|
Mexico Road Logs & Driving Guides - Click Here
RV Insurance?
This is who we use (AND we might add,
are very happy with their service) Get a Quote online? Click Here:
MexPro
Comparing US and Mexico Insurance
Mexico Photo's
Colonial Cities and Towns
Archeological Sites
If you travel to Mexico then you should
check these publications out!
RV Parks
The Baja
The Pacific Coast
The Gulf Coast
The Interior
The Yucatan
| |
The Jaltemba Express
Almost Daily News for the Residents of Jaltemba Bay and Surrounding Areas Circulation 1042
Photograph of Guadalajara submitted by Stan Binns
Good Morning & Buenos días.... and Welcome to Paradise
Sunday December 17, 2006 Some photographs are best left in the can
Headlines
Mexican Military Plane Crashes Offshore Acapulco - Click here
San Miguel de Allende Protests - Development Issues - Click here
Jaltemba News & Notes
Artistic & Cultural Market - Today
The First Tienguis- Artistic and Cultural will be held Sundays - December 17th, 24th and 31st in La Peņita beginning at 9:00 a.m. They will continue on all Sundays during the season from 9:00 a.m.to 5:00. p.m.They are located next to the garden of La Peņita in the basketball court. Special events, music,dancing,food and drink. Bathrooms,chairs and tables available..1200 sq. meters of shade. Great place to buy those Christmas gifts. (Thanks to Rincon Reporter Nancy Milski)
Oaxaca Rug Artisans Today in San Pancho 
Due to civil strife artisans are being forced out of Oaxaca to sell their wares. We have been fortunate enough to meet Raul, a rug artisan from Oaxaca. He belongs to a cooperative of 20 young artisans who are striving to maintain the Zapotec language and ancient dye techniques for rugs which were passed down from their ancestors, using fruit, plants and insects as natural dyes.
Raul has agreed to bring a group of these young artisans from Oaxaca to San Pancho, on Sunday, December 17, 2006. They will demonstrate dying, carding and weaving of the rugs using methods carried down from their ancestors at 11:00 a.m. in the plaza across from the Catholic Church in the town of San Pancho. A wide selection of rugs will be for sale and they will also take orders for custom made rugs. All rugs for sale are beautiful, genuine rugs from Oaxaca. They will also offer alebriges and blouses they will bring to sell for other artisans.
Please join us in supporting these artisans.
To view other pictures of the weavers click here
Jaltemba Bay Express Community Challenge Golf Cup
Jaltemba Bay Express is proud to announce the first ever Community Challenge Golf Cup. Well folks it is in the o rganization stage but already the excitement is beginning to build for the first ever Community Challenge Golf Cup which will pit some of Jaltemba Bayīs best (and worse) against each other in team play.
Golfers in communities from Sayulita to Chacala will be putting together teams for what will prove to be a big showdown this February on the famed golf links of Monteonīs Field of Dreams.
Already teams are being organized and La Peņita has secured such respected golfers as Charlie Stone Hands Henshaw, and Jaime Chipper Horton to lead their team up against the likes of legendary Lo De Marco great Gary Wolfman Stackhouseīs foursome.
ĻI'm really excited and I know that this is will be one of the best golf events ever,Ļ said Horton. Who already is in the stages of getting sponsorship from his community.
ĻA great deal of community pride is at stake.Ļ
Guayabitos famed hole in one king Big Jim is expected to take a lead role in organizing his communities team, while Captain Poncerelli from Chacala despite his own renowned short putting skills will have a hard time coming up with teammates who will be able to match those who are expected to come forth from San Poncho.
The Trailer Park Boys from La Peņita RV Resort and Spa are currently an unknown factor, but if they can keep Jaltemba Bay Publisher Bill Bell from being on their team may prove to be the big surprise of the Challenge Cup.
Keep tuned for more details.
