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INTEREST GROUPS

German This spirited social club com-          ster City native MacKinlay Kantor who          Betty Jean Steinke at [email protected]
prises native-born and German-Amer-            wrote Andersonville, and Burnside native       to be added to our mailing list.
icans with a desire to share mutual ex-        Clark Mollenhoff, who won the prize for
periences in all things Germanic; the          a Des Moines Register series exposing          Mississippi Calling all Mississippi folks –
language, peoples, culture, prevalent in       racketeering and fraud in the Teamsters        join our Mississippi Club. Come meet other
its diverse regions. Interest is keen regard-  Union.                                         Mississippians living in Sun City. Contact
ing the migration of German settlers to                                                       Bunny Petty at [email protected] or
Texas and their contributions to the Lone      Our Maid-Rite Party will be February 20.       512-864-0683 or Mary Lou Harrington at
Star state. Luncheons are on the second        For more information, contact Pat Samp-        [email protected] or 512-864-1949.
Thursday of each month, with dialogue          son at 512-863-8219 or pndsampson@
in German and English. Contact: Jerry          gmail.com or Jan Miller at janandgael@         Nebraska Nebraskans get together
Faulkner, 512-868-1847.                        suddenlink.net.                                three to four times a year to share and
                                                                                              celebrate. If you have a Nebraska connec-
Hadassah - SC Kadima Hadassah is               Italian Social We meet on the second Fri-      tion or just want to have one, please contact
the largest women’s Zionest and volun-         day of the month at the V.F.W. (1000 College   Jerry and Cleo Ramsey at 512 863-0662 or
teer organization in America. Hadassah is      Street, Georgetown) for all the spaghetti      [email protected].
dedicated to improving the lives of people     and meatballs you can eat. Dinner starts
in Israel, supporting women’s health is-       at 5 p.m.; cost is $8 per person.              New England Hail to all who called New
sues and women’s rights in the U.S. To                                                        England home! Whether you’re native born,
find out more information about the local      If you have Italian heritage, have lived in    a former resident, student, or just love the
Kadima chapter, contact Mary Ann Lish,         Italy, or just love everything Italian, join   six-state region, we welcome you to join our
[email protected] or 512-864-2425.        us for the Italian Social and Cultural Club.   group. We gather several times during the
                                               Occasionally we have outings, potlucks,        year for fun and fellowship (and usually
Hawaii Members will celebrate the holi-        and bocce games. Contact Anne Scavella         food). If you’d like to be on the mailing list
days and remembrance of Pearl Harbor           at 512-863-0613 or [email protected].      please contact: Gail Abend at gsabend@
on December 15 at a member’s home. An                                                         gmail.com.
e-mail update will be forthcoming. The         Kansas If you have lived in Kansas or
Hawaii club consists of members who were       just wish you had, you are invited to join     New York Yo, New Yorkers! Do you love
born or raised in Hawaii, those who have       us as we share information, stories, and       the Big Apple? Did you leave your heart
lived or worked in Hawaii, or who possess      memories of Kansas. The Kansas Group           in the Empire State? Do you miss the
a real love for the state and its culture.     gets together at least annually. Watch         New York accents you grew up with? If
Please contact Karen Meredith Lindholm         the Kansas Group page on the Sun City          you are interested in meeting others who
at [email protected] or 686-1906 or        Texas website for upcoming events. For         feel the same, let’s get together! We meet
Martha Toler at marthanntoler@gmail.           additional information, contact Jim Way-       four to six times a year at various venues.
com or 868-3639.                               land at 512-864-9319, Reg Bessmer at           For more information or to add yourself
                                               512-686-0140, or Larry/Jonene Pruitt at        to our email list, contact Tom Olsen at
Illinois/Chicago The Illinois/Chicago          512-591-7268.                                  512-639-2085 or tolsen53@suddenlink.
club is for those with Midwest values, Il-                                                    net. We look forward to meeting you.
linois connections and memories and a          Latin/Hispanic Are you Latin or of
fondness for Chicago foods, sports teams       Latin heritage? Have you spent a num-          Nurses Holiday party and quarterly
and Windy City neighborhoods. We meet          ber of years living in Latin America? If
four times a year for fun, friendship and      you are interested in meeting with others      meeting: Friday, Dec. 2, 11:30 a.m., The
food! Contact Jim Bonk at jjbonk@core.         to practice Spanish or exchange cultural       Worship Place. Mark your calendars now
com or Linda Dwyer at lindadwyer0503@          experiences in a casual social setting, con-   for our annual holiday party. Details will
gmail.com to be added to our email list.       tact Fran at 512-930-8180 or lefkow60@         be provided later. Our group is open to all
                                               aol.com.                                       Sun City nurses, active or retired. We ex-
Indiana Have a desire to connect with                                                         ist for socializing, networking and learn-
folks that share Indiana in some way? If       Michigan If you have lived in Michigan,        ing. Requests for paid employment are
you are a Hoosier or wish you were, we         have ties to or an interest in Michigan,       declined. To join, contact: patclendenin@
welcome you! Contact Marsha Tucker at          please join us to share information, stories,  gmail.com.
[email protected] or 678-         and memories of the Great Lake State. For
887-8700 to be connected and added to          further information or to be included on       Ohio Ohio Club members and guests en-
our email list. This will get you knowing      our email and notification list, contact Will  joyed an evening of food, music and friend-
the latest happenings with folks from the      Wright at 512-240-4325 or mistagrouse@         ship at their October event! The next event
Common Sense state. We look forward to         gmail.com.                                     for members/guests will be the annual Chili
meeting you!                                                                                  Cook-off on Feb. 6. A breakfast at Dahlia’s
                                               Minnesota If you are from Minnesota            Café will be held for members on Jan. 10.
Iowa Do you know there are two Pulitzer        or have ever lived in Minnesota we’d love      Been an Ohioan? Join us! 2017 dues are
Prize winners from Iowa? They are Web-         to meet you! Contact Marcia Whittier at        $10/pp. Mail/drop-off your check, payable to
                                               [email protected] or 972-345-7607 or         Ohio Club, to Peggy Springer, 121 Double
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