NEWSLETTER OF COUNTRY ROADS An Age 55 and …hotmail.com ***** COUNTRY ROADS RV PARK 5707 East 32nd Street #1127 Yuma, AZ 85365 Phone: 928.344.8910 Fax: 928.344.0080 Manager Vanessa

NEWSLETTER OF COUNTRY ROADS An Age 55 and over Homeowner Community

Editor: Myrna Mattson www.countryroadsaz.com Founding Editor: Curly Silva

FEBRUARY 2018

The Building Fund Carnival Night February 5th

6:30 PM to 10 PM

So many games to play and horses to ride along with Texas Hold'em lessons for beginners. There will be up to 12 different games to play. It is free to get in and one ticket to play each game. Where you can earn more tickets that can win you 50 prizes placed on the stage with buckets to place your tick-ets.

Country Roads

Quilt Show

Friday, February 23, 2018

10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Main Ball Room

5707 E. 32nd Street

Yuma, AZ 85365

Free Admission

Raffle

Queen Size Quilt

Sewing Machine

Iron

Gift Basket

Various Vendors

Demonstrations

Country Store

What a great winter we’re having in Yuma! Keep enjoying every-thing Country Roads offers! Homeowners, watch for your Voting Packet arriving in the mail soon. Please review the packet with the restated CC&R’s and the proposed new amendment. Ask questions of board members, at open meetings and at Town Hall Meetings. Be involved…the Board will be making decisions that need your input, experience and opinions. Homeowners…mark your calen-dars for the Annual General Homeowners Meeting-March 13, 9AM in the Ballroom. Be sure to Vote. Renters and guests…while you are not able to vote, please share your experience and ideas with owners and board members so we arrive at the best decisions to keep Country Roads strong and beauti-ful. Have a Happy, Healthy Winter ! Pat Tuckwell, President of BOD

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OUR CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Billiards Bridge

Can/Am Friendship Ceramics

Choral/Drama Church Choir

Clogging Computers

Country Red Roses Red Hatters Craft Fair

Dance Diabetes Support

Fitness Club Four Wheelers

Guys and Gals Golf Hand Appliqué Sew & Stitch

Health Horse Shoe

Knit n’ Stitch Lapidary

Line Dancing Mahjongg

Material Girls Men’s Fellowship

Painting Pickleball Pinochle

Pinochle (2 Deck/7 Card) Poker: Dealers Choice/Hold’em

Pottery Quilting

Relay for Life Rock Hunting Scrap Book

Sewing Singles Social Shuffleboard

Swimming Aerobics Tennis

T.O.P.S. Water Aerobics

Volleyball: Water/Sand Women’s Fellowship

Woodcarving Woodshop Writer’s

Zumba Gold

Country Roads

Board of Directors

Pat Tuckwell………..President [email protected]

Stan Hayter……..Vice President [email protected]

Diana Barela………...Secretary [email protected]

Duane Byerley……… Director [email protected]

Wally Brauer……… ..Director [email protected] ***** COUNTRY ROADS RV PARK

5707 East 32nd Street #1127 Yuma, AZ 85365

Phone: 928.344.8910

Fax: 928.344.0080

Manager

Vanessa Harris

Activities Director

Carrie Matus

Website: www.countryroadsaz.com

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928.726.6697

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February 8 th in the ballroom between 10 am and 12 PM

Great in-park arts and crafts

CRAFT FAIR The BIG Craft Fair for the month of February will be on the 15th from 9 am to noon. Come and check out all the amazing things and stock up for the summer.

Love all the recycling going on in our park...shows how much we care. It would help even more if you would take time to break down your cardboard boxes so the dumpsters could hold lots more and it wouldn’t look so cluttered around that area.


Creative Writing

WOW!!! February already, the sea-son is flying by. NOTE to all home-owners---ALL means ALL. So---- any improvements you wish to make on your lot (on the outside of your home) must be approved by the A.C.C.. This means you must submit a Lot Improvement Plan form with all of your drawings, which show where and what improvements you are planning to the home owners office by Tuesday each week. The A.C.C. will review the plan to see that it complies with the Park Rules and Regulations. If the plan is in compliance with the rules it will be approved and you may pick up the OK’ed construction permits from the Home Owners Office. Some of the improvements may require building or other permits issued by the City of Yuma before construction can begin, Your Plan approved by the A.C.C. will notify you of the need of City per-mits. If you are planning on replac-ing or buying a new park model, the State of Arizona requires that you meet with the A.C.C. before you pur-chase the new park model. There is a member on duty or on call every day so we can answer your questions and better serve your needs. Enjoy the rest of the season and keep up the excellent work with your im-provements.

John Raymond, Chairman

307-851-2459

I wish that I had written down some of the stories that my Mom and Grandmother told me, what were my ancestors like? What were their hobbies, how tall were they? What do I have in common with them? I would like to hear some of their stories, come join us , and not deprive your children and grandchildren, of their memo-ries. We laugh, we cry, mostly we rem-inisce and share, learn from each other and remember times in our lives. Come join us on Thursday morning at ten o'clock in the Mo-have room, and let Your creative juices start flowing as you (Put down the bones) for posterity.

Paula Yeamans lot 6

We are excited to see that our club is growing. We welcome men and ladies. The cost is $10.00 per sea-son. The club meets every Tuesday and Friday at 9am for member tournament. The game is played in an enjoyable, relaxed atmosphere. No pressure, we are there to have fun. Anyone wanting to learn or improve the game, our expert Lyle Olmstead, will help you.

The Horseshoe Pits are open daily for anyone to play. There are horse-shoes in the small shed, located be-hind the pits, if needed. PLEASE: remove the carpets from the pits and place them away from the pits, before playing. Also, don’t forget to replace the carpets after you’re done playing, thank you!

The Club’s meeting and potluck is on February 2nd, in the Mojave Room at 4:30 for happy Hour and 5pm for potluck followed by a short meeting. Come join us and meet the players.

