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NEWSLETTERof the

Senior Men’s Club of Grosse PointeFESTIVITIES . . FUN . . FELLOWSHIP

VOLUME LIV, NO. 4 www.gpsmc.homestead.com January 2015

Program Chairman - J. Robert Hynes

President’s Message

Inside . . Dates To RememberProfile of the Month, Get Well, Memorials, AttendanceScrabble GameSMC Dec. Meeting PhotosNew Members, Sub Club NewsGolf Sub Club NewsBridge InformationThe Readers, Fla. Snowbird NewsTennis Sub Club NewsChoral Group News Membership ApplicationBirthdays, Raffle Calendar

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No SMC Meeting as GPWM Ballroom is closed

January 13, 2015

The Bible sets forth the famous verse of “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s.” With the New Year, 2015, we start to think about taxes and preparing and timely filing our tax returns for the Old Year, 2014. There are new taxes in case you didn’t notice. Here is what happened on January 1, 2014, under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare: the top Medicare tax went from 1.45% to 2.35%; the top income tax bracket went from 35% to 39.6%;the top income payroll tax went from 37.4% to 52.2%; capital gains tax went from 15% to 28%; taxes on dividends increased from 15% to 39.6%, and estate tax went from 0% to 55%. The Affordable Care Act was passed without any senators or congressional members reading the more than the1000-page bill. Wow!! Our speaker for our November 25, 2014, meet-ing was Mr. Thomas Wilson, President and CEO of Olympia Entertainment. He described the $650 million plan for a new arena development for the Detroit Red Wings in the entertainment and sports district downtown. The new arena will be complet-ed by late 2017, will cost $450 million to construct, and will succeed Joe Louis Arena as the home of the

Red Wings, Wilson said. It will be located near the Cass Corridor around Ford Field and Comerica Park. The new arena will fea-ture a unique, glass-roofed concourse connecting it to offices and retail shops. The development will include mixed-use neigh-

Charles Rutherford

borhoods with new residential and retail outlets. Mr. Wilson announced that the new arena has booked the first and second rounds of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, hosted by the University of Detroit Mercy. On December 9, 2014, the SMCGP was enter-tained by the Tower Belles Choir from Grosse Pointe South High School, under the direction of Christo-pher D. Pratt, M.Ed., Director of Choirs. The Tower Belles, consisting of about 32 young ladies, per-formed beautifully with many Christmas and holi-day songs that uplifted our members’ spirits for the holiday season.

John Wirkovits, Author and Historian World War II History

January 27, 2015

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Important Dates and Items to Remember

“The Grosse Pointe Senior Men's Club changed its By Laws at the meeting held

November 25, 2014 regarding both the Officers and Directors of the Club (for up-dated check signing authority) and also the number of members who can endorse the Candidacy of New Members. Now, One or More members can propose new men for membership. As part of that change, the Board had started a New Member Campaign whereby the first sponsor of a new member will be entitled to a complimentary lunch at the luncheon when the new member is introduced to the members present at the lun-cheon. This program is to run from December 1, 2014 to June 1, 2015.

Per the Membership Committee and the Board

2015 DIRECTORY -- IMPORTANT CHECK YOUR LISTING IN THE NEW DIRECTORY INCLUDED WITH THIS MAILING.

It is important that you notify HENRY FISCHER of any errors of address, phone

number, cell number, or email address so the data in our files can be corrected immediately. We may publish updates in the Newsletter

There are no special events in the offing but some will be coming soon.

SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE EVENTS REGISTRATION

NAME OF EVENT _________________________________

PERSON OR PERSONS ATTENDING_____________________________________________________

AMOUNT SUBMITTED ____________________ CHECK # ____________________________

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO SMCGP EVENTS.

On Jeopardy recently, the final question was “How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns ?” For the correct answer, ask Ed Benz who during his military career was stationed at Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia, and also see his Profile in this issue of the Newsletter. ** In closing, remember the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, and Responsibility for all your actions. The SMCGP requires your attendance and support of our programs and activities. I look

forward to seeing you at our only meeting in January on Tuesday Jan.27, 2015.

