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Your fellow players would love to know more about you. If you're interested in being interviewed (by questionnaire) for the
Up Front & Personal section of the newsletter, please contact
laura lee! And, if you've got ideas for additional questions for upcoming interviews, feel free to send your ideas to her.
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
Candy Cane's Correspondence
Best Recipe Contest
Pony Up!
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial of the Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Shout Out!
Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
-- Happy Birthday to
Kiki on March 3rd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Solway Firth on March 5th! - From The
Classic TV & Music Club &
The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to
marshagee on March 6th! - From The
What's Cookin' Club, The
Word O'Rama Club, The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club & { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to
jessaroo on March 6th! - From The
Scoop's Castle Club, The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Kat on March 6th! - From The
Friendship Club, The
Daily Laugh Club and from your sister
wldndn -
-- Happy Birthday to
bookfox on March 9th! - From The
Scoop's Castle Club The
Friendship Club and The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
nasher on March 9th!
-- Happy Birthday to
stormy rebel on March 9th! - From The
Scoop's Castle Club, The
Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club,
The Wolf Pack Club & The
Friendship Club
-- Happy Birthday to
Trsm149 on March 9th! - From The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
faith64 on March 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Jaybar on March 12th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
jamchug on March 14th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Wild Horse on March 20th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Fieryvelvet on March 21st! - From The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Man of Steel on March 23rd! - From
The Pork Chop Club & your wife
B*Elanna! -
-- Happy Birthday to
sparkles43 on March 24th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Cherie on March 26th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
WereWolf on March 30th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Angelena on March 31st! - From The
He's Alive Club,The
Classic TV & Music Club , The
Prime Time TV Club and The
Daily Laugh Club -
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
Buddha and his wife
on March 7th! -
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
dixiegal47 on March 12th from The
Word O'Rama Club -
* 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 February's Photozone competition winner
who won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
Jools came in 2nd place with 10 votes for (unknown photo)
(steelbound) came in 3rd place with 9 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 Signs of Love 
The theme for March's competition will be:
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Anyone submitting an image in March will receive this token, if you don't already have it: (unknown photo).
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| Brought to you by: LittleTree |
The Valentine contests that 13 participating boards featured were a huge success, with players winning Valentine tokens and hoping to win the bonus token by collecting all 13. There were 7 players who did win all 13!
Winners of the bonus token were:
laura lee
Jools
Zanda
oldog
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack
HeartOnFire
Lorraine of the Renegades
A big
to all who entered and kept up with the spirit of GoldToken and supported the boards! GoldToken strives to do more for its players and provides these contests so each player can experience the total, unique awesomeness of GoldToken.
- Don't forget to stop by the Holiday Profile Contest board and enter your holiday decorated profile for a chance to win that board's awesome tokens. For more details see the board or contact the host, Silkwood. There are links on the board that give instructions so you, too, can have a beautiful, holiday themed profile. It really is a lot of fun to decorate your page and make it unique. Last month's winner was Lil Red with a beautiful profile page! Lil Red!
There's a new board now on GoldToken that's lots of fun to participate in. Players take turns posting an item, alphabetically, that may be in a/their pantry. Select "Post a new Comment", be sure your word starts with the next alphabet letter, put your word/words in the Subject and post. It's amazing what players can come up with and you may surprise yourself with what you come up with.
From butter beans to Xiatol to anything your mind can come up with. Heck, it gave me ideas, too, about what I might want in my pantry for the next week!
Love to hear a good joke? We all love a chuckle
and this board now has a new host,
quietman. If you want your funny bone tickled or would like to enter your own joke(s), drop in. Entries are limited to 3 jokes per session. There will be two polls per month, one at the beginning and one in the middle of each month. Exact dates will be announced at the top of the board. So
by, get a
and enter your own for a chance to win tokens made especially for this board! Nothing brightens
a day than a good joke!
Other boards GoldToken has created for your enjoyment
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Life Hacks
TerryS's Contest Announcements
Holiday Profile Contest
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Polls
Pony Up!
Puzzles and Riddles
What's in Your Pantry?
Word Of The Week
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
The theme for February was Love Birds and there were some great albums! Please click the links to check them out.
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack's Album titled Love Never Gets Old
Zanda's Album
**YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB's Album
Thank you all for participating and making this board great!
The March theme is:
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This will be lots of fun! So start working on your albums and post @ Photo Album Contest
ladyvic
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March's game of the month is
Trax! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The Game of the Month - March 2023 - Trax Tournament!
Place your pieces to make a loop or a line. Sounds simple, right? Check out the
Rules of Trax for more information.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month |
March's game of the month is
Grabble Scatter! Join us in a fun Round Robin Style Tournament by signing your club up today.
Please notify
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack to join or post in the The
Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club. All clubs are welcome, hope to see you there!
Our most recent winners are
wallywalter representing
The Wolf Pack Club and
Buddha representing The
Overall Competition Club.
