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by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
After budget cuts in 2024 forced Saks Fifth Avenue to cancel its beloved Holiday Light Show—a tradition everyone looked forward to—it truly felt as if the Grinch had stolen Christmas.
But this year, the magic is back. The Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Light Show has returned, bigger and brighter than ever. The Rockettes, celebrating their 100th anniversary, were also there to dazzle the crowd with their iconic high-kick routine.
On behalf of the NSC board, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year in 2026.
TURN UP THE VOLUME -COME VISIT!
by Armand Gutierrez, President
It’s November and we’re all thinking that ski season is around the corner. I’ve never skied in November because there just hasn’t been enough snow to make it a worthwhile 4-hour drive to Tahoe. And sometimes December can be on the bleak side as well. But let’s hope for the best and that the rains and cold weather blanket our favorite Tahoe resorts with a grand coating of snow.
Warren Miller Movie
If you need to get an early skiing fix then you can attend the showing of Sno-Ciety at the Pruneyard Cinema in San Jose. The Pruneyard Cinema is a small theater with large comfortable seats and you can enjoy dinner at the same time. Show times are as follows:
- Nov 18, Tuesday, 6:30pm and 9:00pm
- Dec 16, Tuesday, 6:30pm and 9:00pm
- Location: The Pruneyard Cinemas, $22
- https://warrenmiller.com/events/pruneyard-cinema
You will need to go the website to reserve and purchase your seats.
Where To Ski Over Thanksgiving
The big event in November is Thanksgiving and that brings up plans for heading to the slopes for some Thanksgiving weekend skiing. But, the big question is – will there be enough snow? OK, he’s not exactly a turkey, but a skiing ostrich is awesome!
- November 21 – Heavenly Valley
- November 21 – Northstar
- November 26 – Palisades/Alpine
- December 5 – Kirkwood
- No Date Provided – Mt. Rose
FWSA Digital Membership Card
The FWSA digital membership card is now available as a downloadable card and can be accessed at this link:
https://fwsa.org/handlers/celinks.ashx?id=68874. You can customize the card with your name, club name, and council (Bay Area Sports Council). An FWSA membership card identifies the cardholder as a member of not only their own local club and council, but a member of Far West Ski Association, and entitles the individual to a variety of benefits and discounts including lodging and ski rentals. For more information on FWSA Benefits go to https://www.fwsa.org and click on Member Corner/Benefits.
2026 NSC Ski Week to Park City, 7-14 February
The Park City trip is fully booked with 34 Park City Warriors occupying nine condos. Now all we have to wait for is Mother Nature to provide the snowfall for the season.
Questions: contact president@niseiskiclub.org
QotM: The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie. – Mark Twain
By Armand Gutierrez, presidente de membresía
Going into November we reached a milestone that I haven’t seen in a number of years: our 100th member! And with the following new members our new member headcount goes up to 37 (another milestone). So how did we accomplish the increase in membership? I would like to say that it’s been the hard work of VP Jeanne Katsuro and the non-ski travel trips, the members that have been willing to sponsor the number of events scheduled throughout the non-ski season period, and 10 new members on the Park City ski week trip. Included in the 102 are three new members:
Mary Hutchinson (number 100)
Evelyn & Phillip Chin
by Curtis Otaguro, Board Member
After the Giants were roughed up by the Dodgers in a home series back in July, I was hesitant to attend the NSC event, REPEAT PERFORMANCE – SF Giants VS LA Dodgers on Sunday, September 14. However, a late surge by the Giants lifted my spirits, so I decided to go at the last minute along with my baseball buddy, Steve. We joined 18 family and friends for the finale of the weekend series at Oracle Park. The first game of the series started off with a bang on Friday night, when Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam to beat the bums, 5-1. Unfortunately, the Giants could not ride that momentum, losing 13-7 on Saturday, setting up the rubber match on Sunday. Could the Giants take the series by winning the final?
