Dec. 26th

It won't belong until the new year! It doesn't seem possible, 2016 went so fast!
Our Christmas Dinner was very nice, over 190 people there! The Ham was so good!

Here's the Newletter:


1 Rio Valley News
2 Rio Valley Estates Mobile Home and RV Resort --715 N. Westgate Drive, Weslaco, Texas 78596
Volume 45 NO. 8 Date: December 26, 2016
1.1.1 SUNDAY
8:30 Church November – March Tom Cassidy
2:30 Ice Cream Brock &Adrianne Laing (Jan. 8)
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 Donated by Bud & Lois Kraft
9:15 Blood Pressure behind stage Virginia Baker
9:30 Club Meeting December and January
1.1.2 Chairperson Judy Nordquist
1.1.3 Vice-Chairperson Darlene Bryant
1.1.4 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 with Country Roland Jr.
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 when she returns
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
7:00 Euchre Jerry Hutchinson
WEDNESDAY
1.1.5 9:00 Mixed Shuffling Dave Johnson
9:00 Bridge Lessons Dick Gibson
1.1.6 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
7:00 Hand and Foot Mary Christianson
THURSDAY
9:00 Senior Yoga (change time) J.DeKoning & D.Daves
9:30 Line Dancing Bev Talley when she returns
1:00 Bridge Dick Gibson
1:30 Shuffling LeRoy Larson
7:00 Pitch (draw for # at 6:30)
7:00 Free Movie begins Jan. 5 “Greater”
FRIDAY
9:00 – Shuffling Dave Johnson
9:15 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 Jan. 6 - Mario Rosales - $7 pp
SATURDAY
7:00-8:30 Breakfast Volunteers for January ?
9:00 Dummy Rummy LeRoy Larson, John Bowers
9:30 Choir Practice
1:00 Bridge Dick Gibson
7:00 Bingo Catherine Gibbs
7:00 Single Deck Pinochle (not Dec. 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.
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
Thanks to Virginia Baker who has volunteered to take blood pressures behind stage prior to our Monday meetings.
Thanks to Bud & Lois Kraft who provided donuts today.
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 – Donna Perkins “Our prayers are effective.” followed by all praying The Lord’s Prayer
Secretary Report – Judi DeKoning
Treasurer Report – Jim Moeller
MANAGEMENT REPORT – Manager Bob Davis said no details on death of owner Walter Piper’s 56 year old son Scott. This occurred on Christmas Eve. If you wish to leave house key at office, you should check to be sure it works.
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. Since the County Extension agent was unable to be with us this morning, He will speak after next Monday meeting about fruit trees. Meet behind the stage. 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 voted upon at today's meeting. It was approved & 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.”
Bev Telfor is filling in for Helen Curtis with card duties. Call her at 956-968-0446 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. Helen will be placing a sympathy card this week for family of Scott Piper.
Here's address for former assistant manager Diane Butcher who went north due to medical problem. If you wish to send her a card, it's 6922 ½ So. 25th St., #2, Bellevue, NE 68147.
Entertainment chair Brock Laing tells us the first show is January 6 with Mario Rosales. Cost is $7 pp. He's a singer, stand-up comedian/impressionist, actor & voice-over artist. Potluck is held prior to show.
Come to FREE MOVIE “Greater”on Thursday, Jan. 5.
Dance chairs Craig/Dana Daves & Brock/Adrienne Laing tell us dances begin Jan. 9 with Country Roland Jr. Price is $6 pp. Sign up if you can help by selling 50-50 & entrance tickets. Sharon Sprague pops corn, could use in help with concession stand.
Hip Hip Hoorah .. Al Kruckman and crew will be serving January Saturday morning breakfasts beginning Jan. 7. Come 7-3:30 and enjoy pancakes only $2.50, with sausage $3.