Here are the Club Tokens that our awesome Graphics Team created for the two winning clubs.
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February was a fun month for GoldToken as we celebrated Valentine's Day with lots of contests and quizzes. I hope everyone had fun getting tokens for their profile and congrats to the players who managed to get every one of them!
I'd like to say a huge thank you to
eliphont551 who organised the contests, made sure they ran smoothly and of course posted all of the tokens onto player's profiles...phew I'm tired just thinking about all that work!
Don't forget to keep an eye on
TerryS's Contest Announcements this month as there will be 2 quizzes offering some amazing tokens to get for your profile and check out the
Life Hacks board as the current hack topic is all about GoldToken and I'm looking forward to hearing lots of good hacks there!
One of the many things I love about Goldtoken is seeing how players decorate their profile page, it won't be a big surprise to learn that I decorate mine with pictures of my favourite movie star - Mr Fred Astaire! - but even adding some quotes to your profile can brighten it up and make it more personal so this month find some inspirational quotes or quotes from your favourite movies and add them to your profile - I look forward to reading them!
February's winner is:
Classic Lasagna
A family-pleasing version of lasagna made with lean ground beef (or ground turkey), lasagna noodles, prepared tomato sauce, and plenty of mozzarella for a dish that's easy yet hearty.
▫️ Prep - 25 minutes
▫️ Cook - 1 hour
▫️ Cool - 10 minutes
▫️ Ready In - 1 hour 35 minutes
▫️ Serves 8-10
Ingredients
▫️ 12 lasagna noodles or pre-cooked noodles (do not boil)
▫️ 1 1/4 pound lean ground beef or lean ground turkey (for vegetarians use 16-oz veggie crumbles)
▫️ 2 cloves garlic, chopped
▫️ 1 tsp garlic powder
▫️ 1 tbsp dried oregano
▫️ Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
▫️ 1 (16-oz) container ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
▫️ 2 eggs
▫️ 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
▫️ 3 cups (24-oz) prepared tomato-basil pasta sauce
▫️ 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
▫️ 2 tbsp fresh chopped basil or 1 tbsp dried basil
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C); bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat; add 2 tsp salt (skip this process if using pre-cooked noodles); add the lasagna noodles a few at a time, and return to a boil
2. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; remove the noodles to a plate
3. Place the ground beef into a skillet over medium heat; cook the meat, chopping it into small chunks as it cooks, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease
4. Add the garlic, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and black pepper to the skillet; blend well and cook for 2 minutes more. Turn heat off and set aside
5. In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese), eggs, and Parmesan cheese until thoroughly combined
6. Place 4 noodles side by side into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan; top with a layer of the tomato-basil sauce, a layer of ground beef mixture, and a layer of the cottage cheese mixture; repeat layers twice more, ending with a layer of sauce; sprinkle top with the mozzarella cheese; cover the dish with aluminum foil
7. Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling and the cheese has melted, about 30 minutes; remove foil and bake until cheese has begun to brown, about 10 minutes more
8. Allow to stand at least 10 minutes before serving; sprinkle lightly over top with chopped basil before serving
GoldToken's
quietman 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
quietman!
March's recipe contest is: "Easter Favorites". 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.
In addition, everyone who posts a recipe for the March's contest will receive the Cutting Board Participation Token, if they don't already have it, and the winner will also receive a random Cutting Board Token.
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Pony Up! - The biggest part of February was spent with contests for Valentine's Day for the Pony Up board. Many Valentine tokens were won. A big shout out to all the players who entered and not only won the Valentine tokens but supported the boards!
FEBRUARY WINNERS
In addition to all the Valentine winners:
Jewels21 - What Do You Think?
Big Green Eyes - Sunshine on my Shoulders
Clem3610 - Friends to the End
Jools - Friends to the End
jroyster - Riddle Me This
Come on in and check out the fun and prizes and win one or more of the offered tokens. This could be on your profile page. (unknown photo)
Pssst ..A Pony Up token will be given to every
NEW player on the board that hasn't yet entered a contest.
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Looking for players interesting in being interview for the "Up Front & Personal" section of the newsletter!
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, or if you'd like to be interviewed, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee
| Testimonial Of The Month |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players |
I've been on GoldToken since 8 June 2005. My Pastor invited me to join and play some Chess. He usually won, but weirdly, I usually won against a guy that usually beat him. I eventually tried many of the Chess variations, loving most and swearing off a few ;;wink;; Dice Chess 10x10 is my favorite game - with quietman and I continuously serving up 6-game matches. We are very evenly matched so it's a lot of fun, but the real fun comes in our banter. I wasn't too surprised the other day when I noticed one of our games had 46 messages. The point is there's a lot more to be had on GoldToken than just playing the games - there are friendship opportunities every day. I admit I used to just offer the respectful Good luck to start a game and Good game to finish and that was that, but lately I've been trying to be friendlier. Everyone doesn't always care to engage in a conversation, but many do. Joining the clubs is a great way to get engaged too and they can fill your gamesheet. You'll find yourself often playing with the same people and that eventually opens the door to friendships. I currently belong to the The
Chess4Fun Club, The
CookBook Club (check out my recipes here), The
Tan Schinn Holding Company Club, The
Grabble Grabblers Club, and The
hoot's hide-a-way Club. My favorite games are Dice Chess 10x10, Spades, and Grabble Race - I will never refuse an invite! I also enjoy (and their variations) Rummikub, Grabble, Chess, Dominos, Backgammon, Caveman, Cromagnum Holdem, and Domination (but my gosh the dice rolls are often brutal!!!
