po box 1082 houston tx 77251-1082newsletter of moaa houston area, january 2010, p. 1 houston area po...

Newsletter of MOAA Houston Area, January 2010, p. 1

HOUSTON AREA PO BOX 1082 HOUSTON TX 77251-1082 www.moaahoustonarea.com

Newsletter to Members

Vol. XLVIII No. 1 January 2010

NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, January 30, 2010 Briar Club

President’s Message

Our Christmas Party and Dance is history.

All attending had a great time and an

outstanding meal. Our host restaurant,

Vargo’s, prepared exquisite filet mignons

and fixings, and even managed to serve

them hot to all of us. Vargo’s made fans of

my family, with plans for future special

occasion celebrations there.

We held a short business meeting after the meal for the purpose

of electing a slate of officers for the year 2010. The Nominating

Committee Chair, Bill Taylor, presented the slate and called for

floor nominations. None were proposed, so nominations were

closed and all were elected by acclamation. You will get to see

the same familiar faces as last year, minus one. Colonel Edward

Hale requested relief from being our ROTC Chairman, and LTC

Wilbur “Mac” McConico was elected to the chairmanship. Your

new (old) officers appreciate all the Chapter’s past support and

trust you will continue that support as we do our work for 2010.

We are seeing movement in the recruiting of new members from

the younger officers living within the chapter area. Roy Haun

and spouse Rhee have recently joined, thanks to Martin Harris

for staffing our table during part of the retirement affairs meeting

held at Ellington Field. Had we had an afternoon attender to sit

at our table, we might have found another new member or two.

Your President and Elizabeth have attended the last two

meetings of the Military Officers Wives Association (MOWA).

The ladies really make you feel welcome and feed you a great

meal in a gentile setting. If you need a special occasion

luncheon, try the monthly MOWA meeting.

Be ever alert to opportunities to promote our Chapter to any

officer returnees from combat or those retired, even for some

time. Let MOAA-HA be first in line in the minds of your friends.

James C. "Jim" Causey, President

COL USA

OfficersPresidentJames Causey, COL USA281.497.2652

1st Vice President ProgramWayne Ritter Lt Col USAF Ret.713.947.2087

SecretaryVal G. Henneberg MAJ USA Ret.713.729.8217

Treasurer Martin J. Harris Maj USMC Ret.713.436.0429

2nd Vice President ArrangementsJeannette Evans, Auxiliary281.495.2202

Legislative RepresentativeROTC Scholarship William Taylor Cpt. USA Ret.281.482.7315

Assistant Legislative Representative George McDowell Col USAF Ret.713.723.5166

LiaisonEugene Tulich CDR USCG281.376.0061

ROTCWilbur E. “Mac” McConico LTC USA Ret 713.436.5912

ChaplainKerry Magee CAPT USN979.964.3236 h or 979.236.2415 cell

Editor Carol Ann Wilson 8902 Sunnywood DriveHouston TX77088-3729281. 847.9754 tel & fax;281.642.4050 [email protected]


MOAA Houston Area

Board Meeting

Rudi Lechner’s 2503 S. Gessner

Future meetings

At Rudi Lechner’s

1/26 2/23 3/23 4/20 5/256/22 7/27 8/24 9/21 10/2611/? 12/?

MOAA

Houston AreaMonthly Meeting

January Meeting

Briar Club2603 Timmons Lane

Houston TX 77027

713.622.3667

Saturday,

January 30, 2010

Wedge Salad

Trout Almondine

or

Flank Steak

Vegetable & Starch

Rolls & Butter

Iced Tea or Coffee

Assorted Desserts

$30

Reservations to Jeannette

Evans, 281.495.2202, by

Noon on Wed. 1/27/10

2010 MOAA-HAMeetings

(Last Saturday of each month;

May is excluded for the Ball)

1/30 2/27 3/27 4/24 6/26 7/31 8/28 9/25 10/30 11/? 12/?

Military Officers WivesAssociation

MOWA

January Meeting

Thursday

January 21, 2010

The Forest Club9950 Memorial Drive

Houston, TX 77024

Acorn Squash Soup

Chicken Florentine

Italienne Green Beans

with

Tomatoes & Parmesan Cheese

Twice Baked Potato

Assorted breads and toasties

Dessert

Carrot Cake

or

Peach Cobbler

and

Coffee or Tea

$29

RSVP TO: Lonez Fox, 713.782.0751

before January 19, 2010

PLEASE SUPPORTOUR

ADVERTISERS

Renew Your MembershipNOW!

Dues are paid on an ANNUALbasis for the CALENDAR year.

MOAA-HA

Z Treasurer’s

Report

December 31, 2009

Income $ 1,195. Expenses$ 1,586.

Balance $ 6,836.

Martin J. Harris, Treas. Maj USMC Ret.

