Minutes of Meeting of Feb. 24, 2011

1. C all to Order: Jim opened the meeting at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes and stories followed.
2. Host/Hostess: Dennis and Alice:
(a) Ruth Klein, Betty Luandowski, and Barbara Patchin were introduced; they all shared some personal information about themselves and they received a warm welcome.
(b)Joan McGettigan (sp?) became a member.
(c) Barbara H. and Lily were welcomed back after long absences.
3. Vice-President: Frank: We now have 79 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne: In her absence, Lew took over. The minutes were approved and accepted. 34 members were present today – absentees were probably at the golf tournament or the Rodeo parade.
5. Treasurer: Walt: The total in our treasury at present is $1172.32 (no change).
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a) Refreshments: Elaine and Val: Refreshments today were provided by Linda & John with Alice B. Next meeting (10-March) refreshments will be in the capable hands of Jorge and Carol.
b) Sunshine : Linda D: Carol A. was recovering from an operation on her hand. Mary J is back in The Fountains; her daughter has other family concerns at present. Agnes is slowly recovering from antibiotics taken for a nasty infection. Richard R. is recovering from his kidney stones problem. Lily was present and is healing nicely from her broken bones.
c) Historian: Magda: Absent.
d) Philanthropy: Betty: No trip to the Food Bank this week. Remember to collect supplies to go to the military at the end of April. For more information, please contact Betty. Remember the donation jars!
e) Busybody: JoAnn: New members and guests were told about our emergency call numbers. Please contact her if you will be gone for any length of time.
7. Activities: Carol A.: Joan T. covered for Carol in her absence. Please check the agenda.
a.) For the picnic at Christopher Columbus Park, please bring your own chairs.
b.) Betty told us she has 40 tickets for a special ball game on Monday 7th between the D-Backs and White Socks, proceeds to go to the Christina-Taylor
Green fund, cost $19. Call her if you are interested; she will also be advising her church group.
8. Group Concerns: a.) 7 people hiked yesterday to the Seven-Falls via Sabino and Bear Canyons. Nextweek the hike will be to Pima Canyon. They were fortunate in catching the last tram back; they were late but it was also!
b.) Jim reported briefly on the flag project; it has been pulled from HOA current consent concerns.
c.) Frank said that he has booked the Elks Hall for Dec-7 and will be discussing a change in the menu. He is considering hiring a D-J versus a live band.
d.) Bo announced that he was having a yard sale at the end of March; proceeds going to the Food Bank and he would be glad to pick up any stuff that you want to get rid of.
He also is making a delivery to the hazard waste disposal site and offered to pick up any of that stuff too.
e.)John L. told us about continuing improvement in the district, trees, monuments, plantings, gopher service, etc.
He mentioned that we were 121 percent funded this year. Frank called for a round of applause for a job well done.
f.) Remember no meeting on March-3 the Reid Park Zoo Seniors' Day.
9. Adjournment : Jim adjourned the meeting at 10:15AM.

Minutes of Meeting of Feb. 17, 2011

Pictures of February Birthday Cake.....
1. Call to Order: Jim opened the meeting at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes and stories followed.
2. Host/Hostess: Dennis and Alice: A new guest was introduced – Joan McGettigan (sp?) who shared some personal information about herself and her family. She received a warm welcome.
3. Vice-President: Frank: We now have 78 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne: The minutes of Feb. 3rd were amended to indicate that the big winner of the football pool was Bonnie, rather than Betty and Bo. The minutes were then approved and accepted. 40 members were present today.
5. Treasurer: Walt: The total in our treasury at present is $1172.32.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a) Refreshments: Elaine and Val: Refreshments today were provided by Betty, Bo and Elaine. Next week, refreshments will be in the capable hands of Linda, John and Alice B.
b) Sunshine: Linda D: Carol A. is having surgery on her hand. Don V. has pneumonia but is at home. Vi is having some medical tests. Mary J will probably not be able to return to The Fountains as she is having some problems caring for herself. Agnes is on antibiotics pursuant to a nasty infection. Richard R. is in hospital with kidney stones.
c) Historian: Magda: No new reports today.
d) Philanthropy: Betty: 45# of food and a $20.00 check went to the Food Bank. Coupons were mailed. Betty announced that the food bank is sponsoring a dinner/dance on Apr.8th from 6:00-10:00 PM at the Heritage Highlands Clubhouse. 1960’s music will be featured and the tickets are $35.00. For more information, please contact Betty. Remember the donation jars!
e) Busybody: JoAnn: Please contact JoAnn if you will be gone for any length of time.
7. Activities: Carol A.: Joan T. covered for Carol in her absence. No change in any of the activities. Please check the agenda.
For the picnic at Christopher Columbus Park, please bring your own chairs.
Alice B. has not yet received tickets for the Gaslight Theatre, but they should be here soon. She will distribute them next week.
The upcoming activities schedule for next quarter will be out soon.
8. Group Concerns:
a.) 6 people hiked yesterday and the hike again was divided into 2 parts. Next week the hike will be to Bear Canyon Seven Falls. JoAnn will send out e-mails re the details of this hike.
b.) At Frank’s suggestion a big thanks went to John and Nancy L. for the great new chairs!
c.) Magda encouraged people to attend the upcoming events in our community, such as the Rodeo and the golf tournament.
d.) Dick J. and Jim A. reported on the flag project. This project was accepted at the HOA work session and it now goes on the consent agenda tonight. Dick added some thoughts he has re the details and money raisers for this project. Right now it looks like this will cost about $3,000 to $5,000. The project will most likely not be complete until July 4th.
e.) Jeanne mentioned that our “group identification” album needs a name. She and Val thought that “SCRCR Who’s Who” might be appropriate. The members all seemed to agree. Walt shared that Val and Richard were offered some assistance to help defray the costs involved in creating this album, but, to date, they have not accepted any monetary assistance.
9. Adjournment: Jim adjourned the meeting at 10:10AM

