MARCH 2017 Newcomers and Neighbors

MARCH 2017

Newcomers and Neighbors Extending a friendly hand to all women of Central Texas

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Door Prizes

March door prizes will be

donated by the following:

Nancy Capet-Davis

Phyllis Gilliland

Sally Martin

Kathy Northrup

Thanks to the following

members who donated door

prizes in February:

Billie DeFrees

Kathleen Kaparich

Maggie Sanders

Rita Standefer

Looking Ahead

Setting sail soon

Our cruise date — April 23-

30 — nears. For more infor-

mation, contact Marilyn

Patterson at 822-0462 or

[email protected].

April

Annual Silent Auction

See page five for details.

Election of new officers

May

Installation of new board

Our March luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 11:30 a.m. at Ridgewood Country Club

Reservations are due before 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 Make your reservation with Carole Golden by sending an email to

[email protected] or calling her at 715-3728. Include your tele-

phone number when making your reservation. Please allow at least 24 hours for

Carole to respond back to confirm your reservation, either by telephone or e-

mail. If you do not receive a confirmation after that, please contact her to make

sure she has your reservation. You may RSVP for another member, but if you

make a reservation for yourself or someone else and you or they are unable to

attend, you are responsible for finding a replacement or paying for the meals.

Waco Storytellers: Walking Tales with the Papes

Join us at 11:30 a.m. at our March 15 luncheon to learn about some fascinating

Waco history. Linda Howell and Mike Mallick of the Heart of Texas Storytellers

Guild will present Walking Tales with the

Papes. The Guild presents walking tales at

Oakwood Cemetery each year, where histor-

ic stories about renowned, legendary and

infamous Waco people are brought to life.

We will hear about one of the Papes, Nell

Pape, the benefactor of the beautiful garden

at the Earle-Harrison House, which was built

in 1858. The G. H. Pape Foundation main-

tains the house and gardens.

See the information below about how and

when to make your reservation. And bring a

friend with you to hear this interesting

presentation.

Right: Earle-Harrison House and Pape Gardens,

located at 1901 North Fifth Street, Waco.

February Program: Marsha Thauwald A tie-dyed shirt wearing speaker riding a bicycle into Ridge-

wood Country Club kicked off a rollicking good time at last

month’s luncheon. If you weren’t there, you missed a real

treat! See inside for pictures of the fun.

Board of Directors

President. Sally Martin

716-2222

[email protected]

VP, Programs. Marilyn Patterson

822-0462; 644-8406 [email protected]

VP, Community Service Director

Pat Hutyra 772-6460, 498-1577

[email protected]

VP, Reservations. Carole Golden 715-3728

[email protected]

VP, Special Interest Groups. Janis Bodin

230-2111

[email protected]

Co-Treasurers

Gwyn Dunham

420-2128

[email protected]

Shirley Mulligan

772-4488 [email protected]

Recording Secretary, Barbara Bayer

772-6236, 744-9513 [email protected]

Corresponding Secretary & Publicity

Rita Standefer

235-9400

[email protected]

Membership Director

Mickie Warnell

741-1046

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor, Maggie Sanders

855-5919

[email protected]

Directory & Database

Ann Sefcik

[email protected]

235-1500

Auction Co-Chairs

Gwyn Dunham

420-2128

[email protected]

Shirley Mulligan 772-4488

[email protected]

Carole Golden’s husband has serious health problems.

Anita Allen, who has presented musical programs for us with her hus-

band, Dale, has very serious health issues.

Golden Keys Parsons, who spoke to our group in September, was tragi-

cally killed in an I-35 automobile accident recently. We remember her

family in our thoughts and prayers.

Rita Standefer, Corresponding Secretary, asks that members help keep

her informed of any member who is ill, has had a family death or any

other concern for which it would be appropriate to mail a card from

Newcomers and Neighbors. Contact Rita at 235-9400 or

[email protected].

Cares and Concerns

From the Prez —

Marsha Thauwald wore tie-dye as she rode a bicycle into Ridge-

wood Country Club, and that was just the beginning. She contin-

ued with a dynamic program and concluded with a group sing-

along of “What the World Needs Now Is Love” — with hand mo-

tions! Marsha was an absolute delight, and I hope you were part

of this fun! Mark your calendar now for March 15, because Mari-

lyn Patterson promises another great program.

Our nominating committee has presented a slate for leadership

roles in 2017-2018. See page three for details.

Sue Blackwell presented the board with a Baylor Club option for

our luncheon meetings. Although the Baylor Club is appealing for

many reasons, the current board opted to forego any such deci-

sion until our contract with Ridgewood is up for renewal in De-

cember. The 2017-2018 board will then consider this further,

along with other options.

The board is considering the feasibility and necessity of our club

purchasing a sound system. Marilyn Patterson is researching that

possibility.

Auction Time: The annual auction will be April 19, and many

changes are afoot this year. We hope each member will contrib-

ute ONE NEW/UNUSED item. we hope for some creativity (dinner

for 8, clean a garage, original artwork, organize a pantry, shop

and deliver, etc ). we hope each SIG will again contribute those

wonderful baskets. Read carefully the further description on page

five. Get ready to contribute and bid!

