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January |
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Año Nuevo, New Year's Day. Workers are paid triple time. |
| 4 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge)invited speaker: Ken Pottie, Internationally noted Taekwondo instructor. |
| 6 |
SFARP event: Desert Tour to VolcanoCreek: 6 hour tour |
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6 |
Reyes Mago (Three Kings) |
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6 |
HISTORICAL ITEM: In the past, Jan 6 was a traditional family holiday with celebrations
and gift-giving similar to our own Christmas in December. While our kids hung
stockings for Santa, Mexican youngsters placed their shoes on the doorstep
in anticipation
of gifts
from the 3 Kings. Today most families here celebrate on the 25th but some continue
to have a family gathering on January 6, serving cake in which a plastic doll
is hidden. The family member finding the doll in their serving of cake must
host the whole gathering for a full course February dinner. |
| 7 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner (to be announced at SFARP) |
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8 |
HISTORICAL ITEM: Alberto Braniff pilots the first flight in Mexico. His plane, the "Voisin" takes off near Mexico City and flies .9 mile reaching a speed of 34 miles an hour and rising 82 feet into the air. Mexico quickly recognizes the military effectiveness of flight. In November 1911, President Madero becomes the first chief executive in the world to fly as an airline passenger. |
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SFARP event -sold out: PARADE OF HOMES 11:30 meet at (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
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11 |
HISTORICAL ITEM: Lowest temperatures ever recorded in Mexico are credited to Chihuahua: -20°F. |
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11 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 13 |
SFARP event-sold out: Annual Filet Mignon Dinner at the Lodge |
| 14 |
El Dorado Adult Scavenger Hunt |
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16 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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18 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) Invited Speaker: Jeri Deegan (re auto, life and health insurance) |
| 20 |
Casino Day sponsored by Las Amigas |
| 21 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner (to be announced at SFARP) |
| 24 |
Taste of San Felipe 3rd Annual dining tour tasting the speciaties of SF restaurants. sponsored by American Rotary Club |
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24 |
HISTORICAL ITEM: First female physician in Mexico, Matilde Montoya, dies at the age of 79. Born in Mexico City in 1859 she was a most tenacious young lady facing countless obstacles in her training due to the prejudice and machismos of the times. She eventually requested and received intervention from President Diaz in order to be allowed entry by the medical college. President Diaz and his wife went so far as to attend her graduation examination to ensure fairness and Matilde Montoya received her degree on August 24, 1887. |
| 25 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 26 |
SFARP event -sold out: PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES TOUR, bus,dinner,show,rtnbus - 1 day trip |
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February |
| 1 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge)invited speaker: Yolanda Tafoya (FM-2s and -3s and about fideicomisos) |
| 2 |
Groundhog Day |
| 3 |
SFARP event: Desert Tour to Crazy Horse, Carrizo and Berrendo Canyons 7 hrs. |
| 5 |
81st Anniversary of San Felipe and the 89th Anniversary of the Constitution of Mexico |
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6 |
Dia de la Constitucion celebrated ; Adopted in 1917 and still in effect today, Mexico's constitution was designed to further social and human rights reforms. It guarantees protection by government for all Mexicans without distinction of race, creed, social or political condition. Formulated under the presidency of Venustiano Carranza, one of the greatest achievements of the constitution is the redistribution of farmlands, forming the Ejido system or coop which has brought opportunity to the common man of Mexico. Workers earn triple time today. |
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8 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 11 |
IV Festival de Paella |
| 11 |
4:00 p.m. Cobach High School
Theater. Animal Folktales of the Americas, a puppet show
