Groups and Activities

WALKING/HIKING GROUP

To All Hikers & Walkers!

Co-Leads: Mary Nassif (mary.nassif@comcast.net) and Renae Ramirez (naenaeramirez@gmail.com)

MAY WALKS & HIKES

MONDAY, May 5th, 9:30 a.m. WALK! Gilman Village to the Troll. This is a simple and familiar walk to kick off a new month. We will meet in the Gilman Village parking lot behind Crumble & Flake (Juniper Street) and walk past the Troll and along the Rainier Trail to 2nd Avenue and back to Gilman Village, where we can get a coffee at Issaquah Coffee. The walk is 3 to 4.5 miles. 

MONDAY, May 12th, 9:30 a.m. WALK! Bellevue Botanical Gardens and Wilburton Hill Park. We should be able to enjoy some wonderful spring blooms as we wander along the trails from garden to garden, and across the trestle. Hopefully one of our garden experts will be part of the group to share additional information about the plants as we walk. The Bellevue Botanical Gardens are located at 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. We are adding some additional trails through Wilburton Park so that our walk will be about 3 miles with about 150 feet of elevation along well-maintained dirt paths.

MONDAY, May 19th, 9:30 a.m. WALK! Issaquah Community Center to the Painted Tunnel. We will meet at the Issaquah Community Center (301 Rainier Blvd. S. Issaquah) and follow the Rainier Trail to Gilman Boulevard where we will cross and continue on the flat paved trail to the tunnel filled with beautiful paintings and then return to the Community Center. We can make a little detour on the route to issaqua Coffee or Blazing Bagels if the group wants a coffee stop. The walk is about 2 miles.

MONDAY, May 26th, 9:30 a.m. EASY HIKE! Evans Creek Preserve. We haven't been able to do this hike for some time as it was closed for cleanup after the bomb cyclone in November. If ground conditions allow, we will follow the trails in the Preserve and look for birds and spring flowers. Some up-and-down on well-tended trails, with rocks and roots to navigate. Approximately 3 miles. (Evans Creek Preserve, [lower access] 4001 224th Avenue NE, Redmond)

A BONUS JUNE WALK/HIKE

MONDAY, June 2nd, 9:30 a.m. WALK! Preston Soccer Fields to Snoqualmie Trails Preston. We will begin at the soccer fields in Preston, just off of I-90 (30634 SE 87th Place, Preston). There is plenty of parking there. The Preston-Snoqualmie Trail is a wide blacktop path, straight and level. We plan to walk about 3 miles.

THURSDAY AFTERNOOON WALKS

THURSDAY, May 8th, 4:30 p.m. WALK! Walk Along Lake Sammamish Trail. We will meet in front of Big Block Brewing (3310 E. Lake Sammamish Pkwy. SE). We can walk up and down the trail across the road along the lakeside. We will probably walk a couple of miles, and since we will end up back in front of Big Block Brewing, we can sit on their patio with a beverage if we please.

THURSDAY, May 22nd, 4:30 p.m. WALK! Coulon Park. We will return to Coulon Park to enjoy the walk along Lake Washington, and then we can relax with a drink and enjoy the evening activities on the waterfront. We will meet by the tennis courts in the park, and walk will be along paved, levevl paths with a total distance of 3 to 4 miles. The address is 1201 Lake Washington Blvd. N., Renton.

Let Mary (mary.nassif@comcast.net) or Renae (naenaeramirez@gmail.com) know if you plan to join us for any of these walks. Guests are always welcome.

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ART GROUP

May Art Group Meeting:

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 13th, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual gathering via Zoom 

Lead: Barb Bruemmer at j_bbruemmer@comcast.net

May will be another open session--working on our individual projects, sharing painting tips, and encouraging and supporting our fellow artists.

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BOOK CLUB

May Book Club Meeting:

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 27th, at 1:00 p.m.

Hostess: Kay Broman

Book: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Lead: Susan Calhoun at susancalhoun5@gmail.com

The Book Club will meet on May 27th at Kay Broman's house, where we will enjoy a salad potluck. We will be discussing The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.

