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For all reservations, including Bridge and Mah-Jongg, call Jamie Brunner 217-454-7265, [email protected]
Reservation PolicyIf you attend a luncheon meeting, you
will be charged whether or not you eat thelunch provided, since the club is chargedfor the use of the facility.
If you reserve after the deadline or attend without a reservation, you will be enjoying the salad bar andcharged $15 for the lunch. If you fail tocancel on time, please remember you areresponsible for the payment of the meal,regardless of if you attend the luncheon.
Luncheon MeetingOctober 1, 2015
Reservations/Cancellations DueMonday, September 28, Noon
The Earlier the Better!Host: Couples Bridge, Marathon
Place: Scovill Banquet Facility 3909 W. Main, Decatur
Time: Noon luncheon. Bridge and Mah-Jongg will start promptly at 9:30 AM, ending at 11:30 AM. When through playing, pay for your lunch and get your door prize ticket. Inform Jamie Brunner 217-454-7265,
[email protected] you plan to play.
Luncheon Cost: $11.00
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WELCOME
Welcome to the Club!!!Barb Toney called for a “drum roll” when she realized that
we now have 201 members! At the September meeting, mem-bers were encouraged to “Bring a Friend and Win!” Drawingswere held, with prizes going to several members who broughtguests. Altogether, we have 5 new members since theSeptember luncheon was held! There were 9 guests in atten-dance, with 4 joining at the meeting, and one at a later date.
PRIZES won were: 50/50 drawing, $90.00 won by JamieBrunner; Bowling provided 8 Mums for the raffle; and we alsogave away one box of chocolates. Three of the 9 guests eachwon a $10.00 Panera gift card. Charlene Weedman won a free2016 paid membership. Congratulations to all!
New Members for September:Karen Becker 3640 N. Karen Ct. (26) 875-5968 cell: 412-0789 Bday: 08/12 email: [email protected] of: Darla Weltmer Interested in: Book Club
Luci Boles 3631 N. Karen Ct. (21) 877-9807 cell: 972-4914 Bday: 01/29 e-mail: [email protected] of: Jo Caulkins Interested in: Dinner and a Movie
Dawn Buck 526 Ridge Ave. (21) 429-6943 cell: 412-0093 Bday: 04/04 e-mail: [email protected] of: Karen Erickson Interested in: Book Club, Dinnerand a Movie
Brenda Gadberry 2925 Lewallen Place (21) 429-0918 cell: 520-2899
Bday: 04/12 e-mail: [email protected] of: Judy Kimmons Interested in: Book Club, Movie & Dinner
Sandy Sorensen 6424 Cypress Court (21) 422-1167 cell: 855-3319 Bday: 08/06 e-mail: [email protected] of: Kay Moser Interested in: Bowling, Bunco, Farkle, Mah Jongg, Dinner and a Movie
Guests at the September Luncheon:Barb Dunn guest of Della Overheul Nancy Hanover guest of Carolyn Odell Christie McElwee guest of Beth Buske Jackie Roberts guest of Charlene Weedman
October Program SpeakerQuestion: Where might you find RonNolte doing what he loves? Answer: Thecemetery! Mr. Nolte, 82, is a retired juniorhigh history teacher who delights in visitingcemeteries around the country and as faraway as Europe, seeking to transfer interest-ing gravestone or monument text to paper bytaking wax “rubbings” of the epitaphs andfinal comments found there. He neatlycurates his relics in the attached garage of his
home in Monticello, IL.In an interview in June of 2014
with Herald and Review reporter, TonyReid, it was reported that Nolte has a 30-year collection featuring 1,750 grave rub-bings and gives a presentation called“Tombstone Tales,” that are sometimesreferred to as “Tales from the Crypt.”Nolte explained to Reid, “It’s not so muchthe tombstones but the stories buriedinside that are the most interesting.” RonNolte will captivate you with intriguingand humorous stories gathered from somefamous and not so famous people’sgravesites. Don’t miss this one!
Ron Nolte:
“Tombstone
Tales”
President Pam MartyCo-Vice President Terri RohannaCo-Secretary Beth Frigy
Lucy Foy BolesTreasurer Lesa AndrickCo-Membership Barb Toney
Marcia Uchtorff
Newsletter/Publicity Connie OgdenHospitality Diana KoshinskiReservations Jamie BrunnerSmall Groups Karen EricksonAdvisors Jamie Brunner
Fran CampbellMelanie Schelling
VOTE!!!Election of Officers in November
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! The election of All States Club officers to serve for 2016will be held at the November 5 luncheon meeting. The following slate of officers willbe presented by the Nominating Committee for your consideration at the October 1,2015 luncheon meeting, to be voted on in November, installed in December, andeffective for the January, 2016 meeting:
Luncheon Hosts for 2015The following groups will host All States luncheon
meetings in 2015. The amount the Board has allowed forthem to spend for door prizes is $70.