Do you want to know what is going on
in RioValley Estates?? Come to the
Monday meetings. Attendance has been
DOWN this season. Sure, you get a
Newsletter IF editor’s computer & printer work .. some days it doesn’t!!

Upcoming Dates –
Dec. 31 – New Year's Eve Party, 6 p.m. Eat at 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 – Blood Wellness Test, 6:30 a.m. (John Geer in charge)
Jan. 10 – Specialty Swim Wear rep in big hall, 1-4 p.m.

If editor does not print an announcement, did you
give her a written note? Sure helps if you do!!
IN THE PARK ..
Did you lose a ring, check with Sam or Helen Curtis. They found it between their mobile & #18.
Char Therrien thanked all who helped & attended the Christmas dinner, esp. the Printys for help with ham, Rev. Tom Cassidy & crew for set up, servers, clean-up folks too. Great food! We thank Hector & Char who stepped up to chair.
Winners in Park Lighting Decorations were announced at Christmas Dinner. They were: 99s-400s—1st Rollo/Arlene Fisher #H-1, 2nd Stan/JaninaTomasiewicz #410,3rd Jerry/Mitze Hutchinson #421; Mobile Homes - 1st Farrell/Mary Lou Sirovy #104, 2nd Sharon Bussinger #212, 3rd Ed Marcukaitis/Laurie Walter #225. Congrats to all!
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 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 is played from 10 to 11 o'clock.
Note Yoga time changes. Monday Yoga begins 10 min. after meeting. Thanks to Judi Dekoning & Dana Daves for leading until Janie Maxwell returns. Time changed on Tuesday & Thursday to 9 a.m.
Margaret Davis reports Pinochle will not be held
Dec. 31 due to New Year's Eve party.
Mary Christianson announces Hand & Foot has changed back to Wednesday evenings.
Muchas gracias to Jerry Hutchinson for chairing Euchre card game on Tuesday evenings. All welcome!!
How about Sunday Ice Cream? Brock & Adrianne Laing report this will begin Jan. 8, 2:30 p.m. All come.
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 Tues. & Thurs. at different parks in the area. Friday golf at Executive Course in Weslaco is still an organized group.
Marlene Prohaska invites 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.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2017 ..
John Geer says Wellness) Testing will be done Jan. 6, 6:30 a.m. by Rio Grande Regional Hospital. You need to fast for 12 hrs. Bring a check to pay for tests. Test for for Hep. C is $30. There is sign up sheet. Integra Stroke Prevention is done Feb. 21 and you need to call them for appointment. See board for info.
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.
It’s been announced the 7th annual Sock Hop will be held Thursday, Feb. 2. Committee member Mary Lou Benson tells all to put this on the calendar! We are going back to the “original Sock Hop” held at Rio Valley Estates. Gals, get out your poodle skirts. Guys, grow your sideburns. Ticket sales will begin soon. Chairs are Ken & Sue Barnhart.
Mary Norby #179 chairs Feb. 9 Craft Show. She encourages crafters to book tables, $10 each. Only 9 tables remain. Pass the word to other parks & folks as our show is the ONLY one in the Valley that has all handmade items.
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. Signup by Jan. 13. We will host “500” on Feb. 17, 8:30 a.m
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.
Linda Palermo who has chaired our Vet’s Luncheon in the past encourages someone to step up to chair this event. She has given a informational notebook to our Board if anyone would like to look at it. She said, “We NEED to honor our vets. It doesn’t have to be complicated or fancy.” Her feelings were echoed by another former chair Mary Norby.

