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300 Minor Home Modifi cations and Safety repairs per month; and assists another Seniors First… 200 individuals to understand and identify Seniors First recently received a donation appropriate out of home living options. Seniors Need to Know! in the amount of $15,000 from ‘The Friends’. “All of the services we provide are free of BY IRWIN A. HERMAN, MD “The Friends have been holding fundraisers charge, although we do receive and appreciate to support Placer County senior services for donations” reported Roeder. “We work really This is somewhat of an ad-on to the prior In my 35+ years of patient care, there decades” reported Candace Roeder, Executive hard seeking funding opportunities in order article I wrote regarding being pro-active and was always someone who would say, “Doc, Director of Seniors First. “They have been an to keep providing these services. The seniors assuming responsibility for your health care. It do whatever you’ve got to do!” – an almost amazing fundraising arm of this organization who depend on our services in order to remain was brought to mind by the news of the recent certain recipe for disaster. You can trust me over the years. They have raised funds for independent are incredible human beings. death of Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly sign- when I tell you that no doctor, no matter how Placer County senior services in various ways, They have great stories to share and we are off commentator on the CBS “60 Minutes” successful or accomplished, wants to be on the from selling entertainment books to baked all blessed to be able to do the work we do”. investigative reporting news show. end of a malpractice suit for something that was potatoes with all the fi xings to card parties According to Shea Cullen, Volunteer For those who might have missed it, either omitted or committed in the care of the with a full tri-tip dinner”. Coordinator for Seniors First, “In addition Rooney had been ending the show with his patient, and, even if there is no suit involved, Seniors First is an independent, non-profi t to some paid staff we rely on 400 volunteers pithy comments about many of life’s little just the stress and aggravation of dealing with senior services agency whose mission is to who really are the backbone of Seniors First. (and some times big) annoyances in a rather working your way out of a problem successfully, ‘Keep Placer County Seniors Independent’. We are so fortunate to have such dedicated humorous and thought provoking way. At age can be nerve wracking and have an effect on Seniors First serves all of western Placer and passionate of individuals who want to 92, he had retired just a few months ago after you for a long time. County fulfi lling their mission in many ways: work side-by-side with us. We’ve even had a lifetime in the journalism and broadcasting OK, enough about the doctor, how about They provide 300 meals a day (or 75,000 meals volunteers “retire” after a second “career” fi eld, amid accolades over his success. He died your role as the patient? This is where you a year) to both homebound seniors (Meals on of volunteering. Individuals who have been November 5th after some as yet, at the time come in. Every health care provider must Wheels) and in their 9 Senior Cafes; Provide volunteering in excess of 20 years! That is of this writing, unknown complication after a now provide you with informed consent about 1,300 rides per month to medical appointments amazing to me!” minor surgical procedure. 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Seniors Need Know! information may be found online at: http:// www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/hhs/adult/ (cont’ from page 4) OlderAdultAdvisoryCommission.aspx SCLH Resident Jim Collart Earns 6. What are the major precautions that I or by calling the Public Authority at (530) need to be aware of? 886-3680. Super Senior Player of the Year 7. What, if anything, will I NOT be able to do afterwards, and if so, for how long? The Northern California 8. If I need an anesthetic, will I be able PGA announced Jim Collart the to meet the provider beforehand? Will by Thank You Super Senior (65+ years) Player primary care provider be involved? of the Year award, presented by (cont’ from page 1) 9. Do you know what medications I am Nike Golf, the award was based taking now and will there be any reason I won’t upon his 2011 tournament year be able to continue them? Neighborhood Watch, St. Vincent de Paul point standings and presented on 10. What kind of postop care will I need (medical assistance program) Seniors First December 3, 2011. and will I be able to provide this for myself or (Meals on Wheels), the Salt Mine (senior Jim Collart fi nished the Super by a skilled provider in my home? needs program), and Super Seniors. Senior Division Tournament 11. If the procedure that is being Once again we extend our appreciation Season with a total of 116 points. recommended is new or controversial, how to all our supporters. Collart competed in seven events many have you performed and what is your For additional information, please visit our during the 2011 season and was on success rate? website at http://www.LincolnHillsFoundation. the leader board in each. He won 12. Do I have any other options that are org the Stroke Play Championship and less of a risk or are non-invasive? the Senior Pro-Pro 4, and tied for You can add as many others that you can fi rst in the Super Senior Match Play think of and only when you are satisfi ed and Championship & Finals. He was comfortable with the answers that you receive, runner up in the Senior Nor Cal that is the time to make your decision. But, Open in September and tied for and it’s a big but, there is always risk, some second in the Senior Pro-Pro 3 & predictable and some not, and medicine is not Match Play Qualifi er in April. Jim a perfect science as yet – never has been and is no stranger to competition, as he probably never will be when dealing with the has competed in the 1994 & 1996 human body. So, be aware, be prepared, be Senior Open, as well as numerous content with your decision and look forward events over the years. A PGA to the best result that modern medicine can Professional since 1975, Jim served provide for whatever your problem may be. as the PGA Head Professional at The Older Adult Advisory Commission Valley Hi Country Club from 1975 is responsible for advising the Department to his retirement in 1996. of Health and Human Services and the For more information about Board of Supervisors on the needs of the Northern California PGA visit www.ncpga.com. Placer County’s older adults. Meetings are JJimim CCollartollart held the 3rd Tuesday, at 1:00 PM. More 2012

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wraps, seafood, country fried steak and egg good selection, always at least three fi sh dishes, “My nomination for getting the best tri-tip dishes, and chicken and turkey. sometimes six different soups, plus mussels, sandwich between here and the Bay Area is Favorite “They have Bikini Mini lunch calamari and steamed vegetables. They also at the Buckhorn Grill that just opened in the and dinners, entrée salads and soups, give a 10% senior discount. They have a food area in the Galleria and is part of seven and many choices for breakfast. I can’t ‘make-to-order’ station for your selection. … different locations from here to (the) Bay Area. Restaurants believe it took us so long to fi nd out about The Golden Dragon is an outstanding place The sandwich I refer to is not on the menu; BY MARTIN GREEN this nice restaurant, decorated in such a to visit.” you have to ask and specify. It’s called the tropical, beach theme, with an outdoor The Golden Dragon is also a place that’s ‘Raybuck’ KNBR 680 special and costs $6.80. Carolyn Millea of SCLH e-mailed: “I patio that would be great in good weather. appeared in this column before but not for a It is on a soft bun and features mountains of was introduced to what I think is a really great They also have entertainment and a room for while and it might have had a different name tri-tip, applewood bacon and melted cheese; it all-around restaurant. They serve breakfast, private parties. What more could you ask for? back then. At any rate, thanks Mitch for makes a delicious meal. You can also order a lunch and dinner and have a huge selection of Good food, good service, good ambience and bringing this to our attention. As Mitch says, fully cooked tri-tip roast to take home.” meals. We did meet the owner, who is very friendly staff.” the Nugget shopping area has several other Thank you, Gene. Beverly and I have been enthusiastic about the restaurant; he and his I’d written about Ginger’s a while ago eateries and has become quite a dining mecca, Christmas shopping at the Galleria and have wife are partners. The name is Ginger’s, at and, as it happens, went there recently with with Mary’s Pizza Shack, Fins for seafood tried a few of the places in the food court--- 1401 E. Roseville Parkway. My friends took my guys’ lunch group. I had the Bikini Mini and, as reported here last month, Dickey’s Panda’s Chinese, Hibachi San Japanese and me to lunch about a month ago and I was very breakfast, two eggs with hash browns and a for barbecue. I know there are some more the crepe place (don’t know name)---and would impressed. I absolutely love coconut shrimp biscuit, very good. As Carolyn wrote, Ginger’s eateries there so if any readers have been to recommend them all. Please keep the e-mails and they have it on the ‘started’ menu and also has a tropical theme, with a waterfall to greet them please let me know. coming in the new year. We are fortunate to on the ‘dinner’ menu. I’m a light eater so I had you as you enter, behind which is a bar. The Slice of Goodness is still another eating have so many good eating places in our area; the starter. I’ve had these at many restaurants dining room has both tables and booths, a large place that’s been mentioned here before. let’s share them with our Sun City neighbors. … these were very good and I would love to picture of three hula dancers and pictures of Beverly and I ate there a couple of times My e-mail is [email protected]. order them again, but there are so many other beaches, including some in California. On recently and what’s more to say, they make things on the menu that I’d like to taste. the outdoor patio you can dine under a grass- the best pies in Roseville, maybe in California. “My husband and I stopped there for roofed hut and imagine you hear the waves of To mention just a few: peach/apricot (our breakfast one morning and we were both the Pacifi c. There’s also a nice large waiting favorite), apple/blackberry (tried it last time very satisfi ed. We both had the Bikini Mini area if the people you’re meeting there are and great), caramel apple pecan and (their The Sun Senior News wants Breakfasts with lots of choices, We both had late. Hours are Monday-Thursday, 7 AM to 10 specialty) sour cream blackberry. Slice of to help you celebrate your the Boogie Board Bargain Breakfast, which PM; Friday and Saturday, 7 AM to midnight; Goodness is a Roseville institution that’s anniversary! Just drop-off or included one egg, choice of one large pancake Sunday, 7 AM to 9PM. Happy hour is all day been there since 1985. It’s now run by Debi mail a photograph with a note or one French toast slice, and two Applewood long and breakfast is served all day. The phone and Shon Manhart. The pie crust recipe goes telling us how long you’ve been Smoked bacon slices or three sausage links, all number is 781-0110. back to their great-great-grandmother. Sorry, married and any other facts you think might for $5.99. It was all done to perfection---eggs Mitch Sackson e-mailed: “We moved here it’s a secret. Slice is open for breakfast and be interesting (i.e., number of children, done just as we ordered, the bacon was good as about four months ago and proceeded to seek lunch. It’s at 924 Douglas Boulevard; driving grandchildren, unique proposal story, etc.) were the pancakes. We saw many other things out a good Chinese buffet. Always love them. south on Harding, turn right at Douglas; it’s and we’ll be happy to include the info and on their menu that we’d like to go back for. We found the Golden Dragon in the Nugget a few blocks on the left. The phone number photo in the paper. If you don’t have a There is ‘Certifi ed Angus Beef Aged Prime Mall. I started to read your reviews and the last is 781-3727. photograph, we’ll be happy to take one. Rib’ that my husband would love to try and one mentioned several eateries in the Nugget I’m sure many readers will be going to also the ‘Fillet of Sole Almondine’ that I’d love but failed to mention the above restaurant. the Galleria for after-Christmas shopping, so to try, besides a huge menu including burgers, “We found the food well-prepared, a very here’s a timely e-mail from Gene Martineau:

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Players Group Qualick (Humpty Dumpty), Carol Murdock The Vaudeville Troupe songs as Some Enchanted Evening, Happy Talk, (Henny Penny), Dick Rooney (Jack Horner), Honey Bun, and Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Dame, BY NORAH PROUHET Steve Garavito (Jill’s Jack), Joanie Adams BY MARINA EUGENIOS plus other memorable songs from that 1949 Happy New Year to one and all! It is (Jill), Bud Schumacher (Little Boy Blue), Buy your tickets today for the best live Broadway Show... you’ll think you’re at a New time to “Save the Date” for our next two Bob Remensperger (Jack Spratt) and Bettie performance in town! York Broadway Show!! Four shows only that productions. McCarrel (Mrs. Spratt). On sale at Orchard Creek and Kilaga always draw sell-out crowds. The Vaudeville Our fi rst show in 2012 will be by the Did one of these beloved characters make Springs Activity Desks: $10 per ticket Show is well-known for its creative energy, Readers Theater group and is “Sherlock off with the little pigs? Did they end up as Lincoln Hill’s ever-popular and fast-paced acts, outrageous fun and a Troupe Holmes”. This ever popular fi gure is up to his someone’s dinner (oh NO!)? To fi nd out be “outrageously entertaining” Vaudeville Troupe of performers that engage and interact with neck with intrigue in two mysteries, “The Case sure to get your tickets for performances on will be returning on January 6 and 7, 2012 to the audience. Don’t Miss this Show! Bring of the Dead Adventuress” and “The Adventure February 29 and March 1, 2012. These classic Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall’s “Cabaret- your family and friends… tickets only $10 - of the Tolling Bell”. characters will be lavishly costumed so come style” stage to present their old-time Vaudeville purchase at OC or KS Activity Desks Director Dar Gallaway recently announced and see if you can recognize your friends or Show “The Cavalcade of Stars”. Friday, January 6- 2pm show and 6pm the cast. Included are Bill Becker, Joe Bennett, neighbors! This high-energy, theatrical extravaganza show Corrine Ehlers, Paul Gardner, Marilyn Gold, Many of the performances for our encompasses all genres of Saturday, January 7- 2pm Paul Krow, Rudy LaPorta, Sandra Mandolfo, “Christmas Belles” show sold out so get your entertainment from hilarious show and 6pm show Joy Reis, Bob Remensperger, Barbara tickets now. Introduce a new friend to the never-before seen Vaudeville Kilaga Springs Swerdlow and Bob Zimmerman. Lincoln Hills Players and bring them along. comedy skits, talented Presentation Hall. Come and solve the mystery with the NEXT PLAYERS MEETING: The vocalists, creative novelty Doors open at 1:30PM for cast on Friday, February 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and Players meet on the second Monday of each numbers, exotic and sexy the 2PM show Saturday, February 4th at 7:00 p.m. As always, month in the Presentation Hall at Kilaga dancers, our popular and Doors open at 5:30PM for Readers Theater shows are FREE and seating Springs. Every resident is welcome, whether cute Vaudeville Ponies, stand- the 6PM show is fi rst come. Doors open one half hour before you are interested in acting or helping off- up comedians, to stunning TTalentedalented dduetuet ofof For more information show time. There will be no matinee on Sunday. stage with costumes, make-up, set design, set classical opera. Come see our MMJJ GarrisonGarrison aandnd contact: Marina Eugenios, The second show in 2012 will be Director construction, props, lighting, sound, video- Musical Tribute to “South DDonon MMoranoran wwillill pperformerform Director/Producer @ Dolly Schumacher James’ adult fairy tale taping, publicity, or any of the Pacifi c”, including such classic iinn JJanuary’sanuary’s SShow!how! [email protected] or “The Disappearance of the other tasks that contribute at 408-3654 Three Little Pigs”. to our production. It really For videos of previous Her cast was also ‘takes a village’ to produce a performances go to our selected and is as follows: show and we welcome your website at : YouTube.com/ Ken Reiss(Jack B. Nimble), support. user/marinaeugenios -click Barbara Greenfi eld (Missy Please join us for on “see all” under videos. Muffett), Mary Brown our next Players Meeting: • • • (Mary Quite Contrary), Monday, January 9, 2012 Bob Murdock (BB Wolf), at 4 PM, Presentation Hall Frances Swanson (Twinkle (KSPH). Star), Geri Ferris (Mrs. For more information Pig), Sandy Klagge (Goosey call: Steve Garavito 916- Gander), Betty Gordon PPopularopular ““Out-ofOut-of Line”Line” DancersDancers willwill dazzledazzle youyou 434-6725 garavito@ (more Club News (Mother Goose), Tom BB.B..B. WWolfolf & PPigig wwithith hhighigh eenergynergy aandnd pprecisionrecision cchoreography.horeography. starstream.net cont’ on page 9) • • •

