The Jaltemba Express Community Newsletter

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The Jaltemba Express

News for the Residents of Jaltemba Bay

Good Morning.... and Welcome to Paradise

5 DAY FORECAST

	Monday 90°F (32°C) \| 72°F (22°C)

	Tuesday 86°F (30°C) \| 64°F (18°C)

	Wednesday 84°F (29°C) \| 65°F (18°C)

	Thursday 83°F (28°C) \| 67°F (19°C)

	Friday 83°F (28°C) \| 68°F (20°C)

Headlines

Bad News Days for Outgoing President Fox http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1945252,00.html

Mexico Incoming Cell Phone Charges Rise Dramatically http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003405742_mexphones12.html

Mexico & US Activists Protest Wal-Mart http://www.topix.net/content/ap/3166287543070799373120329451393640664882

From Our Readers

GREETINGS! We should be arriving on Nov. 25th or 26th. We can't wait to see everyone again and the new folks too! Sounds like everything is going great for all of you. Thanks so much for the EXPRESS. What a great thing it is to get to hear what is happening in our favorite place with our favorite friends. It is freeeezzzzing here. Save some warm sunshine for us . Love to all!

Connie & Walt Dunlop

P.S. Walt wants to know how the fishing is!!!!

P.S.S. When will Ms. Manners be sending us her famous advice? I think that some of us that will soon be "back seat" driving might need some of her sage wisdom to be able to hold it together until we arrive."HAPPY CAMPING!

See everyone soon!"

I WONDER WHAT ALL THE RICH PEOPLE DO FOR FUN?"

"Hello Dorothy....What an excellent newsletter full of interesting information! And thank you so much for including the free spay and neuter clinic information within it! It will so help us get the information out
and gather donations and volunteers."

Thanks again, Lin Chimes

"The paperboy screwed up. Didn't get my Express this morning. Can you send me a copy?"

Pat & Mike

Editors Note: Yes our online paperboy sometimes forgets to deliver all the mail. Sometimes he gets lost in Web Wasteland or misses a turn in the Virtual abyss. Not to worry guys. Make http://www.ontheroadin.com/express/express1.htm a favorite on your browser and if he ever misses you again, just go directly to the online version. You can get back issues here too.

Jaltemba Notes

Veteran's Tournament A Winner (For More Photos go to http://www.ontheroadin.com/express/veterans_day_golf_tournament_pho.htm)

A large crowd of veterans and their supporters turned out yesterday to the Annual Veteran's Day Tournament at Campo de Ensueño or Field of Dreams Golf Course in El Monteon.

The day started at 10 am and at 1 - 1:30 the teams rolled back to the 19th hole to celebrate. A fantastic smorgasbord of food was prepared by the Roadkill Grill - featuring their famous pork Ribs as the main course.

Resident Golf Pro and Tournament Organizer, Gary Stackhouse welcomed the crowd and introduced a special guest to address the tournament. David Lord, a National Servie Officer of the Purple Heart Organzation spoke first of his oversees experiences in Vietnam and subsequent return to the US. He spoke of his personal experiences trying to get help for himself and his father, another vet from WW ll.

According to Lord, things have changed for the better. The Mexican Veterans hospital, reportedly an excellent private institution, now accepts American Vets at the same fee - $17 a day - as it charges Mexican Vets.Lord briefly outlined other benefits and programs and made a commitment to the crowd to return within the month to address a meeting and answer individual questions.

Later the crowd observed a moment silence to honor all vets and later another moment for troupes currently overseas.

It was a great afternoon with backslaps, handshakes and kisses all around for returning snowbirds and permanent residents.

Winners were Jaime, Ron, Val and Ross.

MS Maneras

Dear Ms. Maneras,

My husband plays golf on Thursday with those sharks down in El Monteon. They play "Wolf" or "Lobo". He is now coming home and telling me he is winning although I know he is the worst golfer on the face of the planet.

Cheryl

Dear Cheryl,

Ms Manners plays golf often and she is entitled to receive that award for worse golfer in Monteon. She also suggests you are far too concerned that your husband is loosing a few pesos or cervesas to a simply wonderful handful of gentlemen.

Ms Maneras

Dear Ms Maneras,

I asked a friend Tina to housesit my home while I returned to Canada for the summer. I have a modest home but an extraordinary garden in both the front and rear of my home.

