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

VOLUME LI NO. 5 www.gpsmc.homestead.com February 2012

Program Chairman - Ken Van Dellen

President’s Message

Inside . . Profile (Ralph Woodbury)New MembersMystery WheelsLuncheon (Gary Peters) Investments (DuMouchelle)ReadersMembership ApplicationInvestments (Hanlon)RaffleTech ClubGolfBridgeAttendanceFlorida LuncheonGet WellSpecial Events (Movies)MemorialsBirthdaysCalendar

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February 14, 2012

February 28, 2012

Mar 13 Dennis MorrowMar 27 George KhouryApr 10 War Memorial ClosedApr 24 Richard Sheridan

Coming Attractions

The Heart of the Matter -Information Overload

Ron DzwonkowskiDetroit Free Press

A Home For the HomelessIsraeli / Palestinan Issue

Menlo Innovations

George S. Lilly

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Sgt. James VoglerGPP Public Safety

ACTION Task Force

In early January, every member of the Club, includ-ing those who normally receive the Newsletter on the internet, was mailed a copy of the January Newslet-ter along with the 2012 Directory. Twelve issues of the Newsletter reach your home each year. Few of us realize the amount of work and dedication that makes each of those issues possible. Ched Fine, along with the members of his committee, makes the production of our Newsletters a reality twelve times a year. For the majority of you who receive your Newsletters via the US Mail, a committee of several members meets for a half day each month to prepare those Newsletters for mailing.

The preparation of the Directory for publication is another time-consuming project handled by Past President, George Arsenault, and his committee. This publication is also a financial drain on the Club’s resources. For that reason we sell advertising and I am

happy to report that the advertis-ing revenue has offset the cost of publication. This year, Dennis Rasch, Advertising Chairman, along with the able assistance of former chairman, Bob Vogler, was able to sell enough advertis-ing to make that possible, quite an accomplishment considering the current economic conditions in our community. Let’s not forget that the work accomplished by these committees on our behalf was done gratuitously.

Our first speaker of the New Year was Congressman Gary Peters who currently represents the 9th Congres-sional District. Because of redistricting, he will run later this year for a new district that includes the five Grosse Pointes. The Club was well represented (136 reservations and 154 in attendance). Mr. Peters, a

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Editor’s In-Box

Dr. Ralph F. Woodbury1997 Educator of the Year

Ralph Woodbury

A quiet and unassum-ing man, a person who

demonstrates a caring attitude, just the kind of person you would want for a family doc-tor, that is the first impression of Ralph F. Woodbury. In fact, that is who he became, Dr. Ralph F. Woodbury M.D. and highly recognized retired fam-ily doctor in the Grosse Pointe area.

Maybe Woodbury’s de-meanor developed because of a precarious birth in 1930, when underweight babies were given little chance to live. Weighing only 3.5 pounds, Ralph’s mother was advised that he would not survive. However, Mother Woodbury took a practical course of action - she changed doctors. That, of course, made a lasting impression on Ralph Woodbury, leading him to the field of medicine and, eventually, family practice.

The fragile beginning may have disguised what hap-pened in the ensuing years. At age eleven, Ralph won a gold medal in Detroit’s Inter School Junior Olym-pics (discontinued after Pearl Harbor). He went on to play football and participated in track and field events. He graduated with honors from Northwestern High School in 1948.

Woodbury began his pre-med training at Wayne State University and completed that training at Bowl-ing Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. While at Bowling Green, he again played football be-fore injury ended his college athletics. In the third year of pre-med, he married Elaine Crough and proceeded to have four children, 3 boys and 1 girl. They are all successful today in various fields: Derrik is an Ortho-pedic hand surgeon, Colleen is a registered nurse and infusion therapist, Greg is an economist, and Jeff is in newspaper distribution.

Graduating in 1956 from what is now Wayne State University Medical School, Woodbury interned at

Bon Secour Hospital in Grosse Pointe. He went on to focus on family medicine at St. John Hospital and Bon Secour. He was Chairman of the Family Medicine Department at Bon Secour and particularly en-joyed teaching.

