Biennium Officers

Volume 84, Issue 5

March 2017

Editor: Mary Bumstead

Beta Chi Newsletter The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.

President’s Message

Dear Beta Chi Sisters,

It is such a long time from December 1st until March 2nd! I hope you had wonderful holidays and times with your family and friends. It'll be great getting together again soon. 2017 is off to a great start. Reports have been submitted to ADS, thanks to our Executive Board and Co-Chairpersons' meeting. The planning of the 2018 Tri-County Chapters Meeting which will be hosted by Gamma Pi and our Beta Chi Chapters is well under way. Also, a number of our sisters volunteered to help bag jellybeans for the Children's Rehabilitation Cen-ter . . . to name a few. Now we're focusing on new members, our pro-ject "Inspiring Minds" with Deryck Toles (Don't forget to bring your donations to our March 2nd meeting.), and the Alpha Delta State Conven-tion In Fairlawn/Akron. We are an active group that is getting stronger each year. It is truly a pleasure to work with such caring, helpful and wonderful sisters!

DKG Love,

Juanita Barber

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Alpha Delta State Ohio

Please call off by SUNDAY, February 26!!

If you will not be able to attend the March 2nd din-ner meeting, please call Eileen Hazel only on her home phone at 330-856-2218 by Sunday, Febru-ary 26. Speak clearly, and leave your name twice. Thank you.

Program

Call Off

Hostesses: Rose Mary Kokor and Sharon Jarvis

Date: March 2, 2017

Location: Fowler United Methodist Church 3426 Youngstown Kingsville Rd. Fowler, Ohio 44418.

Cost: $15.00 Checks payable to Beta Chi

Time: 6:00 p.m. Dinner

Menu: Chicken Pie Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Glazed Carrots Coleslaw Dinner Rolls Assorted Pies Coffee and Tea

Program: Deryck Toles **Please remember to bring your donation for Inspiring Minds. (Cash or check made out to "Beta Chi")

President ......................... Juanita Barber

1st Vice President .......... Mary Bumstead

2nd Vice President ............... Linda Ross

Recording Secretary ............. Ann Fetrow

Corresponding Sec ............. Eileen Hazel

Treasurer ............................ Linda Falatic

Historian ................................ Sandy Keir

Parliamentarian ................... Janet Smart

Past President .......... Betty Jean Bahmer

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Graphics: Microsoft Public Domain Clipart http://alphadeltastate.weebly.com/graphics.html

Patricia Shehabi, 330-395-5699

In November, I mailed a "thinking of you" card to Therese Hrabowy, as well as Thanksgiving cards to the following reserve members: Madeline Bradford, Lois Jean Brown, Amy Camardese, Lydia Caskey, Jane Cononico, Carole Kyser, Joyce Manning and Eileen Niemi. In December, I mailed Christmas cards to all the reserve members, as well as a sympathy card to Velma Woodall and her family on the loss of her daughter, Christine Scarmuzzi. In January, I sent a "thinking of you" card to Mary Lee Krauss, a "get well" card to Marilyn Besoiu following her knee surgery and a sympathy card for the loss of her husband. I also sent a "get well" card to Sharyn Sibera and Judy Fatobene following their knee surgeries. For February, I sent Valentine cards to all the reserve members.

Linda Ross, 330-638-5831

Thank you to all our sisters who have intro-duced four prospective new members to Be-ta Chi! I will present a short bio for each of these special educators at the March meet-ing, followed with a ballot for voting.

Linda Falatic

From Sandy Keir:

The World Fellowship Committee wishes to thank everyone for the wonderful contributions to the Chinese Auction in November. We made $436. This money is to be distributed as follows:

$150 YSU Scholarship $25 YMCA Young Woman's Bright Future $100 World Fellowship $50 UNICEF Schools for Africa $111 OH WOW

Membership

Sunshine Report

Treasurer’s Report

Birthdays

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Joyce Faiver, 330-539-5837

The Beta Chi Singers will have practices on Tuesday, February 21 at 4:15 and Tuesday, March 21 at 4:15. Both practices will take place at the home of Ann Fetrow. Please let either Joyce or Ann know if you will be unable to make either practice. Thank you.

Music

March: Voting for New Members Donations for Deryck Toles' organization, Inspiring Minds (Cash or check made out to "Beta Chi")

April: Initiation of New Members

May: Founders' Day Celebration DKG Dues

Monthly Meeting ‘Minders

Barbara Layfield March 2

Linda Falatic March 6

Joyce Keir March 11

Marilyn Johnson March 19

Marilyn Stanton March 29

Dear Beta Chi Sisters,

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the many kinds of expressions of sympathy and caring that we received upon the death of our dear daughter, Christine. Thank you also, for all the cards and caring!

Most Sincerely,

Velma and Dallas Woodall

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Alpha Delta State Convention: March 24-26, 2017, at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn Registration Deadline: March 3

ADS Biennial Seminar: June 20-22, 2017, at Crown Plaza in Cleveland Registration Deadline: April 28 (Check the article in our December Newsletter for more details!)

