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Shared Interest Group Announcements

CRI (Conservatives, Republicans, and Independents) Club Veterans

recognize our God-given liberties while promoting opportunity for every
American.
We hope that you will join us January 5th at 7 PM for our first meeting
of 2023. Watch for our invitation by email and refer to our group page
for more information: www.theclubatwestparkca.com/CRI/ or contact
Randy at r2d2nelson@gmail.com
To join our group contact Alice at klanga@comcast.net.
Club Crafters

Whatever your craft or hobby is, we would like to invite you to join
us. We meet every Tuesday at 10 AM in the library. Dig out those
unfinished projects and come have a cup of coffee with us, and I
guarantee lots of good conversation and laughs. If you would like more
information about our group, please contact Dona Smith at (916) 771- Left to right: Greg Cerlenko, George Palicki, Myron Jenkins,
8039 or email donaann1@surewest.net. Roy Vanoni, Bob Caputo, Stan Kasperik
Photo by Richard Small
Club Trekkers
that night’s basketball game against UC Merced to all the veterans who
We will continue to have hikes on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays and the attended. Jessup won 71-58. All of us are excited about this endeavor for
following Saturdays. Neighborhood walks will take place on Saturdays it will leave a living legacy to be proud of that will continue for decades
when there is no hike. Hikes for December will offer the chance to get to come.
out and visit other locations within about an hour’s drive. Emails will be NOTE: There is no Vets meeting in December, we stand down until
sent out to the members two days before hikes and walks with details. January 12, 2023
The hikes and walks planned are:
Sat 12/3 - Neighborhood Walk Cornhole (New Group Forming)
Tue 12/6 - Folsom Lake from Beals Point The newly formed cornhole league is off to a great start. We’ve been
Sat 12/10 - Lake Clementine out and back having wonderful participation, a lot of fun and a few laughs. Cornhole
Sat 12/17 - Neighborhood Walk is a game where teams take turns throwing bean bags at a raised, angled
Tue 12/20 - North Fork of the American River Overlook board with a hole in the far end. The goal is to land bean bags in the hole
Tue 12/20 - Nighttime walk around the neighborhood to see decorations or on top of the board. Teams are established each time from a lottery
Sat 12/24 - Christmas Eve Hike - Old Stagecoach & No Hands Bridge draw. If weather is permitting, we will play outside under the overhang
Sat 12/31 - Neighborhood Walk and in adverse weather we play in the exercise room. A sign-up email is
Sun 1/1 - Greet the New Year with an easy hike to Averys Pond sent out approximately one week before scheduled play.
Cornhole normally plays the first and third weeks of every month. In
Club Quilters ~ Quilters inspiring Quilters
December we will play on Monday, December 5th at 1:00 pm and
We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in The Library. If you Wednesday, December 7th at 5:30. There will be no play the third week
have any questions please call Carol 361-290-3222 of December as that is a holiday week.
Cornhole has met the attendance requirements to become an official
Club Veterans Shared Interest Group and our application to the Board will be submitted
in December.
Recently the Westpark Veteran’s decided to make their annual donation All levels of players are welcome – come give us a try. We’ll teach you
to William Jessup University here in Placer County to support the the fundamentals of the game if you haven’t played before.
creation of a new Veteran’s Resource Center on campus. This center will
be the first of its kind in Northern California supporting the needs of Cribbage
their 70+ veterans who are now earning their degrees to improve
themselves and their families’ futures. MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED
The goal of the university is to make sure no veteran will go into debt to AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON
obtain their degrees and this center will allow them to gain expanded Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from
benefits from the VA to assist them in that goal. 10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four.
The Veteran’s group donated $2,500 as part of overall funding for the Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom. If you have not played in
construction of this on campus center and in turn our group was honored a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the
on November 4th during their Veteran’s Honor night. What an evening it game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each
was! So nice to be welcomed by the students who appreciate all that the others company. If you would like to play Cribbage drop in or call Alan
veterans have done for them and the school. In addition, they dedicated Uman. Any Questions e-mail Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872-
8984.

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