OROPCHAT
Soroptimist International of Downtown Redding
P.O. Box 990695
Redding, CA 96099-0695
Charter Date: June 30, 2000
Soroptimist “Best for Women”
April 2015
2014~2015
President: Connie Metcalf
President Elect:Robin Glasco
Vice President:Jan Uhalde
Secretary: Alexis Parsons
Treasurer: Vivian Piche’
Treasurer Elect:Cheryl Hull
Director:Cathy Cummings
Delegates: Cheryle Pinnell &
Cheryl Whitmer
Mission Statement ~
Soroptomist Aims:
To maintain high ethical
standards in business and
professional life.
To strive for human rights for all
people and, in particular, to
advance the status of women.
To quicken the spirit of service
and human understanding.
To contribute to international
understanding and universal
friendship.
Happy Birthday
Tiffany Sprenkel
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There may be something wrong
with me, but the sound of
jackhammers, trucks and pounding
is music to my ears. Those
sounds mean that construction on
our new client services and shelter
"Sierra Center," is fully underway.
Every room can hold up to four
people, will have its own bathroom
and individual heating and cooling
system. Clients can stay up to 60
days if necessary. We are going to
make even more of a difference
and serve more Shasta County
citizens who are affected by family
violence.
One SAFE Place - One SAFE
Community.
Warm regards,
Everyone,
Good afternoon, I have just
returned from visiting the God is
Good Preparatory School in
Kyebando, Uganda. The students
are doing very well in their studies
and send their thanks for your
support.
Attached are a few pictures from
my visit.
I also brought back
letters from the students which I
will mail to you shortly.
Thank you again for your
continued support of this worthy
cause!
Sincerely,
Jim Koenigsaecker
Jean King
Executive Director
The 28th Annual Crab
Feed Sets Record!
WELCOMING MEN
The mission of helping struggling
women
and
their
families
resonates
across
all
demographics. To continue to
expand that work, The Women's
Fund is proud to host its third
annual Men's Event on April 19 at
5:30 pm at Riverview Golf and
Country Club in Redding. In 2014,
more than 75 men attended an
informational meeting to learn all
about the history and work of The
Women's Fund. This year, even
more are expected, according to
organizers David Kehoe and Judy
Salter.
"Our men members say they
especially
appreciate
the
permanent endowment fund and
the business-like approach The
Women's Fund takes in our grantmaking - giving a hand up rather
than a hand out," said Salter.
Thanks
to
our
generous
community, our 28th Annual Crab
Feed, held on Jan. 31st, set a
record for Camp Hope donations in
a single event. Our Live Auction
brought in over $25,000 for Camp
Hope alone.
TWF has seen membership swell
from 142 in 2010 to 332 by the
end of 2014, including both men
and women. To register for the
Men's Event,
email [email protected].
Wish List
 New sweatpants and tshirts in adult sizes S,
M, L, XL.
 Children's bike helmets
 Healthy children's snacks
 Pillowcases
 Towels
 Earbuds or headphones
Connecting women who give to
needs
that
matter is
the
philosophy that has guided TWF
since its inception in 2010. The
special event "Look Back to Look
Forward: An Evening with the
Founders
of
the
Women's
Fund" celebrated the women at
the forefront of that philosophy
and the stunning successes
resulting from their original
dream in TWF's first five years:
Donations can be dropped off at
2280 Benton Dr, Bldg A or 1670
Market St, Suite 300.
Thank you for your generosity and
support of One SAFE Place!
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 $130,000 in grants
awarded to local nonprofits serving women
and their families;
 14 educational forums
addressing critical
community issues and
needs; and,
 The growth of an
endowment to more
than $337,500 to ensure
perpetual funding for
that work to continue
forever.
It's been "change-making" work,
according to current TWF Cabinet
Chair Michele Goedert. And the
CEO of the Shasta Regional
Community
Foundation
Kerry
Caranci described the milestones
and great achievements of The
Women's Fund as a "powerful
statement"
illustrating
the
strength of the original vision and
the effectiveness of collective
philanthropy.
