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Friends and Neighbors Of FM 1960
JULY 2014
FAN
General Meetings
Meetings are held at 9:30 a.m. on
the second Tuesday of the month,
at JOHN WESLEY
METHODIST CHURCH September thru May.
Our next meeting will be on Sep-
tember 9, 2014
President’s Message
WOW!! The last few months have been busy. The new FAN
BOARD has met and I can report we are going to have an outstanding year.
Everyone has fantastic ideas for trips, luncheons and socials. The speakers
are lined up and the topics range from fashion to pet care. There will be
something for everyone.
Now for some difficult news, we will not be meeting at St. Ignatius.
St. Ignatius made it impossible for us renew our contract. Our new home is
JOHN WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH located at 5830
Bermunda Dunes. We will have to change to the SECOND TUESDAY of
the month. Ladies, this was a very difficult task to find a place that was rea-
sonable and large enough. I realize that game days will have to be rear-
ranged, but it cannot be helped.
We filed the papers necessary with the IRS. Our club was operating
without filing, this could incur some fines. Fortunately, Richard Lauritsen
(Sherri’s husband) has been through this situation before and filed the prop-
er papers. This is no ones fault, we all did not know that we were suppose
to file. We have everything in order and hopefully the IRS will accept our
explanation. I will keep all of you informed on the status. With the IRS this
could take a while. I received a letter in the mail from the IRS and we
should know something in 90 - 180 days. The wheels turn slowly when the
government is involved. Once, everything is accepted, the filings should be
a simple process, but we have to make a few changes. .
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PURPOSE
To provide an opportunity for members to become acquainted with others in
the community in an atmosphere of friendliness, goodwill and helpful information.
To undertake and to promote charitable and humanitarian projects within the
community.
To form enduring friendships.
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FAN Book Clubs
These books are being read by our FAN Book
Clubs for July
Literary Review Pasty Justice
July 23, 2014
Book: I Still Dream About You
By Fannie Flagg
Hostess: Charla Hannibal
Cover Girls Maria Bocchino
No Meeting in July
August
Book: State of Wonder
By: Ann Patchett
Page Turners Adrienne Juno
July 9, 1:30 P.M.
Book: Gone Girl
By: Gillian Flynn
Hostess: Christel Clark
If you are an avid reader but do not belong to a
book club, the above would be some good sugges-
tions for reading.
Sending sunshine wishes to our friends
Please keep in your thoughts and prayers
these friends and neighbors who are ill or recovering
or have great news to share:
Marie Nichols' son, Todd, was married April
12th to Michelle D'Souza at Spring Chateau. Con-
gratulations to all.
Grace Casagrande's grandson, Michael,
earned a full scholarship to the University of North
Texas—majoring in Music Education. Michael is an
All-State bassist with the Klein Oak Orchestra.
Please contact me at:
[email protected] or call me at
281-323-4581 with news to share.
June McMillin
Char Marks is our new Greeter. She will be in
charge of arranging to have greeters available
as they arrive at each general meeting. She will
be arranging for the luncheons after each meet-
ing
One, we have to add an AUDITOR POSI-
TION to the EXECUTIVE BOARD. There will be
a vote at the September meeting for the change in
the BY-LAWS. Second, we have a to add a new
budget line to cover a tax preparer to file going for-
ward
Ladies, we are in for a “GOOD YEAR’’.
I know we have changes in our future and this makes our members uneasy. Be assured the BOARD is making decisions that we feel will bene-fit FAN members. We do not take our responsibili-ties lightly. We are always in need of volunteers. Throughout the year there will be opportunities for you to help, please sign up and work on the vari-ous committees that will be forming to accomplish our goals. Sincerely, Betty Horelica President
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ANTIQUERS &
JUNKERS
This group meets on
the third Wednesday of each
month at a different hostess
house for coffee, then on to a
fun-filled day of antiquing,
eating and shopping. We
travel in carpools. Each per-
son is responsible for the cost
of her lunch and $5.00 to her driver.