DKG Regional Conference: July 12-14, 2017, at Caesar's Resort and Conven-tion Center in Windsor, Ontario, Canada Check the winter edition of The Voice for more in-formation.

The Voice

There is a special, 20 page, edition of The Voice, pertaining to the election of officers, committee members and changes to the Constitution that will be addressed at the State Convention. For those of you who cannot read this online, there will be several copies at the March meeting. (Making and mailing 25 copies would just be too costly.) Please see Juanita if you would like one to read. Thank you.

Can you guess who I am? Find out at this month's dinner meet-ing!

I taught Grades 2, 4 and 6 for the McDonald School System. I also started McDonald's high school girls' track team! Years later, even though I was no longer coaching, the girls won the State Championship...and they asked ME to sign their trophy...such an honor it was! I retired in 2000 after 30 years of teaching! I have been a Beta Chi Sister for 5 years now! My husband and I have been married for 47 years! We have no children of our own, so we must spoil our two nieces, who are 5 and 8!

When I was younger, I loved to cheer! I was a cheerleader both my junior and senior year, when our Niles McKinley Red Dragons were ranked #1 in the State!! Now, I enjoy spoiling our nieces, and caring for all our "feathered children" that come to visit the many feeders we placed on our property. If only we could claim them as a tax deduction!!

Can you guess WHO I AM? Find out at the March 2 meeting!

Submitted by Ann Fetrow

President Juanita Barber greeted us as we gathered at the Trumbull Country Club to celebrate the Christmas season with DKG sisters of the Alpha Omega Chapter and special guest, Patricia Cermak, our Alpha Delta State President. Festivities began with a spectacular video “A Delta Kappa Gamma Christmas” created by Roselyn Gadd. The Alpha Omega “Singing Lillies” and the “Beta Chi Singers” harmonized together on Silver Bells and Grace, both directed by Sue Ellen Harris Davis.

The Lakeview High School Madrigal Singers, under the direction of Bonnie Chronister, shared the spirit of the season with their polished performance of favorite Christmas classics and humorous novelty songs. Patricia Cermak offered a thoughtful, heart-tugging story reminding us that kindness is a gift we can all give. Juanita Barber presented her with a token of our appreciation.

Deborah Davis, Wendy Spoerr and their committee presented lucky raffle winners with beautiful holiday prize baskets. Members thanked the committee for the evening’s arrangements and the cute angel decorations. Sandy Bilovesky won the 50/50 raffle. President Barber offered a lovely poem entitled “A Christmas Blessing” before adjourning the meeting.

Happenings

That Sums It

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Red Rose Column

Special thanks to:

Our Holiday Committee Co-Chairs, Deb-bie Davis and Wendy Spoerr, and their members: Diana Bauman, Elaine Berna-towicz, Pam Derda, Cathi Hawn, Pat Shehabi, Shirley Stocz, Libby Whetson and Velma Woodall. The table decora-tions and favors, food, entertainment, and raffle baskets were all a hit! With Bonnie Chronister and the Lakeview H.S. Madri-gal Singers we all enjoyed "fruit cake" a

little more!

President Juanita Barber, for leading our holiday cele-bration with our Alpha Omega Sisters!

ADS President, Patricia Cermak, for attending our holi-day celebration, and for sharing a powerful story of kind-ness.

Roselyn Gadd, for the countless hours of work she put into creating and presenting a wonderful video highlight-ing both Beta Chi and Alpha Omega!

Joyce Faiver and all the Beta Chi Singers, for working so many extra hours to present the heartfelt songs with our Alpha Omega singers!

Mary Lee Krauss and the many Sisters who worked nu-merous days to help in bagging jelly beans for the Chil-dren's Rehab Center.

Betty Jean, for hosting and feeding us at the Executive Board and Committee Chairs Meeting on January 21!

Juanita, for getting all the forms for our Gold Key Appli-cation turned in on time!

Juanita, Betty Jean, Sue Smith, Linda Falatic and Mary, for meeting in Austintown, with our Gamma Pi Sisters, to begin planning for the Tri County Meeting in 2018!

All of you, for helping get news and pictures for our newsletters!! And of course, this wouldn't be possible without the work of Sue, Julie and Roz! Thank you, ALL!

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Beta Chi and Alpha Omega Officers along

with Alpha Delta State President preside

over the holiday celebration.

These ladies were socializing and buying

tickets for the raffle.

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The Beta Chi Holiday Committee planned the

event. Holiday Co-chairs are Deborah Davis

and Wendy Spoerr; committee members are

Elaine Bernatowicz, Diana Bauman, Shirley

Stocz, and Pat Shehabi. Members not pictured

are Pam Derda, Libby Whetson, Velma

Woodall, and Cathi Hawn.

Lucky winner Donna Pate receives a Christmas wreath from Pat Shehabi.