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December 7 2010 (See Page 5 for details) DUES ARE DUE! If your name is NOT on the tagboard, you are delinquent in your Dues Vol. LVII No. 25 Editor: Dwight Coffin COSMOPOLITAN CLUB OF SANTA BARBARA INC. Next Meeting: July 21, 2011 Next Editor: Chuck Evans Phone: 805-964-9091 E-Mail: [email protected] Crackers Editor Next Sergeant at Arms: Bill Montag Phone: 805-961-8055 E-Mail: [email protected] Access the Cosmo website http://sbcosmo.com for current and archived issues of Crackers and special events information Annual $60 dues for 2011-2012 are now overdue. If you have not already paid, please do so promptly. There will be a box at the Luncheon Ticket Table so you can drop your dues check, payable to Cosmopoli- tan Club or mail it to PO Box 3993, Santa Barbara, CA 93130-3993 Editor’s Note: To address reports of damaged USPS-delivered Crackers, future issues will be enveloped. Please report any problems in receiv- ing (or not) Crackers via mail or email to Jim Munroe, 563-2972, [email protected]. Next Meeting July 21 Cosmo’s Own Published Authors Cosmopolitan Club members who are published authors will display their works and offer brief commentary on their subject matter. Gordon Bjork will moderate. The authors and their books are: Herbert M. (Skip) Cole, Icons: Ideals and Powers in the Art of Africa Robert Crawford, ON BOARD: Guiding Principles for Trustees of Not-for-Profit Organizations Jim Davis, The Struggle Among Ideas Charles B. Greene, Jr. Marine Mammals and Noise Ray Robins, My Stories Ed Vernon, The Spanish Missions of Baja California and A Maritime History of Baja California Steve White, Energy for the Public: The Case for Increased Nuclear Fission Energy Future Meetings August 4 Peter Kruse “From Mao to Now and Beyond” Cosmo member and Past President Peter Kruse is a well- know lecturer on a wide variety of current events, particularly in association with Vistas Lifelong Learning. He has lead several recent seminars on China, drawing information from published sources, such as Gavin Menzies’ “1421, The Year China Discovered the World”, “Mao, the Unknown Story” by Jung Chang, MinZin Pei’s, “China’s Trapped Transition” , Theodore White’s “Thunder Out of China”, Jan Wong’s books “Red China Blues” and “A Comrade Lost and Found: A Beijing Memoir”. Peter gleaned insight from Professor MinZin Pei, Director of Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College, and Katy Drew, a Santa Barbara resident who lived in Mao’s China as a child and young adult. Peter will touch on the history of China from 1400 AD to today, and then pose a series of questions regarding the role of China in the 21 st Century in light of its current position as the world’s second largest GDP nation, and particularly the challenges that it faces which flow from its history. Mead Northrop will introduce Peter. Cliff Sponsel: Nominee for 2011 Man of the Year Award The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara and Planned Parenthood are nominating Cliff Sponsel for the 2011 Man of the Year Award. Cliff came to Santa Barbara in 1954 and has been a member of Cosmo since 1981; he is 103 years old and regularly attends meetings. Cliff hasbeen a volunteer/ director of many organizations, including: The Santa Barbara
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December 7 2010
(See Page 5 for details)
DUES ARE DUE!If your name is NOT on the tagboard,
you are delinquent in your Dues
Vol. LVII No. 25 Editor: Dwight Coffin
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB OF SANTA BARBARA INC.
Next Meeting: July 21, 2011Next Editor: Chuck EvansPhone: 805-964-9091E-Mail: [email protected]
Crackers Editor
Next Sergeant at Arms: Bill MontagPhone: 805-961-8055E-Mail: [email protected]
Access the Cosmo websitehttp://sbcosmo.com
for current and archived issues ofCrackers and special events
information
Annual $60 dues for 2011-2012 are now overdue. Ifyou have not already paid, please do so promptly.There will be a box at the Luncheon Ticket Table soyou can drop your dues check, payable to Cosmopoli-tan Club or mail it to PO Box 3993, Santa Barbara, CA93130-3993
Editor’s Note: To address reports of damagedUSPS-delivered Crackers, future issues will beenveloped. Please report any problems in receiv-ing (or not) Crackers via mail or email to JimMunroe, 563-2972, [email protected].
