Club News, Nov. 26, 2016
November 26, 2016 at 2:09 a.m.
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MENTONE – The Mentone Lions Club has been serving the Mentone community since 1933 with money raised through its fundraising activities.
The club has three main fundraisers each year: a fall sausage sale, a spring sausage sale and the chicken drop during Mentone Days.
The club has raised funds for Bell Museum; Bell Memorial Public Library; Camp Mollenhour scholarships; Christmas plates; collecting eyeglasses; dictionaries for third-graders; eye exams and glasses for needy Tippecanoe Valley students; flags for the town of Mentone; Four-Way Ambulance Services; Helping Hands; Indiana Eye and Tissue Bank; Indiana School for the Blind; Lions Club International; Mentone Egg Festival; Mentone Fire Department; Mentone Youth League; Mentzer Park; mission trips for eye, dental and other medical work; Potawatomi Wildlife Park; Santa Claus; Sight Conservation; and wheelchair ramps.
The Mentone Lions Club meets once a month at Mentone Library for a meal and meeting. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact its president, Roger Moriarty, at 574-353-7938.
North Webster Community Center
The bridge results for Nov. 17 at North Webster Community Center SPEC were Jan Hodson, first, and Kay Sutton, second.
Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers
The Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers will host a “Ladies Night Out” fundraiser shopping event from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Shrine Building on the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds.
A variety of local vendors will be present, including LuLaRoe clothing, Shanghai Tai Artisan Jewelry, Yeti and Boo Creations, Mary Kay, Lake City Soapworks, Jamberry, Sew Unique Bags and Meta Sue’s Creations. A portion of all sales will benefit the Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers.
For more information about this event or the Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers, contact Jackie Franks at the Purdue Extension office, 574-372-2340 or franks8@
purdue.edu.
Wednesday Night Bridge Group
The Wednesday Night Bridge Group had four tables on Nov. 23, with the following winners: Tony Frazzetta, Jim Loser, Mary Steele, Joan Kizer and Sharon Tuttle.
John and Janet Wagley are host and hostess for November and December.
American Assn. Of University Women
The Warsaw affiliate of the AAUW met Nov. 19 at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation office. Hostesses were Lori Roe, Linda Scalet, Sarah Montel, Marsha Cook and Doris Cook.
Pam Chastain, president, opened the meeting at 10 a.m. She thanked the hostesses for the brunch items and she thanked all members for bringing items for the silent auction. The members enjoyed shopping and purchasing items from the silent auction. Money from the auction will go toward the scholarship fund.
The president’s report included a thank-you card, an update on the bi-laws revision, and some statistics to celebrate regarding the record number of women and women of color serving in the U.S. Congress.
Marsha Smith provided a report regarding the filing of the affiliate’s taxes for 2016.
An officer’s meeting is planned for 3 p.m. Nov. 29 at Martin’s Super Market.
The next meeting will be at 10 a.m. March 18 at the Beaman Home. It will include a tour of the new Beaman Home facility and donations for the home.
Four Seasons Ladies Bridge
The Four Seasons Ladies Bridge group met Nov. 23 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
Winners were Sondra Dicken, Nanette Newland, Maxine Harris and Barb Calhan.
Nanette Newland was hostess.
Warsaw High School Class of 1953
The Warsaw High School class of 1953 met Nov. 21 in Richards Restaurant.
Those present were Larry and Coraethel Alspaugh McConnell, Roger and Carol Conaway Stump, Eddie Hatfield, Ken Schaaf, Don Frush, and Allen and Lynn Hartman.
The next meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at Richards.
Daughters Of The American Revolution
Agnes Pruyn Chapman DAR met Nov. 22 at Richards Restaurant, Warsaw. Following lunch, Regent Kathy Gawthrop led the opening rituals and read the monthly president general’s message. Paulene Holderman gave the national defense report on Helen Horlacher Evans, who was a WAC captain during World War II and a 68-year member of the DAR. Susan Creamer read the secretary’s report and Janice Cox gave the treasurer’s report.
Martha Cesco reported that two American History
Contest participants from Wawasee Middle School will receive certificates at their spring awards program. Three area high school students entered the Good Citizenship Contest; their essays are being reviewed.
Kathy gave a program on the Madonna of the Trail monuments. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in 1928 and 1929. They are dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women and are in 12 states along the National Old Trails Road (U.S. 40) from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles. One monument is in Richmond, Ind.
Kathy also gave some information about the National DAR buildings in Washington. The Memorial Continental Hall, designed in 1905, is the oldest building in the DAR complex. It also houses the DAR Library. Constitution Hall was built in 1929 and is the largest concert hall in Washington. Many concerts and programs, such as the “Jeopardy” game show, have been filmed there. This is also where the DAR National Convention is held each year. The Administration Building also houses the DAR museum. Admission to all is free.
The group’s next meeting will be at noon Feb. 22 at Richards. The program will be “Relay for Life.”
Membership in Daughters of the American Revolution is open to any woman who had an ancestor who fought in or aided the patriot cause during the American Revolution. Contact Kathy Gawthrop at 260-982-7055 with any questions.
