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It's February...the month that many of us celebrate that lovable, furry, ground-dwelling, toothy critter. Not the groundhog!
Badger! She had a birthday on February 6th, so let's send her some love and keep the party going!
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
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
heyblue32 on February 3rd! From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club, The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
neonlicht on February 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
shillotte on February 5th! - From The
To Your Health Club
-- Happy Birthday to
Badger on February 6th! - With love, from all at Gold Token! -
-- Happy Birthday to
nana210 on February 7th! - From
The Pork Chop Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
dolcol (LAW-10) on February 10th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Word O'Rama Club & The
Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
gpr11 on February 11th! - From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to
Oartkickel of the Wolf Pack on February 12th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
jfromfl on February 13th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
globalroamer on February 13th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Scoop's Castle Club-
-- Happy Birthday to
Mr-Sid on February 14th! - From The
Prime Time TV Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, and The
Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
DIRKSTRA on February 15th! - From The
Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Nancy on February 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
PattyMac on February 18th! From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Prime Time TV Club, The
Friendship Club , The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Club Nascar Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Beckie B on February 18th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club , The
To Your Health Club and The
Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
birdstoe on February 18th! From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Classic TV & Music Club, The
Prime Time TV Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Diddly on February 18th! From The
Daily Laugh Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
shobee1 kinobi on February 19th! From The
Friendship Club and The
To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Nipper the dog 19055 on February 21st! -
-- Happy Birthday to
ellieoop on February 22nd! - From
The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to
Sweetcheeks on February 23rd! - From The
Prime Time TV Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Sherlock on February 24th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
MaryF on February 24th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club, The
Friendship Club , The
To Your Health Club and The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
marcmandy on February 25th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Friendship Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Ray of Light on February 25th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
smelly feet on February 25th! - From The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Spencer on February 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Tolp on February 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
chessbro on February 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
steve111 on February 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
csain1 on February 28th! - From The
Innocent Instigators Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Elijah02 on February 28th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
capecodder on February 29th! - From The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club-
 | Anniversaries & Special Announcements | |
Anniversary:
--Happy Wedding Anniversary wishes go out to
LyndiLoo &
LifeScape on February 6th! Many special wishes sent to you both! -
--Happy Wedding Anniversary wishes go out to
sweeteyes and her hubby on February 15th! Many special wishes sent to you both! -
--Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to
Executioner and his wife on February 22nd! Many special wishes sent to you both! -
* 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!)
(steelbound), with (unknown photo), is January's Photozone competition winner! He won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
Jools came in 2nd place with 11 votes for (unknown photo)
Scheherizade 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 Shoes.
The theme for February's competition will be:
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| Brought to you by: LittleTree |
A board to solve crosswords - both cryptic and straight with UK style grids. Crosswords will be solved clue-by-clue with the solver choosing which clue comes next.
There is an ongoing Poetry Quotes crossword along with one or two others concurrently. If you have any suggestions for any themed crosswords you would like to solve, please post on the board or send a message to
HeatherN, who will compile all the crosswords.
Crossword tokens will be awarded to the top three solvers for each crossword. The solvers are to be recorded on a "Solvers' tally" for each crossword.
Here's a board that will keep your mind working while having fun.
Directions are as follows: First player posts a sequence of letters in the subject line. Others reply to the post with words that have that sequence of letters in them.
Example:
Subject: UNCH
Some possible replies: Lunch, crunch, uncharted. Check it out! The more players, the more merrier!
Any new or upgraded members are welcomed and appreciated to all boards!
Just click on the small subscribe box on each board and you will receive notifications whenever a new contest, subject or topic is started.
And remember, these boards can't exist without your participation and the hosts work hard for you! Please help support them and have fun at the same time with tokens provided on many.
Boards for your enjoyment/info and maybe a chance to win tokens
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Life Hacks
Jools' Contest Announcements
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Polls
Pony Up!
Puzzles and Riddles
Word Associations
Im-paw-ssibly Cute Pet Photos
Word Of The Week
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Snow Scenes was our January theme and we had some really nice albums! Thank you all for your participation. 
Jools's Album titled Snow Scenes
**YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB's Album
HeartOnFire's Album
The February theme is:
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Come join the fun @ Photo Album Contest and you may the next to win a Photo Album profile token! 
Best of luck,
ladyvic
February's game of the month is
Whist! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The Game of the Month - Feb 2022 - Whist Tournament!
In this classic card game, the object is to win more tricks than your opponent. For more details, check out the
Rules of Whist.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month |
February's game of the month is
Crossdowns Race! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today!
Please notify
PattyMac for more info or to join!
January's winner is:
Crockpot Beef Stew
Cook Time 4 hrs.
Servings..6
ingredients:
2 lb. beef chuck or stewing beef
3 Tablespoons Flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion chopped
1 cup V8 vegetable juice
4 cups beef broth
1 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
3 cups potatoes peeled and cubed
2 cups carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
1 cup celery stalks cut into 1 inch pieces
1/2 cup peas
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
instructions:
1. Combine Flour garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. Toss beef in flour mixture.
2. Brown the beef and onions in olive oil in small batches. Add some of the broth to the pan and scrape up any brown bits.
3. Add all ingredients except peas and cornstarch to a 6 QT. slow cooker.
4. Cook on high 4-5 hours or on low 8-9 hours or until beef is tender.
5. Mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water. Stir into the stew a little bit at a time to thicken (you may not need all the mixture) Add peas.
6. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
I want to thank all twelve entrants this month for some excellent recipes. We had appetizers, soups, main dishes and dessert, which made voting interesting!
