January 2006 Newsletter on day trips, shows, dinners, Wi Fi, Elvis, and planned activities.

Rio RV Park - News Letter

Brownsville, Texas

January brings a new year with all the planned activities, special park activities, and area events. Cook-outs, dinner shows, information evenings, pot luck, bingo, cards, shuffleboard, golf, and a beach or pool party with warm weather for bathing suits is very possible. Day Trips to Mexico for shopping and dinning are lots of fun. Visiting South Padre Island (25 minutes) for shopping, dinning, and walking the beach is great. Our own pristine Boca Chica Beach (20 minutes) is just about all yours as January’s 75 degrees is to cold for us locals.

This News Letter gives you lots of information including entertainers on video you can see and hear perform.

See or print the January 2006 Calendar for a quick glance at the whole month.

January

2006

January’s Featured Events
Cactus Willie plays and sings in the New Year at our
Texas Steak-Out Dinner and Hoe Down
Ronnie Craig all Shook up at the 50’s Dinner/Dance
“ Valley Birds Strut Their Stuff” with Lee

Ya’ll come!!

Texas Steak-Out Dinner
& Hoe Down
Friday, January 6th @ 6:00 P.M.

Come as you are for some mouth watering vittles!! Texas grilled steak, Chuck wagon beans, Country Biscuits, with tater salad topped off with fruit cobbler All made from Scratch right here in our Rio ranch house kitchen! Plenty of Iced Tea and Coffee to wet your whistle and more fun than a fox in a henhouse!
Enjoy the down home guitar pickin and singing of our own Cactus Willie. This performer will play and sing your favorite tunes, so you can get on the Dance floor and do that two step.
From the Carolinas to Alaska, Cactus has entertained, and stays busy through the year working his own circuit. A self taught musician learning to play by ear and maybe inheriting a little there from his Uncle Lester Flatt.His wife, Diane is instrumental in keeping schedules ,giving support and seeing to all the details. An evening full of fun and good food guaranteed!!

“Good Morning Rio!!”
Start your day every Saturday morning from 7:30-9:00 A.M.with Breakfast Rio style.
We serve up French toast, sausage, eggs to order, hot biscuits, orange juice, sausage gravy and hash browns. plenty of fresh coffee, all for $3.50.

Valley Birds Strut Their Stuff”
Monday, January 30th @ 7:00 P.M.
Presented by Lee

Join us on a Birding expedition through the Rio Grande Valley and explore the preserves and refuges this area has to offer. You will find we are one of the Nation’s Birding Hotspots for tropical and migrating Birds. See all the unusual and colorful ones that visit the area.. Take a short trip to our local Beaches for a look at Shore Birds. Whether you are an avid Birder or just enjoy watching them, you won’t want to miss this Power Point Presentation! Lee, Birder and Photographer himself, hosted a Birding Vacation for President Carter and Roslynn in April of 2003.(Seen Below) He will show you the Birding Hot Spots within the Valley. Afterwards ask questions, and visit with Lee about what might interest you.

Lee Zieger, (Left) Owner/Manager of Rio RV Park is also Chapter President of Rio Grande Delta Audubon Society. His love of Birding has taken him to Canada, within the U.S . And extensively into Mexico.

Weekly Best Ball - Brownsville Golf Center
Tee times at Brownsville Golf Center are every Wednesday morning at 11:00 AM. Scores are kept for a Season End Golf Party with awards in March 2006. You don’t have to be present to win a prize. Sign up at the Game Room in advance for tee times .
See Gaylon on lot 22 plus posters for more information. Also, you can see the years results to date posted.

Golf Mexico at El Saucito Golf Course in Matamoros.
Enjoy a day of golf starting with coffee and rolls, a golf cart, 18 holes of golf, and end the day with two beers or margaritas with chips and bean dip plus other dishes for $25.00. See poster and sign up in the Game Room. Lee and Jennie can go into more details if you wish about transportation and border crossing.

Rio’s Pink Elephant Yard Sale!!
Saturday,January 28th @ 8-11 A.M.