DATES TO REMEMBER
"I'm in favor of love as long as it
doesn't happen when Dinosaurs is on
television." -- Jill, age 6
"One of the people has freckles, and
so he finds somebody else who has
freckles too." -- Andrew, age 6
"My mother says to look for a man
who is kind. That's what I'll do. I'll find
somebody who's kinda tall and
handsome." -- Carolyn, age 8
"It gives me a headache to think about
that stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need
that kind of trouble." -- Kenny, age 7
"One of you should know how to write
a check. Because, even if you have
tons of love, there is still going to be a
Kids Say the Funniest
Things
Kids' Ideas About Love & Marriage
"If falling in love is anything like
learning how to spell, I don't want to do
it. It takes too long." -- Glenn, age 7
lot of bills." - Ava, age 8
"When somebody's been dating for a
while, the boy might propose to the
girl. He says to her, 'I'll take you for a
whole life, or at least until we have kids
and get divorced.'" -- Anita, age 9
STATE OF THE FUND
"Love is like an avalanche where you
have to run for your life." -- John, age 9
"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm
finding fourth grade hard enough."
Regina, age 10
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"I think you're supposed to get shot
with an arrow or something, but the
rest of it isn't supposed to be so
painful." - Manuel, age 8
"Most men are brainless, so you might
have to try more than once to find a
live one." -- Angie, age 10
May 20, 2015
5:30 - 7:00 pm
The McConnell Foundation
LUNCHEON
Supreme Court Justice
Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye
August 27, 2015
Watch for details
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COMMUNITY FORUM
Mental Health
September 22, 2015
Location TBA
"No one is sure why it happens, but I
heard it has something to do with how
you smell. That's why perfume and
deodorant are so popular."
Mae, age 9
"Love is the most important thing in
the world, but baseball is pretty good
too." -- Greg, age 8
"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm
going to find me a wife." -- Tom, age 5
"On the first date, they just tell each
other lies, and that usually gets them
interested enough to go for a second
date." - Mike, 10
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"A man and a woman promise to go
through sickness and illness and
diseases together." -- Marlon, age 10
"[Being] single is better . . . for the
simple reason that I wouldn't want to
change no diapers. Of course, if I did
get married, I'd figure something out.
I'd just phone my mother and have her
come over for some coffee and diaperchanging." Kirsten, age 10
"Love is foolish...but I still might try it
sometime." -- Floyd, age 9
"Love will find you, even if you are
trying to hide from it. I been trying to
hide from it since I was five, but the
girls keep finding me." -- Dave, age 8
Wisdom of the Crone
“When you seek the truth, ask a
wise woman.”
Journey
Shasta Wine Village
Hello Spring !
DANCE WHILE YOU
CAN
I will believe I was
born to dance.,
created by God to
make a difference
in people’s lives.
I will call my
friends . . .
just to talk . . .
just to let them
know I care
and that I’m
at the
corner of Holiday Road and Old
Oregon Trail, the 10-acre site of
the future Shasta Wine Village.
The land has been graded and
looks ready for the next phase of
construction.
The
developer
envisions up to 19 individual
wineries at the village, two
restaurants and a retail winery
location. From the Hearth Bakery
& Café will provide the casual
dining option and Chateau at the
Village will feature upscale dining.
There will be a 65,000 square foot
pavilion on the east side of the
village to host events. There will
be a vineyard for esthetic and
educational purposes. Over 180
construction jobs will be gained
throughout the completion of the
project. It is also estimated that
130 retail and service positions
will be added to the local
economy when the Village is fully
operational. It was the original
objective of the developer to open
prior to the primary 2015 tourist
season. As of this writing, progress
is being made as the developer
works his way through the Shasta
County plan-check phase.
thankful
for the joy they’ve
brought me..
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The soul’s journey moves
toward change and
healing.
When we reach cronehood
we walk a new path of
union with self.
We accept aging peacefully
and honor our time here.
As you travel, be truly who
you are in every moment.
Let your journey be full
of excitement and
adventure.
When you return, may you
be at home with yourself.
From birth to age eighteen, a girl
needs good parents.
From
eighteen to thirty-five, she needs
good looks. From thirty-five to
fifty-five,
a
woman
needs
personality. And from fifty-five on,
the old lady needs cash.
Novelist Kathleen Norris (18801966)
River. What’s there now? A vacant
lot.
