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Inside this issue:
Luncheon Information 2 Virtual Gala Meal 3 January Calendar 4 SIG News & February Preview Calendar
5 Bits & Pieces 6
More LVWC News 7
In Loving Memory 8
What the Heck Editorial 9 I’ve never been one for
New Year’s resolutions! For me, the passage from one day to another or one year to another has never nurtured a sense of magical change just because the clock tic-tocked us into it. I’ve always re-spected and admired the action and effort that results in change. But THIS new year I’m poised to change my mind. At least I will openly confess to hoping, with all the meditative concentration I can muster, that when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2020, we will usher in a year filled with hugs and easily discernible smiles!
It may take a little while, but we all have our fingers crossed that before our 2021 season is over, we WILL be able to have another lunch-eon in the clubhouse! I can hardly wait to distribute sign
-up sheets for all the tasks that go with getting one of Alfred’s delicious meals served to our eager mem-bers! And it is a long list of tasks, for sure. I know that we will collectively be grate-ful and enthusiastic for the
hard work that enables us to sit together for our luncheons. All in all, our club is looking forward to a robust new year! Our fundraising has been suc-cessful despite the limitations imposed on us. Our Scholarship chair, Kay Schneider, has started the process that will ultimately
lead to awarding scholarships to our graduating senior girls. She has also taken the lead in creat-ing a new program for Named Scholarships, and as a result we already have received generous donations from some of our members for scholarships that will be named after themselves or someone they wish to honor. Our Philanthropy chair, Laura Carr, will announce the date for applications for grants very soon.
January is traditionally the month we gear up for our Gala.
Well, I have some great news! We are going to celebrate a VIRTUAL GALA! Some of you may find this welcome news as it means you don’t have to get all dressed
up while others may find it disquiet-ing news because it means you don’t have to get all dressed up! But no matter how you feel about the de-mands of attire, you can dress up or down anyway you wish on January 26 during a special Zoom meeting celebrating what would have been our Gala.
Alfred has gone the extra mile and put together an outstanding menu; French inspired Boeuf Bourguignon
-tender chunks of beef tenderloin in a delicious rich, red wine sauce with onions and mushrooms, creamy mashed potatoes, winter vegetables, garden salad with Alfred’s famous homemade dressing, petit fours dessert.
Each meal will include a light up wine glass, one of our 40th Anniver-sary mugs (while supplies last) and the Zoom code for logging in to the Virtual Gala. This festive Gala repast will be delivered the same way we have been doing lunches BUT between 4pm and 5pm. Then, at 6pm, we will have a special Zoom meeting with an auc-tion (how about a whole week in New Orleans during St. Patrick’s?), some games and maybe a little mu-sic you can dance to! Grab your sig-nificant other and enjoy a gala like no other!
We’ll be collaborating on more exciting details to be announced very soon!
Happy New Year! Anna
Special points of interest:
• Virtual Gala Announced
• #the100dayproject begins
• New Scholarships
• January Birthdays
• Passing of Beloved 2 time LVWC President
Lead Story Headline B a b y i t’s c o l d o u t s i d e
www.lvwomensclub.com
Founded in 1978
43 Years Strong!
Looking Back & Moving Forward
All in all, our club is looking
forward to a robust new
year...Well, I have some great
news! We are going to
celebrate a VIRTUAL GALA!
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Mary Smothers, owner, president, and CEO of Security Consultant Pros, will share the latest tips on how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Katherine Friese, a for-mer Secret Service agent, will also provide information on personal safety.
“We pride ourselves on having the very best customer service in the industry. For over twelve years straight, we have 100% customer satisfaction and we install the #1 Alarm System and Video Cameras. We are family owned and operated and the 2018 , 2109 and 2020 Winner of the Best of the Best Security Company in
the Hill Country News. You really should be alarmed!”
Still need to buy your
luncheon meal?
Click this box for link to
purchase online
Deadline is Thursday, January 7 @ 5 pm.
Next Month
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s Luncheon & Program
February 9, 2021
Love is in the Air
Tuscan chicken
Chicken with parmesan cream sauce
and sun
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Garlic and olive oil pasta
Focaccia
Seasonal vegetables
Chocolate espresso cake
GET ALARMED!
