Buzz

Many of you will remember "Buzz" a very special guy who lived here in the park with his wife Jo, quite a few years ago,his Sisters Aloyce Berglund (lived here for years) at 277 and Darlene Griffin , lived across the street from me at 282.

Wade A. “Buzz” Roberts, 84, formerly of Cedar Falls, IA, passed away at his home at Holiday Lake, Brooklyn IA on June 27th, 2020.

Born September 29, 1935, Buzz married Marion “Jo” Amundson on February 1, 1971.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, traveling, country music, karaoke, and spending time with friends and family.  He also loved his winters in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas with his sisters and their husbands.

Left to cherish Buzz’s memory are his Sons, Wade Jeff (Joy) Roberts, Hudson, WI, Tim (Rebecca) Roberts, Brooklyn, IA; his Daughters, Mindy Matoke, Blaine, MN, Cindy(Scott) Wedin, Blaine, MN, Tami (Roger) Strom, Cedar Falls, IA;

His Sisters, Aloyce (David) Berglund, Weslaco TX, and Darlene Griffin, Port Charlotte, FL.  And 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents Wade H. and Louise Roberts, his son, Troy Roberts, a sister Wadene and baby brother Raymond, and brother-in-law, Bill Griffin.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, July 19th at Holiday Lake Community Center, from 1-4:00 PM.  Food will be served, guests may bring drinks of their choice, please wear masks as a courtesy to others.

His famous words were “I never met a stranger” and “Get Er Done”, and that he did!

Buzz will be missed by many.  Memorials may be directed to the family in care of Jo Roberts, 2176 Highview Court, Brooklyn, IA 52211

July 2nd

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Happy 4th to you all!

We had Bobby's service Monday, the VFW post 8788 from McAllen did a beautiful full military service over 20 there and many saying how nice and moving it was. Mark Prohst gave a nice message. We were very lucky as a few weeks before, the cemetery did not allow the services because of the Virus, but had just started to allow them, and was told they may have to shut them down again.
In this picture you can see they do not do an actual graveside service but is in this neat shelter like building. It was very nice. We practiced social distancing and wore our masks and some stood in the back for the service.

I have a few cards We are signing one for Paul and Sharon Sprague, her Sister, Pam, passed away. and a card for the Family of Prudencia Garza lot #241 she passed away.

We had a big rain last week and now hot hot weather and windy, tomarrow it's supposed to be less wind but still hot. Lows around 80 highs 90's to close to 100.

I see the young man Jose,(just hired) and another man out digging in the 99's. I guess for 50 amp service. Jesse will be leaving, I heard the mgmnt wants younger guys to work....

I wished I had more news for ya but when you don't get told anything then you have no idea what's happening here. Wandering if they're going to replace the carpet in the card room, needs it so bad...cleaning is not going to help it. Wandering when the pool will reopen...amoung other things,
Lobby only open a couple hours in the morning.

Donna

June 20th

As  you probably know the Potluck scheduled in Hansel Iowa is cancelled

Well, just when we were starting back with our usual activities...we are now shut down. DA who bought Masons mobile tested Positive for the Virus. He works at a prison..he has not been in our hall, he was in the pool before he got tested. So we can not use the pool, or go in the lobby, or card room. We had a really fun get-to-gether on my patio one Wed. evening and someone misinterpreted the happy hour as a so called committee meeting of some kind...I guess they dont know that we have no meetings of any kind here, and did not discuss anything  going on in the park, we just all had great fellowship and good snacks.
We have been getting some wonderful little showers the last few days, our drought is over. The yards are so pretty and green.
We are having graveside services for Bobby at the RGV State Veteran's Cemetery. Monday June 29th. I had never been there before so I went out there today, it's a moving experience. It is so beautiful and peaceful there. Mark Probst will say a few words.

We had a nice gathering for Happy Hour Wed, and Friday we had our donuts and coffee. Catherine and Norman supplied the donuts.
It's a shame we can't use the big hall as social distancing would be much easier. Nathan said maybe we can use the big hall for our 4th of July get-together, but not Father's Day😡

Putting 50 amp service in the 99's and working on the little shed that will house our pkgs. that come in the mail.

We will miss All Foss who's moving to another park at the end of the month, it;s in Harlingen.

I had a card up for George Krantz, he had a surgical procedure, he's home now. Other than that no other cards up right now.

Bev and Del Telfer having us all for hot dogs on Father's Day.

Some of us playing "tic" in the evenings, Canasta, and Dummy Rummy, doing Aqua sizes and having Line Dancing (in the card room).

June 5th

Great catch you guys!
Tom Benson & Ken Barnhart, they have been getting in some great fishing trips!

Mary Lou and Tom provided the donuts this morning. Mary Lou made awesome home made coffee cake. great fellowship this morning!

