2009 Highlights

2009 Officers: Joan Travis-Triumph -- President; Jim Alam -- Vice-President; Lew MacDonald -- Secretary; Walt Ross – Treasurer. Coordinators: Alice Behnke – Activities; Ed & Colette Dubsky -- Host & Hostess; Betty Bolin – Philanthropy; Jan Pekelder & Linda Alam – Refreshments; John & Linda DiPalma – Sunshine; Magda Quiros – Historian; Mike Rebro – Web Master.

January 8: Forty present. (1) Gladys is still in Chicago, looking after her sister. (2) In 2008 we contributed 1,406 pounds of food plus $963 in cash or checks. We also gave $200 cash and about 60 toys to needy Marana school children; Joan T. read a letter of thanks.
January 15: Forty-one present. (1) Bob was back at home but feeling weak. (2) Ed D. had a hip replacement. (3) Frank K. was back at home after a bladder infection. (3) Rich was present after a bout in NMC. (4) In 2008 we also contributed used eye glasses, cell phones and hearing aids. (4) Rocky Point Tours gave a talk about the area.
January 22: Thirty-six present. (1) Bob was present after his surgery. (2) Ed D. is recovering at home after his operation. (3) Former member and co-founder Pearl Thompson had a stroke while undergoing a hip replacement. (4) Don V. was recovering from a very serious fall in which he had hurt his head.
January 29: Forty present. (1) Joan M. returned after a visit to NMC. (2) Bonnie reported that Pearl was paralyzed on her left side. (3) Elaine & Chuck are house-bound (no drivers). (4) 136 lbs went to the Marana Food Bank.
February 5: Forty-one present. (1) Elaine Benn was introduced as a member. (2) Lew had suggested to Jim that we make a brochure for display in libraries, etc. and Jim showed the prototype he had made with a first-run promised for next week. (3) Ed D. was present after his operation. (4) Gladys’s sister died last week. (5) Card tables that we requested are now available. (6) Barbara H. started coupon exchange. (7) JoAnn won the equivalent of $125 at the New Yorker Restaurant.
February 12: Forty-three present. (1) Jim displayed black & white copies of his proposed brochure.
February 19: Forty-one present. (1) Jim presented estimates for the brochure costs.
February 26: Thirty-six present. (1) There will be no meeting on March 5; members go to senior Day at Reid Park Zoo. (2) John & Nancy Lambert observed our meeting. John is HOA president; he remarked that there had been a 25% increase in failure to pay HOA dues.
March 12: Thirty-eight present. (1) Don V. had another serious fall and was in La Canada Care Center. (2) Lew said that he will be posting a lot of newly-found SCRCR photos on our web site.
March 19: Thirty-two present. (1) Don V. is doing OK but is still in care center. (2) Twenty-four enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day lunch at the Foothills Brewery.
March 26: Forty-four present. (1) Don V. was back at home using a walker. (2) Jim showed John Lambert a wheel-chair hazard; John will inform management. Ed A. asked that the ramps be brought up to standard. (3) Joan M. Suggested that a drop-off mailbox be made available. Barbara H. said that the office would be open till Noon each last Saturday of the month.
April 2: Forty-two present. (1) Joan T. presented a summary of Jim’s professional analysis of the wheelchair ramp problem. (2) Twenty-two went to dinner at Roma Caffe; dinner was good, service was so-so! (3) Free tax help is available by AARP in Wheeler Abbett library.
April 9: Twenty-six present – low! (1) (1) Agnes was in NMC with vertigo. (2) Linda D. was in NMC with a new knee. (3) Mary M. in ER at NMC – reason unknown. (4) Mary J. had a leg injury after being run into by a mobile scooter. (5) Betty’s surgery for today was postponed. (5) Dinner was good at Taste of Texas. Grumpy’s Grill opened at the former Monsoon site. (6) Bonnie mentioned that Curves gym was free to holders of the Silver Sneakers attachment to many insurance policies.
April 16: Forty present. (1) Agnes was home after four days in NMC; after many different tests it was suspected that she had an inner ear problem. (2) Linda D. is home with a new knee. (3) Mary J. was OK. (4) Betty was back at home after her back surgery but was having a negative reaction to pain medication.
April 23: Thirty-four present. (1) Agnes is having physical therapy. (2) Linda D. was back after her knee operation. (3) Betty was having a reaction from medication after back surgery. (4) Lunch at Chuy’s was good with some reservations regarding service.
April 30: Thirty-four present. (1) Trip to Old Tucson after the meeting. (2) HOA expressed appreciation for the work Jim A. and Ed A. had done re wheelchair access. (3) Mike Rebro had taken over the web site from Lew. Today’s minutes headings included Mike’s new blog http://coninentalranch.blogspot.com for SCRCR for the first time. To be able to read and/or participate in the blog, visit the following site at: http://blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=8697715543089653140&blogID=6133129524554890101. (4) Ernie had an accident on an RTV and was in a Phoenix hospital.
May 7: Thirty-three present. (1) Ernie was back home. (2) Only six went to Coco’s for dinner. (3) The proposed gas station on Twin Peaks Road was discussed at length. (3) Sun Shuttle started.
May 14: Thirty-six present. (1) Seven had Mothers’ Day at Picacho Peak on a 98 degree day).
May 21: Thirty-five present. (1) Jeanne Lemieux was introduced; her husband will join her in July. (2) Elaine Schwartz was back home after a bout of heart fibrillation. (3) Five members went to the model train museum.
May 28: Forty-four present. (1) Don Brick was very ill after a cruise. (2) Papa Murphy’s provided free samples of pizza. (3) Eighteen had an excellent meal at Miss Saigon.
