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August 2002

Left-right: Sunny Meyer, Mary Bosworth, Dorothy Manor, Sylvia Meeker, and Honey Duncan.

A message from your President - Bill Wilson

T he May 9 meeting was well attended.

Two new faculty retirees- Allan Gerson and R. Mike Donnelly-were

recognized but unable to attend.

Annual election results for 2002-2003

were these: President, Bill Wilson; Vice-President, Kathleen Asher; Secretary, Joan Holloway; Treasurer,

Honey Duncan. Appointed positions were Newsletter Editor, Joan Young; Social Welfare C hair, Helen Darcey; College Liaison, Lis Erling; and Parliamentarian, Honey Duncan.

Our membership updating process has

been completed. Cu rrent membership lists have been mailed. We are right at

100 EFA members at present, a record number.

Our thanks to Joe Schneider for his presentation on health insurance and

Medicare medical options for retired people. His was not only a timely message but one of vital importance to all.

Our one big social event is scheduled

for December 6 at the Atlantis Country Club. Mark your calendars!

Joan Young, Editor

Above: Eleanor Myatt and Janell Bloodworth

Although Atlantis has raised its fees,

we are still holding the event for $20

per person. A couple of members have

opined that $20 is steep for lunch.

But this is more than a social lunch­eon. It's .. . a . . . HAPPENING!

Come and greet your long-time friends and colleagues. You will

receive specific information for this

third annual fiesta in early November.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 4. Invitations and

information wi ll be mailed early in

September.

See you there!

News of members Frank Adams taught as an adjunct

during the Spring Term. He and

Kathy visited Washington, DC, and

their daughter Kimberley in northern

Virginia in June.

Kathleen Asher has five grandchil­

dren. The Ashers will be visiting them

this summer in Raleigh, NC, and in

Vassar, MI.

Joanne and John Connolly are

spending the summer at home in

Delray Beach after a very busy travel­

ing schedule during the first half of the

yea r. They attended John's nephew's

wedding in Los Angeles in January and

cook side trips to San Diego and

Coronado Island. T hen, Joanne visit­

ed her father@i Portland, OR. During

April, they toured Brittany in France,

hiking and exploring megalithic sites,

and visited England's Sutton Hoo

archeological site. From there, they

drove to Stratford-upon-Avon for a

play and Wiltshire for more hiking and

archeological "site"seeing. Their final

days in England were spent in

London- at the theatre, at the British

Museum, and at the new Tate Gallery

of Modern Art. They returned home

to find their house flooded because of

a leaking hoc water heater, bu'C)after

resolving chat problem, traveled co

Atlanta co celebrate their son's confir­

mation and to watch their grandsons

play tournament football.

Don Cook writes that he and his wife

live full-time in their motor home.

They are members of MMAP (Mobile

Missionary Assistance Program), doing

construction and repair work at youth

camps and churches all around the

country. This past spring they were at

the Sheriff's Boys Ranch in Live Oak

and then in New Hampshire.

Helen Darcey and her husband, John,

traveled to North Carolina in early

May co attend the Biltmore Estate's

Festival of Flowers in Ashville, then to

Blowing Rock in Boone, then to the

Outer Banks.

From June 25 through July 9, Lucile Dickinson was on staff on the cruise

liner SS Extlore!'_, working in the com­

puter classroom as it traveled along the

Alaska Coast.

Kathleen Drawdy and her husband

spend April through October in their

mountain home in Young Harris, GA.

Lis Erling is on the mend from hernia

repair that was performed in April.

Congratulations to Dennis Gallon (above), current President of PBCC,

who has received the University of

Florida Institute of Higher Education

Outstanding Graduate Award. The

award recognizes graduates of the UF

College of Education's Higher

Education doctoral program who have

established distinguished records of

leadership in their institutions, com­

munities, and professional activities. It is one of the highest honors conferred

byUF.

Craig Gathman keeps busy with his

Military Auxiliary Radio, which

enables active duty military persons to

keep in touch with their families, etc.

Banna Ghioto (above) was honored to

be the principal speaker at a ceremony

on Memorial Day at Pine Crest.

Paul Graham received radiation

therapy at Wellington Cancer Center

through July 30.

After many years of residency in Spain,

Joan Jones is now living in Las Vegas,

NY, and reports chat she is enjoying

the beautiful scenery and all the activi­

ties.

Glen Marsteller is driving a tour bus

in Yellowstone National Park for the

summer.

Jim McCue reports the following

works in progress: E nergy

Comparisons Poster, which was

copyrighted in 2001, and Tsunami

Deep Sea Monitoring Gauge, for

which a patent is pending.

Eleanor Myatt's travels in March took

her to Caribbean islands with her

half-sister, 96 years of age! They

visited M argari ta, Venezuela; Bonaire,

Sc. Lucia, Dominica; St. Thomas,

Virgin Islands; and the Bahamas.