Contact: Rheal, [email protected] lot#85, # 613-293-5919


Where does the time go?! Here we are in February already and it seems the season just started! This month will find us working on a new quilt called Evening Shade on the 5th and 19th and the bus trip is February 9th. We have a free mo-tion quilting class on the 12th and of course the big quilt show on Febru-ary 23rd, right here in our own ball-room. You must be a paid member to hang in our quilt show, only $10. Come down and sew with us, bring your lunch and have fun on Mon-days, 9AM-4PM. See you there. Any questions, please contact Emily Boer at 209-483-2121 or Patti Tyler at 402-547-7075.

Sharon Deemar, Co-Secretary

We are going to have another "Woody Tournament" which will be Saturday, February 03, 2018 at 2:00pm on the courts. Rac-quets will be provided. Get your name on the list to play. We will also have a social gathering after the tournament. Bring your re-freshments and something to share with others. The Ladies Doubles tournament will be Thursday and Friday February 08 and 09, 2018. It will be from 9:00am until 12:00 noon. Make sure you sign up to play. Signup sheets are in the tennis cabinet by the courts. Our next monthly Tennis Club Member meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 at 1:00pm in the Inca/Aztec Rooms. All members should plan on being there. If you are new and want to play organized ten-nis please come to our meet-ing. Membership Signup sheets are available in the Tennis Cabi-net by the courts or at each meet-ing. There will also be a cheese and crackers social after the meeting. Everyone should bring their own refreshments. We are also having a Pizza Party on Wednesday, February 14 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on the East Covered Patio. All members are encouraged to attend. Bring your own refreshments, all else will be provided. Ladder play continues this sea-son. We have groups at all levels of playing ability. If you haven't signed up, and wish to play, please contact Frank Walls on Lot 797 or come to the club meeting. (continued…)

We are having free lessons this season. The lessons are on Wednesdays from 10:00am to 11:30am. Anyone who wants to learn how to play, or even im-prove their game, are encour-aged to come. Walk-ons are al-ways welcome. Drop-in Round Robin play is available each morning from 7:00am to 10:00am. We also have Tuesday and Thursday evening Drop-in Round Robins from 7:00-9:00PM some of which will include social gatherings afterwards. Addition-ally, we have a "Ladies Only" Drop-in Round Robin on Tues. from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Show up anytime to play, and play as long as you like. Now, "Go have some fun!!" John Summits VP Tennis Club Phone: 610-246-8119 Lot 533

SHOW DATE February 16th

7:00 PM.

Tickets are now available in the activities office for $5 each

Questions? Contact Gay Courtright Lot 768 phone (206)713-3259

Our local park talent is the best show in

town. Be sure not to miss it.


Whist Card Game: is every Sun-day, at 6:30pm, in the Aztec Room. Everyone is welcome. We have fun playing in a relaxed atmosphere. If you would like to learn, we’ll teach you.

Contact: Bertie, [email protected], lot 85, #613-293-5919

Hello Pickle Ballers!!! We are off to a great start and many events have already taken place. It’s great to see so many new participants at the courts. Next General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 2:15 in the Aztec/Inca room. Membership Fees are only $15.00. Signup sheets are available at the courts or any Executive. Lessons have started for both beginners and intermediate and are going very well. Keep on practicing what you have learned. The club cham-pionship is just around the corner. You could take home some hard-ware and the title of this year’s club champion. Wouldn’t that be something to take back home? Be courteous, a new court schedul-ing and paddle rotation is now in place. We all want to enjoy Pickle-ball. There is a new Pickleball Pad-dle rating in effect as of January 1st so check the Green Sheets at the courts to be sure you are in com-pliance. We will once again host our Bake/Treasures Fund Raiser during the monthly Walk and Shop February 10 at 7:00. Come on down and get a coffee and pastry for your trek through the park. We are located at Lot 1012 the cor-ner of Easy Living/ Party Time. We will be looking for baked items and Treasures. Watch for updates for our Wacky Tacky, Valentines and Round Robin tournaments this month as well the Mexican Fiesta to be held on March 7, 2018.

All upcoming events will be posted on the bulletin boards at the courts. We are also looking for nominations or volunteers for some upcoming Executive positions and no experience is required. Country Roads has a good representation for the Winter Games. Why not come out and cheer on our team. Games will be held at Fortuna De Oro Resort it all starts Thursday, February 8 Women’s. Friday, February 9 Men’s. Mon-day, February 12. Mixed Dou-bles. It’s the participants and volunteers that make this a great club. Get involved. Your input is important to ensure we are providing our members with the best entertainment possible. Your executive Ken Garcia, Ali Steenbergen, Connie Chapman, Steven Lynch, Tom Harty, Heather McMann, Joe Turzanski, Past President Brian Synder. Did You Know??? Serving be-fore the score is called shall result in a fault, and loss of serve. Have Fun and Play Hard!!!! Joe Turzanski Publicity Director [email protected] Lot 412 928-259-8768

COUNTRY ROADS KITCHEN

SERVING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

MONDAY THRU FRIDAY CHECK OUT THE DAILY SPECIALS POSTED MENU

(OR ASK FOR A TAKE OUT BREAKFAST 7-10:30

MENU TO HAVE AT HOME)

LUNCH 11:00-1:30

Sunrise Café is serving meals to meet your needs!! A great place to have breakfast or lunch and cama-raderie? They serve great meals not to mention that the people dining or serving you are friendly and fun. Join your neighbors for a meal or two and delight your palate with a different specials everyday. Breakfasts specials can be anything from eggs benedict to ham steak and eggs, or just great cream of wheat. Lunch specials include liver and onions, taco salad, Reuben sandwiches, hamburger, BBQ, and popcorn shrimp, just to name a few. Or simply have a small salald or soup. So many selections, check out the menu.

You may be surprised at the num-ber of items that will delight your palate.


Did you know nearly 30 percent of people ditch their New Year's diet in the first week? And near-ly half of us quit in the first month. So, if you are feeling frustrated and unsure if you are going to continue, rest assured that you are not alone. But, you also don't have to be that statis-tic! Here are some helpful tips to keep you on track with your healthy lifestyle resolutions.

6 Tips to Help You Keep Your Resolutions

Remind yourself every day why you made your resolution. Plac-ing a note on your bathroom mirror or hanging up that pair of jeans you want to fit into can be great motivators.

Take things one week at a time. Give yourself a weekly goal that will help you reach your overall goal. For example, "this week I will exercise at least 3 days."

