Parker Newcomers. THE PARKER NEWCOMERS WEBSITE: Suggestions are welcome. Gail Berger at

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1 Parker Newcomers DATE: TIME: Fran Cronin Editor THE PARKER NEWCOMERS WEBSITE: Suggestions are welcome. Gail Berger at General Meeting February 13th Social: 11:30 am Lunch: 12:00 noon PLACE: The Pinery Cost: $20 PROGRAM: Judy Winnick returns to portray Marie Scott, millionaire rancher of the Dallas Divide who acquired 100,000 acres of land where many Western movies were filmed. You will remember Judy from her portrayal of Irena Sendler last February. She received a Colorado Distinguished Teacher Award during her teaching career. Her portrayal of Marie Scott is both educational and entertaining. DIRECTIONS: Parker Road south to North Pinery Parkway, turn left (when you see the bubble), then right at the Country Club sign. MENU: Deli Buffet Seasonal Mixed Greens with Assorted Dressings Assorted Deli Meats and Cheeses to include: Smoked Turkey Breast, Black Forest Ham and Pastrami Cheddar, Swiss, American and Pepper jack Lettuce, Tomato, pickles and Onion Condiment Tray with Sandwich Spreads Assorted Rolls and Breads Potato Chips Coffee and Ice Tea Cherry Pie President s Message Gail Berger Greetings from Gail Well here it is February and I am trying to get this done for the newsletter on time, but it s just January first and my mind is just not anchored around February Ground Hog Day, Valentines Day and Presidents Birthdays, so I am focusing this newsletter on Newcomers Club. I spent New Years Eve at the PACE center along with 500 other Parkerites, including about thirty club members. I decided that I wanted to see if there would be anyone that I knew if I just walked through the center on my own. No husband to guide me, no friend at my side. I stood by the Coney Island Hot Dog Stand. (Disappointingly, there was not a barrel of corn on the cob sitting in hot oil ready to be slapped into your hand on a thin piece of paper and then lathered in BUTTER!) To my surprise, no matter where I wandered during the evening I met a friendly face. What a wonderful feeling to feel at home and comfortable in a crowd of 500. I ended my solo journey at the refreshment stand, for a Staten Island Ferry, when Leslie thanked me for all of the PNC members who give their time in volunteering at the PACE Center. This is possible because of the PNC, meeting new friends, extending your interests and becoming part of the community. PNC has become a positive force in Parker. Keep up the good work! We applaud all of you who reach out to our community. February Coffee Tina Coakley Renee Welker Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Time: 10:00 am Hostess: Tyke Tsiakals Address: 6968 Brookview Court, RSVP: By January 27th to Tyke Directions: From Parker Road, go south and take a left at So. Pinery. Turn left at Single Tree (black horses on the corner). Left on Brookview Court. House is on left. Park along the driveway or on the street. RSVP BY: Friday, February 8 Make checks payable to PNC Mail to Pat Witzel, Domingo Drive, Parker Refreshments: Cheese Plate: Gail Berger Fruit Plate: Bente Darley Breakfast Treat: Susan Hooten and Lynn Eisenthal PARKER NEWCOMERS COFFEE, 1ST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH IS CANCELLED IF THE SCHOOLS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ARE CLOSED

