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Date:
December 30, 2010
Frequency:
Every Friday
(Bi-weekly in summer)
Owners:
Ian & Kerry Hodge
Publisher:
Sandy Redmond
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La Patrona Polo Club
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La Patrona polo club "Live lobster house, bar and lounge" waits for you
every Saturday night for the season 2010-2011
La Patrona polo club "Casa de la langosta viva, bar and lounge" los espera
cada sábado por la noche para la temporada 2010-2011
Reservations: Cell 3221332601 or info@polovallarta.com
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| San Pancho Farmers Market |  | |
Every Saturday in the Plaza
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Every Friday Night
6-8 pm
Enjoy art, wine, music in downtown San Pancho
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Movie Night
Panchito's
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Movie for Tuesday, January 4th: "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" Detroit, Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jass and blues scene for his new record company: Motown. They called themselves the Funk Brothers, and they were the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. This is their story. Movie starts at 8:00PM.
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December 30, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 614 La Voz Newsletter readers in San Pancho and around the world.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families. It is hard to believe that in a day it will be 2011! This coming year is looking like it will be a great one for San Pancho. Enjoy reading!
Panchito's will be hosting a New Years Party starting at 7 pm. Drink specials all evening & a champagne toast at midnight. Join your neighbors and friends to ring in 2011!
Reminder: Art Walk will be held on Thurs. Dec. 30 from 6 to 8 pm. There will be live music in front of Tatehuari, La Marmota and Marias Deli from 6:00 to 7:30 and in front of Huapango from 7:30 to 8:00. Next week Art
Walk returns to its normal Friday night.
Make sure and visit the Calendar often to find out about the different events such as enterAmigos has Spanish Classes starting January 10th, Art Walk continues every Friday; and the Polo Matches just to name a few.
If you would like to write for us or submit photos, please contact me directly at Sandy@SanPanchoLife.com.
Thanks for reading this week! The # of visitors to the site continue to increase! Thank you for continuing to promote our village.
Saludos,  Sandy Redmond Executive Business Director  San Pancho Life sandy@sanpancholife.com |
| Hotel Cielo Rojo would like to extend an open invitation to join us for dinner on December 31st |
Chef Juan Diego
Has planned a special 3 course menu
focusing on fresh seafood and local vegetables
If you're in the area, enjoy the evening in our candle-lit patio restaurant - exquisite menu and lovely ambience.
Seating starts early (from 6:00PM and on) - dine early before heading to your planned New Year's fiestas!
RSVP to ensure a table with us.
Menu
Sea scallop and mushroom skewers
Vegetarian traditional shepherds corn pie stuffed with Cheese and chile Poblano
Or
Sesame encrusted mahi-mahi or prawns served with romeritos ( Mexican seepweed )
Pineapple upside down tart
$ 350 pesos p/p
Featuring fine wine, tequila and cocktail menu.
Come and join us for some organic, sustainable, local food
Cooked with love and creativity.
Always new and always beautiful.
tel. 311 258 4155 for reservations
Bistro Organico at Hotel Cielo Rojo
Calle Asia No. 6, San Pancho
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| Tailwind Jungle Lodge Birdwatching Retreat February 6 -12, 2011 | Imagine . . . captivating tropical habitats and an extraordinary variety of migratory birds from the north and the south. Then add two outstanding, knowledgeable, community- oriented and friendly birdwatching guides--one local and one world traveled--both with a vast experience on tropical and North American birds, and you've got the makings for a bird watcher's dream retreat! Come and join us for a week of diverse tours and activities designed to show you the wonders of this exuberant and rich natural coastline.
For more information visit the website: http://www.tailwindjunglelodge.com/retreats.html or email birdingsanpancho@gmail.com or info@tailwindjunglelodge.com
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entreAmigos Scholarship Program |
In Mexico Jaqueline, like EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION Unfortunately many, can´t attend school beacuase they need shoes, uniforms and school supplies..... and don´t even think about transportation for high school students!!