When you reach your small goals, reward yourself! If your goal was to exercise at least three days that week and you did, do something nice for your-self.

Notice the small things. Do you have more energy? Are your clothes fitting more loosely? Has your overall mood im-proved? These are all benefits the scale doesn't show you.

Forgive yourself. We are not perfect, and that's okay. Some-times, we will overdo it and stray from our goals. But tomor-row is a new day and we can start fresh.

(continued…)

Allow yourself to receive support. Share your goals with others and allow them to give you advice and support on your journey. Copy-right 2018 TOPS Club Inc. Re-printed with permission. Vis-it www.tops.org to learn more about nonprofit, proven-effective healthy lifestyle and weight-loss support.

TOPS Club, Inc. is a weight-loss support organization with a net-work of thousands of local chap-ters across the United States and Canada. TOPS® doesn't pay ce-lebrities to endorse us, and we don't promise quick fixes or pro-mote unrealistic images of the "perfect" body. TOPS® focuses on making small, steady lifestyle changes that provide lasting weight loss and better health. That's what we mean by "Real People. Real Weight Loss.®" Your first visit to any chapter is free. Each chapter is a little different, so we recommend you try more than one to get the best fit for you. If you like it, TOPS® membership costs $32 per year in the U.S. and $44 in Cana-da (dues are based in US dollars and are adjusted annually to re-flect the exchange rate), plus nominal chapter dues, which av-erage $5 per month.

Our meetings are Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Mojave Room. Come and check us out!

Respectfully submitted by Lynda Mawer, Lot 824

THE CR Dance club has complet-ed 8 weeks of dance lessons and have learned four new danc-es. We will not have lessons in February so that the instructors can learn new dances. but we may resume in March if there is interest. Also, we have plans to host a couple of dances at the end of the season. If you would like to help with that, please con-tact me.

The Dance club like to remind dancers at our Saturday night events to use good "dance eti-quette" on the dance floor. Treat the dance floor like a race track and stay in your own lane. The fast two steppers and polka dancers get the outside "lane", the pattern dancers use the sec-ond "lane", everyone else uses the middle. Of course line danc-ers get the front or rear of the floor. Also, please do not huddle in groups to visit while dancing is going on. Thank you for your courtesy.

Contact Paulette Frase, Lot 288 at (509) 845-3364


FFrom the pool room

Gentle morning classes will be on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Mojave Room, 10:30 am - 11:30 am. Join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating hour of yoga.

More info call JoAnne James #910 928.345.8252

The Yuma Senior Games Pool Shooting events continue this month with the Men’s Doubles here on February 7th with 50 – 69 age groups starting at 9:00 am and 70 and over starting at noon. The Mixed Doubles tournament will be at The Palms on February 9th, 60 – 69 age groups start at 9:00 am, all other age groups start at 1:00 pm. The youngest player on any dou-bles team determines the age group you will be playing in.

Our annual Dinner for Billiard Club Members and their guests will be in the Ballroom on Thursday, March 8th this year. The sign-up sheets for the Dinner and the Club Championship Tournament after-wards will be in the Billiard Room this month. Please sign up by March 1st with how many you have coming and which type of delicious dish you are bringing. Meat, pota-toes, bread and coffee will be pro-vided by the club. When you sign up also indicate if you are going to play in the Club Championship Tournament right afterwards, members only please for this event. We have replaced 10 of the “house cues” with new cues that play great and look nice, giving us a well-rounded selection to choose from. If you don’t have your own cue, don’t worry, I am sure you will find an excellent one “off the wall”. We upgraded the motor on our cue re-pair lathe greatly enhancing our ability to replace tips and maintain our members’ cues. (continued…)

Nice to see so many residents enjoying the woodshop. The lathes continue to be a favorite for many. Some folks have been coming in with their pet pro-jects either to work on or get some help with them. There is always someone around to give useful tips and a helping hand. The club bought us a sup-ply of hardwoods for re-sale. Most of it went quite fast and we will bring in some more to give members a chance to get acquainted with supplies that can't be bought locally. The club had a joint meeting with wood crafters from Sun Vista at the January monthly meeting. We had a guest speaker make a presentation on turning. Very informative. Someone came by the other day to see if he could build a cedar canoe in the shop. Too bad we had to decline as we don't have that kind of space and you have to take your project home with you daily if you have no locker. With the season over half gone, the shop dues are now based on a monthly charge of $15.00. The daily rate remains the same at $2.00. Come by and see what the woodshop has to offer. Look for a monitor to show you around. Look for a green cap and apron. Work safe and en-joy. Rene Charrois, President

We meet every other week in the Aztec room. Have photog-raphy outings, lots of group dis-cussions, sharing of pictures taken and photo challenges. In-terested in photography come joinings are the 5th and 19th at 10:30-12 Aztec room. Any ques-tions contact.

Carrie Barna #208 [email protected]

Also, we have instructional books and DVDs available for club members to check out, see Terry, Bruce, or Sandy Lansfield for those.

Zig Ziegler: “Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly”. Terry Moser: “Once you start, improvement is inevitable. If you never start, excellence is im-possible”.

Terry Moser

Billiards Club President


The Battle of the Sexes Tourna-ment is always a real hoot and this year was no exception. Tim and Carol duked it out for first and Tim beat her in Heads-Up. Congrats to you both. All you newbies need to note there will be a All-Park Carnival on February 5th where we will have tables set up for begin-ners to learn the game, stress free. Here is a rundown of our games: Monday, Wednesday and Friday games are both dealer’s choice and Texas Hold’em. They are very friendly games and a great way to get acquainted with everyone. They start at 6:15 PM and end at 9:00 PM. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday No-Limit Texas Hold’em is played at 1:00 PM. except for the 3rd Sunday of the month when it will start at 4:00 PM. Sign up in advance on in the Coronado Room.

Myrna Mattson, Scribe Lot 679

It is not too late to join this fun and creative group! If you like to sew, come to the Coronado Room on Tuesday mornings at 9 am and join the Material Girls (and guy). We are a sewing group that loves to have fun, learn and create a variety of items with materials from weara-bles such as vests and blouses; personal accessories such as tote and cosmetic bags and home de-cor items such as wall hangings and place mats. Dues are $10 a year and new members are always welcome. During February we will be work-ing on a quilted pad with pockets to use under your sewing ma-chine and an Owl Tea Cozy. We have an outside instructor com-ing to teach us a tote bag that converts to a duffle bag. We still have spots available for mem-bers. For more information stop by the Coronado Room on Tuesdays or contact Sharon Vipond #198.