We do not meet in June, July and
August. We will meet again in September. If you are not a member of this group
and are interested or have questions, please
contact chairman,
Bert Forbes
281-304-2444
All are Welcome
HISTORIANS CORNER
Hello Ladies,
I am excited and look forward to do pictures for
Betty's scrapbook. In order to do this, I ask for eve-
ryone's support by being available..
If you have any pictures of your groups, please
email to me. If you would like me to take the pic-
tures let me know. You will be reimbursed for any
pictures you take by providing a receipt and sending
it to me.
Mona Malone 586-549-6899
LUNCH BUNCH
We meet in homes September through
May at twelve, except for January when we eat
out. We also eat out June and July. In August
we do not meet. This month we are meeting on
July 16. We will meet at ALLO’ IN THE Vin-
tage .The Hostess will be LuAnn Kubis call or
email before July 12. lukubis@comcast
Sharlene Wesson281-251-6940
FAN SOCIALS
Margie and I are going to do the socials
this year. We have some ideas but would like
your input. In the past we’ve gone to the Race-
track, Houston Family Arts Center and the Texas
Repertory Theatre. You can email us or call.
Thanks,
Sue and Margie
Sue Muller-281-440-5994
Margie Rogers – 281-955-8459
DAY TRIPS
Mark your calendars. Oct 3rd will find
FAN members on a fun day trip.
More details in August.
Sharlene Wesson 281-251-6940
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Below are listed the names and positions of the Executive Board and the Extended
Board.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
PRESIDENT: BETTY HORELICA
1ST VICE PRESIDENT: MARKETT HARKINSON
2ND VICE PRESIDENT: PAT QUACKENBUSH
SECRETARY: KATHY MICHALSKI
TREASURER: IDALIA SKATES
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: CLARITA H. DOUS-
SAN
HISTORIAN CO-CHAIRS: MONA MALONE
ADVISOR: KATHY MICHALSKI
EXTENDED BOARD
COOKIE EXCHANGE LUNCHEON: LINDA FISHER
CHRISTMAS CHARITY LUNCHEON: SHERRY DUNN, SHERRI LAURITSEN
DENISE HUNT
ACTIVITIES: SHARON PLESCIA
INSTALLATION LUNCHEON: LUANN KUBIS,
SANDY MARTIN
DAYTIME TRIPS: SHARLENE WESSON
OVERNIGHT TRIPS: MARGARET BURGESS
SUNSHINE: JUNE McMILLIN
SOCIALS: MARGIE ROGERS, SUE MULLER
GREETER: CHAR MARKS
HOSPITALITY:
WEBSIGHT: BARBARA KERR
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1st VP/Programs
The 2014-2015 programs are being planned.
Please join us in September as a speaker from Lone
Star College talks to us about classes offered from
the “Academy for Life Long learning.” These clas-
ses are customized for people over 50 years old.
It should be an exciting year!
Markett Harkinson
2nd V/P MEMBERSHIP
We are in the middle of our new membership
drive. So many of you have responded, so quickly.
Thank you for your enthusiasm. There is an applica-
tion for the year 2014-15 enclosed in this newsletter.
Please mail them along with your check, made out to
FAN for $25, to my address (3414 Lost Oak Dr.,
Spring, 77388), which is also on the form. Your
membership form and check need to be in by June 30
to be included in the directory
Please pay particular attention to the blank for receiv-
ing your newsletter by email or mail. If you opt to
have your newsletter emailed, it saves our club $1.29
per issue every month. So please consider checking
that blank.
Pat Quackenbush [email protected]
Film lovers’ outing
Monday Movie Matinee will enjoy the cool of thea-
ters on the third Monday each month through the
summer. Mark your calendars: July 14 and August
18. Send you email address to Lin Fish
([email protected]) and I' ll send you movie ti-
tle, time and theater a day or two prior to the mat-
inee date. See you at the movies!