The End of Always
Author
Randi Davenport
In 1907 Wisconsin, seventeenyear-old
Marie
Reehs
is
determined: she will not marry a
violent man, as did her mother and
grandmother before her. Day after
day, Marie toils at the local
laundry, watched by an older man
who wants to claim her for his own.
Night after night, she is haunted by
the memory of her mother, who
died in a mysterious accident to
which her father was the only
witness. She longs for an
independent life, but her older
sister wants nothing more than to
maintain the family as it was, with
its cruel rules and punishments.
Her younger sister is too young to
understand.
At first, it seems that
Marie's passionate love affair with
a charismatic young man will lead
her to freedom. But she soon
realizes that she too may have
inherited the Reehs women's dark
family curse.
Set in the lush woods and
small towns of turn-of-the-century
Wisconsin, and inspired by real
events in the author's family
history, THE END OF ALWAYS is
a transcendent story of one
woman's desperate efforts to
escape a brutal heritage. Both
enthralling and deeply lyrical,
Randi Davenport's novel is also an
intensely affecting testament to the
power of determination and hope,
and a gripping reminder of our
nation's long love affair with
violence.
“For to be free is not merely to cast
off one’s chains but to live in a way
that respects and enhances the
freedom of others.”
Nelson Mandela
Actually Chicago seems to have an
aversion to its historic stations. It also
demolished its elaborate 1893 Central
Station in the mid-1970s, making way
for …ta-da! Nothing. The site remains
undeveloped
Savannah’s Union Square ~ The two
Spanish Renaissance towers in this
1902 station became a beloved part of
this city’s skyline. However, in 1963
the station and much of the
surrounding
neighborhood
was
bulldozed to make way for highway
feeder ramps.
Let’s Bring Back
by Lesley M.M. Blume
Beautiful Train Stations
If you were in middle management in
hell, your office would look something
like the current Penn Station. It’s
heartbreaking to see images of the
earlier Beaux Arts Pennsylvania
Station in New York City, with its
soaring,
arched,
glass-ceilinged
rotunda and proud, colonnaded
façade. It was destroyed in the early
1960s to make way for the hulking,
dour
Madison
Square
Garden
Complex.
the courage of conviction,
Pennsylvania Station isn’t the only
American train station to suffer the
wrecking ball.
survives all trials.
Other casualties include:
Union Station in Memphis ~ A huge
1912 Beaux Arts masterpiece with a
magnificent
sweeping
staircase
cascading from the façade to the
street. In the ‘60s, it was demolished
to make way for a hideous windowless
postal facility.
Chicago’s Grand Central Station This
gorgeous building – with arched
Romanesque entranceways, marble
floors, Corinthian columns, stainedglass windows, and a roaring fireplace,
was torn down to free up its prime
location on the banks of the Illinois
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I wish for you
the strength to
persevere,
and the hope that
Laughter & Latte
I Want My Old Neck
Back!
Next time you see me, you may
not recognize me. Just the other
day, I bought some wrinkle
cream that will start showing
Three gentlemen, going into a
hotel together, one said the the
waiter, “Bring me a glass of
brandy-and-water, I am so hot!”
Another said, “Bring me some
gin and sugar; I have just had a
chill.”
The other cried out,
“Bring me a rum-punch,
because I like it.” (1860)
“visible signs of improvement in
just fourteen days.” I’m on day
three.
The product promises
continued improvements, so by
the time you and I happen to run
into each other, I may look like
I’m in my twenties. The label
says a few drops will improve
the appearance of my fine lines,
but my problem is that I have a
few lines that aren’t so fine. In
fact, a year or so ago, I looked
in the mirror and I had on
somebody else’s neck. I don’t
know who she is, but I didn’t
ask for her neck. I want my old
neck back.
cream
So I’m using more
than the label says.
No, I’m not crazy about
the physical effects of aging …
but I am happier and more
comfortable in my own (looser)
skin than I’ve ever been,
Not
only that, like many of you, I
live
under
unbelievable
pressure, but actually, I am
calmer and more peaceful than
I’ve ever been.
