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The Jaltemba Express
The Almost Daily Newspaper for Jaltemba Bay and Surrounding Areas Circulation 1586
Huichol women beading a bracelet on beach in San Pancho.
Linda M. Gibbs Photograph
Good Morning - Buenos días.... and Welcome to Paradise
Monday January 29, 2007
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HEADLINES
Calderón: Economic plans divide region –
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Mexico City's infamous smog clears, a little –
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JALTEMBA NEWS & NOTES
Lo de Marcos Festival Saturday night
  
Photographs by Brian Argyle
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.
Controversy surrounds Golf Day Winners
Despite taking the winnings (which they had already given to the cancer charity fund) the proclaimed winners of Sunday golf at the Monteon Field of Dreams admitted late Sunday that they they had forgotten to count a stroke on the 18th hole. The admission placed them in a two way tie for first with two under par for the day. Gary ¨hole on one¨ Stackhouse sheepishly admitted the error over pizza at Ricardo´s after his teammate Talaquepaqe John recounted how the 18th hole was a bogie. It was par Stackhouse corrected him...but after conferring, the light bulb went on and Stackhouse admitted his mistake. Course rules disqualified their results placing Ron, Bill, Bill and Jack as the declared winners for the day (photos below) ¨No problema¨¨ Ron told Gary. ¨I just wanted to have my picture in the Jaltemba Express.¨
 
 
Tianguis HARDWARE TOOL Sales
Our favorite hardware store on the corner of Highway 200 and the Avenida is having a sale for his American and Canadian friends. Starting this Thursday, a 10% discount will be given on all TRUPER Tools. Drop in and see what he’s got.
Enrique Gomez Pina is the manager
of Ferretaria Jaltemba located on the Avenida on
the left hand side as you turn off Highway 200.
Friendly, helpful and understands English. Mr.
Pina will order in the part or hardware device
that you need and once in while he will even let
you try and find it in the back...a special
treat for those us who miss the self serve back
home.
CARNIVAL “La PENITA STYLE”
La Peñita will be having a Carnival parade this year leading from the Avenida to the Rodeo Ring in the center of town. Events will take place throughout the week ringside. More information to follow.
4th MARGARITA CHALLENGE 2007
A way to help is to go out to eat at your favorite restaurants and ask if they are willing to donate a dinner for 2 or 4. Email me at shmoss@mac.com and I will take it from there. All I need is a yes and a dollar value. There is no need for them to worry about actual certificates. I will create them and I will confirm all offers before submission to the silent auction.
We will submit a listing of all donors of money, items, and auction winners in the Express after the event.
This is such a generous community and much is asked of you. This challenge is a hoot! Buy a ticket and join the fun even if you are not in a position to donate this time around.
Thank you Jaltemba Bay! - Sue Moss (MC Chair 2007) 274-2540 shmoss@mac.com
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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.
SUPER BOWL PARTY – Hinde & Jaime’s ANNEX
Tickets are now on Sale! 150 pesos
 “ Plans have been approved by the boss” says Jaimes. “We’re going to have a Huge Superbowl Party in the Annex.”
Hinde and Jaimes will be hosting their Annual Super bowl Party once again this year at their new location. The H & J Annex is located 20 feet from their front door and gives the expected crowd lots of room…
There will be a BIG SCREEN TV so everyone can view the game. Mexican Entertainment will be provided by Roberto Curiel – a wonderful vocalist from Guadalajara who belts out Mexican Favorites.
Go to the restaurant now to sign up for a variety of pools. This is a MUST GO for all sports fans. Click Here
Jaime shows off the new annex being prepared for the big Super Bowl Crowd. Electricity is in and so is the water. Two huge projection screens will be in place soon.
Los Ayalas School fundraiser
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EDITORIAL
Don Agustin
I have been sitting on some not-great news for awhile. From the test results it appears that Don Augustin has a chronic damage on a biological level that can only be managed with medication and not cured as we had hoped. His face will remain the same and the pain and further damage can be managed with ongoing medicine for the rest of his life as well as specific lifestyle changes.
