The Worthy Prez sez….
Happy New Year!! I hope you enjoyed your Christmas holidays. As we look forward into the New Year, it’s a good time to reflect on all that’s occurred during the previous year. The volunteers who contribute to our many functions continue to make Secord Lake # 4121 the place to be! Sadly however, we said goodbye to PWP and District 12 Officer Tom McCarthy.
I’d like to thank the Board of Trustees for hosting a terrific Membership Appreciation Christmas party, and the New Years Eve committee for a great New Years Eve party! A good time was had by all.
This is a 2 month newsletter so please watch the website, calendar, the outdoor signs and the table tents for all the upcoming events. Euchre tournaments are scheduled for Friday, January 15th, and Friday, February 19th. A moonlight dart tournament is scheduled on January 16th to support the Presidents Charity – Hospice of Gladwin County. Also, there are special events being planned, in addition to our regularly scheduled activities, including the Winter Fest, a Trivia night, a Fun Run, and a Valentine’s steak fry and party.
As a reminder, the Aerie business meetings are held the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month beginning at 9:30 A.M. I hope to see you there.
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
Sympathy cards were sent to the following:
The family of Jim Tuttle, who enjoyed the Friday sardine and limburger cheese parties at the club with many of his friends, to the family of Tom McCarthy, past president of the club and past chairman of district 12, who if you knew Tom enjoyed stirring the pot! Cards were sent to Arnie Bartlett on the passing of his wife of many years, Virginia or Ginny to those of us that knew her and to John Ross on the passing of his sister, Nancy Sinn, who was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Pray for world peace, pray for our brothers and sisters fighting for our freedom throughout the world.
Peace, Love, and Happiness
Dave Huggard, Chaplain

Casino Trip
March 18th and 19th we will be going to St. Ignace and the Soo, with a  mystery stop included, the price is $88.00 per person, with the same pay backs as last year, money back, dinner and breakfast and gold coins, along with all the regular fun we have, 50/50's and bottles, I mean prizes!   
We only have one bus and seats are limited. Call us if you are interested....246-0560. Money is due by the end of January.
Dave and Leona Huggard   

There Is Ice On The River And Snow On The Ground
The second annual Winterfest is still planned for January 23rd, please come and have fun. There will be games on and off the ice. Drinks, stew, hotdogs and polish dogs will be on sale in the pavilion.  Any questions contact Larry or Pat on 426-2297

Up The Chimney He Went
Santa Claus that is! The children appeared to have a super time at their Christmas party on December 12th. I would like to thank all of the ladies who helped me with the shopping, wrapping, and working in the kitchen. There are just too many to mention by name, but you know who you are. And a special thanks goes to Rhonda Liebhaber for reupholstering Santa’s chair – it looks wonderful, Judy Geer for graciously donating the yummy “goody” baskets – the kids loved them, John Spanske and the folks at the Society of Plastics Engineers, Detroit Section, for their generous donation of the toy plastic vans - those not given out at the party were donated to needy children throughout the community, and to Anna Robinson for knitting the hats. Without everyone’s effort the party would not have turned out so nice. Thanks again, Carol Nowak (Santa’s Elf)

Moonlight Dart Tournament
Moonlight Darts returns to Secord on Saturday, January 16th at 7:00pm. Darters of all skill levels are welcome. Entry fee is $5 per person, with cash prizes awarded for 1st and 2nd place. Players are partnered up by a random draw. This is a double elimination tournament, with proceeds going to the Presidents’ charity. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board. Sign up for a guaranteed night of fun and excitement!

Camel Races
Just a reminder, planning is underway for our Camel Races, to be held on March 27th. If you are interested in sponsoring a camel, contact Jim and Norene Cooper (426-2809) or Larry and Pat Santamour (426-2297). We hope to begin getting camels out to sponsors soon after the beginning of the year.

Fireman’s Appreciation Dinner
It’s been a couple years but we are again hosting a dinner to show our appreciation for the Secord & Clement Twp fire departments on Saturday February 27th, 2010. Dinner tickets are $10 each and limited. You may contact Carla Sylva for more information.

Load Your Potato & Euchre Tournament
Come join us Friday, January 15th from 4 ‘til 8 PM and grab a potato and load it with all your favorites for $3.00. Come early and stick around for our Euchre tournament that begins at 7 PM.

