Managers Letter: June 23, 2006
Summer is here! We have received our 90 day forecast. It will be in the 90's for 90 days!! Thank God for the shade trees, breeze, pool and AC. There are not many of us left here during the summer, but we do try to keep things going.
We have not had much rain, a quick shower yesterday that lasted about 10 minutes. I heard on May 15th we had a good rain and quite a blow. Raul (#31) lost his carport and didn't even hear it. We have lost a few of our good friends and residents these past few months. The ones I know about are: George Salmon (Apr.), Lester Risch (Apr. 6), Jack Williams (May 6), and Shirley Stinchfield (May 26). Our hearts & prayers go out to all the families.
On a good note, Mary Ann Raleigh sent me a note & said she is doing very well & they plan to be back home ( Evansville, IN) in July. Wonderful news! I also hear that about 40 of our park residents are getting together July 17. Hope you all have a great time. We want to say bye to Maggie Gibbons #223 who has moved her unit out. She says she will still be around. We also want to welcome two new residents, Dale Holo #226 and Becky Chatham #223.
Dennis & I had the pleasure of leaving in late April for a months break with family and friends in Kansas. Our daughter, Denise, gave birth to her first child & our first granddaughter on April 27th. Her name is Rachel Shay Sullivan. A bit Irish don't you think?! Had a great time with them and our daughter Dawns family. Our grandsons Tommy & Timmy sure had grown & changed since we last saw them in September. Dennis was unable to find any mushrooms (too dry), but he did get some fishing in. We want to thank Rusty & Susan, Alfredo & Simon for holding down the fort for us here. They did a fabulous job. Simons wife had some surgery & Simon spent some time himself in the hospital while we were gone. Alfredo was in the hospital just last weekend with a mild stroke. He is home this week recovering & hoping to be able to return to work Monday. Our prayers for all of them.
Weslaco is really growing. The road construction is still a pain but I am hoping it will be much better by Fall. A Walgreens will be open on Westgate in Spring 2007 & a Target & Starbucks is in the plans too.
We have the bathhouses stripped down, inside & out, ready for new paint & tile floors. Work should be completed next month. There will be a new back gate code that will be changed August 1, 2006. I am sure you also noticed the new rate sheets. I held them off for 7 months!! Those of you that have left checks with me, they will be treated as monthly payments & the new rate will take effect on August 1, 2006. I encourage those that can to send the annual amount. New rates for the RVers will apply August 1. Your deposit will be subtracted from total months rate & that amount will be due upon arrival. I will be glad to answer any questions, but please don't shoot the messenger.

There is still a few of us left....

Sorry about not putting something on the blog , but not much is happening here.. HA HA We did have a little excitement last Sunday night ( the 14th). We had some strong winds for a while about midnight and it tore off Raul's awning.. He lives across the street from me so we saw it almost when it happened as we were keeping an eye on the storm.. It was kind of funny as it didn't even wake Raul up and he didn't know about it till the morning when he got up... It didn't do any more damage in the park, just a few small limbs on the ground and the boys had them cleaned up before I could get around to take pictures of them. We only had about 1 and 1/2 inches of rain with the wind and it didn't take long for that to soak in as the ground is really dry..
My good friend Bernice Pratt E-mailed me and wanted some news or pictures on the blog... It's kind of hard to try to put something new on when there isn't much happening.. HA HA It sure has been rather warm during the days , but it cools off nice in the evening. I did find a story that kind of goes with that.
Life is like a Hot Bath
The longer you stay in it,
The more wrinkled you get..
That is some thing to think about anyway.. More later (if something happens)

Raul trying to get his van out...

From the Pratts

We got home in Green Bay,Wi. last Saturday and I am nearly unpacked and have found places for most of my knick knacks I brought home to a "too full house".
We are enjoying the family get togethers (there were 34 at Sunday welcome home meal).
Glad you are enjoying your trip and tell any Magnolia friends hello for us.

Enjoying the pool

Well not all folks are ready to leave and go north.... Clyde and Barbara Hancock are just enjoying the peace and quite at the pool.. The water looks just great and it's not so crowded now that most folks have gone north.. They think that they still need the name tags just to be safe.... HA HA These pictures were given to me by Bill Sager. He thought this might make the northern folk kind of jealous of the great weather..... He might be right... More later..

Still showing their name tags...

Barbara Hancock drifting along...

Clyde Hancock in the pool..

Happenings in the Park

Well I said that I would try to keep you informed as some of the happenings in the park... So will post a few pictures.. As you can see it looks kind of bare in the RV. section as you might expect..... There is suppose to be some changes made in this section in the coming weeks so will try to keep you informed.... Also Loe's mobile at 311 Cottonwood was moved out today..... It sure looks like a nice spot for a new mobile to move into, is anyone possibly thinking about a new spot for a mobile??...We still have a few people that haven't gone up north as they are sure it's still too cool for them yet... It's just getting nice here and the roads aren't as crowded as they were....We are sure dry though so send a little rain if you can... HA HA ... More later....

Looks like something is going to happen..

Where did it go...

Corner of Center and Cherry

Looking from Corner of Rose and Center

Easter Sunday Dinner at Magnolia Park..

Well folks I have been a little lax on starting the new posting since Barbara left, guess I have been a little lazy or is it that I can't believe that the winter season is over and most of the Winter Texans have left.. We still have a few that haven't gone yet. There will be a few leaving Monday morning (tomorrow) and then it will just be the usual summer crowd.. We will pickup a few new ones and lose a few of the others.. We just finished with Easter Sunday Dinner and had about 50 in attendence according to Don Howard's count.. Every thing was so good and all were stuffed when we went home.. Don and Barbara Howard and their helpers did a fantastic job with the dinner and are to be commended....We wish every one a happy and fantastic Easter.... Pray for all those that are traveling and for a healty summer for all..... I will be posting some more news as it happens in the park.... I hear that there will be some changes coming so look for it on the Blog..That will keep you coming back.. HA HA

The Chief Cook and Bottle Washers....

Folks that are enjoying the day....

Folks ready to eat and chat...

Easter Dinner at Magnolia.

This from Bernie Houle:
Don't know if you have heard but George Salmon (Vera) passed away this last Monday. Strangely after all the mini heart attacks he has had and the diabetes and loss of limbs, his kidneys shut down when he refused dialysis treatment. He died peacefully with his family at his side two days later. We will be going to the funeral on Saturday. Will represent his friends from Magnolia Park. Should you wish to send condolences her email is vera362000@mailbug.com

Failed to deliver

Okay, I am getting failed to deliver notices from some of you fine Magnolia folks when I send to your email address and my only way to get in touch with you is through this blog. If you are switching back and forth between two email address I can only say STOP THAT!! If you get an email address such as Yahoo, Hotmail or my personal recommedation, Gmail you can have the convenience of not having to make the switch every Spring and Fall/Winter. Yes it is a pain to make the initial switch but at least you are only pained once rather than twice a year. Gmail is free and relatively easy to set up but it works best to get an invitaion from a current user so if you want to set up a Gmail account for ALL your email get a message to me and I will send you one.