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Winter 2025 Newsletter
Winter 2025
Greetings Everyone,
We hope your holiday season was a good one and you are looking forward to a wonderful year filled with great activities with family and friends.
The next luncheon for the Retirees will be held on February 14, 2025 in the Rogue River Room. As usual, social half-hour will begin at 11:30 am in order to catch up with friends and have lunch. Lunch will be available at Elmo’s. Cristina will be available to help bring your food to the Rogue River Room. Trays will also be available for your convenience. For Valentine’s Day, we will celebrate with a sheet cake for dessert.
Sally Jones will be introducing our program which features Carrie Forbes, the new University Librarian. She will be discussing what is happening in the library, what the goals are, and, more importantly to us, what the Retirees privileges are! This should be a very informational program. Not one to miss!
If you have not submitted your donation form for the 2024-25 year, donation forms will be available at the registration table. This donation helps to pay for the coffee, tea, and water service for each of our luncheons. Any remaining funds go to our scholarship fund.
Our $1,200 scholarship recipient for this year is Asher Roth. Asher is a freshman English major from the Portland area and plans to complete his BA in English. He is looking at the possibility of obtaining his Masters degree in teaching as he would like to teach English in a high school setting. He chose SOU because he feels the institution will give him the experience and professional help to grow his teaching ability. Before he arrived on campus, he had already connected with some of his professors. We are hoping Asher will be able to attend the luncheon if his schedule is free at that time.
As of June 30, 2024, the value of our scholarship fund stood at $89,863. We do not have a current total at this time.
Parking remains the same. For those without a virtual parking permit, you must use one of the parking meters to be able to park on campus. The parking meters can be found on University Way (used to be Palm Street) and between Stevenson Union and Britt. Both of these are centrally located to the Rogue River Room. A credit card must be used. The cost is $2.00. To get a virtual permit for the 2024-25 school year, you must contact the parking department. The best way to contact them is by email at parking@sou.edu. It might take a couple days for them to reply to you.
We encourage each one of you to invite a friend to the luncheon on Friday, February 14th. If you know someone in your department who is close to retirement, extend an invitation to them as well. This is a great way to let people know of the existence of the Retirees Association and lets them get to know us before they retire!
Our last luncheon of the year will be on May 9, 2025 with President Bailey as our program. .
Take care, stay safe, and stay healthy.
Ron Bolstad- bolstad@mind.net
Phil Campbell-philcampbell138@gmail.com
Bev De La Zerda-zerda@centurylink.net
Ralph Fidler -ralphfidler@gmail.com
Sally Jones-sjones@sou.edu
Tom Pyle- amatom2@charter.net
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2023 FALL NEWSLETTER.ODT (26.2KB)
Hi Everyone,
We hope you all have had a fantastic summer. It seems like yesterday when we met last!
The new academic year’s first luncheon will be held at the Stevenson Union Rogue River Room on October 20th at 11:30 am for our social hour to catch up with friends and have lunch. Lunch will be available at Elmo’s. We will have someone to help bring your food to the Rogue River Room. Trays will be also be available for your convenience. We are hoping to have Irving Lubliner playing the mouth organ, accompanied by a guitarist, during our social get-together.
Sally Jones will be introducing our program which features Carrie Forbes, the new University Librarian. She will be discussing what is new at the library, the new goals, and more importantly to us, what the Retirees privileges are! This should be a very informational program. Not one to miss!
Parking has changed for this coming year. For those without a virtual parking permit, you must use one of the parking meters to be able to park on campus. The parking meters can be found on University Way (used to be Palm Street) and between Stevenson Union and Britt. Both of these are more centrally located to the Rogue River Room. A credit card must be used. The cost is $2.00. For those with a Virtual Permit , you must contact the parking department to update your electronic permit. The best way to contact them is by email at parking@sou.edu. They might take a couple days for them to reply to you, but they will.
For those retirees interested in attending the Athletic Department events, contact millerf@sou.edu in the Athletic Department and ask for an athletic pass. This pass will allow you to attend all regular season games.
The Council has elected to keep the donation for membership at $20.00. The donation covers the Association’s operating expenses which include beverages for our luncheons and, for the present, the newsletter mailing costs. An additional donation would be helpful. Any unused funds are monitored each year and if we have adequate funds to cover the next year’s expenses, the excess amounts are transferred to the scholarship account.
Remember to make a donation to our scholarship fund. We will have the name and information oof our recipient of our annual scholarship in our next newsletter. As of June 30, 2023, our scholarship fund has a total of $69,153. We are well on our way to reach our $80,000 goal to be able to increase our scholarship award.
As a cost savings, the Council has found it prudent to transition from mailing the newsletter to email delivery starting winter term, recognizing that most of our membership now utilizes email. This would be a savings of approximately $1,900 per year. Please be sure your email address is placed on the donation form when you send it in. If you are not receiving emails or had a change in email address, please contact Ralph Fidler at ralphfidler@gmail.com. For those who do not have email addresses, the you may request a hard copy of the newsletter by contacting Ralph Fidler at 541-301-0232.
The dates of our luncheons for the rest of this year have been confirmed as: February 9, 2024 and May 10, 2024. Each date is on a Friday with times remaining the same.
Cannot wait to see everyone on Friday, October 20th. Until then, take care, stay safe, and stay healthy! And don’t forget to wear red and black!