When I came back to Sayulita, 1/2 my garden was destroyed and I had to replace 10 of my beloved palms. Many of my potted plants were overwatered and they rotted at the roots. I honestly don't want to even talk to her any longer.

Janet

Dear Janet,

Ms. Maneras thinks that you may be confusing house-sitting with property management. A housesitter is not a paid position and should not be required to do extensive maintenance, gardening or renovating. A housesitter trades security for the home for free rent. Gardens in this area require constant and attentive care. It can take 4 hours or more to water some of the larger gardens at many homes and often this must be done 2 -3 times a week. If you wanted a gardener you should have paid for one and made sure they were reliable enough to provide constant care in your absence.

Did your friend Tina provide good security? Was she there to handle emergencies? Did she contact you when problems arose? These are, unless agreed upon in advance, the role of a housesitter.

Perhaps you should draft a clear memorandum of understanding with your next housesitter and consider hiring a gardener for extensive watering and mulching.

Ms Maneras

Dear Ms Maneras,

I have just returned back to the area and what changes have gone on! I cannot even go out to a restaurant or bar in peace without hearing one person or another talk about all the local gossip. The breakups and makeups this summer have certainly kept the towns tongues wagging. Can I just have my dinner in Peace?

Franz

Dear Franz,

Ms Maneras thinks you have lost your sense of humor. Instead of thinking the gossips are taking delight in another person's misery, why not change your attitude. Consider them amateur story-tellers. Correct their grammar. Tell them when they are dangling their participles; educate then regarding the most outrageous superlatives. Enjoy the exaggerations and attempts at news. Laugh out loud when they say "don't tell anyone but..."

You are absolutely certain to be eating alone and in peace.

Ms Maneras

Ms Maneras is a regular columnist for the Express and will be contributing often. She has earned a BA in History and Fine Arts at the University Calcutta and a MA in Diplomacy from Auckland University. She has extensive counseling experience from the Betty Chrysler Foundation where she spend 2 years in intensive programs after being fired from the La Penita Express.

She lives in the area with her husband and Siamese cat called "Cat". She has written 3 books on manners and politeness in the tropics and while none of them have been published, she still remains steadfast in her beliefs that people in Margaritaville should be civil to each other.

Community Calendar

ONGOING

AA Meeting

English speaking "Friends of Bill W" meet every Monday & Thursdays at 4 pm at Penamar Hotel in Rincon De Guayabitos, Room #13. The Penamar Hotel is located next to Tonota's II.

Market Day

La Peñita - Every Thursday approximately 8-2

Golf

Men's Day Every Thursday

Erik Nice performs at Mateja's Every Wednesday for Happy Hour.

Redneck Mothers perform every Friday Night at the Bavarian Gardens

NOVEMBER

Nov 16-20 International Sailfish Tournament

Nov 21-24 Spay & Neuter Clinic Volunteers Needed email linchimes@hotmail.com

Nov 20 Revolution Day (History) http://www.mexonline.com/revolution.htm

Nov 23 American Thanksgiving

Nov 29- Dec 3 PV Film Festival http://www.banderasnews.com/0611/ent-filmfestival2006.htm

DECEMBER

Dec 12: Dia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe http://www.mexonline.com/virginofguadalupe.htm

Dec 15: Nayarit Fundraiser. 6 pm at Hotel California in La Peñita. Silent Auction, Donate something for the Needy folks of Nayarit. For volunteer, donations or tickets contact: adelante@telus.net

Dec16-24: Posadas Navideñas
Dec 24: Christmas Eve Noche Buena

Dec 25:           Christmas Day or Navidad
Dec 28:           Día de los Santos Inocentes
Dec 31:           New Year's Eve or Festejos de fin de Año

Quote of the Day

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

"Schizophrenia beats being alone."

~Cutshall~

La Peñita RV Park News & Notes

Burger Night at the Pool (Click here for Pictures Burger.htm Night La Penita.htm)

A fun and Lively Burger Night thanks to the great Volunteers!

Click here for more pictures

Poker

Jos & Leslie are in having a weekly low stakes ($10 buy-in) Poker Game. It would most likely be an afternoon affair in the Club House or Palapa. Please look for a Sign-up sheet at the Oficina and we will schedule an organizational meeting.

Stretch and Strength Classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 am

Coming Soon to The Express

Restaurant Reviews

Better Homes and RV's

Buy and Sell Classifieds

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