Christmas Eve Dinner at Hinde & Jaimes
Hinde and Jaimes will be having a Christmas Eve Dinner December 24th. NEW YORK STEAKS. 150 pesos for dinner & 2 drinks. Doors open at 6 pm.
Tickets are available at the restaurant.
Letters to the Editor
CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS
Editor
I would like to subscribe.
Ron
BY GEORGE - He's Got It
Hi Dot,
Loved the newsletter today; George is quite the character, thong and all :) Anyway, having trouble clicking on the web cam. I get that lovely "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" window. Any clues? Thanks in advance.
Theresa Anderson
Editor,
Wow!! Your warning due to sensitive material wasn't enough. Thank goodness I wasn't sipping my hot coffee the moment I opened the newsletter. Advice for George next year: get a tan! And us women want to see some dance moves to music. Possible to raise lots more money for the cause and a new career for George.
Mexico Bum
Editor
I, my wife, and my kids thoroughly enjoy your daily newspaper. It is such a pleasure to see pictures and read of the place where we are hoping to go for at least a visit and perhaps for our retirement.
Unfortunately you put an end to all that today. If I'm going to have to review every day's paper before I allow my kids to see it, I'd rather not receive it. If your plans are to continue this type of vulgarity, then please remove me from your list.
Thanks,
John Cash
Editor,
Saw the photos - It looks like George outdid himself again.
Editor,
Where is the Hotel California? How much money did it cost for the.....show? Does he do private performances?
The Cougar
Ms Maneras needs to know
I don't know how to directly contact Ms. Maneras but this is for Paul from Rome.
Paul you need to remember Rome wasn't built in a day but it was burnt in a night. As for as leashing your
pet, that is your decision but before you make it get the facts
1)There is a disease running rampant in La Peņita with dogs that can be transmitted by licking as one of the
ways.
2)For treatment you have to go to Bucerias once a week for 4 weeks minimum.
3)It is going to cost you a minimum of 2000 pesos not counting gas and time for the chemotherapy.
4)Then because of the side effects of the medicine you have give your dog a special diet (it has to be
prepared in your home) for eight days.
5) I bred my dog to a boxer that run the streets. They had eight beautiful whelps and they were all dead
within 6-8 weeks and my dog had contacted a cancerous tumour.
So Paul from Rome keep your head in the sand and please keep me informed how your pet fairs in this
land of the free with no thought.
Big Ed from La
Peņita
Weather
5-Day Forecast
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
|
84° F | 68° F
29° C | 20° C
|
84° F | 62° F
29° C | 17° C
|
84° F | 69° F
29° C | 21° C
|
89° F | 68° F
32° C | 20° C
|
87° F | 69° F
31° C | 21° C
|
| Clear |
Scattered Clouds |
Overcast |
Scattered Clouds |
Scattered Clouds |
Fishing ReportDorado 35 lbs just over 50 inches in length......mark
Humor
Christmas Carols for the Psychologically Challenged
1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?
2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Queens Disoriented Are
3. Amnesia --- I Don't Know if I'll be Home for Christmas
4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants and .
6. Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming to Get Me
7. Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire
8. Full Personality Disorder-- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell You Why
9. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ---Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells ..
10. Agoraphobia --- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day But Wouldn't Leave My House
11. Senile Dementia --- Walking in a Winter Wonderland Miles From My House in My Slippers and Robe
12. Oppositional Defiant Disorder --- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House
13. Social Anxiety Disorder --- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas While I Sit Here and Hyperventilate
La Peņita RV Resort & Spa
Schedule Today - Click here
* Notes from Heather: The La Peņita RV Park Christmas choir will be meeting again tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 in the Clubhouse. 12 short carols have been chosen to sing Christmas eve with the entire gringo group. Bring your voices and have some fun.
PS It would be nice to have some Bells to help sing Silver Bells!
Voted Best Happy Hour Place in La Peņita Rv PARK
WEB CAM at the Pool - Click here ( The link Changes Often)
La Peņita Resort & Spa Website - Click here
Augustine Leon Express readers respond with generosity and advice $230 So Far... and some hope for a cure!