We chose to go out to eat for our January Meeting at the Das Brat-wurst Haus in old town. The food and service was great and we enjoyed playing the purse game after singing our song. Got lots of questions from observers and one nice fellow bought all of our drinks. The Queens meeting was held Mon-day, January 8th at the EATS which is our usual place to have our meeting and Janet Sammer-Dewald was in charge since Scotty moved home due to her ailing husband. Two of our sis-ters attended the "Boot Scootn Boogie" put on by Helen Howe and her Foxy Ladies at the Cara-van Oasis on January 25th and enjoyed the entertainment, lunch and learned some new dance steps. Our Queens meeting in February was held on the 5th and again attended by the vari-ous RV park Queens in Yu-ma. February is a busy month for Red Hatters in Yuma with the various activities sponsored by other Queens and will be attend-ed by Country Red Roses sisters and will be reported on in the March Courier.

Respectively submitted, Laurel S Barber, Acting Town Crier


ARTS

EXPO Friday

March 2, 2018

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

COUNTRY ROADS

BALLROOM

FREE

ADMISSION

PUBLIC WELCOME

The Rock and Lapidary group is open to all Country Roads resi-dents who are interested in Rockhounding and Lapidary work. We meet in the Lapidary Shop Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week. Drop by if you are interested or come as a guest to our next meeting. This will be held February 14th at 7:00 PM in the Lapidary Shop. We offer classes in Cabochon making, Silversmithing and Wire wrapping, though these classes are small and do fill quickly. Sign up sheets are in the Lapidary Shop.

Our Annual Spudfest fundrais-ing event is being held February 1st this year. Thank you to all who attend and support us.

Barbara Armstrong Lot 1000 928.287.4868

We meet every Wednesday morn-ing in the Colorado Room to dis-cuss a broad range of topics; phones, tablets, computers, rout-ers, smart TV’s., as well as new and emerging technology.

The morning sessions are divided by areas of interest:

Apple SIG (9:00am-10:30am): Group Leaders are Earl Kuhl & John Fenimore

Windows 10 SIG (10:30am-Noon) : Group Leaders are Merle VanDyke & Phil Mocan

Come, bring your devices, meet others and share your experienc-es and interests.

Dues are $10 per household for the season, which helps with the purchase of equipment for our demonstrations and of course coffee and cookies.

John Fenimore, Club President


Zumba Gold in the Ballroom on these Tuesdays & Thursdays mornings:

February 1 - 9:00 February 6 - 9:00 February 8 - 8:45 (Note early start) February 13 - NO Zumba (HOA meeting) February 15 - NO Zumba (Craft Fair) February 20 - 9:00 February 22 - 8:45 (Note early start) February 27 - NO Zumba (BOD meeting) $5 drop in or $40 cash punch card for 11 either Aqua or Gold classes. Don't forget your friends, water, 1 to 2 lb. hand weights, smiles & appropriate shoes (no sandals for your safety)

Linda Kuhl Lot 855 360 289 2366

WOW!! Gotta love this time of year. After the beginning of each new year all the carvers are together, the room is full of chips and love to say nothing of creative juices. We come from so many states and provinces into one cohesive group. We are all gearing up for the All Park Art Show in March. It gives us a time to show off and answer questions. By the way, if we are selling any carvings, most of us end up charging about 10 cent an hour to give you an idea of how much work we put into our carvings.

Our end of the season celebra-tion will be in the Coronado Room on Saturday, March 3rd at 5 PM.

Be sure to come join us in the Woodcarving Room on Mondays and Fridays from 8 am to 3 PM and maybe you too can be an Eager Beaver.

Myrna Mattson, President 928.726.6697

THERE ONCE WAS A MAN…

A huge man with undeniable talent… Who had the ability to touch one’s soul… With art, drama and public service And most of all teaching…

His hands were strong and… Yet so delicate and precise to the touch… His eyes saw the detail of faint shad-ows… His mind saw endless possibilities… And timeless beauty he created…

Tirelessly, he took the time… To share his talents and teach so many others… So they too could smile from the heart… And be so proud of the expression… They had created… well almost… by themselves…

For a long, long time and with all… He would selfishly delve in with a smile… And quickly add correcting touches… All the while teaching how… To master the subtlety of the art form…

Yes, he was a huge man with undeni-able talent… Who had the ability to touch one’s soul… Thru art, drama and public service… And most of all teaching… All he touched aspired because of him…

By Mike Dennison

FOR DOUG LADD

WITH LOVE

February! The month of hearts and flowers! It is also the month to check and see how we are do-ing with our New Year Resolu-tions. Last but certainly very im-portant, Ash Wednesday, the be-ginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday begins on Valentine’s Day!

The Rosary remains on the Church “Ordinary Time” schedule of Tuesday mornings @ 8:00 a.m. in the Chapel. This schedule will continue until Ash Wednesday on February 14th.

The Divine Mercy group will meet on the First and Third Tuesday’s of the month @ 10:15 a.m. in the Board Room.

The “UNBOUND” Seminar contin-ues thru February on Tuesday mornings, at the Church Friel Center. Are there things holding you back? Habits, Memories, thoughts that bind you?

Something you may not know … For the first three centuries the Early Church members fasted on Wednesdays AND Fridays. That was to coumarate the day the Ho-ly Spirit came to the UPPER ROOM to give strength to the Apostles. Friday was the day on which Christ died for us so that we can Live. What do you plan on doing during those Forty Days?

God Bless You All, Joyce Lane Lot #1213 1-928-554-6426


This season has been busy at our Li-brary, with residents coming in to find their favorite authors for a good read, sitting to chat with the people working on puzzles and bringing in their donated books. Our shelves are full of wonderful reads from fiction in hard bound and paperback to biog-raphies and travel books.

