Feb. 29th

Last Monday we had our yearly memorial service with names of those passed away this year this was the list f folks who will be missed so much by all of us Jim Ales Darlene Griffin Karen Tuttle Donna Goodwin Marlys Hicks James Jennings Johnny McDaniel Wayne Daniels Jackie Jacobs Betty Wieners Monica Paca Our Minister Steve St. Clair led a beautiful memorial service Thanks to Charlotte Therrien for reminding me that I haven't been keeping up with my blog, I strive to do better..... Just to let you all know we have had a fun Winter here at R.V.E. Just a few things we did this Winter were: In Oct our Halloween Party In November we had a Bonfire and roasted Hot dogs And of course our Thanksgiving Dinner December Had a wonderful meal with our favorite "Chef" Mark Kunkel aka Mabel several Christmas parties and Christmas Dinner In January we had another meal at "Mabel" diner, and we had a Hawaiian Pig Roast besides all the usual activities February Around 40 people went on a crise out of Galveston, Had a craft sale, Anniversay Party, and had a meatloaf dinner at Mabels Diner!! March we will be having a patio sale this Sat. a Salad Luncheon coming up, Wine party St Pat's Dinner and Easter dinner Already folks are started to leave for the Summer, Just when our weather gets really beautiful people up and leave, but this year we had great temperatures ( a lot of 70's and 80's ) only one really cold snap as far as a little freeze which did destroy a lot of our plants that didnt get covered. I have a different computer and its totally weird! I hope you all can even read this I wrote this in paragraphs and lists of the folks who passed but for some reason this is how it came out, so sorry

We had a good meeting Monday Our new Chairman is Mike Engleman!they're on Lot 68 from Mason City,IA We had our 2nd Dance Monday night with Curt James, very few there for the first one and someone said almost double the folks this last Monday. The cards up were for the Bremers from Tripoli IA. and one for Mardel Blom, her Sister Marleys Hicks passed away. Thursday we are having a dinner of Beef pot pie, made by our "Chef" Mabel......Mark Kunkel, lot 411 And Mr. Gattis pizza on Friday, they like to have us where our park badges for that The children from Cleckler Elementry School will be here Friday night at 6:00 p.m. to perform for us. They have been coming here every year for several years and are very entertaining, cost is $5.00 and all money goes to the school. We are having some chilly weather and only 40's for Sat. and Sunday for lows, and it gets in the 70's pretty much every day.

November 27th

 

We are having the children from 
Cleckler Elementery School to perform for us on Dec. 16th

A lady put a card up for Jim Ales, hospital, I will not be doing cards anymore. I do not charge the club for doing cards and have enjoyied it.

 

Sandy Olson is doing our Newsletter 

Today we are going to enjoy a hotdogs and a bonfire to roast marshmellows for "Smores" 

Folks are pouring in from the North. The weather is great this week, cool mornings and 75 to 80 for afternoon temps. Last week we had 4 days of drizzle and rain, but it was so needed.

For Nov. besides the Hotdog meal today, 

November 20th is our first dance with Curt James

November 23rd Thanksgiving dinner

Dec. 2nd is a patio sale

Wednesday Happy Hour was well attended, Wednesday night "Tic" - we had 6 tables.

I have a new Puppy, "Mia"

                                                          DONNA GABBERT

October 24th

 

A Halloween Party coming up! Our Happy Hours are going good and so are Donut Fridays. Mardel Blom provided the last Friday donuts and Phyllis and George the week before, the last one will be this coming Friday with the office buying. The first Monday morning meeting will be on  Nov. 6th. We had the Park  Pizza at Mr Gattis last Friday. 

When the pool was first painted it was hard to stand up, so slick, and the steps slippery. Pool shoes were needed. Now the pool surface is not slippery, must be a chemical reaction or something. But glad it's much safer now. 

Wayne Carter passed away Oct. 8th, he will be missed forsure. And just heard that Billie Wells passed on Oct. 19th, Bruce and Billie were here in 2012 and I think until 2019, I could be wrong. I have a card up for Marge Reishus, I understand she had a pacemaker put in.

Well, I guess I will make park badges for another year, $2:00 a piece. I found some neat magnetic ones but they are kind of pricey. If someone wants one they will have to pay $5.00 for them. 

