For all kinds of info go to this site. Entertainment, dances, jams, craft shows etc.
Saturday, September 19, 2020
This Winter
I haven't seen any cancellations yet on these dances
Sure hope we get to enjoy this Winter, too many folks jumping to conclusions that things are shut down..... say they're coming later, and some saying not coming at all.
Our card room
I have plenty of alcohol wipes for tables so maybe we can get up some games up this week, hand sanitizer is provided.
This was taken a couple days ago, this row is now finished clear to the bathrooms
Just a few more to go....pads still looks too close together...but what do I know😎
Monday, September 14, 2020
Good news
We all just got notices in our mail boxes that the pool is open, it will be open 24 hrs. 10 allowed in, also the card room is open 24 hrs, as they are installing coded entry locksets, allowing 3 tables only with 4 per table. Lobby to be open 7a.m. until 6 p.m. Hopefully the big hall will open soon, it's so much easier to social distance in there and 8 ft. tables spaced out, should be able to have more folks in then.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
For the Winter Texans
This is an email I just received from "Kristi"
It's time to start packing!
With only 53 days before the Winter Texan season 'officially' starts, I'm sure many of you are wondering what this season might look like.
One thing is for sure: It will be different! Life as we know it has been turned upside down, dropped a few times then stomped on. 2020 has not been kind on so many fronts! So while we know that the Winter Texan season will be different, life anywhere will be different than it was this time last year.
The good news is, that the number of COVID cases in both Cameron and Hidalgo County are going down. We continue to watch these numbers and hopefully they will continue to decline. Also good news is that there is plenty to do here in the Rio Grande Valley outdoors - where you can enjoy playing golf, walking down the beach, bike riding, playing tennis or going for a swim - all the while maintaining social distancing protocols.
We know it's a real bummer. But we also know that this is an opportunity to create new activities and outings, so be on the lookout for fun itineraries, suggestions and guides!
Let me know what your travel plans are this season, I love to hear from you!
We're just connecting the dots,
krisri@welcomehomergv.com
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Hutch
Mitzie called and said "Hutch" passed away. they lived at 421.,but have been gone from the park for several years
Did I once say we don't have very many storms down here in the Valley! The hurricane and now this today, tornado warnings for the Valley, Big rains today, we did need the rain tho.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
A note
Well, this morning our friend Anita Madson left for good. Her mobile is for sale. she has health problems, her Son came with his pickup and loaded her golf cart in the back and pulling her car.
Marge and Rex's 62nd Anniversary was today and a few of us went to Nancy's for breakfast I put a picture on facebook, over 20 people wished them a Happy Anniversary, and several commented, that they would be missed here in the Park, as they now reside in Leisure World.
Aloyce Berglund former resident of our Park shared this today on facebook. David and her lived in Duluth for a long time before retiring.
Duluth Poluce Local 807
“I am going to share like I have never before. I am going to do so because so many people truly have no idea. This story is not an anomaly and happens across this country day in and day out. All I ask is that you pause and read what it is truly like out here in the real world. Not how the media spins it or some keyboard warrior tweets about a world they do not live in and know nothing about.
Last night my world and my entire family's world almost changed forever. I almost shot an "unarmed black man." My partner got on the radio and told us a shooting was happening right in front of her very eyes. Shot after shot rang out in our community we have sworn to protect. 17 shots in all were fired and now people were fleeing everywhere. My partners all went towards the gun shots, no race was said, no thought of our own safety was contemplated. We went because that is what we are called to do. We must help our community no matter who is in danger and no matter the risk. My partners found two of the suspects, and I rushed to help them as they are yelling they are not complying and now they are fighting. Where are the guns used? Do they have them? Are they going to try and kill my partners? All thoughts as I pull up and see my partners on the ground fighting with one male, a black man. Another black man is near them and turns to run as i approach. My partners yell "stop him."
I yell for him to stop and he turns and runs. Where is the gun? Does he still have it? Is he going to shoot me? My partners? Is he and innocent person just out for a walk? I give chase, he continues to run around a corner. Is he going to ambush me when I turn the corner? Where is the gun? My partners are yelling for more officers. The male keeps running until I and my partner gain ground on him and he stops. "Get your hands in the air!" He does not. "Get on the ground!" He does not. Where is the gun?!!!!! He turns his back hiding his hands from us, still not listening to commands. Where is the gun?!!!! I level my pistol at him. I put my finger on the trigger. Is this it? Is he going to shoot us? Am i going to have to shoot this man to save myself and others??? Will my wife wake up a widow, will my children no longer have their father? Is our community going to change forever because of me? Will everything burn only because we want to help? Because we want to live and not die? Because we don't want to see innocent people in our community die. All of this in about 1/2 a second... My partner attempts to tackle him and now we fight because he is still not listening. I almost shot an "unarmed black man." Why was he unarmed? Because (unknown to me at the time) when he ran and turned the corner in front of me, he threw the stolen gun he was carrying in the bushes.
When the dust settled officers had cuts and bruises and two multi convicted felons went to jail unharmed, but it was only 1/16 of a squeeze from changing our world forever. All of this while you slept comfortably in your homes, safe from the wolves who roam our streets. You will not hear this story on the news. No one will call national attention to it. No one will say anything about this night. We simply just dust ourselves off, make sure each of us is ok and go on to the next call. This is what happens all across this country more often than you could ever imagine, but we are racist, we have to change. There must be accountability. Police must be defunded. Each and every day we dust each other off, make sure we are ok and go out into our communities and do the right thing. As the media, professional athletes, politicians, and social media warriors bash us day in and day out. Our promise to you as officers each day is that we will dust each other off, make sure we are ok, and go out into our community and die trying to make sure you are safe while you sleep in peace at night. I almost shot an "unarmed black man" last night. I challenge anyone to get out of your comfort zone and ride with us. Take a day in our shoes and see what it is really like. The truth, the unedited truth. We ask for nothing in return other than allowing the truth to come out. Wait for the facts. Stop destroying us before we even have a chance! Stop pushing the false narrative. Stand with us, help us! We are not heroes, we are men and women who just want to do the right thing.”
Written by a Duluth Police Sergeant
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