Slovene American Club Volume 92, Issue 3 HOME OF THE S.A.C. BUTTON BOX CLUB October 2018 Special articles of interest: Quarterly Membership Meeting Children s Christmas Party Survey Donations Flyers for Upcoming Events The S.A.C. Newsletter is published 4 times a year by the Slovene American Club. SAC Website: www.sloveneamericanclub.com President Herb Schroeder Cell: (313)522-8398 Vice President Mike Masten Cell: (734)368-2240 Recording Secretary Bonnie Weber Cell: (734)529-3903 Corresponding Secretary Gayle Chase Cell: (734)775-3874 Calendar of Events A s the membership voted for at the January 7th membership meeting, we will have two membership meetings each year, instead of four. The meetings will be held in January and July. Our next meeting will be Sunday, January 6. You will be eligible for the $50 attendance award if you attend the January Membership Meeting and have paid your 2019 dues. A free meal will be provided for current members. Nonmembers will pay $9 for their meal. Reservations will be required for this dinner. Please call Mike at (313-383-9365) for reservations by Dec 31. At the July Membership Meeting, Elizabeth (Pat) Kalmar was the lucky attendance win- ner. Gayle Chase, will be collecting dues for 2019 before and after the meeting. Dues are $15 per year. Those members that have paid their dues will benefit by receiving a quarterly newsletter mailed or emailed to you, also you are entitled to receive a $2 reduction in a SAC dance ticket. This means that you receive a free $9 meal in January plus $2 off of each of four dances totaling $17 in discounts. That more than pays for your dues. 2019 membership cards will be available by November 1, however your dues are not required until December 31. Gayle Chase will be available to accept your dues at most of the Friday evening jam sessions at the VFW. March Linda Altese Barbara (Babs) Wolk April Pat Wiater Ken Elstone May David Hejl August Donna Devillez Donna is member Chuck Rote s sister. Whether you are new to the club or returning, Welcome to SAC!!! Treasurer Gayle Chase Trustees Paul Perko Cell: (248)330-5396 Andy Machcinski Sergeant-At-Arms Tom Bernick Cell: (313)582-4416 email: gjchase0425@yahoo.com Slovene American Club P.O. Box 517 Allen Park, MI 48101 Phone: (313)383-9365 Open Seating at SAC Dinner Dances s you know, the SAC A Board of Directors have decided to have open seating at our dinner dances since July 2018. The VFW has plenty of tables in their hall which will accommodate more than enough people for our dances. The doors open at 12:00 pm which gives everyone an opportunity to sit at a table in their preferred ar- ea (near the dance floor or where conversations are easiest.) We will still need to have attendees call for dinner reservations so that the caterer knows how many dinners are needed. Please do not call for dinner reservations after the cut-off date. We need to respect our caterer s time when preparing our meal. Don t be surprised if you are denied your last-minute dinner reservation. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation. 1
Volume 92, Issue 3 Donations IN MEMORY OF: Robert DeBlander, Sr., from Floyd & Gina Schluckebier, a donation of $20.00. S.A.C. NEWS Recent Deceased And Sick Members Deceased Member: John Bojanowski, died 6/16/18 at age 73. PAGE 2 General Donations: All Board Members have donated their quarterly salaries (total of $1060) back to the club. Charlie Kitz donated $170 from his raffle winnings at the picnic & another $100 donation that we are using for musician beverages on Friday nights. Steve & Norma Benovich donated $20 toward musician s beverages at the Friday night jam sessions. Mike Masten donated $20 toward musician s beverages at the Friday night jam sessions. Member Peggy Carter donated $15.00. Lorraine Heide donated $10 toward musician s beverages at the Friday night jam sessions. Picnic Donations: Besides all of the desserts & chips & delightful music that were donated by SAC Fran & Ed Adamic donated a $20 cash prize. Lorraine Heide donated a $20 Meijer gift card. Wanda & Vik Zakrajsek donated chips & cookware. Mike Masten & Gayle Chase donated two $50 cash prizes, two boxes of potato chips & two dozen cupcakes. Tom Pappas, son of member Lorraine Pappas, donated 2 boxes of potato chips. Many thanks to Eileen Crawford & Sharon Dowling for their help & everyone s donations at the dessert table. The Club thanks everyone for their generous donations. Deceased Family of Members: Robert DeBlander, Sr., father of member Rob DeBlander, died on 6/16/18 at age 80. Donna Keough, sister of member Bruce Baloh, died on 8/19/18 at age 76. John Swoboda, brother of member Mary Olesko & brother-in-law of member Bob Olesko died on 9/14/18 at age 58. Deceased Former Member Family: Jeanne Elster, mother of former member Julie Elster died 7/2/18 at age 90. Sick Members: Ed Adamic Fran Adamic Stella Boguslaw Bob Kiss Andy Machcinski Shirley Machcinski Milka Martincic Marilyn Modic Victor Modic Charles Rote Chris Schroeder Carolyn Tehovnik Steve Urbanec Rita Zdeb SAC Musician Update S AC musicians have plans to play at Forest View Assisted Living in Brownstown Township on Saturday, December 8th to spread some Christmas cheer to the residence. If you have any suggestions where our music would be appreciated, please call a Board Member (phone number on page 1). We will try to organize these events as needed. Thank you to all of our helpers at the picnic & during our dinner dances! Donations of baked goods and prizes for the picnic were incredible! This club is still operating because of our members generosity. It is greatly appreciated! 2
