april newsletter - ACT 2 IN PINEHURST April 2016

"Created
to promote sociability and friendship among its members."
www.act2pinehurst.net
President: Sue Griggs
Treasurer: Fred Nuenighoff
Past President: Elly Moses
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Vice-President: Betty Mangum
Secretary: JoAnne Hansz
"Created to promote sociability and friendship
Note from the President:
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer and doing everything you can to stay cool.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank JoAnne Hansz for volunteering to be our secretary. As you all know,
we have needed a secretary for several months so a great big THANK YOU to JOANNE!
Speaking of volunteers, several positions will be available for Act 2 Chairmen for next year. Most importantly,
Sheila Henderson has decided she no longer wants to be Membership Chairman nor the Couples Bridge
Marathon Chairman. She has, after all, done Membership at least for many, many years, and has done a
wonderful job each of those years. While we have a volunteer to take over Membership next year, that still leaves
an opportunity for someone to Chair the Couples Bridge Marathon and a few other key committees. Hardly
seems fair to have someone who doesn’t even play in the group, be responsible for it.
To the membership, please be thinking about how you would like to contribute to Act 2 next year, especially if
either of these positions sound like something you might like to do. Thanks to all of those members who do
volunteer and make Act 2 the success that it is.
Sue Griggs
BOOK CLUB
The Book Club doesn’t meet in August and is taking their annual field trip in September,
so you have another month off without a deadline to read a specific book.
Our first stop is at McIntyre's book store, where we are expected at 10AM, to hear about the newest books and
to receive a list of them. The Village Center has a lot of lovely stores and a Deli among other eateries to visit.
McIntyre’s has also invited our Book Club to join their Book Ends Book Club Night on Wednesday, September
16 from 6:30-9:00 PM. Back by popular demand, is a tradition started by McIntyre’s many moons ago. It
is an evening where we celebrate great books and pitch interesting, quirky, or fun reads for your book
club reading. We pour wine and you get to enjoy! Special offers and giveaways abound! Call
919.542.3030 to reserve your spot.
Our October reading is Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice by Joan
Biskupic and Carrington MacDuffie.
Please call Susan Newsome for any questions, 295-0051.
BRIDGE
LADIES MARATHON BRIDGE
Come join us, it’s a lot of fun.
ACT II, Group XXV - 2015 Ladies Marathon Bridge has completed play. Congratulations to the winners, Sally
Bold Frick & Linda Sheehan, for their First Place Win. Thanks to everyone who participated!
If you would like to sign up for the next Ladies Bridge Marathon, which will be played October 2015 through April
2016, find a partner and forward a check payable to ACT II for $15 per team with the names, mailing addresses,
email addresses, and phone numbers for you and your partner to Pat Lambie, 190 Ridgewood Rd, Pinehurst,
NC 28374. Any questions, call Pat at 295-3553.
LADIES BIMONTHLY BRIDGE
It has been a long, hot summer and NO BRIDGE. Enough is enough!! The
Wednesday morning Ladies Bridge Group is BACK!! We will be playing in the
Member’s Activity Room at Pinehurst Members Club starting Wednesday
September 2 and again on Wednesday September 16. The time will be at
9:30AM since 9:00 AM was just too early for everyone including me. I have no
list since we haven’t met in such a long time AND Windows 10 crashed my
computer and I lost all my databases and documents. Call Judy McCaffrey at
215-8814 or send an email to mrsmccaffrey@nc.rr.com by August 30 letting me
know if you plan to play. Hopefully, we will get 8-12 ladies like we used to and
we can get back on track. I have missed seeing all of you and hope the feeling
was mutual. See you in September.
FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP
Thirsty Thursday
Reminder: Thirsty Thursday August 27th. 6.00-8.00 pm will be at the
home of Barb and Fred Nuenighoff, 810 Lake Forest Drive, SE.