He joined the faculty group at St. John, teaching family medicine, and in 1997 his pas-sion for teaching was rewarded when he was chosen “Educator of the Year” by the Michigan Family Medicine Society. For a period, Dr. Woodbury was in medical practice with a former classmate, Dr. Bruce Kresge,

grandson of the founder of the Kresge Corporation.Ralph and Elaine had many interests but especially

enjoyed family travel in their own motor home. Edu-cational and vacation cruises included visits to Eng-land, Scotland and Ireland. (Ralph kissed the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle in Ireland, which, apparently, is no small feat). Ralph and Elaine enjoyed skiing and dancing and on occasions, while visiting their son in Sundance, Utah at the Robert Redford Ski Resort, they would meet celebrities like Redford, Tom Bro-kaw, movie director Stephen Polock, and actor David Devane.

Ralph keeps his golf game going and had the un-usual opportunity of getting a free lesson from the great Sammy Snead in 1993. Elaine not only enjoyed dancing, she also taught dancing. Elaine passed away in 2009.

Initially a history major, Ralph continues to enjoy reading, golf and a close association with his sons, daughter and five grandchildren. His passion for teaching and respect for the medical profession and his many past associates remains the same. Dr. Ralph F. Woodbury is an active member of the Senior Men’s Choral Group.

Ed Rowady

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New MembersMembership - Eric Lindquist - 313-882-9465

New Member Badge Name Home Phone SponsorsAddress Partner Hobbies Birthday Former Firm FAX e-Mail

Richard Grosefield Dick 313-881-7438 Carl Metzker & Eric Lindquist512 Saddle Lane Marybeth Golf, boating, fishingGrosse Pointe Woods December 3, 1948 Office Max48236 [email protected]

Hubert Montpetit Hugh 313-885-9468 Eric Lindquist & Joseph Schneider289 Ridgemont Mary Ann Photography, woodworking, gardeningGrosse Pointe Farms June 4, 1930 Detroit Free Press - Advertising48236-3131 313-885-9468 [email protected]

E-mail Address Changes / Corrections after 2012 Directory:Daniel Chisholm [email protected] Harrison Twp.William O’Keefe [email protected] 75 Vernier Rd. GPSFred Schneider [email protected] E.Williams Ct. GPW

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Democrat, gave a fine presentation to an attentive and enthusiastic audience. He is currently completing his second term, and he told us that he was the first Demo-crat to represent his District in over 100 years.

Those of you who are expecting to be in Florida in

March should plan to attend the Club’s luncheon on March13 at the University Park Country Club near Sarasota. This popular event was chaired for years by George Arsenault. Member Hal Nixon will be handling it this year. You can reach him at his Florida home by calling (727) 866-1721.

Mystery Wheels

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Gary Peters

Perspectives on the Economy,Jobs and Key Local Issues

Luncheon Meeting - January 10, 2012 Speaker: U.S. Rep. Gary PetersIntroduction by: Ken Van Dellen Invocation by: Rev. Paul Innes Mariners' Episcopal ChurchReported by: Ken Van Dellen

attract more engineers into the region.

Small businesses need ac-cess to money, and the real es-tate collapse limited ability to lend. Peters has been working on ways for small businesses to obtain loans.

A second major topic of his talk involved the need for im-proved mass transit in south-east Michigan. He presented a case for the light rail proposal, indicating that any successful city needs a regional transit system. Transit stations are “magnets of economic devel-opment,” and major business people are funding a large part

of the light rail system from downtown to the New Center area, which would give an assurance of perma-nence to businesses that develop near it. Suburbs and city are interdependent and need transit for people to get to work, etc. The system would eventually extend into Oakland and Macomb Counties, as well as Metro Airport, one of the few major airports in the country without rapid transit to downtown.

The plan would be for a rapid bus transit system using long buses connecting to the light rail. It would have fixed stations where one would buy tickets, dedicated lanes for buses, communication with traffic signals to always give buses a green light, and digital posting of arrival time of the next bus.

Rep. Peters would like to get back all of the transit money we send to Washington, instead of the $.40 on a dollar now returned. However, he overlooked that Washington always needs to keep a “handling charge.”

A vigorous question and answer period followed. It covered the definition of “middle class,” quality of education, the light rail project, who would run the new transit system, and the rationale for dividing Grosse Pointe into two state house districts (which was state legislation).

Rep. Peters began by talking about the new

14th Congressional District, in which he plans to run. The new 14th District, which includes Grosse Pointe, is 55 miles long, and only half a mile wide in places.

