Grand Rapids Timberline
Volume 49, Issue 4 December, 2024
NEWS FOR AND ABOUT
AAUW GRAND RAPIDS
BRANCH MEMBERS
EDITOR; Myrna Peterson
myrnakay67@gmail.com
218-301-6028
MISSION: AAUW advances gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy.
Holiday Dinner December 9, 2024
Location: Forest Lake Restaurant
Social/Registration: 4:15 PM Dinner: 5 PM
Meal Choices:
Broiled Walleye with a choice of Rice Pilaf or Au Gratin Potato
Chicken and Rib Combo with a choice of Rice Pilaf or Au Gratin Potato
Steak Caprese over Pasta
Garden or Caesar Salad
Bread Loaf
Chocolate Mousse
Cost $32
Program: 6:15 PM
At the December meeting, Anita Firman will be doing an interactive scarf tying experience!!! Anita's mother was a buyer for Maison Blanche in New Orleans and Dayton's in Minneapolis. Her scarves are from all over the globe!
Anita will have many scarves, all shapes, sizes and fabrics that will be available to use or buy! She will donate proceeds which will go to the scholarship fund.
Plan for a fun evening!!!
**RSVP to AAUWRSVPGrandRapids@gmail.com by Monday, December 2.
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President's Message
Hello friends!
The AAUW November meeting was held on the 11th at 5 PM at our regular meeting place. Dr. Kathleen Annette, who spoke at our gathering, is a locally, regionally and nationally known speaker. She has achieved many different roles across the country as well as being the President and CEO of the Blandin Foundation for 12 years. If you missed the meeting and find out that she will be speaking somewhere else, plan on attending the presentation.
The date for the Holiday Dinner has been set for Monday, December 9th at the Forest Lake Restaurant. The cost will be $32. Registration will begin at 4:15 with dinner at 5 PM. Please make your reservations at AAUWRSVPGrandRapids@gmail.com.
Anita Firman will be demonstrating how to tie scarves that will be available for purchase. Hope to see you all there.
Susan LaVelle, President
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***Travel Treasures
Thank you, Members! We added $53 to our scholarship fund and our November meeting. Thank you, Norma Eppinga, for assisting me. Once again, many beautiful items were donated.
* Anita Firman - She made a beautiful Christmas hearing tree to get us in the spirit.
* Jani4s Johnson traveled out west and brought: in Native stone bracelet from Idaho, a Cowgirl book from Montana and a beautiful bread baking pottery vase from North Dakota.
* Louise Koglin Fideldy brought: Anastasia coconut patties from Florida and a Bookmarker from Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
* Sharon Quern brought: Raspberry Tabasco sauce from Louisiana.
* Marlys Mestemacher brought: Note Cards from Portland, Maine, and Maple Cream Cookies from Montreal.
We will have Travel Treasures at our December Christmas Party
Marlys Mestemacher
Jean Gardner
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If you think you can can't, you're right!
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**INTEREST GROUPS**
***LITERATURE
The Monday Morning Lit Group will meet on December 2 at 9:30 AM in the private dining room at Majestic Pines. Ellen Edvenson will lead our discussion of THE CEMETARY OF THE UNTOLD STORIES by Julia Alvarez (the celebrated writer, Alma Cruz, literally creates a graveyard for her untold stories - the manuscripts and characters whose lives she could not bring to life; but her characters have other ideas and begin to talk back to her and to Alma's groundkeeper, Filomena. The novel asks 'whose stories get to be told and whose buried.'). Coffee will be provided. For more information, contact Nancy Salmi at 218–326–3147 or nsalmi@earthlink.net.
The Monday Morning Lit Group will meet on December 2 at 9:30 AM in the private dining room at Majestic Pines. Ellen Edvenson will lead our discussion of THE CEMETARY OF THE UNTOLD STORIES by Julia Alvarez (the celebrated writer, Alma Cruz, literally creates a graveyard for her untold stories - the manuscripts and characters whose lives she could not bring to life; but her characters have other ideas and begin to talk back to her and to Alma's groundkeeper, Filomena. The novel asks 'whose stories get to be told and whose buried.'). Coffee will be provided. For more information, contact Nancy Salmi at 218–326–3147 or nsalmi@earthlink.net.
