ETCETERAS NEWSLETTER Editor: Judy LaForce Board of Directors Officers President— Sunny Seidel 536-9601 [email protected] 1st Vice President— Marge Czadzeck 586-9496 [email protected] Vice President Social— Paula Kolander 532-7178 [email protected] Treasurer— Gary Davidson 536-4031 [email protected] Secretary— Jeanne Rittenhouse 588-8329 [email protected] Past President— Karen Nicholas 586-9396 [email protected] July 2015 Website: http://etceteras-sonora.org President’s Korner A hamburger and hotdog roast with lots of other good food was hosted by the Bonomi’s on June 17 at Pinecrest Lake …..always a delight to go to Pinecrest Lake - a great place to go to be out of the heat!!. Thanks go to Craig Hempler for his help as chef, etc. A big thanks to the Bonomi’s for hosting the roast… We had about 22-24 people. July’s event will be hosted by the Youngborg’s July 18, a Saturday: details are in this newsletter. Hope you can be there. Now I’m going to kick off sharing some travel that Tony and I have done this spring, and hope that maybe you also will share some of your travel experiences, or plans for travel this summer and fall, in the next newsletter. Judy LaForce tried to suggest this in the past so let’s give it another chance. Look on page 2 of this newsletter for the article. Cheers, , President Directors at Large Craig Hempler 588-1096 [email protected] Carol Davis 533-2253 [email protected] Newsletter Editor and Webmaster Judy LaForce 743-4013 [email protected] Website http://etceteras-sonora.org NEXT BOARD MEETING To be Announced Railtown 1897—July 18th Lunch Jamestown Hotel 1:00 following fun on the railroad Organized by Monty and Dana Youngborg The schedule of events and costs are: The steam engine driven train (if the engine is not broken) leaves at 10:30, 12:00, 1:30 and 3:00. The roundhouse tours have the same schedule. We can take a roundhouse tour, ride the train and have lunch. We suggest we take the train ride at 10:30 and the Roundhouse tour at 12:00 and following the tour we make our way to the hotel for lunch. The costs at Railtown are: Train ride and roundhouse tour is $15.00 per person. Roundhouse tour only is $5.00 per person. The cost for lunch will depend on our head count which will be known several days before our event and we can order off the menu. Please contact Dana or Monty by Monday July 13 if you want to come to the event. Our home phone number is 209-588-9632, Dana’s cell is 541-999-2582. ETCETERAS NEWSLETTER July 2015 Page 2 Etceteras 2015 Calendar of Events Date Event July 18th Day at Railtown and lunch at the Jamestown Hotel. Details on the first page of this newsletter- Hosts the Youngborg’s August Wine Tasting—Hosts the Gerner’s September Open October Come as You Are Party—Hosts the Seidel’s November Bowling at Black Oak Casino—Hosts the Turner’s December Christmas Party—Host Craig Hempler December Ugly Sweater Cookie Exchange—Host Jeanne Rittenhouse If you know of anyone needing a little sunshine—please contact Judy LaForce at [email protected] or 209-743-4013. Change of Address Email Or Phone Contact Judy LaForce [email protected] 209-743-4013 NEXT ISSUE August 2015 ARTICLES DEADLINE July 20th CONTACT Judy LaForce [email protected] 209-743-4013 A few people have had surgeries or health problems. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. John Hallam, Dana Youngborg, Ada Lindquist, Paula Kolander and Karen Nicholas. Etceteras People News: The Seidels and Wanda Hallam flew to Italy and the Lake District in mid April. Tony and I went a few days early and stayed in a B&B on Lake Como in Bellano (a very little village right along the lake). Then we met up with Wanda at Lake Maggiore and the rest of the Grand Circle Tour group…stayed in Stresa, Italy for 4 nights and did day trips from there. Next we traveled to Switzerland and visited various ski resorts including the Matterhorn area, Zermatt and Interlaken. Some of the ski resorts were still operating while others had closed in March. The last country to visit was Austria again for 4 nights and concentrating on the small villages of the alpine areas. One day at the end visiting castles, etc. in Bavaria, Germany before going on to Munich for our flight home. Weather was superb, with only about 2 days of rain out of the 12 total. We saw a lot of beautiful snow-laden mountains, small alpine villages, and enjoyed every minute. End of May we took 1 1/2 weeks and spent 7 nights at different southern OR coast campgrounds w/our travel trailer. Oregon sure has kudos for their campgrounds compared to CA. Visited the Nahmias on the way home in Grants Pass…they have a lovely home. Now it’s YOUR turn! Share your past or present travel plans for the next newsletter. ETCETERAS NEWSLETTER July 2015 Page 3 2015 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Contact the Etc Vice President if you are interested in forming a new Interest group. Marge Czadzeck: 586-9496 or [email protected] HAND & FOOT Phyllis Poorbaugh 432-8041 and Diane Bonomi 533-0450 or [email protected] 4th Monday—1:30 pm-7/27/2015. The hostess will call the members. Bea Bradley LADIES’ BRIDGE 588-9536 3rd Tuesday 10:30am—7/21/2015 LADIES’ LUNCH Diane Bonomi — 533-0450 BUNCH [email protected] The Ladies Lunch Bunch meet at 11:30am on Thursday, July 16th. Call Diane for the location. A note from the Karen Nicholas: Our life is so unsettled but we're taking it a day at a time. Moving did not go well and we live with many unopened boxes. We do not recommend Grace Moving out of Modesto! I am in physical therapy 