activityline, sept. 2011

Activityline September 2011

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Board Briefs . . . . . . . . 2-3 Book Clubs . . . . . . . . 6-7 Greeting Card Clinic . . 8

Calendar of Events . .11-12 Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Holiday Home Tour . . . 2

INTEREST GROUPS Bunko . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Knitting Group . . . . . 8

Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Canasta . . . . . . . . . . 7 Outings . . . . . . . . . . 8

Blood Drive . . . . . . . . . 4 Gladabouts . . . . . . . 10 Photo Clique . . . . . . 7

Pinochle . . . . . . . . . 6

Wander Women . . . . 5

Wander Special Report 9

INSERTS: Luncheon

Volunteer Survey

FASHION SHOW

Beauty, class, sophistication, ele-gance….all terms to describe the beauty of Cannes…and the women of Rancho Murieta. On September 28 at 10:00 a.m. enjoy a day of elegance and style for the “Fashion Festival de Cannes.” Delicious food, drinks, and loads of fashion fun to be had by all.

Walk through white tents down the red carpet and enter our version of the Côte d'Azur at the Country Club. Whether you are looking to add the latest fall colors to your wardrobe or to dazzle at the club, we’ve got every-

NEXT LUNCHEON — Sierra Ensemble Trio — November 16

SAVE THE DATE September 10

Preston Castle Outing September 28 Fashion Show October 24 Blood Drive November 16 Luncheon

thing you need to get ready for the upcoming season.

Let your taste buds go wild with a decadent, four- course meal along with a special “French Kiss” cock-tail. Our menu for the day will feature an amuse bouche, a beautiful autumn

salad, your choice of savory chicken crepes or Coquilles St. Jacque (sautéed scallops, finishing with deli-cious truffles.

The highlight of the day will be watching our models flow down the

IMPORTANT FASHION SHOW RESERVATION INFORMATION!!

As the fashion show luncheon is our only luncheon with reserved seating, and is always sold out, we hope the following guidelines will be helpful:

1. First paid, first placed! 2. Tables are set for 8 or 10 only. 3. You do not have to fill a table. Individual reservations or groups of less than 8

will be welcome. For example, your 2 will be seated with a 4, 3 and 1 (or any other combination) as available.

4. If you wish to reserve with your friends, please have one person collect all res-ervation forms with entrée choices and checks. Place them all in one enve-lope. Be sure to include a contact phone number.

5. A $100 table sponsor is entitled to an ad at that table and recognition in the program only. To attend, please use reservation form.

6. Reservations will close when room capacity is reached, but we do maintain a stand-by list in case of cancellations. Please call numbers below for details.

Please call with questions. We’re happy to help you make this a special event!

Cathleen Riebe 2020 Elaine Copps 2503 [email protected] [email protected]

runway wearing the latest fashions from Chico’s, Madame Butterfly, Khakis, Franco Ferrini and the Country Club Pro Shop, with hair beautifully done by the Murieta Salon. Music will be provided by Robert Monteleone. Some stores will have their “wears” for sale on site, so bring your checkbook!

Ladies, you are encouraged to dress up for this sophisticated event. Wear your best as if you were dining at a fabulous spot in the South of France. In addition, we will have fabulous raffle prizes for you to vie for.

Just a reminder, if you want to sit with your friends, make sure all checks, names and meal choices are submitted in the same envelope. Tables will be pre-assigned. See you on the French Riviera!

For more information, contact:

Judy Dolata 3832 [email protected]

Alicia Correia 8589 [email protected]

Fashion Festival de Cannes

Kudos to Judy Dolata

RANCHO MURIETA WOMEN’S CLUB President Jude Gaither 1st Vice President Mindy Jenkins 2nd Vice President Elaine Copps Advisor Judy Dolata Secretary Janet Nicholson Treasurer May Bakri Activityline Editor/Publisher Julie Jackson Graphics/Design Susan Kurtz Historian Nicole Sullins Interest Groups Lou Ellen Blouw Membership Berniece Jones Nancy Pohll Publicity/Comm Barbara Armstrong Reservations Wendy Feldman Cathleen Riebe Sunshine Sue Girsch

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President’s Corner

Activityline Staff Articles Editor & Publisher

Julie Jackson 0339 [email protected]

Graphics and Design Susan Kurtz 2574

[email protected]

November, 2011 edition articles are due on October 17

Jude Gaither 8568 [email protected]

As you have already read, our next luncheon is on September 28 and will feature our much anticipated annual Fashion Show. Each year’s event is unique in its theme, decorations, raffle prizes and menu that reflect the creativity of the Fashion Show Chair and Committee. This year will be no exception as Judy Dolata, along with Alicia Correia and the Committee, has been hard at work on the 2011 show.

