The Official Newsletter of the GFWC TRACY WOMAN’S...

The Official Newsletter of the

GFWC TRACY WOMAN’S CLUB

October 2014

Volume 2, Issue 3

Special Points of Interest

-President’s Message

Page 2

-Meet Your Member

Page 3

-Message from the First Vice President

-Days & Dates

-A Little Club Trivia

Page 4

-Happy Birthday!

-Board Member Bio

Page 5

-Support our Local Businesses!

Page 6

-Every Woman Should...

-Contact the Editor

Page 7

-Traditions—Yours, Mine and Ours

Page 8

-Domestic Violence

Page 9

-Antioxidants 101

Hello Ladies,

Today I am writing this message to you

from Phoenix, Arizona. Tomorrow is

our grandson’s fifth birthday and we

will be celebrating with a Soccer

themed party at the park. On the

menu is typical Fall fare… baked

potatoes with chili, pumpkin muffins,

etc. and the weather will be sunny and

90 degrees! Last week I was in

St. Louis, Missouri, with my Mom and

daughter and we had a great time

enjoying the Fall colors. If you have not

had the opportunity to make a trip to

see this spectacular sight, I highly

recommend it. The last two months

have been very busy ones, and this

should be my last big trip until next

year. I am sure ready to be home to do

some decorating for the Holidays! With

Thanksgiving in just a few weeks, I am

very thankful for all of the many bless-

ings in my life. And I am especially

thankful for all of you that continue to

make a difference by blessing the lives

of others in our community and our

world.

A few days ago I received a box with

necklaces, brochures and beautiful

makeup bags to sell for API. So if you

are looking for a unique gift for some-

one on your Christmas list, please

support this great ministry. The neck-

laces and bags will be available for sale

at the meeting.

And speaking of the November meet-

ing, we are honored to have Joelle

from Serenity House join us. We also

will be collecting food for Interfaith

Ministries so please bring your

donations to the meeting. November

is also the month that we have a

memorial for any members that have

passed. Thankfully we do not have

any on the list. Please wear a

“Vintage” outfit or bring an item to

share. We will have a Grandma’s

Closet fashion show and I look for-

ward to seeing everyone dressed up

in creations from the past.

The Christmas Show will be here

before we know it, so please continue

to sell tickets to family, friends and

neighbors. This year’s performance is

going to be the best ever!

Thank you to Liz and all of the

members that worked so hard to

make the Membership Luau a

success. Not only was it a beautiful

day and a gorgeous setting, the food

was delicious, too. We have a few

new members and are really close to

the 100 member mark.

Congratulations on a job well done!

Let’s remember to give the new

members a warm TWC welcome at

the meeting.

Thank you, ladies, for allowing me

the opportunity to serve you as your

President. I look forward to seeing

you all on Friday. May you all have a

blessed Thanksgiving surrounded by

those that you love.

With many thanks,

Cindy Sanders

TWC President

TWCPresident-

[email protected]

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OCTOBER 2014 Volume 2, I ssue 3

Ladies: October’s “Meet Your Member” is Elsie

Kagehiro. She has been a club member for 42

years. Her parents were born in Japan and

settled in Walnut Grove where they raised their

three daughters. Her father started the first

drugstore in Walnut Grove.

In 1942, following Pearl Harbor, the U.S. took

quick action, declaring martial law in Hawaii and

ordering all American residents and citizens of

Japanese descent to move from the West Coast

to be interned in government camps scattered in

remote areas. Elsie and her family were moved

to Colorado where they lived for three years. As

a natural born citizen she remembers being

surrounded by barbed wire fences and guarded

by soldiers. She remembers the young Japanese-

American men who joined the U.S. Army to

prove themselves to a country that wouldn’t

accept them. And the memory of Army officials

arriving at the internment camp to tell families

that their boys wouldn’t be coming back from

Europe left an indelible mark. That was the sad-

dest memory of her internment. When the camps

were finally emptied, she and her family returned

to Walnut Grove. When asked how she felt

returning to California she said, “I was younger

and my feeling was to get ahead. I didn’t have

much bitterness—I felt I just had to go on with

my life. I didn't like to talk about it—we were too

busy making a new life for ourselves.” The good

side of her story of internment is that she met

her future husband, Mike Kagehiro.

The girls’ school was the only integrated school

in California at that time. She graduated from

Courtland High School and studied economics

and business at Sacramento State College.

In 1947 Elsie married her husband, Mike, who

was farming in Colusa. They moved to Tracy

where they raised their son, Russell, who lives in

Tracy with his wife, two daughters and one son.

Their daughter, Kim, lives in San Francisco with

her husband, two sons and one daughter. Elsie

attended Delta College for five years studying

custom clothing and made all the outfits for her

daughter, Kim. She was known for the beautiful

first Maxi coats that she made.

