News & Views

My good friend Rufus died last month and left his wife Billie Jean $100,000 for an elaborate funeral. I told Billie Jean about the Columbian Home as a place for the funeral luncheon, and she agreed because Rufus always enjoyed the beautiful Columbian Home. I helped...

Welcome to our New Members Active Members: Matthew J. Kloiber Associate Members- John J. DeFazio Earnest H. Ehret Tiffany A. Gaasbeck Shawn Grigns Michael L. Hafer Associate Members: Eleanor Jacobs Curt M. Keck Michael F. Nagle Scott Phillips Laurence A. RanselIII...

I hope your summer vacation went better than mine. The First Lady and I wanted to go to the shore for a few days, and since we are now empty nesters, we thought it would be great to check out an adults-only (no children) resort. We found one online and I looked at all...

Welcome to our New Members Active Members- Scott J. Chlebove Associate Members- Richard DeGuiseppi Martina L. Escueta Christin R. Farnsworth James L. Farnsworth Associate Members- Kathy L. Nnakkergaard Alexandra M. Martin Vincent Olsen Rosalie Ondrejca-Trinkle Jesse...

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...