Judy Dolata, to my knowledge, is the only RMWC officer to hold the office of Director (now “President”) for two years – 2009 and 2010. Given her dedication and continuing service to RMWC, I would like to feature Judy in this month’s column.

After early retirement in 1999 from a career with Pacific Telephone, AT&T and Lucent Tech-nologies that included sales as well as systems design and large business telephone systems, Judy wanted to return to her roots. She grew up in Stockton and graduated

from UC Berkeley. So, it was California here we come after living in numerous places in the US with her husband, Al, including New Jersey,

New York, Hawaii and Virginia.

As do many of us, Judy joined RMWC to meet people and get involved in the community. Her involvement in a Board leadership role began in 2008 and continues today as Advisor.

Judy values the contribution that the RMWC provides for women in the community to meet and share ideas. And, for her, “serving on the Board is a wonderful experience and the amount of work involved is greatly exceeded by the pleasure.”

Our thanks to Judy for her leadership, dedication, and continuing contribution to the success of the Rancho Murieta Women’s Club.

Judy Dolata RMWC Advisor

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The RMWC will present its 14th Holiday Home Tour, "Home for the Holi-days,” on Sunday, Decem-ber 4. Mark your calen-dars to attend this popular event. There will be at least five lovely homes featured this year. The ticket price includes the tour, appetiz-ers, desserts, and bever-ages. What a great way to get into the holiday spirit! Women's Club members are encouraged to bring as many guests as they like. This event was very popu-lar with the gentlemen last time, and we hope to see all of you again.

As always, we need our members to volunteer to help in many ways. Please call Mindy Jenkins (0500), Karin Craig (2878) or Janet Nicholson (3353) if you can assist as a hostess at the homes, or help with decorations, hospitality, entertainment, and more. Additional in-formation will be coming in our next newsletter.

Mindy Jenkins 0500 [email protected]

Karin Craig 2878 [email protected]

Janet Nicholson 3353 [email protected]

RMWC Continues to Grow!

Lou Ellen Blouw 4055 [email protected]

Nancy Pohll 0581 [email protected] Berniece Jones 2873

[email protected]

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Sunshine

Lazy Summer Days

Interest Groups

Membership

Turning Over a New Leaf

What a fantastic summer we’ve enjoyed—perfect weather and a multitude of activities here in Ran-cho Murieta. With so much to do, it’s not surprising that some of our interest group attendance has fallen off a bit. As fall approaches, I am certain we are all preparing to get involved once more. There are many wonderful groups to join and lots of delightful women to meet. The friendships we’ve devel-oped in our community and through the Rancho Murieta Women’s Club are a significant part of our lives. Let’s get active and connect with one another!

Perhaps you have an idea for a new group or activity that might be appealing. The possibilities are endless – Scrabble, cooking, yoga, bocce ball, creative writing. If you

We are happy to report that we have 347 members as of Au-gust. We have welcomed 12 new members since our last newslet-ter. We appreciate all of you who have spread the word to your friends and neighbors about our RMWC and the advantages of membership.

There is still time to join before our fabulous fashion show on Sep-tember 28. Just give Berniece or Nancy a call for a membership ap-plication. We will hand deliver and answer any questions you or your prospective members might have.

are searching for a particular pas-time and would consider leading a group or have a leader in mind, please let me know. I’d love to as-sist you in getting started and locat-ing a site for your group.