GoldToken's
Silkwood 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
Silkwood!
February's recipe contest is: "Global 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.
This month's winner will also receive one of our new Cutting Board Tokens.
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The
Pony Up! board subscribers got their chance in January to win the new tokens from the board. They look so pretty on their profile pages! All players are welcome to come join us and see if you can win some, too! You may also have a chance to win a second place token, a special squirrel token and golderos. The current contest is coming up with a slogan for the
Pony Up! board so please don't forget to vote for your favorite even if you didn't enter!
January Winners
HeartOnFire - New Year's Trivia
jd91 - New Year's Fun
**Lover of Darkness** - New Year's Fun
Carol59(unknown photo) - Riddle Me This
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack - New Year's Fun
cindygal - Breaking News
Silkwood - Jokester!
Bullets9mm - Ring, Ring, Who's Got the Ring?
Susie - You've Really Got a Hold on Me Caption Contest
laura lee - Let's Go Squirrel Hunting
macBruck - Let's Go Squirrel Hunting
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We would like to say
to
squiggy2 for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. What brought you to GoldToken, and how'd you choose your name for GT?
- My mom squirrel and grandmother monkeytyper both play on here and I like the character Squiggy from Laverne & Shirley TV show.
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
- Clubs and tournaments. My favorite games are the Shake games
and Hangman (Songs that Shaped Rock n roll)* 
3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?
- New Jersey. I think tourists should see the Jersey shore of course (not the TV show, lol)
4. What hobbies do you have?
- Video editing,
movie making & all things music.
5. Children?
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
7. Any pets?
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?
- Under 30. Male.
9. Favorite food?
- Pizza and burgers.
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
- So far it's been Gettysburg, PA.
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
- Rockin' out at Guitar Center or Sam Ash Music Store.
12. Favorite season?
13. Favorite movie? Favorite TV show?
- For movies, the Rocky series and The Blues Brothers and shows, The Honeymooners & Happy Days.
14. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?
- It would've been nice to go to a Jimi Hendrix concert.
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 |
Mom of Dj told me about the site. I been on GoldToken 3 years and 2 months. Things I like about the clubs I am in: everyone who runs the clubs are nice people, the members are also nice people and enjoy playing games with them, and I love and enjoy the games. I am originally from Ironton, Ohio but now I live in Spartanburg, SC. Been here 21 years and 1 month. My favorites games are Chess, Spades and Whist.
Game_Master}
Best Goldie Story
Write a creative, entertaining story using plenty of
Goldies and post it on the discussion board by March 2, 2022! Entries must be a minimum of 10 sentences to qualify. Have fun!
The winner will be chosen by poll on the discussion board and will be announced in next month's newsletter. The winner will receive 5
Golderos!
We have a winner for the Best Original Poem contest!
to
* Sassy_Angel *, who won with this heartfelt poem:
Our love wasn't enough
Today you walked to the store a block away
to pick up eggs and sugar for me
you didn't come home
instead police officers knocked on my door
they tell me you were dead and wouldn't be home again
another young man shot you
why? I asked
I was told because the young man said it made him feel powerful
Stop the hate, killing is not power
I talked to you last night
I knew you were feeling down, I tried to understand
I didn't know how to help
Then today I got word
you took your life
I didn't know your pain and the darkness was more than you could handle
Now I will never hear your voice again
I failed you
Now you're gone forever
Drugs kill
For 10 years you have been clean
I didn't understand the draw of the high you craved
Last night the high called you again
You placed a needle in your arm
After a while you went to sleep, never to wake up
A loved one found you on Christmas Day
So many young lives taken from us
We will never know what could of been
We mourn you and the pain we feel will last a lifetime
We will always wonder why our LOVE was never enough
* Sassy_Angel *, thank you for sharing your poetry with us!
You'll be receiving your prize of 5
Golderos soon - watch your inbox for the notification.
The Caption Contest winner for the January, 2022, newsletter is
Scorpio666 with:
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Be right back, just gonna pop next door for a sec!
Scorpio666!
To enter February's Caption Contest, click on the link and post your best caption. (unknown photo)
The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5
Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.
*Our Winner for the January Icon Hunt was
laura lee . Below are the icons for the February hunt
1. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100524173348.gif }
2. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon130312232554.png }
3. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon110509185037.png }
4. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100427163340.gif }
5. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100411190731.gif }
I'm sure everyone understands that The Icon fairy loves to spread joy to as many players as possible
, so for that reason players are only eligible to win the Icon hunt prize once every six months.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Valentine icon are in Row 4 and are available for any member to adopt thru the Valentine Holiday.
to all from the
GoldToken's Icon Fairy
Be sure to check out the
Icon Of The Day, as these change often. See you over at the
Icon Mania for your requests
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SHOUT OUT! to
Dor747 from Ft. Lauderdale, member since 2002 and a formidable opponent in Backgammon. We love your profile picture; it's always nice to see who we're playing. Thank you
Dor747 for being such a dedicated member of GoldToken and we're so glad you're a part of our GoldToken family!
SHOUT OUT! to
latenite from San Antonio, member since 2003 and a formidable opponent in Back and Nack. Thank you for sharing your pictures of your family with us; you certainly have a lovely family! Thank you
latenite for being such a faithful member of GoldToken and we're so glad you're part of our GoldToken family!
SHOUT OUT! to
OhioFrank from Middletown, member since 2022; though originally joined in 2005. He enjoys meeting new people all around the world through GoldToken. Welcome back
OhioFrank, we're so happy that you are back and a part of our GoldToken family!
| Olympic News |
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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
- 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 Evan54. to him 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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