by the internationallly acclaimed Magical Moonshine Theatre. $10 per
ticket - Sponsored by the San Felipe Players; all proceeds to benefit
Cobach Theater |
| 12 |
Valentine Party & Silent Auction: sponsored by Las Amigas |
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14 |
St. Valentine's Day - Dinner Dance at El Dorado |
| 15 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) invited speaker SKY MED's Jim & Nancy Bickers |
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17 |
HISTORICAL ITEM: Guillermo Camarena: Born February 17, 1917, he was just 23 years old when he invented the world's first system for color television transmissions. At 17 he managed to invent Mexico's first television camera using parts and pieces from old radios. Continuing an interest in TV throughout his life, Camarena invented a way to mass produce TV sets in Mexico and went on to propose the telesecundaria network which today is bringing educational programs to 800,000 high school students across Mexico. An auto accident took his life in 1965. |
| 18 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner (to be announced at SFARP) |
| 19 |
Senior Sunday, sponored by SFARP |
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20 |
HISTORICAL ITEM: 1943 Events The farmer was working with his wife in the cornfield, preparing to plant. Though skies were clear, thunder rolled and the ground trembled. A half meter fissure opened in the ground and out swelled a belly of earth two and one half meters high. Accompanied by the distinct smell of sulfur, a fine ash spiraled into the air. Under the couple's astounded gaze, Paricutin Volcano, 7th natural wonder of the world, was being born. |
| 20 |
President's Day (observed) |
| 22 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) Appt Nominating committee |
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24 |
Dia de la Bandera - Parade of flags Day |
| 24-26 |
Midwinter's West Hobbies Regatta
Fiesta at Hotel El Cortez Friday evening |
| 25 |
*Carnival and Parade |
| 25 |
Hound Hoe Down,
sponsored by the SF Animal Rescue; barbeque and beer, wine, soda and
live music/open
mike and square dancing. All proceeds to benefit the animal shelter;
at the shelter in Las Manitas |
| 25 |
El Dorado Mardi Gras Party |
| 26 |
*Carnival and Parade |
| 28 |
*Carnival and Parade |
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24-28 |
*Carnival Week, San Felipe's Mardi Gras. The largest celebrations take place in port cities such as Ensenada. Most extravagant of all is Mazatlan which will attract 300,000 people to what is considered Mexico's Mardi Gras. San Felipe will enjoy carnival rides and street dancing, live music on the malecon, sporting events on the beach. Venders and taco stands will thrive and elaborate floats will participate in the daily parade. |
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March |
| 1 |
Ash Wednesday |
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1 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 3 |
SFARP event: Desert Tour to Apache Tears, the Mud Bank and Sand Canyon; 5 hr tour |
| 3 |
Casino Night, sponsored by El Dorado |
| 4 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner (to be announced at SFARP) |
| 8 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) |
| 10-12 |
Score Baja 250 race - start and end in San Felipe (Friday- Sunday) |
| 11-12 |
Art Show at S.F. Storage Building |
| 14 |
Anniversary de Mexicali
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15 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge)Election of Board of Directors for 2006/2007 Ice Cream Social, Hat Parade & Elections |
| 17 |
SFARP Desert Tour |
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17 |
St. Patrick's Day Fund Raiser sponsored by SF Animal Rescue (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) |
| 18 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner (to be announced at SFARP) |
| 19 |
Steak in the Park Dinner & Silent Auction, sponsored by the Rotary Club |
| 20 |
Spring Equinox (12 hours of daylight) |
| 20 |
Natalicio de Benito Juarez.celebrated: President's Day (banks and utilities closed) - workers are paid triple time
Actually, Tuesday March 21; Legal holiday moved to Monday the 20th.
Born in 1806 in Oaxaco, Benito Juarez was a self-educated man through most of his pre-teen years. In this small town the only road to education for male or female child was to find work in private homes where their labor would be exchanged for tutoring. From this humble Indian background rose a man elected President of Mexico at the age of 54. Under his guidance the country began building schools and railroads and the people were granted free speech and free press.