Charlie Rutherford 54th President of SMC

**,:however, he step question is not answered in the Profile...my fault.

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Profile of the Month: Ed Benz

2015 Entertainment Books

$35.00

Ed Benz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (His father was married to Helen Dunbar who was the daughter of a homesteading farmer; she was a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse who later became a registered nurse.) The family moved to Detroit where the senior Mr. Benz managed a Western Auto store and the couple raised and educated their five children in the then thriving St. Benedict parish.

The greater world opened to Ed in 1951 when he attended the University of Detroit, enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and in the Army ROTC program. His college days were interrupted by a two-year stint in the U.S. Army. Stationed in Colora-do, he received 16 weeks of basic infantry training in heavy weapons. He later was assigned to the Honor Guard Unit at Fort Myer in Arlington, Va., where he performed guard duty, including guarding the house of the Army Chief of Staff. He once came to atten-tion in dress blues for a visit by Queen Elizabeth II. Following his release from the Army in October 1958, he spent a year in New York in Manhattan’s West Village .Later he worked on the USNS Upshur, a troop ship sailing from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Bremer-haven, Germany, before resuming his education at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Tex.

After graduation he spent time on the S.S. South American, a Great Lakes cruise ship, where he was an assistant bartender. Ed overcame his nerves and dated a ship’s officer, Mary Fran Weber, RN, who later on accepted his proposal of marriage while near the top of Mt. Royal in Canada. When Ed and Fran were married, Ed was teaching at Detroit’s Holy Re-deemer School. They managed a honeymoon ski trip to Mt. Tremblant in Quebec, Canada. (They returned on their 50th wedding anniversary and skied again.) As newlyweds they moved to Rowena, Tex., where Ed taught school, coached, and drove the school bus for a year as a volunteer for a Catholic lay mission-ary organization.

The Benzes returned to Detroit where Ed finished his master’s degree and received a teaching assign-ment at Cass Tech High School in Detroit. He re-

mained there for the bulk of his teaching career of more than thirty years . Most of the smart students went on to fine careers, though at least one of his students made some bad choices. Kwame is now a guest of the federal penal system.

After retiring from Cass Tech, he taught classes at the Wayne County Jail from 1993-1996. Stemming from this job, Ed has been visiting and mentoring two former students/offenders for the past 21 years. “Bill” served 11 years and now runs his own lawn care and house rehab business; “Ron” served 21 years, and was paroled in 2014. Ed said he values their friendship.

Ed’s partner, Fran worked at Bon Secours Hos-pital in Grosse Pointe for 21 years. Together they have cruised and raced on their trimaran for years, including three Mackinac races. They have climbed mountains and hiked in Nepal while visiting a daugh-ter in China. They also took a 125-mile hike on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the foot-steps of Charlemagne, St. Francis and Shirley Ma-cLaine. They have traveled to Moscow where their son Brian, a U.S.national team member and Detroit Boat Club coach, competed in the Goodwill Games. In addition, they have worked at the Dominican Literacy Center, which, Ed said, offered them an op-portunity to count their blessings. Finally, Fran and Ed put their skills to work for a month in Kenya at a school for 950 orphan students. Their largest adven-ture, Ed says, was raising four “generous and intrepid children. He says he and Fran have had a wonderful life. By Charlie Rutherford

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Salvatore (Sam) Ciaramitaro (313-882-9279)

Get Well

The Senior Men's Club extends good wishes for the recovery of all members who are confined by illness. We miss you! Please advise Sam Ciaramitaro, at (313) 882-9279 or Bill Kamm at (313)

884-5542 if you have additions or changes. Cards are sent to confined members as we become aware of their illnesses. Many request that their names not be published in this space.

Jack H. Williams 313-886-7813

AttendanceCall anyone on the following attendance committee:

Bob ChandlerJack LandinKen MaleitzkeEd WhiteJack H. Williams

(586) 779-3228(313) 886-9456(313) 343-6476(313) 647-9086

(313) 886-7813

All members and guests are welcome at our semi-monthly meetings. Please remember to

sign up in advance at our lunch meetings. Call in to make any additions or changes in your

reservation. Print your names clearly on the atten-dance record, and record your badge number, just why your editor has no idea!!

Your telephone calls are important. The Next MeetiNg is JaNuary 27, as there is No MeetiNg oN JaNuary 13, 2015. attendance forecasting means everyone eats on time. Call before 11:00 a.m. Monday, the day preceding the meeting that your new plans affect.

