THE PIKES PEAK SERTOMAN Now in our 62^nd Year  

Meeting on January 28, 2010

 

 

 

 

The usual group of 18 members,  including seldom seen Norm Moss,  joined us for breakfast today. We enjoyed an assortment of breakfast rolls, scrambled eggs, hashbrown potatoes, link sausage and biscuits and gravy. For those not wishing  breakfast, chef salads were also available. All this was topped off with cookies compliments of Rod Wells. This was certainly one of the better meals since we have been at the Clarion.

President Eric Scott started us off with his commendable leading of the Sertoma song and his choice of God Bless America. Nice to have Norm Moss led us in the pledge and dependable Skip Hale prayed for us all. Thanks to these members for their contribution to our club.

     

                 Guest Sertomans & Guests

 

Rod Wells introduced his son Brennan.  Some members may remember Brennan as he  helped the club the last couple of years at the USAFA during the State games.

 

                                                

                           Announcements

 

                                MANY!!!

 

We are still trying to get the Governors Travelling Trophy. Our next attempt will be 11:45AM,  Wednesday, February 3^rd still at the Academy Hotel, 8110 North Academy Blvd. Those who have signed up in the past are still expected to attend this meeting of the Gleneagle Sertoma club.

 

Valentines Party: February 13^th dinner at 5:30PM at Giuseppe’s followed by UCCS presentation of 12 Angry Men. This is almost sold out with room for only one more couple.  If you want to go get in touch with Rod Wells ASAP!!

 

Dick Wilhelm announced that our long awaited club surveys are being mailed to all members and some past members. It is important that you respond either by email or mail to Dick as soon as possible.

 

Terry Zebarth reconfirmed the Scholarship Committee will meet at 4:30PM , February 2^nd at Mark Elliott’s office.

 

Jon Handy announced that the flowers to be delivered to our widows will be available at 10AM, Saturday, February 13^th in the parking lot of the Clarion Hotel.

 

 

Flowers can be delivered either Saturday or Sunday. If you signed up to deliver Be There!!  Thanks again to Jon for taking  on this project and sad to hear that Jon is no longer with the bank of Colorado.

 

Dana Franzen informed us Kiwanis will be making a presentation at Monument Hill Sertoma Club, Saturday, Jan. 30^th, at the Inn at Palmer Divide.  Interested parties should just show up at 8AM.

 

Eric Scott advised that the Soap Box Derby will be, June 13^th.  Hope we can participate again this year.

 

Eric also informed us he attended PAC 3.  Jerry Losey and Jo Carroll have agreed to come to our club and give us their interpretation of the  financial status of Sertoma Inc. Discussions were held about possibly combining the 2 districts and a committee has been formed to investigate.

 

        

                                Program

 

John Poyzer informed us that our census forms will arrive by mail in April and should take about 10 minutes to complete. You have about 2 weeks to respond to this  simplified form of 10 questions  everyone is expected to complete. Should you elect not to respond, someone will be on your phone or at your door not once but many times, until you do respond. The U.S. Constitution mandates that a census be taken every 10 years since 1790. The census must count every person living in the United States on April 1^st. Everyone is counted! Armed forces personnel overseas, undocumented immigrants, homeless, everybody, no exceptions! All census information is completely confidential and not shared with any other agency or organization.   Census workers take an oath for life to not reveal any census information  and can go to jail for revealing any information. More than $400 billion in federal money is distributed each year based on census population figures. For each person not counted, the community loses valuable services. John advised that there are part time jobs available if  interested..  Thanks John for sharing all this information with us!

 

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Jon Handy was the recipient of the small pot while Dana Franzen  won the big pot again.

THE PIKES PEAK SERTOMAN Now in our 62^nd Year 

Meeting on January 21, 2010

 

 

 

 

The usual group of members, 16 total, were present today for a sandwich bar, assorted fruit, chef salad and potato chips.  As usual, Eric Scott led us in the Sertoma song and John Whitten chose Take Me Out To The Ballgame to sing. Welcome back Rod Wells led us in the pledge and was duly fined for not starting the pledge out by “Please face the flag” Guess he has been gone longer than we think!  Thanks again to Gay Hatler for leading us in a very emotional prayer and thanks to Gay we enjoyed some very delicious cookies!