Each group selects the prizes themselves, and decoratesas they wish to support their group theme. For theSeptember meeting, Bowling will be your hosts! Be sure tothank them for their creativity and effort.
October Couples Bridge, MarathonNovember Dinner & a MovieDecember Board of Directors
Barb Toney and husband, Tom, spent awonderful Labor Day weekend in ColoradoSprings, Colorado with their son Army CaptainNicholas Toney who is preparing to deploy toAfghanistan in early November.
Barb Toney reminds us: Dues are being collected for2016. Please send your $20.00 membership fee to Barb Toney,1820 W. Wood St., Decatur, IL 62522. We are off to a GREATstart!! Thanks to those who have already paid by mail or at theSeptember meeting.
Marcia Uchtorff recently spent time in the New York Cityarea. Our group visited Yankee Stadium, attended two Broadwayshows, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Central Park, Statueof Liberty, Ellis Island, the 9/11 Museum and Ground Zero andthe Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. A most exciting and memorable trip!
Pam Marty’s son Michael Marty placed 5th in the Tela-Ride Colorado Bike Marathon. He rode 101 miles in 12 hoursat 11,000 feet!
Sue Grieve’s daughter, Stephanie Pyles, was named a VicePresident at Busey Bank.
Jeanette Burkart experienced her first river cruise at thebeginning of August. She enjoyed the Rhine River cruise fromZurich to Amsterdam with Avalon Waterways and highly recommends it, especially for the food!
Melanie Schelling is happy school is back in session!Donna Force, Rita Rupert, Linda Bullock, Phyllis Surina,
and Linda Roberts are looking forward to the Castle on theRhine Cruise in August, 2016.
Jill Davis is happy to report that her book, “A, B, See theBeatles,” has been published!
Susan Avery plans to travel to Napa, California with herhusband in September.
Jackie Goeppinger and her husband went on an Alaskancruise.
Beth Frigy proudly announces that Rebecca (Frigy) andPaul Romine welcomed Samantha Lynn on August 27, 2015.Sam weighed in at 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 inches long. All aredoing well now. Sam is the first grandchild for both families.
Terri Rohanna’s son John Rohanna and Magan Ahluwaliawere married in July with two ceremonies. One was a Sikh wedding in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the second was a ChristianWedding in the La Sal Mountains in Moab, Utah. It was abeautiful week of celebration!
DellaOverheul’s grand-daughter recentlyscaled the heights ofMt. Fuji in Japan!Her 17 year oldgranddaughter, wholives in the SanFrancisco area, was aguest of someJapanese familiesthis past summer.She and a groupclimbed Mt. Fujiand Grandma andGrandpa are veryproud of her!
Having Reservations? Call Jamie…
Jamie Brunner, reservation chair, has made a request! Whencalling in an RSVP, she would like to remind everyone that youmust tell her what meal choice (meal or salad bar) you would likeif you do not have a standing reservation. This will save her fromhaving to call people back!
On the other hand, you might consider making a standingreservation (meal or salad bar). That means your reservation willbe made for the whole year! One and Done! One thing toremember though, if you can’t make it one month, you must calland tell Jamie by Noon Monday before the meeting. If you don’t,you will be charged for that month even if you do not attend theluncheon.
Whatever your choice may be, be sure to call Jamie, 454-7265, by Noon, Monday before the meeting!!! She’ll bethrilled to hear from you!
Message from Hospitality Chair Please call Terri Rohanna at 217-330-7664 or email tro-
[email protected] if you know of a member, or someone intheir immediate family, who’s in need of our sympathy or condo-lences. Terri will be happy to assist by sending appropriate wishesto those in need.
Terri is also in charge of All States Chit Chat. Please taketime to write down some thoughts on the forms placed on yourtables at the monthly luncheon meetings. You’d be surprised howmany members look out for their friends, and read carefully yourinteresting posts!! So, take a moment, and fill out the forms. Don’tforget to sign your name, and note that what you say will beposted in the next month’s newsletter. If you can’t make it to themeeting, send your Chit Chat by email or call Terri.
