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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Bunco Club Veterans

BACK IN BUSINESS! The Vet’s group is back in business. The
Veteran’s Sneaker Drive is off with a bang, and we’ve already filled up
one whole barrel. Please keep them coming as all the money raised will
go to Veterans here in Placer County who are in need. Most of the
sneakers are repurposed and those that are not in good shape are recycled
and do not go into our landfills.
We sadly regret the recent passing of Carl Mohr who served in Vietnam
as part of the Navy’s Riverine Group. These guys had very dangerous
work to do in their gunboats that would patrol the rivers and overgrown
canals chasing the Viet Cong which usually ended in a sharp fire
fight. He died due to exposure to Agent Orange. He will be missed by
the group. To his family and lovely wife Linda, please accept our
deepest sympathies for your loss.
Remember you do not have to be a veteran to join our group. Stop by
Most Buncos ~ Phyllis Santoro, Most Wins ~ Gillian Avelar, and see us on the second Thursday of each month at 10am.
Most Loses ~ Nancy Eleazarraz, Bunco Baby ~ Phyllis Santoro
Raffle Winners ~ Linda Tarr and Jan Frack Cornhole
Cornhole (also known regionally as sack toss, or bags) is a lawn game in
Club Crafters which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at a raised,
angled board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score
Whatever your craft or hobby is, we would like to invite you to join points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag
us. We meet every Tuesday at 10 AM in the library. Dig out those through the hole (three points).
unfinished projects and come have a cup of coffee with us, and I We establish teams each time from a lottery draw. We ask for $2 as we
guarantee lots of good conversation and laughs. We would like to invite use the funds for prizes at the end of the evening. Weather dictates if we
new residents to stop by anytime and come see what we are doing and play inside in the Wellness Room or outside under the covered patio.
perhaps entice you to join our group. Play for February will be on February 3rd, 5th, 17th and 19th. Monday
We also accept yarn and needlework items you no longer want. If you play is at 1:00 pm and Wednesday play is at 5:30 pm.
would like more information about our group, please contact Mary Mesa Congratulations to our high point winners for the second half of
by email mhmesa@att.net or by phone (408)731-0638. 2024. High point men’s was Bruce Frolich and high point women’s was
Rosie Lehto.
Club Trekkers A sign-up email is sent out approximately one week before scheduled
play. We have had great turnout so in order to give everyone a chance to
Every Saturday morning the Trekkers conduct a play, we ask that initially you only sign up for your first choice. Check
neighborhood walk that’s generally 2 to 2 1/2 miles in back a couple days later and if there is still room available for the other
length at a casual pace. And there’s always a group of day, please go ahead and signup.
walkers that stop at MoJoe’s Cafe for a beverage. In A quick reminder, the semiannual due of $5 per person will be due in
addition, we also have a hike “on dirt” each Tuesday. While January.
trail conditions for February are tough to predict, we will be If you would like to join our signup email distribution list, please contact
flexible and adjust as rain and trail conditions dictate but Linda Mohr at Lsmohr69@gmail.com. New players are always
here is the tentative plan for the month with the understanding that we welcome!
might shift hard surface hikes in for hikes on dirt. No matter, two days
before each hike or walk we will send out an email with details regarding CRI (Conservatives, Republicans, and Independents)
the next event to members of the Club Trekkers.
• Feb 4 - Darrington Trail from Skunk Hollow We heard from one of our favorite speakers early in January. Placer
• Feb 11 - Lake Clementine Loop County Registrar of Voters, Ryan Ronco, has addressed us at least four
• Feb 18 - Olmstead Loop, 360 degree road times and he never disappoints. He gave us a rundown on the recent
• Feb 25 - Cronan Ranch election - not the outcomes of the various races, but from the point of
view of the person responsible for producing, distributing, and gathering
Club Quilters ~ Quilters inspiring Quilters ballots and accurately counting votes from 240,000 voters.
Ryan provided a wealth of statistics that show what’s happening in
We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in The Placer County. For instance, 95.45 percent of those eligible to vote are
Library. If you have any questions, please call Carol actually registered. Of those registered voters, 82.1% cast 240,000
at 361-290-3222. ballots last November. This is a fairly average turnout for the County,
though four years ago the turnout was 88.3%. The statewide turnout was
72%.

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