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The
Newcomer News
A publication of the Bloomington Newcomers Club
Feb 2015
Vol 43 No 2
www.btown-newcomers.us
WINTER IN HYDE PARK
Board Members
President
Wolfgang von Buchler
(812)825-1925
[email protected]
Vice-President
Connie Clark (317)850-8202
[email protected]
Secretary
Marcia Schmeckebier
(812)822-0399
[email protected]
Treasurer
Jan Greenwood
(630)272-0107
[email protected]
Historian
Don Stejskal (812)323-0772
[email protected]
Quick Index
President’s Letter --------------------------3
Interest Groups ------------------------ 4-6
Member Recommended Services -----7
Calendar Foldout ---------------------8 & 9
Bridge Groups ----------------------------10
Good Eatin’ Groups;Travel Time-11&12
Transitions ----------------------------14&13
ShowTime! ---------------------------------13
Birthdays -----------------------------------14
Various and Sundry----------------------15
Winter Picture------------------------------15
Hospitality
Hugh and Cindy St. Leger (219)
688-8828 [email protected]
Interest Groups
Dave Meyer (812)345-2322
meyer.david@meyeradvantage.
com
Membership
Sharon Roth
(812)822-1533
[email protected]
Publicity
Brenda Aschliman
(812)822-2365
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Marilyn Perlmutter
(419)265-3537
[email protected]
Circulation Director
Elaine Pendley
(812)876-7090
[email protected]
Refreshments
Diane Scholfield (812)275-5515
[email protected]
Linda Burton (812)369-4611
[email protected]
Town Crier
Tod Wicks(812)333-6660
[email protected]
On the Cover: Winter in Hyde Park
Within the Newsletter: Winter Scene
Photos by Don Stejskal
Members Only Info Web Page
Be sure to visit our members-only web page at
http://www.btown-newcomers.us where current
and past newsletter issues and calendar pages
can easily be viewed or downloaded!
The Newcomer News is published
monthly for members of the Bloomington
Newcomers Club.
Interest Group calendar submissions should
be sent to Dave Meyer by the 5th of the month at
[email protected] (812)345-2322.
The deadline for general announcements is the
10th of the month preceding the month of the
event.
Please send requests for special occasion cards
(e.g. Sympathy, Wedding) to Cindy St. Leger. (No
Birthdays, and no Cats please).
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From The President
Dear Members,
As I write these lines, we are living in a new year, just a few days old. Is it
possible that it is already 2015 when we still remember 2010, and even 2000,
the year of a new century, so vividly? Where have the years gone? Have we
taken the time to be consciously thankful for the past and the present good
times in our lives? This added year of life – how are we going to live it? What
difference will our life make in the lives of others?
Do you enjoy dancing? Bloomington offers at least three organized dance
clubs-There is Folk dancing with lessons at the IMU on Fridays from 6:00-9:00pm
There is Salsa dancing at the IMU on Tuesdays from 7:00-8:15pm. New
members are accepted on January 20th and on January 27th .
There is Contra dancing at Harmony School every Wednesday with lessons
at 7:30pm, and dancing from 8:00-10:30pm. You can join anytime.
Judy and I have started learning Contra dancing and it is great fun and lots of
painless exercise.
Information for you:
1.
2.
3.
The nominating committee for our new officers has
been formed. Connie Clark has accepted the
nomination to be President next year. Thus we need
to elect a new VP, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each of
the present office holders is more than willing to assist
the new officer. PLEASE, if you are asked,
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SERVING OUR CLUB AS
AN OFFICER. We are a better club when everyone is
involved and willing to share their time and their
vision. On a personal note, I was hesitant to take on
the office of president when first asked. As it has
turned out, I have enjoyed the opportunity to serve
and to get to know so many of you. There are so
many hard workers in this club that make the officers'
jobs not just easier but also more pleasant (almost
fun).
We are in need of volunteer help with desserts, setup,
and cleanup after our February, March, and April
general membership luncheons. Please contact Diane
Scholfield or Linda Burton if you can help.