January 2020 Luncheon Program
Open My World
Therapeutic Riding
This Month
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s Luncheon & Program
January 12, 2020
Fresh Start Lunch Soup & Chef’s Salad
Chef’s Salad
Mixed greens & spinach with ham, bacon, and hard
-boiled eggs. Cheese & seasonal vegetables Vegetable Barley Soup
Bread
Chef’s Choice Dessert
C lic k t h e P ro gra m B ox fo r link to ou r vi d eo pa ge
Melissa Corless, Executive Director of Open My World Therapeutic Riding Center, will share the mission of this incredible non
-profit to change the lives of individuals with disabilities through equine therapy. The Lago Vista Women’s Group supported Open My World through a
philan-thropic grant in 2020. Come hear how your sup-port makes a lifelong dif-ference in the lives of so many.
January , 2021 We will once again offer a 2nd grab -&-go meal. This one will be a nicer, gala-like meal, and will feature a Zoom meeting! Sound
like fun? For the full scoop, turn to page 3!
Take
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Offered February 23, 2021
Homemade meatloaf
with tomato gravy.
Mashed potatoes, carrots & brussel
sprouts
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tender chunks of beef tenderloin in a delicious rich, red wine sauce with onions
and mushrooms
Each meal includes a light up wine
glass and the Zoom code for logging in
to the Virtual Gala!
Also included with your meal—while
supplies last—is one of our
40th Anniversary mugs
$25 for each take
home plate
Order your plate from
our LVWC Website, or
click this
LINK
Deadline for ordering is
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January 2021 at a Glance
Jan 2 - Chef’s Hat Sign-up Open at
SignUpGenius.com
enter email address: LionsCupboard@gmail.com
follow directions to sign-up.
Jan 7—5 pm Deadline to order your Grab & Go Luncheon LINKto LVWC Website Luncheon page.
Click the yellow “Buy Now” button and follow the directions.
Jan 12—Grab & Go Luncheon Pick-up Location: K-Oaks
Time: 11:30—12:30
Program Link: LVWC YouTube
Select Video: Open My World Therapeutic Riding
Jan 21—4 pm Deadline to order your Virtual Gala Dinner.
Each dinner is $25.00. See more information on page 3. To order click this LINK to our luncheon page of our LVWC website. Then click the yellow “Buy Now” button.
Jan 25—Chef’s Hat Class 1 Time: 11:00—3:00
Place: 21306 High Drive, LV
Price: $25 (Plus wine tip jar)
Class Size is limited.
Special online sign-up open January 2.
Instructions also available on next page.
Theme: Winter Fruits & Vegetables
Jan 26—Virtual Gala, “Alright, Alright, Alright!
Pick-up Location: K-Oaks
Pick-up Time: 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Zoom Gala “Meeting” Time: 6:00 pm (See page 3 for more information.)
Chef’s Hat Class 2 Time: 11:00—3:00
Place: 21306 High Drive, LV
Price: $25 (Plus wine tip jar)
Class Size is limited. Special online sign-up open s January 2.
Instructions also available on next page.
Theme: Winter Fruits & Vegetables
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Grab & Go Luncheon 11:30-12:30 pick-up
5 pm Deadline for ordering lunch plate for next Tuesday. LINK
Sign-up open for Chef’s Hat activity.
Chef’s Hat Class 1
Winter Fruits & Vegetables 11:00—3:00 Deadline for February Newsletter items
Virtual Gala!
4:00—5:00 pm pick-up 6:00 pm Zoom Virtual Gala
Chef’s Hat Class 2
Winter Fruits & Vegetables 11:00—3:00
Artistic Divas—#The100DayProject begins. For more info see article for Artistic Divas on next page. LINK
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Hats off to Alfred’s Catering
for making us scrumptious heat -&-serve meals, and
doing their part to help us continue to be have luncheons of sorts, during
this time of craziness!
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Happy New Year!!!
I have been crafting, crafting, crafting!! How about you? Before Christmas, I tried my hand at calligraphy on Christmas ornaments. I Googled how to do it and what pens to use on plastic ornaments. Then I watched a video on YouTube, and I was ready to start. They turned out pretty good for my first attempt. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun!
I’ve been thinking about what project I want to do for
#the100dayproject this year. In 2020, I wanted to learn how to do brush pen calligraphy. With the promise to myself of practicing every day and posting the results on social media, I knew I could learn how. And I did! I think for this year I want to do something with watercol-or painting. I have been wanting to learn fwatercol-or a long time and have actually dabbled in it a little. I have the supplies and the desire, so now I just need to practice every day. Would any of you like to water-color with me? I know there are some talented artists in the Women’s Club and many of you do watercolor. For a while, a few of us were meeting together to paint.
