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Volume 55 Issue 9 A newsletter for members of Military Officers Wives Club—Tampa Chapter September 2018
MOWC Luncheon
13 September 2018
Social time 11:30 — Luncheon 11:45 Members and Guests Cost: $15.00
Menu—Indian—Theme
Pita bread, Lentil Salad, Curry Chicken Basmati Rice, Cumin Green Beans
Assorted Desserts Order Chef or Fruit Salad with reservation
Program
Commissary Comments
Reservations
Call or email Anita High by noon 7 September
(850) 865-4550 [email protected]
September Speaker
We are happy to have Thomas Scott, Store Manager, MacDill AFB Commissary as
our guest speaker.
Thomas started with DeCA in 2001 at Tyndall AFB Commissary in Pensacola, FL.
Then he transferred to Camp Lejeune NC Marine Corps Base from 2005 to 2007, Little
Creek VA Amphibious Naval Base from 2007 to 2009. He has been at MacDill from
May 2009 to present.
“I will be accompanied by Cathy Conger who is a sales representative
for the Company Acosta. That company represents a very large number of products we sell here
at the Commissary. Mainly what she is responsible for is Proctor and Gamble items such as
Bounty, Charmin, Tide, Gain and a lot of HBA items too. They represent Proctor and Gamble
among other companies for the Commissary.”
How Can You Read the Newsletters?
If you want to read Tampa Chapter newsletters, you will need to go to the on-line webpage at http://
www.moaatampa.org. Once you open the webpage, look at the top and hold your curser over “MOWC
Wives Club” or “The Retrospect” and a menu will drop down and you can click on what you want to see.
The 3rd Annual MOWC TEA
is Coming . . .
Thursday, October 11th
If you haven't attended a
MOWC luncheon recently,
October's is one you don't
want to miss. It's our 3rd
Annual Afternoon Tea.
There
will be
delicious tea sandwiches, delight-
ful scones, and wonderful sweets
in addition to an assortment of
teas.
And, don't forget, Hats Are
Welcome!
-Esther Berg, Chairperson
Known September Birthdays 2 Macy Eidenire 23 Laura Genre 12 Jutta Payant 24 Linda Bakunas 15 Susann Jarabak 24 Uschi Farnham 16 Emily Povey 26 Un Yong Laux 17 Phyllis Halverson 27 Lou Wyatt 18 Barbara Godfrey 29 Gerry Krause 19 Annie McClinton 30 Esther Berg 21 Sylvia Reeves
Sunshine Report -Renee Brunelle, Sunshine Reporter
A Sympathy card was sent to Kolleen Steadman upon the death of her husband, Col Milton Steadman USA RET. A Get-Well card was sent to Linda Swenson after she had surgery on both eye lids in July. A Get-Well card was sent to Pat Geasa after she had hip surgery August 7th. Thinking-of-You cards were signed by the MOWC ladies attending the August luncheon and mailed to Pat Geasa, Lorraine Gontarski and Uschi Farnham.
Comings and Goings
Nicky Siegman wrote, “Dick and I are looking forward to our October mini vacation. We're driving to Asheville, NC and Charleston, SC for a few days of R & R then back home to the daily grind. Kate Wilde wrote, “Rob and I are
spending ten days in Narragansett, RI with the six grand-kids. It just started today so no stories yet. We all get together two times a year in a big old house in summer and just before Christmas. Anne Pray wrote, “Bill and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary with a party for 110 guests on July 21. Our granddaughters sang, danced and one wore three of my vintage gowns including my wedding gown. I also had the dress my mother wore and her corsage. We told our love story and renewed our vows.” Sylvia Reeves wrote, “I missed being at the August luncheon but am having a wonderful time at our family home in Beach Mountain, NC. We are enjoying a break from the heat with the 60 degree weather here. I am hop-ing the fall leaves will turn early this year so I cam see some of them before we return to Florida next month.”
Thank You Pat Geasa would like to thank all the ladies for the prayers, cards and phone calls for her recent hip surgery. All went well, now is recuperation/rehab time. Fred (Scotty) Cleland wrote, " Thank you so much for your prayers and support dealing with this time of sor-row". Editor’s note: Scotty is Carla Hensen’s father.