Infamous Quote:
“I guess I should warn you: If I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I said.”
- Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan

The Madam Prez sez…
Hello Eagles,
I hope this finds you all happy and healthy in our new year, and I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Christmas!  Our ladies luncheon was delicious, and I think the attendees all enjoyed the day.  Also Carol, thank you and your elves (the big red elf too)  for putting on a delightful children’s party.  I know everyone had fun!  The trustees’ party was a very busy and fun day, and we all ate well as usual.  Great job you guys!  Thank you for all you do for the Aerie!  I would also like to thank everyone who helped make Christmas possible for our 2 adopted families this season.
This is a two month newsletter so pay close attention to our online edition.  Things may be added in at a later date and you won't want to miss the fun!  Right now, I know there will be a trivia contest on January 9, 2010 and cash prizes will be awarded.  Single or teams and the cost to play is $00.00 You can't beat that!  Also, Deb Podoley on behalf of the Auxiliary, will be having  a stuffed baked potato dinner on January 15, 2010.  For a couple dollars you will get a baked potato, and there will be MANY different toppings to stuff it with.  This should be fun - baked are my downfall!  There is also a Euchre tournament that night at 7:00PM, and all are welcome to play. On the 16th, there is a moonlight darts tournament, and once again, all are welcome.  On February 13th, the auxiliary will be having a Valentine's steak dinner.  You can take your sweetie out for an inexpensive delicious dinner, and help the ladies all at the same time.  I know we also have our fun runs and winter carnival coming up, so stay tuned!  Every week we have plenty to do at the club.   Darts on Monday evenings, open euchre on Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday evenings, and Bingo every Wednesday at 6:30pm.  If you want to go out and have some fun without a weekly commitment, our Aerie is the place!  In closing I want to wish you all a safe, healthy and prosperous 2010!  Take care and keep each other warm!

God Bless and Secord Smiles,
Barbie Jozefowicz
Madam President

Auxiliary Chaplain’s Report
Hello, this month get well cards were sent to Sandy O'Rourke and Marcia Lien. We also sent get well cards to Marge Songer and Stephanie Manick. A thinking of you card was sent to Maxine Larson. We lost four Auxiliary members, Virginia Bartlett, Nancy Sinn, Dorothy Coad and Mary Carter. Our thoughts and prayers are with  their families. Please pray for all the troops and their families.
Anna Robinson
Auxiliary Chaplain

Trustee’s Corner
It was overstated in the last issue about our loss of revenue from the Charity Games tickets. It has only been in the last couple months but nonetheless we need to either increase revenue or decrease costs. To this end the BOT’s, having listened to suggestions and recommendations from some of our officers, have decided at this time not to raise drink prices. We are however suspending, effective January 1, “Happy Hour” and "Sports Sunday” drink pricing. We know this will be an unpopular move but one that is necessary.
We have also introduced a new gaming machine into the social room called Nudgemaster. It is a casino style video skill game that rewards players with Visa debit cards. It is here on a 3 month trial basis but so far looks promising. As always we look for members’ feedback and suggestions but they must be signed, dated and placed in the box in the Social Room. A phone number guarantees a reply, if appropriate, on what the Board has determined after it is read and discussed at a regular meeting of the board.

Trivia Night Saturday, January 9
Have fun playing trivia at the Eagles!! Trivia is free to play. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top 3 places. There will be other giveaways throughout the night and 50/50 drawings. Registration begins at 7:30 PM and play will start at 8. The game will take approximately 2 hours to play.
Rules of Trivia
Play by yourself, or with a group of friends, but please only one team per table. (Max of 8 people per team.)
There will be six rounds of questions with a Half Time Bonus Question and a Final Question. For each question you will be given one song to turn in your answer. The Half Time and Final questions you will be given two songs to turn in your answer.
Each round will consist of 3 questions with varying point values. The 1st three round questions will be given a 1, 3, and 5 point value. The 2nd three round questions will be given a 2, 4, and 6 point value. Manage your point values based on the level of confidence of your answer. Point values can only be used ONCE per round.
The Final Question will allow you to wager all, some, or none of your total points – just like Jeopardy.
All answers that are turned in are FINAL.
No shouting out answers or cheating. This includes: cell phones, laptops, consulting with non-team members, or reference materials. Claude Grayson, 246-0571

Silver (25th) Anniversary Celebration
A committee has been formed to start planning for the aerie’s 25th anniversary. The date of August 28, 2010 has been chosen. We are asking for members photos of the club going back to its beginning. If you have a collection of older photos please put them in an envelope with your name, address and phone number and drop them off at the club. They will be scanned and returned to you. Also needed is any information about the current whereabouts of our charter members so that they may be contacted and informed of our celebration.

Remember our Motto:
If I can not speak well of an Eagle, I will not speak ill of him.

"We are people helping people”