CORONADO THUNDERBIRDS NEWSLETTER

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016 http://www.coronadothunderbirds.com

President

John P. Anthes

281-0834—Home

379-3438—Cell

jpanthes@comcast.net

As we turn the page to the final two months of 2016, I find myself re-flecting on the wide-ranging events of the year. It's been a wild ride!

Most significantly this included resolu-tion of our access request to Kirtland AFB. Colonel Froehlich, USAF Com-mander KAFB, 377 ABC/CC finalized his decision regarding our request for the sponsorship of the Coronado Thunderbirds. And our members now have access to all Moral, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) resources.

Finalizing this decision was nearly coincident when one member, Rich-ard Beegle, reached out during a Sun-day Mountain View Club brunch to the newly arriving Colonel Michael Harner, Commander, 377th Mission Support Group, who is the Military lead for MWR on KAFB.

The Mountain View Club where we meet is just one example of base access that we know about. I've been stopping by some of the MWR locations to become better informed on what this means. I expect that more will be understood as we move for-ward.

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On another positive topic, our club continues to grow in mem-bership and drives the energy that accelerates thanks to our Board members and to each individual member's hard work and dedication to increase our enjoyment and shared satisfac-tion.

One recent example occurred when we were granted the op-portunity for an information booth just outside the entrance to the 2016 Retiree Social sponsored by Sandia National Laborato-ries, held on August 23rd, at the Albuquerque Convention Cen-ter.

At the Social we observed wide interest of the retirees that vis-ited our booth to become better informed about our club. Membership Board Pete Havey, as of current news, is now helping new members to join our club and to start sharing in the fun of our activities! Another positive example for our members was the recent October presentation of “Restoration of AT&SF Engine 2926” by John Taylor, mem-ber of New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad His-torical Society. In his presen-tation John reviewed "the ongoing 20+ year pirouette moving Engine 2926 from Coronado Park to the World Headquarters of the Society

and fully restoring it." The following day our members had the opportunity to tour the downtown site of the steam locomotive restoration. The steam engine is HUGE! Thank you to all who continue to make the Coronado Thunder-birds one of the finest retirees associations . . . anywhere! We always have room to improve, but . . . as the year comes to a close, we can pause to celebrate our many advances. Stay tuned for the winter schedule of events.

Until the next newsletter . . . . John P. Anthes, 2016 President

During the celebration of the 69th anniversary of the Air Force, held at MVC, Dick Beegle, Connie DeFoe, and John Anthes were joined by Col. Mike Harner

Photo by: Jamie M. Burnett, Photographer 377 COMM

Kirtland C4 Team

VP/Programs

George Oltman

299-3369

g.oltman@ieee.org NOVEMBER 8th PROGRAM: "EXPLOSIVES RE-SEARCH at SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES" presented by Jerry Stofleth. Jerry's presentation will focus on two activities of particular importance in current events. Have we ever wondered how the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration set the (rather inconvenient) 3.4 oz liquids limit for passengers boarding airplanes? The first part will focus on the 3-1-1 rule for airline travel – the secrets behind it, and the New Mexico connection. The second part will outline Sandia’s work in developing a chemical weapons destruction system for unsafe-to-handle, recovered US chemical munitions. These aging and largely forgotten weapons are a significant legacy in the US govern-ment stockpile. Also of significance are the frequently con-flicting, complicated laws regarding transportation in the indi-vidual states. Are there important international implications? Both of these activities resulted in quick response by Jerry, as well as others at Sandia Labs to provide an “overnight” solu-tion to immediate and emerging national safety concerns. It's noteworthy to recognize that both activities ultimately led to longer-term-research at Sandia National Laboratories. These development activities seek better technical solutions to emerging terrorist threats and from time-to-time serendipi-tous "lucky discovery" and mitigation of threats in our own back yard. Jerry Stofleth is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Labs and has been working as an ex-plosives engineer there for over 30 years. He also teaches explosives engineering as an adjunct professor at New Mexi-co Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) in

Socorro. And just for fun in his spare time, he is a National lev-el, club volleyball coach for mid-school and high-school girls. ** There is a persistent rumor that Jerry will co-host visitor and well known explosives researcher Paul Cooper during our monthly meeting (Anthes note)

Ed. Note: Thank you, George, for great programs this year!

Treasurer

Genelia Boenig

836-6977

CHRISTMAS BRUNCH

The Mountain View Club Christmas Brunch is planned for De-cember 18, 10:00am - 1:30pm. The price for Thunderbird members is $10 per person. Send your checks made to “Coronado Thunderbirds” to Genelia Boenig at 1808 Calle Del Vista, Albuquerque, NM, 87105. Cash or Checks will be accept-ed at the November 8th meeting.

We do not know the exact price for the guests you pay for (MVC member price). We may have that information at the meeting; a guess is $14.95 to $15.95.

The deadline for reservations is December 12th.

Ed. Note: When you see Genelia, be sure to thank her for many years of service to us! We certainly appreciate her dedication.