Dave Meyer needs information from each Interest
Group leader by the 5th of every month. Please do not
expect him to contact you. Email him the info. by the
5th, or, due to our printer's deadline, there will be no
updated news about your interest group in that
month's newsletter.
4.
Connie Clark is consulting with Cardinal Stage,
exploring the possibility of discounts for Newcomers
Club members.
Till next time, with warm regards,
Wolfgang
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Interest Groups!
Contact Dave Meyer by the 5th of the month at
[email protected] to make
changes to your events or to list a new Interest
Notice to all Newcomers
If you are really new to the community or have been here since you cannot
remember when – know that you can contact any group leader to learn more
about the group, or contact the monthʼs host and just say you will attend.
Friendships keep us young!
Garden Club Nancy Page (812)334-9125, Sydley Skolnik (812)679-7694
[email protected]
Meets on the 2nd Friday of the month
The Garden Club will not meet in February, but we will reconvene on March
13th. Put it on your calendar now.
If you are not an ongoing member of the Garden Club, but would like to be,
please advise us. New members welcome as well as armchair gardeners,
too.
Needlework Group
Carol Peterman (812) 323-7823
[email protected]
2nd Thursdays at 11:00am
February 12
The February meeting will be at 3718 Grasstree Court, on February 12. Join
us for chitchat and work on a project of your choice. Bring your project and a
sandwich. Dessert and drinks provided. Please RSVP hostess if you plan to
attend.
Lunch and a Matinee
Diane Scholfield, (812) 275-5515
[email protected]
February 3 - Lunch and a Matinee will meet on Tuesday, February 3rd.
Details will be emailed to current members around January 30, once the
movie schedule is available. If you would like to be added to the email list,
please contact Diane Scholfield at the above address.
See you at the movies!
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More Interest Groups!
Book Club 1
Connie Clark (317)850-8202
[email protected]
Last Wednesday each month at 12 noon. New members welcome. Please
RSVP to Connie Clark if you plan to attend. Bring a sack lunch if you desire
February 25– We will be reading Tibetan Peach Pie,by Tom Robbins. Tara
Hall will lead the discussion. The meeting place has not been decided.
Please call Connie Clark for more information at the above number.
Book Club 2
Marie Gougeon (812)336-3591
[email protected]
February 27, 9:30am - Book Club 2 will be reading The Hare With the Amber
Eyes, by Edmund de Waal. The host will be Ann McEndarfer. You can contact
Ann at (812)334-1801, or via email at [email protected] .
International Issues
Andy Shupe (812)287-8940
[email protected], [email protected]
February 26, 4:00pm
The February meeting of the International Issues discussion group will
be held on the 26th at 4PM, as usual at Chapman's restaurant on East
3rd Street. The topic is TBA but suggestions will be made at the
January meeting and of course will follow current events.
Men’s Golf
Scott Taylor (812)339-2066
Contact Scott Taylor for further information and to be contacted, as we invite
men of all skill levels (except those who know what they're doing) to enjoy the
camaraderie of these inveterate hackers.
Bunco - Ladies
Janie Harnett, (812)339-4528
3rd Thursday each month year-round in members' homes at 7:00 pm
February 19 -The Ladies Bunco group will be held this month at the home of
Pat Harding. Please phone Pat at (812) 323-3335 if you are having a sub.
There are 12 regular members in the group but we welcome new members
throughout the year to serve as subs. Please call the chairperson if you wish
to be put on the sub list.
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More Interest Groups!
Mah-Jong
Ruth Simon (812)339-8921
Second and fourth Monday each month from 12:30pm – 3:00pm
Please RSVP to the hostess. Please contact the hostess for each date. New
members are always welcome.
February 9 – Ruth Simon, hostess
February 23 – Sylvia Stohler, hostess
Book and Puzzle Exchange
Tod Wicks (812)333-6660
February 10 The Books & Puzzle Exchange will be held during the Monthly
Luncheon. Bring your unwanted puzzles, books, and magazines for other
members to browse. A table will be set up near the registration table where
you can display your wares. A request has been made for the magazine Fox
Terrier Times; if anyone has any back issues, please bring them.
