Bay Area

Retired School Personnel

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Officers
President
Barb Skowronski President’s Message
Vice President Welcome to a new year. The holidays have come and gone with unusual
Dee Bishop speed this year. I hope you have as many good memories as we have. My
mother always said “there is nothing so ‘over’ as Christmas” - and she was
Programs right.
Janet Brandt
Ardith Reszke We have much to accomplish this year. Our membership needs to grow and
Secretary maintain. I’m asking each of you to reach out to your retired friends and ask
Nancy Yurgaites just one to attend a meeting with you. If we let others know that these
meetings are informative and fun, they’ll return and possibly bring others as
Treasurer well. Think about it….and act!
Connie Frank

Past President You Need to Know…..

Joyce Sigelko
If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would
BARSP find the letter “A”?
Luncheon Meetings One thousand
Lumber Barons
Brewery
804 E. Midland St. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all
2nd Floor have in common?
All invented by women
March 9, 2020
11:00
In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
April 13, 2020 When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to
11:00 sleep on. Hence, the phrase….”goodnight, sleep tight.”
May 11, 2020
10:30
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim,
or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the
whistle to get some service. “Wet your whistle” is the phrase inspired by this
practice.

Bios Coming Soon

BARSP Luncheon Prayer for 2019-2020
April
March: Judy Bigalke Bob Markey
May
April: Sandy Dewaele Dee Morelli-Farris
May: Marvin Webber

PLESE
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BARSP MEETIING MINUTES

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The meeting was called to order by President, Barbara Skowronski at 11:10 a.m. The meeting began with the
“Pledge of Allegiance” followed with “God bless America”. At this time she gave tribute and thanks to all our
Veterans here for their service to our Country.
PROGRAM: Leeds and Margaret Bird again entertained us with a delightful skit. It was just the thing to take
our minds off of the unexpected snow and gave us all an opportunity to sit with other members for a few
minutes. What a fun way to get acquainted.
SECRETARY’S REPORT: One correction. The name of the Volunteer from the Bay County Library
System is Bonnie Darby – not Barbara Darby.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Figures are from September 9, 2019 thru November 10, 2019:
Income: $ 2,043.96
Expenses: $ 2,423.47
Balance of Checking Account: $11,349.92
Savings Balance: $ 949.13
Two CD’s each at: $ 7,220.71

A motion was made and seconded to accept report.

(November Meeting Minutes Continued on Page 3)

March Pre Pays

Dee Bishop Sylvia Sporman
Dr. Mary Boettger Lou Ann Thompson
Community Service 2019-2020
Cindy Bosco Gary Tusciuk
Phil Bosco Vonnie Tusciuk
April- Beacon of Hope: Baby items, diapers, clothes 2T and under,
Kathy Bremer JoAnn VanOver baby food etc.
Charlie Brown Marvin Webber May– Monetary collection for Bay City Players Youth Theatre
Shirley Clemens Nancy Yurgaites program

Sandra DeWaele
Carl Learman
Mary Ida Doan
Marty Gilkey
BARSP Greeters 2019-2020
Franklin Grant
Karen Hitz
March, 2020: Marion and Bill Jones, Yvonne and Gary Tusciuk
Bill Jones
Marion Jones
Arlene Lambert
April, 2020: Nancy Rochow, Sylvia and Bob Sporman

Kathy McMillan
Sue Post May, 2020: Karen Hitz, Penny Martin, Shaye Wilcox
Ardith Reszke Substitutes: Marty Gilkey, Carole Hoyle, Arlene Lambert, Mary
Moskal, Mary San Clemente
Florine Schutkowski
Bob Sporman
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BARSP Meeting Reservation Form

Monday, March 9, 2020 11:00 am at Lumber Barons Brewery on Midland St.
$11.00 per person
Name(s)_________________________________________ ________________________________________

No. Attending ________________ Amount Enclosed __________________________(please do not staple)

Make check payable to BARSP and mail by February 29
Safety Against Carl Learman
Fraud & Scams 6353 Lawndale Rd.
By Sunrise Credit Union Saginaw, Mi 48604