4 hours a week and it is a challenge but SLOWLY my wrist and knee are getting better. They say give it a year at least. Meanwhile I'm not supposed to unpack, well that is impossible. Bill has carried the load long enough and I need to work. Our town of Prescott is really perfect for us since we are close to everything we need, yet still have the history and charm we love. We'll keep up with you through the newsletters and if you're headed this direction visitors are welcome! Their new address is: 154 Darby Creek Way, Phoenix AZ 86301, Phone: 928-499-4412 Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Get Acquainted Column—we did this in the past, but decided to start this over again. Louis and I will do the first one. Louis and Judy LaForce Louis and I are both born in the Los Angeles area. Louis and I met when we were 13 years old. We met through our parents – both of our fathers were square dance callers. We started square dancing as teenagers and were in an exhibition group called the “Swinging Sweethearts”. We actually didn’t start dating until we were 17 and 18. We married in September of 1963 when we were 20 and 21 (Almost 52 years ago). We lived in the San Fernando Valley until 1982 when we moved to Oxnard. We have 3 children: Matt, Renee and Nicole. Now we have 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Louis was a land surveyor for the City of Los Angeles. He was lucky enough to retire at the age of 53. I went to work after staying home 15 years with the kids. I went back to school and became a computer programmer and my last place of employment was Pepperdine University in Malibu. We moved to Sonora in October of 2000 following our daughter who moved to Twain Harte. Pepperdine let me telecommute from home in Cedar Ridge which I did for 7 years before I retired in 2008. We moved to Columbia in 2013. Louis enjoys golf and I golf some. I still do a lot of computer stuff—websites and other things. I also tap dance and clog. We enjoy travelling with our fifth wheel. For the last 5 years we have spent our winters in the desert in our fifth wheel. Our first trip with our fifth wheel was to Alaska in 2006 with Gary and Marcy Davidson and another couple. Since then we have done several trips with them and on our own. It is hard to believe that we have been in Tuolumne County for almost 15 years. Our life in Tuolumne County has been great and we have made many good friends here. Note: I will select someone else each month to be the stars of this column. I will send you a questionnaire to help you get the information to me. You can write your own article or you can just fill out info on the questionnaire and I will compose it for you or you can compose the article yourselves. I will let you check it out before I publish it. Interesting Activities in Tuolumne County for July 2015: For more details go to http://yosemitegoldcountry.com/events/ July 4, 2015 - Glorious 4th of July Celebration View Details July 4, 2015 to July 5, 2015 - Independence Day weekend at Railtown SHP View Details July 4, 2015 - 4th of July Celebration in Twain Harte View Details July 4, 2015 - New Melones Lake Activities ” JEOPARDY!” View Details July 4, 2015 - Ironstone Vineyards 4th of July Celebration View Details July 4, 2015 - Sonora Certified Farmers Market View Details July 10, 2015 - Friday Nights @ the Frostie View Details July 10, 2015 to July 12, 2015 - 58th Annual Motherlode Fair View Details July 10, 2015 to August 9, 2015 - Stage 3 Theatre presents “Blues in the night” View Details July 11, 2015 - 2nd Saturday Art Night View Details July 11, 2015 - Ghost Tours at Columbia SHP View Details July 11, 2015 - Twisted Oak Winery Concert View Details July 11, 2015 - Sonora Certified Farmers Market View Details July 15, 2015 - Tuolumne County Visitor’s Bureau Presents: P.I.T. Stop at Columbia Nursery View Details July 17, 2015 - 14th Annual Vietnam Veterans Golf Tournament View Details July 17, 2015 - Friday Nights @ the Frosty View Details July 18, 2015 - Big Band Street Dance in Columbia SHP View Details July 18, 2015 - Twain Harte Annual Chamber Golf Tournament View Details July 18, 2015 - Sonora Certified Farmers Market View Details July 25, 2015 to July 26, 2015 - Wines In The Pines View Details July 25, 2015 - History’s Mysteries at Columbia State Historic Park View Details July 25, 2015 to August 10, 2015 - 46th Annual Bear Valley Music Festival View Details July 25, 2015 to July 26, 2015 - Twain Harte Arts and Wine Festival View Details July 25, 2015 - Twisted Oak Winery Concert View Details July 25, 2015 - Rods to Rails View Details July 25, 201 - Sonora Certified Farmers Market View Details Some Events from Elida Ickes: July 4th: Sierra Mountain Band will be playing Country Music at the Dardanelles Resort on Saturday, July 4th from 11:30 2:30 PM Come on up!! It will be much cooler up there!!!!! July 12: Sierra Mountain Band, Friends of the Lake, Pine Mountain, Groveland. $10. For more information, call 586-2042 July 16: Fiddle’s Etc playing at Mike’s Pizza, 6:00-8:30 PM. There might be a Special Guest joining us; Janelle Ickes from Nashville, TN July 31: Country Gospel Concert with the Sierra Mountain Band and Dave Steely and Friends Band, Country Cowboy Church, Sonora. Doors open at 6:00 PM $17 Advance; $20 day of the concert. For more information, call 586-2042. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ ETCETERAS Newsletter C/O Judy LaForce 23732 Parrotts Ferry Rd., #58 Columbia, CA 95310
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