We grew from 899 to 928 residents
in the park this week. Welcome home
Winter Ranch residents!
Please give your congratulations to Bill Malloy who made a Hole in One on the Golf Course last Monday! Congratulations Bill!
ATTENTION ALL NEW RESIDENTS OF WINTER RANCH: A newcomer's meeting will be held on January 24th at 10:00 AM in Friendship Hall. We hope to see you there!
ATTENTION ALL ACTIVITY LEADERS - It is time to fill out a request for rooms and times for activities for next season. Green sheets are available outside the Activity Office. Just complete them and put them in the Activities Office Mail Box or give them to Lynn or JD. If one of these cards is not completed and handed in, you could lose your spot for next year.
No Social Hour next Tuesday because of the Hobo Dinner.
PLEASE NOTE that schedules for Entertainment and Dances are under Current Information to the right of this blog. Social hour entertainment is included under the Entertainment tab.
Winter Ranch Directory Picture/Proofs - This session of getting your pictures taken for the directory is full, however, there will be days in February to get your picture taken. Please sign up with Shirley for the February dates. She will be available after the Wednesday morning meetings in Friendship Hall or on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 AM in the Video Room in Friendship Hall.
The Spanish Class has moved to Activity Room 3.
A Memorial Service for residents of Winter Ranch who passed away from January 2010 through January 2012 will be held on February 28th. There will be information on the Cards Bulletin Board in Friendship Hall.
Quilt Show - The Quilters for the Needy will host a Quilt Show on February 10th from 9AM-1PM in Friendship Hall. Admission is $2 and includes entrance to the show and a snack of coffee or iced tea and cookies. The proceeds will be used to make quilts for the needy. The Quilters would like participation from Winter Ranch residents. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE THE QUILTER'S PAGE ON THE RIGHT.
Canada Day - Our Canadian residents would like to share information with us about their homeland, the food, the activities and the provinces. Canada day is scheduled for March 1st in Friendship Hall. Time to be announced. The Chair person for this event is Jackie McCall.
The 6th Annual Call of the States Ceremony will be held at the Wednesday morning meeting on February 15th. We need 60 flag-bearers for all flags. You can sign up in the Business Office.
The 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held on February 12 at 2 PM in Friendship Hall. This is to celebrate the anniversaries of people who have been married 50 years or more. All are welcome to attend. Signup sheets for the people celebrating 50 or more years of marriage are available in Friendship Hall. Chairpersons for this event are Jan and Paul Wilson and Elinor Kroll.
The 1st Responders are sponsoring a Health Fair here at Winter Ranch in Friendship Hall on January 26 from 11 AM - 4 PM. Representatives of Health and Medical Services will have display tables, information, door prizes, etc. There will be speakers scheduled to cover a variety of topics. Please see the times scheduled on the Bulletin Board. Lunch, snacks and beverages will be available for your convenience.
HEART ATTACK RISK ASSESSMENT SCREENING - You can get a risk assessment screening for only $10. This screening includes weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, total cholesterol (total lipid HDL and LDL) and Triglyceride levels. Eight hour fasting is required for the screening. You need to sign up ahead of time for an appointment in Friendship Hall. These screenings will be Thursday, January 26 from 9 - 11 AM in the Friendship Hall Loft as a part of the Health Fair.
The first class on IPhones and IPads will be on Wednesday, January 25th at 1 PM in Activity Room 3. Signup sheets are on the Bulletin Board in Friendship Hall on the wall across from the mail room.
The Computer Group is having Open Computer Help Sessions on Wednesdays right after the morning meeting until noon (except for the 1st Wednesday of the month when the room is otherwise occupied). If you are having problems with your laptop, a computer application, or a program stop in and see them. There will be two people available to help out. These sessions are not meant to be a full class but if you are stuck and can't figure out how to get something to work on a program, they will be glad to see if they can assist.
Woodshop HoBo Dinner - The Woodshop is sponsoring a dinner on the 24th of January at 4 PM in Friendship Hall. $5 Proceeds will go to the Woodshop. Meal: Hamburger, potatoes, onion, cabbage. There will be door prizes. Bring your own table service. Buy your tickets soon as there is a limited number of tickets available.
The 1st Responders Dinner will be held on the 30th of January at 5 PM in the Big Hall. Dinner will include a Sirloin Burger (with all the trimmings), potato salad, baked beans, ice cream and coffee or iced tea. Cost is $5. Please bring your own table service. Tickets will be sold at the Wednesday morning park meeting on the 25th.
