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The Jaltemba Express
The Almost Daily Newspaper for the Jaltemba Coast Circulation 1700
Good Morning - Buenos días.... and Welcome to Paradise
Tuesday February 6, 2007.
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JALTEMBA NEWS & NOTES
Lazaro Cardenas Primary School Receiving Facelift
The rejuvenation of Lazaro Cardenas Primary School, which started with donations from Casita de La Peñita almost 2 years ago, is continuing. Last May, the school saw the installation of new ceiling fans and new teacher work tables, as well as the start of a school “twinning” project. Guests and friends of Casita de La Peñita, who had provided money for the fans and tables, are continuing to support the school this year, and have made commitments for the future.
Linda Gibbs said that “the work is ongoing. We have just provided paint to redecorate the school inside and out. The senior students are really getting into the painting.”
In addition, new sports equipment including basketballs, soccer balls and baseball equipment has been donated to the school this week. More new fans will be purchased in the next 10 days.
The school twinning project involves grades 2 and 3 students from Saskatoon, Canada who recently sent down packages with school supplies, a personal picture and short letter to the students at Lazaro Cardenas here in La Peñita. Bob and Linda Gibbs translated the letters and delivered the packages to the school. Bob has taken pictures of the Mexican students, who also have written letters and made Mexican flags to respond to their new Canadian pen pals. Guests of the Casita will carry the letters to Saskatoon in the next few days.
“The excitement is growing at both ends” said Gibbs. “The northern twin is readily accepting the opportunity to communicate, and at the same time looking for new ways to help financially”
 Another school in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, at the kindergarten/grade one level is sending their “letters” in the form of pictures of typical Saskatchewan themes. Their Mexican pen pals will respond with similar Mexican pictures.
A third school has been gathering old telephone books for recycling and will forward their earnings for the Lazaro Cardenas Primary project. Past guests of Casita de La Peñita decided to forego their usual intra friendship gift giving this past Christmas and instead have forwarded the money for the school project. As visitors see the work being done and sometimes visit the school in person, their hearts and wallets open up.
Thank you to all who have helped to make this happen. We will continue to help other schools as the money becomes available. To date, we have taken in over $12,000.00 pesos. The generosity of the friends and guests of Casita de La Peñita has been overwhelming.
Jaltemba Galleria de Artes
An ongoing exhibit in the Jaltemba Art Gallery has opened today in La Peñita.
MYSTERY SUPER BOWL WOMEN
Wanted. The man…er…make that woman hunt is out. Jaltemba Express readers want to know….Who are these women? Are they from Oregon? Are they having a good time? (See letters to the editor)
George & Loretta’s Bar Open 2 – 2 24/7
The newest bar in town, Los Compadres has opened on the hill overlooking the town of La Peñita. George and Loretta Leavitt opened the bar on Thursday without notifying the local media or otherwise creating the usual opening night fan fair.
“I saw Jaime and he asked if we were going to be opened as we planned. I of course said yes and then hurried up the hill to tell Loretta we were open,” explains George.
The bar is the first community bar on the hills. “We want the bar (and soon to be restaurant) to be the kind of place you come up and chat with your neighbors. Comfortable and easy,” explains Leavitt.
T he bar is easy to find. Drive east on the Avenida and cross Highway 200 up past the Miramar Meat Market and up the hill to the end of the road. The massive brick complex is hard to miss! Ample parking in front. The bar is just up a flight of stairs through a saloon door entry.
When you enter you will be amazed at the view a nd impressed by the quality of the construction. The 40 ft long bar overlooks the growing town and the Pacific Ocean. The interior brick work is best this author has seen with artistic detail evident throughout the complex. Loretta and George have outfitted the bar with a pool table, juke box, karaoke and 2 big screen TV’s. “Angel” the barman, is ready to take your orders behind the well stocked bar. (Click on map to view in larger format.)
The Compadres Complex will soon open the restaurant above the bar after staff is selected and well trained. Spacious up-scale apartments for visitors have been added and are nearly ready for occupancy. “We’re not in a rush,” says George. “We’re here to do it right. We’re not going anywhere. This is our home and our community and we are here for the long term.”
Compadres will soon be the hub for parties, special events, weddings and important business meetings. The spacious decks, pool area, bar/restaurant and rooms will ensure a very comfortable stay and the hosts – Loretta and George – will be on hand to make it is a memorable experience.