Steve and I had an early start on Sunday, riding Caltrain to the ballpark arriving early at around 10:00 am, so we could get our free Willy Adames t-shirt. After the gates opened at 11:00 am, we headed to the View Reserve level to meet the NSC gang. No one was there yet, so Steve and I went to hang out in the View Box seats to enjoy the beautiful views of the bay and pleasant warm weather. A flotilla of kayaks and boats dotted McCovey Cove, eagerly hoping for a splash hit during the game. We then returned to the food court and met Jeanne and her carpool mates John and Lorraine. Judy and her extended family, Tina and Arthur, and others soon joined us for a delicious lunch of Oracle Park offerings, including the famous Crazy Crab’z sandwich, Giant Nachos w/ Chicken, and Pita Lamb and Beef Gyros. Yummy!
With our appetites now sated, it was on to the game! I was anticipating a great matchup with All-Star Robbie Ray of the Giants facing Tyler Glasnow of the Dodgers. Ray had a great start, retiring the Dodgers in order in the top of the 1st inning, including a strikeout of Ohtani. The Dodgers went ahead in the 2nd inning, scoring one run. The Giants answer with one of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Dodgers scored one more in the 3rd. Ray finally faltered in the fifth inning, giving up a walk, single, and a double with the Dodgers scoring another run. He was replaced by the normally reliable reliever Peguero, but the misery continued with a walk, single and disengagement violation, scoring 2 more runs for the Dodgers, now leading 6-1. The Dodgers added 2 more in the 6th inning, increasing the lead to 8-1. At this point, my fellow NSCers lost hope and started to leave the game, leaving just Steve and me to contend with the obnoxious Dodger fans. Single runs in the 8th and 9th by the Dodgers and a single run by the Giants in the 8th ended the scoring, with the final score of 10-2. It seems that the NSC event name, “REPEAT PERFORMANCE” was a harbinger of things to come since the Giants also lost at the first matchup at the NSC Members at the Yard event. Maybe we should have named the event “BEAT LA” instead!
Although the Giants missed the playoffs again this year, I believe that there are better times ahead with the addition of Devers to the core group (Adames, Chapman, Lee, Webb, Ray) of players and arrival of a new manager that will hopefully get the most from this team. And NSC will be there so we can see a victory next time!
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued a La Niña Advisory, as La Niña has formed in the tropical Pacific Ocean and is likely to continue through February 2026. La Niña is just one phase of ENSO, or El Niño Southern Oscillation, a global climate system that impacts circulations across the world, influencing the weather.
La Niña is often considered the cool phase of ENSO, because La Niña is when the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean are cooler than average. This causes dry, sinking air over the tropical Pacific, while air rises near Southeast Asia, leading to more clouds, rain, and storm activity there.
As for the United States and North America, what will La Niña bring for winter this season? It all depends on your location!
Winter this season
The jet stream during a La Niña winter is more variable across North America. It drifts farther north into the northern Pacific. And while it often drifts farther south across the southern United States, there is variability with that location of the jet stream as well.
This sets up a pattern where southern Alaska through western Canada and into the northern plains of the United States will likely end up with cooler and wetter than average weather. Meanwhile, the United States stretching from California through the Gulf Coast and out toward the Carolinas will likely be drier and warmer than average. Areas closer to where the jet stream will meander – typically around the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys – will likely experience wetter than average conditions.
Winter weather outlook
The Climate Prediction Center has also released its Winter Weather Outlook for the United States. It is influenced by the fact that La Niña has developed and is expected to continue through February.
Meteorologists and climatologists don’t use astronomical winter for their forecasts and outlooks. The winter solstice – or the astronomical start of winter – is December 21 this year. But it varies from year to year. That’s because it’s tied to when the sun is above the Tropic of Capricorn.
Meteorological winter begins every year on December 1 and runs through the last day of February. This set range is better for temperature and precipitation averages for a season, as the dates are always the same.
So, what’s the CPC’s winter outlook for the United States for December, January and February? It has a good portion of the U.S. outlined in a higher likelihood for warmer-than-average temperatures. This includes California through Texas and the Gulf Coast as well as the southeast and up toward the Mid-Atlantic. The northern plains are the most likely to experience cooler-than-average temperatures.
For precipitation, much of the northern and middle United States has a better chance of experiencing a wetter-than normal winter, with dry weather most likely for the southern half of the country.