A Gospel Review will be presented by musicians from our park on the 22nd of January at 3 PM. This musical event will last about an hour. Bring a donation of a non-perishable food product for the Food Bank. The Gospel Review will be followed by the Ice Cream Social.
A Valentine's Dance is scheduled for February 14th at 7-10 PM. Jealous Hearts will be performing. There will be lots of prizes and favors. Cost is $10 per couple and $6 for a single. Tickets are on sale now in the Activities Office.
CanAm Golf will be held on Friday, Feburary 3rd at 9 AM at the Winter Gardens Golf Course. There will be 23 American teams and 22 Canadian teams. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available. If you have questions, contact Dick Degarmo at Lot 26 or Jim Wilson at Lot 341.
The Business Office is selling tickets to McAllen Symphonic Band presentation of "Hollywood Goes To War" which will be held on February 14th at 7 PM at the Trinity Worship Center at 4801 N Cage Boulevard in Pharr. The tickets are $5. There is no bus to this event.
The Business Office is also selling ticket for the 7th Annual Lutefisk Dinner at Our Savior Lutheran Church in McAllen. The dinner is set for Saturday, February 4. The cost is $17.50 each.
State Potlucks are being planned. The dates are as follows:
STATE
POTLUCKS
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State
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Date
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Time
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Hosts
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Canada
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Feb 26
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11:30
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Jackie McAuley
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Colorado
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Feb 5
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Iowa
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Feb 19
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Michigan
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Jan 15
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Minnesota
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Jan 29
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11:30
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Karen Larsen
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Missouri
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Feb 3
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ND, SD, MT,NE, WY
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Jan 17
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11:30
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Mark & Rose Williams
Roger & Jan Howard
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Wisconsin
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Jan 22
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11:00
Noon
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Social Hr
Lunch
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Mary Hanson
Donna Hulsey
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State Potluck Coordinators, please contact Mary Benfield at Lot 740 or e-mail her at blogwinterranch@yahoo.com and let her know who you are!!
TRIPS INFORMATION
WINTER RANCH ACTIVITIES OFFICE TRIPS:
1. A listing is available in this blog under CURRENT INFORMATION and the BUS TRIPS button.
2. We have a bus trip to South Padre
for the Breakway Tours Port of Brownsville Tour scheduled for February 27th. Cost is $37 per person and includes dinner at Shrimp
Paws. For more information, see the Bulletin Board in Friendship Hall. There are seats left on this tour.
3. The El Rancho trip has 2 seats left.
4.
We still have Cirque du Soleil tickets available but they will have to
be returned on the 1st of February. The bus is full, but you can buy
the tickets and meet us there.
LONG DISTANCE TRIPS THROUGH YVONNE - She will be available in the Library on Monday and Wednesday mornings when the Video Room is open. You can see her then or leave a note in her Mail Box and she will get back to you. She is at Lot 256. Yvonne does not have an office here in the park with regular hours!
1. A Mardi Gras Trip to Galveston is being offered for Trophy Gardens and Winter Ranch residents. The trip begins on Thursday, February 16th, and will return the following Monday, the 20th. A party bus has been hired. Trip participants will be staying at the Marriott SpringHill Suites. The trip includes the two main Mardi Gras parades, the Battle of the Bands, a tour of the Shriners Hospital, a ride on the ferry, a tour of the carved trees left over from the storms, and a visit to a couple of museums. Price of the tour is $499/per person double occupancy. See either Gayle Fields at Trophy Gardens at Lot 300 after 2 PM. Her phone number is 504-473-4435.
2. A King Ranch Tour bus trip is being offered on January 25th by Fritz Tours. The bus will be leaving around 7-7:30 AM for a one day excursion. Information and signup is on the bulletin board in Friendship Hall. The tour is $65 and includes lunch, transportation and a guide. There are a few seats left.
3. A Big Bend Trip is being offered for one date only on March 4th. Details on the Bulletin Board.
Our volunteers are outstanding. If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t be able to offer all the activities that we do and we wouldn’t be able to keep the costs down for those activities. We are always looking for new volunteers. Check out those volunteer opportunities in the Current Information Section of this blog or stop and talk to JD in the Activities Office.
If you head a group or activity here at Winter Ranch and would like to add information to this blog, see Mary Benfield at Lot 740 or e-mail her at blogwinterranch@yahoo.com.