The time-release on my
ginseng must have just kicked
in because now I suddenly
remember one of those nine
Manners and Morals of
Victorian America
Hotel Manners
It is a well-known fact that
there is no other hotbed of
gossip equal to a hotel or a
boarding-house.
Women,
released from the cares and
anxieties of housekeeping
and home making, turn their
time and thoughts to fancy
work and scandal.
Each
arrival runs the gaunlet of
criticism and comment, and
afterward
becomes
the
subject
of
“confidencial”
conversations upon veranda
and in parlors. (1905)
Sometimes
An accompaniment to coffee.
Women who are obliged to
make an early morning start
may find the following hint
profitable: “When I’m going to
town for a day’s shopping,” a
lady says, “nine times out of ten
I have to go without my
breakfast, or snatch it in great
haste. I do not mind now since
I’ve learned how to condense it.
I break an egg into my coffeecup, and fill it with clear,
scalding coffee. As soon as it is
cool I swallow it, and am at
once nourished and stimulated
for hours.
Ladies at a Hotel
No lady should use the piano
of a hotel uninvited if there
are others in the room.
It
looks bold and forward to
display
even
the
most
finished musical education in
this way. It is still worse to
sing. (1910)
hundred
and
ninety-nine
reasons why growing old is
better.
An Edwardian Housewife’s
Guide to Life
ALL ABOUT EGGS
we’ve
allowed God to use the time to
teach us a little more sense.
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Lord, give me coffee to change
the things I can change and
wine to accept the things I
can’t.
Uppity Women
Dynamite Hittite CEO
The Mona Lisa has no
eyebrows. In the
Renaissance era, it was
fashion to shave them off!
Nature never gives
up . . .
Royal families of the
ancient times often arranged
weddings the way we order pizza –
for convenience.
Occasionally,
however, the marriage came with,
shall we say, extra toppings.
Queen Puduhepa, whose life
partner gave her respect, love, and
a lavish amount of legal latitude
and shared power, entered such
marriage with “the works.”
This happened in Hittite
country around 1258 B.C., when
the Hittite kings controlled a huge
chunk of what is now Turkey. To
the
south,
their
paraoh
counterparts ran Egypt. These two
superpowers of their day often
jockeyed over the terrain between
them, Syria and the Holy Land.
Daughter of a priest,
Puduhepa grew to womanhood in
the town of Kizzuwatna. She’d
been a high priestess of Ishtar for
years when she married King
Hattisili and went to live in
Hattusas, the capital of the Hittite
empire. They reigned together for
24 years.
“Together” is no
exaggeration.
There was no
wretched first-lady circuit of tea
parties, hospital openings, and
rubber-chicken
dinners
for
Puduhepa. As queen, she had
legal rights to intervene in affairs of
state, stand in for her husband
when he was away, and administer
royal properties.
Well educated, interested
in literature and Hittite history,
ambitious for her family and
country, Puduhepa carried on a
busy international correspondence
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with her royal counterparts (male
and female) in Egypt and
elsewhere.
Archeologists have
found 15 letters from Pharaoh
Ramses II. She also signed the
king’s letters with her own royal
winged sun-disk seal; four of her
personal seals have turned up in
excavations.
Every country longs for
peace and prosperity in its time,
and the Hittite national was no
exception.
After
years
of
negotiation and dowry-dickering,
the formerly warring Hittites and
Egyptians
signed
a
peace
agreement called the Treats of
Kadesh, Versions of it still exist in
Egypt and Turkey; a silver version
of the treaty was signed with
Puduhepa’s personal seal as well
The treaty culminated in the
marriage of Puduhepa’s daughter
Naptera to Ramses II. The queen
further
busied
herself
with
achieving dynatic marriages for her
other children.
The archeological riches of
the Hittite capital have yet to be
completely excavated. The letters,
legal documents, inscriptions, and
other writing that have already
come to light reveal that he Hittites
had
developed
immensely
sophisticated systems, such as
wage and price controls, a cobyd
of written laws, rules for social
conduct, and religious rituals for
every activity. At Hattusas there
are rock reliefs that show
Puduhepa performing religious
rites to the Hittite thunder god.
The letters and inscriptions protray
a likable, human side to the royal
couple.
Puduhepa;s husband,
Hattisili, for instance, says this
about his marriage: “God granted
us the love of husband and wife,
and we had sons and daughters.”
