PRESTONWOOD NEWCOMERS CLUB

DECEMBER 2014
NEWSLETTER
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Newsletter Editor: Marilyn Voyles 972-517-9009

USPS Circulation:

Dusty Hurry

WEBSITE: www.mypwnc.org Password: pnc2013

HOLIDAY CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH

Date:

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

Prestonwood Country Club

Directions:

Heading north on Preston Road, between

Keller Springs & Arapaho, turn left at the
Prestonwood Country Club sign.

For:

PNC members, spouses, significant others, etc.

Cost:

$25, inclusive of tax & tip

Just some of the delicious items that will be available are:

Champagne or Mimosas
Omelette station
Breakfast meats
Waffle station
Carving station
Chef selected entrees
Salad bar and salads
Breads
Assorted desserts
We will close signup on December 1st. Your check made out to PNC is your reservation.
Space is limited. So plan to get your check in the mail to me soon to:
Sharon Leppert, 6221 Trailwood Drive, Plano, 75024.
See you there!

MEMBERSHIP NEWS
I really enjoyed the New Members Coffee that was held last month. It was so nice to get to talk with the newest
members and get to know them. I look forward to seeing them in many of our activities throughout the upcoming year. Thank you to the Board members who helped out with the coffee and also attended.
As of the Tuesday, November 11th luncheon we have a total of 124 members. Please add the following name
and information to your directory. The current directory with photos is available on the PNC website for your information and viewing:
Selma Lippin (Spouse: Nick)
201 S. Glenville Dr.
Richardson, TX 75081-4519
Home: 972-480-8808
Email: selmaruthie@aol.com
Birthday: 8/16:
Carol Frye, VP Membership

972-662-7959

mscfrye@yahoo.com

DECEMBER 2014
Sun

Mon
1 Mah-Jongg

Tue
2 Canasta

Wed
3 PM Canasta

Thu
4

Canasta

Fri
5

Sat
6

Holiday Party

8 Mah-Jongg

10 Euchre
Holiday Party

11

12

13

14

15 Mah-Jongg

16

17

18

19 Canasta

20

21

22 Mah-Jongg

23 Partners
Bridge

24

25

28

29 Mah-Jongg

30 PM Canasta

31

7 HOLIDAY
BRUNCH

26

27

UPCOMING events & Activities

Euchre Holiday Party

The holiday party will be held on December 10th, so please mark your calendars and plan on attending! We will
be combining the two euchre groups. This year we are having a "build-a-salad" luncheon with each
member contributing to the salad. We will be sending out emails in early December with the list of items we
will need to complete our salads. And...your hostesses will be providing a very special, scrumptious dessert!
What a fun way to begin the holiday season! I hope you all can attend.
* What: Combined Euchre Holiday Party
* When: December 10th 11:00 AM
* Where: Home of Karen Angle
4136 Pebble Creek Court
Frisco, TX 75033
Phone: 469-777-3445
If you know you will not be able to attend, please contact Marianne Sullivan with your sub.
Marianne Sullivan
972-403-9387

Marcia Kotick
469-888-4179

Karen Angle
469-777-3445

First Thursday Canasta

What a wonderful day we spent at Dorothy Garsson's lovely home! She served a delicious lunch with
all different kinds of salads, fruit, vegetables and her most fabulous homemade cookies. After stuffing
ourselves, we proceeded to play one of our favorite games. The winners were: #1 Dorothy Garsson;
#2 Bev Blue; #3 Judy Lasky; #4 Marianne Sullivan and most of you who play canasta will not believe
this-------Sally Richardson got the booby. I honestly think, that in the 12 years I have been playing
in this group, that has never happened before. What a shock!
Our next game will be on Thursday, December 4th, at Bev Blue's home. Because this is our Holiday
Party, the time will be different. We are starting at 11:00 AM. Also, we will be asking all to bring a
dish to pass (No desserts, please). We will not be exchanging gifts.
Please notify Bev, with the name of your sub, if you are not able to play.
Connie Plouffe

972-624-5062

UPCOMING events & Activities (CONTD)

Canasta Tournament
Thursday, January 29th
Frisco Lakes Golf Club
7170 Anthem Drive, Frisco TX 75034
9:30 AM 3:30 PM
Check-in 9:30 to 9:45
PLAY BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 10:00 AM
Cost : $ 25.00
Cost includes beverages, Choice of Salad or Sandwich Plates, snacks and Prizes!!!
Please make checks payable to Bev Blue - indicate Canasta Tournament on the memo line
Mail to: Bev Blue, 2 Englewood Court, Frisco TX 75034
Your check is your reservation. Deadline for registration is Saturday. January 10th.
PNC Members only : Guests may be wait-listed for sub list or to complete a table.

Door Prizes

Cash Prizes!!!

sAVE THE DATE!!!