Interest Group Leaders: You are so much appreciated for the great newsletter articles you submit to our editor. We know it’s a bit of a chore at times, but it is important that we all be aware of what is hap-pening within our club. It gives us purpose and encourages new mem-bers to get involved. Keep those articles coming, no matter how brief they may be. Just include a bit of news about what you’ve been doing in your group. We enjoy hearing from each of you. Oh yes, and be sure to remind your members that their dues must be up to date in order for them to attend group meetings.

Sue Girsch 2253 [email protected]

Since ancient times, September has been viewed as the beginning of the new year, a time for reflection and resolution. Jews observe the High Holiday of Yom Kippur, a day of public and private atonement, so that life might be renewed with pas-sion and purpose.

It seems to me that January resolutions are about will; Septem-ber resolutions are about authentic wants. What do you want more or less in your life, so that you can love the life that you are leading? It could be as simple as seeing friends more often, setting aside time to have adventures with children or grandchildren, rekindling a ro-mance, calling a solitary hour each day your own, or just taking more walks in the dazzling sunshine.

The beauty of autumnal resolutions is that no one else knows we're mak-ing them. Autumnal resolutions don't require horns, confetti, fire-works, or champagne. September resolutions ask only that we be open to positive change. I can try to do that. So can you.

NEW MEMBERS

Darleen Beno Joni Brinkley

Barbara Fromm Kathy Hosseini Maureen Mattos Sharon Mellor Adalia Mendoza Elizabeth Meyer Nancy O’Connor

Vicki O’Shaughnessy Elizabeth Rodriquez

Debbie Voss

BE AN RMWC STAR! FILL OUT

AND RETURN THE VOLUNTEER SURVEY

Inge King 2675 [email protected] Claudia Faeth 1659

[email protected]

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Inspirational Artists

Art Group

Paulette Rickard 1305 [email protected]

Summer Games

Party Players Bridge

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that’s why she is a professional and we are not. The artist Phyllis Eymann chal-lenged us with a snow scene – on white paper! Did you know that snow isn’t really white? Victoria’s list of paint re-quirements stipulates 14 colors (some of which we have never used before) and was the cause of a hasty order to Cheap Joes Art Suppliers.

Please remember we are not pros at this; in fact, in most cases we are rank amateurs. So don’t be afraid to join us.

We have a jolly good time on Monday afternoons at the RMA building, including cups of tea and biscuits when inspiration eludes us. The worst you can do is get rid of some of your frustrations by slapping paint onto paper and painting ugly faces of the people you don’t like. Seriously though, you are very welcome to join us on a Monday and the lady who checked us out previously, please come back!

Advertising works! A new artist joined our group in July and just loves it. Another lady checked us out – but we have not seen her since!

The art group is keenly anticipating the visit of Victoria Brooks in Septem-ber who will be holding a day-long workshop just for us. Victoria is a well known local artist and has been painting for 20 years. She is a sig-nature member of the National Oil and Acrylic Paint-ers Society and the American Impressionist Society. Not only does Victoria teach in California, she also con-ducts plein air painting workshops in Italy, France, Ireland and Greece. How fabulous is that?

In the past, we have had several well known local artists give workshops and how amazingly different they are. As an example, Howard Reese paints with a decidedly ‘manly’ pallet of 12 colors, mainly earth tones (though he does like bright pink) and yet the artist Tracy Lewis required only three colors (yellow, red and blue) from which she created a myriad of hues to com-plete an exquisite flower of intricate and detailed pet-als. Very few of us could emulate her, but I suppose

Give Blood Give Blood Give

Give Blood Give Blood Give Blood Give

BLOOD DRIVE

MONDAY

October 24

1 - 6 P.M.

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

14673 Cantova Way

For more information or to make an appointment,

call: Nancy Kilborn (2561) or Linda Weatherholt (8853)

Give Blood Give Blood Give Give Blood Give Blood Give Blood Give

Twelve Party Players met 6-27-11 at the home of Dennie Stan-dart. We meet the 4th Monday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Each member takes a turn as host-ess. Jan Dutrow, who we don't see often enough, was high scorer at 4250. Ginny Purdy was a close second at 4200. Third place went to Sandy Werp at 4080. No slams bid and made. June Koefelda nailed the Deuce prize—lovely fingertip towels. As usual, we all kept our strength up nibbling on the various goodies provided by our hostess.