2 Membership Kathy Diak PNC membership is 193! WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS: Sharon Ellixson (Robert) S. Buchanan Way (Rocking Horse) Aurora, CO Hobbies: Reading, Sewing, Scrapbooking B. Day: October 8 From: Michigan, Florida Darlene Gomen S. Danube Way #107 Aurora, CO Darlenego@msn.com Hobbies: Bunko, Crafts, Sports, Travel B. Day: November 1 From: California NEW ADDRESS: Nancy Terrell (cell) 4501 S. Ocean Blvd. #B7 Palm Beach, FL PLEASE ADD THIS NEW INFORMATION INTO YOUR PNC DIRECTORY. NEW MEMBERS our dues till June 2013 is only $ You are permitted two visits as a guest before paying dues. Please make check to PNC and mail to Kathy Diak, 6141 Belmont Way, Parker, CO The Mystery Book Club Gwen Stibbards, Chair February Birthdays Happy birthday to each of you. May good health and happiness follow you throughout the new year. 1 Nancy Poulo 8 Judy Witt 11 LaRue Mitchell 15 Penny Oliver 16 Dottie Rasmussen 17 Diana Maloney Helga Pauling 19 Liz Johnson Sara Woods 22 Sharon Culbertson 24 Karen Ehrbar Metta Inskeep 25 Sandy Blank Karen Dickey 29 Charlotte Utberg Sunshine and Shadows Mary Ellen Godbey mezflyn@gmail.com Cards were sent to the following people: Ursula Huber upon the loss of her husband Larry. The family of Carolyn Hedeen following her death. A get well card to J.C. Childers who had a prolonged bout with that bug that s been going around. We meet at the Parker Library at 10:00 am on the second Thursday of the month. You can bring something to drink with you. (We like to go out to lunch afterward). It is lots of fun. DATE: February 14th BOOK: NIGHTMARE by Lars Keplar. Presented by Elizabeth Belisle. Dinner at White Fence Farm. Spouses invited. Meet at the restaurant at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday February 28th. If you need a ride, let me know when you RSVP. Please R.S.V.P. no later than Monday February 25th. Chicken Soup Committee Mary Ellen Godbey mezflyn@gmail.com Chicken Soup Committee Mary Ellen Godbey mezflyn@gmail.com There was no need to activate the CSC last month. Thanks to all of you who have offered your time and talents. Chicken Soup Committee 2

3 Know Your Officers President: Gail Berger Immediate Past Pres: Liz Johnson st Vice President: Peggy Hunter nd Vice President: Marilyn Whitcomb rd Vice President: Karen Vaughan Secretary: Tina Coakley Treasurer: Pat Witzel QUESTIONS? CALL US Treasurer s Report Pat Witzel Treasurer s Report Beginning Balance 5, Deposits 1, Expenses 2, Ending Balance 12/31/12 5, Business Card size $5 monthly Advertising Make check payable to PNC and mail with your ad to Fran Cronin, PO Box 3125, Parker, by the 5th of the preceding month. Local Family Owned Growing with Parker since South Parker Road Near Parker Road & Lincoln Brochures Newsletters Stationery Carbonless Forms Flyers Posters Folders Invitations Postcards Books Magazines Catalogues Labels Lunch with the Ladies Lynn Eisenthal Chair Lunch with the Ladies will be at Cafe Ambrosia at E. Smoky Hill Rd, Centennial. Meet at the restaurant at 11:00 a.m. If you want to carpool let me know. The date will be February 13th. Please RSVP no later than Monday, February 11th. Book Buddies Chair: Barbara Noyes, or bnoyes9@ gmail.com Book: The Postmistress by Sarah Blake Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Time: 1:00 pm Hostess: Joan Roethlisberger 8425 Sundown Trail (Butterfield) Directions: Take Parker Road south to Hess Road. Follow Hess east and continue on Hilltop Road about 1 mile to North Sundown Trail. (This will be before you come to Legend High School) Turn right (south) on N. Sundown Trail for.6mi will be on the right. RSVP to Joan Roethlisberger at Joan@jackrothco.com or or Discussion Leader and author research: Lynne Martin Law Synopsis of book: It is France has fallen. Bombs are dropping on London. And President Roosevelt is promising he won t send our boys to fight in foreign wars. But American radio gal Frankie Bard, the first woman to report from the Blitz in London, wants nothing more than to bring the war home. Frankie s radio dispatches crackle across the Atlantic Ocean, imploring listeners to pay attention - as the Nazis bomb London nightly, and Jewish refugees stream across Europe. Frankie is convinced that if she can just get the right story, it will wake Americans to action and they will join the fight. Meanwhile, in Franklin, Massachusetts, a small town on Cape Cod, Iris James hears Frankie s broadcasts and knows that it is only a matter of time before the war arrives on Franklin s shores. In charge of the town s mail, Iris believes that her job is to deliver and keep people s secrets, passing along the news that letters carry. And one secret she keeps are her feelings for Harry Vale, the town mechanic, who inspects the ocean daily, searching in vain for German U-boats he is certain will come. Listening to Frankie as well are Will and Emma Fitch, the town s doctor and his new wife, both trying to escape fragile childhoods and forge a brighter future. Alternating between an America still cocooned in its inability to grasp the danger at hand and a Europe being torn apart by war, The Postmistress gives us two women who find themselves unable to deliver the news, and a third woman desperately waiting for news yet afraid to hear it. Reading Ahead: The March book is Lots of Candles Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen 3