Come find your treasure at our annual garage sale held in Rio’s Rec Hall. Have some things you want to get rid of? There will be a sign-up for free tables in the Game Room. Check Posters for the time Sign-up Sheets will be available. Advertising for the Sale is done in Newspapers,T.V. and by local posting of Flyers. Set-up is usually done the afternoon before, with no early birds. This is a chance to lighten that RV a little bit, for all the trinkets to take home! And don’t forget………...Rio’s breakfast($) is available from 7:30-9:00 that morning, with Eggs any way you like, French Toast, Hot Biscuits and sausage gravy with Hash Browns and Sausage links. Plus Orange Juice and all the hot Coffee you can drink.
Contact Office for more information.

Ladies January Luncheon Friday, January 16th at 11:00 AM
This month we will be dining at Cobble head's Restaurant . Enjoy lunch at one of our favorites. Lunch will run $ to $$.from a tempting variety menu. Weather permitting we may be able to dine on the deck overlooking the Resaca. Meet at the Rec. Hall to carpool to the restaurant. See sign up in Room “C”.This is a great way to meet others and share your experiences.

Around the Park

Wireless Internet & Internet Phones	Gone to the Birds!	“Let’s Talk Trash”
Road Runner High speed Wireless Internet and IntenetPhones are available. Internet Phones have free Long Distance in the USA and Canada. Buy your own equipment or rent from us. Packages available with Length of Stay options. Check with Lee or Jennie for Details.	For those of you who are avid birders or if you just enjoy watching and listening , the area is a hotspot for tropical and migrating birds. You can enjoy bird watching at our Nature Trail at the back of the park, or visit several Birding locations, most within minutes of us. You will also find an interesting array of Butterflies in the area.	Our Dumpsters take a lot of abuse this time of year.. Some just put it on the ground. Other don’t know to lift the lid. You can help our community by making sure your trash gets into the Dumpster. “ Thanks!!”

New Year’s Resolutions

Do you make them every year only to break them the first week? Don't look at them as something to keep every day for the next year. Resolve to keep them one day at a time. Set yourself aside one day to start. Make a resolution with someone for that added support and encouragement. And pick a resolution you feel you can stick with…….Good Luck!

Click for video of
"I'm All Shook Up!!!"

“I’m All Shook Up!!!”
Monday,Jan.23rd @ 6:00P.M.
50’s Dinner & Dance
Ronnie Craig

Find those Saddle Shoes and Bobbie socks., cuffed jeans and Loafers. Dance to those great Oldies. Remember “Great Pretender” and songs like “Jailhouse Rock? Try to keep up a Hoola-Hoop ,swinging to “Let’s Do The Twist". Ronnie Craig is a Rio favorite. His talent as an Elvis Impersonator and singing performance is hard to match.

But….before we dance we are going to enjoy Hamburgers with all the trimmings, French Fries and Onion Rings, topped off with Root Beer Floats. Be sure and sign up in the Game Room, so we know how much food to prepare.
There will be prizes for the best 50’s dressed guys and gals.

	Beach and Pool Parties
Beach and Pool Parties are scheduled as the weather permits. We try and have at least one at some point in each month. Paul's Park joins in the fun with us for Beach parties which are usually at Boca Chica Beach. Over an open campfire you can sÿÀi ÿÂÿÿð om Hot Dogs to Homemade Stew. We meet about 2:00PM in the afternoon and you may return whenever you wish. Pool parties have refreshments at the Pool following with a cook-out of Hamburgers,etc.Watch for Posters on these as we keep our eye on the Weather! Tides

Blood Pressure

Do you need yours checked or just want to know how it is? If so, come to the Game Room any Wednesday from 8:30 to 9:30 AM and our in-park retired nurses will check it for free. It is recorded for you and you may take your record home when you leave.

Call us to talk about your vacation!
Rio RV Park
8801 Boca Chica Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: 956-831-4653 or 800-776-1895
Fax: 956-831-0147