This is very difficult to write about. Certainly the man deserves privacy and ethically we want to protect that privacy. On the other hand, the community was asked to support him and determine what the cause and course of action.
The funds have been spent in the following manner:
Doctors Visit $200 pesos
Immune Doctor from Tepic $400 (Discounted fee)
Lab work $2650
Immune Doctor from Tepic $400 (Discounted fee)
Medicine Dec 21 $675
Medicine January 5 $553
Food Money - $450
Total - $5328
Don Agustin will require ongoing support including life-style support, medication etc. George has spent days taking him to various clinics, ensuring that he takes his meds, remembers doctors appointments amongst other things. Thank you for this very tough and hard work.
And the Express also wishes to thank the greater community for supporting this man with your donations. Our commitment was to diagnose the problem and determine if we there was a cure. There is no cure.
We are not here to play God. There is enough money for possibly one more month of medication. We will have an ongoing Paypal account to assist him when possible to assist with medication and or further tests if required.
Money as of January – 2007 $405. 00 pesos
Please note: We are starting a new link to what we call Good Causes. Please note we have just started and it is by no means complete! Be patient and we will build it together. Click here to view the Good Causes Link
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SUBSCRIBE
Could you please add these two families to your subscription list...We really would like to let them know that others besides us think this is paradise!!!! Thanks
Cathy and Larry Baron
We would like to subscribe to your news letter.
John & Barbara Webber
Please subscribe me to your great online news. Thank you
Mia
Thoroughly enjoy your newsletter on the Guayabitos-La Peñita area...particularly the info on restaurants, activities, and the pictures...Please add the following addresses to your email list. Many thanks and keep up the good work,
Ben and Louisa Ussery
WATERFALLS DIRECTIONS PLEASE?
We wrote last week about the location of the waterfalls and you answered that the description of how to get there would be given the next day. Since, we read all your daily issue and we're still waiting for the directions. Sorry to bother you again but we would like to go there. Thank you
Manon and Mike
PEO LUNCHEON
Join winter PEO at our luncheon. All visiting PEO members welcome. Meet on Wed. January 31, 11:30 am, Pina Loca Restaurant, Rincon de Guayabitos. Contact
jimandjanuhler@yahool.com for more information.
(PEO is the acronym for Philanthropic Educational Organization, but the group jokes by saying "Papa Eats Out". It is an international women's group (Canada & USA)
with chapters in many states and provinces. Bonding together, they raise lots money for continuing education for women, granting 100's of scholarships each year to
women from all over the world. Oregon, Washington and Colorado women are here just now, and would like to meet with others from around North America for a chance to get acquainted & discuss mutual interests.)
SIDEWALK SALE
Hi: Could you show the Sidewalk Sale in the calendar of events for February 3rd. I am attaching the notice in Spanish and English which I sent in my last email but I think was overlooked. Thanks - Dave Markham
Sidewalk Sale – Saturday, February 3rd – 7 AM to 10 AM
Household, boating, fishing, sewing, crafts, bikes, etc.
Sellers Welcome – Walkway between Posada Del Sol &
Posada Real, Rincon de Guayabitos
Tianguis - Febrero 3 , 7 – 10 en dias
Articulos, caseros, de pesca, bicicletas, ropa y various
Entre Posada del Sol Y Posado Real, Rincon de Guayabitos
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Mario's Tortas
By Bill Bell
O nce in a while you find something simple but so tasty that it keeps you thinking about the last bite you had and wanting more...That´s what it is like at Mario's Tortas. I had read rave reviews on the Jaltemba Bay folk Message board and decided to try it out myself. I had the chicken tortas and it was everything others had said and more. Delicious to the last bite and as I write this I want another...but unfortunately it isn't open on Sunday. Toasted, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, a special sauce, chicken and avocados add a few jalapeños peppers (mild) and you are in heaven. So I will just have to wait. Opens at 8 am and closes at 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Located right across from the Conalep. You can´t miss the great big green building. There you will find Lupita and MARIO (Mario is the son of the Pina Colada owner. He speaks English they also serve great hamburgers and burritos. Like their sign says the ¨best of the best. Right across the highway from the La Peñita RV Resort and Spa
  
-Las Alejandras
By Lindy Binns
Las Alejandras is the brightest pink restaurant for miles. You can't miss it at Av Sol Nuevo, #42, Rincon de Guayabitos. The color made me stop for lunch, but the food will bring me back for breakfast and dinner. They're open everyday, 8:00 a.m. To 10:00 p.m. The restaurant is colorful, open, spacious, bright, clean, and well lit. Our waiters were young but knowledgeable and very attentive.