Drop by. Say hello.
Come by for a free margarita for the ladies on Valentines Day.
2nd Annual Fiesta Mexicana – Saturday February 17
The second Fiesta Mexicana will be held at the El Tiburon Restaurant and Bar on February 17 2007. The proceeds of the event will be donated to scholarships for students to attend Conolep.
The Mariachi Estralla de Compostela will begin the evening’s entertainment at 5 pm. The International Ballet Folklorico will perform followed by an evening of dancing with “Rondalla Magisterial” – Maestros of Guitars.
$250 pesos includes Dinner, Entertainment and one drink. Click on poster to view in full detail
Tickets on sale now at
ARMANDO's
Joyeria & Relojeria
Ave Emillio Zapata #21, (La Avenida)
Tel: (327) 274-0104
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“CARNIVAL 2007”
La Peñita de Jaltemba Nayarit from Feb 17 to 20.
We invite you to enjoy this carnival and most of all to join us in all activities upcoming
SATURDAY Feb 17 8:00pm beginning of the carnival:
Starting on main street (La Avenida) with the whole town participating in a parade with all the authorities from this county and people from our town. With a musical band following all the way to the rodeo ring Las Isabeles where there will be a rodeo with horse and bull riding and a dance afterwards...FREE!!!!
SUNDAY Feb 18 3:00pm great rodeo challenge !!
The two best teams of charros will go head to head. CHARROS DE PUERTO VALLARTA V.S. CHARROS DE HACIENDA LA PUYECA FROM COLIMA. At the end of the rodeo there will be a dance with BANDA MATONA at the rodeo ring Las Isabeles
$100.00 (one hundred pesos) for both of these events.
MONDAY Feb 19 8:00pm - 12pm
FREE DANCE ON THE AVENIDA. Come and have fun.
TUESDAY Feb 20 Starting at 10:00am
A great parade starting on the Avenida (at the bus stop) with all the schools, hotels, charros and the whole town. Join us and wear a great disguise.
At 5:00pm rodeo/dance at the rodeo ring. Las Isabeles with the internacional band “Original Banda Limon” de Don Salvador Lizarraga from Mazatlan Sinaloa, grupo Duranguense, “La Brigada de la Sierra and grupo norteño “Los Indomables” bulls from “La Guadalupana” and bareback riders from Ruiz Nayarit.
Come and enjoy yourself. $150.00 pesos
Ticket sales at these meat markets: Miramar, La Nayarita, and Nayarita II
Good Causes
Jeffrey Hill has donated $50 towards the Don Augustine Fund. That will go a very long way towards his medication! If you wish to donate to Don or to other Great Causes, click here.
Feb. 22-25:
7th Annual San Pancho Music Fest:
T his event offers a bi-cultural showcase of volunteer musical talent. It is a "happening," not a totally planned and scheduled event. There is no entry charge and nothing is sold. All musicians are welcome; everyone else is invited to come and listen and enjoy the festival. Musicians need an audience, and an audience needs someone on stage - spread the word. Maps of San Pancho's restaurants are available, or bring your own sandwiches, beverages and chairs.
Tues-Fri: Open stage during the day for sound checks, jamming and scheduled musicians.
Thurs. Feb. 22: 7pm-The Redneck Mothers
Fri. Feb. 23: pm-Frida's Eyebrow, a talented group of local musicians led by Dana and Bob "Q" of San Pancho
Sat. Feb. 24: 2-10pm-live music, some planned but most are walk-ons; 4pm-Kindergarten of San Pancho
Sun. Feb. 25: 12-2pm-Spiritual music; 2-10pm-live music, some planned and some walk-ons; 4pm-Kindergarten of San Pancho; 8:30pm-Gallo & Friends will close the festival.
5th Annual Fundraiser Fashion Show
Reserve Now for this Always-a-hit Event
Monday, February 26, 2007 at Estancia San Carlos
Lunch at 12:00 Fashion Show at 1:30
Cost: $225 pesos for Lunch and Presentation
There will be a No Host Bar, raffles, door prizes, items for sale by local artisans, and entertainment. The proceeds will go to La Tercera Edad - the Senior Center in La Peñita to assist in building a kitchen for the center. Tickets will be available as soon. Reservations can be made by e-mailing gerst4000@hotmail.com.