After my plea last month for DVD do-nations, our shelf is full. Thank you! We also received several newer large print books. We usually don’t keep duplicate titles, but the exception is made if the author is very popular. Case in point is David Baldacci. Three copies of his newest book have been given to us and all were borrowed al-most immediately!

Our audio books on tape seem to be outdated. Most people have vehicles with CD players and not tape players, so we really could use CD’s of books to listen to. (Just a hint if you have any just laying around!) The few that have been donated are being bor-rowed constantly.

If you have been unable to locate a section of books for hobbies, sewing, cooking, photography books (Time Life), etc. they are placed on the back side shelves of the center counter by the National Geographic magazines. The reference books (Atlas, dictionar-ies, thesaurus) are on the lower shelves under biographies.

Enjoy Yuma’s February weather!

Vickie Warren Lot 1189

[email protected]

Do you like to use a needle or hook? Would you like to learn to knit, crochet, embroider or learn more about these crafts? Join our group for fun, conver-sation, sharing and helping oth-ers through our efforts with yarn and thread. You are sure to learn something new and would be very welcome. Knit and Stitch meets every Wednesday afternoon in the Navajo Room off the Ballroom from 1 to 3 pm.

Contact: Sandy, lot#113 [email protected]


WELLNESS CLINIC The Country Roads Wellness Clinic is open for another season. We meet in the Inca Room every Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Come have your blood pressure and pulse taken, your blood sugar checked, and if you need an injec-tion we can do that too. Tom Olson is available to repair or adjust your eyeglasses during these same hours. Our clinic is staffed by licensed personnel. If you would like to volunteer to assist us, please let Maggie Byerley know by coming to the clinic or calling 503-910-8081.

In health, Maggie Lot #607

Silent Auction Coming Up!!! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 21st, for our all-day Pot-tery Silent Auction in the Pottery Studio Room! This will be our big fund-raiser for this year, and we welcome everyone to come see what we've been making! You will find beautiful and functional pieces for sale that have been created right here in Country Roads. A few of the classes offered this month for members are: Decals on pottery, the Color Wheel, Making Angels using the hand extruder, and how to use the large extruder, along with others. Be sure to check the class bulletin board. Classes for non-members include Horse-hair, Saggar, and Beginning Pot-tery. If you have never done Sag-gar pottery before, come by the Studio and see the lovely and unique finish you can get using that technique. Other dates to note this month: regular monthly meet-ing Feb. 6th, 1:30 PM in the Studio, and our monthly Social Potluck on Feb. 20th, 4-6 PM. Our open hours are from 9AM to 4 PM Monday– Friday and Monday Monday and Wednesday evenings from 4 - 7 PM. We are also open all day Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 AM on, as long as a Moni-tor is present. See you at the Studio! JoAnn Opp, President 503-312-1226

The Fitness Club will again be hosting the March Spaghetti Din-ner and we will be asking for vol-unteers. This is our big fund raiser for the season. The dues and proceeds from the dinner are how we raise funds for general maintenance for the Fitness equipment and to purchase equipment as needed. We would like to remind every-one that proper clothing should be worn in the Fitness Room. It is also a Fragrance Free area and we have had complaints about both. Please be courteous to oth-ers in this respect. If you have any issues please report them to one of the Fitness Club Board of Directors. Carla Allen


Country Roads has two outdoor volleyball courts located in the maintenance yard near the west gate. (The area where the Coro-nado Room and the Woodworking shop are located) The courts are hidden behind the oleander hedge. Volleyball Club plays on these courts Monday through Sat-urday starting at 9:00 and we invite anyone in the park that is looking for an activity where they can get some exercise plus have a lot of fun to come and join us. The club plays gals and guys together (Co-ed) and we pick teams by picking a numbered cu-be out of a can. We do this so the new players get to play on teams with the more experienced play-ers. Don't worry if you only played volleyball in high school or college a long, long time ago or never played volleyball period. It's an easy game to learn to play. The Club would like all Home-owners and Renters to keep in mind that during the holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Spring Break) that your guest and visitors are welcome to play volleyball with the club. Send them down to the courts in the morning with a bottle of wa-ter and runners on. Better yet bring them down and be sure to bring your camera, we have chairs and benches for specta-tors. The kids will love you to be there to watch them play. We hope you all will come and join in the fun.

Lot #5 Written by Gordon Labinsky submitted by Deanie Pizzillo VMC

Our annual CAN/AM (Canadians vs Americans) Golf Tournament week was in January. The winning Coun-try wasn't announced until after this article went to print ... so we'll have posted it in the bulletin and on the Facebook pages. Several members traveled over to Borrego Springs Resort in Califor-nia to play golf for a couple of days. Such a treat, as the course was in wonderful condition and a good time was had by all. We also had some non-golfers go over and partake in the Spa facilities, so there's a little something for every-one.

The putting greens and driving cag-es are open to all residents and guests of Country Roads. Putters and balls are available in the near-by Golf storage area. The keys that access the outside gates also allow access to the storage area. Club info for new residents to CR: along with our regular six weekly courses to choose from, February also offers organized play at Coyote Wash, Yuma Country Club, Barbara Werth and two days at Emerald Canyon in Parker, AZ. A list of the courses and the days they are played is posted on the bulletin board outside the ball-room, along with a list of all of the Club's upcoming events. Seasonal, monthly and weekly Club member-ships are available.

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Seasonal memberships include our closing banquet on March 4th. The Club continues to meet and play golf through the month of March. Members that have guests visiting are wel-come to sign them up for golf (based on space availability) and pay $1 per guest/per course. If you are unable to make the Monday morning meeting (8:00amin the Ball-room), the sign-up sheets for the following week are on the clipboard by our bulletin board, outside the ballroom. Once the current week's pairings and tee times are assigned, they are posted on the bulletin board and also on the Country Roads Guys & Gals Golf Group Face-book page. Don't hesitate to call or email me with any ques-tions.

Tracy Bresnahan President Lot#1225 Phone: 503.702.2125 EM: [email protected]

LATE BREAKING NEWS!!!!!…and the winner of the annual Can/Am Golf Tournament…. for the third year in a row:

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Catholic Potluck: The February Pot-luck is on 18th, at 1pm, in the Coro-nado Room. Everyone is welcome, invite a neighbour, a friend. It is a casual, relaxed potluck where we meet to have fun. Please bring a dish of your choice ( salad, desert, vegetable, casserole, etc …) and your place settings. We’ll be cele-brating “Valentines”

Contact: Bertie, [email protected], lot 85, # 613-293-5919

Country Roads Community Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Ballroom. You are welcome to come early at 9:30 if you wish and enjoy coffee and conversation with your friends.