Membership has surpassed 200,

and YOU are making that happen!!

— Sally

Marilyn Patterson 3/2

Marie Shaw 3/2

Geri Nelson 3/3

Fran Jordan 3/4

Marci Barletta 3/9

Judy Barker 3/11

Our Newest Members Gloria Gonzales

1124 Redondo Dr., Woodway 76712

214-2728 (c), 776-1097

[email protected]

Art and Artists, Secret Pals

July 19

Carol South (Trey)

3652 Chimney Corner Dr., Waco 76708

717-1472 (c), 756-0019

[email protected]

Art & Artists, Civic Theatre Goers,

Knitting, Lunch & Movie, Yoga/Ta Chi

October 10

Joanne Yendle (Alan)

7916 Old McGregor Rd., Woodway

76712

(512) 964-2812

[email protected]

New to Waco

Chinese Mah Jongg, Knitting, Waco

NEWBIES

August 28

Ella Whitley

10708 Apache, Waco 76712

723-2892

[email protected]

Civic Theatre Goers, Movies &

Morsels, Sassy Singles, Waco

NEWBIES, Waco Wanderers

September 12

Directory Change Ladelle Bebb

New email address

[email protected]

Jane Willmot 3/11

Fran Hendrick 3/14

Joy Brown 3/19

Cori Rhodes 3/24

Eleanor Saffle 3/25

Sandra Christian 3/26

From the Membership Chair New membership dues are only $10 now until the end of April. So, if members have friends or relatives interested

in becoming a member of our wonderful social club, let them know. Of course, we will all renew for $20 when our

new year begins June 1. — Mickie Warnell

Our wonderful nominating committee, Mickie Warnell (Chair), Judy

Hartley and Valerie Reyes, presented the following for leadership roles

in 2017-2018:

President – Kathy Northrup

Vice Presidents:

Programming – Marilyn Patterson (2nd year)

Community – Mariann Ryan

Reservations – Alice McEwen and Co-Chair

Special Interest Groups – Mickie Warnell

Membership – Valerie Reyes

Treasurers – Shirley Mulligan and Gwyn Dunham (2nd year)

Recording Secretary – Barbara Bayer (2nd year)

Corresponding Secretary – Barbara Haynes

Newsletter Editor – Donna Graham

Database/Directory – Ann Sefcik (2nd year)

Website – Sally Martin

These nominees (and any offered from the floor) will be voted on during

our April luncheon and installed in May. It is encouraging to see new

names and faces coming onto the board. We need continuity, but with

new leaders come new energy and excitement, and that means contin-

ued growth for our club.

Janis Bodin, VP for Special Interest Groups To contact Janis, call 230-2111 or email [email protected].

42 plays at Casa de Castillo at 11 a.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Even if you don’t know how

to play, someone will be happy to teach you. If you have questions or plan to play, please email [email protected]

or call her at 662-6561 or 715-1023.

ART AND ARTISTS Looks like we're up and running. When we met for our organizational meeting in January, we dis-

cussed so many fun things that we decided we needed to meet at least every other month. Our regular meetings will

be at 11 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each odd-numbered month (January, March, May, July, September and Novem-

ber, which may be moved because of the holidays).

Our next meeting will at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 28, at the home of Ladelle Bebb, 600 Cardinal, Woodway. If weather

permits, we may go to the Arboretum to sketch. If not, Ladelle will set up a still life, and we'll each take our own ap-

proach to it. Bring your art supplies and a bag lunch and prepare to have fun with some great gals. Contact Ladelle to

RSVP at [email protected] 399-6771.

For more info on this group, contact Maggie Sanders at [email protected] or 855-5919.

BOOK CLUB will meet at 12:15 p.m. on Friday February 3, at the West Waco Library. Our book for March is Bel Can-

to by Ann Patchett. Our April book is Whistling past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall. For more information, contact

Marie Provencher at 666-5250 or 709-5032 or email [email protected].

BRIDGE (DAYTIME) meets at 11 a.m. Tuesdays at Casa de Castillo. If you have signed up to play and have to cancel,

you are responsible for finding your own sub. For more information, contact Judy Hartley ([email protected],

715-1023) or Carolyn Haynes ([email protected], 836-0537).

March and April play dates and hostesses are listed below:

Barbara Fry March 7 Phyllis Gilliland March 14

Jan Hale March 21 Joann Harper March 28

Judy Hartley April 4 Carolyn Haynes April 11

Janice Kriegel April 18 Mary Levy April 25

BRIDGE (EVENING) Contact Janis Bodin at 230-2111 or email [email protected].

CANASTA meets every second and fourth Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Harrison Center next to the Lions Den on

North 42nd St. It’s a fun informal group, and we will be happy to teach you to play. For more information, call

Maggie Sanders at 855-5919 or email [email protected].

CHINESE MAH-JONGG meets Mondays at 12:30 p.m. at the Harrison Center. Contact Gloria Walker at 751-1678 if

you are interested in this fun, informal group or would like to learn. Please Note: The mah-jongg group is seeking a

new leader. Gloria will end her term as of May 31. It has been a fun three years, but new blood is needed. Contact Jan-

is Bodin if you can lead this group.

