A big thank you to Gilda, Cindy, and Shari from Confluence Church who spoiled us ALL rotten at this month’s meeting with an amazing spread of goodies. We’ve got a few other things going on this week.

* ELMER NET – THIS WEDNESDAY @ 7:30PM ON THE W6EK REPEATER * FRIDAY NIGHT TRIVIA – THIS FRIDAY @ 7:30PM ON THE W6EK REPEATER
And a few events coming down the road to save the date: HAMTRAK II, BACK ON TRACK | MARCH 6-7TH LOOMIS HAMFEST | MARCH 22ND
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SFARC Members and Friends,
Welcome to 2025. We hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday. We’re back at it for the new year and we’ve got some things coming up.

SFARC BOARD MEETING – THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH @ 6PM | ZOOM Join the SFARC board of directors to help influence the events coming in 2025.
SFARC GENERAL CLUB MEETING – THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH @ 7:30PM | ZOOM AND CONFLUENCE CHURCH Come one come all to the first club meeting of 2025. The next SFARC general club meeting will be held @ Confluence Church (previously named Crossroads Church) Campus Gym: 1101 Auburn Ravine Rd, Auburn, CA 95603 at 7:30PM — ALL OUR WELCOME. Use the Dairy Road entrance for best access to the gym and parking. If you can’t make it in person, join us virtually on Zoom.
SAVE THE DATE HAMTRAK II, BACK ON TRACK – March 6-7 | More Info @ www.w6ek.org/activities/hamtrak HAMFEST 2025 – March 22nd | More Info @ www.w6ek.org/activities/hamfest
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With T-minus one week until Christmas, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club would like to wish you and yours Happy Holidays. Have you checked out the SFARC Year In Review? It’s available at www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org.
We’ve got some fun coming up before the end of the year though…
CLUB BREAKFAST | DECEMBER 28TH @ 7:30AM Join SFARC for the last club breakfast of 2024 at Mel’s Diner in Auburn. Break bread (or pancakes) and tell stories with your radio buddies from the last year. The fun begins at 7:30AM. Get their early or you might end up with a lump of coal (or a bad seat).
THE HO HO HO HOLIDAY FOX HUNT! | DECEMBER 28TH @ 9AM BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!! After the club breakfast, join Santa and his sleigh for the last SFARC Fox Hunt of 2024. This month the fun comes to Newcastle with a meet up (pre game) at Denny’s, 681 Newcastle Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658 (south side of Interstate 80) at 9 AM. The fox will be within a 5 mile radius of Denny’s with some walking involved. Want more information, head over to www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org
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A big thanks to all club members and their families for coming to the SFARC Holiday Fiesta tonight. If you missed the SFARC 2024 Year In Review, we’ve published it right at the top of www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org …
Here’s to an amazing 2025 ahead of us.
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SFARC Members and Friends,
Quite a few things coming up in the next few days. We’ll start with the big one… HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM SFARC. May Thanksgiving and the rest of the year remind us to be grateful for what we have. Wishing you and yours health and happiness this Thanksgiving and always.

GOBBLE GOBBLE, THE TURKEY… FOX HUNT IS ON! The November fox hunt is coming up on Saturday, November 30th at Johnson Springview Park in Rocklin. This is a beautiful park. This will be a family-friendly walking folk hunt so please encourage folks to bring family, friends, animals, or kids that act like animals. Please note, some of our early promotions listed the park name as Johnson Springfield Park. It is Johnson Springview Park in Rocklin.
The pre-meeting will be at the park starting at 10 AM, followed by the hunt at 10:15 AM.
SFARC HOLIDAY FIESTA RSVP DEADLINE, APPROACHING FAST – NOVEMBER 30TH If you’ve never been to the club’s holiday gathering, you’re missing out. We have a TON of prizes to give away as well as; Gerry’s Trivia Madness, the “Golden Brick” award, current officer recognition and appointment of new officers, and the 2024 year in review slideshow. This is a free event limited to club members and a guest. Additional guests are welcome to dine with us for $10 per person, paid at the door. RSVP NOW @ www.w6ek.org/rsvp – DEADLINE IS THIS SATURDAY.
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Hello SFARC Members and Friends,
We’ll start with some official business first.
SFARC BYLAW UPDATE The SFARC board of directors proposed an update to the club bylaws at their November meeting (attached). Please review the revised bylaws (open for review for the next 14 days) and be prepared for an electronic vote to follow. If for some reason the attachment is missing or not working, a copy of the revised bylaws can be found @ www.w6ek.org/bylawsreview
TECH CLASS ANTENNA BUILD LAB Join the SFARC advancement team this Saturday for the antenna build lab. SFARC Elmers are needed to help. Please reach out to the advancement team at advancement@w6ek.org mailto:advancement@w6ek.org if you’re interested in helping.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT TO RSVP FOR THE SFARC HOLIDAY FIESTA If you’ve never been to the club’s holiday gathering, you’re missing out. We have a TON of prizes to give away as well as; Gerry’s Trivia Madness, the “Golden Brick” award, current officer recognition and appointment of new officers, and the 2024 year in review slideshow. This is a free event limited to club members and a guest. Additional guests are welcome to dine with us for $10 per person, paid at the door. RSVP NOW @ www.w6ek.org/rsvp
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Happy Monday SFARC Members and Friends,

We recently slowed down these informational emails to every two weeks. Feel free to reply and share feedback, we’d love to know what you think of club communication.We’ve got a few club updates, however, before we get into them, a brief pause. “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” – Joseph Campbell

Thank you to all who served this country from the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club.

And now, on with the show!

We posted from pictures from this last weekends POTA by the Lake. Thanks to all who came out, it was a huge success and a lot of fun.

The deadline for RSVP’ing for the club “Holiday Fiesta” is approaching fast. This is a hard deadline as this is a catered dinner and we need to provide a count with some time before the event. RSVP now @ www.w6ek.org/rsvp – deadline is November 30th, 2024. A reminder, this event is limited to club members (and a guest) in good standing.

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SFARC Members,
Tomorrow night is election night for SFARC and WE NEED YOU. Did you know that based on SFARC’s bylaws, it takes 62 club members to be present for quorum (both online and in person). As a club member, it’s important you attend since we’ll be voting in some new officers. We hope you can attend if not in person, online @ meeting.w6ek.org
A reminder for this weekend. We’ve got a POTA kicking off Saturday morning and we want you to come by. If you’re planning to join us, please head over to www.w6ek.org and RSVP ASAP!
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Hey SFARC Members and Friends,
We took a week off with our regularly scheduled emails to give you all a break. The coming weeks are a bit quiet but we have some dates for you to remember.
The SFARC Holiday Fiesta is approaching quick. Save December 7th for a night of fun, friendship, and food. If you’ve never attended the club Christmas party, you’re missing out! The evening includes:
– 2024 Year In Review Slide Show – Gerry’s Trivia Madness – The “Golden Brick” Award – Recognition of officers and installation of new officers – Yummy Catered Dinner – Prizes, Prizes, and More Prizes – NEW FOR 2024: Special Prize for Ugliest Sweater

SFARC invites all active club members (and a guest) to attend. More information to follow on w6ek.org. RSVPs will open in the next few weeks.
Open to all and back for 2025 is Hamtraks II, Back On Track!!!
Ever wanted to ride the rails? Enjoy one of the most scenic rides through the Sierra Nevadas and join your radio friends for a fun trip and overnight in Reno. The dates to remember are March 6-7, so save the date, get the time off work, and get ready.
More information about Hamtraks can be found @ www.w6ek.org/activities/hamtrak
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