472 5085 October 2014 - University of AkronFive Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink. Five Days at...
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S CLUB
Thursday, November 20, 2014
at the Hower House
6 p.m. Shopping at the Cellar Door Gift
Shop
6:30 p.m. Buffet dinner, followed by the
program
In This Issue
The Presidential Investiture
Holiday Luncheon
October Giggles - Quotes by Steven
Wright
Things to Do
Women’s Club News and Notes
Membership Form
President Scott Scarborough, The University of Akron’s 16th President
Fall General Meeting
Program: A unique performance by the German Choir.
Brought to us by Gerhard Kunze, professor emeritus from
the geology department at The University of Akron. The
German Choir is a unique group of immigrants who formed
singing societies all over the United States and the Arion
Singing Society, named after the Greek poet and musician
Arion. The group was founded in 1894 in Canton, Ohio.
We will enjoy a delicious catered dinner and desserts will
be provided by the WC Board members. The cost is $15.
Please RSVP to Diana Kunze at (330) 836-4193 or via
e-mail at [email protected] by Monday, November 17,
2014. No cancellations after November 17; the food will be
ordered and must be paid for prior to the meeting.
Peggy Walchalk/Carrie Tomko, Editors / 330-472-5085 October 2014
How about a smile or a giggle to
brighten up your October day?
If you’re not familiar with the work
of Steven Wright, he’s the famous
Erudite (comic) scientist who sees
things differently than most of us.
Here are some of his gems:
I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Borrow money from pessimists—they don’t expect it back.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
If you want the rainbow, you have got to put up with the rain.
OK, so what’s the speed of dark?
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
I intend to live forever …. So far, so good.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet en-gines.
My mechanic told me, “I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.”
If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.
The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is re-quired to be on it.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don’t have film.
If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?
The O’Neil House
An architectural treasure, the O'Neil House was designed by Meade and Hamilton and built in 1923. Hand carved linen-fold oak paneling adorns the grand foyer, leaded windows grace nearly every room, and vibrant Oriental rugs warm planked oak floors throughout.
Holiday Luncheon
Please plan to join us for the annual Holiday Luncheon.
The December event will be hosted at the O’Neil House.
This venue is a lovely Tudor mansion located in West Ak-
ron at the intersection of West Exchange Street and Mull
Avenue. Valet parking will be provided for all. The price
of the holiday lunch is set at $25 per person; a maximum
of 50 guests can be accommodated. The Bridge group
will play immediately after the luncheon.
More details about this December 11th holiday event,
menu, and parking will be provided in the next news-
letter.
The Investiture of Scott Scarborough, Ph.D.
On September 19, 2014, President Scott Scarborough was
installed as our 16th president. The festivities began with a
modern ceremony that celebrated the University, its students
and the power of public higher education.
It was the University's first investiture in 15 years. Read more
and view photos at www.uakron.edu/investiture/.
Things to Do
Afternoon Book Review
October 27th — Host Marcia Mazak
Evening Book Review
October discussion
book “The Marriage
Plot” by Jeffrey
Eugenides
Bridge Groups
Women’s Afternoon
October 23rd and November 20th
Women’s Evening
October 6th Host Anais Webb
November 3rd Host Carolyn Cox
Gourmet Dinner
October 25th hosted
by Diana and
Gerhard Kunze
Hiking
October 9th Seiberling Nature Realm
October 23rd Boston Run Trail
Evening Book Review
Co-Chairs: Kirklyn Kuzdrall (330) 923-8662 and Molly McBurney.
Dessert at 7 p.m., reviews begin at 7:30 p.m.
October 15, 2014 The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides.
Reviewer: Jean Questel. Hostess, Sharon Gandee; Dessert,
Denise Beck.
November 19, 2014 The Light Between Oceans, by M.L. Stedman.
Reviewer: Sharon Gandee. Hostess, Anne Biermann; Dessert, Molly
McBurney.
Women’s Club News and Notes
Congratulations to Denise Beck! Denise retired on August 1, 2014. She was our
UAWC president in 1981-1982 and then again in 1999-2001.
