Newsletter -- January 2019

The Sage Society              

January 2019 Newsletter
 

·       The Annual Meeting will be held on January 8, 2019, in the OLLI Room at USCB at 4:00!

We will begin promptly, call the roll, and have our business meeting. Then we will have a “pop-up social” -- just fun together! We can visit with each other since we will not have a presentation. 

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

                          February    -  Jen Moneagle

March        - Martha Weeks? Patsy Deer?

                             

April          -  Sandi Atkins

                                                                                   

May           -  Grace Cordial

September - 

October      -

November -  Carol Lauvray    Reconstruction in the

                                                      Beaufort Area

February 2020 -

March 2020    -

April 2020 –

·       I am sending you a “Save the Date” for the Beaufort History Museum May 7, 2019 tea at Dataw. I hope that we can get a table or two of Sage Members to support the museum and enjoy being together. The Theme this year is: Pearls of Wisdom.” 

·       Here is the Annual Meeting Agenda so that you can be prepared to discuss the items listed.

Annual Meeting

1.     Collect Dues

a)     The membership will pay dues of $25 in CASH at the annual meeting. These dues will be dispersed to Thumbs UP, the organization that was selected by the membership.    Stuart Heath will deliver the funds collected to the organization within a week after our meeting. Currently we have 18 members. $450 will be donated from Sage Society to Thumbs Up this year.

2.    Nomination and election of new members.

Members had until the end of December to nominate potential new members. 

We have 4 openings.  We have four nominees. (That will bring the membership up to a total of 21 members.  Currently our “cap” is Twenty-One (21.)

The following have been nominated:

ü Debbie Gray….Geni Flowers

ü Alvesta Robinson…..Jerry Stocks

ü Mary Ann Mickell……Jerry Stocks /Stuart Heath

ü Peggy Picket…..Jerry Stocks

·         If you have an objection to any of the nominees, please contact                         Stuart or Geni.(President and Secretary)

·        We will vote by secret ballot. The By-laws state that two negative votes will remove the nominee from consideration as a member. 

·        The prospective new members with the highest number of votes will fill the corresponding vacant slots. Those not elected to membership can be put on a waiting list and may be nominated again.

  

***I am just stating the procedure so that we get used to what our By-laws state. We have four nominees this time, so we do not need a "waiting list" at this point. This may be necessary as our group grows. 

I don't anticipate any problem with the wonderful ladies that have been nominated, but we do need to follow procedure. 

 

3.    Elect our slate of officers:

President: Martha Weeks

Secretary/Treasurer/ Historian: Geni Flowers

Member-at-large:  ________nominate from the floor

4.     Recipient of 2020 dues:   

a.     The membership will volunteer to serve or we will nominate 2 members to work with the new Member-at-Large to recommend the charity that we will sponsor with our dues collected at the January,2020 meeting.

b.    You will send the “Dues Selection Committee” your suggestion for the 2019 dues money. (This committee will report to the group at the February of March meeting.)

5.    Please bring any books by local authors that you can share. I am collecting for an auction basket for the March 6, 2019 Beaufort County Library Foundation Fashion Show  (fundraiser) at Belfair. My auction basket last year was such a hit that I will do it again. Thanks   Thanks    Thanks  

 ***The books can be “gently used.”

6.    Welcome the new officers.

I look forward to seeing everyone.

Stuart

Biographies for the potential new members were sent earlier. Let me now if you need to see them again. I will have them at the meeting.

Meeting Minutes -- November 13, 2018

Sage Society Minutes
November 13, 2018
OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB
MINUTES

Sage Members in Attendance:

• Stuart Heath, President
• Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian
• Jerry Stocks, Past President
• Rebecca Davenport
• Patsy Deer
• Diane Gallagher
• Barbara Hathaway
• Nimmie Huber
• Carla Marsh
• Jen Moneagle
• Julie Schmidt
• Melba Thomas
• Martha Weeks
• Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member
• Members Absent:
• Donna Armer
• Sandi Atkins
• Grace Cordial
• Carol Lauvray

Stuart Heath called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm.

Special guests: Alvesta Robertson, MaryAnn Mikell and Peg Marty were acknowledged.

The minutes of the October 9th meeting were approved with corrections.
Stuart asked for donations or recommendations for books by local authors to be included in her
basket for the Library Federation Luncheon to be held March 6, 2019.

Carla Marsh shared with us a most informative presentation on the Port Royal Sound Ecology.
We learned some very interesting facts that I think many of us did not know (like 17 of the 32
shark species are found right here in the Port Royal Sound!). Brochures and handouts on the Port
Royal Sound Foundation and Maritime Center were available for attendees. A brief question and
answer period followed the presentation.

There was a reminder that bios for prospective members are due to Geni by December 26th. We
will vote on new members in January.

The meeting adjourned at 4:55.

The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on Tuesday, January 8th at 4:00 pm in
the OLLI classroom (room 124 of the USCB Sandstone building.)

Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:
2019

• February 12th Jen Moneagle “We’re Not the Credit Union”
• March 12th Grace Cordial TBA
• April 9th Sandi Atkins TBA
• May 14th
• September 10th
• October 8th
• November 12th

On stand-by:

• TBD Martha Weeks Bondage
• TBD Patsy Deer Turkey, Istanbul and More
• TBD Carol Lauvray Reconstruction in the Beaufort Area

The Sage Society blog can be found at: https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/

Respectfully submitted by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary, December 3, 2018.

Carla Marsh -- Port Royal Sound: Historic, Diverse, Unique

On 11/13/2018, Carla Marsh presented on the topic "Port Royal Sound: Historic, Diverse, Unique".

Click here to view the slides from her presentation...

Newsletter -- November, 2018

The Sage Society November Newsletter

·       Our next Sage Society meeting is on Tuesday, November 13 at 4:00 in Room 124 of the Sandstone Building (the OLLI Room) at USCB.  Come early to socialize!  

·       We do not meet in December.   Jen Moneagle will present on February 12, 2019.

·       After Christmas, our next meeting will be on January 8 when we have our Annual Meeting.  At that meeting we will:

 1.  We will determine where we will donate our dues collected for 2019.

 2.  We will vote on our slate of officers:  

ü President: Martha Weeks

ü Secretary/ Treasurer/Historian: Geni Flowers Bouquet

 3.  We will vote on new members.

·        

     At our November meeting on Tuesday, Carla Marsh will give her presentation on Port Royal Sound.  Can’t wait!

·       Everyone: Give Geni Flowers Bouquet, Secretary, names of potential new members at the November meeting and up to the end of December. Include a brief biographical paragraph.

1.    I will share these names and bios 10 days before the January meeting.

2.    You are encouraged to invite your potential new members to one or two meetings.

3.    Let the Secretary and President know who you will bring as a guest. Geni will prepare a name tag for them.

4.    All potential new members will be put on a waiting list and voted on at the annual meeting in January. The top “vote getters” will fill the open spots. The others will remain on the waiting list.

5.    We have four openings now. Filling those vacancies will bring us up to our “total” of 21 members.

·       I will share the October minutes before the meeting.  Geni is on vacation and we can share the minutes when she returns.

Stuart Heath                                          

          President, Sage Society                                    

          November 6, 2018  

Meeting Minutes -- October 9, 2018

Sage Society Minutes

October 9, 2018

OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB

MINUTES

Sage Members in Attendance:

                                                                                   

Stuart Heath, President

Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian

Jerry Stocks, Past President

Rebecca Davenport

Patsy Deer

Diane Gallagher

Barbara Hathaway

Nimmie Huber

Carla Marsh

Jen Moneagle

Melba Thomas

Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member

Members Absent:

Donna Armer

Sandi Atkins

Grace Cordial

Carol Lauvray

Julie Schmidt

Martha Weeks

Stuart Heath called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm.

Special guests: Alvesta Robertson, Debbie Gray, Susan Boyd, Peg Marty, Marilyn Harris, Geri Connors and Nimmie’s husband, Don Huber were acknowledged.

The minutes of the April 10^th meeting were approved.  

Carolyn Witkofsky’s resignation was noted and it was mentioned that Donna Armer is traveling and will miss the November meeting.

There was a discussion regarding the blogspot  https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/ .  It was suggested that the membership list be posted there but was decided that since this is a public site, it may not be the best place for it. A current membership list will be sent out to all members in January.

There was a report from the nominating committee, Jerry Stocks, Melba Thomas and Barbara Hathaway. The new board elect is Nimmie Huber, Member-at-large, Geni Flowers will continue to serve as Secretary/Treasurer/Historian and Martha Weeks has graciously agreed to serve as President. These are 2 year terms. Thanks to the nominating committee for their hard work!

Reminder that bios for perspective members are due to Geni by December 26^th. We will vote on new members in January.

Washington DC – Off the Beaten Path was explored through the eyes of Nimmie Huber in a wonderful presentation complete with beautiful slides and a Metrorail Pocket Guide for all attendees. I believe we all left with a list of unique places to visit on our next trip to DC. A brief question and answer period followed the presentation.

The meeting adjourned at 4:45.

    

The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on Tuesday, November 13^th at 4:00 pm in the OLLI classroom (room 124 of the USCB Sandstone building.) 

Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:

2018

November 13^th            Carla Marsh                            Port Royal Sound

           

2019

February 12^th              Jen Moneagle                         TBA

March 12^th                  Grace Cordial                         TBA

April 9^th                      Sandi Atkins                           TBA

May 14^th        

September 10^th           

October 8^th     

November 12^th

On stand-by:

TBD                            Martha Weeks                        Bondage

TBD                            Patsy Deer                              Turkey, Istanbul and More

TBD                            Carol Lauvray                         Reconstruction in the Beaufort Area

The Sage Society blog can be found at: https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/

Respectfully submitted by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary, November 12, 2018.