 

 

Guest Sertomans & Guests

 

None

 

Announcements

 

Please take note: The date for visiting Gleneagle Sertoma Club, to lay claim to the Governors Travelling Trophy, has been changed   to January 27^th.  They meet at the Academy Hotel, 8110 North Academy Blvd. at 11:45AM. This is next Wednesday so if you have not signed up, call Eric and let him know you will be going.  At present we have a good group.

 

Willie Horst is still looking for a couple of bowlers to form a team starting on January 25^th,  Monday night, 6:30PM at Harmony Bowl. This might be your last chance to get out of the house, kill a couple of beers and enjoy some fellowship. We have 3 signed up and need at least 2 more to enter a team. This is a mixed league so if any members have wives who like to bowl, we encourage them to join the team.

 

Jon Handy is heading up our Valentines flowers program. Jon handed out a list of our widows and if anyone has any additions or deletions, Jon needs to know.  Also need several members to deliver when the time comes.

 

 

Business Notes

 

None

 

Culture

 

Rod Wells made an attempt at an old one.  Should have been fined double!

 

 

Program

 

As this was the 3^rd Thursday of the month and a

closed meeting with no program, a few additional

announcements were made.

 

Terry Zebarth read a letter from Stephanie

Lengyel, one of our scholarship recipients

who attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University and maintains a 4.0 grade average.

Another good choice of recipients!

 

Terry announced that the scholarship board will

meet at Mark Elliott’s office February 2^nd at

 4:30PM

 

Attention Board Members!!  The board will meet

At Dana’s office, Tuesday, January 26^th

at 5:30PM

 

 

Rod Wells announced the next social event will be

February 13^th.  Dinner will be Giuseppe’s followed

by UCCS Theatreworks presentation of 12 Angry

Men. .  Sign up sheet going around at club.

 

Some discussion was held about Monument Hill’s

decision to forsake  Sertoma in favor of Kiwanis.

 

 

 

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Dana Franzen was the recipient of the small pot

and Wecome Back Rod Wells walked away with

the big pot.

 

Next weeks program will be presented by our own

John Poyzer on the census.

 

 

The usual group of members, 18 total, were present today for a meal of chicken cordon blue, lasagna, green beans, salad, fruit cocktail, rolls & butter and cookies thanks to Dick Wilhelm (and Judy).  We held a very patriotic meeting as Eric started us with the Sertoma song, followed by Skips’ choice of God Bless America and John Poyzer leading us in the pledge. Thanks to Gay Hatler for leading us in a very emotional prayer and thanks, in advance, to Gay for bringing the cookies next week! 

     

                 Guest Sertomans & Guests

 

                                    None

            

                           Announcements

 

Please take note: The date for visiting Glenagle Sertoma Club, to lay claim to the Governors Travelling Trophy, has been changed   to January 27^th.  They meet at the Academy Hotel, 8110 North Academy Blvd. at 11:45AM. Be sure to sign up on the sheet circulating at the next club meeting.

 

Correction!!      Willie Horst is still looking for a couple of bowlers to form a team starting on January 25^th, Monday night, 6:30PM at Harmony Bowl. We have 3 signed up and need at least 2 more to enter a team. This is a mixed league so if any members have wives who like to bowl, we encourage them to join the team.

It was suggested by Norm Andersson that since this is going to be a short season, maybe Dick Wilhelm should sign up!

 

Thanks Jon Handy for volunteering to head up our Valentines flowers program. I know that Jon will get lots of help as this is one of our most important programs.

   

       

                          Business Notes

 

Bob Louden was fined for not making an announcement! Guess he sold his ’29 Model A and his ’61 Corvair!

 

 

 

                           Culture

 

                             None

 

                           Program

 

Norm Andersson introduced Michael Brown, a lawyer, appointed by President George W. Bush as the first Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, a position generally referred to as the Director or Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He served in that capacity from January 2003 until September 2005 when he resigned.

