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INTEREST GROUPS

Hawaii Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christ- Kansas If you have lived in Kansas or food). If you’d like to be on the mailing list
mas)! Members will celebrate the holidays just wish you had, you are invited to join please contact: Gail Abend at gsabend@
and observe the remembrance of Pearl us as we share information, stories, and gmail.com.
Harbor on Dec. 15 at a member’s home. memories of Kansas. The Kansas Group
An e-mail with details has been sent to gets together at least annually. Watch New York Yo, New Yorkers! Do you love
all members. The Hawaii club consists the Kansas Group page on the Sun City the Big Apple? Did you leave your heart
of members who were born or raised in Texas website for upcoming events. For in the Empire State? Do you miss the
Hawaii, those who have lived or worked additional information, contact Jim Way- New York accents you grew up with? If
in Hawaii, or who love the state and its land at 512-864-9319, Reg Bessmer at you are interested in meeting others who
culture. Please contact Karen Meredith 512-686-0140, or Larry/Jonene Pruitt at feel the same, let’s get together! We meet
Lindholm at [email protected] 512-591-7268. four to six times a year at various venues.
or 512-686-1906, or Martha Toler at For more information or to add yourself
[email protected] or 512-868- Latin/Hispanic Are you Latin or of to our email list, contact Tom Olsen at
3639. Latin heritage? Have you spent a num- 512-639-2085 or tolsen53@suddenlink.
ber of years living in Latin America? If net. We look forward to meeting you.
Illinois/Chicago The Illinois/Chicago you are interested in meeting with others
club is for those with Midwest values, Il- to practice Spanish or exchange cultural Nurses Holiday party and quarterly
linois connections and memories and a experiences in a casual social setting, con-
fondness for Chicago foods, sports teams tact Fran at 512-930-8180 or lefkow60@ meeting: Friday, Dec. 2, 11:30 a.m., The
and Windy City neighborhoods. We meet aol.com. Worship Place. Sun City nurses with a
four times a year for fun, friendship and pre-paid reservation will celebrate the
food! Contact Jim Bonk at jjbonk@core. Michigan If you have lived in Michigan, season with a catered lunch and a rowdy
com or Linda Dwyer at lindadwyer0503@ have ties to or an interest in Michigan, nursing trivia game! Details about the
gmail.com to be added to our email list. please join us to share information, stories, party (including our annual giving activ-
and memories of the Great Lake State. For ity) are in the newsletter. If you want to
Indiana Have a desire to join up with further information or to be included on come and don’t have a reservation, contact
folks who have an Indiana connection? If our email and notification list, contact Will [email protected].
you are a Hoosier or wish you were, we Wright at 512-240-4325 or mistagrouse@
welcome you! Contact Marsha Tucker at gmail.com. Ohio We had an active year in 2016, and
[email protected] or 678- many friendships were made!
887-8700 to be added to our email list. This Minnesota Save the date! We will hold
will help you discover the latest happenings a wild rice soup get together on Satur- Members will celebrate 2017 on Jan. 10
with folks from the “Common Sense” state. day, Feb. 18 at noon. To be added to the with breakfast at Dahlia’s Café. Our third
We look forward to meeting you! email list, contact Marcia Whittier at annual Chili Cook-off for members/guests
[email protected] or Betty Jean will be held on Feb. 6.
Iowa Some films shot in Iowa include The Steinke at [email protected]. We welcome
Bridges of Madison County, Children of everyone who has ever lived in Minnesota If you are from Ohio or have lived there,
the Corn, Cold Turkey, Starman, Field of or wishes they had. We’ll see you in 2017. you’re welcome to join us! Dues for 2017 are
Dreams, Twister, Bully, The Dead Awake, $10/pp. Mail/drop off your check, payable to
and Fist. If you are from or have lived in Mississippi Calling all Mississippi folks – Ohio Club, to Peggy Springer, 121 Double
Iowa, come to our Maid- Rite party on Feb. join our Mississippi Club. Come meet other Fire Trail (N35), 78633. Questions: Celia
20. A $2 per person fee will be charged. Mississippians living in Sun City. Contact Olson, 512-948-7382; [email protected]
For more information, contact Pat Samp- Bunny Petty at [email protected] or
son at 512-863-8219 or pndsampson@ 512-864-0683 or Mary Lou Harrington at Porsche Owners Do you own a
gmail.com or Jan Miller at janandgael@ [email protected] or 512-864-1949. Porsche? Are you interested in meeting
suddenlink.net. other Porsche owners for informal out-
Nebraska Nebraskans get together ings and social activities? Contact Bart
Italian Social We meet on the second Fri- three to four times a year to share and Bartleson at [email protected].
day of the month at the V.F.W. (1000 College celebrate. If you have a Nebraska connec-
Street, Georgetown) for all the spaghetti tion or just want to have one, please contact Psychology Anyone who would like to
and meatballs you can eat. Dinner starts Jerry and Cleo Ramsey at 512 863-0662 or participate in an interest group in psychol-
at 5 p.m.; cost is $8 per person. [email protected]. ogy (psychologists, social workers, coun-
selors, psychiatrists), contact Don Pool at
If you have Italian heritage, have lived in New England Hail to all who called New 512-864-7595 or [email protected].
Italy, or just love everything Italian, join England home! Whether you’re native born,
us for the Italian Social and Cultural Club. a former resident, student, or just love the Runners/Joggers We meet at 7 a.m.
Occasionally we have outings, potlucks, six-state region, we welcome you to join our on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in
and bocce games. Contact Anne Scavella group. We gather several times during the front of the Texas Drive Fitness Center;
at 512-863-0613 or [email protected]. year for fun and fellowship (and usually all are invited to join. Contact Dee Sim-
mons at 512-688-1286 or deesimmons241
134 | SUNRAYS DECEMBER 2016 @gmail.com. If it is too early for you to
run, join us for coffee at the City Market

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