(November Meeting Minutes, continued…..)
LEGISLATURE: No report on Legislation but Dee
Bishop reported that we may be getting information
from our automobile insurance company. She sug-
gested that we keep an eye out for this information.
Changes (positive) may affect those on Medicare but
also noted that changes won’t take effect until June or
July.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: No report.
INSURANCE: Sue Post asked if there were any
questions. Having no questions to answer she re-
minded us it is time to get a flu shot. She then asked
if anyone received a flyer from the Insurance Compa-
ny offering gift certificates if one had a physical, flu
shot, mammogram or talked to their doctor about their
health. One person did reply they did receive a flyer.
Sue said that there is a place on the flyer to register.
She did and she received a sizeable amount in gift cer-
tificates. It is too late to put in newsletter but suggest-
ed we pass around this information to others to watch
for the flyer. One of our members commented that the
shingles shot is available at the Bay County Health
Department at a more reasonable price - $20 per shot.
Sue suggested calling OptumRX to check on their
coverage.
Our next meeting is Monday, March 9, at 11:00 a.m.
CHEER AND COURTESY: No report.
LUNCH RESERVATIONS: Carl reported 48 reser-
vations received and 31 stubs picked up. He also gave
a friendly reminder to return our name tags. He is tak-
ing reservations for the March luncheon.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Our President asked that
the balance of the meeting be cancelled so that all
could help with preparing the directories for mailing.
Unfortunately three of our members who worked on
them this past month were unaware of the proper way
to apply labels and postage. We thank them for all
their time they put in. The Post Office gave directions
as to how the booklets are to be prepared and Dee
Bishop explained this to all.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: Our President reported that our
chapter gave a $200 donation to Santa’s House.
ADJOURNMENT: With nothing further to be dis-
cussed, it was moved by Sue Post and seconded by
Carol Waibel. Carried. Members then joined together
to prepare booklets for mailing.
BLESSING: Blessing was given by Sue Post.
$50 - $50 DRAWINGS: Shirley Clemens $36 – Mar-
garet Bird $12 – Karen Hitz $12
SUNSHINE FREE LUNCH: Dee Bishop and Ar-
lene Lambert
at Lumber Barons.
Respectfully submitted by Nancy Yurgaites

NEWSLETTER: Please send items to Kathy Cull by

the end of the week. Also, there are still problems
about some still not receiving their newsletters – ei-
ther by US mail or e-mail. Situation is still being
worked on.
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VOLUME 28—ISSUE 4 March 2020

Hi! I am Becky MacMillan (nee Boyce). I am married to Michael and have two grown children, Kyle and Katie. Kyle is an
architect in Lansing This
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Management.
Following a nondescript time in Bay City Jr College (Delta), I was given a chance to attend CMU with the
best mentors in education and the chance to excel in science and the other classes. I also continued my
track and field interest. I was hired by Midland Public Schools as a 6th grade teacher and went to an 8th
I have worked various places,
grade including
science placementB. Dalton Bookseller
after 20 where I was
years to continue the 16
another Manager
years inatthat
both the store
position. in Hampton
I coached in the
Square Mall and I opened
Midlandand managed
schools: thegymnastics,
track, store at theand
Bay City Mall. I was at the store in the Bay City Mall for 4 years
basketball.
and then quit to stay at home with my children. Once they both started school, I became involved with Bay City Public
Schools where I was With summers
eventually off, as
hired I took classes,
office did construction, and traveled. I built a home on Mt Baker in WA. My bike-
support.
riding took me for one summer to Great Britain, where I went over the countryside, tenting and exploring
IShakespeare
have workedcountry, sheep-raising,
in almost castles, within
all of the buildings and people;
BCPS, very interesting.
landing at theI Administration
bicycled in four other European
Building wherecountries. My
I was in charge of
daughter was in Slovakia and we traveled to France, Santorini (Greece), Vienna, and the Caribbean. Alaska
Pupil Accounting. My job was to submit the Fall and Spring Counts to the State, along with numerous other state reports. was the destination
this year. Travel by auto has urged me to follow certain highways: Route 66, A1A in the East, US 50 and 30 in the West and 14
After 20 years with the schools, I decided it was time to retire this past June.
and 16 as far as Newfoundland.
I’m very proud of my MA and MA + 30 from CMU.

If you know of anyone who may be interested in joining our

OUR NEWSLETTER
Some members think that our distinguished BARSP
Newsletter should have its own identity and name. Our
logo –the school bell tower – is called a campanile; that
could be a suitable name, but it’s obscure to most.
Another suggestion: “The Advocate”. Since we report
on educational information, a more appropriate name might
be the “Report Card”. If you can come up with other titles
for our Newsletter or like any of the above (or just prefer our
Newsletter as is), please let Barb Skowronski or Bill Jones
know. Thank you !
group, please contact membership as they have the forms
that need to be filled out. They can also go to MARSP.org
to join. It is a very easy process. If you have someone
interested that does not like to use the computer, perhaps
you can assist them or have them contact a member for
help! Also, if they’d like to try us first, please invite them to
our next meeting as a guest. They are more than welcome
to join us!
Also, don’t forget about all of the perks that MARSP offers.
If you go to the website, you will see a subject line for
Benefits. If you click on that, it shows all of the benefits you
can receive as a member. There are many discounts for
travel, dining and even discounts on Apple and Dell
products!