As long as we are social distancing, instead of meeting together in person, we could meet together on zoom or maybe outside in one of our POA parks if the weather is nice. Call me if you want to paint! I would love to have some painting buddies!
For more information about #the100dayproject, which begins
January 31, 2021, check out the https://the100dayproject.org/ To see what different people did last year, check out the Facebook page: #the100dayproject
Becky Pfile, Chef
Tina Hoglund and Lindi Pollok (not pictured,) Group Coordinators
January’s Chef’s Hat SIG with Chef Becky Pfile is ready to get cook-ing. Put on your aprons and be ready to prepare “Winter Fruits and Vegetables!”
We hold classes the 4th Monday and Tuesday of the month. This month that is January 25 and 26.
Register for classes at SignUpGenius.com. Once at the site, enter the following email address: lionscupboard@gmail.com. Then you’ll be directed to the sign up page.
**Although sign-ups for these classes will be available the 1st of each month, sign-ups for January’s class will be available on January 2. Classes fill up quickly so BE READY to sign up!**
If you’d like to be on The Chef’s Hat distribution list, please email Chef Becky at lionscupboard@gmail.com
Cost of the class is $25 payable to Becky Pfile via Venmo/PayPal or mail your cash/check to Lindi Pollok, 2703 Conestoga Cove, Lago Vista, TX 78645.
A tip jar will be available for those who would like wine, but you may also bring your own!
Written by Tina Hoglund Making Winter Fruits & Vegetables
Deliciously Edible
Written by Mindy Hensen
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The Chef’s Hat cooked up a storm between the two December cooking classes, themed, Holi-day Appetizers/Hors d’oeuvres. I can
practically taste them from here!
Some LVWC elves provided service by Gift Wrapping at Carolyn Baranowski-Risi has stepped back from her
role as the LVWC Lunch Lady due to a family emer-gency. She has relocated to Houston for the foreseea-ble future to care for her granddaughter, Hanna, who was diagnosed with leukemia. Any
prayers on behalf of Hannah, and her treatments being successful would be greatly appreciated.
Carolyn leaves some mighty big shoes to fill as she shepherded us through difficult times and was always ready to help with the smallest details as well as the biggest tasks. It was through her diligent efforts working with Alfred and the executive board, that we now have grab & go lunches.
Until further notice, please direct any
questions or issues pertaining to lunch orders to LVWomensClub@gmail.com
The C.A.R.E. Group has a new leader! Trish Ai-kman has passed the baton on to Rosanne Beckcom. Rosanne is one of our newest members and has been enthusiastically in-volved in many, many projects since we ceased having in person meetings. You may recognize her from her starring role in the Advertising Skit opposite Carol Watson which she also wrote. Welcome Rosanne!
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Newsletter Title The Scholarship Committee is honored to
an-nounce that we have already received FOUR con-firmed named Scholarships.
The Jack Coleman Memorial Scholarship for $2000
The Dorothy J. Fish & Walter C. Fish memorial Scholarship for $1500
The Caroline Saling Memorial Scholarship for $1000
Still unnamed Scholarship for $1000
This new program which started at the 2020 Gala offers members of the club and the general public the opportunity to honor someone with a scholarship in their name. They have the op-tion of selecting the area of study for the schol-arship. Many thanks to Joyce Coleman, Lorrie Fish, Joy Modawell and Lindi Pollok for their generous donations. For more information about this wonderful program, please contact Kay Schneider.
As every year, nominations to serve on the Ex-ecutive Board and Committee will be spear-headed by the nominations committee. Stay tuned for the announcement of the members of
this committee in the January video presentation.
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All yearbooks have been distributed either by mail or in person. If you
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Shirley Fenley
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Chelaine Marion
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Lisa Walker
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Suzanne Chandler
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Vicky Lockwood
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Rachel Deaton
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Diane Hagan
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Joy Modawell
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Shirley Boleman
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Susan Galvan
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Debby Smith
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Rosanne Beckcom
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Annie Kounse
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Beverly Lee
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Teresa Delgado
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Beth Breault
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Nora Skaff
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Our own New Year’s Baby!
