The Jaltemba Express
The Almost Daily Newspaper for Jaltemba Bay and Surrounding Areas Circulation 1130
Hotels Planned for La Peņita -
NOT!
Yesterday was the Dia de Santo Inocentes
The day of the innocents was celebrated in Mexico and Latin America yesterday. Originally celebrated to commemorate the day of the male children killed by King Herod, the day now has morphed into a similar custom as "April Fools Day." Expect practical jokes. Wikipedia says "The mass media make jokes or distort their content in such a way that the information seems real...It is tradition that the newspapers publish whole pages of the humorous news...that seem serious and deceive the reader off guard." We were pulling your leg, but the truth of the matter is that it appears the story was believable enough for many people because we all fear that rapid progress could come our way at any time. And with that rapid growth so goes many of the things that we cherish here in Jaltemba Bay. Let's hope we have a few more years before we ever see a McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken or even a Starbucks on the streets of La Peņita. So hopefully now that after yesterday's bogus story on the golf course and two massive hotels is officially debunked, the real estate prices in La Colonia and La Peņita will drop back to where they were.
 
Market Day in La Peņita Photographs by Dot Bell
Good Morning - Buenos días.... and Welcome to Paradise
Friday December 29, 2006
Better start Planning FOR A GREAT New Years
Headlines
FBI Arrests American re Mexican Time Share Operation - Click here
The above picture are men strippers from Veracruz protesting in Mexico City against a new law (enacted earlier this year) by the ex governor of Veracruz that insists that they keep their shorts on...a little complicated explanation but in the interest of good taste The Express didn't publish the picture of them without shorts (not another California George controversy). The sign accuses the ex governor of corruption and repression.
Jaltemba News & Notes
International Volleyball Tournament Today
The International Volleyball Tournament will be held today Friday December 29th at the La Peņita RV resort and Spa. Mexico, US and Canada play off in the pool for the Championship.
Canada has won the title for two years straight after being shut out for 15 years.
Magical Mystery Tour Slated for Today
The Magical Mystery Tour led by Val & Chris - will meet this Friday Morning at 8 am at Hinde and Jaimes. Cars and trucks leave at 8:30. The adventure will lead to a spectacular 100 ft waterfall in the jungle dropping down into a swimable lagoon. Those interested should pack for a shared lunch and bring lots of beverages. There is some hiking involved. 4 wheel drive is not required but it is suggested that immaculate paint jobs be left behind.
No Wimps. No Whiners.
International Artist's Festival in San Pancho
On Friday, December 29 workshops begin at 12 noon, ending with music at 9:00 p.m. by Los Rojos. Saturday, December 30 begins at 12 noon with workshops and ending at 10 p.m. with Grand Finale (Instruments of the World).
The artisans from Oaxaca have also been asked to participate.
Spay & Neuter Clinic Needs Assistance
Help the dogs and cats in the area - and the families that own them. The Spay and Neuter Clinic needs your help to ensure the dogs and cats in our area are healthy and well looked after by loving families. Please browse the following list and give where possible:
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Accommodation for volunteer vets as assistants
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Volunteers to help with lunches and refreshments during the clinic
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Volunteers to help with the clinic
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Donations Start the New Year off right and make life better for the animals of Jaltemba Bay
YOU may now give directly to the Animal Rescue fund. PLEASE GIVE BY CLICKING THE BUTTON BELOW All donations will be listed the following day
Many thanks to those of you who have donated! And a special thanks to Deb and Rick Martin and Heather and Rob Erickson who dropped off catheters, stethoscopes and other medical supplies. Thanks so much, Lin
Contact linchimes@hotmail.com
Repairs for the Bridge of Life
DO SOMETHING REALLY GREAT FOR EVERYONE AROUND YOU
Volunteers urgently needed to donate time and /or money to fix the walk and bike suspension bridge between La Peņita and Rincon on January 7th 2007 PLEASE MEET at the BRIDGE at 0700am. The estimate to fix is 1300USD and volunteers will be adding and pulling cable, replacing screws and boards, installing new cyclone fencing, installing two posts to stop the motorized vehicles that are tearing up the bridge, two trash barrels at each end. THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL APPRECIATE THIS IS THOSE WHO USE THE BRIDGE - BUT THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL REPAIR THE BRIDGE IS YOU
 NEW YEARS EVE
Activities galore on News Years Eve in Jaltemba - A Fantastic Selection of Events ...Tough Decisions
New Years Eve at the Bavarian Gardens, Dance to the Redneck Mothers, Prime Rib Dinner, 200 pesos (Tickets sold in advance) Great Service! Great People! And a great band to boot!