These seasonal outlooks are not exact forecasts. La Niña will play a role in what we can expect this winter. But just because an area is expected to be drier than normal doesn’t mean it won’t experience days of rain or even snow. It also means areas expected to be below average may still experience unusually warm days during winter.
This outlook means that through the entire three-month season, this is the most likely scenario. Make sure to stay up to date with your local forecasts through the winter through your local National Weather Service office.
Bottom line: La Niña has developed and should stay in place through February. This will impact what kind of winter we will experience, but it depends on your location.
by Jeanne Katsuro, Vice President
Nisei Ski Club Potluck
Save the Date!
Invite your Friends!
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Starts at 12 Noon
Ends when the Fun Ends!
Miraido Village in San Jose Japantown 550 N 6th Street
Bring a Main Dish or Appetizer
We will take care of the salads, desserts & drinks
Let’s Play Mahjong, Card, Games and Let’s Talk Story!
Email: Subject Line “Potluck” ClassicRock570@aol.com
To let us know that you are coming! ~ Jeanne Katsuro
by Jeanne Katsuro, Vice President
Kingdoms of Southeast Asia Vacation
October 28 – November 15, 2026
Only 21 spaces left
Sign up: Fast! This is a Very Popular Trip! https://groups.gocollette.com/en-US/link/1337636
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
Figs are baked into an almond batter for this rustic cake to have with coffee or tea. With figs, ripeness is
everything. A ripe fig (the object of your desire) is soft, yielding, beginning to crack, nearly wrinkled.
When you cut into it, the flesh is bright and juicy and the taste is ethereal.
Bon Appetite – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.
Makes 1- 9″ cake
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter, melted, plus butter for greasing pan
1 cup natural raw almonds (not blanched) I used almond flour
1/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for sprinkling
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon almond extract
12 to 14 figs
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9-inch fluted tart pan or pie pan; set aside. Put almonds and P4 Cup sugar in a food processor and grind to a coarse powder. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; pulse to combine.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, honey and almond extract. Add almond mixture and beat for a minute until batter is just mixed. Pour batter into pan.
3. Remove stem from each fig and cut in half. Arrange fig halves cut- side up over the batter. Its ok to put them closer together. Sprinkle figs with sugar and bake for 30 minutes, until golden outside and dry at center when probed with a cake tester. Cool before serving.
Throw out those diets. Enjoy your Thanksgiving celebration with your family and friends.
by Karen Soo, Trip Director
Check out Warren Miller’s new movie SNO-CIETY
Find out where it is playing in your neighborhood. https://warrenmiller.com/film-tour
by Armand Gutierrez, President
Fall is here and it’s time to start thinking about the upcoming ski season. Temps are cooling down and let’s see if Mother Nature decides to give us some early rains and cold weather. It’s also that time of the year when the creatures of the night come out in force and your self-discipline is tested with the bags of Halloween candy that are readily available. Will you be prepared for this next big event?
One Warm Coat Drive
Our first-ever One Warm Coat Drive was a great success and many thanks to those members that donated coats. I also learned that gloves, hats, and scarves are also welcome. Last month the donated coats were separated into two donation piles and delivered to Sacred Heart Community Service and Santa Maria Urban Ministry of San Jose. This really shows the generosity of our membership and I’m looking forward to this being an annual event to help out people in need.
2026 NSC Ski Week to Park City, 7-14 February
Signups for Park City have been coming in and we’ve got 31 Park City Warriors signed up so far. There are 36 air seats reserved, and room for 44 people. New signups will be put on a Waitlist until a condo can be filled. Park City is on the Epic Pass and you will need to get an Epic Pass for this trip. Signup deadline (and final payment) is 20 October. There is one person on the Waitlist and there is room for two more people (a couple).
Use this for Epic passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/epic-nisei
Use this for Ikon passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-nisei
Questions: contact president@niseiskiclub.org
QotM: The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. – Thoreau
By Armand Gutierrez, presidente de membresía
Going into October we now have 99 members, including 34 new members, and I’m wondering who will be our 100th signup? It’s been a number of years since we’ve had 100+ members and I’m hopeful there will be more signups in the coming months. Will this be a milestone year and we break 100 memberships?