He then spoke about the economy and jobs. Having been in small business, he said he understood that sector of the economy, but was also aware of the importance of the auto industry and worked vigorous-ly to help with the rescue. He stated that we would have been in great difficulty had GM and Chrysler not survived. They were victims of what happened on Wall Street, and we have to be careful not to “let greed run wild” again. He remarked that a great country needs manufacturing, and that was a justification for the rescue.

He visited Chrysler headquarters at the time the company was going into bankruptcy and needed money because a business needs capital to get out of bankruptcy. During that visit, CEO Nardelli stated that they could not borrow enough money from non-government sources to get out of bankruptcy and were three weeks away from liquidating the company.

Peters observed, emphasizing the physical size of only the Chrysler headquarters building, that the footprint of that building is second only to that of the Pentagon. This summer it was full, and they were looking for additional space elsewhere for a thousand additional engineers.

Now we need to focus on the next generation of a strong and vibrant auto industry. Peters said he au-thored the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act, works closely with auto suppliers in the area, and represents the largest number of auto suppliers. Suppliers who employ the major part of auto workers, have been in a cash crunch, now easing, and have been unable to do necessary research and development, which would

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Speaker: Robert DuMouchelle Dumouchelle Art GalleriesIntroduction by: Dan Beck Reported by: Dan Beck

Investment Seminar - November 22, 2011

Alternative Investments

There are many art muse-ums in the Midwest sup-

ported by a large population with varied interests in artistic categories such as furniture, jewelry, sculpture and orien-tal weavings such as rugs and tapestries.

Bob stated that furniture was big but hasn’t been for some time. Fine pieces are a good buy today because of the soft market.

Investors are investing for the long term at this time. Paintings by well-known artists are holding their own, particularly if they are in good condition, not altered, have great provenance and a history that is traceable or verifiable. Such items are a rarity with few coming on market.

Artists whose paintings were hung at the National Portrait Gallery, who painted presidents, were popular in the early 2000s.

Sailing ships by artists of the talent of Billersmith have a strong market. Our ancestors came to America by sea and many items relating to their voyage are popular. Lighthouse lenses, ocean buoys and lifeboats are sought after. One Dumouchelle client built a wing on his house to accommodate such items. Many such pieces are leaving Michigan.

Paintings must be in good shape to sell.Reginald Marsh painted burlesque scenes in water-

color and gave them to his aunt and friends. He didn’t frame them or think they were valuable. They were found in his estate. They were bought and given as gifts and sold. A buyer saw them, pulled out a swatch of forest green cloth, which matched a painting he purchased for $5,000.

Jewelry values move up and down with buyer’s tastes. Big stones are popular today, not to buy but as a means to park money. There are no risks of seen damage or of paint fad-ing.

Many buyers request Gem-ology Institute of America evaluations before purchasing. Such an appraisal is very con-servative and can be counted on.

When a large stone comes in, such as a 10.7 carat one, the prongs are removed and it is shipped, by Brinks, to New

York. This particular diamond sold for $150,000, or $14,000 a carat. Free up that drawer that is stuck in great grandmothers dresser in the attic.

Asian art has been on the rise since 2000. A white jade piece 2”x3” sold for $5,000 in 2003. This past year it was purchased for $80,000.

The Ming and Juin-Ling periods are often sought by collectors. The Chinese government is purchasing large amounts.

Ivory sells all the time. It is important where it is carved because governments have threatened embar-gos on their being shipped.

The burden is on the buyer. A carved warrior 25” in height sold for $13,000. Six years ago it sold for $3,000. Many people are looking for rare pieces with unique qualities yet few items are available. Lists are available for what dealers want.

Books. A 114 leather bound book collection in good shape that was signed was put up at auction for $7,000 and sold for $37,500.

Robert DuMouchelle

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The Readers - Frank Markey (313-886-8324)

Robert MorrisFinancier of the American Revolution

by Charles Rappleye

Morris was on the scene in Philadelphia from 1752 to his death in1805. As a merchant in

the import export business he became supportive of the revolutionary cause from the passage of the Stamp Act. We are told of his role in the Secret Commit-tee of Correspondence 1774 to 1781 in promoting the American Cause in Europe by obtaining arms and munitions for American commercial goods. A Reader acknowledged taking an extensive American His-tory course in prep-school and never hearing of Mor-ris. This evidenced that both Morris’ fate and fortune long suffered from the murky state of the Secret Committee’s records of contracts he was involved in the early stages of the war and from his speculation in land after the war. It was three years in debtor’s prison for him. Popular opinion deserted him, but his politi-cal class including George Washington did not. He visited although frustrated with him. Congress created Bankruptcy Court which freed Morris but did not re-establish him.

