HILL COUNTRY NEWCOMERS Page
Vol. 10 Issue # 20 www.hillcountrynewcomers.com April, 2009
Missy’s Messages
OFFICERS/CHAIRPERSONS
President Missy Polasek 830/755-5060
“Steppin Out” I spent the past weekend flat on my
1st VP Ann Cain 830/230-5551 back. This was not by choice I assure
2nd VP Gloria Wheeler 830/537-9126 you. I honestly could not get out of
Secretary Anne Theroux 210/369-9754 bed. I don’t have a clue what I did to
Treasurer Nan Pillinger 830/981-8510 my back and I hope it never happens
Book Club again. To say the least it was not a very
Jane Street 830/537-4008 Hill Country enjoyable time but it gave me lots of
time to reflect over the past few months
Bridge & Duplicate
Cindy Beall coteau@gvtc.com Newcomers that I have had the honor of being the
Betty Poe 210/698-2066 HCNC President.
Party Bridge
Luncheon I have made so many friends through
Jo Leonard 830/755-4213 this process and have learned that there
Partners Bridge
and are some absolutely awesome ladies in
the Hill Country. I have been fortunate
Betty Poe 210/698-2066
Mary Ella Gentry 830/249-3240
Style Show to have the best board ever this year.
The board has worked so well together
Daytime Canasta
Sandy Hannibal 830/755-6448
and we have truly bonded through this
The Dominion process. So many ladies have gone
Couples Canasta above and beyond to make all our
Helene Bachmann 830/249-4901 Country Club events very special and I thank each of
Chix Flix
Pam Felton 830/331-9233 April 15th, 2009 them for their hard work and special
talents.
Nan Pillinger 830/981-8510
11:30 a.m. Don’t forget the Style Show &
Hostess Coordinator Luncheon on April 15th at the Dominion
Carolyn Parkhurst 830/336-4049 Country Club. Please send in your
Dining Out Please join us RSVP for the luncheon by April 10th.
Carlene Oakes 830/755-5130 The nominees for the HCNC Executive
Hospitality/ Name Tags
and enjoy Board will be introduced that day. I am
Connie Williams 830/981-4270
Marcedus Castle 210/647-7458
a delicious lunch really looking forward to this event. As
many of you know I am a CHICO’s gal.
Koffee Klatch
and Our May charity will be the
Pam Felton 830/331-9233
Pat Toensing 830/336-4115
beautiful fashions Battered Women’s Shelter, Boerne.
Please share your gently used clothing
Newsletter
presented by with others in need. You may bring
Deanna Parker 830/755-8877 CHICO’S your items to the May 11th General
Meeting at Cibolo Nature Center and a
Publicity
representative from the Shelter will pick
Jackie Gentry 830/981-5494
Please complete the attached up our donations.
Sharing &Caring reservation form along with your We are in need of volunteers to be
Kathy Binetti 830/537-4401 food selection; your check in the the chairpersons for many of our
TGIF amount of $25 payable to HCNC activities. If you or someone you
Carol Boerner 830/755-6487 and mail to: know is interested in serving as a
Lois Crow, 29708 High Eschelon, chairperson or co-chair please contact
Gadabouts
Geri Cervantes 210/380-6523 Fair Oaks Ranch, TX. 78015. me or the current chairperson.
Lunch-A-Bunch Reservations accepted through
April 10, 2009 ~ call Deanna Parker, Happy Spring to all!
Cindy Eisman 210/698-3207
210/325-1122 with your questions. Missy Polasek, President
April, 2009
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 11:30 a.m. 2 3 4
Lunch A Bunch
Kona Grill
5 6 7 9:15 a.m. 8 9 4:45 p.m. 10 6:30 p.m. 11
Partner’s
Party Bridge Bridge Couples
FORCC FORCC Canasta
12 13 14 15 11:30 a.m. 16 17 18
Style Show and Gadabouts Gadabouts
Luncheon Sandfest Port A Sandfest Port A
Dominion CC
19 20 10 a.m. 21 22 23 10 a.m. 24 7 p.m. 25
Gadabouts Koffee Daytime TGIF
Sandfest Port A Klatch Canasta
FORCC
26 27 Noon 28 29 30
Book Club Chix Flix
May 8
Gadabouts to
Y.O. Ranch
Newsletters are emailed to members
unless notified otherwise!!! www.hillcountrynewcomers.com
From:
Hill Country Newcomers Club
Deanna Parker
31407 Scarteen
Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas 78015
dstewartparker@gvtc.com
April Birthdays !!!!!!!!
