Zonta Paul
Volume 82 Issue 3
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PEGGY'S MESSAGE
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Ha pp y B ir th da yCarole - September 1st Judy - October 28th Peggy - October 31st
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Minnesota Women's Consortium
Neighborhood House
American Association of University Women
Women's Prison Book Project
Minnesota Department of Transportation Aviation Education
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Members are to call Dorothy if they are unable to attend no later than that the Friday
before the monthly meeting date. If you do not call, it will be assumed that you are attending and you will be
billed for those meetings in which the standard meal fee is charged. The meetings have a meal charge,
which is meant to cover the cost of the host's chosen menu and beverages. We hope that, in some cases,
there will be extra money leftover for our service projects.
If you are unable to attend due to last minute circumstances, you will be billed for that meeting.
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Here is some information I found in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald recently. “The Zonta Club of Hilo regularly presents the Amelia Earhart Award, a local service grant, for young people pursuing math or science. The Amelia Earhart Award honors the famous female aviator who was a visitor to Hilo (and who planted a Banyan Drive tree), who was also a member of Zonta, an international organization that works to advance the status of women worldwide. Zonta Club of Hilo was founded in 1959.”
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We have not awarded our Marj Neihart scholarship (from the Woman of the Year Award gift that her family graciously donated to us for a scholarship for a student at Humboldt High School going on to post-secondary school for an elementary education major). I talked to Ken Neihart this summer and told him that we had not been able to award the scholarship. The school counselor told us that the majority of Humboldt seniors go on to a vocational or technical school and few go on to a 4-year college, much less to study in the elementary education field. He said that we could give the award for any other field to a qualified student. We will contact the school again this year with revised criteria for awarding the scholarship. Any suggestions that you may have will be greatly appreciated.
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We received an update from Holly about the History event. Here is part of her update: “Thank you so much for thinking of us and for the invitation (to the President’s dinner). Cambria will be moving into her college dorm during the week of your meeting (August 19th) so I will have to decline. I hope you all have a wonderful time and your group accomplishes great things in the new year. I know your support of Cambria was tremendously influential in her life and in the lives of those around her. The History Day coordinator told me Cambria influenced many peers and was "the glue that held the whole group together...young and old". What a compliment!! She LOVED every single minute of the experience! THANK YOU so much for supporting her. I believe you probably have heard from her and know she placed 2nd in the country!!! Just going was a gift...and then to get such a high place...wow!! In addition, this will open other opportunities... for internships and careers with the Minnesota Historical Society and/or the National History Day organization. It was an experience of a lifetime and while she grew in her passion for history and learning, she also inspired others to grow and become more involved in humanitarian issues.
Thank you again, and I hope you all have a wonderful summer and fall. Sincerely, Holly”
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I received the following from a friend and thought it was worth sharing with you and it ties right in with the history of Minnesotans, as well as those around the world. I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes. Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron--except love.
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The next BPW meetings will be held September 24, October 22 and November 19th. The August meeting was held at the Cherokee Sirloin Room on Smith Avenue. The program and location of future meetings is yet to be determined. Anyone wishing to attend the BPW meetings should contact Connie Hill at 651-270-9144. They had a nice insert in their August newsletter telling members about Zonta service projects, and the September meeting. The newsletter had a wonderful letter to the BPW members from LaVerne Reid, the BPWusa past president and I hope they don’t mind me sharing it with you all: “THIS SAYS IT ALL: Time passes… Life happens… Distance separates… Children grow up… Jobs come and go… Love waves and wanes… Men don’t do what they’re supposed to do… Hearts break… Parents die… Colleagues forget favours… Careers end… BUT…. Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her can reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley’s rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley’s end. Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you… Or come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, mothers, grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins and extended family, all bless our life! The world wouldn’t be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on to all the women who help make your life meaningful. I just did. Short and very sweet. There are more than twenty angels in this world. Ten are peacefully sleeping on clouds. Nine are playing. Any one is reading her e-mail or letter at this very moment.” Stop and take a minute to remember all the “sisters” in your lives and, if perhaps give them a call if they are still here with us.
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NYFS is hosting their 2008 Taste for Northwest on Thursday, September 25th at the Shoreview Community Center. Advance tickets are $25.00 and all proceeds will go to help NYFS continue to provide support for families and children. The Taste will feature about 20 local area restaurants (wonderful food sampling…. More than one can eat!), a silent auction, a wine raffle and other raffles. I have tickets for anyone who is interested in purchasing them. I believe that the admission at the door will be slightly higher, so now is the time to get your ticket to a good cause and fun event.
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We will be making the fleece blankets on Tuesday, November 25th at Carole’s party room. Be sure to mark your calendar! Also be thinking about items to bring for our holiday gift bags to this meeting. If you would prefer to donate cash, it will be used to purchase items for the goodie bags. MVNA Club 100 clients will be the recipients of these goodie bags and for those folks, this may be the only holiday cheer they will get this Christmas season.
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As always, please let me know if you have any information to share; I would be happy to include it in our newsletter.
Any and all ideas will be entertained!
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Here are a few of the recipes from our President’s Dinner: VIRGINIA’S SUGAR COOKIES Preheat Oven to 350 – Makes 10 dozen cookies
2 sticks butter, softened Cream butter and sugar until smooth; beat eggs and oil and add to butter mixture; add flavoring and salt. Combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture. After the dough is thoroughly mixed, chill for ½ to 1 hour. Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet, flatten with a glass that has been greased and dipped in sugar. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light brown around the edges. DOROTHY’S SWEDISH RICE PUDDING Cook one cup rice according to directions. Mix together 5 eggs, 5 cups milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and ½ cup sugar. Add rice to mixture and pour into a greased bowl. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake at 325 degrees for about 75 minutes. Test for doneness with a knife in the middle. Done when knife comes out clean. COLD CANTALOUPE SOUP This soup can be served as a first course, light dessert or as a beverage. We serve it as a main course with a salad, or a light sandwich. This is a good recipe to use cantaloupe that might not be as ripe as you might enjoy for plain eating. Keeps for two-three days.
Ingredients
Directions: BISON MEATBALLS
1 pound ground bison Mix together. Shape into 1½ inch balls. Bake in oven until browned, 350 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes. – makes about 24 small appetizer size meatballs. This would also be good served with spaghetti or as Swedish meatballs – with a twist! Serve with your favorite sauce. SPAM BOWL DIP USED IN TORTILLA WRAPS
1 can SPAM ground Stir together cream cheese and jelly and set aside and refrigerate. Stir together artichoke hearts, SPAM, parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, olive oil and lemon juice. Line 4 cup glass bowls with plastic wrap. Put in spam mixture, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. When ready to serve, remove plastic wrap and invert on serving tray. Spread cream cheese mixture over SPAM and serve. I used the mixture to make spam wraps since the mixture did not set up.
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