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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Bunco Club Trekkers

Club members, guests and first-time players are welcome. No RSVP. Decorate your house for the holidays and get your house featured in the
Cost: $5.00 per night. All money collected goes for gift cards. There are Courier. Show your holiday spirit and decorate your house for
gift cards for "Most Bunco's" $25,"Most Wins" $20, "Most Losses" $15 Christmas, New Years and any other event you want to celebrate in
and the new "Flying Bunco Baby" $5. Half time Raffle Prizes. lights. This year The Club’s Trekker’s shared interest group will be
NOTE: If you want to be included on the Bunco notifications, contact me strolling around the neighborhood after dark picking homes with the best
and I will add you to our list. Jan Frack 408-425-8108 light display and posting pictures in the Courier. Join the fun and show
your holiday spirit
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As a bonus, on the night of Friday, December 20 , the Trekkers will
lead an after dark neighborhood walk and vote on the best holiday
decorated home which will also receive a $25 gift card. Don’t miss out
Every Saturday morning the Trekkers conduct a neighborhood walk
that’s generally 2 to 2 1/2 miles in length at a casual pace. And there’s
always a group of walkers that stop at MoJoe’s Cafe for a beverage.
In addition, we also have a hike “on dirt” each Tuesday. With the
temperatures cooler and rain hopefully in the forecast again, we will be
flexible with specific hikes but currently we are planning:
Tuesday, December 3 – Cronan Ranch, Cool
Most Buncos ~ Leah Zare, Most Wins ~ Marsha Lindall, Tuesday, December 10 – Consumes River Preserve (the Sand Hill
Most Loses ~ Debra Edgell, Bunco Baby ~ Kari Lindner, Cranes will be back)
Raffle Winner ~ Betsy Rice Tuesday, December 17 – Robie Point Firebreak Trail, Auburn
Friday, December 20 – neighborhood walk to judge holiday lights
CRI (Conservatives, Republicans, and Independents) Tuesday, December 24 – Since this is Christmas week the hike
destination will be determined with input from who is able to join
Some of our Members volunteered at an 11-day Vote Center this past Tuesday, December 31 – Stage Coach / No Hands bridge, Auburn
election. It was a very rewarding experience. We saw a lot of FIRST- Wednesday, January 1 – The annual “First day of the year” hike to
TIME voters, many of whom had just turned 18. We even had a young Avery’s pond, Loomis
man, who had become a citizen the day before, cast his first ballot as a Two days before each hike or walk we send out an email with details
US Citizen. Parents brought their young children to watch them vote so regarding the next hike or walk to members of the Club Trekkers.
they could participate in the process. We would highly encourage Specific hikes may change if the weather changes, and trail safety is
everyone to volunteer in our 2026 elections. impacted, but the dates will stay the same.
CRI is having our Christmas Hanukkah Party on December 9th. Tickets Club Quilters ~ Quilters inspiring Quilters
are on sale now. Contact Gina at ginamstamper@gmail.com for more
information. We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in The Library. If you
The Placer County GOP Lincoln Reagan Trump Dinner is coming up on have any questions please call Carol at 361-290-3222.
February 1, 2026. It will be at Mahany Fitness Center on Pleasant Grove Club Veterans
Parkway. Steve Hilton, Fox News Commentator, is our Keynote
Speaker. We are expecting over 300 people. Tickets are selling fast. For This month we will be electing next year’s officers to the
more information about this event, contact Alice at Board in addition finalizing the year by looking at 2025.
klanga@comcast.net. Our group attended the Hoops for Heroes Night at Jessup
CRI wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. We are U. and the basketball game. Wow, what a game 51-50
looking forward to a very prosperous New Year. Jessup, right down to the very last second! Soon you will see our Tennis
For more information about our group contact Randy at Shoes for Veteran’s Barrels/Boxes in the Club. All kinds of tennis and
r2d2nelson@gmail.com. sport shoes can be donated. Please ONLY tennis shoes, we cannot take
used street shoes, casual shoes or high heels! Those tennis shoes that are
Club Crafters in good shape will be reused, those in poor shape will be recycled. The
funds we raise from your helpful donations will go directly to supporting
Whatever your craft or hobby is, we would like to invite you to join our programs to help veterans in need in the County of Placer. Do not
us. We meet every Tuesday at 10 AM in the library. Dig out those throw them away, even if they are full of holes - give them to us!
unfinished projects and come have a cup of coffee with us, and I For Veteran’s Day the 2nd grade class at Woodbridge Elementary
guarantee lots of good conversation and laughs. We would like to invite School in Roseville drew pictures for all the
new residents to stop by anytime and come see what we are doing and Veterans at The Club and thanking them for their
perhaps entice you to join our group. service. Very nice indeed and it was appreciated
We also accept yarn and needlework items you no longer want. If you by all at our last meeting.
would like more information about our group, please contact Mary Mesa We will not have a meeting in December. Happy
by email mhmesa@att.net or by phone (408)731-0638. Holidays to all and we will see you next year!

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