Goodtimers’ Newsletter – December 2015
General Meeting: December 3rd , Chas. R. Gailey VFW 8:00 PM
Board Meeting: December 17th , Chas. R. Gailey VFW 7:30 PM
Pres. Tony Glaser, VP Thomas Scherz Treas. Mike Behr, Sr., Sec. Brian Moeves, Sgt @ Arms Robert Rudy, Board Members: Ren Large 13, Denny Huxel 14, Brad Scott 14 Tim Burke 15
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2015 FCCC (Fristoe Catering Chili Cookoff): We had about 80 people. Raised $3500 to go towards the renovation of the Arts building. We have plenty of room for more people!!! Look forward to doubling in attendance next year!!!
2015 Bengals Bowling: This year’s individual high score goes to Adam Ashpaw for a solid 245 in his first game. Everything went down hill from there. Thanks to Ralph Sparks and Brian Moeves for organizing it.
2015 Texas Hold-Em Tournament: Congratulations goes out to Nathan Lane for outlasting the field. There is big interest in this event and we will look to host another tournament in March.
2015 Support Our Troops Fundraiser: Great turn out. Fun to sit around with friends and family, drink and eat together, laugh with one another, talk politics without arguing, and watch the kids play on their phones with each other… These are the things that I am thankful for.
2015 Day After Thanksgiving Golf: Dan Cronin team won 1st place with their long balls. Rick H’s foursome took 2nd place and Ty Hausfeld team with super grandson Hoppy Jr. landed 3rd place. Commish team was fully loaded!
2015 Family Christmas Party: Date: December 6th Where: VFW on Brownsway Time: 4:00 PM Joy to the world! Come and celebrate with us. Things we got covered: Santa. Pizza. Beer. Things we need: Desserts. Music. Bring a gift for Santa. Signed up: 28
2015 Holiday Dinner Party: Date: December 9th Where: StoneCreek @ Montgomery Time: 6:00 – 6:30 Half price martinis. Dinner at 7:00 PM. We are full. If you haven’t selected your entrees, contact Vicki Nixon (vicki@cincinnatidental.org).
2015 Operation Christmas Freedom: Date: December 12th Where: Eli’s in Ross, 3825 Kraus Ln Fairfield, OH 45014 Patriot Pin Up Inc. Cincinnati Chapter is teaming up with the Goodtimers to sponsor a benefit to support military families whose loved ones have been killed in action. For many of us the holidays are a time to come together and celebrate, but for some military families the holidays are extremely hard. We want to help, provide gifts, and invite them into our family.
We will be collecting new toys, gift cards and canned goods. If you are unable to attend, please help by delivering new toys, gift cards and/or canned goods to any Patriot Pin Up Inc. Cincinnati volunteer or the Goodtimers
*Band Playing: Whiskey Daze
*Silent Auctions
*Split Pot
*Wheelbarrow of cheer
If you are unable to join us, then PLEAE HELP BY BRINGING AN NEW TOY to the December General Meeting.
2015 Christmas Caroling: Date: December 17th Where: Knotty Pine We will be meeting at the Knotty Pine around 6:30. Board Meeting and then loading up the prison bus.
2016 33rd Ski Trip: Date: January 17th – 20th Where: Seven Springs. $100 deposits at the meeting. GT Member Price: $400/$440 Non Member Price: $410/$450. Package includes lodging, 2 dinners, 3 buffet breakfast, cocktail hour, overnight ski check, and lift tickets. Balance due by 12/03/2015. 33 = Celtic Crazy. Signed up: 10
2016 MidWinter’s Ball: Date: February 20th Where: Mill Course The theme for this year’s MidWinter’s Ball is Dress your Decade. Travel through time as we begin in the 1950’s and travel through the year 2010 with music, food, drinks. Dress in your era! Prizes for the most authentic. We will have a Prime Rib buffet dinner and a full bar. $100 / couple. Signed up: 0
2016 DC Memorial Day: Date: May 25th – 29th Where: Washington DC We will be staying at the Hampton Inn Springfield (soon to be Wyngate). Check in on 5/26 and out on 5/29. Ask for a room under the Goodtimers Rolling Thunder group name to get the group rate. Make your reservation under your name using your credit card. We will be leaving Cincinnati on Wed. May 25th, usually around 10:00 a.m. after breakfast. We will be staying in Buckhannon WV on Wed. night and going on to DC on Thursday morning. I’m still working on the hotel in Buckhannon. I’ll let you know ASAP. We will be presenting the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Saturday. Jim is taking care of the reservations on the way home in Frostburg. We will get that info out also as soon as we secure the rooms. There will be at least one chase car. There should be room if anyone wants to ride up in the car.
UPDATE: Because the Hampton Inn is changing over to be a Wyngate we cannot make our reservations in Washington until after January 1. The rooms are confirmed we just have to wait. I’m not sure if the phone number will change. I’ll let you know.
ALSO: We have rooms reserved at the Microtel Inn, Buckhannon, WV for Wed. night, May 25th. The number is 304 460-2525. Ask for rooms reserved for the Goodtimers to get the group rate.
2016 Orange Beach Bash: Date: June 18th – 25th 2016. Summer vacation in Orange Beach Alabama. We are staying at Harbour Place. There are two additional condo complexes very very near Romar Beach Condominiums and Sugar Sands Condominium. This is a make your own reservations event. Organizer: Kathy Ashpaw
Committee Reports:
- Scholarship
- Scholarship Committee meeting on December 12th.
- Support our Troops
- We will be packing boxes for local soldiers on Monday, December 14th at Eli’s Sports Bar in Ross, beginning about 7:30.
- We will be selling Super Bowl squares. See Ren Large if you would like to purchase.
- Foundation
- Don’t forget to select the Goodtimers Foundation as your Amazon Smiles Charity.
New Business:
- Queen of Hearts pot is over $800. Drawings at the General Meeting. Must be present to win.