Welcome Summer! PICNIC on August 21st!

You won’t want to miss the Second Annual NCLC Picnic at the Portage Yacht Club on Wednesday, August 21, from 11am to 4pm. The yacht club is located at 8930 Dexter-Pinckney Rd. in Pinckney. All the food will be catered from Enzo’s Catering this year! The menu includes grilled chicken, beef brisket sliders, roasted potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, and broccoli salad. For dessert there will be ice cream and cookies. Iced tea, lemonade and water will be provided. You may bring adult beverages. Spouses or plus 1 (guests) are welcome, no children please. There will be outdoor games, table games, and NEW this year is BINGO!  We are looking forward to lots of sunshine, delicious food and plenty of socializing. The venue is MOBILITY FRIENDLY. We will be under a tent and chairs and tables are provided. Feel free to bring your own chairs if you want to. There is plenty of parking and restroom facilities are indoors. Cost is $10 per person. Make your check payable to ‘NCLC’ and send your reservation to Bev Nowicki, 276 Gulley Rd., Howell, MI 48843. RESERVATION DEADLINE is Friday, August 9. Questions? Call Bev at 219-306-9358. 


Our club year has ended, and we will all be taking July off, but then we jump right back in and begin planning for the new year. Chemung Hills Golf Club will be our home again for the upcoming year. 

TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS for 2024…….. WELCOME!

To attend luncheons and take part in any trips or other events, you must be a paid member of NCLC. 

To apply for membership in NCLC, go to  ‘CONTACT NCLC’ on the Main Menu and email us on ‘membership information’. Membership dues are $30.00 per year. 

New groups are forming all the time, and we encourage you to sign up for groups you may be interested in.  There is a new Mahjong group and two new Pinochle groups that may need members or subs.  This past year we added a new Rummikub group and a Mexican Train group. Our club is growing!  Check with your activity chair to see if your groups are meeting over the summer months. 

The Restaurant Connoisseurs and Dining Out #Deux dining groups are in full swing for the summer and enjoying local restaurants.  New EUCHRE and HAND and FOOT groups have been formed and are filling up.  

Watch for the BLAST in your email inbox, with updates on what is new in the club and around the area. NEWSLETTERS are emailed to all members, placed on our website, and put on our Facebook page: Newcomers and Friends of Livingston County. If for some reason you are not receiving your emails, please contact our VP of Communications.

Board meetings are open to the membership, and take place the week BEFORE the luncheon. If you would like to attend, please contact the club president. All members are welcome.

Brunch, card and game groups, knitting, book clubs and others may continue over the summer as the group agrees.

Our MOVIE GOER group is gathering on Tuesdays at Brighton MJR Cinema (movie recommendations are announced in the BLAST emails). If you sign up for MJR Premier Rewards, you can get free popcorn on these $5.00 days!!  No RSVP needed, just watch the BLAST for info on shows and times! 

A big THANK YOU! to members who have volunteered throughout the year as Board members, and to those who have helped with events.  We can only keep this club running with your continued participation.  Even the smallest of jobs are made easier when people offer to assist. 

Are you a member?  Are you having trouble logging into this website? Contact our VP of Communications. She can help you with access issues.

As a Member you have full access to:

– NCLC Membership Roster

– The Current Newsletter (and archived editions)

– Luncheon Reservation Form 

-Treasurer’s Reports

NCLC is on Facebook – CLICK HERE TO SEE NEWCOMERS ON FACEBOOK!  If you are interested in joining our Facebook group, follow the above link or Search “NEWCOMERS AND FRIENDS OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY” on Facebook and simply request to join our group. If you like to take pictures of your group activities, you can post your pictures on our Facebook page.  It’s private and fun to see what our members are doing! Post those pictures ladies! Send them to our Facebook page and share them! 

Mexican Train – Our new Mexican Train Group is having fun and is meeting the first Tuesday of every month.  

Rummikub -At long last this popular game has a new group forming!  Watch your Friday BLASTS for more info! 

Be the ‘Hostess with the Mostess’ – Please consider starting a new activity!  Call the Activities chair to discuss your interests and what you could do. 

We’re Growing – We still have room for more amazing ladies!  Consider inviting a new neighbor or friend in greater Livingston County to join us. 

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE NEW TO THE AREA TO JOIN US!  

   WE ARE NEWCOMERS AND “FRIENDS”  

Thank you!