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Whenever our
club loses a member
to death, it is a sad
experience. But when
that member was also
twice President and a
stalwart supporter of
the ideals and goals of
the Lago Vista
Wom-en
’
s Club, the sadness
and the void that her
departure creates is
particularly difficult
to describe and to manage. Such is the case with the
pass-ing of Annette Stokes.
I first met Annette when Donna Nash asked me to serve
on the Philanthropic Committee. I was brand new to the
Club and frankly did not know the
“
back stories
”
of any of
the wonderful ladies I came to know better as time went
by. But, in spite of not knowing of her long history with
the Club or of her initiatives regarding the Scholarship
program, or that she had been President; not once, but
TWICE, it was palpably evident that Annette was a
wom-an of substwom-ance, guided by ethics wom-and a high sense of duty
and responsibility.
As I became more active in
the Club, I was always
im-pressed by her constancy and
dominion over facts and goals.
When I was fortunate
enough to be elected
President, she offered
her guidance; not an
empty offer made out
of courtesy, but
genu-ine, specific guidance that
helped me on more than one
occasion to filter information
and choose a path that met
the objectives of the Club.
Annette
’
s sense of service
and devotion were
undoubt-edly shaped by her strong
Christian faith, executed with
the grace and strength of her
Southern upbringing. The
pastor of her church, Charlie
Sumner, wrote the following
announcing her passing,
“
Friends, Annette died
peaceful-ly about an hour ago. Her daughters and Gordon were
with her. No plans for services
have been finalized but as you
might imagine, Annette has
detailed instructions. She
couldn
’
t have foreseen our
pandemic restrictions, so her
ashes will be scattered in the
church garden in the near
fu-ture and a celebration of her
life will take place when we
can all be together again.
”
Take a look at the many
comments on Facebook and
you will be struck with how loved Annette was and
what an impact she had on all those who were
fortunate enough to know her.
Our condolences extend to her husband,
Gordon and her daughters Cile, Phyllis and
Janice.
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Inside Story Headline
2020 THE YEAR THAT FORCED US TO
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
January 2021
Editorial by Tamra Flournoy
“It’s time to kick 2020 to the curb—and good riddance!” Yada, yada, yada… Suddenly, if something unusual or bad occurred to someone during the last twelve months—especially if it occurred in the last nine—the culprit was 2020. Oh sure, lots of bad stuff hap-pened this last year, not just from COVID-19, and the shelter-in
-place order that came on its heels. But also, the pandemonium and riots sparked with the death of George Floyd and spread across the country like wildfire—spreading violence and COVID—both with deadly consequences for some. If we didn’t lose a friend or family member, we know people who did. Many lost their jobs and strug-gled to provide for their families. Many businesses failed or scram-bled to re-vamp their services and products as new demands emerged. A popular trend of late is to assign blame for anything negative to the year 2020. Mostly I find it mildly humorous as it reminds me of the adage, “the devil made me do it.”
However, while I acknowledge that this past year was fraught with uncertainty, with our lives—even our very sanity—being tested to the limits. (I call it the crazy,) mostly to remind myself that throughout history we are not the first to have the demands of a pandemic dic-tating our actions. However, it may be the first time that a pandem-ic didn’t stop us cold. I think we should thank God for our easy ac-cess to the internet and the many people whose inspiration had them thinking outside the box. Let’s face it, during the Spanish In-fluenza people had masks, but they didn’t have an abundance of ways to communicate with others, or have a nearly unlimited supply to movies, shows, YouTube and even computer games.
I would like to mention how resilient the human spirit can be when our mettle is tested, or the many good things that happened or came about in the year 2020. There are lots of links if you want to read more about any of these.
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Recently, for the first time in 800 years, Saturn and Jupiter lined up just right to give us a beautiful Christmas star. Makes me wish I had a powerful telescope and knew how to use it.•
My husband has worked from home for about three years, butnow so many others are as well. You could say that in 2020 the
“working from home” became the norm for many Americans
and also others around the world.
