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Shared Interest Group Announcements


                           Neighborhood Watch, continued                                                  Pinochle, continued


         916-759-0621, Kevin Spangler, Owner. Enter as many times as you         will help you come back up to speed.  Win or lose we are here to have a
         wish. Four tickets per entry.                                           good time. If you are interested in playing Pinochle drop in or call Alan
         WIN BIG PRIZES!!! 4 TICKETS PER ENTRY PER DRAWING. For                  Uman. Questions contact Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872-8984.
         more information, contact Mia Winter, nwcoordinator2156@gmail.com
         THE FALL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING OF 2022 takes                                         Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Group
         place on Tuesday, October 11th at 6 PM in the Wellness Room. Our        The Ping Pong Group is a great way to get in a little exercise and have
         guest speakers: Agents from the FEDERAL BUREAU OF                       fun while doing it. We have two tables and play singles and doubles. All
         INVESTIGATION.                                                          levels of players are welcome.
         SPEAKERS:  FBI AGENTS, FEDERAL BUREAU OF                                Days and Times:
         INVESTIGATION                                                           Friday 2-4pm
         TOPIC: “TRENDS IN FRAUD”                                                Saturday 2-4pm
         WHERE:  THE RETREAT WELLNESS ROOM                                       Sunday 2-4pm
         WHEN:  TUESDAY, OCT. 11 AT 6 PM                                         Tuesday 2-4pm (if Wellness room is available).
         FBI agents will be presenting "Trends in Fraud".                        Just drop in, or email Francis Chang at fcbiz888@aol.com to be added to
         The FBI has encountered an unprecedented spike in online scams costing  our email list.
         victims in the Sacramento area over $10 million in losses each month.                                 Poker Club
         The presentation will highlight the top five most egregious schemes and
         it will provide tools to protect against these online predators.        We welcome both men and women. We play different games, dealer
         ALL SEATS ARE FILLED but please join us on ZOOM.                        choice, we start at 6pm to 9pm every Wednesday.
         ZOOM ACCESS:                                                            Any questions call Phil Lander (916) 872-8060
         Meeting ID: 899 9526 0484
         Passcode: WATCH                                                                                      Shutterbugs
         We will have a big drawing at the end of the presentation supporting    The Shutterbugs’ next meeting will be in person at our usual time of 2
         Neighborhood Watch Operations. Ticket donations sold at check-in are    pm. on Thursday, October 6th. We will be sharing our photos from the
         $2 per ticket or 3 for $5. Thank you to our Event Sponsor: Marianne     September Autumn Harvest theme. Each member should pick one photo
         “Mimi” Kim, Guide Real Estate, 2241 Douglas Blvd. #100 Roseville,       from this topic and from Mahany Farmer’s Market field trip on
         CA, 916-871-3855, AgtMimi@AgtMimi.com                                   September 25th to convert to B&W. Your other photos can be in color or
                                                                                 B&W. We will also have a brief discussion with some videos on the
                                    Orchid Group
                                                                                 topic of the Aspect Ratio. Every resident is welcome to join and share
         Instead of having a meeting in October, the Orchid Group is going on a   photos without having to be an official member.  We kindly ask out of
         field trip. We will be visiting Gold Country Orchids and Paph Paradise   consideration for those who are at risk that if you are not fully vaccinated
         out in Lincoln. They are having their open house October 21, 22 & 23rd.  and boosted, please do not attend. Please be prepared to share your
         If you have never been to Gold Country, you are in for a real thrill. Alan  vaccine status.
         has over 100,000 orchids in his nursery and Dave of Paph Paradise has   Our photo shooting theme for the month of October is Halloween. Our
         thousands more. There are orchids for every skill level from novice to   field trip will be on October 15th to the Harvest Festival in
         expert. You will learn a lot about orchids by visiting Gold Country and   Auburn.  Watch your email for more information on this event. These
         Paph Paradise. Both Alan and Dave are world renowned speakers and       photos will be shared at our November meeting.
         having them so close to us is a blessing for anyone who is considering   For those looking to learn how to get off auto mode and learn how to use
         growing orchids.                                                        their DSLR-type cameras, we recommend visiting
         If this is something you would like to consider attending, just let Dave   www.yearwithmycamera.com. It’s free to join and get their emails. They
         Veach, David Komar or Nancy Donner know and we will get you signed  do have inexpensive subscription options that are not required.
         up. We will meet at the Retreat at 10:00am on Saturday October 22nd     FUTURE FIELD TRIP THOUGHTS.
         and carpool out to Lincoln. After visiting the nursery, if people are   Please send us your suggestions on field trips you might like us to
         interested there are a number of micro-breweries and places to stop for   consider.
         lunch. We hope you will join us for this field trip. A visit to Gold    A reminder for all that we have decided to standardize the way we
         Country is always an adventure.                                         present photos at our meetings. Please send any photos you want to Terry
         We hope to see everyone at our open house as well. We will have         and he will prepare them for showing at our meeting. You will do the
         additional information available there if you're interested.            narration. Several members are not as comfortable sharing and therefore
                                                                                 this should make it easier for everyone.
                                       Pinochle                                  PLEASE SEND TERRY AN EMAIL WITH YOUR PHOTOS AS
                                                                                 “ATTACHMENTS”. Please do not embed your photos in the body of the
         PLAY PINOCHLE EVERY SATURDAY @ 10AM TO NOON                             email which makes it longer to download your files. If you have a
         Every Saturday 10 to 15 players are at the Club to play lively games of   question on how to do this, please contact Terry Brady.
         PINOCHLE. We play Three handed and Partner single deck Pinochle         If you no longer wish to receive emails from our group, please send
         10am to noon. If you are rusty and have not played in a while the group   tmisc10@gmail.com a quick note with the TITLE REMOVE ME.

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