Remember this, we did have some sunshine this past week!
We dropped
from 821 to 818 residents this week!
WELCOME NEW WINTER RANCH RESIDENTS
Anna Mae and Joe Gruenes
Lot 537
Janice and Jay Janachovski
Lot 397
From Minnesota
Judy Pope of Judy and Dave
Lot 487
From Pekin, Illinois
Dotti and Jeff Stanley
Lot 154
From Des Moines, Iowa area
Changes or additions to the meeting
minutes
will be marked in red and we have some
already!
Important
Information:
- No Ice Cream Social this Sunday due to the Dinner Theater.
- No Video Checkout in the Library on Friday, February 6th, due to Integra Wellness Screenings.
- No Dance Class on Wednesday after the morning meeting due to the Mystery Theater.
- No Karaoke on Saturday, February 14th due to the Valentine’s Dance.
Parking on Vacant
Lots: Please do not park on any lot other than
your own. We have had people trying to
check in and they have had to wait for their neighbors to move their vehicles
off their lot. This doesn’t make a very
good first impression. If you have a
vehicle that doesn’t fit well on your lot, come to the office and see
Cathy. She has made arrangements for
other people who need another place to park because they have an oversized
vehicle. If you are parking in another
lot just for convenience, then it is time to use your own parking only.
Golf Cart Parking: We are now at the very busy season so please
do not use car parking areas for the golf carts. There is golf cart parking behind the hall
and in front of Devenny’s Lot 515 across the street from the Small
Hall. This is especially necessary on
Friday nights for the dances and on Thursdays and Sundays when we have
entertainment.
Walking Across Lots: We have had
reports of people crossing over lots with and without their pets. When you check into the park, your lot
becomes yours and your neighbor’s lot is theirs. Please don’t take shortcuts through other
people’s lots or walk your dogs there.
It just is not the polite thing to do.
Kitchen: Lynn asked that we clean up after ourselves in the
Kitchen. JD had to go in and clean the
floors and the counters on his day off after one of the groups used the
kitchen. We want to be able to let you
use the kitchen when you need it, but you have to clean up after yourselves.
Prizes and Gift Certificates: Lynn was dismayed to have to announce that someone
misrepresented themselves as Activity Directors for Winter Ranch and picked up
some Gift Certificates from Louie’s Back Yard.
Dale Loerch is our main scrounger for prizes and gift certificates and
he carries a letter from the Activity Office with him when he approaches
businesses. He does a great job for us
and he leaves a good impression with the businesses. Please don’t cause us to have problems getting
prizes for use here at the park. If
there is some event you need prizes for, then come to the office and talk to
Lynn or JD about it.
Call of the States: The Call of the States will be at the morning
meeting on February 18th.
Cathy needs flag bearers that will report at the Large Hall at 8:30 AM so Larry can show you where to line up.
If you would like to participate, see Cathy in the office. She needs someone for every flag in the Union and for each Canadian Province so that is a lot of
volunteers! Cathy still needs a lot of
volunteers to sign up as flag bearers!
Advisory Board
Nomination Forms: The date to nominate individuals
for the three seats to fill has come and gone and we still have to seats that
need to have someone nominated: Indoor/Outdoor
Sports, Music and Dance. You may
nominate yourself or someone else. If
you nominate someone else, they need to sign the form that they agree to take
the position. Ballots will be sent out
later. These aren’t difficult positions. The Board meets once a month during the
season. The main thing that they do at
the meeting is to vote on capital expenditures from the Activity Fund. Please don’t make Cathy run around and knock
on doors to get these positions filled.
Winter Ranch Apparel
Order: Tom Robinson and Sue Henderson (Lot 679) are selling polo
shirts, hoodies, wind breakers, and a jacket and a hat with Winter Ranch and a
design on them. Several colors are
available. They have Order Forms that
need to be turned in by February 6th with the money.
Fruit and Veggie Cart: Will be here again on Thursday from 9AM-10:30
AM on Doggie Row between Trophy and Winter Ranch.
Jewelry Making takes place on Fridays
in the Large Hall from 10 to Noon. If you want to learn about it, stop in and
check it out.
Golden Olympics – Marsha Fabricus said we are one-third of the way
through the event. There are still
several different categories at various times during the month or so that you
can participate in. There is
a newspaper flyer available in the Activities Office for anyone wanting to
participate or see what all the categories are. You can be a contest for
baking, golfing, walking, biking, any card game you can name, jig saw puzzles,
etc. etc. There are also park
participation events where you can Walk and Talk or Bike Ride. If you
register for those and participate, Winter Ranch gets participation
points. The park with the most participants wins those events. I
know we can all walk and talk and a lot of us ride those bikes. We don’t
want our sister park winning again this year, do we??? Let’s get out and
participate in the total Rio Grand Valley Event.
