American Association of University Women
Colorado Springs Branch
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AAUW – Colorado Springs Branch Newsletter
December 2011/January 2012
December 2011 Branch Meeting
Saturday, December 10Place: The Cheyenne Mountain Resort
3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd.
(off Cheyenne Mtn Blvd)
Time: 11:00 am Registration
11:30 am Lunch
12:00 pm Program
12:50 Business
Menu: Butternut Bisque soup
Choice of entree:
Sage roasted breast of chicken, or
Portobello Napoleon (vegetarian)
Chocolate Yule Log (hazelnut cream, chocolate ganache bark)
Coffee and assorted teas
Cost: $26.00
Make reservations by:
Wednesday, December 7th
Make your reservation on our Paypal Payment Page
or
Send a check (made out to AAUW) with choice of entree to:
Jeanne Marsh
850 Timber Valley Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
719-590-7237
CHRISTMAS IN COLORADO HISTORY
By Kathy Sturdevant
Although Americans have bemoaned the “commercialization of Christmas” for decades, the popular cultural customs, media (film, television, song, literature, and magazines), along with consumed goods (edible, wearable, and playable) of American Christmas have all taken their places in America’s seasonal sentimentality. Enjoy learning the origins and consider the social significance of American Christmas customs, through peace, crisis, and war, on the frontiers such as early Colorado, and with infusions of diverse cultures and beliefs, in this highly illustrated presentation.
Katherine Scott Sturdevant is Professor of History at Pikes Peak Community College. She has taught U.S. history—and the history of Colorado, the Pikes Peak Region, the West and Southwest, Native Americans, the environment, women, genealogy and the family—for about 25 years. She is the author of two books on researching, writing, and preserving family history and has received local, state, and national teaching awards. She is a contributing author for the Pikes Peak Library District’s Regional History Series, a frequent lecturer with the Pioneers Museum, a committed volunteer for the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, and an AAUW branch member.
January 2012 Branch Meeting
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Place: The Cliff House
306 Canon Ave., Manitou Springs
Time: 11:00 am Registration
11:30 am Lunch
12:00 pm Program
Menu: Choice of quiche:
Bacon, cheese & spinach, or
Chevre Goat cheese: plus
Cliff House Side Salad,
Chocolate torte,
Tea & coffee
Cost: $25.00 (covers meal cost, including guest meal & gift card, 20% service fee, & tax. Room rental
& audio/visual equip. are FREE)
Try to make reservations by:
Monday, January 16th
Make your reservation on our Paypal Payment Page
or
Send a check (made out to AAUW) with choice of quiche to:
Jeanne Marsh
850 Timber Valley Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
719-590-7237
ANCIENT EGYPT
By Richard Harwood
For millennia, Egypt has been a place of mystery and imagination. The very name conjures up images of legendary kings, of mummies and pyramids, and of fabulous treasures. Richard’s slide presentation will be about the Land of the Pharaohs, its fascinating past and its reflection in today’s cultures. There will also be time to discuss the current political situation in Egypt.
Richard Harwood is the Associate Director of the University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the Duke University School of Law, Mr. Harwood spent his professional career in trust banking in Colorado Springs, specializing in estate planning and financial counseling. He retired in 1995 to devote more time to archaeological excavation in Egypt. He worked for several years in the Valley of the Kings and recently spent seven years excavating the memorial temple of a female pharaoh who ruled Egypt around 1200 BCE.
Author’s Day was a great success! Many thanks to Dixie Gordon, Margaret Baptist, Lindy Conter, Victoria Bartz, and Joann Oh for all the work that went into making it a wonderful event. Jeanne Breeding and Sydney Ryan donated beautiful art for the silent auction. Black Cat Books was on hand to sell books, with a percentage of every sale going to the local scholarship fund. The authors’ presentations were all quite interesting. The food and the view were magnificent—all in all, Dixie & Co. set a high standard for future events. I’m not certain yet of the exact numbers, but we did clear a very nice amount for local scholarships.
At the November board meeting, we voted to offer four $1000 scholarships for the 2012-13 school year. We also voted to update the Working Policies. Minutes of the Board meetings are available to any member—just call or e-mail the secretary.
On January 7, the board will meet to discuss our Strategic Plan. If you are interested in participating, let me know at PAULETAT@aol.com or 598-3020.