 Hinde & Jaime's New Years Extravaganza- Hinde is preparing for New Years and selling tickets to an all-inclusive evening of fun. A Jaltemba Bay Favorite for New Year´s Eve entertainment and good times!
New Year's Eve on the Beach at Mateja´s promises to be another fun evening...get your tickets early. Party Favors! Great food! and whole lot of enjoyment!
The El Tiburon Restaurant is offering an unforgettable New Years Eve with Ja'Qui and The Perez Brothers. Good food, good service and a wonderful large dance floor for your enjoyment. Help us bring in the New Years and usher out the Old. Come Party the night away..................Call for Details and Reservation 274-0642 or 322-136-8465
If there are anymore events on New Years that are open to the public and you would like to list for free write editor@ontheroadin.com
GREAT MASSAGE
Hello Dorothy,
My sister, Cindy Knudsen, who is visiting from the U.S. called Erendira de la Garza for a massage and Reiki. We found Erendira in the Jaltemba Express. Thank you for the referral. She was wonderful. We would recommend her anytime.
L. Gibbs
GOT YA!
Editor,
Morning from cold miserable Alberta.
We are all packed up and ready to head south. But sunny Alberta turned in to wintery Alberta with a storm coming through yesterday and all night. So we are looking at another day here. Supposed to clear off by tomorrow.
I just about had a heart attack when I opened up your newsletter this morning. You definitely got me.
So if all goes well we will be on our way soon, looking forward to seeing everyone and basking in the sun. Happy New Year!
Herb and Jan
Editor,
"Hotels Planned for La Peņita" Way to go Dot, Nice one!
Now I'm in trouble at one of my favorite little wi-fi spots in Puerto Vallarta for yelling obscenities at my laptop.
See you soon,
Walter
SUBSCRIBES & NOTES
Editor,
THANK YOU for the delightful "Express"!! The site was sent to me, in Canada, via a dear friend, Jenny, who resides in Rincon.
Reading of all the daily events has me SO excited to once again - - BE THERE!! We are on our way!
Mary and John Boksteyn from Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Editor,
Subscribe, por favor.
Hi, please add me to your list. Thanks,
Kay in San Francisco, CA
Editor,
Hi could you please ad me to you emailing list I just received a copy from a friend of ours and we are really enjoying this very much. Good Work
Brenda
Editor
Please add us to the list for subscribers.
Sarah Cooke (We have a condo in Playa Linda)
Hello (Hola)
Please put us on your mailing list. Thanks a lot. We are in Rincon.
Wendy & Ray
Ms Maneras
"Polite Living in Paradise"
Dear Ms. Maneras,
I would love to play golf but have heard that the Womens Day is very snobby. I am hesitant.
Wanna-be-golfer
Dear Wanna-be-golfer,
Ms Maneras thinks that one has to ignore the town gossips and find out for yourself. The women that play golf are delightful company and really willing to share their love for the game and the area with all newcomers. They are also a hoot.
Pick up your sticks and join in. You wont regret it.
Ms M
Dear Ms Maneras,
I nearly jumped out of my sock when I saw the development timetable for La Peņita yesterday. I went to my favorite restaurant and learned it was some kind of joke
.Some joke.
My realtor has doubled the prices on houses in La Peņita already and has bulk purchased new T-shirts for the area.
What kind of editorial staff would do this? It is totally irresponsible.
Janet K
Dear Janet,
Ms Maneras has been inundated with calls and letters after the prank yesterday and can only agree with your assessment. She has been complaining for years now about the totally irresponsible management at the Express.
There is no fighting them however. They get up when they want. They write what they please and they are just plain ignorant when it comes to staff relations. They threaten to close the Express when it ceases to be fun.
