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BINGO AT TARA WOODS Be one of the winners at our Tuesday night BINGO. And you can win more than once during the night! If your eyesight isn’t as good as it once was, now you can play too. We have really BIG game packs and “Specials” that are 8 ½” x 11” with 2” numbers. No additional charge for the ticket that can make you the “King” or the “Queen” for the night and earn you even more money on all game sheets. Game packets are sold with either 6 game squares per sheet or 9 game squares.  e “Special” game papers have 3 game squares. Buy as many as you’d like! Our Tuesday night BINGO session consists of 14 regular games and 6 “Special” games We also have “Hot Ball” prizes of $50.00 or more and a “Social” ra e. Sales STOP at 6:45 PM. Come join the fun.

PING PONG Ping Pong is every

Tuesday and  ursday at 2:00! PICKLEBALL Come play the fastest growing sport!!!!! October thru April court schedule: GENERAL PLAY8:00 – 9:30 AM – Sun thru Fri; 9:00 – 10:30 AM – Sat; 4:00 – 7:00 PM – Sun thru Sat The above times are open to everyone at any level. RESERVED PLAY–If you would like to get a group together at any other time of the day and play, check the schedule that is posted outside court two. Sign your name in the appropriate available box for the time you would like to reserve. Would you like to learn how to play? Contact Lynn Makia (513)476-2465 or Diane Gibson (603)244-0536.

BOCCE Mondays at 3:00 PM Tuesdays at 9:00 AM No need to sign up Don’t need a partner New teams chosen every week ~ Easy to learn Questions: call Frank Millette 543-2954

EXERCISE FOR SENIORS Have You Had Enough Of  e Rain??? Well Now Is  e Time To Get Up And Get Going Again. Join Your Friends And Neighbors At Our New Exercise Class For Seniors Led By Curtis Adams (On Video).  ose Who Have Experienced Curtis For  e Past 3 Months Are Excited About All  e Exercises And  at All Levels Of Experience And Ability Can Participate.  is Is A Total Body Workout  at Can Be Done Standing Or Sitting Down. It Includes Stretching, Balance, Cardio And Light Weights. Classes Are Held Tuesday And  ursday In  e Clubhouse At 8AM Or 12:30PM. Come Join Us And See For Yourself!!!!! For More Information Contact Lynn Makia 513-476-2465 Or Barb Simonson 541-840-4430

BUNCO Ladies and Gentlemen, come join us every Sunday at 7:00 PM in the Card Room. Cost is $3.00.

Will you have the  rst Bunco or the last, or the most? Will you have the most wins, or the most losses? If you do, the prize money will be yours! Come join the fun. Questions: call Polly Brown 731-1614

HORSESHOES Every Friday at 1:00 PM At the Horseshoe Pits. Come join us for fun and laughs.

AGGRAVATION Meets in the Clubhouse Card Room at 7:00 PM on Monday and  ursday nights.  e game consists of 11 hands and is easy to learn. Eight quarters gets you in. Come join the fun and play a great card game.

MAH JONGG Come join the Mah Jongg group. Do not know how to play? We teach the  rst three Mondays of the month. We have a great time. Come & join us on Mondays 12:00- 3:00 PM.  e Happy Ladies of Mah Jongg. Any questions, please contact: Jane DeGuire, 567-0656

CRIBBAGE  ere’s a “new” game at Tara Woods. If you hear someone say, “  een two   een four” and you don’t think they’ve lost a screw or two, come and join us in the Card Room every Wednesday at 2:00 PM for a few games of Cribbage.  e arrangement is fairly flexible since Cribbage can be played by 2 or 3 or 4 players. Just be there by 2 PM. Cards, cribbage boards and fun will be provided. Contact John D’Amico at 239-731-7928 or danyyankees1@comcast.net.

POKER, ANYONE ? LADIES! DO YOU PLAY POKER? How long has it been since you’ve played with friends? Did you know there’s a game every Monday night at the Clubhouse just for the ladies? Well, we really don’t have a “No Boys Allowed!!!” Rule, but men usually don’t like to play with wild cards and we do. But they’re welcome to play as long as they are willing to “play like girls”. It is most likely the least stressful and least expensive poker you can play around here! It’s a good night to socialize with the ladies and make new friends with the girls who like to play poker.  e stakes are very low. Call Polly Brown, 731- 1614, if you’d like to join us – she’ll  ll you in on the details or answer any questions you may have.

