It was another fun evening full of cheers and great conversation. The nectar of the gods (wine) was provided by Pat and Ron Shockley, who hosted the event at their beautiful home in San Ramon. The theme for the evening was California summertime red and white wines and there was a variety of tasty treats provided by all the guests. If you enjoy good wine and great conversation with a truly eclectic group of people, come and join us at the next SRV Newcomers Wine Club get together.
The May 16 San Ramon Newcomers Club Luncheon was held at the San Ramon Marriott. It was a festive day for the Marriott as SRVNC members arrived decked out in colorful hats.
Myrna installed new officers and gave a moving speech thanking all members for their support during her operation and recuperation.
Tracey Harper along with her husband, Craig, gave a presentation on the new website.
And Mickey made off with all of the prizes as you can see in the photo below (actually she was handing the loot to the winners).
For the security and privacy of our members, details concerning a specific event location and event chairperson’s phone number requires a login. To obtain a login, please contact our membership chairperson, Carolyn Baumann @ 925-485-9803 or email: lcbcjb {at} comcast(.)net.
We have listened to you questioning the increase in dues last year and revisited the budget. Our main expense - by a lot - was the newsletter. Now, due to the fact that we are lucky enough to have Tracey Harper, who has created a beautiful web site from which we can get our newsletter among other features, and Mickey Fisher, who will handle those who are “computer free” from whom we can get our hard copy mailed newsletter, we can reduce our dues back to $25.00 and refund those members who have already paid their current dues. Gals, this will only work if you use the site - which is less difficult that looking up something on Google. We are counting on you to have an open mind and give it a chance. You won’t regret it - as a matter of fact you will love it.
Tracey is planning a short demo at our next luncheon which will display the computer on a screen.
Thanks so much - Myrna
Today we hiked in
Today’s hikers were Marlene T., Barbara J., Cecilia M., Rose T., new member Barbara A. and Sharon Kovar–welcome Barbara! We hiked an hour out and an hour back along the easy wide trail with a few ups to get our hearts pumping. Everyone agreed the view from Sulphur Springs Trail was lovely. We hiked about 4 miles. Afterwards we had lunch at Bagel Street Cafe.
Happy Trails, Sharon Kovar
Lindsey Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek
Date: May 24th Time: 10:30 a.m. - Sycamore Park n RideCost: $7.00 65yrs.-Seniors $6.00RSVP: Tina Desser @735-2153 or Sharon Morrison @829-9339 by May 21st.
We will be having lunch before we tour the museum as they do not open until 12:00 noon. You can go to the Lindsey web-site wildlifemuseum.org and get up to speed before we visit.
Our June 21st luncheon speaker is “Gary Bogue” whose present job is a daily newspaper columnist on pets, wildlife and environmental issues for Contra Costa Newspapers, Walnut Creek, for 36 years. Gary Bogue has served as Executive Director for Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), Walnut Creek. Museum Curator, Lindsay Wildlife Museum Walnut Creek (1967-1979), Gary pioneered and developed one of the first wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facilities in the country. He hand-raised and rehabilitated the first and only native mountain lions to ever be successfully returned to the wild, plus over 330 species of wild birds, and most species of mammals and reptiles in Western U.S.
Bunco 2 winners for April were: Mickey Fisher, Paula Williams, Dee Bradshaw, Susan Brown, Marian Greewood, and Donna Szabados.
Next Meeting:
May 16, 7 p.m. Arlene DePietro521 Alta Loma Place
San Ramon
828-8064
June 20, 7 p.m.Mary Ann Klos671 Dunhill DriveDanville
648-2314
Daytime Bunco - Mary, Myrna, Mickey, Jan, Bobbie, Harriett, Joyce, Gloria, Wanda, & Gini
Our June luncheon at the Blackhawk Grille in Danville will be Thursday, June 17 with a special guest speaker, Gary Bogue. Gary has been a daily newspaper columnist on pets, wildlife and environmental issues for Contra Costa Times for 36 years. Gary Bogue was Museum Curator for the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek (1967-1979), and also Executive Director for Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) (1992-1993). He has published four books to date: Its a Wild Life, Iris, Raptor Rehabilitation, The Raccoon Next Door, Getting Along With Urban Wildlife. I personally look forward to reading his animal column every day, as I know a lot of you do too. I can hardly wait to meet him and hear some of his fascinating critter stories. (Barbara Jackson, Vice President) For more on Gary click here! http://contracostatimes.com/garybogue