We were back down to two ta-bles on 7-25-11. It seems everyone

is traveling, but that's what sum-mer is all about. June Koefelda treated us to an array of dips, cheeses, crackers and deviled eggs. She didn't skip on the sweets either—lots of cookies and brownies and bowls of choco-late kisses. No exceptional scores: June Koefelda 3760, Patty Barolo 3630, Maryann Jo-sephson 3130. No slams bid and made—again. But we did eat well. The really lucky player was Alice Coltharp. She won the Deuce prize, very special note cards displaying local Rancho Murieta scenes with our "own" open air balloons hovering over the scenic lakes and open vistas.

We're a great group. Come join us.

Artist Victoria Brooks

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On August 23 we flew to Orange County to visit the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Nine acres encompass the Presidential Museum gal-

leries, movie, helicop-ter and interactive video theaters, the First Lady's Garden, the President's 1910 birthplace and the memorial sites of President and Mrs. Nixon.

The next day we toured The Hunting-ton Library, Art col-lections, and Botani-cal Gardens in San

Marino. This was the home of Henry E. Hunt-ington who built a fi-

nancial empire in railroad companies, utilities and real estate in Southern California. It was a HOT day but we did an early tour of the Gardens then on to the Museum to view The Blue Boy, by Thomas Gainsborough ( c. 1770) and Pinkie by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1794). We also viewed the E l l e s m e r e manuscript of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and a Gutenberg Bible on vellum. We enjoyed the Sculpture Garden and Botani-cal Center before departing and heading to Simi Val-ley.

Next it was the Ronald Reagan Presidential Li-brary and Museum, a 100 acre site with sweeping views of the surrounding mountains. The Museum charts a young Ronald Reagan on his rise from Hollywood stardom to

Governor of California and to the presi-dency of the United States. There is a full-sized replica of the Oval Office and we were able to board the ac-tual Air Force One aircraft which served as the "Flying White House" for Ronald Reagan and six other presidents. Other highlights were

a replica of the White House Rose Garden, one of the first major pieces of the Berlin Wall to be brought out of Germany, a decommissioned F-14 Tomcat and President Reagan's Memorial Site. After a busy three days and a wealth of informa-tion we drove to Burbank and flew home to Sacra-mento.

Our next Wander-Women adventure is to Historic Columbia to see "A Dash of Rosemary" at The Fallon House Theater on October 19, 2011. We will car pool and stay one night in The City Hotel, enjoying the "Get a Way Theater Package.” The package includes lodging, matinee thea-ter ticket, dinner with wine, two drinks at "The What Sheer Sa-loon" and continen-tal breakfast—all for $162.50 per person based on double occupancy. Anyone wanting more information or to join us please call me at 354-2317. Our next meeting is at Laura's on October 24, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Please call if you plan on attending.

Wander Women

An Unforgettable Trip Into History

Wander Women at the Nixon Library & Museum

Huntington Botanical Gardens

Hanging with the President

Ronnie, Nancy & Ladies

The Highlight!! Touring Air Force One

Historical Fallon House Columbia

Laura McAllister 2317 [email protected]

Fax 916.354.2586

Chris Wassermann 0411 [email protected]

Annette Hickman 0376 [email protected]

Fran Hubbert 8684 Brenda Mann 8894 [email protected] [email protected]


Two Debut Novels

Trapped!

Margie Bowes 0224 [email protected]

Happy Endings Book Club

The Other Book Club

Pinochle

New Players Welcome!!

In September, the tradition of the two morning book groups gath-ering at Lake Clementia to share coffee and treats continues. This year the chosen book for discussion is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. This is the first novel for Dr. Verghese, a Stanford professor and physician.

Marion and Shiva Stone are twin boys orphaned at childbirth by their mother’s death and their father’s abandonment. They grow up in Ethiopia with adoptive parents, Hema and Ghosh, physicians in a Catholic-run hospital. Marion falls in love with the troubled and re-bellious Genet in his youth and this leads him through-out his life.

