Bay Area

Retired School Personnel

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President’s Message
Officers
Every year, BASRP, Chapter 11, gives monetary donations to
President
community service projects which service children. We need the
Joyce Sigelko
help of our members from the Midland Area School Districts. We
President Elect are asking for your suggestions for community projects to which we
Barb Skowronski can give a monetary gift (i.e. Boys and Girls Club). Please give us
your recommendations with their address which will help when a
Program check is to be mailed. We would appreciate as many names and
Vice President addresses as you can give us. We will keep them for future use.
Janet Brandt
Ardith Reszke Chapter 11 also awards scholarships of $200 to teachers to use toward classroom
projects that they submit for our committee to consider each year.
Secretary
Margaret Bird The scholarship committee sent out letters in 2018 to principals and superintendents
of the Midland area districts along with the school districts in the Bay City area
Treasurer districts. Unfortunately, we did not get any applicants from the Midland Area Districts.
Connie Frank We hope to award scholarships to teachers in the Midland districts also. We need you
Past President to tell teachers and principals of this scholarship’s availability. Watch minutes in our
Sandy DeWaele newsletter so you can talk to teachers about applying for a scholarship to use for a
project in their classroom.

BARSP Joyce
Luncheon Meetings
Lumber Barons
Brewery In Memoriam
804 E. Midland St.
Bay City
Shirley A. Bass, 83 — September 17,
2nd Floor Please turn in all information for
April 8, 2019 2018 the April issue of the BARSP
11:00 Carl Cooper, 89 — February 20, 2019
May 13, 2019
newsletter to Kathy Cull by
10:30
Lois Craven, 83 – September 1, 2018 Thursday, April 11.
Larry Hall, 82—January 31, 2019
Linda A. Handlon, 74 – October 30,
2018
Elizabeth (Bettie) Heath, 92 — Janu-
ary 26, 2019 Introduce Yourself
Pauline McKinney, 82 – January 9, May: Charlie Brown
2019
David E. Palmateer, 76 – December Please contact Kathy Cull or Rika Smith to
volunteer to write a short article
20, 2018 introducing yourself. Your article will be
Alvin H. Schmidt, 92 -- December 22, included in one of next fall’s issues.
2017

PLESE
BE
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MEMBERSHIP NOTES
Wishing our new members: Mary Fredell, Midland; Ronald Jones, Coleman, and Janet Northup, Midland a very
warm welcome! We hope they will join us for our meeting and luncheon next month!

A huge thank you to Laura Gordon and Laura Harrison for taking over the Membership Chair’s job! Training will
begin soon to transition them into taking over completely. Until that time please contact me with any changes to your
address, phone, email etc.

Please note your name on this newsletter. Remember that if you see A19 after your name that your BARSP/
MARSP membership expires June 30, 2019. Some of you have already paid this year, and you should see A20 after your
name. If you do not, please call me and I will check on this for you. If you see anything before 19 (A18, A17, A16) THIS
WILL BE YOUR LAST NEWSLETTER. The dues you pay provide for the printing and mailing of the newsletter.

There are several ways you can pay your dues: 1) Send your check to the MARSP office in Lansing; 2) Use your
credit card to pay your dues on-line at marsp.org; 3) Call MARSP at 517-337-1757 and give them your credit card
number over the phone; 4) Bring your check to our next meeting in April; 5) Mail your check to me at: Dee Bishop, 3361
Canterbury Dr., Bay City, MI 48706. PLEASE make out ALL checks to MARSP.

Respectfully submitted,
Dee Bishop, Membership Chair
hdbishop451@aol.com

April PrePays Greeters 2018-201

Leeds Bird Arlene Lambert April 2019
Nancy Rochow, Sylvia Sporman, Bob Sporman
Margaret Bird Mary Larive
May 2019
Dee Bishop Carl Learman Kathy Bremer, Marty Gilkey, Carole Hoyle
Dr. Mary Boettger Penny Martin Substitutes:

Kathy Bremer Kathy McMillan Arlene Lambert, Jeanine Link, Mary Moskal, Phyllis Woody

Charlie Brown Marilyn Morales

Shirley Clemens Sue Post
Kathy Cull Ardith Reszke
Mary Ida Doan Mary San Clemente
Mary Garcia Florine Schutkowski
Bill Jones has submitted the following slate of officers on
Leon Giffel Joyce Sigelko behalf of the Nominating Committee:
Marge Giffel Barbara Skowronski
President Elect: Barb Skowronski
Marty Gilkey Bob Sporeman
Lois Gottleber Sylvia Sporeman Vice President: Dee Bishop
Franklin Grant Lou Ann Thompson Secretary: Nancy Yurgaites
Joan Hildinger Gary Tuscuik
Ron Hildinger Vonnie Tuscuik
Treasurer: Connie Frank
Bill Jones JoAnn VanOver
Marion Jones Marvin Webber
Janet Kanicki Nancy Yurgaites
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BARSP Meeting Reservation Form