Telling of the conflicting views of many caught up in the Revolution left a Reader to wonder how the country ever came together. Reading what the British

army did in Philadelphia on leaving, one is thankful that it is out of here. One Reader thought the book too crowded with facts and to be read much like a text book. Still another Reader appreciated hearing of the wife’s future being secured by a family friend. Morris professed good faith in his acquisitions. He spoke of one correction in his path that if taken would have had him the richest man in the country. He had but tokens and good thoughts to leave his heirs.

The author sees Morris as installing his modernist view of free people, united by principles of economic self-interest and not by bonds of state or political au-thority, that set America on its course to becoming the economic powerhouse we know today!

February reading is IN THE GARDEN OF THE

BEAST by Erik Larsen. March reading is THE WORST HARD TIME by Timothy Egan.

Meetings are held at Dan Beck’s home, 25 Roslyn, Grosse Pointe Shores, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of the month. February 21, 2012 and March 20, 2012. RSVP.

Continued from page 5Sculpture must be interesting and the buyer must

love it. A Charles Bradley Ives piece had worn details on the outside, the rarity was good but condition was poor. It was 11” high and sold for $19,000.Q. Are there many speculators in your business?A. Some people buy and sell based on their in-

terests. They look for opportunities and have more misses than hits. Some buy for the long-term. They watch museums and collections for trends.Q. Are oriental rugs holding their values?A. They are very soft. The market is flooded. Iran,

Pakistan, Turkey, India (who hired Persian artisans) and Persian rugs are hard to tell from Chinese.

Rugs made in the 1920’s or earlier are hot; prices are up. A number of pieces have survived. They reflect

lost designs and are no longer readily available.Bob closed with a fascinating story of a painting of

people waiting outside a train station. It was a diffi-cult and lucky search, yet it was proven to be in Buffa-lo. Next it was determined to be by Thomas LeClear who was renowned in his time (1800s). The majority of his art was in the Chicago fair fore.

The painting was in poor condition. It was listed in auction as representative of the artist as it was not signed. It was purchased by an agent for his client for $3,700,000. Someone is smiling in this fair land of ours.

We are indebted to Bob DuMouchelle for a fine presentation accompanied by pictures. The family reputation and business is certainly in good hands.

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

PLEASE PRINT

Name: ________________________________________ Name on Badge: ____________________________ No. & St.: ______________________________________ City: _____________________________________5+4 ZIP: __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Birth Date: ___/___/____ Retired? __ Sig. other: ________________Hobbies: ________________________________________________ Phone: (_____) ___________________Prev. Occupation & Firm: ___________________________________________________________________ Fax: (_____) ___________________ E-Mail: _____________________________@_____________________ I hereby certify that I am retired or at least 55. Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________Two Sponsors (Required)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. Reinstatements of past members: $35 dues only - initiation and sponsors not required.

Mail 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 POINTECLUB 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: BOWLING, GOLF, TENNIS, POOL & BILLIARDSBRIDGE (CONTRACT AND DUPLICATE)CHORAL GROUPFLORIDA SNOW BIRDSINVESTMENT SEMINARSTECHNOLOGY CLUBREADERS GROUP

Other activities: PROFESSIONAL BALL GAMESTHEATER PERFORMANCESDINNER CRUISESFALL DINNER/DANCE

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Andrew W. Hanlon

Investment Seminar - October 25, 2011 Speaker: Andrew W. Hanlon Hanlon Investment Management, Inc. Introduction by: Dan BeckReported by: Dan Beck

The NYSE is 1250, the same as 12 years ago.

Standard and Poor’s is un-changed.

A defined benefit world is no more. It is a defined contribu-tion society now, which is very challenging.

Peoples’ assets, ie home and cottage, are declining. Home values dropped 40% in four years in Mountain View, NJ.

Structured issues should be addressed. There is a lot of cash on hand.

Insurance companies can’t offer annuities because the interest people were counting on is non-existent.

Many people once considered passive investing as conservative, but not today. A loss of 6%-8% a year is not much change, yet a loss of 35% is life altering.

Investing was institutional until now. Buyers are very hypersensitive to T.V. news.

In 1988 the Amex investing index showed the hot-test market was Japan – buying Rockefeller Center, Pebble Beach Country Club et al.