After Marion is betrayed by his brother and Genet becomes involved with a rebel group attempting to over-throw the Ethiopian government, Marion is forced to leave the country. He flees to New York City and contin-ues the medical studies he had begun in Ethiopia. He meets his father, Dr. Thomas Stone, now a renowned surgeon, and the two begin an uncomfortable relation-ship.

Dr. Verghese said “my ambition is to tell a great story, an old fashioned truth-telling story.” His story

portrays the strong yet ambivalent connections of love and family. This is all set against backdrops of international political and medical situations.

Ann Bruno, our hostess for October, has also chosen a debut novel, City of Light, by Lauren Belfer. It is 1900 in Buffalo and the novelty of electricity plays a central role. Considered by some to be “humanity’s modern servant” others feel “electricity has created nothing of value and never will!”

Louisa Barret, headmistress of exclusive Macaulay School for Girls, is attractive, articulate and single. She moves in Buffalo’s elite circle and is highly re-garded. She is very involved with her goddaughter, Grace, whose recently deceased mother was Louisa’s best friend. Tom Sinclair, Grace’s father, is the director of the Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant. A suspicious drowning, a loss of an engineer who is swept over the falls, a kidnapping of the daughter of a prominent Buf-falo black family lead Louisa to realize she is caught up in plots and counterplots.

Belfer weaves several real characters through these pages, Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, and Grover Cleveland among them.

We welcome anyone who loves to read. We meet the third Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Call Brenda Mann (8894) for information.

Come and meet exciting new ladies. Beginners are always wel-come to come and have fun learn-ing pinochle. We meet at the RMA building the 1st and 3rd Wednes-day of every month, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. We have cards and in-structions, so just come and enjoy the morning. If you have any ques-tions please call Debbie (9826) or Margie (0224).

The Happy Endings Book Club met on August 15 at Carrol Cart-wright's house. We shared some wonderful goodies and discussed 127 Hours by Aaron Ralston. The book describes the harrowing hours of being trapped in the wilderness, being unable to remove an arm from under a rock or to summon help. Mr. Ralston had gone hiking alone, and no one knew where he had gone. When he realized that no one would come, he amputated his own arm and made his way to help.

We all agreed this was admira-

ble, but reckless. We were glad not to be his mother since he seems to make his living making impossible climbs in dangerous places.

In September we will meet with The Other Book Club at Lake Clementia to discuss Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. This book is about the life of physicians in Africa (Addis Ababa) and New York. It is a story of love, tragic events and fate, but most of all about medicine.

In October we meet at Sally Paravantes'. She chose Until Tues-day by Luis Carlos Montalvan and Brett Witter.

Take That Perfect Picture

Kathleen York 352-6963 K @kyork.com

Fall to Winter Readings

Photo Clique


New Players Welcome

Lit Ladies Book Club

Evening Canasta

Virginia Wolfe 0880 [email protected]

Deon Batchelder 8898 [email protected]

of her generation, acclaimed for the psychological accuracy and unnerv-ing emotional intensity of her story-telling. Her ability to explore how extraordinary the ordinary can be is at the heart of her touching and funny new novel, her first in six years. This Book Will Save Your Life is a vivid, uplifting, and reveal-ing story about compassion, trans-formation, and what can happen if you are willing to lose yourself. Anne Bruno is our hostess and please RSVP to Anne (505-5775) if you can't make it.

We meet the first Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. hosted at different member's homes. If inter-ested, please call Deon Batchelder (8898).

The book club has changed hostesses and Mary Brennan will host that night. Please RSVP to Mary (2490) if you cannot attend.

Our final selection for 2011 is This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes. Since her debut in 1989, A. M. Homes has been among the boldest and most original voices

Join the camaraderie of a group of inspiring photogra-phers! Bring your summer photographs to share. You are encour-

aged to come with your 35mm digi-tal wizards, digital camera or the marvelous camera on your cell phone. Always be ready to take that once in lifetime shot! The next meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., September 26 at RMA building. No experience necessary! For more in-formation about the group, check out kyork.com or call Kathleen York at 352 6963.