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The internet has passed the ultimate technology stress test as Zoom and other similar tools have enabled us simultaneously access to board meetings, church services, visits with grandchil-dren, live streaming. (I know there are more, but I can’t think of them off the top of my head.)•
In the UK a young girl earned over $2,500 from her lemonade stand to help with the fires in Australia.•
A college student invented a 3-D printer for chocolate!•
Jigsaw puzzles made a huge comeback.•
Make-A-Wish granted its 500,000 gift to 16-year-old Karina, who used her wish and shared it with other sick children by creating a virtual camp, giving many “a day to forget they’re sick.”•
A Minnesota customer going through a Dairy Queen drive-thru, paid for his meal and also for the one behind him. The next driver, upon hearing that his meal was already paid, in turn, paid for the meal of the customer behind him—creating a dom-ino effect, or a pay-it-forward train that lasted for over 900 customers and two full days!•
Hard to believe, but it snowed chocolate in Switzerland. Here I thought that only happened in my dreams!•
Crayola launched a pack of crayons with 40 skin colors. I need a box of those. I wonder if they’ll put that in paint…•
People turned their sidewalks into “stained-glass” chalk art. Too bad there not that many sidewalks in Lago Vista. Good thing many Lago Vistians used their driveways.•
Around Austin, when alcohol for hand sanitizers became scarce, area distilleries revamped their facilities to produce what we needed—more hand sanitizer!10
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Binge Watching (the viewing of several episodes of one show, back-to-back and often lasting until ALL available episodes are watched.) This phenomenon can last from several hours to sev-eral months per show. Any day now I expect to hear the news that Oak Island has disappeared completely due to the entire island being dug up looking for treasure. Binge watching is at an all-time high in the Flournoy house.•
Virtual classrooms kept our kids safe while still learning to read and write.•
I’m not sure if Nancy Moore started this one or if she was just the one to tell me about it, but if earlier this year you heard coyotes howling at the moon at the same time each night, it just might’ve been your neighbor and not the wildlife! Apparently, here in Lago this was a thing to do during the initial shelter-at-home order. Maybe everyone went back inside to do Mindy’s internet crafts because I haven’t heard any howling lately. If our howlers aren’t doing Mindy’s craft suggestions then maybe everyone has found other amusements, such as:
Recreating a famous painting. Now I don’t mean get-ting out the paint brushes, I mean “becoming” the painting. My friend did it with her family and it was hilarious. Apparently, this is a real thing to do. Here is a video of several people creating painted scenes.
Listening to beautiful music made from families withintheir own homes. Matt & Savannah Shaw are among my favorites—and not even because I know their mom!
This is the song they sang for Good Morning America.
A popular new children’s TV show is called “The Flooris Lava.” (Link 1)
Kids will spend hours jumping from one piece of
furni-ture to the next. (Link 2) Of course, they move things
around before the floor becomes lava! (Link 3) I even
have a photo of grandkids play-ing this spectac-ular game. The last two items I have saved for last because they are the best.
My dad was an aviator of sorts. He worked a neighbor’s farm as a teenager to pay for flying lessons. His last job in Florida was that of Art Direc-tor for Kennedy Space Center. I have many fond memories of
driving with him, sometimes for hours, out to airfields to see teams of jets put on dramatic shows. Yes, you’ve probably guessed where I am going with this one. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever guessed that the Thunderbirds would do a flyby—In for-mation—in my own backyard, right here in Lago Vista, TX. Wasn’t that something to behold? The power of those jets resonated through me. I think they waved to, although it was hard to tell for sure.
In this and previous issues of the newsletter, we have mentioned how members have rolled up their sleeves and helped us as an or-ganization by thinking outside of the box with everything from our fund raisers, to our luncheons. I would be remiss if I didn’t men-tion how fortunate we are to have Anna Johndrow as our president when this pandemic hit along with all the crazy. I have known An-na since she moved to Lago Vista, and the one thing I can say is that she is a woman who really knows how to think outside the box. I believe it is this ability that she uses often that keeps us together and cohesive while we are apart. So this is the last positive experi-ence I will give as an example of why 2020 wasn’t all bad. 2020 is a year we won’t soon forget. But there’s no need for a wake, not if we remember the good with the bad!
2020 THE YEAR THAT FORCED US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
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Submit pictures, articles, editorials and suggestions to Tamra Flournoy, Editor of the LVWC Newsletter at:
LagoVistaWCnewsletter@gmail.com
Your voice should be heard and your input is greatly appreciated Deadline for upcoming month’snews-letter is the 25th of each month.
Thank you for the privi-lege of serving you, Tamra Flournoy (Tami) Editor
