The Spokane Compass Club Newsletter The Compass Rose December 2013 Upcoming Events • 11/26 Deadline for luncheon reservations • 11/27 Deadline for cancellation of luncheon reservation • 12/1 Theater Goers 2:00 • 12/3 Luncheon 11:00 • 12/7 Wine Tasting 5:00 • 12/11 Books & Coffee 10:00 • 12/11 Perennials Garden Group • 12/13 Culinary Corner • 12/15 Quilt & Stitch 1:00 • 12/17 Daytime Books 11:30 • 12/19 Night Owls • 1/7 Evening Dinner Event Preview of Upcoming Luncheon Venues January: Evening at Glover Mansion February: Evergreen Fountains March: Ramada Inn April: Twigs at Wandemere May: Beacon Hill June: Rooftop at the Convention Center Luncheon December 3 Manito Country Club 5303 S Hatch Road, 99223 on the South Hill Check in: 11:00 Lunch: Noon Menu: Caesar Salad and Quiche Lorraine Rolls and butter Peppermint Ice Cream & a Christmas Cookie Ice Tea, Hot Tea and Coffee Wine available for purchase Please call Nancy Mackenzie at 979-0540 if you would like to request a Vegetarian or Gluten Free alternate menu. Cost: $20.00 Program: Diane Copeland will play the piano for a singalong. Diane was born into a musical family, raised in Spokane Valley and studied music at Eastern Washington University. After performing with numerous show groups in Hawaii and along the West Coast, she continued her career as a solo pianist/ vocalist based in Los Angeles and performing on cruise ships, in hotels and music venues in various parts of the world. Diane moved back to Spokane in 1993 and continues to play and sing throughout the Inland Northwest…..and still loves it. “Forty years of making music as a profession has been an incredible journey for which I will always be grateful. Music is such a universal language, and I’m proud to speak it.” President’s Message WOW! Almost $5000 !!! Awesome, auction ladies! Well done! I am very happy for the club and for the bright future this jolt of funds will bring us. Our next luncheon at Manito Country Club will give us an opportunity to welcome the holidays with a song in our hearts as we sing along with Diane Copeland. I hope to see you there. Vicki Deschaine Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, reservations for the December luncheon must be called to Sheryl K. at 455.7789 or emailed to [email protected] on or before Tuesday, November 26. Any changes or cancellations after November 26 should be made to Nancy Mackenzie at 466.4462. 2 Mark your January Calendar! For our January 7, 2014 meeting, Compass Club members and their spouses & friends are invited to the home of James Glover, the “Father of Spokane.” His house on Spokane’s South Hill was one of the first designed by Kirtland Kelsey Cutter, the most prominent of many excellent architects in town at the time. The home was built in 1888 at 321 West Eighth Avenue in an English Tudor design with Shingle Style influence, a common characteristic of east coast homes of the time. We will enter the house under the massive Richardsonian archway of the front porch, through heavy wood double doors into a room with a fireplace and wood paneling. The windows on either side of the door have deep sills that serve as seats for early arriving guests. Night Owls December 19th: The Trouble with Poetry by Billy Collins Hostess: Nancy Young January 16th The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls Hostess: Valerie McIlroy February 20th Orphan Train by Christina Kline Hostess: Joanne Moyer March 20th The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin Hostess: Jan Lohan April 17th The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout Hostess: Myrna Brandmueller May 15th The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan Hostess: Ginny Langpap June 19th On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan Hostess: Linda Milsow Sending Sunshine A Sympathy card was sent to The living Vicki Deschaine. room, which A Thinking of You card was will be one of sent to Laurie Byrd. the areas for us to enjoy cocktails and One day. Love and Friendship dinner, is a focal point of the met. Glover Mansion and was once Love asked, “Why do you exist considered one of the grandest when I already exist?” ballrooms in Spokane. It is Friendship smiled and said, two stories high and includes “To put a smile where you leave a mezzanine. The rest of the tears.” main floor mirrors the beauty of the entry rooms. We will enjoy visiting and dining in these areas as the evening progresses. James Nettleton Glover arrived in the summer of 1873 and bought 160 acres in what is now downtown Spokane. He established the first sawmill here. In the 1880’s the Great Northern Railroad extended its line to Spokane, bringing with it a boon to the region’s growth. This made it mandatory that the town be surveyed. Glover undertook this, naming all