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GoldToken's 2024 Summer Olympics are underway! The first batch of games started this past Sunday. If you've changed your mind about playing, you can still join The
GoldToken's Olympics Master Club and participate in the upcoming tournaments. Games start in weekly batches.
Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--
heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements
Photozone Competition
Discussion Boards in the Spotlight
Photo Album of the Month
Game of the Month
Club VS Club Tournament of the Month
Best Recipe Contest
Pony Up!
Crafters' Fair
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial of the Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Shout Out!
Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
-- Happy Birthday to
Massimo Villa on July 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Dru on July 2nd! From The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Linda Sue on July 6th! - From The
He's Alive Club and The
Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Dru on July 9th! - From The
MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Mustang John of the Wolf Pack on July 9th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
theagle on July 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
**YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB on July 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
smokey164 on July 12th! - From The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club,The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
DAKOTA on July 15th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to
seabird on July 15th! - From
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Pinksmoke on July 18th! - From The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
EU BNL frisian3 on July 18th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Klaus11 on July 20th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy 70th Birthday to
Specialsteel on July 23rd! - From
sallyp -
-- Happy Birthday to
RubyJoy on July 23rd! - From The
Scoop's Castle Club & The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
kellymcinaz on July 23rd! - From
The Wolf Pack Club and The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
SarahMills on July 26th! - From
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Judy on July 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
wgh on July 27th! - From The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
Friendship Club
-- Happy Birthday to
Chester on July 28th! - From The
Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
peanuts on July 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
leewisdomjr on July 28th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Cinnamon on July 29th! - From The
Classic TV & Music Club, The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
Renegades Gaming Club. -
-- Happy Birthday to
theoldmaster on July 30th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
unbeatable on July 30th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
antibs on July 31st! - From The
To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Susie on July 31st! - From The
Daily Laugh Club -
*
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
asmdrm and her husband on July 15th!
* If you would like to announce any birthdays, anniversaries or other special events coming up for next month, please send GoldToken's Newshound a message before the 25th of this month, so we can give them a shout out in next month's newsletter! (Please keep all announcements upcoming and not belated. Announcements submitted after the newsletter is published, cannot be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)
robin50, with (unknown photo), is June's Photozone competition winner who won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
(steelbound) came in 2nd place with 16 votes for (unknown photo).
PattyMac came in 3rd place with 14 votes for (unknown photo).
Scheherizade came 4th place with 13 votes for (unknown photo).
to all the winners and
to all of the members who participated either by submitting photos or voting and commenting.
We had a total of 
entries and 
votes this month.
Without you all, this competition wouldn't be active
You can view all the images submitted for the Photozone Competition by using the following link
Photozone Zepher's Album titled Purple
The theme for July's competition will be:
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Come show your photography skills @ Photozone
| (unknown photo) Discussion Boards in the Spotlight (unknown photo) |
| Brought to you by: LittleTree |
Word Associations - On this board, a player posts a word. The next player posts a word that the previous post brings to mind. The first player posts a word in the SUBJECT LINE.The next player clicks "Post a new comment" and changes the Subject Line to a new word evoked from the previous post. To keep the game moving, please try not to repeat any of the previous five words.
by and check this fun board out! The more, the merrier!
Don't forget to check out the newer boards:
Hypothetical Questions and
Warning Labels.
Polls - The
Best Poll for this month was submitted by
Yenta! She posed the question,
What Do You Do To Relieve Stress?.
,
Yenta! If you'd like to submit a poll suggestion, send a PM to
Pollmaster. Be sure to include a brief question and several possible answers for it. Now, who are the 9% of you who don't have any stress?!
Other boards GoldToken provides for your enjoyment
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Goldie Story Contest
Holiday Profile Contest
Hypothetical Questions
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Pony Up!
Puzzles and Riddles
TerryS's Contest Announcements
What's in Your Pantry?
Warning Labels
Word Of The Week
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Check out these great albums of some "Awesome Cars"! 
to all that participated.
divit's Album titled Cool cars Watch for your token coming soon!
Model A's Album titled Autos You win the 2nd place token!
Jools's Album titled Mini classic variants Great album!
For the month of July, you get to pick your album entry! Can't get any easier than that!
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Come join in on the fun, post your album @ Photo Album Contest
ladyvic
July's game of the month is
American Rummikub (50-point)! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The Game of the Month - Jul 2024 - Amer. Rummikub (50) Tournament!
There are few key differences in this Rummikub variant: Initial melds only require 21 points, a tile must be picked up at the start of a turn and a tile must be discarded at the end of a turn, you can pick up discarded tiles, the trumps tile may be used in your final move, and the number 1 can be played either high or low. For more information, check out the
Rules of American Rummikub.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament of the Month |
July's game of the month is
Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock! Join us in a fun Round Robin Style Tournament by signing your club up today.
