ROCKY POINT CHRISTMAS (update #2)

We are now OVER $15,000.00 DOLLARS raised for the under-privilaged families of Puerto Penasco - keep up the good work everyone! This is going to make a very bright Christmas to some deserving people!

So far, we have ordered 1000 stockings, 1000 blankets, and lots of boxes of candy and toys. We're going to stuff the stockings with mittens and gloves for the kiddos too!

Any suggestions on what else we could give? Lightly used donations are welcome, but we would prefer money, so we can buy thse families NEW stuff.

Remember that just $10 will give a family a box of food that includes flour, beans, oil, rice, etc.

Let's all chip in and help these families in need!

HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS?!

goin' dooooown

"a picture is worth a thousand words" - the one word that resonates: yeeeaaaah!

Much to the shock of the Packer fans (giggle) and others who jeered our proud DALLAS COWBOYS - we are smiling extra big because they BEAT the Packers last night 37-27...get Favre back Packers, you need him!

Read the victorious recap here.

ROCKY POINT CHRISTMAS (update #1)

Just to keep you all updated on the progress of our fund raising efforts here in Rocky Point, the CHRISTMAS IN ROCKY POINT fund raisings started 48 hours ago and so far, all the sponsors have raised:

$13,000.000 DOLLARS!

We'll keep you updated as we receive new amounts

CHRISTMAS IS UPON US...

Hey everyone! it's that time of the year again...the weather is getting chilly - er, well, cloudy and cool-errr...anyway, it's time to help the less fortunate. I know you may be excited to do all your Christmas shopping and to get to the states for egg nog and things like that, but we need to think of our other "local" family - those in need.

Yvette MacKenzie from ReMax sent us this flyer and email letting us know what they're doing to make a difference this holiday season:

Hello Friends, Family & Clients,

Grant and I are very involved with this great cause on December 16th to feed the less fortunate for the Christmas Holiday. We are working with an incredible group of people within the community and are all very excited and eager to make this successful. We will be delivering food, toys, and warmth to over 1,000 people that live in very bad conditions. In the past years that the church has done this…there has never been enough to go around. We want to make sure that this will not happen again!!

We are asking for your help. Please see below and help us make this successful! A $10 donation will feed an entire family for the holidays…and more will allow us to purchase toys for these unfortunate children. Please donate what you can.

Please feel free to pass this on to friends…..

Blessings to all,

Yvette MacKenzie
REMAX/Legacy
602-334-4359 US Office
480-686-3000 US Cell

The Christmas Season brings us many opportunities to give to those that have very little. Right now in
Puerto Penasco there are so many families that will have a hard time feeding their children and
trying to stay warm - let alone thinking about providing anything special to their little ones over the holidays.

We know that if we can get a donation from the many people that have visited, invested or live and
work in Rocky Point, we will be able to bring an enormous smile, some warmer nights and fewer
hungry days to a great deal of less fortunate children and families in our small town.

We need to collect all donations very quickly in order to meet our delivery date in mid-December, so
we are asking that donations be made as soon as possible. If you are not in town, please mail your check
today as directed below or if you are in Rocky Point you can drop off a check or cash donation at one of
the locations listed below.

Volunteers – yes, we are also looking for as many of you as possible to donate some of your time to help
prepare the stockings and food baskets, as well as distribute the “gifts of joy” on December 16th. Please
let us know via a response to this email if you are available for any of the event preparation or for the actual
distribution of gifts and we will let you know how you can help!

WAYS TO DONATE…

MAILING CHECKS – please try to mail no later than December 5th so we can collect and purchase the needed items!

To make you donations tax deductible, please make your checks out to:
FAMILY OF GOD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

and mail to:
FAMILY OF GOD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Attn: ROCKY POINT CHRISTMAS 2007
P.O. Box 738
Lukeville, AZ 85341

DROP OF CASH OR CHECK DONATIONS – please try to drop off no later than December 5th so we can collect and purchase the needed items!