Ticket sales will be limited, so reserve your space early.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Hi There!
I have been sent this email address with the suggestion that I try to have the Jaltemba Express sent to me via email. Any chance of that? Thanks!
Becca Bond
I would like to receive your newsletter by email - could you please add me to your list? (I emailed several weeks ago, but have not received anything yet.) Gracias!!
Shiela
Hi,
Would like to subscribe to your paper. Just found it mentioned on Jaimes board. We are hoping to be down there by February 25 or so. Thank you
Mike and Sherry
I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Thank you.
Leila Jarvis
MYSTERY SUPERBOWL WOMEN
C an you tell me the names of the women in the first "super bowl" photo? The one on the left looks like Barbara, a friend of mine from Oregon. Thank you, Dianne
ONTHEROADIN.COM IN MIAMI HERALD
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Will show it around camp. I have told many persons about your web site.
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Staying Ahead of the Crowd on the Nayarit Coast
Christine Delsol - SF Chronicle
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| The sparkling beach of San Francisco, widely known as San Pancho, stretches to the headland where former president of Mexico Luis Echeverría built his estate. (Chronicle/Christine Delsol |
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San Francisco, Mexico - By the time I got to Sayulita, on the Pacific coast north of Puerto Vallarta, it was almost too late. San Pancho was the new Sayulita, and Lo de Marco, a few miles farther north, stood ready to become the next San Pancho.
Confused yet? It's all part of the effort by Margaritaville seekers to stay one step ahead of the new mega-resort rising on the beach in the state of Nayarit, which Mexico intends to transform into the next Cancún. As hotels rise and bulldozers rumble across the dunes, barefoot travelers whose taste runs more to fish tacos and hammocks are migrating to villages farther and farther up the coast.
To achieve Margaritaville status, a place must be relaxing but in some way stimulating; unspoiled yet equipped with good restaurants and comfortable digs; within reach of the city's boutiques, supermarkets, clubs and ATMs, but at a safe remove from the northward march of gated resorts and luxury villas.
By all accounts, Sayulita possesses the requisite qualities. It has built up a fanatic following, as evidenced by the cries of alarm provoked by last year's announcement that the Mexican government tourist development agency was building infrastructure for its next project, on the coast about 15 minutes south of Sayulita (see sidebar, Page G8). Veteran visitors were dismayed to learn the golf courses and lavish hotels they'd been trying to avoid were following them along the coast.
By the time my sister, Diane, and I arrived last fall, U.S.-level prices in Sayulita were crowding out the bargains. Condos and villas boasting infinity pools and New York loft decor were stacking up in the hills on the edge of town. It was still picturesque and mostly authentic, and it still had gnarly surf breaks - only now it had more lodging choices, more shopping, more English-speaking locals. Comfort had overtaken discovery.
A model village
Descriptions of San Francisco, popularly known as San Pancho (just as we know revolutionary general Francisco Villa as "Pancho"), sound much like the earlier reports from Sayulita: a small, clean village surrounded by jungle and mountains that wears its traditions on its sleeve. But it also has watercolor sunsets, a sea turtle nesting ground and possibly the best surfing on Mexico's west coast. So we took the exit north of Sayulita on Highway 200 and bumped into town in the dark of night.
Despite the old-fashioned cobblestone that rattled our teeth, San Pancho has been a town only since the 1970s, when the fishing settlement consisting of maybe four extended families captured the fancy of then president Luis Echeverría. Echeverría swooped in by helicopter once a week or so to drink coffee and eat homemade tortillas with fishermen and farmers, eventually building a beachfront palace on the edge of today's town.
The president began creating a self-sufficient model village. Workers lured by promises of land and a home laid the cobblestone, plumbing and electrical systems. They built houses, a church and plaza, schools and a hospital. They planted orchards and built factories to process the fruit.
Instead of garnering accolades for his efforts, Echeverría ended up fleeing Mexico to avoid prosecution for the killings of student demonstrators in 1968 and 1971. San Pancho had to take command of its own fate, subsisting on mango processing until North American tourists and expatriates started arriving in the mid-1990s.