Billiards Cue Raffle – The Billiards Group will again be raffling a
$300 cue. The tickets are 1 for $3 or 5 for $5. The raffle will be
drawn on February 16th at the Pool Tournament. You do not need
to be present to win.
Lindley Creek will perform for us on Thursday,
February 5th at 7 PM. Doors Open at 6 PM. Tickets
are $6. Tickets
may be purchased in the Activities Office or at the door. Lindley Creek is a
family bluegrass and gospel bluegrass band consisting of Dad, Mom and
their two children, Jase and Katie. Dad (John Rob) play the upright bass. Mom
(Kathie) plays rhythm guitar. Jase plays the fiddle and Katie plays the
mandolin. They especially love to play gospel music. Many of the songs they
sing are old hymn favorites and original songs by Kathie, Jase and Katie.
Integra Wellness will be here to do some Cardio Vascular testing on February 6th all day. There is a charge for these tests. See the information on the board across from
the Mail Room. Sign up by calling
800-884-6251 or sending an e-mail to Karin@integritywellness.com.
The Activity Office is
selling Texas Lions Club Benefit Concert
Tickets. The Concert will be on February 6th at 7 PM. Tickets are $7 and are on sale
in the Activity Office.
Valley Care Mobile Health Unit will be here again on Monday, February 16th
from 9 until noon. They take Medicare and are a way to get to a
doctor without leaving the park.
The Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio and West Virginia Potluck
will be held on February 8th
at Noon in the Large Hall.
No invitations will be sent out so please mark it on your calendar. Meat will be provided. Bring a generous dish to share and your own
table service. If you have a door prize
to offer, please see Cathy in the Business Office.
The Mystery Theater
Dinner/Play is “The PolterHeist”
this season. The Dinner Theater will be held February 8th at 5 PM in the Large Hall. Tickets will go on sale
in the Small Hall this Friday at 9 AM. Tickets are 10 each. This performance if Sold Out.
Symphonic Band Concert “Let’s Dance” will be held
on February 10th, Tuesday, at the
Can/AM Golf Tournament will be held on February 11th. The
parade will be at 8:45 AM. Golf at 10 and lunch to follow. v
Matinee Mystery Theater on February 11th at 1 PM in the Large Hall. This year
their will be a Matinee performance of the play for those that weren’t able to
get the dinner tickets. The Matinee version without dinner will be
$5. There is no limit on the Matinee.
You can still get tickets to the
Matinee in the Activity Office or at the door.
AARP Driver Safety Program (4 hours) will be on February 12th
from 8 to Noon in Activity
Room #3. Must be registered by February
10th.
Selections and Timing
of the various acts will be held on February 12th at 9 AM in the Large Hall.
Trophy Gardens/Winter Ranch Bridge Tournament will
be held on February 12th from 11AM to 4 PM at Trophy Gardens. Please sign up on the board
by the Mail Room in the Large Hall.
Auntie Kreamsaugen will perform on Thursday February 12th at 7
PM. Tickets can be purchased for $6 in the
Activities Office or at the door. Her unique brand of comedy features Darlene as the beloved “Auntie
Kreamsaugen”, a streetwise self-proclaimed marriage counselor dressed in the
traditional garb of the Midwestern farm wife. In addition to stand-up comedy,
audiences have enjoyed her witty musical renditions of songs we all know,
homespun wisdom and tall tales from the fabled “Snoose Hollow.” Darlene hails from a Scandinavian community
in rural Minnesota and grew up in a household filled
with Country/Western and Gospel music. Her parents and siblings all sang
and played instruments, some of them professionally into adulthood. Darlene and her husband, Dick Rolle call Detroit Lakes, MN their home. They have a son and two grandchildren in Michigan. Summers will find her performing with 4 generations
of her family at Jaspers
Jubilee Theater in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
The Golf Charity Scramble will be on February
13th at 9 AM. The cost
is $10 each. All the money will go to
the 1st Responders. There
will be donuts and coffee in the morning,
lunch in the afternoon and some fun games at some of the holes. You can win a 2015 Dodge Ram is you get a
Hole in One on #3. There will also be
two other prizes. A trip to Las Vegas and a set of golf clubs will also be given out for
a hole in one on another two holes. Rita
Huether has also arranged for the Air Evac helicopter to come in and land
during the luncheon.