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LH Community Chorus conductor Bill Sveglini was of course in fi ne the exercise factor, you get to meet the nicest off dementia, controls weight, lowers form, expertly directing us in one of our best- people and form lifelong friendships. cholesterol and blood pressure. It tones nearly BY DOUG BROWN ever performances. The performance groups were fortunate every muscle and improves balance. Dancing Sold-out performances for all three of Now we are gearing up for the next concert to be able to practice on Saturdays in exercises the body as well as the mind, helping last month’s Christmas concerts fi lled Orchard season! Thirteen songs have been selected for December. Hopefully everyone practiced us to stay fi t. Creek Ballroom with spirited audiences, many your enjoyment in the April 29, 30, and May at home because we know Alyson will really We really enjoy getting together on of whom had donned colorful Christmas attire 1 concerts. Mark your calendars! expect us to have our dances down pat. Don’t Tuesday afternoons, and welcome new and all of whom responded to our songs with The Chorus will have our fi rst rehearsal forget those extra practices that are set up for members at any time. Our annual dues are jubilant ovations. And if we may ever so humbly Tuesday, January 10 at 3:30 in Kilaga Springs the next few months. It sure beats practicing only $5.00 per member. That includes all the admit, we were all proud of our singing and Presentation Hall. Contact Bill (information in cold garages and we should take advantage lessons at no cost - it’s a great bargain! Come pleased to be able to put our audiences into below) if you’re interested in joining. of every session. and join us in the multi-purpose room at KS a festive mood for the holidays. Would you like more information about Looking forward to seeing all the tappers for the month of January is the fun Cha-Cha. We were honored to be able to pay tribute the Chorus? Check out our website at www. back in class, along with beginners and alumni, In February you can look forward to dancing to our beloved and masterful pianist John lincolnhillschorus.org full of enthusiasm and ready to start a new year. the classic Waltz. Hersch, who for health reasons wasn’t able Contact: Bill Sveglini, 434-5655 (home); Speaking of New Year, the hope is for Contacts: Ruth Algeri 408-4752 or Brigid to accompany us this time. John attended 899-8383 (cell) everyone to have a healthy and happy 2012! Donaghy 543-6003 Tuesday’s concert when he was the focus of [email protected] or sveglini@yahoo. • • • • • • ardent applause from audience and Chorus com alike. We “toasted” John’s illustrious career • • • Ballroom Dance LH Cloggers as a pianist in many venues in San Francisco, BY BRIGID DONAGHY BY BARBARA SOWERS including the Top of the Mark and the Sir Tap Company Happy New Year! Maybe one of your A Change in Clogging Classes! Janice Francis Drake Sky Room. BY MURIEL MENIG resolutions is to get more exercise this year. Hanzel will be teaching ALL clogging classes. We will sorely miss John’s accomplished Wow! Is the break over already? Everyone Why not consider dancing? A good time to join in clogging as a beginner skills at the piano, but we can always hope for should be well rested and ready If it’s been a while and as a returning clogger - more of his compositions – a to put on those tap shoes and since you danced, our Janice, is a certifi ed clogging year ago the Chorus was AAccompanistccompanist start moving again. This is Tuesday dance sessions instructor with over 30 years pleased to sing a lullaby JJohnohn HHersch,ersch, the time for all you wannabe from 2:00 to 5:00 are just of teaching experience. She written by John a number of sstrikingtriking a tappers to get signed up with right for you. The fi rst hour gives special attention to years ago for his daughter! hharmoniousarmonious Alyson’s Beginning Class. takes you through the basic technique and balance. If We were fortunate to cchordhord oonn The alumni who have taken moves for the dance of the you have a restriction of be able to have Cherilyn a hiatus, for one reason or month. The second hour movement, she will alter the Duncan graciously step in as tthehe ppiano.iano. another, should sign up for the is “open dancing”, which step to keep you clogging in our pianist for the concerts technique class in which you gives you time to practice, time with others. – no easy task on her part to feel most comfortable. Why with help from the teachers Three Classes are learn 12 pieces in a short time! would anyone want to work out if desired. The third hour offered. No Partner Cherilyn was wonderful! on boring machines when they gives experienced dancers Needed! Rounding out accompanying could be tap dancing! When the opportunity to learn Beginning and Easy musicians were fl autist Mona Alyson starts the music, all the more advanced steps. Clogging: Open to new and Stryker and bassist Mickey aches and pains disappear and Research shows that Bennett. Our tuxedo-clad you feel young again. Besides Ballroom Dancing wards FFrankrank aandnd MMariearie LawrenceLawrence (cont’ on page 10)

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LH Cloggers who made the arrangements, decorated the members were in attendance. Thank you to Braiding 1st, 3rd, & 5th Mon. 1-4; Sewing/ room, and presented each of us attending all who assisted in making this an even better Quilting Every Mon. 6-9 Every Tues. 9-12; (cont’ from page 9) with a nice box of colored pencils, A GREAT event than in the past. The Community Service UFO (Unfi nished Objects)—1st & 2nd Fri. returning students. You will learn the 8 basic BIG THANKS! Hopefully, this will become subgroup again participated in the Lincoln 1-4; Wearable Art 1st Wed. 1-4. traditional clogging steps and movements. an annual event. Adopt a Child by adopting 58 children. All The General meeting for Needle Arts is Very soon you’ll be doing fun clogging dances. The Fine Arts Show will be held February received gifts donated by our members, and if held the 2nd Tuesday of every Month at Kilaga An enclosed fl at-soled street shoe is fi ne to 3, 4, and 5 at Orchard Creek. If you wish to they had not received a quilt in previous years, Springs at 1:00 p.m. Membership is only $15 start. You can come as a guest and try it! participate and have not received “The Rules their families were gifted with a quilt made by per year in order to take part in all of Needle Fun and Intermediate Clogging: This is for Entry” and the “Registration Form”, participants of community service. Arts activities. Programs are varied all are the next step beyond Beginners, new dances please contact Joyce Bisbee. The completed Our January speaker is Nancy Brown, interesting and educational no matter what and more steps to challenge your clogging Registration Form and Entry Fee ($35) will an artist from Oakland, California. Her your favorite needle art activity may be. ability. You will learn some dances from the only be accepted at the Registration Meeting presentation will be a 20-year retrospective Visit the Needle Arts website for more National Clog Dancing List as well as popular on January 5 at 10AM in the Presentation Hall of her prize-winning remarkable animal and information as well as pictures of member dances from NCCA (Northern Calif. Clogging at Kilaga Springs. family photo quilts. Nancy is also an incredible activities. The link to the web site is: www. Association). Remember, our January meeting, ONLY, teacher and will provide a workshop on the LHNART.com Performance And Technique Clogging: will be held on WEDNESDAY, January 4, at Saturday following our meeting. She will be General Contact: Vicki Hildebrand, 408- Performance routines will be created along 2PM. Tom Jones from Sierra Framing, will be teaching her appliqué technique as well as how 4019, or [email protected] with precision movements and partner work. our featured speaker. to make a foundation-pieced background that • • • Clogging steps will be fi ne-tuned. You do not On January 6 a carpool trip to the can be used in any pictorial quilt. have to perform, that’s your decision. Knowlton Gallery in Lodi and the Haggin Membership in the Needle Arts Group LH Arts Association Come have fun, laugh, stimulate your Museum in Stockton, with lunch in between, is is open to any person who resides in Sun BY JOY REIS mind and body, all to music! Men are planned. Signups will be taken at the January City Lincoln Hills and belongs to the SCLH The New Year offers new beginnings encouraged to come, an easy way to exercise. 4 meeting. Community Association. Needle Arts for those in Lincoln Hills who are either into Feel you have 2 left feet and no rhythm, don’t You are reminded that annual dues ($15) members who pay dues are considered in creative arts or enjoy the energy in supporting worry, Janice will show you how to overcome are payable in the month of January and are good standing and may participate in all the arts in our area. We had a very successful diffi culties. This is a very relaxed dance. payable to The Painters Club. They will be group activities including breakout groups, year in 2011, which included the annual All classes are held in KS Lodge, multi- accepted at the January meeting or you may workshops, the spring luncheon, and Christmas Artisans in the Lodge, Artist Studio Tour purpose rooms on Tuesday mornings. Check mail them to Lynne Fee. Tea, hold offi ce and receive the newsletter. and several venues displaying the creative the “Compass” for times. Come and be a part Anyone interested in membership, please Please contact Membership Chair Linda works of Association members. All of these of this new change. Become a Clogger. contact Lynn Fee. Moran, at 543-4401, to join us and see how special events will continue in 2012. Painters, • • • Contacts: Lynne Fee, [email protected] fi ber arts thrive in our community! Below are photographers, those working in glass, fabric, or Diane Pargament, [email protected] the meeting times of our various subgroups, beads, sculpture, ceramics or any other creative LH Painters Club • • • most of which meet in the Sewing Room at medium are welcome to participate. OC: Applique 4th Fri. 1-4; Beading 1st & 3rd BY JACQUIE HILTON For those who feel they have six thumbs Needle Arts---Threads of Fri. 1-4 multipurpose room, OC; Community Our December “Artists’ Table Christmas on each hand, there is always a need for worker Service Every Thurs. 9-12; Cross Stitch 1st, Brunch, which was held in lieu of our regular Friendship bees to support the various activities during the 2nd & 3rd Wed. 9-12; Hardanger Every Tues. monthly meeting, was a very enjoyable social year. As we all know, you don’t have to play BY VICTORIA HILDEBRAND 3:30 (fee for class); Knitting/Crocheting event with good conversation and great food. an instrument to enjoy music. So, with that The year 0f 2011 came to a wonderful Every Thurs. 1-4; Machine Embroidery 4th To Bonnie Dunlap and Paulette Pesavento, close with the annual Needle Arts Tea. 180 Wed. 9-12; Needlepoint Every Fri. 9-12; Rug (cont’ on page 11)

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LH Arts Association productions at Lincoln High School. Presentation Hall, General Meeting; 3rd If you collect or just appreciate antiques, On February 8th, Steve Greenfi eld will be Wednesday Camera SIG 2:00PM-3:30PM, we would love to see you at our fun and (cont’ from page 10) talking with us on his experience with posing his OC Multi-Media Room – for discovering informative meetings on the fi rst Monday of in mind, consider joining our Arts Association subjects for live and promotional photographs. what all those mysterious knobs and levers are each month, at 9:30 a.m. in the Multipurpose for only $15.00 a year per household and Steve is a recognizable fi xture in the front supposed to do; 4th Wednesday we have two Room at Orchard Creek Lodge! support the arts and its activities right here row, camera in hand, at productions here in SIGs for your virtual, visual, and intellectual • • • in Lincoln Hills. Lincoln Hills, and has also been a volunteer pleasure. 8:30AM – 10:30AM, OC Multi- The Association meets every 4th Monday photographer for Compass Magazine. Media Room – Round Table SIG – an open- OC Book Group of the month at 2:00 in Presentation Hall, Back to January, on the 18th, Patrick subject, informal discussion about whatever BY DALE NATER located in the Kilaga Springs Activity Center Jewell will introduce a new avenue of open questions or comments are introduced. In the We at the OC Book Group wish all of you on Sun City Blvd. We’re excited to have Joe discussion (not a lecture) series for the Camera very same Multi-Media room from 10:45AM a very happy New Year and invite you to join Propersi as our guest speaker on January 23rd, SIG: How to understand and use your compact – 11:30AM the Print SIG meets – a group of us on Thursday, January 19 at 1:00pm in the when he will present a camera cruise of his (point and shoot) camera. This will include dedicated printers discussing the materials Orchard Creek multipurpose room for our recent travels to Africa. What a wonderful talking about the camera settings to use (being a and methods of producing their end product fi rst meeting of 2012. way for us to enjoy the rough and rugged wilds successful ‘dial detective’), a photo assignment, – the print. There are NO membership fees and of Africa in the comfort of Presentation Hall! and discussion of the results. This is a great • • • newcomers are ALWAYS welcome. Come and enjoy Joe’s beautifi ul photographs chance to jump on board the learning curve, Schedule for 2012: and his narrative of this scenic continent. especially if Santa has just given you a little Antiques Appreciation Club Jan. 19: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminister To join the Lincoln Hills Arts Association, computer attached to a lens. BY SHIRLEY CURTIS Boys by Gary Schmidt please contact treasurer, Suzanne Schmidt, We’re a group of women and men who On December 5th we had our annual Feb. 16: Half Broke Horses by Jeanette at (916) 543-9569 or [email protected] enjoy picturing people, places and things. Christmas Brunch, and was it a wonderful Walls or send your check payable to LHAA to Some of us are really good at it, some of us affair, attended by 65 members and their Mar. 15: Unbroken by Laura Hildenbrand 1328 Magnolia Lane, Lincoln, CA 949538. are adequate, some like messing around with guests! Many thanks to Ann Renyer and her Apr. 19: Still Alice by Lisa Genova Membership forms can be downloaded from images, and some have no post-click playtime committee! There was a delicious sit-down May 17: The Fort by Bernard Cornwell our website at www.lharts.org. interests. On some level we all have bit and brunch with all the trimmings. And each table June 21: The Immortal Life of Henrietta For information or questions, please pieces of these things in common as we pursue displayed a beautiful centerpiece which was Lacks by Rebecca Skloot contact our new president, Beryl Spurling, “getting the shot.” Be they artistic, realistic, then won by someone at the table as a door July 19: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See at (916) 543-6232 or [email protected]. anachronistic or hedonistic, our interests and prize. We were entertained by the Sunny Aug. 16: The Confession by John Grisham • • • activities may interest you as well. So pick a Singers singing Christmas songs from the past Sept. 20: The Glass Blower of Murano by venue below and check us out. that we all enjoyed! It was a perfect start for Marina Fiorato LH Photography Group We meet fi ve times a month, each time the holiday season! Oct. 18: To America by Stephen Ambrose for different reasons, and our regularly BY JEFF ANDERSEN Our next meeting will be the fi rst one of Nov. 15: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett scheduled meetings are always on Wednesdays. The group is going to be exploring the new year on Jan. 2nd and will be our annual Dec. 20: Holiday Luncheon Visit our website SCLHPhoto.com for more portraiture a few times this year, beginning with “show and tell”. Come join us and bring one Website: http://lhocbookgroup.blogspot. information about our activities and contacts. a January 11th presentation by Lee Basham: of your own treasures to tell about. com/ 1st Wednesday 8:30AM – 10:00AM, OC “Portraits are where you fi nd them (not make In February the program will be on vintage Wiki: http://ocbookgroup.pbwiki.com/ Multi-Media Room, Photo Enhancement them) – an examination of casual portraits with and antique costume jewelry and should Contacts: Contacts: Penny Pearl 409-0510, SIG (Special Interest Group) - about a few posed thrown in.” Lee’s background has be extremely entertaining for everyone! Be Darlis Beale 408-0269, Dale Nater 543-8755. fi xing/enhancing pictures on the computer; included teaching and community theater, and looking through your old jewelry and bring • • • 2nd Wednesday 8:30AM – 10:30AM KS he is now the volunteer Technical Director for some for show and tell! (more Club News cont’ on page 13)