Please drop them off at any of these locations:

PUERTA PRIVADA – sales office ( Old Port and Sandy Beach)
LAS PALOMAS – sales office (Sandy Beach)
BELLA SIRENA – sales office (Sandy Beach)
REMAX – sales office ( Freemont Blvd )
MAJESTIC REALTY – sales office ( Freemont Blvd )

YOUR TIME TO HELP PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE THE GIFTS - please let us know if you can help!


We thank you in advance for your generosity of time and money to help make this
a special Christmas and to bring so many unexpected smiles to those in need!

If you donate, please denote that you saw this on my blog!

TASTE OF PENASCO!

We are so sad that we missed the Taste of Penasco...we heard it was windy, but everyone had a blast! We also hear that KENT COSSEY got auctioned off for $500 bucks and he got to spend the evening with BOOBAR RANDY and MIKE DANZER! Can't wait to see the pics of THIS one! hahaha

Any pics and other funny stories, write us: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx

TOMORROW NIGHT...(see footnote)

Thursday night is Jaime's birthday and you're all obligated to get out of the house and party with the Fearless Juanzitos!

***WE DO NOT ENDORSE OR AGREE WITH SOME PARTS OF THE ABOVE FLYER - PLEASE LET THIS BE WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE COWBOYS WILL BE DOING THE PACKING AND SHIPPING BACK HOME TOMORROW NIGHT***

SAYING GOODBYE TO A LEGEND...

We (sadly) have to inform you that Jill's Paradise Beach Club is only going to be in operation for the next 2 or 3 weeks! Jill herself let us know the news first hand, so we know it's true...a lady apparently went behind her back to buy the business out from under her. Shows how shady people can be. Let's all pile in for a big ol party in the next couple weeks. Let's pack the house, then leave it empty! How dare someone go behind her back...we guess some are so desparate, they'll do anything to save a buck. We know we won't be going there anymore after Jill is gone...

Stay tuned for details on a HUGE going away party for

Jill's PBC...

NORTH SHORE MEETS ROCKY POINT

There's a new restaurant in town! It's called Tiki Grill, and from what I can see on this little flyer, they're in the Calle 13/Playa Bonita area...Haven't been there yet - who has? What's it like?? We NEED some good eatin places in town!

GREAT ADVICE TO LIVE BY...

Thanks to Grant Sr. of ReMax Legacy for sending this graet quote:

“LISTENING WITH THE INTENT OF UNDERSTANDING”

Rather than:

“LISTENING WITH THE INTENT OF ANSWERING”

We need to practice this!

BORDER WAIT RELIEF

Some GREAT news about border waits:

Tucson Region
Lukeville crossing set for two more lanes
By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
Tucson, Arizona Published: 11.17.2007
Arizona will spend $1.5 million to construct more lanes at the border crossing at Lukeville to help prevent Arizonans from having to wait for hours trying to get back into this country after visiting Puerto Peñasco.
Members of the state Transportation Board approved the funding at their meeting Friday. Doug Nintzel, spokesman for the Department of Transportation, said the board wants to increase the number of vehicles that can be processed at the often-crowded port of entry.
The funding, though, is contingent on private firms coming up with $1 million. But Gov. Janet Napolitano told Capitol Media Services she has been assured that companies in Puerto Peñasco — better known as Rocky Point — want to expedite the flow of tourists and goods and are committed to providing the money.
Friday's vote comes as Napolitano met with Luis Tellez, Mexico 's communications and transportation secretary, to try to get his government to come up with funds for improvements at border crossings on the other side of the line.
"We need to improve port infrastructure to facilitate the legal movement of goods and people," the governor said after the meeting in Ciudad Obregón , Sonora . She said Tellez agreed the traffic jams that often tie up cars and trucks for hours harm both countries.
"Our economies are being hampered," she said.
And Napolitano said that while Tellez did not commit to providing a specific amount of money, he told her these projects were an objective of his government.
The governor said the ADOT funds will finance two new lanes on top of the existing four on the U.S. side, one of which is dedicated for commercial traffic.
She said, though, that the ADOT money, even if matched with private dollars, isn't the total answer, as additional lanes won't mean anything by themselves.
"I'm not interested in putting money in unless the federal government will staff them," she said. Napolitano said her next job is persuading the federal government, which operates the port, to put money into the budget for the necessary employees.
Beyond that, Napolitano said she wants the border station open 24 hours a day, at least during peak traffic periods. Now the station is closed from midnight to 6 a.m.
The governor said the new lanes are the second part of a three-pronged effort to eliminate the backup on the Mexican side of the border.
Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agreed to direct motor homes and vehicles towing trailers into the commercial lane, at least on Sundays and Mondays. That should make the crossing faster for those in passenger cars.
Napolitano said the entire port of entry, about 100 miles southwest of Tucson , needs to be reconfigured to ease the flow.
Napolitano's trip to Mexico also produced a new agreement with Sonora Gov. Eduardo Bours to work together to lure new firms to the area.
Napolitano acknowledged making that happen, though, has potential political pitfalls.
"I need to be doing things that create and hold jobs in Arizona ," she said. And Napolitano said that, from a pure cost perspective, a company that wants to build things will find that labor is cheaper in Mexico .
But the governor said a case can be made for having operations in both states.
"Certain kinds of jobs are better situated in Arizona ," she said.