Also mark your calendar NOW for the International Women’s Day celebration on Thursday, March 8 at the Pioneers Museum. If you attended last year’s event, you know that it will be a great opportunity to connect with women’s organizations from across the community.
I wish all of you a joyous holiday season!
Pauleta
At the November board meeting, we voted to offer four $1000 scholarships for the 2012-13 school year. We also voted to update the Working Policies. Minutes of the Board meetings are available to any member—just call or e-mail the secretary.
On January 7, the board will meet to discuss our Strategic Plan. If you are interested in participating, let me know at PAULETAT@aol.com or 598-3020.
Also mark your calendar NOW for the International Women’s Day celebration on Thursday, March 8 at the Pioneers Museum. If you attended last year’s event, you know that it will be a great opportunity to connect with women’s organizations from across the community.
I wish all of you a joyous holiday season!
Pauleta
PUBLIC POLICY CORNER
By Cara Koch, Director of Public Policy
By the time you read this, Joann Oh and a team of AAUW Members will have attended the League of Women Voters’ meeting to introduce the League’s new research project on “The Role of the Federal government in Education.” Joann will report to the Board her findings on how AAUW might help with the project. Any AAUW member wanting to get involved can contact Cara for information.
Our other major thrust in the area of Public Policy is to recruit more advocates to help with our mission to advance equity for women and girls. Supporting the effort to establish AAUW Student Organizations on two more local campuses (in addition to the one we already have at UCCS) is our “first step” in this direction. This is part of a nation-wide AAUW campaign to reach women on college campuses throughout the country.
Natalie Fouts is working with AAUW campus liaison/faculty member Phoebe Lohstroh at Colorado College, and Sandy Johannsen is approaching Pikes Peak Community College faculty/staff, to initiate AAUW Student Organizations on these campuses. To find out how AAUW Student Oganizations benefits students, please click on http://www.aauw.org/member_center/programs/upload/CUpartners_PIAB.pdf
I recently observed the first “Smart Start” workshop about salary negotiation at UCCS, hosted by Dr. Aditi Mitra and her AAUW Student Organization. Presented by certified trainers Brenda Wolfe and Amy Blackwell, it was exciting to see the students participate in an experiential program that research indicates is currently the most effect of its kind. The response of the students was so positive; I am convinced the other campuses will want AAUW Student Organizations on their campuses!. Any AAUW member who is interested in getting involved with supporting AAUW Student Organizations can contact me.
Other exciting news is the Board’s decision to apply for a Community Action Grant that would provide major funding of a collaboration between Colorado Springs AAUW, State AAUW UCCS, Colorado College, and Pikes Peak Community College. With submission/approval of this grant proposal, our Branch will sponsor a “Wiser Together Café: A Multi-Generational Conversation Among Diverse Women in Colorado Springs” for 200 or more women. Once the Student Organizations are established on all 3 campuses, we will submit the application. This event will attract to AAUW new, diverse advocates for our mission; facilitate increased networking among various women’s groups; enhance multi-generational understanding of equity issues in our community; and demonstrate the leadership of AAUW.
Our other major thrust in the area of Public Policy is to recruit more advocates to help with our mission to advance equity for women and girls. Supporting the effort to establish AAUW Student Organizations on two more local campuses (in addition to the one we already have at UCCS) is our “first step” in this direction. This is part of a nation-wide AAUW campaign to reach women on college campuses throughout the country.
Natalie Fouts is working with AAUW campus liaison/faculty member Phoebe Lohstroh at Colorado College, and Sandy Johannsen is approaching Pikes Peak Community College faculty/staff, to initiate AAUW Student Organizations on these campuses. To find out how AAUW Student Oganizations benefits students, please click on http://www.aauw.org/member_center/programs/upload/CUpartners_PIAB.pdf
I recently observed the first “Smart Start” workshop about salary negotiation at UCCS, hosted by Dr. Aditi Mitra and her AAUW Student Organization. Presented by certified trainers Brenda Wolfe and Amy Blackwell, it was exciting to see the students participate in an experiential program that research indicates is currently the most effect of its kind. The response of the students was so positive; I am convinced the other campuses will want AAUW Student Organizations on their campuses!. Any AAUW member who is interested in getting involved with supporting AAUW Student Organizations can contact me.
