NEWBIES Michael and Tammy Mayer (CB Handles “Colorado Kid” & “Babydoll”) They were both born and raised in Durango, Colorado. They first met in 1983 in which Michael was 18 and Tammy was only 13. Michael was Tammy’s first crush but was dating someone else. In 1991 Michael moved the family he started to Oklahoma and neither one of them …
Desert Traditions
It is a great that some traditions here on the desert seem to be able to continue even when the person(s) who led them has not returned for one reason or another. Thank You for the Lights One of those traditions is the Peanuts & Nutcracker Light Parade. It has gone through a few different organizers and has found …
Imperial Dam Recreation Area Emergency Response Team
The Imperial Dam LTVA Emergency Response Team monitors CB channel 12 twenty-four hours a day and are very familiar with the area so they can lead the emergency vehicles to your location any time day or night. If you do not have a CB, check with your neighbors and see if you can get them to call for you if …
Silent Campers
The sad thing about the age of the clientele out here on the LTVA is that we are closer to the end of our lives than to the beginning. Every year we lose more and more of our campers. This is the time of year we say good bye to those who have gone on before us. In 2016 we …
Angels Angles – December by Joyce (Angel)
The holidays have come and soon will be gone. Our Liberry has little time alone! She’s been spruced up with steps so new, And loves to welcome each of you. So come on in for any reason, We’ll wish you greetings of the season. Cause before you know it the year will pass And winter visitors will not last. The …
Costco—Farley’s
Hey Jude reported last month about Yuma’s Costco store called Farley’s. She has just found out that it is closing its doors. So sorry about that, it would have been nice to not have to drive to El Centro.
Health Tip: Let’s Choose Long Healthy Lives. (Lyn–Desert Rain)
A recent news flash from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) caught my eye: US life expectancy drops for the first time. In 2015, life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years for all Americans, a decrease of 0.1 year from 78.9 years in 2014. For as long as I can remember, life expectancy has been increasing. I had always attributed …
Jaws’ Ketchup
Hello out there: Thought I’d tap out a note to all you folks out there in paradise. I’m just sittin’ here watching the water freeze on the lake. That gives me plenty of time to think, (You know that hurts.) Hows things going? I worry about stuff. Is Skunk Lake going to be a threat this season? Are …