Remember to attend the end of season celebration on Sunday, May 19 from 2-5 pm at Cupertino Senior Center, 21251 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino. You should have received an Evite by now, so please send in your RSVP. You’ll have the opportunity to learn about NSC, meet club members, find out about future events this summer as well as next year’s planned week-long ski trip in February 2020.

We encourage you to bring a friend and/or prospective members and some light refreshments to share. The Club will provide drinks and paper products.

As part of the social and a special treat, Sandy Kiyomura will offer, free of charge, three 15-minute ballroom dancing lessons. Sandy has been an instructor at the Mastick Senior Center in Alameda for several years. Come practice, get tips and refresh your dancing skills.

As an added bonus, this will be an opportunity to meet the candidates that have been nominated for next year’s NSC board. We often forget to talk to folks we don’t know, so this is your chance. Talk, dance and come have a great time.

Who: NSC members, families and invited guests (Look for your Evite invitation in May)

What:Wear your favorite Hawaiian Shirts and Muu Muus and join us at our Annual Membership meeting combined with a Luau picnic.

NSC will fire up the grill with a BBQ luncheon. Soda, Beer, Water  will be provided.

When: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Where: Picnic area #2in Las Palmas Park, Parking Lot – Google Map 872 Spinosa Drive, Sunnyvale, 94087

Why:To update our membership on the club and its future plans and to enjoy a pleasant day together.

Bring: A side dish or a dessert to share. Please email Karen Soo tripdirector@niseiskiclub.org and let her know what you are bringing. Also, bring 3 – $1 bills for our game of luck and chance.

by Tina Woo

Save the Date! Please mark your calendars for Sunday, May 19 from 2-5 pm for our end of season celebration. We have reserved the Cupertino Senior Center Arts & Crafts room for the event. You’ll have the opportunity to learn about NSC, meet club members, find out about future events this summer as well as next year’s planned week-long ski trip in February 2020.

We encourage you to bring a friend and/or prospective members and some light refreshments to share. The Club will provide drinks and paper products.

As part of the social and a special treat, Sandy Kiyomura will offer, free of charge, three 15-minute ballroom dancing lessons. Sandy has been an instructor at the Mastick Senior Center in Alameda for several years. Com practice, get tips and refresh your dancing skills.

An evite will be sent out as we get closer to the date. The Cupertino Senior Center is located at 21251 Stevens Creek Blvd. in Cupertino. More information will follow.

by Hoyt Nelson

Everybody who came to our bocce party in May seemed to enjoy the event so here is a chance for another party. The place has bathrooms, water fountains and 4 very nice courts. Haven’t played before? Basically, you roll your bocce ball as close as possible to a small target ball (called a pallino) for points. Teams can be 1, 2 or 4 per end. There is a sign nearby with a few more rules.

Directions: Take Hwy. 85 S in SJ and exit R (South) onto Almaden Expwy. After about a mile, turn L onto Coleman Rd. and turn R onto Winfield Blvd (at a stop light) toward the Lake. Park near the end of the road near a Stop sign or pay $5 at the shack to park inside if necessary. The courts are toward the lake about 100 ft. from the road near the entrance shack.
We will meet at the courts at 10AM. The courts are free (first come, first served), and several members have bocce ball sets. You can bring lunch or meet others for lunch locally after the games.

To sign up, contact Hoyt Nelson at bocce@niseiskiclub.org Hope to see you there.

The 13th annual SnowBomb festival is at Pier 35 in San Francisco from November 3-4. For more information, visit the SnowBomb website.

The 13th annual SnowBomb festival is at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds from November 10-11. For more information, visit the SnowBomb website.

Get enthusiastic about the ski season by seeing a Warren Miller movie. In January 2018, Warren Miller passed away at the age of 93. This year, “Face of Winter,” the 69th installment from Warren Miller Entertainment presented by Volkswagen, will bring new and veteran athletes alike together to pay tribute to the man who started it all. It is playing at the Campbell Heritage Theatre on November 10th. Plans are in the works for an NSC outing including dinner. Details will be in next month’s newsletter.

Save December 8 for the Nisei Ski Club pre-season ski potluck! Evite will be sent out to provide the essential details.

For those of you going on the Big Sky weeklong trip, save January 5th for the orientation meeting. Armand will send out details later.