IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PLEASE NOTE We are an active group of congenial senior citizens and retirees who meet at 9:00 AM on most Thursdays at The Station Pub and Grill at Wade and Silverbell in Marana, Arizona. The group has been in continuous existence since 1994. Prior to January 2013 we met at the Continental Ranch Community Center. The Association Board of Directors changed the use policy of the community center to include a $40.00 fee for each weekly meeting. With our small operating budget we were unable to continue meeting there. Rock N Java hosted our meetings until their business closed.   Now our home is The Station.

Minutes of Meeting for March 23, 2017

Minutes of Meeting for March 23, 2017          

1.       Call to Order:   Bill E. led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Dorie led us in singing God Bless America.  Bill then turned the meeting over to Barb and Susan.

2.       Hostesses:  Susan D. and Barb L.  Barb counted 42 members in attendance today!  We had some guests today, Susie B. had her friends Meg and Larry all the way from “Big Sky” country, Montana and I brought my cousins Leslie, Audrey and little Charlotte, with me who are visiting from the Chicago area.  We are having a great time together. 

3.       Vice-President:   Debbi S.:   Debbi reports we have a total of 111 members.  Thank you so much Deb for making the extra copies of the roster and birthday lists for those who don’t have a computer. 

4.       Secretary:   Kristi G.:  The minutes for March 16, 2017 were approved.

5.      Treasurer:  Walt R.:  Walt reports we have $2,668.83 in the bank.  

6.      Coordinators’ Reports:

a.       Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:   Dorie reports her husband John is having surgery tomorrow wherein they are going to actually replace a knuckle – amazing!  Hooray, our dear Bea is here with us today and on the road to recovery.  Cheryl and Barc Walker however, have really been hit hard this past week.  Cheryl was in the hospital for 5 days with breathing difficulties due to asthma and is now finally home but PLEASE do not call because it is very difficult for her to talk.  Just send e-mail, text, cards and most of all prayers for she and Barc.  Barc got the “creepin crud” and a bad cough and as if that wasn’t enough, he took a tumble while visiting Cheryl at the hospital.  Thank God he didn’t break anything.  Extra prayers please for the Walker household.   Elaine B. is still “out of commission” due to a bad fall she took.  We have to do lots and lots of prayers people please and thank you.  Someone asked (and I’m sorry, I forgot who) how Joey L. was doing or if anyone had heard from her.  I told them that I e-mail her occasionally to check on her but that Joey was having a lot of health issues.  We sure hope she gets better soon and rejoins us.  We miss our dear sisters and brothers when they aren’t with us.  Gene D., is having his stitches out today from his hand surgery and Joanne R. had her second cataract surgery and it went well for her.  As of this writing Rich R., was supposed to have a pacemaker put in on Friday but there was some issue with the insurance company so I’m not sure if the surgery went ahead or not.  More on that later.

b.       Historian:  Magda Q.:  Thanked everyone for the pull tabs once again, and then told us of events that used to happen “back in the day” with SCRCR.  Things like fashion shows, a “sing-along” day (this would be good at the picnic), a favorite sports team day where they’d wear a t-shirt of cap of their favorite team.  They’d play bingo and everyone would bring a “white elephant” (something from home you don’t want any more like a vase, or a statue or a cookie jar, just something you didn’t want anymore) and that’s what would be passed out to the winners.  It sounded like so much fun that we elected Magda to organize fun things like that again for our group.  Looking forward to that!!  Thanks Magda!!!

c.       Philanthropy:  John Z.:  No report.

d.       Hiking:  Anita:  Anita reported that they hiked in Catalina State Park by Romero Pools which was a 6 mile hike up and back and quite lovely.  They may go to 7 Falls next week, not sure yet.

e.       Activities:  Pam M.:   See activities list below. 

7.      Group Concerns/Good of the Group:

·         Jorge offered free tickets to the golf tournament at El Conquistador last week and Sharon S. thanked him for same.  She went and had a great time.

·         Elaine H. said she went to eat at Bianchi’s up on Tangerine and Thornydale and that the food was very good, big portions but kinda expensive.

·         Barb saw Betty Bowlin last week at the store and they are doing “ok”. 

·         I think it was Gladys who said that her smoke alarm wasn’t working and that the fire department will come and install the batteries for you but you must supply the batteries.  They will also install smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors but you must supply them.

