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| LIFE IN SOLERA | FEBRUARY 2024 | 43 GOLF CLUB December brought us our combined Christmas Party and Annual Member Meeting. On the business side, Richard Crowe returns to the helm to pilot our ship as president of the Solera Golf Club for 2024. Returning to the Board of Directors are Alan Forbes, Vice President; Armand Silva, Secretary; Marty Anderson, Treasurer; Jim Parker, Tournament Director; Tony Smith, Member at Large/Assistant to the Tournament Director; Stan Whitesel, Member at Large/Assistant to the Tournament Director; and Jim Karalun, Immediate Past President. Outgoing President Karalun had this to say, "I would like to thank all who generously donated to Carol's Kitchen at our Christmas Party, Dec. 16. There were also donations from people who did not attend the party. The club raised a total of $1,070 dollars for Carol's Kitchen!" Please patronize the local vendors listed below who donated prizes for our raffle. If you patronize any of these businesses, I'm sure they'd appreciate being thanked for their donation. I will also be sending thank you notes to all of them from the Solera Golf Club. Applebee's, Cherry Valley Nursery, Chili's, Domenico's, Roger Dunn Golf, Fashion Nails Salon, Fire Rock and Brews, Frijoles, Grocery Outlet, Oak Valley Chevron, Reflection Hair Salon, Sand Trap Grill, Septembers Tap Room and Eatery - Redlands, Stater Bros - Beaumont Avenue, and Sugoi Sushi. Jim and Sue Karalun plus Tony Smith need to be recognized for securing the 15 businesses who donated gift cards/ certificates for our raffle. Thomas Catering provided our dinner while Ed Young capped off the dining by providing desserts. We kicked off the New Year at Oak Valley with a Foursome 2 Best Ball. Young, John Dockery, Jaime Maciel, and Ernie Salvador took the main event. Closest to the pin honors were Brad McDuffee, Dockery, Dave Sampson and Jim Wright. Congrats to the first winners of 2024! Our last game of 2023 was Low Gross and Low Net. Congratulations to Forbes' 81 in the gross category and Mag Magdaleno fired a 69 to take the net group. The CP winners are Mag, Whitesel, Mark Hardy and Jesse Marin. Good shooting, guys. Thanks to Young who played SANTA and handed out a sleeve of balls to each golfer who played. Very nice holiday gesture, Ed! Now that the cold weather is here, we will be playing at 3 pm. Please call Dorothy Hoffecker at (951) 217-5357 for more information. Everyone is welcome. SUNDAY EVENING BOCCE Tony's selfie and view of the crowd JK at Carol's Kitchen: Jim presented Tamara Martin, Executive Assistant, toys and cash donations 2024 BOD (L-R): Jim, Armand, Alan, Richard, Jim, Marty, Tony, and Stan