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Writers Group We had a great Cocktail Time at Woody’s For only $15 a year you can join and if you honorable discharge who served a minimum on Dec. 1st kicking off our holiday celebrations. are paid up by Jan. 12, 2012, you can attend of two years, you may be eligible for $250 JIM FULCOMER Our December Birthday Party was our Pre Super Bowl Party for FREE. shipboard credit. See me for details. The Writers group will begin the New enjoyed by all on Dec. 4th. Our weekly sports activities are: South Africa with Zimbabwe/Botswana Year with new leadership at the head table. Our monthly 2nd Saturday Breakfast Mondays – Tennis, Sports Park (Dennis (Apr 16-May 1, 2012) led by Sheron Watkins Alan Lowe is stepping down after three years was a big hit and we ate in the solarium at 408-2423) & Louise Kuret as the moderator and coordinator of our band the Meridians. Wednesdays – Bocce Ball, Sports Park 16 days: 25 meals. See Johannesburg; of scribes and is being replaced by Bruce Our annual Holiday celebration with (Dennis 408-2423) explore Soweto, Nelson Mandela’s birthplace. Robinson. Bruce is a well established author over 120 in attendance was superb. This year Fridays – Golf – 18 holes (Jerry 543- 8776) See the Drakensburg Mountains, the highest of both fi ction and non-fi ction and is a frequent we had a Holiday Luncheon Buffet including For more information contact our mountains in Southern Africa enroute to contributor at our meetings. We want to thank entertainment at the Orchard Creek Ballroom. president, Marty Joseph at 543-0803 or check Kruger National Park. See the “Big 5” ride an Alan for his steadfast leadership during his To end the 2011 year our club hosted a out our new website, www.singleslincolnhills. Ostrich; go on an Elephant safari and more. tenure. This will allow him some extra time Pre-New Year Buffet & Dance at Orchard org for details. Sheron did this tour in 2006-it was great! to pursue his creative bent both here and in Creek Ballroom. What a blast had by all! Look forward to starting 2012 with a bang Mid Atlantic Tour: Philly-D.C.- his other fi elds of interest. Jim Fulcomer will As our Christmas celebrations with and with many more new members! Williamsburg-Baltimore (Apr 29-May 9, 2012) continue as Vice President and Linda Bello- family, friends and singles have been completed • • • led by Teena Fowler Ruiz will be our new secretary, replacing the we are happily rolling in the New Year of 2012. R/T transportation to airport, Sacramento long-serving David Perkins. The following are some of the upcoming The Travel Group to Philadelphia and return from Baltimore. No major changes are anticipated in activities scheduled for January: BY TEENA FOWLER See the Liberty Bell and Independence this turnover. We will continue to reach out Jan. 1, Happy New Year to all Singles! The next meeting is Thursday, Jan 19, at Hall; visit the Amish Country; enjoy an to those folks who have an urge to write and Jan. 5, @4:30 pm, Cocktail Time at 7:00 PM, Kilaga Springs. Steve Avalos of AMA Amish dinner; travel to Brandywine Valley share their efforts with other writers. For Buonarroti Ristorante, Lincoln Waterways is the featured speaker, presenting and the Brandywine River Museum; dinner those of us who already create, our group is Jan. 8, @4:30 pm, January Birthday Party information and visuals about our scheduled cruise on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor; visit a friendly sounding-board of encouragement at Meridians Sports Bar river cruises. Ilene Ferguson, will present Annapolis and US Naval Academy; Colonial and guidance. If you want to become a part of Jan. 12, @6:30 pm, General Meeting information about our trips sponsored by Williamsburg; tour D.C. (the Smithsonian, the creative arts in Sun City, we invite you to @Kilaga Springs, NOTE LOCATION Alamo Travel & Tours. www.lhtravelgroup.com Arlington National Cemetery and more). drop by and sit in on our meetings and when CHANGE The following trips are planned for 2012 Limited packing and unpacking: 3 nights in you are ready, bring in a sample of your work Jan. 14, @9:00 am, 2nd Saturday and 2013: Philadelphia; 3 in D.C.; 2 in Williamsburg and to share in the readings. We meet on the Breakfast, Meridians Sports bar Hawaiian Islands Cruise (Apr 13-28, 2 in Baltimore. second and fourth Monday each month in the Jan. 17, @7:00 pm, Lets Dance at the 2012) led by Karen Foley America’s Music Cities: New Orleans- Ceramics Room at the OC Lodge at 6:30 PM. Meridians R/T transportation to SF Pier; 15 night Memphis-Nashville (May 20-28, 2012) led by For more information, contact Jim Fulcomer Jan. 19, @4:30 pm, Table for 8 at Rubino’s cruise aboard the STAR PRINCESS including Linda Frazier at 543-9201 or Bruce Robinson at his EMail, in Rocklin, (reservations – call Darline 434- all meals and shipboard activities; three hosted R/T from Sacramento Airport; 9 days; 10 [email protected] 6472) cocktail parties; taxes and tips excluding meals. Begin in New Orleans, tour the French • • • Jan. 26, @5:30 pm Pre-Super Bowl Party shipboard gratuities; baggage handling for Quarter rich in history and featuring Cajun Dynamic Singles Club at Kilaga Springs one suitcase per person; pre-trip orientation and Creole cuisine including a cooking demo For all those singles out there that are with refreshments. Ports of call: Honolulu, at New Orleans School of Cooking. 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The Travel Group offering an optional post-cruise two nights in driver. NYC, including dinner, theater and tour. If you South America (Jan 13-28, 2013) led by Lincoln United (cont’ from page 13) book the short or long Northern Europe cruise Louise Kuret Methodist Church great live music. End the tour in Nashville and and you’re retired U.S. or Canadian military 16 days: 24 meals. Cable car to Sugarloaf enjoy reserved seats at the Grand Ole Opry, or a veteran with an honorable discharge who to view Rio, Copacabana & Ipanema Established 1889 the home of American Music. served a minimum two years, you may be beaches; Iguazu Falls); Experience Chile’s 12-Night Vancouver to San Francisco eligible for up to $250 shipboard credit. (This & Argentina’s wines at a wine pairing lunch; You Can Now Ride Alaska Cruise (Aug. 22 – Sep. 3, 2012) led by benefi t also applies to the Northern Europe visits to bodegas in Mendoza; see Buenos Aires Karen Foley Cruise (Aug 28-Sep 10) described above.). tango performance with tango lesson; visit the The Elevator! R/T transportation from Lincoln Hills Classical Turkey (Sep 20-Oct 2, 2012) led “Lake Crossing of the Andes” between Chile to Sacramento to Vancouver. 12-day Luxury by Sheron Watkins and Argentina; visit the Lake District Puerto Alaska inside passage cruise via Seven Seas Eleven nights accommodations, eight Varas-Puerto Montt; ride a cable car for views We Navigator. Visit Sitka, cruise Hubbard Glacier, dinners. Three nights in Istanbul, two nights in of Santiago; tour a bodega in the Chilean Warmly Icy Strait Point, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Cappadocia, two nights in Antalya, two nights wine country; optional 4-night pre-tour to the Victoria, BC, Astoria, Oregon. Small ship all in Kusadasi, one night in Troy plus stops in Brazilian Amazon. Invite suites cruising -490 passengers. $400/cabin Konya, Aspendos, Perge, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Vietnam, Cambodia & Mekong River You to shipboard credit, exclusive cocktail reception, Pergamon and more. Pre-Turkey trip cruise- Cruise (Jan 28-Feb 7, 2013) led by Linda Frazier Visit and unlimited shore excursions, includes: all meals, -Amsterdam-Istanbul, Sep 5-19, Celebrity R/T San Francisco to Hanoi. Includes all fi ne wines and spirits; shipboard gratuities, Constellation – one airfare – two trips! Book transfers, 7 nights “land” accommodations, Worship all other gratuities and all taxes including all either Turkey or cruise and Turkey.) including one night on a wooden junk in at our port taxes. Fall Colors of New England (Oct 11-18, HaLong Bay; daily sightseeing tours. Enjoy Sunday Northern Europe Cruise (Aug 28-Sep 10, 2012) led by Linda Frazier 7 nights cruise on the new AmaLotus with all 2012) led by Teena Fowler Eight days, 11 meals. This is the best time meals and unlimited local beer and wine with Service This trip is the fi rst 14 days of Teena’s for all fall colors. Highlights include Boston, lunch and dinner. Highlights onboard: music, 10:00am Northern Europe Repositioning Cruise aboard Woodstock, Quechee Gorge, Stowe, Ben & dancing, lectures and piano entertainment. • the Emerald Princess (see below). We will Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory, Rocks Estate, North Includes port and air taxes and taxes on all all travel together to Copenhagen. Included Conway, Lake Winnipesaukee. We will also included features. Reverend pre-cruise night and tour in Copenhagen see the beautiful colors of the Kancamagus Australia/New Zealand/Tasmania w/Fiji Gary along with the long cruise group. Ports: Highway, Boothbay Harbor. Option (Feb 28-Mar 26, 2013 led by Sheron McAnally Copenhagen, Oslo, Aarhus (Denmark), Palm Springs New Year’s Holiday (Dec Watkins Berlin, Tallinn (Estonia), St. Petersburg, 29, 2012-Jan 2, 2013) led by Karen Foley 27 Days, 38 meals: Highlights include: • Helsinki, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. R/T Deluxe bus motorcoach; overnight at Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Nursery Sacramento-Copenhagen. Ventura Marriott, Dinner at Greek Restaurant, Alice Springs, Darwin, Kakadu National Park, Available Northern Europe Repositioning Cruise visit to Reagan Presidential library with lunch; Melbourne, Tasmania, Sydney, Queenstown, (Aug 28-Sep 26, 2012) led by Teena Fowler three nights at the Palm Springs Hilton. New Milford Sound, Mt. Cook, Wellington, The Northern Europe Repositioning Year’s Gala show at the Palm Springs Follies, Rotorua. Optional 2-Night Fiji Post Tour 629 I Street, Lincoln Cruise continues on for 16 nights visiting narrated tour of Palm Springs featuring homes Extension w/4 meals included. This is a trip 645-3588 Glasgow, Scotland; Dublin and Belfast Ireland, of the stars. Four hosted breakfasts, 3 hosted of a lifetime! beautiful Reykjavik, Iceland and the islands lunches, three hosted dinners. Includes all of Greenland before arriving in NYC. We’re taxes and gratuities for tour guide and bus (cont’ on page 15)

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The Travel Group Foley committee members for information about It’s a great movie and deserved the Oscar for New Mexico Balloon Festival (Oct 2012) their trips. Since we are no longer permitted best foreign fi lm! After the movie, there will (cont’ from page 14) – Sheron Watkins to place our brochures on the shelf at the be special treats across the hall in the Multi- 28 Day Hawaii-Tahiti-Samoa Cruise (Mar You will notice on all our fl yers a date Orchard Creek Lodge, please contact us and we Purpose room. 26-Apr 24, 2013) led by Teena Fowler for fi nal payment. This DOES NOT mean will be happy to mail brochures to you. Also, The Venetian Carnevale started as a time Sail aboard the Star Princess round trip you can wait until that date to sign-up for a visit our web page for up-to-date information for celebration. Wearing masks hid any form of from Los Angeles to ten ports of call – Hilo, trip. By the time the date comes, the trip is on the Travel Group and our trips. www. identity between social classes--everyone was Oahu, Kauai, Maui Hawaii; Pago Pago, Apia, either full or cancelled. If you are interested lhtravelgroup.com on equal footing--class-wise. We will celebrate Bora Bora, Moorea, Papetee, Los Angeles. in a trip, please sign-up early so you will not Teena Fowler at 543-3349 sfowler@ our own Venetian Carnevale on March 24 Includes transfers from Lincoln to the Sacto be disappointed. starstream.net; Linda Frazier at 434-8266 (Saturday night) with a dinner and dance at Airport, round trip airfare from Sacramento When making a reservation for trips [email protected]; Sheron Watkins at Catta Verdera. Costumes are not needed but to Los Angeles, Three private hosted group always use your legal name as it appears on 434-9504 [email protected]; Louise if you have a fancy mask to wear, or want to cocktail parties, taxes & tips excluding your driver’s license or passport. Cruises sell Kuret at 408-0554 [email protected]; make one for the occasion, we encourage you shipboard gratuities, sky cap & Steveadore out quickly. If you are interested in any of the Karen Foley at 645-5411 klfandedf@ to do so. We’ll have a “best mask” contest, (La tips for 1 suitcase per person. trips, contact a travel committee member for starstream.net Maschera piu bella) just as they did in Venice Prague to Paris with River Cruise (Jun more information or go to our web site for • • • hundreds of years ago. So buy some feathers, 15-28, 2013) led by Teena Fowler more details. We welcome single travelers rhinestones, and bangles and make something Sail aboard AMA Waterways’ luxury and maintain a list of singles who would like LH Italian Club worthy of a prize! 148-passenger ship for seven nites from to share accommodations on our trips. BY CHRISTINE CIRRONE Get out your bowling shoes and ball (if you Nuremberg to Luxembourg. Experience Travel insurance for our trips is not January will bring the old favorite Crab have one) and meet us at Strikes in Rocklin for French balconies; complimentary high-speed required but strongly recommended. You or Feed at the McBean Pavilion once again. This a Strikes Bowling event on April 18 (Thursday internet and Wi-Fi; fi ne gourmet dining nightly a close family member may become ill or your very popular event will be chaired by Dolores afternoon). Don’t know how to bowl or never with complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks; traveling companion may be unable to travel Cherubino. Get ready to eat all the crab and tried it? That’s OK, come anyway, get a drink, bottled water replenished daily; included and you may wish to cancel as well. These are shrimp you want as well as all the salad, pasta and cheer on your fellow Club members. It’s excursions. Two nites pre-cruise in Prague; two examples of circumstances that arise every and bread you can hold! January 20 (Friday all for fun and it’s an opportunity to spend three nites post cruise in Paris; TGVm high- day in our lives, precluding us from continuing night) is the date to save. Guests are welcome some time with other Club members with speed train from ship to Paris. with our travel plans. The Travel Group for this event so tell your friends to save the the same creaky knees and aching backs! An Paris to Barcelona with River Cruise (Jun offers insurance through two very reputable date as well! This will also be our fi rst event Italian lunch buffet will be included along with 24-Jul 8, 2013) led by Teena Fowler companies or you may opt to purchase from where we will have a door prize called “FREE two games and shoe rental. There will be door Sail aboard AMA Waterways’ luxury another source. However, it is important to PASS.” The winner is entitled to free entry (for prizes and team prizes. 140-passenger ship for seven nites from Lyon note that each insurance company has specifi c two) to the next month’s Club event. (Sorry May brings our annual BBQ and Bocce to Arles. Experience the same amenities as rules permitting cancellation and subsequent but only members are eligible for this door Tournament. Chairperson Nancy Freschi has the Prague to Paris with river cruise above. reimbursement. prize; guests are not eligible.) already lined up raffl e prizes and Tom Freschi Three nites pre-cruise in Paris; three nites The Travel Group Committee feels that We’ve got a Movie Night planned for is sharpening his pencil in order to sign up post cruise in Barcelona; TGVm high-speed the best part of traveling with The Travel Group February 25 (Saturday night) in the theater at team players. May 19 (Saturday) should bring train from Paris to Lyon. This trip may be is our orientations. At our orientations, you Kilaga Springs. The Academy Award winner plenty of sunshine to warm up the courts for combined with the Prague to Paris and river have the opportunity to meet the neighbors “Cinema Paradiso “ will be the featured movie. teams to compete. If you’ve never played bocce cruise (Jun 15-July 8, 2013). traveling with you and get all the information It’s a nostalgic look at fi lms and the effect ball, we’ll have experts on hand to explain the Proposed Future Travel you will need for your trip. they have on a young boy who grows up in game. Make some new friends as you play and Portland Rose Parade (Jun 2013) – Karen Please feel free to call or e-mail the and around the title village movie theater. (cont’ on page 18)

