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link on the menu now for FREE Spanish lessons. If you have Real Player
(FREE) downloaded to your computer, you can hear the lessons as well. Check out what they offer. If you would like a free lifetime membership, which the company has generously given our readers, e-mail quest@buceriasmexico.com subject ' password please' or phone 329 298 0607 to get the log-in info for username and password. Get the movie show DVD, Bucerias...A Town & Her
people!!!! Over 150 photos with Spanish guitar music, *WEATHER watch*: here and daily report here. Daily Scheduled events for the month can be found here
MEETING NOTICE Tickets are now available for the Altruism Festival to be held on A Broken Art Free Mosaic Workshops!
with some new surprises. If anyone has a free dessert coupon, please call Buddy at 329-298-1599 to make arrangements. There is now a place to board your dog. Beach Dog Boarding and Salon, located in Lo de Marcos, offers professional baths and grooming and boarding by the hour, day or week. Call Melanie at 322-147-5615 or email: valleydog@msn.com.
Email Address: mikvie@aol.com Amigos' de Bucerias Newsletter. For this month's issue click here. The February 2008 Monthly Newsletter and Calendar of events to help
keep you happy and healthy in Vallarta. English Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in
Bucerias will continue through the end of May.
A non-denominational
Christian church service, in English, is held in Bucerias at 10:00
a.m. Jalisco time every Sunday. It is located at 20 de Noviembre #42, 3 ½
blocks up from the Telmex office. Although the Bottom Feeders are no longer performing, thanks to
your generous support in past years,
There is an urgent need for blood in the
Puerto Vallarta area. Please
consider donating a pint! Think, if it was you or one of your loved
ones - same situation! To donate please go to: Hospital San Javier
Blood Bank - Second Floor. 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., nothing to eat or
drink for 10 hours,
no alcohol for 24 hours, maximum age 62, but, if you are in good
health, you might qualify.
For issuance of certified death MUSIC &
Charitable Event Scheduled
are found on page 'Scheduled Events' Numbers for the Police
Department in case of emergency are
Riviera Nayarit:
Mexico's Newest Destination is Unveiled read about it
here. Music Schedule for the Goodies HERE Protección Civil Toll Free Number for Mexico 01-800-0041300 plus directions and phones for each district can be found here.
Please Note;
Washers are back for the season at 1 p.m., Jalisco time, every Friday,
behind the Optician's office on the lateral. This is across the highway
from Famar's. There is an ongoing need for
blood donations at the Blood Bank at San Sandi
Barkwell has started a grocery shopping service. Check her New
classes at the Bucerias Bilingual Community Center, starting next Dr. Peter Gordon
has inaugurated Clayton Hill Home Health Care Services providing
assistance, If anyone is trying to
e-mail Scott at Vallarta Travel Advisor for trips or tours, his e-mail
address
The Bucerias Bilingual Community Center needs a volunteer, part-time
office assistant. This would be for about 2 hours, twice a week.
Contact Lisa, at the school, or email
lng229@yahoo.com
Lou and Anneke Jennings published a boater's resource guide
for over ten years to assist sailors and visitors to Puerto Vallarta
and Banderas Bay with all proceeds donated to local charities. That
guide has now grown into a world class, full-color magazine called
Vallarta Nautica - everything in, on and under the waters of
Banderas Bay. The 2008 edition of Vallarta Nautica is available on
line in digital format for just a $10 subscription. Please check it
out at
www.vallartanautica.com. A substantial portion of the proceeds
from the sale of the magazine will go to support local charities
benefiting the people of Banderas Bay.
New classes at the Bucerias Bilingual Community Center:
Beginning Spanish, with Javier, starts Nov 20, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7 - 8pm, Jalisco, $50 pesos per class.
Elaine's Easy-Does-It Yoga, starts Nov 20, Tuesday and Thursday
mornings, 9 - 10:30 a.m., Jalisco, $50 pesos per class.
Ask about the 10-Class Discount Card!
Just come at class time, or sign up beforehand. Office Hours are
Mon.-Sat, 10am - Noon and Tues. and Thurs,
4 - 6:30pm.
The Center is located on 16 de Septiembre. Go two blocks on Calle
Matamoros (by the ice house), turn right.
1/2 block on the right. And, don't forget, Nov 17 - Games Day, ages 8 and up. Hockey, Jenga, Cards, Chess and board games. Or bring your own game to play. Prizes for the champions. $10 pesos. A new blog for Puerto Vallarta has been started, if interested in PV comings and goings visit www.vallartablog.com Manos de Amor now has a 501(c)3 non profit corporation in the U.S. This means that contributions made to the orphanage/shelter are fully tax deductible in the U.S. and Canada. Send contributions to Manos de Amor por Bahia, Inc. The address is 2490 S. Ola Vista #29, San Clemente, CA 92672. The tax ID is 26-1377312. Any funds sent there will be deposited in California and then transferred to our bank here at Intercam.
A beginning Spanish class, taught by Javier, still has openings
at the Bucerias Bilingual Community Center. The class meets on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., Jalisco.