Please notify
PattyMac to join, or post in the The
Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club. Hope to see you there!
June's winner is:
Cowboy Casserole
Cowboy Casserole
Ingredients
1-2 cans Pinto beans
1lb. hamburger
1 can diced tomatoes or salsa
1 onion diced
1 box jiffy cornbread made by directions
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Cook the hamburger, onion, salt and pepper, pour off grease, spray your casserole dish, add hamburger beans tomatoes cheese, pour jiffy corn bread on top and bake at 375° 40 to 45 minutes
I have used one can of pintos and one can of kidney beans.
Make sure you make the jiffy by directions on box before you pour on top
GoldToken's
ladyvic will receive a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Silver and Wood members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Please send a big
to
ladyvic!
July's recipe contest is: "Cabbage". The winner will be given a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Guests, Wood and Silver members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Rules:
- Entries must be posted by the recipe guardian/creator on the Cutting Board DB.
- Recipe must be original and have never been posted on the Cutting Board DB before.
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It's sure hot in my part of the country! I'm staying cool, playing my games and looking over the discussion boards here on GoldToken! Don't forget to stop by the
Pony Up! discussion board, to see what's happening and look over the tokens to see what is offered for winners!
I hope everyone celebrates safely for Independence Day in the US, and a happy
to all!
We had Name the New Species Found, posting pictures of your pet, riddles, and Club Crawls (finding pictures from different clubs) for our contests in June. A big, appreciative, thank you to all who entered!
June Winners:
PattyMac
ladyvic
gertess
marshagee
z71cat
jroyster
Kat
Jools
| Crafters' Fair- Hosted by sallyp |
I did not do a poll in June as we only had 3 posts. We each got a crafters token
to those that posted.
July is anything you like month.
Lets see what a varied selection of different crafts we can find.
If you are not a crafter, have a look online to see what takes your fancy.
Post your picture on the Crafters' Fair discussion board.
To make it easier to do the poll, please post your entry as A New Comment
Everyone that takes part will get a token.
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We would like to say
to
lovelysharon for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. How'd you choose your name for GT?
- Many years ago when there were chat rooms and webtv.. someone asked me what I did for a living. When I said I was a machinist his reply was.. “ I bet you are a lovely one”. Hence the name.
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
- The variety of games. (unknown photo)
3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?
- I am originally from Massachusetts now living in sunny Southern California. There are many things to explore here.. first off the beach (unknown photo) .. then there is San Diego Safari Park and the Zoo
, Legoland if you have kids, old Town San Diego,.. La Jolla.., the wineries 
, … lots of trails to hike and bike.. 
4. What hobbies do you have?
- I like to crochet and read
and of course play games. 
5. Children? Grandchildren?
- I have 2 adult kids , a son
and a daughter 
, plus I have 2 almost adult grandkids.
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
- I am retired. I worked for General Electric Aircraft
Engines as a machinist
7. Any pets?
- I have a calico cat named Peekaboo as she likes to hide { Image: animated-gifs.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cats-013.gif }
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?
- I’m well over 50 and female.
9. Favorite food?
- Everything that’s bad for you… lol.. Recently on a weight loss journey. So far 10 lbs down.. (unknown photo)
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
- Hmmm what’s further from Boston… Europe or Hawaii?
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
- I am happy right here..
12. Favorite season?
- Previously I would have said Spring.. but since moving here we have what they call May Gray and June Gloom. I like sunshine so let’s go with Summer
13. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be ?
- The only one that pops into mind is Clint Eastwood.. lol. .. or maybe Paul McCartney…. .. or how about …..
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee
| Testimonial Of The Month |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players |
I first joined GoldToken on the 9th Feb 2004. I was on a few other game sites. I came across this site I liked it for the games. On the 26th June I became a paying member. I got lots of help from some nice people who were nice. About me I loved to paint and wall paper some DIY can do now as suffer with arthritis getting bad now plus I have few health problems. This is my favorite game site out of all one been on. Lots of nice ppl on here with help out when need it and you're all doing a great job in your clubs. I like to play games on psp5.
angie
Best Blog Contest
What Is A Blog?
A blog (according to Wikipedia) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local news; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.
If you decide to enter the world of blogging, you should decide what kind of blog you want your blog to be. What do you want to write about? Are you going to write about many things or something specific? Decide how often you are going to add entries - every day, once a week, once a month, etc.
