Well, Friday our thermometer said temperature was close to 90 degrees and Sat. it was not much over 40, and today in the 40's. Tomarrow is to be up to 60! I hope we don't get many of those 40 degree days!!!
Rio Valley News
Rio Valley Estates Mobilehome and RV Resort --715 N. Westgate Drive, Weslaco, Texas 78596
Volume 45 NO. 7 Date: December 19, 2016
SUNDAY
8:30 Church November – March Tom Cassidy
2:30 Ice Cream not yet
3:00-4:00 Hymn Sing not yet
4:00-1st Sun. of Month – Karaoke Oct.-March Bev Telfor
7:00 M.T.Dominoes Agnes Messner & Dick Topel
MONDAY
8:30 (tee time) Golf Monte Cristo
9:00 Coffee/Donuts provided by Craig & Dana Daves
9:15 Blood Pressure Virginia Baker
9:30 Club Meeting December and January
Chairperson Judy Nordquist
Vice-Chairperson Darlene Bryant
Secretary Judi DeKoning
Treasurer Jim Moeller
10:30 Senior Yoga Judi DeKoning & Dana Daves
1:00 Canasta Fran Hryniw & Donna Gabbert
1:00 Bean Bags Bob Kerkau
1:00 Darts
6:30 Fifty Six
7:00 Thirty one Darlene Ales
7:00-9:30 Dance Beginning Jan. 9
TUESDAY-FRIDAY -
7:25 Regular Exercise 8:00 Walking Exercise
MONDAY-SATURDAY
8:00 & 8:45 Aqua Exercise Sharon Sprague
TUESDAY
9:00 15 cent Shuffling Dave Johnson
9:00 Senior Yoga (change time) J.DeKoning & D.Daves
9:30 Line Dancing Bev Talley
9:30 Charity Quilting Marge Rexroad
1:00 Ladies 8-Ball Pool
1:00 Bridge Dick Gibson
1:00 Regular Dominoes Chris Stephens
7:00 M T Dominoes Agnes Messner & Dick Topel
WEDNESDAY
9:00 Mixed Shuffling Dave Johnson
9:00 Bridge Lessons Dick Gibson
9:13 (1st tee time) Golf, Tierra Santa Harry Fisher
11:30 Pizza Party (2nd & 4th week) Rickes & Goodwins
1:00 Bean Bag
1:00 Canasta Fran Hryniw
4:00 Happy Hour, eat at 4:30 Bring food & beverage
6:30 Tic (draw for # at 6:20) Sharon Sprague
7:00 Cribbage David & June Clement
THURSDAY
9:00 Senior Yoga (change time) J.DeKoning & D.Daves
9:30 Line Dancing Bev Talley
1:00 Bridge Dick Gibson
1:30 Shuffling LeRoy Larson
7:00 Pitch (draw for # at 6:30)
7:00 Hand and Foot Mary Christianson
7:00 Euchre
7:00 Free Movie Beginning January 4
FRIDAY
9:00 – Shuffling Dave Johnson
9:15 (change time) Bowling, Pins& Cues Mary Lou Sirovy
9:30 Bible Study Tom Cassidy leads
12:30 Golf at Executive (signup 10:30 a.m.) Dean Ricke
1:00 Canasta Fran Hryniw
5:00 Pot Luck not yet
7:00 Entertainment Beginning Dec. 23 – Ralph Kuster
SATURDAY
7:00-8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Dummy Rummy LeRoy Larson, John Bowers
9:30 Choir Practice This has begun
1:00 Bridge Dick Gibson
7:00 Bingo Catherine Gibbs
7:00 Single Deck Pinochle (not Dec. 24 & 31) R/M Davis
7:00 Texas Hold'um
(Get names of new chairpersons to editor at Lot #103 please)
Drop notes for newsletter at editor's lot #103 or hand deliver at Monday meetings. WRITTEN NOTES HELP. Due to lack of space, especially LENGTHY discussions, some items are edited.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!
Thanks to Craig/Dana Daves who provided our donuts today.
There is a sign up on board if others wish to do the same.
Thanks to Virginia Baker who has volunteered to take blood pressures behind stage prior to our Monday meetings.
RVE CLUB MEETING – Chair Judy Nordquist called meeting to order. We began with Pledge of Allegiance to Flag & singing of God Bless America; closed by singing club song.
Accompanist – Jan Delashmit
Invocation – Tom Cassidy
Secretary Report – Sharon Sprague, sub
Treasurer Report – Jim Moeller
Irene Quail made presentation of monies donated by Club & individuals to managers, assistants & workers. The boxes of non-perishable items were given to Roberto and Roland.
MANAGEMENT REPORT – Managers Bob & Vickie Davis announced assistant manager Diane Butcher has left due to a health issue. Prayers & well wishes to her. If you wish to leave house key at office, you should check to be sure it works. Don't worry these keys will NOT fall into the wrong hands as they are coded. Your name/lot # won't be available to thieves.
Website for our park is riovalleyestates.com
Donna Gabbert keeps us informed year-round with a blog. Go to 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. Want the monthly calendar? Send your email to her at judideke@mail.com.
Properties report was given by Jerry McAninch. The County Extension Office has agreed to talk to us about tree diseases in the Valley, etc. A rep will be here behind stage after next week's meeting. Board Members: Properties – Dan O'Dell, Jerry McAninch, Larry Pavlis; Finance – Charlotte Therrien, Sally Hejlik, Jim Moeller.
A suggestion to amend article (10) Negotiating Properties & Finance committee was made & will be voted upon at next Monday's meeting. It reads: “In the event of the resignation of a member of the committee during his/her term, the standing chairperson shall suggest a replacement by the next meeting. Confirmation of the suggested person shall be voted on by the Club, with a simple majority carrying the motion.”