Country Roads is a non denomi-national church under the lead-ership of ordained pastor An-drew Rosenberg. This month’s schedule includes a communion service on the first Sunday of February and a potluck dinner for all to share on the third Sun-day of February. Every Sunday Pastor Andrew shares an inspi-rational biblical message which is complemented with the beau-tiful choral music of the Country Roads Choir.

It is that time of year again when some of our CRCC Board member’s terms will expire. Po-sitions for two women and two men will be open for three year terms, 2018-2021. Please con-tact Chairman Jake Hoekstra at 360-255-1595 or any Board Member if you would like to serve.

We look forward to seeing you at church and to enjoy worshiping the Lord together.

Country Roads Community Church

Twylah Raymond, Secretary

Welcome to those who have just ar-rived for the short winter season. If you were involved with Men's Fellow-ship last year, we are up and going full steam. If you are new to the park or have not been before, come join us. As you know men like to talk about their golf game, favorite sports team or the activities they are involved in at Country Roads. They want to hear about the concerns in the lives of their friends and even the friends of their friends. And they will even sit still long enough to be encouraged, in-formed and sometimes challenged to be all they can be as men, in an ac-cepting Christian atmosphere.

All of the above and more happens in Men's Fellowship on Wednesday mornings at 7:15am in the Aztec/Inca rooms. It's the closest thing we have to a man cave at Country Roads. If you have not tried it, you are invited to do so. Jerry Opp #1147

HELLO Country Roads Ladies,

This season Women’s Fellow-ship meetings will began on Wednesday, November 1st and will go through March 2018 from 7:30 am to 8:30 am in the Mojave Room. We encourage ALL ladies to come join us for this time of fellowship along with your friends and neigh-bors, welcoming back old friends and making many new ones. We have a very good time of Praise. Prayer and Song, along with special uplifting speakers.

Do come early (doors open at 7:00 am) to enjoy a muffin with coffee, tea or hot chocolate. We’re looking forward to having YOU with us!

Verna, Bev, Judi, Judith & Barb


Bingo is getting more players so the prize money is growing. Come join us on Tuesdays for a fun night. Games cost $3.00 for 15 games of 3 on each sheet. You can also get 15 games with 6 on each sheet for $5.00. Each packet contains 2 blackouts. The last game of the night is a double action game that costs $1.00 a sheet. Prizes vary according to the number of players and cards sold.

Doors open at 5:45 PM and Bingo starts at 7:00 PM Donna Sabine, Manager

Acrylic painting for intermediate and advanced painters in the In-ca Room from 9am to 2pm on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Acrylic painting open studio and for beginner painters in the Inca Room from 9am to 2pm on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The preferred paints are Golden Paints.

Robert Kozurok Lot 108

Our Friendship Singles Club is ex-cited about our upcoming events this month of February, 2018. We are planning another Murder Mys-tery Party with a Mardi Gras theme for our February 11th get together, on Sunday at 3 pm in the Mohave Room. Come join us in the fun & challenge of solving the mur-der mystery???

We will also be having the Ag-Venture Farm Tour in Holtville, CA. on Thursday, February 15th. A sign-up sheet will be on the West side of the ballroom, across from the main pool. This fun & educational event takes us riding on the old cotton wagons through the agricultural fields and then furnishes you with a large burlap bag to pick all the veggies you can carry from their gardens. The cost is $25. (cash only) and we will car pool from Country Roads post office to Holtille, CA. approx. 55 miles one way. We need a head count by Feb. 10th to make the res-ervation with the University of California, so try to sign up as soon as possible. On February 25th we will welcome Sgt. Ryland Crouch, from the Yuma Co. Sheriff's Dept. to speak to us about Scams and Identity Theft, so don't miss this meeting on Sunday, 3 pm in the Mohave Room. He has spoken to our group before and it was very informative. Looking forward to seeing everyone & welcoming back our snow birds and newcomers.

Lila Woods 503-2772866 Fran Cook - 928-581-6743 for questions ?

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

The schedule for the season:

Monday, Basic Beginners, no or little knowledge, in the Mojave Room, 4-5:30pm, facilitator-Bertie Tuesday, Advance Beginners, some knowledge, in the Mojave Room, 4-5:30pm, facilitator – Bertie,

Wednesday, Intermediate, speak-ing mostly is Spanish, in the Mo-jave Room, 4-5:30pm facilitator - Lorraine

Thursday, Conversation-Practice-Extra Help, in the Mojave Room, 4-5:30pm, facilitators – Rosa-Lorraine

The cost is $12.00 per season. Special price for couples. You may join at any time, come to all sessions or to the one you want. We learn together in a relaxed atmosphere. The sessions are mostly conversational with some grammar. We are fortunate to have in our club, Rosa Sandoval, a resident in our resort, who’s first language is Spanish.

Contact: Bertie, [email protected], lot 85, # 613-293-5919.


In January, we split our large In-troduction to Line Dancing class into two groups, because we were running out of room in the ballroom! Now that is a very good problem to have; many Country Roads residents are com-ing out to enjoy the fun, exercise, and good mental and social bene-fits of learning how to line dance! Carol and Jan are now teaching the beginners in Line Dance one, which runs from 9:45 to 10:30 every Saturday morning, and JoAnn is teaching the more experienced line dancers in Line Dance 2, from 10:30 to 11:15 AM on Saturdays. Many thanks go out to our sound guy, Bill Greenhalgh, who makes it all happen each week! Please stop by the ballroom and join with us in a great start to the weekend!

The new calendar year is upon us and Marketing is in full swing. We have several projects in vari-ous stages of development, which makes for an exciting time to be part of the Country Roads commu-nity,

We welcomed about 40 new resi-dents to the Village on January 4 as they attended our WELCOME TO COUNTRY ROADS orientation program. Lots of good information was shared by presenters and good questions were asked. In a survey asking how they found out about Country Roads, the majority indi-cated that friends and family en-couraged them, but about five cou-ples listed various marketing efforts—WEB, newspaper ad, con-tact at informational shows. Our last WELCOME meeting will be Thursday, February 8, at 1:00pm in the Ballroom. Encourage your new neighbors to attend.