Donors, please remember to take home any unclaimed items.
Out & About Group
Linda Gregory (812)336-5451
Linda Burton, (812)369-4611
[email protected]
February 20 - Please plan to join us one and all as we tour the brand new
Jacobs School of Music East Studio Building. Not only is this a beautiful
building, but it houses many of the studios of Jacob’s School faculty.
We will meet at 11 AM at DeAngelo’s (Eastland Plaza off 3rd Street) for lunch.
After lunch, we hope to leave several of our cars at the restaurant and load
up our cars to the maximum as parking is very limited at the School of Music.
Our tour will begin at 1 PM.
Please RSVP to Linda Burton 369-4611 or email [email protected] by Feb
11th.
We hope to see a large crowd for this February event.
ShowTime...
...is on page 13.
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Members Recommending Local Services
Listed below are members who will recommend local services if you give the member a
call. The Newcomers Club does not advertise for any particular company or service.
Garage door service
Appliance Repair
Don Stejskal
Don Stejskal
Heating and cooling
Barber
Don Stejskal
John Simon
Computer Technician
Elaine Pendley
Jerry Myerson
Clock Repair
Mary Rucker
Bob Miller
Pat Page
Kennels
Jeanne Kessell
Ruth Simon
Don Stejskal
Mary Rucker
Don Stejskal
Janie Harnett
Ron Firebaugh
Painting
Reupholstery
Ingrid Beery
George Korinek
Screen Repair
Massage therapist
Drywall Installation
Plumber
House sitting
Lawn care
Karen Patterson
Jerry Myerson
Janie Harnett
Pat Page
Dorothy Stejskal
Handyman
Jim McLay
Dentist
Pet sitting
Don Stejskal
Carpenters
George Korinek
Bob Miller
Painting - interior
George Korinek
Don Stejskal
Paula Griesel
Tree work
David Beery
George Korinek
Floyd Thurston
Don Stejskal
Veterinarian
Dorothy Stejskal
Window washing
George Korinek
Window treatments
Peter/Carol Lorenzen
**Note to members**
There will be no more individual e-mailed
copies of the Newsletter. If you want to
read it online, you need to go to our
Website, whose address is listed in the
masthead of every printed Newsletter.
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Bridge Groups!
Mary Rucker, Coordinator
(812)333-0734
1st Monday
1:00pm
Hilary Hamilton, (812)332-2581
February 2 - Dolores Neumann
(812)336-0209
3rd Wednesday
12:30pm
Susan Graham, (301-221-0095
1st Tuesday Men
6:30pm
Rich Weyand, [email protected]
3rd Thursday - Men
6:30pm
Bill Greenbaum, (812)369-4077
[email protected]
February 19 - 3rd Thursday night
Men's Bridge Group meets at
6:30pm. We continue to look for
individuals interested in playing with
us as we have one permanent slot
open.
February 3 -- No further information
was received. Please contact Rich
for details.
2nd & 4th Monday
12:30pm
Armelda Mayfield, (812)369-4108
February 9 – Linda Gregory
February 23 - To be determined.
Armelda will send an email
reminder to the group with details.
4th Tuesday Duplicate Couples
7:00pm
Helen Sauer, (812)822-2474
Interested subs may contact Helen
February 24 - Members will be
contacted by e-mail regarding
location and any date changes.
2nd Wednesday
1:00pm
Mary Rucker, (812)333-0734
Call Mary if you wish to be a sub in
this group.
February 11-- Joann Bretsch, 3936
Fenbrook Lane, (812)822-2066
3rd Monday
12:00pm
Jeanne Kessell, (812)333-5113
February 16 - Carol Heywood,
3502 Stoneybrook Blvd.
February 18 - There was no
submission of further information.
