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July 2020
Austin Newcomers
Welcome Mat July 2020 Vol. 72, No. 12
REMEMBERING GOOD TIMES BACK IN THE DAY...
In Vino Veritas
Mardi Gras
…AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE SOON!
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President ’s Message
Hello fellow Austin Newcomers. I hope you are enjoying this very tragic and unusual summer. I was
born during the depression so have seen a lot of tragedy and feel that what our world needs now is
compassion, kindness, and love of each other. This too shall pass, but let’s all pray that it leaves us
better rather than worse.
What I think we need is something different to think about right now. Since you may be new to Austin and/or Texas, and me being a
native Texan, let’s have a lesson on Texas history. There may be a few things you didn’t already know.
• The “Six” flags over Texas have been Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and United States.
• The State Capital is made of pink granite and stands 7 ft. higher than the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C.
• Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by Treaty (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the union)
instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. flag.
• El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas.
• The King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island.
• Texas has 17,000 miles of highway, enough to go from Texas to Beijing and back.
• Two U.S. Presidents were born in Texas, and neither of them was named Bush. Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denton, and
Lyndon B. Johnson was born in Stonewall, just one town over from Johnson City.
• Texas is larger than any country in Europe, with an area of 268,820 sq. mi.
• Amarillo is considered the “Helium Capital of the World”. A time capsule was sealed in the Helium Centennial Time columns
monument in 1968 and contains a passbook to a bank account with $10, expected to be worth $1 quadrillion by the time it opens in
2968.
• Dr. Pepper was invented in Texas in 1885. The recipe is a secret and is kept in two halves in safety deposit boxes located in two
different Dallas banks.
I hope you have found these facts, at least interesting. Keep your chin up and stay safe, we will get through this together. God bless you,
be kind to each other, and hopefully this will be over soon and we can continue to have fun and make new friends through Austin
Newcomers.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about membership or would like any other information.
Ph: 806-773-5018 lbbdolo@gmail.com
July Board Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 1, 10:00 am
Where: In the comfort of your own home (via
Zoom)
From the December, 2019 Board Meeting
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SCHEDULED ZOOM MEETINGS
Please submit no more than two photographs. This makes it
Photography — Photoshare so that others can have their pictures processed as well.
When: July 28, 11:00 am If you don't care to have your pictures processed, I ask that
you submit your pictures to me no later than Sunday, July
Where: Zoom meeting. Link will be given when you send 26th so that I can put those pictures into a slide show. Please
me a confirming email. submit no more than six pictures.
Details: July and August tend to be very hot months Those who process photos are welcome to submit pictures
around Austin. Therefore, many people prefer to get out at that they want to show as well but don't care to have them
different times and some people go on vacation to escape processed by others or want to show off a new technique
the heat. Thus, we shoot what we want to shoot and then that they have been trying to get feedback.
turn in our pictures for our photoshare.
All pictures need to be submitted by July 26th so that I can
Many of our members enjoy processing photographs and put them into a slide show for our photoshare on July 28th.
showing off their creative styles. If you would enjoy seeing
your picture processed by people in our group, you need to Chair: George McCane
submit your pictures to me no later than July 11th. This will photoman401@gmail.com, 512-981-0196
allow one week for our members to process your pictures.
Bluebonnet and Yellow Rose Book Clubs
When: July 23, 10 am
Details: The selected book this month is The Weight of Ink, By Rachel Kadish. It is a long one (592 pages) but beauti-
fully written. It can be assumed it will be reviewed on Zoom and Gayle Cannon will invite members in to the meeting if they
express a desire to participate. Sue Naylor will be the discussion leader (Yellow Rose). We sure miss meeting in person
but Gayle does a great job on Zoom. Please let one of the chairs know if you will be joining the meeting.
Chairs: Gayle Cannon, gayle.cannon70@gmail.com (Yellow Rose)
Nikki Faulkner, faulkhome2@aol.com, 512-994-5677 (Bluebonnet)
November - Kingdom of the Blind, by Louise Penny
Afternoon Mystery Book Group December - March Violets, by Philip Kerr
January - Midnight Assassin, by Skip Hollandsworth
When: We will reconvene in September February - The Ballad of Frankie Silver, by Sharyn McCrumb
March - The Widows of Malabar Hill. by Sujata Massey
Books for 2020-2021: April - Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman, by Tessa Arlen
May - Raven Black, by Ann Cleves
September - The Witch Elm, by Tana French
October - The Ruin: A Novel , by Dervia McTiernan Chair: Karen Kirmis kkirmis@gmail.com, (701) 570-5472
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SCHEDULED ZOOM MEETINGS
Please contact the chairs for specific information about the zoom meetings you would like to attend.
Spanish Conversation — Mondays Susana Surbek 512-740-2349 susana.surbek@hotmail.com
July 6, 13, 20, 27 at 5:00 pm.
French Conversation — Wednesdays Susana Surbek 512-740-2349 susana.surbek@hotmail.com
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 2:00 pm.
Cinema South — Fridays, June 19, July 17, August 21, 7:30 pm. Robert Nutt jrobertnutt@gmail.com
Davic Schieck deschieck@yahoo.com
We chose two June movies, Da Five Bloods and Self Made. Both are available on Netflix.
At our May 22 Zoom meeting, we discussed the movies Unorthodox and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Both movies
scored approximately a 9. We were thrilled with all the participation of 35 plus Cinema South members. We had quite ani-
mated discussions even though it was on ZOOM! We loved catching up on what everyone was doing.
If a member is not on our email list they should contact one of us.
Knit ‘N Stitch — Thursday, July 2, 10:30 am. Arlene Agree 617-759-1464 aagreezell@gmail.com
Arlene reports: “We had six people attend our meeting in June.”
OTHER NEWS
3rd Thursday Bridge — We have yet to schedule a live meeting. Some of the players are participating in online games, but
there is nothing official going on with this group right now. Chair: Nancy Cosby, ncosby@flash.net, 817-360-0494
Cinema South — (See above for Zoom meetings this summer.) David created 2 polls to gain information from the members.
The results were the following:
1. Polling on streaming sources used by members
Most members used regular TV (no movie channels) and Netflix
2. Polling on movie nomination processes
56% of members preferred this process:
• Members bring nominations to the Zoom meeting
• There is maximum of two nominations per person
• Nominations include a summary
• At meeting a two-step process used to vote on movies/series
November luncheon: Shelley Wood
(right photo): “Taking Better Photos
with your Phone”
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MEMBERSHIP
New Member!
Lee H Elizer
3917 Rockledge Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
561-459-8014
leeelizer@gmail.com
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Other interest groups will be featured in future issues of the Welcome Mat.
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