John Klobuchar 313-885-7091

MemorialsName: Raymond M. DresdenDied: December 13, 2014 (94)Born: August 21, 1920Joined: July 28, 1987 (27)Memorals: Kids Without Cancer- Children's

Hospital or American Cancer Society

Name: Dr. Edward S. WatkoDied: December 5, 2014 (94)Born: September 16, 1920 Joined: September 24, 2000 (14)Memorals: Koman Breast Cancer Foundation

Name: James G. FarquharDied: December 11, 2014 (87)Born: June 7, 1927Joined: March 9, 1993 (21)Memorials: Alzheimer's Association or

Juvenile Diabetes Research Fdn.

Name: John F. AbeliDied: November 27, 2014 (89)Born: July 19, 1925Joined: March 12, 2002 (12)Memorals: American Cancer Society

Name: Richard W. KayDied: December 15, 2014 (90)Born: December 19, 1923Joined: August 14, 1984 (30)

Name: William T. RogersDied: December 23, 2014 (88)Born: November 19, 1926Joined: November 26, 1991 (23)

Name: Marvin L. AsmusDied: December 19, 2014 (89)Born: November 16, 1925)Joined: October 23, 2003 (11Memorials: Rotary of GP or Historic Trinity Ch.

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BEST IN PRAYER

MOON STARER

A ROPE ENDS ITTHEY SEE

HE BUGS GORE

HERE COME DOTS

DIRTY ROOM

CASH LOST IN ME

LIES - LET'S RECOUNT

ALAS! NO MORE Z'S

I'M A DOT IN PLACE

THAT QUEER SHAKE

TWELVE PLUS ONE

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SMC December Meeting With the South Choir Visitors, Special Friends and SMC Officers and Directors

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Membership - Bob Hynes and Bob Murphy

New Members

Attention Bowlers:

Name/Address/email and phones/DOB Sponsor/Hobbies/Business

James Devereaux Jim 313-886-2441 Frank Romano/Willie Wyatt1359 Audubon Spouse Deceased TheaterGrosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 August 8, 1944 Teacher Email devjames@att.net Cell 313-268-4707

With two weeks left in the first half of the bowling season, 3 teams are spearated by 2 points for First Place Honors. Glenn Peters' team is cur-rently leading by 1 point over Oscar Knan's team and 2 points ove TomKneeshaw's team.

The lucky winners of Thanksgiving turkeys were Phil D'Agostino, Frank Nuvcvci, Bill Kuzel, Mike Fried, Bob Vogler, Jim mayer, Roger LeClerc, and Frank Feola who were either most over average or least under average for 3 games.

On a sad note, Gene Stover passed away at the age of 89 on November 17. He was an inspiration to us all, bowling and golfing with Club members in spite of severe tremors in his arms and hands. In his younger years, he had two 300 games to his credit.In World War II he served 2 years in the Navy aboard the USS Helm. For nearly 50 years, he operated Gene's Party Store on Kercheval, one block north of Moross Road. A memorial service will be held Janu-ary 24th, 2015 at St. Paul on the Lake at 12 noon.

History of Senior Men’s Club Choral Group

In 1965 the second President, Jesse Shields of the Senior Men's Club foresaw the need for Sub Clubs. In 1973 the newly organized Choral Group made its debut as a sub club with John Finch as Director and Harold Harder at the piano.. The lyrics for the Senior Men’s Club official song was written by Club member and Director Harold E. Jinks. Lou Mueller became the Director in 1992 with Bob Barnard at the piano, and he served until 2002. Fred Clark took over the duty as Director from Lou Mueller with Edward Rowady substituting when necessary.

Edward Rowady and Fred Clark sought and secured the extremely talented May Krager, a retired music teacher from the Grosse Pointe Public Schools, for the Choral Group’s pianist. May Krager is one of only a few musicians who are blessed with perfect pitch.

The Choral Group provides a memorial hymn and entertainment at all the Tuesday luncheons. The Choral Group also performs at special events and charitable outings when requested.