Chit Chat Small GroupsSmall Groups Chairperson is Ginny Fucinari 433-0675
Book Club: Cindy Ejankowski (876-9815) and Cathy Bilyeu(422-2694)
Ladies, get ready to flip pages! Contact persons Cindy andCathy collaborated with their members and created a calendarof selections that will be read and discussed at Book Club in thecoming months. This month’s meeting will be Thurs., Oct. 22,10:00 at the home of Cathy Bilyeu. Book: Destiny of theRepublic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and Murder of a President Author: Candice Millard. Leader: Terri RohannaBowling: Mary Patel (877-0764)
Contact person Mary knows how to strike a deal! If you’rewilling to show up at 9:15, you could be making the first strikeof the day by 9:30! Come to Spare Time Lanes everyWednesday at 9:15. New bowlers and substitutes are welcome.Bridge, Couples Marathon: Jean Preston (428-3756) and JeanTaylor (875-3833)
Contact persons Jean and Jean would like new members tocall SOON to join the fun! Substitutes are always needed.Competition for the year culminates April 30, 2016. Day Trippin’: Lesa Andrick (428-5892)
Contact person Lesa is excited to “restart” this groupof adventurers! Information will be available soon about a
Chicago outing! She will release the details soon, including thedate, logistics, and costs. Advance reservations will be necessary. Dinner & a Movie: Jo Caulkins (433-0834)
Contact person Jo says, “Leave the real world (and thecooking behind) on the second Tuesday of the month. Treatyourself to dinner and discussion of a new release, and perhapsa bit of popcorn!” Jo will email the movie selection and dinnerlocation as soon as the October releases are known. She alsoreports, “I’m looking for a new co-chair because of my travelschedule. The duties are minimal.” Contact Jo at 433-0834 [email protected] to join the group, or to sign up as a secondcontact person for the group. Evening Bunco: Nancy Ryan (422-4997)
Bunco meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM.Members wishing to play must RSVP in advance. Call contactperson, Nancy, for details.Farkle: If you’d like to help create a new Farkle group, contactDee Wenneker (520-8039). Dee has volunteered to facilitate thestart up of a BRAND NEW All States Farkle group! Golf: Cheryl Falk ((520-3901)
Golf continues on Fridays, at 9:00 AM at Scovill GolfCourse until the end of October. Polish up your sticks and jointhe fun before it’s too late! Contact Cheryl for details. Mah Jongg: Jeanne Curry (855-4030) Chairwoman
The weekly Mah Jongg start time is now 12:30 PM, stillon Mondays. Please RSVP to the contact person, JeanneCurry, to RSVP. Location is at Jeanne Curry’s home.
Budget and By Laws Vote Oct. 1, 2015At the September luncheon, President Melanie
Schelling presented the proposed changes to theConstitution and By Laws of All States Club. At theOctober 1st luncheon, Melanie will again present the pro-posed changes prior to a vote by the general membership. Besure to attend for this important vote!
October Birthdays Abernathy Lynn 10/5Audiffred Fay 10/20Avery Susan 10/15Badorek Virginia 10/18Bauer Mary Jean 10/7Bogart Mollie 10/23Bowman Ellen 10/18Brinkoetter Colleen 10/6Brunner Jamie 10/5Clark Mary Lou 10/2Cummins Judy 10/3Dietrich Donna 10/13Fucinari Ginny 10/5Johns Mary Alice 10/9Kuhns Linda 10/17Mabry Doris 10/10Marshall Mary 10/8Mobley Gretchen 10/21Platt Kim 10/27Pryczynski Shirley 10/15Reed Dee 10/4Thoms Tonia 10/14Wickenhauser Tracy 10/26Williams Sally 10/31
Your 2016 Directory Update & Dues FormIt’s time to renew your All States Club membership!
Please fill out the dues form sent with your Septembernewsletter (or pick one up at the reservation desk at Scovill)and bring it to Barb Toney at the October 1st luncheon. Ifyou prefer, you may mail it with your $20 dues check toBarbara Toney, 1920 W. Wood St. Decatur, IL 62522.The deadline for renewal of membership is Nov. 1, 2015.
Past Presidents were honored at the September luncheon meeting.
Snowbird AlertIf you are flying the coup for the winter, please let us
know as soon as possible. Your mail will be forwarded if you provide specific start and stop dates. Contact Connie Ogden [email protected] or 422-5319 to give YOUR snowbird reportfor this year.
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