March 12th Newsletter

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RVE CLUB MEETING – Chair Craig Daves called meeting to order. We recited “Pledge to the Flag” & sang “God Bless America”. Meeting closed by singing club song, ”We Love Our Valley Home”.

Accompanist – Jan Delashmit

Invocation – Sharon Sprague - “Soldier & His Deck of Cards” followed by prayer

Secretary Report – Dana Daves

Treasurer Report – Jim Moeller



Seems there are MORE folks going home than ARRIVING .. but we were all glad to welcome back Jan Philipp & friend Larry Quigley. Don't stay away so long next year!!



MANAGEMENT REPORT: Ken Barnhart, assistant manager, says “It may have been 90 degrees yesterday but it's chilly today .. summer's coming”. Winter Texan Times is the leading news in the Valley throughout our season & they have offered to bring EXTRA copies of the March 15 issue. We encourage our residents to take some home & tell your friends up north about our great times. Let the office know if you need extra copies. A comment from Sue McLauglin made us smile, “WiFi is 'this' much better .. !” Website for park is riovalleyestates.com

Donna Gabbert keeps us informed with a blog. Find it at www.donnasramblingsatrve.blogspot.com.

Club website by Judi DeKoning is RVEWTC.com .. for “members only”, the password is riovalley.

Treasurer Jim Moeller's report approved. Properties committee member Larry Pavlis said new ice machine was delivered & installed but last night “it went on the fritz”, it's under warranty, will be repaired. Old ice machine was sold. There is new coffee maker in big hall, card room folks want new one. Committee has good prices on one. Still some stove top issues, will be taken care of. Inventory has been completed. A dry erase board is now in pool room area. Larry thanked all who helped with the February breakfasts served by the board. Board Members-- Properties – Ron Zoeller, Jerry McAninch, Larry Pavlis; Finance – Sandy Novak, Sally Hejlik, Jim Moeller. 3- year terms begin April 1 with newly elected Mike Reiff & Gordon Amos replacing Jerry McAninch & Sally Hejlik.



We'll be electing new chair & vice chair for April and November. Be thinking about who you wish to nominate. Nominations will be taken next week. We'll vote last Monday in March....the 26th.



Helen Curtis asks we call 603-674-3869, if we know of someone needing card due to illness/death in family. Cards to sign are in office area. If you call her & leave message, leave name. She will not return call if she doesn't know who left message. Cards this week were for Tom Anderson, McAllen Heart Hospital, breathing problems; Dottie Reiff, Knapp Hospital, pneumonia. Helen would appreciate updates on how folks are doing after we send them a card.



Chair Craig said three residents have volunteered to review club by-laws as printed in our directory. He would like three more volunteers. This group will review bylaws over the summer & make suggestions in the fall on changes they feel need to be made.



PLEASE turn off cell phones during Monday meetings.



It was announced entertainment chair Brock Laing & wife Adrienne arrived safely at their home up north.



Come dance tonight, 7-9:30. Tonight is the final dance of the season .. Diego plays. Cost is $6 pp. 50-50 draw.



Thanks to George & Sharyl Krantz who have volunteered to cook ham for our April 1 Easter Dinner. They are asking for helpers & will post a sign up sheet soon. Park provides the ham, remainder is potluck. Always a nice way to close our season's activities .. Celebrate the day Christ is Risen.



From Rose of The Golden Girls –

“The older you get, the better you get .. unless you're a banana!”



Upcoming Dates to Remember:

March 14 – Park Pizza Party, Peter Piper Pizza, 11:30 a.m.

March 17 – St. Patrick's Day Dinner, 4 p.m., $9 pp, ticket sales end today, March 12, Chuck/Nancy Gonnerman chair

April 1 – Easter Dinner, Noon .. George/Sharyl Krantz chair


Dave Johnson #93 has new park directories, $1.50 each.
Activity Calendars are posted on big board. Let club secretary Dana Daves or Judi DeKoning know if you wish a 2018-2019 date on the calendar.
Notify news editor at #103 of changes in chairpersons & times of activities. Written notes help.
Some of our newer residents may not know that in 2002 a Rio Valley Estates cookbook was printed. A supply remains at Irene Quail's #49, purchase at $5 each. Many good recipes there!
Park Breakfast is at Fiesta Tex-Mex Thursdays, 8 a.m.
Marge Rexroad who heads our Quilters Group displayed the many quilts that will be taken to V.A. by Irene Quail. Marge thanked everyone who helps and those who have donated supplies for the quilters.
Charilyn Hover announced she & Ed have volunteered to chair next year's Iowa Dinner which was placed on the 2019 calendar .. March 6 at noon. She thanked Mary Lou for the mobile quilt she won (making them chairs).
Does anyone besides your editor believe treasurer Jim Moeller & “doc” Bruce Wells missed their calling? Should they have been comedians!?? Bruce announces,
“If you have a living will & Vial of Life, the will or instructions on where it is should be in the Vial of Life. Both Vial of Life & living will forms should be those used by Texas.” Need extra vial, forms or stickers, Bruce has these at #E-4. Sue Barnhart said Texas forms can be obtained online. Bruce has reminded Rich Stubbs about the certificates, will call him again. The AED is located in women's restroom. Ken Barnhart will periodically check the AED batteries during the summer season.

Admonitions I read way back in 2002!
“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.”
“If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.”
“Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.”
“The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.”
“Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your mouth is moving.”
“Experience is what you get just after you need it.”