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GADABOUTS
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We’ve rented a large house for two nights. Cost is < $100 plus meals and
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!!!uoy ees ot epoH To view the house go to www.starkeyproperties.comand enter code 125FD.
Check out the Port Aransas SandFest on the web.
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May 8 ~ Y.O. Ranch ~ Experience your own private African safari on the his-
SAVE THE DATE toric Y.O. Ranch in Mountain Home, TX ., just past Kerrville. You will spend
Hill Country Newcomers “Steppin Out” two hours viewing and photographing over 50 species of exotic game from
Style Show and Luncheon will be held around the world. The giraffe painted buses will take us through the breeding
April 15th at The Dominion Country Club. parks where the animals roam freely and time is allowed for feeding the gi-
Fashions presented by CHICO’S! See raffes. Part of the tour is learning the history of the ranch which has been a
separate invitation attached to this part of the Schreiner family of Kerrville for over 128 years. To view Y.O. go to
Newsletter! www.yoranch.com. Cost of the tour is $40 which includes a ranch size lunch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (buffet style) at their Chuckwagon Restaurant, the bus and driver, tour direc-
tor, tax and gratuity. Lunch begins at noon followed by the tour. To reserve
Member Contact Update!!! your space, send a check made payable to Donna Costanza—9707 Boerne Haze,
830/755-
Jane Schaffer, 830/755-6482 Boerne, TX 78006—no later than April 7th! Feel free to bring a friend, hubby or
NEW email: sylmd@gvtc.com neighbor. We’ll depart at the Boerne HEB parking lot by the gas pumps at 10 a.m. on
Friday, May 8th!
Email Geri Cervantes for more information or to get on the Gadabouts Emailing List.
justgerinow@yahoo.com 210/698-7908 or cell 210/380-6523
Koffee Klatch
April 20th ~ 10 a.m.
Book Club
Hostess Molly Frazier We had a wonderful turnout at Molly Frazier’s home on
125 Mallard Dr. ~ Boerne,Tx February 23, and had a fascinating discussion based on
830/537-
830/537-5435 Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides. Kim Dunn and
Jane Street provided desserts.
Co hostesses: Carolyn Parkhurst, Gail Fiel
and Jackie Gentry
April 27th, Noon, we’ll meet at Vicki Holdsworth’s home,
I-
From I-10W take 1st Boerne Exit #542 which is Main 30314 Fairway Run Dr., to discuss David Wrobleswski’s
St. Travel to FM 474 (Blanco Rd.) and turn right.. THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE. Please RSVP to
Travel 6.4 miles winding left until you come to Vicki at 830/755-8906 or VMHoldsworth@cs.com on a
timely basis so she may plan ahead. Sweets will be
Kreutzberg Rd., turn right. Travel 2.5 miles to River
provided by Candy Suchanek and Anne Theroux.
Mountain Dr. (just past the River Mountain Ranch Everyone else please bring a salad for 6 - 8 to share.
mailboxes) and about a mile past the rear entrance to
Cordillera. Turn right. Travel one mile and cross the May’s selection is Breakaway by Nadia Sahari. Plan to
bridge.. Turn right and travel 1/2 mile on Mallard meet on May 27th due to the Memorial Holiday.
which is the first street on your right. Please use the
second driveway. From Boerne (Dodging Duck) turn We look forward to seeing you!
right on Main and proceed as noted above.. Jane Street, 830/537-4008, jbastr@aol.com
Our Thanks to Ronda Nugent for hosting a great
March Koffee Klatch to the co-hostesses for great food!
co-
The Hill Country Newcomers Nominating TGIF Welcomes You!!
Committee nominates the ladies whose names
are listed below for our 2009 - 2010 Executive
Board:
President - Kathy Binetti It’s TGIF Time again!!! April 24th
1st Vice President - Cindy Eisman
2nd Vice President - Mary Regan Alice and George Irving, 29623 Double
Secretary - Sandy Kelleher
Treasurer - Sandy Hannibal Eagle Circle, Fair Oaks Ranch, will host
Election of the 2009 - 2010 Executive Board will
be held during the May 11th General Meeting,
TGIF for April! See directions below!
Cibolo Nature Center. This is a great way to meet new friends and
Installation of the 2009 - 2010 Board will be
held at our June 8th Meeting - Ye Kendall Inn,
visit with old friends. 7—9 pm, bring an
Boerne. appetizer of your choice to share and BYOB
Tea, coffee and desserts are provided by the
host couple!
