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 Birthdays for FEBUARY 2010 Lillian Harris, 2/3 |
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High Court:
Carol Shell, Queen Mum
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Janis Oman, Vice Mum
Dorothy Bailey, Treasurer
Nellie Kendzierski, Treasurer
Helen Wylie, Diva of the Photos
Members of the:
Royal Court of W.O.L.F.
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Rosmary Allen
Dora Mae Bailey
Dorothy Bailey
Gloria Ballog
Bonnie Bannon
Carol Beach
Beverly Bettega
Muriel Bobo
Pam Boughton
Flo Britt
Evelyn Cameron
Marianne Camilleri
Arlivia Chambers
Lynette Chaplain
Jeanette Cox
Dorothy Czajkowski
Sally Day
Lavon Domas
Mary Domas
Dolores Dugas
Yvonne Fletcher
Sharon Greenan
Jean Hannon
Lillian Harris
Maryann Helgeson
Bobbi Hilgendorf
Judy Hill
Vera Howell
Diana Huempfner
Irene Jernigan
Laverne Kailimai
Nellie Kendzierski
Rita Koscielniak
Aileen Kunz
Marie LeBlanc
Marilyn Leonard
Ginny Mann
Jean Mannes
Arlene Marsh
Virginia Melcher
Carol Meyer
Suzanne Mominee
Ernestine Montgomery
Nancy Murphy
Janis Oman
Anne Peterson
Lois Plock
Dolores Poelstra
Lois Proctor
Gloria Richards
Nancy Robbins
Addie Siler
Judy Suttle
Debbie Taylor
Phyllis Taylor
Elsie Trammell
Inga Vincent
Joyce Warblow
Janice Williams
Edith Wisener
Helen Wylie
Sophia Zoller
In Memory:
Helen Bowersox
:
Judy Suttle
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bought a bright red fedora because it was very cheap and quite dashing. Later when Sue Ellen read the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph, which depicts an older woman in purple clothing with a red hat, she knew that that poem and red hat would be the perfect birthday gift for her dear friend, Linda Murphy. Linda got so much enjoyment out of the hat and poem that Sue Ellen gave the same gift to another friend, then another etc....
One day it occurred to these friends that they were becoming sort of a "Red Hat Society" and that perhaps they should go out to tea.
They decided that they would find purple dresses that did not go with their red hats.
The tea turned out to be a smashing success. Soon, each of these ladies thought of other women
they wanted to include in their group. They began to encourage other interested people to start their own groups and
that is how it all started. Who knew.....!!!!!
in October 2002. Our chapter number is 9985.We are a group of ladies who belong to the Van Buren Twsp. Senior Center in Belleville, MI.
We usually have one meeting and event once a month...sometimes we have more than one event a month...it all depends if we want to or not!!!!
I will be writing our page for two months now that the center has changed their mailing proceedure.
If something comes up and if I plan for an activity that is not listed,
I will call several gals and have them call some others to let them know about it.
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Just a reminder that our meetings will switch from the 3rd Wednesday to the second Wednesday of the month at the senior center. EVENTS FOR: FEBUARY 2010
Our next meeting 
will be held on Wednesday, February 10th at 3:00 p.m. in the dining room. (Red hat penny bingo babes will start at 2:00 p.m....so bring those pennies.)
Those to bring in desserts for Febuary are: Dorothy Bailey, Nellie Kendzierski, Muriel Bobo and Evelyn Cameron.
On Wednesday, February 17th, (the bus is leaving the center at 9:15 a.m.) we are going to the Jiffy Mix Factory & Teddy Bear Co. in Chelsea. The cost is $5.00 and you have to sign up at the senior center's office. Lunch is on your own. Dress red hat.
TA TA for now my precious DIVAS
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Oh, Queen Carol!!
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To get the images....When you find the graphic you want, right click on it, then click on "save as". Save it as a JPEG or GIF file. You can set up the image
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***LADIES, LADIES........
Please check out this link...My son Brian has written his first book and it is being published. My red hat gals really encouraged Brian while he was writing it. Brian has a dedication to Sue Ellen for starting the Red Hat Society. Without her, we wouldn't be who we are now. The book is titled: "Everyday Single Mom".
You can buy the book thru this link.
http://briankshell.tatepublishing.net
Check this out...Brian's New Book is in the link section on the left hand side..it is the first link... and it will take you directly to the publishing company and the book.
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Our New Motto
ASHES TO ASHES
DUST TO DUST
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
SO PARTY WE MUST!!!!
Warning...Warning
On a cardboard windshield sun shade: "Do not drive with the sun shield in place"
On an infant's bathtub: "Do not throw baby out with bath water"
On a package of Fisherman's Friend(R)throat lozenges: "Not meant as a substitute for human companionship"
On a Magic 8 Ball: "Not advised for use as a home pregnancy test"
On a roll of Life Savers: "Not for use as a floatation device"
On a cup of McDonald's coffee "Allow to cool before applying to groin area"
On a refrigerater: "Refrigerate after opening"
On a handgun: "Not recommended for use as a nut cracker"
On a can of Fix-a-Flat: "Not to be used for breast augmentation"
Miscellanious
They slow down algae buildup.