By Tina Woo, Board Member
Pickleball appears to be a very popular sport among Nisei Ski Club members and this was our 4th annual event. Instead of having the event at a local tennis club, this year’s event was held at a beautiful residence in Monte Serreno which included two private pickleball courts. A big “Thank You” to Mark Tsukuda’s parents for hosting our group. The Tsukuda’s Garden is amazing and almost Zen-like with rock gardens and miniature trees. We invited fellow NSC member and nationally-ranked pickleball pro, Gary Wong to provide instruction.
17 individuals signed up for event, including novice, lower and upper intermediates. Gary provided 1-1/2 hr. lessons focusing on pickleball basics, dinking, serving, and strategies. He emphasized serving and hitting to opponents’ backhand sides, court positioning, paddle angles, spin, low percentage shots, and partners working together. He used some unusual props (bungee cords, fishing pole) to make the lessons fun and inviting.
Lower intermediates included Wayne Ip, Helen Lok, Eddie Plantillas, Curtis Otaguro, Lydia and Dean Santo, Mark Tsukuda and Tina Woo while upper intermediates included Sally Shimada-Lee, Jeanne Katsuro, Wendy Low, Lorraine and John Tatsukawa, and Mark Tsukuda.
While different groups were having their lessons, everyone seemed to be having a good time playing card games and enjoying the potluck of main dishes, appetizers and desserts.
Come out and join us next year for the 5th annual event!
by Roland Lee, Board Member
Join Nisei Ski Club for bike ride around the Tiburon Loop on Saturday, October 4, 2025
Bike riders are welcome to join the event. If you are not planning to ride, you can visit the Museum on the water front walkway path.
The NSC bike ride and museum are all free.
We will meet for lunch after the bike ride. There are restaurants on the main road near the Tiburon Ferry.
Electric bikes can be rented at the Trek bike store next to CHP office in Corte Madera. They cost $ 100.00 for 24-hours.
RSVP by Wednesday October 1
Please let us know if you are a Bike Rider or Non-Bike Rider.
Email to Roland Lee Tiburonloop@niseiskiclub.org
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
October brings us the World Series, a chill in the air and fall foliage.
This warmly spiced, moist apple cake is the cozy breakfast, afternoon snack or dessert that dreams are made of. The top is covered with a generous layer of crumble that’s spiced with cinnamon or your favorite pumpkin spice blend and caramelized on the edges, which adds delicious toasty flavor and wonderful crunchy texture. The topping is at its most crisp the day that it is baked, but the cake stays soft and delicious for a few days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Brew a cup of tea or coffee, slice a piece of cake and enjoy these cozy flavors in any season.
Bon Appetite – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.
Makes 16 Servings
Ingredients
For the Crumble
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened, plus more for greasing the pan
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (packed) cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice or ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
For the Cake
- 1 (packed) cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup neutral oil (such as vegetable, canola or grapeseed)
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice or ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan (or spray with nonstick cooking spray). Line the pan with a piece of parchment paper that hangs over the two long sides.
2. Make the cake: In a large bowl, use a whisk or electric mixer to mix the brown sugar and eggs until pale and foamy. Add the applesauce, sour cream, oil, pumpkin spice, vanilla and salt, and whisk until well combined.
3. Whisk in the baking powder and baking soda, then use a flexible spatula to fold in the flour just until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the crumble evenly over the top.
4. Bake until puffed and golden and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, 35 to 45 minutes. Set the cake in the pan on a rack to cool slightly. Use the parchment paper to lift the cake out of the pan before slicing and serving. (The topping is at its most crisp the day that it is baked, but the cake stays soft and delicious for a few days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature.)
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
From San Jose Taiko
San Jose Taiko’s home concert series returns on Saturday, October 18, 2025 to the beautiful Campbell Heritage Theatre!
Saturday, October 18th 2:00PM & 7:00PM
$40 Reserved seating, $30 students/seniors/groups reserved seating (additional fees of $4-$9 are applied upon seat selection).