Japan has been flat the past 20 years. Modern portfolios must diversify risk. The Nikkei

is moving together with older international exchanges to diversify risk.

One tactical asset plan took $3.4 billion out of the market and went to cash on June 17, 2011. In October the money went into corporate bonds. They are only using funds – no stocks.

Hanlon doesn’t buy individ-ual stocks. He owns funds and ETF’s to lower the risk. You can’t time the market.

They identify intermediate trends using an identification system. Don’t do a lot of trad-ing, use bonds, mutual funds and money markets only.

When evaluating alternative market solutions several questions must be asked: Is it liquid? Is it in my own name? Is it transparent? Can I find what I own? Is it appropriate? Do I under-stand it?Q. Don’t you believe in buy and hold?A. It can work out. You should let your advocate

help with your decision. With us, all of your assets are in your name, not Hanlon’s.

Andy Hanlon introduced some interesting fund strategies designed to maintain or increase portfolios in these unusual times. He is an excellent presenter and was well received.

Raffle WinnersDecember 27 no meetingJanuary 10 Ken Van Dellen $45 Ralph Barbier $45 Rob’t Samaras flowersJanuary 24 Roger LeClerc $42 Tom Kneeshaw $42

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L. T. Wilson

Tech ClubEd Rowady (313) 882-4963

Maximizing Battery Life

Mr. L.T. Wilson, Found-er, Eagle Product

Marketing, LLC was a return-ing speaker for the January 18 Tech Club Meeting. In a professorial style Mr. Wilson started the meeting by handing out a pop quiz to the surprised attendees, (We hadn’t taken a quiz in years). Maybe read-ers of this article would like to take that quiz. Answers are at the end of this article:

1) At its most basic level, a battery is a container full of chemicals that produces:

a) Protons b) Neutrons c) Electrons d) Aggravations

2) The areas of the battery marked positive (+) and negative (-) are called:

a) Reactors b) Terminals c) Poles d) Swedes3) As a result from the chemical reaction electron

flow direction a) from (+) to (-) b) from (-) to (+) c) either

direction d) GPS Nav.4) In 1800 Alessandro Volta made the first battery

by layering plates of silver and zinc with blotting pa-per soaked in salt water. This battery was called?

a) Voltaic pile b) Vtube c) Volta stack d) Chevy Volta e) “V.L.T.” combo

5) Which of the following names are used inter-changeably with Daniel cell, the 17th century battery commonly used in telegraphs and doorbells?

a) gravity cell & wet cell b) charged cell and dead cell c) cell site & cell phone

6) What kind of battery has a reversible reaction? a) zinc-carbon b) lead- acid c) fickle cell7) Leaving a battery on a concrete surface, causes

the battery to go dead (discharge) a) True b) False c) Depends if extra warranty

was purchased8) When was the prototype

for the rechargeable battery invented?

a) 1795 b)1901 c) 1859 d) Same time as Internet

9) Nickel-cadmium batter-ies can malfunction when they are overcharged (recharged before being 50% discharged). This problem is called

a) Memory effect b) CRS c) Celzsheimer’s d) Binge charging disorder

10) Which if the following is not a type of battery ar-rangement?

a) parallel b) serial c) series-parallel d) more than one storage cell e) pre-paid cell

11) What is the number one “killer” of a battery? a) vibration b) heat c) cold d) parasitic current

drain e) peopleOther tidbits from Mr. Wilson’s presentation:

Cell phone on “vibration” uses 2 to 3 times the energy as “ring”

Totally discharging the battery and then recharging it extends its life.

Cold pro pads for car battery terminals prevent corrosive buildup.

Conventional batteries need to breath.Place smart phones in 'airplane mode' to prevent

interference and reduce power required.Old fashioned batteries with wood cases would go

“dead” on concrete, but not new plastic case batteries. Great presentation, fine battery displays, enthusi-

astic attendees. Mr. Wilson sets a high standard for speakers.

Answers: 1) c; 2) b; 3) b; 4) a; 5) a; 6) b; 7) b; 8) c; 9) a; 10) e; 11) b

The Storage Cell: A Battery of Questons

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Calling all Golfers

The Golf League, a sub-club of the Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe (SMC), is taking mem-

berships for the 2012 season. The only requirement for membership is interest in the game and being able to count up to 150. You don’t have to be a member of SMC to join the league. The fee for the Golf League is $45 and includes a paid seat at the end of season Banquet in October and a complete record of your scores on every hole in all 18-hole rounds you played.

