Monday Meeting March 20th

Quite a few folks leaving for the Summer!
Keep me posted on some of your activities with pictures and notes, of reunions,Anniversary Partys, Birthday Partys,places of interest that you may visit,your flowers or gardens, family get-to-gethers, fishing trips, and fun things you all are doing,we are always interested in what you all do in the Summer, I will be glad to post them on this blog.
Have a good trip back home! See you in the Fall!

CLUB MEETING – Chair John Geer called meeting to order. We began with Pledge of Allegiance to Flag & singing of God Bless America; closed by singing club song.
Accompanist – Peg Hayelan
Invocation– Reverend Tom Cassidy
Secretary Report – Jan O'Dell
Treasurer Report – Jim Moeller
John asked for any new arrivals to stand up .. there were none. However, we are saying goodbye to our friends each day, it seems. We wish each of you a safe journey, healthy summer .. and if you are not planning on returning in the fall, please at least come for a visit in 2017-2018!!
MANAGEMENT REPORT – Asst. Manager Ken Barnhart reported. He remarked, “It's sad people are leaving, will be so quiet with no one picking on me. Come back soon, 4th of July would be good time!” Rumors about Gene Sanstra having been at his father's mobile are not true. Management has checked this out. If anyone happens to see him in the park, please let the office know. Concerning high water bills, residents are asked to check around homes for leaks. Faucet in one kitchen sink not working & that is being checked.
Website for park is riovalleyestates.com
Donna Gabbert keeps us informed year-round with a blog. Go to www.donnasramblingsatrve.blogspot.com. You can check for park news by reading her blog every Friday afternoon following the weekly coffee during the summer.
Club website by Judi DeKoning is RVEWTC.com .. for “members only”, the password is riovalley.
Treasurer Jim Moeller gave his report. Ken Barnhart has asked if he could order spit parts for outside grill to accommodate up to 4 turkeys & to assist with weight of pig at Luau. This was approved. Properties report was by Jerry McAninch, who reported no complaints this week! We thank Sally Hejlik & her son-in-law who cleaned the grill for us.
Elected last Monday to 3 year terms on the board were: Properties, Ron Zoeller; Finance, Sandy Novak. Terms begin April 1 & they replace Dan O'Dell & Judy Nordquist. Board Members: Properties – Dan O'Dell, Jerry McAninch, Larry Pavlis; Finance – Judy Nordquist, Sally Hejlik, Jim Moeller.
Next Monday we'll elect chair & vice chair to lead our club meetings April through November.
Helen Curtis asks us to call her, 603-674-3869, if we know of someone needing a card due to illness/death in family. Sign cards in office area. This week a card is up for our “mail lady” Terry, also a resident of park; she has a badly sprained ankle. If you call & leave a message, please leave your name too. Helen will not return your call if she doesn't know who left the message. It was reported Leon Cheatham's health has greatly improved.
Dance chair Craig Daves reported the Monday night dances netted approximately $2500. A new schedule is posted for both the Monday dances & Friday night entertainments.
We're SORRY to report Rollo Fisher has returned his keys. We could always count on him to make early morning coffee (5 a.m.). He & Arlene have sold their 5th wheel & will not return in the fall...we will surely miss them!
Donna Goodwin explained the “missing coffee” situation. It was being taken to the coffee room. Sorry for any confusion, none was stolen as suspected earlier.
Ken Barnhart announced hams provided by club will be served on Easter. He will cook these, remainder is potluck.

Weslaco is the Onion Capital of Texas .. so you might check out this statement .. “The secret of good health is to eat raw onions, but the difficulty is how to keep it a secret.”

Next week will be the final newsletter of season.
If you have items that need to be posted,
please give editor a written note by next Monday!

Upcoming Dates –
March 22 – Park Pizza Party, Peter Piper Pizza, 11:30 a.m.
March 28 – Stew Feed, 5 p.m., Friendship Hall, $5 pp tickets, Tom & Bonnie Cassidy chair

NOTICE – needing someone to host Park Dinner in March. Argos unable to host as Nancy had her hip surgery. Hosts pick place and date of dinner.
Activity Calendars for next season have been posted. Let Judi DeKoning #67 know of any additions or changes. Schedule your dates as it’s filling rapidly. If you’re involved in daily activities please check days and times for accuracy.
Here a few dates you may want to write on your calendar for next season: Dances are held every Monday night beginning Jan. 8, ending March 12. Friday Night Entertainments begin Jan. 5, final is March 2. Blood Profile tests are Jan. 5 with follow-up results on Jan. 12. Stroke Prevention too in Feb. but didn't get the date. 50-60-65-70 Anniversary party is Feb. 11. If your anniversary date is between April 1, 2017 & March 31, 2018, please sign the list in back of hall. Luau is Feb. 22. March 1 is Vet's Dinner.
Anyone wishing a photo directory .. Donna Gabbert #270, still has a few. Have you seen the new badges Donna has been making…with new park logo? Want one, ask Donna!
Dave Johnson has park directories at $1.50. You can purchase from Dave at #93 or Vicki in the office.
No more line dancing this season .. says Bev Talley.
Judi DeKoning thanks all the help for last week's Ladies Salad Luncheon as well as those who attended. Sounds like we'll have three ladies lunches scheduled for next season!