Please submit any changes in personal information to Martha Vye at
[email protected] . She will be updating the directory addendum for publication in
November.
Note: If you have any news regarding our members such as illnesses, births, or deaths,
please call our Corresponding Secretary, Barbara Clark, at (330) 794-1129 or e-mail
[email protected]. Barbara will send an appropriate card with regards from the Club.
Special Activities Chair: Martha Vye (330) 644-7490 ([email protected])
Afternoon Book Review
Co-Chairs: Betty Seiberling and Jackie Fay (330-666-2044)
This group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m.
If you don’t like driving at night, this is a good group to join.
The group has decided to meet during summer months and not dur-
ing the winter when ice, snow and sleet storms impede the path to
our hostess’ doors.
October 27, 2014 Hostess Marcia Mazak. Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink.
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital is a 2013 non-
fiction book by American journalist Sheri Fink.
Things to Do
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Lunch-and-a-movie
To be determined
Tour Group
October 14th
Canton Museum of Art
“Intent to Deceive” -
Lunch at Bender’s
Bridge Groups
Women’s Afternoon Chair: Iris Kuehls (330) 836-8623
This group meets the fourth Thursday at noon for lunch and bridge at the apartments
at Rockynol, a very nice place to meet. There are usually three choices for lunch.
Please call Iris to learn of the choices, as she lets Rockynol know ahead of the meet-
ing what everyone would like.
Schedule: October 23 and November 20
Women’s Evening Chair: Anais Webb (330) 650-3510
Evening bridge meets the first Monday evening of the month at 7 p.m. ending the
evening by 10 p.m. We meet in members homes for bridge and dessert. Anyone is
welcome to join this group or join the sub list.
Please call or e-mail Anais at ([email protected])
Schedule: October 6th Anais Webb hosting
November 3rd Carolyn Cox hosting
December 8th Grace Goettler hosting
January 5th Betty Miller hosting
February 2nd Jean Questel hosting
March 2nd Bev Brockett hosting
Gourmet Dinner
Chair: Jane Gwinn (330) 678-2239
The Gourmet group meets four times an academic year at the home of various participants.
Schedule: Saturday, October 25th at the home of Diana and Gerhard Kunze.
Pictures from the September 20th Gourmet Dinner hosted by Martha and Mel Vye.
Hiking
Chair: Leslie Bain (330) 658-1965 / (330) 819-2846 [email protected]
All hikes are on Thursdays. For individual hiking details please contact person responsible.
October 9th Seiberling Nature Realm—Smith Rd., Metroparks
10 a.m. (Iris Kuehls) (330) 836-8623 [email protected]
October 23rd Boston Run Trail—Happy Days (Rte 303) CVNP
10 a.m. (Diana Kunze) (330) 836-4193/(330) 962-3941 [email protected]
Tour Group
Co-chairs: Sharon Gandee (330) 864-4659 and Sylvia Johnson (330) 644-3090.
On Tuesday morning, October 14, the Tour Group will go to the Canton Museum
of Art to see an exhibition “Intent to Deceive.” This exhibit focuses on spot-
ting fakes and forgeries the art world. It is scheduled for only four museums
throughout the country.
If ten people sign up, the group will have a docent. The admission could be up
to $10; the amount is dependent on the number in the group.
Lunch will be at Bender’s Restaurant, a downtown Canton landmark. Everyone
will order from the menu and have separate checks. For carpooling purposes,
the time and places for meeting will be determined based on the members who
sign up.
Please make a reservation with Sharon either by calling (330) 864-4659 or
e-mailing [email protected]. She will then give specific details.
The Seiberling Nature Realm
Lunch-and-a-Movie Group
Chair: Sherry Yoke (330) 676-0611
Lunch and a Movie will be available on an occasional basis. If you wish to be placed on the participant list, please give Sherry a call
at the number above or send her an e-mail at [email protected]
PLACE SAMP HERE
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Please send this completed form, along with a check made payable to UA Women’s Club, to Diane Wolf, 2431 Wyandotte Avenue, Cuyahoga
Falls, OH 44223.
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