FAN Website
I will be managing the FAN website this
year. It is easy to get to and no password is re-
quired. The FAN website is
http://fan1960.wordpress.com.
This past year, Adrienne Juno did an in-
credible job in setting up and organizing this
website for FAN members. As events unfold in
our FAN community, I will post them to your
FAN website. You can always find current and
archived copies of the newsletter, the member-
ship form as well as elected board and extended
board members’ names and their pictures. Like
Adrienne, I will continue to post social events as
they unfold this year. Be sure to stop by and
add the FAN website to your “Favorites” on
your computer. You just may find your picture
on the website! Contact me with any news or
concerns.
Many thanks,
Barbara Kerr,
Web Manager
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Sharon Lee Brown
803 Baltic Ln.
Houston, TX 77090
Westador,
Home: 281-440-9608
Wanda Merritt
6606 Shinnecock Hills
Houston, TX 77069
Champions Place
Home: 281-537-7036
Leeann Seebruch
9710 Kirkstone Terrace Dr.
Spring, TX 77379
Northlake Gleannloch Farms
Cell: 850-292-1202
Massy Williams
6810 Apple Valley Ln.
Houston, TX 77069
Champions
Cell: 832-421-8836
Mary Hamilton
12011 Glenway DR.
Houston, TX 77070
Lakeway Forest
Home: 281-547-8688
Susie Keig
12002 Mile Dr.
Houston, TX 77065
Tower Oaks
Home: 281-970-3696
Patricia Gilgus
15115 Greenhaven Lake Ln.
Cypress, TX 77429
Settlement of Cypress Creek
Cell: 816-739-7861
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
We are happy to welcome these new members to our club. They are:
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RAILROAD CANASTA
Looking for new players!!
We play on 3rd Thursday of the month at
the
Willowbrook Fuddruckers. Cost is $2 to play, plus $1 for
tip. No reservations needed.
Questions? Call Susan Hoff 832-446-6042 or
Eileen Kelly 281-516-1535
New players always welcome
We are happy to teach you this fun game
COUPLES DINNER
CANASTA
WHEN: 3rd Saturday each month
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
COST: $2.00 per person,
plus dinner
PLACE: Café Express, FM 1960 the Champi-
ons Shopping Center.
CONTACT: Debbie Laich, 281-251-5212
COUPLES DINNER BRIDGE
This group meets on the 3rd Saturday of the
month at 5 p.m. at Spring Creek BBQ,
4220 FM 1960 W. We play Party Bridge from 5
p.m. to 6 p.m. We eat dinner together at 6 p.m.
then play bridge until 9 p.m. changing partners
each round.
Please let me know if you would like to join us.
Sandra Lamborn, 281-580-4210 or
.CANASTA I
We play at Willowbrook Fuddruckers the 4th Tuesday at
10:00 a.m. Charge: $3.00
ALL FAN MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!
NO RESERVATIONS!
Questions? Call Melody Williams, 281-440-7512
ACTIVITY DESK
We have so many great events throughout the month, but there is always room for more. Please let us know
if you have a hobby for which there is no group. Since we have more than 300 members, there’s a variety of
interests, and we’d be very happy to help get your group up and running. If you’d like to
join an established group, we have signup sheets at the ACTIVITIES table each month.
If any group has disbanded, please let me know,
either by phone 832-427-1112 or by email at [email protected]
Sharon Plescia, Activities Coordinator
Duplicate lite bridge
Are you a fairly experienced Party Bridge
player? Would you like to try something differ-
ent?
Try Duplicate lite—1st Wednesday of the
month, 10 a.m. No partner needed. No bid boxes.
Players can score points whether they are playing
the hand or defending against it.
We are friendly and welcome new players.