The menu for the most part is the usual Mexican fare, but the menu has a few twists that made it fun to read. Camerones diablo translated to demon with red peppers and al mojo de ajo was wet with garlic. Camp cook was prepared rancheras style and orden de fruta was fruit fountain. I loved the menu and spent the first fifteen minutes reading the rather lengthy menu.
I had rancheras enchiladas with potato sauce, and my friend, Patricia had a ham and cheese burrito with mild tomato sauce. My enchiladas were very good and there wasn't a potato sauce anywhere on my plate. They were covered with a light tomato sauce. The enchiladas were filled with well prepared chicken and covered with a dry cheese, lettuce and a sauce. Cucumbers and beans were served along with the enchiladas. Patricia cleaned her plate and I saw here scraping her fork along the plate looking for some sauce that might have escaped. Yes, I saw you Patricia!! The fresh roasted pepper and tomato salsa was some of the best I've tasted. Quite flavorful and medium picante. Very good. I'm tempted to go back and buy a bowl of salsa to take home.
Dia de La Constitución
This day celebrates the 1917 Constitution of the United States of Mexico that was ratified after the Mexican Revolution on February 5 1917 in Santiago de Querétaro.
The Mexican Revolution began with a call to arms by Francisco Madero on November 20 1910. It was a period of tremendous social unrest; political and military conflict characterized the period with an estimated 900,000 deaths of the 1910 15 million population. Dictator Portirio Diaz Mori was overthrown and Madero became president. In 1913 Madero was deposed and civil war engulfed the republic. Various political and armed military groups vied for power.
The proclamation of the 1917 constitution helped to end this conflict and signified the official end of the revolution.
The Constitution prescribes the 31 states and federal district that comprise the federal republic and outlines the powers of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government. It also outlines the role of the president regarding proclamation of laws.
Considered the first modern Socialist constitution, it asserts Mexico’s rights over its natural resources, recognizes labor and social rights, and the separation of church and state. It places stringent restrictions on property ownership by foreigners and the church and restricts the church from any political activities including public education. It also allows broad rights for the government to expropriate and redistribute lands.
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Wildlife Photographs by Bill Bell
 
HUMOR
Philosophy of Sex
"Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships."
Sharon Stone
La Peñita RV Resort News & Notes
A reminder to everyone with pets. PLEASE make sure you pick up after your
pets. This includes on the beach. Do NOT let you dogs out without
accompanying them. Do NOT let them do their business on other peoples' pads.
Only YOU can prevent strict leash laws!
Also, a reminder not to put any toilet paper in your holding tanks or in
toilets.
Electricity is extremely expensive. Please conserve. Water is also very
expensive so use conservatively.
Thank you
Carole
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
Tournament Format Set for Jaltemba Express Community Challenge Cup
18 four person teams placed as a two person team with two people from another team. Both team members drive, one drive selected and other player hits next shot until hole is finished.
Both members drive on next hole etc. Four drives from each player to be used on each nine holes. Ball plays as it lies, except can be marked and cleaned once on the green. Mark placed behind the ball, away from the hole. NO GIM MIES
Horseshoe Tourney Click Here for more information
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
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La Peñita Market Day
Restaurants fill during Market Day
To view more Mayan Photography by Bill and Dot Bell click here
Side walk sale
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