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SCLH Genealogy Club and electing new officers and choosing an hour a week to help out in the classroom, caring at home, may be transition to a nursing committee members for the coming year. call us!! You don’t have to be a teacher to be home if not on a permanent basis perhaps BY BJ OLLAS We will also enjoy a speaker from outside to a member of the SCHOOLS Group; you just for a brief time while the caregiver gets some Happy 2012 Everyone. further complete our knowledge in Genealogy have to want to make a difference in the lives respite time. Mike Bilger, a certifi ed Geriatric Are you Curious about your roots? Been with ways to locate the information we are of the children! Care Manager, will speak on “Expectations of wanting to fi nd out about your ancestors? Are searching. We also get together socially so that we Nursing Home Functions”. you waiting for someone to hand it down to you February 6, 2012 will be the first meet and greet our fellow volunteers. Here are Our monthly meetings generally alternate in a nice book form? Maybe that won’t happen. Genealogy Related Workshop and Walk-In two dates to add to your calendars: between information meetings such as the one This is a New Year and a great time to Session for the year. The workshop will be in February 16, 2012 SCHOOLS Pot Luck in January and caring/sharing meetings when begin new journeys, especially into your past. the (OC) computer room while the Walk-In Dinner 5:30 Killaga Springs our caregivers get together with our Family We welcome anyone who is vaguely interested Session will be in the Multi Media Room next June 5, 2012 Annual Schools Picnic Advisor, Elizabeth Rawson from Del Oro in pursuing their family history to join us at door. Both begin at 6:30 PM. Our Library will Call today for details on how to get Caregiver Resource Center. During these a regular meeting and become a member of be open as well so that books and magazines started!! caring/sharing sessions, issues are identifi ed our group. can be checked out. Contacts: Sandy Frame 408-1453 or and solutions suggested that help many of Next, gather all those informative items February 13, 2012 is the date for the sfl [email protected] (Elementary) those present. Our caregivers have had varying you have been moving around wondering Monthly Steering Committee Meeting and Eileen Marks 409-0320 [email protected] years of experience, from recent diagnosis to what you should do with them. These would will be in the Multi Media Room at (OC). Cindy Moore 408-1452 cindysmoore@ many years in the caregiver situation. They include Newspaper clippings and pictures your All members are welcome to this meeting. me.com along with Elizabeth, bring useful, practical parents may have passed on down to you, Bible This meeting begins at 12:30 PM and is over La Rita Gruenwald larita@wavecable. information to share with all participants. notations, birth and death certifi cates and by 2:00 PM. If you are interested in helping com All those who are caring for a loved one cards, old scrapbooks, and news articles then out as a committee member or an offi cer this • • • with memory impairment are invited to attend makes copies of all of them. Next, put them would be the place to begin. our monthly meetings which take place on the into a folder and come to one of the clubs Contacts: B J Ollas 543 4682 and Kathleen Alzheimer’s-Dementia 4th Wednesday of each month, at 1:00 PM in Walk-In Sessions and have one of our “Pros” Propersi at 543 0376 (Computer Workshop Caregivers’ Support Group the Multi-purpose Room of OC Lodge. help you get started and go from there. The and Registration). For additional information contact Judy Journey into the past is a fun and emotional • • • BY JEAN EBENHOLTZ at 434-7864, Cathy at 409-9332 or Nancy at one and you will never regret it. Monthly meetings of the Caregiver’s 253-9962. All of the Clubs regular monthly meetings SCHOOLS Volunteers Support Group resume in January after a • • • as well as the hands on genealogy related December break. With holidays over, it is BY EILEEN MARKS computer classes are designed for beginners as time to think again about care-giving and the The members of the SCHOOLS (Sun City Bosom Buddies well as seasoned and experienced Genealogist. effect on you the caregiver. Helping Our Outstanding Lincoln Schools) BY VAL SINGER Throughout the year different Genealogy What can a caregiver do when he/she is Group are back in the classroom after winter Happy, Happy New Year! Clubs sponsor different classes to help further no longer able to do the care-giving alone? break. For the members of Bosom Buddies, a new your knowledge. There are seminars and On Wednesday, January 25th, we will have During the month of December, many year has a very special meaning. We celebrate work classes to attend… so many people just two speakers who will address this issue with of our volunteers had lots of fun helping the not only the fact that we have survived another waiting to assist. different approaches. schools with their Holiday Gift Boutiques. If year but that we’ve have made some new life- January 23, 2012 is our General “Safe and Sound at Home” - a guide to you missed out on these event, there are still long friends and even better, retained the ones Membership Meeting and will be held in the fi nding the best caregiver for your situation opportunities to help with events such as Book we’ve known for a time. When you join a club Presentation Hall at (KS) from 6:30 PM to 8:30 will be the topic discussed by Craig Falk, owner Fairs and Mother’s Day Boutiques. like Bosom Buddies, you feel a closeness to PM. At this meeting we will be nominating of Craig Cares. For some, the next step after We still need volunteers! If you have even (cont’ on page 20)

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Bosom Buddies food for double the amount of people (what’s Yamamura would appreciate having some EYLEA: Injection for intra-vitreal new?), and a lovely decorated Christmas cake. questions submitted to her beforehand so injection has been approved and is available in (cont’ from page 19) What more could a body want? her time may be of more use to the group. US. The drug is also known as VEGF Trap-Eye And, to top it all off, Cindy and Kay had Please give Cindy a call (409-0954) with your Solution. Eylea is a treatment for wet AMD. It your fellow ladies because, “been there, done made a decoration for each person to take questions. I think this could be a wonderful appears to possibility be administered every 2 that”. Many times when new people come to home. They are little snowmen made of an way to get answers as to what medicines and/ months. FDA recommends monthly injections a meeting, I have heard them say things like, I inverted fl owerpot with a candle in it. Who or foods that interact with each other, and I’m for the fi rst 3 months and then every 2 months didn’t want to join because I thought you were would have thunk it??? They are very cute sure there are loads of other things you’ve like thereafter. (Lucentis is approved for once every probably just sitting around moaning about and will be used year after year. Kudos to to have clarifi ed. Don’t drink grapefruit juice month. (Genetech/Roche, manufacturer of your ailments but this is fun! Each meeting Cindy and Kay again!!! with what???? You know that kind of stuff. Lucentis, says it is used often less frequently.) is informational but very lighthearted. We do As an aside, Kay, a neighbor of Cindy’s, We meet at Orchard Creek Lodge on the Like Lucentis and Avastin, Eylea blocks have a good time. who has been helping Cindy make decorations second Thursday of each month at 1.00 pm. VEGF action, the protein that causes blood Speaking of lightheartedness, the for quite a while, just recently was diagnosed If you have any questions regarding vessels to proliferate and bleed. A single dose Christmas luncheon held at Patty’s house with breast cancer. She has had surgery and Bosom Buddies, please contact: Marianne will cost $1,850; Lucentis costs $2,000. The was wonderful. (See picture below) There the prognosis is very good. Bosom Buddies Smith (408-1818) or Sally Lewis (434-7381). recommended dosage is once every four weeks were a total of 28 members attending and will stand by to help in any way necessary. If We end each meeting by holding hands for the fi rst 3 injections, followed by once every laughter abounded. Now don’t be counting the you would like to help with meals, please give and saying: “Together We Are Strong. Together 8 weeks thereafter. ladies in the picture because some went home Sandy a call (253-3369). We don’t know if Kay We Will Make A Difference. Together We Glaucoma: Canaloplasty is a fairly new before the picture was taken. There’s always will need any help but it’s nice to have a list of Will Survive.” And, we will, hopefully with treatment to provide fl ushing of the drainage someone that will say, “but you say there were volunteers to call upon if necessary. a little fun… canals. Doctors state it is more better than 28 and your picture only shows whatever”, we Bosom Buddies meeting on January • • • using drops only. Canaloplasty can reduce know, we know. 12th, will feature Tracey Okabe-Yamamura, eye pressure by about 40%, and most patients Patty’s house was decorated beautifully. a pharmacist at Mercy San Juan. Ms. Okabe- Eye Contact who have used Canaloplasty have reduced the Christmas music was playing, there was enough BY BARBARA SMITH use of drops by half. It can be used alone or Low Vision Support Group with cataract surgery. In the latter case, it is Presentation Hall (KS) January 12 • called Phaco-Canaloplasty. It does not create 1:00-3:00 PM a hole in the eye nor does it leave a ‘bleb’ as 1:00 PM: Looking Past Limits traditional surgery does. Carolyn Casey, founding CEO of Ashling Other studies using stored blood samples Foundation in Ireland is the speaker. Even to identify families with glaucoma are in though she sees only a little more than 3’, she process. Genetic data on the blood is vital for achieved, at age 34, her three dreams she has more information. had since her teens: an elephant handler, race LCA: Researchers in Israel have car driver, and to work for herself. She says, completed a clinical gene therapy study “You don’t need eyes to have a vision!” to improve sight in patients with Leber’s 2:00 PM: Alma Ortiz, California Telephone Congenital Amaurosis (LCA). LCA is the Access Program, will demonstrate the newest most aggressive form of inherited retinal free telephones and hearing equipment. dystrophies. Patients experience night vision Eye Openers — Eylea is available NOW~Ask your doctor! (cont’ on page 21)

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Eye Contact and videos, and thousands of applications from LH Astronomy On Mon., January 16th, the Cosmology the iTunes store. Other manufacturers such as Interest Group (CIG) will meet at Orchard (cont’ from page 20) Samsung, Acer, Dell and ASUS fought back BY CAROL WITTEN Creek Lodge at 6:45PM in the Fine Arts with a variety of models using the Google- What does it mean to belong to a Room. This CIG meeting will show one lecture loss, low acuity, limited fi eld of vision, crossed developed Android operating system. shared interest group? For the Lincoln Hills (instead of the usual two) from the series eyes, crossed-eyes, roving-eye movement, The competition got even more intense Astronomy Group (LHAG), it means a world “Cosmology – The History and Nature of our sensitivity to light, and/or cataracts. LCA in November 2011 when Amazon introduced of friends! Universe”. The remaining time will be spent is a genetic condition, and is hereditary. the $200 Kindle Fire, and Barnes and Noble On Wednesday, December 7th, thirteen planning the CIG future program, following Deterioration leads to eventual blindness. brought out the $250 Nook tablet. Google LHAG members, representing present and the completion of the current lecture series Research in the US and UK, performed a recently introduced Android 4.0 (called Ice past Steering Committee, and Sub-Interest- in February. CIG meets the third Monday of clinical trial that has successfully demonstrated Cream Sandwich), which adds many features Groups, gathered for a pleasant Holiday each month. Contact Morey Lewis (408-4469) the effi cacy of gene therapy. A normal gene and capabilities not seen before. Many Dinner at Meridians Restaurant. [email protected] for more information. was injected to replace the damaged gene and observers believe that tablets will continue On Sunday, December 11th, LHAG LHAG has many great presentations lined restarted production of a needed protein. The their strong growth due their combination Members held a Holiday Social in Kilaga up for 2012. The New Year starts out sweet two participants in the trial had dramatic visual of lightness, good battery life, and multiple Springs Lodge Kitchen. The event was a catered with “M & M’s from the Sky - Meteorites changes. Doctors say this gene therapy study applications. lunch with prizes and interesting Astronomy and Meteoroids “ by Nina Mazzo. February is a giant step forward. Previously, researchers The door prize at the meeting will be at displays enjoyed by forty-six members. Each will highlight “Constellations” by John Neil. have restored vision in rodents and now a large least one of these wonderful tablet computers. member took home a keepsake of the good March will weigh in with “Gravity” by Morey animal. Work with humans can begin. The FDA Clinic Jan. 13, 03:30PM Tablets continued, time together, a space-themed rubber ducky! Lewis. In April, do you want to discover more requires evidence of safety and effective in a more Q&A Would you like to touch, feel, and hold “Exoplanets”? Let Dave Wood update you. large animal before granting permission for Walk-In-Workshop: Jan 17, 1:00PM - a meteorite in your hand? Here is your May is still a work in progress. June will feature clinical trials on humans. 3:00PM in the Computer Lab at Orchard opportunity. On Wednesday, January 4th, special guest speaker, Nick Poppelreiter, to • • • Creek. Our more experienced computer 2012, the LHAG presentation will be “M & M’s speak at the SCLH Forum about “Commercial members will provide assistance to any of our from the Sky – Meteoroids and Meteorites”. Space Flight and the Future of the International LH Computer Club Club members who would like hands-on help Join Nina Mazzo as she discusses Meteoroids Space Station (ISS)”. BY KARL SCHOENSTEIN in utilizing computer hardware components, and Meteorites. Where do they come from LHAG’s “What’s Up (in the Night Main Meeting Jan. 11, 06:30PM Len the Windows operating systems, or application and how are they found? What are their Sky) with Joel Thomas, promises to be the Carniato and Terry Rooney will present an programs. compositions? Oh, yes, you will also be able interesting “warm up” to the usual monthly overview of both Apple and Android tablets, Ask the Tech: Jan 23, 10:00 AM Our to touch Meteorites! LHAG begins at 6:45PM meetings. The Binocular Interest Group (BIG) demonstrating the capabilities and perhaps regular monthly meeting where all members in Presentation Hall at Kilaga Springs Lodge. comes alive with warm weather for 2012 - limitations of each. Terry will be using an can come to get solutions to their technical LHAG meets the fi rst Wednesday of each look up for BIG. The Cosmology Interest iPad 2 (10 inch) and Len will be using a 7-inch and non-technical PC problems. If you don’t month. Group (CIG) will be embarking on a new Samsung Galaxy 7. The intent is to show these feel comfortable asking your question in the series. Our traditional trips to Blue Canyon devices compared side by side to help you meeting, email your question and we will be (for spectacular night sky viewing) and the decide for yourself which one will meet your glad to answer anonymously at the meeting. Planetarium visit at Sierra College will also needs best. Contact: Bob Ringo be a part of the 2012 agenda. The Apple iPad started the frenzy in tablet [email protected] What is happening in the night sky for computing in April 2010 when it introduced its Website: www.sclhcc.org (more info) January? On the morning of January 4th, 1.5 pound tablet which features 10-hour battery • • • M & MM’s’s ffromrom tthehe SSkyky life, an excellent, responsive display for pictures (cont’ on page 25)