For more information or to have questions an-
swered—contact Corrine Sloan
281-444-1537
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NEEDLE ARTS LOVERS
If you enjoy any type of needlework (cross
stitch, knitting, beading, quilting, embroidery, etc.);
hook work (crocheting, hook rug, latch hook, etc.), or
sewing (save your hems and other handwork and
bring it along) and want to double your fun, come join
the Needle Arts Lovers (NAL) group.
Our group enjoys working on our projects
while we share our joy and our latest work-in-progress
with other members. We enjoy conversations with
other ladies who share an appreciation for Needle
Arts.
Our meetings are on the first Wednesday and
the third Monday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The meeting place is announced prior to each meeting.
If you cannot make it by 10 a.m., just come when you
can, even if it is only for an hour. The hostess for each
meeting provides beverages, but no food. Sometimes
we also go out to lunch.
Just sign up at one of the FAN meetings or call
Pat Quackenbush
at 281-350-0429 or [email protected].
If you want to come to a meeting to
check us out, contact Pat Q.
Happy Stitching!
FAN Nature Walkers
We have been exploring the wooded nature
trails at Burroughs Park, Mercer Arboretum, Pundt
Park and Spring Creek Greenway. Our Precinct 4
Parks Department encompasses over 3,800 acres
which allows us a large area for nature walking. If
you wish to join us, please reply with your email
address. We have two walks per month and are
outdoors from 90 minutes to two hours. I will con-
tact the group via email with details as to date,
time and location for our next walk.
The Nature Walkers are taking a sum-
mer break and will resume activity when fall
weather is upon us.
Jacqueline Webster
INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT
WINE?
The FAN Wine Tasting Group is looking
for subs. We meet on the 1st Saturday of the month.
This is a couples activity. The hosts pick the wines
and serve dessert and coffee. The other members
bring an appetizer to share. The cost of the wines
is split among the attendees. We have a fun time
and learn a lot about wines from around the world.
If you’d like to be put on our sub list, please con-
tact me.
Kathy Michalski 281-251-1682 or
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CHRISTMAS CHARITY LUNCHEON
Our FAN holiday luncheon supporting local charities will be Tuesday, December 2, at Shirley
Acres. This year’s theme is “A Victorian Christmas”. Mark your calendars right now and start thinking
about contributions for the silent auction and raffles. Also, if you would be willing to lend us any type
of Victorian era items to use for decorations, please let one of the ladies whose names are indicated be-
low, know what you have. We would only need them for that one day.
Are you taking a wonderful trip? Keep an eye out for something special a FAN friend would love to
have. Moving or downsizing? Put aside those treasures you no longer have space for, but know they’ll
be appreciated by another FAN member. Do you have a secret talent, or are you hailed by your friends
as an expert? Offer your services to the highest bidder! And activity groups can begin planning for their
silent auction contributions now before the holiday rush begins.
Because we’ve had such wonderful response in the past, we’ll begin accepting items earlier this year
(locations will be announced next month!) and hope to finalize the collection by November 1st to give us
time to prepare the optimal promotion and display area at A Victorian Christmas. If you would be will-
ing to accept donated items at your home, please let us know. And yes, while we all have a great time at
the luncheon, please remember it is our chosen charity which is so grateful for the support we provide to
those in need in our area.
If you would enjoy helping us prepare for A Victorian Christmas, please contact one of our co-chairs:
Sherry Dunn 281-430-4567 [email protected]
Sherri Lauritsen 832-349-9055 [email protected]
Denise Hunt 281-251-4882 [email protected]
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JULY 2014
F RI ENDS &
NEI GHBO RS
O F F M 1960
Editor’s Note
All articles for the August newsletter should be submitted before
July 9 to [email protected]. Deadline for last-minute
changes is July18
To update your address, please contact Pat Quackenbush
[email protected] or 281-350-0429
Newsletter Editor:
Clarita H. Doussan
9502 Sherwick Ridge
Spring, TX 77379