At the turn of the millennium San Pancho's only hotel was the Costa Azul, an "adventure resort," started by a surfer in 1991, which offers guided kayaking, biking, surfing, snorkeling and horseback trips on the beach and in the jungle. Today, rental bungalows proliferate, and one of Pacific Mexico's top-rated bed and breakfasts commands a hillside perch at the jungle's doorstep, just beyond the Costa Azul.
Languid pleasures
Hotel Cielo Rojo, where we stayed, is a happy combination of comfort and economy. Recently renovated after acquiring new owners, it sports spare yet artful design with gleaming white walls, terra cotta floors, generous wooden shelves and painted bathroom tiles. A quirky collection of antique fixtures and artwork includes a headless, life-size padre at the patio doorway. Rooms are not air conditioned, but the ceiling fans acquitted themselves well during late October days that refused to surrender the mugginess of summer.
We fell into a languid routine: breakfast in the palm-shaded courtyard; a walk around town to stock up on water, snacks and sundries; then lunch under a palapa at Las Palmas, where the main street's cobblestones disappear into sand.
Lunch pretty much finished off the day, invariably turning into hours of gossip and philosophy with other travelers and locals, broken up by dips in the ocean or walks to the end of the long, uncrowded, white-sand beach. For intermission, the lemon-yellow Vallarta Adventures jungle buggies rolled up in mid-afternoon, disgorging an unpredictable assortment of jeep safari passengers to storm the bathrooms, tank up on beer and splash in the waves.
For a small pueblo, San Pancho has a wealth of fine restaurants. La Ola Rica, started several years ago by two local women, opened for the season on our last night in town. Diane ate the justly famous carne asada and I had chicken flavored with lime, in the midst of a celebratory fervor usually seen only on New Year's Eve.
None of our full-service dinners was more satisfying than the fare at the taco stand that sprung up each night on our street corner. The slender, serious-looking young man who welcomed us to "Tacos Miguelito" filled soft tortillas with succulent pork shaved from a spit and strips of beef from a grill the size of a foosball table. The burst of flavor made our eyes roll back, and the tab on our most gluttonous visit came to less than $3 each, including soda.
From restful to raucous
The routine left plenty of room for improvisation, which allowed us to scout a Margaritaville-in-waiting as well as sample Nayarit's exclusive side.
Edson, our solicitous young waiter at Las Palmas, was one of the few Mexicans we met in town whose English was better than my Spanish. He had lived in Guadalajara, Seattle, New Mexico and, more recently, Los Cabos before returning to San Pancho to get away from "too many people, too many cars, too much stress."
Edson persuaded us to explore Lo de Marco, touting its creamy white beach, pretty town plaza and dearth of tourists. Venturing another highway exit north, we walked a pristine beach even longer than San Pancho's, waded in the surf and gathered coconuts shed by a line of palms that separate private homes and rental bungalows from the sand. At the plaza end of the beach, children body surfed under parents' watchful eyes. We didn't see a gringo all morning, and though there were fewer restaurants than in San Pancho, we easily found a palapa and took up residence.
We also felt duty-bound to spend an evening in Puerto Vallarta. Despite the persistent myth that San Pancho is 30 minutes from the city, it took us closer to an hour to drive each way. Still, we were early enough to sneak in without dinner reservations at Trio, an enduring downtown favorite with a Mediterranean-influenced menu and strolling musicians. Dinner was as fabulous as the setting, and it was the first time I've had an artichoke (as an appetizer with cheese, red pepper and arugula) in Mexico.
After dinner, we joined the throngs of families, couples, musicians, street performers, artists and thrill-seekers lining up to ride a carnival bungee swing on the malecón, or seafront. Across the traffic-choked boulevard, hawkers flung pitches at us from the doorways of shops open late. An illuminated elephant figure topped one tall building; bars and discos opened their jungle and spaceport themes to the street, looking like the dark rides at Disneyland. The whole scene, in fact, felt as surreal as Downtown Disney.
It was loads of fun - and it sucked the Margaritaville right out of us. Jouncing down our cobblestoned main street was relaxing by comparison.
Living the luxe life
To wallow in luxury - the air-conditioned, swim-up bar kind of luxury - we spent our last two nights in San Pancho at Casa Obelisco. Built in 1999 by two U.S. couples in Mediterranean villa style, it sits on a hillside north of the Costa Azul resort. It has a footpath to the beach and lies a few steps from the jungle.
