The Royal Oaks Ladies Association’s last Wednesday of the month Happy Hours have been rocking the Oaks this summer. July’s Karaoke Happy Hour literally rocked the room with lots of singing and dancing to the music from the 70’s and 80’s. Jennifer Johnson and her team did an outstanding job in planning and executing a competitive night by splitting the attendees in two groups to represent the 70’s and the 80’s. Each team heard the first few notes of a song and had to first identify the song and the artist and then sing the lyrics. Kim Pere and Angie Gooch along with Sharon Rodriguez planned a super Sips and Sunshine themed evening for August 26th. Thanks also to Gigi Scott for her creativity for this gathering. More on that in the next issue.

The Royal Bookies most recent read was “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans. Lorraine Romero led the discussion in August. Maureen Singleton will be leading the review of Allen Levi’s “Theo of Golden” on September 30th.  October’s selection is “The English Masterpiece” by Katherine Reay. Carol Ogle will lead the discussion. On November 18th, Valerie Koehler, owner of Blue Willow Bookshop will come to discuss potential book selections for next year.

Shari Poteet and her team have been on a roll this year planning lots of activities. By popular demand, a return trip to Kuhl Linscomb for a Sip & Shop has been scheduled for September 11th.  Shauna Steffan is organizing an all-day Fall Shopping Extravaganza on September 17th in place of the shorter version of the Vendors Showcase at the annual luncheon. Be sure to not miss that big event. Pattie Mennes has planned a day of shopping and lunch at Brookwood in late fall.

Kim Pere and Angie Gooch are busy planning our annual Movie Night for October 13th. We know with those two at the helm, there’s sure to be lots of fun and food as well as a great movie to enjoy.

Lynn Sperry is hosting this year’s Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange on Monday December 7th, just two days prior to the Sperandio’s 6th Annual Christmas Village Open House on December 9th. More details for follow on both as time gets closer.

Mary Ann Hammerle hosted a group of 15 ladies of the Royal Recipe Ladies at her home on August 4th for a Mid-Century Potluck Lunch. The attendees dressed in mid-century clothing along with their aprons. They brought food they prepared from the 50’s-70’s along with items from that time frame that they displayed and shared information about.

This chronological rundown of ongoing activities, along with contact information of those dedicated women chairing each of those committees to provide a wide range of activities and special events, is intended to keep us informed. Please go to the Club App for further information and always feel free to reach out to the Committee Chairs with questions and suggestions.

Lunch Bunch - Monday afternoon quarterly. Ana Denena (adenena@sbcglobal.net) and Jody Sydow (Jody@tlccorporates.com) are planning places to gather. 

Every Tuesday morning at 10am, Casual Bridge plays in the Ladies Lounge. Contact Nancy Richard (nancywrichard@gmail.com) if you would like to join the group. Some basic knowledge of bridge is required. All skill levels are welcome.

Jigsaw Junkies, led by Julie Gray (juliegray2407@gmail.com) and Susan Nelsen (susnelsen@msn.com), meet in the Ladies Lounge on the last Tuesday of the month from 1-4pm to complete puzzles. The number of puzzles worked on depends on the number who join in. 

On the last Wednesday of each month, Book Club meets at 4pm in the Ladies Lounge just prior to Happy Hour. Our Royal Bookies Co-Chairs are Ana Correa (amrcor@yahoo.com) and Julie Weishar (jweishar@comcast.net). Different volunteers lead in the discussion of the monthly selection. 

Mexican Train Dominos begins at 10am in the Ladies Lounge on the first Thursday of every month and is co-chaired by Missie Villere (missieV316@gmail.com) and Gerrie Fick (fjimgerrie@aol.com). Missie and Gerrie encourage you to join in even if you have never played before. It’s an easy game to learn and most of the ladies stay to enjoy lunch and conversation together after. Hop on board to join in the fun.

Thursday afternoons at 1pm you will find the MahJongg ladies in the Ladies Lounge. Trish Maley (trishmaley@yahoo.com) and Kindel Burton (kindelvc@gmail.com) are our amazing mother/daughter Co-Chairs who have grown the group to 38 players. Trish and Kindel keep everyone on track via weekly emails and texts. If you already know how to play, please come join the fun. Even if you don’t yet know how to play, pop on in and see what it’s all about. Contact Kindel or Trisha if you would like information on lessons to learn to play MahJongg.

The Royal Recipe Ladies gather once a month as different hostesses welcome the number of ladies they feel comfortable accommodating on a day that fits their schedule, most often on the third Thursday of the month. Aileen Hansen (aileen913@yahoo.com) continues to efficiently organize the monthly theme of what each woman prepares for lunch and brings to share in the spirit of “Food, Friendship and Fun”. The ladies will resume their cooking adventures in the fall. 

Advanced Bridge, led by Jane Williams (janerwms@yahoo.com), is an active group playing on the first, third and fifth Friday of each month at 9:30a.m. This group is suited for experienced bridge players. 

Special Events and Excursions are on different days of the week depending on scheduling availability. These excursions are organized by Shari Poteet (Shari.stack@hotmail.com), along with her Committee Members Patti Mennes (pattimennes@hotmail.com) Brooke Tillemans (brooketillemans@yahoo.com) and Mary Ann Hammerle (mahammerle9@gmail.com). 

 

The Krewe de Bonne Femmes is a vibrant evening and weekend activities group co-chaired by Jody Sydow (Jody@tlccorporates.com) and Ryland Davis (rylandhouston@gmail.com) Jody and Ryland continue to plan fun wine education classes, as well as other evening or weekend activities.

 

To keep up to date on Happy Hours, and our regular weekly activities and games, be sure to check out the Club App. To sign up, open the App, go to Quick Links at the bottom of the page, click on Upcoming Events, and then rsvp for the events you plan to attend. You are sure to find regular updates as the ROCCLA board and committees continue to come up with new and interesting things to do.

Another helpful way of staying up to date is through a WhatsAppChat specifically for the Ladies Association to be able to send out reminders of our many activities. You join this (Chat) group via the Club App by clicking on “Stay Connected”, which you access from the lower left Menu tab. Scroll down to “Member Chat” under Ladies Association. 

Watch for the “Upcoming ROCCLA Events” email sent out by the club each Friday. Here you’ll find the flyers for upcoming events followed by photo links at the bottom of the email with links to albums of recent events.

Should you need to cancel your reservation, please do so by noon on the day of any ROCCLA event to avoid the Ladies Association having to bill your account $10 to help offset what the club bills us for no shows. This does not apply to excursions with tickets, as those tickets must be paid for in advance and will indicate a date of cancellation. If you have any questions about our regularly scheduled last Wednesday of the month Happy Hour, please contact Lynn Sperry (lynn@lynnsperry.net) or Gigi Scott (gigiscott1@me.com).

If you are not already a member of the Royal Oaks Ladies Association (ROCCLA), but are a member of Royal Oaks Country Club at any level, please contact one of the board members or Julie Banda, Club Membership Director (JBanda@royaloakscc.com), or Member Relations Assistant, Harper Upton-Munro (hmunro@royaloakscc.com) to receive a form to sign up! The current annual fee of $75 includes access to our regular weekly activities, games, and all Happy Hour events.  Additional activities may require separate fees, which will be posted in advance.

We look forward to seeing you at our future events.