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Chip  and  Barb   Hanback  were  the  hosts  of  the
                                                                                                                           November  club  dinner,  although  they  weren't  able
                                                                                                                           to  attend.  Barb  recently  took    took  a  tumble  that
                                                                                                                           required surgery on her shoulder as well as  repair
                                                                                                                           to  her  broken  arm.   She  is  now  in  the  recovery
                                                                                                                           phase from her injury.

                                                                                                                           The  Hanbacks  would  have  been  pleased,  however,
                                                                                                                           by the great turnout  that packed the back room of
                                                                                                                           Mazatlan.  Our group enjoyed both good food and
                                                                                                                           good  conversation.  (  Thumbs  up,  too,  for  the
                                                                                                                           bartender  who  knows  his  way  around  a  margarita
                                                                                                                           and a pina colada and for the servers  who zipped
                                                                                                                           around with brimming, very hot, plates. )

                                                                                                                           If you enjoyed an authentic tamale with your meal,
                                                                                                                           you  had an early preview of just  one of the foods
                                                                                                                           that  are  featured  during  traditional  holiday
                                                                                                                           celebrations  not  only  in  the  Mexican-American
                                                                                                                           community but  in Latin American countries around
                                                                                                                           the world.

                                                                                                                           Because of  a Spanish colonial background many of
                Our November Club Dinner at Mazatlan in Brentwood
                                                                                                                           these countries celebrate,  in addition to Christmas
                                                                                                                           Day,  Los  Posadas,  and  the  Feast   of  Three  Kings,
                                 Ole! for Our  Fill- the -Room Event
                                                                                                                           meaning  that  family  celebrations   run  from
                                                                                                                           December 16th all the way through January 6th.








































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