Opulence was addictive. One day, we donned skirts and drove to Punta Mita, the peninsula at the northern tip of the Bay of Banderas, between Puerto Vallarta and Sayulita. Sign after sign hawking existing and planned luxury developments interrupted the verdant, rolling landscape. I wondered why the alarm went out only after the federal tourism agency announced its intentions, considering that Punta Mita, which dwarfs Litibú, has been taking shape right next door since the late 1990s.
So far, Punta Mita's queen bee is the Four Seasons (with Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course; rooms from $545 per night), the only hotel among multimillion-dollar private villas and condominiums. The St. Regis will join the party as early as this December, followed by La Solana Resort, a Four Seasons sibling. A second Nicklaus golf course is under construction.
Slightly stupefied by the groomed perfection around us, we almost missed the plain brown gate simply marked "Punta Mita." After we asked the gatekeepers to make us lunch reservations at the Four Seasons, the gate opened to allow us to drive through more green and blue splendor to the hotel's portico.
The two valets allowed us a few minutes to gawk at the lobby's dizzying view of palapa umbrellas, flowering vines and endless blue water, then installed us in an electric cart for a narrated drive down to the open-air restaurant. We shared an appetizer, a salad and a grilled vegetable pizza and considered it $54 well spent. After all, the surroundings were sublime, the restroom provided linen towels and we'd been Very Important People for a couple of hours.
We asked if we could walk, rather than ride, back uphill. As the cart sped away, our escort accompanied us up the path, gently steering us away from the pool and lounge area we were desperate to see. He sounded genuinely apologetic when he explained the hotel's commitment to guests' privacy.
Locals appeared less distressed than visitors by development plans. Merchants hold out hope of increased business. Bill Kirkwood, one of Casa Obelisco's owners, said he thought Litibú might even benefit the more modest lodgings in the area.
"People who visit places like Four Seasons and Litibú will eventually want to get out of the manicured environment and explore," he said. "They want to find out about places like San Pancho."
On our last day in town, a new sign materialized on the beach at Las Palmas, reading "Surf boards for rent." An arrow pointed to two surfboards planted upright in the sand. When Edson came to take our orders, he admitted to being the entrepreneur.
"We don't have anyone giving lessons in San Pancho," he said, "but people should know they don't have to go to Sayulita to surf."
It was another step on San Pancho's road to becoming the next Sayulita. I thought of the half-finished houses between the Se Vende ("For sale") signs nailed to trees in the jungle, and the private golf course and villas going up across from the Costa Azul on Echeverría's old estate.
Lo de Marco was looking better and better for the next trip. And from there, the reconnaissance run to Rincón de Guayabitos is only a 10-minute drive north. |
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FISHING REPORT
Hi there,
Thought you might like to see this catch from the La Peñita RV Park. This blue marlin weighed 100 pounds and was caught last Friday. Lucky fishermen were Allan Jemsen, Glen Stranaghan and Larry O'Rourke aboard the "Beach Boys". Cheers.
Karen Stranaghan
FEATURE
Lovers Beach – Playa de Beso
Something a bit different? Only a short walk over the hill from Los Ayala beach will take you to a secluded little cove away from the hustle and bustle of the vendors and tourists. It is a tiny little beach with only one restaurant “La Jungla” serving the predominantly Mexican crowd with beers and local foods. 
Sitting under the Palapa roof at the cafe, you watch the waves roll in and families frolic on the beach. A romantic getaway – or perhaps a quiet afternoon – to cruise away the hours in Paradise.
On our visit, we were greeted by Enrique and his family who owns the concession for the restaurant. He has been here for a number of years and built the concession himself; lugging the materials over the hill via ‘moto”.
The pleasant restaurant and pool are run by solar and supplies are brought over daily. He explained that today was busy….the weekdays were conducive to talking and could we should come back another afternoon on the weekday to visit. He was busy tending the bar for the 20 or so patrons inside the restaurant and the small group of Mexican tourists playing and sunning on the beach.
We spent the afternoon eating tamales, sipping beers and chatting with friends.
Later in the afternoon a local church was performing a group baptism just to the North of the restaurant. Dressed in white dresses and gowns, the inductees waited as an hour and a half sermon was delivered by the church officials.
This very sweet and delicate afternoon experience will be sure to be repeated on the tiny cove at Lover’s Beach.