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Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) Election of Officers |
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25 |
Poker Run, Sponsored by as Amigas |
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April |
1 |
April Fool's Day Kite Festival, sponsored by El Dorado |
| 1 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner (to be announced at SFARP) |
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2 |
Daylight Savings Begins |
| 5 |
SFARP's last meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) |
| 9 |
Palm Sunday |
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9-15 |
Semana Santa [Easter week] - town booked to overflowing. |
| 12 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) |
| 15 |
SFARP event: Fine Dining and Wine Tasting Tour to Ensenada and the Guadaupe Valley (limit 22) |
| 14 |
Good Friday |
| 15 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner |
| 16 |
Easter Sunday |
| 19 |
No SFARP till next Fall |
| 21-23 |
CODE Off Road San Felipe race |
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23 |
Luau, sponsored by Las Amigas |
| 26 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) |
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30 |
Dia de los Ninos A celebration of childhood. With games, song and books, bilingual literacy is promoted nation wide, along with a love and respect for all children of all nations. |
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May |
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1 |
Dia del Trabajo. Monday (Labor Day in Mexico and most of the world) "The Unit Lives on the
Workers!" is the shout of the day. Labor Day recognizes and celebrates the strength
of unity in protecting and advancing the rights of the working class. Banks,
Schools and Government buildings will all be closed this day. Workers are paid
triple time if they must work on this day. The Net will be closed. |
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5 |
Cinco de Mayo. Friday (Batalla de Puebla) Commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at the battle of Pueblo in 1862 - East-Central Mexico. Today the country celebrates its culture, food, music and customs. Oddly enough, celebrations north of the border are far more elaborate than local recognition which is mostly limited to school programs and special family dinners. |
| 6 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner |
| 6 |
White Elephant & Clothing Sale, sponsored by Las Amigas |
| 6 |
4th Annual Chili Cook Off, Club de Pesca |
| 7 |
IV Sport Fishing Tournament |
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10 |
Dia de las Madres - Wednesday - Mother's Day, Mexico's number one celebration: Honors mothers, living or dead, as being the giver of life. |
| 10 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillos; at the Lodge) Last meeting. Passing of the gavel |
| 14 |
Mothers day in U.S. |
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15 |
Dia del Maestro. A day intended to honor teachers for opening a student's future, through knowledge. |
| 19 |
Note: Seventy years ago today, on May 19, 1935, T.E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died in England in a motorcycle crash. |
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20 |
Armed Forces Day |
| 20 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner |
| 29 |
Monday Memorial Day U.S.A. (observed) |
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June |
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1 |
Dia de la Marina Nacional. (Marine Day in Mexico) Fiesta Begins at the
Vaquita sculpture on the Malecon. There will be a Fiesta Queen elected, with
cockfights,
fireworks
and celebrations. |
| 2-4 |
TECATE SCORE BAJA 500 Ensenada. |
| 4 |
Laguna Percebu Poker Run |
| 3 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner |
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14 |
Flag Day, U.S |
| 17 |
Caribbean Night, sponsored by El Dorado |
| 17 |
Saturday Singles - No Host Dinner |
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18 |
Father's Day (U.S.) |
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21 |
Summer Solstice |
| 24 |
Ensenada -San Felipe Baja 250 |
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July |
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1 |
Canada Day (Can.) |
| 2 |
Mexico Presidential Elections - Sunday |
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4 |
Tuesday - U.S. Independence
Day (U.S. Holiday) - The Beachcomber and Rocodile Bars are again
having their 4th of July weekend blow outs. Great music and dancing;
no standing in lines. Get your prepaid entrance pass for both bars
for the entire weekend. Check it out here. |
| 4 |
BBQ Luncheon, sponsored by El Dorado |
| 15 |
San Felipe Fest "Canal 66" |
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August |
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Luau Beach Party, sponsored by El Dorado |
| 19 |
Bikini Contest |
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September |
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Labor Day Luncheon sponsored by El Dorado |
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Labor Day Weekend - |
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4 |
Monday Labor Day (U.S. Holiday) |
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10 |
Grandparent's Day |
| 15-17 |
Sand Drags |
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16 |
Indepencia de Mexico;schedule. Check here for history of; pictures of the 2004 parade Workers are paid triple time. |
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23 |
Autumn Equinox |
| 24 |
SHRIMP season begins. Festivities and blessing of the ships. Pangas get to go out earliest, while the larger boats slowly leave port and gather out to sea. Lowering of the booms is at midnight. |
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October |
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National Children's Day |
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9 |
Columbus Day U.S. Observed - Monday |
| 11 |
Las Amigas Association, "Welcome Back Snowbirds" (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 12 |
Dia de la Raza - Mexican
holiday |
| 14 |
Pete's Camp Poker Run - starts
at the camp - more information to follow |
| 14 |
Octoberfest, sponsored by El Dorado |
| 18 |
San Felipe Association of Retired Persons (SFARP) Welcome back by Freda Barber. (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 20-22 |
The 2nd Annual Charity and Celebrity Golf Classic
October 20-22, 2006 at La Ventana del Mar .. details |
| 21 |
Too Much Fun Poker Run - Starts at 9 AM at the North Parking lot of Hotel "El Cortez" (downtown San Felipe) and will finish at the same place, where a Big Party will await you... There's a limit 5 hr. time to finish the ride! The course is past the south campos as in previous years.