8.      Thought of the Day:  Dorie gave us a good ending thought and a really cute joke.

9.       Adjournment:  Bill E.  The meeting ended at 10:17 AM.

Minutes of Meeting for March 16, 2017

Minutes of Meeting for March 16, 2017

1. Call to Order: Bill E. led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Dorie led us in singing God Bless America. Bill then turned the meeting over to Barb.

2. Hostesses: Susan D. and Barb L. Barb counted 44 in attendance today! No Susan today – she took Gene to get the stitches out of his hand after he had surgery on it. Barb spoke last week of seeing one of her former students, Jimmy McGuire, participate in the game show Jeopardy. It was brought to her attention that he’d be here at the book fair last week and Barb wrestled with the idea of going to see him and wondered if he’d remember her. Well folks she went and not only did he remember her, he introduced her to all his other friends there and was so happy to see her. He told her to become his friend on Facebook and when she did that, it opened up a treasure trove of memories from her former students who remembered her and got in contact with her. The moral of this story is as Barb put it so well, don’t pass up an opportunity to touch base with the past – it may open a whole new chapter in your life! Thanks for sharing Barb, it’s a wonderful story! 😊

3. Vice-President: Debbi S.: Debbi reports we have a total of 111 members. Thank you so much Deb for making the extra copies of the roster and birthday lists for those who don’t have a computer. Debbi will also take over keeping a current list of emergency numbers. We are abolishing the “Busybody” position. More on that in “Good of the Group”.

4. Secretary: Kristi G.: The minutes for March 9, 2017 were approved and accepted after I make the correction that Sharon brought up about the LA Fitness. It doesn’t cost anything IF you have the right insurance that covers “Silver Sneakers” or “Silver and Fit”. If you don’t have that kind of insurance, then unfortunately, you’ll have to pay. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

5. Treasurer: Walt R.: Walt reports we have $2,790.83 in the bank.

6. Coordinators’ Reports:

a. Sunshine: Dorie Z.: Well now Dorie’s husband John is doing much better. Our dear Bea is down with pneumonia but is on the road to recovery and grateful that her sister-in-law Fay has been visiting and is able to help her through this. Elaine B. fell at her daughter’s and spent a night in the hospital. She is pretty well banged up and has a bad sprained ankle. Cheryl W., is having a lot of problems with her asthma which harms her breathing capabilies and then to make matters worse, the “creeping crud” has returned, a double whammy for poor Cheryl. Let’s get the prayers going out to these folks please.

Dorie has gotten Betsy D.’s address and will be sending out a list of our folks who have moved for one reason or another and can’t come to the meetings anymore, and asked that we remember them with a card or a phone call every now and then to let them know they are still thought about and cared about. A kind gesture Dorie, thank you for doing this.

b. Historian: Magda Q.: Thanked everyone for the pull tabs once again. Iles even brought her one all the way from Israel which she is going to keep.

c. Busybody: Barbara J.: No report.

d. Philanthropy: John Z.: No report.

e. Hiking: Craig S.: Craig hiked at Parker Canyon had a good time.

f. Activities: Pam M.: See activities list below.

7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group:

* Jorge offered free tickets to the golf tournament at El Conquistador.

* Elaine H. warned us of another mail scam that’s going around.

* Bill brought up some of the changes to the By-Laws and Rules. They are attached hereto. Bill will also bring some extra copies for those who don’t have computers. Some of the changes are that they have abolished the “Busy Body” position with Debi now taking over keeping the emergency numbers (just in case). The Sunshine position will no longer be sending out birthday cards. A new way of selecting the member of the year was discussed and voted on and passed that you can’t be a member 2 years in a row, it will be non-consecutive years only. We also passed into enactment that the quorum will now go to 30% for our group instead of 40%.

8. Thought of the Day: Sandy gave us a wonderful ending thought straight from Mother Theresa and a really cute joke.

9. Adjournment: Bill E. The meeting ended at 10:35 AM.

Minutes of Meeting for March 9, 2017

Minutes of Meeting for March 9, 2017           

1.       Call to Order:   Bill E. led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Dorie led us in singing God Bless America.  Bill then turned the meeting over to Susan and Barb.    After Susan and Barb, Bill introduced the birthday folks and the ones that were in attendance told a little bit about themselves.  He also reminded the birthday folks to stay after the meeting to have their picture taken by the birthday cake.