Ms Maneras suggests you tell your realtor to adjust those prices accordingly and save those T-shirts. Development is coming but is hopefully a decade away.
Ms M
Dear Ms Maneras,
I was at a restaurant the other day and had my picture taken by one of those pesky photographers from the Express. The problem is I was out with this very nice fellow that wasnt my boyfriend from home.
Well to make a long story short, my boyfriend saw my picture and wants an explanation.
What should I do?
Melinda from Kansas
Dear Melinda from Kansas,
Ms Maneras thinks you are in deep do-do and should consider taking one of the 2 following routes. 1. Tell the truth. 2. Lie your butt off.
Of course each has consequences.
To avoid a similar situation, Ms Maneras kindly suggests you duck when the photographer is present. It is much more discreet than posing suggestively.
Weather
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La Peņita RV Resort News & Notes
Sports
Men´s Day Golf Winners
Two teams tied for first with 2 over...a win is a win...left to right Charlie, Byron, Marlin, Tlaquepaque John, John and Ron.
La Peņita team captain Charlie Hanshaw and arch rival Gary Stackhouse, team captain of the Los Venados Stags were one two in Wolf Play...with Gary coming out on top with eight points to Charlie´s seven.
Nothing Comes close like the February Horseshoe Tournament - Not even a ringer
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)
Humor
World's scariest number plate
PIZZA MADNESS
Ricardo's Pizza is offering a 15% discount on food items on their menu between Noon and 2 pm - an incredible bargain on GREAT already well-priced pizza and Italian foods. (offer not to be combined with other offers) Benny or Tracy are on hand to give you very special service you are accustomed to. Now through to the end of January...A great place for lunch and to get away from those left over turkey sandwiches
Want pizza for dinner? ASK your server for the Large Pizza and get two free beers. What a deal!
You must tell your host that you heard about it in the Jaltemba Bay Express to get the above specials-
  Just some of the many people who dropped by Ricardo's for Pizza Madness and that's Ron on the left not Rod
.Click Here for a complete calendar in a glance of Jaltemba Bay Activities
For a more detailed description of Events Click here
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)
Hinde & Jaime's New Years Extravaganza- Hinde is preparing for New Years and selling tickets to an all-inclusive evening of fun.
New Year's Eve on the Beach at Mateja´s promises to be another fun evening...get your tickets early
The El Tiburon Restaurant is offering an unforgettable New Years Eve with Ja'Qui and The Perez Brothers. Good food, good service and a wonderful large dance floor for your enjoyment. Help us bring in the New Years and usher out the Old. Come Party the night away..................Call for Details and Reservation 274-0642 or 322-136-8465
JANUARY
Jan 9: La Peņita Home Owners Association
FEBRUARY
Feb 10 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
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.
Monday 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.
Wednesday Women's Golf Every Wednesday
Erik Nice performs at Mateja's Every Wednesday for Happy Hour 2-4
Enrique Preciado Performs at the Bavarian 6 pm Gardens Wednesday. Romantic, Oldies & Dancing
Thursday Market Day La Peņita - Every Thursday approximately 8-2
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.
Men's Day Every Thursday Golf
Friday Erik Nice performs at El Capitan in Sayulita 1-3 on the beach near Don Pedro's on Friday
Redneck Mothers perform every Friday Night at the Bavarian Gardens
The Jaltemba Express Classified Section
We've gotten too big for ourselves and had to set up an entire section Please click here to view the following items in the Jaltemba Bay Classified Section
Events & Activities
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Fasting Retreat
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Horseback Tours
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Mexico Road Logs & Driving Guides
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Mexican Auto, RV & Boat Insurance
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Spanish Course CDs
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Computer Repair
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American Veterans Assistance
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Taxis
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Chiropractor
For Sale RVs & Parts
Accommodation
Great Links
Please click here to view the above items in the Jaltemba Bay Classified Section
Feature Classified
Hotel California
Hotel Just off the Beach in La Peņita
Famous Sunset Bar & Grill
La Penita de Jaltemba
Do You Feel it Too?
David Lord - PVNN
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We came together this season to share our lives with friends and family, but I feel even at our happiest gatherings a small piece of us is distracted, do you feel it too?
