The Worthy Prez sez….
As summer begins to wind down, (Can you believe it??) I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our many functions.
The pontoon scavenger hunt was a “great time had by all”. Thanks to Tami, Tina & Sandy, along with our many other volunteers for all their help. I’d also like to thank everyone who participated and attended our Celebrity Talent Show, another “TnT” Production! Thanks to Bob Town for running our monthly euchre tournaments, and to our PWP Mike Pigula & crew for our annual pig roast. Don’t forget, our Vegas Night will be held Saturday, September 1st. The next country breakfast will be Sunday, September 2nd from 8 til 11. There will also be a moonlight darts tournament on September 22nd to support the Presidents charity, the Child Abuse Crisis Center. Please remember to mark your calendars. For additional details, check out the calendar, table tents & outdoor signs.
During these past several months, we have had the opportunity to welcome many other Eagle Bus Trips and display our brand of hospitality! I would like to thank the Aerie & Auxiliary Officers, along with our volunteers for their attendance and assistance when our brother and sister Eagles visited.
Please keep our members experiencing health problems and the men and women in our Military in your thoughts and prayers for their safe return home.
Sincerely,
Curt Wingate
Worthy President
Aerie Chaplain Report
A sympathy card was sent Dick Hurd in the loss of his wife Jerrolyn. A sympathy card was sent Randy Hougen in the loss of his mother. Sympathy cards were sent to Robert Springer in the loss of his grandson and Cal Springer in the loss of his son. A sympathy card was sent to Bob Coone in the loss of his son.
A get well card was sent to Don Bowling. A get well card was sent to Gerry Adair.
Please keep our soldier's and their family's in our prayers.
Larry Robinson
Aerie Chaplain*******Attention Pool Players*******
September Pool League starting dates:
Sept. 11th – Men’s Tuesday League starts at 12:30 PM
Sept. 5th – Ladies Wednesday League starts at 12:30 PM
Sept. 6th – Lady’s Thursday League starts at 1:00 PM
Sept. 10th – Couples Monday Leagues starts at 12:30 PM*
There will be a meeting on Friday, Sept. 7th at 1:00 PM for the Couples League to set up our rules. NOTE: The men’s starting date has been corrected to the 2nd Tuesday after Labor Day.
2007 Search & Rescue Benefit a Success
Thanks to all who helped make the brat & dog dinner a success! Cooks: Barry, Beasley & Fred; helpers: Shirley, Karen, Anna, Steph; Order takers: Teddy & Bob; 50/50 seller: Kathie Hot-Dog Hat; and to all who donated food – too many to list. Thanks also to all who attended and, especially, those who brought children. The puppies were a real hit this year and everyone enjoyed the demonstrations! Thanks again to all who helped in any way!! We raised over $900.00 this year!!
Co-chairs: Darlene Barker, Marge Chamberlain
Moonlight Darts
Moonlight Darts returns to Secord on Saturday, September 22nd, at 7 PM. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board. The tournament can accommodate up to 32 players. Players will be assigned to 2-man teams by a random draw on the night of the tournament. An entry fee of $5/person is payable on that night. This is a *true _double elimination_* tournament. Cash prizes will be paid to the top three places. As always, the focus is on FUN!
Deal or No Deal a Success
We would like to thank the wonderful people of Secord Lake Eagles for the great turnout we had at “Deal or No Deal” as well as our Pontoon Scavenger Hunt. We also want to express our sincere thanks to all of our tremendous helpers for both events. Without you super people, we couldn’t do what we do! Because of all of you we were able to raise $983.75 for our Aerie and Auxiliary President’s charity. That just goes to show you that we really are “People Helping People”.
Denim Shirts
Dave will again be ordering Eagle denim shirts. Small, medium and large shirts are $16.00, while X-Large and XX-Large are $17.00. They do run big! A sheet will be posted on the board. Any questions, call Dave Huggard, 246-0560
River Of Flags Project
Although it is too late to put in place this year, we are already planning a very special project for Memorial Day, 2008. We would like to see the front lawn of our Aerie filled with row upon row of American flags, a proud and moving "river of flags". Members may order a flag (12X18), which will have a personalized decorative card attached, for $5.00. The card will include the name of the buyer, and a short dedication to a family member or other loved one.
The Aerie will keep these flags and display them each year. If you are interested in purchasing a flag, a demo will be at the Aerie, along with order forms. All money is due at the time of your order.
For more information, contact Jim or Norene Cooper at 426-2809.
Craft Classes
Come join the fun. First meeting will be September 10th @ 10:00 AM. Bring ideas! Any questions contact Darlene Barker at 426-2974. See you there.