Other exciting news is the Board’s decision to apply for a Community Action Grant that would provide major funding of a collaboration between Colorado Springs AAUW, State AAUW UCCS, Colorado College, and Pikes Peak Community College. With submission/approval of this grant proposal, our Branch will sponsor a “Wiser Together Café: A Multi-Generational Conversation Among Diverse Women in Colorado Springs” for 200 or more women. Once the Student Organizations are established on all 3 campuses, we will submit the application. This event will attract to AAUW new, diverse advocates for our mission; facilitate increased networking among various women’s groups; enhance multi-generational understanding of equity issues in our community; and demonstrate the leadership of AAUW.
Contact Cara at 531-6374 or cekochcs@comcast.net.
Message from Amy Blackwell
Thank you so much for the mug and Starbucks gift card! It was my extreme pleasure to speak to your members and prospective members on October 8th. Please remember to call upon me if I may be of assistance in moving the AAUW missions forward.
Amy Blackwell
AAUW Director-at-Large & AAUW Colorado Public Policy Co-Director
Today I delivered hard copies of our Local Scholarship application form to Cici Toner, Financial Aid Advisor in Enrollment Services at PPCC, and to Danny Torres, Scholarship Counselor in Financial Aid Services at UCCS as well as to the Child/Family Development Centers at each school, where students drop their children off for care. I wish that each of you could have been with me to see the delighted reactions of Ms. Toner, Mr. Torres, and the students at the desks at the child care centers when I told them that this year we will be offering four $1000.00 scholarships and two $100.00 runner-up scholarships for students who were interviewed but were not winners. In this climate of reducing aid to students, we have substantially increased our scholarships, and I felt deep appreciation from the professional staff and the students.
I want to add my own gratitude to their appreciation and pass these feelings along to you. You contributed by buying opportunity tickets, by giving baskets to be drawn for, by simply giving money along with your dues, and, most recently, by supporting our very successful Authors’ Day, which was attended by 63 people and brought $1800.00 to the Local Scholarship Fund. I must give special credit and thanks to those who dared to spearhead this new fund-raising venture—Dixie Gordon, Victoria Bartz, Margaret Baptist, and Lindy Conter—and to two artists who contributed their impressive work for our silent auction—Jeannie Breeding, who gave a limited edition print of her lovely painting Southpark Pasture, and Sydney Ryan, who gave a beautiful bronze/crystal/gemstone necklace, bracelet and earrings. This first annual event at the Garden of the Gods Club was both stimulating and satisfying with four very different and individually fascinating authors: a modern life humorist, a deeply involved family memoirist, a psychologist of women’s spiritual journeys, and a Colorado historian.
Now Brenda Wolfe and Candy Crumb, who have brought us an entirely new kind of fund-raising through the King Sooper cards, have generously agreed to share some of the proceeds from these cards with the Local Scholarship Fund; the rest will be given to National AAUW programs.
The current version of our Local Scholarships application form can be obtained from our LS Application Form page or the PPCC and UCCS scholarship websites. The due date is March 31, 2012, but students might want to be working on their applications between semesters. Do spread the word!
Thanks to your many gifts in many forms, we as an organization are indeed making a difference to women in our community.
Joann Oh, Local Scholarship Chair
Amy Blackwell
AAUW Director-at-Large & AAUW Colorado Public Policy Co-Director
Local Scholarships
Today I delivered hard copies of our Local Scholarship application form to Cici Toner, Financial Aid Advisor in Enrollment Services at PPCC, and to Danny Torres, Scholarship Counselor in Financial Aid Services at UCCS as well as to the Child/Family Development Centers at each school, where students drop their children off for care. I wish that each of you could have been with me to see the delighted reactions of Ms. Toner, Mr. Torres, and the students at the desks at the child care centers when I told them that this year we will be offering four $1000.00 scholarships and two $100.00 runner-up scholarships for students who were interviewed but were not winners. In this climate of reducing aid to students, we have substantially increased our scholarships, and I felt deep appreciation from the professional staff and the students.