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5 1st Thurs Canasta 9:15 am Mel DeFellippie Deanna Loving Date: February 7, 2013 Time: 9:15 am to play at 9:30 am Place: Firehouse #46, Stroh Road Hostess: No information at printing deadline. Please call Mel DeFellippie or Deanna Loving if you are interested in playing. Directions: South on Parker to Stroh Road, west.3 miles to firehouse on south side of street. The cost to play is $3. Please remember to RSVP your hostess by the Monday before the game and be on time. There will be no drinks provided, so please bring your own with a lid. 3rd Thurs Canasta 9:15 am Kathy Voight Donata Kirsch Date: February 21, 2013 Hostess: Sharon Culbertson Time: Place: 9:15 am Firehouse #46, Stroh Road 2nd Saturday Game Night Jan Cadwell Date: February 9, 2013 Time: Place: 6:30 to 10:00 pm Firehouse #46, Stroh Road Let s get together and have an enjoyable evening playing games and making new friends. Learn to play 3-13, a fun card game or hand and foot, a version of canasta. Bring $3.50 (14 quarters) and your own drink with a lid. Husbands are encouraged to come and enjoy the fun. Directions: South on Parker to Stroh Road, west.3 miles to firehouse on south side of street. RSVP: Jan Cadwell Mah Jongg 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 10 am Lynn Eisenthal Wright Patterson book is used. Please call for information. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 10 am Elizabeth Belisle Hostess: Kathy Voight Directions: South on Parker to Stroh Road, west.3 miles to firehouse on south side of street. The cost to play is $3. Please RSVP your hostess by the Monday before the game, so we have enough tables setup. Everyone needs to bring their own beverage with lid. There is no smoking on the premises. 2nd Monday Scrabble Pat Kramer Date: February 11, 2013 Time: 11:30 am Place: Paneras I F 4 T We meet at Panera at Dransfeldt and Twenty Mile in the wonderful town of Parker, on the second Monday of the month, at 11:30 am. Come join this fun group. We welcome new players. and we will teach you how to play if you have never tried this great brain-stimulating word game. 1 1 American Mah Jongg card is used. Please call for information. 4th Thurs Canasta 9:15 am Pat Mitchell Betty Addison Date: February 28, 2013 Hostess: Georgia Tokar, Time: Arrive 9:15 am Play 9:30 am Place: Fire Station 45. From Lincoln and Jordon, go north on Jordan and turn left at 2d light (Northgate Dr). Fire Station is on the right. Cost to play is $3.00. Please RSVP to your hostess by Monday before the game so that we have enough tables set up. It s first come, first serve, so that we can play partners. 5

