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COFFEE
(Newcomers Monthly Meeting)
We welcome all newcomers to the Grand
Valley at our monthly coffee held the second Wednesday of each
month. Members are encouraged to bring raffle items (please, no
white elephants!)
Wednesday, De. 10,
9:30 a.m.
1326 N. First Street
First Christian Church
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ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS
Our thanks to Joe Wharton for his November program featuring
beautiful photography of the scenery and picturesque towns and
villages seen during his trips in the Maritimes and Eastern
Canada. Armchair
Travelers will not meet in December.
We will resume our travel programs in January.
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BOOK CLUB –
GRAND JUNCTION
The Newcomer's Book Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of
each month from September through May at 10:00 AM.
The meeting for December will be a Christmas social on
December 9
(pot luck appetizers) at
4:00 PM.
at the home of Joan and Dean Dybing, 677 Curecanti Circle,
256-9934. Guests are
welcome. For more
information call Barbara
Murphy, 263-8057.
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BOOK CLUB – READ ‘N PASSNo
scheduled meeting until the spring Wine and Whine.
Please enjoy the books and pass on time.
For additional information regarding this club, contact
Dotti Miller at 255-9964.
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BOWLING-FUN
Interested GJ Newcomers members meet every
Friday
morning at
9:30 AM at the Orchard Mesa Lanes (295 27 Road). For
information, contact Gloria Kuzma at 255-8442
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BRIDGE – INTERMEDIATE (and now beginners)
Meets every
Saturday
at
9:00 AM
until noon at the Senior Center downtown at 6th and Ouray.
However, due to popular demand, a beginner’s session is
also scheduled for 8:00 AM prior to the activity for players
that have previous knowledge of the game. No signup necessary.
For more information
call Wini Caros at 314-9545.
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BRIDGE – MEN’S
Party bridge meets every
Monday at
9:30 AM at the Senior Center downtown at 6th and
Ouray. For details, contact Bob Bubel at 263-4974. New members
are welcome.
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BRIDGE – NEWCOMERS
Meets
2nd & 4th Tuesday at
11:30 AM at the Double Tree Hotel at 743 Horizon
Drive.
For details, contact Bette Thul at 243-7312
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BRIDGE – LADIES (TOWN)
Mondays
at
9:30 AM to Noon.
The group is looking for additional party bridge players of all
skill levels. Barb Hill
255-9900 for location.
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BRIDGE – LADIES (REDLANDS)
Party bridge.
1st & 3rd Monday
from
9:30 AM to Noon.
The group is looking for players of all levels.
Call Helaine Cohen at 242-9090 for more information
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BUNCO
The Bunco group meets the
3rd Thursday of each month at the Senior Center
downtown at 6th & Ouray at
9:30 AM. If anyone is interested in joining or
substituting, please call Rosemary Sattler at 254-1488. You do
not need to know how to play to come and have a fun time. If you
have signed up but do not plan to attend a session, please
notify Rosemary.
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DINNER CLUB
On November 14th, dinner club members met at
the host homes of Mel and Tanya Davis, Dean and Joan Dybing,
Jack and Claudia Gray, Tim and Claudia Heckel, Dennis and Peggy
Pretti, and Bruce and Mary Clare Williams.
Many thanks to these hosts and hostesses.
Our menu was a crab dip, spinach and mandarin
orange salad, stuffed flank steak and mashed potatoes, and
pumpkin cake for dessert.
Our December event will be held at the Museum
of Western Colorado.
If you are interested in meeting new friends and eating
some really good food, please consider joining Dinner Club.
Contact any committee member below:
Dee Tompkins 241-9043
Janet Johnson 858-1588
Linda Price 242-1956
Tanya Davis 639-2119
Kathy Malvern 254-9003
Shirley Brown 242-8009
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FINANCIAL CLUB
Meets three or four
times a year. Usually at 1:00 PM at the Dragon Treasure
restaurant in Fruita where you can dine casually while receiving
some great financial information by local experts. For
additional information or to make program suggestions, contact
Tom Lowrey at 256-9307.
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GOLF – LADIES’
The Golf Ladies are back in action. We are
playing each Tuesday at 9:00 AM providing the weather is good.