Birthday Celebration and February 11, 2011 Meeting minutes

Note: Picture from a recent event, and yes we have Chicago fans also.
1. Call to Order: Jim opened the meeting at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes and stories followed.
2. Host/Hostess: Dennis and Alice: No introductions this week. A welcome back to Don O. who thanked everyone for their prayers, cards and goodies.
3. Vice-President: Frank: We now have 78 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne: The minutes of Feb. 3rd were approved and accepted. 47 members were present today.
5. Treasurer: Walt: The total in our treasury at present is $1211.12.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a) Refreshments: Elaine and Val: Refreshments today were provided by Ed, Colette and Shirley. Next week refreshments will be provided by Betty, Bo and Elaine.
b) Sunshine: Linda D: Don O is back with us. (YEA: editors note) Lily has returned home but she has a boot on her foot thus requiring some assistance from a home health aide. She is also getting physical therapy and it will be a few more weeks before she is able to get around as usual.
c) Historian: Magda: The first 2 albums of the SCRCR will be brought in either the first or second week of March.
d) Philanthropy: Betty: 40 # of food went to the Food Bank and Betty read us a thank you note from them in which they reported that 5,500 people were helped over the holidays due to donations. A box for the military will be sent out in April – remember your donations!
e) Busybody: JoAnn: Emergency contact information is still needed for a few more members. If you are traveling, please send JoAnn an e-mail re dates you will be gone and any other pertinent information which you would like to give her.
7. Activities: Carol A.: Please check the agenda for upcoming activities.
a.) 20 people attended the Mystery Theatre. Carol reported that the performance was awful and the whole event was overpriced, but everybody had a good time! Gladys, Don and Hilde were called on stage and were the stars of the performance!
b.) 26 people attended Super Bowl at the Native New Yorker. Richard announced the winners of the football pools: first quarter winner was Val; second quarter winners were Lew and Agnes; third quarter winner was Tony and the big winners was Bob and his wife. In the “over/under” pool, the winners were Walt and Linda A.
c.) 6people are attending the Arizona Opry and there are plenty of drivers available.
d.) 36 people are scheduled to attend the Gaslight Theatre. Calls will be made to arrange car pooling. There are 2 people on the wait list for tickets, so if any members find that they cannot attend, please call Alice B.
e.) 3 people are in need of a ride for Senior Day at Reid Park. No SCRCR meeting that day!
f.) Carol has 10 free passes for the Rillito Park Race Track – if interested, please contact her. She will leave them out at the end of this meeting for those who may want to pick them up today
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8. Group Concerns:
a.) Jim announced that the Flag committee will present their proposal at the HOA meeting tonight.
b.) JoAnn reported that yesterday’s hike went well and everyone had a good time. They saw quite a bit of wildlife. For next week’s hike, group 1 will hike King’s Canyon Trail to Gold Mine (about 2 miles) and group 2 will hike to the top of Wasson’s Peak (about 7 ½ miles). The group will leave the Community Center at 8:30 AM.
c.) Gladys told the group that Janet K. is requesting donations of empty shoe boxes for The Lion’s Club.
d.) Magda distributed candy filled plastic hearts to the birthday celebrants and to the members who put together the football pools (Carol A. and Richard R.).
e.) Val reminded people to get their pictures taken for the album.
f.) Mike R. had a flat tire and wanted us to know that Fletchers repairs flats at no cost. Frank added the fact that Fletchers has an oil change program of 13 oil changes for $100.00 (no expiration). Normal cost of an oil change there is $12.oo and an extra $2.00 to dispose of used oil. Lew added to that that he had a negative experience at Fletchers in which they told him he needed new brakes – as it turned out, Lew didn’t need those brakes fixed for 2 more years!
g.) Vi announced that her daughter informed her that Egyptian President Mubarak will be resigning tonight!
h.) Don V. followed that up with a great joke about a golf game and a dinner party!
9. Adjournment: Jim adjourned the meeting at 9:58 AM.