I want to add my own gratitude to their appreciation and pass these feelings along to you. You contributed by buying opportunity tickets, by giving baskets to be drawn for, by simply giving money along with your dues, and, most recently, by supporting our very successful Authors’ Day, which was attended by 63 people and brought $1800.00 to the Local Scholarship Fund. I must give special credit and thanks to those who dared to spearhead this new fund-raising venture—Dixie Gordon, Victoria Bartz, Margaret Baptist, and Lindy Conter—and to two artists who contributed their impressive work for our silent auction—Jeannie Breeding, who gave a limited edition print of her lovely painting Southpark Pasture, and Sydney Ryan, who gave a beautiful bronze/crystal/gemstone necklace, bracelet and earrings. This first annual event at the Garden of the Gods Club was both stimulating and satisfying with four very different and individually fascinating authors: a modern life humorist, a deeply involved family memoirist, a psychologist of women’s spiritual journeys, and a Colorado historian.
Now Brenda Wolfe and Candy Crumb, who have brought us an entirely new kind of fund-raising through the King Sooper cards, have generously agreed to share some of the proceeds from these cards with the Local Scholarship Fund; the rest will be given to National AAUW programs.
The current version of our Local Scholarships application form can be obtained from our LS Application Form page or the PPCC and UCCS scholarship websites. The due date is March 31, 2012, but students might want to be working on their applications between semesters. Do spread the word!
Thanks to your many gifts in many forms, we as an organization are indeed making a difference to women in our community.
Joann Oh, Local Scholarship Chair
WANTED: Individuals interested in discussing and broadening their understanding of international issues
Again this year, AAUW is sponsoring a Great Decisions Discussion Group which will examine some thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans today. The publication that accompanies Great Decisions provides background information, current data, and policy options for eight issues and serves as the focal text for a grass roots discussion group.
Beginning mid February, Great Decisions will examine: Middle East realignment, Democracy promotion, Mexico, Cybersecurity, Exit from Afghanistan & Iraq, State of the oceans, Indonesia and Energy geopolitics. Time and place is under consideration so what we need is to measure interest.
If you are interested please call Liz Wolf (590-8615) or email: jwolf66@msn.com or Meg Chojnacki (638-7321) or rmchojnacki@aol.com. Deadline for saving a place is 15 Dec. 2011 so that your publication can be preordered.
Beginning mid February, Great Decisions will examine: Middle East realignment, Democracy promotion, Mexico, Cybersecurity, Exit from Afghanistan & Iraq, State of the oceans, Indonesia and Energy geopolitics. Time and place is under consideration so what we need is to measure interest.
If you are interested please call Liz Wolf (590-8615) or email: jwolf66@msn.com or Meg Chojnacki (638-7321) or rmchojnacki@aol.com. Deadline for saving a place is 15 Dec. 2011 so that your publication can be preordered.
AAUW Funds Project
The annual AAUW Funds Fundraiser is well under way. A heartfelt THANK YOU to those members who have already sent me your order forms and I look forward to finding more in mailbox during the next two weeks. DEADLINE for ordering is December 1st. Delivery will be at the December Branch meeting on Saturday, Dec. 10th.
You can order King Sooper's cards here! See also our AAUW Funds Distribution page!
- Remember, the King Soopers Gift Cards are great stocking stuffers or a wonderful Holiday gesture to the mailman, hair dresser, or aerobics instructor. The King Soopers Gift Cards are accepted at all Kroger Affiliated stores throughout the US. These include Kroger, Fred Meyer, Ralphs, Fry’s, and Fry’s Marketplace, King Soopers, Dillons, Smith’s Food and Drug, City Market, QFC, Food 4 Less, Owens, FoodsCo, Hilander, Pay-Less, Cala-Bell, Baker’s, JayC, Fred Meyer Jewelers, Littman &Barclay Jewelers. In addition, they can be used at the gas stations ( EXCEPT Loaf and Jug), pharmacies, and coffee shops within these stores.
- Of the monies earned, 75% will go to the AAUW Funds and 25% will go to Local Scholarships.
- All other details were in the November Bulletin, but as always – if you have any questions or concerns, Please do not hesitate to call or email me.
You can order King Sooper's cards here! See also our AAUW Funds Distribution page!
INTEREST GROUPS CALENDAR
December 2011
Monday: HARDY HIKERS: C: Charla Dowds, 574-7568
5 Hike Paint Mines. Charla Dowds, 574-7568
12 Hike Aiken Canyon. Call Jeannie Breeding, 527-1563
19 Hike Downtown/Art on the Streets/coffee. Call Evelyn Hurr, 576-5096
26 No hike
Tuesday
6 COMPUTER GROUP: C: Barbara Dieter. Lunch at 11:30. Place TBA
13 POTPOURRI BOOK GROUP: 1:00 p.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. H: Nona Hentschel. B: The Leisure Seeker –Michael Zadoorian. DL: Nona Hentschel.
