Ladies Luncheon - Monday, January 13 at 12:00. Final ticket sales will be Wed thru Fri, 9:30 - 11:30 at the Friendship Hall. Tickets are $8.00. Bring some cash with you as we will be passing the hat for the Entertainment. If anyone has questions or donations contact Marsha Bender at Lot 592,
Dance on Friday, January 10th at 7 PM is Agency. The Agency will be the band for our dance on January 10th at 7 PM. This is one of the most popular rock and roll bands in the Valley. We started reserving tickets in the office today (January 2nd) for our park and have sold over 120 tickets. If you want to attend, please get your seats reserved as soon as you can. Seats will start being reserved for other parks starting January 3rd. This band has sell out crowds wherever they go!
Lineup at 2 PM for the Agency Dance Tickets.
By the way, thanks everyone for signing up today. JD bet us a case of beer that we wouldn't get 100 people from the park signed up. Thanks to you, he has to buy his own beer!
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| Darlene Peters was about Ticket 108 or so! |
JD is giving me his "Okay, you win look!"
REMINDER: Starting Monday for the months of January and February:
- Yoga with Irma every Monday 8-8:45 and
- Zumba with Bonnie every Monday Noon- 12:45 months of January and February
POOL/BILLIARDS:
Here are some pictures from today's 8 Ball Tournament:
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| Don Granger, Billiards Group Coordinator |
The Billiards Group is looking for new players. Just show up for any of the following games:
- Mondays 8:30 AM: 8 Ball Tournament $5 entry fee
- 1st and 3rd Mondays 2 PM: - Scotch Doubles (Men and Women's Eight Ball - ladies get every other shot)
- Tuesdays at 1 PM: Ladies Pool
- Wednesdays at 6:30 PM: 9 Ball Tournament ($1 Entry Fee)
- Thursdays at 9 AM: 8 Ball Tournament
BILLIARDS FUND RAISER: The Billiards Group is having a pool cue raffle. 1 ticket for $3 and 5 tickets for $5. You could win a custom made pool cue with case. It is a 19 oz custom made pool cue made of Honduran Rosewood, Birds Eye Maple and Bocote Rings of Ebond and Mother of Pearl with 4 Ironwood Inlays. It has a four piece laminated Birds Eye Maple pro tapered shaft, uni-loc joint, Juma Ferrule with 11 Moori Tip. The drawing for the Pool Cue will be at the Margarita Party on Tuesday, February 11th. More information coming on when these tickets will go on sale.
QUILT SHOW - The FOURTH annual Quilt Show will be held from 9 am to 1 pm on Tuesday January 28th in Friendship Hall. The Show will feature modern and antique quilt displays quilted art, items for the home and quilted accessories.In addition Door Prizes, Vendors, Craft Boutique, Second Hand Rose and Refreshments can be enjoyed as well as the wonderful quilt displays.The small admission fee of $2 will help raise money for the Quilters for theNeedy Project which provide quilts to the Winter Ranch First Responders, veteran’s hospitals, McAllen’s Hospital Neonatal unit, Easter Seals Disabled Children’s Programs, the Birthing Center and the Good SamaritanRGValley Project.
Conversational Spanish Classes - Classes will be offered starting January 7th for six weeks from 3:45 to 5:15 PM in Activity Room No. 3. Sign up on the Bulletin Board across from the Mail Room. Space is limited. Cost is $45 to be paid at the end of the first class if you intend to take the remaining classes.
Trailer Trash Party - The Dance Team and the Karaoke folks invite you to
a Trailer Trash Party! The Roundup on January 14th will be from 2PM to 5:30 PM to accommodate a costumed Trailer Trash Party with games, dancing, and
entertainment. Find the trashy, redneck or poor taste that resides
somewhere in all of us. This is a costume party and is free to anyone
who dresses like Trailer Trash. Those that don't choose to dress
down can pay $5 to join the fun. The money will go to the Activity
Fund. The Chuck Wagon will be open for ice and soft drinks only. BYOB in your favorite cooler and a tacky appetizer to share. Be creative – think pork rinds and fried opossum. If you
bring something home-made and good to eat, it needs to be disguised as
tacky!! Otherwise, only food that isn’t home-made is acceptable like
Cheetos, Weenies or Twinkies -- anything that isn’t home-made real
food. It will be a hoot!
The Roundup on January 21st will be a Barn Dance. JoAnn Sullivan is the Coordinator. Time is 3:30 PM to 5 PM. This will be the last Roundup for the season because the room won’t be available again because of other activities.
