Sheila Strunk

June 2017 Newsletter.pdf

We're excited to have the new Super Baru store open! 

Click the link below to access the Events calendar for the Boquete Community Playhouse and Fenix Café:

http://bcpeventscenter.org/?page_id=10

We also heard Schwab accounts were the way to go, so we tried to open one when we were back in the U.S. last year.  Unfortunately, the person at the local Schwab office we went to didn't seem to know what she was doing, because after two months, I received a call saying that we could not open a Schwab acocunt because we lived outside the U.S.   We no longer maintain a home in the U.S. and use a mail forwarding service, so they would not allow us to open an account.  They do have an internaitonal division, but the checking accounts are nowhere near as good as those through a U.S> account.  If you still have an address and two forms of ID from the U.S., you can open a Schwab account when you go back to the States, or online if you have a VPN here that shows you are in the States .

Keeping Cats and Dogs Secure

The next few days around New Year's will bring lots of noise as Panamanians celebrate with fireworks. This is the time when lots of animals run off and go missing because of the loud scary noises coming out of the sky.

Below are a couple tips to hopefully keep everyone safe and happy

• Make sure your dog or cat always has somewhere to hide if he or she wants to and has access to this place at all times; this could be under some furniture or in a closet.
• Walk dogs during daylight hours and keep cats and dogs indoors when the fireworks are likely to be set off.
• At nightfall close the windows and curtains and put on music or the TV to mask and muffle the sound of fireworks.
• Don’t punish or fuss over your pet when it is scared.
• Make sure your cat or dog is always kept in a safe and secure environment and can’t get out if there’s a sudden noise.
• Keep yourself calm so no feeling of anxiety will pass on to your pet.

To reserve tickets and/or sign up for a part, click HERE.