Sub Club News

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From The SMC Golf League Commit-tee: 2015 Golf Season Starts April 13th with Breakfast

With the holidays behind us and little to enjoy but the bleak of winter, we start to think spring and a new golf season. With this comes the SMC Golf League annual breakfast and kickoff, scheduled for Monday, April 13, 2015. As in the past, we’ll gather at Golden Hawk Golf Club at 8:00 am. (You can come a little earlier to have some coffee and juice, meet friends, arrange foursomes, or talk about the weather.) The buffet breakfast includes an unlimited supply of scram-bled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, toast, juice and hot beverage. After introductions and a minimum of boring welcoming speeches during breakfast, at about 9 o’clock, we’ll break for a shotgun start of an 18 hole round of golf, weather permitting. Registration will begin as you arrive at the front entrance. We’ll have a table set up to accept cash payment for the affair. Breakfast is $10; golf (in-cluding cart-everyone must ride) is $22, same as last year. You can select both or either one for cash only. Should you wish to pay your $45 dues for 2015 membership in the League you can pay that to Nick at the top of the stairs (cash or check). Bring your clubs and hope for acceptable golf weather. The Golf Committee asks that you confirm your intention to attend the kickoff by telling one of the Committee members listed below (by phone or e-mail) or at a SMC luncheon meeting, before the kickoff. Important! You do not have to be a mem-ber of the League nor a member of the GP Senior Men’s Club to attend the breakfast, so talk it up with your friends and invite them to the breakfast. New faces will be warmly welcomed. The League has NO limitations on membership. Again this season, we will play three courses: Golden Hawk, St. Clair Shores and Chandler Park. You may play any weekday, as often as you wish, and place the scorecard in our League deposit box at each course. At St. Clair Shores our League has Thursday morning, at a reduced rate, but you must call and reserve one week in advance. St. Clair Shores is available for our play any weekday, you just won’t get our league rate, and you may only make a reservation four days ahead, unless you are

a St. Clair Shores resident, or a member of their Golf Club. At all courses you must call in for a tee time. The June & August 2015 Scrambles will be played on any weekday during the two week periods of June 15-19 & June 21-26 and August 10-14 & August 17-21. This longer time will allow teams to play scrambles at more than one course if desired. League members will be able to play for Scramble prizes at Chandler Park, Golden Hawk & St. Clair Shores with the possibility of winning three times. The prize for each winning team member in all three flights is $8. The prizes will be awarded at the Oc-tober 8nd golf banquet. Teams may also play only 9 holes one day and then a second 9 holes another day and turn them in together to form an 18 hole score, but the team members and course must be the same. More details on the Scrambles will come in later articles. For members having trouble playing a full 18 holes a day, last year’s 9 hole feature will be con-tinued. Members can play nine holes one day at any of the three courses, turn in their scores, and play any additional nine holes, any other week day at the same course or any other of our courses, or even play the same nine holes again. We will use the week of the second game to calculate the handicap and qualify it for prizes as though it was played in one day. We will continue payment for birdies & eagles like last year. Eagles will be worth $2 and Birdies $1. Each golfer will be allowed one per week at each course. First place in each flight will receive $5 and second place will receive $3 for a total of eighteen prizes each week, six at each course. Ties will split the money. Nick Kondak will be available in the lobby of the War Memorial each SMC lunch date in January, February and March to accept season dues of $45 and reservations for the breakfast and golf on April 13th The Golf Committee: Bob Vogler, Chair, 313-882-9636; 1159 York-shire, GGP 48230. rfvogler@comcast.net Nick Kondak, Sec’y-Treas., 313-881-8750; 740 Hawthorne Rd. GPW 48236. nikon1926@aol.com Steve Shrader, data entry & computer whiz, 313-885-8304; 1203 Yorkshire, GPP 48230, steveshr@comcast.net

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Dennis C. Rasch 313-885-7146 Dave Ruyle 586-321-3045

Friday Duplicate Bridge Nov 141st P Higbie/J Higbie 4th Cobau/Lee2 Ruyle/Brown 5th Guest/Neef3rd Pappas/Downing 6th Devine/Edwards Nov 21 1st Edwards/Devine 4th Tarnow/Lee 2nd Pannock/Schuch 5th Downing/Kordish

3rd Perkin/Kolb 6th Ruyle/Brown

Nov 28 Thanksgiving

Dec 51st Edwards/Devine 1st Neef/Downing2nd Ruyle/Brown 2nd P Higbie/J Higbie3rd Perkin/Kolb 3rd Cobau/Rizzo4th Tarnow/Pannock 4th Pappas/Kordish Dec 121st Guest/Ruyle 4th Cobau/Neef