Your Leadership Council,
Ron Bolstad
Phil Campbell
James Dean
Bev De La Zerda
Ralph Fidler
Sally Jones
Tom Pyle
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WHERE PAST MEETS PRESENT.PDF(263.5KB)
This is a delightful piece by Dennis Powers about local history and his upcoming book promoting stories of our area.
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2015_WINTER.PDF(95.3KB)
Articles by Jim Dean, Tom Pyle, Carol McNair, and Karen Shafer. Additional suggestions on movies and series.
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2014_WINTER_NEWSLETTER.PDF(3542.7KB)
Reflections from Bill Meulemans, Betty LaDuke & Connie Battaile as well as Ralph Fiddler's column.
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2013_SPRING_NEWSLETTER.PDF(461.8KB)
Articles by Jerry Insley, Dennis Powers, Darlene Southworth, Claude Curran, Phil Campbell and Frank Lang
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2013_WINTER_NEWSLETTER.PDF(414.9KB)
Youth Revisited, Hal Cloer & the Kitchen Cabinet, articles by Claude Curran & Connie Battaile, tribute to Mike Haynes.
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2012_FALL NEWSLETTER.PDF(111.1KB)
Retirees Benefits, Tributes to Doug Legg and Ron Taylor, AARP Tax Aide Program, The Alcohol Report, and Bloomsbury!
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2012_SPRING_NEWSLETTER.PDF(160.5KB)
Ed Hungerford's Italy trip, Ron Bolstad's new career with the Old-Time Fiddlers Association, a tribute to Don Mitchell, and Michael Baughman's writing.
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2012_WINTER_NEWSLETTER.PDF(165.1KB)
Survey results for retiree benefits, tribute to Dan Bulkley and Joe Brown, Swedenberg ghost, and more!
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2011_FALL NEWSLETTER.PDF(315KB)
Tribute to Lawson Inada, remembrances of deceased faculty, stories from Priscilla Hunter and Gene Stringer.
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2011_SPRING_NEWSLETTER.PDF(318.8KB)
What is a Dramaturg by Alan Armstrong, Underwriting and Undertaking by Jim Dean, Spring Luncheon info and Sue Corp's note.
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2011_WINTER_NEWSLETTER.PDF(194.7KB)
Luncheon Updates; Sue Corp's Column; Remembering Friends: Ray Tumbleson, Don Lewis, John McCollum; Rodney Badger's Boat Experience.
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2010_SPRING_NEWSLETTER.PDF(201.2KB)
Travels by Reider Peterson and Herman Schmeling, book review by Ed Hungerford, update from Fran Madachy, thoughts from Jim Dean.
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FALL NEWSLETTER 2009.PDF(193.8KB)
Nov. 5 fall luncheon will have a surprise speaker. Cecile Baril gets ready for Doctors Without Borders, Lorrine Skaff-Winger gives a thumbs up to Baxter Fitness Solutions, Darlene Southworth locates underwater mushrooms and Frank Lang aka Nature Notes writes about Geezerdom.
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2009_SPRING _NEWSLETTER.PDF(129.7KB)
President Cullinan and Provost Klein luncheon program, Karen Shafer recollections, Jim Dean and Herman Schmeling on Friends of the Library, Ernie Ettlich on Endowed Scholarships, Carol McNair as next editor, Loses: Bob Alston, D'Anne Ghea.
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2009_WINTER_NEWSLETTER.PDF(161.3KB)
Winter Luncheon Speaker: Andy Baxter, Humorous Campus Flashbacks, Website Update, Obituaries: Beverley Bennett, James Naiden, Bob Seevers, Tim Kelley.
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FALL2007.PDF.PDF(147.1KB)
Sharon Johnson speaks about "The Healing Power of Laughter."
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WINTER 2007.PDF.PDF(156.4KB)
Retirees asked to join Emeritus group. Planning for Winter 2007 luncheon.
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FALL 2006.PDF(151.3KB)
Highlights: President Cullinan to speak at Fall Luncheon; Oregon's Loyalty Oath; A Deluxe Elderhostel in the Greek Isles.
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SPRING 2006.PDF(167.3KB)
Highlights: President's Spring Reception; Catching up with Marythea Grebner; The faculty revolt of 1965; A letter from the president of the Emeritus Council; new guidelines for membership in the Southern Oregon University Retirees Association.
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FALL 2005.PDF(159.2KB)
The annual Emeritus Fall Luncheon Friday in the Rogue River Room and the Town Hall meeting moderated by Don Laws.
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WINTER 2005.PDF(168.8KB)
James Sours obituary, Herman Schmeling Encounters Lyle Matoush, Library Tour event, Nominations open for Emeritus Council, Doug Legg on SOU in the 60's, News from emeriti
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FALL 2004.PDF(199.2KB)
Letter from President Zinser, Art Kreisman on architect Robert Keeney, Bill and Sue Sager featured at Fall event, SOU Library honored, Jim Dean recalls SOU in 1966.
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SPRING 2004.PDF(156.7KB)
The Multiplication of Giving: Bob Alstrom's Example; Library Remodel Highlights; Winter Luncheon a Success; President's reception slated; The Sours: A Turkish Prelude to SOC; On the Web; News notes about us...
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WINTER 2004.PDF(169KB)
International Luncheon; Dan Bulkley; The Changing Face of Geography; Obituaries: Gaston, Brierty, Versluis; Emeritus Scholarship Fund; The Emeritus Faculty Website from Project A; Provost Positive about Emeritus Role; Remeber When.
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