Next Meeting
July 21 Cosmo’s Own Published Authors
Cosmopolitan Club members who are published authors willdisplay their works and offer brief commentary on theirsubject matter. Gordon Bjork will moderate. The authors andtheir books are:
Herbert M. (Skip) Cole, Icons: Ideals and Powers in the Art ofAfrica
Robert Crawford, ON BOARD: Guiding Principles for Trusteesof Not-for-Profit Organizations
Jim Davis, The Struggle Among Ideas
Charles B. Greene, Jr. Marine Mammals and Noise
Ray Robins, My Stories
Ed Vernon, The Spanish Missions of Baja California and AMaritime History of Baja California
Steve White, Energy for the Public: The Case for IncreasedNuclear Fission Energy
Future Meetings
August 4 Peter Kruse “From Mao to Now and Beyond”
Cosmo member and Past President Peter Kruse is a well-know lecturer on a wide variety of current events, particularlyin association with Vistas Lifelong Learning. He has leadseveral recent seminars on China, drawing information frompublished sources, such as Gavin Menzies’ “1421, The YearChina Discovered the World”, “Mao, the Unknown Story” byJung Chang, MinZin Pei’s, “China’s Trapped Transition”,Theodore White’s “Thunder Out of China”, Jan Wong’s books“Red China Blues” and “A Comrade Lost and Found: A BeijingMemoir”. Peter gleaned insight from Professor MinZin Pei,Director of Keck Center for International and StrategicStudies, Claremont McKenna College, and Katy Drew, a SantaBarbara resident who lived in Mao’s China as a child andyoung adult. Peter will touch on the history of China from1400 AD to today, and then pose a series of questionsregarding the role of China in the 21st Century in light of itscurrent position as the world’s second largest GDP nation, andparticularly the challenges that it faces which flow from itshistory. Mead Northrop will introduce Peter.
Cliff Sponsel:Nominee for 2011 Man of the Year Award
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara and PlannedParenthood are nominating Cliff Sponsel for the 2011 Man ofthe Year Award. Cliff came to Santa Barbara in 1954 and hasbeen a member of Cosmo since 1981; he is 103 years old andregularly attends meetings. Cliff hasbeen a volunteer/director of many organizations, including: The Santa Barbara
Foundation, Planned Parenthood, the S.B. Chamber ofCommerce, the Goleta Chamber of Commerce, the Toba,Japan – Santa Barbara Sister City Organization and the S.B.Concours d’Elegance. Cliff’s endeavors span over 50 years ofactive participation in the community and non-profitendeavors. To honor Cliff, please write letters ofrecommendation supporting his nominationfor the 2011 Manof the year Award to:
2011 Man of the Year AwardSanta Barbara Foundation1111 Chapala StreetSanta Barbara, Ca. 93101
Please send your letters to Cliff’s wife, who will collect themand present them with his nomination letters:
Mrs. Juliette Sponsel900 Via FruteriaSanta Barbara, Ca. 93110
Regular Events
Bridge – Join us for FUN Bridge upstairs at theElks Club after all regular meetings; we play until3:30 PM. Chairman Steve Morgan, 637-1322, [email protected].
Tennis - The tennis group plays doubles twice a weekat a private court in Shadow Hills starting at 8:00 AMMondays and Thursdays. All tennis players areinvited to participate.Contact Bruce Long (805) 692-4072 [email protected].
Cosmo Computer Society - Cosmo ComputerSociety meets monthly on the third Tuesday, upstairsat the Elks Club. Discussion starts at 10:00 AM, and a feature presentation starts at 10:30 AM,concluding with a no-host fellowship luncheon in theElks Grill. All COSMO members are welcome. Bob Gerity,Program Chair; Chair Howard Glenn, 967-2633, [email protected].
S.A.G.E. Investment Group –S.A.G.E. meetsmonthly at 10 AM on the first Tuesday at the ElksClub, followed by a no-host lunch in the grilldownstairs. At S.A.G.E. we discuss past andpossible future trends in the economy and the stock market.We would welcome your participation. Co-Chairs Dick Evans,967- 6930, [email protected] and Walter Naumann, 448-5061, [email protected].
Golf
Montecito Country Club Golf Tournament– Wednesday,August 10Join us for Cosmo’s annual golf tourney at thewonderfully challenging Montecito CC course. Estimatedcost is $55 which covers lunch, greens fees, cart andprizes. Shotgun start at 1pm. This year’s uniqueformat features TWO holes on each green. Yourteam must sink a ball in each of the two holes. Sign up atthe next lunch meeting. Co- chairs are Lynn Garten, 969-2466, [email protected] and Marty Tucker, 969-0760, [email protected]
Mondays - Santa Barbara Golf Club (Muni). Tee times from9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Regular walking senior rate is $25 for18 holes. Contact Ron Singer (805) 684-1355 [email protected] by prior Friday for your tee time. TwinLakes (Par 29) at 9:00 AM. Work on your short game.Wednesdays – Ocean Meadows (Par 36) at 8:30 AM.Work on your long-ball skills.
