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Newcomers Ladies Golf
The Newcomers Ladies Golf group will hold their annual oraganizational meeting on April 4 at 8:30 followed by golf at Chatham Seaside Links. All golfers of all abilities are welcome - play is on Wednesday mornings- call Joanne Donoghue at 945-5957 to attend or for more information.

Men's Golf
The Newcomers Men's Golf group is ready to kickoff the new season in this month -- March. Paul Greenough will head up the linksmen for the coming season. Call Paul Greenough at 945-4732 for further details.

Join the email list for current information. Paul takes over from Don Nolan, who has led the way for the past three years. Paul holds the record for the most rounds played with this group. The golf group plays weekly at the Chatham Seaside Links or the Harwich Port Golf Course. Course conditions, summer crowds and the like determine the site. Anywhere from one to three foursomes gather, and there is always room for more. For the most part it's nine hole golf, then it's coffee and a recap of the scores.

The group also takes to the road for several major events at the Highland Links in Truro, Chequessett Gold Club in Wellfleet, Cranberry Valley in Harwich or the Captains Golf Course in Brewster with a luncheon celebration to honor the winners. Nine holes at the Seaside Links or Harwich Port range from $17 to $20 for greens fees. Most golfers walk, though carts can be rented at Chatham. The group plays on Tuesday or Wednesday about 9:00 a.m.

All golfers are welcome, beginners to low handicappers alike. The group has all kinds. If you are brand new to the game or play with other groups, everyone is welcome. Call today and start playing now!

Movie Group To Organize
Hooray! Steve Conroy has volunteered to organize the Newcomers Movie Club. Contact Steve or call him if you would like to participate. Winter just got better on Cape Cod.


Newcomers enjoy lunch in Harwich Port at George's Pizza followed by a concert at Pilgrim Congregational Church with the Singles Group.

Petanque at Brooks Park in Harwich
Petanque is an easy French outdoor bowling game played with shiny steel boules on a grassy or sandy surface. It requires no personal equipment or skill, and Newcomers will be playing at the Brooks Park in Harwich each Monday and Wednesday,3:00pm-5:00pm. For more information, send a message to Francois Marin.


(Left to right) Newcomers at the first meeting of the year; Peg and Dan Greenwood talk to Bette Ann Holman; President Gerry McDowell leads the introductions.

Nurses Group . . . Librarian's Group . . . Woodworkers Group
Newcomers who are interested in networking with other former nurses or librarians will find an outlet within this club. To find out more about the Nurse's Group, contact Ginny O'Halloran. For information on the Librarian's Group, contact Sally Foster or Sharon Oudemool. The Woodworkers Group may be contacted through Jack McDowell.

Investment Club Contact Information
Anyone interested in investment club activity is encouraged to contact one or more clubs and attend a meeting to fully understand the activity, participation, and commitment. Each club has a few openings, but all are near by-law capacity. If there is significant interest, we are encouraging interested people to consider starting their own club. Existing clubs have individuals and information to help facilitate and encourage the formation of your new investment club. See activities page for contacts.

Travel Club
Paul Adams extends an invitation to new and seasoned Newcomers to join the Day Travel Committee. This is sure to be an exciting year of travel and new members usually offer new adventures and new horizons to pursue. Contact Paul.

Glorious Trip to Martha's Vineyard
A perfect day, good times, good food, and Newcomers on bikes made the recent bicycle group trip to the island one to remember. View a two-part slide show, complete with music and photos by Jay Kennedy and Mark McGrath. See Slide Show Part 1 and Slide Show Part 2. ( Acrobat Reader is required. Warning--large files; a broad band connection is better than dial-up.Use the down arrow key to advance the slides, and enjoy!)

Newcomers Bikers and the Boston skyline.

Newcomers Biked the Boston Byways
Participants in the Biking Group took an adventure bike ride to Boston recently. The group drove to Boston, parked near South Station, took the bikes on the T to Harvard Square, biked along the Charles River back to Boston, took sidewalks and city streets to Charlestown, where they had lunch at the `Tavern on the Water' with a gorgeous view of the city. They took the T ferry boat to Rowes Wharf, and rode via the Boston Harbor walk back to the cars. Mark McGrath, the fearless leader who, with Patti McGrath, planned the ride, created a slide show and the link is below.

View a slide show of the 12-mile ride. Acrobat Reader is required. Warning--large file (8.72 Mb); dialup connections may take a day or two to download the file; appropriate but repetitive music included. Use your down arrow key on the keyboard to advance the slides.

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Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is seeking volunteers for projects around the Cape and especially for three houses being built this Spring in Chatham. A Women Build is one of them. For information on becoming a volunteer for this organization, see the website. Please support Habitat'sTool and Bake Sale on June 17 at the Eastham Methodist Church. Donate old tools and contact Irene Van Duyn for information.

Newcomers meet for a round of Women's Golf at Chatham Seaside Links

Women's Golf Resumes
If you are a golfer with some experience, and you are a woman, and you want to play with the Newcomer's group, call activity leader Joanne Donoghue to indicate your interest in the group and register.

Heartfelt Thanks
Many thanks to Marcia Moeder, one of our Newcomers, who donated gift certificates for an hour of therapeutic massage or zero balancing sessions that were awarded at the Valentine's Luncheon at the Riverway Lobster House. Marcia's business, Heartfelt Therapy, is located in Harwich at 508 432-6626. Winners of the gift certificates are Hank McCormack and Janebeth Chapman. Congratulations and many thanks to Marcia and Heartfelt Therapy.

Petanque at Chase Park and the Chatham Community Building
Petanque is an easy French outdoor bowling game played with shiny steel boules on a grassy or sandy surface. It requires no personal equipment or skill, and Newcomers will be playing in the winter at the Chatham Community Building, Hitching Post Road, Chatham on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to Noon. Good weather sends the group back to Chase Park in Chatham on May 1 in the afternoon at 3:00 p.m.. For more information, send a message to Francois Marin.

Newcomers in the News
President Gerry McDowell is now a published author. The September 2006 issue of Prime Time Cape Cod published his poem, Summer Memory.

Two of our members were featured recently in the local press. Suzy McDowell had an interview in the May 5 edition of the Cape Cod Chronicle about her many volunteer activities, especially the VITAL program to teach computer use to the blind. Mary Brunelle was the subject of a feature story in Prime Time Cape Cod, in the May 2005 edition. See below for more information about the VITAL program.

The Chatham Harwich Newcomers Club was featured in the Sunday Cape Cod Times on November 28, 2004. The story was about how newcomers clubs help new Cape residents get connected to their neighbors and community. The article is archived and requires a fee in order to see it online at the website of the Cape Cod Times.