In the 2011 season, 150 members played 2013 rounds of 18-hole golf at three courses during a period of twenty-three weeks from April to September. A total of 123 individuals collected $2414.

Again this season, we will play three courses: Golden Hawk, St. Clair Shores, and Chandler Park. You may play any week-day, as often as you wish, and place the scorecard in our League deposit box at each course. At St. Clair Shores our League has a special reserved block of time on Thursday’s from 7 to 9 am 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 League is divided into three flights based on member handicaps. Each week we record the first and second place winners for each flight at each of the three courses. First place in each flight pays $5; second place pays $3, and ties split the prizes.

We will have two, two-week long Scrambles this year, and they will be played during the weeks of June 11-15 & June 18-22 and August 13-17 & August 20-24. This longer time will allow teams to Scramble at more than one course if desired. In both Scrambles, the second week is optional. 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 October 4th Golf Banquet. Members who do not wish to participate in the scrambles, may play for their own pleasure and individual scores will not be recorded during the first scramble week, but will be recorded during the second scramble week.

We heard from a number of members that they were not able to play 18 holes in one day so to accommo-date these members we’re allowing them to play nine holes, turn in their scores to be recorded, play another round of nine holes the same week or the next week or whenever, turn in that second score (even if the second nine is played on a different course) and our handicap-per will match the two nines to make an 18 hole round that then will qualify for prizes. It will be necessary to carefully identify the scorecards with names and dates so the match can be made.

The League will continue prizes for birdies and eagles: $1 for birdies and $2 for eagles with a limit of one of each per course per week per member.

The fun and games start this year on Monday, April 16 with our Kickoff Breakfast at Golden Hawk Golf Club at 8:00 am. (Some eager fellows come a little earlier.) Immediately after breakfast, we will go out to the course for a shotgun start of eighteen holes that will officially begin the season. Everyone rides a cart. If the weather is bad, we will skip the start of play but the breakfast is on regardless. So come prepared for one or both. The combination of breakfast and golf (including a cart) is $32; breakfast only is $10. Both are payable in cash only that morning in the first floor lobby as you enter the clubhouse. Please call one of the committee members (listed below) to let us know how many will be attending for either breakfast and golf or breakfast only. It is not necessary to be a member of the Golf League to attend the Breakfast; moreover, newcomers are welcome.

For membership in the League, send your check for $45 made out to “SMC Golf League” to the Treasurer, Nick Kondak, at 740 Hawthorne, GPW, 48236 and include a stamped self-addressed envelope. A golf committee member will be in the lobby of the War Memorial each Tuesday of the SMC luncheon meet-ings through the first meeting in April to collect dues and take reservations for the Kickoff Breakfast.

Join us for Breakfast and the golf season.

The Golf Committee:Chairman, George Arsenault, (586) 773-2774, [email protected], Nick Kondak, (313) 881-8750, [email protected], Steve Shrader, (313)885-8304, [email protected], Ron Rudolph, (313) 886-3793, [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Tuesday Bridge

Leonard Schim 313- 881-0151

Dave Ruyle 586-779-2718

Friday Duplicate Bridge

First Second January 10 Dick Hall Tom Hosea Darrah Porter Bud Treder

January 5 North/South East/West1st Cobau/Rizzo Devine/Ruyle2nd Juhr/Downing Ling/Kazneck2nd Tarnow/Lee Cartwright/Martin4th Pappas/Botsworth Markey/Ordon5th Deacon/Killeen Higbie/Howell6th Perkins/Kolb Fuller/Linzell7th Welchi/Rober Panock/Mia

Contract Bridge Monday at G.P Woods Community Center

Dennis C. Rasch 313-885-7146

First Second November 28 John Hayes Denny Rasch Len Bartoszewicz Bud Treder Bob Ducastel Roy Vorhees Dick Hall Stan Kramer December 5 Len Schim Stan Kramer Art Linzell Bud Treder Bill Grierson Bob Ducastel Tom Lowichik Denny Rasch

December 12 Darrah Porter Keith Leibbrand Ray Chown Tom Gallagher Dick Hall Joe Vaughn December 19 Frank Markey Tom Lowichik Len Bartoszewicz Darrah Porter Bob Ducastel Tom Gallagher

January 9 Bill Grierson Roy Vorhees Frank Markey John Hayes Dick Hall Bob Frear Darrah Porter Len Bartoszewicz

AttendanceAll 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 attendance record, and record your badge number.