I enjoy talking to our new Assistant mgrs. Joyce and Jim Sheeler. Very nice folks.

We have had quite a bit of rain but now it looks like dry weather for awhile. I would think it took us out of a drought. the grass is really growing and so nice and green!

 The pool is being well taken care of by our new maintence man, Jose. I love going in the evening. Of course I like aqua sizes in the morning.

No cards to make, so that's a good thing.

More later!

May 30th

It's very hard to try to inform folks whats going on here in the park when management is so closed mouth about anything. We have never met our new Asst. Mgrs. never introduced them.Certain folks are spoken to and most are not. Only short yes no or "That's not gonna happen" is the most commonly used phrase.
I talked to Catherine Donovan the other day. Her Brother passed away, he was 97. I  have a card up for her and Family, also I had a card for Pam White who was in the hospital for some stints. A card for Alan and Kim Rainbolt, school teachers (who live at #18) and Family on the death of her Father, Darrel Gowry. As some know Darlene Gowry passed away a while back , we called her Miss WalMart. She was a greeter for years here and in some other towns. the Gowry's lived here in the park for quite a few years.
We have had some needed rains here lately, yesterday was a deluge of rain in the afternoon and also this afternoon another nice rain. The grass is really growing.
Yesterday was Robertos last day , he retired from being our Maintenance man, we have a new man by the name of Jose. He is a young man and strong looking. Judy Dekoning wanted a little going away for him but Roberto didn't want that, but he received lots of cards and money from the residents. He will still be around to mow yards, which he has lots of them.
We can't even go in our big hall!  Seems so crazy, I don't know why  but think the owners are trying to save on electricity! but remember last Summer they changed the aircons in the little hall to run continually, which there are times when no one is even in there, now we turn them on when we know there is something going on. Mark Probst asked to go in and check our freezer and needed to get paper work about the chairs but the mgr. said he was too busy, The asst. mgr. let him in but he only had 10 min. to get in and out... We had our first Coffee and donuts get-to-gether, I thought it was time to start back with a little fellowship.However I could not get in the big hall to get our paper plates and cups and napkins so I went and bought a big package of napkins and plates. We were told only 10 people at a time in the little hall, we received a  head count to make sure! Some of us went out in the breezeway with our coffee and donut. I supplied the first time and Benson's signed up for next Friday, and the sign up sheet is now up for others to take turns providing the donuts and making the coffee,usually the office buys the first week and last week but not any more...
I  was told I need to move my 5th wheel from A row. Well, I don't have any way to do that. But was told I had to find someone. At a meeting when Walter Piper was here he told us at a club meeting that the Park was going to be doing work on a couple rows out in the 99's and if there were r.v.s there that the Park would move them and then put them back.
Something new going in , behind the first row of mail boxes, not told anything about it but we heard it was a mail room  for packages that come in. I don;t know how the packages will be secure, I hope people can't just walk in and pick up what ever is there...I wonder if the post office will allow such a room.
Well, I rambled on enough, I will try to find out what all the digging in K row is all about.

May 14th

Finally the Park is quiet. All Winter folks have left...well, most anyway. Ordinarily we would be having some fun things like Mother's day dinner, cook outs, going out to dinner with park folks,  what ever someone came up with, but of course the virus put a stop to that.
As you know Rexroads moved their mobile out of the park. They sure like Leisure World, the mgr. is very nice, I got to meet him on the day their mobile was brought in. It only took the mobile home movers approximately 6 hours to get the mobile ready and start out the gate. They have already got to play "Tic" or "65" as they call it, with new friends.  Their Hall is open and the pool opened quite a few days ago. Also they had a Mother's Day cook out. I am envious.
Our pool finally opened. The Manager and our Asst. Mgrs painted, here is pictures for you, click on the pictures  for a better view

A special thanks goes to Patty Shellito for potting plants and designing arrangements

More weird stuff at the park entrance, maybe a wall would be a good thing, so all of us will know we are supposed to stay on the right side of the road 😊

In front of office at the street
A picture back in the doggy run, I guess for people to walk to the other bench without tromping on the grass.

Just a very few of my plants....

This is a blue "Pea Vine"

 A pink "Penta"

I have lots of neat plants, here is just a very few that I have.

I couldn't resist buying this Penta, It has 3 different colors of Pentas in the same pot.

This is my latest plant hanger. I made one previous that I gave to Marge Rexroad. remember doing Macrame back in the day? Well, I still make these, I have 4 more to make to replace the ones I made 6 years ago or more, the cord does get weathered after a few years.

We are to get a few very scattered showers for a few days but this weekend expecting some good rains this week end, we are very dry in our area of the Valley

 Love the Patriotic quilt Mary Lou made me!! And Daughter Debra mad the door decoration