CIVIC THEATRE GOERS enjoys Waco Civic Theatre productions, attending the second Sunday matinee of each show.

Each person is responsible for purchasing her own ticket. Janis Bodin asks that Theatre Goers who have purchased sea-

son tickets contact her. This group is looking for a leader.

N&N KNITTERS meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. at the West Waco Library. Those who want to

crochet are welcome too. Contact Beverly Ramirez at [email protected] or 723-7200.

LUNCH AND A MOVIE will meet at 11 a.m. on March 1 at Red Lobster. Please If you would like to attend, please

email Janice Runyons at [email protected] or call her at 981-3117. She will reply to your email or return your call to

confirm your seat at the table. If you only have time for lunch, you are still welcome to join us. We look forward to see-

ing you there.

MOVIES AND MORSELS meets sporadically to share a meal and enjoy a movie. We always have a lot of fun. If you

are interested in this group, which is open to all members, contact Gaylene at [email protected] or call her at 224-

2473.

SASSY SINGLES — “Adventure before Dementia”

Vicki Carter is our leader. She is looking for a co-chair to help out. Contact her at [email protected] or 640-2638.

Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at The Egg and I.

Dinner at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, at Newk’s.

SECRET PALS: A new group has formed. If you are interested in being part of this group or have questions, call Cathy

Valentine at 836-7026 or email her at [email protected].

WACO NEWBIES are going strong. Their regular meeting is at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Panera ’s in

the Central Texas Marketplace. The group also is having a lot of fun discovering more about the area. If you are inter-

ested in this group, contact Valerie Reyes at [email protected] or call her at (214) 476-5678.

WACO WANDERERS meets on the fifth Wednesday of each month that applies for a day trip. The next trip

will be Wednesday, March 29. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the J.C. Penney parking lot in Richland Mall and then travel

to Cleburne, about 70 miles from Waco on Hwy 6 to visit the Gone with the Wind Museum Remembered. We have

been here before, but we have “new and not-so-new” members who have expressed an interest in going again. We will

plan on having lunch at the Pastafina Restaurant; it is famous for Italian cuisine, but also serves a variety of other types

of food. Admission for Museum is $5 for Seniors 65 and older and $7 for all others. Drivers are needed, so please let

Mickie know if you plan on going and are willing to drive. If you are interested in this group, contact Mickie Warnell at

741-1046 or [email protected].

To learn more about this museum, visit the website at www.gwtwremembered.com.

WORLD WAR II STUDY GROUP The World War II Study Group will meet at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, at the

West Waco Library. We will discuss Chapter 15 of World War II for Dummies. It is never too late to join us.

For more information, contact Marilyn Patterson at [email protected] or (254) 822-0462.

YOGA meets at 2:30 p.m. on Mondays at the Crestview Community Center on Delhi. Thomas Marvin is the instruc-

tor, and each class is $5. Tai Chi classes are also available there for $5 each on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

with Kayla Rosas as the instructor. Contact Gwyn Dunham at 420-2128 for more information.

From Shirley Mulligan and Gwyn Dunham, Auction Co-Chairs

We are asking everyone to donate a NEW, UNUSUED, UNOPENED item for our April 19th auc-

tion. The dollar amount is up to each individual. We are also asking each SIG group to donate a

basket as they have done in the past. You can donate to the basket or bring an item also. We

would like to have as many items as possible. Because this money helps for our charity giving,

we would appreciate everyone participating.

Another suggestion is that “Creative Things” can be donated; examples might be services or goods like baking a cake,

cooking a meal or other services. These types of services are always among the most popular at other groups’ silent

auctions. Please bring your items one of our homes at either 9006 (Gwyn) or 9009 (Shirley) Darby Lane.

This is our last year to be auction chairpersons. If anyone would like to come help us to learn how we run the auction

and, of course, volunteer for next year, we would greatly appreciate it.

Left: Our February speaker Marsha

Thauwald croons with visitor Joanne

Yendle. Also shown are Janice Kriegel,

Janice Runyons, Joanne Cannizzaro and

Pushpa Reddy. Joanne is now our newest

member.

Below Left and Right: Marsha had us

rocking and rolling in a rousing singalong

rendition of “What the World Needs

Now Is Love.”

Above: The fun continues for the NEWBIES, who

recently visited the Waco Hippodrome. Left to right

are Ann Sefcik, Valerie Reyes, Martha Reynolds, Nan-

cy Capet-Davis, Sheree Bergen, Diana Gary and Kan-

dy Bergen.

Left: Sassies and friends drove to Clifton for

the Tin Building Theatre’s dinner presentation of

Doublewide Texas.

Our Membership drive begins soon, and your dues are due by June 30. Please include a new membership form with your renewal dues for 2016-2017 year, even if you have no changes.

The membership chair needs a paper form to scan completed by you, the member. Besides being here in the newsletter, forms are also available at the monthly luncheons.

Please use black ink only, as any other ink does not scan well , such as blue , red or gel inks. Thank you in advance for your renewals and cooperation, Mickie Warnell

BRIAN BRENT BLAKE

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