Elsie served as a volunteer for the Tracy Hospital

Auxiliary for over twenty years. She spent hours

making blue and pink baby favors; she provided

fresh flower arrangements, corsages, and special

decorations for special events. She has studied

“ikebana,” the Japanese art of flower arranging.

Her creations have been exhibited on several

occasions in the Hall of Flowers in San Francisco.

Elsie’s favorite pastimes have been sewing,

flower arranging and volunteering. She and her

husband loved to travel and they visited Japan

eight times. Her husband passed away in 2012.

Elsie is an avid fan of the Sacramento Kings

basketball team, and her favorite color is blue!

I don’t know if she remembers or not, but in

April 1973 I was Club President and the club held

their second annual International Food Event—a

Japanese luncheon. Elsie was Chairman and it

was a beautiful event. In 2008 she helped me

again—she opened her home for the club to hold

a luncheon on her patio—and once again it was a

beautiful event.

Ladies, October’s “Meet Your Member” is truly

the kind of person whose deeds speak louder

than her words: Elsie Kagehiro!

—Joan Rickman, Club Historian

October’s

Elsie Kagehiro


NOVEMBER

2— Daylight Savings Time Ends

7 —GFWC TWC General Meeting

13—District Meeting Upper Napa

Valley/St. Helena

27—Thanksgiving

A Message from the First Vice President

Ladies, we have just finished Halloween and are entering the Holiday season.

In November we are planning to have another great luncheon. We plan to

have a “From Grandma’s Closet” dress-up contest. Please pick out a dress

that is a treasure to you, especially if it belonged to your mother or grand-

mother, and wear it to the luncheon. I think we’ll have another exciting

meeting!

For the past two months Dolores Gomes has served as our Program Chair.

Thank you, Dolores, for all your efforts. It is a pleasure to announce that

Jean Shipman is coming back and has said that she is happy to resume her

previous duties as Program Chair. We really appreciate that, Jean.

All Chair Ladies, please prepare your written reports for 2013-2014 by the

end of November. If you have any questions, please contact me. I’d like to

receive your reports as soon as possible. See you at our November meeting!

— Debbie Elliott, First Vice President

A Little Club trivia...

During the first ten years, club meetings were

held from October through May every Friday at

2:30pm. Meetings were held in the City Hall,

Masonic Hall, Tracy Lion’s Club and the Tracy

Inn Rose Room. Starting in 1929, two

meetings were held once

a month at 2:30pm. The

first meeting of the month

was a business meeting

with a guest speaker and

the second meeting was a

program meeting. At the

close of the meetings a

tea table and refresh-

ments were provided.

During the middle 20’s

members brought fresh produce from their

gardens for the members to take home. In

1926 the Literature Section was formed and

has been active ever since. In 1930 the

Garden Club Section was organized, meeting

the second Tuesday of each month at 2:30pm.

Membership in 1922: 39. In 1926: 105

members. In 1933: 97. Past Club Presidents

are printed in your current yearbook.

—Joan Rickman, Club Historian


5 — Debbie Lewis

9 — Barbara McGeorge

12 — Eleanor Tillotson

21 — Barbara Fitzpatrick-Baker

21 — Mercedes Patrick

27 — Diane Mercieca

28 — Amy Scudder

30 — Terry Donaldson

November

Cindy Sanders Cindy’s family came to Tracy in 1866. Cindy and her two brothers

were raised in Tracy and they were the fourth generation to attend

Jefferson School. Her brother, John Jr., was killed in a car accident

at the age of 19. Her brother, David, is Superintendent at New

Jerusalem School. Cindy graduated from Tracy High School and

Delta College. She has been married to Dwain for 27 years and

they have three children—one boy and two girls. They live in the

country on 40 acres with apricot and almond trees. Her employ-

ment history includes Westside Bank, Certified Ophthalmic Techni-

cian for Dr. Barr, Vice President Sanco Construction, Diablo Grande,

Vice President Plowshur UC, and Tracy Hospital Foundation Board

Chairman. Her favorite hobbies are showing and raising Champion

Catahoula Leopard dogs and raising money for the hospital and the

community. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the family

(especially with her five year old grandson), baking, walking and

making jam! Cindy’s pets include her horse, “Big Red”, one pig, ten

chickens and several dogs. Our President’s favorite color is pink

and her birthdate is March 24th.

Our Local Businesses!


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Jan McDonnal, at 209.814.7200 or email [email protected]

Cell 209.814.7550

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Article Submission Deadlines:

11/24, 12/22, 1/26, 2/23, 3/23, 4/20

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…

Enough money within her control to move out and

rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or

needs to…


Something perfect to wear if the employer or date of

her dreams wants to see her in an hour.


A youth she’s content to leave behind.


A past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to

retelling it in her old age.


A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black

lace bra.


One friend who always makes her laugh...and one

who lets her cry.


A good piece of furniture not previously owned by

anyone else in her family.


Eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a

recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel

honored.


A feeling of control over her destiny.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…

How to fall in love without losing herself.


