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FAREWELL, FRIEND SOCIAL GROUP BIDS GOODBYE TO PRESIDENT.


Byline: Daily News

More than 30 members of the Newcomers & Friends of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country,  recently gathered at the home of President Abby Cantor to bid farewell to past President Sara McNeely, who was moving to Maryland.

The group dined on a luncheon of salads, baked pasta casseroles and delectable desserts and beverages provided by Newcomers & Friends members as they relaxed in Cantor's patio garden.

McNeely was presented with a gold bangle bracelet and a card signed by all the members. She will be missed by many, but the Newcomers & Friends wished her the best in her new home.

Newcomers & Friends is a social club open to all women in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . In addition to luncheons on the second Wednesday of each month, members can join any number of club activities such as bridge, canasta canasta: see rummy.
canasta

Form of rummy, using two full decks, in which players or partnerships try to meld groups of three or more cards of the same rank and score bonuses for seven-card melds.
, bunco, garden club, hiking, day trips, book club and more.

The next luncheon will celebrate the holidays at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at Le Chene restaurant in Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations:

In Mexico:
  • Agua Dulce, Veracruz
In the United States:
  • Agua Dulce, California
  • Agua Dulce, El Paso County, Texas
  • Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas
. Members should bring an unwrapped toy for the club's annual contribution to the fire department's Toys For Tots Toys For Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks.  program. Those who would like to participate in the ornament ornament, in architecture
ornament, in architecture, decorative detail enhancing structures. Structural ornament, an integral part of the framework, includes the shaping and placement of the buttress, cornice, molding, ceiling, and roof and the capital and
 exchange should also bring a wrapped holiday tree ornament.

Cost of the luncheon is $18. For information about the club, call (661) 263-6992, or to make a reservation for the luncheon, call (661) 260-3321 by Dec. 7.

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Past Newcomers & Friends Club President Sara McNeely, kneeling in center, attends a recent farewell luncheon put on by the club.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Nov 25, 2002
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