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I like writing the President’s Letter every month. I also have written a few children’s books…not on purpose. Writing is very stressful for me. I might look like a casual, laid-back guy, but in my head there is a constant circus going on. The reason for that is I’m...

Welcome to our New Members Active Members- Patricia E. Otto Associate Members- Dianne E. Bachman Richard R. Fillman Mark T. Marks Shawn P. McGovern Florence J. Metzel Associate Members- Phyllis "Kim" Milnes Stephen T. Mould Kelly A. Phillips Erin Smith Sallie K. Smith...

In a few days we will be celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary. Some people say that it’s not very old for a country, but when someone asks if you are a member of AARP or a member of an organization that has the prefix “senior” in its title, you are considered...

Welcome to our New Members Associate Members- Thomas W. Baab James M. Baron Joe Damiano Charles L. Epler, Jr. Mike J. Fehnel Shanna A. Fink David C. Fritzinger, III William G. George Donna M. Gracely Barbara G. Harries Associate Members- Lee R. Hentzel Speratus...

A few days ago, a few Columbian Home friends and I went to the casino for a drink or two and to play a few games of chance. Not wanting to risk a DUI or worse, we all agreed on a limited time to do both. As we were leaving the casino, we passed by the craps tables and...

Welcome to our New Members Active Members- Kathy Flannery Ron J. Stofko Associate Members: Nancy C. Beck Mary L. Belzeckys John H. Daniels Michael Daniels Louis J. Fekete Paula J. Gallo Associate Members- Francis J. Hardner Dan Joseph Joe Kochan L. Thomas Kullman Marc...

The weather has been beautiful lately, and the word “golf” has been used many times at the bar. It reminds me of the time when three of my friends and I would go on our annual golf outing to San Diego. One time, two days before our group was to leave, my buddy Larry’s...

Welcome to our New Members Active Members Leanne A. Anderson Michael Anderson Thomas J. Flanley Tammy L. Hensinger Danielle M. Loikis Dennis M. Sullivan Associate Members: Scott L. Adams, Jr. Harold "Butch" Breitenstein Bruce R. Brownell Gregg P. Collier Sarah...

Some things are better left unsaid, and I usually realize it right after I say them, but here goes anyway. I’m always trying to understand men and women, so I thought that the best way to accomplish this would be to liken both sexes to geography. Between ages 21-25, a...

Welcome to our New Members Active Members Theresa M. Kelly Corazon J. Shimkanonj Elsie R. Unera Associate Members: Susan M. Buss Diane C. Beslanovits Helen J. Bobeck Luis M Caraballo Beverly L. Conklin Ray J. Cope John D. Farrell Raymond W. Garrison Carol Gonzalez...