Prefer to purchase by phone or walk up? Check out available seats online and contact the CHT Box Office. For hours and contact information:
Presale tickets close 24 hours prior to showtime. If not sold out tickets can be purchased at the door starting 1 hour before the show.
Campbell Heritage Theatre
1 W. Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
Doors will open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Will call will open approximately 1 hour before showtime.
Email info@taiko.org if you have any questions.
Happy Halloween
Oct 1
Have a safe Halloween – October 31, 2025
Only in New York..
Oct 1
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
Here’s my Aunt Jenny…….PLAY AUDIO AND VIDEO TOGETHER
by Armand Gutierrez, President
I can tell it’s September by the number of ski resorts and travel agents sending me flyers to bring NSC on ski vacations. And ever since I took the 2019 FWSA Hakuba Valley trip I’m still receiving emails from Rhythm Japan, the local ski rental shop near the hotel where we stayed. As we get closer to ski season the emails will increase, but I’m pretty good at hitting the Trash icon.
NSC Annual Membership Meeting/Luau Picnic
The NSC Annual Membership Meeting/Luau Picnic held on Sunday, August 10th, turned out to be one of the most attended and one for the books. Not only did the weather cooperate, but also the surprise Appreciation announcement for Frank Chang came as a total surprise. Not only to him but also to everyone in attendance (including the board members). There was a variety of cuisine to dine upon and numerous games to play, I would also like to thank those caring members that brought a “warm coat” for our first-ever One Warm Coat Drive.
One Warm Coat Drive
Our first-ever One Warm Coat Drive was a great success and many thanks to those members that donated coats. There were a total of 33 coats (13 men’s, 13 women’s, and 7 kids). As I was sorting them out it amazed me that many of the coats were in very good condition and a few of them still had new tags on them. This really shows the generosity of our membership and I’m looking forward to this being an annual event to help out people in need.
Website Update
The website has been updated to include two videos related to skiing: Group Travel, and Travel Insurance. The Group Travel article focuses on how group travel for domestic ski trips has changed over the past few years and is presented by Sara Clemons, president of Sports America Tours (our tour operator), and the Travel Insurance is for both domestic and international travel. You can view the videos by going to the Safety+Travel tab.
2026 NSC Ski Week to Park City, 7-14 February
Sign ups for Park City have been coming in and we’ve got 28 Park City Warriors signed up so far, and with a potential of 3 more. There are 36 air seats reserved, and room for 44 people. New signups will be put on a Waitlist until a condo can be filled.
Park City is on the Epic Pass and you will need to get an Epic Pass for this trip. Online lift ticket prices are not exactly user-friendly and group rates are not available.
Use this for Epic passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/epic-nisei
Use this for Ikon passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-nisei
Questions: contact president@niseiskiclub.org
QotM: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
Sort of a Haiku by Charlene Down, New member who sign up at the picnic with Karen Soo filling in the gaps
by Armand Gutierrez, President
Last month I fulfilled a long-time desire to ski in Chile, in particular the Valle Nevado ski resort located just 2-hours outside of Santiago. The FWSA Chile trip had been in the works for about five years and finally came to fruition.
Getting There
There were 52 participants from various ski clubs and the group was divided into two groups: those on the SFO-MIA-SCL flight (layover in Miami), and those on the LAX-SCL (non-stop) flight. Unfortunately, the LAX-SCL flight experienced engine trouble just two hours into the flight and had to return to LAX and the group had to spend the night. Meanwhile, the SFO flight arrived in Miami with a 6-hour layover and then continuing on to Santiago and arriving the next day early in the morning. I was on that flight, and I didn’t mind the layover since it gave everyone time to relax, have dinner, and then board an early morning flight to Santiago. Our group arrived on schedule on a wet and rainy Friday morning, and the other group arrived on Saturday morning and missed a day of skiing.
The bus ride to Valle Nevado was one for the books that consisted of a steep, uphill climb, on a narrow road with 41 switchbacks and numerous cars/buses going uphill and downhill. And to make it more exciting the weather changed from raining to lightly snowing as we gained elevation to 10K and the Puerta del Sol Hotel.