2nd Pannock/Martin 5th Brown/Kordish3rd Pappas/Bedsworth 6th Perkin/Kolb 7th P Higbie/J Higbie

Contract Bridge Monday at G.P Woods Community Center

11/2472014 Al Petroso Denny RaschRod Guest Bill GriersonDave Deacon Art LinzellDick Hall l Paul Gracy 12/1/2014Frank Markey Denny RaschRod Guest Bill GriersonGene Dynak Darrah PorterDick Hall Stan Kramer 12/08/2014 Roy Eugenio Richard TideswellFrank Markey Ted ZemenickTom Gehardstien Dick Hall

12/15/2014Jack Ryan Bill GriersonKeith Leibbrand Roy EugenioDick Hall Gerry ChristTed Zemenick Frank Markey

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The Readers Frank Markey (313-886-8324) Jack Cobau (313-885-1650)

Reading List

December Poetry Readings

A significant number, seven of us, gathered at host Bob Bradley's home for our Poetry Reading Session. Some twenty-seven poems in all were read. We like to single out original works of a member. Pete Higbie honored us with two, BUT NO FRENCH KISSES and X-WAY XPO. The later theme was "composing poems driving the X-way"!

Billy Collins's poems were the most read. A whole volume of his works was present. A story was told of his most unusual appearance before his professors in his degree quest. Robert Frost's MY NOVEMBER GUEST and his inaugural reading, THE GIFT OUT RIGHT, got attention as did the full text of the poem that he was to have read that day. Again, it did not get read aloud.

Readers had combed through anthologies to read for us from Walt Whitman, Elizabeth Bishop, Jim

Scott and Charles Wright. The writer found an at-titude poem, THE WAY OF THE WORLD by Ella Wilcox and several ditties including one by Oliver Wendell Holmes. There was a reading of FLAM-MODE from the writings of Edward Arlington Robin-son. Two Ogden Nash poems, OLD MEN and COME IN THE SENELITY IS FINE made the reading as did many more poets' works.

You missed an enriching evening. There is always next year, however. Watch for our 2015 date.

The January reading is THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt. The meeting is Tuesday January 20, 2015, 5:00pm to 6:30pm, at the home of Frank Mar-key 19290 Raymond, Grosse Pointe Woods. RSVP (313) 886-8324.

The February reading is THE AVIATORS: ED-DIE RICKENBACHER, JIMMY DOOLITTLE, CHARLES LINDBERG, AND THE EPIC OF FLIGHT by Winston Groom. The meeting is Tuesday February 17, 2015, 5:00pm to 6:30pm, at the home of David Morrow 244 McMillan, Grosse Pointe Farms. RSVP (313) 303-11570.

NOTICE TO ALL SMC FLORIDA SNOWBIRDS SMC Annual Florida Snowbird Luncheon To Be Held on March 10, 2015

This year’s Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe Annual Sarasota Florida luncheon for the SMCs Snow Birds members and friends will meet on March 10th, the 2nd Tuesday of March and at the same location as last year: The beautiful University Park Country Club at 7671 Park Boulevard, Univer-sity Park, Florida, (suburb of Sarasota.)

The menu choices in our planning for our luncheon will be the grilled Salmon or the boneless grilled Chicken as in the past. The cost will be $25. You can pay before or when you arrive at the luncheon. Please RSVP to your Host, George Arsenault, your choice of Salmon or Chicken at: Arsenault890@comcast.net or by mail, 4002 Harbor Place, SCS, MI 48080 or call 586-773-2774 and leave a message of your choice of Salmon or Chicken.

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On Thursday, December 11, the SMC Tennis group celebrated its annual Christmas party at Lakeland Banquet Hall. Excellent food, libation, dancing,and spouses shared fond memories of 2014 with heartfelt optimism for 2015. A few io the photos are below.