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for the Activities Fund
will be held on February 13th at 4:30
PM in the Large
Hall. Tickets are on sale now for $7
each. Tickets will be sold on Thursday
and Friday of this week from 10-12 in the Large Hall. There will be a big variety of desserts and
door prizes! They are only selling 350
tickets so get yours now.
Hockey Shootout between two 10 person teams. Winter Ranch and Trophy Gardens will be shooting it out against another
park at State Farm Arena on February 13th. We have the people to do the shootout. Now what we
would like is some audience participation.
Gail Fields reported that last year they won the shootout but the other
participants had a huge bunch of supporters including cheerleaders who came out
and supported them. She would really
love to see some of that from us this season
The Pet Parade will be held at Doggie
Row on February 14 from 10 AM to 11 AM.
Dress up your pet for Valentines and join in the fun!
Valentines Dance with Jealous Heart on Saturday, February
14th at 7 PM. Tickets
are available in the Activity Office. (No Bingo, Karaoke or cards on the 14th)
The 50th
Wedding Anniversary Celebration is
scheduled for February 15th
from 2 to 4 PM in the Large Hall. Lynn will be putting up reservations sheets on the
Bulletin Boards by the Mail Room this week. There are three DIFFERENT
sheets. Please be diligent about what sheet you register on. One
sheet is for those that are celebrating their 50th anniversary this
year. One is for those that have been married for over 50 years and the
third is for guests. Please make sure you sign on the right form so that
we don’t have a mixup. We REALLY need to know who is celebrating 50 years
so we have things prepared. Same goes for those married over 50 years. The cut off date for signing up is February 9th. Volunteers are also needed for setup after
church and tear down. And if you have a
carafe you could loan for the event, see Dale or Kathy Loerch.
The Dinner for Quilting for the Needy will be on
February 17th at 4 PM in
the Large Hall. It will be a pulled pork
dinner which will include baked beans, a salad and dessert. $6
Full Dress rehearsal
for Razzle Dazzle will be on Saturday, February 22nd at 1:30 PM in the Large Hall.
The Winter Ranch
Variety Show “Razzle Dazzle” will
be held on February 22nd at 7 PM. Mark your calendars. Lee Clement and JoAnn Sullivan are
the Coordinators of the event. They have posted a sign-up sheet to be in
the show on the Bulletin Board by the Arts and Crafts Room. If you think you’d like to perform at the
show, you have a few more days to sign up.
They will be taking down the signup sheets next Thursday, February 12th.
The Memorial Service will be held on February 24th at 1:30 PM in the Large Hall.
We will be remember the residents who passed away during 2014. There is information on it on the Church
Bulletin Board in the Large Hall.
Roundup (Social Hours) on February 24th
at 3:30 to 5 PM with Dave Lopez.
Chuck Wagon will beopen. Dave has
done some work in the park but on the side he has a band.
Wilder Parks Shuffleboard Tournament will be held
on February 27th at Trophy Gardens with overflow here and on February 28th . See the Activity Office for time and details.
The Alamo Parade will be held on March 1st. Winter Ranch has participated in this event
for many years and we’ve come home with lots of trophies. Sometimes we are half of the parade. It’s been a lot of fun. This year the theme is Super Heros and here
at Winter Ranch we are expanding that meaning to include our military, our veterans, 1st Responders,
police, firemen, etc. If you are
interested in learning more about this parade or being involved, contact Don DeKeyrel. Even if you aren’t participating, you can
attend the parade and support all our Winter Ranch people that will be
participating. If you would like to
donate some hard candy (nothing chocolate) to the paraders they will hand it
out to children during the parade. Just
take the candy to the Business Office.
Choir Concert – Mark your calendars for March 1st at 6 PM in the Large Hall.
The Winter Ranch Resident Appreciation Day will be on March
5th at 7 PM in the Large Hall.
Vance Greek will be performing for us and there will be ice cream
afterwards. This is a free concert.
Golf Tournament (Winter Ranch vs Trophy Gardens) will be held on March 11th at 9 AM.
This event is limited to 45 golfers plus 3-4 alternates. The cost is $2 per person. Sign up after the park meeting in the Large
Hall on February 25th.