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S.A.C. CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2018 Sun., October 28 SAC Dinner-Dance Music provided by: Frank Stanger Orchestra Location: Pvt. John Lyskawa VFW in the hall Must have reservations for dinner Cutoff date Oct 21st For reservations call Mike Masten (313-383-9365) Doors open at 12:00 p.m. Dinner at 1:00 p.m. Dancing from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Tickets: $24.00 Dance only: $15.00 $2 Discount for Paid Up Members of SAC Donations of baked goods and prizes will be appreciated Sun., December 9 SAC Dinner-Dance (intentionally changed from Dec 2) Music provided by: Rob DeBlander Orchestra Location: Pvt. John Lyskawa VFW in the hall Must have reservations for dinner Cutoff date December 2 For reservations call Mike Masten (313-383-9365) Doors open at 12:00 p.m. Dinner at 1:00 p.m. Dancing from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Tickets: $24.00 Dance only: $15.00 $2 Discount for Paid Up Members of SAC Donations of baked goods and prizes will be appreciated Sun., January 6 SAC Membership Meeting / Membership Appreciation Dinner Encourage your spouse, friends & family to join the Slovene American Club! Location: the Pvt. John Lyskawa VFW Post 7546 (in the hall) Doors open at 12:00 p.m. Dinner at 1:00 p.m. Meeting at 2:00 p.m. Music & Dancing following the meeting until 6:00 p.m. Music provided by: SAC Musicians Meal: free to active members; $9.00 for non-members. Donations of baked goods will be appreciated Reservations are required for dinner by December 31 st please call Mike (313-383-9365). 6
Upcoming Events German Pork Schnitzel Dinner At Lyskawa VFW Friday, October 19th 4:00 pm 7:00 pm Tickets: $12 in advance $14 at the door Their previous dinners have been delicious! Join us for dinner before our jam session. I will suggest that you purchase your tickets the previous Friday to ensure that they do not run out of food. Children s Christmas Party Survey O ur Board of Directors is surveying members for children (12 and under) that might be interested in coming to a future children s Christmas event which would include music, luncheon, and maybe a visit from Santa. If any members have children, grand children, or great grand children that would be interested in this event, held at the VFW, please call Gayle Chase at (313)383-9365 to provide information. We need name, age & gender of each child. There is a deadline of October 18th for all calls. We would appreciate giving the Board time to prepare for this event. Thank you for your response in advance. 7
T here was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should start writing things down so they don't forget. They went home and the lady told her husband to get her a bowl of ice cream. "You might want to write it down," she said. The husband said, "No, I can remember that you want a bowl of ice cream." She then told her husband she wanted a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream. "Write it down," she told him, and again he said, "No, no, I can remember: you want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream." Then the lady said she wants a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. "Write it down," she told her husband and again he said, "No, I got it. You want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top." So he goes to get the ice cream and spends an unusually long time in the kitchen, over 30 minutes. He comes out to his wife and hands her a plate of eggs and bacon. The wife stares at the plate for a moment, then looks at her husband and asks, "Where's the toast?" L ate one night a burglar broke into a house and while he was sneaking around he heard a voice say, "Jesús is watching you." He looked around and saw nothing. He kept on creeping and again heard, "Jesús is watching you." In a dark corner, he saw a cage with a parrot inside. The burglar asked the parrot, "Was it you who said Jesús is watching me?" The parrot replied, "Yes." Relieved, the burglar asked, "What is your name?" The parrot said, "Clarence." Grins & Giggles The burglar said, "That's a stupid name for a parrot. What idiot named you Clarence?" The parrot answered, "The same idiot that named the rottweiler Jesús." Have a great day! Thank you to everyone that has attended our Friday night jam sessions at the VFW at 7:00 pm. We have been well attended by both musicians and audience alike. Bring your friends to enjoy the music and camaraderie. If you need directions, call Mike (734-368-2240). 8