4th Friday - Couples
7:00pm
Karen Karpinski, (812)334-0623
[email protected]
February 27 - Members will be
contacted by e-mail regarding time
and location.
Any Newcomers Club member
who wishes to join a Bridge
group or be a sub should contact
Mary Rucker at (812)333-0734.
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...for those who enjoy cooking
and those who enjoy eating!
Good Eatin’ Groups
Flexible Lunch Bunch
Debbie Horan, (765)967-0407
[email protected]
February’s lunch will be a brunch at Uptown Cafe on Sunday,
February 15th. We will meet at 10:30 at the restaurant located at
102 E. Kirkwood Ave. If you are interested, please email your
reservations to [email protected] Reservations are due by
Friday the 13th.
Debbie
Getting to Know You Dinner
Ginny & Jerry Myerson, (812)824-9019
[email protected]
Dinners for BNC Singles and Couples
Once each two-month period, a single or couple hosts a meal for
6-10 people, just enough to fit around their table comfortably. The
host provides the main dish, contacts the guests to set the date and
their choice of accompanying dishes for the meal, be it dinner, lunch
or even breakfast. Step up to the plate! If you are interested in
hosting or participating in the these informal, small planned pot-luck
dinners of 6 to 10 guests known as Getting To Know You Dinners
(GTKY), please contact Jerry and Ginny at [email protected]
or (812) 824-9019 for more information.
T.G.I.F.
Joann Bretsch (812)822-2066
Second Friday - 6:00 to 8:00pm
February 13 - The February TGIF get-together will be held Friday, February
13th (the second Friday) at the home of Mike and Mary Fettinger, 9852 South
Tailwater Drive, Bloomington, from the usual 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Call Mary
or Mike at (812)320-4780 if you plan to attend, and for directions to their
home.
Please bring an appetizer to share and whatever you wish to drink, besides
soda or coffee (no red wine, please).
It’s a friendly group, so if you have never attended a TGIF, please come. We
look forward to seeing you!
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Wine Tasting
Linda Burton, (812)369-4611 [email protected]
Here are some guidelines for new and returning individuals joining Wine Tasting.
4 wines are tasted each month.
Maximum amount spent on one bottle is $30.00
Hosts provide the wine and cheese, crackers, fruit, etc.
Cost of wine and food is divided among those at the tasting.
Each group will decide on the wine to taste each month.
If you are interested in joining this fun and informative group, please contact Linda
Burton. As in the past, the host(s) will contact the members of their group to let them
know the date and time of the tasting.
Men’s Thursday Breakfast
VACANT- new leader sought
Every Thursday at 8:30am
This group meets in the back room at the Uptown Café, 102 E. Kirkwood Avenue,
www.the-uptown.com, with orders taken around 8:30am. We hope to see the
regulars and new faces alike. Remember to feed the meters or park in the 4th
Street Garage or the E. 4th St. and Washington St. lot (behind the BuskirkChumley.) Both have offered three hours of free parking in the past BUT free
parking rules may be changing in 2015. Be sure to read the signs or instructions on
the parking meters.
All men of the Bloomington Newcomers Club are invited to join the fun. For more
information, please contact Dave Meyer.
Travel Time
Cathy & George Korinek,(812)339-6168
[email protected]
[email protected]
February 25 - TBD
On the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm, Cathy & George present
a monthly screening of videos from around the world. Seating is limited to
10-12 guests so call to reserve a place. Guests may BYOB and the Korineks
will provide the popcorn. If you wish to be on a mailing list that will provide the
subject of the video for the current month, as well as a reminder of the event
a couple of weeks in advance, please provide your e-mail to George or Cathy
at either address given above.
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Showtime!
Janie Harnett (812)339-4528
[email protected]
Due to the fact that press time for the newsletter comes too early for scheduling
events, e-mails are sent out to Showtimers as the news arrives. If you wish to be
added to the e-mail list please contact the chairman. We welcome "newbies" at all
times!
