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Shared Interest Group Announcements


                                   Bunco, continued                                                    Club Veterans, continued

         Bunco Baby" $5.  Half time Raffle Prizes.                               fundraising event to support veterans in need in the county of Placer. All
         NOTE: If you want to be included on the Bunco notifications, contact me  our raised dollars go to local veteran programs.
         and I will add you to our list.                                         Oddly enough, you do not have to be a veteran to be a member of this
         ALSO: Walkers and wheelchairs are welcome. Please call me in advance  group. Come and join us for a fresh donut and a hot cup of Joe at one of
         so we can get you setup.  Jan Frack 408-425-8108                        our monthly meetings that are held every 2nd Thursday of the month at
                                                                                 10:00 AM sharp.

                                                                                                        Announcing the annual Club Vets BBQ
                                                                                                                 Saturday, May 31, 2025
                                                                                                                    5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
                                                                                                                       $35 per person
                                                                                                          Sign-ups and money collection will begin in
                                                                                                                May; dates and times to follow.

                                                                                   Veteran’s Group Board
                                                                                   Members Left to Right:

                  Most Buncos ~ Linda Largent, Most Wins ~ Jan Frack,                   Chuck Parker,
               Most Loses ~ Nancy Eleazarraraz, Bunco Baby ~ Linda Tarr             Com Officer/Secretary
                    Raffle Winners ~  Diana Bixby and Lynn Seaberg
                                                                                          Rob Born,
                                                                                      Executive Officer
                                    Club Crafters                                      Stan Kasperik,
         Whatever your craft or hobby is, we would like to invite you to join         Financial Officer
         us.  We meet every Tuesday at 10 AM in the library.  Dig out those        Seated: Greg Cerlenko,
         unfinished projects and come have a cup of coffee with us, and I           Commanding Officer
         guarantee lots of good conversation and laughs.  We would like to invite
         new residents to stop by anytime and come see what we are doing and
         perhaps entice you to join our group.
         We also accept yarn and needlework items you no longer want.  If you                                   Cornhole
         would like more information about our group, please contact Mary Mesa
         by email mhmesa@att.net or by phone (408)731-0638.                      Cornhole (also known regionally as sack toss, or bags) is a lawn game in
                                                                                 which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at a raised,
                                     Club Trekkers                               angled board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score
         Every Saturday morning the Trekkers conduct a neighborhood walk         points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag
         that’s generally 2 to 2 1/2 miles in length at a casual pace. And there’s   through the hole (three points).
         always a group of walkers that stop at MoJoe’s Cafe for a beverage. In   We establish teams each time from a lottery draw.  We ask for $2 as we
         addition, we also have a hike “on dirt” each Tuesday. Thanks to the     use the funds for prizes at the end of the evening.  Weather dictates if we
         spring rains, wildflowers should be in bloom throughout the month so we  play inside in the Wellness Room or outside under the covered patio.
         will focus our hikes to best see them – two days before each hike or walk  Play for April will be on April 2nd, 7th, 16th and 21st.  Monday play is
         we send out an email with details regarding the next event to members of  at 1:00 pm and Wednesday play is at 5:30 pm.
         the Club Trekkers mailing list.                                         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
                      Club Quilters ~ Quilters inspiring Quilters
                                                                                 play, we ask that initially you only sign up for your first choice.  Check
         We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in The Library.   If you   back a couple days later and if there is still room available for the other
         have any questions, please call Carol at 361-290-3222.                  day, please go ahead and sign up.
                                                                                 If you would like to join our signup email distribution list, please contact
                                     Club Veterans                               Linda Mohr at Lsmohr69@gmail.com.

         Extensive planning for our 13th consecutive Veteran’s BBQ is now        New players are always welcome!
         underway. We are recruiting Club Vets Club members to volunteer to
         help before, during, and after the event. We are talking about an hour of       CRI (Conservatives, Republicans, and Independents)
         your time. An announcement has been sent out to all members on how to
         sign up in person or online. Rob Born can be contacted in the interim at   Our speaker at our February meeting in the Wellness Room was our
         theborns@ymail.com or 916-749-3119.                                     County Supervisor for District 2, Shanti Landon.  She is just over
         Though we had some glitches last year, we’ve made many upgrades to      halfway through her first four-year term and starting to ramp up her
         the event that I’m sure you will approve of this year. This is a        campaign for re-election in 2026.

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