The following people have just joined the class of 2024:
Becky & Graham Cowie
Greg & Carol Barkley
Karen & John Gintert
Linda & Rick Levine
James & Carol Whiteneck
Lori and Roger Koelling
Carol & Steve Thomas
Welcome to the Club!
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On Thursday, September 27, the Newcomers Special Events team is delighted to bring to you an opportunity to tour one of northern Colorado’s most celebrated treasures, the Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland, CO.
In addition to the sculpture garden tour, a portion of the group can take part in a tour of Art Castings of Colorado, the bronze art foundry also located in Loveland. There you can see firsthand just how all those amazing sculptures come to life! This optional part of the day is limited to twenty people.
In between the foundry tour and the sculpture garden tour, we’ve arranged for a lovely buffet lunch and will include a presentation on the sculpture garden by Kristi Elyce, Executive Director of the Loveland High Plains Art Council.
After lunch, we will head over to the sculpture garden to begin our tour.
Cost is $17pp for lunch, plus $4 for the optional foundry tour, and the sculpture garden tour is free! Carpooling from Estes is recommended but not required. We are limited to 40 people for lunch and the tour, so don't miss out!
We are very excited to announce that two new interest groups are starting this year.
Debra and Kim Sloan have agreed to share their photography expertise by leading a group titled Nature Photography. The group will meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month, leaving at pre-dawn in order to catch the animals at sunrise for the best possibility of good photo shots. Photographing the critters will finish up approximately two hours after sunrise, once the animals have headed into the trees or bedded down for the day.
Caity Leeds has agreed to head up a Weekend Hikers group. Although anyone is welcome to join, this group is targeting members who work during the week and are unable to participate in the regular weekday hiking groups. Hikes will begin at an easy level and gradually advance based on the needs and ability of group members.
Please consider joining one of these new groups on September 12th at the general meeting.
The inaugural Great Newcomers Picnic on August 26th was a huge success with nearly 120 people attending! From the delicious food, foot-tapping music and lively games of volleyball, horseshoes and ladder ball, a grand time was had by members, alumni and prospective members alike.
Guests arrived bearing a wonderful variety of appetizers, desserts, and side dishes, and the newly formed Newcomers BBQ Dudes lead by Kurt Ratsch and fellow smokers Jerry Allison, Bob Fulton, and Scott Thompson provided mouth-watering pulled pork and beef brisket. Janene Centurione lent her outstanding decorating skills to the event, transforming the O’Connor Pavilion picnic area into an inviting and festive atmosphere. Our registration team of Stan Osborne, Rod Unruh, Kendra Wallis and Kreg Leymaster kept things moving smoothly at the check-in table. And many thanks to parking directors Dave Bretz, Dan Centurione and Ken Zornes for keeping all the cars in line.
We’re hoping the Great Newcomers Picnic will become an annual event, so if you missed this one, be sure to join us next year!
Join your fellow Newcomers for the kickoff meeting for the new year. Our September General Meeting will feature the program "Great Member Experience" and will be held Wednesday September 12th, from 5:30 - 8:30pm. The meeting venue is The View @ Crags Lodge, 300 Riverside Drive.
Everyone is encouraged to carpool to this event, as parking is limited. Take a moment to call a friend and invite them to ride along with you.
Board Members and all new members are invited to come for cocktails at 5:00pm.
Cost is $24 per person, and the deadline to register is by the end-of-day, Thursday, September 6th.
