We went from 952 to 956 residents
in the park this week. Welcome home
Winter Ranch residents!
Next Season's Reservations: All RV residents (non permanent RV's) who are planning to be back next year need to come into the office to put down a deposit for next season. This needs to be done by Sunday or your space will be up for grabs. Starting Monday the site switching begins. Residents who stay the longest time getting to switch first. The following is the schedule.
- Tuesday - 6 month reservations
- Wednesday - 5 month reservations
- Thursday - 4 month reservations
- Friday - 3 month reservations
Advisory Board Nominations: We asked for nominees for 3 open positions and we received three nominations. We will announce the new board members on February 22nd.
Directory Pictures: Shirley Snell will be available in the Video Room from 10 AM to 11:30 AM during the week to register people who have not yet registered to have their pictures taken for the Directory. Also, the pictures that were taken in December will be available after 2 PM today. Stop in the Video Room today after 2 or from 10 AM to 11:30 AM during the week.
Volunteers Needed: Our Activity Directors are looking for an ambitious woodshop person to cut one of the wooden chair racks in half so that there would be two of them. One to be used in the Small Hall and one in Activity Room #3. See JD. More volunteers are needed - see the Volunteer Page to the right.
Our Activity Directors reminded us again that Becky and Elena are not our maids. They have plenty to do already so heed the old advice "Your mother doesn't live here so clean up after yourself." That means put the tables and chairs back the way you found them and clear your tables of trash.
MEDIA SYSTEM: In response to a Petition signed by 60 residents, the Activities Board has been exploring the possibility of purchasing a Media System which would include a large automatic retractable screen and high definition (1080 pixel) projector for Friendship Hall. The Activities Board would like to proceed with the purchase at a cost of $6000. In order to proceed with this purchase this year, the Board is seeking voluntary donations. If every resident gave $5, we could get the job done. Look for something in your mailboxes. Pat Bishop reminded us that we are like renters. We rent a place that is unfurnished and what you have at Winter Ranch now has been paid for by the work of those that went before us. We make improvements every year so all of us and future residents can enjoy their use. Several people made comments on how a new Media system could be used. The following suggestions were made:
- Movie Nights
- Tail Gate Parties
- Slide or Travel Log Presentations - the Cowley Sugar presentation that is coming up is a good example of how it could be used.
- The exercise group (the people who started the petition) have such a gang of participants that a large screen is necessary so that everyone in the group can see or hear.
The Variety Show will be held on March 4th at 7 PM in Friendship Hall. If you would like to be included in the show, there are signup sheets on the Board near the Mail Room. Penny Vollrath, Lot 310, needs two more guys to be involved in a funny skit. You don't have to talk.
A Celebration of Life Service for residents of Winter Ranch who passed away from January 2010 through January 2012 will be held on February 28th at 1:30 PM. There will be refreshments after the service. Please check the listing of residents of Winter Ranch who passed away during 2010 and 2011 that is on the Church Bulletin Board. If we have missed a resident, please let Jeanine Helmer in Lot 503 know. We really want to make sure that we don't miss anyone.
Quilt Show - The Quilters for the Needy will host a Quilt Show on February 10th from 9AM-1PM in Friendship Hall. Admission is $2. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE THE QUILTER'S PAGE ON THE RIGHT.
The Quilting dinner tickets are sold out!
SOCIAL HOURS: The entertainment for the Social Hour on February 28th is the Old But Breathing Band. There is no Social hours on February 14th or the 21 due to other scheduled activities.
The 6th Annual Call of the States Ceremony will be held at the Wednesday morning meeting on February 15th. Flag-bearers need to be in Friendship Hall stage end by 8:30 AM on the 15th.
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. Signup is closed now for anyone celebrating 50 years years, however, signup sheets for people who want to help these couples celebrate are available on the boards in Friendship Hall across from the Mail Room.
Those people that are celebrating 50 years or more should arrive by 1:30 PM for pictures. Chairpersons for this event are Jan and Paul Wilson in Lot 602.
The Billiards players are hosting a fund raiser for new equipment. A Margarita Party will be held on February 27th at 4 PM. There is limited seating so please buy your tickets early. They will be on sale in the Small Hall from 10 to 11 AM each weekday morning.
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. Make sure you sign the back of your tickets so you will be eligible for door prizes.
The 2nd annual Charity Golf Scramble will be held on February 17th at 9 AM. Signup will be in the Small Hall from Monday through Friday. Cost is $5 and includes Continental Breakfast and Lunch. The proceeds from the event will go to the Heart Association. PLEASE WEAR SOMETHING RED! The contact person for this event is Vicki Miller at Lot 520.
CanAm Golf will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd at 10 AM sharp at the Winter Gardens Golf Course. Signup for this event is on Friday during the signup for the regular Friday morning Scramble. All persons must sign up personally. The fee is $2 per person. There will be a total of 45 players from Winter Ranch (23 Americans and 22 Canadians. (Trophy Gardens will sign up separately.) With the Trophy Gardens players, we will have a total of 90 players. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available. There will also be some "cash prizes" awarded! Some of the entry fee will go toward new benches for the golf course. If you have questions, contact Dick Degarmo at Lot 26 or Jim Wilson at Lot 341.
The Cowley Sugar House Growers will be presenting a video on February 20th at 9 AM in Friendship Hall. They will also have a representative available to answer any questions you may have. There will also be another presentation on March 1st.
State Potlucks:
- Canada on February 26th at 11:30 AM.
- Iowa on February 19th at noon.
Another IPad and IPhone class is scheduled for today at 1 PM. You don't have to have been at the first one to attend the next one. If you want help transferring information from your IPad/Phone to your laptop, bring the laptop with you and they will help you with it.
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.
Wellness Screening will be offered February 13th at 7:00 AM. Able Almquist, Lab Director from Rio Grande Regional Hospital spoke on the benefits of blood screenings. The hospital is offering various lab tests for $20 and others at a reduced cost. See the information posted on the bulletin boards in Friendship Hall across from the Post Office. They have the results the same day and will call if there is something that needs immediate attention. Able will also go over your results with you and even offer some tools and home remedies that may help improve your results. The hospital brings in an army of people to do the testing so you will not be in line for hours. Fasting is required after dinner the night before.
BUS TRIP INFORMATION:
February 16, 8:30 AM Iwo Jima Memorial
February 18, 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Pioneer Ranching Crafts Day in McAllen
February 21, 8:45 AM - Resaca de la Palma State Park
February 22, 9:00 AM - National Butterfly Museum
February 24, 9:00 AM - Market Days in Brownsville
The Basilica tour is being rescheduled.
The Killer Bee Bus tour is full.
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.
FROM YOUR VOLUNTEER BLOG ADMINISTRATOR:
I had a lot of requests for a calendar with EVERYTHING on it. Well, you got it! There are too many activities to print the whole thing in a calendar format, but you can print it out in Agenda format. You can choose to look at the full calendar or four other calendars within the total calendar. There are directions to the right of this page on using it, under Current Info, the last item "Directions to Use The Calendar."
I have also included links to other Winter Ranch park websites and sites that might be of interest to a Winter Texan under the calendar.
The Wrangler Newsletter is now also available on this blog. To find the newsletters or older posts on this blog, see the Archives on the left column of this blog.
As soon as we have internet available in Activity Room #3, I will be offering some classes on using the blog for those that might want them. Since I've been updating and revising the blog, new directions for using the blog are being printed today and will be available in the Small Hall.
If you have any information that you want to share or pictures for the blog, just e-mail me at blogwinterranch@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Mary
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