On October 4 we will discuss Zei-toun by Dave Eggars. Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a successful Syrian-born painting contractor, decides to stay in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and protect his property while his family flees. After the lev-ees break, he uses a small canoe to rescue people, before being arrested by an armed squad and swept pow-erlessly into a vortex of bureaucratic brutality. When a guard accuses him of being a member of Al Qaeda, he sees that race and culture may explain his predicament. Thrown into one of a series of wire cages, Zeitoun speculates, with a contrac-tor’s practicality, that construction of his prison must have begun within a day or so of the hurricane.

The Altar Boys author John Poswall with the Lit Ladies. Almost 50 fans attended his presentation in the RMCC Terrace Lounge in August.

July evening canasta was can-celed as it fell so soon after the 4th of July holiday. Everyone was still tired from having company for the holiday or just from celebrating the 4th. Six players (Sharon Barton, Jane Miller, Helen Scheinert, Diann Swan, Bonnie Kyser and Virginia Wolfe) came to play on August 2, so we pushed tables together and played partners. The winners for the evening were Sharon and Jane, with Helen and Diann taking home the $ (although actually, I think they split it!).

If you have any interest at all, please come join us on the first Tues-day of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the RMA building - we would love to have you. Hope to see you in Sep-tember.

FASHION SHOW RESERVATION TIPS

♦ First paid, first seated.

♦ 8 or 10 to a table. ♦ Planning to sit with friends? Please put all reservation forms and checks in one en-velope.

♦ Smaller groups will be combined.

♦ The $100 table spon-sor is entitled to a table ad. To attend, use the reservation form.

♦ Don’t delay! The fash-ion show will sell out!


Laura McAllister 2317 [email protected]

Fax 916.354.2586

Outings

A Fond Farewell

Greeting Card Clinic

Fall Greeting Cards

Kathleen York 352-6963 K @kyork.com

Due to lack of participation, I had to cancel the two Outings scheduled for this summer. At the present time I have not scheduled any Outings for the remainder of the year.

After reading Judy Feenstra’s article last month for the Floral De-sign group, I also feel the Outings group has outlived its usefulness. I want to thank everyone who has supported the group over the years! I'm saying goodbye. If someone would like to take over leadership of the group, please feel free to contact me (2317) or Lou Ellen Blouw, our Interest Group Coordinator (4055)

Knitting Group

Join the fun with friends learning to explore and express your creativity by making birthday and fall greeting cards. Leave our

class with unique cards ready to send! All envelopes, scissors, equip-ment, stamps & inkpads, card stock and IDEAS are provided at this FREE fun class.

The next meeting is scheduled for 1:00 p.m, October 25. To RSVP and get the RM location of the class, contact Kathleen York at 352-6963 or email K @kyork.com.

Knitter Extraordinaire Sandy Werp has been a very generous aunt to her many nieces who have been having babies in the last couple of years. Sandy has knitted 10 baby blankets with matching hats for her newly ar-rived grand nieces and nephews. She has also made several afghans, many beautiful scarves and even

Bronwyn Anthony Cell: 384-6444

[email protected]

some golf club covers; Sandy is an inspiration to us all.

Our Knitting Group meets the second Thursday morning of the month at the RMA building from 9:00 to 11:00. Our next meeting is September 8. We welcome all knit-ters past, present, and future. (We have knitting needles and yarn available.)

Sandy Werp Knitter Extraordinaire Dorothy Shoemaker with

cute S.F. Giants items for her niece

Donna Dunton knit a jogging outfit with hoodie for the Salva-tion Army Christmas program

Bronwyn Anthony com-pleted a 6’long scarf for

the winter months

Margaret Wonder has made 3 sweaters so far this year

Margie Patrick models a scarf which will keep her 101 year-old mother-in-law warm


Last fall, travel agent and Women’s Club member, Laura McAllister, contacted me and my friend Susan Crosby to see if we were still inter-ested in taking a trip we’d all talked about at an earlier luncheon. Ire-land? Yes! Erin Go Bragh! We three contacted a few more friends and a group of twelve was assembled, all anxious to visit the Emerald Isle.