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Even Directors take time out to get together for a little holiday cheer. Here are Neighborhood Watch a few of them at Director Joan Brant-Love’s house, where, with their spouses, they forget BY RUTH WERFEL about the business of Neighborhood Watch for an evening. WHAT’S NEW AND EXCITING FOR Neighbors.” 2012; The Captains’ training program, which Village 41B&C celebrated with a good was so successful last year, will continue this old-fashioned Western-style barbecue dinner. year using the same instructors. While the The menu included sliced chicken breast and February 17, 2012, session will, with minor sliced beef brisket, barbecue beans, green changes, be similar to the 2011 sessions, the salads, coleslaw, green beans with bacon, organizers will work to develop a different baked potato casserole, rolls and butter. All workshop and slide presentation for the May that and dessert, too . Everyone was so busy JJoanoan BBrant-Love,rant-Love, LarryLarry WilsonWilson 18, 2012 meeting. having fun and eating that nobody thought of aandnd PPatat EvansEvans Former Executive Secretary Pauline sharing the party through pictures! Watson has offi cially joined the Neighborhood Watch Alerts Team and will continue as backup to Mary Cranston. Alerts Coordinator. She is also taking on a new role as Neighborhood EElainelaine SSmallmall aandnd PPaulineauline WWatsonatson Watch’s Recruiting Support Coordinator, available to help Directors reorganize a village if they so desire. And, speaking of Alerts, good news this time. Barry Johnson, our Liaison to the Lincoln Police Dept. reported that four people have been arrested, three of whom are defi nitely responsible for the Lincoln Hills burglaries. Though this is a relief, vigilance is still the TThehe BBefore...efore... word of the day during the holiday season and while folks are out of town! tthehe AAfter!fter! AND NOW, LET THE PARTYING Village 41A’s team BEGIN! Village 42A Started off the season prepares for their holiday with a “Love Thy Neighbor Party” to honor dinner at Kilaga. Some new residents Dorothy and Paul Cova and to 120 people enjoyed the MMaryary CranstonCranston aandnd SShirleyhirley GGuzmanuzman bid farewell to Rob Menely who is moving to results of their hard Portland. After hors d’oeuvres and libations work. And, in addition to having a joyful 2012, the group discussed security protection within join up with Neighborhood Watch either as a the village. Everyone, writes Lynn Grosjean, Village Coordinator or as a Mailbox Captain. “Went away well informed and “Loving (Their) We Need You!

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LH Astronomy 1435) [email protected] or Nina Mazzo forward bases. LSV/NEV Club (408-7620) [email protected] for more His presentation will describe the role his (cont’ from page 21) information about LHAG. Happy New Year! unit played as the nucleus of an armor-infantry BY BUZZ ROGNLIEN Over fifty LSV/NEV Club members the Quadrantid Meteor Shower will reach its • • • task force that demonstrated the ability of a gathered on December 1st to celebrate the start peak performance. Set your alarm for the tank or mechanized battalion to provide a of the holiday season at our annual Holiday best viewing in the early morning, because LH Republicans Club fl exible, tailored force for a specifi c mission. Dinner at Orchard Creek Lodge. We want to Meteors will start around 3:00am, after the BY BOB ALAIMO • • • thank Diane Maker for once again planning Moon has set. Look toward the north-east to The next meeting of the Lincoln Hills a fantastic party. In addition to door prizes, a the Constellation Bootes (The Herdsman), to Republican Club will be held January 30th, Square & Compass Club miniature Toys for Tots quilt was presented to see an average of 120 meteors per hour (two 2012. On the agenda will be talks by two of the BY BETTE AHRENS Harry Maker and a gift card was presented to per minute). The Planets will be showing off most dynamic and outspoken members of the Our December luncheon at the Meridians Jill Karr for her years of service to our group throughout the month. Venus will be brightly California legislature. Shannon Grove and Tim was fi lled with Holiday good cheer and attended as Membership chairman. visible in the west for about two hours after Donnelly. Shannon Grove from the 32nd District by 13 merry souls who enjoyed the delicious January begins another year of informative sunset. How bright is it? Venus will be shining (Bakersfi eld) and Tim Donnelly from the 59th items on the menu prepared especially for us speakers with a presentation by Julie Domenick about four times brighter than Jupiter. After District (L.A. & Riverside Counties) by Meridian’s chef. Several of our “regulars” of Allstate Insurance. Laws and regulations are nightfall, the huge planet, Jupiter will be visible More information will follow regarding were unable to be with us. We missed our changing, but Julie is always up to date and has about 60 degrees above the Southern Horizon. the topics they will discuss and can be found at 100-year old member, Mary Norris, who is new information for us. Our January meeting Mars rises around midnight in the east; and you the Republican Club of Lincoln Hills website now at Granite Springs Care Home #3, 1941 will also feature one of our quarterly coffee can see Mars high in the sky before dawn. The at www.republicanclubsclh.org. Frensham Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Gene hours before the general meeting. Please join us orbit of Earth will swing closer to Mars as the The meeting will be held at 6:30pm in the Ladd is at the Eskaton, 1615 Eskaton Loop, on Tuesday, January 17th at 9:00 AM for coffee month progresses. That proximity means that Presentation Hall at Kilaga Springs Lodge. Roseville. His cell phone number is (916) in the Kitchen (KS) followed by the monthly Mars will be almost double in brightness to our See you there. 759-1901 and he would welcome visits and meeting at 10:00 AM in the Presentation Hall. eyes. The ringed beauty planet Saturn will rise • • • calls. Bill Hovey was absent as he is confi ned • • • in the east after 1:00 am and by sunrise it will to his home while recovering from a fall he reach to almost halfway up in the southern sky. LH Veterans Group took. We wish all of them a speedy return to LH Sports Car Club Both Neptune and Uranus will be visible with BY STEVE WITMER good health. BY TOM BRECKON binoculars or telescope. Mercury will only be Lincoln Hills resident and retired Army We’ll celebrate the start of the New Year Our end-of-year dancing party at the visible the fi rst week of January as it sets with Colonel Dick Meyer will be the featured with lunch at Fins on January 12th. Save the Orchard Creek Ballroom was a great success. our Sun. Enjoy the cool viewing! speaker at the general membership meeting at date! More information to come. This was the fi rst time this club has had an LHAG offers exciting and informative 1 p.m. on Thur., Jan. 19 in the Kilaga Springs We are a happy bunch of brothers and end-of-year dancing party, and the feedback programs for you, neighbors and friends. Presentation Hall. sisters and would welcome all Masons and has been very positive. People had fun and How about making a New Year’s resolution Dick was commanding offi cer of the 1st Eastern Stars at our monthly gatherings. Call would like to do it again next year. to visit LHAG? Guests are always welcome. Tank Battalion, 77th Armor from November any one of the names below for answers to your The Christmas Wrapping event took place Our website is www.lhag.org for links to 1970 through April 1971. During early 1971, questions about our Club. on Dec 7. The organization is called Christmas Astronomy resources and LHAG activities he commanded a combined task force which Glenn Stanphill 408-8885 - Promise and they have a veritable fl eet of and events. Remember to check out the new supported a Vietnamese incursion into Laos [email protected] Santa’s who deliver presents to needy children SCLH Website www.suncity-lincolnhills. by establishing forward logistical bases, keeping Bill Hovey 434-8145 - [email protected] in the Sacramento area. The children are org/residents/ for Shared Interest Groups. the main supply route within South Vietnam Bette Ahrens 408-5325 - bisybette@ identifi ed through the schools, and Christmas Click on Astronomy for Events listing and open to Laos, and covering the withdrawal from aol.com Bulletin updates. Contact Ron Olson (408- Happy New Year to one and all! (cont’ on page 27) • • •

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LH Sports Car Club Pat Heesch, or bring a check to the January some unfriendly winds. The winds along the email: [email protected] meeting. Delta can be pretty fi erce, but they struggled Website: http://web.me.com/rettavincent (cont’ from page 25) The Sports Car Group meets on the fi rst through to arrive at good old Fosters in Rio • • • Promise has a large warehouse fi lled with Monday of each month in the Kilaga Springs Vista for a leisurely lunch and to enjoy the wall donated toys and school supplies. They can Presentation Hall @ 6:30pm. Sports car owners mountings! The riders headed homeward along Garden Group always use more help. who are interested in our activities are welcome a route avoiding windy freeways, leading to a BY LORRAINE IMMEL The new club board met on Dec 15th, led to join us. Please check our web site for the successful conclusion of our fi nal ride of 2011. Happy New Year! Last month several by our incoming president, Joe Hobby. 2012 list of approved cars. We start out the New Year with planning members from the Garden Group made will be the club’s 10th anniversary. The club Contact: Pat Heesch, 916- 408-1500, sessions for our monthly rides, which will fl oral arrangements for the patients at Lincoln was founded in May 2002 with a trip to Lake [email protected]. Web site LHsportscars. commence as soon as weather allows. Our Meadows Manor. Some of the residents of the Tahoe that same month, so we will target our com. board has been elected and is comprised of all Manor watched the arrangers compose the celebrations for May. Plans are already in • • • previous year’s offi cers with the exception of arrangements and then made their selection to progress for a large party with an Indy-car our new secretary who will be Dave Fernandes, take it back to their room for their enjoyment. theme, and there will be a commemorative RoadRunners Motorcycle Club taking the position from his wife Kathy. The Directions were given for care and watering day-trip to Lake Tahoe. BY JOHN MILBAUER Offi cers include President John Hanaway, the live fl ower arrangements so they would As the party season winds down and Vice President and Head Road Captain Dale last longer. concentration on who is going to be in the Brinsley, Vice President Membership Peter super bowl takes precedence, we managed to Boyle and Treasurer Sam Melchner. have one last riding adventure in 2011. David Motorcycle riding enthusiast who enjoy Fernandes wanted one more ride on his newly scenic outings and back roads touring, and who reconditioned motor bike before the winter have a roadworthy motorcycle are invited to conditions really settled in. Eight motorcycles check us out. We meet the fourth Thursday met at the Chevron to decide on a good run. of each month at 6:00 pm in the multipurpose The Delta was settled on as a worthwhile room in OC Lodge destination and they headed out. It wasn’t far “Ride Safe, Ride with Friends!” beyond Sacramento when they encountered Contact: Peter Boyle, 916 408-1955

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Garden Group japonicum, Acontifolium, 15 years ago, to a December 16th in the Kilaga Springs drawing” of 32 items, and a live auction of 28 collection that now consists of ¾ of the world’s Clubhouse, for a wonderful Pot Luck Dinner, items, all of which were unique, high quality (cont’ from page 27) available cultivars. He is still adding to it. delightful entertainment by the “Hills products generously donated by vendors/ Secretary - Madeleine Cunningham; Treasurer Barry serves as President of the Northern Brothers” (seven of the octet group of the merchants/artisans from the Lincoln, Rocklin, - Linda Bringle. California Japanese Maple Society, which is Lincoln Hills Chorus), and SCOOP’s own Roseville areas. The evening proved to be They will be assisted by a very capable associated with the California Garden Clubs. Wayne Leslie on piano. lively and entertaining with our members and active Steering Committee. The General He regularly conducts classes as “The Maple The Holiday Committee consisting of competitively bidding for the special “prizes”. Meetings will be the 4th Thursday of each Guy” teaching about gardening with Japanese Jacquie Lemke, Marilyn Ruiz (Co-Chairs), Everyone brought their holiday spirit to the month (January through September) at Kilaga Maples, the care and pruning of them as well Shirley Mohler, Diane Conforti, Gay Sprague, party and no one was disappointed with the Springs, 2-4pm. as discussions on the four seasons of them.. and Jill Mallory organized the Fundraiser for overwhelming response. Thanks to everyone’s Membership 2012 will be available Being an expert on Japanese Maples, Barry this year’s recipient, One More Dog Rescue participation, SCOOP raised a record $3,600, this month for both NEW and RENEWAL has been on Radio, TV and does regular (OMDR), founded and run by Marcy Lopez. all of which went directly to OMDR! residents. Membership is only $15 per appearances at local Garden Clubs, Flower This affair consisted of an “opportunity OMDR provides medication, treatment, household per year. That entitles you to Expert and Garden Shows, Home and Garden and foster care to help heal the rescued Presenters, Garden Door Prizes (donated by Shows, Landscape and Garden shows dogs and gives the animals a chance to Home Depot) every month, The Plant Sale, as well as nurseries throughout the be placed in a “forever” home. Their Flower Show, Rose Show, Home Garden Tour, western states. His main goal is to make motto is “Failure is only Temporary”. Local Tours, Ice Cream Social and Holiday Japanese Maples available to all at very For more details about this great Brunch, Flower Arranging Class, Donations to reasonable prices. organization, check out their website: Civic Projects and a monthly email update. If Sue has collected Japanese Maples www.onemoredogrescue.com. you wish to renew, please send a check made along with Barry for the past 15 years. SCOOP’s Committee members out to SCLH Garden Group to: Joan Scarper, Her favorite cultivar continues to be are Shirley Mohler, Terri Rafferty (Co- 1751 Farmgate Lane (434-7233) or bring it her fi rst, Koto hime. She is most partial CCommitteesommittees PPresentingresenting MMarcyarcy LopezLopez (OMDR)(OMDR) $3,600$3,600 Chairs), Judy Bond, Diane Rice, Mary to the January 26th fi rst meeting of the year. to the dwarfs. Sue has a degree in Jo Harper, and Art McGrath. Their New members will need to get a membership Chemistry with a minor in Biology. great leadership makes all SCOOP registration application from Joan or pick one Flower Arranging Class events possible and they deserve up at Orchard Creek in the insert bins by the New Date, New Time, New a huge “thank you” for all their activity desk (message center). Place! efforts with SCOOP, all year long. January 26-Thursday- General Meeting, The class resumes Jan 9, 2012, New members are always welcome. Kilaga Springs, 2-4pm will open this year with OC - Ceramics Room, 1-3pm, $3 For more information, please go to a presentation on Japanese Maple Trees by registration. If you were not able our website: www.sclh-scoop.com. Barry and Sue Hoffer, Owners and Arborists. to sign up at the Holiday Brunch, Photos were provided by They have been involved with the growing, care, contact: Gloria Stroemer: 645-4699. Maggie McGurk - SCOOP’s offi cial and pruning of these trees for over 14 years. • • • photographer. Her Photo Art Barry’s passion is Japanese Maples. He website is: www.maggiemcgurk. turned this passion into a business when he SCOOP photorefl ect.com. opened Maples for all Seasons, a nursery BY GAY C. SPRAGUE • • • specializing in Japanese Maples, based in SCOOP (Sun City Organization Pleasanton, CA. His passion grew from when of Pooches) members, numbering SSCOOPCOOP SSteeringteering CCommitteeommittee & HHolidayoliday FFundraisingundraising CCommitteeommittee (more Club News he acquired his fi rst Japanese Maple, Acer about 120 people, gathered on cont’ on page 29)

