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1 ACRTA NEWS AND MUSE Volume 5 Issue 4 August/September 2015 Editor: Alice Diller [email protected] 2015 Membership: 198 Goal 200 August Door Prize Bob Evans Gift Card Proceeds benefit Teacher Grant Program Tickets: $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 Keep Public Television in Northwest Ohio WBGU –TV FORUM *potential sale of WBGU-TV Monday August 3 rd ., 7 pm Rhode State Keese Multipurpose Center The next luncheon meeting will be held on AUGUST 6, 11:30 am at Westside UMC 604 Gloria Drive, Lima Program: Teacher Grant Recipients Menu: Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast Chunky Red Potato Salad Broccoli with Cheese Sauce Or Green Beans Cole Slaw Dinner Rolls Assorted Beverages send $10 check to:
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ACRTA NEWS AND MUSE
Volume 5 Issue 4August/September 2015
Editor: Alice [email protected]
2015 Membership: 198Goal 200
August Door Prize
Bob Evans Gift CardProceeds benefit Teacher Grant Program
Tickets: $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00
Keep Public Television in Northwest Ohio
WBGU –TVFORUM
*potential sale of WBGU-TV Monday August 3rd., 7 pm
Rhode StateKeese Multipurpose Center
The next luncheon meetingwill be held on
AUGUST 6, 11:30 am at Westside UMC
604 Gloria Drive, Lima
Program: Teacher Grant Recipients
Menu: Baked Stuffed Chicken BreastChunky Red Potato Salad
Broccoli with Cheese SauceOr Green Beans
Cole SlawDinner Rolls
Assorted Beverages
send $10 check to:
Norma Penn 809 Brandonwood Dr.
Lima, Ohio 45801Make checks payable to ACRTA
RSVP by July 31st.
There will be a table set up for those attending but not eating
held in OctoberFor Vice President and Treasurer
Contact: Dougie Franklin 419-222-5335
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NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT Jim Schwabero
419-236-2074
Happy summer to all our devoted retired educators. It has been a very busy summer for us. We are finally moved; new address: 1755 Shawnee Rd. #504 Lima, Ohio 45805. Our membership as of last report was 198, we are a growing and powerful organization. We are in need of officers for our group. Positions available are vice president and treasurer; Alice is eligible to serve another term, but Mary is term limited and we must elect a new treasurer. Remember to keep track of your volunteer hours. I'm sure we miss a lot of hours. We will have forms available at the meeting so bring your hours with you. The board of directors has proposed two amendments to our constitution1. Add to Article II Purpose Section D [including health insurance and legislative concerns.2. Add to Article VI Finance Section 2 DuesAdd Part E The Allen County Retired Teachers Association requires an annual dual membership dues with the Ohio Retired Teachers Association for all new memberships beginning on/or after January 1, 2016 In accordance with our constitution these amendments will be read at the August meeting and will be voted on atthe October meeting. They must receive a 2/3 vote to be adopted.
NEW ORTA MEMBERSHIP PLAN
To encourage a trend toward dual memberships, beginning with the January 1, 2016 association fiscal year, ORTA will provide a rebate of 10% for the regular annually paid ORTA dues to any local association upon prior receipt to ORTA of a verifying citation of a dual membership structure for all new members in their local association bylaws.
This membership plan will rebate $3 for every $30 dues paid to ORTA for those county associations that adopt a dual membership structure effective on January 1, 2016. The Allen County Retired Teachers Association Board of Directors has approved the presenting of this dual membership option to our membership at our August 6th meeting at Westside United Methodist Church. This plan is designed to benefit the ACRTA treasury while also growing the membership of ORTA. We all stand to benefit from this plan. Attend the ACRTA August meeting to hear the story, and voice your thoughts. Bruce Hodges
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LEGISLATIVE COMMENTS Bruce Hodges
ACRTA Legislative Chairperson
There are two serious threats from the Congress in Washington D. C. to our Defined Benefit retirement plan that sustains retirement payments for the rest of our lives. (1) There is a continued effort to push Ohio into mandatory Social Security and (2) the well-funded Arnold Foundation out of Texas seems determined to put all public retirement systems into a defined contribution (DC) system that will make retirement payments only until your retirement account is depleted. Then you must support yourself no matter what your age is.