***WALKING & TALKING
The group is on its fall/winter schedule of walking on Tuesday afternoons at 1 PM. The locations change from week to week but are generally in the Grand Rapids area. We walk for about one hour and then may gather for coffee. We are hardy women and always walk outside, but we are not Speed Walker so you can set your own pace. Group members receive a notification of the location of the walk. Members what when they no need for RSVPs. If the walk is canceled for any reason (potential weather threat) you will be notified. The group welcomes new members interested in walking. Send your name, email address and cell phone number to Karen at k.karls@yahoo.com.
***SUNSHINE & CARING
If any member of AAUW needs a bit of sunshine because of illness or a sympathy card, please let Nancy Raymond know, she is our SUNSHINE & CARING contact. She will send a card from Aauw. you can email her at nmraymond14@gmail.com.
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State meeting in Austin, MN.
April 25 and 26, 2025
Friday evening dinner and speaker will be held at the Austin Country Club.
The Saturday meetings will be held at the world-renowned
Hormel Institute Cancer Center.
Tour of the Institute will be held.
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AAUW Grand Rapids MN Branch General Meeting
Minutes for November 11, 2024
The Grand Rapids Branch of AAUW met at the United Methodist Church on Monday, November 11, 2024, for social hour, dinner and a program. There were 39 attendees including the speaker and one guest.
President Susan LaVelle opened the business meeting with the reading of the AAUW Mission Statement.
The cost of our December meeting will be $32. The meal can be paid for at the November meeting, the December meeting or mailed to treasurer Julie Skallman at PO Box 5163, Grand Rapids, MN 55744.
Kathleen Spencer described our local chapter scholarship funds and recruited several members to help review applications.
Travel Treasures raised $53 for our Scholarship Funds.
Anita Fuhrman introduced our speaker, Kathleen Annette. Kathleen is a past President and CEO of the Blandin Foundation as well as the first woman MD. She spoke on who influenced her throughout her career.
Respectfully submitted,
Vicky Holmstrom, Secretary
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Grand Rapids AAUW Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 25, 2024
Susan LaVelle, President, called the meeting to order. additional attendees were Janis Johnson, Karen Karls, Linda johnson and Vicki Holmstrom.
Secretary's report: Karen Karl's moved the minutes from the previous board meeting. Be approved as read. Janis Johnson seconded did the motion. Minutes were approved.
Treasurer's report: 79 members have now paid dues for the 2024 to 2025 year. The bank account currently has a balance of $5959. $1542 of that is dedicated to scholarships. This leaves $4417 available to spend.
Membership: We have had four new members join since the October meeting.
Programs: Everything is set.
Communications: There will not be an article for the December meeting in the Harold Review since it is a closed meeting.
Dinner/food: The RSVP link for the December meeting will be in the December newsletter, but since the meeting is coming up so quickly, we will have an extra RSVP reminder sent out before that. People can pay at the meeting. The price has gone up to $32 per year.
We also discussed changing the visibility of where the RSVP appears in the newsletter and changing the heading of the newsletter so that AAUW Timberline appears first in the subject line.
We have switched to using disposable cups for coffee. Those cups are placed next to the coffee maker for Members to take back to their table. Not having the China cups at every spot on the table saves a lot of dishwashing.
Scholarships: If anyone has ideas for how to disseminate information about our business scholarship opportunity, please pass those ideas on to Kathleen Spencer.
New Business: We discussed the Northland gathering in Grand Rapids in October 20025. Our chapter will be in charge of putting on this meeting. The first thing to be done is to reserve a meeting site and caterers. Linda Johnson said that our current caterers are very interested in being involved with this meeting. We are currently talking with the Methodist Church about about cost and space availability.
Adjournment: Linda Johnson moved the meeting be adjourned. Karen Karl's second in the motion.
Respectfully submitted by
Vicki Holmstrom, Secretary
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Happy Birthday!!!
Carol Rasmussen - December 2
Carol Rasmussen - December 2
Marlys Msstemacher - December 6
Linda Johnson - December 12
Susan Lynch - December 12
Gayle Coyer - December 27
Bev Griffin - December 28
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