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Bird Group what has been described as perhaps the longest trip. You can bring your own lunch, but we stop scores are then adjusted with handicap points. running and most valuable citizen science to pick up sandwiches at the popular Rinaldi’s This allows shooters of all different abilities to BY RUTH BAYLIS program in the nation. The data collected by Market in Linden. A well-known raptor area, shoot in the same round and still have a chance In late November, we traveled to Gray we citizen scientists who participate in the CBC we hope to see Ferruginous and Rough-Legged to win the event. After scored shooting the Lodge Wildlife Refuge located north of Yuba is used by Audubon and other organizations Hawks. Bald Eagles are possible. Meet at range is available for Skeet, Trap, Sporting City. We headed west out of Lincoln and were to assess the health of bird populations and to OC Fitness Center, SW corner of parking lot. Clays and 5 Stand practice. delighted to fi nd large numbers of swans and help guide conservation action. Want to know more about the Bird Local ranges offer competitive trap geese in the fi elds along Nicolas Road. These The fi rst CBC occurred on Christmas Day Group? Visit our Bird Group pages in the shooting programs sponsored by the American were a preview to the thousands of swans in of 1900. It was started by a famed ornithologist, Lifestyle/Clubs section of the SCLHCA Trapshooting Association (ATA) and the the rice fi elds along Hwy 99. We noted a high Frank Chapman at the American Museum of Resident Website: www.suncity-lincolnhills. Pacifi c International Trap Association (PITA). number of White-faced Ibis present this year. Natural History, as an alternative activity to an org/residents/ As our skills and experience improve some of The highlight of our Gray Lodge visit was the event called the “side hunt” where people chose Contact: Ruth or Don Baylis, 408-7545 our members are competing in these events. sighting of a Eurasian Wigeon, a fi rst for many sides, then went out and shot as many birds [email protected] These competitions are held at the Coon Creek of us. It is always spectacular at Gray Lodge as they could. The group shooting the largest • • • range and other public ranges in the area. when thousands of Snow Geese take wing, number of birds was declared the winner. If you are interested in shooting please with the backdrop of Sutter Buttes. This year’s Realizing that declining bird populations could LH Shooting Group join. People who used to shoot or reload species count for Gray Lodge was 50. not withstand such over-hunting, Chapman ED KASPER regularly, but have been out of these sports proposed to count birds on Christmas Day The purpose of the Shooting Group is for years, are welcome and encouraged to rather than shoot them. Thus, the Christmas to meet neighbors and make friends among take it up again. Bird Count was born and the 2011 event was the Sun City Lincoln Hills residents who are Each month we also gather at a different its 112th year. interested in shooting or reloading and to members home for hors d’ oeuvres and drinks. The following are upcoming activities for give these folks an opportunity to participate This gives us an opportunity to enjoy each the Bird Group: together in shooting sports activities. People others company and meet the member’s Jan 6, Friday, 1:30PM: Sandhill Cranes interested in Shotgun, rifl e or pistol shooting spouses. If you are interested in joining us, trip. We travel to Staten Island and the Lodi can contact each other through the Group and contact John Kightlinger at (916) 408-3928 for area to observe Sandhill Cranes, followed by get together at local or nearby shooting ranges. details of our next get together. dinner at a Mexican Restaurant in the area. It The Group has a very active skeet and Membership is free. Our group has no is not uncommon to see thousands of Sandhill trap program. We meet every Tuesday morning dues. Cranes on this trip. This is an afternoon trip. at 8:00 AM, during the warmer Spring and Contact: Michael Pargament (916) 408- Meet at OC Fitness Center, SW corner of Summer months and at 9:00 AM, during the 0221 [email protected] parking lot. cooler Fall and Winter months, to shoot Trap, • • • By the time you read this, the 2011 Jan 9, Monday, 1:30PM: Monthly International Trap and Sporting Clays. We Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for the Lincoln meeting, held 2nd Monday of the month at meet again on Thursday morning at using the area will have occurred. On Dec 28, seven Kilaga Presentation Hall. This month’s primary above times to shoot Skeet and 5 Stand. These teams counted birds on the trails of Lincoln presentation will be “Birding the Rio Grande shoots are held at the Coon Creek Trap and Hills and Twelve Bridges as part of this annual Valley and Points Between”. There will also be Skeet range. This is a local public range. Please National Audubon Society sponsored event. a brief summary of results for the Christmas contact us for directions and to determine the From Dec 14th to Jan 5th tens of thousands Bird Count in the Lincoln area. hours we are shooting. Skeet shooters can of volunteers have ventured out in all kinds of Jan 27, Friday, 8AM: Raptor trip to participate in a weekly handicapped event. weather across North America to count birds in Linden (east of Stockton). This is a full day Participants shoot two rounds of skeet. The (more Club News cont’ on page 34)

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Docents will more information on these and other Friends Roseville Girl Scout Mehr Virk is seeking receive detailed training and learn about the history of Placer County. events call our offi ce at 916/434-2404, email help with her Gold Award project. Mehr, an We’re also seeking volunteers who would like to be docents in the Bernhard House. Our to [email protected] or visit our website: www. ambassador Girl Scout in West Roseville, docents dress in period costume (we have an assortment to choose from or you can buy your friendsofthelincolncalibrary.org. is seeking help from local women who have own) and give guided tours of the house. memories, memorabilia and other goodies If you or anyone you know might be interested in this opportunity, please contact Museums related to their time as Girl Scouts. This is all Program Manager, Ralph Gibson by January 20th at 530-889-6502. 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Women’s Discussion Group fellowship on the second Thursday of the JANUARY / FEBRUARY month. We meet at various local restaurants COMMUNITY — A Women’s Discussion Group is looking (sometimes at members’ homes). No dues, for new members. We meet on the fi rst you pay your own way. Add your name to Third Annual “Souper Saturday” Multiple Sclerosis Meeting Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 our list for e-mail and telephone reminders. Banish winter chills by attending the How to Handle loss in your Life is the pm. If you are interested, please call Ruth Call Glenn Stanphill at 408-8885, or Bill third annual “Souper Saturday” January topic Trish Gemulla, Lighthouse Counseling at 916--253-7509. Hovey at 434-8145, and leave your name, 28 in the Sun City Roseville Timbercreek & Family Resource Center, Program address, phone number and e-mail address. Ballroom at 11:30 am. Director, will discuss at the January 3 Multiple Following a hearty soups and salads Sclerosis Meeting, 1 pm in the Terra Cotta Semper Fi Association buffet, friends, husbands and signifi cant Room of Kilaga Springs. Come prepared to Breakfast: Every 1st Monday, 9:00am, at LH Lions Club Meeting others will enjoy another delightful day join in the discussion! Call Marilyn Sharp, Thunder Valley Casino. All USMC personnel The Lincoln Hills Lions Club meets the with other gamesters who play Bridge, Gin 434-6898, for further details. and Naval corpsmen welcome. 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at noon at Rummy, Mah Jongg, Sequence, Pinochle, For information, contact Rich Ruef, the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Hall, 541 5th Hand and Foot, Mexican Train, Canasta 645-5446 or [email protected]. Street. We brown bag it so bring your lunch and Poker. There is even a game known as Glaucoma Support Group and a drink and come join a group of service “Dirty Marbles.” minded men and woman who are interested Sponsored by Chapter XF, P.E.O., The Glaucoma Support Group will meet Lincoln Kiwanis Club Meeting in improving our community while having tickets are $30 each. Proceeds will provide on January 11, 2012 at 4:00 in the Multi- Weekly breakfast meeting at Buonarroti’s fun. Call Sue and Bob Olin for information financial aid to Placer County women Purpose room of Orchard Creek Lodge. If you Restaurant, 460 “G” Street in Lincoln, every 916-543-0002. working to achieve educational goals at have glaucoma or are a suspect for glaucoma Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. For information accredited colleges. The Chapter currently you are most welcome to join us. For more regarding Lincoln Kiwanis, please call sponsors five young women from our information, please contact Bonnie Dale at President Dyann Branch at 645-6701 or visit Cancer Support Group community. [email protected] or 543-2133. our website at www.lincolnkiwanis.org A support group for men and women Bridge enthusiasts, both social and experiencing cancer in your life, or as a duplicate, are encouraged to participate. There will be a director for the duplicate RN Group Grupo De Conversacion caregiver is being formed at Lincoln Hills. Patients, caregivers and survivors are section. The next meeting for the Lincoln Hills Nos reunimos para practicar y mejorar encouraged to attend to provide information, For tickets and more information call RN Group will be Saturday, January 14, nuestro español. We meet every Tuesday at inspiration and support. Join those that Peg Barrie, 771-7522 or Jan Abriani, 791- 2012. Details will be available after January 4:00 pm in the “Living Room” area of Kilarga are pulling together to respond to this ever 7902. For duplicate call Susan Pankopf at 1, 2012- call Dolores at 543-6545. Springs Lodge, 434-6898. present need by providing an opportunity to 773-3624. support one another. Contact Gayle Petersen Mark your calendars today, get a table together with friends or come to meet new ONGOING — Parkinson’s Support Group for meeting dates and times or any questions at 408-4671 or 300-2649. people who share your interests . A delightful Fibromyalgia Support Group Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting event guaranteed to eliminate January at the Raleys Conference Room in Lincoln, boredom while helping worthy students. If either you, a friend or a loved one 10:00 am, every third Tuesday of the month. Solo Travel Network suffer from either of these conditions, join Anyone who has Parkinson’s Disease If you are a Single traveller come join us on the 4th Thursday of the month in the and/or their caregivers. Come and join us Bunco Tournament! the Solo Travel Network (STN). We meet multi-media room at Orchard Creek Lodge to share information, resources, news about monthly to socialize and plan new trips, both Over fi fty teachers in our community from 1-3 PM. Our regular meeting will be on living with or caring for people with PD. locally, nationwide and internationally. A are members of the Roseville Chapter of January 20th. Dates and times are subject to For more information call Carol at 408-0151. change depending on holidays. Our purpose European River trip for next year is being Alpha Delta Kappa, Beta Eta an altruistic is to provide positive support for residents planned now. Call 916-408-0968. sorority. Each year we present scholarships of Sun City Lincoln Hills with Fibromyalgia Sons in Retirement (SIRS) to high school seniors and donate to a variety of educational services. and/or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. We Sons in Retirement (SIRS) Branch 13, offer information, educational material and The Baha’i Group Our chapter is sponsoring its annual Lincoln meets every 3rd Wednesday at the Bunco Tournament Scholarship fundraiser, emotional support. We also offer information The Group invites all residents to Elks Lodge in Roseville. You may have a at Buljan Middle School in Roseville on on exercise options provided by SCLH and “Conversations That Matter,” a forum meant three course luncheon and hear a speaker Thursday, March 8, 2012. We give prizes to options for doing at home. Join us to share to broaden and deepen our understanding of on current affairs, sports, or entertainment, the Bunco winners as well as basket prizes to your experiences as you move through this worthwhile topics. We’ll gather in our homes for the nominal cost of $13. Come join the those who donate to our raffl e. All the funds diffi cult journey. Contact: Jackie Wilson - twice a month on Friday evenings from 7 fun! Details: Call Chet Winton at 408-8708. donated go directly toward our scholarships. 253-3744 or Sandy Barry - 209-3247. until 9 p.m. Our goal is to hold meaningful Bring your friends for fun, camaraderie, discussions, where everyone can comfortably and delicious refreshments. Masons - Eastern Star participate. You are welcome to join us at any Call Jane McNally for tickets: 916-772- time. Please telephone 408-0869 to learn All Masons, members of Eastern Star, 9537. Donation only $10. and others interested in Masonry, join us meeting locations. for lunch (occasionally dinner) and fraternal