You have probably noticed Augustine Leon around
La Peņita, He suffers from an unknown illness and has no funds to seek professional help from a dermatologist. George from the Hotel California is accepting donations and will ensure that the money goes to help Augustine get the medical treatment he needs. If you would like to help please see George or you can make a donation via paypal click the button belowTo ensure a proper accounting of donations a list of those donating and their donation will be published. If you wish your donation to be anonymous please say so and it will be listed as anonymous with the date of donation.
A very special thank you to
R Hannah $30
Robert Tripp $50
Beulah Glick $100
Nancy Schnurr $50
From one reader
I hate to jump to a conclusion here but it looks like a clear case of acromegaly. Look it up on the internet, rarely seen in US. It's a growth hormone overproduction caused by a tumor in the pituitary. He doesn't need a dermatologist first but an Internal Medicine MD.,.lab work, and a Ct head scan
Editor note: thank you for the advice...thanks to you and other people, we are having several doctors look at the pictures to give their advice as well from the pictures. Wouldn't it be great if this ended up helping Augustine?
Enrique Gomez of the Rincon de Guayabitos Mini Super SN Juan de Dios
Enrique is always helpful and his fatherīs store is the first one on your right as you enter the Avenida from north (across from the church
To view previous our town columns
click
here
Chef, Author, Travel Writer and Photographer
Author/Photographer Team Ann Hazard & Terry Hanswirth to Visit Area
Ann Hazard Author & Travel Writer will be visiting the area with husband / photographer Terry Hanswirth. We will announce a book signing and, if we can convince her, a demonstration of one of her favorite recipes.
Ann, author of the books, Cooking With Baja Magic Dos, Cartwheels in the Sand, Cooking With Baja Magic (almost out of print) and Agave Sunsets, is passionate about all things Mexican. Shes a third generation Baja Aficionada who has followed her father and grandfathers footsteps up and down the worlds longest peninsula since she was nine. She, her sister and parents flew in converted World War II cargo planes, landing on dirt roads in obscure places. The family also took to the roads (dirt, usually) in their camper and stayed at deserted beaches and in lush palm oases where they were the only gringos around.
Since then, Ann has traveled throughout Mexico. While she enjoys the resorts, she has a strong affinity for the Mexican people and a deep abiding appreciation for the country, its history, culture, cuisine and geography. In October 2003 she and Terry sold their homes in the US and Baja norte and relocated to Buena Vista, Baja California Sur (between La Paz and Los Cabos) where they travel, write, shoot photos, swim, snorkel, kayak, play and entertain more houseguests than they could have ever imagined!
ACCOMODATION NEEDED
We are looking for suitable accommodation for Ann, Terry and their 2 dogs. If you know of a casita that would be available, please write to Ann ASAP and include price and availability.
(Ann writes: We want to rent a casita near La Peņita RV Park for the following dates: January 18 to 26, total of 8 nights. We are from Baja California Sur and will have two mellow, middle aged, small and medium-sized dogs with us. Please email Ann Hazard cookbaja@aol.com if you have something that might work for us. Gracias!)
Sports
9th Annual "EL FAMOSO" Horseshoe Tournament
February Horseshoe Tournament
On Saturday February 10th at 9am, will be the horseshoe tournament on the beach at Harry and Jeanie's house in Guayabitos - the same as the last 2 years. For all you newcomers, we will pass out information at the signup party.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME. We will be serving hamburgers, cokes, beer, booze etc.....
The proceeds of this charity event is for the schools in Rincon and La Peņita. We will post more information as the time gets closer. Hope to see you there. Don't miss out on one our funniest days of the year. February 9 & 10th.