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Park Pizza Party (final this season) is Wed., March 22, at 11:30 a.m. Wear your name tags .. free pop with your Peter Piper mug .. and free ice cream. Thanks to Dean & Millie Ricke and Jim & Donna Goodwin for scheduling these.
Park Breakfast is at Fiesta Tex-Mex every Thursday at 8 a.m.
ICE CREAM .. ICE CREAM .. ICE CREAM .. This continues at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoons through March, thanks to the Topels, Talberts & Novaks.
Tom & Bonnie Cassidy are hosting the Stew Feed March 28 at 5 p.m. with “Celebrate Your Heritage” the theme. Tickets at $5 pp are on sale until the 26th from Cassidys at #165 or Judi DeKoning at #67.
Editor wants to print info on summer activities in various states up north. Get info to her at #103 or Monday meeting. Don't some of you folks meet regularly in the spring & summer .. folks from Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, where else? We could post it as a reminder to your friends.
Nancy & Denny Argo announce the annual Iowa Reunion formerly held in Story City. It is scheduled in PELLA IOWA this season, July 12-13. Planned activities include Dutch dinner, historical museum, fabric stores, Vermeer tour, Tasssel Ridge Winery, Pella Windows Museum, Central College Maytag Center, Lake Red Rock Hydro Plant, Pella Opera House, Knowville Race Trask, Klokkenspel, lace stores, Amsterdam Schools, Dutch Mill, & more. Housing can be obtained in several hotels in Pella or b&b homes or camping at Red Rock Lake. You can look at info on the internet for all you need. Sign up if attending some of the events. See sheet on the board or contact Nancy 612-396-6262, nancyargo@gmail.com.
A popular get-together in Iowa is Clermont Camp Out held Aug. 6-13 .. come earlier/stay longer if you wish. You don't have to be from Iowa to join in the fun. Make camping reservations by calling Skip Away campground manager Terri Baker at 563-423-7338 or 563-380-0841. Tom & Mary Lou Benson #103 host this & can give you phone numbers of motels/bed &breakfast in area. Questions, contact them at mlbendyb@gmail.com. or
956-532-9665. Many good eating places in the area. Most evenings are potluck with good Iowa sweet corn. Tom will cook up “something special” Friday night of camp out.

E RESULTS Place scores, winner names, complete info on dates & name of game in plastic container back of Friendship Hall. Write legibly please!!
BEAN BAGS – March 15 – (tie)
Bruce Wells, Virgil White, Doug Jass, Jim Moeller
BRIDGE – March 16 -
1st – Maud Fisher 3020 2nd – Dolores Mason 2880
March 14 -
1st – Maud Fisher 3710 2nd – Bruce Wells 2570
CANASTA – Table of 4 –
March 13 – Agnes Messner, Judy Shively 30805
March 15 – Agnes Messner, Janie Maxwell 30075
March 17 – Fran Hryniw, Dolores Mason 30240
Table of 6 – Feb. 15 (?!) - Judy Shively, Catherin Donovan,
Val Cleland 19280
CRIBBAGE – March 15 – David Clement 723
DARTS –
DOMINOES – Mexican Train – March 14 –Janie Maxwell, Dick Topel, Beverly Talley, Patti Lamp, Alice Talbert, Mary Nelson, Fran Hryniw, Vic Greenlee, Margaret Morrow, Pat Olafson, Mary Christianson March 19 – Darlene Bryant, Catherine Donovan, Donna Gabbert, Janel Baker, Diana Ateah, Pat Olafson, Virgil Tyler, Doris Armistead, Donna Buck, Mary Christianson, Patti Lamp
DUMMY RUMMY – March 18 –
1st - Patti Lamp 218 2nd– Sharon Sprague 269
3rd – Bev Telfor 283 4th – Del Telfor 314
EUCHRE – none until next season
GOLF – Executive – March 17 – No women played
Men's Low – Jim Moeller 32 (tie) Doug Jass, Bob Kerkau 38
Course Low Gross Low Handicap
March 15 -
Palm View - 1st – Claude ??? 77 2nd – Henry Hryniw 79
HAND AND FOOT –
PINOCHLE – Single Deck – March 18 –
1st – Alvin Johnson 538 2nd – Mary Jean Steward 507
POOL – LADIES 8-BALL LEAGUE –
PUSH RUMMY –
SHUFFLING –
TIC – March 15 – High for the night was – Agnes Moore 471
1st – Virginia Baker 139 2nd – Michelle Gjerde 140
3rd – Marlene Prohaska 149 4th – Paul Sprague 168

HUSBANDS .. Being a husband is like any other job. It helps a lot if you like the boss.”
WIVES .. “Whenever my wife needs money, she calls me “handsome”. She says, “Hand some over.”
FRIEND .. “A true friend is one who thinks you're
a good egg even though you're half-cracked.”

Some more of “that's when the fight started.”
My wife & I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion. She kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table. I asked her, “Do you know him?” She sighed, “Yes, he's my old boyfriend. I understand he took to drinking right after we split up many years ago..and I hear he hasn't been sober since.” “My God, who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?” .. and that's when the fight started.
I rear-ended a car this morning, the start of a REALLY bad day! The driver got out of the other car & he was a DWARF!! He looked up at me & said, “I am NOT Happy!” So I said, “Which one ARE you then?” .. that's when the fight started.
You might grin when you read this one. When our lawn mower broke, my wife kept hinting that I should get it fixed. Somehow, I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer. Always something more important to me. When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors. I watched for a short time, then went into the house. I was gone only a minute & when I came out again, I handed her a tooth brush & said, “When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway” .. and then the fight started! THE DOCTORS SAY I WILL WALK AGAIN, BUT I WILL ALWAYS HAVE A LIMP!