Evergreen Newcomers Club N e w s l e t t e r f o r N e w a n d L o n g t i m e M e m b e r s Since 1986

Issue No. 192 December 2007

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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“FOCUS ON GIVING” / COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The ice is just beginning to form on Evergreen Lake, and suddenly we all realize how soon "the holidays" will be here! We would like to feature a few of the local opportunities, easily available, for seasonal sharing.

· Consider buying an extra of each non-perishable meal item, keep separate in cart, bag separately and donate bag as you exit the grocery store.

· Food Drive sponsored by Senior Resource Center for seniors and disabled adults; also Channel 9 "Colorado Shares":

Each Safeway, Albertsons and King Soopers store has two "drop-boxes" for donations near the exit. Send monetary donations to the Senior Resource Center, 5120 Hwy 73, Evergreen, CO 80439.

·1st Bank / main branch on Hwy 74:

A week after Thanksgiving, the "Angel" Christmas tree will be set up. Select a child's name from the tree and purchase a gift that a disadvantaged child would love! New, unwrapped gifts must be returned to 1st Bank to be delivered to the children.

· Donate online at www.seasontoshare.com sponsored by Post/News. Help Newcomers make a difference in our community by donating needed items to our local charitable organization.

Mary Ellen Nelson

Community Outreach

Alpine Skiing

Book Group I

Book Group II

Book Group III

Bowling

Bridge

Bunco

Casual Gourmet

4x4

Hiking - Local

Home on the Range

International Con-

versation

Krafty Newcomers

Moms and Tots

Needlework

Potluck

Scrapbooking

Serendipity

Wine Tasting – Out of Our Vines

Wine Tasting 5

Wine Tasting 6

Wine Tasting 7

Wine - The Winos

Wine - Uno Vino

Wednesdays

December 10

December 17

January 23

December 6

December 13

December 19

January 5

April 2008

Wednesdays

December 17

January 26

December 19

December

December 4

December

December 1

December 14

December

December

January

December

December15

December 15

SPECIALS

EVENTS

Club Board Meeting

Monthly Lunch

Cocktail Party

December 3 January 12

February 1

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Mark your calendars for two upcoming events!!!!!!

Beat the after-the-holiday blues and join us for our second monthly lunch!

Our gathering will be held at the acclaimed Saigon Landing on January 12, 2008 at 12:00 noon. Located in the heart of Downtown Evergreen, Saigon Landing Restaurant offers scenic views of Evergreen while providing an elegant, fine-dining atmosphere. The restaurant also features a vintage tiger-oak bar for enjoying fine cocktails and spirits. This is not an event that requires pre-payment. Each check will be paid by the individual participants! A gratuity will be added by the restaurant.

Please email Jane Hillman @ jawill@mindspring.com to register. We need to let the restaurant know numbers of participants by January 7, 2008.

Also…..

Please mark your calendars for February 1st!!!  Newcomers is planning a cocktail and tapas party at Tanglewood’s......watch for details and registration form in the January newsletter!"

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WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!!

Jeff Chamberlain and Kristie Kelts Ralph and Barb Chiarella Herve DeVille Dave and Mary “Skip” Evans Carl Gookins Helen Gornall Jan Hubert Brett Johnson and Jane Voisin

Nony and Debbi Katz Russ and Ann Keeler Barbara Knable Peder and Ann Kruger John and Kathy McGarry Alexandra Morgan Tom and Vicki Pinder Thomas D. Pond DDS

Jerry and Jan Roberts Susan Roessler Scott and Mitchelle Schanbaum Richard and Holly Schussler David and Jane Templeton Richard and Kathleen Traynor

GET TO KNOW………

NEW MEMBERS JIM and LOUISE MITCHELL

Ready to start life anew after the empty nest syndrome hit them, Louise and Jim Mitchell began looking westward for mountain living after spending most of their adult lives in the D.C. area. Louise, whose training was in architecture and architectural history, worked for some years in historical preservation but then became interested in what architecture is doing today. Today she is a marketing manager for a large architectural company that has projects, such as TRex and FasTracks, throughout the country. Jim is retired after doing printing and publishing for companies, particularly marketing for large grocery store chains.