Computer Classes (Sign up for these classes on the Bulletin
Board across from the Mail Room:
Iphone Tips and Tricks (Iphone 4 and 5 NOT iPhone
6) / Donna Ritchie, Instructor / Activity Room #3
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Monday
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February 9th
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1:30-3:30 PM
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Exploring APPS for iphone and ipads / Donna
Ritchie, Instructor / Activity Room #3
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Monday
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February 16th
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1:30-3:30 PM
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Iphone Tips and Tricks / Donna Ritchie,
Instructor / Activity Room #3
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Monday
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February 23rd
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1:30-3:30 PM
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iPad Tips and Tricks / Donna
Ritchie, Instructor / Activity Room #3
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Monday
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March 2
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1:30-3:30 PM
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Trips:
Houston Rodeo Trip: It will be two days and includes 1 meal. Cost is $269 per person. It is a PRCA Rodeo with a 2.4 Million Dollar Purse. The dates are to be announced. They have tickets for Tim McGraw on March 10th. Gail would like you to sign up on the board for information about this trip. She has 22 people coming from Trophy and needs people from Winter Ranch to fill the bus.
Gail has two new casino trips to Kickapoo Casino on
February 9 and February 11th.
Remember that the sooner you sign up for these trips, the better seats
you get on the bus. They place seats as
they get reservations. Put you name on the
signup board in the Large Hall by the stairs.
Remember you pay $80 and get $40 back in playing money. Today is the last
day to sign up. See Gail today!
Bus Trips:
Sign up for these trips in the Activity Office
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Feb 3
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7:45 AM
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Resaca de la Palma State Park Tram Tour $4 / lunch after on your
own CANCELLED
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Feb 5
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Iwo Jima Memorial and
Palo Alto Battlefield - $10 – 9 seats left
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Feb 6
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8:30 AM
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Basilica of Our Lady of
San Juan Del Valle / $5.95 for lunch at the Basilica – lots of seats left
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Feb 8
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1:30 PM
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Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo
$13 (cut off is Wednesday Feb 4th)
- 15 seats left cut off is Thursday at noon
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Feb 9
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12:30 PM
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Texas Gold Shrimp $15
and dinner on your own after the tour – has plenty of room – will cancel the
next trip if this one does not fill up
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Feb 13
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6:30 PM
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Hockey Shootout
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Feb 17
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10 AM
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Port of Brownsville Tour, $33 includes lunch
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Rancho El Charco Tour
and Meal – see Activities Office for date and time.
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Note:
If you have an idea for a bus trip, let JD know. He’ll see what can be
arranged.
Volunteers
and/or Donations Needed:
Volunteers are needed
for the 50th Anniversary Celebration for
setup after church and tear down. And if
you have a carafe you could loan for the event, see Dale or Kathy Loerch.
Volunteers for the Craft sale on the
10th. There is a board up for
the Craft Sale volunteers. He will also
need some guys to help him set up for it.
Resurrection Catholic Church is looking for door
prizes for a fund raiser. If you would like to contribute a $25 HEB
Gift Certificate, please stop at Lot 606 or put
an envelope in the mail to Ann Draker No. 1136.
Jeanine Helmer is looking for UPC and Box Top
Labels. They are used by the Children’s Haven
International Mission in Pharr. The Pharr location serves as the main headquarters. It has a thrift store which sells donated
items to raise money for the orphanage in Reynosa, Mexico. They are
using the box tops to purchase a van and are half way there. Take your box tops to Jeanine at Lot 503.
Cathy is also looking for
people to sign up to serve on the Welcome Committee. See Cathy in the Business Office.
Dale Loerch will again be collecting furniture or
household goods for the needy in the Little Mexico section of Alamo. He will be
collecting large items such as appliances for furniture on Wednesdays. Small items can be delivered to him at any
time at their lot which is Lot 438. If you
have large items, give him a call so he can schedule picking up your
items. He is currently helping one of
the families we adopted for Christmas and an elderly woman who had a house
fire. If you have anything that would be
useful, please give him a call – anything from dishes and bedding to furniture.
