S.C.R.C.R. TIME LINE FOR 1999

Trips, Dinners, Appointments, and Other Noteworthy Events.

A car symbol v indicates a trip; a camera symbol µ means that a photo is available in our album.

1999 Officers: James Mooty -- President; Lew MacDonald -- Secretary; Gene Sirak – Treasurer; Coordinators: Betty Bolin – Activities; Suzette Stein – Hostess; Arline Sieckowski – Sunshine; Pearl Thompson – Philanthropy; Bonnie Vantrepotte – Kitchen.
05/01/99..... Valley of the Moon tour, then dinner at Mountain View Restaurant.
05/13/99.....v Agua Caliente Park picnic lunch. About 15 went. It is a very nice place.
05/15/99..... Revisions to bylaws and job descriptions approved.
05/20/99..... Wheeler Abbett added as member.
06/03/99.....v Madera Canyon.
06/05/99..... Rose Garden for a Chinese dinner. The buffet is better than the table menu.
06/18/99..... Hot Rod Lincoln at the Gaslight Theater.
06/24/99.....v Fort Huachuca and lunch at the officers' mess.
07/08/99.....v Phoenix trip for the whole day. Lunch, shopping, casino.
07/10/99..... El Parador for a Mexican dinner.
07/29/99.....v Mt. Lemmon.
07/30/99..... Agnes MacDonald (ex-Canadian) became an American Citizen after almost two years of effort.
08/07/99..... Le Mediterranean for a continental dinner.
08/26/99.....v Casino of the Sun. Magda and Marlene were winners.
08/29/99..... Party in Lew & Agnes's house for Agnes becoming a citizen. 43 attended. Vi Johnson announced that Agnes would later be presented with an American flag on behalf of the club.
11/15/99..... 23 went to the opera. Only half the members enjoyed it but all said that it was too long!
11/20/99..... After 2-1/2 years service, Betty declined nomination as Activities Coordinator for 2000. Lew also declined, after 4 years service in various offices.
12/09/99..... Vi presented Agnes with a U.S. flag that had been flown over the Capitol, forwarded by Jim Kolbe.
12/11/99..... Christmas dinner and party. Children's gifts worth $10 or less were exchanged. At the end all gifts were collected and donated to needy children such as the "Toys for Tots" drive run by the fire department.

S.C.R.C.R. TIME LINE FOR 1998…

Trips, Dinners, Appointments, and Other Noteworthy Events.

Note: A car symbol v indicates a trip; a camera symbol µ means that a photo is available.