Puns for Educated Minds 1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian . 3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. 4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption. 5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery. 6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering. 7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.. 8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 9. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The po-lice are looking into it. 10. Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 11. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.' 12. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. 13. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab centre said: 'Keep off the Grass.' 14. The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. 15. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. 16. A backward poet writes inverse. 17. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion. 18. A vulture boards an air plane, carrying two dead rac-coons. The stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.' 19. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!' 20. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too. 21. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my elec-tron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.' 22. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication 23. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
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2018 MOWC Board Members
President—Kathy Kennett 813-792-7140 Vice President—Sylvia Reeves 813-748-9244 Treasurer/Chit Chat—Shirley Helveston 863-510-5048
Committee Chairs
VA Hosp Rep—Mary Ellen Harlan 813-245-5261 Scholarship—Anita High 850-865-4550 Sunshine Reporter—Renee Brunelle 813-445-4447 Reservations—Anita High 850-865-4550 Prizes—Nicky Siegman 813-681-9601
The Chit Chat is published monthly, by the Military Officers Wives Club, Tampa Chapter, P.O. Box 6383, MacDill A.F.B., FL 33608-9998, as a service to all members.
Volume 55—Issue 9—September 2018
August Luncheon
It was great to have President Kathy Kennett back
from her travels. She gave a snippet of her adventures then
led us in the pledge of allegiance to our flag and gave an
invocation.
Kathy was the only birthday gal present so she asked
us not to sing to her but we did anyway. She turns 56 this
month and always brings a ray of sunshine with her.
We were so happy to have another new member.
Millie Dalcourt joined our MOWC and her husband joined
MOAA Tampa Chapter. They are a beautiful young couple
with two teenagers (14 & 17) at home and two other chil-
dren (19 & 23) who have left the nest. Her husband,
Charles, is thinking about retiring from the US Army after
many years of service.
Lasagna was the delicious main course from our
buffet. They also served cannoli cake, cheese cake and key
lime pie. Ummm.
We had fun playing three games of BINGO and the
winners each took home $5.00. Kathy read off the numbers
and the ladies played one to three cards trying to be the
lucky winner. I think some of them had a hard time seeing
their cards because they were laughing so hard. BINGO
reaped $24.00 and 50/50 raised $22.00.
Nicky Siegman is doing a great job purchasing little
items for the door prizes. (Says she loves to shop) Uschi
Farnham and Ivy Cranford set high standards in previous
years and the ladies really look forward to taking some-
thing interesting and useful home. The winners were
Valerie Andrews, Kathleen Kuhl, Betsy Wicker and Millie
Dalcourt. Both parts of 50/50 were won by Valerie
Andrews so she went home a ‘happy camper’.
Don’t forget to come next month on September 13.
-Shirley Helveston
If you are not a member of our
Military Officers Wives Club, we
would be happy to have you join.
Annual dues are $20.00. Make
your check out to MOWC, bring to
a luncheon or mail to:
Shirley Helveston, MOWC Treas.
6714 Highlands Creek Loop
Lakeland, FL 33813
MOWC applicants’ husband must
be a member of MOAA Tampa
Chapter or she must be a widow of
a military officer.
New Member:
Millie Dalcourt
President Kathy Kennett was our only birthday gal.
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Nicky Siegman, Valerie Andrews, Millie Dalcourt
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Phyllis Halverson, Nancy Dudney
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You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.
Coming Events
September 13—MOWC luncheon October 11—MOWC luncheon Annual Afternoon Tea November 8—MOWC luncheon December 13—Joint MOAA/MOWC Christmas Celebration
Anne Pray, Priscilla Sarver, Kathleen Kuhl
We Need You
to join us in organizing, preparing and hosting the 2019 FCOC 42
nd Annual Convention
Hosted by the Tampa Chapter, MOAA, at the historic Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
June 20th to 23rd 2019.
Please volunteer for one of the following Committees: President’s Reception; Military Ball;
Drawing; All-Hands Breakfast; Luncheon and Spouse Activities; Transportation; Reception
and Hospitality Room; Shirt Sales; A/V; Programs/Speakers; Vendors; Color Guard; Gifts for
Keynote Speakers; Award Ceremonies; and Memorial Service.
Leadership Committee Volunteer (Please Print)
Name (F,MI,L): _____________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Telephone: (Cell) __________________(Home) __________________
Email: ________________________________________ Text: Yes ____ No____
Committee: ______________________________________________________________
Mail your completed form to: Tampa Chapter MOAA, P.O. Box 6383, MacDill AFB, FL
33608-0383; Email your information to: [email protected]; or Submit the form
at the MOAA luncheon reception desk.
Please contact us with any questions.
Co-Chairs: COL Lewis VanDyke, (703) 984-9289, [email protected]
LTC Doug Andrews, (813) 857-7089, [email protected]
We meet monthly at 10:00 AM prior to the
Tampa Chapter’s luncheon
at the Surf’s Edge Club on MacDill AFB.
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