Lemon-Thyme
Who was the first person to look
at a cow and say, 'I think I'll
squeeze these dangly things and
drink whatever comes out'?
Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon fresh lemon thyme
or thyme leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon finely shredded
lemon peel
2 tablespoons honey
3/4 cup butter
Coarse sugar (optional)
Honey (optional)
Fresh thyme sprigs (optional)
Directions
Hope you don't get this flu. It
looks brutal!
Bake in the preheated oven for
25 to 30 minutes or until bottom
starts to brown and center is
set. Remove from the oven.
While still warm re-cut the
shortbread into squares. Cool
shortbread
completely
on
cookie sheet on a wire rack. If
desired, drizzle a little honey
over each cookie before serving
and garnish with thyme sprigs.
Makes 36 cookies.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a large bowl, stir together
flour,
powdered
sugar,
cornmeal, thyme, and lemon
peel. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons
honey; do not stir. Using a
pastry blender, cut in butter
until mixture resembles fine
crumbs and starts to cling.
Knead dough until smooth;
shape dough into a ball.
On an ungreased cookie sheet,
pat mixture into a 9-inch
square. Using a pastry wheel or
sharp knife, cut square into 11/2-inch squares, but do not
separate. If desired, sprinkle
squares with coarse sugar.
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Forrest Gump went before Saint
Peter at the Golden Gate. Peter
welcomed Forrest, but said, “You
need to answer three questions
correctly before I can allow you to
come into heaven. The first
question is, ‘How many T’s are
there in a week?”
Forrest thought for just a
second and replied, “There’s two
today and tomorrow.”
“That’s not what I
expected,” replied St. Peter. “But
I can’t say you’re wrong. The
second question is, “How many
seconds in a year?”
Forrest thought for a little
bit and answered, “12 – January
2nd, February 2nd, etc.”
Saint Peter scratched his
head, shrugged and again
admitted that he’d have to accept
that unusual answer. “Now”,
said Saint Peter, “for the third
question: “What is God’s first
name?”
This time Forrest did not
hesitate at all. “Andy,” he replied.
“Forrest, this time I just
can’t accept that answer. Can
you explain it?”
“Sure,” instantly replied
Forrest. “It’s in the church song
– ‘Andy walks with me, Andy
talks with me’”
User Name is “soroptimist” &
Password is “synergy”
Internet went down and I
had to spend time with the
family. They seem like nice
people.
Soroptimist International of the
Americas ~
www.soroptimist.org
To access the members only
section for the site use your
member number as your “User
Name” & your member number
again as your “Password”. Your
member number can be found
on the label of your Soroptimist
Magazine or from your club
Treasurer. Your password can
be changed after you first log in
to the site.
Soroptimist International ~
www.soroptimistinternational.
org
Barcelona’s and Antoni
Gaudi’s, LaSagrada
Familia
Beautiful Churches from Around
the World
User Name is “member” &
Password is “cambridge”
Soroptimist Websites
www.sidowntownredding.com
Sierra Nevada Region ~
www.soroptimistsnr.org
Program Focus Reports ~
http://reports.soroptimistintern
ational.org/
User Name is “sia” & Password is
“philadelphia”
Things to know
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The Eisenhower interstate system
requires that one mile in every five
must be straight.
These straight
sections are usable as airstrips in
times of war or other emergencies.
David Prowse was the guy in the
Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He
spoke all of Vader’s lines, and didn’t
know that he was going to be dubbed
over by James Earl Jones until he
saw the screening of the movie.
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In every episode of Seinfeld there is
a Superman somewhere.
The first toilet every seen on
television was on “Leave it to
Beaver”.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is
lower than the lowest point in
Colorado.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II,
moves only six inches for each
gallon of diesel that it burns.
When the University of Nebraska
Cornhuskers play football at home,
the stadium becomes the state’s
third largest city.
Al Capone’s business card said he
was a used furniture dealer.
You’re wished all the blessings of
Easter and spring –
the bright hope and promise
this season can bring,
the beauty of nature
refreshing and new…
the peaceful assurance
God dearly loves you,
Happy Easter, Happy Spring
Viki Cubbage, Editor
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