6 Bunko 1st Friday Pauline Soloman DATE: Friday, February 1, 2013 Time: 9:30 am RSVP: Liz Johnson Please RSVP by January 27, Directions: South on Parker to Stroh Road, west.3 miles to firestation on south side of street. Monday Bridge Sharlene Hass February 11, 2013 Ursula Huber centurylink.net February 25, 2013 Deanna Brown Time: 11 am to play at 11:30 am We meet at the Country Buffet. Please call Sharlene if you are interested in joining. Card Game 3-13 Date: Tuesday, February12, 2013 Friday, February 22, 2013 Time: 8:45 am to play at 9:00 am Place: Firehouse #46, Stroh Road RSVP: Peggy Hunter Cost: 14 quarters ($3.50 ) Please join us and learn this enjoyable card game. It s easy, it s fun and you can win money. Space is limited so call early to reserve your spot. Please bring your own drink with lid. Directions: South on Parker to Stroh Road, west.3 miles to firestation on south side of street. Thursday Bridge 10:00 am Ginny Green Date: February 14, 2013 February 28, 2013 Place: Thursday bridge meets at the Pradera club house on the 2nd and 4th Thurs from September through May at 10 am. We purchase lunch from the menu. PNC VOCAL GROUP? As a brand new member I attended the Christmas Lunch in December and was struck by how enthralled we all were by the excellent Chaparral choral entertainment! Which got me to thinking that there must be some musical people amongst us and I wondered if any of you would be interested in getting together to form a group of singers? I understand that a previous group had a lot of fun in the past. We could meet at my house say once a month perhaps and see what develops? I recently moved to Parker from England and have been a singer all my life. I have taught all ages from 5 to 95! (both individually and in groups) singing mostly light and popular pieces, and know how much fun can be had! Just call or me if you are interested and I will coordinate a get together...all are welcome. michele.summers@hotmail.com Tel: Cell: If you would like to join our group, please call Ginny. 6

7 February Potluck Lynn Eisenthal Chair You are welcome to bring your spouse or a friend to our evening Potluck. This is an informal opportunity to get to know other members. Each member brings a dish; call the hostess and see what she needs. Everyone is asked to bring their own beverage, so mark yours to avoid confusion. If your plans change for any reason and you are unable to attend, please call your hostess ASAP. DATE: February 16, 2013 Time: Hosts: Place: 6:30 pm Maryellen and Keith Godbey Cody Avenue (Stroh Ranch) Parker, RSVP by Saturday, February 9 DIRECTIONS: From Main Street and Parker Rd., head south to J Morgan Blvd. Turn West onto J Morgan Blvd. Go.4 mile and turn right onto Cody Ave. Home will be on the left. To the world you may be just one person but to one person you may be the world. Out and About Please Join Us! Chair: Tyke Tsiakals Sara Woods Date: Wednesday, February 27 Time: 10:30 Meet at Egg and I, Main Street, Parker for brunch. Cost around $10. Then a tour of the Wildlife Experience at Peoria Street (Lincoln Drive and Peoria) and movie on Hummingbirds at 1pm at the museum. Cost for Museum visit and movie is $13 for Seniors. If you do not want to go to the 55 minute movie the cost is $9. This gives you the option to go and do only the part you want. If you car pool with a friend be sure she wants to do what you do! Ha!! RSVP Tyke Tsiakals or Sara Woods by Friday February 22 so we can let The Egg and I and the Museum know how many are coming. Skiing Contact: Katy Earley There is still time to sign up for the Parker ski bus that goes to Winter Park every Thursday for 8 weeks. Come join us. We have a great time! Call Katy to reserve your place. Families are like fudge mostly sweet with a few nuts. Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs.' 7

8 February, 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Bunko 9:30 am Mah Jongg 10 am 6 Coffee 10 am 7 Canasta 9:15 am 8 9 Game Night 6:30 pm Bridge 11:30 am Scrabble 11:30 am Cards 8:45 am Lunch with the Mah Jongg 10 am Ladies 11am General Meeting Mah Jongg 10 am am Book Buddies 1 pm Bridge 10 am Potluck 6:30 Mystery Book Club 10 am 21 Canasta 9:15am Cards 8:45 am Bridge 11:30 am 26 Mah Jongg 10 am 27 Out & About 10:30 am 28 Canasta 9:15am Bridge 10 am White Fence Farm 5 pm Parker Newcomers Club PO Box 3125 Parker, CO 80134