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Shared Interest Group Announcements


                                         Bunco                                           CRI (Conservatives, Republicans, and Independents)

         Wins" $20, "Most Losses" $15 and the new "Flying Bunco Baby"            Hope everyone has a wonderful, healthy and prosperous New
         $5.  Half time Raffle Prizes.                                           Year!  Hope to see you next year at our meetings on the 1st Thursday of
          NOTE: If you want to be included on the Bunco notifications, contact   each month at 6:30. For more information about our group contact
         me and I will add you to our list. Jan Frack 408-425-8108               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.  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
                                                                                 would like more information about our group, please contact Mary Mesa
                                                                                 by email mhmesa@att.net or by phone (408)731-0638.
            Most Buncos ~ Sylvia Monahan, Most Wins ~ Marsha Tisdale,                                        Club Trekkers
                Most Loses ~ Carli Gazarian, Bunco Baby ~ Leah Zare,             Every Saturday morning the Trekkers conduct a neighborhood walk
                Raffle Winners ~  Mary Lou Shelton and Diana Bixby               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
                 CRI (Conservatives, Republicans, and Independents)              addition, we also have a hike “on dirt” each Tuesday. While trail
                                                                                 conditions for January are tough to predict, we will be flexible and adjust
         Conservatives, Republicans, &                                           as rain and trail conditions dictate but here is the tentative plan for the
         Independents (CRI) kicked off the                                       month with the understanding that we might shift hard surface hikes for
         Holiday Season with our Annual                                          hikes on dirt.  No matter, two days before each hike or walk we will send
         Christmas Hanukkah Social. The                                          out an email with details regarding the next event to members of the
         evening started with a wonderful                                        Club Trekkers.
         Charcuterie Board and a mash                                            Wednesday, Jan 1st – continuing the custom we have honored the past
         potato bar.  The highlight of the                                       several years, we will conduct our annual (easy) First-Day-of-the-Year
         event was singing Christmas                                             Hike to Avery’s Pond from Rattlesnake Bar in Loomis
         Carols accompanied by the piano.                                          Tuesday, January 7th – Olmstead Loop, northern section - 5.3 miles.
         What a wonderful way to end this                                            Easy
         year and the election cycle;                                              Tuesday, January 14th – Johnny Cash Trail, from Karen’s Bakery,
         celebrating the freedoms this                                               Folsom – 4 miles, Easy
         Country has with all of our friends                                       Tuesday, January 21st – Stage Coach Loop, Auburn State
         here at The Club.                                                           Recreational Area – 4 ½ mile, Easy plus about 1/3 mile of moderate
         In case you are interested, here are                                      Tuesday, January 28th – Karen’s bakery to Folsom Crossings, 4.8
         some election facts for Placer                                              miles Easy
         County:                                                                               Club Quilters ~ Quilters inspiring Quilters
         • We have 294,829 registered
         voters                                                                  We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in The Library.   If you
         • 95% of all eligible voters were                                       have any questions please call Carol at 361-290-3222.
         registered.  2nd highest in CA
         • 239,402 Ballots were                                                                              Club Veterans
         cast.  (83.4% of registered voters)
         • We were 11% points higher than                                        Happy New Year!  Off to a new start and hoping all
         the CA average of votes cast                                            of you all have survived the holidays without
         Upcoming events:                                                        destroying any more brain cells than were necessary.
         • Placer County Republican                                              Our first meeting of the year is on January 9th at
         Central Committee Meeting on                                            10:00AM at The Club.  Feel free to come and join us,
         Jan. 8th.   We will be electing our                                     the coffee is hot, and the donuts are fresh.  You do not have to be a
         Officers for the next 4 years.                                          veteran to join.  All are welcome.
         • Lincoln Reagan Trump Dinner on Feb. 1st.  We will have Steve Hilton,
         Fox News Commentator, as our keynote speaker.

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