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INTEREST GROUPS
have their next meeting on January 14 feast. The next event will be held in March. share information, stories, and memories
at the Sun City Activities Center Atrium. of Kansas. The Kansas Group gets togeth-
Coffee and refreshments will be served Our club consists of members who were er at least annually. Watch the Kansas
at 9:30 a.m., and the business meeting born or raised in Hawaii, those who have Group page on the Sun City Texas web-
will begin at 10 a.m. The program for the lived or worked in Hawaii, or those who site for upcoming events. For additional
January meeting will be “Membership possess a real love for the state and its information, contact Jim Wayland at 512-
and our 125th Anniversary Year,” pre- culture. 864-9319, Reg Bessmer at 512-686-0140,
sented by Zia Kay Calaway Lowe, State or Larry/Jonene Pruitt at 512-591-7268.
Historian, TXDAR. For more information Please contact Karen Meredith Lindholm
call Catharine Browning at 512-864-7544. at [email protected] or 686-1906, or Latin/Hispanic
Martha Toler at marthanntoler@gmail.
Firefighters com or 868-3639. Are you Latin or of Latin heritage? Have
you spent a number of years living in
Are you a former firefighter, either career Illinois/Chicago Latin America? If you are interested in
or volunteer? If you’re interested in casual meeting with others to practice Spanish or
gatherings with other former “smoke eat- The Illinois/Chicago club is for those exchange cultural experiences in a casual
ers” contact Ken Phipps at kenwphipps@ with Midwest values, Illinois connec- social setting, contact Fran at 512-930-
gmail.com. tions and memories and a fondness for 8180 or [email protected].
Chicago foods, sports teams and Windy
French Social City neighborhoods. We meet four times a Life Sciences
year for fun, friendship and food! Contact
Born, lived or worked in French-speaking Jim Bonk at [email protected] or Linda We meet on the first Saturday of the
countries? Want to keep up the language? Dwyer at [email protected] to month. Contact Norm Ford at 512-868-
Join our group on the second Thursday be added to our email list. 0098 or Bob Hazelwood at 512-864-0311.
of the month at 2 p.m. For the location,
please contact Claudia Shelton by email at Indiana Michigan
[email protected].
Former Hoosiers and others interested If you have lived in Michigan, have ties to
German in Indiana are invited to join us. Contact or an interest in Michigan, please join us
Barbara Wolford at 512-948-7182 or bj- to share information, stories, and memo-
Second Thursdays, Noon [email protected]. ries of the Great Lake State. For further
information or to be included on our email
This spirited social club comprises native- Iowa and notification list, contact Will Wright at
born and German-Americans with a desire 512-240-4325 or [email protected].
to share mutual experiences in all things If you are from Iowa or have lived in
Germanic; the language, peoples, culture, Iowa, come join us for our annual Maid- Minnesota
prevalent in its diverse regions. Interest is Rite party on Tuesday, February 2 from
keen regarding the migration of German 5:30 -7:30 p.m. in the Georgetown and The Annual Minnesota Wild Rice Soup
settlers to Texas and their contributions Florence Rooms of the Cowan Creek Supper will be held in the Georgetown/
to the Lone Star state. Luncheons are on Amenity Center. For more information, Florence Rooms at Cowan Creek Amenity
the second Thursday of each month, with contact Pat Sampson at 512-863-8219 or Center on Saturday, January 16 at 6 p.m.
dialogue in German and English. Contact: [email protected] or Jan Miller at Cost is $7 per person. Please deliver or
Jerry Faulkner, 512-868-1847. [email protected]. mail your cash or check to Don and Judy
DeWenter at 203 San Antonio Road
Hadassah - SC Kadima Italian Social between Jan. 3 and Jan. 11. Make checks
payable to Sheridan Strayer. If you did not
Hadassah is the largest women’s Zionest We meet on the second Friday of the month receive a recent email, we might have lost
and volunteer organization in America. at the V.F.W. (1000 College Street, George- your contact information. Please send a
Hadassah is dedicated to improving town) for all the spaghetti and meatballs note to Marcia Whittier at scmngroup@
the lives of people in Israel, supporting you can eat. Dinner starts at 5 p.m.; cost gmail.com or Betty Jean Steinke at
women’s health issues and women’s rights is $8 per person. [email protected].
in the U.S. To find out more information
about the local Kadima chapter, contact If you have Italian heritage, have lived Mississippi
Sarah Christiansen, 512-868-3504 or in Italy, or just love everything Italian,
[email protected]; Geri Scheer, join us for the Italian Social and Cultural Calling all Mississippi folks – join our
512-864-0212 or [email protected]. Club. Occasionally we have outings, pot- Mississippi Club. Come meet other Mis-
lucks, and bocce games. Contact Eddie sissippians living in Sun City. Contact
Hawaii Verdecanna at 512-868-0704, cell 512-426- Bunny Petty at [email protected] or
3041 or [email protected]. 512-864-0683 or Mary Lou Harrington at
Members enjoyed a Holiday Party on [email protected] or 512-864-1949.
December 11 with a Hawaiian treat, the Kansas
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If you have lived in Kansas or just wish
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG you had, you are invited to join us as we