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CRAFT GROUP

May Craft Group Meeting:

Date/Time: Saturday, May 17th, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Issaquah Library Meeting Room, 10 W. Sunset Way

Co-Leads: Susan Harter at harterfry@aol.com and Linda Mayer at lindamayer29@gmail.com 

In Sandy's absence, Susan and Linda will be organizing a craft project. They will let you know if any supplies are needed.

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EXCURSIONS

May Excursion:

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 28th

Where: Bainbridge Island

Organizer: Sharon Miller

On Wednesday, May 28th, Sharon Miller will lead us on an excursion to Bainbridge Island. We will be leaving from the Issaquah Transit Center at approximately 9:00 a.m. and will return home around 4:00 p.m. The outing will incluce a spin through the very cool Bainbirdge Museum and lunch at Doc's Marina Grill. There will be more information and a sign-up sheet at the May 1st membership meeting.

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FOODIES & FUN

May Foodies & Fun Meeting:

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 21st, at 12 noon

Lead: Heidi Hansen at hhansen56@yahoo.com 

Theme: Kentucky Derby

Our theme will be the Kentucy Derby. We will enjoy traditional Derby party foods, bubbly, lemonade, and iced tea. And a horse race! Bring quarters to play.

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HAPPY HOUR

May Happy Hour:

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 14th, at 4:30 p.m.

Location: Enzo's Bistro & Bar, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., Issaquah

Lead: Bobbie Izuo at bobbieizuo@hotmail.com

Please join us! The more the merrier!

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LUNCH BUNCH

May Lunch Bunch:

Date/Time: Thursday, May 22nd, at 12:00 noon

Location: Dan Gui Chinese Cuisine, 80 Front Street N. Suite 1, Issaquah

Organizer: Susan Harter at harterfry@aol.com

Lunch Bunch will be meeting at noon on Thursday, May 22nd at Dan Gui Chinese Cuisine. This is the new Chinese restaurant on Front Street that used to be the Krawbar.

There will be a sign-up sheet at the May meeting or you can contact Susan Harter to put yourself on the list. Hope to see a group of you there to try this new restaurant!

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MAH JONGG GROUP

May Mah Jongg Group Meetings:

Date/Time: Second and fourth Fridays (5/9 & 5/23), 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Third-floor community lounge of Diane Edwards's building

Lead: Diane Edwards at diedwards43@gmail.com

Mah Jongg is an interesting, fun, and challenging tile game of luck and skill traditionally played with four people. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SUGGEST THAT MAH JONGG IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO KEEP YOUR MIND YOUNG. Young, old, or in between, if you like mind games, we will teach you; no experience is needed. Questions are encouraged, so please contact Diane for more information.

The Mah Jongg Group will continue to paly on the second and fourth Fridays monthly throughout the summer. Newcomers or Oldies but Goodies (the same old group) are all welcome; please come join us for some extra summer fun!

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PUZZLE PARTY!

May Puzzle Party

Date/Time: Monday, May 12th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Location: Sammamish Library, 825 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish

Lead: In Sandy's absence, there is no specific person leading the event in May, but there WILL definitely be a party!

After very successful and well-attended puzzle parties in March and April, the group has decided to continue our monthly gatherings at the Sammamish Library on Monday afternoons. All women who enjoy putting together jigsaw puzzles are warmly welcomed to join us. We tackle 300-piece puzzles in small groups of 2 to 3 women. This allows us to tpicallly finish the puzzle in one session and enjoy each other's company.

If you have a 300-piece puzzle at home that you would like to share with the group, please add it to our collection! 

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WARM HANDS & HEARTS GROUP

May Warm Hands & Hearts Group Meeting:

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 13th at 10:00 a.m.

Location: The US Bank, 4851 Lakemont Blvd SE, Bellevue

Lead: Andrea Levy at andreasuelevy@gmail.com

Whether you are interested in learning how to knit and crochet, have been creating with yarn for decades, or anything in between, this is the group for you. You can bring your own projects to the gatherings, or you can help us with our philanthropic work, creating hats for chemo patients and prosthetic breasts (Knitted/Crocheted Knockers) for lumpectomy and mastectomy survivors. Patterns for the donation work will be supplied. Bring whatever supplies you have and we can help you get started.

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