We are having beautiful weather this week, lows in the 50's highs in the mid 80's.
Our final meeting of the Season:
Accompanist – Jan Delashmit
Invocation – Darlene Bryant “Two days you should not worry .. yesterday and tomorrow” followed by prayer
Secretary Report – Lu Scott
Treasurer Report – Mary Lantis, sub
Chairman - Rex Rexroad
We wish all leaving this week safe travels & good health.
God willing, we’ll see you in the fall.
Beginning Friday, the 15th, residents take turns bringing donuts for all to enjoy. Meet in pool room early morning. You can sign up if you wish to donate the donuts! The first week the Office provides them!
MANAGEMENT REPORT – Bob Davis gave a short report. He is having the locks changed for the big hall within this month. Website for Rio Valley Estates is riovalleyestates.com
Read Donna Gabbert's blog..she keeps us informed year-round .. www.donnasramblingsatrve.blogspot.com. Anyone with news can get it to her at #270.
Club website by Judi DeKoning is RVEWTC.com .. for “members only”, the password is riovalley. Would you like to be emailed a copy of the monthly calendars Judi puts on website? If so email her at judideke@mail.com, put RVE or CALENDAR in the subject line.
Properties report was given by Mary Lantis who stated “I’m ALL you’ve got .. there is no report today.”
Club Board Members: Properties -- Clyde Read, Dave Cochran, Jerry McAninch; Finance – John Geer, Charlotte Therrien, Daryl Henningsen. New board members who take office Oct. 1 are Finance--Sally Hejlik (2 yr. unexpired term to replace Daryl Henningsen) & Jim Moeller (3 years to replace John Geer); and Properties--Larry Pavlis (3 years to replace Dave Cochran.
Helen Curtis handles card duties. You may call her at 603-674-3869. She appreciates phone calls from anyone when they know of someone needing a card due to illness or death of family member. She places cards in office area for residents to sign. Cards out this week were for Ruth Armstrong, #92, cellulitis; and Ken Haugen, #249, moved to Hospice care.
There are two Marge R’s in park celebrating birthdays this week. They are Marge Reishus and Marge Rexroad. We sang Happy Birthday to them this morning.
We need dates/chairs for the following activities next season: Vet’s Dinner, NASCAR, Potato Bar, Spaghetti, Style Show.
And who will do can recycling now .. needing someone! Thanks to Paul Sprague who’s done this a long time.
Upcoming Dates – not much except we are having
HAPPY HOUR this Wednesday as usual.
THIS IS THE FINAL NEWSLETTER OF SEASON!
IN THE PARK ..
Wednesday Happy Hour will be held this week. Bring your snacks & beverages about 4 o’clock, plan to eat at 4:30. This is a good way to socialize and meet people.
Park Breakfast is at Fiesta Tex-Mex Thursdays, 8 am.
LOOKING AHEAD ..
Is there interest in learning how to do Swedish Weaving?
Helen Curtis has offered to give some lessons next season, probably on Wednesday craft mornings. Keep in mind she needs to keep the class to no more than 10. Call Helen if you would like to do this, 603-674-3869.
Judi DeKoning is setting up an All Inclusive Trip to Cancun Feb. 11-17, 2017. She has all the info you need to join Rio Valley Estates Grand Sunset Princess trip (Playa del Carmen). This is a resort/spa with 7 ala carte restaurants & two plentiful buffets. Enjoy non-motorized watersports or partake in daily activities poolside. There are 8 main pools, a 24 hour sports bar plus 9 bars perfect for mingling with fellow vacationers. Entertainment is never in short supply. You can dance into the night. See info on the board in Friendship Hall that gives cost plus estimated air fare. Or you can contact Judi 815-985-3085 or judideke@mail.com for more information. A deposit of $125 is required with balance paid 45 days in advance.
Here are some dates for next year’s calendar. Rita Sutherland announces Blood Profile Testing will be done Jan. 6, 6:30 am with results on Feb. 6, 1:30-3:30 pm. Integra Wellness/Stroke Prevention will be done Feb. 22, 8 to 4.
Judi DeKoning invites ladies to come next season on March 2 for a Salad Lunch. This would be at noon & each lady would be asked to bring a salad. Fun idea!
Luau date is changed to March 9, 2017, due to conflict. Put this on your calendar.
Here’s a big thanks to Tom & Bonnie Cassidy who have agreed to chair next season’s Stew Feed! It will be held March 28, 2017, at 5 p.m.
Here’s something to think about over the summer, then possibly discuss in the fall. Judi DeKoning suggested we propose a change in By-Laws to table all spending over $500 until the meeting following motion. She also asked if we could consider getting a Ping Pong table for the hall. Have we ever had one? They have folding ones relatively cheap, might be less intimidating than Pool and Darts. J
THIS IS THE FINAL NEWSLETTER UNTIL FALL!!