1998 Officers: Lew MacDonald, -- President; Edna Coburn, Secretary; Gene Sirak --Treasurer. Coordinators: Betty Bolin -- Activities; Arline Sieckowski -- Hospitality; Suzette Stein --Hostess; Agnes MacDonald -- Supplies.
01/09/98..... Triple-C Chuck Wagon for dinner. About 30 attended.
01/15/98..... vCasino of the Sun trip. Canceled, not enough interest.
01/15/98..... Amendments to bylaws and job descriptions approved.
01/22/98..... Contribution sent to the Cancer Society in memory of a popular member, the late Woody Walp.
02/05/98..... Ghost Ranch Lodge for dinner.
02/12/98..... vTucson Gem Show. Lunch at Carlos Murphy's.
02/19/98..... vFiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo.
02/26/98..... (1) Introduced Fred & Mary Lee Kopesky. (2) Due to disappointment with service at Ghost Ranch Lodge it was suggested that we should have a performance card for each event. This was turned down because some people actually liked the service. We will just not vote to go to undesirable places.
03/05/98..... Gaslight Theater, 24 went. Dinner at Macayo's, 19 went.
03/05/98..... vReid Park Zoo trip, 6 went.
03/12/98..... Introduced Otto & Ilse Bayer.
03/14/98..... vCivil War Reenactment at Picacho Peak. 8 adults with 4 children went. Al T. & Bob V. climbed the peak.
03/19/98..... vBisbee trip 10 went.
03/22/98..... vLaughlin trip. Members provided taxi service for 10 going (to avoid leaving cars overnight).
04/02/98..... vCasino of the Sun, 14 went.
04/03/98..... Metropolitan Grill for dinner, 10 went.
04/09/98..... vPima County Fair Senior Citizen Day.
04/30/98..... vChristopher Columbus Park for picnic lunch. Activities were fishing, horseshoes, & table games.
05/01/98..... Silverado restaurant for dinner. Fair!
05/14/98..... vMadera Canyon picnic.
05/21/98..... Member Fred Williams died on 19th May. A check was sent to the Cancer Society.
05/21/98..... CRCA had a delivery emergency, so 15 members volunteered and stuffed 1,600 Windmill packages with 13 inserts in 2 hours. We had been doing this for several months.
05/23/98..... Gaslight Theater for Sherlock Holmes. Dinner at Macayo's.
05/28/98..... vAmerind Foundation Museum trip.
06/04/98..... A thank you note for our condolences on Fred's demise was read from Louise Williams
06/05/98..... Charles Restaurant for early bird dinner, 14 went. It was expensive but great.
06/11/98..... vWild Life Museum trip. Lunch in cafeteria. Five went.
06/25/98..... vCasino of the Sun. Marlene was the big winner.
07/06/98..... vKitt Peak trip. No one went.
07/10/98..... China Phoenix dinner, 12 went.
07/23/98..... vUA "Path of Life" tour. Lunch out. Six people went and lunched after at Momma's Pizza.
07/30/98..... Today was to be a luncheon in Lee & Ray's honor as they were leaving for Phoenix but they could not attend. A Barnes & Noble gift certificate was to be given to them instead.
08/01/98..... Gaslight Theater for "Beach Blanket Bebop". Dinner at Macayo's.
08/07/98..... Cibaria's for dinner, 16 went.
08/13/98..... A signup sheet was prepared for food delivery for Galen who had been disabled in an accident.
08/27/98..... Decided to provide food to Galen for two more weeks.
09/03/98..... vCasino of the Sun. Several winners.
09/05/98..... vBaseball at Tucson Electric Park. Rained out but a good dinner was had at La Fuente.
09/10/98..... Introduced Hal & Mary Fritz. Marge welcomed home after absence.
09/12/98..... vWillcox trip for fruit and vegetables was a success.
10/02/98..... vTucson Greyhound Park for dinner and races, 10 went. Food was good in their new restaurant.
10/08/98..... vDeGrazia Gallery trip and lunch out. After lunch, we visited Indian Territory Gift Shop.
10/15/98..... Arline delivered a gift to Gene Sirak who had a mild heart attack.
10/15/98..... U.S. Travel in Tucson gave refreshments and a talk. Fritzs and MacDonalds won mugs in their raffle.
10/22/98..... vPhoenix Mall shopping, 7 went. Lunch at Rain Forest -- food and service were disappointing.
10/23/98..... Gaslight Theater for "Secret Agent Man". Dinner at Macayo's.
10/29/98..... vSabino Canyon Picnic, 7 went.
11/05/98..... Introduced Armando & Magda Quiros and Larry & Pat Senick. Welcomed back the Glimsdahls (snowbirds).
11/05/98..... Otto Bayer had what was thought to be a severe reaction to a flu shot which later turned out to be Valley Fever. Members were asked to send support to Ilse.
11/06/98..... Laff's Comedy Theater was canceled due to lack of interest.
11/12/98..... vDesert Museum trip.
12/03/98..... Welcomed back Eunice and Glen Griffin (snowbirds).
12/03/98..... An active week for Arline: Janet Knebel had hand surgery; Gene Beverly -- heart surgery; Bo Bolin -- knee replacement; Learta Boettcher -- sick; Otto Bayer -- moved to a care center (not doing well).
12/03/98..... No one would accept the secretary nomination for 1999. Lew MacDonald said he would do it if someone would do his president's job. James Mooty said that he would do it for a year.
12/04/98..... vGaslight Theater for "Give My Regards to Santa". Dinner at Macayo's. About 12 went.
12/10/98..... Lew announced that Otto Bayer had died the previous evening. A check was sent to Ilse.
12/19/98..... Christmas dinner party, co-chairs Vi Johnson and Marlene Pfeuffer. White elephant gift exchange.

S.C.R.C.R. TIME LINE FOR 1997

Trips, Dinners, Appointments, and Other Noteworthy Events.

Trips are indicated by a car symbol v; a camera symbol µ indicates that a photo is available in our album.