25th. Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
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29 |
Daylight Savings Time Ends |
| 31 |
Hallowe'en Party sponsored by El Dorado |
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Hallowe'en - Tuesday |
*October 31 Hallowe'en*Ceremonies vary throughout Mexico, the first is usually in remembrance of departed youngsters, the second for adults. Gravesites may be tidied and decorated, mariachis hired to play songs prized by the departed. Families picnic at the cemetery or home, again focusing on food favorites of those being honored. LC
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November |
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Dia de Saintes. All Saints Day |
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SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 2 |
Dia de Muertos. All Souls Day. This is also Election Day in the USA
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| 2-5 |
XIV Festival de Camaron, Shrimp Festival |
| 7 |
Election Day in the U.S.A. |
| 8 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 11 |
Welcome Back Party, sponsored by El Dorado |
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11 |
Veteran's Day |
| 15 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 16-18 |
Score Baja 1000 - Starts
in Ensenada and passes through San Felipe Thursday 16 November. Hotels almost sold out. |
| 18 |
White Elephant & Clothing Sale, sponsored by Las Amigas |
| 19 |
Ice Cream Social for Secondario Sponsors & Students, sponsored by Las Amigas |
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20* |
Dia de la Revolucion - Mexican Independence Day. Workers are paid triple time. |
| 22 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 23 |
Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.
24-26 November is the Over-the-Line tournament ----Cancelled. |
| 24 |
Friday: Snowbird Festival, FREE |
| 26 |
Craft Fair, sponsored by El Dorado |
| *November 20 HISTORICAL ITEM: In early years a problem existed as to the ownership of a disputed area of land known as Chamizal in El Paso, Texas....or in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The international boundary determined by the Rio Grande, ownership shifted with the whimsical meanderings of the river. Once a windswept spot housing one or two small ranches, by 1963 the area comprised several bustling blocks of downtown El Paso....or Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. On December 20, 1963 the matter was settled with the decision to construct a 4.3 mile concrete channel to regulate the water's flow. Today a 55 acre Memorial Park at Chamizal celebraties the positive possibilities of cooperation among countries sharing a mutual boundary
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December |
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Las Amigas packs toys for Santa Run to the schools |
| 2 |
Christmas Wreath Auction, sponsored by El Dorado |
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Las Amigas Santa Run to the schools |
| 6 |
SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 7 |
Pearl Harbor Day in the U.S. |
| 8 |
Blanket Bingo for Kuchy's Santa Run, sponsored by El Dorado |
| 8-10 |
Ensenada MXL-S.Felipe Race Ready 275 C0DE-RECORD |
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12 |
Virgin de Guadalupe |
| 13 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 16 |
First Day of Hanukah |
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Kuchy's Santa Run to various Ejidos |
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SFARP General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
| 22 |
Winter Solstice |
| 24 |
Christmas Eve Potluck, sponsored by E Dorado |
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25 |
Feliz Navidad/Christmas Day. Workers are paid triple time. |
| 27 |
Las Amigas General Meeting (Highway 5, Campo Ocotillo; at the Lodge) |
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New Year's Eve |
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Dec 31 1951 HISTORICAL ITEM: Baja Norte, declared a territory in 1888, is on this date granted statehood. Viva Mexico!
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