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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Cribbage Digital World Club, continued

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED This presentation is open to all residents. Watch for an email with RSVP
AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON details.
Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from
10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four. Hand and Foot
Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom. If you have not played in Hand and Foot is a card game played Fridays at The Retreat, from 2 pm
a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the until around 4 pm. Cards are drawn prior to playing to determine who
game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each plays together. (Players should arrive by 1:50 p.m. in order to draw cards
others company. If you would like to play Cribbage drop contract Pete so that play can begin by 2 p.m.)
Frates at pfr8es65@gmail.com or 707-481-7620. Come join us and have some fun. If you would like to learn to play or
have questions, contact: Gloria Cordle-Borley 209-402-1933 or
Democratic Forum Gacordle@gmail.com.

Helping Hands 2.0
Our meeting in
August will focus on Boy, is it ever hot. Hope you are all staying a cool as you can.
Project 2025 and its The Helping Hands Steering Committee is taking July and August off,
impact on the nation. and then back to work.
At our National 4th Upcoming Events are:
of July BBQ, we all Bevs and Bites on Friday Aug 2, 4-5:30 in the Café. Please watch for
enjoyed a fun our Sign Up Genius later this month to register, and let us know what
afternoon when our you will bring to share - an appetizer or dessert.
special guest Scott Friday, Oct 6 is The Club’s Annual SIG OPEN HOUSE. We will not be
Alvord updated us having Bevs and Bites that day, with this awesome event happening. We
on what’s happening will be participating with a food booth. We hope you will attend as all
in and around town. the money we make will be going to local charities plus you can have a
Scott’s term as yummy meal!
council member is Sat., Oct. 26 from 10-2 will be The Club’s Craft Fair. As usual, we will
up this year and he have our annual Bake Sale at the same time and hope that many of you
has been a vocal start baking now so we can have a spectacular event and continue to
supporter for not only our community, but the city in general. In support our local charities.
addition, we were pleased to welcome two local candidates for Roseville If you know of any residents who are ill, been hospitalized or suffered
appointments. Namely Karen Alvord, who is a candidate for the the loss of a loved one, please notify Marilyn Lane at
Roseville City Council, and Cassie Lin who is standing for the School mlane1005@gmail.com. She will see that one of our volunteers will
Board in the 5th district. Support them as well as you can! send them a card. Such a small thing, yet so big!
The Democratic Forum meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at We wish you a great summer, safe travels, and time to reflect on what a
1:00 pm at The Club. For more information, please contact Michael great life we have here at The Club.
Lewis at michael_alorice@yahoo.com or at 916-806-0368.
Line Dancing

Fact? or Fiction?
Digital World Club Line dancing was started by a group of women standing in line to use the
restroom.
The Digital World Club’s (DWC’s) will not be meeting in August. (We Fact: Line Dancing has its roots in cultural folk dances and developed its
take a break in August and December.) modern form in the USA in the 1970's. It was primarily danced
Get on the DWC email list to receive information about our monthly to country music but is now danced to many rhythms with a range of
meetings and general information about the digital world we live in by difficulty levels from beginner to advanced.
checking the Digital World Club box in your profile. Though Line Dancing stems from folk dancing, it is not considered folk
Advance Notice for September: dancing.
In September we will have Molly Wanless-Smith with the Better In our class, we dance to many different rhythms such as Latin, Swing,
Business Bureau as our guest speaker. The meeting time will be changed Polka, Waltz, Fox Trot and Country.
from 10 AM to 11 AM, and the meeting room will be changed from the We meet on Friday at 12:00 noon in the Wellness Room. Questions:
Library to the Fitness Room. email Tricia.mccandless5@gmail.com
On September 11,2024, in The Retreat Fitness Room, Molly Wanless-
Smith, of the BBB, will give an informative presentation on protecting Mah Jongg
yourself from scams. See the special notice in The Courier for more
information. MAH JONGG IS PLAYED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 1-3
Topic: Scam Awareness P.M. AT THE CLUB.
When: 11 AM, September 11th, 2024 Mah Jongg is a game of skill and luck played with tiles and a card with
Where: The Retreat — Fitness Room August 2024 Page 10
set hands with three to four people per table. We play the American