March 2018 Volume 2

Board Members 1

Presidential Corner 1

Member News & Infor- 2

Guest Speaker 2

Gemutlecheit Sched- 2

Oktoberfest News 3

Facebook Address 3

Birthdays 3

Editors Notes 3

Inside this issue:

Lichtenfels Vandalia Prestwick

www.vandaliasistercities.org

Sister Cities Board

President Dave Starline

Vice President Mike Blakesly

Treasure Dave Miller

Secretary Ann Kimmel

Previous President Harvey

Kimmel

Here is a photo of the t-shirt quilt we had

made for the Oktoberfest. Sister Cities mem-

bers brought in t-shirts so that we could get

this quilt put together by Cloud 9 Quilting.

We have more photos of quilt on our Sister

Cities facebook page

fb.me/sistercitiesofvandalia

We would also like to thank Traci Cloud who

made the quilt. If you are ever looking for

someone to do a quilt, please contact Traci.

Thank you to all those who have sent in your 2018 membership dues. We still have

many that have not renewed their membership. Fees are due no later than March 15th

so the new list can be completed and posted in the April newsletter. Please pay at the

membership meeting or mail into:

Brenda Windel 185 Ginghamsburg-Frederick Rd. Tipp City, OH 45371

Membership Dues

Guten Tag, Sister Cities Members! We are starting to plan many activities for this year. Be at the March Regular Membership meeting to get valuable infor-

mation about the scams and frauds that we are hav-ing to deal with. Mike Blakesly has invited a speaker to address this disturbing trend. The Lichtenfels Ex-

change Students will be arriving this month and staying for a month. We will be planning some ac-tivities for them and their host families to help with their experience while they are here. Programs like this is what President Eisenhauer envision would one day allow the peoples of the world to realize that we have many qualities in common. We are looking ahead to the election of the 3 Scholarship recipients for 2018. Hopefully the 3 who received Scholarships last year have met the requirements

to receive the second year of their Sister Cities Scholarship. The Annual Picnic will be

on June 13th, details to come. Please come out to the Monthly meetings and if you have any sugges-

tions on how we can make these meetings appeal to more people, be sure to call or text me at

(937)898-6462 or by email t fdstarline@yahoo.com.

I will end with warm greetings to all of our friends of our Sisters Cities who receive

the Newsletter by email. Thank you (oder Danke Schon) for your words of support

and encouragement as I begin my Presidency. It is an honor to be involved with a

great Board and the exceptional group of people who make up the

Sister Cities of Vandalia.

Dave Starline

President’s Corner

March 3/14

April 4/11

May 5/9

June 6/13

July 7/11

August 8/15

September TBA

October 10/1

November 11/1

Christmas Party TBA

Gemutlecheit Schedule

To sign up for a Gemutlecheit please contact Paula Gibbs at 901-5565 or email at

pjgibbs21@gmail.com. Sign up sheet will also be available at each membership meeting.

Zach Bruening of Edward Jones...Zach graduated from

Butler High in 2009 and from WSU in 2015 with a degree

in Finance. He has worked for Edward Jones since 2016.

Zach will be giving a 20 minute presentation on Fraud

Awareness. Please plan on attending 3/14/18

If you have any gently used or

new children’s books that are not

needed or being used, Tracy

Schaffner is still looking for some.

Member News

Vice President Mike Blakesly

ANNOUNCES…...Zach Bruening

Gemutlecheit will be hosted by Mike & Mary Blakesly follow-ing the meeting on March 14th at the Senior Citizen Building.

Memories from past President Shelia Campbell of Prestwick:

I remember the Burns supper in Vandalia in Feb. 1998. Ian

and I were asked to help, along with Dr. Jimmy Begg and wife,

Helen. Jimmy is a Robert Burns specialist. He offered infor-

mation to the committee for their preparations. One was for

Cock-a Leekie Soup and the number and order of speeches. I

recall a wonderful tartan table decoration organized by Susie

Wright and her helpers and I treasure my souvenir program.

The highlights were Wayne’s account of smuggling the haggis

(es) over the Canadian Border, the former Scot who played

the bagpipes at Vandalia parades and now residing in Can-

ada who helped obtain the Haggis, and piped it in at the din-

ner. Jimmy delivered the Immortal Memory, Sam Moorman

gave an unforgettable Toast to the Lassies to which It was my

privilege to reply, Ian addressed the Haggis and Helen spoke

the Selkirk Grace. It was indeed a memorable occasion-we

stayed with Bob & Thea Chiles, friends since we met at Dr.

Hauptmann’s recital in 1991. The 4 Prestwick helpers were

well-rewarded with a few days with the Moormans & Glasers

in Florida. Special good wishes to Wayne & Susie Wright-they

did so much to help link Prestwick in it’s early days. Good

wishes to membership, past & present.

. With kind regards~Sheila Campbell

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This year we have 4 students visiting Vandalia from

Lichtenfels, Germany: Emma Lauer (16), Sherly Kraus (16),

Victoria Thiel (17), and Thomas Vieweg (16). They will ar-

rive March 23 and leave April 17. We are still planning the

welcome party and other events. Please check the website for

updates to the youth exchange schedule. ~Kelly Blakesly

Germany Exchange Students

Oktoberfest News

**Still looking for a chair or co-chair for the bakery

**Todd Moore with be heading up the Music Bingo on Friday

**Tshirt ideals please summit them to Paula Gibbs @

pjgibbs21@gmail.com

**Sponsor sheets are out if your company would like to sponsor the Okto-

berfest we would love to have them...you can print a copy off our website

or ask Tracy or Paula for a form.

Sister Cities Facebook Page

We now have a facebook page for Sister Cities of Vandalia.

Address is below

Fb.me/sistercitiesofvandalia

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February Birthdays

Nicole Scott .........................2

Arlene Setzer ......................2

Shannon Dixon ……………….9

Jim Joyce ............................9

Bobbye Areen ...................10

Patricia Kammer................10

Tony Stringer…...…………….13

Phyllis Crossley.................14

Don Hazel .........................15

Kathy O’Hearn Steck.........15

Helen Maxson ...................17

Caroline Miller ...................19

Barb Ruhe .........................21

Cooper Davell ...................21

David Kistler......................25

Connie Starline..................26

Ed Rapp ............................27

Susie Wright......................28

Oktoberfest Facebook Page

We now have a facebook page for Oktoberfest. Address is below

Fb.me/vandaliaoktoberfest

Like our Facebook page

Editor’s Note

Apologizes for any

names or words that were mis-

spelled in the last newsletter. Also,

this is my trial year so I am finding

things out as I go...there will be no

more dark green back

grounds...sorry it was tuff to see in

the last edition.

If you want to place an article in the

newsletters, please contact me.

PaulaGibbs-Licher

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