Pinehurst. Contact Lyra Rittger at 215-9623 or jon.rittger@gmail.com
September Thirsty Thursday will be at the home of Nancy and Bob
Nielsen, 8 Lamplighter Village Drive, Pinehurst #6, on the 24th, 6.008.00 pm. Meet old and new friends while enjoying delicious appetizers, great conversations and your favorite
drinks.
Please bring an appetizer to serve 8-10, your beverage of choice (no red beverages please) and $1.00 per
person for set-ups and mixes.
To sign up call Lyra Rittger at 215-9623 or email jon.rittger@gmail.com
Sunday Social
Mark your calendars for the next Sunday Social on September 13th at noon at the Fairway Breakfast in the
Pinehurst Members Club. For more information or to sign up, contact Nancy Nielsen at fancynan@nc.rr.com or
255-0172.
Dining Out
Red Bowl Asian Bistro
10820 South US Hwy 15-501 Wednesday,
September 9, 2015 Social Hour: 6pm Dinner:
6:30 pm
Join your ACT 2 friends at the Red Bowl Asian Bistro on
Wed., Sept. 9 for dinner at a total price of $22.50 per
person
for Meal with Rice, Tax, Gratuity, Tea, Coffee, or Soft Drinks. Cash Bar for adult
beverages available from your server. Your check is your reservation. Please use
the form from the Bulletin Board announcement with the name of person ordering
it and your choice of egg roll or soup and entrée with your choice of rice.
Make your check payable to “Act 2”and mail with your menu choice to Eleanor
Chajkowski, 70 Lake Forest Dr. SW, Pinehurst, NC 28374 by Tuesday September
1st. We will be in Red Bowl's private room.
For questions, contact Eleanor at 910-255-6027 or echajkow@aol.com
ACTIVITIES AND GAMES MAH JONNG
The Mah Jongg group meets in the Activities room at the Pinehurst
Members Club every Monday from 12:30-4:00 pm. We are a friendly group
and welcome all levels of play. If you are interested in playing or learning
the game, contact Debbie Brayton dlvoliver2@yahoo.com
WALKERS
Now with the long, hot days our walking group starts at 9AM every Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday at Reservoir Park in Southern Pines (off Route 22 going toward Whispering
Pines).
For more information about this dedicated group of walker contact Isabel Lang at
isabellalang280@gmail.com or 910-295-4271
SANDHILLS MENS FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST
After a short break for the “dog days of summer” the Sandhills Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
will resume at 8:00AM on September 15 (a change from our usual the second Tuesday
each month) in the Donald Ross Grill. Jeffrey Sandborn, the new POV Village Manager
will be our speaker.
For more information or to make reservations contact Bob Barmore at 910 528 9536
BOARD MEETING
The next Board Meeting for Act II will be held at
9AM on Saturday, September 12 in the Chapman Room at
Pinehurst Member’s Club. This meeting is open to all members
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CLICK ON BULLETIN BOARD TAB ON
OUR WEBSITE
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August 31, Sandhills Horticultural Society FREE Lunch and Learn program
September 9 Act II Dining Out Red Bowl Asian Bistro
September 9 Grand Reopening of Women’s Exchange
September 10 Ruth Pauley Lecture
September 10 Gathering at Given
September 12 Pinehurst Patriot’s Weekend
September 15 Given Tufts presents Shelby Stephenson NC Poet Laureate and Steve Smith
September 19 Carolina Philharmonic 6th Annual Gala
September 21 ACMC Classical Concert Series Wind Sync
September 23 Sandhills Horticultural Society
September 24-27 Judson Theater presents Harvey
September 26-27 Pinehurst Promenade III and Preview Party
October 3 Autumnfest in Southern Pines
NEWSLETTER AND WEBSITE
By now you have probably figured out that I am not
a fan of the new Windows 10.0. Save yourself
hours and wait until they get all the bugs out. Any
software that send out a major patch 3 days after
release isn’t ready for general consumption.
I will gradually get everything back to normal (or my
version of normal) and all this will be a memory.
Remind your friends and neighbors that I am very
happy to post any information about upcoming
events that they send to me. I just ask that I get
them by the 15th of the month which is my deadline