Both have interests and ideas they hope to have more time to pursue now. Louise is currently working on three book manuscripts having to do with spirituality. She also conducts Shield Workshops, which are based on a Native American program called Vision Quest and involve meditation. She hopes to offer more of them. Jim is finally finding time to pursue his artistic talents. A painter who moved from oils to watercolors, he particularly enjoys painting landscapes. In addition, he wants to continue a version of the work he did with Boy Scouts when their son was growing up -- mentoring young men into adulthood, including helping them decide what it means today to be a man in contrast to the expectations of the past.

Both are photographers, are interested in preserving the environment and enjoy exploring new areas. For the immediate future, Louise is interested in exploring close to home, while Jim is ready to head to Europe. More options for their multi-faceted plan for this new phase of life!

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SPOTLIGHT ON ACTIVITY LEADER: MYRNA GOLDBERG (LOCAL HIKING) If you enjoy hiking with fun people on a variety of trails in the Evergreen area, you should definitely consider joining the Local Hiking Group. This group meets every Wednesday at 8:30 A.M. at a designated spot in town (that you will be notified of via email if you join the group). Occasionally the hike location may be as far away as Georgetown, though they are mainly local trails.

Myrna moved to the Evergreen area five years ago and has been Co-Leader of the Local Hiking Group for the past two years. She is originally from New Hampshire, where she taught business education for about 15 years. Myrna enjoys traveling and just recently returned from an exciting trip abroad that included Prague, Budapest and Vienna. Myrna has one daughter who lives close by in Arvada.

In addition to the Local Hiking Group, Myrna also participates in other Newcomers Groups, including the Friday Hiking Group, Serendipity and the (formerly-Newcomers) Singles Winetasting Group. 

If you are interested in joining Myrna and other fellow hikers for some good exercise and great company, give her a call at 303-670-1219 or email her at bmgoldberg@comcast.net. This hiking group is open to all adult age groups and abilities. You need not be an athlete to join in the fun!

Next Club Board Meeting

The next Club Board Meeting will be on Monday, December 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the Bergen Park Fire Station. All current members are invited to attend.

2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 B O A R D	Title	Name	Phone	E-mail Address
	President	Gwen Haile	(303) 679-3262	gwenhaile@aol.com
	1st Vice President	Dee Hoaglund	(303) 670-0328	dhoaglund22@msn.com
	2nd Vice President	Jean Ann Wheeler	(303) 679-8404	jeanannincolorado@juno.com
	Secretary	Sally Williams	(303) 670-8133	sncwilliams@evcohs.com
	Treasurer	Mac McFarlane	(303) 670-2280	mmcfarlane@myqci.com
	Activities	Sara Lang Anna Marie Nelson	(303) 670-8617 (303) 679-8763	scelang@aol.com anskico@yahoo.com
	Community Outreach	Mary Ellen Nelson Pam Solomon	(303) 679-1407 (303) 670-0426	maryellensings@gmail.com avalonpam@yahoo.com
	Hospitality	Audrey Boyan Clare Karsteadt	(303) 674-4872 (303) 670-0269	aboyan@comcast.com tallmountaingirl@aol.com
	Membership	Bill Schenk Dick Sperry	(303) 674-6367 (303) 670-0415	bschenk@mail.com rsperry@iesce.com
	Newsletter Editor	Lois Hartley	(303) 670-0223	aligrammy@yahoo.com
	Nominating	Becky Jones	(303) 670-6781	rsjkif@aol.com
	Programs & Social	Jane Hillman Sheila Southey	(303) 670-7127 (303) 670-7376	jawill@mindspring.com s_southey@hotmail.com
	Publicity	Kathi Grider	(303) 670-6909	wegriders@speedtrail.net
	Webmaster	Tom Hushen	(303) 679-8942	tom@greathomes247.com

Club Participation

Paid Club membership is required for participation in Evergreen Newcomers Activity and Interest Groups. Please verify with your Activity Leader(s) that you have been recorded as paying your $30 membership dues for the 2007-2008 year. 

Changes to Your E-mail, Phone or Address?