In the Ohio State Legislature consideration has been given to allow “high performing schools” to hire non licensed employees to teach up to 40 hours per week on a permit issued through the State Board of Education. Non licensed teachers will not be required to contribute to our STRS retirement plan. This can significantly erode the financial base of active teachers who pay into STRS. This will jeopardize the long range financial stability of STRS.
There was a move in the Ohio Senate by the National Heritage Academies to EXEMPT charter school employees from being required to paying into STRS. This would open the door for more and more educators to be assigned to Social Security.
This is another attempt to erode the financial stability of STRS.
We have already begun the 2016 election campaigns for politicians at all levels of government. Now is the time to listen to what campaigns and candidates are promoting. Do your homework and fact check the positions taken by candidates and the issues presented by political parties. Political games are going to be played with our retirement system and our profession and the players are not required to always tell you the truth about their positions. You must do your homework and discover the truth yourself. This is another reason we need the voice of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association to be strong.
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Say What?
7. Below are a group of words that, when properly arranged in the blanks, reveal a quote from Booker T. Washington.
living thing up man lifting only fellow is
“The ______ _____ worth _____ for______ the ______ ______ of our______ _____.”
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On The Road
Jim Schwabero 1755 Shawnee Rd
Apt # 504Lima, Ohio 45805
A busy fall if you are interested in traveling this fall. Just go to the website: TravelWithChoice.com
Some possible trips:o September 9 & 10 Church Basement
Ladies @ Lacomedia and overnight @ Belterra Casino $195
o September 13 Church Basement $75; October 9 Bob Evans Farm Festival $95;
o October 11 The Illusionist in Fort Wayne $113 Disney Live $64 or $68 Great grandparent trip
o November 21 The Price is Right @ Hoosier Park $59
o December 7 & 8 Brenda Lee at Soaring Eagle Casino $215
o Dec. 15 & 16 Shoji Tabuchi Plus overnight, Wheeling Casino and Festival of Lights @ Ogleesbee $248
Hope you will enjoy some of these trips or others, not sure what we are doing yet.
“The world is a book,and those who do not travel
read only one page.”– Saint Augustine
Only current members are included on birthday list. If your name has been omitted, please check with Barb Hochstetler and see if your 2015 dues are paid in full. Thank You
AUGUST2 Sue Clover 2 Sharon Grumblis 5 Miriam Hone 6 Cathryn (Beck) Nihiser 7 Dan Snook 7 Pam Greer12 Joyce Bowersock13 Kathleen Pseekos17 Lvera Sprague19 Bill Garling22 Sue Hover25 Sandy Miller26 Loretta Hodges27 Linda Hansen29 Alice Diller30 Caroline Miller
SEPTEMBER 2 Jerri Kohlhost 3 John Rockhold 4 Marty Thomas7 Bruce Hodges8 Sue Groves10 Red Ailer11 Jim Oberhaus13 Andrea King14 Carol Blass14 Jane Urish16 Carol Baumgarte18 Jean Snyder19 Charles LaGrande24 Melinda King25 Linda Ousley27 Mila Schawbero28 William Lewis
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ACRTA Board of Directors MeetingJuly 2, 2015
Submitted by Norma Penn
Secretary
Members present: Jim Schwabero, Bruce Hodges, Alice Diller, Barb Hochstetler, Mary Wilkins, Mary Ann Spurk, Norma Penn
Board President Jim Schwabero called the meeting to order at 1:03 P.M.
A. Treasurer’s Report: Bruce Hodges moved to accept the report. Alice Diller seconded the motion which then passed.
B. Secretary’s Report: Alice Diller moved to accept the report. Mary Wilkins seconded the motion which then passed.
C. News and Muse: Alice requested articles be sent by July 16, 2015 for mailing by July 23rd. The RSVP for the August luncheon will be July 31st.
D. Elections: Two offices are up for election – Alice Diller is willing to continue as Vice-President, however, Mary is completing her second term, so we will need a new treasurer. The board hopes that Melinda King will accept the hospitality (name tag) position as Dorothy Reynolds has stepped down.
E. Membership: As of July 2, membership stands as 198, which includes 38 new members. 45 members have not rejoined. Jim Schwabero reminded members to submit volunteer hours and to also collect hours from those who do not
attend the meetings. A form will be added to the luncheon packets.
