IN GENERAL
Various card games are held in the new Club room, Poker, Pokeno Mexican Train, Pinochle, 31, Card Bingo, Eucher. There is always room for more players so feel free to drop in if you want to play or want to learn how to play. So drop in and sit down for awhile, learn a game if you don't know it, and have some fun. If your favorite game isn't here just holler and we'll see what we can do. This winter we are starting a movie night, to be shown in our club house card room. The exact night it will be will be decided later.
THE 2010-2011 SEASON SCHEDULE
OCTOBER: Oct. 31 Halloween dance and costume party, about seven o'clock or so. Live music provided by The Desert Gem Band.
Be sure and watch the board at The Gem to see what's on tap next week. We have a printed schedule for these events and you can pick up one at the office, just ask for it.
NOVEMBER:
November: 2011. 4th, 5th, & 6th, Fiddlers Jamboree.
December, 2011 : Park wide garage sale! Usually the second Saturday in December
Lots of stuff to sell, lots of stuff sold. Everyone puts their wares on a picnic table (or two) and we let the customers tour the Park to view each table and make their purchases. One year Carol brought 4 puppies and 3 of them went to good homes directly from the Park. Congratulations to the puppies in selecting forever homes.
December 21: Winter officially begins.
Celebrate this day by calling some friends or relatives back home and telling them how much you miss the rain and snow... offer to sell them your tire chains.
December 25th: Christmas Day
We will have our usual Dinner with all the trimmings, a couple of hams and all the goodies. Lots of food and good company.
December 31, 2010 : New Years Eve Party
Our usual dancing, carousing and eating around the camp fire.....
We try to stay up until at least 10:00 p.m. (it's really midnight in NY!).
JANUARY 2011 15, 16 & 17 Desert Fiesta Country Music Jam
FEBRUARY 2011 - . on the20th - 17th Annual Great Arizona Chili Cook Off
FEBUARY 14 - Valentine's Day - Gem residents usually are able to find some special way to treat their Valentine.
Damn we are Good!
MARCH: 6 Centennial Community Center Golf Tournament. 11-14 La Paz County Fair. 20th VIP Glof Tournament
Damn that was good!
WE HAVE TRIED for years to have a monthly birthday party, but no one will admit to getting older. If anyone plans on having a birthday or will be getting older next year, let us know and we will schedule a party for them.
AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH someone heads off to Los Algodones, Mexico, We always have a good time and the Mexicans welcome the Gringos to their town. One of our guests recently took his satellite dish there and had it painted with a beautiful design, spray painted by a Mexican artist. He now watches his dish instead of the tv!!!! BUT REMEMBER if you bring rocks back to the Park, keep them in your trailer and take them home with you when you leave, or eat them.!!!! We do not need souvenir rocks left in the park.
AND CACTUS are beautiful in the desert. Please leave them there for others to enjoy. We have removed most of them from the Park so no one will get "stuck". We won't kill the ones that are left, but we will not replace them when they die. Cactus have beautiful flowers and add so much to the desert landscape.
Quad trails are reported in great shape, not too much rain this summer, or this winter as a matter of fact. So, pack your machines and come on down! Just remember to stay on the trails and bring home your garbage. We don't want it left in the desert. There is room in the dumpster for it.
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