Sharing and Caring
Our thoughts and prayers are extended to Please contact Carol Boerner, 830/755-6487 with questions
Newcomers who are suffering illness, pain
or loss:
April 24th TGIF - Directions to Irving’s home: From IH-10 W,
Suffering illness:
Exit 546 and turn right, follow Fair Oaks Parkway to Hansel, which
is on your left just a short distance past the FORCC. Turn left on
Candy Suchanek and Pauletta Hansel. At the bottom of Hansel at the first stop sign, turn left on
Hightower. Battle Intense. Turn left on Fairway Valley, right on Fairway
Bluff, right on Fairway Green and right on Double Eagle Drive.
Please let us know of anyone with whom we From Ralph Fair, take Fair Oaks Parkway West. Turn right at High
should extend our caring and sharing. Eschelon, left on Battle Intense, left on Fairway Valley, right on
Fairway Bluff, right on Fairway Green and right on Double Eagle
Kathy Binetti fkbinetti@beecreek.net Drive. Two flags flying from the porch. 830/981-9623.
Dining Out!
Chix Flix A big howdy to all HCNC Dining Out Members!
Movie-
Hi to All Movie-Goers! Thank you to Missy and Joe Polasek for
hosting our March Dining Out! Everyone
enjoyed your hospitality!
Join us Tuesday, April 28th Unfortunately no one is able to host for April
so we are cancelled this month.
We will always meet up in the theatre lobby, May, 2009 is still available and in need of a
host if you’d like to volunteer!
(look for Nan Pillinger and/or Pam Felton); plan
for the early show and lunch afterward! Spring has sprung! Enjoy the season!
Need more information on Dining Out?
We will email to all about a week before with the Contact: Carlene Oakes, foakes@yahoo.com 830/755-5130
exact time and theatre location.
April Bridge
If you have an interest in joining the fun, call or
1st Tuesday...Party Bridge
email Pam Felton and get on the Chix Flix email
April 7th~game begins at 9:15 a.m. FORCC
list, it’s the place to be! Contact Hostess * Jo Leonard 830/755-4213
830/331-
2nd Thursday...Partners' Bridge
~ Pam Felton grayrabit5@gvtc.com, 830/331-9233
April 9th~game begins at 4:45 p.m. FORCC
830/981-
~ Nan Pillinger, nanbp@gvtc.com, 830/981-8510
Contact Hostess * Betty Poe 210/698-2066 or
Mary Ella Gentry 830/249-3240
(Bring your spouse/partner ~ soup and salad buffet provided. Please inform the
hostess if you have any dietary restrictions)
Hope you’ll join us!! 3rd Wednesday...Duplicate Bridge—Cancelled
as we will be “Steppin Out” at our annual
Style Show and Luncheon—April 15th!
Contact Hostess * Cindy Beall coteau@gvtc.com or
COUPLES CANASTA ~ April 10th Betty Poe 210/698-2066
Contact Hostess to reserve; please arrive early so play begins on time!
Couples Canasta will meet on the 2nd Friday of each month ~
6:30 p.m. at the home of the host couple! This is a great way
to include your partners in meeting new people, enjoying good
food and playing cards! Members bring an appetizer and the
host supplies dessert and refreshments. Canasta Canasta Canasta
The April meeting will be at the home of: Come join the fun! Ladies Daytime Canasta will be held
Gail and Don Fiel Thursday, April 23rd, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Main Dining
29934 Cibolo Ct., Fair Oaks Ranch Room of Fair Oaks Country Club. Please arrive early to
sign-in, pay for your lunch, get some coffee or tea so we begin
Please contact Gail at dgfiel@gvtc.com or call promptly at 10! Enjoy good company and a wonderful lunch!
830/755-4457 if you plan to attend this gathering of our HCNC
Contact our April Hostess, Golda Tompkins, 210/698-5616,
Couples Canasta. Hope to see you!!!
before April 17th to place your reservation and advise regard-
Questions about Couples Canasta - contact Helene Bachmann, ing any dietary restrictions.
helenebachmann@hotmail.com 830/249-4901 Our delicious lunch is priced at $16 cash.
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If you wish to learn Canasta or just freshen up your skills, advise the
Check out our newly updated hostess as you arrive so we place you with an experienced player!
We welcome new players!
website!!! Thank you Sandy Wyss!
Please note: If you must cancel your reservation, contact the hostess for the
www.hillcountrynewcomers.com month. You will be responsible for the cost of lunch if cancellation is received
within 24 hours of playing.