Mary Orsenigo was very happy to see

many "old" acquaintances at the Dolly

Hand Center Gala in April.

From April through October, Art Schneider leaves his Lake Worth home

to live in his cottage at 770 Grace

Road, Frankfort, MI 49635, six hun­

dred feet from a sandy Lake Michigan

beach . H e and his dogs love it!

In the spring, Frankie Sprague vaca­tioned in Malta, "older than the pyra­mids," she says. She still works part­time as communications consultant

for Labor Finders International, a temporary staffing franchise firm.

Jewell Sterling considered it "a real treat" to visit with everyone at the pre­

holiday luncheon last year. She came all the way from California! This past spring she visited Williamsburg, VA.

Jim Tanner was not at the May meet­

ing, because he and Norma went to Iowa, where Norma's mother is in a nursing home.

In mid-Oc~ber Bill Wilson will be in

Branson, MO, for a reunion with all those who served on the US. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Coral Sea. Bill is also still participating in KAIROS, a

prison ministry, and will be serving for a weekend in November at the Okeechobee Correctional Institution.

Betty Woolfe and Bob are enjoying

their life style in John Knox Village, a retirement community in Orange City, FL. Betty serves there on the Residents' Council and chairs the

Activities Committee. ("What else for

a retired Continuing Education Director?!" she writes.) They continue to travel and take lots of photos for

their memory books.

Joan Young is serving as Chair of the Retirees Commission of FACC, which she invites all of you to join. (She is

also Secretary of the PBCC Chapter of FACC.) She continues to construct crossword puzzles for publication and has become an addicted player of

NTN Trivia games in local bars and restaurants.

Left: Paul Graham

Right: Bill Wilson and Michael Hakucha

Below: EFA members enjoying the May meeting

May Meeting Report Guests at the meeting held on May 9, 2002, were Kathy Adams, Jan Bussell, and Rosalie Morrissey. Constitution Committee Chair Bill Boorman reported that amendments to the EFA's Constitution will be proposed at the meeting in October 2002. President Bill Wilson reported

that the EFA pre-holiday parry at the Atlantis Country Club in December was greatly enjoyed by the 44 participants. Wilson also announced that Faye Ledbetter had resigned for reasons of health and that he had taken charge of the treasury in the interim and was in the process of updating the membership list.

PROGRAM: Attendees were presented with an address by Joe Schneider about health insurance for retirees. The message included information about choosing between an HMO or a Medicare supplement, about Medicare HMOs, and about Medicare supplementary (Medigap) policies.

DRAWING: Michael Hakucha was the lucky winner of a $50.00 certificate for lunch or dinner at Atlantis Country Club.

If you weren't there, you missed a great meeting!

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PLEASE SEND US NEWS ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

MEETING IN OCTOBER

We will meet again at 12 noon on Friday, October 4, 2002, on the second floor of the Library on the Lake Worth Campus. Brian Kelley, Director of the Library, has invited EFA members to use the library's facilities. There will again be a drawing for a $50.00 lunch or dinner certificate for the Atlantis Country Club. (Michael H akucha won this prize at the meeting last May.)

Let's have a good turnout!

Send news about yourself or other members to:

Joan Young 500 Davis Road, #43

Palm Springs, FL 33461 (561) 964-3238 E-mail: gramdocj@aol.com

If you have a change in address or phone number, contact:

Bill Wilson

2100 Springdale Blvd. #Y-2 16

Palm Springs, FL 33461 (561) 967-5063

E-mail: barktree@bellsouth.com

DON'T FORGET E-MAIL

ADDRESSES.

If you would like to request that a sympathy or get well card be. sent to a member, contact:

Helen Darcey 5440 N . Ocean Blvd., Apt 204 Singer Island, FL 33404

(561) 439-5558 (561) 842-5260

The PBCC Library has instituted a $15.00 annual fee for obtaining a library card and services for citizens not officially allied with the College. Brian Kelley, Director of LLRC, has waived that fee for members of the Emericus Faculty Association using the Central or Glades facilities. Present your current EFA membership card when requesting services.

NOTICE

Please direct all matters concerning the treasury to our new EFA Treasurer:

Honey Duncan

1019 Snowden Drive Lake Worth, FL 33461 (561) 582-1823

MEMBERSHIP DUES:

Active Membership

$10.00 - In Palm Beach County or within 100 miles of West Palm Beach

Associate Membership

$5.00 - Not in Palm Beach County or within 100 miles of West Palm Beach

Honorary Membership

$5.00 - Spouse of a deceased or incapacitated member

Make Checks Payable To

EMERITUS FACULTY

ASSOCIATION, PBCC,

and indicate type of membership.

Send dues to Honey Duncan.