of the streets of the downtown area, and those names survive to this day. He then gave away land to anyone who would agree to set up a business within the community, hoping his dreams and faith in Spokane’s future would become a reality. Joining us for this special evening will be The Spokane Youth String Quartet. These young musicians are members of the Spokane Youth Symphony and are 14 and 15 years old. Their music will be the perfect accompaniment to our evening in this very special Spokane home. 3 DayTime Books We meet at 11:30 AM for discussion and lunch. The hostess provides the greens, bread/rolls, and drinks. Everyone brings something for the salad bar. Becky Dahlager, Chair December 17th The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Christmas Luncheon The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani Hostess: Katy Adams VERY Important Note ! Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Reservation Deadline for the December 3rd luncheon will be Tuesday, November 26th. January 28th February 25th And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Hostess: Christine Welch March 25th Transatlantic by Colum McCann Hostess: Sylvia Bumgarner Note If you are NOT receiving a monthly reminder call for luncheon reservations and wish to receive a call, please contact Sheryl at: 455.7789. April 22th Life after Life by Kate Atkinson Hostess: Marjorie Bender May 27th Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan Hostess: Barbara Birch June 24 Choose books for next year Hostess: Ellen Blaschke Knitting & Crochet Want to learn how to make a hat for these cold winter nights, or a nice pair of home-made socks for someone special? To join the Knitting & Crochet group, contact Jan Wilson at [email protected] eBook Readers Those of you with eBook readers may wish to check out BookBub.com. Register with this site to receive in a daily email offering a customizable assortment of books downloadable through Amazon and other online stores. The eBooks are very reasonably priced... some even free. The Book Thief, an excellent book on the Books & Coffee reading list for January, was offered a few weeks ago. Downloads work with all major devices and stores: Kindle, Nook, Android, Sony Reader, Kobo. Sparkling jewelry..... A really good reason to check CC on facebook If you want your jewelry to sparkle for the Holidays, see our CC Facebook page for a gentle & effective makeit-yourself jewelry cleaner recipe from a Beverly Hills jeweler long, long, long ago..... You will need a Facebook account in order to access anything on Facebook. Remember: in setting up an account, you need not divulge any personal or identifying information. It is simple to set up an additional email account on Yahoo.com, gMail.com, etc. that you could use only for Facebook access. If you have questions, or would like help registering, please contact one of the board members. 4 Books & Coffee Auction Results Our monthly meetings are the second Thursday of each month. We begin our discussions at 10 AM at selected homes. Compass Club has the very best ladies in Spokane!!! The results of the auction are in and we are pleased to report that we made a whopping $4,964.50. We have so many of you to thank for making this event a huge success. First of all, a colossal thank you goes to the donors whose generous live and silent auction items made bidding easy. Your donations were both lovely and enticing! Next, a huge shout out to the volunteers who donated your time and talents to set up and to make the room look lovely! We truly appreciate you sacrificing your afternoon for the good of the club. We also appreciate all who worked hard the day of the event to keep things moving. Last, and most importantly, to all who spent your hard earned money on the tangible or “tasty” treasures……we thank you immensely. Without you, this level of success would not have been possible!! With Sincere Gratitude!!!! Your Ways & Means Team P.S. Many, many thanks to our humorous Auctioneer, Kit Eckel, for galvanizing live auction bidding!!! December 11th: Our traditional Christmas High Tea at The Silver Spoon. Please RSVP to Becky Dahlager January 9th The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak Meeting place: Margaret Reid’s February 13th Afternoons With Emily by Rose MacMurray Meeting Place: Rita Van Cleve’s March 13th: White Mary by Kira Salek Meeting Place: Joyce Colclough’s April 10th: Light between the Oceans by M.L. Stedman Meeting Place: Myrna Brandmueller’s Leaders: Tudi Pitman & Nan Colburn A treasured thought ... or three ! Dear Ladies, Just a few reminders from your Treasurer. · The Luncheon check-in table always has a framed note that states the date, luncheon price, Pay-to-the-order-of information, & a quick ‘blurb’ regarding our venue for that day. · Please, please, please write a check. This helps immensely with the reconciliation of the members who have paid for lunch, and serves as an excellent cross reference for ensuring that you are credited for your payment. · A reservation made is a reservation paid. You must send in a check for a missed luncheon if you RSVP’d yes, and did NOT cancel by the cancellatiion date posted in each newsletter. The club is responsible for payment of the exact number of lunches we confirm with the caterer/restaurants. Thanks for your understanding of and compliance with this matter. Shari Russell, Compass Club Treasurer It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!... Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!” Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Trees ...and... Perennials Christmas trees! On Wednesday December 11th, the Perennials Garden Group will meet at the Davenport Hotel to view the beautiful displays of Christmas Tree Elegance. Following that visual treat, we will head over to Europa for a lovely lunch. Watch your email in early December for details. 5 Dinner Group The fall session of the Compass Dinner Group is in full swing, and we are having a blast! The only thing that could make it better is YOU. We’d love to get a few more couples participating in the spring so please consider joining us. I predict that you’ll be glad you did. Call Pat at 448-8108, or email [email protected]. Culinary Corner If you missed our October event at Casper Fry, you missed a good time. We enjoyed some good Southern Cooking (Joy’s favorite cuisine) and also scheduled our next 4 events as follows: December 13 – High Tea at Sonia Bertsch’s home. Bring 3 dozen cookies and a hors d’oeuvre. We will have a cookie exchange with 2 dozen cookies and consume the remaining dozen with our tea. January 17 – Soup and…….. Details will be finalized at the December event. February 21 – Everything cherry!! Location TBD March 21 – Everything Irish!! Location TBD Please let Joy Kemp or Vicki Deschaine know if you would like to join the group. We always learn something new at each event…….so you won’t be disappointed with the tutelage or the fellowship. Please post your calendars so that you won’t miss out on any of the fun! Happy Cooking, Joy Kemp and Vicki Deschaine Wine Tasting The 3rd session of the 7th wine tasting season will be held on Saturday, December 7th, 2013 at The Fairwinds Northpointe Retirement Community, 520 East Holland. Their telephone number is 468-1000. We have made reservations at The Fairwinds for the remaining regular tastings for this season. Please mark your calendars for: January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, and June 7. We welcome new members and hope that this announcement will spark your interest. Please contact any of the four of us at either of the email addresses below. Each tasting event will start promptly at 5:00 PM and end at 6:30 PM. The fee for tasters will be $10 per person, and guests are welcome. We hope to see you there. Welcome New Members Lynette Volwiler 1704 N River Vista Street 99224 328.3433 [email protected] Lynette and her husband moved to Spokane 6 years ago from Willowbroom, Co. She has 3 boys, and has moved 9 times across most of the US. Roz Shearer 114 S. Milter, Liberty Lake 255.4167 Cell: 509.850.5780 [email protected] Roz moved to Spokane 3 months ago from New Jersey where she was a travel consultant. She is interested in Dinner Group, Theater Goers, Wine Tasting, BYOB, and Happy Hikers. Suzanne Lopes 2418 W 2nd Avenue, 99201 650.787.7332 Suzanne moved to Spokane 10 months ago from Burlingam, CA. She is retired. Theater Goers The Theater Goers group will be attending the performance of “Christmas Schooner” at the Civic Theater on December 1st. The performance starts at 2 P.M. Cheers !!! “Christmas Schooner” is a musical. Tickets are $30 for adults, $28 for seniors. Karen & Kit Eckel: [email protected] Sue & Dan Harris: [email protected] After the perfomance, we will go for dinner at a fine Spokane restaurant! If you are interested, please call Mary at 443-4865. 6 Minutes of November Luncheon Place: St.Thomas More Church November 5, 2013 More than 70 members and guests braved the snowy roads to participate in a fabulous auction. A HUGE thank you goes to Joy K. and Rita V. for their organizational skills and “vision”. A big thank you to the many volunteers who invested time and effort. Our thanks also to all Compass members who contributed the wonderful items, parties and baskets that were auctioned. This would not have been so successful without your generosity. Thanks to our board members who made the arrangements for the warm and cheery venue, the food and the wine...and to our auctioneer for the charm and humor which kept the bids coming in. Dinner Group Philanthropy: The final tally of votes made Hospice House our project for this year. Ticket will be sold at each luncheon up to and including the June meeting when the prizes will be awarded. Respectfully submitted, Carol Hannah Secretary “If you hear a voice within you say “You cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh Levenworth Quilting Retreat 7 Board Members & Interest Group Chairs 2013-14 President:............................................. Vicki Deschaine 1st Vice Presidents: Locations......... Nancy MacKenzie & Mimi Anderson 2nd Vice Presidents: Programs........ Linda Milsow & Ro Lisk Recording Secretary: ........................ Carol Hannah Corresponding Secretary:................. Christa McQueen Treasurer:............................................. Shari Russell Membership & Bulk Mailing:......... Sue Harris Decorations:......................................... Hildy Cox Newsletter:........................................... Morgan Smith Philanthropy:..................................... Jan Wilson Publicity:............................................. Sharon White Phone Committee:............................. Sheryl Krauser Ways & Means:................................... Joy Kemp & Rita VanCleve Webmaster:.......................................... Kathy Piper December Birthdays 1st 2nd 5th 11th 14th 17th 19th 21st 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st Interest Group Chairpersons BYOB:.................................................. Vicki Deschaine & Jan Wilson Books & Coffee:.................................. Tudi Pitman & Nan Colburn Compass Dinner:................................ Pat Partovi Couples Bridge................................... Ro Lisk Culinary Corner:................................. Joy Kemp & Vicki Deschaine Daytime Books:.................................. Becky Dahlager Happy Feet Hikers:............................ Nancy Hughes Knit & Crochet.................................... Jan Wilson Night Owls:......................................... Ann Lively Perennials:........................................... Sue Harris & Morgan Smith Quilt & Stitch:..................................... Sue Harris Theater Goers:..................................... Mary Scarpelli Wine Tasting:..................................... Karen Eckel & Sue Harris Pamela Brown Sandy Linebarger Mariann Leffler Andie Mark Sharon Colley Noel Cave Deborah Rush Karen Snyder Scott Christine Welch Barbara Birch Eva Brown Carol Hawley Lynn Volwiler Teri Rossi Bonita Heimann Sonia Bertsch Penny Eaton Marie Hackney Sylvia Bumgarner Barb Richardson-Crandall Eleanor Weston “Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, Make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!” -Amanda Bradley For contact informtion, please refer to your printed directory. Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil war 1861-1865 Quilt & Stitch Our Christmas party & gift exchange will be held Sunday, December 15th at 1:00 p.m. at the home of Anne Slauson. Anyone interested in joining the group may contact Sue Harris. NOTE: Quilt & Stitch will meet on Sundays in December, January, and February. Daughters Of Union Veterans of The Civil War 1861-1865 is a national organization performing patriotic & community service and work to preserve genealogical records. In Spokane, support of our veterans is perhaps our biggest project. Our Lizbeth Turner Tent #4 turned 100 in June of 2013. Our meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, 4449 N. Lidgerwood. Membership is open to any woman over the age of 8 who is a lineal descendant of a Union veteran of the Civil War. Group members are daughters, granddaughters and great granddaughters of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who served in the Union Army, Navy, or Marine Corps and Revenue Cutter Service during the Rebellion of 1861 – 1865, and of those who died or were killed while serving in the armed services of the Union between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865. Please visit our web site at duvcw.org for more information about our history, projects, and goals. In Spokane, our group can be contacted at [email protected] or by calling Cheri Casper, President, at 624.4497 The Compass Club Spokane, Washington www.SpokaneCompassClub.org Look for us Also on FaceBook ! December 2013 Monthly Planner Sunday 1 Theater Goers 2:00 Monday 2 8 9 Tuesday 3 Luncheon check in 11:00 10 15 16 Quilt & Stitch 1:00 17 Daytime Books 11:30 22 23 24 29 30 31 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 Wine Tasting 5:00 11 Books & Coffee 10:00 Perennials @ CTE 18 12 13 Culinary Corner 14 19 Night Owls 20 21 25 26 27 28 January 7 Dinner Event at the Glover Mansion