Linda and Bill Pretyka talked about how they love attending River Club's Rockin' Reindeer Ball, held Dec. 8 at University Park Country Club, because it gives them a chance to visit with their neighbors.
"Linda does get to visit with the neighbors but I don't," Bill Pretyka said.
Why?
"I'm a guy," he said with a laugh.
So does Bill use the social event to make up for lost time?
"He's Mr. Social," Linda Pretyka said.
The event, spearheaded by River Club Social Coordinator Maureen Rosin, is a purely fun event meant to bring the neighbors together at a joyous time of year. It included cocktails, snacks, a sit-down dinner and a disc jockey in LECOM Radio's Charlie Halley, who kept the dance floor crowded.
Dave and Shannon Eakle join Mary and Al McNicola at the River Club's Rockin' Reindeer Ball Dec. 8 at University Park Country Club.
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Barry and Allison Taboh were told that the Rockin' Reindeer Ball is a great event so they attended on Dec. 8 with Barry's parents, Pearl and Bob Taboh.
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Linda and Dale Wilson enjoy a snack tray at River Club's Rockin' Reindeer Ball. They later enjoyed a full sit-down dinner that was either prime rib or cod.
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River Club Social Coordinator Maureen Rosin visits with River Club HOA President Carolyn Rowland during the Rockin' Reindeer Ball.
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Sandy Sinclair, visiting from the UK, joins Mark and Jane Sinclair, and Susan and Roy Ford at River Club's Rockin' Reindeer Ball.
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River Club's Dave and Nancy Rocks say they love visiting with neighbors and dancing at the Rockin' Reindeer Ball.
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Fran and John Blaess attend the Rockin' Reindeer Ball. Fran says she loves seeing everyone all dressed up and John says it is the one time a year he wears a tie these days.
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Rick and Monica Rice and Eileen and Bill Strauss enjoy the Rockin' Reindeer Ball. Monica says the event is more proof that they live among some great neighbors.
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Rob and Rosemary Black join Linda and Bill Pretyka in having a fun night with their River Club neighbors at the Rockin' Reindeer Ball.
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River Club HOA Board Members Larry Levin, Gary Fischman, Lee Diercks, Sue Johnson, Carolyn Rowland, and John Drake all enjoyed a special night with their neighbors at the Rockin' Reindeer Ball.
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Ruth Adcox, Maureen Rosin and Kathi Kohlmeyer worked on hand-making the decorations for the ball since last December.
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Kathi and Werner Kohlmeyer share a few laughs during the Rockin' Reindeer Ball.
Jay Heater is the managing editor of the East County Observer. Overall, he has been in the business more than 41 years, 26 spent at the Contra Costa Times in the San Francisco Bay area as a sportswriter covering college football and basketball, boxing and horse racing.