DINNER BOOK CLUB: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187, kayatteberry@aol.com. Book: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson. Dinner at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd., 80906 at 6:00 p.m. RSVP Kay Atteberry
27 UFO’S (UNFINISHED OBJECTS): No Meeting
Wednesday:
AMIABLE AMBLERS: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187.
7 Hike Red Rocks Contemplation Trail. Time 9:30. Meet at the Red Rocks parking lot off Highway 24. Lunch Amanda's Fonda. Contact Shirley Miekka 302-3323
28 Hike Broadmoor. Time 10:30 a.m. Meet by the Golden Bee. Lunch Tavern/Garden Room Contact Jean Reynolds 598-1784
7 CHOCOLATE LOVERS: 1:00 p.m. Co-chairs: Ellie Solomon - 630-7465, elron3@msn.com & Sally Mathewson - 473-0228, mathewson3@juno.com. H: Wynn Weidner, 1614 Westmoreland Rd. Program - Our Holiday Chocolate Buffet. Bring a chocolate related gift (under $10) to share and if you have not hosted in the past year, a chocolate goodie for the buffet. Please RSVP to Wynn, wynnweidner@q.com, 598-5259
Wednesday, December 7
14 SOUTHWEST STUDIES: 12:00 noon. C: Jean Reynolds, 598-1784. H: Joan Sharp, 7318 Murdock Dr. Holiday Potluck.
21 LUNCHEON NOVEL I: 11:45 a.m. Co-chairs: Mary Eiber, 597-1730 & Georgina Burns, 598-7773 Lunch @ Walter's 146 E. Cheyenne Mt. Blvd.
Co-hostess: Aileen Maley 227-0759 Co-hostess: Jean Reynolds
598-1784 B: - The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly DL- Ellie Soloman
LUNCHEON NOVEL TOO: 12:00 p.m. C: Judie Werschky, 632-9989, judiewer@aol.com. H/DL: Judie Werschky, 3112 Leslie Dr. Co-H: Jeanne Marsh, 590-7237, jmarsh@pcisys.net. B: Tallgrass – Dallas.
Thursday:
8 THURSDAY BRIDGE GROUP: 10:00 a.m. C: Ilene Steinkruger, 332-8613. H: Deanna Lyons, 3870-B Strawberry Field Circle, 527-8036, deannablco@aol.com. AAUW members interested in becoming bridge substitutes, call or email Ilene: ijas@comcast.net.
MAH JONGG: 1 p.m., Patty Jewett Clubhouse, C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161 or janzie@att.net
15 FILM GROUP: No meeting
Friday:
3 EXPLORING LIVES AND CULTURES: 10:30a.m., East Library. C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161 or janzie@att.net . B: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado. Note time change.
16 LOCAL HISTORY: 10:30 a.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. NOTE CHANGE OF TIME. Meet at the American Numismatic Museum, 818 N. Cascade Ave. Doug Mudd will present a program focusing on Colorado numismatics such as the Denver Mint and the Victor Lesher Dollar (1900-01). A tour of the museum will follow. Admission to the museum is $4.00 for seniors 55 and over. Call Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192.
January 2012
Monday: HARDY HIKERS: C: Charla Dowds, 574-7568
2 Hike UCCS Campus to Austin Bluffs Open Space. Call Pauleta Tervern, 598-3020
9 Hike Blodgett Open Space. Call Nona Hentschel, 599-9342
16 Hike Stratton Open Space. Call Donna Beynon, 492-3180
23 Hike Canon City. Call Pauleta Tervern, 598-3020
30 Hike Criterion Bike Shop to Ice Lake. Call Carol Rushmore, 528-6206
Tuesday
3 COMPUTER GROUP: 9:30 a.m. C: Barbara Dieter. H: Jan McKenzie's, 2908 Enchanted Cir. W, 598-1007.
10 POTPOURRI BOOK GROUP: 1:00 p.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. H: Jan McKenzie. B: When Crocodile Eats the Sun –Peter Godwin. DL: Jan McKenzie.