***FREE MOVIES at the IU Cinema located on the 7th Street side of the IU
Auditorium near the Hoagy Carmichael sculpture. Check the schedule at
www.indiana.edu/~iucinema for titles, times, and other details. Most films are free,
but you need to obtain tickets at the Auditorium box office near the Showalter
Fountain or prior to the showing in the Cinema lobby.
***2ND MONDAY "NEW" MOVIE...These are held monthly at the Monroe County
Public Library starting at 6:30pm. Titles are unavailable to the public until about a
week prior to the showing. This info is sent out to members as it becomes available
via e-mail.
GAMETIME!
Big Ten season is here! A good-sized group of us meet to watch the Lady
Hoosiers at their home games. Tickets are cheap...$5. We sit on the east side of
Assembly Hall in mid section. Come join us to cheer on the Hoosier Ladies! If you
let us know that you are coming we will be watching for you.
Monday, Feb 2...Purdue @ 8:30pm
Thursday, Feb 5...Northwestern @ 7:00pm
Wednesday, Feb 11...Illinois @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Feb 21...Nebraska...TBA
Support our Lady Hoosiers! They have been going great guns and are fun to watch.
Come join us!
Go Hoosiers! Questions? Call me.
FAT TUESDAY falls on February 17th this year, but details are sketchy at this time.
The B-Town Bearcats are scheduled to play the first set at Players Pub from 5:00 to
7:30pm. The food selection left a lot to be desired last year, so perhaps we can make
arrangements to eat elsewhere following the first set. More information will be sent
via e-mail to Showtimers when it becomes available.
Transitions, continued
Bev Vicstein notes that her email should be [email protected] and
her home phone is 812-824-9651
Rosemary Conley has changed her address to: 1304 East Second
Street, Bloomington, IN 47401
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Happy Birthday, February Folks
Beery
Bretsch
Hunt
Leiter
Haines
Shaw
Haywood
Robbins
Benbow
Beck
Murphy
Osborn
Cain
Korinek
Ingrid
Joann
Janice
Jill
Martha
Peggy
Carol
Mary
Barbee
Carol
William
Marty
Louray
Cathy
2-Feb
2-Feb
2-Feb
2-Feb
3-Feb
4-Feb
5-Feb
5-Feb
6-Feb
7-Feb
7-Feb
9-Feb
10-Feb
11-Feb
Stohler
Whiteside
Peterman
Scholfield
Harnett
Shanks
Perron
Carson
Multeri
Sylvia
Karen
Carol
Diane
Janie
Bob
Jerry
Mike
Nan
17-Feb
17-Feb
18-Feb
21-Feb
24-Feb
24-Feb
24-Feb
27-Feb
28-Feb
Transitions...
If you’re a new member and haven’t been listed here, please contact the Editor:
[email protected] We’d love to list and welcome you to our group.
We also list changes of address, telephone numbers, and emails in this space.
Please provide any such changes to our Treasurer, Jan Greenwood,
[email protected]
There are 3 new memberships to add.
Betty Johnson
550 E. Northcliff Ave
Bloomington, IN 47408
[email protected]
812-333-7541
David & Lydia Perron
6253 Bittersweet Rd
Spencer, IN 47460
[email protected]
812-876-4874
Richard Lucas & Antonia Richards
720 S. College Mall Rd. #M2
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-361-3194
[email protected]
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Various and Sundry
For Sale : Canon MG2520 all-in-one inkjet printer in
unopened box. $25 firm delivered to your door in
Bloomington. I got this as part of a promotion and don’t
need it. You can check the specs on Amazon. It is a color
printer, will work with Windows or Mac computers, connects
using a USB cable, which I will provide. It does not send or
receive faxes and doesn’t act as a scanner but it will make
copies. Comes with ink cartridges. Call or email Tod at
333-6660, [email protected].
NEW GROUP POSSIBILITY
If you would like to learn to play American
MahJong this winter, give a call to Sydley
Skolnik or Ruth Simon. We'll take it nice
and slow; we're still learning, too. If you
know how to play and would like to help
get the group going, please step up to
help out.
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