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Hiking-Walking Group overview of the group’s activities. Explore the a city park should have, but did you know by the palm trees that line Humphrey Road numerous variety of past hikes under “Hike there is also an indoor shooting range that on the East side of the Traylor Bird Refuge. BY SUE GEISLER Archives”. Take a virtual hike by looking at is the home of the Lincoln Rifl e Club? And That’s Traylor, Not Taylor — This “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over- the photos in the “Photo Gallery”. See the list near the skateboard park is access to Auburn beautifully preserved riparian area is seen on civilized people are beginning to fi nd out that of planned hikes in “Upcoming Hikes”. One Ravine where you can photograph, paint, or the Flower Farm-King Road Ride. Traylor going to the mountain is going home; that section “Special Events” describes the Hiking simply enjoy the view. Auburn Ravine played Ranch is now a 90-acre nature and bird wildness is necessity; that mountain parks and Getaways that are special 2 to 4 night trips to a role in the California Gold Rush and is part sanctuary located at English Colony Way and reservations are useful not only as fountains of locations that are typically beyond the range of the Placer County Auburn Ravine-Coon Humphrey Road. As you ride by you will timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of a day trip. The Monterey Peninsula trip Creek Restoration Plan. McBean Park is also notice the parking lot and little else – well of life.” by John Muir. is scheduled for April 30th to May 3rd and the start and fi nishing point for the Annual except for those palm trees! This sanctuary At the beginning of this New Year 2012, the Eastern Shore of Lake Tahoe is planned Tour De Lincoln that takes place each May. has been preserved in a natural state and has the above quote offers a refl ection on our for Oct. 1st to 4th. So, check out the hiking This park is named after Peter McBean who, few amenities other than the peacefulness lives. Venturing outdoors, taking a walk or a website: http://www.lincolnhillshikers.org and with Charles Gladding and George Chambers of the trails, the sounds of the birds, and hike, enjoying the beauty of nature can refresh see all that the group has to offer. started the Gladding, McBean clay factory. occasional riders on horseback. Walking trails and renew one’s outlook on life unlike any Call Dennis Ratay, Hiking Group There Really Was an English Colony take you through an oak woodland and grassy other activity. If you see that “wildness is a President, with questions about the Hiking — Several of the rides described on our LH meadows and offer excellent vantage points necessity” in your life, come and try out the Group 543-9935. Cyclist website include English Colony Road, for bird watching. The park is managed and Hiking Group or the Walking Group as one Call Margie Campbell, Walking Group accessed off of Sierra College Drive. maintained by volunteers from the Loomis of your New Year’s resolutions! Coordinator, with questions about the Walking The English settled the Penryn area called Basin Horsemen’s Association and the Sierra The Walking Group meets once a week Group 408-0713. “Citrus Colony” during the 1880s. During Foothill Audubon Society. Art and Helene on Wednesdays at 8:00 A.M. (winter time • • • their tenure, they conducted business in a Traylor donated the 90 acres for this refuge. schedule). The group starts from a different 2600-square- foot granite Clubhouse, originally Griffi th Quarry — You ride by it when you location each week of the month, and those LH Cyclist Group built in 1880 as a private home. It is now again a cross Taylor (that’s Taylor, not Traylor) Road on locations can be found on the Hiking website BY DIANE PARGAMENT private home on English Colony Road and was English Colony where it becomes Rock Springs under “Walking Group”. All walks are on the There are many LH Cyclist Group rides featured in a home tour this fall. The English Road. Ever wonder what’s there besides a few wonderful scenic trails within Lincoln Hills. It that pass by or through our local parks and came to the area to grow citrus but apparently picnic benches and tables? If you stop and take is a very friendly, relaxed, and social group! preserved open spaces, some ordinary, some didn’t do well, as most of the colonists left a walk past the museum (open Saturdays and The Hiking Group offers a hike once a unique, all with a history. We are privileged to in the mid 1890s due to either illness or Sundays Noon to 4 p.m.) down the path on the week --- usually on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays and enjoy a sport that allows us to see these places economic pressures, according to the Loomis left you will come to an extensive system of 2nd & 4th Thursdays. Hikes vary in degree of up close and personal in a way not possible News 11/17/11 article. The idea of growing walking trails that pass the very deep Griffi th diffi culty from easy to moderate to strenuous. when riding in a car. citrus stuck, though, and in 1949 the fi rst fruit Quarry. Some of these trails have spectacular Most hikes are within a two-hour radius of McBean Park — This typical example processing and packing facility was built by views of the valley below and wind all through Lincoln Hills. On the hiking website under of a city park is the most familiar to most LH Frank Porier. Today the packing plants are the area. Maps are posted at several locations, the topic “Rules” is a very helpful article “Key Cyclists. McBean Park is located on 4th Street empty along Taylor Road in Loomis, but there and you can Google “Griffi th Quarry” for more Information for First Time Hikers”. (McBean Park Dr.) in Lincoln, and we pass are six mandarin orchards on English Colony trail information. The quarry itself is beautiful The group is eager to support those who close by every time we head out East Avenue Road alone, and several more in the vicinity. for its outcroppings of granite and is worth a are beginning hikers to enable them to enjoy on our way to the rural Lincoln Roads. Its The Mountain Mandarin Festival every fall second look, but don’t lean too far over the the hiking experience. 24 acres house a playground, swimming pool, celebrates the year’s mandarin harvest, and railing – it’s deep down there! The hiking website has many interesting a new skateboard park, large meeting room, most local orchards welcome visitors. The The quarry was established by Griffi th sections to give a prospective hiker an pavilion, bandstand, and all the other amenities boundaries of the Citrus Colony are marked (cont’ on page 35)

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LH Cyclist Group Roseville settlers left the gold regions to take guides are paired one-on-one with a skier, of recent record. We can’t recall an occasion up farming along the creek bottom lands of providing opportunities for improvements in where we used all eight courts across the front! (cont’ from page 34) Southwest Placer County. health, communication and social skills, as well Some of us have been discussing the Griffi th, a Welshman. After failing at gold We live in an area with a rich, diverse as confi dence and fellowship for all involved. possibility of reinstating a Bocce rule that mining in Coloma, Griffi th started the granite history. As you ride, remember, there may In between our get-togethers, many club we have been ignoring for years now: “ The quarry in Penryn in 1864. The quarry made be more to that park you pass by than meets members have been training to maximize their pallino must end up across the center line and Griffi th rich because of the need for building the eye! fun and safety on the slopes. One of the most at least 12 inches away from the sideboards materials in places like Sacramento, San And Now Some Business — The Holiday entertaining and effective methods has been to or backboard without hitting the backboard.” Francisco and throughout the west following Party was a huge success with more than 100 attend the Fitness Center’s Ski Conditioning Some groups in Sun City have been following the Gold Rush. According to the Sierra attendees. Thanks to Jean Ware and her Small Group Training classes, which were this rule and some not. Given the way the College history, “granite reigned supreme” in committee for putting on such a great event. offered during November and December at courts have been playing along the side walls, early Penryn, with activities involving granite Don’t forget the 2012 LH Cyclists Annual Kilaga Springs. Also, Julia Roper of the Fitness this change would help get our game out of the and granite workers in churches, schools, and Meeting on Thursday morning, January 12, Center led club members in group exercises gutter and more toward the center of the court. businesses. This 23-acre site was also the from 10 a.m. to Noon. The meeting will be at our November 15 general meeting, and One down side would be the requirement for home of the fi rst successful granite polishing at the KS Presentation Hall. If you have any provided us with a valuable exercise pamphlet more measuring. We might have to have some mill in California. comments or concerns, this is the place to geared for skiers. “feet” made up to go in with balls in the locker. Miners in Miners Ravine — Miners have them heard. Dues will be collected at As Mother Nature (with some help from It’s not a big change so think about it and let Ravine is a long stretch of stream that runs the meeting so be sure to bring $12 for your the resorts) prepares the mountains for us, we us know what you think. through Granite Bay through the Roseville “household” membership. will begin coordinating carpools for local day Contact: Paul Mac Garvey, 543-2067, area and beyond, and the Miners Ravine Trail Your turn, Geoff… trips. Watch for the emails! [email protected] ; Bob Vincent, 543-0543 follows this stream. The Itchy Acres and other • • • Phone 258-2150 to leave a message for • • • rides will take you to this interesting area of Mike Hilton, Sue Worrall or Chuck Frevele oak woodlands. LH Ski Club (Club offi cers). E-mail club offi cers at The Miners Ravine Preserve encompasses BY MIKE HILTON [email protected]. Web site: suncity- 26 acres in Roseville and has just undergone Tuesday, December 20 was our Holiday lincolnhills.org/residents and click Lifestyle an extensive restoration project by Placer Social. A great time was had by all; thanks to and click Clubs and select Ski Club. (more Club News cont’ on page 36) County and the Placer Land Trust to restore Chuck Frevele and Jean Benson for hosting • • • the salmon run through the streams. The fl ood this event in their home. Attendees also control basin functions as a natural wetlands enjoyed our special guest Ken Brooks of REI, Mad Hatters Bocce with restored natural vegetation. This area, as it who updated us on the latest in ski equipment Group name would imply, was the location of extensive and apparel. BY PAUL MAC GARVEY placer mining during the California Gold Rush, The next general meeting will be Tuesday, The Mad Hatters managed to and tailings from this activity can still be seen January 17 at 4 pm in the Fine Arts room at fi ll Original Pete’s with 34 people along the streambed and trail system. Later Orchard Creek. The President of the Sierra for their Christmas luncheon. the drainage was used for granite quarrying. In Regional Ski for Light program, Bruce We’d like to thank the staff at 1869 some laid-off Chinese railroad workers Johnson, will treat us to a terrifi c Power Point Pete’s for getting us in and out moved to Miners Ravine to mine and raise presentation on this organization’s programs without too much confusion. We vegetables. They left in 1875 but the area is to assist blind and visually-impaired youth and had 32 people playing Bocce that still called China Gardens. 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Pickleball Club Coyote Softball in CASH and checks. Thank You from The A survey in early Jan 2012 sent by Jean Lincoln Hills Senior Softball League. Cartier is seeking feedback from members BY SHERRY MOSBY BY BOB HUNTER Sunday softball practice from 10-12 AM, regarding this year’s upcoming social events The Pickleball club had a great 2011. The annual Coyote breakfast was held as well as ‘skill drills’ every Wednesday in Feb and tournaments. Any ideas to promote There are currently 243 members and that in the ballroom at Orchard Creek Lodge and from 10-12, weather permitting. Come out & more participation will be appreciated. All number keeps growing. As our membership was a huge success thanks to the great efforts get ready for the draft of players in March! responses should be in by Jan 21st, either by increases we are hoping to have more courts of John Gho. As usual he did a bang-up job Contact: Mike Hilton 408-0346 email or drop box at the Pavillion. One idea built so all players can enjoy a great sport getting a terrifi c breakfast buffet. Chairman [email protected] being considered is to change the venue of the without long waiting times. J. R. Jackson brought everyone up to date in Website: LHSSL.org Fall Dinner/Dance from the Blue Goose to reference to the upcoming Coyote Summer • • • our Meridian Ball Room, the total cost being League, which will be starting in April at Del comparable. Webb Field on each Thursday during the LH Tennis Group Remember to pay your membership dues summer. He also mentioned that there will BY ROGER CLAPP of $12 by the end of January to receive emails be three Coyote teams again and they will be Despite the cold and rainy weather, the announcing tournaments and social events. the 60s, 65s, and 70s. Then each manager, Bob Lincoln Hills Tennis Group has continued to This is a real bargain as events are partially Hunter for the 70s, Carlos Zavala for the 60s fi ll the courts, albeit with extra clothing and subsidized and your $12 is more than returned Black, and Dale Hurlbut for the 60s Blue, gave court maintenance (sweeping, blowing leaves, (ex: Fall Dinner/ Dance in years past has a summary of how their respective team did mopping puddles). contributed $15 per participant, tennis balls at for 2011. Next up will be the annual Coyote The Men’s and Women’s Xmas Luncheons tournaments are free, and prizes given out). Banquet that is also held at the ballroom at went well, 35 men eating pizza at Old Town Also you get access to our 326 membership OC. The date will be January 30th and will Pizza, and 60 women munching at Buonarotti’s. contact list. See our website for instructions start at 5:30. The Biannual General Board Meeting to join. Cheers. SSandyandy aandnd BBillill MMacCulloughacCullough Coyote winter ball is still going strong aatt CChristmashristmas pparty.arty. was held on Dec 2nd, and a quorum of Contacts: Carl Braganza 408-2898, each Thursday through March. The All-Star members attended to vote in a new board: [email protected]; Roger Clapp 434- Coyotes are leading the six-team league with Carl Braganza- Pres; Jean Cartier- Social 6687, [email protected] In December our new Women’s Ladder a record as of this writing of 11-3 and are Director; Sallie Jordan- Treasurer; Roger • • • League had their opening day and was a averaging over 21 runs per game. Clapp- Communication Director; and Pietrina great success. The spectators outnumbered • • • Magna- Tournament Director. Also, Larry the players! There are currently 46 women in Magna is the USTA Coordinator, Greg Didion the league. All levels of ability are welcome Senior Softball supervises the ball machine, and Bob White to join the ladder by going to our website at BY DOUGLAS HINCHEY continues as webmaster (see our site at www. lhpickleball.com. Also in December was our Thank you to the SCLH citizens, Lincoln SCLHTG.com). This site is also linked to www. Christmas party that was lots of fun thanks to Hills Lions Club, car clubs, pickleballs, the suncity-lincolnhills.org, the new Community Barb Bartley and her many helpers. CHP, & others that donated toys for the Annual Association website which covers all 70+ Membership dues are $15.00. If you Toy Drive. Bob and Sue Olin, Karl Wentzler, groups and clubs in our community, as well as would like to start your New Year with fun and Jim Stocker, John Moran, Dennis Benedict, much other information of interest to residents. exercise come down to the pickleball courts. deserve credit for their efforts. Others do as Other issues discussed and voted on were For more information contact our President well, you know who you are. reported in the email sent to all members. The Jerry Zimowske at: [email protected]. Over 500 toys, games, dolls, sporting outgoing board members and other volunteers • • • 2012 goods, etc. were collected as well as $1,465 were thanked heartily. (more Club News cont’ on page 37)

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Lady Lincsters Tuesday AM Sun Linda Zierman at 408-2397 if interested. LH Tuesday AM Bowling Life is good... stay thirsty my friends. BY DARLYNNE GIORGI Senior Bowling • • • BY JOAN GATES Congratulations go to Happy New Year to All! BY BILL TAYLOR Marcia Bush for great golf in Our fi rst half ended with Team #11, As of Dec 13th — Thursday AM Sun Senior November. She is honored with Alley Katz, Jeanne and Jay Zincke, Kris ICHIBAN (team 9) is leading golfer of the month! Bowling Elliott, Judy Hubbard, taking fi rst place by a the pack with a 60 – 38 record In mid December, the BY BILL TAYLOR land slide. However Team #9, Rock N Bowl, and one more week of position Lincsters celebrated the holiday As of Dec 8th — Can you believe it… Davis and Margaret Peyton, Dolores and round play to end the 1st half. season with a luncheon in the the same (2) teams are at the top and holding Horace Snowden, are looking to heat up the Can they maintain their lead OC Ballroom. Lonni Crispen, their positions, another repeat of last month’s competition the second half. This year we have with (5) teams only (3) points Marilyn Britton and committee MMarciaarcia BushBush article. Now that’s what I call some excellent really had some great scores. Our Holiday apart? In 2nd place is LOOSE magically transformed the bowling. What are the rest of us doing? Brunch was real yummy,with many goodies. CANNONS (team 1) at one room into a holiday delight. MISFITS (team 3) are leading with 61 Still looking for subs. Contact Joan Gates, point below with a 59 – 39 Following lunch, Captain – 30 record. Secretary 253-9415 record. Carol Golbranson thanked her Only (1) point behind are the UP 2 U • • • Team members for board for their hard work and gang with 60 –31 record. Ichiban: Rumiko Asbell, Ron introduced the 2012 Executive And another 1st half contender is SCLH Strikes Thursday PM Meyer, Claudia Dehart, Russ and Appointed board Members: MONTIE’S MARAUDERS at 3 points behind Asbell. Bowling Captain: Carol Golbranson; Co- the leader. I’ll hold the bets. For Loose Cannons: Judy Captain: Ive Laske ; Secretary: Misfits are: Rosalie Meyer, Sharon BY PAT FISK Shearer, Netti Cavalli, Marilyn Cindy Atkinson ; Treasurer: Grimes, Ron Meyer, Tom Grimes. Today’s bowling experience was a little Edwards, Rex Miller. Barbara Conger; Tournament Up 2 U are: Rumiko Asbell, Allan Panish, different than usual. It was our last meeting Top Scores for Dec 13th: Chair: Connie Stephens. Russ Asbell, Davis Peyton. of 2011 and ten days before Christmas, so we Scratch Series: 678 Roy Appointed offi cers for 2012 are Top Scores for Dec 8th: all arrived early bearing appetizers and sweets Hackman / 549 Claudia Dehart listed on the Lincsters website. CCaptainaptain - CCarolarol GGolbransonolbranson Scratch Series: 672 Russ Asbell / 554 and then spent thirty minutes or so sharing good Scratch Game: 257 Bill Awards were presented. Claudia Dehart food, warm feelings and gratefulness for our Taylor / 187 Sue Wilson Congratulations ladies for a Scratch Game: 232 Larry Dehart / 184 communities, both Sun City and our league. Hdcp Series: 695 Ray Hill fabulous year. Marilyn Edwards When the bowling began, I found myself / 648 Leslie Wyllie Contact: Carol Golbranson Hdcp Series: 701 Eugene Graham / 628 situated in the middle of the action. Both Hdcp Game: 248 Blaine 543-8647 Claire Kendrigan the high women’s score and the high men’s Eisenbeis / 235 Bonnie Website: www.lincsters. Hdcp Game: 258 John Dean / 230 Rita score were achieved on our lanes in game one Almaguer com Gordon where team Strike Force competed against Hope everyone had a very • • • For more information about our awesome team Turkey Out. Kathy Dillon (Turkey Merry Christmas and Happy League, contact Out), carrying a 151 average, fi nished her fi rst New Year. Claudia Dehart at 645-9345...do it now! game with seven strikes in a row, scoring a 211 The New Year is here Life is good...C’mon man...stay thirsty and carrying her team to victory. Dave Fisk (2012), can you believe it!!! my friends. (Strike Force), in his fi rst game post-surgery, Again, we are always • • • delivered two spares and ten strikes for a 257. looking for new bowlers, CCo-Captain:o-Captain: IveIve LaskeLaske regulars or subs. Contact (cont’ on page 39)