DINNER BOOK CLUB: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187, kayatteberry@aol.com. B: Unbroken by Laura Hillebrand. Dinner at Jake & Telly's, 2616 West Colorado Ave Ste. #24, 80904 at 5:45 p.m. RSVP Kay Atteberry
24 UFO’S (UNFINISHED OBJECTS): 1:00 p.m. C: Wynn Weidner, 598-5259, wynnweidner@q.com. H: Jan McKenzie, 2908 Enchanted Circle W, 597-7161, janzie18@msn.com.
Wednesday:
AMIABLE AMBLERS: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187.
4 Hike Old North End. Time 9:30 a.m. Meet at Trailhead parking lot on Fontanero (go west from Cascade to end) Lunch at Dale Street Café. Contact June Hallenbeck 598-2979
25 Hike Downtown Sculptures. Time 9:30 a.m. Meet TBA. Lunch at Il Vicino. Contact Helene Schaefer 527-9754.
11 SOUTHWEST STUDIES: 2:00 p.m. C: Jean Reynolds, 598-1784. H: June Hallenbeck, 598-2979. Topic: TBD.
18 LUNCHEON NOVEL I: 11:45 a.m. Co-chairs: Mary Eiber, 597-1730 & Georgina Burns, 598-7773 H: Rachel Bartlett 594-9524 Co-H: Georgina Burns 598-7773
B: Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe DL: Sally Mathewson
LUNCHEON NOVEL TOO: 12:00 p.m. C: Judie Werschky, 632-9989, judiewer@aol.com. H/Co-H/DL: Pat Doyle, 1815 Wood Ave, 473-8108, patdoyle@mac.com. B: The Warmth of Other Suns – Wilkerson.
AFTERNOON READERS: 1:30 p.m. C: Joyce Johnson, joycepjohnson@msn.com, 536-0741. H/DL: Donna Saidman, 548-9946, 5912 Via Verona View, 80919. B: The Art of Racing in the Rain– Garth Stein.
25 CHOCOLATE LOVERS: Co-chairs: Ellie Solomon - 630-7465, elron3@msn.com & Sally Mathewson -473-0228, mathewson3@juno.com. TBA
Thursday:
12 MAH JONGG: 1 p.m., Patty Jewett Clubhouse, C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161, janzie@att.net
19 FILM GROUP: 1:00 p.m. East Library. C: Marti Ficklin, 337-2129, martifick@hotmail.com and Jean Reynolds, 598-1784, jreyno1932@aol.com. H: Maryellen Ebarp, 574-4816, mebarp@yahoo.com. Members view and discuss arts, foreign and independent films.
26 MAH JONGG: 1 p.m., Patty Jewett Clubhouse, C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161, janzie@att.net
Friday:
6 EXPLORING LIVES AND CULTURES: 10:00 a.m., East Library. C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161 or janzie@att.net . B: Secret Daughter by Somaya Gowda
20 LOCAL HISTORY: 10:00 a.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. Tour of the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, the only institution of its kind in the world. Exhibits include skating costumes, trophies, pictures, etc. Several TV screen will be showing skating events. Admissions fee is $2.00. Parking is limited so RSVP to Jeanne Knudson, 593-0464 or jlknuds@yahoo.com if you plan to attend and to get information on car pooling. Optional lunch at the Garden Room at the Broadmoor which is nearby. Reservations are needed no later than Jan. 17, especially if you plan to eat lunch there.
Various Dates: WINE AND DINE: For more information call Lucy Rees 531-7437 llrees@comcast.net or Jeanne Marsh 590-7237 jmarsh@pcisys.net. Wine tasting meets gourmet cooking as AAUW members host diners in their homes. Jan/Feb hostesses are Lucy Rees, Jean Koch and Margot Thomas.
Monday: HARDY HIKERS: C: Charla Dowds, 574-7568
5 Hike Paint Mines. Charla Dowds, 574-7568
12 Hike Aiken Canyon. Call Jeannie Breeding, 527-1563
19 Hike Downtown/Art on the Streets/coffee. Call Evelyn Hurr, 576-5096
26 No hike
Tuesday
6 COMPUTER GROUP: C: Barbara Dieter. Lunch at 11:30. Place TBA
13 POTPOURRI BOOK GROUP: 1:00 p.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. H: Nona Hentschel. B: The Leisure Seeker –Michael Zadoorian. DL: Nona Hentschel.
