Monday Meeting February 8th

We had a fairly short meeting this morning.
One thing was voted on...A bun server for the kitchen, I understand it is about 6 feet tall by 26" around. It will be great for loading up desserts on the many shelves and can be wheeled anywhere. It will free up our counters also. It will be an asset to the kitchen.
Our assistant mgr.Clara gave the mgr. report today as the Bardon's are back in Iowa helping to get their daughter squared away on some issues she's been having. They hope to get home by next Monday.
Joyce Amos sent cards to Cookie Shackelford and Jack and Connie Bardon. I just saw that there's a new card to sign for Bobby Thomas who is sick.
The Olympics are taking place this week. the bean feed is this coming Wednesday, they're looking for over 300 people for that! And the craft show this coming Friday. Our yearly Birthday and Anniversary Party will be Sunday the 14th
Honorees
50th:Tom & RoJean Anderson, Loren & Kathryn Ratliff, Rollo & Arlene Fisher, Daryl & Rita Henningen, Dean & Kay Wright, Gordon & Joyce Amos, Gary & Martha Lundgren,
60th: John & Helen Dee, Warren & Evelyn McBurney, and Coke & Carla Wahlers.

Monday Meeting

I did not go to the Monday meeting this morning. I have had a cold and even though it's better, I thought a few more days away from folks would be best, don't want to spread any germs, as I still have a cough.
The new chair,for the next 2 months is Rita Sutherland. I don't think I have had the pleasure of meeting her yet. Our mgr. said our rent is going up $5.00 a month for mobiles and next season r.v. rates are going up also.
Joyce Amos is doing cards in Irene's place as she had knee replacement surgery. She sent cards to Dorothy Bryant, hand surgery, Henrietta Johnson, headaches, Brian barksdale, tests, Al & Dolores Mason's son is ill and they went to be with him in Kansas.
We had omelets in a bag Saturday morning, they served 200. They were very good! Dave Printy did a great job and this coming month the Canadians are in charge of the Sat. morning breakfasts.
Art Bloom conducted a memorial service for those we lost this passed year
they were:
Iene Wilton
Conrad Christianson
Kathy McClish
Esther Larson
Jim Jones
Marcel Belzer
Bill Griffin
Don LeBeau
Bernard Juiot
Shirley Julian
Paul Turner
Katy Scharping
Jim Lantis
Bob Scott
Harold Case
Susan Stensland
Ruby Baechler
Earl Dowell

Luau

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Thank You so Much Tom Duffy

Tom duffy made this and it is in front of the park office. Very very nice!

town Crier

Hey we made the front page of the Town Crier!! Andrielle from the Town Crier came over last Wed. and interviewed Mary Lou and I about all our Mobile Home Quilts and took a tour around the park.She was told how the very first barn quilt was made in Ohio in 2005 and how many other States have started painting quilt blocks on their barns or cribs. Also many businesses are putting up smaller versions in front of their buildings, also in front of public buildings, libraries, churches, and private homes as well. I have gone on line and just typed in barn quilts and many sites come up showing off their quilt squares painted on their residences and businesses and on the farm buildings throughout Iowa and Ohio and several other States.
anyway Rio Valley can boast of being the first park to do quilt squares in front or on their units.

just some old news

I hope you all enjoyied the slide show. All the pictures were taken by Mary Lou and she made a smilebox slide show and sent it to me and I in turn put it on this blog.
I showed Mary Lou how to do the smilebox , yikes I unleashed a monster!!!!!!! I have received atleast 3 slide shows from her !!!! lol
Our last meeting on the 11th went smoothly. Connie the mgr. said Walter Piper is bringing in some new mobiles and they will finance them and except trade-ins.
The spagetti feed went well with close to 300 attending. the spagetti was very good and even had a nice dessert.
The 1st Annual Veteran's Dinner was held the next day and there were close to 200. The chicken and noodles were great, Connie and Tom Duffy fixed them and Tom and Sherry Brown helped also, Bobby & I, Rex Rexroad emceed the program, and George and Dorothy Flesner helped serve. Marge Rexroad donated 2 quilts which were given away and Tom had some neat wooden cutouts and a clock which he had made were also given, cash prizes for various things were given out too.
This month and next are very busy months here in the park. Blood profile was held, this morning, the Jam was held in the afternoon, the Luau is the 21st
Jean McCann & Paul White were married this passed June and this last Sunday provided the icecream for our Sunday icecream get-to-gether.

1st Annual Veteran's Dinner

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