YOU CAN SUPPORT A CHILD like Jaqueline, by supporting the entreamigos scholarship program. The $600yr scholarship can be paid in quarterly amounts of $150 or monthly amounts of $50. Your scholarship supports not only a child's education at the public school but many enrichment classes, excursions, tutoring and additional activities at entreAmigos.
www.entreamigos.org.mx ea.scholarship@gmail.com
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Spanish Classes at entreAmigos start January 10th
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This summer, our very own Spanish teacher July Aquino, spent 4 weeks in intensive training offered by Cambridge University, in Mexico City. This training formalized the many years of experience that July brought to her Spanish instruction and she has an entirely new and very impressive program and format for this years Spanish classes.
Second session of classes begin January 10th and run in 6 week blocks.
There is a 3 week Beginning INTENSIVE being offered January 24th - February 11th.
Classes are 1.5 hours a day (two days a week) and include 20 hours of instruction. Six levels from beginning, intermediate and advanced instruction will be offered. The cost per six week block is $1500pesos plus $200 pesos for materials.
Offering Spanish Classes is one of the ways that entreAmigos is working hard this year to generate the funds towards our financial sustainability. Taking Spanish is good for you and good for your community!!
You must pre-register. Please stop by entreAmigos and meet with July next week between 10 - 12 or send an email to info@entreamigos.org.mx |
entreAmigos RECICLA SHOP
| The grand opening of the new RECICLA SHOP at entreAmigos and our first two weeks have been a huge success. The RECICLA SHOP is a goodwill style store that sells gently used clothes and housewares at great, low prices and is designed to be a one stop shopping resource for the entire community with all proceeds supporting entreAmigos programs and services. If you are looking to do some winter cleaning after the holidays
PLEASE BRING US YOUR STUFF!!
Gently used clothes, housewares, decorations, etc... are all very welcome. Children's clothes and toys are especially needed. |
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Christmas Bird Count in San Pancho?
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Today I want to share a Little bit of history of one of the North American traditions I feel proud to have adopted: The Christmas Bird Count. Given the hurry of these days I did some exhaustive
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online research (of about 45 seconds) to share with you this text taken fro the Audubon Society website:
"Prior to the turn of the (20th) century, people engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas "Side Hunt": They would choose sides and go afield with their guns; whoever brought in the biggest pile of feathered (and furred) quarry won.
Conservation was in its beginning stages around the turn of the 20th century, and many observers and scientists were becoming concerned about declining bird populations. Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman, an early officer in the then budding Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition-a "Christmas Bird Census" that would count birds in the holidays rather than hunt them.
So began the Christmas Bird Count. Thanks to the inspiration of Frank M. Chapman and the enthusiasm of twenty-seven dedicated birders, twenty-five Christmas Bird Counts were held that day. The locations ranged from Toronto, Ontario to Pacific Grove, California with most counts in or near the population centers of northeastern North America. Those original 27 Christmas Bird Counters tallied around 90 species on all the counts combined."
It is worth mentioning that after 110 years is a worldwide tradition!
Well. Last week we did our Christmas Bird Count on December 20th to 22nd and during the three days we counted the great number of 65 species just around the San Pancho area!
Birding has been incredibly good this year. Please tune up your senses and go out and enjoy the amazing bird fauna of San Pancho. Next week I will give you some good info on areas to go birding in San Pancho as well as some info on community birding days.
Happy New Years and Happy Birding Days!!!
Conteo Navideño de Aves en San Pancho?
Hoy quiero compartir un poco de la historia de una de las tradiciones de América del Norte que me siento orgulloso de haber adoptado.: el Conteo Navideño de Aves. Dada la prisa de estos días hice una investigación exhaustiva en internet (de unos 45 segundos) para compartir con ustedes este texto tomado del sitio web de la Audubon Society:
"Antes delcambio desiglo XX, las personasparticipaban enuna tradición navideña conocida como la Caza en Grupo de Navidad: la gente solía ir lejos consusarmas y el que trajera el mayor montón de plumas o pelos era el ganador.
La filosofía de Conservación estaba en sus etapas iniciales a comienzos del siglo 20, y muchos observadores y lo scientíficos comenzaron a preocuparse acerca de la disminución de las poblaciones de aves. A partir del día de Navidad de1900, el ornitólogo Frank Chapman, un oficiala principios de la entonces incipiente Sociedad Audubon, propuso un nuevo día de fiesta en la tradiciónde "Censo de Aves de Navidad", que contaría las avesen los días de fiestaen lugar de cazarlos.