(To get there: Drive to Los Ayala and park your vehicle close to the beach at the southern end of Los Ayala. Walk along the beach to the most southern end and you will see a wide clear pathway over the rocky hill. A short 10 minute walk.)
  
Photographs by Bill Bell
Humor
– Submitted by Ray Lash
Miracle Grow
One morning a husband took a pair of underwear out of the drawer. "What the ? ? ?" he said to himself as a little "dust" cloud appeared when he shook them out. "April, "he hollered into the bathroom, "why did you put talcum powder in my underwear?" She shot back: "It's not talcum powder. It's 'Miracle Grow'."
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La Peñita RV Resort News & Notes
More RV Park News and Events click here
Spanish Classes
We have a Spanish teacher. She will be in the park 3 days per week, starting this week. There is a sign up sheet on the
bulletin board.
Sports
More super bowl photographs by Dylan and Bill Bell click here
Tournament Format Set for Jaltemba Express Community Challenge Cup
The Jaltemba Express Community Cup Unveiled
Donated to the Jaltemba Express Community Golf challenge by the Express, this Cup will soon be mounted on a wooden pedestal with name plaque and will be presented to the winners of the golf classic on February 25th at El Monteon´s famed Field of Dreams. Over 20 teams representing communities from throughout the Jaltemba Coast are now registered for the two day event. The CUP will remain in the community of the winners.
Horseshoe Tourney Click Here for more information
A breakfast burrito and coffee will be
served for $20 pesos, also hamburgers, soft drinks, beer and booze, all at
reasonable prices. Food will be ready at 8:30 am on Saturday February 10th.
Don’t forget our raffle, we gave away lots of great prizes and two lucky
ticket holders will go away with cash..Last year one lucky person received
over $400.
Do
not forget to sign up at Matajas on February 9th at 4pm..for this
great horseshoe charity event. This year we will sponsor a child from
Conalap school.
Mataja is also having drink and food specials on this day for all of us,
salad bar with three choices of meat. She is also lighting the tiki torches
for atmosphere.
Hope
to see you all there, horseshoe tossers, and guests for eating and
drinking. Put us on your calendar now..Friday and Saturday Feb. 9th
Matajas 4pm, and 10th, at #5
Flamingos street in Rincon, Harry & Geanie casa
starting at 8am.
Robert
Curiel performs the best of Mexican National tunes
Hinde and Jaime's Friday nights
Right Robert and his father
Blanca Belts It Out
Blanca belts it out every Friday and Saturday night at Beso de Sol in Rincon with popular tunes that everyone recognizes. Between set clients are welcome to the stage for Karaoke madness! Lots of fun.
Click Here for more Great Photos of last Friday night
Eric Nice plays Matejas Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday 2 to 4 pm 
Craig ¨Shoe¨ Schumacher plays Tequila Willy´s
Saturday's 7 to 10 p.m
SUPERBOWL SUNDAY @ LA MESA LOCA AT THE PENAMAR HOTEL
GIANT PROJECTION SCREEN AND ANOTHER LARGE SCREEN TV
4PM KICK OFF
THE SPECIAL OF THE DAY IS
ALL YOU CAN EAT RIBS, BAKED POTATO AND SALAD OR COLESLAW
85 PESOS PER PERSON
10 PESO BEER
15 PESO BAR BRANDS
FOOTBALL BALL POOL, COME IN AND ENTER AND CHECK OUT OUR MENU
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-
Hinde and Jaime's Restaurant
Poker Day every Monday at Hinde and Jaimes and Friday at
Tequila Willys
Click Here for a complete calendar in a glance of Jaltemba Bay Activities
For a more detailed description of Events Click here UPDATES ARE COMING SOON
Click on the event for more information
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
Wanted
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Articles, Photos
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Accommodation
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Grill
Wanted Relationships
Services
Massage
Computer Repair
American Veterans Assistance
Taxis
Chiropractor
For Sale Miscellaneous
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Jewellery
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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
Casita de La Peñita
Beautiful Bungalows in La Peñita
Tel: (011-52) 327- 274-0776
  
Casa de los Amigos Romantic Bed & Breakfast for Friendly Guests
La Peñita de Jaltemba
Phone: (011-52)327-27-40713
WANTED TO BUY: STAR CHOICE SATELLITE DISH. Can wait until March. Please contact Jeanie at jmrienhardt@yahoo.com.