DINNER BOOK CLUB: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187, kayatteberry@aol.com. Book: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson. Dinner at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd., 80906 at 6:00 p.m. RSVP Kay Atteberry
27 UFO’S (UNFINISHED OBJECTS): No Meeting
Wednesday:
AMIABLE AMBLERS: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187.
7 Hike Red Rocks Contemplation Trail. Time 9:30. Meet at the Red Rocks parking lot off Highway 24. Lunch Amanda's Fonda. Contact Shirley Miekka 302-3323
28 Hike Broadmoor. Time 10:30 a.m. Meet by the Golden Bee. Lunch Tavern/Garden Room Contact Jean Reynolds 598-1784
7 CHOCOLATE LOVERS: 1:00 p.m. Co-chairs: Ellie Solomon - 630-7465, elron3@msn.com & Sally Mathewson - 473-0228, mathewson3@juno.com. H: Wynn Weidner, 1614 Westmoreland Rd. Program - Our Holiday Chocolate Buffet. Bring a chocolate related gift (under $10) to share and if you have not hosted in the past year, a chocolate goodie for the buffet. Please RSVP to Wynn, wynnweidner@q.com, 598-5259
Wednesday, December 7
14 SOUTHWEST STUDIES: 12:00 noon. C: Jean Reynolds, 598-1784. H: Joan Sharp, 7318 Murdock Dr. Holiday Potluck.
21 LUNCHEON NOVEL I: 11:45 a.m. Co-chairs: Mary Eiber, 597-1730 & Georgina Burns, 598-7773 Lunch @ Walter's 146 E. Cheyenne Mt. Blvd.
Co-hostess: Aileen Maley 227-0759 Co-hostess: Jean Reynolds
598-1784 B: - The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly DL- Ellie Soloman
LUNCHEON NOVEL TOO: 12:00 p.m. C: Judie Werschky, 632-9989, judiewer@aol.com. H/DL: Judie Werschky, 3112 Leslie Dr. Co-H: Jeanne Marsh, 590-7237, jmarsh@pcisys.net. B: Tallgrass – Dallas.
Thursday:
8 THURSDAY BRIDGE GROUP: 10:00 a.m. C: Ilene Steinkruger, 332-8613. H: Deanna Lyons, 3870-B Strawberry Field Circle, 527-8036, deannablco@aol.com. AAUW members interested in becoming bridge substitutes, call or email Ilene: ijas@comcast.net.
MAH JONGG: 1 p.m., Patty Jewett Clubhouse, C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161 or janzie@att.net
15 FILM GROUP: No meeting
Friday:
3 EXPLORING LIVES AND CULTURES: 10:30a.m., East Library. C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161 or janzie@att.net . B: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado. Note time change.
16 LOCAL HISTORY: 10:30 a.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. NOTE CHANGE OF TIME. Meet at the American Numismatic Museum, 818 N. Cascade Ave. Doug Mudd will present a program focusing on Colorado numismatics such as the Denver Mint and the Victor Lesher Dollar (1900-01). A tour of the museum will follow. Admission to the museum is $4.00 for seniors 55 and over. Call Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192.
January 2012
Monday: HARDY HIKERS: C: Charla Dowds, 574-7568
2 Hike UCCS Campus to Austin Bluffs Open Space. Call Pauleta Tervern, 598-3020
9 Hike Blodgett Open Space. Call Nona Hentschel, 599-9342
16 Hike Stratton Open Space. Call Donna Beynon, 492-3180
23 Hike Canon City. Call Pauleta Tervern, 598-3020
30 Hike Criterion Bike Shop to Ice Lake. Call Carol Rushmore, 528-6206
Tuesday
3 COMPUTER GROUP: 9:30 a.m. C: Barbara Dieter. H: Jan McKenzie's, 2908 Enchanted Cir. W, 598-1007.
10 POTPOURRI BOOK GROUP: 1:00 p.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. H: Jan McKenzie. B: When Crocodile Eats the Sun –Peter Godwin. DL: Jan McKenzie.
DINNER BOOK CLUB: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187, kayatteberry@aol.com. B: Unbroken by Laura Hillebrand. Dinner at Jake & Telly's, 2616 West Colorado Ave Ste. #24, 80904 at 5:45 p.m. RSVP Kay Atteberry
24 UFO’S (UNFINISHED OBJECTS): 1:00 p.m. C: Wynn Weidner, 598-5259, wynnweidner@q.com. H: Jan McKenzie, 2908 Enchanted Circle W, 597-7161, janzie18@msn.com.