Openings: Bancomer in Bucerias, behind the Oxxo, opened
last week. Also, Liverpool, the new department store next to
Walmart, opened last week. Home Depot has opened. Okay, all
you DIYers, your prayers have been answered.
Dinah Daboub would like to get a play group started for toddlers and maybe preschoolers. It could be a small group, gathering once a week at differnt homes and/or other spots so kids and moms (dads, grandparents, etc. also welcome) can hang out for a while. If anyone is interested they can either e-mail: dinahdab@hotmail.com or call: 329-298-2200. English or Spanish is fine. Elaine Spindler will be teaching an Easy Does It yoga class at the Bucerias Bilingual Community Center beginning Nov. 20. Tues. and Thurs., all winter, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., and special help from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. This yoga class will include breathing techniques and an intro to meditation. Sean Mulvaney is preparing for Spanish classes which will begin in
November. If you are interested, Home School Enrichment Program, located in Bucerias. They are looking for new students and parents to enrich their group. Students of all ages welcome. You provide the curriculum and they provide the socialization, art, and many cultural events, as well as one on one participation between teacher and student. Teacher, Terry Means, has 35 years teaching experience. For more information call Terry Means at 329-298-2928 or April Johnson at 329-298-1168.
Bucerias Art Walks coming soon: If you are an artist (any
media) and are looking for some great exposure,
there are galleries, private patios, and restaurants that are waiting for you and your art. Visiting artists are often written up in local publications. Please contact Christy at abrokenart@gmail.com if you are interested or need more information. Visiting Artists must supply all display materials such as tables, easels and sometimes lights. The fee is 100 pesos per art walk. These fees cover all advertising and gets your name on the Bucerias Art Walk Map, published before each art walk. The first art walk is November 22nd.
news notes:
There is a company in the area offering rentals of baby furniture and
equipment.
Go to www.puerto-vallarta-vacation-baby.com The U.S. Consular Agency Vallarta has moved from their
provisional
New Sea Turtle Information Center now open in Nuevo
Vallarta on the corner of Cocteros and Cozumel between Gran Velas and
Vallarta Palace. It is free to the public and open 4 to 6PM every
day.
Pam Thompson, formerly with Cornerstone Hospital, has opened a
HEALTHCARE RESOURCE CENTER. A few of the items that will be included at the Center are: Physician Referral Service, Home Care Services/Hospice Services, Speaker's Program, Insurance Resource Center, Patient Education Center, Insurance Billing, Translation Services for healthcare, Personal assistance in local hospitals, Support Groups, Special Clinics, Surgical packages, Services for International Patients. Newsletters will continue! The new location will be in Fluvial, right off of Francisco Villa behind the new Banamex. You can contact Pam on her cell phone at 322 107-7007 or by email. pmt15@hotmail.com. She is also hoping to do some speaker programs in Bucerias. Caprichoso/Plaza Neptuno is open
on Sunday, for women who are tired of football and
heat/humidity.
A new pool supply business has opened
on the north bound side of the highway about 100 meters north
of the Farmacia Guadalajara, at the traffic light at the entrance to Nueva Vallarta.
Grupo Ferconi has been in Old Vallarta for a long time and has just
opened a branch out here.
Good prices on their supplies The Zeta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is made up of women from
Bucerias and La Cruz.
A new bike shop has opened. Puerto Vallarta Choppers is
located at Carretera Tepic #996, Nuevo Vallarta.
This is across the street from the Restaurant Marlin, at the light. They do sales, service, repair, etc.. I am not a biker but they do have some outrageous bikes. They also offer a boutique of t-shirts and other biker "stuff".
Villa Bella, the lovely B and B in La Cruz, is offering
a promotion- stay 4 nights and pay only 3,
or stay 7 and pay only 5. For more information, contact Elsa at frascati.lacruz@prodigy.net.mx. Academia Bilingue, the new bilingual school in Bucerias is looking for a television and a DVD player so they can make use of some excellent educational DVDs that are available. If you are leaving town and would like to donate that old TV and DVD player, call at Judi Conrad at 298-1224.
Pilates and dance classes are going steadily now at the Ex-Sushi
Restaurant, Calle Coral 56
(next to Telmex), in la Cruz. The restaurant has a beautiful wooden floor, and a great cooling system, fans and AC when necessary. Greta Ruiz takes the Pilates group on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 - 9 p.m. Jalisco time. Her phone is 295-5164. The only equipment needed is a yoga mat. Aisha teaches Dance through the Chakras on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30 to 8 p.m. Phone 295-6217, and 045-322-205-3051. (Both teachers speak excellent English.) Sergio Santana, Immigration attorney, has opened another office in Puerto Vallarta. It is located in front of Emiliano Zapata Market, street address is Lazaro Cardenas 573, Colonia Emiliano Zapata. Telephone: 322-223-4161 cell: 322-135-0185 or 322-429-8407. I have asked for information about what days/hours he will be in Bucerias/PV but, so far, no answer. The Rotary Club of Banderas Bay is working with the Navy League of Puerto Vallarta on several small day projects for the month of February. These projects may include painting buildings, installation of electricity, moving of furniture, or odd jobs that can be done in a matter of a few hours. This includes labor, you must provide the materials. These projects are for civil associations, public schools, or other non-profit institutions. Please send the following to Heidi K. Byrd at heidi@remaxbahia.com. All projects will be considered, but approval will depend on the Navy League as
we are working with their schedules and availabilty of man power.