jroyster
Best Club Banner
Enter GoldToken's
Club Banner Contest! The winning banner will be given one full year to run! All entries will rotate with the other banners on top of player game sheets for 30 days from the day they are added to the system. The entry deadline is March 29th. A site-wide poll will be posted for voting on March 30th. To enter, post a new, never before seen 800x90 or 200x200 pixel club banner on the
Club Presidents DB along with the club number.
All top banners
must be exactly 90 pixels high so the page does not bump up and down as each page loads.
Having trouble creating your own banners or lack a photo editing program? Try one of the free services on the net that offers free banner creation. Free banners created using these systems can be incredible and very professional. Here are a couple links to sites that provide this service, however, you might wish to find others more suited to your taste and abilities by Googling "Free Banners".
Then it is just a matter of uploading your banner to your account's Banner system.
http://www.bannerfans.com/banner_maker.php
http://www.123-banner.com/
http://www.addesigner.com/
http://www.puresilvabannermaker.com/
We have a winner for the Best Goldie Story contest!
to
JanuarySnowAngel who submitted this awesome holiday-themed story:
A Year in a Goldie's Life
Once upon a time in January, the New Year baby
cried so loud
he woke up Cupid before Valentine’s Day
which made him shoot all of his arrows until his quiver was empty
. But before he could go back to sleep
, he realized one of his arrows hit the leprechaun’s pot of gold
, knocking all the gold coins
out over the park where the Easter eggs
were hidden.
Children were running for the gold coins and leaving the eggs, upsetting the
Easter bunny
who ran wildly in circles
knocking over a row of
that were all set to be planted for Arbor Day in May. Needless to say, Mother Nature saw it as a personal insult
and decreed that Old Man Fourth could not let off his fireworks
because it would further hinder new tree growth. Yet, the children continued to grow as they each started new grades that Fall just after Labor Day. With the retail workers only getting the one holiday to relax, they fell asleep on their jobs and didn’t get the Halloween
decorations on the shelves in time so children could not go trick-or-treating. All that candy
without mummers was bagged up until the Thanksgiving turkey that was pardoned last year decreed that Halloween candy
be served up on Thanksgiving day
, next to the plant-based meals, which in turn caused children to have upset tummies while writing their wish lists for Santa
who decided to give up cookies
until the New Year.
JanuarySnowAngel, watch your inbox for your 5
Golderos prize notification, coming soon!
The Caption Contest winner for the February, 2023, newsletter is
Jewels21 with:
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Stupid squirrel
Jewels21!
To enter March's Caption Contest, click on the photo 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.
St. Patrick's day
is getting closer so don't forget to drop by the
Name Icons board to choose an icon. Just request them by column and number on the
Icon Mania board.
Some options for you to choose from are { Image: www.goldtoken.com/pics/icon2303021509331.jpg } next to your name or { Image: www.goldtoken.com/pics/icon2207111334461.png } or choose the
Icon Of The Day
The Icon Fairy loves to spread the love
so if any new players or those who have never tried to wear one, would like to try one out next to their name, feel free to ask on the board or contact me by message.
GoldToken's Icon Fairy There are plenty of non-holiday icons, too.
Platinum may save 9.
Gold may save 7.
Silver may now wear a larger icon but cannot have it put in their saves if they desire another icon after 30 days. It will return to circulation.
I'm sorry
players are only allowed to adopt a new icon once every 30 days so everyone has a chance to have one that is "new" and unused before.
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SHOUT OUT! to
RaeRae from Nashville, member since 2016. A lover of Cribbage with stats and certificates to show her skill in all the variants. Thank you for your dedication to GoldToken and we're glad you're a valuable member of our GoldToken family
RaeRae!
SHOUT OUT! to
Byson member since 2021. A more than worthy opponent of Four in a Row and variants and a 2021 Winter Olympic winner. Thank you for being such a dedicated member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family
Byson!
SHOUT OUT! to
wakefield from Rhode Island, veteran member since 2002 and another worthy opponent of Cribbage and the Grabble games and a loyal member of numerous clubs. Thank you for being such a committed member of GoldToken and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken family
wakefield!
| Olympic News |
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| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Olympic Presidents |
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- 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 Silkwood. 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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