Newsletter Ad Prices

(per issue)

Full page $ 180 Half page $ 90Quarter page $ 50Eighth page $ 20

Discount for year paid inadvance.

January Speaker

Commander Gene

Tulich, US Coast Guard

(Retired)

Cmdr. Gene Tulich spoke to

us at our meeting last

September and was one of the

best speakers we have ever

had. He is the Chairman of

the Houston Military Affairs

Committee, helping to support

and facilitate Houston area

military and veterans events.

He is also the Deputy Director

of the Ellington Field Task

Force. We look forward to

hearing him again at our

meeting on January 30 at the

Briar Club.

Come one and all!


From Our Chaplain

SHALOM! PEACE BE

WITH YOU!

Be it highly Resolved, that

we the Members and

Families of the Houston Area

Chapter of MOAA pledge

for the new year 2010, to

maintain the spirit of

Christmas and Hanukkah all

year long by caring, loving,

and praying for each other;

by spreading the kingdom by

sharing the Gospel; by

feeding the hungry, clothing

the poor and homeless,

visiting the sick and infirm,

and by loosening the bonds

of the oppressed. Let JOY

ring in your heart all year! So

mote it be.AMEN!

Kerry B. Magee

CAPT USNR-RET

Endowment Fund

How about this? We are

working with our directory

advertiser, Nanette Metoyer,

“The Cruise Lady,” to offer a

prize of a 7- day cruise for

two from Galveston to the

Western Carribean. The

proposed date is November

2010. How do you apply for

this fantastic prize? Why, of

course we want you to

donate to the Houston Corps

of Cadets. We will sell

tickets, say $10 each, to

pledge to the Corps of

Cadets. We will have to sell

a minimum number of

tickets, and funds will be

maintained in a separate

account. If for some reason we are not

able to reach our goal all funds will be

refunded to the donor unless, of

course, you elect to donate them

anyway. There will be no expenses

deducted from the money. Final plans

next month.

As always, if you are able to support

the fund with a donation, the

contribution form appears on page 7

of this newsletter.

William Taylor

Cpt. USA Ret.

WELCOME

TO

NEW MEMBERS

CW4 Roy J. Haun (Rhee)

7704 Lakewise Manor Ln

Pearland TX 77581

281.993.8822

MAJ Andre F. Morrison

PO Box 16232

Galveston TX 77552-6232

832.244.9930

COL Bradley J. Vance (Donna)

102 Blue Hill Dr.

Montgomery TX 77356

936.443.7720

Photos from OurDecember Party

Thanks again to the always

dependable Andy Parsons for these

great photos!

CAPT Kerry Magee

Rhee and Roy Haun

Phyllis & Robert Ottis

Lovie and Earl Beard

The Carneros

Billie Clarke


2010 Officeers Installedat

December Meeting

(left to right)

Maj Martin Harris, Treasurer

COL Jim Causey, President

Lt Col Wayne Ritter, 1st VP

Jeannette Evans, 2nd VP

FREE BOOKLET AVAILABLE FROM MOAAMarketing Yourself for a Second Career: A Guide for a Successful Transition

Help in transitioning from a military career to a civilian career is available in this guide containing

comprehensive advice on planning and conducting an effective job-hunting campaign. Learn what you

can do to prepare yourself for a successful transition: from identifying resources to executing an

attention-getting résumé and cover letter to landing the job that's right for you.

Active MOAA Member Price: FREE

Members can request their free copy by calling MOAA's Member Service Center toll-free at

800-234-6622 Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST or e-mail [email protected]. Please

have your member number readily available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

* Decisions, Decisions

* Putting Yourself on Paper

* The Power of People

* Expanding Your Job Search

* The Ultimate Thrill

* Job-Search Tool Kit

Appendix A: Sample Résumés

Appendix B: Action Verbs, Phrases, and Titles

Appendix C: Sample Letters

Appendix D: Career-Related Resources

* Active MOAA members can e-mail [email protected] or call toll-free 1-800-234-6622 to have a printed

copy mailed to them at no cost. Please have your member number readily available.

** The discounted member price is available only to active MOAA members whose membership is

current at the time the order is placed. To be considered a current regular or Auxiliary member in good

standing, annual membership dues must be paid in full or member must have Life Membership.

Membership in MOAA is open to commissioned officers or warrant officers - active duty, retired, Guard,

Reserve and former - in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard,

U.S. Public Health Service and NOAA. Please allow two to three weeks for delivery.


DID YOU KNOW? Helpful Facts by Author Unknown

Bananas: Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't

have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it. That's

how the primates do it. Also, take your bananas apart

when you get home from the store. If you leave them

connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Cheese: Store your opened chunks of cheese in

aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not

mold!

Bell Peppers: Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are

sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on

the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Ground Beef: Add a teaspoon of water when frying

ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the

meat while cooking.