1. Request and job description and labor hours needed.
2. Fotos of area of need (example: foto of school that needs painted)
3. If you require materials, please provide an estimate of materials
needed.
The new bilingual school in Bucerias needs English teachers. Classes
commence at 4:00 p.m. Jalisco and run for 1 hour. For more
information, contact Judi Conrad at 298-1224 or email
We have two new cash machines in the area. One is at the Pemex
station in Bucerias and
the other at the Pemex between Bucerias and La Cruz. Limit for withdrawals is $5000 pesos per transaction.
Linda Trapp's new book, Letters to My Granddaughters is now available
in Gringo's Books in Bucerias, Libreria in Sayulita, the Neuvo
Vallarta bookstore in Paradise Village and at Philo's.
The Recyclers of Bucerias are alive and well and collecting your
plastic and aluminum for recycling each
and every Thursday morning. We would like to welcome back those who have been up north and ask you all to become Recyclers of Bucerias. Presently we make about 17 stops and we would like to see our collections increase along with the population. “*SMALL STEPS.” *Help us out by working with your neighbors —ask them to get involved. Take a plastic collection bag along on your walks. Do a once a week pick up walk along the beach or any of our streets. You will be amazed at how much you can collect in a short period of time. It’s instant gratification as well. For those of you who are not aware, all of our proceeds from this recycling project go to buy more trashcans for Bucerias. If you want to get involved with this recycling program please call or e-mail: Barry at 298.2809 / condoazul@hotmail.com or call David Kamp at 298.1405 and we will give you the E-Z to follow instructions to become a Recycler of Bucerias. *JOIN US! GET INVOLVED! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE UPS service is now in Bucerias at Jorge's
gallery, Lazaro Cardenas 39.
Gaby Gibson is working on changes to the map of Bucerias.
If you want to put your business on the map, contact gabymapbucerias@prodigy.net.mx or call 329-298-0377. She is also the
person to contact for Bay Life Magazine.
The Library Association will be selling calendars again this
year. The cost is $100 pesos.
A lovely collection of paintings of Mexico for each month with all US, Canadian and Mexican holidays. To reserve your copy or for more information, call Rita at 298-1263 or email to Manos de Amor continues to hold a bazaar at the tiangus (in the Arroyo) in Bucerias once or twice monthly. Donated items of clothing and household goods are sold inexpensively with the proceeds going to the construction fund for the orphanage. If you have items to donate,
please call Valiene at 298-1013.
Help
needed: There is a program in Bucerias to
bring food to the children in the poorer colonias.
The U.S. Consular Agency has moved to Paradise Village.
That is excellent news.
Much easier to get there and park. THE CONSULAR AGENCY PHONE NUMBERS AND E-MAIL WILL REMAIN THE SAME: Phone: 222-0069 Phone & Fax: 223-0074 E-mail: consularagentpvr@prodigy.net.mx 24-hour Emergency Phone for the Consulate General of Guadalajara: 01-333-268-2145.
OPEN BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP GROUP if you have questions: Phone
01-322-221-5426 e-mail address is:
wqynide@yahoo.com Thank you for your interest.
Merna Giles is no longer affiliated with the Bucerias Children's
Shelter. Kathryn and Pilar, young women volunteers, are
working to
keep the shelter open for the 10 children being housed there. They
need help in the form of money and volunteer services. The shelter
has relocated to Calle Otoño, one-half block north of Ave.
Estaciones.
If you want to make a cash donation to either Manos de Amor or
the
Bucerias Children's Shelter, please be sure it is given to an
authorized individual. That would be me, Veronica Gomez or Myrna at
the Shelter. There is a North American man here who claims to be
affiliated with these groups. Donations given to him do not reach
their intended destination. If in doubt, please contact me.
Valiene
casavaliene@gmail.com
If you'd like to have any items of clothing made here, Josefina at La Palapa Boutique, Fco. I. Madero #82 in Bucerias will make 100% cotton dresses, shirts, skirts, etc. or she has ready made items in stock. Her prices are very reasonable. Mosaic Workshops are now being offered in Bucerias.For
'do-it-yourselfers' these workshops teach Anne and Bob Milling are back in their ceramic studio at Casa
Morada. They offer different levels of classes. Sandrina's offers water color classes. Call 298-0273 for details. Cal of Galleria del Sol offers art classes. He usually
fills his schedule early so better contact him soon. A group of bridge players meets on Mondays at 1:00 p.m.
at Los Helechos Restaurant on Numbers for the Police Department in case
of emergency are It is a good idea to print this info and keep in your records.
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