Anyone who wants to play right now should just e-mail or call
Patty Halligan at patibud@hotmail.com or phone 241-8671.
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GOLF – MEN’S
Meets every
Monday
at
9:00 AM
from April until November at the Tiara Rado Golf Course. The
season is over and we will resume in April 2009.
Contact Bob Wreed at 243-7071.
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HIKING CLUB
Meets every Thursday for hiking around the valley.
We will be hiking in the lower areas of the Grand Valley
during the big game hunting season.
Snowshoeing season is
getting close! All activities are tentative depending upon the
weather. Be sure to bring appropriate layered clothing, water or
warm drink. Call Dean & Diane Nelson at 263-7851 or John & Janet
Ritter at 241-5323 for the meeting place.
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LADIES OUT-TO-LUNCH BUNCH
Meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at various restaurants.
Due to failing health, I will be stepping down as the
leader of the “Ladies Out to Lunch Bunch”.
Thus a new leader is needed.
If anyone is interested in taking over this group, please
call me at 242-1568. If
not, we may have to disband the group.
Isabel Hansen
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LUNCHEON
Please plan to
join us for our annual holiday banquet
Wednesday, December 17, from
11:00 to 1:00 PM at the Redlands Mesa Golf
Club. There
will be an absolutely sumptuous buffet featuring two
salads (garden and pasta), three entrees (roasted pork
with apricot glaze, roast beef with Hunter sauce, and
chicken marsala), green beans almandine, mashed
potatoes, and for dessert lemon bars and brownies.
The inclusive price of $21 includes beverage
(coffee and ice tea), tax, and gratuity.
Reserve early
as space is limited.
December 1 is the deadline for sign-up, and
payment must be received by the December 10 Newcomers'
meeting.
Festivities
will start at 11:00 AM with a cash bar, lunch will
commence at 11:30 AM, and seasonal entertainment will be
offered before we conclude at 1:00 PM.
To reach the
Redlands Mesa Golf Club, follow 340 (Broadway) to Ridges
Blvd. At
Ridges Blvd., turn south and continue on Ridges Blvd.,
bearing right at the intersection with Mariposa, until
you reach the Golf Club which will be on your left.
There is ample parking
Should you wish
to attend but can't make the Dec. 10 meeting, please
send your check for $21, made payable to the Newcomers'
Club, to the address below.
Contact Info:
Joy Bush, 2616
Aster Ct., GJ 81506
(255-6467)
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NEEDLECRAFT
It's time for our annual Christmas luncheon!
Please call Jeanne at 248-9359 for reservations unless
you gave your reply at the November's meeting.
We will meet at the Olive Garden at
11:30 AM
at the "family table," on
Monday, December 8.
Please bring your contributions for the Latimer House,
which we'll deliver after the luncheon.
Look for my gold van in the parking lot to load your
gifts. If you need
suggestions on what to give, call Jeanne at the above phone
number. I thank everyone
for volunteering their homes throughout the year for our
meetings.
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PINOCHLE
Usually meets the
FIRST and
THIRD
Sundays. For details, please call Ellen Sojka at 241-7034.
The group has reached the maximum capacity of 28 players
(7 tables)! If anyone is
interested in starting another pinochle group, please contact
Ellen.
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POTLUCK SOCIAL
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The December potluck social will be
held on Friday, December 12 at the home of Geri and
Charlie Mishmash.
It will start at 6:00 PM and you are
asked to bring your favorite finger food, hors d’oeuvres
or dessert and your own adult beverage if you want one
(red wine is OK)
Table service, coffee and other beverages will be
provided.
Their address is 309 Belaire Drive
(just west of St. Mary’s Hospital).
To get there, turn south off of Patterson Road
onto Mira Vista (just west of the hospital entrance).
Then turn right onto Belaire Drive. Third house
on the left.
There is a limit of 25 persons.
If you have questions, call Geri or Charlie at
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TENNIS – JUNCTION
Presently, join us on Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday at Canyon
View Park tennis courts from 1:00 - 3:00 PM.
Contact Tony Miller at 255-9964.
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TENNIS – PALISADE
Join us Mondays and Thursdays at the Palisade
tennis courts on 5th Street (just east of Elberta) from 10:00 AM
to noon. Shirley
Skinner at 201-0409.
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