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MENTONE – The Mentone Lions Club has been serving the Mentone community since 1933 with money raised through its fundraising activities.
The club has three main fundraisers each year: a fall sausage sale, a spring sausage sale and the chicken drop during Mentone Days.
The club has raised funds for Bell Museum; Bell Memorial Public Library; Camp Mollenhour scholarships; Christmas plates; collecting eyeglasses; dictionaries for third-graders; eye exams and glasses for needy Tippecanoe Valley students; flags for the town of Mentone; Four-Way Ambulance Services; Helping Hands; Indiana Eye and Tissue Bank; Indiana School for the Blind; Lions Club International; Mentone Egg Festival; Mentone Fire Department; Mentone Youth League; Mentzer Park; mission trips for eye, dental and other medical work; Potawatomi Wildlife Park; Santa Claus; Sight Conservation; and wheelchair ramps.
The Mentone Lions Club meets once a month at Mentone Library for a meal and meeting. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact its president, Roger Moriarty, at 574-353-7938.
North Webster Community Center
The bridge results for Nov. 17 at North Webster Community Center SPEC were Jan Hodson, first, and Kay Sutton, second.
Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers
The Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers will host a “Ladies Night Out” fundraiser shopping event from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Shrine Building on the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds.
A variety of local vendors will be present, including LuLaRoe clothing, Shanghai Tai Artisan Jewelry, Yeti and Boo Creations, Mary Kay, Lake City Soapworks, Jamberry, Sew Unique Bags and Meta Sue’s Creations. A portion of all sales will benefit the Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers.
For more information about this event or the Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers, contact Jackie Franks at the Purdue Extension office, 574-372-2340 or franks8@
purdue.edu.
Wednesday Night Bridge Group
The Wednesday Night Bridge Group had four tables on Nov. 23, with the following winners: Tony Frazzetta, Jim Loser, Mary Steele, Joan Kizer and Sharon Tuttle.
John and Janet Wagley are host and hostess for November and December.
American Assn. Of University Women
The Warsaw affiliate of the AAUW met Nov. 19 at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation office. Hostesses were Lori Roe, Linda Scalet, Sarah Montel, Marsha Cook and Doris Cook.
Pam Chastain, president, opened the meeting at 10 a.m. She thanked the hostesses for the brunch items and she thanked all members for bringing items for the silent auction. The members enjoyed shopping and purchasing items from the silent auction. Money from the auction will go toward the scholarship fund.
The president’s report included a thank-you card, an update on the bi-laws revision, and some statistics to celebrate regarding the record number of women and women of color serving in the U.S. Congress.
Marsha Smith provided a report regarding the filing of the affiliate’s taxes for 2016.
An officer’s meeting is planned for 3 p.m. Nov. 29 at Martin’s Super Market.
The next meeting will be at 10 a.m. March 18 at the Beaman Home. It will include a tour of the new Beaman Home facility and donations for the home.
Four Seasons Ladies Bridge
The Four Seasons Ladies Bridge group met Nov. 23 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
Winners were Sondra Dicken, Nanette Newland, Maxine Harris and Barb Calhan.
Nanette Newland was hostess.
Warsaw High School Class of 1953
The Warsaw High School class of 1953 met Nov. 21 in Richards Restaurant.
Those present were Larry and Coraethel Alspaugh McConnell, Roger and Carol Conaway Stump, Eddie Hatfield, Ken Schaaf, Don Frush, and Allen and Lynn Hartman.
The next meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at Richards.
Daughters Of The American Revolution
Agnes Pruyn Chapman DAR met Nov. 22 at Richards Restaurant, Warsaw. Following lunch, Regent Kathy Gawthrop led the opening rituals and read the monthly president general’s message. Paulene Holderman gave the national defense report on Helen Horlacher Evans, who was a WAC captain during World War II and a 68-year member of the DAR. Susan Creamer read the secretary’s report and Janice Cox gave the treasurer’s report.
Martha Cesco reported that two American History
Contest participants from Wawasee Middle School will receive certificates at their spring awards program. Three area high school students entered the Good Citizenship Contest; their essays are being reviewed.
Kathy gave a program on the Madonna of the Trail monuments. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in 1928 and 1929. They are dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women and are in 12 states along the National Old Trails Road (U.S. 40) from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles. One monument is in Richmond, Ind.
Kathy also gave some information about the National DAR buildings in Washington. The Memorial Continental Hall, designed in 1905, is the oldest building in the DAR complex. It also houses the DAR Library. Constitution Hall was built in 1929 and is the largest concert hall in Washington. Many concerts and programs, such as the “Jeopardy” game show, have been filmed there. This is also where the DAR National Convention is held each year. The Administration Building also houses the DAR museum. Admission to all is free.
The group’s next meeting will be at noon Feb. 22 at Richards. The program will be “Relay for Life.”
Membership in Daughters of the American Revolution is open to any woman who had an ancestor who fought in or aided the patriot cause during the American Revolution. Contact Kathy Gawthrop at 260-982-7055 with any questions.
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