F. Teacher Grant: Barb Hochstetler reminded the board that grant winners will provide the August luncheon program.
G. ORTA: Bruce Hodges reported to ORTA about the success of ACRTA’s mass mailing membership drive. The president of ORTA passed the information along to others. Bruce offered to include others in the mass mailing and Logan County accepted and acquired seven new members. Bruce also reported on action at the ORTA board meeting: Effective Jan 1, 2016, all lifetime due will go into a lockbox with only $30.00 of the dues available for spending. The board will be hiring a fulltime technology person. ORTA has 17,810 members from the 88 associations. Seven of those associations have unified dues. Membership reports form the associations are incomplete.
H. Other Business: The board voted to approve the wording of a proposed amendment to the by-laws regarding unified dues. Bruce Hodges will present the amendment to the membership at the August meeting. The amendment will appear in News and Muse prior to an October vote. The board also approved a change to Article 2, Section D to read: including health insurance and legislative concerns. Alice moved to accept the motion; Mary Anne Spurk seconded the motion which was approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:42.
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John BossHealth Insurance Advocate
Take a Look at Your Family Medical Tree
There is a renewed interest in many to research their family tree. Genealogy, access to the internet, and more free time allow many retirees to trace their family tree. Yes, even our family discovered the name of the boat that my grandfather came to North America from Holland many years ago. How many of you know the medical history of your grandparents, aunts, uncles, or others in previous generations. In most families know very little about the health information, yet this medical history would be very valuable to your family physician.
As a patient, it would be helpful to collect accurate information for the most recent 3 generations:
1. Diseases and illness of siblings, parents, and grandparents.2. Age and outcome of the diagnosis3. Age and cause of death.4. Accurate details about the illness (diabetes, color blind, high blood pressure, etc.)5. Whether multiple family members have the same conditions.
Both the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society have identified over 50 hereditary that are significant.
Most doctors do not want patients to perform amateur diagnosis, yet encourage the medical information regarding other family members to assist the medical community in earlier screenings or tests to identify issues and provide a head start with treatments.
Talk to your parents, children, and grandchildren about family health history. Write this information down and file it with your legal papers, genealogy records, and other files that you have collected. Just a few short hours of your time may make a significant improvement of your future family members
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Say What?
23. Below are a group of words that, when properly arranged in the blanks, reveal a quote from George Orwell.
joke mental a dirty rebellion
“A ______ ______ is ______sort of ______ ______.”
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2015 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President…………………..Jim Schwabero 419-236-2074
Vice President…….…………..Alice Diller419-225-7232
Secretary………………..…Norma L. Penn419-303-8431
Treasurer……….…………Mary J. Wilkins419-221-2982
Past President…………….Bruce Hodges419-228-9753
AAUW BOOK FAIRWhere: Former YWCA Gym (off Spring St.)Drop Off: Tues. & Thurs. 9am – noon Wed. 5 pm – 8 pm Last Day – Aug. 27
Accepting: fiction & non-fiction – hardback & paperback, kid’s books, DVD, CD, Cassettes, Books on Tape, Records, sheet music, specialized magazine, 2010 or later textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed after 2010. Please No Encyclopedias.
Questions? Call: Missy @ 419-302-9137 Sue Ann @ 567- 204-2651 Pat @ 419-235-1470
BOOK FAIR: SEPT. 8 – 12
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Say What?
39. Below are a group of words that, when properly arranged in the blanks, reveal a quote from Aristotle.
adversity and ornament prosperity refuge
“Education is an ________ in ________________ a ________ in ________.”
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Say What? Answers
7. “ The only thing worth living for is the lifting of our fellow man,”
23. “A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion,”
39. “Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.”
ACRTA 2015
Luncheon Meetings11:30 am
Westside UMCAugust 6
Teacher Grant RecipientsOctober 1st
Forest Park UMCElection of Officers
Political InformationDecember 3 rd
Immanuel UMCChristmas ProgramUnder Construction
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Bruce Hodges1419 Wendall Ave.Lima, Ohio 45805
ACRTA 2015Board of Director Meetings
1:00 pm The ArkWestside UMC
September 3rd
Nov 4th – Wednesday
Old Barn Out Back
Lunch at 12:00 pm ~ Meeting at 1:00 pm
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