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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. 193
January 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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FOCUS ON GIVING/COMMUNITY OUTREACHWe made it through "the holidays", full, warm, and well gifted. Not everyone in the Evergreen area was as fortunate. Many received food and clothing donations through special holiday efforts made by local charities - but their need is ongoing. Evergreen Newcomers Club would like to make a special effort in February and March to help replenish the ECHO Food Bank. The Food Bank (303-670-17960), located on Hwy 74, has been especially hard hit due to current problems in the Jefferson County System. E.N.C. would like to strongly encourage all members to bring non-perishable canned goods, warm clothing, blankets, toiletries and toilet paper to their monthly activity. Group leaders may contact an E.N.C. Board Member for pickup or drop off the donated items directly to ECHO on Hwy. 74 (past Meadow Drive toward Kittredge on the Bear Creek side.) Questions? Contact: Mary Ellen Nelson Community Outreach maryellensings@gmail.com To check the "current needs list" see page 9 of the newsletter or EvergreenChristianOutreach.org 303-670-1796 (donations) 303-670-1790 (volunteer opportunities)
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Alpine
Skiing Book
Group I Book
Group II Book
Group III Bowling Bridge Bunco Casual
Gourmet 4x4 Hiking
- Local Home
on the Range Intn’l
Conversation 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 January January 21 January 23 January 3 January 10 January 23 January 5 April 2008 Wednesdays January 28 January 26 January February 5 January 12 January 12 January January January January January January 19 January |
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SPECIAL EVENTS |
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Club
Board Meeting Monthly
Lunch Cocktail
Party |
January 7 January
12 February 1 |
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REFLECTIONS
The holiday season
was full of gift-giving, celebrations with family and friends, hopes of peace
on earth and feelings of goodwill to our fellow human beings. People seemed ensconced in good feelings
which radiated even to casual passers-by.
The warm glow was magical, something you wish would last forever.
Now the gifts are
opened, the tree’s reason for being has passed, and the feasting on food and
fellowship is over. A new year is here,
an opportunity to decide how to go about meeting a whole new year of life. This is the time we take stock and make
resolutions, planning to improve at least some aspects of our lives – to lose
weight and exercise more, to spend more time with our children or to give more
of ourselves to help others, to develop our talents, whatever. And, with the first of the year, it is time to
put those plans into action.
In the past I have
made resolutions with sincerity; I may have even made some headway for a
while. But soon the improvement plan
would slip out of my schedule, leaving me with guilt for failing, once again,
to bring my good intentions to fruition.
This time of
taking stock annually and wanting to become a better person is surely
commendable. I wonder though if, rather
than focusing on various resolutions, we might see more results in our lives by
simply working to keep alive the love, goodwill and hope the holidays
engendered.
What results might
we get from making those attitudes and feelings an active part of both our
internal and our external lives? By
celebrating the good in others and recognizing it in ourselves, by refusing to
lose hope for a more peaceful world and nourishing the peace within ourselves,
is it possible we could actually contribute in some small way to bringing a
measure of goodwill and peace to our world?
Gwen Haile,
President
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Join us in the celebration
of winter in Evergreen by participating in two upcoming events!
Lunch at
Saturday, January 12, 2008
12:00 PM
Please join us for our second monthly lunch gathering! A great mix of “old” and new members met at the Bistro in November and had a memorable time. We look forward to repeating that experience.
Saigon Landing is located in the heart of Evergreen just up the hill from the Little Bear and is well known for it’s Vietnamese cuisine and great service! You can review their menu selections by logging on to www.saigonlanding.com.
Pre-payment is not required as participants will cover their own check and gratuity. However, we must provide them with the number of participants by January 7th, so if you plan to attend please email jawill@mindspring.com or call Jane Hillman at 303-670-7127 by that date.
Happy Hour at Tanglewoods
February 1, 2008
5:00-7:00 PM
Newcomers is sponsoring a cocktail and
tapas party at the renowned Tanglewoods Bar. This is a wonderful opportunity to
meet some of our new members and bring in the new month in a comfortable and
relaxed setting. The festivities will begin at 5:00 p.m. and officially end at
7:00 p.m. (However, you are welcome to stay and experience their live
acoustic entertainment which begins at 7:30 p.m. or make a reservation to stay
for dinner by calling 303-670-2263).
This event will include a cash bar with the tapas/appetizers compliments of Newcomers. To register, please email jawill@mindspring.com or call Jane Hillman at 303-670-7127 by January 23, 2008. Capacity will be limited to the first 50 who register!
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WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!!