TENNIS NEWS: Once again all GPSMC members are welcome ot join our tennis club, which meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00 at Wimbledon Racquet Club on Nine Mile Road. For social reasons we have several free pizza parties throughout the year. See Selected photos below

GPSMC Members Front: Row: Kum Youn, Wally Lawlis, Bill Griffith, Tom Roberts, Don VanBecelaere, Bill Kuzel, Joe Schneider Back Row: Jack Catalano, Dave Morrow, Jim Harvey, Bob Wrosch, Roy Vorhees III, Randy Vorhees, Al Ramberger, Nick Piccione, Ed Goosen

Tom Cracchiolo and Nick Piccione searching for leftover pizza

Larry DuMouchelle, Dick Smith,Al Ramberger,Ed Goosen at right side of page

Stewart McMillin, Tom Roberts, Jim Harvey

Roger and Darlene Sulad

Jack Catalano and Kum Youn

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Choral Group 2014 Christmas Celebration

On Wednesday evening, December 10th, the choral group held its annual Christmas celebration dinner at the BayView Yacht Club. The event was sponsored by Dale marshall and his wife. Dale's father, Morrison Marshall and his wife also attend-ed. Morrison is the longest continuing member of the current choral group.

The evening at this beautiful site on the Detroit River was enjoyed by all, and it was a great way to begin the holiday season. You can see the enjoy-ment on the faces of the member and their wives and friends in the photo below. We were even joined by our SMC President, Charlie Rutherford and First Vice President Bob Hynes and their wives.

Our director, Fred Clark, led the singing, and he

included several songs of the season as well as a ren-dition of Lida Rose with Paul Nyquist's wife Nancy providing the accompanying solo. Our regular ac-companist, May Krager, was ill and unable to be with us. However, Richard Wolf, who accompanies the Grosse Pointe South choirs, graciously ageed to join us for the evening. He did a wonderful job.

Dinner accommodations at Bayview were out-standing. Hopefully we will be able tohold our 2015 Christmas celebration there again.

The SMC Choral Group provides our members with an aopportunity to enjoy the fellowship of oth-ers who love the fun of singing. We weould welcome any SMC member who shares our interests to join. Practices are on Tuesdays at 9:30 with the next one on January 13, 2015.

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Membership ApplicationSenior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc.

A Social, Educational and Recreational Club for Men Over 55 Years of Age.

PLEASE PRINT

Name: ________________________________________ Name on Badge___________________________

No. & St.: ______________________________________ City: __________________________________

5+4 ZIP: __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Birth Date: ____/____/_____ Spouse________________

E-Mail: _______________________________ Sig. Other________________Working___Retired______

Home Phone: (______) ____________________ Cell Phone: (______) ____________________

Hobbies: __________________________________Military Service_______________________________

Current or Prev. Occupation & Affiliation: _________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________

One or More Sponsors

Print Name: ________________________________ Signature: _________________________________

Print Name: ________________________________ Signature: _________________________________

Please return completed application with $60 fee ($25 one-time initiation fee + $35 dues) payable to SMC of Grosse Pointe, and add $10 if you want a SMC membership lapel pin. For reinstatement, update application and submit annual fee of $35.Mail application and check to SMC Membership Chairman, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3726

Office Use Only$_________ pd.Pin ___

SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE

CLUB MOTTO: FESTIVITIES ... FUN ... FELLOWSHIP

Purpose: To provide festivities, fun and fellowship for its members through social, educational and peer group association in its recreational and social activities. Sponsored sub-clubs: Other activities:BOWLING, GOLF, TENNIS, PROFESSIONAL BALL GAMESPOOL & BILLIARDS THEATER PERFORMANCESBRIDGE (CONTRACT AND DUPLICATE) DINNER CRUISESCHORAL GROUP FALL DINNER/DANCEFLORIDA SNOW BIRDSINVESTMENT SEMINARSTECHNOLOGY CLUBREADERS GROUP

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SMC BIRTHDAY LIST for JANUARY

Raffle Winners

December 9 Leon Trumbauer $47 Carl Metzker $47

December 23 No Raffle as we did not meet, so Willie Wyatt couldn't win

Henry Fischer 313-473-8625

Anderson, Leslie C. 12 - 88Bradford, Kirk 25Burt, Richard H. 14 - 81Case, David 18Chan, Stephen 9Cottrell, John H. 14Couzens, Frank 18 - 91Coyle, R. Gerald 2 - 86Cracchiolo, Thomas A. 10 - 88Daher, Kenneth 17Dervan, Andrew 1Ekin, Al 10 - 82Everett, Robert C. 7 - 90Fischer, Henry A. 25Fox, James P. 8Hendrie, George S. 21 - 88Henkel, Milton 3 - 88Judson, Nathan C. 28 - 83Kennedy, John 15Kruger, Lawrence 15 - 83La Ferte, Daniel A. 2 - 87

