THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S CLUB

Peggy Walchalk, Editor / 330-472-5085 November / December 2016

Established in 1923

In This Issue

Holiday Luncheon (Directions and RSVP form)

Why we Hike …

Stuff the Truck

Shaw Festival Highlights

News and Notes

Things to Do

Special Activities

Holiday Luncheon

Thursday, December 8, 2016

11:30 a.m. Social Hour

Parking & Directions:

Complimentary valet service is provided. Do not tip; all tips have been pre-paid by the

club. Pull into the front courtyard at O’Neil House off W Exchange Street and wait for

the valet to come out. There is no parking at the house, so please do not park your car yourself.

The O’Neil House is a few blocks west of Our Lady of the Elms. If you are coming from 77, exit at Mull Ave and turn

east on Mull Ave. Then drive 1.5 mi on Mull. Turn a sharp left on W Exchange St. The home is immediately to your

left.

O’Neil House

1290 W. Exchange Street

Akron, OH 44313 (330) 867-2650

RSVP to Denise Beck by November 30, 2016—

Reservation form enclosed.

Why we hike…….. Northeast Ohio is a land of plenty and especially a land

of variety. Every hiker has a favorite topography. Per-

haps you are a hill lover - a view from on high is such a

bonus. Some love lake loops, recognizing that they

have a serene quality and forests offer a comfort of their

own. Or perhaps you are fascinated by wetlands. The

sticky goo of a bog and the temporary squishiness of a

vernal pool create something like a giant petri dish,

growing the strangest stuff. Whatever land type is your

favorite, you can probably find it here in northeastern

Ohio. Between the gluey bogs and slippery marshes

and the edge of Lake Eric, you’ll find pretty waterfalls,

steep outcrops of shale and Sharon conglomerate, bore-

al forests, and glacial formations.

This year we visited three outstanding gardens: spring

flowers at Kingwood Center in Mansfield, full summer

splendor at Fellows Riverside Garden in Youngstown,

and early fall wonder atop the canopy walk and tower at

Holden Arboretum in Kirtland. We marveled at the

Mischler weaving mill in Marshallville and discovered

hidden beauty and historical significance along the Tow-

path Trail in downtown Akron. Our luncheons always

are a time to socialize and discuss the latest hikes. Lin-

da Littler and Penny Marquette open their homes and

feed our souls as well as our appetites. A special thank

you to Elise Bennett for inviting us to her Marblehead

home. We loved the hike at East Harbor State Park

and along the shores of Lake Erie. The lunch at the pri-

Sad to say that rain caused us to cancel three of our final

hikes. But, we will definitely have them on next year’s

schedule since the leaders have done all the pre-hike

preparation and are eager for the rest of the group to see

these locales – Hach-Otis State Nature Preserve,

Beartown Lakes, and Piney Woods at Goodyear.

Finally, I must thank all of our hikers. They are a wonder-

ful, interesting, fun-loving bunch of ladies. I treasure the

memories and look forward to future hikes in our delightful

Northeast Ohio.

Leslie Bain, Hiking Chair

STUFF THE TRUCK

Supporting the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties

WHEN: Saturday, December 10th (9 a.m.—4 p.m.)

WHERE: Fairlawn Lutheran Church Parking Lot (next door to Summit Mall)

Items needed include: household cleaning items (bleach, dish soap, laundry deter-

gent, rubber gloves, sponges); bathroom items (throw rugs, towels and washcloths—

new or used); kitchen items (towels, dish rags, microwave oven –new or used– elec-

tric can opener, silverware, toaster oven, pot holders/oven mitts, food storage contain-

ers, baking items, mixing bowls, pots & pans); bedroom items (crib sheets, twin

sheets, full size sheets, warm/cool humidifiers); baby items (pack n play, booster

seats, pacifiers, humidifiers/vaporizers, diapers size 5 and 6, and pull-ups, baby

cereal, baby formula); food (healthy snacks, tuna, spaghetti-o’s, coffee, coffee filters,

sugar and creamer). Monetary contributions can also be made payable to the Bat-

tered Women’s Shelter of Summit & Medina Counties, 974 E Market St., Akron, OH

Please arrange to deliver your collected

items to the truck or call 330-714-2704

(e-mail Ruth Krise at ruthk@scmcbws.org)

to arrange for a pick up

Hikers on the Holden Tower

2016 Holiday luncheon at O’Neil House

reservation form

It’s time to reserve your seat for the UA Women’s Club holiday luncheon at 11:30AM on Thursday December 8

th at the O’Neil House at 1290 W. Exchange in Akron. Only the first 48 reservations can

be accepted. We cannot accept reservations after November 30th. All members receive special pricing. Everyone is encouraged to wear holiday apparel. A prize will be given to the attendee receiving the most votes for her festive appearance. Please write in your name and select a meal preference:

Reserve my seat: __________________________________ @ $25.00 Member (full, associate, sponsored) name

My meal preference is (check one):

____Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes and broccoli

____Classic French Salad with grilled chicken and vegetables and vegetable lasagna

If you invite a guest, write in your guest’s name and select the guest’s meal preference:

Reserve a guest seat: ________________________________@ $30.00 Guest (non-member) name

Guest meal preference is (check one):

____Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes and broccoli

____Classic French Salad with grilled chicken and vegetables and vegetable lasagna

Complete this form & mail it along with your check payable to UAWC to:

Denise Beck, 2600 Connecticut Ct., Uniontown, OH 44685

Denise must receive this entire form with payment by Nov 30. Your payment covers all costs including server & valet tips. If you have any questions or special requests, give her a call 330-699-6941 or 330-322-2942 To our Bridge players – we will meet at Marilyn Kirk's house immediately after the luncheon. If you plan to play, please be sure to contact Marilyn a week in advance. More information is in the newsletter.