Your telephone calls are important. The next meetings are February 14 and 28.

Accurate attendance forecasting means everyone eats on time. Call before 11:00 a.m. Monday, the day preceding the meeting that your new plans affect.

Bob ChandlerHenry Kuhlman Jack LandinKen MaleitzkeEd WhiteJack H. Williams

Call anyone on the following attendance committee:

Jack H. Williams 313-886-7813

(586) 779-3228(586) 777-0476(313) 886-9456(313) 343-6476(313) 647-9086

(313) 886-7813

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Harold & Marilyn Nixon, phone 727.866.1721, will be your host & hostess this year. This year’s SMC Sarasota Florida luncheon for SMC & Grosse Pointe Snow Birds will be on the 2nd Tuesday in March (March 13) and at the same location as last year. We will have our luncheons at the beautiful University Park Country Club at 7671 Park Boulevard, University Park, Florida, (suburb of Sarasota.) So mark you 2012 calendars--- Tuesday at noon on March 13, 2012, we will all meet for our SMC Annual luncheon at the University Country Club in University Park, Florida.

The luncheon menu will be:

Salad Entrée of Mixed Greens Topped with Sliced Apples, Sugared Walnuts,Strawberries, Sliced Grapes, Tomatoes, Topped with

Choice of Sliced Grilled Herbed Chicken Breast or Grilled SalmonChoice of Raspberry Vinaigrette or Creamy Poppy Seed Dressings

Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream & Chocolate SauceAll Entrée Selections Served with Basket of Warmed Rolls & Piped Butter

Brewed Coffee / Hot or Iced Tea

The cost will be $21.00 per person including sales tax and service charge. RSVP & make checks payable to:

H. C. Nixon6093 Bahia Del Mar Cir #174

St. Petersburg, FL 33715Email: [email protected]

Plan to bring your friends and relations and make your reservations for a wonderful luncheon at the beautiful University Country Club. Ample free parking and breathtaking dining room lakeside view.

I need to know your choice – chicken or salmon. Please indicate on your check RSVP.

Thank you.Harold Nixon

SMC Annual Florida LuncheonMarch 13, 2012

Get WellSalvatore (Sam) Ciaramitaro (313-882-9279)

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

(313)882-9279, Bill Krieg (313)886-1596 or Bill Kamm (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.

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William H. Race Died November 19, 2011 Age 86 Member since 1994Robert W. Wybo Died December 2, 2011 Age 83 Member since 1984Milton J. Hancheruk Died January 14, 2012 Age 77 Member since 1996 Memorials to Grosse Pointe Optimist ClubWilliam L. Bedard Died January 21, 2012 Age 86 Member since 1990Peter G. Manos Died January 23, 2012 Age 86 Member since 1986 Memorials to G. P. United Methodist Memorial Garden

MemorialsTom Roberts - 313-331-3558

MoviesNew this season! Out of the ordinary selections! The Park has added two musical concerts and a Cirque de Soliel performance! Plus two special feature luncheon packages with the films “Some Like It Hot” and “Gone With The Wind.” Movies are free and start at 1:00pm.

February 8 Two For The Road - 1967, 112 min. (starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert FinneyFebruary 22 Tootsie - 1982, 110 min. (starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange)March 7 Moonstruck - 1987, 103 min. (starring Cher and Nicolas Cage)March 21 Yanni Live At The Acropolis - 1993, 95 min. (The most perfect live performance ever)April 4 Cirque du Soleil Allegra - 2001, 93 min. (Nominated for the Primetime Emmy. A beautifully elegant and flamboyant performance. How do they do it!)April 11 (Lunch) Gone With The Wind* - 1939, 231 min. (starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh)

* "Gone With The Wind" Luncheon. This feature is a four hour presentation with a luncheon intermission at the Tompkins Center. The film will start at 10:00 am - break for Lunch at 12:00 - and resume after lunch at 1:00 (confirm times.) Please make your reservations and purchase your tickets in advance at the Lavins Activity Center Front Desk. Tickets are $10.00.

FREE COFFEE AND COOKIES BEFORE THE SHOW TOO!

For more information, call the Lavins Activity Center(313) 822-2812, ext. 300.