Entertainment

Ellen Biernacki

269-1036

Please call Ellen if you want tickets to any of the following events. We get a

fantastic discount from Popejoy Hall, and we get a bit of a

discount from The Adobe Theatre and Albuquerque Little Theater. New Mexico Philharmonic also offers a group dis-count. Ellen also can get discounted tickets from Isleta Casino and Sandia Casino.

Ellen has been our Entertainment Chair for a long time. She would be most appreciative if another interested member would step into her place. She will train you!

Popejoy Hall—The New Season Has Started! Much Ado About Nothing, Sun, Nov 6, 2016 3:00 pm

Danu’ – A Christmas Gathering: Fḗile na Nollag, Fri, Dec 9, 2016 8:00 pm

Mariachi Christmas, Sun, Dec 11, 2016 3:00 pm

Matilda the Musical, Thu, Jan 12, 2017-Sun, Jan 15, 2017—various times

DRUMLine Live!, Sun, Jan 29, 2017 3:00 pm

Russian National Ballet – Cinderella, Thu, Feb 2, 2017 7:30 pm

The Peking Acrobats, Sat, Feb 4, 2017 2:00 pm

The Australian Bee Gees Show, Sat, Feb 11, 2017 8:00 pm

The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, Sun, Feb 19, 2017 3:00 pm

The Shaolin Warriors: The Legend Continues, Fri, Feb 24, 2017 8:00 pm

Motown The Musical, Tue, Feb 28, 2017-Sun, Mar 5, 2017-various times

In the Mood, Sat, Mar 11, 2017 2:00 pm-Sat, Mar 11, 2017 8:00 pm

Altan, Fri, Mar 17, 2017 8:00 pm

Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Sat, Mar 18, 2017 8:00 pm

The Doo Wop Project, Sun, Mar 19, 2017 3:00 pm

Piano Battle, Fri, Mar 24, 2017 8:00 pm

ABBA The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA, Sun, Mar 26, 2017 3:00 pm

Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue, Fri, Apr 14, 2017 8:00 pm

MOMIX – Opus Cactus, Sun, Apr 23, 2017 7:00 pm

The Illusionists – Live from Broadway, Thu, May 4, 2017-Sun, May 7, 2017–various times

The Popejoy Awards, Sun, May 14, 2017 6:30 pm

An Evening with Bernadette Peters – A Special Concert Event, Sun, May 21, 2017 6:00 pm

Dirty Dancing, Thu, Jun 15, 2017–Sun, Jun 18, 2017– various times

An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin, Sat, Sep 23, 2017 8:00 pm

An American in Paris, Tue, Oct 17, 2017–Sun, Oct 22, 2017-various times

The Adobe Theater You Can’t Take it With You—11/4/2016-11/20/2016

Albuquerque Little Theatre A Christmas Story—12/2/2016-12/24/2016

New Mexico Philharmonic

Russian Titans: Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky; Saturday, No-vember 12, 2016, 6 p.m., Popejoy Hall

Stars of the Future: Olga Kern International Piano Competition Finals; Saturday, November 19, 2016, 6 p.m., Popejoy Hall

Beethoven: Eroica; Saturday, December 10, 2016, 6 p.m., Popejoy Hall

Holiday Pops! Saturday, December 17, 2016, 8 p.m., Popejoy Hall

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

Barbara Desilets, Calling Committee Chair, was awarded the “Distinguished Service Award” for her years of service to the Coronado Thunderbirds. There were also Certificates of Appreciation awarded to four of our Board members. John P. An-thes, President 2016 (and 2017) received recognition for his promotion of the Club, and for his work in obtaining access to KAFB MWR facilities. He also updated the SNL Retirees Social booth. Pete Havey, Membership Chair, was recognized for his outstanding dealings with KAFB re-garding security passes. Genelia Boenig, Treasurer, a long-time Board member, received recognition. She has served 10 years on our Board, which also included serving as Member-ship Chair and Secretary. By the way, Genelia has received every award offered by the Thunderbirds! Connie DeFoe was recognized for redesigning the newsletter and for keeping the Web site updated.

CALL FOR NEW 2017 BOARD MEMBERS

New Board members are needed for the following com-mittees: Membership, Entertainment, and Travel Special In-terest Group. Please contact a Board member if you feel the call to serve our Club. We provide all the training you will need!