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SCLH Strikes Thursday PM of courage, faith, and ingenuity. roof tiles just above the gutters, missing my The membership welcomes any individual Thoughts From Jack… head by about a foot n’ a half. I looked up Bowling in Lincoln Hills who hasxx a love of Jesus The Hazards of Gravity and was amazed at what I saw. The goose that (cont’ from page 37) Christ and a heart of an athlete to join with had dropped his cargo accelerated like crazy. this courageous fellowship of friends. You will BY JACK FABIAN This increase in speed was undoubtedly due Unfortunately, he couldn’t save the game (or be richly rewarded. to his improved ratio of ‘goose’ power to gross the series) for his team. Turkey Out won In addition we support the local schools Living in Lincoln Hills has been a delight. weight. Within seconds, he had taken over as all three games and total pins! Speaking for and colleges and are now hosting a terrifi c bible- My wife and I have been here almost twelve leader in the “V” formation. Strike Force, I’d like to say that we’re just study class in a local church. The friendship years, the result of buying the day they opened After thinking about this whole episode darned proud that we can bring out the best is classic and the rewards magnifi cent. The in 1999. Not only has the number of residents of events, I could only assume that for all in our competitors. Lincoln Hills FCA has become a story full increased over the years, so has the number of the other geese following this guy in this While Rose Clifton’s 203 was the second of soul and spirit. For more information ducks. I guess I should say, ducks and geese. formation, it must be comforting to know that high women’s score for the day, her more call: 916-434-1688 or 916-434-9444. (email: Although they are beautiful accomplishments your current leader has been relieved of his exciting achievement was her clean game – [email protected]). of nature, they sure do take the pleasure out payload. Otherwise, the term “duck blind” marks in every frame – a demonstration of • • • of walking in your bare feet. takes on a whole new meaning. bowling excellence that we all aspire to. A few weeks ago I was on a ladder at the “Course, my next chore was to get the Congratulations Kathy, Rose and Dave. front of my house clearing out some debris in hose and clean up all the splattered green And to all, may you have a New Year fi lled the gutters. My ears alerted me to the sound stuff, otherwise I might get a notice in the mail with peace, prosperity, good health and good of “honkers” coming, although they were some stating that I did not have proper authorization bowling. distance away. So I went about the work of to change the color of my roof tile. Contacts: Cathy Riewerts, 408-5709, Traveling... Don’t Miss an Issue! cleaning the gutters. All of a sudden this big Gravity is an amazing thing; it brings [email protected] or Terri Krcha, 543-6111, glob of mostly green stuff slammed into the everything down to earth. [email protected] The Sun Senior News Now • • • Available On-line at: LH Fellowship of Christian Happy Birthday Nick Ladas! sunseniornews.com Athletes A large group of family and friends got together last month on BY DR. WAYNE REID December 3rd to celebrate Nick The Lincoln Hills Fellowship of Christian Ladas’ 80th birthday. The gala Athletes Huddle now has a membership of party hosted by Nick’s four adult close to 150 individuals. Our meetings are children, Dana, Andrea, John and held at the Meridians Restaurant at 8:00 Jeff and spouses plus their children. a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on the second Friday of It was truly a fun night. Nick’s each month. We enjoy a wonderful breakfast friends from Sun City Lincoln Hills followed by a specially selected inspirational attending the party were mostly LLorraineorraine MMinke,inke, TTroyroy GGandy,andy, NNickick LLadasadas aandnd RRoseose PPhelan.helan. speaker. Over the past year many quality, people Nick’s met playing bridge on well-known speakers have reinvigorated the Mondays with the men and from the body by sharing their message of hope and Bicycle Club in which he is very active. Nick is a busy guy as he also counsels prisoners helping optimism with us. Theirs have been stories them with substance abuse problems. The good news is Nick shows no signs of slowing down!

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Were Police Department the successful completion it not for his leadership, is embarking on a of numerous important experience and relaxed, unique adventure that projects for the fire straightforward style of will bring national department, including: communication, Lincoln attention to the assisting the department may have seen a very nearly 19,000 law in the completion of the different and devastating enforcement offi cers two new Fire Stations; outcome to the incident.” who have been killed increasing the mutual aid Prior to coming to the while protecting the and working relationships City of Lincoln in 2006, communities of this with the neighboring Whitt held the position nation. On June 18, 2011, the Sacramento We need all of the assistance possible to communities, Placer DDaveave WWhitthitt of Battalion Chief for Police Department Cycling Team was the promote our cause. We reach our goal with County, and State of the City of Sacramento fi rst all law enforcement team to compete 25,000 donations of just $5. Every donation, California; developing the and was assigned as the in the Race Across America. The race is an however slight is greatly appreciated. For fi rst promotional process and established the training coordinator and a task force leader epic 3,000-mile bicycle race from California more information and a fast, secure way to rank of Fire Captain; ensuring that Lincoln for California Urban Search and Rescue Task to Maryland. In June of 2012 Team Sac PD donate, please visit our website at www.sacpd. fi refi ghters had state of the art breathing Force #7. plans to take on that challenge again! org/teamsacpd/raam. You can choose how you apparatus and personnel protective clothing; “It is time for me to look at other Sac PD’s cycling team will again raise would like to participate in the event and honor and initiated standard operating guidelines. opportunities,” Whitt said. “Given the climate money and bring media attention to the offi cers who have given their lives so that our Whitt also was a key training instructor in the City, I have come to a point where it is National Law Enforcement Memorial in communities are safer. for the City of Lincoln and other Placer frustrating to not be as effective as I would Washington DC. Working with the hundreds I look forward to hearing from you. If you County agencies and cities in mandated like to be. We have good people with very little of federal, state, and local law enforcement have any queries please feel free to contact incident management courses. He was able resources to support them in carrying out the agencies along the route, Team SPD will honor me. Thank you for being a supporter of law to help secure two grants to help Lincoln mission of this department.” law enforcement offi cers killed by carrying their enforcement and this unique endeavor. Fire Department meet upcoming radio The Lincoln Fire Department transitioned names, visiting local and state memorials, and Please join us on Twitter @Team SACPD communication mandates and assisted the from a volunteer fi re department to a paid 24- encouraging media coverage of their efforts. Facebook: Team SAC PD’s City of Lincoln over the past several years hour fi re department in October 2001. Since On average, one law enforcement offi cer Race Across America during very diffi cult budgetary times. He was that time, the City has grown to a population is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the Sergeant Brian Ellis #3010 able to modernize the department to be as of more than 41,000 (an increase of nearly United States every 53 hours. As a racing Sacramento Police Department effective, effi cient, and safe given the City’s 236%), and the number of fi re and medical aid member of Team Sac PD, I encourage you to 5770 Freeport Blvd fi nancial resources. calls has more than tripled. The department help us at the Sacramento Police Department Sacramento, CA 95822 “Lincoln’s recent propane tanker fi re currently employs 24 full-time personnel and honor America’s law enforcement offi cers as 916-808-4500 revealed to the entire region what those of fi ve volunteers. we work to commemorate the sacrifi ce of our us in Lincoln already knew,” said Lincoln An interim Fire Chief was appointed prior fallen comrades Mayor Paul Joiner. “Chief Whitt was the right to Whitt’s departure.

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Yes, I know evening walks off the stage of life one---high unemployment, Europe on the it’s dry and not humid, but our summers are to die while souls peer out from the sky verge of collapse, Iran on the verge of getting hot. So it’s not like being in a sauna, just like with star eyes to see sleep sanctify nuclear weapons, the usual mess in the Mideast, being in a furnace. the day’s events, then Venus sends out gray the usual messes in Washington D.C. and As I’m grousing about weather forecasters, Sacramento. No, best to let it slide into history. let me also say a word about sports writers, local dawn, as morning slips in to raise I recently took a walk (a good thing to do and otherwise. Their picks are usually about day’s curtain again when earth wakes up alive when having gloomy thoughts as above). It was as good as the weather forecasts. Worse, with hope, stirs new sap and revives a brisk day and I found myself remembering any player or team that gets beaten in a fi nal from dark to renew life’s one act play! how nice it was to have a hot chocolate after contest, World Series, Super Bowl or whatever, being out in winter weather back in New York. is immediately labeled a loser or losers. Never One thought led to another and I recalled that mind that it must have taken some ability to Miranda Nature’s Colors one reason for leaving New York for California get to the fi nal. As a matter of fact, anyone BY ISABEL PERKINS BY ALAN LOWE was to get away from the snow. Another bad or any team that makes it into the highest thing about last year was that New York had a pro ranks has to have exceptional skill. Yet Our relationship lasted eleven years. We Color my world with your brush. lot of snow and my sister, who still lives in Long if a manager or coach doesn’t win it all he’s a hardly ever went anywhere without each other. Let your strokes show me the way. Island, had to rely on her son to dig them out. bum. Look at the record of any manager or I depended on Miranda, and she depended on Besides the snow and ice in winter, New coach just fi red and odds are that he was once me. We went well together. Drape my heart and spirit with York, and most of the East, is hot and humid manager or coach of the year. Think of Rick I remember the fi rst time I saw her. It your rich tones. in the summer. Just as hot chocolate is great in Adelman or the Red Sox manager fi red after was at the parking lot of the Savings and Loan. Let your seasons bless me with a winter so a cold drink is great in the summer. winning two World Series. She was so beautiful that I knew I had to have canvass of color. In the winter I’d go to the park and shovel I mentioned high unemployment her - make her mine. It took some fi nagling, snow off the handball courts so we could play. above. I’ve heard some radio hosts and but within a week she was all mine. Play with me in winter white, dance Then came the hot chocolate. During the two some politicians rant about people being I was so happy. We went to work together. with me in summer gold. summers I worked as a stockroom and delivery given extended unemployment insurance. We went shopping together. I was so proud of Let me bask in the splendor of boy in the garment district, I noted all the Supposedly there are thousands out there her I showed her off to all my friends. I even many spring and autumn colors. candy stores (do I have to explain what those loafi ng around while getting their handouts. took her all the way to the east coast to show were?) on my delivery routes so I could stop I don’t believe that. I’m willing to bet most her off to the relatives. They too thought she Brighten my days with a sunrise of dreams. for either egg creams (explanation needed?) people who’ve lost their jobs in our Recession was beautiful, and they congratulated me. Let my soul rest with a sunset of peace. or cherry sodas. are doing all they can to fi nd other jobs. And as I made certain Miranda was well taken Many things, like hot and cold drinks, in the case of losing coaches or players, other care of - that she did not need anything. I are made much better by uncomfortable people, including prospective employers, tend loved her so. circumstances preceding them: a dry house to look down upon them. Unemployed? Must It was the best eleven years of my life. after being caught out in the rain, a lazy-boy be a loser. I’d advise those other people to But last month, Miranda began to act Arboreal Thoughts chair after a trip to places that don’t have one consider---I could very well be in that place. erratically. We were on the way to spend a BY JIM FULCOMER (aren’t they mandatory?), retiring after 27 Maybe someday they will. week’s vacation, and she acted up. She was years working for the State, and so on. Also, On my walk, I saw a heron by the pond not dependable. She was no longer fun. I Though Mister Kilmer praised a tree, his sometimes those uncomfortable circumstances on Timberrose and, even better, saw it take had to leave her behind, and go without her. words came far too easily - can be okay. It was fun sliding down the hill off (probably because of my presence) and Miranda was not in good shape. I took in the park on our sleds. No, I wouldn’t move soar away. I also saw half a dozen ducks her to a specialist. He checked her over, and for had his verse concerned a bush, or shrub, back East to go sledding, and I’ve never been on the pond. I was reminded it’s good to soon she was good as new, he said. But on our it would have been a push. skiing. I fi nd it interesting that every winter get outside every now and then. When I fi rst trip to the market, she acted up again. She the local TV channels show motorists trapped returned home with my creaky knees it was was not fun anymore. Back to the specialist. Few poets rapture over small, as if they did in the snow on their way to ski at Tahoe and good to get into my lazy-boy chair (should be He said, “She’s okay now.” not care at all. the people always seem surprised this could mandatory). I thought again about the year Everything seemed alright for two weeks. happen. past and reminded myself that America had We went to Reno. On the way back, right there Subjects grand are far too easy, but little A lot of thoughts about weather, leading weathered many worse things: two World Wars, on the freeway, Miranda blew her cork. She things make poets queasy... to the thought that since I’ve been in the the real Depression, the 1960’s (when things just was no fun anymore. She was costing so Sacramento area the local weather forecasters really began to go bad), Vietnam. No matter much money. I had to get rid of her. have invariable been inaccurate, despite triple how bad things seem, we’ll weather our current Now, I have a new love. She too is Doppler or whatever they now have. Let’s bad times, too. Here’s looking forward to a beautiful. I call her Tory. face it, they can’t predict the movement of better year, which will seem even better when Oh, I cried when I left Miranda. I’ll Bob Buckenmeyer, Isabel Perkins, weather systems or even if there’ll be one. Of compared to the one just past. never forget her. She was the best Mercury Alan Lowe and Jim Fulcomer are members course, during the summer anyone can predict I’ve ever owned. of the SCLH Writer’s Group.

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