Así comenzó el Conteo Navideño de Aves. Gracias a la inspiración de Frank M.Chapmanyel entusiasmo de los veintisiete observadores de avesdedicadas, veinticinco Conteos Navideños de Aves se celebraronese día. Los lugares van desde Toronto, Ontario a Pacific Grove, California, con la mayoría de los recuentosen ocerca de los centros de población del noreste de América del Norte. Los originales de Navidad 27 Contadores de Aves sumó alrededor de 90 especiesen todas las cuentas combinadas".
Cabe mencionar que 110 años después esta es una tradición a nivel mundial.
Bueno. La semana pasada hicimos nuestra Conteo Navideño de Aves del 20 al 22 de diciembre y durante lost res días contamos con un gran número de 65 especies a la vuelta de la zona de San Pancho!
Observación de aves ha sido muy buena este año. Por favor, afinar sus sentidos y salir a disfrutar de la increíble avifaunade SanPancho. La próxima semana le dará buena información sobre las áreas de observación de aves en SanPancho, así como algo de información en los días de la comunidad de observación de aves.
Feliz Año Nuevo y Feliz Días observación de aves!
Luis Morales is a Marine Biologist, Director and Founder of the San Pancho Birding Club, and Owner of Birding San  Pancho. Luis has vast experience on leading nature tours both in land and aquatic habitats. He has lived in San Pancho for 3 years and has become not only a frequent and avid observer of the local birds and nature but also an educational resource for our community and an environmental activist to help in preserving and restoring natural habitats.
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Notes from the Ranch
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I admit it, okay? I'm still listening to Christmas music. I love Christmas music. I listen to it year ´round. And I'm driving family and friends nuts with it! All I have to say is: Scrooges!
Christmas music makes me homesick for snow, pine trees, candy canes and hot cocoa. But then I look at the space heater I have cranked on in my bedroom here, the layers of clothes I wear to sunset at the beach and realize that I just don't have what it takes for a snowy, white Christmas anymore. I'm not tough enough. I won't even go to Guadalajara this time of year. I'm a beach wimp.
I made a traditional Christmas feast this year. Turkey, stuffing with roasted chestnuts, sweet potatoes, the works. I could almost hear t he Martha Stewart theme song playing in the background. Hey, you can call me Marta Garcia, the Martha Stewart of Mexico. My theme song will be "Bèsame". Thank you to Buc and Gail for the wine and good company. And Enrique for doing the dishes and not asking for tortillas and chiles. Gracias, Mi Amor. Dessert was a flourless chocolate torte and champagne. Yum. No calories involved at all... The dogs were in hog heaven with scraps. They want nothing to do with their dried kibbles today. What have I started?
The weather has helped the garden, long cool nights to slowly grow vegetables. I'm warning all of you, get ready for tomatillos. And cucumbers. The passion fruit just keep on setting fruit. Mar Plata and Cafe del Mar are making passion fruit mojitos. Stop by and try one. I dropped a bunch of bananas at La Perla for their new fruit smoothies, too. Check out their new healthy menu. Homemade breads, too.
The chickens must have put out a call to all friends near and far as I now have about 10 hens that have moved in and I have no idea where they came from! If you are missing any girls, let me know. So far lots of eggs. Maybe we'll see some little ones running around soon. I love the sound of hens and roosters. They have so much to say. I swear they gossip about each other.
Not much new on the ranch this week. Slow, lovely days filled with family and friends. The cows are getting fat and Sr. Memo Flechas is making sure we have lots of little calves in the summer. Life goes on, the sun rises and the sun sets. The laundry gets done, the bills paid, hugs are shared and all is good.
Things I am thankful for: this deep abiding peace that fills my heart, the beauty of my life and you, my friends. Prospero Año Nuevo.
Blessings, Tamara
Tam ara Bode has been living in San Pancho for 15 years. She is the owner of Harmonia Holistica. She is a Massage Therapist, and also specializes in nutrition counseling and lifestyle coaching. Contact Tamara
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Spanish Word of the Day
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Feliz año nuevo 2011!
English Translation: Happy New Year 2011!
Spanish Example: Los amigos celebraron el Año Nuevo!
English Translation: The friends celebrated the New Year!
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Sincerely,
Sandy Redmond
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