MVC Activities—November 2016

“FIRST FRIDAY” & FAMILY FRENZY MOV-

IE NIGHT Friday, November 4th—Movie Night: “Freebirds” -

5:00pm-8:00pm - movie starts at 5:30pm. Free pop-corn/prizes for kids only. Club Members: Adults - $4.00, Children (5-10 yrs) – FREE; Nonmembers: Adults - $10.00, Children (5-10 yrs) - $6.00. Cost is for buffet dinner; to view movie is free

UFC – FIGHT NIGHT Saturday, November 12th—Relativity Bar & Grille -

Doors open at 6:00pm; main fight starts at 8:00pm; 18 years old and over only—ENTRY FEE: Free for Club Members; $5.00 – Nonmembers ; Buffet for purchase – Club Members - $7.00, Nonmembers -$9.00

MONTHLY SUNDAY BRUNCH—

THANKSGIVING DINNER

Reservations required by November 22nd Thursday, November 24th—10:00am to 1:30pm; Music by Roger (with dancing, space permitting) —Club Members: Adults-$18.00, Children (5-10 years)-$8.50; Nonmembers: Adults-$20.00, Chil-dren (5-10 years) -$9.50

THANKSGIVING DINNER TO GO

Reservations required by November 17th and member credit card required Meal serves 6-8—Full dinner including a turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cornbread stuffing, green beans, dinner rolls, cranberry jelly, and choice of apple or pumpkin pie—$90.00. Additional pies may be purchased for $8.00 each. Meal pickup is from 10:00am until 1:30pm only.

BINGO

Friday, November 18th—5:30pm Dinner; Bingo is 6:00pm to 8:30pm; Wear a crazy hat and get a free Bingo card! Cost: Club Members-$7.00, Non- members-$9.00 (no discount for children)

FOOTBALL FRENZY THURSDAYS

Every Thursday in Relativity Bar & Grille, 5:00pm to 6:00pm; Free appetizers WITH drink purchase

FIESTA FRIDAYS

Every Friday EXCEPT First Friday—4:30pm to 6:30pm; Free appetizers WITH drink purchase

MVC Activities—December 2016

Activities for this month are cut back due to the number of holiday parties

NO FIRST FRIDAY NO UFC NIGHT NO BINGO NIGHT

MONTHLY SUNDAY BRUNCH

Sunday, December 18th, 10:00am to 1:30pm; Mu-sic By Roger (with dancing, space permitting); Club Members: Adults- $14.50*, Children-$7.50; Non-members: Adults-$16.50, Children-$8.50 Santa will visit sometime around 11:00am

*This is also the Coronado Thunderbirds Christmas Function—our cost will be $10.00 per person. Res-ervations required by December 12th

NOON YEAR’S EVE PARTY

Saturday, December 31st, 10:30am to 1:30pm; Club Members: Adults– $12.00, Children (5-10 years)-$7.50; Nonmembers: Adults-$15.00, Chil-dren (5-10) - $8.50 Champagne will be available by bottle for a cost.

Did you know that MVC has a Meals To Go program?

You call to order your meal on Tuesday or Wednesday between 9:00am-2:00pm. (846-5165 or 846-1746). Pick up your meal be-tween 3:30pm-5:30pm on Wednesday!

2 Nov - Beef with Broccoli, Fried Rice and Sesame Green Beans—*CLUB MEMBERS WHOSE LAST NAME STARTS WITH "K" WILL RECEIVE A FREE HALF ORDER. 9 Nov - Chicken Fried Chicken w/ Pepper Gravy, Mashed Potatoes and Corn—CLUB MEMBERS WHOSE LAST NAME STARTS WITH "R" WILL RECEIVE A FREE HALF ORDER. 16 Nov - Red Chile Beef Enchilada Casserole with Rice & Beans—*CLUB MEMBERS WHOSE LAST NAME STARTS WITH "L" WILL RECEIVE A FREE HALF ORDER. 23 Nov - Classic Meat Lasagna w/ Garden Salad & Garlic Bread (Vegetarian Lasagna limited to first 20 orders) *CLUB MEMBERS WHOSE LAST NAME STARTS WITH "V" WILL RECEIVE A FREE HALF ORDER. 30 Nov - BBQ Pulled Pork w/ Baked Beans, Cole Slaw and Dinner Rolls—*CLUB MEMBERS WHOSE LAST NAME STARTS WITH "W" WILL RECEIVE A FREE HALF ORDER.

*YOU MUST LET THEM KNOW YOU WOULD LIKE THEIR HALF ORDER WHEN PLACING THEIR ORDERS. THERE WILL BE NO EXTRAS WHEN PICKING UP.

TIME: Pick up between 1530 and 1730; COST: Members - Meal for 4 @ $15.00 and Meal for 2 @ $10.00; Non-members - Meal for 4 $17.00 and Meal for 2 @ $11.00 AGES: Anyone; LOCATION: Pick up outside of Mountain View Club—DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Let us do the cooking for you! Place your order by noon each Wednesday (while supplies last) and pick it up between 1530 and 1730. We will need your name, phone number and size of order.

For the most accurate information, check the current month UpNext magazine.

2016 T-Bird Board of Directors

President: John Anthes - 281-0834 Vice President: George Oltman - 299-3369 Secretary: Guylaine Pollock - 296-6910 Treasurer: Genelia Boenig - 836-6977 Membership: Pete Havey **- 268-6816 Entertainment: Ellen Biernacki **- 269-1036 Publicity: Connie DeFoe - 298-0330 Travel SIG: Brian Hermann** - 822-0866 Awards: Adron Pritchard - 299-3543 Calling Chair: Barbara Desilets - 822-0059 Past President: Charley Vittitoe - 299-9298 ** New members needed for these positions!