Our Country Roads Video efforts are right on schedule. The script was finalized in January and film-ing will take place during Febru-ary. Various clubs and organiza-tions will be contacted regarding the best time to film them. Not every program will be filmed, but a good representation of activities will be part of the video. There will be some testimonials and shots of areas around Yuma where Country Roads residents like to play. (continued…..)

On Saturday, February 17 from 9:00am-1:00pm, we will be part of the BOOMERS AND BEYOND program at the Civic Center. This will be a great opportunity to visit with many Yuma Winter Visitors about events at Country Roads, but more importantly an opportunity to discuss with them the advantages of living at Coun-try Roads. We will probably be one of only three or four other RV Resorts promoting.

The Realty Agency will be con-ducting two Open Houses in Feb-ruary. One will be in conjunc-tion with the Walk and Shop on February 10 and the other on February 24. These Open Hous-es begin at 9:00am at the real estate office and conclude by noon. It is a great way to see about 12 homes. The December Open House resulted in three sales. Ambassadors will be as-sisting Kristin Collings in trans-porting potential buyers.

Marketing of the Sunrise Café will be more prevalent during February as we try to get more info out about our quality break-fasts and lunches and regular specials. Everyone should try the Sunrise Café. Frank is a great chef.

Pick up a copy of the WHITE PAGES WINTER VISITOR GUIDE. Hope Johnson, a committee member, wrote two wonderful human interest stories about (continued…)

two or our residents, Karl Rye and Gene “Zoot” Snyder. The ar-ticles are back to back starting on page 64. You will be enlightened.

We are always looking for good input from residents. Our meet-ings are open to owners and renters. February meetings are the 12th and 19th at 3:30 in the Navajo Room. Become part of a very positive group at Country Roads.


Another successful annual Em-ployees Appreciation Event took place this season. I think every-one that attended would agree that there was definite apprecia-tion on the faces of our employ-ees as we watched Valeri Shoe-maker, our fantastic emcee, call each one to the podium, gave them a hug, a bonus gift and in-formed us their position and what they do all year to make this a great Country Roads Park.

As they returned to their desig-nated table they were informed the special handcrafted pottery dish of candy wrap in cellophane and a bow was an appreciation gift from the Pottery Club. Thank you homeowners, renters, Country Roads Board of Direc-tors, Pottery Club for your dona-tions, potluck dishes and attend-ing to show the true gift of love and appreciation. To make this all possible I want to thank my committee: Diana McMath, Mari-lyn Moore, Vern Davis, Alli Steebergen and Jerri-Lou Bar-rett.

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Also a big thank you for helping my committee with the serving, setting up and cleaning up: Dan Davis, Ron Moore, Jill Blazier Ann Mocan, Earl Caylor and Bob and Barbara Taylor. As well as Larry Draftin on the sound sys-tem. A BIG THANK YOU also to Charles Scott for the additional idea to use our large screen to display scenery and the words to Feliz Naviad. Our entertain-ment by “The Yuman Beings” consisting of Joyce Brown, her sister Nancy Nix, Jo Nightingale, Peggy Scott, Rita Derksen Susan Andreeff and Karl Rye. Thank you all, lots of good compli-ments. Thank you Pat Tuckwell, CR Board of Directors President for informing us how the Em-ployee of the Year Ismael Flores deserved this honor and present him a plaque and a gift card.

This event was definitely a time of appreciation for our employ-ees and the atmosphere in the ballroom radiated with the true meaning of Christmas.

Bobbi Caylor #751

Welcome Bridge Players! The 2017-18 schedule will be as follows (12:30 until 3:00 p.m in the Mojave Room): Monday – Party Bridge Tuesday – Lessons Wednesday – Lessons Thursday – Swiss Pairs Friday – Duplicate There will also be a duplicate session Wednesday evening from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. There will be a bridge tourna-ment beginning the morning of Saturday, February 24 followed by the bridge dinner on the af-ternoon of Monday, February 26. Times to be announced. Sign up now for lots of fun and prizes!

Our club shares the latest tech-niques in scrapbooking, card-making and paper crafting. Come join us in the Navajo Room on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 and on Saturday morning from 9:30 am to 1:00 PM. (continued…)

We have a new Cricket and a Cuttlebug, plus basic supplies to help our members make the most of their projects. If you love making cards and preserv-ing memories in a scrap book or want to learn come visit and see the projects we are working on. Membership is $20 for the sea-son or $2 per drop in.

Barbara Temple, Secretary

Lot #782

YOU HAVE LIVED IN WASHINGTON STATE:

If you’ve worn shorts, san-dals and a parka at the same time.

If you install security lights on your house and garage but leave both doors unlocked.

If you design your kids Halloween costume to fit over two layers of clothes or under a raincoat.

If you know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

If you know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

If you think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

A grand hello to all Country Roads visitors that are here again thru till March. Welcome back to the great game of Shuffleboard. We will be having lessons again for returning and new players again on the first Monday in Feb 5th, if you miss these you will have one more chance to learn how to play and most of the rules and the etiquette on the first Monday in March. We are looking forward to 3 more tournaments in Feb. The Snow-bird tournament on Feb. 12-15th. All players February that have not won a tournament before are en-couraged to enter this and have some fun. On Feb. 19th -22rd is the Yuma Mixed Singles at Sun Vista, and on Feb. 26th-28th is the Dis-trict #3 Team Playoffs. Good Luck to all that are fortunate enough to be included. If you are just return-ing to play for the first time your dues of $10.00 per person can be paid to our Treasurer Grieg Carter. As always we welcome any of you that would like to join Don Tracy and have a little more fun.!! Please mark the Annual dinner on your calendars as well. It will be held on Sunday March 11th at 1 pm in the ballroom. Please bring a dish to pass and the chicken will be pro-vided. Enjoy your games, meeting new people and old friends.

