We went from 931 to 904 residents in the park this week. Our numbers are on the way down. REMINDER: When we leave we need to leave some labels so that our mail can be forwarded. This will save our mail volunteers a lot of work!!! You can get labels for this if you need them through the Computer Group. You can contact Charles Kroll or just let the Business Office know that you need them. There is a small fee for the labels.
Cathy wished all the Leap Year Birthday Babies a Happy Birthday and asked them how old they are now!
Bird House Drawing will be held at next week's meeting. Raffle tickets can be purchased in the Activities Office. Proceeds go to the Media Center. The bird houses were donated by Paul Kitt in Lot 133.
3 Doorprizes were given away at the meeting today to people in Lots 508, 520 and 665.
Pat Snook won the $114 for the 50/50 and donated his prize back to the church.
LOST AND FOUND: A part from a Cannon Camera was found by the pool. We believe it is a Lens Sun Shade. It will be in the Business Office if you want to claim it.
SCHEDULED TIME AND LOCATION CHANGES:
- Winter Ranch and Trophy Gardens will have the St. Patrick's Day Doggie Parade on March 16th, Friday, at 10:00 AM at Doggie Run. Dress those doggies or other pets up in their St. Patrick's Day duds. Lynn just gave a word of caution - don't use jello to dye your dog's fur. They had one that did that and it didn't grown out until August!
- Jewelry Ladies - Time is moving to 1 PM during March. After the 23rd of March, you'll be on your own!
- Pinochle - Will be near the stage end of the Big Hall on Monday nights from now on.
- Friendship Hall Scheduling Change: The Big Hall will not be available for anything other than entertainment on Thursday afternoons from 3 PM until the end of the entertainment in the evening. That way we will avoid any clashes and the entertainment will be able to set up and do what they need to do in order to provide us with our entertainment.
Crafting - On March 7 from 12 to 1 PM, we will be making Lighted and Decorated Wine or Other Bottles. Signup sheets were out after the meeting. If any spaces are left, the signups will be on the craft room door. Supply list is available. Anyone that is registered for the class can have Darrell Luster drill the bottles for you.
Congratulations to Don Hoppe, Ron Frandle and a SOP (person from Some Other Park) who came in 1st Place at the Chamber of Commerce sponsored Golf Tournament at Short Shot Golf Course this last week. Don also got a hole in one on the 9th hole!
Marlene Miska thanked everyone in the park for their prayers and support during Lee's illness. Lee is now in remission for his cancer and they are working on other problems that have been diagnosed. She told us that she received so much support from the park from people she didn't even know. She wanted us to know how wonderful that was and to make sure we keep it up for others in need. She also gave big thank-yous to Vicky and the 1st Responders!
The Computer Club is selling the Annual Directory for the 2011-2012 season for $2. You can buy them in the Business Office. The Computer classes are winding down, however, we are still continuing to have the open help sessions in Activity Room #3 after the Wednesday morning meetings (except for the first Wednesday of the month when the Church Board uses the room).
Winter Ranch Resident Appreciation Day will be held on March 24th from 6-8 PM. Razz Ma Tazz will perform and then we'll have ice cream afterwards. JD explained that they chose not to have a dinner so that all of the residents can enjoy the celebration and not have to volunteer for that time.
JD thanked all the volunteers at the park who keep things going. He said that over 1000 people attended the last three events -The Red Head Express Show, the Friday night dance and the Margarita Party. That could not happen without all our volunteers!
The Second Annual Winter Ranch/Trophy Gardens Golf Tournament will be held next Wednesday, March 7th, at 9 AM. Tickets are $2 per person and are being some after the meeting at the Golf Shack.
The Variety Show will be held on March 4th at 7 PM in Friendship Hall. Penny Vollrath, Lot 310 is the Variety Show Coordinator. The show is scheduled to last 1 1/2 hrs with a 10 minute break in the middle. Next year Penny hopes to start the show at 6 PM. They will also be having a 50/50 to help pay for the Media center.
The March Ladies Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, March 15th, at noon. The meal will include Chicken Portofino, steamed vegetables, and white rice. There will also be a Fashion Show. Tickets are available from February 27 to March 12 (weekdays only) in the Small Hall from 10AM to 11 AM.
The Decorating Committee will be redecorating the Big Hall on Friday afternoon at 2:30. If you would like to help, meet them there.
Mike Ownes, Veterans Advocate, from Trophy Gardens, invited veterans and their friends to a BBQ dinner and Music at Rancho El Charco. It will be on March 6th and the bus will be leaving here at 2:30 PM. Unfortunately, the second bus is under maintenance so you would need to follow the bus over. The Dinner and music is $15 and tickets can be purchased at the Trophy Gardens Activity Office. If you want to take a tour, you would need to go early and pay an extra amount for the tour. There are 60 people going from Trophy and the special price is good if they have 100 people going. There will also be $1 drafts and $3 margaritas. There will also be a presentation on quarry rock structures. Bring your questions. If you stump the VA Advocate, you will win a door prize (questions must be reasonable!).
