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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Pinochle Shutterbugs, continued

COME PLAY PINOCHLE EVERY SATURDAY @ 10AM TO NOON present photos at our meetings. Please send any photos you want to Terry
AT THE CLUB and he will prepare them for showing at our meeting. You will do the
Every Saturday 10 to 15 players are at the Club to play lively games of narration. Several members are not as comfortable sharing and therefore
PINOCHLE. We play Three handed and Partner single deck Pinochle this should make it easier for everyone.
10am to noon. If you are rusty and have not played in a while the group PLEASE SEND TERRY AN EMAIL WITH YOUR PHOTOS AS
will help you come back up to speed. Win or lose we are here to have a “ATTACHMENTS”. Please do not embed your photos in the body of the
good time. If you are interested in playing Pinochle drop in or call Alan email which makes it longer to download your files. Mac users will need
Uman. Any questions e-mail Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872- to create a Zip file from their photos and email the Zip file to Terry. If
8984. you have a question on how to do this, please contact Terry Brady.
Club members are encouraged to become a member of our Facebook
Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Group Group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/436603713658143 This is a
great place to easily share your photos. Give it a try. For questions,
The Ping Pong Group is a great way to get in a little exercise and have please contact Debbie Ferris debbie.ferris49@icloud.com or Terry Brady
fun while doing it. We have two tables and play singles and doubles. All tmisc10@gmail.com, or any of your steering committee members.
levels of players are welcome.
Days and Times: Spite & Malice
Friday 2-4pm
Saturday 2-4pm We play every Sunday at 1pm in the Library. If you have questions
Sunday 2-4pm about our group or wish to learn to play please contact Jerye at 916-773-
Tuesday 2-4pm (if Wellness room is available). 6266.
Just drop in, or email Francis Chang at fcbiz888@aol.com to be added to
our email list. Water Volleyball
Poker Club The Retreat's pool season is just around the corner (April), and when the

pool re-opens, Water Volleyball can resume!
Both men and women. We play different games, Remember last year when the days were hot! Playing Water Volleyball is
dealer choice, and we start at 6pm to 9pm every sure to cool you down a bit, and includes a little exercise, friendly
Wednesday. We do not play "Wild" games. competition, and friendship.
Any questions call Phil Lander (916) 872-8060 When do we play? Tuesday and Thursday 11:45am-12:45pm
How many players? We usually have 6-10 players, and we divide into
Shutterbugs two teams
Do I need to confirm ahead of time? No, just drop in!
The Shutterbugs’ next meeting will be IN PERSON AT OUR USUAL If you’d like to be added to our email distribution list (to be notified
TIME OF 2PM. on Thursday, February 6th. We will be sharing photos about schedule changes, etc), send an email to Dan Ketchum at
from our January theme of “NEW”. Taking photos of what NEW means djketchum@gmail.com.
to you in this new year. Our skills topic for this meeting will be how
lighting impacts your photos. For good luck we will include a couple Wii Bowling
short videos on these topics.
We will be adding a new feature to our regular meetings where we will Wii Bowling is scheduled to play on the
briefly review an APP that supports taking, showing or adjusting our 2nd Tuesday evening of each month. The
photos when we use a cell phone camera. February Meeting App will be next game night will be Tuesday,
“Slow Shutter Cam Review.” February 14th. Please watch for your
Our Photo shooting theme for February to be shared at our March opportunity to RSVP for February starting
meeting will be “Hearts & Flowers” in honor of Valentine’s Day. on Tuesday, January 31th at
Every resident is welcome to join and share photos without having to be approximately 6 pm. Reservations are
an official member. required in order to play. Please note: If
For those who would like to learn how to get off auto mode and learn you would like to receive Wii Bowling
how to use their DSLR-type cameras, we recommend visiting group emails, please add Wii Bowling
www.ayearwithmycamera.com. It’s free to join and get their emails. Group to your profile in the directory. New players please email Barry
They do have inexpensive subscription options that are not required. and Diana Gray at: bdgray19@yahoo.com to receive new player
FUTURE FIELD TRIP THOUGHTS. information that includes how to place your required RSVP for each
Please send us your suggestions on field trips you might like us to month's game night. Dues of $5 per person are collected the night of the
consider. event and prizes are awarded to the highest scoring team. Let's STRIKE
Preparing your photos to be shared at our meetings: up some fun in our SPARE time on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We
A reminder for all that we have decided to standardize the way we hope to see you then.

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