Y'S MEN NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 5, 2006THURSDAY, JANUARY 5"Technology in Government; Reforming Criminal Justice: Two Current Issues in Connecticut" will be Representative Robert Farr's topic. Bob Farr was re-elected to his 12th term as the representative for Avon, Farmington and West Hartford constituents. He is the Ranking Member of the General Assembly's powerful Judiciary Committee and is also a member of the Appropriations Committee. Representative Farr earned a BS degree in Engineering from the University of Connecticut and his Jurist Doctor from the University Of Connecticut School Of Law. He and his wife reside in West Hartford. THURSDAY, JANUARY 12Joseph Califano will speak on the topic "Inside: A Public and Private Life", which is the title of his new book. He is Chairman of the Board and President of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. CASA has a staff of more than 75, including 13 Ph.D.s, 20 Masters, and five lawyers. It conducts research and evaluation and mounts demonstration programs involving all substances (alcohol, illegal, prescription and performance-enhancing drugs, nicotine) at more than 100 sites in 45 cities and counties in 22 states. Mr. Califano was appointed Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 26, 1965. In January 1977, Mr. Califano became Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Mr. Califano received his BA degree from Holy Cross and his LL.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. FUTURE MEETINGSJanuary 5 Robert Farr Representative CT State Legislature January 12 Joseph Califano CASA Chairman January 19 Steven Winter, MD Modern Refugee Medicine: Looking for Camels in South Darfur January 26 Lazlo Birinyi The Market Outlook for 2006 DONUT HOSTSThe donut hosts for January 5 will be Fred Arndt, Jim Goodenough, Andrew Lozyniak, and Dick Webb. On January 12 the hosts will be Burr McGhee, Lou Rolla, Bill Sorenson and John Stein. MEETING FACILITIESJanuary 5 the chairs will be set up by Austen Doolittle, Fred Rosen, Gerry Smith and Dick Webb. January 12 the chairs will be set up by Dick Brown, Walter Eads, John Geroski and Phil Lint. STAPLES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR The Westport Science and Engineering Foundation will hold the annual Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday Feb 11 2006 at Staples HS. Over 70 contestants from 5 area high schools will compete and additional judges are needed. A background in any engineering discipline or the sciences including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy etc is required. Training is provided and a new judge will work with experienced judges in a 3 person team. Please contact Dick Gardella (226-3066) or email: rggbklyn@aol.com for additional information. TRIPS AND TRAVELFebruary 15 Join us for a trip to see Spamalot at the Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44 th St,). The trip includes the theatre, bus and driver tip. Lunch is not included, but participants will be mailed a list of area restaurants. Arrangements can be made for group dining at a nearby restaurant for about $20 per person. Spamalot won the Tony Award for Best Musical this year. Contact Warren Rossell 226-5357 for more information. April 23-25 On our three day trip to Gettysburg, Antietam and Harpers Ferry, we will have guided tours of National Military and Historic Parks. On the final day, we will make some interesting stops near York, PA before heading home. The cost is $425 per person, double occupancy, including insurance and seven meals. Pick up full trip description at Travel Desk. Contact Dave Kidney 227-7560. May 21 Our Baltic cruise begins May 21. It is a ten night cruise, 13 day total. We will visit Copenhagen, Tallin, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Visby, Sweden, Warnemunde (Berlin) and Arhus (Denmark). The cost is $3,909 per person for an outside cabin, includes air fare. Contact Ed VanGelder 227-6120. September 6 Our cruise of Alaska's Inside Passage and Glacier Bay begins Sept. 6, 2006. It is a 10 day/9night trip on board Cruise West's "Spirit of Endeavour” (approximately 100 passengers). This is the same line that took us on our Columbia River trip last year. We will start in Ketchikan and go on to Metlakatla, Petersburg, Frederick Sound, Sitka, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Haines, and end in Juneau. The cost for AA outside cabin is $4,190 per person (double occupancy) including cancellation insurance. Pick up full trip description at Travel Desk. Contact Dave Kidney 227-7560. CAMERA CLUB EVENTS Y's Men's Camera Club Second Annual Photo Exhibition continues at the Westport Center for Senior Activities through January 27th. The Camera Club has tutorials planned for January 10, February 7 and February 21. The subjects will be managing and enhancing photos, camera basics and how to set up that winning shot. The Jan. 10 session will be "Bare Bones" Elements, including organizing your digital images, resizing and cropping, quick fixes, saving and sharing (e-mailing), burning a CD, slide shows and "What is RAW?". The meetings will be in the Board Room of the "Y" from 10:00 A.M. 'til Noon. If you have some specific subject that you would like to see covered, please let Stan Groner (Stan.Groner@Takata.com) or Bill Balch (wbalch@optonline.net) know. HOOT OWLSThe Hoot Owls will sing Jan 12 at the Jewish Home at 2:00 p.m. MEETING SCHEDULEJanuary 5 Robert Farr January 12 Joseph Califano January 19 Steven Winter, MD January 26 Lazlo Birinyi TRIPSFebruary 15 Spamalot April 23/25 National Military and Historic Parks May 21 Baltic Cruise Sept 6 Alaskan Cruise |
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