THE ALAMO TEXAS INDEPENDENCE PARADE is an annual event which is celebrated the first Saturday of March at 11:00 AM It starts at HEB and goes South on Alamo Road and then East on Business 83 to Central Park. This year the theme is Mardi Gras and Alamo invites people that are interested to participate in the parade. There is a group in the park that is doing a float. There is a signup sheet in the hall if you would like to join them. They are taking donations for candy and beads to throw. The donation jar is in the Activities Office. We have at least 25 people who are participating including a float, carts and trucks.
JD has $5 tickets for the Killer Bees for next Wednesday and there will be a bus. See bus schedule below.
1ST RESPONDER INFO:
Workshop with Marsha Nelson, PhD in the Winter Ranch Big Hall Loft, Thursday, March 8th from 10 to 11:30 AM. Dr. Marsha Nelson is a life coach who has presented the Creative Journaling Expressive Arts: Life after Loss, as well as the Cancer Survivor & Caregiver Workshops at Winter Ranch. She was a medical presenter at our WR health fair as well as the Bus Tour held at El Rocio. This is the last scheduled Workshop to be presented at Winter Ranch. Please make plans to attend. For further questions, please contact Rita Huether.
Rita Huether, 1st Responders gave us an invitation to the Rio Grande Valley's only Prostate Cancer Support, Education and Advocacy Group's 5th Anniversary Celebration and free Dinner.
It will be held on April 5, 2012 from 6-8 PM at the Texas Oncology
McAllen Community Room at 1901 South Second Street in McAllen, Texas.
The guest of honor and speaker will be the Honorable Richard Cortez, the
Mayor of McAllen and fellow cancer survivor. For more information you
can contact Bob Wright - Prostate Cancer Survivor at 956-457-9378.
A few weeks ago
Letty Sanchez spoke about a Free Service called Caregiver SOS By WellMed. They offer complimentary programs designed
to support family and caregivers with one-on-one assistance, education,
emotional support and training, wellness activities and more. Caregiver SOS serves caregivers with loved
ones impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other chronic conditions such as stroke,
cancer, COPD etc.
70%
of their calls
are from Alzheimer caregivers at the crisis stage. She would prefer that
people contact them early in the disease in order for them to assist in
all the
stages early to late. There are member
screening tests, which are a free service as well. She provided
information on what to do in the
event of a silver alert, much like the amber alerts which flash along
the roads
to notify us of missing children. Letty's phone number is
956-683-7180. The address is 5401 S McColl Road in Edinburg. The
website is www.wellnessmedicalgroup.com
Yesterday Rita, Jean and Gary toured the Orthopedic Surgery Center and Sports Medicine in Edinburg including the open MRI and physical therapy areas. Dr. Marquez spoke about many new and improved techniques for treating joint conditions caused by arthritis and osteo diseases or injury. He discussed surgical and non-surgical methods including physical therapy. Dr Marquez was very interesting and informative about all the types of surgery and treatment on knees, hips, shoulders and the spine. He noted that early intervention is best on torn tendons and ligaments for the best outcome, rather then waiting until damage is harder to correct or permanent.
They have a fantastic Interactive Education web site with extensive orthopedic procedures covered in detail. Rita encouraged you to visit their website at www.drraulmarquez.com. The facility works with Veterans as well. The most important question he answered for me was how long it would take to get an appointment at their facility. He guaranteed 24 hrs and Rita now has resources to share with all of you in the orthopedic area as well.
They also toured the Cornerstone Hospital where surgery is completed in a very
impressive facility. The Cornerstone
hospital nurse to patient ratio is excellent with some of the best ratings in
the country. They are especially proud
of their ratings in the area of infection control, which is very important with
any surgery of the bones and joints.
Mar 1
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4:30 PM
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Wink’s
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Free
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Buffet is $10
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Mar 2
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9 AM
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Basilica Tour
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Free
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Lunch on your own at Basilica
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Mar 3
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9:30 AM
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Border Fest, Hidalgo
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Mar 7
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6 PM
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Killer Bees
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$5
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SEATS STILL AVAILABLE
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Mar 8
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12:30-4PM
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Border Patrol
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Free
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SEATS STILL AVAILABLE
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Mar 15
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6:30 PM
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Cirque du Soleil
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$48
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Mar 25
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6 PM
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Killer Bees
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$10
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Mar 27
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McAllen
Symphonic Band
(Tickets on sale in the Business Office)
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Free Bus Ride
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