The Glenbrooke SINGLES are planning a cruise through the Panama Canal on Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) on the Norwegian Pearl on April 15, 2012.  While it is organized by the SINGLES all Glenbrooke homeowners are welcome.

The cruise will start in Miami and end in Los Angeles.   Airfare is included from Los Angeles to Miami and a hotel the night before sailing in Los Angeles. Also Transfers are included.

Interior Cabins are $1,269 pp, plus $379 TAX, plus $129 for insurance.

Those interested should contact: Theresa Martinho at The Cruise Company 1020 15^th Street #12, Modesto, Ca 65354     (209) 576-7447

She will give prices for other types of accommodations, and give all the particulars.  Be prepared to leave a deposit on your credit card of $400 per person, plus the fee for the insurance.  The remainder will be due in January 2012.   There is a  $50 CANCELLATION FEE.

PLEASE MENTION "GLENBROOKE" WHEN CALLING!!

GLENBROOKE SINGLES GROUP

Remember your dues for 2011 are due to Sally by January 15th.   The group welcomed three new members.

December Activities

We celebrated the Holidays at a wonderful dinner hosted by Margaret H. and her Elves—Mona T. Marjorie N., Joanne S., and daughter Alane, a big thank you for all the work that went into this event. We even had entertainment provided by The Miller family; the Holiday selections were enjoyed by all.

Other outings for December attended by various members were: Lunch at Casa Garden with music by the Vocals; An Old Fashion Christmas tour of The Elk Grove Hotel and Stage Stop; Lunch at the Oak Café at the Culinary Institute at American River College; A Holiday House Tour sponsored by the Gardner’s of the Grove; The Rockettes at ARCO and dinner after at Scotts on the River.

The Food Bank thanked us for the generous donation of food, clothes, and money. Thank you Mona, for chairing this project.

Singles Scheduled Events For January

January 7th-----The Home and Garden Show at the Sacramento Convention Center today, meet at 1:00pm at theLodge. Free.

January 10th---Those who would like to go see the movie Country Strong, meet at the Lodge at 1:30pm to car pool to Century Laguna16 located at Big Horn/Laguna for the 2:00pm show. Dinner after at Mimi’s.

January 14th---Our January Social will be at Jeanine A. home.   Bring your choice soup, hors d’oeuvre, or dessert. RSVP to Jeanine.

January 15^th Glenbrooke Singles Group Meeting.

January 24th---The Sandhill Crane Private Tour- the group will leave the Lodge at 1:30pm, will be stopping for lunch at TBA, and going on to the site arriving 1 hour before sunset. The tour is approx. 2 ½ hours long. Price is $8.00. Dress warm, bring a chair, and binoculars. Call Mary.

February Scheduled Activities

February 16th---There will be a lunch at Boulevard Bistro, one of the best restaurants in Elk Grove. Call Mona to join the group. Approx. price $17.00 plus drink-tax tip.

February 25th---Join members for an afternoon of Mexican Train at Kathy P. home.  It will be a salad lunch--bring your favorite to share. To sign up, Call Kathy as space is limited. 

Future Activities

March 22nd-23rd-24th---Several members are going on the Sport Leisure Trip to Palm Springs. Price $1095 p.p./dbl. or $1220 single.

Call –916-361-2051 for reservations. 

April 16th---Those who would like to go to The Sacramento Community Theater to see Young Frankenstein with Mel Brooks—Call KathyP. Cost is $76.00.

April--Some members were interested in going to the Cosmopolitan for the Musical Revue—Call Kathy. Norma S has information on a 3 show package—The Musical Revue, Caveman, and Bingo for $65.00.

April 30th---Those who want to go to Davis-Mondavi Center to hear music Easy to Love—Call Kathy P. Price $40.00. The group will have dinner before the performance. TBA.

May 11th-12th-13^th those who were interested in a trip to Yosemite, Sally suggested The Sport Leisure trip. Price $940 p.p./dbl. Or $1120 single. Call—916-361-2051 for reservations.

For Contact information about the Singles, contact the Lifestyle Director at 714-1010.

Kathy Powell started the group with 16 members; at the last social, there were 28 people.   The group continues to grow with new neighbors moving in all the time.        If you are a member or want  to become a member you are reminded that the annual dues of $10.00 are due by January 15, 2011.

Mary Weatherill is now keeping the group organized and her  latest email includes the following:

4 members saw the movie Secretariat with dinner afterwards at the Brickhouse in Old Elk Grove.  Two other residents, who were also at the movies, joined us.

4 members went to the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral to hear the Sacramento State University Chorus perform.  They said it was wonderful.

Singles Scheduled Events for November

November 15^th--Monday,  Social  with dessert and coffee, fruit/cheese event.

On November 28^th—Sunday, We will be seeing the musical SUDS with dinner after at the Cosmo Café.  This is a date change.

Other Activities for November

November 5^th—The Glenbrooke Vendor Fair—5:00 pm at the Lodge

First Friday Art Reception—9080 Elk Grove Blvd—5-9:00 pm

November 6^th & 7^th--A Craft Fair at St Peter’s Lutheran Church-8701 Elk Grove Florin

November 11^th—Glenbrooke’s Veterans Day USO Dance—5:30 pm at the Lodge, Music by Jack Scott’s group

November 13^th—The Main Library, 8900 Elk Grove Blvd--will present Sisters in

Crime—5 Mystery writers will talk about their books 11 am to 2 pm

November 29^th—Deadline to RSVP for the Christmas Social to be held Tuesday, December 14^th.

