Newsletter - February 2018

The Sage Society                      

February Newsletter

·       Welcome to our three new members! We look forward to getting to know you.  😊

ü Sandi Atkins

ü  Grace Cordial

ü  Jen Moneagle

Note:

Grace will be on the way back from seeing new grandchildren. We will welcome her at the next meeting.

Jen will not be with us this month. She will be returning from San Diego. Her brother is Commander of the new Navy littoral combat ship, the USS Omaha. Jen and her family will attend the commissioning ceremony on February 3.

 She can explain what a “littoral combat ship” is when we greet her in March. *** Google “USS Omaha” and check out this ship. It looks very “futuristic!”  

·       Just a reminder about “tweaks” to our by-laws that we approved at the Annual Meeting in January:

ü The Sage Officers are: Outgoing President, President, Secretary-Treasurer-Historian, and Member -at-large.

ü Officers will serve a two-year term.

ü We voted to limit membership to Twenty-eight (28) members.

·       Geni Flowers, Secretary, will circulate a copy of the directory at the meeting. (If you have had changes from last year, please let Geni know ASAP.)  You will review your information for accuracy at the meeting and Geni will email an attachment with the updated directory.

·       Nimmie Huber, Patsy Deer, and Diane Gallagher will submit a recommendation for the money collected from dues in 2019. We will vote to select a recipient.

·       Donna Armer will make a presentation on Mosaics. Donna is a charter member of Sage.

·       A few things to consider—these events are related to or support education and learning:

ü The Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County is having a Fashion Show and Luncheon at Belfair in Bluffton at 11:30 am on March 5, 2018.

 CARLISLE and ETCETERA will provide the fashions for the show. This luncheon is always lovely!

*This event is a fundraiser to support and enhance all libraries in Beaufort County. The Foundation provides additional funds (above those provided by the county) to supplement activities when there is a specific need.

 *Tickets are $50. Ask Geni Flowers or Stuart Heath for more information if interested. It would be fabulous to go as a group.

ü Mark your calendars for May 8, 2018!

The Beaufort History Museum Tea will be held in The Carolina Room at Dataw from 1:00-4:00 pm.

 Tickets are $50 if you are with a table of ten and $60 for individual tickets.

The Theme of the tea this year is: Celebrating Sweet Tea, Demon Rum, John Barleycorn, Carolina Moonshine, and Other Legendary Libations.

Note:

Carol Lauvray, Geni Flowers, and several others in Sage are involved in this event.

 Carol is President of BHM and both Carol and Stuart are on the Tea Committee. They will not be able to attend the May Sage meeting.

I have spoken to several of you that plan to attend the Tea. There is no way that anyone attending can make it back for the meeting.

SOOOOOOOO….. an idea….

1.    I propose that we cancel our May meeting and postpone our speaker. (Patsy Deer is the speaker for May and has graciously agreed to postpone. In fact…. “I planned to go to the Tea.”) 

2.    It would be FABULOUS   if our Sage group could have one or two tables at the tea. This would be a great time to get to know each other and socialize. What better way than at a tea!

3.    We can discuss this idea at our meeting.

·       Here is a list of the upcoming months and the presenters -  just as a “reminder.”           February    - Donna Armer           Mosaics

March        -  Melba Thomas        History of Tomato     

                              Farming on St. Helena Island

April          -  Barbara Hathaway   Social Media-Past,

                                            Present and Future                                                                                

May           -  *

September -  Nimmie Huber      Washington, DC: Off the

                                                     Beaten Path

October      -  Carla Marsh

November -  Carol Lauvray    Reconstruction in the

                                                      Beaufort Area

February 2019 -Jen Moneagle

March 2019    -

April 2019 – Sandi Atkins

May 2019 -

“Ready when need”

*Patsy Deer           Turkey, Istanbul and more

Claudia Cornett

Martha Weeks

·       One more thing:

If you have books by local authors that you would like to donate to a good cause, I am gathering books to put in a basket to raffle  at the Library Foundation Fashion Show and Luncheon.

Martha Weeks said that she will donate her books…..thank you! 😊

I have Murder Rocks the Boat, by Linda Robertson—a founding member of Sage-- and would welcome any of her other books.

The books can be “gently used”….no problem!

·       I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, February 13 at 4:00 in the OLLI Room at USCB.