1997 Officers: Al Taylor, -- President; Margie Walp, Secretary; Lew MacDonald -- Treasurer; Sandy Shkolnick -- Programs Chairperson.
01/02/97..... Betty Bolin moved, Don Shkolnick seconded that we change dinner outings to Fridays. Passed.
01/03/97..... (1) Keaton's for Friday dinner, 14 people went. (2) A Biosphere trip had been suggested but the consensus was that it was too expensive for what one got. (3) A Thank-you card was read from the NW Fire Station for our help in the annual Haunted House at Halloween.
01/22/97..... Eight ladies started the project of making a quilt at Agnes MacDonald's house. Bob Vantrepotte and Al Taylor climbed Wasson Peak by a circuitous route.
01/23/97..... v Casa Grande trip to the ruins. Ate lunch in the area. µ
01/30/97..... Moved by Lew MacDonald and seconded by Betty Bolin, a motion passed that we NOT have visits from, or endorse any, political candidates. Woody Walp requested that this be recorded formally in the minutes and later in bylaws.
01/30/97..... (1) Introduced Jordon and Jan Mann. (2) James Mooty questioned the legality of us running Bingo for other residents in Continental Ranch. It was decided to shelve it.
01/31/97..... Free pasta dinner at Tucson Greyhound Park -- 22 went to the dogs!
02/04/97.....vTubac Film Festival.
02/06/97.....v Casino of the Sun.
02/09/97..... Dinner at Triple-C Chuck Wagon -- 22 went. Gene & Joan Beverly had suggested it. µ
02/11/97.....v Gem Show.
02/14/97..... Members attended Coyote Trail Appreciation Day. Lack of computer equipment was noted.
02/20/97..... (1) Betty reported that we made a profit of $48.50 at the Valentine's Dance at the center. (2) Presley Home Builders are purchasing a 48" TV for the center. (3) We had a potluck lunch.
02/??/97….. Coyote Trail Elemantary School appreciation day. µ
03/01/97..... La Fuente Mexican Restaurant for dinner.
03/06/97.....v Reid Park Zoo trip. The new baby giraffe was beautiful.
03/13/97..... We had a nice meeting at Sahuarito Guest Ranch and had lunch there (we paid). µ
03/13/97..... Al Taylor announced that Spanish classes would be held on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 AM.
04/01/97..... We went to China Phoenix instead of the (planned) Golden Dragon for dinner. It was excellent.
04/03/97..... (1) Al Taylor introduced his brother Bob and sister-in-law Wildred. They donated $50 to the treasury. (2) Lew MacDonald presented the 1996 financials -- Net Worth Report, Checking Transactions Summary, Cash Box Activity, and Cash Flow Summary.
04/10/97.....v Madera Canyon.
04/15/97.....v Tombstone trip.
04/15/97..... Pima County Fair Senior Citizen Day.
04/17/97..... (1) Charlene Abbett was introduced. (2) Margie announced that she would be out of town until June -- Edna Coburn took over as Secretary.
04/24/97.....v Ft. Huachuca. We had a hot lunch at the Officer's club, arranged by Woody Walp.
05/01/97..... Sharon Price and Galen Jensen were introduced as members.
05/03/97..... Members sold refreshments at the Continental Ranch Craft Fair.
05/08/97.....v San Xavier Mission.
05/09/97..... Ilsa's Konditorei and Café for dinner.
05/15/97..... Betty announced that T-shirts would be delivered next week.
05/22/97.....v Saguaro National Park East.
05/29/97..... Discussion regarding becoming a service organization led to the decision that we remain a social group, taking on service items only as and when the membership desires.
06/06/97..... Salvatore's restaurant for dinner. 18 were to go.
06/19/97.....v Mission Mine tour -- south of Green Valley.
06/26/97..... Sharon Price announced that there would be more parking at the center next year! Ha!
07/10/97.....v To Mount Lemmon to beat the heat.
07/11/97..... Le Mediterranean Restaurant for dinner. Agnes and Bob belly danced. Good food, good entertainment.
07/17/97..... Introduced Mary Robinson.
07/31/97..... Betty announced that we made $71 profit at the "Christmas in July Bazaar".
08/01/97..... Pasta Bay Seafood Restaurant not being available, we went to China Phoenix for dinner.
09/05/97..... Michaelangelo's Restaurant for dinner -- 18 went.
09/11/97..... We decided that we would not use the Arts and Crafts Fair as a fundraiser.
09/18/97.....v Tumacacori and Tubac tour. Members had a delicious lunch at Tasha's Hacienda.
10/02/97.....v Willcox fruit and vegetable picking.
10/07/97..... Safe Harbor Hospice nurses put on a skit. “How to use humor to stay healthy.” Corny!
10/10/97..... Introduced Don & Marilyn Heller and Lillian Campani.
10/10/97..... A motion was passed to have the birthday cake merely say "Happy Birthday to All". After much discussion this was revoked and it was decided to leave it as is, i.e. with all the names and NO CANDLES to be blown out (germs!).
10/23/97.....v Casino of the Sun.
10/25/97..... Gaslight Theater and "The Sheik".
10/27/97.....v Jed's Rock Shop visit.
10/28/97..... J. Mann moved, G. Jensen seconded, motion passed, to meet at 9:30 instead of 10:00. A suggestion to have the business portion only once a month was not put to a vote.
11/06/97..... We decided to adopt a needy family, a single mother with two children.
11/13/97..... Introduced Lori & Dennis Matiatos the Glimsdahls and Griffins (both snowbirds).
11/20/97..... It was decided that we should buy games such as dominoes, Skip-Bo, Uno, etc.
11/20/97.....v Davis-Montham AFB tour including lunch purchased at the Officers' club.
11/20/97..... The needy single mother we would have helped changed her mind and we got a family with five children instead.
11/20/97..... Betty announced a profit of $133.90 from the fundraiser at the Arts and Crafts sale.
11/27/97..... 15 members attended an organized potluck Thanksgiving dinner at the center.
12/11/97.....v Miniature Horse Farm in Picture Rocks.
12/18/97..... The quilt was raffled and the winner announced. It went to our own Betty Bolin who had worked on the quilt, along with seven other ladies, for many months at Agnes's house,.
12/19/97..... Christmas dinner at the center. $10 or less generic gifts were exchanged and "stolen" from each other. Some people did not like the stealing feature, even though it was supposed to be in fun.
12/19/97..... Sandy Shkolnick resigned as Activities Chairperson. Replacement will come at the elections.
12/31/97..... New Years Eve party.