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 San Pancho Life Newsletter
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Date:
June 3, 2011
Frequency:
Every Friday
(Bi-weekly in summer)
Owners:
Ian & Kerry Hodge
Publisher:
Sandy Redmond
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Past Articles:Online at website
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San Pancho Magico A.C.
(Community Association)
Meeting every Wednesday 6:00 pm at Cafe Del Mar, weekly reunion AC San Pancho Magico (in formation), all invited to participate, it is very important to your presence, please spread the word.
Purpose:
The Partnership aims to achieve major improvement in the welfare of all the inhabitants of the town of San Francisco, San Pancho, Nayarit, through the development of projects and actions to improve day by day the tourist town.
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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
5 pm!
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
Reservaciones: Cell 3221332601 or info@polovallarta.com
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June 3, 2011
Hola to our 731 La Voz Newsletter readers in San Pancho and around the world.
Low season is in full swing! San Pancho had its first rain of the year in the first hours of June, after almost nine months with no rain at all. Humidity and warm weather are here which makes San Pancho slow down for the low season. Lots of our little crabs are back a true sign of the summer heat! Relax, enjoy the quiet. I hope you enjoy the stories this week! San Pancho got press in this article which is titled: San Pancho Life Best Hideaway Tourist Location on Mexican Riviera Nayarit
Continue to visit the Calendar often to find out about the different events going on in San Pancho!
If you would like to write for us or submit photos, please contact me directly at Sandy@SanPanchoLife.com
Thanks for reading this week! Thank you for continuing to promote our village. Contact me if you want to talk about advertising.
Continue to post on our Facebook page, share your photos and news, the numbers continue to grow.
San Pancho Life
sandy@sanpancholife.com
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SanPanchoLife.com Visitor Statistics
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Statistics for May 21 - June 2, 2011
Total Pageviews: 4,930
Total Unique Visitors: 3,771
Reservation Requests: 19
Most Popular Home 2nd place
Most Popular Business
La Patrona Polo Club
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Dental Hygiene Field School in San Pancho
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By Glades HuizarThe Dental Program from British Columbia Canada has been coming to San Pancho for the past 5 years, offering services (dental hygiene) and education to families and schools. They are graduating students who are in Field Study and are guided by their instructors - the collaboration with Dentists (hospital and private) plus with the community leaders and educators at all the schools in town is important in improving dental health for our families. The photos highlight the Kindergarten Visit but they were at all schools in town, including Escuela del MUndo plus clinics at the hospital and entreAmigos. They served easily over 300 people either at the school screenings and the clinic visits. Thank you to Camosun College (Canada) , instructor Ada Barker and her students for a wonderful visit and their hard work! We look forward to their visit next year! Blog: CC Dental Hygiene Field School in Mexico Post: ...@ jardin de los ninos To view additional pictures from the Field School visit: Link: http://ccdhmexicofieldschool.blogspot.com/2011/05/jardin-de-los-ninos.html In the kindergarten school, we attended both sessions. We were there at 9am and 2pm to see a total of 34 4 and 5 year old children. What a lovely day that was!!! The students wanted to stay longer and play.  Glades was our presenter/interpreter that morning.
Like most public schools in Mexico, the children wear uniform.
We asked, "Who could open their mouth as wide as possible?"
After we gave each child a toothbrush, we showed them how to brush their teeth, and they showed us how to do it. We were bonding big time!
After the presentation, we took them to the classroom next door to perform the screening and fluoride application.
One of the few kids who had no decay in this class!
Krista and her little girl, waiting for Glades to write a special note in Spanish on her screening form. We also gave each child a balloon after the screening.
This little boy showing Shannon quite seriously how he brushes the inside of his front teeth.
We were all smiles all day! Who wouldn't be...with these children? Sadly, this population group showed the highest decay rate of all the schools we visited. Although, we feel that our field school is making a positive impact with our visits to the schools for the last 5 years, seeing this amount of decay rate at this age level was a clear indication that more education needs to occur with the parents and families directly.
At the end of our morning session!
At the end of our 2pm session and another productive day. |
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entreAmigos News!