WOO HOO!

RED HAT LUNCHEON

Just a reminder that the LADIES RED HAT LUNCHEON is tomorrow at 1:00 at Latitude 21! I hear it's a great time, we're going to try to sneak away to have lunch with the ladies (if anyone has a red hat we could borrow, we'd appriciate it!) hee hee

POWERFUL WORDS FROM A REAL BUYER...

We've received this letter from a satisfied buyer in protest of an article written in an AZ newspaper:

November 26, 2007

To Whom It May Concern,

I found yesterday’s article in the Arizona Republic ‘Prime deal, prime debacle’ to be not only misrepresentative of the state of real estate in Puerto Penasco but also insulting and harmful to all of the Arizonans who have made sound and secure investments there. I bought a condominium on Sandy Beach a year ago this past October, have my bank trust in hand, and have been able to enjoy my vacation home from the day I bought it.

This article was about one very small area of Penasco but came across as if it was all of Penasco. As in any place in the world there is high risk in buying something on speculation, especially from unknown entities. I, along with over 5,000 other current owners, did my homework on the developer I chose to go with and purchased in a property of sound reputation.

I am a writer and often write about Mexico and investing there. I feel that it is the writer’s responsibility to tell the whole story to the public. I do not believe that this happened in this article. There is nothing wrong with reporting on specific problem areas but I believe it is wrong to sensationalize it to sound bigger than reality.

Sincerely,

Ellen Boland
Puerta Privada
Puerto Penasco

Comments???

WHEW!

Well, we're back from a Thanksgiving spent in Texas with my family (yee haw) and I think all the turkey is digested...now onto the stuffing and sweet potatoes and pecan (pee-kan) pie. Gosh!

Anyway, stay tuned for what we missed over the holidays - we're gonna pile all the juice up for you at once!

What did everyone do over the holiday?

Write us with pictures at: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx

OPEN HOUSE IN LAS CONCHAS

We just received this email from Yvette MacKenzie over at ReMax:

Hi Everyone,

I will be doing an open house today at Section 4 Lot 505 in Las Conchas!! Please think of me if you have any buyers today and let’s make a sale TODAY!

Hope to see you there :)

Yvette MacKenzie
Remax/Legacy

Let's ALL make some money!

HELP THOSE IN NEED!

We just received this email from Susan Flinn of ReMax Legacy:

Good morning everyone.

The reason behind the blankets; Last Christmas my husband and I went out on Christmas Day to deliver teddy bears to the children in need. We went about 8 miles out of Rocky Point and located a community of people that had almost nothing. Both my husband and I were so fortunate and gratified seeing the children so happy with their giggling and smiling face, they made us cry. The mother's came to thank us and asked so graciously for a blanket to keep warm. We had not a one. So, my husband and I drove back to Rocky Point, purchased several blankets and delivered them to the families for warmth. The need to care for our local community is now. Winter is approaching. Please help.

