Issaquah Women's Club
Groups and Activities
GROUPS
In addition to our monthly meetings, our members also get together in smaller groups to share some of their mutual special interests in
greater depth. These groups include:
Art Group
Book Club
Craft Group
Excursion Group
Foodies & Fun
Happy Hour
Lunch Bunch
Mah Jongg Group
Walking/Hiking Group
Warm Hands & Hearts Group
WALKING/HIKING GROUP
To All Hikers & Walkers!
Time: All walks/hikes are "weather permitting." The Monday walks begin at 9:30 a.m.
Co-Leads: Mary Nassif (mary.nassif@comcast.net) and Renae Ramirez (naenaeramirez@gmail.com)
DECEMBER WALKS & HIKES
Monday Mornings
MONDAY, December 29th, 9:30 a.m. WALK!
Gilman Village to the troll & Boehm's Candy. We will meet in the Gilman Village parking lot behind the Crumble & Flake (Juniper Street) at 9:30 and walk to the Troll. From there we will continue on to Boehm’s Candies and for those who have a sweet tooth you can purchase some delicious chocolate candy. We will then make our way back to Gilman Village. There is always the option of enjoying coffee and conversation at Issaquah Coffee after our walk.
JANUARY WALKS AND HIKES 2026
MONDAY, January 5th, 9:30 a.m. WALK!
Sammamish Landing to Marymoor Park. We will start at the Sammamish Landing parking lot (4607 East Lake Sammamish Parkway, 98074) and cross East Lake Sammamish Parkway and head north to Marymoor Park where we will wander through the “bird loop trails” and dog trails before heading back to the Sammamish Landing. This is a level walk along paved and gravel pathways, with frequent lake views between the trees and homes. The walk is about 5 miles.
MONDAY, January 12th, 9:30 a.m. WALK!
SAMMAMISH YMCA to BIG ROCK PARK NORTH!
The group will meet at the Commons YMCA (831 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, 98075). The YMCA is located behind the police station and library where there are plenty of parking spots available. We will meet in front of the YMCA and then walk on gravel and paved paths through the park past the community garden and native plant garden. We will continue our walk on sidewalks to a grassy path that will take us to Big Rock Park North where we will turn around making this about a 3 mile walk. After the walk for those interested, we can enjoy a beverage at Metropolitan Market in Sammamish (301 228th Ave SE, Sammamish 98074).
MONDAY, January 19th, 9:30 a.m. WALK!
Seward Park. We will start at the parking lot (5900 Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle) and do the Seward Park Loop around the park. It is an easy 2.4-mile loop with water views and, if we get a clear morning,a great view of Mt. Rainier. We can add a couple more miles by walking north out of the park along Lake Washington, which offers more great lake views. We can arrange carpools from Issaquah or the Mercer Island Park & Ride lot.
MONDAY, January 26th, 9:30 a.m. WALK!
Walk in East Bellevue. We will meet at 9:30 AM outside of Starbucks at (3181 156th Ave SE Bellevue, 98007). The group will then walk through a nearby business park to the wooded path in the Spiritridge neighborhood. We will loop back on another path to 156th and catch the trail to Robinswood Park, which also has wooded trails and then head back to Starbucks. This is an easy walk of 3.5 or 4 miles.
WALKS AND HIKES FEBRUARY 2026
1st Monday
MONDAY, February 2nd, 9:30 a.m. WALK!
Klahanie Park to Beaver Lake. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Klahanie Park (25000 SE Klahanie Blvd., Sammamish) and walk to Beaver Lake and then back to the park. This is a level walk along sidewalks and woodland trails, with beautiful Beaver Lake at the midpoint. The entire walk is about 4 miles. If anyone wants to cut the walk short and meet us at Beaver Lake Lodge, just let us know and we will be looking for you to join us there.
The Mindful Striders
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS WALKS
Lead's: Susan Harter: harterfry@aol.com
Peggy Pitzel: ppitzel100@gmail.com
This walking group differs from the more strenuious walk/hike by being slower and shorter. It's been popular with women who are just getting back into shape with walking or have previous or upcoming surgeries.
We meet every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. except for the third Wednesday. Walks are between 1 and 2 miles.
If you email Peggy Pitzel (ppitzel100@gmail.com) or Susan Harter (harterfry@aol.com) we will add you to our email list where we send out weekly information on the upcoming walk.
Come check us out, we've been having a lot of fun!
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ART GROUP
Date/Time: Tuesday, January13th, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Lead: Barb Bruemmer at j_bbruemmer@comcast.net
Location: ZOOM
No experience necessary.
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CRAFT GROUP
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
Date/Time: TBA FOR jANUARY
Location: contact Sandy
Lead: Sandy Cobel at srcobel@comcast.net
All members are welcome to join us for a crafting session. Artistic ability is NOT required. Please come for fun winter crafting an convivial conversation. One idea for the winter craft would be to make holiday trees or wreaths using vintage buttons and jewelry. Please bring your broken or cast-off costume jewelry. Bring a glue gun if you own one.
Email Sandy to get on the email list to be notified where this will take place.
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BOOK CLUB
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 27th, at 1:00 p.m.
Hostess: Susan Calhoun
Lead: Susan Calhoun at susancalhoun5@gmail.com
Book: James By Percival I. Everett
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PUZZLE PARTY!
Date/Time: Monday, January 19th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 p.m.
Location: 4081 224th Ln, SE, Issaquah
Providence Point, Cascade bldg. 1st floor lounge
Lead: Sandy Cobel at srcobel@comcast.net
All members/guests are warmly welcome to join us for a few hours of comradery as we team tackle interesting 300-piece jigsaw puzzles. We have discovered that this size puzzle allows us to complete it during the get-together. Currently, we have an excellent library of puzzles to select from, so it is not necessary to bring a puzzle to the party.
If you enjoy putting together jigsaw puzzles, you will be warmly welcomed to join us.
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FOODIES AND FUN!
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER!
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 21at, NOON
Location: 4081 224th Ln, SE, Issaquah, Cascade Bldg.1st Fl Lounge.
Lead: Heidi Hansen at hhansen56@yahoo.com
Theme: Vegetarian delights for a healthy start to the new year.
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HAPPY HOUR
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER!
Date/time: Wednesday, January 14th, 4:30pm
Location: Enzo's
Lead: Bobbie Izuo at bobbieizuo@icloud.com
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NO MEETING IN DECEMBER!
Date/Time: Thursday, January 22, NOON
Location: Sammamish Cafe
Lead: Susan Harter at harterfry@aol.com
There will be a sign up sheet at our November meeting, or if you miss that, please be sure to email Susan Harter so she can get you on the email list as occasionally plans change.
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WARM HANDS & HEARTS
Lead: Andrea Levy andreasuelevy@gmail.com
Whether you are making items for the cancer center, working on your own projects, or interested in learning how to knit and crochet, this interest group is for you.
We need your help to stuff, size, bag and label Knockers & Hats for the Cancer center on Tuesday, January 13th, 10am at the USBank 4851 Lakemont Blvd SE, Bellevue .
Relax and knit or crochet with your friends No January meeting at Andrea's.
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MAH JONGG
Date/Times: Second and fourth Fridays (12/12) No game on 12/26, 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Third Flr lounge, Winthrop Bldg., 3941 226th Place, SE, Issaquah. (Providence Point)
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.
Newcomers or Oldies but Goodies (the same old group) are all welcome; please come join us for some fun!
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