Once you have decided what you are going to write about, you need to think about how you are going to write it or enter it into your blog, be it by text, by pictures or even external links. A great blog will take advantage of all of the above things. Your blog story or viewpoint can be enhanced and made much more enjoyable and interesting to read by the use of pictures and links.
Write about what you are passionate about, write about what you know and make sure you know what you are writing about. For the more serious bloggers, be aware that you won't be taken very seriously if your blog is full of grammar and spelling mistakes. So make sure you spellcheck.
No matter your blog content, people will continue to come back to read it as long as you continue to make it interesting.
- The contest winner will be chosen by poll on the Blog Entries DB, based on entries submitted this month. Entries must be posted no later than 11:59pm, Pacific Time, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, to be eligible for voting.
- The winner will receive 5 Golderos and a Profile Token!
We have a winner for the Best Short Story contest!
to
Spades Master, who won with this twist on the "Dream Vacation" theme:
Carnival of Souls
By Tony Hall
If I had only one wish for my dream vacation, it wouldn’t be a place but rather to relive the memory of a very special moment in time.
21 years ago, my best friend and I spent our July 4th holiday vacation at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, located 75 miles south of San Francisco.
When we arrived, it was a warm Friday morning. The park was already crowded, with festivity brimming in the air! We rushed past the carnival games, arcade galleries, and snack booths, laughing like two giddy kids in a toy store. We didn’t care - because this was BETTER than a toy store– there was also an amusement park on this 24-acre boardwalk! To ride the Giant Dipper roller coaster was our very first intro to the park.
Fun was the name of the game. We’d already experienced the horrors of 9/11 less than two years prior. In fact, we were in Manhattan when the terrorist attacks occurred. We desperately needed a break from the barrage of war. This was our celebration of life.
After our fill of amusement rides, we couldn’t resist the lure of snack booth corn dogs, BBQ, and slushies. We were both forty-somethings, savoring our second childhoods. LOL, I can tell you - on this day - we were the happiest kids in the park! We swam in the frigid ocean to cool off, then napped on the beach.
At sunset, just before the fireworks celebration, we walked hand in hand far down the shoreline along the beach until we were alone. The cold waves washed gently over our bare feet. The warm salt breeze brought the faint aroma of popcorn and the distant echoes of the calliope from the loudspeakers.
With the deep red sunlight shimmering upon the water, I got down on one knee and popped the question.
She said YES!
While the crowd oohed and awed at the fireworks reflecting over the Pacific Ocean, me and my new fiance made our own private fireworks celebration.
The end to a perfect day. My perfect dream vacation.
The Caption Contest winner for the June, 2024, newsletter is
shobee1 kinobi with:
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Finally I found the treat you hid.
shobee1 kinobi!
To enter July's Caption Contest, click on the image below and post your best caption.
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The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5
Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.
July 4th is Independence Day in the United States. You will find those icons in Row 2. July is going to be very hot, so bring on that summer fun. From water fun { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon2304291037161.gif } to fun at the beach { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon131022141540.gif }, have a wonderful July.
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SHOUT OUT! to
Melman - from San Jose, Ca, member since 2005. "
I lived in Texas for 28+ years and now CA. I am married for 30+ years now. I live and work in San Jose, Ca.. Life has its ups & downs, but God is always good." Thank you
Melman for being such a committed member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family!
SHOUT OUT! to
kess&ellie - from Michigan, born and raised in England. (Essex } veteran member since 2002. "
I like playing most games except chess and checkers.I enjoy watching the Red Wings play and get to a game from time to time. I am owned by our German Shepherd dogs, Ellie (9), Koda (3) and our recent shelter rescue GSD, Zena (4).". Thank you for being such a valued member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family
kess&ellie!
SHOUT OUT! to
PattieAnn - from Long Island, NY, member since 2007. "
I love to play shake it fast, shake it up, shake rattle and roll, maxi shake, shake your bootie, backgammon, dice dots, and grabble race, so if your interested send me an invite. I will talk if you want to, just start if off." We enjoy seeing your picture on your profile and the ones in your album. Thank you being such a dedicated member of GoldToken and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken Family
PattieAnn
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| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Olympic Presidents |
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Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined (unknown photo)
- Do you have a special story, poem or testimonial you would like to share? How about some club news, announcements or any other special events? Then don't delay, send GoldToken's Newshound your submissions today! We look forward to hearing from you!
** (Please note: All submissions are added on a first come first serve basis.) **
Did you find the hidden coin in the newsletter (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was PurrMomma. to her for spotting it and being the first to send a message to GoldToken's Newshound. We would like to give everyone a chance to play this fun game and win 5 Golderos,so you will only be eligible to win the Coin Hunt once every six months.
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