EUCHRE CLUB Meets on Wednesday Nights In the Clubhouse Card Room at 7:00 PM. 50¢ to buy in, but o ers some “big” prize money!

BOOK DISCUSSION Thursday, December 5th, at 1:30 PM 2760 Steamboat Loop Join us to talk about the books we have been enjoying and maybe borrow one you would like to read.

We are especially eager to have new friends join us because so many former members are gone!! Questions: Call Marilyn Workman 239-543-1168 BRIDGE The Bridge group is looking for bridge players. We meet on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM in the Card Room. Call Beth Ferris at 543-6295 or Pauline Young, 239-997-5984  rst if you are interested in playing with this friendly group. We’d like to have you join us. Beth Ferris

HAND AND FOOT CARD CLUB Come join the group for a fun- lled a ernoon of cards! We meet on Fridays at 1:00 PM in the Card Room. Don’t know how to play the game? EASY! We will teach you! It is easy to learn. Questions: contact George Stelling, 731-6709 CERAMICS Mondays – 12:00 Noon Ceramics is held in the Ceramics Room by the Tennis Courts. We are there every Monday at 12:00 Noon. For more information and for  ring of the kiln please contact Bonnie Abend, 217-0707, or Janelle Wissler, 770-2686. We hope you will come and participate in making ceramics with us. Come join the fun. Bonnie Abend LINE DANCING Line Dance Class Come join us for lots of fun and great exercise! Fridays at 10:00 AM in the Clubhouse Starting November 1st Barb Goodhue 517-404-8063 GAME NIGHT Every Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Di erent games can be played(All are easy to Learn) LEFT – CENTER – RIGHT (dice- 3-coin buy-in)(win- ner-take-all each game) CONTRACT RUMMY (similar to Aggravation) (6 quarter buy-in) 31 (card game) (3 dime buy-in each game) (winner-take-all each game) For more information call Polly Brown at (239) 731-1614

Need a ride? Need someone to shop for you? Need someone to fix something for you? Need someone to clean for you?

Senior Concierge Service Just ring our bell: 239-770-7711 Think of us as your children “on call”.

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Halloween brought much fun to Drag Queen Bingo at the Shell Factory and some of our Tara Woods residents were there to join in! We even had a winner!

The New Image Chorus has been rehearsing for almost two months, and with the addition of some of our winter members the sounds in the Clubhouse have become stronger, smoother and oh so sweet. Dave Adams, our musical director, continues to lead us through new tunes that we know will dazzle our audience at our concert in April 2020.

Rehearsing was not all we did in November. The Chorus participated in the Craft Fair on November 2 nd . We raf ed off two wonderful baskets: one  lled with fourteen bottles of liquid libations, and a second basket  lled with gourmet snacks. The best part of the raf e was that both baskets were won by Tara Woods residents. The basket of cheer (lots of booze) went to Trish Brown who resides on Steamboat Loop. The gourmet snacks basket went to Dona Fox, residing on Wood eld Circle. Thank you, ladies, as well as everyone else who bought raf e tickets supporting the Chorus.

The Chorus continued to be active in community events in November. We were  attered to be asked to perform for the CHEERS TO THE 90 YEARS BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON on Friday afternoon, November 8 th . Accompanied by piano virtuoso Norm Libby, the Chorus performed four songs: YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, BLUE MOON, SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY and we closed with the beautiful Civil War melody SHENANDOAH. Congratulations to all in attendance who were 90 plus, that includes the Chorus’ own John D’Amico. Thanks for allowing the Chorus to be a part of your honored day.

The Chorus will not be rehearsing in December. We hope everyone had a terri c Thanksgiving and that the approaching holiday season will be one of great joy. We will be returning to our Monday rehearsals on the  rst Monday of 2020.

For those of you who make New Year’s resolutions, the most important one should be to join the best chorus in the area.

May the joy of the holiday season be with you all. Rod Browder Chorus Member NEWS YOU CAN SING TOO

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