'Tis the Season' to give with a warm heart. Please deliver me a new or almost new blanket for our local neighbors who need WARMTH. You can drop the blankets by RE/MAX or call me and I will be happy to pick them up. MX cell - 380-5876.

A warm thank you from my heart.

Please pass the word to all. I will forward this message to all Real Estate Agents in Rocky Point. If you would like to pass the message to family, friend or client, please do so.

Thank you again.

Susie

Do your part to help! Take some blankets over the the ReMax office on Fremont. Let's make a difference to the families in need! :)

LONG TERM RENTALS

We just got off the phone with the ONLY long term rental company in town ROCKY POINT RENTALS UNLIMITED - don't hassle with sending out countless emails to everyone you know or driving around and asking the neighbors if a certain house is for rent, call Liane Armstrong at 638 107 7164. Check out the website at: www.rockypointrentalsunlimited.com. She'll help you out!

CANCER WALK (update)

We had about 500 people participate in the 2nd San Peregrino annual cancer walk and raised over $8,000 dlls. All donations will stay in Puerto Penasco to help cancer patients with medical, transportation and living expenses. The generosity of the local residents and tourist is greatly appreciated. The group is in need of continuing donations to assist with their efforts in the community.To make donations or for more information Contact: In Phoenix, Eva Paz-Ono 623-202-3301 In Rocky Point: Kory Bonini cell 638-110-0211
Here are pictures from the event:

NOT SO FAR AWAY...(update)

Here are pictures of Jewel and Wyclef Jean and Ne-Yo at Posh Nosh in Mesa:

NOT SO FAR FROM HOME...

Sources tell us they saw Jewel at Posh Nosh on West Main and Center in downtown Mesa!

Thanks to Cathie Buckmister for providing the tip ;)

THE BUZZ IS GONE...

What are YOUR comments on bike week(end)? Either: there just werent' as many bikers as last year, or they were so spread out no one was really packed to the gills...

What did everyone do?

NOT REALLY NEW, BUT...

We had late lunch/early dinner at Rica-Chon, a chinese food place yesterday and it was good! We haven't been over there in a while, and you know how Chinese can be...yikes...so anyway, we got enough food for 3 people plus some leftovers for about 140 pesos! They also have half price off everything Monday-Friday from 6-7. Get over there and get you some Chinese take out! (the also have a few small tables if you wanna grub there)

UPDATE ON BORDER WAIT TIMES

If you have ever sat at the border for over an hour just waiting to cross back to the states, you know the feeling of frustration and desparation all too well...thankfully, the US Customs and Border protection hear our cries and are going to ease re-entry. Read the article published in the Arizona Daily Star and smile :)

Photographically Speaking

Anyone with cool pictures of this weekend, email them to mynparty@yahoo.com.mx and see them posted here!

QUADS ANYONE?

There's a new quad rental place in town! They're out in Cholla Bay - past the sign, but before all the housing starts...they also have hot dogs and chips and sodas! They'll be there from 8am till dark every weekend starting this one...look for the balloons!

WATCH OUT FOR YOUR SIGNS! (UPDATE)

So our sources are telling us that the person responsible for the rampage of sign running over got STUCK in the sand and the security guards caught him! He's a realtor in town.

He's since written an apology email, so I guess we'll have to say ok...no bridges burned :)

THEY HAVE ARRIVED...

The bikers have arrived and they are in full force! Tonight at Jill's Paradise Beach Club is where you need to be if you want part of the action...there is food, booze is flowing, great music, guest bartenders, and a whole schlew of biker dudes and babes cuttin a rug and slammin em back...get outta the house and join in on the fun tonight and tomorrow night at Jill's Paradise Beach Club!

WATCH OUT FOR YOUR SIGNS!

Just to get it out there on the grapevine, some person was driving through Playa Encanto/La Jolla running over real estate for sale signs!

So far the count is: 9 ReMax, 4 Coldwell Banker, 2 Liberty Properties...Write in if you know of more and if you know who done it!

QUOTE OF THE DAY...

"Plan your work, then work your plan"

-my dad

DOES ANYONE KNOW???

