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The January 15, 2005 meeting of the Arizona Chapter of MOAA was held at the
McCormick Ranch Golf Club. The program was the Installation of Officers for
the year 2005. Sworn in by President Gary Fredericks were CAPT Dan Conway
President, LCDR Terry Tassin First Vice President, LtCol Bernie Katz Second
Vice President, CDR John Gerometta, Secretary, LtCol Chet Baumer Director,
Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson Director, Lt Jim Seidl Programs, and Col Chuck Schluter
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Following the ceremony the gavel was transferred to CAPT Dan Conway.
Presentation of the National MOAA Award to Tom Houser's first place Web Site
was made by President Dan Conway as well as the Awards to Terry Tassin for
his Winner in the Electronic Newsletter category and his First Runner Up in
the Printed Newsletter category.
Congratulations to both of these hard working men and our new
Officers.
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February 2005 |
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The Chapter held the February 17, 2005 dinner meeting at the Sunshine Hotel.
A goodly number turned out in spite of the inclement weather to hear Dan
Morris, an attorney, speak on Senior Survival Workshop and Estate Planning.
We have been getting quite a bit of this material through National MOAA as
well and is timely and informative as some of us are putting on quite a few
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Dan Conway presents Dan Morris with MOAA
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March 2005 |
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The March 19, 2005 Luncheon was held at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club. The
speaker was Mrs. Gayle Martin of the Arizona Historical Society. Her topic
was "Anna Ferguson - World War Two Housewife and Defense Worker." It
reminded some of their own experiences with Fathers or Brothers going off to
war and their own experiences with ration books for sugar, meat, gasoline,
tires etc. Gayle had quite a display of memorabilia from that time
period including the Blue Star and Gold Star Banners that have become
popular at the present time.
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Dan Conway presents Gayle MOAA tumblers |
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April 2005 |
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The April meeting of the Arizona Chapter was held at
the McCormick Ranch Golf Club. The guest speaker was Col Pat Shannahan Ret.
His subject was "What is an Ombudsman". Not easy to speak or spell and
described by Webster as a citizen appointed by the Legislature to
investigate citizen complaints about their Government. That is what he does
and is on his second 5 year term.
This former Artilleryman's last assignment was with the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. He is shown here being presented with MOAA Tumblers by Gary
Fredricks.
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June 2005 |
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The last meeting of the Arizona
Chapter before the summer break was held at McCormick Ranch Golf Club June
18, 2005. The guest speaker was the Honorable Jerry Porter JD Associate
Presiding Judge, Superior Court, Maricopa County. He explained the city
courts and JP courts in Maricopa County, election of judges along with some
of the improvements in the system and facilities.
Judge Porter receives MOAA Tumblers from President Dan Conway.
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September 2005 |
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The Luncheon Meeting was held on September 17, 2005
at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club.
Chuck Schluter reported that our nominees Mike Gannon and Richard Minor
for the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame were selected. Induction will be held
October 28, at the Shrine Auditorium.
The guest speaker was Donna Adams the Community Relations Resources
Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Veterans Services (AZDVS).
This agency runs the Arizona State Veterans Home, Museum, and provides
conservative guardianship for disabled and needy veterans. They are working
on establishing a new cemetery in the north on land to be donated by the
Navajo Army Depot.
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October 2005 |
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The October 15, 2005 luncheon meeting was held At McCormick
Ranch Golf Club with the theme of Oktoberfest. Braten, Sauerkraut mit
kartoffelen und brot was delicious.
Some of the members of the Council of Chapters which the Arizona Chapter
hosted on the 14th at the Hampton Inn in Old Town Scottsdale joined our
luncheon.
The speaker was Ms Eddie Sissons from the State Arrorney General's Office
she spoke on Identity Theft and gave some good pointers on how to avoid it.
One of the main points was not to give out your Social Security Number to
any one on the phone unless you initiate the phone call. She also pointed
out some of the scams that are hitting the valley that are directed
primarily at the elderly. President Dan Conway presents Ms Sissons the
tumblers.
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MOAA National has awarded the Arizona Chapter the rating of 5
Stars. The 5 star streamer will be attached to our MOAA Flag. Many thanks
to all the Officers and individuals who made this award possible. President
Dan Conway and Past President Gary Fredricks hold the award.
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November 2005 |
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The November 2005 MOAA luncheon meeting was held at the
McCormick Ranch Golf Club. Terry Tassin took over the meeting as President
Dan Conway was absent. November is the month for the election of officer and
directors for the coming year and the following slate as announced in the
Sentinel previously was elected: President Dan Conway, 1st VP Terry Tassin,
2nd VP Ron Worthington, Secretary John Geormetta, Treasurer William Johnson,
Directors Charles Schluter, James Seidl, Chester Baumer, Ronald Green and Jo
Ann Thompson. Gary Fredricks is the Past President. The guest speaker was
Mr. Dave Bender a crew member of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental
Journey" of the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. Dave reported
that they have no problem with rank as every member joins as a Colonel. He
also reported that they had special permission from Band Leader Harry James
to put the pin-up picture of Betty Grable on the B-17 and that her picture
was taken from the back side as she was pregnant at the time so now you know
the rest of the story.
The raffle was won by Trula Halpern, Bob Lamparter and Gary Fredricks
with all three donating their winnings to the 50th Anniversary Party. |
Dave is presented MOAA Tumblers
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December 2005 |
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The final meeting for 2005 of the Arizona Chapter MOAA was
held at McCormick Ranch Golf Club December 17. A good crowd of 52 attended
and were entertained by the Glee Club from Trevor Browne High School under
the direction of Mr. Nick Halonen.
A check for $300 was donated to the Glee Club. Our
President Dan Conway had a small silent auction of items donated by local
sports franchises, restaurants, etc. Many thanks to those who donated and it
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