Monday, April 8, 2019 11:00 am at Lumber Barons Brewery on Midland St.
$11.00 per person

Name(s)_________________________________________ ________________________________________

Make check payable to BARSP and mail by April 3

Presentation by:
Carl Learman
Leeds & Margaret Bird 6353 Lawndale Rd.
“I’m Herbert” Saginaw, Mi 48604

BARSP MEETING MINUTES---March 11, 2019 to our meeting to update us on current issues in Lansing,
especially those pertaining to our interests.
The meeting was called to order by President Joyce Si-
gelko at 11:04 AM.
NEWSLETTER: Kathy Cull requests information for our
next newsletter to be sent to her by March 14.
The meeting began with the “Pledge of Allegiance” and the
singing of “America the Beautiful.”

Members with March birthdays were wished “Happy LUNCH RESERVATIONS: Carl Learman reported 53
Birthday” in song. reservations and 50 meal tickets returned.

PROGRAM: Chris Girard, president and CEO of Do-All,
Inc., provided information about this agency’s mission to
provide community inclusion programs and to offer train-
ing and employment services to individuals with barriers
to employment.
Secretary’s Report: accepted as printed.
MEMBERSHIP: Dee Bishop named the recently de-
ceased and the new members of our chapter.
NOMINATIONS: Bill Jones announced that he has a full
slate of volunteers for leadership offices in our organiza-
tion. This list will be included in the next newsletter.

NEW BUSINESS: Margaret Bird asked members to re-

Treasurer’s Report: spond to a questionnaire designed to gather members’ ide-
as on changes/improvements to the way our chapter oper-
ates. Questionnaires will be available at our next two
Income $1,064.20 meetings.
Expenses 3,896.71
Check Acc 10,594.70
BLESSING: Joyce Sigelko offered this month’s blessing.
Sav Acc 755.25
Leeds Bird will offer the April blessing.
CD 7,103.97
BARSP Life CD 7,103.97
50/50 DRAWINGS: Janet Kanicki, $38; Janet Kanicki,
Phil Bosco moved and Kay Bridenbaugh seconded a mo- $13; Marvin Webber, $13; Marilyn Morales, lunch vouch-
tion to accept the report as presented. er donated by Sunshine Family Credit Union.

Our next meeting is Monday, April 8, 2019 at 11:00 AM

at Lumber Barons. Members are asked to bring food
LEGISLATION: Barb Skowronski reported that she will items to be delivered to the Salvation Army Food Bank.
contact Representative Brian Elder and ask him to come
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3361 Canterbury Dr. Presorted
STANDARD
Bay City, Michigan 48706 U.S. Postage Paid
Bay City, MI
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VOLUME 27—ISSUE 5 April 2019

MEET MARVIN WEBBER

Hello, my name is Marvin Webber. I am married to Alice Webber and we have two
wonderful daughters, Julie and Kathy. I’m a graduate of Roosevelt High School 1953 in
Ypsilanti, a private training school of Michigan Normal College.

I joined the US Army after graduation, and served two years at 5th Army Headquarters, printing classified
information with a clearance level of confidential and secret. After army I worked for University Microfilms,
Inc. in Ann Arbor doing Research and Development of four-color offset printing in advertising for the auto
industry. After the Detroit Riots we moved from Farmington Hills to Kawkawlin and purchased the family
farm and homestead.

Started teaching Graphic and Printing Communication at the Bay Arenac Skill Center to high school and
adult education students. Obtained my teaching degree in 1978 from Central Michigan University with a
B.S. in Education. Obtained my Master of Arts in Education in 1980. Retired after 25 years of teaching 10,
11, and 12 grades in Bay City.

Volunteered for Habitat for Humanity on construction of five homes and obtained my Michigan Residential
Builders’ License in 1995, obtained my Landscape License in 1996, and was self-employed until health
problems slowed me down.

Have enjoyed Square Dancing for many years, loved playing cards, fishing, camping in our RV, traveling,
and gardening. I’m a member and volunteer of The Thumb Octagon Barn restoration in Gagetown, MI.
After retirement, my barn became my workshop and sanctuary; a place to work on many projects.