June 4: Thirty-five present. (1) Elaine went to hospital for bowel blockage; no cancer was found. (2) Only four went to Mission del Blanc.
June 11: Forty-two present. (1) Lilly Obringer joined. (2) A golf-ball sized obstruction was removed from Elaine’s stomach. (2) Fifteen oldest (joining club) members were given red roses. Aug-94, Bonnie & Bob; Sep-94 Betty & Bo; Sep94 Suzanne & Al; Mar-95 Agnes & Lew; Nov-95 Vi; Dec-95 Edna; Nov-98 Magda & Armando; Dec-98 Peggy. Many others in between had dropped out.
June-18: Forty present. (1) Stan is in hospital but is doing OK. (2) Bonnie reported that Pearl had died on 24 May at the age of eight-eight; she had a hip replacement earlier and had suffered a stroke. She was one of the first three founders of SCRCR along with her sister Willie Hubbard and Janet. (2) Twenty-one enjoyed dinner and had excellent food and service at the Outback.
June-25: Thirty-seven present. (1) Fathers Day brunch was enjoyed at Luna Bella.
July-2: Thirty-nine present. (1) Agnes is having surgery.
July-9: Forty-three present. (1) Helen & Herbert Koenig were introduced. (2) Five enjoyed dinner at Pinnacle Peak.
July 16: Thirty-four present. (1) A member since 2003, Chuck Schwartz died. He was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. A sum of $125 was collected in his memory. (2) Agnes was doing well after surgery for back fracture.
July-23: Forty-three present. (1) Fourteen had a nice lunch at IHOP, served by a great waiter.
July-30: Forty-three present. (1) Betty collected $280 for the school and $20 for the food bank at Gladys’s eightieth birthday on the twenty-fifth. Roma Caffe put on a great show and the party was enjoyed by a large crowd.
August 6: Thirty-six present. (1) Barbara K. was introduced as a new member.
August 13: Thirty-eight present. (1) Barbara K. and her husband joined. (2) Three of our cabinets had been opened by unauthorized people.
August 20: Thirty-seven present. (1) Jeannie’s husband Larry was introduced. (2) Jim was in hospital with a pancreatic attack.
August 27: Thirty-seven present. (1) Magda got a letter from Ronald McDonald House thanking us for our donation of aluminum can tabs.
September 3: Thirty-four present. (1) Ed A. now in La Cañada Care center after a stay in NMC.
September 10: Thirty-four present. (1) Ed Altmann died suddenly on 4-September. Magda played a touching rendition of Amazing Grace. Ed would have been eighty this year and had been married to Carol for fifty-three years. The funeral was in Chicago. A sum of $150 was collected in his memory. (2) Walt bought hasps and locks for the cabinets. (3) John Lambert announced that Stratford Management had resigned effective October-1.
September 17: Thirty-five present. (1) Joan Travis-Triumph’s father died yesterday. $70 was collected in his memory. (2) Bo offered to test the water pressure of our homes.
September 24: Thirty-four present. (1) House water pressure was discussed at length.
October 1: Thirty-three present. (1) It was decided to buy a second plaque when needed. (2) John Lambert mentioned that a new homeowners’ management company had started on Oct-1; it is named HOA Management Solutions.
October 8: Thirty-three present. (1) Carol is recovering from eye surgery. (2) Twenty-two signed up for the trip to Caterpillar Company. (2) Alice, Jorge, and Linda D. volunteered for the 2010 election committee which Joan T. will chair.
October 15: Thirty-nine present. (1) John Lambert introduced Dale De Men who is in charge of the new Management company. (2) Sandy proposed that SCRCR help needy children that she is working with. The motion was passed.
October 22: Forty-five present. (1) Josh, Assistant Manager of the new management committee was introduced as was Dave Cobble from Sunflower who was promoting Community Emergency and Response Teams (CERT). (2) Betty mailed eleven boxes to the military. (3) Bo was recovering from minor surgery.
November 5: Forty-four present. (1) Gary Gustafson was introduced as a new member. (2) HOA management committee members were introduced. (2) We were advised that one of our parcels had arrived just as the soldiers were running out of supplies.
November 12: Forty-five present. (1) John and Nancy Lambert became members. (2) Edna’s sister passed away. (3) Twenty-two signed up for dinner at the White Stallion.
November 19: Forty-four present. (a) Iris has a cancer on her leg. (2) David Glicksman of Sunflower told us about a bus trip to Laughlin. (2) Carol was first to graduate form the TOPS program.
December 3: Forty present. (1) Ruth was still in hospital after her stroke. (2) In lieu of the sparse attendance at the Christmas party there was some discussion about its future. (3) We continued to help with filing 3,400 records at the Windmill office.
December 10: Thirty-four present. Sue Rainey & Dick Jarenski were introduced as new members. (2) Ruth was back in NMC after another stroke. (3) In 2009, Betty had delivered 1,023 lbs of food and $410 in funds to the Food Bank. We also sent 14 boxes to the military, provided supplies to severely challenged children and local schools, collected glasses for the Lions Club, can tabs for Ronald Mcdonald House, etc. (4) A nice article about the Kells appeared in the AZ Daily star.
December 17: Fifty present. (1) Don and Hilde renewed membership. (2) Joan T. and Lew were presented with fruit baskets in recognition of three years in office. (3) Ruth was in La Cañada Care Center. (3) Dan was recovering from a back operation. (4) Members of the Lions Club promoted their achievements and asked for volunteers to start a new club.
Note: Many Thursdays are missed because there was no meeting (on trip days, etc.) or no significant events were recorded and/or forwarded in the minutes of that day.