Rates in Pesos per Week
Gas Barbeque 80
CD/Tape Player 40
Coffee Maker 35
Toaster 25
Microwave Oven 75
Juicer 20
Floor Fan 35
Discounts available for long term rentals!
To make arrangements before you travel, E Mail Marty & Rodger. #51 Circuito Libertad in La Peñita
(west of the Arena, at the beach...
Free pick up and delivery. Telephone 274 1945. rodger_murphy@hotmail.com
Mexican Auto, RV and Boat Insurance
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In The Process of Claims
David Lord - PVNN
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| The process often requires a period of time which ranges from six months to three years depending on the elements within the claim. |
I have great satisfaction in my work by giving a helping hand to those of you that have reason to apply for Veterans Benefits. This process often requires a period of time which ranges from six months to three years depending on the elements within the claim. Those claims that require medical evidence often exceed the three-year mark.
The pain of waiting out this process is diminished by the fact that all claims that do gain monetary reward are retroactive back to the original date of claim. The result is a check that is equal to the monthly award multiplied by the number of months that I have worked the claim and the Veteran has been waiting for the check to come.
A case that had the highest retroactive monetary award ever given by The Military Order of the Purple Heart and was to a Veteran living in Mexico. I have a very high success rate for those Veterans or their survivors living in Mexico that apply through me.
Lately I am spending more time processing claims that are from visiting Veterans or their survivors, so many claims are from the visitors here on vacation or contacts made from the Internet. Within this group are a much higher percentage that have been denied benefits in the past and often feel they have been unjustly treated by the V.A.
Darth Vader is alive and well I am told by the angry victims of mis-adjudicated claims. He lives deep within the murky bowels of V.A. regional offices. I can go on, but I think you get my gist.
The greatest amount of time I spend on the claims process is out of sight of the applicant, far exceeding the time a Veteran will spend during the face-to-face preliminary interview.
Forming and molding your information into the connective issues that can then be presented as a whole picture to the adjudication officer takes time. It requires me to adhere to public laws passed by Congress, which are complicated by each individuals need to prove how they are entitled as a result of some event that happened 30, 40, or 50 years prior.
I am required to do record research to connect the claimed benefit to some service incident which resulted in loss of income to you. It is more than a jigsaw puzzle, it is a chess game where all the pieces move around the board at will, without ones hand directing them, it's like herding cats.
So depending on which law comes from where, which Veteran is having what medical problem, the process can take years and is forever behind because of new changes to old laws. I wear myself out just writing about it...
I now come to this week's point. If you need me, I will help, but understand that when you make a call to me and I sound as if I do not recall your name or some specific item within your claim, it is not that I am out to lunch.
I am able to recall with your assistance, so know the type of claim applied for, the date on which the forms were filled out and sent into the V.A. The fact that we met some time ago does not give me any clues, the fact that we filled out the paperwork together is not enough, the words compensation and pension are not one and the same, so know which benefit was applied for.
If a medical appointment or procedure was to assist in verification of the condition applied for, I need to know that it occurred and you have the doctor's statement in support of it. A testimony by the doctor stating that it was "as likely as not, the condition is the result of Military service" will do.
VIET NAM VETERAN FACTS
For VA benefits, two dates are used for the "Vietnam Era":
• Feb. 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975, for veterans who served in Vietnam
• Aug. 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975, for all other veterans
• 9.2 million served on active duty (Aug. 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975)
• 2,590,000 served in the combat zone
• 109,000 died in service
• 58,184 died in the combat zone or from combat wounds
• 8,113,000 are still alive
Vietnam Vets and VA Health Care
• 125,275 vets were hospitalized 206,763 times in VA facilities last year
• 989,833 vets visited VA clinics 12,704,963 times last year
• 991,672 vets received some VA health care last year
Vietnam Vets and VA benefits
• 737,397 vets received disability compensation in February
• 112,207 family members of dead vets receive survivors benefits
• 102,088 vets received VA pensions for non-service disabilities
Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange
• 297,194 vets took exams under Agent Orange Registry since March 2000
• 99,226 filed claims alleging Agent Orange affected their health
• 7,520 receive VA disability compensation for Agent Orange-related causes
 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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