I have a client that got burned - she has a quad business all ready to go and last night the company with the lot she was going to use told her that she can't now...do you know anyone with a lot on Fremont, Juarez, or the beat out to Sandy Beach that they can rent to put their business on? Basically they just need to put up a tent and park some quads...

I'm about to leave the office, so call my cell phone:

(011 52 1)638 112 4977

THANKS SO MUCH!

BREAKING NEWS!

• 12,000 Bikers expected to roll into the Rally this weekend
• 5,000,000 pesos on the table to pay for potable water in Penasco
• Housing and paved roads are priorities for the second year of the current administration!
• Shrimp season off to a bad start - yeilds are down 50%!
• 80% of Penasco's dog have been vaccinated for rabies
• 60 million dollars planned for the remainder of the new airport!

I haven't the FOGGIEST idea...

For those of you who live here in Puerto Penasco, every morning for the last week when you've risen, have you seen the clouds that have settled on our sleepy fishing village turned resort town??

I wonder what's causing it? If anyone has any ideas, share em! We'll post the ones we think are best ;)

Dirty Car? Clean it up!

TOUCHING VIDEO

No matter what your standpoint on the war, this video will touch you. Click here to watch a compelling video made by a 15 year old girl. Somthing we should all think about...

Bike Rally Update...

Check out www.rockypointrally.com for all the latest on the upcoming RP Rally! Jill's Paradise Beach Club is the ONLY other place you should be this weekend - they're gonna have raffles, prizes, contests, give aways, charity drive, music, food...the list goes on and on! You better BE there!

Dirty Car?

The Beetle Car Wash is a new company in town that goes to offices and washes cars! Stay tuned for more info...

Wings anyone?

There's a new restaurant called Chiltepino's in town! It's at the end of the Malecon and they have wings and burgers and they make a mean michelada! The service was pretty good, too!

TASTE OF PENASCO

Mark November 24th on your calendar for the Taste of Penasco! Find out more info on their website: www.tasteofpenasco.com.

FOR THE KIDS (AND PLAYFUL ADULTS)

A new element of fun has been added to Rocky Point! Titanic Sports Club is located on the northwest corner of Josefa Dominguez and Simon Morua right there at the stop light. They have the new Wii games from Nintendo so you can bowl, play baseball, tennis, go fishing, and more!

It's a great spot to take the family.

SOMETHING WE'LL NEVER SEE...

The southern states of Tabasco and Chiapas are in trouble. There have been torrential rains that have left hundreds of thousands homeless. Click here for some details on what's been going on...

We're happy to hear that the flood waters that have affected 900,000 are receding!

Please get on the Red Cross (Cruz Roja) webstie and see what you can do to help: www.cruzrojamexicana.org.

Stay tuned for more updates...

HANG GLIDING ACCIDENT, PART 2

Hola Everyone! For those of you who don't know, Gustavo Brown was in a hang gliding accident last week...he was apparently flying his aircraft around the Cholla Bay/Sandy Beach area with a little girl (if anyone knows who it was, let us know!) and the motor went out.

They fell to the water and he got pretty banged up - our sources tell us he broke both of his legs, shattered an ankle (ot two?) and had some cuts here and there...he will make it, but let's all wish him a speedy recovery!

THE BIKERS ARE COMING...

This is the start of BIKE WEEK...Stay tuned for more info on where the party's at!

Cancer Walk

Yesterday afternoon was the Cancer Walk in the Malecon. Stay tuned for more information on how YOU can help and if anyone has pictures (our camera battery was dead) send em over to mynparty@yahoo.com.mx

HANG GLIDING ACCIDENT!

I'm sure you've all heard about Gustavo Brown's hang gliding incident last week, but our sources reaveal another, softer side to the story...we hear that after the motor quit ovet the Sea, and very near to a banan boat group, Mr. Brown actually turned the small aircraft and manouvered it so he could protect the small girl that was riding with him...as we all know, he got pretty messed up, and the little girl made it out with minor scrapes.

There are people, even the most affluent, that have a heart...

The Next LARGE Project...

A Youth Center is coming to Puerto Penasco, thanks to the Larry D Large Foundation!!!

Stay tuned for more info...