Minutes of Meeting of Feb. 4, 2011

Cake from birthday meeting earlier in the month
Each month, we celebrate members birthdays.
1. Call to Order: Jim opened the meeting at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes followed
2. Host/Hostess: Dennis and Alice: No introductions this week. New rosters and telephone lists are available for those without e-mail capability.
3. Vice-President: Frank: We now have 79 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne: The minutes were approved and accepted. 44 members were present today.
5. Treasurer: Walt: The total in our treasury at present is $1231.12. The 2 members who resigned were Loring and Wonder J. The remainder of the unused dues which they paid was reimbursed to them.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a) Refreshments: Elaine and Val: Refreshments today were provided by Alice, Dennis and Mary M. Next week refreshments will be handled by Ed, Colette and Shirley.
b) Sunshine: Linda D: Mary J. has been moved to La Rosa for rehabilitation. If anyone wants information re how to reach her, please contact Linda D. Linda will call this next week to find out more about Lily.
c) Historian: Magda: No report. She did give us a rundown on the aluminum tab tops and how they are used by Ronald McDonald house.
d) Philanthropy: Betty: absent.
e) Busybody: JoAnn: Emergency contact information is still needed for 9 more members.
7. Activities: Carol A.: Please check the agenda for upcoming activities.
a.) Joan T. reported on the Mystery Theatre arrangements. 20 members are signed up to go and if anyone needs directions, please contact Joan. The previous directions which we had are incorrect.
b.) 27 members are planning to attend the Super Bowl function and they will all fit in the designated room provided at the Native New Yorker. If you are signed up and cannot attend, please contact Carol.
c.) 6 people are signed up for the Arizona Opry. The money for these tickets is due next week.
d.) The Gaslight Theatre function is set to go and 2 members have yet to pay for their tickets.
e.) 15 members are signed up for the Senior Day at the Zoo. Admission is $5.00.
8. Group Concerns: a.) Jim announced that the Flag committee finalized the proposal to be submitted to the HOA Study Session on Feb. 10th @ 7:00pm. Dick J. congratulated Jim on the great job done on the proposal. Some discussion followed re the size of the flag, which is yet to be determined.
b.) JoAnn reported that yesterday’s hike at Sombrero Peak was a rough one, even though the hiking is divided into 2 levels of difficulty. Next week the hike will be to Parker Canyon Lake and the group will meet at 8:00 AM due to the distance. This will be a 5 mile hike with minimal elevation gain. Wine tasting in Elgin will wrap up the hike!
The hike on Feb. 16th will be to King’s Canyon. This hike will be 7.6 miles with an elevation gain of 1800 ft.
The hike on Feb. 23rd will be to Sabino Canyon and even though the length of the hike is 8 miles, there is access to the tram which can cut the distance down to 4 miles.
c.) Sue R. notified the group that there is another football pool which is a little different: pick the team you expect to win and the total score of the game (including both teams). Cost is $1.00 per chance.
d.) JoAnn will have a box available for anyone wanting to donate Girl Scout cookies for troop 362. These cookies will go to the USO.
e.) Magda shared her story of being at the bank and thanking one of our servicemen who was there. That seemed to set off a chain reaction in that other patrons of the bank also thanked him! It was an emotional moment.
f.) Val announced that she will be taking pictures today of group members for the album.
g.) John L. reminded us about voting in the Marana Town elections. He also wanted to stress that vandalism issues will be addressed in our community and that, for anyone interested, the Marana police are looking for volunteers to help police the area.
9. Adjournment: Jim adjourned the meeting at 10:09 AM.