Wednesday:
AMIABLE AMBLERS: C: Kay Atteberry, 599-3187.
4 Hike Old North End. Time 9:30 a.m. Meet at Trailhead parking lot on Fontanero (go west from Cascade to end) Lunch at Dale Street Café. Contact June Hallenbeck 598-2979
25 Hike Downtown Sculptures. Time 9:30 a.m. Meet TBA. Lunch at Il Vicino. Contact Helene Schaefer 527-9754.
11 SOUTHWEST STUDIES: 2:00 p.m. C: Jean Reynolds, 598-1784. H: June Hallenbeck, 598-2979. Topic: TBD.
18 LUNCHEON NOVEL I: 11:45 a.m. Co-chairs: Mary Eiber, 597-1730 & Georgina Burns, 598-7773 H: Rachel Bartlett 594-9524 Co-H: Georgina Burns 598-7773
B: Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe DL: Sally Mathewson
LUNCHEON NOVEL TOO: 12:00 p.m. C: Judie Werschky, 632-9989, judiewer@aol.com. H/Co-H/DL: Pat Doyle, 1815 Wood Ave, 473-8108, patdoyle@mac.com. B: The Warmth of Other Suns – Wilkerson.
AFTERNOON READERS: 1:30 p.m. C: Joyce Johnson, joycepjohnson@msn.com, 536-0741. H/DL: Donna Saidman, 548-9946, 5912 Via Verona View, 80919. B: The Art of Racing in the Rain– Garth Stein.
25 CHOCOLATE LOVERS: Co-chairs: Ellie Solomon - 630-7465, elron3@msn.com & Sally Mathewson -473-0228, mathewson3@juno.com. TBA
Thursday:
12 MAH JONGG: 1 p.m., Patty Jewett Clubhouse, C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161, janzie@att.net
19 FILM GROUP: 1:00 p.m. East Library. C: Marti Ficklin, 337-2129, martifick@hotmail.com and Jean Reynolds, 598-1784, jreyno1932@aol.com. H: Maryellen Ebarp, 574-4816, mebarp@yahoo.com. Members view and discuss arts, foreign and independent films.
26 MAH JONGG: 1 p.m., Patty Jewett Clubhouse, C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161, janzie@att.net
Friday:
6 EXPLORING LIVES AND CULTURES: 10:00 a.m., East Library. C: Jan McKenzie, 597-7161 or janzie@att.net . B: Secret Daughter by Somaya Gowda
20 LOCAL HISTORY: 10:00 a.m. C: Darlene Aspedon, 471-7192. Tour of the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, the only institution of its kind in the world. Exhibits include skating costumes, trophies, pictures, etc. Several TV screen will be showing skating events. Admissions fee is $2.00. Parking is limited so RSVP to Jeanne Knudson, 593-0464 or jlknuds@yahoo.com if you plan to attend and to get information on car pooling. Optional lunch at the Garden Room at the Broadmoor which is nearby. Reservations are needed no later than Jan. 17, especially if you plan to eat lunch there.
Various Dates: WINE AND DINE: For more information call Lucy Rees 531-7437 llrees@comcast.net or Jeanne Marsh 590-7237 jmarsh@pcisys.net. Wine tasting meets gourmet cooking as AAUW members host diners in their homes. Jan/Feb hostesses are Lucy Rees, Jean Koch and Margot Thomas.
COLORADO SPRINGS AAUW BRANCH
Branch President: Pauleta Terven, 2641 Deliverance Dr, 80918, 598-3020 pauletat@aol.com
Dues/Renewals: Gay Hatcher, 4450 Monitor Rock Lane, 80904, 685-3222
Tom-Gay.Hatcher@MesaNetworks.net
Address/Directory Changes: June Hallenbeck, 115 Dolomite Dr, 80919, 598-2979
Prospective Members: Joan Capesius, 352 Blue Windsor Lane, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906
719-576-2621
joankcap@comcast.net
Newsletter: Deadline is January 17 for the February/March newsletter. Send interest group notices and news item to June Hallenbeck, 115 Dolomite Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80919, or junehallenbeck@comcast.net.
AAUW Mission:
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.
Brenda Wolfe, AAUW Colorado State President, with Pauleta and Pam in Washington
