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Shared Interest Group Announcements
Cornhole Digital World Club
Cornhole (also known regionally as sack toss, or bags) is a lawn game in Get on the DWC email list to receive information about our monthly
which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at a raised, meetings and general information about the digital world we live in by
angled board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score checking the Digital World Club box in your profile.
points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag Visit our webpage for more information: https://
through the hole (three points). www.theclubatwestparkca.com/digital-world/
We establish teams each time from a lottery draw. We ask for $2 as we
use the funds for prizes at the end of the evening. Weather dictates if we Hand and Foot
play inside in the Wellness Room or outside under the covered patio. Hand and Foot is a card game played Fridays at The Retreat, from 2 pm
Play for January will be on January 6th, 8th, 20th and 22nd. Due to until around 4 pm. Cards are drawn prior to playing to determine who
January 1st being a holiday and The Club being closed; we are playing plays together. (Players should arrive by 1:50 p.m. in order to draw cards
on the second Wednesday of the month. The other dates are our regular so that play can begin by 2 p.m.) Come join us and have some fun. If
play dates. Monday play is at 1:00pm and Wednesday play is at 5:30pm. you would like to learn to play or have questions contact: Gloria Cordle-
A sign-up email is sent out approximately one week before scheduled Borley 209-402-1933 or Gacordle@gmail.com.
play. We have had great turnout so in order to give everyone a chance to Helping Hands 2.0
play, we ask that initially you only sign up for your first choice. Check
back a couple days later and if there is still room available for the other HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
day, please go ahead and signup. We are looking forward to this New Year and beginning to plan our 2025
A quick reminder, the semi annual due of $5 per person will be due in events, which are very exciting!
January. Our first big event this year is our ALL-RESIDENT MEETING WITH
If you would like to join our signup email distribution list, please contact GUEST SPEAKERS AND REFRESHMENTS. This will take place on
Linda Mohr at Lsmohr69@gmail.com. New players are always Thursday, February 20th, 6: 30-8:30 at The Retreat and it is a free event.
welcome! Our guest speakers will be members of several organizations that we
Cribbage donated to this year. They will tell you about their organization and how
the money we donated ($1000 each) impacts them. This is surely going
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED to be a great meeting, and we encourage you to join us. More
AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON information in February.
Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from The list of donations we made is in The Retreat on a large poster. We
10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four. thank all that donated, volunteered and supported our events so that we
Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom. If you have not played in could make the largest donations since our inception 15 years ago. What
a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the a milestone!
game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each This month’s Bev’s and Bites will be on the 2nd Friday of January, on
other's company. If you would like to play Cribbage drop contract Pete the 10th from 4:30-6:00 at the café. Please look for our email invitation
Frates at pfr8es65@gmail.com or 707-481-7620. at the beginning of January. Don’t forget to RSVP. All other Bev’s and
Bites will be on the first Friday of each month.
Democratic Forum
Vi Nicholson has resigned from the Steering Committee after 10 years to
And so we move forward and into 2025! enjoy more time with her family. She promised us she would still be
UPCOMING EVENTS!! volunteering. We will miss her very much. And we welcome Sam
Wednesday, January 8th at 1:00 p.m., there will be a brown bag luncheon McGuff as a new member of our committee. We know she will be a real
in the Wellness Room. asset to us and has taken on Bev’s and Bites in her new position.
Norm Vig takes a close look at the Election followed by an open If you know of someone who is ill, has been in the hospital, lost a loved
discussion on what’s next. Everyone is welcome. one, or needs a pick me up, we would like to send them a card. Please
Happy Holidays to you all! email mlane1005@gmail.com and we will see that a card is sent.
Digital World Club We are looking forward to a wonderful New Year!
Line Dancing
Happy New Year! Hope your holidays were fantastic!
The Digital World Club’s (DWC’s) next meeting will be held on Line Dancing is a social activity where people get together to dance as a
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 10 AM, in The Retreat library room. group. It is a fun physical exercise for mind and body.
The meeting will be a membership workshop, where we share hacks, ask Line Dancing meets on Fridays at 12:00 noon in the Wellness Room.
questions, or talk about newly acquired devices. This is your opportunity Contact Tricia.mccandless5@gmail.com for information.
to share your knowledge or ask for advice. Anyone might have the
answer, we’re all learning together, so let’s share! Feel free to bring your Mah Jongg
device for some hands-on support. MAH JONGG IS PLAYED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 1-3
The DWC meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 AM, P.M. AT THE CLUB.
typically in The Retreat library room. We take a break in August and Mah Jongg is a game of skill and luck played with tiles and a card with
December. set hands with three to four people per table. We play the American
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