Monday Night Euchre
Summer is running out and that means Euchre is back again. We will begin the first Monday after Labor Day, which is September 10th. I will be there at 6:00 PM for early sign-up and play will begin at about 6:30 PM. Bring a friend and some dimes for a pleasant evening out.
Richard Wujcik, 426-1607
"We are people helping people” |
| The Madam Prez sez…
This year has been a very profitable year for bus trips from other Eagles and their comments are always the same, “They love how friendly and welcomed they feel as they are greeted at the door” and I might add not just by officers. This makes me very proud to be a Secord Lake eagle member. Thank you to all who donated food and/or their time to make these visits successful. Our Murder Mystery Bus Trip chaired by Al & Tami Drake was very well planned out, and fun to watch unfold as the characters really got into their rolls. Thank you Al & Tami – fun was had by all. Howey Mandell’s ladies have nothing on the Secord Lake ladies of “Deal or No Deal”. Pictures are displayed on our bulletin board – check it out if you get a chance. Thank you, uh, ladies? I want to thank Kathy Halloran for calling our members to donate 25 dozen cookies for Gladwin’s Blood Drive. This year we have a fund raising committee to think of ideas to raise money for our Eagle’s club and charities, but your ideas are always welcome. If you’re worried about chairing an event, don’t, as you will be amazed at how our members come forward to help. We really have a great group of volunteers. As I said before, it makes me proud to belong to the Secord Lake Eagles.
Our ceremony for our Golden Age Eagles presented at our August 14th meeting had a good turnout of auxiliary members to show their support in honoring them. Ladies we salute you for your devotion. Keep watch on our calendar for upcoming events and be advised of meeting date changes. November 24th has been changed to November 17th and our December 22nd meeting has been changed to December 18th. We will have no initiation in December. Keep our soldiers in your thought and prayers. God Bless Us All!
Stephanie Manick
Madam President
Auxiliary Chaplain’s Report
Maggie Gentry was sent a get well card and is doing fine. Get well cards were sent to Geraldine Brabbs and Marty Hatchew. A thinking of you cards were sent to Joan Bruett.
Our thoughts and sympathy go to Lenaer Hougen for the loss of her mother in law. The family of Jerry Hurd. Joann Coone for the loss of her step son Robert Coone.
If anyone knows of any of our sisters that have been sick or ill, please call me or leave a note at the club.
Anna Robinson
Auxiliary Chaplain CASINO TRIP SEPT.20TH AND 21ST, (THURSDAY AND FRIDAY)
The Buses will be at the club to pick us up around 8:30, we will leave the club starting at 8:45, please arrive by 8:30, you will receive a drink at the club prior to leaving, the bus will stop in St. Ignace and then onto the Sault, you will receive luggage service, breakfast buffet, dinner buffet, $10.00 in food coupons, $40.00 in cash and $10.00 in tokens, also for those over the age of 50 ( I think, it may be 55) you can receive an extra $5.00 on Thursday.
There are THREE buses this year, so if you signed up to be on bus FOUR or FIVE, check the sheet at the club before you board a bus or call me at 246-0560 and I can tell you what bus you are on. Thanks and see you then......
Leona and Dave
Subject: Missing Desks
Hooray for this Teacher! Too bad there aren't more like her.
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , AR , did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom.
The kids came into first period and there were no desks. They obviously looked around and said, "Ms. Cothren, where's our desk?" And she said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn them."
They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."
"No," she said.
"Maybe it's our behavior."
And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."
And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in the classroom. Second period, same thing, third period too. By early afternoon television news crews had gathered in Ms. Cothren's class to find out about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of the classroom.
The last period of the day, Martha Cothren gathered her class. They were at this time sitting on the floor around the sides of the room. And she says, "Throughout the day no one has really understood how you earn the desks that sit in this classroom ordinarily." She said, "Now I'm going to tell you."
Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it, and as she did 27 U.S. veterans, wearing their uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. And they placed those school desks in rows, and then they stood along the wall. And by the time they had finished placing those desks, those kids, for the first time I think perhaps in their lives, understood how they earned those desks.
Martha said, "You don't have to earn those desks. These guys did it for you. They put them out there for you, but it's up to you to sit here responsibly to learn, to be good students and good citizens, because they paid a price for you to have that desk, and don't ever forget it."
Friends, I think sometimes we forget that the freedoms that we have are freedoms not because of celebrities. The freedoms are because of ordinary people who did extraordinary things, who loved this country more than
life itself, and who not only earned a school desk for a kid at the Robinson High School in Little Rock, but who earned a seat for you and me to enjoy this great land we call home, this wonderful nation that we better love enough to protect and preserve with the kind of conservative, solid values and principles that made us a great nation.
"We live in the Land of the Free because of the brave."
Please remember our Troops. |