IOWA has two we know about. Story City Potluck is held at noon Wednesday, July 13. If you want to stay overnight, call motel (Comfort Inn) where it’s held. The number is 515-733-6363. Denny & Nancy Argo chair.
Iowa Campout is at SkipAway Campground, Clermont Aug. 6-13. Want to camp, make reservations by calling campground manager Terri Baker at 563-423-7338 or 563-380-0841. Tom & Mary Lou Benson host this & can give you phone numbers of motels/b&b in area. Brick City Inn is within walking distance of camp. There are motels in West Union 8 miles away. Tom will be cooking up “something special” on Thursday evening (the 11th). Bensons are working on other activities & fun trips around NE Iowa that week as well.
“Some folks sit and think, others just sit.”
“A man who says he is doing as much at 80
as he did at 20, wasn’t doing much at 20.”
GAME RESULTS Place scores, winner names, complete information on dates & name of game in plastic container back of Friendship Hall. Write legibly!
Activities are winding down .. many games not played this week, at least editor did not receive scores.
BRIDGE – March 29 –
1st – Margaret Davis 3100 2nd – Catherine Donovan 2640
March 31 –
1st – Ed Hover 4990 2nd – Inice Birdsell 2830
CANASTA – none this week?
CRIBBAGE – March 30 –
Ken Eshelman 720 Dean Ricke 733
DOMINOES – Mexican Train – March 27 -Ann Johnson, Janel Baker, Dick Topel, Marge Reishus April 3 – Mary Christianson, Dick Topel, Janel Baker, Mary Alice Eshelman, Bonnie Cassidy
DUMMY RUMMY – April 2 –
1st – Mary Christianson 193 2nd – Tom Benson 262
3rd – Al Johnson 264 4th – Nancy Argo 266
56 CARD GAME
GOLF – Editor feels OBLIGATED to run all scores that are submitted. She does believe a certain fellow may be growing a Pinocchio style nose these days!! Did you submit this, Rollo, or was it an April Fool’s joke? April 1 - Executive Course –
Low score – Tom Benson 28
Tied for 2nd – Bob Bruce, Dave Johnson, Dave Mason 32
HAND & FOOT –
March 28 – Val Cleland, Mary Christiansen, Janel Baker ???
March 30 – Jan Delashmit, Janel Baker, Maud Fisher 20535
PINOCHLE – Single Deck –
SHUFFLING
TIC – March 30 –
1st – Mary Ann Hennigar 171 2nd – Ann Johnson 183
2nd – Mary Lantis 206 4th – LeRoy Larson 242
As We Grow Older…
Most seniors never get enough exercise. In His wisdom, God decreed seniors become forgetful so they would have to search for their glasses, keys & other things, thus doing more walking. And God looked down & saw that it was good.
God saw there was another need. In His wisdom, He made seniors lose coordination so they would drop things requiring them to bend, reach & stretch. God looked down & saw that it was good.
Then God considered the function of bladders & decided seniors would have additional calls of nature requiring more trips to the bathroom, thus providing more exercise. God looked down & saw that it was good.
So if you find as you age, you are getting up & down more, it is God’s will. It is all in your best interest even though you mutter under your breath.
Nine important facts to remember as we grow older ..
9. Death is the number 1 killer in the world.
8. Life is sexually transmitted.
7. Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
6. Men have two motivations: hunger & hanky panky. They can’t tell them apart. If you see a gleam in his eyes, make him a sandwich.
5. Give a person a fish & you feed him for a day. Teach a person to use the internet & they won’t bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.
4. Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospital, dying of nothing.
3. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
2. In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird & people take Prozac to make it normal.
1. Finally, life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today may be a burning issue tomorrow.
DON’T IGNORE THE ABOVE MESSAGE.
IT IS YOUR ONLY WARNING!!
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Are you getting used to Daylight Savings Time?
This is how it came to be ..
The idea for Daylight Savings Time came from an Indian chief who cut off one end of his blanket and sewed it on the other end so he could make the blanket longer.
This final closing thought until fall .. no newsletter til then ..
It was a small town on Sunday morning. When the minister arrived at the church he saw a dead mule in the driveway, a victim of a Saturday night accident. The preacher went to the phone and called the major.
“Why tell me?” asked the mayor. “I thought you preachers buried the dead.”
“We do,” answered the preacher, “but first we always like to notify the next of kin.”
Okay, friends, that’s it!! Get me
some new jokes by fall, will you?
Some quotes from Anonymous ..
“A sharp tongue can cut your own throat.”
“Of all the things you wear, your expression
is the most important.”
“The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge.”
“One thing you can give & still keep is your word.”
“Your mind is like a parachute. It functions only when open.”
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