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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Line Dancing Pinochle

Group dancing is like having a workout buddy to keep you motivated. COME PLAY PINOCHLE EVERY SATURDAY @ 10AM TO NOON
We have so much fun the hour flies by, so put on your "mask" and give AT THE CLUB
us a try each Friday at 12:00 p.m.. Every Saturday 10 to 15 players are at the Club to play lively games of
Questions: Email Tricia.mccandless5 @gmail.com 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
Mah Jongg will help you come back up to speed. Win or lose we are here to have a
good time. If you are interested in playing Pinochle drop in or call Alan
I’m Phyllis Frank and head up our Mah Jongg Group. We meet every Uman. Any questions e-mail Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872-
Tuesday afternoon here at our Retreat from 1:00 to 4:00pm. 8984.
We would love to have you join us. It’s a fun afternoon playing, meeting
and making new Friends. Mah Jongg is a game of skill & Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Group
luck. Beginners and experienced players are welcome. I have taught
many of our players and I am willing to teach whom ever might be The Ping Pong Group is a great way to get in a little exercise and have
Interested. fun while doing it. We have two tables and play singles and doubles. All
We play the American version on the current 2021 card, which is ordered levels of players are welcome.
on line from the National Mah Jongg League. Days and Times:
Please contact me Phyllis Frank pdfrank@me.com or call 916-749-7641. Friday 2-4pm
Saturday 2-4pm
Mexican Train (Dominos)
Sunday 2-4pm
Tuesday 2-4pm (if Wellness room is available).
Please join us for Mexican Train (dominos) on Friday nights at 6:00pm! Just drop in, or email Francis Chang at fcbiz888@aol.com to be added to
If you don’t know how to play, we’d be happy to teach you. Everyone is our email list.
welcome to play - singles and couples. Contact Laura Wilson at (925)
325-7953 if you have any questions. Poker Club

Neighborhood Watch We are back with tournament nite the first Wednesday of the month
starting at 6pm. Regular poker is played every Wednesday starting at
SPECIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH 6pm. The first Wednesday you have your choice of tournament or regular
MEETING RESCHEDULED poker. Any questions call Phil Lander 916 872 8060.
The Emergency Medical Services First Responder
Fee Presentation with Assistant Administrative Shutterbugs
Battalion Chief Michael Bradley and special guest
appearance by Fire Chief Rick Bartee scheduled The Shutterbugs next meeting will once again be via Zoom to keep us all
for January 11th was canceled. Other safe. The meeting will be our usual time of 2 pm. on Thursday the 3rd of
arrangements are being made sometime in March February. An invitation will go out to all Shutterbug members a few
to ensure this special event takes place. days before the meeting with the Zoom link.
Due to rising COVID cases in Placer County, the extended mask The subject for the month will be “Shadows”. Everyone is invited to
mandate through February 28th, and with the City facing similar attend and bring at least one photo that demonstrates the topic of
challenges, it was prudent to reschedule the event for everyone’s safety. shadows. Our local outing photo shoot is a “Retreat Walkabout”. Feel
Thank you! free to walk about the Retreat and the neighborhood to get those great
Mia Winter, Director photos. Here is a link to a YouTube video to get you started. We hope
Keeping our Neighborhood Safe – The Neighborhood Watch Team to see all on the 3rd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QepsjBaRCY
A reminder for all that we have decided to standardize on the way we
Orchid Group
present photos at our meetings. Please send any photos you want to Terry
and he will prepare for showing via Zoom at our meeting. You will do
We will meet in March and at that meeting we'll talk about the Jewel the narration. All that Terry will do is show the photos for you which
Orchids. Those are orchids that you grow for their foliage rather than should allow more sharing. Several members are not as comfortable
their flowers. I think you'll really enjoy learning about them. using Zoom sharing and therefore this should make it easier for
As always, we'll be discussing other topics at the meeting and having our everyone.
show-and-tell where members and guest bring in their blooming orchids PLEASE SEND TERRY AN EMAIL WITH YOUR PHOTOS AS
to show them off. And there will be a free raffle where everyone who “ATTACHMENTS”. Please do not imbed your photos in the body of the
attends has an opportunity to win a new orchid. So come and join us for email which makes it longer to download your files. If you have a
our bi-monthly meeting. We'd love to see you there. question on how to do this, please contact Terry Brady.

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