SANDWICH NEWCOMERS AND NEIGHBORS BEACH PARTY

July, 2017 President’s Notes… !Can’t believe my first year as president is almost over! It’s been a great year….experiencing all the wonderful things about the area we live in plus getting to know our members better at lunches, wine socials, outing, etc. Many thanks to all who have opened their homes this year for Newcomer events and to my departing board members for their hard work in making this group so much fun. I’m looking forward to our Beach Party on Saturday, July 15 at Sandy Neck and another year as your president ~ Candice !!Coming Events… SANDWICH NEWCOMERS AND NEIGHBORS

BEACH PARTY!!• SNN Annual Beach Party Saturday, July 15th 6:30 at Sandy Neck Beach !Come join us for our Annual Beach Party Saturday, July 15th (rain date July 16th) 6:30 P.M. at Sandy Neck Beach.  Go down Sandy Neck Rd. to the end and park in the lower, right parking lot – walk down the stairs/ramp to the party.  Bring an ap-petizer to share, a chair, a beverage of your choice (please, no glass containers/bottles) we will provide solo cups.  Also, bring a flashlight for your safety back to the parking lot.  We will make s’mores on the fire and enjoy a beautiful sunset.   Contact Grace Sample at 774-413-5330 or [email protected] to let her know that you will be coming to the party.       !

Golf Outing Great Triumph!!

Club Business was also conducted & concluded: !The Sandwich Newcomers and Neighbors Nominating Committee proposed a slate of officers and activity direc-tors for the coming business year. The slate was unanimously approved by the board of directors and was nar-rowly approved at the annual meeting/picnic in June after a raucous crowd nearly wrecked the outdoor dining area at the Holly Ridge Club over the highly controversial nominations of Bill Holcombe for Newsletter Editor and Wade Sayer for Publicity. The slate approved was: !

President, Candice Murphy Vice President, Peter Williams Treasurer, Jack Sample Secretary, Marge Foster Membership, Annie Adler Wine Socials, Patty Williams Newsletter Editor, Bill Holcombe Publicity, Wade Sayer Special Events, Marie Luck !!!! !

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Upcoming Events !

SNN Annual Beach Party Details Above Saturday, July 15th Contact Grace Sample at 774-413-5330 or [email protected] to let her know that you will be coming to the party.       !!!Plan Ahead… Lobster Cruise Tuesday, August 8th, 6:00 pm We're now reserved for the Sunset Cruise on August 8.  Two hour sunset cruise with lobster or prime rib dinner in Sesuit Harbor on August 8 ($49).  If you are interested, let Beth Houlihan know by email ([email protected]) or phone (508-833-9144) as soon as possible.  She needs to reserve spaces on the boat during this busy summer season.  She reserved spots for nine people on the August 8 dinner, not sunset (For 10 or more they wanted a credit card so I need to know who's in-terested and then reserve more spots and use my credit card, if necessary.) The Sunset Cruise boards at 6:00 ($49). For those who do not want a whole boiled lobster, there are other choices:  prime rib, lobster roll or chicken Caesar salad.  There is a cash bar. !This takes place in lieu of the monthly Wine Social. !And yet Another Cruise !Sailboat cruise on the Liberte out of Falmouth Harbor will take place August 31st Sunset Sail 6:00 pm. EMail Patty Williams [email protected] to reserve your spot on the boat. You will pay when you arrive at the dock. The sail is about two hours. There will be a cash bar and we are welcome to bring food on board. !

FYI—Editors Note Bill Holcombe will take over from Wade Sayer publishing this Newsletter. Kudos to Wade for the job he's done. I don't expect to be as reliable or competent as Wade has been over the past few years. !We intend to have a section for poetry, quotations, book reviews, and whatever else moves any of us to contribute in a given month. !Last week I was poking around Sandwich Library and picked up Reality is Not What It Seems--The Journey to Quantum Gravity by Carlo Rovelli. He's an Italian physicist teaching in Marseille France who writes in a nice readable style if you go for this sort of material and earlier wrote Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, a NY Times bestseller. The author starts with Thales of Miletus and Democritus and works his way through Aristotle, Newton, Einstein, Paul Dirac, Heisenberg and on through the latest and greatest and most recent incomprehensible stuff going on today. I particularly liked a reference he made to Dante and how the 14th Century poet came up with a metaphorically accurate depiction of the Einstein relativistic universe--all replete with 3 sphere diagrams. I think anyone who's a sucker for these science-for-those- challenged-by-complex-equations-and-imponderable-cosmological-questions might enjoy this book. !!!!

NOTE: Newcomer annual dues ($25.00 per person) are due July 1your check payable to “SNN” to Annie Adler, 7 Inkberry Circle, Sandwich, MA 02563

!Activities…

The Women’s Daytime Book Club meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am. New members are welcome. Day time book group will meet next in August. For details contact Patty - [email protected]. We are not meeting in July. The Sandwich Public Library Adult book group meets Wednesday, July 19, 2:00-3:30. They will discuss The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonsson, a WW I story set in England. It’s a good “summer read” and similar in style to the author’s first book, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand. Titcomb’s Book-store’ Reading Club will discuss The Expatriots by Janice Y.K. Lee on Tuesday, July 18 at 7:00 pm. The author will join the discussion by phone.

Tuesday, August 8, we will meet at the Riverview Cafe for coffee and brainstorm book titles for the com-ing year. Bring your ideas and interests.The Women’s Evening Book Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at a member's home. Coordinator: Sheryl Lajoie at 508-833-8577.

July book will be Georgia by Dawn Tripp at Jean McCann’s July11 at 7:00 p.m. !

! Men’s Poker Group: Group meets first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 p.m. Coordinators are Paul Pronovost ([email protected]) and Henry Jablecki ([email protected] ). !Girls’ Night Out: Ladies go to early movie, and then supper at a local restaurant. Contact Anne Sayer, [email protected] !Brunch-In/Lunch Out: These two activities are under reconstruction. Contact Rosi Holcombe [email protected] or Kit Sullivan [email protected] with any of your ideas. !Mah Jongg: Mah Jongg is played Tuesdays at 1 pm at the Sandwich Senior Center, Quaker Meeting-house Road. If interested, contact coordinator Jennie Zantuhos at [email protected]. !Men’s Bridge: Men's Bridge meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Please call Dick Clabault 508-420-0282

Couple’s Bridge: Couples’ Bridge meet the 2nd Friday of each month at 7 pm. Con-tact coordinator Jean McCann at 508-888-3829 or [email protected]) for more information. Kayak Caucus: Sliding quietly through the Cape’s bays, ponds, marshes and rivers. All levels of kayaking welcome. Coordinator is Ed Houlihan, [email protected] !

Biking: Riding the pathways and rail trails of the Cape, lunch at a local favorite. Patty Williams, Coordi-nator. [email protected] !!!!!!!!!!

!!Fishing: Surf casting for blues and stripers in the bay or the canal. Welcome to beginners or experienced anglers. Seeking a new Coordinator. !Guys Getogether: Guys meet for coffee - breakfast and discussion of issues, large and small. Subjects: We discussed Andrew Jackson and My Summer Vacation and always a little Who and Ha RE: the new Administration in our Nation’s Capital. Coordinator: Wade Sayer, [email protected] or 774-413-5242

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President, Candice Murphy [email protected]

Vice President, Pete Williams [email protected], Secretary, Marge Foster [email protected] Treasurer, Jack Sample [email protected]; Publicity, Wade Sayer [email protected]; Special Events, Marie Luck [email protected] Membership, Annie Adler [email protected] Newsletter, Bill Holcombe [email protected] Wine Socials, Patty Williams [email protected]