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| President's Message Dear SCCHA Members, February may be the shortest month of the year, but it’s already off to a strong start—just like our riders and their trusty steeds! We’re excited to share some highlights from last month and invite you to our upcoming gathering, where good food and great company await. Soup Contest Champion – Stephen McHenry Defends His Title! Last month’s Soup Contest brought out some serious competition, but in the end, one chef reigned supreme once again! A huge congratulations to Stephen McHenry for defending his title and taking home first place with his delicious Shrimp and Lobster Bisque. The rich flavors and perfect seasoning made it a crowd favorite, and we’re all wondering—will he go for a three-peat next year? Thank you to everyone who participated, brought their best recipes, and made the evening such a success. Join Us for the February General Meeting – Friday, February 21 We’re keeping the good food coming this month with a spaghetti dinner, complete with garlic bread, salad, and dessert at our next General Meeting on Friday, February 21. This is the perfect opportunity to catch up with fellow members, stay informed on upcoming events, and share ideas for the year ahead. Whether you’re a longtime member or brand new to the club, we’d love to see you there! Sending a huge thank you to Jennifer Lien-Gonzalez, our Social Director, for making these general meetings so special. Thoughts and Prayers for Southern California Before I close, I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to acknowledge the heartbreaking devastation caused by the recent fires in Southern California. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost everything in these tragic events. As a community built on care and support, let’s keep them in our hearts and look for ways to help however we can. Important Security Update – Board Contact Information Due to multiple phishing attempts targeting our board members, we will be moving the contact information for our Board of Directors to the members-only section of our website. This change is being made to help protect our leadership team while still ensuring that members can reach out when needed. We appreciate your understanding as we take this step to improve security. If you have any questions or need assistance accessing the members-only section, please reach out to us. With warm regards, Tami Moore, President --- Contact Information Website: https://horsemens.org/ Email: SCCHA.1939@gmail.com Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SCCHAHorsemens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sccha.1939 |
 Event Calendar
Hi All. We need our club members to lead events. Let's camp, trail ride, have clinics, or other fun events (anyone for cards?). Please come forward and propose them - lets make this a fabulous 2025!! We also need someone to lead some Hoofbeats (Junior) events - movie night, riding, games....
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Events - January & February
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General Meeting - Soup Contest Our 15th Annual Soup Contest kicked off the new year by turning the cold winter night into a hot recipe competition! The clubhouse was full of members ready to take on the challenge of taste testing 10 of the best soups in town. As people mingled over friendly conversation and caught up on each other's holiday news, our distinguished cooks took their place in the serving line. We had some of the most delicious offerings in recent years, which made voting very difficult. We even had a few visiting folks, who are working on their membership, participate in the contest. It's great events like this that help keep our club growing! As people made their way to the dinner tables, you could overhear rave reviews as they began to eat. Some of the soup recipes brought back vivid memories from childhood and others were modern variations with unique ingredients. Discussions focused on color, texture, spices and melding of flavors. In the end, only 5 could be chosen for prizes. Defending his title for 1st place, Stephen McHenry won with his Shrimp and Lobster Bisque. Jennifer Lien-Gonzalez took 2nd place for ther Cream of Pumpkin Soup. Nivi Ramakrishnan followed in 3rd place with her Vegan Thai Soup. Liz Kehoe won 4th place with her Meatball Soup and Ivor Castelino won 5th placw with his Opening Day Buck Chili. As an added delight, Justine Whitney brought homemade sourdough bread for everyone to accompany their main course. A big thank you to Yvonne, Jennifer, Linda, Shalla, Liz and Rachel for preparing and setting up the annual competition and drinks for an evening fit for the memory books. |
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Clubhouse/Showgrounds BBQ Enclosure Our BBQ received a new enclosure to protect it (and us!) from the elements and will definitely elevate all cook outs and Clubhouse events. Thank you to Yvonne Lee and Chris Monohan for leading this project, and also to Seth Whitney, Linda Carcione, Ian, Ivan and Megan for your volunteer help!
February General Meeting- Pasta Dinner Please join us February 21st at 7PM for our monthly social and general meeting we'll be serving a delicious pasta dinner with all the sides. It's a great way to meet old and new members and get caught up on club events and activities. Member Juniors get a great discount $10 ages 10-17 and Free for the our Junior Members under 10. You can't beat the price. We encourange the youngsters to come join in the fun. |
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Membership - Bring a Friend. Help Grow the Association: Tell your friends about the "Horsemen's". Their first dinner, as a guest, is free at the General/Dinner Meeting. Have them apply for membership! Membership Application Renewals for 2025: Renewals started January 1. Please complete your renewal by March 1 so you retain your membership to the club and don't let your membership lapse. Renew Membership
Welcome New Members: Kristen Kottke - Single Membership Noelle Carroll - Single Membership I have had horses since I was 11 years old and started with a 4H pony at El Sereno 4H. After that I rode and trained my own QA and then an Arabian. I took the Arabian on the circuit specializing in Western Pleasure and some hunt seat. We did well. Then he retired and I started a family. Now I ride a mare I bred and trained. We like arenas but I love trails and camping the most!
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SCCHA GENERAL MEETING MINUTES January 17, 2025 CTO at 8:08 pm by Tami Moore. Tami thanked all the fabulous soup cooks for preparing the delicious soups for our contest. She also thanked Shalla and Liz for bartending. Pledge of Allegiance said by Stephen McHenry. Guests: Debbie Narcisso, Evelyn Brown, Marie Fucet, Irene Bell, Katja Wick, Petra Wenglev, Suzanne Cornielius TREASURER’S REPORT: Yvonne gave the December 2024 Treasurer Report. (see Treasurer’s report) EVENTS: Rachael reported we will be continuing Trail Advocacy events with mountain bikers. Rachael also reported that reading over the survey responses highlighted how much our membership would like the Board to continue community outreach and social events for our membership. One of the outreaches is our continued relationship with Bear Creek Stables. WINNERS OF THE SOUP CONTEST: 1st Stephen and Cheri McHenry - Shrimp and lobster Bisque 2ndJennifer Lien Gonzalez - Cream of Pumpkin 3rd Nivi Ramakrishnan - Vegan Thai Soup 4th Liz Kehoe – Meatball Soup 5th Ivor Castelino - Opening Day Buck Chili Honorable mention to Justine for her bread! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tami communicated to our community that because of Spammers, our Board emails will be on the community only side of the website. Horse and human birthdays prizes were given out for January. Yvonne reported that on Sunday, they will be putting up the BBQ cover up. Volunteers welcome. Michelle reported Lion’s club will be doing the comedy club on April 5. Motion to adjourn at 8: 24 pm made by Stephen, seconded by Liz, the motion carried. |
There are always opportunities to volunteer for our activities. Check here frequently as more activities show up in the summer.
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If you need a house/pet sitter while on vacation, give our member, Justine, a call: | Want to submit something to the Newsletter? The Santa Clara County Horsemen’s Association publishes the Corral Chatter monthly for its members and friends. Please e-mail articles of interest to the Newsletter Editor by the 25th of the month to be published in the next month’s edition. Our President, Tami Moore, is selling her bumper pull 2H full living quarter horse trailer for a great prices; 25K gets you a LQ that you can easily pull without a gooseneck hitch. Get ready for camping season in style. Call Tami at (408) 772-9016. See the pictures and the full ad here: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/.../union.../7814688968.html
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