Lemen, James R. 11 - 84Marshall, James F. 22 - 92Mc Gratty, Stephen A. 27Mezger, Eugene 20 - 87Patrosso, Albert A. 26 - 90Reisig, Robert O. 3 - 89Romano, Frank 10Shammus, George P. 6 - 84Spicer, S. Gary 1Sulad, Rodger T. 23 - 84Sylvester, Francis L. 7 - 90Torp, Allen J 31Winkler, Irving P. 10 - 87Zarobe, Ramon D. 9 - 85

A Total of 35 BIRTHDAYS in JANUARY with 22 Birthdays 80 & OVER

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MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYWEDNESDAY

SMC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

9:00am BILLIARDS Noon BOWLING AT HARBOR LANES

New Year's Day

January 5 January 6 January 8 January 9

Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 January 1 January 2

January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16

January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 January 23

January 26

Februatry 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE)

9:00am BILLIARDS Noon BOWLING AT HARBOR LANES

9:00am BILLIARDS Noon BOWLING AT HARBOR LANES

9:00am BILLIARDS Noon BOWLING AT HARBOR LANES

10:00am TENNIS 1:00pm GPP MOVIES Adam's /Rib

10:00am TENNIS 1:00pm GP PARK MOVIES

PAVAROTTI 7 FRIENDS

10:00am TENNIS 1:00pm GP PARK MOVIE GOING MY WAY

8:45am MAIL NEWSLETTER 9:30am CHORAL GROUP

December 29 to February 6, 2015

9:30am CHORAL GROUP

6:30pm THE READERS

9:30am CHORAL GROUP NO SMC MEETING

10:00am TENNIS 1:00pm GP PARK MOVIE Gigi

10:00am TENNIS 1:00 pm GPPark Movies Sabrina

10:00am TENNIS

9:30am CHORAL GROUP

9:00am BILLIARDS Noon BOWLING AT HARBOR LANES

January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30

January 7 8:45am MAIL NEWSLETTER 9:30am CHORAL GROUP

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SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE, INC. 2014-2015

NEWSLETTER Editor: John Snyder (313-885-6388, jsnyder45@comcast.net); Photographer: John H. Williams; Staff: Carl Berger, Andrew Cleek, Ched Fine, Henry Fischer, Peter Higbie, Al Thomas, Ed White Published monthly for $11.40 of the dues paid by each member. Periodical postage paid at Detroit, Michigan.

MAILING & ADDRESS CHANGES: (including email and phone) Henry A. Fischer, 313-473-8625 email: fischerh@ameritech.net H. George Arsenault, 586-773-2774, email: arsenault890@comcast.net

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immediate Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Directors

January 2015

Charles R. RutherfordEdward P. Rowady

J. Robert HynesRobert E. Murphy J. Gerard TeaganDaniel OstrowskiCarl W. Metzker

Willie J. Wyatt

Term Ending September 30, 2015 Edward W. Benz James A. Odell Henry A. Fischer John S. Snyder

Term Ending September 30, 2016 John Klobuchar Martin D. McMillan Michel J.. Pilorget Mark K. Wilson

Mailed Tuesday, January 6, 2015NEWSLETTER (USPS 018-430) PERIODICAL POSTAGESenior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc., PAID AT DETROIT, MI Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore Road,Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236-3726

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Membership ApplicationSenior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc.

A Social, Educational and Recreational Club for Men Over 55 Years of Age.

PLEASE PRINT

Name: ________________________________________ Name on Badge: _____________________________

No. & St.: ______________________________________ City: ______________________________________

5+4 ZIP: __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Birth Date: ____/____/_____ Sig. other: ________________

E-Mail: ___________________________________________________ Fax: (_____) ____________________

Home Phone: (______) ____________________ Cell Phone: (______) ____________________

Hobbies: __________________________________________________________________________________

Current or Prev. Occupation & Affiliation: _____________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________

Two Sponsors

Print Name: ________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________

Print Name: ________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________

Please return completed application with $60 fee ($25 one-time initiation fee + $35 dues) payable to SMC of Grosse Pointe, and add $10 if you want a SMC membership lapel pin. For reinstatement, update application and submit annual fee of $35.Mail application and check to SMC Membership Chairman, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3726

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