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August 27, 2008 at 4:46 am · Filed under General
When: Coming in early October
Here is your chance to treat yourself to a special day of pampering at Valerias Day Spa in Danville. In addition to good conversation with friends we will be ordering lunch from Piattis. An update will be in the October Newsletter. Please contact Anita Haber with any questions at 648-4466.
HALLOWEEN PARTY ( In the spirit of the evening we will all be in costumes) All are invited - Husbands and Significant others
Date: Friday, October 24th
Save this date as it is going to be a fantastic for all. We are sure to see goblins and ghosts, etc during the evening. More information will be in the October newsletter. If you have a specific game your fond of, let me know as we as we want to get everyone involved in the fun. Any questions, Please contact Anita Haber at 648-4466.
August 26, 2008 at 4:35 am · Filed under General
Anyone interested in joining a bowling league with other newcomers, please contact Marilynn Hoffman, 833-8121. We bowl on Tuesday’s at 9:30 AM, starting on September 2. We bowl at Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl every week until about the 15th of May. If you would like to join us, please call Marilynn.
April 21, 2008 at 5:15 am · Filed under General
There has been a last minute change in the nominees. Paula Williams has graciously agreed to be 1st vice=president and Pat Deisenroth will be secretary. Thanks to both of them for stepping up.
March 12, 2008 at 12:30 pm · Filed under General
Here is this month’s rant: GAS!! These gasoline costs are nothing short of disastrous. It is predicted that prices will be $4.00/gal by summer. Ouch! I am STRONGLY recommending that we look for any ways for any events to carpool. Check with the activity chairperson to see who is coming from your area. Even fairly short trips, with a few people in the car will help. Five cars driving to Park and Ride is just too inefficient. Maybe if we use less gas in this country they will have to produce more. I know, wishful thinking that SRVNC can make a difference-but hey, maybe someone else will get a bright idea in another group-etc., etc., etc.
I’m really grooving on the spring weather. Not missing CT weather at all.
Hope to see you all soon.
Hugs, Myrna
October 22, 2007 at 10:32 pm · Filed under General
Thank you Vel and Rich for hosting the San Ramon Newcomers Group’s October Wine Tasting event at your beautiful home. The evening was a lot of fun and filled with fine wines and great company.
We had a blind tasting of several wines including two wines from Stony Ridge (one Orobiano and one Chardonnay). a third wine from Rios-Lovell Estate (Petite Sirah) and our forth was from Retzlaff (Merlot). All from the Livermore Valley. The winner for the evening was Bob with a perfect score!!! Way to go, 8 out of 8 correct! Bob, you really know your wine. We’re all looking forward to November 18 for our next wine tasting event at Lee and George’s home where they will feature Spanish Wines.
Olay,
Tracey Harper
October 19, 2007 at 11:53 am · Filed under General, Luncheon
The October SRVNC luncheon was a smorgasbord of foot long club sandwiches, mile high Cobb salads and piles of corned beef reubens. Our guest speaker was Lori Ferreyra, a local girl (all 5”3” and about 110 lbs. of her) who told exciting stories of her 19 years of being on the Hayward police force.
She then went on to give invaluable advice on personal safety, home security and identity theft prevention. She stated that everyone in the room falls into one of two categories, either you have already been a victim of identity theft or you fall into the group that will be a victim at sometime in the future (it is that prevalent and growing). Lori recommended that everyone get a locking mailbox and she handed out an Identity Theft Prevention document (following are a few excerpts):
- Stop Pre-approved Credit Offers and Phone Solicitation - www.donotcall.gov.
- Remove Your Name From Credit Bureau Marketing Lists - 1-888-567-8688.
- Do not provide your Social Security # over the phone or Internet.
Thank you Lori Ferreyra for a fun and informative afternoon.
See Ya!
Tracey Harper
July 16, 2007 at 6:49 pm · Filed under General, Hiking Club
Hi Friday Newcomers,
Marlene Taber and I hiked two hours this morning at the Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek. Beginning at 8:30 and ending at 10:30. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and we were blessed with cool breezes and clear vistas. We could see as far as Concord, the Delta and beyond.
We did the Briones to Mt. Diablo Trail picking up a new trail for me, the Ridge Trail which was beautiful and circled around and took us back to Briones.
We didn’t see any wildflowers or many critters other than squirrels and hawks. We saw lots and lots of poison oak and many young oaks that had been planted by volunteers. LIFE IS GOOD!
Happy Trails,
Barbara
July 5, 2007 at 2:20 pm · Filed under General
For those of us who don’t get the “Times” and don’t know Joan Morris, here is an excerpt from her column. – Myrna
Excerpt from article (San Ramon Valley Times, July 2, page C3):
A lifetime deal for ‘temp’ diet
There comes a time in every dieter’s life when she or he must ask: “When does it end?”
The dieting, I mean. When do we stop counting calories? When do we say we’ve reached a perfect weight and no longer need to monitor the fat grams?
And the answer, of course is never. Feel free to curse and kick something now.
Even though I’ve been doing this for a while, it’s still hard to shake the secret dream I harbor that one day, I can be “normal” again.
(…) That’s a tough concept for dieters to accept, and one of the reasons I get complaints from people that I shouldn’t call this the Times “Diet” Club. Diet implies short term. It shouldn’t, but it does. We shouldn’t even consider the short term. We should be talking about eating this way – eating the healthful way – for life.
(…) “Diet” should be just another word for life. This is our diet; this is our life. We make healthful choices. We work to cut the fat. We exercise. We eat to live, not the other way around.
(…) We have to be aware of what we eat and what damage or benefit we may do to our bodies. We may not like it, but we can’t go back. This is now our normal.
(…) We may never be able to leave the house without making sure we have low-fat snacks in our pockets and there’s plenty of salad in the fridge for tonight, we also don’t have to live with the consequences of eating all the wrong things just because we can.
May 15, 2007 at 9:57 am · Filed under General
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.
May 11, 2007 at 8:48 am · Filed under General
