Thanks (Sue–Schoolteacher)

It was a great year on the LTVA.  We had a great time and hope those that were here had a great time also.  There were so many activities (new and old) that it was hard to chose which to do.  I am so thankful that someone found this wonderful place and did all the work to set it up …

End of Season Message (Mary–Vixen)

Hello to our desert family from sunny southern Illinois, I guess we picked  a good winter to stay home in Illinois, we have had snow twice, 2″ each time, melted overnight. Slobberjaws & two of his kids (Grumpy & Poodoo) did make a trip out to Skunk Hollow in early January. I stayed home to take care of our Foxey …

RV Hobo…by Hey Jude

Just wanted to let folks know about a wonderful new website, http://imperial-dam.rvhobo.net/ that many of you would be interested in. Last season, while wandering around the “Wash” to find interesting things to write about for the newsletter, I happened to meet up with a couple who were here for their first season and they were so impressed that they set …

Boondocker Chatter Online - Swap Shop

A Brief History of Swap Shop

Bob/Slobberjaws & Mary/Vixen January 1, 2016 To the best of Slobberjaws recollection: Slobberjaws “thinks” the swap shop started about 1995, Kra-Z-Ate probably was the originator of this idea. In the beginning, people would call in swap shop stuff on their CB radios. Then the mailbox was purchased for people to drop off their swap shop items in around 2001. Every …

Boondocker Chatter Online - Emergency Response Team

Emergency Response Team

Doug (Northwind) Unofficial Team Coordinator w/ BLM November 1, 2015 Editor’s Note: The Emergency Response Team (ERT) now has its own website at: ert.imperialdam.com. I am writing this as a relatively new member of the Senator Wash Response Team and wish to extend an open invitation for all to come by on any Tuesday morning and join us for coffee and …

Boondocker Chatter Online - Emergency Response Team

LTVA Emergency Policy

January 1, 2015 The Imperial Dam LTVA Emergency Team monitors CB Channel 12, 24 hours a day, and is very familiar with the area, so they can lead the emergency vehicles to your location at any time, day or night (approximately 7-10 minutes response time). If you do not have a CB radio, check with your neighbors and ask if …

Boondocker Chatter Online - CB Story

CB Story

Submitted by Linda “Kookieuke” Hendershot January 1, 2015 Originally this story was done by Fred “Broadcaster” Ross for the CB Directory. I Have shortened the story for the news letter. For a long time, CB Channel 12 has been a very important part of life here on this part of the Sonoran desert. Initially the “Imperial Dam Nation” CB club …