2.       Hostesses:  Susan D. and Barb L.  Barb counted 51 in attendance today!  Susan told us her daughter Margaret made it to Alaska safely and is settling in.  We had a great big surprise today with our dear June S., coming to the meeting!!!  It was so good to see her looking and doing so well.  June thanked everyone for the well wishes, cards and prayers, telling us it helped a lot.

3.       Vice-President:   Debbi S.:   Debbi reports we have a total of 111 members.  Thank you so much Deb for making the extra copies of the roster and birthday lists for those who don’

4.       Secretary:   Kristi G.:  The minutes for March 2, 2017 were approved and accepted.

5.      Treasurer:  Walt R.:  Walt reports no change so we still have $2,757.83.  

6.      Coordinators’ Reports:

a.       Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:   Well now Dorie’s husband John caught the “creepin crud” so he stayed home today.  John is adjusting to his RA meds though so that’s a good thing.  Elaine D., has been in the hospital with asthma problems unfortunately, so please let’s remember Elaine and John in our prayers.

b.       Historian:  Magda Q.:  Told of when the group first got started how they had to set up all their own tables and chairs and all the goodies that they had for their meetings and it worked itself into brunch!  It sounded like it was a lot of fun and calories. 😊

c.       Busybody: Barbara J.:  No report.

d.       Philanthropy:  Jim A.: said we gave 148# of food and $53.00.

e.       Hiking:  Jim A.: No hike this week.

f.        Activities:  Pam M.:   See activities list below.  Kristi told everyone how much fun the Arizona Opry was and the play at the Gaslight.    [KSG1] Kristi also would like to give a great huge thanks to Edna, Linda and Bea who plan these outings for us.  Thanks ladies so much.

7.      Group Concerns/Good of the Group:

·         Barb L. asked about how much interest there might be in visiting the U of A greenhouse and there was definitely an interest so Barb is going to set it up for the end of March.  More information to follow.

·         Sandy thanked everyone for the crutches, walkers, etc., and Val and Rich are donating Rich’s scooter.  If you need anything like that, see Sandy or Tony.

·         Richard R., recently joined LA Fitness and found that it doesn’t cost anything for seniors. that they are welcomed there and that they have equipment there that is easier for seniors to use.

·         Bill E. says they will have us vote on the by-laws probably next week.  Some of the things the committee will bring to us is that they want to drop the 40% necessary for a quorum to 30% and they have thought of a better way to nominate the “Member of the Year.  This will all be discussed in detail at the next meeting.

8.      Thought of the Day:  Sandy gave us a lovely ending thought and a really cute joke.

9.       Adjournment:  Bill E.  The meeting ended at 10:20 AM.

Minutes of Meeting for March 2, 2017

 Minutes of Meeting for March 2, 2017           

1.       Call to Order:   Bill E. led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Dorie led us in singing God Bless America.  Bill then turned the meeting over to Susan and Barb. 

2.       Hostesses:  Susan D. and Barb L.  Barb counted 48 in attendance today and Susan told us Gene still wasn’t feeling well so please let’s keep him in our prayers.  Barb reintroduced Bea’s sister-in-law Fay who is visiting from Michigan.  Fay was here with us last year too and we hope to see her more often in the future like maybe moving here????

3.       Vice-President:   Debbi S.:   Debbi reports but we now have a total of 110 members being as since Walt R. has taken in all the membership money, there are folks who decided for one reason or another not to rejoin us so we lost 11 members.  Debbi will now put out a new roster and birthday list.

4.       Secretary:   Kristi G.:  The minutes for February 23, 2017 were approved and accepted.

5.      Treasurer:  Walt R.:  Walt reports a total of $2,757.83 in the bank.  

6.      Coordinators’ Reports:

a.       Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:   Dorie’s husband John is doing a bit better with the medicine for the rheumatoid arthritis but it’s going to take some time to get used to it.  Let’s remember John in our prayers as well as our dear June S., is still recuperating at home -  please keep sending prayers her way as well.  Dorie also sent a check to the Marchese family in memory of Joan last Friday.

b.       Historian:  Magda Q.:  Magda didn’t do a report because we were going to have a speaker but she did thank everyone for the pull tabs.  Magda also asked about Adria and was told the best one to check on about Adria is Jeanne L.  but she heard that Adria has really bad allergies.

c.       Busybody: Barbara J.:  No report.

d.       Philanthropy:  John Z. John had no report.

e.       Hiking:  Jim A. said they had a very nice hike at Ventana Canyon and posted some beautiful pictures.  Next week will be in Dove Mountain, Elmo Springs.   Remember they hike every Wednesday morning and meet at 8:20 at the east end of the “Walgreen” parking lot at Twin Peaks and Coachline.

f.        Activities:  Pam M.:   See activities list below.

