertisement as well as most genuine praise of this park and the wonderful group of folks that reside here both full time and Winter Texans.

A big shout out to those of you who attended any of the summer outings up North. Iowa potluck in Story City, camp out in Clermont and the special party in Minnesota. Wish we all could be there!

Thanks bunches,

Craig/Dana Daves, Managers

Jan O’Dell, Asst. Manager

Rio Valley Estates

Fun times

From Agnes Messner

July 1-5, we had our Texas gathering with four couples and Earl. We decided to have this camp out at Cypress River, Manitoba where Yvonne and Gerry De Smet hosted. They had a real fun week for us starting with floor shuffling tournament in the morning, a luncheon and more shuffling all at the senior center on Tuesday. Wednesday, we had a tour of their daughters chicken barn operation which was very informative and interesting to see how it all works.

 Then had our usual pot luck supper as every day of the week where everyone said what they would bring and ate together. Then went to Yvonne and Gerry's place to play a board game, Dirty Board.

Thursday was another full day of shuffling to complete our tournament without Henri and Fran as they left mid morning and Ross and Kathy had an app so came back later in the day and had our usual pot luck supper. We ate lunch at the senior center again also.

Wonderful meals made there. Friday morning Larry and Diane Ateah, Earl Olafson, Ross and Kathy left for home and Gerald and I had some shuffling and luncheon at the center again with Yvonne and Gerry and left later in the afternoon for home. What a great time for everyone.

Following are some pics and a couple videos.

July 1-5, we had our Texas gathering with four couples and Earl. We decided to have this camp out at Cypress River, Manitoba where Yvonne and Gerry De Smet hosted. They had a real fun week for us starting with floor shuffling tournament in the morning, a luncheon and more shuffling all at the senior center on Tuesday. Wednesday, we had a tour of their daughters chicken barn operation which was very informative and interesting to see how it all works. Then had our usual pot luck supper as every day of the week where everyone said what they would bring and ate together. Then went to Yvonne and Gerry's place to play a board game, Dirty Board.

Thursday was another full day of shuffling to complete our tournament without Henri and Fran as they left mid morning and Ross and Kathy had an app so came back later in the day and had our usual pot luck supper. We ate lunch at the senior center again also.

Wonderful meals made there. Friday morning Larry and Diane Ateah, Earl Olafson, Ross and Kathy left for home and Gerald and I had some shuffling and luncheon at the center again with Yvonne and Gerry and left later in the afternoon for home. What a great time for everyone.

Following are some pics and a couple videos.

Gerald and Agnes Messner, Henri and Fran Hryniw, Gerry and Yvonne De Smet,Larry and Diane Ateah, Ross and Kathy McAuley, Earl Olafson.

Sorry the video would not load in my blog

July 22nd

I forgot to publish this neat get-to-gether from Canada!  Geez  I am losing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You probably noticed I haven't written much lately....well, when there's no news to pass on ....what can I say!

We are all experiencing the hot weather but we are suppose to have a weak cold front come in later this afternoon with possibly some rain, more likely though tomarrow, with lows all the way down to 75 to 77 highs only mid 90's. We are just starting to get pretty dry here so the rain will be welcomed., even though  spotty.

Nancy and Denny Argo furnished donuts last Friday and the Friday before, Dorothy Ritter furnished them. So many folks gone for the Summer or for a few weeks so attendance has been small.

Update on Dolores Mason who fell and cracker her tale bone...she's doing much better.

I have been contacted by some folks looking to rent a mobile for 3 months. If you have one for rent let me know and I will pass it on.

Sure is quiet here in the park.

July 5th

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Hope you all had a great 4th!

Sorry to hear of the passing of Marilyn Loutzenhiser. she had her motor home on F-1 for quite a few seasons. Also former redident, John Whited from Carroll, Iowa passed away

In the hospital -  George Krantz#63, he had some tests and is home with I.V. for a pretty bad infection and will have the I.V. for 2 weeks. Joyce Amos E-9 having back problems and is in the hospital in Omaha. Talked to Sharon Barksdale   Gary Lungren having back issues also.

Our jacuzzi is a disaster, it has to be redone, I do know there are only some jets working and the resurfacing was unsatisfactory.

Still many people out of their homes due to the awful flooding. The whole area in and around Santa Rosa, still under water, and it's been a week. We are so  fortunate here in our area. Like I said our friends who live West of Harlingen with 27 inches of water in their home and also their car was destroyed, They said they got in their home just the other day and it was really bad.