 

He related his hands on view, aboard a helicopter, to the ravages of the Thailand tsunami, The Big Tompson Flood and Katrina, to the present earthquake in Haiti. Where there was housing, commercial businesses, parks, etc. there is now nothing, but a two mile wide strip of debris. Complete devastation! As the world looks to the U.S.A. for help, President Obama has vowed one hundred million dollars in aid to Haiti, (money  we don’t have).  We wonder, how long this country can continue to help others as the biggest part of the federal budget is now its debt service which future generations will be responsible.  Michael said “yes, we must individually remember the people of Haiti by giving to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army or the charity of our choice”.  He also issued a challenge to us to “Get off our butts and be informed about what’s going on in the country and let others know that the money Washington spends is coming from our own pockets”.

Michael lives in Boulder and has a radio talk program on KOA, 850AM, 7PM to 10PM Monday thru Friday.

 

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Dick Wilhelm was the recipient of the small pot while we look forward to the return of  Gay Hatler with cookies!

                 THE PIKES PEAK SERTOMAN Now in our 62^nd Year  

                                    Meeting on January 7, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

After a 2 week hiatus, 14 members met for the first luncheon of the new year, 2010. We were treated to a beef stir-fry (which was way too salty), fixins for salad including strips of ham and turkey, assorted fruit, bread, butter and cookies thanks to Mark Elliott for remembering. Mark did not make the meeting so thanks go to Terry Zebarth for bringing them.  As usual. Eric Scott got us going with the Sertoma song, Gay Hatler picked Auld Lang Syne to follow, Dana Franzen led us in the pledge and Gay prayed, once again, for us all.

 

                    Guest Sertomans & Guests

 

                                  None

                        

                         Announcements

 

Ladies night out, celebrating Valentines Day, is tentatively scheduled February 13^th  with dinner and show at UCCS. More specifics on this later but mark your calendar for 2/13/10!

 

Willie Horst put out a call for anyone interested in bowling.  Harmony Bowl is starting a short season (about 16 weeks) Monday nights at 6:30PM beginning January 18^th.  This will be a mixed league (men & women, but can be just men or just women) and will be for FUN ONLY.  If interested, call Willie at 596-7948.  Let’s see if we can get 5 club members to make up a Sertoma  team. We already have 2 members signed up.

 

Governors Travelling Trophy is presently held by Gleneagle Seroma Club. We need a group to attend their meeting January 20^th, 11:45AM at the Academy Hotel, 8110 North Academy Blvd. Let’s get a big group to bring it back home where it belongs!  A sign up sheet circulated today and will again next week. If you won’t be at the next meeting and want to help claim what is rightfully ours, call Eric, 632-1668 and have him add you to the list.  Let’s see if we can get a big group to go!

                                    

                    Business Notes

 

                            None                                   

                           Culture

 

No culture today but John Poyzer was fined for bragging about both Iowa football teams winning their bowl games.

                          

                           Program

 

Jon Handy introduced our speaker of the day, Charles Grayson, a former member of the Garden of the Gods Sertoma Club, who spoke to us about reverse mortgages.  He is with the Bank of Colorado and has 30 years experience in the banking industry. A reverse mortgage enables you to withdraw a portion of your home’s equity, use it any way you wish, make no form of monthly repayment, stay in your home as long as you like, and when you are ready to sell your home the loan is repaid. The loan is insured by the Federal Government. Prior to 1988 there were no safeguards and the risks were high as there was no protection from any State or Federal agency.  In that year, HUD adopted reverse mortgages and with the assistance of Congress enacted laws that put into place 12 safeguards to protect seniors.  Government regulations require all reverse mortgage lenders to operate under the same guidelines.

 

To qualify for a reverse mortgage you must be at least 62 years of age, own or be purchasing a home that is considered your primary residence, and the home must meet standard appraisal guidelines for property type, value and condition.  Factors such as credit rating, income and assets are not considered. It is strongly recommended you find a local lender who is a member of the 1^st Reverse Mortgage USA  lender network to help you complete a loan. For any further information or to receive brochures with information about reverse mortgages, call Charles Grayson at 719-304-5119.

Thanks to Jon Handy for a most informative program.

 

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Jim Reilly won the small pot and Dick Wilhelm brings the cookies next week.