GAME RESULTS Place scores, winner names, complete info on dates & name of game in plastic container back of Friendship Hall. Write legibly!
BEAN BAGS – Dec. 19 - Liz Livingood, Bob Kerkau
Dec. 21 - Butch Anderson, Bob Kerkau
BOWLING – Dec. 23 - Pins ‘N’ Cues -
Ed Marcukaitis - High Game 137 High Series 364
Laurie Walter - High Game 142 High Series 383
BRIDGE – Dec. 20 - 1st - Dick Gibson 2980
2nd - Mary Jean Steward 2700
Dec. 22 - 1st - Ed Hover 3390
2nd - Margaret Davis 3150
CANASTA – Table of 4 -
Dec. 19 - Kay Hutton, Catherine Donovan Score?
Dec. 21 - Janean Geer, Fran Hryniw 31790
Dec. 23 – Margie Rexroad, Jeanie Burkinshaw 30520
Table of 6 - Dec. 21 -
Marion Fidler, Kay Hutton, Patti Lamp 38785
CRIBBAGE – Dec. 21 - June Clement 721
DOMINOES – Mexican Train – Dec. 20 – Verna Fischer, Ann Johnson, Mary Lou Sirovy, Patti Lamp, Donna Gabbert, Marge Reishus, Judy Greenlee Dec. 25 – Fran Hryniw, Patti Lamp, Allen Swanson, Maud Fisher, Hazel Bocock
DUMMY RUMMY – Dec. 24 - 1st – Del Telfor 127
2nd(tie) – Patti Lamp,Agnes Messner 206 4th- Lois Kraft 212
EUCHRE - Dec. 22 -
1st - Al Swanson 2nd - Bill Burwell Score?
56 CARD GAME -
GOLF – Dec. 23 – Executive –
Women’s Low – Francis Hryniw 40
Men’s Low – Henry Hryniw 30 Rollo Fisher 35
HAND & FOOT – Dec. 22 –
Judy Shively, Grace Thornton, Mary Christianson 20300
PINOCHLE – Not played this week (or next week either)
PUSH RUMMY – Dec. 19 –
LADIES POOL LEAGUE –
SHUFFLING –Dec. 21 - Henry Hryniw, Al Swanson Dec. 23 -
Henry Hryniw, Gerald Messner, Allen Swanson, LeRoy Larson
TIC – Dec. 14 – Gert Rufkahr had high with 426
1st - Marge Reishus 117 2nd - Sharon Sprague 145
3rd - Hector Therrien 188 4th - Kathryn Ratliff 206
Dec. 21 - 1st (tie) - Marlene Prohaska, Sandy Lenius 169
3rd - Bob Davis 173 4th - Frank Willard 192

Nostalgic Bits of Americana
You’ve got a pretty fair memory if you can
look back and remember when …
The only frozen food people ate was ice cream.
When you had a cold, Mother rubbed your chest with Vicks ointment & covered it with a piece of warm flannel. My first mother-in-law said if you didn’t rub the ointment on bottom of your feet, it wouldn’t work! I taught this to my children & they still believe Grandma Schmidt knew what she was talking about!
In winter, children spent half their time scratching themselves because they all wore long woolen underwear.
Rich kids had stamp collections. Poor kids made collections of cigar bands stripped from stogie stubs they found in the street.
You learned the evils of gambling by playing marbles for keeps.
It was a popular parlor sport to try to get messages from the spirit world via ouija boards.
Grown men who played golf or tennis were regarded as sissies.
It was seventh heaven to buy your best girl a 5-cent cherry soda at the drug store & drink it with 2 straws.
Mothers didn’t want their daughters to date a young man if word got around that he had been seen coming out of a burlesque show.
The furnace ashes always had to be carried out just when you wanted to run off & play roller hockey with the gang.
Everybody took it for granted that sooner or later he would have to have his tonsils out .. and probably his appendix too.
All fat men were supposed to be naturally jolly .. and not suffering from neuroses that caused them to eat compulsively.
Summer wasn’t really summer until the whole family had its first watermelon of the season on the back porch.
Most big league baseball players chewed tobacco.
Girls with long curls had a better chance of marrying young.
The biggest financial problem of most small boys was how to raise the money to take a secret course in ventriloquism by mail .. or to order a Charles Atlas course on how to build your muscles.
Those were the days!! Remember?