MAH JONGG Tournament Friday,
February 27th

UPCOMING events

& Activities (CONTD)

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SAVE THE DATE

PNC is planning a Spring Fling. Yes, the ladies of PNC are going to Branson, MO. So save the dates of
Monday, April 20th, through Thursday, April 23rd. Were finalizing shows, meals, and costs all of which
will depend on the number of ladies going. Stay tuned for more information in the months to come.
Dont forget to mark your calendars!!
Marcia Kotick & Nancy Neason

OUR Wonderful November luncheon

PNCs own Roberta Rosen, a very talented, humorous

& charming speaker & demonstrator.

Those members who attended the November luncheon had a special treat. In addition to a great lunch provided by Blue
Mesa, there was a special tasting after lunch that was super delicious.
Our speaker, PNC's VP Luncheons, Roberta Rosen, regaled the members with interesting, and often hilarious, anecdotes
from her past life as a caterer while demonstrating how to make two very easy recipes with us. Roberta, who came
prepared, shared the finished product of her recipes with those who were at the luncheon. There was a fantastic smoked
salmon mousse, beautifully decorated (see photo to left), followed by scrumptious cheese Danish squares. We also
learned some catering tips for home use, like how to wrap cheese so it keeps longer and how to make tomato roses. It
was an afternoon of fun, food and good company.
An honorarium, donated in Roberta's name, was sent to her favorite charity, Share Our Strength/Nokidhungry.
Riza Wittlin

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ACTIVITIES

BOOK CLUB

Please join us as Roz Wiener reviews The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin on Monday, November 24th at 10:15
AM. We always meet on the 4th Monday of the month at Highland Springs (SE corner of Frankford and Coit.)
When Anne Morrow, a shy college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas
with her family, she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic.
Enthralled by Charles's assurance and fame, Anne is certain the aviator has scarcely noticed her. But she is
wrong. Charles sees in Anne a kindred spirit, a fellow adventurer, and her world will be changed forever. The two
marry in a headline-making wedding. In the years that follow, Anne becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in
the United States. But despite this and other major achievements, she is viewed merely as the aviator's wife. The
fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships, ultimately pushing her to reconcile her need for
love and her desire for independence, and to embrace, at last, life's infinite possibilities for change and happiness.
Book Club will not meet in December. However, if you would like to get started on Januarys book, we will be reviewing The Man by Irving Wallace.
Marcia Kotick
469-888-4179
mmk1022@aol.com

Leona Toby
972-248-4055
leona@2tobys.com

Hospitality
The November raffle winners of $25 gift cards were:
Lenore Thomas (Chico gift card)
Carol Frye (Chico gift card)
Carol Cohen (Bed Bath & Beyond)
Marilyn Voyles (Charming Charlies)
Sandy Spett (Central Market)
Toby Lederman (Bed Bath & Beyond)
Bev Blue kindly donated a lovely handmade scarf won by:
Riza Wittlin
PNC Luncheon Certificates were won by:
Bev Blue
Phyllis Feldman
Sandy Lambert

Please note: Raffle tickets will only be sold before the meeting begins. Once the meeting has begun,
no additional tickets may be purchased as it is disruptive to the meeting.
Kate Suhorsky, Hospitality Chair

board & committees for 2014/2015

BOARD
Co-President
VP Programs
VP Membership
VP Luncheon
VP Reservations
Secretary
Treasurer
Parliamentarian

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Activities
Calendar Keeper
Consumer File
Contacts
Data Base Admin
Directory
Historian
Holiday Brunch

Carole Cohen
Sandy Lambert
Carol Frye, Marcia Kotick,
Dianne Ovens, Riza Wittlin
Carol Frye
Roberta Rosen
Bonnie Seitchik
Joyce Polka
Fran Schneider
Sandy Spett
Sharon Leppert
Dianne Ovens

Hospitality
Newsletter Editor
USPS Circulation
Proofreaders
Photographer
Social
Spring Tea &
Fashion Show
Sunshine
Volunteers
Website
Welcome

No board meeting
in December!

OPEN
Nancy Foster
Lois Kohn
Nancy Ganci
Nancy Staltman
Sandy Lambert, Marcia Kotick
OPEN
Sharon Leppert, Myrna Tureff,
Marion Kaplan
Kate Suhorsky, Nancy Ganci,
Myrna Tureff
Marilyn Voyles
Dusty Hurry
Inga Borenstein, Leona Toby
OPEN
OPEN
Donna Schmittler, Nancy Neason,
Nancy Foster
Kate Suhorsky
Ruth Swaab
Sydelle Feinman
Nancy Staltman
Morrise Bell

Directory changes

Please update your directory with the following correction:

Sally Malleks phone no. is: 972-951-2525.

sunshine news

Mort Schneider has passed away. He and Fran were married for 53 years, and our sincere condolences go out
to the family.
I am sorry to report that Howard, Patti Fields husband, had a set back from his stroke. We hope with therapy he
will regain his strength.
Prestonwood Newcomers means friendship. We are all friends and we care about each other. I am always happy to
receive your e-mail with news for your Sunshine article.
WE CARE!
Ruth Swaab 972-661-2344 24r47w49swaab@sbcglobal.net
Sunshine Chair