Women’s Club members Judith Embree, Kay Lucas, and Marinelle Thompson were part of the group, as were three of Susan’s friends from Lodi, two of my long-time friends from Sacramento, and Laura’s sister from the Bay Area. We didn’t settle for a standard tour. We reviewed the itineraries of half a dozen companies and designed our own tour, then booked it through Brendan Travel.

Our flight left Sacramento early on Sunday, May 22, and we arrived in Dublin just ahead of Air Force One. With thousands of others, we stood on the street and waved as the US President drove by our hotel on his way to a speak-ing engagement. What a way to start a trip.

The next morning, we were greeted by their delightful Irish guide and driver, Sean. He lived up to the Irish greeting of “Céad míle fáilte” (a hundred thousand welcomes) by telling us stories that made us laugh or groan, giv-ing us information about everything from ancient history to popular culture, taking us safely over country roads where everyone drives on the wrong side, and even showing us his favorite movie (“The Quiet Man”) and his re-stored antique tractor.

Our trip included stops at factories for Waterford Crystal, Belleek China, and Connamera Marble. Yes, we sup-ported the local economy with our purchases. We drove the Ring of Kerry, went riding in jaunting carts in Kilarney, visited the Cliffs of Moher, walked the walls of Derry, climbed out on the Giant¹s Causeway, ate with our hands at Bunratty Castle, toured a ring fort and the Newgrange passage tomb built before the birth of Christ, boarded a fam-ine ship like those that brought emigrants to the US, watched foals that could grow into great race horses at the Irish National Stud, and so much more. Combined we took thousands of photographs to remember our busy four-teen-day trip by. If you would like to see some, just ask any one of us and we will be happy to share, or to include you in our next adventure. Bobbie Fite, Guest Contributor Laura McAllister, Wander Women 2317

Wander Women

Erin Go Bragh!! Special Report


Summer Fun

Joyce Adams 9772 [email protected]

Bunko

The evening Bunko Group met at the home on Charlotte D'Agostino in July. Berniece Jones walked away with "Most Wins" while Joanne Brandt had "Most Bunkos" and "Traveling Bag" for the night. The warm summer night was topped off with Charlotte serving a delicious

Pineapple Upside Down Cake.

Alice Coltharp hosted the Au-gust Evening Bunko Group. One person was missing so the empty seat was designated "The Angel". "The Angel" didn't do too well that night--no wins for her! Everyone

a couple of the first ones.

Of course the Gladabouts won several of the prizes at the RMA Aloha Night Ha-waiian theme Bingo. The merchants from the Plaza Shopping Center provided Marga-ret Wonder, Barbara Ferguson, Lola Tatum and Jennie Panza wonderful gift certificates.

We also celebrated third quar-ter birthdays on August 17 at the StoneHouse Bistro. The ladies being honored were Kay Lucas, Willa Clore, and Naomi Lentz. Kay was the only one able to be there so she did the honors with the candles.

Then Gladabouts gathered out-side for a photo after lunch. Give us a call and join the fun.

The Gladabouts really earned their name this last two months. We welcomed a new member, Judy Long who we nicknamed Saint Judy when we saw her photo. How about that cross in the middle of her forehead?

The ladies attended a couple EDMT performances at The Three Stages in Folsom. Here you see Jennie Panza and Lola

Tatum, talking with members of “Alice in Wonderland” on July 9. Then the ladies attended “Curtains” on July 30, and our “spokesperson” Jennie Panza talked with the young man who played the lead and did it very well.

August 1, the first Monday of the month, brought the group together for Bingo and dessert. Margaret Wonder did her most beautiful fruit tart at the request this month of Billye Ericksen. Yum. Margaret made three large tarts and we ate them all! It is such a treat when Margaret se-lects your name. We are making bookmarks with the saying that you are most noted for. Here are

Bunko Groups’ Schedule 2nd Wednesday 1 p.m. 3rd Thursday 7 p.m.

had fun playing for her though! Toni Mayer racked up "Most Wins" while Flo Gouker took the prize for "Most Bunkos.” Charlotte D'Agos-tino received the "Traveling Bag" cash. Alice served a wonderful Ti-ramisu Cheesecake which was de-lightful! A great time was had by all.

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