Special Events - Tom Kneeshaw (313-821-7480

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SMC BIRTHDAY LIST for FEBRUARY

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Lie, Kim K. 23 - 80Marshall, C. Gregory 23 - 93Mc Hugh, George W. 9 - 88Mc Kee, Martin T. 11 - 88Mc Millin, Stewart E. 10Mc Nelis, James I. 22 - 90Metzker, Carl W. 14 - 85Mogk, John E. 10Molitor, Arthur H. 11 - 82Moran, John E. 12 - 90Morrow, Dennis 7Niederoest, Robert J. 10Noto, Anthony 21Rauh, James L. 27 - 82Reinbold, Eric E. 12 - 91Rizzo, Paul 7 - 89Ruemenapp, Harold A. 26 - 83Rutherford, Charles R. 14 - 83Salot, William N. 25Schomig, Lud 5 - 91Sprague, Henry 11 - 81Steketee, Kenneth J. 14 - 88Stieber, Robert E. 11 - 83Taylor, Victor H. 16 - 89Urquhart, John P. 7 - 86Vorhees, Randall F. 8Walz, Erhard 19 - 80

A Total of 57 BIRTHDAYS in FEBRUARY with 39 Birthdays 80 & OVER

When a woman called 911 complaining of difficulty breathing, Glenn, and his partner—both EMTs—rushed

to her home. Glenn placed a sensor on her finger to measure her pulse and blood oxygen. Then he began to gather her information. “What's your age?” he asked.

“Fifty-eight,” answered the patient, eyeing the beeping device on her finger. “What does that do” It's a lie detector,” said Glenn with a straight face. “Now, what did you say your age was?”

“Sixty-seven,” answered the woman sheepishly.

Armant, David L. 18 - 92Bamford, Elton B. 17 - 81Bidigare, Thomas 18Blain, Donald 27 - 88Bogdziewicz, William J. 3 - 89Brown, Arthur S. 20 - 95Bryant, Arthur W. 3Carter, Ivor W. 7 - 86Chapman, Benjamin G. 18 - 80Cleek, Andrew 9Connor, Peter W. 19Dailey, Walter 20 - 88Darlington, Henry 25Daudlin, George E. 1 - 87De Ryck, Raymond C. 3Dingeman, Harry J. 29 - 96Ducastel, Robert A. 23 - 94Greiner, Joseph 3 - 80Grierson, William O. 9Griffith, William H. 5 - 88Gross, Richard K. 16 - 85Harkenrider, Delmar 6Harwood, Charles 3Hurst, Ernest J. 20 - 89Jones, James L. 21Kalso, Donald 19 - 84Knop, Thomas F. 6 - 89Le Clerc, Roger 18Leiter, Werner A. 5 - 85Leone, Russell 12 - 82

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SMC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb 29 Mar 1 Mar 2

Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8 Mar 9

Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16

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






9:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am BOWLING





10:00am TENNIS 1:00pm MOVIE

10:00am TENNIS

9:30am TECH CLUB 10:00am TENNIS


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

Feb 6, 2012 - Mar 16, 2012


9:30am CHORAL GROUP 9:30am INVESTMENT SEMINAR 10:00am BOARD MEETING 1:00pm CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE)

11:00am SMC MEETING

9:30am CHORAL GROUP 9:30am INVESTMENT SEMINAR 1:00pm CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE)

11:00am SMC MEETING

9:30am CHORAL GROUP 9:30am INVESTMENT SEMINAR

1:00pm CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE)

11:00am SMC MEETING

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

9:30am CHORAL GROUP 5:00pm THE READERS

10:30am TENNIS


SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE, INC. 2011-2012

NEWSLETTER Editor: Ched Fine (313-886-2764, [email protected]); Photographer: John H. Williams; Staff: George Arsenault, Carl Berger, Andrew Cleek, Joseph Fromm, Pete Higbie, Dennis Morrow, 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) Richard K. Gross, 313-881-2933, email: [email protected] H. George Arsenault, 586-773-2774, email: [email protected]

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

Directors

February 2012

George S. LillyBenjamin J. Burns

Kenneth J. Van DellenEric A. Lindquist

William O. GriersonCharles E. Fine

Carl W. MetzkerCharles J. Pentis

Term Ending September 30, 2012Andrew CleekTom Roberts Edward L. WhiteAlan L. Wright

Term Ending September 30, 2013Robert HafelThomas KneeshawDonald L. KalsoDennis C. Rasch

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