Park Pizza Party is this Wednesday, the 14th, 11:30 a.m. at Peter Pizer Pizza. If you have the Peter Piper cups, bring with you as your beverage is then free. Wear name tags. Prizes & ice cream included with price of meal.
March 17, Chuck/Nancy Gonnerman chair St. Patrick's Day Dinner of corn beef & cabbage, potatoes, dessert, lemonade, green beer. The committee will be using scales purchased by club so all will receive the same amount of corn beef. Tickets are being sold, $9 pp. Final day for sales is today, March 12. Chair Nancy said there will be juice to put over your meal so you may want to bring good-sized soup bowl. If you don't wish to have the juice, butter for potatoes plus your table service will be provided for you. A few more volunteers needed to help on some duties. See sign up sheet for volunteers. Dress in green. Enjoy special entertainment by Bruce Wells with his dulcimer.
Regular game activities such as Bingo, Pinochle & Texas Hold'em will be held on Saturday after St. Pat's dinner even though they may run a little late.
“Must Goes” – If you have left-over food items you do not want to take back up north, you may deliver them to the Runn School office. They will accept partial servings of food in disposable containers.

“Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.”

Extras ..
Nancy Gonnerman at #23 would like to know if anyone uses lace ribbon to crochet necklaces. Contact her.
Some of you have met Tom Benson's son Kyle when he has visited in the park nearly early year. He will receive his long-awaited kidney transplant on March 14. Prayers for him & his donor are appreciated by Bensons.
Summer Activities
If your state has something special going on in the summer, let editor know before final newsletter which will be printed March 26 (or April 2?).
The annual Iowa Potluck is scheduled for noon on Wed., July 11. This is held at Comfort Inn in Story City. If this is incorrect, chairman PLEASE let me know!
Also in Iowa, RVE residents are invited to SkipAway Campground in Clermont from August 5-12. Tom & Mary Lou Benson have opted to NOT plan tours/activities after having done it for over 20 years, but we know many folks still plan to come on up. Tom & Mary Lou will still camp, just not planning the activities. If you wish a camping spot, you must make your own reservations with Terry Baker at SkipAway, ph. 563-423-7338 or 563-380-0841. Some RVE folks come to join in for fun & stay at motels in the area. If you wish to do this, that would be great .. Bensons can get phone numbers for you!
HOW ABOUT OTHER STATES' ACTIVITIES?
GET INFO TO #103 TO APPEAR IN NEWSLETTER.

GAME RESULTS - Place scores, winner names, complete info on dates & name of game in plastic container back of Friendship Hall. WRITE LEGIBLY!
BRIDGE – March 6 -
1st – Maud Fisher 4460 2nd – Dick Gibson 3220
March 8 -
1st – Dolores Mason 2910 2nd – Bruce Wells 2160
March 10 -
1st – Dick Gibson 2670 2nd – Aleen Mittelberg 2560
CANASTA – Table of 4 –
March 5 – Mary Jean Steward, Darlene Bryant Score?
March 7 – Agnes Messner, Judy Greenlee Score?
March 9 – Fram Hryniw, Judy Greenlee Score? Table of 6 – March 9 -
Margie Rexroad, Jean Burkinshaw, Linda Palermo 41720
DOMINOS – Mexican Train – March 6 – Mary Lou Sirovy, Ann Johnson, Maud Fisher, Pat Olafson, Fran Hryniw, Nancy Gonnerman, Virginia Baker, Patty Lamp, Red Tyler, Janie Maxwell March 11 – Agnes Messner, Virginia Baker, Janie Maxwell, Judy Greenlee, Dick Topel, Dianna Miller, Janel Baker, Nancy Gonnerman, Grace Thornton, Margaret Morrow
DUMMY RUMMY – March 10 -
1st – Del Telfor 225 2nd – Nancy Argo 227
3rd – Donna Goodwin 231 4th – Arwin VanWyk 244
EUCHRE –
GOLF – March 9 – Executive - 1st – Henry Hryniw 29
2nd (tie) – Arwin VanWyk, Dave Johnson, Bob Blank 35
Women's Low – Brenda Smith 44
March 6 – Tierra Santa -
Low – Paul Sprague 86 2nd – Bob Short 87
PINOCHLE – Single Deck – March 9 -
1st – Ed Hover 466 2nd – Del Telfor 464
SHUFFLING – March 6 – Henry Hryniw, Jim Moeller, Agnes Messner, Bruce Wells March 7 – Bruce Wells, Henry Hryniw March 9 – Lyle Voste, Henry Hryniw, Ross McAuley
POKER – TEXAS HOLD 'EM – March 10 -
1st – Arwin VanWyk 2nd – Lynn Stamp 3rd – Jean Stamp
TIC – March 7 -
1st – John Norris 111 2nd – Dale Norris 162
3rd – Donna Granath 189 4th – Ann Johnson 192

From my favorite author .. Anonymous ..
“God loves you because of who God is, not because of
anything you did or didn't do.”
“Growing old beats the alternative of dying young.”
“Life is too short, enjoy it.”
“Don't take yourself too seriously. No one else does.”
“Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.”

Something to make you SMILE ..
A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to their home one day when a fire truck zoomed by. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog's duties. “They use him to keep crowds back,” said one. “No”, said another, “He's just for good luck.” A third brought the argument to a close, “They use the dogs”, she said firmly, “to find the fire hydrants.”