To stop mosquito bites from itching is to make a paste made from bar soap. Rub until itching stops and allow the paste to dry. Remove later
To make bath special for a child, scatter a few flower petals into the water.
Baby bottle brushes are perfect for scrubbing Hummingbird feeders. The bristles are small enough to reach into the tiny crevices and strong enough to scrub away tough grime.
Mix carrot and radish seeds together when planting. The radishes will mature first and harvesting them thins the carrots.
Rinse your hands in vinegar and dry them thoroughly before going outside to work in cold weather. The vinegar conditions your hands so that your fingers will remain limber a little longer.
Sprinkle powdered detergent or ground cayenne pepper in the dirt around your sweet corn and it will keep the raccoons away.
Dandelions will do a disappearing act if you spray pure white vinegar where the roots were after pulling. Don't worry about the grass, it will grow back quickly.
To help cut flowers last longer, apply hair spray.
Eliminating the "Blind Spot
First, adjust the driver's side mirror by resting your head against the driver's side window. Then turn the mirror so that you see the side of your car.
Once this is set, move your head to the center of the vehicle (so you can see yourself in the rear view mirror). Now adjust the passenger side mirror so that again you can see the side of your car.
When you assume the normal driving position, you will not be able to see your own car in either mirror.
Cars behind you will show up as usual in your inside rear view mirror. The instant a car leaves your field of vision to pass you, it is visible in your side mirror. It will remain in your mirror until you are able to see it without turning your head.
WATER
One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University study.
Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
(No kidding, all of the above is true...)
COFFEE FILTERS
1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.
2. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.
3. Protect China . Separate your good dishes by putting a coffee filter between each dish.
4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.
6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.
7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.
8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.
9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.
10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to
prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.
11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.
12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.
13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers,
etc... on them. Soaks out all the grease.
14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers."
OH YEAH, THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS.
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TONGE TWISTERS
I slit the sheet
The sheet I slit
And on the slitted sheet, I sit.
There was a young man who said,
"Why can't I look in my ear with my eye?
I think that I might
If I stretch very tight-
You never can tell till you try.
There was a young fellow named Hall
Who fell in the spring in the fall.
'Twould have been a sad thing had he died in the spring,
But he didn't-he died in the fall.
A skunk sat on a stump
The stump thunk the skunk stunk,
The skunk thunk the stump stunk.
USA INFO
TRIVIA FROM EVERY USA STATE
ALASKA ... One out of every 64 people has a Pilot's' license.
ARIZONA .. Is the only state in the continental U.S. That doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time.
ARKANSAS ... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.
CALIFORNIA ... Its economy is so large that if It were a country, it would rank seventh in the entire world.
COLORADO .. In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics.
CONNECTICUT ... The Frisbee was invented here at Yale University.
DELAWARE ... Has more scientists and engineers than any other state.
FLORIDA ... At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the US's largest city.
GEORGIA ... It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.
HAWAII ... Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents in any other state.
IDAHO ... TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.
ILLINOIS .... The Chicago River is dyed green every St. Patrick's Day.
INDIANA .. Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which gets a half million letters to Santa every year.
IOWA ... Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County. Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.
KANSAS ... Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of the house in The Wizard of Oz.
KENTUCKY ... Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox.
LOUISIANA . .. Has parishes instead of counties because they were originally Spanish church units.
MAINE ... It's so big, it covers as many square miles as the other five New England states combined.
MARYLAND ... King Williams School opened in 1696. It was the first school in the United States.
MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts.
MICHIGAN .... Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby food capital of the world.
MINNESOTA .. Bloomington's Mall of America is so big, if you spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there nearly four days.
MISSISSIPPI - President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear here. That's how the teddy bear got its name.
MISSOURI ... Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.
MONTANA .. A sapphire from Montana is one of the Crown Jewels of England.
NEBRASKA ... More triplets are born here than in any other state.
NEVADA ... Has more hotel rooms than any other place in the world.
NEW HAMPSHIRE .. Birthplace of Tupperware, invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.
NEW JERSEY ... Has the most shopping malls in one area in the world.
NEW MEXICO ... Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.
NEW YORK .. Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk.
NORTH CAROLINA ... Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.
NORTH DAKOTA ... Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America.
OHIO ... The hot dog was invented here in 1900.
OKLAHOMA ... The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating oil wells.
OREGON ... Has the most ghost towns in the country.
PENNSYLVANIA .. The smiley :-) was first used in 1980 by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.
RHODE ISLAND .. The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673.
SOUTH CAROLINA ... Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko farm.
SOUTH DAKOTA .... Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.
TENNESSEE ... Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live radio show in the world.
TEXAS ... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.
UTAH .... The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952.
VERMONT .... Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.
VIRGINIA ... Home of the world's largest office building... the Pentagon.
WASHINGTON .... Seattle has the highest proportion of college graduates of any other US city.
WASHINGTON D.C. .... Was the first planned capital in the world.
WEST VIRGINIA ... Had the world' s first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.
WISCONSIN ... The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sundays.
WYOMING ... Was the first state to allow women to vote.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
WARNING
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. 
Van Buren/Belleville area, MI