The American community as a whole has an emptiness in part of its collective soul. The joys that we share when together are a little less carefree since we are facing the folly of Iraq.
Navigating our future through a sea of wasted money, deceptive agendas, squandered good intentions, we are in transition. Once seen as a world leader we are now seen by the world as a clown, one who was fooling around where we do not belong and getting burned.
We really are living in a politically correct governed society which demands politically correct solutions for even our enemies. They will not find a P.C. solution for the Iraq War. The New Year is coming and you and I are in for some stormy weather, so love your best and protect yourself from too much news, because the news will be hard to take.
Ed Bradley of CBS news passed away not long ago, and I just found out he died of Leukemia while I was listening to my satellite radio show. Ed had covered a lot of action in Viet Nam, I wondered what type of Leukemia, because Agent Orange is a cause of many cancers today and is a compensated disease by the V.A.
I sent an email to the program and the producer of the show contacted me back about this information. After introductions and conversation about cll cancer he will find the exact cause of Ed's death.
I will be interviewed tomorrow on the nation wide broadcast by XM Radio, on channel 169 "The Power" with Urban Journal's, Keith Murphy. I plan on getting the message out that U.S. Veterans are still dying for South Viet Nam's War over 40 years later, and that sometimes great men like Ed Bradley may actually be casualties of the Viet Nam War.
I received the email below, and I am asking any Veteran in Banderas Bay that wants to address any issue to contact me, so that I may address the question or situation on your behalf.
December 2006
Dear Accredited Veterans Service Officer:
The Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission was created by an Act of Congress to 'carry out a study of the benefits under the laws of the United States that are provided to compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and deaths attributable to military service' (Title XV, PL 108-136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.)
Its members, who were appointed by the President and leaders of Congress, are reviewing information they deem necessary in developing their report to the President and the Congress.
The commission has determined that surveying those on the "front lines" of the benefits determination and disability rating process, who have first-hand experience working with it, is a necessary part of the study it is charged with carrying out.
The commission invites you, as an accredited veterans service officer, to participate in this survey. The information and insights you can provide regarding this process and your experiences assisting veterans and their survivors to prepare, present, and prosecute their disability and compensation claims would be of great use to the commission and will help improve the process for the benefit of America's disabled veterans. We received your email address through a request to your Veterans Service Organization for a list of its accredited service officers.
Each one of us can make a difference in the world in which we are living by becoming a member of the American Legion Post 14. I started this Post so that we Veterans can make a positive difference here in Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay. You can be a part of it by becoming a volunteer, it is rewarding beyond your wildest dreams.
The Post accepts memberships of all Veterans and encourages members to recruit associate members that have no military service to become associate members, they have all the same benefits, less the right to vote in Post elections.
 David Lord served in Vietnam as combat Marine for 1st Battalion 26th Marines, during which time he was severely wounded. He received the Purple Heart and the Presidential Unit Citation for his actions during the war in Vietnam. In Mexico, David now represents all veterans south of the U.S. border all the way to Panama, before the V.A. and the Board of Veterans Appeals. David Lord provides service to veterans at no fee. Veterans are welcome to drop in and discuss claims/benefits to which they are entitled by law at his office located at Bayside Properties, 160 Francisca Rodriguez, tel.: 223-4424, call him at home 299-5367, on his cell: 044 (322) 205-1323, or email him at mophmx@@yahoo.com or david.lord@yahoo.com.
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La Peņita Market Day
Restaurants fill during Market Day
Kohunlich Quitana Roo Mexico Mayan Masks
Photography by Bill Bell
Kohunlich comes the name "Cohune Ridge". Cohune is a species of fruiting palm
common to the area.
The site is best known for its Temple of the Masks, an Early Classic pyramid
whose central stairway is flanked by huge humanized stucco masks. Built around
500 A.D., this is one of the oldest constructions at the site. After 700 A.D.,
this temple was covered over with a Terminal Classic construction, this
protected the masks and allowed for the masks to remain in excellent shape with
some of the original colors.
These fifth century stucco masks above represent the rulers of Kohunlich
To view more Mayan Photography by Bill and Dot Bell click here
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