ValleyRD Mailing List: Letter from the Ski's

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

 

It is with very mixed emotions that we are sending out this message. As many of you know, in the past few days our world has been in turmoil with everything that has been going on. It started with our problems trying to fill hall time that we lost last year. These time would add to the three workshops that we currently have, Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Then it was the disappointment of not being able to have the New Year’s Eve Round Dance. At this time, we still do not know if we have been granted or denied the use of the Edinburg facility that we have been checking into.   We are not sure how Edinburg will accept the way we do our program. Edinburg was wanting to do the Round Dance Program the same way as Pharr Recreation proposed. I have put my foot down, and Kay agrees, that she is not going to work for the city at $12.00 per hour and have the dancers signing up for classes, on a monthly basis, through Parks and Recreation.  

 

Also, as many of you know, we have had the house “For Sale” for the past two plus years. In the last week we have had two serious offers on the house. One was with VA loan, taking a good 40 plus days to close, and not knowing for sure if the contract would be acceptable to both parties, and the other was a cash deal with a closing date as soon as possible. After some serious thought we decided to take the cash deal. An earnest money deposit has been made and we are looking at the possibility of closing either today, Tuesday or tomorrow morning, Wednesday, or as soon as the balance is wired to the attorney. We have been busy packing last minute things and loading the vehicles.

 

At the present time we do not know what is going to be happening in our future.   We have been checking on places to rent for at least two months, starting later this month. We are still waiting for the “twirp” from Edinburg Parks & Recreation to contact us about our request to use their facility.  

 

With Kay having another bout of Shingles and the doctor telling her to cool her heels we are canceling our sessions for the rest of this month. Our plans right now are to restart our program the 1^st Saturday of January. Not trying to be selfish, we are now planning to spend Christmas with all our kids (and our 4-year-old granddaughter) for the first time in over 30 years. There is also the possibility that we may drive up to Indiana, outside Chicago, and surprise Bob’s mother during the Holidays. Of course this will only happen with weather permitting.

 

After 25 years here in the Rio Grande Valley, with some of the most wonderful people we could meet, we are sincerely hoping that things will work out for us, in the next couple of weeks, and we can once again be back to doing what we love with those that mean so much to us. In the mean time we want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Safe & Healthy New Year. We will miss you on Christmas Eve and some of you on New Year’s Eve but not all for we will be working with Randy doing Rounds at his New Year’s Eve at Pharr South. Since we are not sponsoring a New Year’s Eve Dance, and if you have not already made plans, we would love to have you share New Year’s with us at Randy’s New Year’s Eve Dance at Pharr South where Kay will be doing Rounds even though you might not dance Advance or Challenge Squares.  Come join us for the Rounds. Everyone is welcomed and we will still be there to party. If not we will see you on Saturday the 2^nd of January.    

 

Kay & Ski

 

Update: Things are moving too fast right now. Since typing this letter earlier and getting ready to send it out the Attorney called and moved the closing to this afternoon. We are staying in the house, not home, tonight and will be leaving in the morning for home. We are still waiting for Edinburg to call us on the use of the hall facilities. I just called and talked to the Center in Edinburg and they are to call me in the morning. Wish us LUCK - - - - -

 

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God Bless,
Bob (W7IKT) & Carol (N5CBQ) Heiser
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