Contact Bill Schenk, Membership Co-chair, at (303) 674-6367or bschenk@mail.com.

Visit our website at www.evergreennewcomers.com!

ACTIVITY GROUPS

Alpine Skiing Fred Simon / (303) 670-3120 / cfsimon2002@hotmail.com As ski season has arrived I will email the complete list to all who have supplied me with their email address. After receiving any changes in the information an updated list will be sent. The first formal ski day will be Wed. Nov.28 and continue every Wed. until the beginning of April but everyone will be encouraged to contact others to arrange ski trips on other convenient days	Book Group III Sally Williams / (303) 670-8133 /sncwilliams@evcohs.com To join a book group or start a new one, contact Bette Carcano at (303) 670-1527 or bcarcano@earthlink.net We will not meet in December due to the holidays. Our next meeting will be the 4th Wednesday in January. Thanks to all who offered suggestions for books to read in 2008 and who reviewed books this Fall. Book selections will be emailed in early December and reviewers are needed for the coming months. Please contact Sally Williams regarding which book you would like to review.
Book Group I Lyn Barrie / (303) 674-1421 / lynbarrie@msn.com Ingrid Davis / (303) 674-4837 /howrdingrddavis@aol.com To join a book group or start a new one, contact Bette Carcano at (303) 670-1527 or bcarcano@earthlink.net Fantastic discussion in November of On the Road.  Thanks to our hostess Julie Schmidt and thanks for the great food from Shirl Sackley and Pat Capelli.  The December 10^th book is Interpreter of Melodies by Jhumpa Lahiri.  This is a book of short stories - read one or all.  Meet at Pat Capelli's house or carpool from Bergen RTD lot at 9:15.	Bowling Richard Purdy / (303) 670-9566 /rpurdyinc@msn.com Bill Schenk / (303) 674-6367 / bschenk@mail.com The Newcomers Bowling group bowls on the first Thursday of every month at the Lucky Strike Lanes on Teller Street in the Belmar shopping district, at the corner of Alameda and Wadsworth in Lakewood.  All those interested need only meet at Lucky Strike at 6:30 p.m. that evening or contact Richard Purdy or Bill Schenk to arrange to carpool from the Bergen Park RTD lot.  We usually bowl two games and all levels of bowlers and beginners are welcome.  Let's go bowling!
Book Group II Nancy Oakley / (303) 674-4698 / tgoakley@aol.com To join a book group or start a new one, contact Bette Carcano at (303) 670-1527 or bcarcano@earthlink.net At our November meeting we chose the ECHO Food Bank as our community activity.  A Holiday cookie exchange will be held at the December meeting.  Our December book,The Undomestic Goddess will be presented by Nikki Miles.  As always, we meet the 3^rd Monday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Bergen Park Fire Station.  We continue to receive new members into our club.	Bridge Renee Gioeli / (303) 674-8046 / rgioeli@aol.com Linda Rebeck / (303) 670-8748 / lindajrebeck2@msn.com We had a wonderful potluck luncheon at Rocky Mountain Estates. We had 28 eager bridge players.  Our thanks to Joy Coukas, our hostess, who did a wonderful job.  Our next Bridge will be at Mount Vernon Country Club on Dec.13^th at 10 a.m.  Please plan to attend.
Bunco Karen Schenk / (303) 674-6367 / karenschenk@gmail.com I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. November's game was full and we had a lot of fun, thanks to Clare! Our next game will be held on Wednesday, December 19^th at Karen Peiffer's home. We will hold our Holiday gift exchange/party after the game. Hope to see you there. For more information, e-mail Karen at karenschenk@gmail.com.	Hiking - Local Alix Ferranti / (303) 674-8513 / alixferranti@msn.com Myrna Goldberg / (303) 670-1219 / bmgoldberg@comcast.net It's time for everyone to get out their warm winter clothes and their yak traks, and join us as the winter months set in. You'll have a chance to see some lovely mountain views, glimpse occasional Colorado wildlife, and enjoy our many nearby mountain trails.  We meet at 9:00 a.m. and are generally back before 1:00 p.m.   Check your email for schedules and information.  Email Alix if you have any questions.