December 1^st meeting.

Future Scheduled Events

December 1^st-----Our next scheduled meeting—5:00 pm at the Lodge.

December 3^rd-19^th—Old Fashion Christmas at the Elk Grove Hotel & Stage Stop

9941 E. Stockton Blvd.  Fri/Sat/Sun 12-6 pm.  Price $5.

Santa—Sat/Sun—12-6 pm.   Self scheduled.

December 9^th-----Thursday--Those signed up will be going to the Oak Café at the

Culinary Institute at American River College for lunch.

December 11^th—Gardner’s of the Grove—Home for the Holidays 4-9 pm. Tour a Victorian winter Wonderland—10088 Golden Poppy Ct Sacramento.  Price $10.  Self Scheduled—tickets--916-996-4552

December 14^th—Tuesday Our Christmas Social   This will be a complete Dinner—cost paid from treasury.  Everybody is to bring a $15 gift to exchange.  More information will be available next meeting.

December 15^th—A reminder for those who signed up Dinner 4 pm at Scotts on the River—Rocketts at ARCO,  Car pool.

January 2^nd-------See the Sandhill Cranes at the Woodbridge Reserve. Price $8.  Car pool at 1:30 pm from the Lodge.  Lunch before crane viewing .

January 15^th------$10.00 Dues are due for all who want to remain members.

January 16^th------Sunday, tour the Crocker Museum.  Price $10 plus lunch.

But wait,  here are some more activity ideas  from Mary:

Anyone who wants to visit an Old Fashion Christmas--join the group for a tour of the Elk Grove Hotel and Stage Stop Museum, located at 9941 East Stockton Blvd.  Residents will meet at 1:15 pm on Tuesday December 7th at the Lodge parking lot to car pool.  There is a suggested donation price of $5.00. Meet at the Lodge at 1:15 to car pool.

Holiday Art & Craft Festival--a Fund raiser for Crocker Art Museum starts this Friday November 26, 27, & 28.
The Capital Stage presents Every Christmas Story Ever Told [and then some] on the Delta King--Old Sacramento.  Show dates November 26 - January 1.  Reservations--916-995-5464 or www.capstage.com

Anyone who remembers the Old Fashion Mechanical Christmas Windows at the Brueners Furniture Stores will love to know that there will be The Window "Winter in the City" with 9 figures on display.  The unveiling will be  this Friday November 26th at noon.  The location the old Roos Atkins Building located at 1001 K Street will be dressed as a Sacramento holiday street scene, circa 1910, with lights, a nickelodeon movie theater, a streetcar and period photographs.  Remember the ice rink is up and running in the area also.

I hope this gives you a few ideas.    Mary Weatherill

Whew, great activities, now if you have ever thought about joining the SINGLES GROUP , you can see what you are missing.    Call Mary Weatherill for more information.

The musical entertainment was the highlight of the event.  The Vocals  are a singing group of four, full  of energy and personality.  The male singers would walk among the tables and croon to the ladies while holding their hands.   The microphone was passed to  resident Glen Glaser who sang us to the end of a refrain.     You could not help but join in singing the familiar lyrics or tap your foot.

It only made the afternoon sweeter knowing it was a fundraiser for the Sacramento Children's Home Society.

I want to invite all single people to the singles group. This is purely social and we do a wide variety of things; Rivercats games, local events, Capital Tour, social evenings once a month, dinner out, movies and lots more. We do have two men in the group, and invite more to come and share their ideas of what they would like to do. We have a business meeting at 5:00 PM at the Lodge the first Wed. of every month. All of our activities are not listed in the monthly bulletin, as often we do not have them plannned in time (by the 15th of the prior month. I hope all singles will come and meet new friends. If you have questions, please feel free to call me. Kathy Powell - 690-8343

There are many different versions of the game, but the Basic concept is very similar to gin rummy. Instead of grouping cards together, you are grouping tiles together in either suits or sequences. You draw a number of tiles at the beginning of the game and continue to draw and discard until someone goes out with mah-jong.

Learning new skills keeps the mind sharp, so give Ben Salak a call at 670-6082 to let him know if you are interested.

It was easy game to pick up – maybe easier for me as I had played Canasta before.      Hand and Foot is related to Canasta in that the object is to make “books” of red (natural) and black (ones with wild cards included) of seven of the same number.    There are a few differences in that each player is dealt two sets of cards - the hand, which is played first, and the foot, which is played when the hand has been used up. The scoring has a couple of twists with books of red 7’s and red aces being worth more points than other red books.  The game is played with five decks of cards.   There are numerous variations of this game but Ulla Iavello has typed up a sheet of the rules used at Glenbrooke.

Although Hand and Foot can be played by four people in partnerships, it can also be played by six in two teams of three, or by any number of people playing as individuals.

So if you like Canasta, or would enjoy learning a new card game, come and join us on Mondays at 1:00PM at the Arbour Lodge.

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