Eggs: To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich

add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese,

or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

Easy Deviled Eggs: Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock

bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add

remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up

mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze

mixture into egg. Throw bag away for easy clean up.

Garlic: Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a

light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your

want a stronger taste of garlic.

Snickers Bars: Leftover Snickers bars from Halloween

make a delicious dessert. Simply chop them up with the

food chopper. Peel, core, and slice a few apples. Place

them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy

bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Serve

alone or with vanilla ice cream.

Reheating refrigerated bread: To warm biscuits,

pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them

in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased

moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat

faster.

Newspaper weeds away: Start putting in your plants,

work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers, put

layers around the plants, overlapping as you go; cover

with mulch, and forget about weeds. Weeds will get

through some gardening plastic, they will not get

through wet newspapers.

Broken Glass: Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up

the small shards of glass you can't see easily.

No More Mosquitoes: Place a dryer sheet in your

pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

Squirrel Away! To keep squirrels from eating your

plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The

cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant, and the squirrels

won't come near it.

Reducing Static Cling: Pin a small safety pin to the

seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or

dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when

wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and ... ta

da! ... static is gone.

Measuring Cups: Before you pour sticky substances

into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the

hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient,

such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes

right out. (Pam or oil also does the trick.)

Foggy Windshield? Hate foggy windshields? Buy a

chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your

car. When the window fogs, rub with the eraser. Works

better than a cloth!

Reopening envelope: If you seal an envelope and then

realize you forgot to include something inside, just place

your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two.

Voila! It unseals easily.

Conditioner: Use your hair conditioner to shave your

legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and

leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to

use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when

you tried it in your hair.

Goodbye Fruit Flies: To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take

a small glass, fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2

drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You will find

those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

Get Rid of Ants: Put small piles of cornmeal where you

see ants They eat it, take it "home," can't digest it, so it

kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains,

but it works, and you don't have the worry about pets or

small children being harmed!


MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, HOUSTON AREA Houston Corps of Cadets ROTC Endowment Fund–The University of Houston

(Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force)

Please Print Donor name:_______________________________________________________

Mailing Address______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Phone: Day_______________Evening_____________e-mail__________________________

My pledge of $_________should be designed to support MOAA,HA Houston Corps of Cadets

My gift will be made with installments of $______to be paid monthly___quarterly___annually___.

Beginning date:_______The Office of Stewardship will send reminders.)

__Enclosed is a check (made payable to University of Houston) for the first pledge payable.

Please charge my credit card for the amount of my gift, as scheduled above:

___Visa ___Mastercard ___American Express ___Discover

Account Number_________________________________ Expiration date:_______________

Name as it appears on card:_________________________________________________

Signature:_______________________________________________________________

______I would like to be contacted about fulfilling my pledge with a gift of appreciated securities.

My pledge payment will be matched by: __________________________________________

(Please specify company for our records)

Donor signature:___________________________________date_______________________

Donor Signature:___________________________________date_______________________

Thank you for your support of the MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, HOUSTON

AREA, HOUSTON CORPS OF CADETS ROTC ENDOWMENT FUND, THE UNIVERSITY OF

HOUSTON

____________________________________________________________________________

University of Houston; Advancement Services; P.O. Box 867; Houston TX 77001-0867

Attn: Nancy V. Clark E-mail: uh.edu/giving

RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW

This will save a lot of effort and expense when we notify

members who have not paid their 2010 dues that they

will not receive or be listed in our directory.

(Please use the form on the back page of newsletter.)

Send to MOAA, PO Box 1082, Houston TX 77251-1082.

NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________

(Please Print) Last First Initial Grade Service Branch

_________________________________________________________________________________

Spouse’s First name:__________________________ Tel. for Directory_______________________

Home Address_____________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

Civilian Occupation ________________________________________________________________

Business Firm_________________________________ Business Phone _______________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________________________________________

Dues: Regular Membership $10 first year; annual renewal $20

Auxiliary (spouse of deceased officer) $10

WOULD YOU SERVE ON A COMMITTEE? ____________________________________________

Comments _________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Make check payable to MOAA,HA and send to MOAA,HA

PO Box 1082 Houston TX 77251-1082

For more information, call Maj. Val G. Henneberg 713.729.8217

TO:

Military Officers Association of America, Houston AreaMembership is available to Officers who have held a Federal Warrant or Commission in any of the seven

uniformed services of the United States or to the surviving spouse of such a person. Please use this form for

application for membership, renewal, or changes to the current directory of members.

Military Officers Association of America, Houston AreaPO Box 1082Houston TX 77251-1082

Nonprofit Org.

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

Houston TX

Permit # 2102

po box 1082 houston tx 77251-1082newsletter of moaa houston area, january 2010, p. 1 houston area po...

Documents