HISTORICAL SOCIETY CHILI-tASTERS

PICK 2015 WINNERS!

CANINE BEHAVIORIST, AND COLUMNIST, “DIDI” McELROY— FEBRUARY 12TH PROGRAM

The Manteca Historical Society will be hosting lo-cal Canine Behaviorist, Dierdra "Didi" McElroy, for an entertaining presentation on canine body language. Learn how to interpret a dog's tail wag, ear twitch, sudden

scratch or eye blink. Do dogs see in color? Why do some dogs chase shad-ows? What is the best reaction to have when en-countering an off- leash Pit Bull? As a weekly col-umnist to the Manteca Bulle-tin, these are the

types of questions Didi answers. She has been working with animals for over 25 years. Didi gradu-ated Texas A&M Universi-ty in 1991 after com-pleting a veterinary in-ternship at the El Paso Zoo. She has trained ser-

vice dogs, therapy dogs, detection dogs, police dogs and sport dogs. She currently consults with rescue groups around northern Califor-nia, police departments, the department of cor-rection and pet owners on behavioral issues. There will be a question and answer period plus Didi's own personal dogs will be at the meeting collecting ear rubs. Please join us for this hour of educational fun! The program begins at 7pm, February 12th, at the museum, 600 W. Yosemi-te, and is free to all mem-bers, and guests!

MANTECA HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF OUR MANTECA AREA HISTORY

UPCOMING EVENTS

Program Night

Thurs., Feb. 12, 7pm Exec. Committee Mtg.

Mon., Feb. 16, 3pm Reminisce Group

Tues., Feb. 17, 1pm Letters to Grandkids Thurs., Feb. 19, 1pm

Board Meeting Thurs., Feb. 19, 6:30pm

Docent Lunch Mtg. Thurs., Feb. 26, 11:30am

Docent Training (Refresher training for existing docents or those interested in

being one)

Each Wednesday In February 3:00-4:30pm

at the museum.

Ken Hafer, trainer

News briefs 2

President’s corner 3

Memberships 4

Docents Schedule Gourmet sampler

5

Memberships 6

Memorials & Gifts Volunteer awards Board of Directors

7

Museum Info. Membership form

8

THE MUSEUM FEB. 2015 VOL. 27, ISSUE 2

WHAT’S INSIDE

Museum Hours: Tues. & Wed., 1-3pm; Thurs. & Sun. 1-4pm - Call (209)825-3021 for Info. - Admission is Free

There was a nice crowd on hand at the museum on Thursday, January 8th for the annual chili tasting competition. Joining the winners’ circle this year, is Anita Napier, with her winning entry,

called “Anita’s Chili Pot”. 2nd and 3rd place finishers this year were: Al Marsden, with “Al’s Last Minute Chili”, and Tommie Gallardo, with Tommie’s Tomahawk Red Chili. Many thanks to all the chili-chef participants, in-cluding new member TJ Wharff, and to all our members and friends who turned out to taste chili, patronize our gift shop, and enjoy some good ‘ole-fashioned camaraderie.

Here are the ingredients for the award winning chili called “ANITA’S CHILI POT”.

Ground Beef, Ground Pork, Spices, Tomatoes, Vegies, Beef Stock, Beans. Sides of

Cheese, Garnish and Sour Cream.

More chili cookoff photos inside!

“Didi” McElroy and Dante, pushing cart

Richard Benavides & Pete Vil-lanueva entertained

Happy Valentines Day!

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News

Briefs

Clancy Rogers, Manager

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members for their support through their membership and donations for 2014. Without your generosity we could not keep this wonderful Museum open and operating.

I would also like to thank all our Docents for doing an outstanding job in 2014. They donated thou-sands of hours of their own time to help keep the Museum open to the public and lastly I would like to thank the “Tuesday Crew” and all our volun-teers for all the work they have done during the year. Again THANK YOU!

Tuff Boy Sales & Tuff Boy Leasing

Bus: 209-239-1361 5151 E. Almondwood Dr. Fax: 209-239-7086 Manteca, CA 95337

Bus: 209-858-4131 3870 W. Yosemite Ave. Fax: 209-858-2835 Lathrop, CA 95330

NOTICE TO MANTECA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MEMBERS

OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 AT 7:00 PM.

BOARD ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD

GREAT FINDS AT GIFT SHOP

Inventory constantly changes! Costume jewelry to col-lectibles, purses, clocks, books and much, much more!

Check out our February merchandise!

Museum Gift Shop! Open during normal museum hours 600 W. Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA

GOOD CHILI-TASTING AT THE

ANNUAL COOKOFF

Top left, Ken and Alice Hafer stopped by and had a laugh with Phyllis Abram. Right, Phyllis Abram waiting for the judges tally.

Left to right: Cynthia Winegarden with Maria

Gully. Kristen Founts with mom and brother, Yvonne and Jon Zanetti.

