LEO Dinner

No LEO for December. Juanita Savage will host a January LEO. It will be held at the Green Dragon in Carlsbad. We will meet there at 5:30 p.m. to see the museum and dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. The date will be announced at the January coffee meeting. And a e- blast will also be sent out with date information.

Presidents’ Message

Hello Ladies,

What an informative and entertaining speaker we had at the November Coffee. Thank you to Lynn Hillman for arranging for her, Dorothy Chance, to speak. Doris Teich has done another fine job of selling our Entertainment Books. We made $161 on them. Thank you, Doris.

We are looking forward to a funfilled and wonderful Holiday Party on Dec. 7. Don’t forget to bring your Toy for the Marines. Hope to see you all there.
If you are unable to attend, we wish you the very best of Holidays and all the best for the coming year. We are hoping to see more of you at all our fun events.

We are looking for a Corresponding Secretary for the rest of the year. If you would be interested in this position, please contact Janet or Trudy. Lynn Hillman is unable to continue in this position.

Please do not hesitate in the coming year to approach us about any concerns that you may have regarding Vista Friends and Newcomers or with new activity ideas

Happy Holidays & New Year,

Janet & Trudy

Luncheon

The November luncheon will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m. at the Old California Mining Company in Restaurant Row in San Marcos. 1020 San Marcos Blvd. #118 San Marcos, CA 92078 760-761-4900.

Lynn Hillman is our hostess for this event.  There will be a sign-up sheet at the November Coffee meeting or you may contact Lynn for yourreservation.  Lynn Hillman

Presidents’ Message

Hello Ladies,

VFN has been contacted by the Oceanside Newcomers to explore the feasibility of consolidating the two groups. Your board has agreed that it is important to explore this proposal without any preconceptions. We ask for your support during this process which will not actively begin until early next year. We would welcome from you those questions which you believe it is most important that we answer in order to make the most informed decision possible. In an effort to avoid possible rumors as we undertake this process, please contact a board member for the most accurate information. We will also use the newsletter to keep you updated.
We need your help. We are having some difficulty getting the appointed interest group to help with the monthly hospitality set up. Further on in this newsletter is a list of the interest groups and the month they are expected to assist. The hospitality chairman will contact the interest group chairman well in advance of the coffee meeting to allow sufficient time to line up helpers. The helpers will assist in bringing the plastic tubs holding hospitality supplies into Arcadia Place and do any other small things needed to set the room up and prepare the coffee for our meeting.

Next month we are going to take a look at whether or not there is an ongoing need to have both a recording and a corresponding secretary. It would seem that as our numbers have diminished and the world has changed the tasks involved could be handled by one person. Please share your thoughts on this with Trudy and me.

Did you know that VFN is paying a $6 portion of each member’s holiday luncheon cost? This December luncheon is always a special event and a lovely way to reconnect with people we may not see frequently. This year we are holding the luncheon at the Twin Oaks Golf Club. This is a new venue for us and Linda Mueller and her “elves” are sure to make this a memorable time for us! (see flyer on page

In friendship, Trudy & Janet

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

TWIN OAKS GOLF COURSE GARDEN BALLROOM
1425 N TWIN OAKS VALLEY ROAD SAN MARCOS, CA
11:00 A.M.

PLATED LUNCHEON
SALAD – MIXED GARDEN GREENS

CHOICE OF
CHICKEN PICCATA- MEDALLIONS OF BREAST OF CHICKEN SAUTED WITH MUSHROOM AND LEMON CAPER SAUCE, ANGEL HAIR AND SEASONAL VEGETABLES

GRILLED SALMON IN DELICATE CITRUS OIL, WILD RICE AND SEASONAL VEGETABLES

PENNE PASTA PRIMAVERA TOSSED WITH SEASONAL VEGETABLES, WITH CHOICE OF MARINARA OR ALFREDO SAUCE.

DESSERT- CHOCOLATE DECADENCE CAKE

THE FULL MEASURE CAROLERS WILL ENTERTAIN US WITH HOLIDAY MUSIC.

COST IS $31 WHICH INCLUDES 33% TAX AND GRATUITY. CHECKS MADE OUT TO VISTA NEWCOMERS CAN BE GIVEN TO DIANE GRANGER AT THE OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER COFFEES OR MAILED TO DIANE GRANGER AT 861 BEL ESPRIT CIRCLE, SAN MARCOS CHECKS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 29. PLEASE MAKE YOUR MENU SELECTION ON CHECK.