7.      Group Concerns/Good of the Group:

·         Linda A. brought up the fact that at the “Tuesday Night Fish Fry” at The Station, only 13 people showed up and that they had set up two long tables for us that would have accommodated many more.  People – we need to support The Station – they are so good to us plus if you say you are coming to something and can’t make it, please let whoever set the event up that you can’t make it in enough time so they can advise the venue of a smaller group.  The folks that were there finally told them to take the tables and use them for other customers who were coming in and didn’t know where to sit cause they had used everything for our group and then we didn’t live up to our end of the bargain.  We have to be more mindful of others and the work that goes into setting something up not only with the venue but with the person from our group (usually Pam M.) who sets these events in motion.

·         Someone brought up the fact that most of the time, a lot of the birthday people don’t show up on “birthday Thursday” so Marie M who is our new “Birthday Coordinator” said she would call the birthday people ahead of time to remind them.

·         Please check the Town of Marana website for information on the Ina Road closing, detours, etc.

·         Bill E. said the By-Laws committee hopes to have information to us by our next meeting.

·         Bill then introduced Dr. Alicia Gustafson who gave a very informative talk about bone health and answered our questions.

8.      Thought of the Day:  Dorie. gave us a nice ending thought and a cute joke.

9.       Adjournment:  Bill E.  The meeting ended at 10:30 AM.

Minutes of Meeting for February 23, 2017

Minutes of Meeting for February 23, 2017

1. Call to Order: Bill E. led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Dorie led us in singing God Bless America. Bill then turned the meeting over to Susan and Barb.

2. Hostesses: Susan D. and Barb L. Barb counted 40 in attendance today, and welcomed Linda our newest member as well as Mike and Vicki’s friend Debi who is visiting from Rockford, Illinois. It was also good to see Ed and Elaine back! Susan wasn’t here today because Gene wasn’t feeling well.

3. Vice-President: Debbi S.: Debbi reports but we now have a total of 121 members.

4. Secretary: Kristi G.: The minutes for February 16, 2017 were approved and accepted.

5. Treasurer: Walt R.: Walt reports a total of $2,689.80 in the bank. We still have 13 members who have not yet paid their dues. Please people get that in to Walt ASAP or you will be removed from the roster.

6. Coordinators’ Reports:

a. Sunshine: Dorie Z.: Dorie reports that her husband John has just been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and is adjusting to his new medicine which is difficult at best. Please remember John in our prayers as well as our dear June S., is still recuperating at home - please keep sending prayers her way as well. Jorge asked how Bob V., was doing and John D. said “not so good” unfortunately. He feels shut off from everything including his family and would most likely love to hear from some of us who knew him. Linda D. was kind enough to give me his number so here it is: 520.310.4933. Please, those of you who knew Bob, give him a call so he doesn’t feel so alone.

b. Historian: Magda Q.: No Magda today.

c. Busybody: Barbara J.: No report.

d. Philanthropy: John Z. No John so no report.

e. Hiking: Jim A. said they had a very nice hike at Pima Canyon roughly 6 ½ miles round trip. Next week will be in Ventana Canyon. Remember they hike every Wednesday morning and meet at 8:20 at the east end of the “Walgreen” parking lot at Twin Peaks and Coachline.

f. Activities: Pam M.: See activities list below.

7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group:

* Please check the Town of Marana website for information on the Ina Road closing, detours, etc.

* Bill E. said the By-Laws committee hopes to have information to us by the March 2nd meeting.

* Rich R. recommends Hidden Figures as a good movie to see.

8. Thought of the Day: Sandy P. gave us a nice ending thought and a cute joke.

9. Adjournment: Bill E. The meeting ended at 10:03 AM.