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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Orchid Group Shutterbugs

1. Do you know what the NPK numbers on a fertilizer bottle means? The November Education Topic will be Lou Frank discussing creating
2. Are all fertilizers the same or are there some that are specific to friendship cards which are like business cards. Bill Bowen will
orchids? demonstrate one tool he uses to make Holiday cards
3. Should you fertilize weekly, weakly? Club members are encouraged to become a member of our Facebook
4. Have you heard that you should water first and then fertilize? Group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/436603713658143 This is a
5. Does bark media require more fertilizer than clay pellets? great place to easily share your photos. Give it a try. You can still send
6. Should you fertilize the leaves or media? your pictures to Terry as attachments in an email or a Zip file for sharing
At our November 10th meeting (starts at 1:00 pm at The Retreat), David however using Facebook is the preferred method. For questions, please
Veach will be addressing these questions as well as talking about some contact Terry Brady tmisc10@gmail.com, Lou Frank lmfrank@me.com
common myths regarding orchid fertilizing. Spring is coming and spring or any of your steering committee member.
is when many orchids should be blooming (not all but many). Come to NOTE! SAVE THE DATE. Shutterbugs will have our annual Holiday
the November Orchid Group meeting and learn what you need to do to Dinner on December 5th at Benet’s West Side Grill in Rocklin. More
fertilize your orchids so that you’re sure to have beautiful orchid blooms info to come.
this spring. November Field Trip
We will be having the Show and Tell table of blooming orchids so bring Our November 17th field trip will be Old Town Auburn where we will
your blooming orchids so we can all enjoy them. If you have any meet at 11:30 AM at Pasquali’s Restaurant for a group lunch and then
questions or concerns about your orchids, you can bring them in for a check out the local historical sites. Any questions contact Lou Frank or
quick health check and advice. Also we will be having the usual raffle so Terry Brady.
you may go home with a new orchid.
Spite & Malice
Pinochle
We play every Sunday at 1pm in the Library. If you have questions
about our group or wish to learn to play please contact Jerye at 916-773-
COME PLAY PINOCHLE EVERY SATURDAY @ 10AM TO NOON
AT THE CLUB 6266.
Every Saturday 10 to 15 players are at the Club to play lively games of Water Volleyball
PINOCHLE. We play Three handed and Partner single deck Pinochle
10am to noon. If you are rusty and have not played in a while the group We’re ‘wading’ into Fall with cooler temperatures and shorter days, and
will help you come back up to speed. Win or lose we are here to have a the pool has closed.
good time. If you are interested in playing Pinochle drop in or call Alan The Water Volleyball club met many of our neighbors at the October
Uman. Any questions e-mail Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872-
8984. Open House with several saying they were interested in coming out to
play when the pool is heated in April.
Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Group If you think you’d like to play but didn’t stop by the table, or if you have
any questions about Water Volleyball, send an email to Dan Ketchum
The Ping Pong Group is a great way to get in a little exercise and have (djketchum@gmail.com).
fun while doing it. We have two tables and play singles and doubles. All
levels of players are welcome. Wii Bowling
Days and Times:
Tuesday 1:30-3:30pm (if Wellness room is available). Thank you to the community for coming out to the Open House event
Friday 1:30-3:30pm and participating in our raffles as well as taking part in our game
Saturday 2-4pm demonstration. The raffle prizes went to Rosie Lehto, Lexie Ogden and
Sunday 2-4pm Kyle Thompson. We signed up 14 new members to our group at the
Just drop in, or email Francis Chang at fcbiz888@aol.com to be added to Open House on October 6th. We look forward to welcoming them into
our email list. our group and we hope they will enjoy playing the game and socializing
with their friends and neighbors. If any residents have an interest in
Poker Club joining our group, please email your hosts, Barry and Diana Gray, at:
bdgray19@yahoo.com.
Both men and women. We play different games, dealer choice, and we The 1st place winners of our October Wii Bowling Game Night were
start at 6pm to 9pm every Wednesday. We do not play "Wild" games. Michael Morales, Kathy Hidde and Susan Garcia. They each were
Any questions call Phil Lander (916) 872-8060 awarded a $25 gift card to BJ’s Brewery. We also awarded surprise 2nd
place prizes this month. The 2nd place winners were Dick Peterson, Bev
Shutterbugs Morales, Rick Archila and Joanne Ketchum. They each were awarded a
$10 gift card to MoJoe’s Cafe.
The Shutterbugs’ next meeting will be IN PERSON AT OUR USUAL Wii Bowling Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday evening of each month
TIME OF 2PM on Thursday, November 2nd. We will be sharing photos from 6pm – 9pm. We have a lively, fun competition to see which
from our October Theme of Halloween along with other photos that you randomly chosen team can score the highest average after playing a set of
might wish to share are always welcome. 3 games to win the night's prize.
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