Additional play at various courses - Contact Ron Singerto get on the e-mail notification list for the Floating Golf GameCircuit. Mondays are usually at Muni, Wednesdays are oftenat Glen Annie, Fridays’ locations have included La Purisma,Glen Annie, Soule Park, and Rancho San Marcos. A. B. Clarkand Steven Stonefield will select the floating golf game sites,so you may contact either of them. Ron Singer, Golf Chair:[email protected].
Upcoming Special EventsSunday, July 24 Santa Barbara Polo ClubJoin Cosmo member and retired professional poloplayer Ron Singer for the 100th anniversary eventat our own Polo Club. We will be treated to lunchand a “back-stage” tour by Ron, a member of thePolo Club for 40 years, followed by world-classplayers in competition. The cost of $50 perperson includes lunch, the games and behind-thescenes tour. In addition, prizes will be awardedfor the most remarkable chapeaus in a specialLadies Extravagant Hat Day. Event chair Ron Singer, (805)684-1355, [email protected]. See page 4 of eCrackers fordetails and registration.
Sunday, September 25 Circle Bar B Ranch DinnerTheater – MatineeHowdy! Enjoy a Western dinner and great show at the CircleBar B Ranch, a 20-minute drive up the coast. It is located at1800 Refugio Rd., north of Goleta off Hwy 101. The theater,an intimate converted barn and bunkhouse, has presentedcomedies and musicals for 37 years. Dinner featuresbarbequed Santa Maria tri tip and chicken. Plan to arrive at12:30pm for socializing, with dinner served at 1pm. At 2pmwe’ll attend the show, “Silvia”, a beautiful, funny andprofound play about a couple’s life after their children haveleft the nest. Cost for the dinner and show is $37 per person.Attendees provide their own transportation. Send your check,payable to Cosmopolitan Club, to R. Willett, 7793 WagonWheel Dr., Goleta 93117-1006. Tickets also will be sold atupcoming Cosmo meetings. Event chair is Dick Willett, 685-9252.
Cosmo Member Ailing?If you learn of one of our members sufferingfrom illness or injury, please notify DonTerrell, 687-8481 or [email protected]. Don willarrange to send a Cosmo ‘Get Well’ cardwishing our member a quick rebound.
Carolyn Teraoka-Brady
Last Meeting: July 4th Picnic128 Cosmo members, their wives and/or significantothers enjoyed the 29th Annual July 4thPicnic (onJuly 7th), at Manning Park in Montecito. We gatheredat 11:00 for the BYOB social hour, followed by MikeCavallo’s excellent BBQ. The menu included Tri-Tip,chicken, beans,salad, potato salad, garlic bread, strawberryshortcake, lemonade, coffee and waters – all for $16. Thefestive tables were decorated with American flags and redbouganvilla.
Mead Northrop served as Master of Ceremonies, leading thePledge of Allegiance and a rousing chorus of “America theBeautiful.” Bob Zimels read a poem, “I am an American” byDr. Elias Lieberman, for the invocation. Mead recognized ouroldest member, Cliff Sponsel, who invented the thermostatand gave it to General Motors. A former judge, Cliff has beennominated for 2011 Man of the Year Award (see separatearticle on page 2).
Mead thanked Paul Fink, Chair, and the entire PicnicCommittee: Bob Sorich, Bob Zimels, Bob Thompson, RichardKennelly, Ed Vernon, Steve Little, John Bracken, Glen Neikirk ,Bill Schultz. Art Kvass and Dwight Coffin for their very goodplanning and execution of the “fun” event.All agreed, “Same time next year!”
Santa Barbara Polo Club is celebrating their 100th year. Picture above is from 1976 featured in Hurlingham International Polo Magazine 2010
Cosmopolitan Club Member Ron Singer
Played polo for 40 years and will be hosting this event.
Sunday July 24 High Goal Polo Game and Lunch
See the best players in the world
+ Ron is going to take you behind the scenes before the 1
st game
Meet players, See the horses and players prepare for the game
$50 Per Person Members and Guests field side seating including lunch and parking
Arrive 11:45 AM pre-game Tour behind the scenes
1st Game 1 PM second Game 3 PM
Lunch served during 1st Game
Sign up early: Names:____________________________ Total People___
Send $50 per person to: Cosmopolitan Club, % Ron Singer, 3375 Foothill #916, Carpinteria, CA 93013