How to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront

a friend without ruining the friendship.


When to try harder...and WHEN TO WALK AWAY


That she can’t change the length of her calves, the

width of her hips, or the nature of her parents.


That her childhood may not have been perfect...but

it’s over


What she would and wouldn’t do for love or more


How to live alone...even if she doesn’t like it


Whom she can trust, whom she can’t, and why she

shouldn’t take it personally.


Where to go...be it to her best friend’s kitchen table,

or a charming inn in the woods, when her soul needs

soothing.


What she can and can’t accomplish in a day...a

month...and a year

— MAYA ANGELOU

Every Woman Should...


She is the woman sitting next to you at lunch. She is your next

door neighbor. She is the grocery clerk. She is the woman who

does your nails or hair. She may even be a close friend. I have

always said you never now until you know. Sometimes you find

out someone you have known for years was adopted, or lost a

baby, or has been married more than once.

Maybe it just never came up or maybe she wanted to keep it a

secret or maybe she thought you would think less of her if you

knew. No one has to share anything in life unless they choose to

and we all get the vote about who we tell our past.

When I was growing up, I lived in a very brutal, violent and

alcohol-filled household. So when I married my high school

sweetheart it did not seem out of the ordinary that the violence

and alcohol just seemed to come with the package.

It doesn’t usually start with a closed first; usually with a shove

or mean words or a really threatening, angry voice. Most of the

bruises are hidden with long sleeves, or a story about how you

got the black eye. Everyone asks, “Why didn’t you just leave?”

And where are we to go? Each of us who have survived and

lived to tell our story knows it is not that easy. When it was

happening to me, it was the elephant in the living room and NO ONE talked about it, sometimes even

with friends or family. And in those days they even asked, “What did you do to provoke him?” You did

not bring it up again.

I could write volumes on the subject, but my message today is: be vigilant, keep your eyes open, reach

out if you think “she” might be in trouble. Remember, “She” is all around us and may be too afraid to

leave, or talk about it. I have known thousands of us and it would amaze you if you knew who they were

or who they are.

Until next time,

Yours in Federation,

—Patricia Munson, Domestic Violence Chair

Q: Why did the elephant cross the road? A: It was the chicken's day off.

Q: What was the elephant doing on the freeway? A: About 5 mph (8 kph in the rest of the world)

Q: How do you get an elephant into a VW? A: Open the car door, put the elephant inside, close the door.

Have you heard...??

WHO IS SHE?


Antioxidants are substances or nutrients in our foods which can prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our body. When

our body cells use oxygen, they naturally produce free radicals (by-products) which can cause damage. Antioxidants act

as "free radical scavengers" and hence prevent and repair damage done by these free radicals. Health problems such as

heart disease, macular degeneration, diabetes, cancer are all contributed by oxidative damage. Antioxidants may also

enhance immune defense and therefore lower the risk of cancer and infection.

Most Commonly Known Antioxidants

Vitamin A and Carotenoids Carrots, squash, broccoli, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, kale, collards, cantaloupe, peaches and

apricots (bright-colored fruits and vegetables!)

Vitamin C Citrus fruits like oranges and lime etc, green peppers, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, strawberries and

tomatoes

Vitamin E Nuts & seeds, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, vegetable oil and liver oil

Selenium Fish & shellfish, red meat, grains, eggs, chicken and garlic

Other Common Antioxidants

Some common phytochemicals

Flavonoids / polyphenols: soy, red wine, purple grapes or Concord grapes, pomegranate, Cranberries, tea

Lycopene: Tomato and tomato products, pink grapefruit, watermelon

Lutein: dark green vegetables such as kale, broccoli, kiwi, brussels sprouts and spinach

Lignan: flax seed, oatmeal, barley, rye

Vitamin-like Antioxidants Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

Glutathione

Antioxidant enzymes made by the body

superoxide dismutase (SOD)

Catalase

glutathione peroxidase

The Bottom Line

Antioxidants are found abundant in beans, grain products, fruits and vegetables. Look for fruits with bright color -

Lutein in some of the yellow pigments found in corn; orange in cantaloupe, butternut squash and mango; red from

Lycopene in tomatoes and watermelon, and purple and blue in berries. So enjoy eating a variety of these products. It

is best to obtain these antioxidants from foods instead of supplements. In addition, minimize the exposure of oxida-

tive stress such as smoking and sunburn.

Written by Gloria Tsang, RD on Mary 01, 2011 —Submitted by your Focus On Health Committee

Antioxidants 101

http://www.healthcastle.com/tomato-prostatecancer.shtml

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http://www.healthcastle.com/whole-grains.shtml

http://www.healthcastle.com/herb_soy.shtml

http://www.healthcastle.com/concord_grape_juice.shtml

http://www.healthcastle.com/tea.shtml

http://www.healthcastle.com/flax.shtml

http://www.healthcastle.com/benefits-coq10-cancer.shtml

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