Middle left: Tommie Gallardo 3rd Place chili

cooker, Al John-

son, head

judge, and Leon

Sucht with

Mark Abram.

PRESIDENT ’S CORNER— DAVE WINEGARDEN

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MORE PHOTOS FROM THE CHILI COOKOFF

2015 Membership

drive

Treasurer Mark Abram re-ports that our membership drive is progressing well, with 319 members on board, including 14 new ones thus far. Our goal is to beat 500 again this year, but we appreciate one and all. Thank you for our on-going support, and if you haven’t renewed yet, please do! A membership form can be found on the back page. And by the way, please visit your museum often, and bring a friend!

GNARLY Wine Tasting 4 miles North of Manteca

Highway 99 at French Camp Road

Top left, Jon Zanetti and 1st place winner Anita Napier with Pat Metzler. Center, 2nd place winner Al Marsden with event co-chair, Jeanie. Right, event co-chair Gayl Wilson, with Tom in background.

Bottom left, Liz Sucht . Center, new member T.J. Wharff with Cynthia Winegarden. Right, Sam and Norma Bologna.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2015

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RECEIVED SINCE DEC. 15, 2014

STUDENT

Drake Meadow Serenity Brockman

Otto Bohn

ASSOCIATE

Cynthia Brockway Tina D. Caperon

Joan Early Dolores Gomes

Maria Gully Earl F. Pimentel Mary Jo Sachs Kenn Lyberger Julia Lyberger Nicholas Hafer

Erica Hafer Anna Martinez David Bayless

Darryl A. Cabral Gail Cotrell Dunham

Vivian Dorville Beverly Percival Hall

Beverly Jo Leatherwood Evelyn Moore

Lena Vasconcellos Evelyn Potts

Addie Micheletti* Nancy Thome-Lewis

Mary Hildebrand Paula Elias

Lorraine Bohn

PATRON

Teresa A. Clarke Mike & Fran Hutchings

Bill & Nancy Myatt Leo & Jolene Omlin

Joe H. Pohl John & Sharon Van Zwaluwenburg

Marcus & Johanna Lyberger Paul & Cyndi Hafer

James & Alice Noonkester Steven J. Catalano

Ruth & Jerry Cheadle Dino & Sharon Cunial Tom & Linda Dutart

Katherine (Buck) Linder Sharon Mendes & Kathleen Morley

Gerald & Rebecca Rector Donna & Cleve Stafford Robert & Kathleen Wise Joann & Norman Roth

O.H. & Lorraine Tokheim Sheryl & Derrill Rikard*

Sally Mendes Don & Heddy Liggett

Michael & Vera Brockman

Volunteer Calligrapher needed for Museum’s Memorial Entries

We are recruiting a talented museum volunteer to enter the names of special people who have been remembered by museum members in our permanent journal, located in the museum. Only an hour or two per month are required. Contact Clancy Rogers at 209-825-3021 if you want to become our Calligrapher! No pay, but lots of credit for your contributions! Join our Historical Society Volunteers!

FEB. 2015 - DOCENT DUTY SCHEDULE SUN. Feb 1 Phyllis Abram

Carol Hamrol

TUES Feb 3 LaMerle Peterson

Nancy Van Sandt

WED Feb 4 Alice Hafer

Marie Pasquinelli

THURS Feb 5 Jeanie Marsden

Maria Gully

SUN Feb 8 David & Eloisa

Finnen

TUES Feb 10 Earl Pimentel

Alan Marsden

WED Feb 11 Betty Mueller

Marie Shoemaker

Donna Stafford

THURS Feb 12 Mary Hildebrand

Alan Johnson

SUN Feb 15 Evelyn Moore

Pat Metzler

TUES Feb 17 Jeanie Marsden

Lillian Vieira

WED Feb 18 Alan Marsden

Jeanie Marsden

THURS Feb 19 Sam & Norma

Bologna

SUN Feb 22 Lillian Vieira

Jeanette Farley

TUES Feb 24 Pat Metzler

Donna Stafford

WED Feb 25 Judy Vasquez

Arleen Sevor

THURS Feb 26 Maria Gully

Nancy Van Sandt

John Golding

Please Try to find a replace-ment if you can not

work a shift. Call Jeanie Marsden 823-4349

for assistance.

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This is a very significant way to remember those who have passed away, or to honor one for a special event, or tribute. All gifts are tax deductible, and the names of those remembered are then inscribed in the ”Honor Roll Book”, which is on permanent display at the museum. Printed form-envelopes are available at the museum, and on the museum’s website. Click on the Memorials tab at: www.mantecamuseum.org, or call Clancy Rogers at the museum, (209)825-3021 for more information.

MEMORIAL & HONOR ROLL PROGRAM

Call ticket chair, Phyllis Abram, at 239-0744 for tickets, or Clancy Rogers, at the museum 825-3021. Or, you can also buy tickets from any board mem-ber listed on page 7 of this newsletter!

Also available at Tipton’s Stationary, German Glas, and Guido’s Pizza.