Skiing Valle Nevado/La Parva
Valle Nevado and La Parva are interconnected and both offer great skiing. Valle Nevado has 5 chairlifts, 1 gondola, and 7 Poma lifts, and La Parva has 5 chairlifts and 9 Pomas. Now, I’m not a big fan of Pomas, especially long and steep ones so I stuck with the more comfortable rides up the mountain. However, there was one Poma that we had to take at La Parva in order to return to Valle Nevado.
Both Valle Nevado and La Parva are above tree level and reminiscent of skiing in Europe, so there were plenty of groomed runs and a number of off-piste runs to play with. The wide-open, off-piste runs bore the tell-tail signs of good powder skiing earlier in the week, but by the time we arrived those runs were typical of heavy and hard to turn powder runs that you find at Lake Tahoe. I did find a few off-piste runs that weren’t groomed with mild bumps.
Since our group arrived on Friday we had the option of skiing six days, and that was a first for me. By the fourth day my legs were telling me that they didn’t want to ski. But, I overruled them and it showed in my form (what form?). As my ski buddy used to say: “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
There are two dining areas on the Valle Nevado slopes for dining and restroom breaks. Baja Zero was by far the most popular and just right off the Andes Express lift. The Gondola Cantina is located at the base of the gondola and also provided a variety of food to eat, plus bathrooms. Baja Zero offered inside and outside dining, while the Gondola Cantina only offered outdoor dining. La Parva offered a single lodge with outdoor dining only. One other important item: skiing the backside of the mountain does not offer any lodges or bathrooms, so it is necessary to plan where you’re going skiing.
Some Final Thoughts
Valle Nevado is a destination ski resort given the location atop an isolated mountain, a two-hour drive up a winding road that is subject to closures due to weather, and only two hotels and a number of condos/apartments. Also, there is no village for shopping and dining, only a mini-mart with very limited food items.
There is a clinic for emergency injuries and I did see a helicopter on a helipad, but not sure if that was for medevacs. Entrance to the ski area is next to the Puerta del Sol hotel, and at the end of the day it’s necessary to take a slow beginner lift to return to the lodging area.
The Puerta del Sol hotel includes a gift shop (clothing and souvenirs), rental shop, and a locker room. Our meal plan included a buffet breakfast and dinner, and dinners where either at the restaurants in Puerta del Sol or Tres Puntes hotels. Lift tickets were also included, and there was a discount for Ikon Pass holders.
Valle Nevado can be skied in three days, and La Parva in two days, so a week of skiing is just about right. Skiing Chile was a worthwhile experience.
Tina Woo NSC Member
Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 9:30am – 2:30 pm
Advanced Beginner & Lower Intermediate lessons from 10 -11:30 am – 8 people
Arrive at 9:30am to meet instructor Gary Wong and drop off potluck dishes
Potluck Lunch 11:30 am to 1 pm. Everyone Welcome!
Everyone Else Come at 11:00 am to set up all your dishes & prepare to eat!
Please bring Main Dish or Appetizers
Informal “new” beginner lesson at 11:30 am – 1pm – 8 people
Upper Intermediate lesson 1 to 2:30 pm – 8 people
1.5 hrs of Instruction, 8 people & 2 courts with Gary Wong, an experienced “Pro Instructor”
Nisei Ski Member: $70.00
Non-Member: $75.00
**New Beginners ($20 member/$25 non-member) taught by Intermediate Players**
Location: Mark Tsukuda’s parents
15146 Karl Ave
Monte Serrano, CA
Bring your own CHAIRS, water, electrolytes & protein bars.
Email Tina Woo for information Tina Woo pickleball@niseiskiclub.org
by Jeanne Katsuro, Vice President
Join our Special Presentation for Nisei’s 2 Vacations of 2026
Two Lucky Participants will win a $25 prize!
Painted Canyons of Utah and Kingdoms of Southeast Asia
Zoom Tuesday, September 9, 2025 7pm
https://collette.zoom.us/j/87082616189?pwd=4mjHRgrJvyONboMTBhfN3l7D5PxFrw.1
Password: 76386403
Meeting ID: 870 8261 6189