Rocco and Dawn Canonica
Doc and Menie Hardin
Gretchen and John MacArthur
Peg Solomon
David and Stacey Weiland
SPOTLIGHT ON ACTIVITY LEADER SALLY WILLIAMS (BOOK GROUP III)
When was the last time you read a great book and then tossed around your
thoughts about the book with other people who had also read it? That's what the
three Evergreen Newcomers Book Groups are all about. Sally Williams, who has
been in Newcomers for more than two years, has been leading Book Group III for
a year and a half. This group meets to discuss a new book every 4th Wednesday
of the month, usually at the Rocky Mountain Village Estates. It is always an
enjoyable gathering where reflections on each book are shared, expanded and mulled
over.
Sally could write a book on her various experiences in the many amazing places
she and her family have lived over the years. In addition to
If you are interested in talking with Sally about Book Group III, you can
contact her at 303-670-8133 or sncwilliams@evcohs.com. If you are interested in
joining one of the existing book groups or starting up a new one, contact Bette
Carcano at 303-670-1527 or bcarcano@earthlink.net. Happy
Next Club Board Meeting
The
next Club Board Meeting will be on Monday, January 7 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 |
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President |
Gwen Haile |
(303) 679-3262 |
gwenhaile@aol.com |
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1st Vice President |
Dee Hoaglund |
(303) 670-0328 |
dhoaglund22@msn.com |
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2nd Vice President |
Jean Ann Wheeler |
(303) 679-8404 |
jeanannincolorado@juno.com |
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Secretary |
Sally Williams |
(303) 670-8133 |
sncwilliams@evcohs.com |
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Treasurer |
Mac McFarlane |
(303) 670-2280 |
mmcfarlane@myqci.com |
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Activities |
Sara Lang Anna Marie Nelson |
(303) 670-8617 (303) 679-8763 |
scelang@aol.com anskico@yahoo.com |
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Community Outreach |
Mary Ellen Nelson Pam Solomon |
(303) 679-1407 (303) 670-0426 |
maryellensings@gmail.com avalonpam@yahoo.com |
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Hospitality |
Audrey Boyan Clare Karsteadt |
(303) 674-4872 (303) 670-0269 |
tallmountaingirl@aol.com |
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Membership |
Bill Schenk Dick Sperry |
(303) 674-6367 (303) 670-0415 |
bschenk@mail.com rsperry@iesce.com |
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Newsletter Editor |
Lois Hartley |
(303) 670-0223 |
aligrammy@yahoo.com |
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Nominating |
Becky Jones |
(303) 670-6781 |
rsjkif@aol.com |
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Programs & Social |
Jane Hillman Sheila Southey |
(303) 670-7127 (303) 670-7376 |
jawill@mindspring.com s_southey@hotmail.com |
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Publicity |
Kathi Grider |
(303) 670-6909 |
wegriders@speedtrail.net |
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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
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Fred
Simon / (303) 670-3120 / cfsimon2002@hotmail.com The ski group is up and skiing. We had our first outing on Deember
5th at Breckenridge. With over two feet of new
snow, the ski resorts have opened most trails. We will continue to meet
weekly on Wednesdays at 8:15 a.m. at Bergen
RTD. Following the Christmas holidays,
our next meeting will be on January 9th. |
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 Our next meeting will be on the fourth Wednesday of this month, January 23rd at Rocky Mountain Village Estates, in the second building,, at 10 a.m. Please note that this is a different building from where we usually meet. Our selection this month is Desert Queen by Janet Wallace. We are looking for reviewers for this book and most of our spring selections. Please contact Sally Williams to select the book you would like to review or if you have any questions.
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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 Our December meeting was a combination of a "sharing"
and a book of short stories. Thanks, Pat, for hosting and thanks to Liz
and Sandy for the food. The January meeting will be at Joyce Rasbach's
home for A Thousand
Splendid Suns. Those wishing to carpool should meet at
Albertson's at 9:15. |
Richard
Purdy / (303) 670-9566 /rpurdyinc@msn.com Bill
Schenk / (303) 674-6367 / bschenk@mail.com A good evening of bowling, eating, maybe
some drinking, and a lot of fun was had by all on December 6th
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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 Thanks to all who donated to the ECHO
food bank and dropped food in the donation bin in the ECHO Resale Shop. Skip
Diamond, a local author and Newcomer's member, will present her book about
WWII at our next meeting on January 21st. Also, Gloria Bradfield
will lead the disccusion on "The Boleyn
Inheritance," by Philippa
Gregory. We meet the 3rd Monday of each month at the Fire Station, at 9:30. We welcome new
members and guests! Please call |
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