Did you bring your Passport???

Each year our ever-resourceful leader Sylvia Johnson reminds all participants

once, twice and many times to bring their passports on the Shaw Festival trip

to Niagara on the Lake in Ontario, Canada. Canada is a foreign country, and

unlike in the good old days when border crossings were just a question from

the guard about ‘business or pleasure’, now it is a big deal with lots of high

tech security. So, I arrive early at the UA parking lot and load my suitcase

onto the bus, then sit down and chat with the other travelers. Was reminiscing

about situation several years past when we discovered someone had not

brought their passport while driving toward Canada, and in that instance the

bus had to turn around and return to Akron area so that the passport could be

retrieved. Well, all of a sudden I realized that I had also forgotten that neces-

sary document – what a dummy! Luckily we hadn’t left the parking lot yet. So,

I quickly told Sylvia and bus driver my problem and said that I would go home

and get my passport, then drive my car to the rest stop in Erie where I would

park the car and rejoin the group going onward. No time to wonder if this

would work; just do it. Luckily all the traffic lights were green and most of the

driving was on interstate. Have to admit that I exceeded the speed limit at

times. I caught up with the bus just before Erie and everything worked out.

WHEW!!

So, the moral of this story is to never think you have everything you need until

you go over Sylvia’s letter again and again. She writes all those instructions

for a reason!

Oh, by the way, we had another gorgeous time at the Shaw. The weather was

perfect. The hotel was so elegant. The plays were excellent and visually ex-

citing. The shops and restaurants were varied and had something for every-

one. The flowers were magnificent and Niagara Falls defies description. You

really must come next year!!! BUT, Don’t Forget Your Passport!!

Thanks to Leslie Bain for sharing her story.

Afternoon Book Review

November 29, 2016

Evening Book Review

November 16, 2016

January 18, 2017

Bridge Groups

Women’s Afternoon

December 8, 2016 (after holiday luncheon)

Women’s Evening

December 8, 2016 (after holiday luncheon)

Discussion Group

No meetings November or December due to the holidays

Gourmet Dinner

April 29, 2017

Tour Group

Stay tuned for future

announcements

Evening Book Review

Co-Chairs: Anne Biermann (330) 869-0175 and

Sharon Gandee (330) 864-4659

November 16, 2016 — Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland. Reviewer Sharon Gandee; Hostess Carolyn Cox; Dessert Leslie Bain.

January 18, 2017—High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver.

Reviewers: Laurel Winters and Leslie Bain; Hostess Laura Monroe,

Dessert Anne Biermann.

Women’s Club News and Notes

Our UAWC President, Diana Kunze will be featured in the winter edition of Edible Cleve-

land. Watch for the article as it will feature recipes from Diana’s Austrian themed gourmet

dinner from two years ago, along with the story of how her mother influenced her love for

cooking.

Note: If you have any news regarding our members such as illnesses, births, or deaths,

please call our Corresponding Secretary, Carol Bowes at (330) 869-5409 or

carolwinick@hotmail.com . Carol will send an appropriate card with regards from the Club.

Special Activities Chair: Denise Beck (330) 699-6941 (beck490@gmail.com)

Afternoon Book Review

Co-Chairs: Betty Seiberling and Jackie Fay (330-666-2044)

November 29, 2016– The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins

The group will not meet in March.

We now meet at the Akron Woman’s City Club, 732 W. Exchange Street, Akron,

44302, (330-762-6261) at 11:30 on the last Tuesday of the month. We meet in

the Terrace Room for lunch; it’s so pleasant and we don’t have to move—we can

discuss the book right there. Lunch selections are (1) salad bar (2) hot meal bar,

or (3) from the menu.

Things to Do

Things to Do

(continued)

Tour Group

Stay tuned for future

announcements

Hower House Programs

www.howerhouse.org

For more details

Bridge Groups

Women’s Afternoon Chair: Leslie Bain (330) 658-1965 / (330) 819-2846

This group meets the fourth Thursday at noon for lunch and bridge at the Rockynol. There

are usually three choices for lunch. Please call Leslie Bain to learn of the choices, as she

lets Rockynol know ahead of the meeting what everyone wants.

Schedule: December 8, 2016 (following the holiday luncheon)

January 26, 2017

Women’s Evening Chair: Anais Webb (330) 650-3510

Evening bridge meets the first Monday evening of the month at 7 p.m. and ends by 10 p.m.

We meet in members’ homes for bridge and dessert. Anyone is welcome to join this group

or join the sub list.

Please call or e-mail Anais at awebb629@gmail.com

Schedule: December 8, 2016 (following the holiday luncheon)

Gourmet Dinner

Chair: Jane Gwinn (330) 678-2239

2017 Schedule:

Saturday, April 29, 2017 hosted by Leslie Bain with

Bev Cinovec and Diana Kunze.

Co-Chairs: Denise Beck (330) 699-6941 beck490@gmail.com

Sylvia Johnson (330) 644-3090

The Discussion Group will not meet in November and December due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Hiking Group

Chair: Leslie Bain (330) 658-1965

The Hiking Group has concluded the

2016 season. The 2017

schedule will be shared

as it becomes available.

c/o: Peggy Walchalk

517 Hilbish Avenue

Akron, OH 44312

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