Helen Curtis, announced she will be absent from park due to medical tests in Temple TX. In her absence Bev Telfor will be handling card duties. Call her at 956-532-6033 if you know of someone needing a card due to illness or death of family member. Cards are placed in front office area for us to sign. This week a card will go to Diane Butcher.
Entertainment chairs Brock & Adrienne Laing have arrived! Brock thanked Rex/Marge Rexroad who took over for him prior to their arrival. The 1st Friday entertainment is Dec. 23 with Ralph Kuster Christmas Show. This is a wonderful show with traditional & country Christmas music along with a few surprises. Be sure to attend. Cost is $6 pp. This season there are only 2 repeats from 2 years ago. First show in January will be Mario Rosales, the only one that will be $7 pp. FREE MOVIES begin January 4, title yet unknown :-)
Dance chairs are Craig/Dana Daves & Brock/Adrienne Laing. Dances begin Jan. 9. Price is $6 pp. There will be a signup sheet on board if residents could help with dances.
Hector/Char Therrien are chairing Christmas Day Dinner with ham provided by Club. Sign up if planning to attend so a count can be taken. Church will be held in Friendship Hall at usual time & Tom Cassidy has promised a short sermon so set-up of tables can be done. Dinner will be enjoyed at 1 p.m.
Upcoming Dates –
Dec. 25 – MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!
Dec. 25 – Christmas Dinner, Friendship Hall 1 p.m.
Dec. 31 – New Year's Eve Party, 6 p.m. Eat at 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 – Blood Profiles (John Geer in charge)
Jan. 10 – Specialty Swim Wear rep in big hall, 1-4 p.m.
Jan. 27 – Flea Market in big hall (Lucy Johnson in charge)
Newsletter editor Mary Lou #103, sends info of activities to news media. Only activities OPEN TO THE PUBLIC may be placed on news media.
If editor does not print an announcement, did you
give her a written note? Sure helps if you do!!
IN THE PARK ..
Dave Johnson #93 & Sharon Sprague #244 have a few of last year's park directories you may purchase, $1.50 each.
Have you picked up your Park Pictorial Directory you ordered when pictures were taken last season? If not, check with Donna Gabbert at #270 as she has these.
Interested in Bowling? Bowl Fridays, 9:15 a.m. (previously 1 p.m.) at Pins 'N' Cues, Weslaco. Mary Lou Sirovy tells us the group bowls with our sister park, Ranchero Village. Cost is $9 with a chance to win $3 off the next time you go.
Would you like to learn to play Bridge? Lessons are being given by Dick Gibson Wednesdays, 9 to 10 a.m. Call him at 816-799-6946 as there is limited seating. They use book by John Oda available for $6 refundable. First come first serve. After lessons, bridge will be played from 10 until 11 o'clock.
Note on calendar Yoga time changes. As announced before, Monday Yoga will begin 10 min. after meeting. Leader Janie Maxwell is gone over holidays. Thanks to Judi Dekoning & Dana Daves for leading until her return. Time is changed on Tuesday & Thursday to 9 a.m.
Margaret Davis reports Pinochle will not be held
Dec. 24 & 31 due to Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve.
A signup sheet is on the board if you'd like to indicate your interest in playing Euchre.
How about Sunday Ice Cream? We have volunteers for the month of February. Who would do January?
Park Breakfast is at Fiesta Tex-Mex every Thursday, at 8 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
We have many golfers in our park .. Craig Daves & Paul Sprague have placed sign up on board to see if enough would like to golf on Tuesdays & Thursdays at different parks in the area. Friday golf at Executive Course in Weslaco is still an organized group.
Char Therrien thanked all who came for Caroling last night. It was held in Friendship Hall due to weather and was a lot of fun with goodies to enjoy afterwards.
Marlene Prohaska invited all to join the fun in the big hall on New Year's Eve. Party begins at 6 p.m. with music, games, fun. There is no charge. Bring a favorite game if you wish and finger food to share. Plans are to eat about 8:30. Committee provides coffee & punch.
A Toy Drive is underway for Children's Hospital. There is also a room for teens at hospital. Toys are given not only to children with cancer but to those with other illnesses/injuries. You may take new or gently used toys to chair Dianna Bruce #146. She will make the “toy run” on Dec. 22 so please get these to her prior to then. If you would rather donate cash so toys can be purchased, take your donations to Sharon Barksdale. She & her Secret Santa will go shopping for the toys.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2017 ..
Specialty Swimwear will be on display in Friendship Hall, Jan. 10, 1-4 p.m. Sizes 4-32 are offered.
It's not too soon to be thinking about the Jan. 27 Flea Market which is chaired by Lucy Johnson. Get your tables reserved, $2 per table. See sign up sheet.
Mary Norby #179 chairs Feb. 9 Craft Show. She & her helper Sue McLaughlin encourage crafters (handmade items only) to book tables, $10 each.
The Cancer Fundraiser Tea Party is scheduled Feb. 16. Raffles are done to raise money for the project. If you would be willing to help with a quilt for the following year & would sew a block, contact Dianna Bruce at #146. Items the ladies sew include pillows, dolls, quilts, afghans & baby blankets. Dianna can give you info on sizes.
John Geer explained upcoming Blood Profile (Wellness) Testing to be done Jan. 6, 6:30 a.m., by Rio Grande Regional Hospital. There is sign up sheet. Integra Stroke Prevention is done Feb. 21 (correction from Feb. 22 previously announced).
Mid Valley Olympic competition is Feb. 13-17 says John Geer. Changes are those who compete in Golf age 70 or older move up to ladies' tees .. and Bean Bag is double elimination. Our Club agreed to pay all fees. We will host “500” on Feb. 17, 8:30 a.m.
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