Chiriquí Chatter

I just noticed a new post on Hal’s BookMark site. He calls the post “Hard Times Sale“. That is just what I would expect from Hal. Always wanting to help his fellow man. In my book, the BookMark is still the best place in Chiriquí to find reading material. And the BookMark is eco friendly. After you read your books, bring them back and Hal credits 1/2 of that book’s rental price toward another book. How great is that!

If you stop in Dolega, at the Bookmark, tell Hal I said hello.

Tags: BOOKMARK, Books

I received a request to assist a student in a class project in the US. The project was to receive postcards from around the world from Spanish speaking countries. Following was the specification of what was desired.

Dear Mr. Williams,

Frankie and I thank you for your help!

At your convenience, please mail a postcard to:

Srta. Purdy, Class 3-21

Saint James School

830 West Broad Street

Falls Church, VA 22046

USA

If you speak Spanish, would you please write a sentence on the card?

Frank’s 3rd class is studying US geography and each student has mailed ten letters to various states requesting postcards to aid/interest/excite their study. His Spanish teacher has dove-tailed onto this project, having the class mail two letters requesting postcards from Spanish speaking countries.

Thanks, again!

Fondly,

Karen

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Tags: Education

The other day I needed to have a link taken out of a watch band. I went back to El Marquez. This is where I go anytime I need a battery replaced or general watch assistance. If he can’t fix it, he will tell you where to go.

This shop always has a large number of wall type clocks that are being repaired or in for cleaning, so they work on more than just watches.

If you drop in, tell Marquez, that you heard about him on Chiriquí Chatter. This is Marquez working on my watch.

Directions to the shop can be found on the previous post.

Tags: Businesses, Watch Repair

Well, I am sure that several of you tried to view Chiriquí Chatter during the last 17+ hours and were unsuccessful. As I write this, everything seems to be restored. Apparently my web host had to restore libraries. I know that libraries were restored, because the last photo I had uploaded was not there and I had to upload it again.

If you have problems reaching CC, remember that I set up a secondary site that I use to document any problems that are going on. It is frustrating for me when the site is down and it may be frustrating for others as well. Sometimes knowing that a problem exists and is being worked on helps. For that reason I set up the Chiriquí Chatter Status Site.

In it you should fine a notification of the site being down, provided I know about it. When it is back up, I will document the time I found it available.

Recently, I noticed that all of my Coppermine albums were down. This may have been from another move made by my web host and I just didn’t notice it at that time. I had submitted a trouble tick on it and received no help at that time. I see that with this current library restoration, that the Coppermine Albums are back as well. That makes ma happy, because those photo albums require a lot of work and time to rebuild.

Thanks for being patient. This is good training, if you are one of those people that are planning on moving to Panama.

Tags: Blog, Webhost

Well that earthquake was the strongest I have felt since I have lived in Panama. It was listed as a 6.5 (preliminary) on USGS and was 39 miles out of David.

It set of all the alarms and threw all of the birds out of the trees. It happened at 1:10 AM by my watch. I will update this in the morning. Since it woke me up, I thought I would record it.

UPDATE: Final details by USGS:

Earthquake DetailsMagnitude 6.2
Date-Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 06:11:22 UTC
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 01:11:22 AM at epicenter
Location 8.295°N, 82.928°W
Depth 48.2 km (30.0 miles)
Region PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Distances 45 km (30 miles) SSE of Golfito, Costa Rica
55 km (35 miles) WSW of David, Panama
135 km (85 miles) SSW of Bocas del Toro, Panama
220 km (135 miles) SE of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth +/- 11 km (6.8 miles)
Parameters NST=207, Nph=207, Dmin=313.4 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp= 72°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008zpan

There was a second one at 1:58 of 4.7 magnitude. Think I will have scrambled eggs for breakfast. Continue Reading »

Tags: Earthquakes

I received the following event announcement from Antonio Singh.

Come to celebrate with us the day of the Musicias 22nd of November

This Saturday 22nd of November the musicians are celebrating their national Day.
Saint Cecil, Patron of the Musicians.
Come to celebrate with us at another Moon Valley Jazz Night at Tribaldos Family Residence in Valbuena, David.

This is a fundraising event for the Boquete Jazz Festival.
Your contribution US$20.00 per person includes Delicious Dinner, and the musical show of Carlos Campos, Piano; and the voice of the Chiricana Luz Acosta.

Tickets available in David in Cocina Rica, Ave. Obaldia next to Romero Doleguita and in Boquete at Ana´s Sweet.

For more information call Servio Tribaldos at: 6616-2661

–
Antonio M. Singh C.
Director General
Boquete Jazz Festival Marzo 13 al 15 2009
http://www.boquetejazzfestival.com
Cel. 6618-2929

I went in 2006 and you can see how it was HERE.

Tags: Events

received a request to publish the following announcement for a charity event in Boquete.

Please Support Boquete’s Charitable Organizations on Dec. 7, 2008

Four charitable organizations serving the needs of the Boquete community are sponsoring a Silent and Live Auction, Patio, Book and Bake sale on December 7 at 2pm. in the Arco Iris Building in the Fairgrounds.
All proceeds will be divided equally and go directly to these programs:

BUENOS VECINOS de BOQUETE…provides daily meals to the elderly and to needy families, often with handicapped children. These individuals and families cannot help themselves and/or do not have families from whom they can seek assistance.  This is an ongoing feeding program that currently feeds more than 50 families in Boquete, Palmira, Potrerillos and Caldera. Proceeds from this auction will provide hundreds of meals for community families in need.

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Tags: Events