Social Dance Classes for couples are held on Fridays from 1 to 3 in Friendship Hall with Gail and Steve Larner. Lessons are $5 each. Beginning on January 10th we will start learning a new dance "the Merengue." This is the easiest dance to learn according to our instructors and is a fun Latin Dance. You can dance the Merengue to Latin music but it is also used a lot in rock and roll. We will start at 1 PM with the Merengue for an hour. Then we will be doing review of the Country Two Step and Rumba the second hour. It will be more casual with music playing and couples practicing what they have already learned. The dance instructors can then work with individual couples to enhance their moves and give those that are doing well, added steps. No need to sign up in advance, just join us.
Due to the Wood Shop Dinner on January 7th other activities in the Large Hall may be delayed.
The Woodshop Dinner will be held on January 7th at 4:30 PM. Tickets are $6 and will be sold in the Small Hall unless there is a Billiard Tournament. Then they will be selling in the Large Hall from 9 to 11 AM each day. The Menu is a baked potato with all the toppings dessert and a drink. BRING YOUR OWN TABLE SERVICE!
BUS TRIP INFO: More trips will be announced at our next scheduled Wednesday morning meeting.
The Roundup on January 21st will be a Barn Dance. JoAnn Sullivan is the Coordinator. Time is 3:30 PM to 5 PM. This will be the last Roundup for the season because the room won’t be available again because of other activities.
Social Dance Classes for couples are held on Fridays from 1 to 3 in Friendship Hall with Gail and Steve Larner. Lessons are $5 each. Beginning on January 10th we will start learning a new dance "the Merengue." This is the easiest dance to learn according to our instructors and is a fun Latin Dance. You can dance the Merengue to Latin music but it is also used a lot in rock and roll. We will start at 1 PM with the Merengue for an hour. Then we will be doing review of the Country Two Step and Rumba the second hour. It will be more casual with music playing and couples practicing what they have already learned. The dance instructors can then work with individual couples to enhance their moves and give those that are doing well, added steps. No need to sign up in advance, just join us.
COMPUTER CLASSES
BEING OFFERED IN JANUARY: The Computer Group is offering classes in January. Signup sheets are on the Bulletin Board
across from the Mail Room. If the class
is full, sign the Wait List area so we will know if we need to add another
class.
Beginning IPhone –
Instructor: Donna Ritchie on Monday January 6th, 1
– 3 PM, Activity Room #3
Beginning IPAD –
Instructor: Donna Ritchie on Monday, January 13th, 1 – 3 PM, Activity Room #3
Beginning Skype –
Instructors: Donna Ritchie and Herman
Baughman on Monday, January 27th, 1 – 3 PM, Activity Room #3
Beginning Photo
Editing – Instructors: Lee and Mary
Benfield on Sundays, January 12, 19 and 26 (3 sessions) from 6 PM – 8 PM in Activity Room #3
Internet Tips and
Tricks – Instructors: Lee and Mary
Benfield on Saturdays, January 11 and 18 (2 sessions) from 10:30 – 11:30 AM, in Activity Room #3
Facebook Security
– Instructors: Lee and Mary Benfield on Tuesday, January 7 (1 session) 10:45 AM to 12:45, in
Activity Room #3
Beginning Microsoft
Office – Instructor: Ron Doerschug on Thursdays, January 9 through February 26, 9:00 am -11:00 am.
In Activity Room #3 (3 sessions each on Word, Excel and Power Point)
Beginning Android
Systems – Instructor: Ron Doerschug on Thursday, January 11 (1 session) 11 AM to 1 PM, in Activity Room #3
Beginning Android
Systems – Instructor: Ron Doeschurg on Thursday, January 16 (1 session) 11 AM to 1 PM, in Activity Room #3
DIRECTORY PICTURES
ARE BEING SCHEDULED:
Shirley Snell will be available to register people for their
pictures for next year’s Pictorial Directory. You
will receive a free Picture Directory if you have your picture taken. You may purchase pictures if you like but you
are under no obligation to do so. It
would be great to see all of the Winter Ranch residents in next year’s
directory!! Make your appointment with
Shirley at one of these times:
- Wednesday, January 8th and 15th after the morning meeting.
- Thursday, January 2, 9 and 16th from 10-11 AM in the Small Hall
- Friday, January 3, 16 and 17 from 10-11:30 AM in the Video Room
Due to the Wood Shop Dinner on January 7th other activities in the Large Hall may be delayed.
The Woodshop Dinner will be held on January 7th at 4:30 PM. Tickets are $6 and will be sold in the Small Hall unless there is a Billiard Tournament. Then they will be selling in the Large Hall from 9 to 11 AM each day. The Menu is a baked potato with all the toppings dessert and a drink. BRING YOUR OWN TABLE SERVICE!
BUS TRIP INFO: More trips will be announced at our next scheduled Wednesday morning meeting.