The Quilters for the
Needy are in need of people to iron, sew or knot. If you want to help out, just come to the
Large Hall from 9 to 3 on Thursdays.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Benfield
Blog Administrator
Calendar of Events:
(Unless otherwise noted the event will be
held in Friendship Hall aka The Large Hall)
All
additions/changes/cancellations will be in red
Feb 5th
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7 PM
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Lindley Creek - Entertainment
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$6
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Feb 5th
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Iwo Jima and Palo Alto Battlefield – lunch
on your own
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$10
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Feb 6th
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8:30 AM
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Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan Del Valle
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$5.95 for lunch at the basilica
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Feb 6th
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7 PM
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Texas Lions Benefit Concert
(info and tickets in Activity Office)
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$7
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Feb 6
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All Day
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Ingra Health Screening
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Feb 6
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Noon-2 PM
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Missouri Potluck
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Feb 6
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7 PM
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Dance to Sweet Water
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$5
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Feb 8
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Noon-2 PM
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Michigan/Ohio/West Virginia Potluck
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Feb 8
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1:30 PM
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Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo – cutoff is February 4th
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$13
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Feb 8
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5 PM
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Mystery Dinner Theater “The Polter Heist” Seating
limited to 80 pre-sale tickets
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$10 SOLD OUT
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Feb 9
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Noon
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Ladies Luncheon
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Feb 9
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12:30
PM
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Bus to Texas Gold Shrimp – will
stop for dinner on the way home
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$15
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Feb 10
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8 – Noon
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Craft Show
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Feb 10
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1-3 PM
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Variety Show Rehearsal
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Feb 10
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3:30-5
PM
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Roundup with Carlos Canas (singer)
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Pass the Hat
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Feb 11
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1 PM
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“The Polter Heist” Mystery Theater Matinee
(seating is open by ticket)
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$5 OPEN SEATING
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Feb 12
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8 to
Noon
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AARP Drivers Safety Class in in Activity Room #3
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Feb 12
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9 AM
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Timing and Selections Practice for the Variety
Show in Large Hall
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Feb 12
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11-4
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Trophy Gardens/Winter Ranch Bridge Tournament at
Trophy
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Feb 12
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7 – 9:30 PM
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Auntie Kreamsaugen (Comedy) - Entertainment
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$6
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Feb 13
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NO DANCE
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Feb 13
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4:30 PM
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Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser for the Activity
Dept
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$7
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Feb 13
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Shoot Out with Trophy Gardens and Winter Ranch at
the Killer Bees Game – for more info check in the business office
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Feb 14
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10:00-11:00 AM
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Pet Parade at Doggie Row Pet Walk West
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Feb 14
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7-10 PM
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Valentine’s Dance with Jealous Heart/No Bingo,
Karaoke or Cards today
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Feb 15
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2-4 PM
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50th Anniversary Celebration
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Feb 17
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4 PM
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Quilters’ Dinner/No Roundup Pulled Pork, baked
beans, salad and dessert
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Feb 18
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9 AM
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Call of the States/Provinces at the Wed Morning
Meeting
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Feb 19
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1-4 PM
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Dress Rehearsal for Variety Show
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Feb 19
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7 – 9:30 PM
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The Terry Smith Band – Entertainment
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$6
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Feb 20
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9-Noon
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Bob Ross Art Class- Arts & Crafts Room
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$45
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Feb 20
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1 -4 PM
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Bob Ross Art Class- Arts & Crafts Room
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$45
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Feb 20
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7 PM
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Dance to Swing Tyme
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$5
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Feb 21
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7 PM
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Full Dress Rehearsal for Variety Show
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Feb 22
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Noon-2 PM
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Canadian Potluck
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Feb 22
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7 PM
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Variety Show/All other activities in Big Hall
cancelled from 5 PM on
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Pass the Hat
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Feb 23
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7 PM
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Razz Ma Tazz - Entertainment
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$5
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Feb 24
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1:30-3
PM
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Memorial Service
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Feb 24
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3:30 PM
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Roundup with Dave Lopez
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Pass the Hat
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Feb 25
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10:00
AM
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Sign up for Winter Ranch vs Trophy Gardens Golf
Tournament on March 11th at 9 AM.
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$2
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Feb 26
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Noon-2 PM
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Ladies Golf Luncheon
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Feb 27
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Wilder Park Shuffleboard
Tournament at Trophy
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Feb 27
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7 PM
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Dance to Sweet Water
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$5
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Mar 1
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Alamo Parade
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Free
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Mar 1
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6 PM
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Choir Concert
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Free
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Mar 3
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4:30-6
PM
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Woodshop Dinner/No activities in Large Hall until
after cleanup from the Woodshop Dinner
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Mar 5
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7 PM
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Residents Appreciation Day – Vance Greek and ice
cream
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free
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Mar 6
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7 PM
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Dance to Jealous Heart
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$5
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Mar 10
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8 – Noon
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Craft Show/No Roundup
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Mar 11
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9 AM
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Golf Tournament Winter Ranch vs Trophy Gardens
(limited to 45 golfers) Sign up on February 25th after the
Wednesday meeting.
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$2
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Mar 13
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7 PM
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Dance to Diego
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$5
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Mar 17
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Noon-2 PM
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Lunch – St. Patrick’s Day
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TBD
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Mar 20
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7 PM
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Dance to Sweet Water
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$5
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