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Shared Interest Group Contact List

3rd Thursday Book Club Schelly Jensen 916-773-0976 3rd Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
Bocce Jon Georgie 916-740-2557 Check Group Webpage
Bike Tony Santoro 916-780-1401 Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m.
Bridge Teddie Allison 916-872-8705 Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
Bunco Janice Ingersoll 916-212-0127 1st/3rd Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. (except Nov/Dec)
CRI Group Alice Klang 916-865-4854 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Chair Volleyball Dow Sager 916-997-6543 Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. (except 1st)
Club at WestPark Democrats Dan Ketchum 916-945-7201 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Club Crafters Denise Caputo 916-782-1663 Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.
Club Trekkers Mark Moore 408-375-0383 TBA
Club Quilters Carol Jurcak 361-290-3222 2nd and 4th Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
Cribbage Alan Uman 916-872-8984 Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Digital World Club Rick Koehler 916-749-3022 2nd Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
Hand & Foot Pete Frates 916-749-3054 Every Friday at 2:00 p.m.
Helping Hands Judy Panish 916-782-5605 TBA
Line Dancing Tricia McCandless 916-740-2097 Fridays at 12:00 p.m.
Mah Jongg Phyllis Frank 916-749-7641 Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.
Mexican Train Stan Kasperik 916-872-4141 Fridays 6:30 p.m.
Orchid Group Dave Veach 916-872-4127 1st Saturday at 3:00 p.m. - Every other month starting January
Ping Pong Group Dan Ketchum 916-945-7201 Fri/Sat/Sun 2 - 4 p.m.; Tues 2 - 4 p.m. based on room availability
Pinochle Alan Uman 916-872-8984 Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.
Poker Group Steve Meylink 916-773-0360 Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.
Shutterbugs Lou Frank 916-749-7641 1st Thursday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
Singles Group Schelly Jensen 916-773-0976 Dinners and Social Activities on the 4th Sunday
Spite & Malice Jerye Stratmann 916-773-6266 Sundays at 1:00 p.m.
Travel Group Sam Kemp 916-781-0822 2nd Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
Trivia Night Penny Lengyel 916-305-6677 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Veterans Group Roy Vanoni 916-872-4999 2nd Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
Water Volleyball Dow Sager 916-997-6543 Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. and Fridays at 12:15 p.m.
Wii Bowling Diana Gray 916-771-3161 1st Saturday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Wine Appreciation Helen Warren 916-768-0122 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Ye Olde WestPark Players Rita DeMatteis 916-786-0234 Practice Mondays 6:30 p.m.

3rd Thursday Book Club Bridge

Our book for March is The Spirit Catches You and Bridge Club reopens at The Club!
You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman. It’s the story It’s been a very long year and we’re so glad we’re
of a Hmong child with medical issues and how the back at The Retreat and playing the game we love! So
American medical system and the Hmong how did we do it? In early February, with some of our
community interact while treating the child. We’ll members vaccinated, we petitioned the management
be discussing the book on March 18 at 2:30 via company and Board to allow bridge playing at The
Zoom. Zoom info will be sent to members several days before the Retreat. We said we would let only vaccinated members play, sanitize
meeting. the tables and chairs every round and use new decks of cards each week.
And guess what, the management company and Board agreed! Shannon
was kind enough to leave out the tables and chairs and arrange it so only
Bocce
bridge players can use our cards to enter by the gym door. No one other
We are still in what seems like a forever holding pattern than bridge players are in the building when we play. The first week we
for Bocce. Most, or many of you, have at least had your only had four players but now 16-20 players each week! It’s been a real
first vaccine shot and some both. This is the first step of pain to sanitize between games and buy new cards but it sure beats
many to ensure our players safety when we do resume staying home. We were so elated with playing that we celebrated with a
play. It remains to be seen as to what The Club will catered Italian luncheon with wine at The Retreat - so good! The moral
require of us all to reopen. At the least it is a first step. to this story, keep hope but don’t believe everything you read ‘cause this
early April Fool’s joke is on you!
Anyone wanting to join Bocce should call me, Jon Georgie at 1-916-740-
2557. Take care. On a real and sadder note, we lost long-standing Bridge Club member
Maggy Carli in February. She will be greatly missed by her lifetime
husband Bill, the Bridge Club and all that knew her. RIP dear Maggy,
you will be missed.
Fred Knapik President, Bridge Club
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