Linda Carter Secretary


Don’t forget to help support your Building Fund by attending Sat-urday breakfasts, Spaghetti din-ners, and our Carnival Night. Also, contact Marv, at 928-726-3542, for Ficus Tree painting. A sign-up sheet is posted on the west side of the Ballroom. I want to thank all of the volun-teers that make these fund rais-ing activities possible.

The following is the Treasurer’s report as of December 4, 2017:

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Total income $63,057; total expenses of $11,615; total committed projects $9,423. This leaves a total of $42,019 available funds.

Schedule for BFC members meetings:

Monday, February 5, 2018, 9:00 a.m., Mojave Room

Monday, March 5, 2018, 9:00 a.m., Mojave Room

Monday, April 2, 2018, 9:00 A.M., Mojave Room

Thank you,

Ken Garcia, BFC President, Lot 1074

Recent Building Fund activities include changes/updates to the Building Fund Charter, By-Laws, and Officer Duties, which were approved at our general mem-ber’s meeting on January 8, 2018, and submitted to the Coun-try Roads Board of Directors for acceptance.

We are currently looking for vol-unteers to run for the Building Fund executive committee. There will be three open posi-tions starting in March. Please contact Pat Fraser if you are in-terested.

Thanks to Marv Dutnall for painting the Ficus trees. He pre-sented the Building Fund a check for $673.46. Good job Marv!

The Pickleball Court engineering study was completed, for a cost of $3,350. It has been presented to the Country Roads Board for acceptance.


The parade will line up on the East Side of the Ballroom at 3:15 PM and start at 4 PM SHARP. We will drive the pe-rimeter streets within the Park. See the parade route map. If we don’t drive past your home, please try to get to the parade rout route to cheer on the Vet-erans. If possible we would like everyone to show your sup-port by wearing a red, white, blue or a Home for Our Troops tee shirt.

Want to decorate your cart and include flags? Please remem-ber, if you are displaying any other nation’s flag along with the U.S. flag, it must be of equal size or smaller than the US flag and displayed at the same height or lower than the US flag. Don’t forget to charge your golf cart batteries the night before.

Bob Bates 907.717.4450

Grant Workman #1054

Mark your calendar! February 25 is the fund raiser for Homes For Our Troops. Everyone is in-vited. There will be a golf cart parade, dinner, and dance with the Yuma Big Band. All proceeds go to Home For Our Troops which is a four star rated charity that builds and donates homes for soldiers and marines who have lost their limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Line up for golf cart parade for our veterans is at 3:30pm. The parade starts at 4pm and will arrive at the Foun-tain at 4:45pm for Presentation of the Colors. Doors will open to the ballroom following the Presentation. Yuma Big Band will be featured during the Happy Hour with dinner at 6pm, donat-ed by Texas Roadhouse. The de-licious meal includes pulled pork, chicken, coleslaw, corn, rolls and drink. Bring $ to pur-chase raffle tickets for items do-nated by CR clubs and for dona-tions at the door. Following din-ner you are invited to dance to the music of the Yuma Big Band. Tickets are available at the Activ-ities Office for only $15. All monies go to Home for Our Troops. Ed Serra 503-308-2426

We invite ALL Veterans to join us in our Military Appreciation Day Golf Cart Parade to be held on Sunday, February 25.

Veterans partners are welcome to join their husbands and wives on their goldf carts. Any-one with a golf cart is welcome to join the parade and carry any veterans that don’t have access to a golf cart. If you are a vet-eran and don’t have a ride, please arrive early.

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LUTES TAKE OVER - HOME FOR OUR TROUPS

Wednesday February 21, Lutes Casino will give a percentage of your bill to HOME FOR OUR TROOPS. Bring your friends and enjoy a meal, between 4-8pm, at this historic establishment. Home for Our Troops builds and donates homes for soldiers and marines, who have lost their limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Be sure to notify the cashier and/or waiter you are with Home for Our Troops. See You There!


ELECTION REPORT Feb 2018

ELECTION DAY – MARCH 13, 2018

The 2018 election packets have been mailed, and the two candidates are: Duane Anderson and Ken Garacia.

These two candidates will fill the two open positions on the Board of Directors at the March 13,2018 Annual Meeting. Their pictures are posted on Channel 1390, and on the glass enclosed bulletin boards around the corner from the Activities Office and Post Office. Remaining on the Board of Directors will be: Diana Barela, Wally Brauer, Duane Byerley, and Pat Tuckwell. The three-year terms have expired for: Stan Hayter and Dave Wylie.

This year we will be voting on the amended and restated CC&Rs.There was a ballot in your packet for that vote.

You will want to attend our “Meet the Candidates” forum on Monday February 12, 1:00 PM in the ballroom, so that you will become acquainted with our candidates. Come and listen to what they have to say. The candidates will each be given up to five (5) minutes to tell you about themselves and what they can contribute to our park. For the second segment, it is your chance to ask the candidates questions, so be thinking what you might want to ask the candidates. Both of these candidates are rela-tively new to our park, so this is your opportunity to become better acquainted with them, come and listen to what their thoughts and ideas are.

The Annual Meeting March 13, 2018 will convene at 10:00 A.M. When all business has been handled the meeting will then RECESS, NOT ADJOURN. At that time the election committee will start opening and counting the ballots. The Annual Meeting will reconvene at 3:30 PM that same day, March 13 in the Mojave Room. At that time the results of the election will be given by Vanessa Harris, our General Manager.

What makes a ballot ineligible?

1. No lot number on the outside of the ballot envelope 2. The envelope has been taped shut, or anything that makes the envelope look like it was tampered with

All assessments and or fines and work orders had to have been current at the “day of record” which was January 26, if any were unpaid you are ineligible to vote

(note: the day of record refers to who owned the property on the business day prior to the day the ballot information was mailed)

Reminders

1. Read and follow all voting instructions that are on the cover letter in your ballot packet.

2. Absentee ballots must be returned in the enclosed envelope included in the ballot packet which

Documents

NEWSLETTER OF COUNTRY ROADS An Age 55 and …hotmail.com ***** COUNTRY ROADS RV PARK 5707 East 32nd Street #1127 Yuma, AZ 85365 Phone: 928.344.8910 Fax: 928.344.0080 Manager Vanessa