Summer Spanish Lessons
One Suitcase Makes a Difference Campaign
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Summer Spanish Lessons
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Insert a "read on" link at the bottom of your article to drive traffic to your website. Links are tracked, allowing you to see which articles create the most interest for your readers.
This summer EA offers a fun and relaxed non-sequential lesson plan.
We cover a different topic each lesson, so students may assist according to their own possibilities and schedule.
*Individual and group particular lessons can also be arranged if requested.
COSTOS
1 Lesson $100 pesos
10 Lessons card $750 pesos ($75 pesos per class) Private lesson $150 pesos (1hour class)
LEVELS:
BEGINNERS
For students with little or no previous contact with Spanish, who seek a basic understanding of the language and to be able to communicate on simple, day to day situations.
INTERMEDIATE
For students who completed our beginners course or understand the language on a more complex context, but are interested in having a richer learning experience and acquire advanced skills.
ADVANCED
For students with strong knowledge of Spanish, who would like to master the language, use idiomatic expressions, and continue practicing
SCHEDULE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
11:00 a 12:30 Begginers Advanced Begginers Advanced Available
12:30 a 2:00 Intermediate Available Intermediate Available Available
PRIVATE LESSONS
One hour sessions, programs are planned according to the student or group requirements and interests. Classes are scheduled by the student. *Morning lessons are recommended.
One SUITCASE makes a DIFFERENCE!
When you prepare to return to San Pancho...or if you are visiting for the summer, please consider packing an extra suitcase. If you pack your extra suitcase with clothes or school supplies to donate it to entreAmigos it can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE! The school supplies will go to kids in the scholarship program and your extra stuff will get sold in our new Recicla Shop to help support all of our programs. Thank you so much for dropping off your extra suitcase! |
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Bucerias Wind Festival 2011 Photos!
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Article & Photos by Chris Parsons
Wind Festival 2011 was held in Bucerias May 20-22. It was a 3 day kitesurfing competition that attracted nearly 150 kitesurfers including champions from the US and Mexico. The sky was filled with colorful kites as they raced across Banderas Bay Saturday afternoon. A beautiful sight. The remainder of the event was action packed with the freestyle competition Saturday and Sunday. Some remarkable athletes were performing their best stunts for the judges and the large crowd in attendance. If you'd like to see more photos from the competition, here's how: - select this link: LightStyle Photography - select the gallery WIND FESTIVAL 2011 Enjoy! 
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Music Instruments Needed!
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Reprinted from San Pancho Life Forum
We are starting a new project that involves young people from San Pancho, and we are short of equipment, we need 2 amplifiers and a couple of microphones, we have a girl willing to learn the trumpet, but we don't have one for her, we have aTrombon, and we may get another trumpet soon for another child. We have a Chico drum and we have a guy to play it, we really want to do something different (tropical) nice music to dance, but with your help it will be a lot easier. We appreciate your help. This is a list of what we need & already have:
1 bass we´ll need ---- 2 amplifiers & music books
1 guitar 2 microphones (for percussion)
1 key board, 1 over drive
1 drum
1 chico drum
1 pandero
1 claves in advance, thank you so much¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
1 combo (amp)
2 mics with its amp
To help or for more details, please call Gerardo at cell 322 429 11 94 or email.
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Notes from the Ranch
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Notes From the Ranch
How long does it take for you to wake up in the morning? I mean the stage from groggy bedhead to champion breakfast short order cook. The groggy bedhead look used to be so darned cute on me. Now I look like my face needs a good ironing and Medusa ain't got nothing on my morning hair.
Today was one of the slow movement mornings. Enrique was up, showered and had coffee going before I even cracked one eye open and groaned. Where did the night go and how did it get to be morning without someone warning me?!?
He laughed at me, he swears it is WITH me, and handed me a cup of coffee. Ah, sweet elixir of life. I stumbled through the pack of dogs wagging their morning greetings. (Dog language for FEED ME), tried to ignore the rooster on the wall by the back porch and sucked down the coffee. Telly Savalas, our rooster, has learned to wait with all of the other animals on the back porch. Thank GOD dogs can't crow or there would be some explaining to do.