For more information call: Harry & Jeanie 274 0335 OR Bill & Jan 274 1303 (Email jwpoteat@hotmail.com)
Relationship Wanted
Single Black Female seeks long term relationship, loves walks on the beach, long siestas, conversations and companionship, silence is fine. Likes adventure and will go anywhere, looking forward to the Gringo lifestyle. Approx 4 years old, few litters, spayed, rehabilitated to home lifestyle. Interested? contact: tylerhenshaw@hotmail.com
"Try me . . . You'll like me!!"
My name is Marley and I'm seeking a long-term relationship with a loveable 
Gringo. Try me . . . you'll like me!! Take me home for 24 hours and I
guarantee . . . you've got a dedicated friend for life!! I'm a single,
healthy, easy-going, "fixed" black male and I don't shed. I do my "business"
on que when you walk me and love long siestas. I'm about a year old and
learning to love the Gringo lifestyle. You can't get any better than me!
Contact me at: valleydog@msn.com and my secretary will make arrangements for
me to come visit you for a day . . . and hopefully for a lifetime!!
Dec 11 -17 Raw Food and Juice Fasting Detox Retreat
December 17 - Oaxacan Rug Artisans to San Pancho They will demonstrate dying, carding and weaving of the rugs using methods carried down from their ancestors at 11:00 a.m. in the plaza across from the Catholic Church in the town of San Pancho. A wide selection of rugs will be for sale and they will also take orders for custom made rugs. All rugs for sale are beautiful, genuine rugs from Oaxaca. They will also offer alebriges and blouses they will bring to sell for other artisans.
Dec 16-24: Posadas Navideņas
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 Aņo
New Years Eve at the Bavarian Gardens, Redneck Mothers, Prime Rib Dinner, 200 pesos (Tickets sold in advance) Jan 9 La Peņita Home Owners
Our first get together will take place on Jan. 9 at the California Hotel in La Peņita at 4:00 PM. Please spread the word so we have a good turn out. Any questions, email Mark O'Neill at anesthesia94@yahoo.ca or phone 274-2539
Hinde & Jaime's New Years Extravaganza- Hinde is preparing for New Years and selling tickets to an all-inclusive evening of fun. 
Grand Celebration of Aņo Nuevo
Buffet - Barra Libre
Pavo, pollo, lomo, camarones y flan
The buffet promises to be outstanding offering of turkey, chicken, roast pork loin, shrimp, salads & more. Concha's outstanding flan will be served for desert.
There will be national drinks and beer served all evening from 9 pm- 1am....A New Year's Event to remember.
Tickets are available at the restaurant. Only 300 pesos. Get them early as this promises to be a sell out.
Jan 9
La Peņita Home Owners Association
Our first get together will take place on Jan. 9 at the California Hotel in La Peņita at 4:00 PM. Please spread the word so we have a good turn out. Any questions, email Mark O'Neill at anesthesia94@yahoo.ca or phone 274-2539
February 10 th- 9th Annual Horseshoe Tournament - Check-in will be at Mateja Restaurant on the beach, Rincon de Guayabitos on Friday February 9, 2007.
The Tournament is the next day.
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.
Every Sunday - Artistic and Cultural will be held Sundays - December 17th, 24th and 31st in La Peņita at 9:00 a.m to 5 pm next to the garden of La Peņita in the basketball court. Special events, music, dancing, food and drink. Bathrooms, chairs and tables available
Market Day
La Peņita - Every Thursday approximately 8-2
Men's Day Every Thursday
Women's Day Every Wednesday
Erik Nice performs at Mateja's Every Wednesday for Happy Hour 2-4 AND El Capitan in Sayulita 1-3 on the beach near Don Pedro's on Friday
Enrique Preciado Performs at the Bavarian 6 pm Gardens Wednesday. Romantic, Oldies & Dancing
Redneck Mothers perform every Friday Night at the Bavarian Gardens
Dining Out
Events & Activities
Raw Food and Juice Fasting Detox Retreat
A Hot Spring Pueblo
December 11-17th, 2006 & February 26 - March 4th
| |
Learn
Spanish Today 
Before
You Go - Learn Spanish For Free