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FAMILY

Mary Ann Dye Glen J. & Lois R. Page

Mark & Phyllis Abram Michael & Molly Mojher

Gary S. Lowe Charlie & Kay Honodel

SUSTAINING Ben & Bonnie Goodwin

Francis E. Fagan Henry & Angie Long

Karen Macedo-Cambra

BUSINESS Delta Bank Manteca, Ca. J.M. Dairy—Joe Machado

FRIENDs

Thomas “TJ” Wharff & Debbie Wharff

SPONSORs Richard & Linda Aksland

———————————————

LIFE MEMBERS

Bob & Victoria Miller

———————————————

THANK YOU!

2015 MEMBERSHIPS, CONTINUED

4343 Pacific Ave., Suite A5 1449 Historical Plaza Way Stockton, CA 95207 Manteca, CA 95336 209-957-2099 209-824-2070 Fax: 209-957-2046 Fax: 209-824-2179 Chris’s cell: 209-481-6176 curvesmcs@gmail.com

Chris Mendes

Owner

Ray Mendes Independently Owned

1150 W. Center, Suite 102

Manteca, CA 95337

Cynthia (209) 814-3014 Dave (209) 275-7651 Cwinegarden@GoGrupe.com Dwinegarden@GoGrupe.com

Cynthia & Dave Winegarden REALTORS® CalBRE: 00828836, 01885247,

Volunteers of the Year

for 2014

Jeanie Marsden, left, and Mike Brockman, right, recently received awards for their volunteer efforts . Jeanie coordinates museum docent du-ties, as-well-as raffle fund-raisers, and other ini-tiatives. Mike is the Tuesday Crew maintenance team-leader, and helps out weekly with various other volunteer efforts . Both are board mem-bers. The awards for outstanding service were presented by board president Dave Winegarden at the January 15th meeting.

GOURMET SAMPLER TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR MAR. 15

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Board of Directors

Clancy Rogers, Manager 256-3114*

Dave Winegarden, President 275-7651*

Leon Sucht, Past President 239-0288* Earl Pimentel – 2nd V. P. 823-1050

Mark Abram, Treasurer 239-0744* John Borders 239-2519

Marvin Brocchini 239-6491

Mike Brockman 823-2668* Kristin Founts 858-4846

Scott Gatze 518-9221

Maria Gully 823-1276

Lucille Harris 239-1361

Ron Howe 825-3021

Alan Johnson 815-9406*

Jeanie Marsden 823-4349* Evelyn Moore 823-5160

Victor Nusbaum 275-5621

Walt Silva 239-4017

Cleve Stafford 823-4800

Donna Stafford 823-4800

Gayl Wilson 483-8187

Board members listed above (with an

*Astericks after -their -phone) have keys and

May be contacted to assist with entry or alarm problems by museum volunteers.

Docent keys and gate opener are checked out with Phyllis

Abram, at Delta Bank, at 611 N. Main Street

MEMorial Gifts

FOR REAL CLEAN

WINDOWS Quentin & Lucas Bassett

(209)823-1492

CELEBRATING OUR 77TH YEAR

Sadie’s Salon 508 E. Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA 95336

(209)823-4515 (209)823-4518

MEMORIAL GIFTS Received December 16, 2014 - January 15, 2015

In Memory of Paul H. Valverde Sam & Norma Jean Bologna

Rose & Robin Wilson Elsie Morris

Bruce Checchi In Memory of Raymond M. Victor

Viola Davis Eileen & John Mendosa

Ken & Alice Hafer In Memory of Joaquin "Jack" Luis

Lucille Harris Martin & Kerry Harris The Bill Harris Family

Ken & Alice Hafer Barbara Jean Martin

Charles & Peggy Marshall In Memory of Velma Scarborough

Tom & Anita Handley Shannon & Carrol Adams

Betty Buck Ken & Alice Hafer

In Memory of Norman & Josie Gould Sam & Norma Jean Bologna

In Memory of Frances Schmiedt Ken & Alice Hafer

In Memory of Mathew Golembeck Ken & Alice Hafer

In Memory of Ruth Rhodd Dickman Ken & Alice Hafer

In Memory of Lloyd "Lane" Adams Joan Button

In Memory of Evelyn "Bebe" Prouty Manteca Mayor's Committee on the Arts

Joe Machado In Memory of Victor Gully

Joe Machado In Memory of Carmen Hat Gerald & Rebecca Rector In Memory of Ron Hester Gerald & Rebecca Rector

In Memory of Michael Thornton Carol Rose

Marvin Brocchini Bill & Kathy Wilkinson

In Memory of Joe & Ila Jacobs Gerald & Rebecca Rector

In Memory of Barbar Rodke Bruns Gerald & Rebecca Rector In Memory of Don Diggs

Sally Mendes In Memory of Mary Berryman

Gerald & Rebecca Rector

600 W. Yosemite Ave. Mail: P.O. Box 907

Manteca, CA 95336

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