It was not my best breakfast effort. Thank goodness Enrique has a cast iron stomach and the patience of a saint. Saint Enrique, patron saint of patient husbands. I burned the beans, had to run out at the last minute for tortillas and the eggs were cold by the time I had everything on the table. I tried to "gourmet it up" by adding a sliced garden heirloom tomato. Nice try, right? FAIL.
When Enrique, mechanic extraordinaire, suggested I get a minivan, I just about fell over. MOI? In a minivan? Surely you jest. So. I did the first thing I thought of: I went  to the gym and signed up with a trainer. And I am tired. All day long tired. When does it feel good? This exercising thing? For now, I feel as if I've had all of my energy and brains sucked out and left on the gym floor. She, Janet, the perky, bouncy, little buff trainer, swears I will feel the difference soon. Does that mean I will get my brain back? And exactly when do the Buns of Jello become Buns of Steel? My buns don't feel nothin' like steel. I'm still waiting....and waiting...Oh, for my 20 year old body to return...I didn't know I would miss it so much. This aging thing crept right up on me. I should have known when I went to my cosmetic surgeon for a consult. Instead of laughing gently and telling me I needed to wait a few more years before I need ANYTHING, he had the nerve to suggest botox and filler in my face! Can't he see the dewy skinned, bright eyed me that I see? What is wrong with the man??? I concede to gravity.
So back to breakfast and mornings. Instead of a sultry sleepy kitten (think young Jane Fonda), I now look like Ethyl Merman with a hangover in the mornings. If I  have to accept that, could someone please give me her voice?
Thngs I am grateful for: laughing at myself, fresh eggs every morning and car options. Maybe.
Blessings, Tamara
Tamara 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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Summer Birding in San Pancho!
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Seasons change and birds migrate, it`s a fact!
Just as most tourists and part-time residents from North America travel back North once the atmosphere starts warming up and humidity  reaches the top, most migratory birds migrate north too.
Birdwatching in the Riviera-Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta area during the summer time offers unique and special moments of beauty that are not experienced during the fall and winter times. Summer time for local birds and the few migrants remaining or coming-in this time of the year means dealing with the burning sun and the heavy rains, means taking care of the just hatched off-spring; having plenty of food as a result of increased humidity and rain but also having to defend their nesting grounds as bird-predators  are eager to inspect nests looking for an un-hatched egg or a defenseless chick. All of these scenes while the few locals interested on bird-watching look for the moments when rain or the heat make it a good moment to go out and enjoy the truly tropical scene of birding in San Pancho.
Birdwatchers or not: enjoy the summer!
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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San Pancho Community Garden
| Reprinted from San Pancho Garden Blogspot
On May 24th, The 6-11 year-old children from Escuela del Mundo came by to tour the gardens and gave us a hand. They raked, picked mangoes, watered and ate an assortment of edible flowers without a cringe! When I was in school (in Lyon, France) not once did we have a field day at a  farm or a park. It took me until my mid 40's to finally connect with the Earth and start growing food. I am glad these kids get out of the classroom and get to play gardeners. En 24, Mayo, los niños de 6-11 años de la Escuela del Mundo vinieron a los jardines a echarnos una mano. Barrieron, recogieron mangos, regaron y se comieron un surtido de flores comestibles ¡sin una sola  queja! Cuando yo estaba en la escuela (en Lyon, Francia) ni siquiera una vez tuvimos un día de campo en una granja o un parque. No fue sino hasta mis mediados 40s que finalmente conecté con la Tierra y empecé a cultivar alimento. Me da gusto que estos chicos salgan de su aula y jueguen a ser jardineros. Follow San Pancho Community Blogspot: http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/ |
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Contact us to advertise your home and start receiving more reservations than ever before. Have a business? To advertise your business Contact us !
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Thanks for reading. Please let us know your opinions, suggestions, complaints or anything else you feel will help make San Pancho a better place in which to live and vacation.
Sincerely,
Sandy Redmond
Executive Director
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