I am still making cards for the park, so if you know of someone needing a card let me know. But I inherited doing pictures for the Veterans board and will not be doing that, so someone needs to take over. We have a lot of Veterans who have not given me a picture for the board, if you submit one to who ever takes over,  put your full name, rank at discharge and years of service, for printing under your picture.

this Summer heat has really burned up some of our yards, brown patches everywhere, hopefully if we get more rain they will come out of it. We got a little shower this A.M. 

Donna

October 7th

 

Mariachi Mariposas, created with the goal of giving women mariachi an opportunity to showcase their talent, has gone above and beyond by breaking barriers in the male-dominated genre by creating their own traditions and legacy.

Would love to hear the  all female Mariachis

Finally got a cool front...and some rain. I just walked my puppy and it felt pretty darn cool, 75. tonight a low of 69.  This coming week average highs , low 80's  and lows of upper 60's and low 70's

Our park looks pretty nice,  I noticed Thursday when I went to bingo at Ranchero Village, their yard in front of their office looks bad compared to ours. Poorly kept. Big trees in front and lots of twigs on the ground, no grass. I go to Southern comfort for Bingo in the Summer and they have a beautiful entrance. It makes a nice impression when that's the first thing you see when coming in to the Park. I'm wondering why the painting of the buildings stopped, only a small portion painted. 

We had a very good Happy Hour Wed. and  Karen Catron bought donuts Fri. 

Just a few more Fridays. and the Office buys the last time. so after the end of the month we will go to Mondays for donuts and coffee. and the meeting.

Besure and thank Carol Noble, lot 69 for the lovely valances she made for us. she was there putting them up earlier this summer, getting up on the ladder and doing it all by herself. Very nice work. She's suggesting new blinds also and said she would put them up also, so probably after more folks get here we will talk about that then.

John and Dale Norris are here, Dales Brother, Wayne Carter is in hospice, so sorry to hear that. Tom Catron will be in re-hab until the 18th and Sue Barnhart is doing good and I look for her home real soon. Cathy Probsts father passed away. My friend , Jack, fell and ambulance took him to the hospital, nothing broken and was released a day after. Jacks real name is John Wayne Kelly, I found that out early this Summer when he did have to go to Re-hab. He lives at 401 and he has no living relatives. Pretty sad situation. He is quite hard of hearing but if you see him out on his porch stop and just say Hi, he would love that. He has a terrible condition called Lymphodema which his legs are swollen about 3 times the size they should be, makes it so hard to get around. He said he's had it for 60 years.

Sept. 29

 

Our club song dates back many years ago.

We will be having good chances of rain starting today and most days this coming week, highs below 100, we will have to get our jackets out Ha Ha! Our yards are looking pretty bad, lots of large brown areas, hoping they will green up.

They finally finished the overlay on the streets yesterday. Everything looking good here in the park.  3 new air cons for the big hall  were put in this Summer. The pool looks nice but it's very slick so besure to bring pool shoes. 

We had our first Wed. Happy Hour, over 24 attended and we just brought fingerr food. Sorry to say Sue Barnhart didnt make it as she was in the hospital for back problems then going to ReHab. She was encouraging us to come to Happy Hour and get  it going again. We just didnt have enough folks to attend this Summer. 

We have had a few folks coming in already for the Winter. My good neighbors, Del and Bonnie Hicky came in and also good friend Mardel Blom. Spragues are here now and Judy Dekoning. 

This morning was our Friday donuts, furnished by Patty Lamp, I picked them up for her at H.E.B. and they were nice and fresh, they now have Apple Fritters!

I have been an Elk member for 29 years, I joined since Bobby kept dragging his feet, so glad I joined.

The Elks do so much for the Community, they support youth,  serve Veterans, and meet needs of poor people in the Community. The Elks have joined forces with Donate Life America, to increase donations of organs, eyes, and tissue.They help physically handicapped children, they give scholarships, and have a drug awareness program, and observe Flag day which the Elks started in 1907 & it was later adopted by congress as an official observance. Maybe think about joining here in Weslaco, you would be very welcome at other Elks clubs all over the U.S.