W.S.E.A. 92 NEWS

WASHINGTON STATE EAST AREA 92

Panel 60 Issue 7

July 2011

Inside this issue:

Committee and

District Reports

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La Vina Aniversario 9

Local Forum Flyer &

Volunteer Form

10-11

Local Forum Spanish 12

Hog Heaven 13

October Assembly

Flyer

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Spokane Area

Sponsorship Flyer

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National Archives

Workshop

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Round Up of

Recovery Flyer

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Area and Newsletter

Information

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I am responsible.

When anyone,

anywhere, reaches

out for help, I want

the hand of AA

always to be there.

And for that:

I am responsible

Officer Reports

DELEGATE'S REPORT

I have given a couple of Delegate's Reports and have a couple coming up. I

hope to have the schedule posted on the web site soon.

I want to thank Districts 10, 6, 20, and 11 for the great turn out and reception

on Sunday, June 12th in Ellensburg. It is always helpful when Districts are able to get

together for a Conference report. It saves the Area some money and cuts down on

my travel time. It's also fun to get together with friends in the program. The desserts

are always good!

My next trip is to Bend, Oregon for PNC, the Pacific Northwest Conference

which is being held from June 24th through June 26th. It is the oldest continuous

service conference in North America and is being kept alive by the support of the

members of Area 58 (Oregon) and our Area. Thanks to all who are planning to go

and who are participating in panels and discussions. It is a very rewarding and

informative conference, and we a lot of fun. Next year, PNC will be in our Area and

hopefully you will all have an opportunity to come.

In July I will be at the Yak Campout and I am really looking forward to

attending. My schedule has not allowed me to come until this year, so I'm rarin' to

go. In August I will be attending the additional forum at Woodland Hills. That is a

forum like the Pacific Regional Forum and there will be participants from all over the

Pacific Region and representatives from the General Service Office. I have been

asked to speak on "The Changing Culture of AA". If anyone has any comments on

that subject, send them to me. In August I will also be giving a Delegate's Report in

Spokane Valley and hope that Districts 13, 2, 3, and 8 will be attending.

I also want to thank the folks who attended the Colfax/Boyer Park campout

for the warm reception and interesting discussion we shared on AA and it's

future.

Finally, the Local Forum is consuming a bit of my time this summer. I am

still looking for additional panel members for the gay/lesbian/transgender panel and

the hard of hearing panel. If you know of someone who has quit coming to meetings

because they can't hear the discussion and would be willing to participate on the

panel on September 10th in Richland, please have them contact me. You can reach

me using the number or email in the Area directory or through the email on the web

page: area92aa.org.

In love and service, jamie

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PLANNED AREA EVENTS

Alt Delegates/Registrar Report

Ahhhh! Here we are again the 15th of the month. Time to reflect on what I have been doing in AA. Well

honestly not much. I continue to work with Dist 11 and we are moving right along and look forward to see

where the Dist 11 HP is taking us. I attended the Delegates Report in Ellensburg and as usual Jamie did a

wonderful job. Very informative. I will be attending the PNC In Bend Or. and of course the Quarterly in

Wenatchee. On a more personal note my life has become a wonderful journey in which I owe a lot to this

Area for allowing me to serve over the past few years. My life continues to unfold I find that my future is truly

up to the grace of a HP. I know where I have been, I know where I am but I have no clue where I am going and

I love it!

Registrar Report. Keep the changes coming and remember I need to following information Group Number and

name any changes being made. To list a new GSR/primary contact I MUST have ALL the information full

name address with zip code, phone number and e-mail if they have one. Without an address I cannot update

the contact information.

Yours in Service

Joanne

District 3‟s Traditions Workshop, July 9th, pg. 14 flyer

La Vina Aniversario, Pg. 17

October Assembly, Flyer pgs. 12-13

The Troy Bonners Ferry Campout will be July 8,9,10. Flyer coming soon!

July Quarterly, July 15-16, Flyer Pgs. 20 & 21

Local Forum, September 9-10, see pg. 10 for Flyer

Hog Heaven, August 18 - 21st, pg. 11 flyer.

www.aa.org

Entry into Canada for the October Assembly

Citizens of the United States will need to carry evidence of citizenship. Passport is not required. You may

use other evidence of citizenship such as a birth certificate, a citizenship certificate, a naturalization certificate

or a state birth certificate. Note: if these documents do not contain your photograph, you will be asked for a

driver‟s licence or other identification with your photo.

Also, if you have not had time to go through the process for Approval of Rehabilitation, you may still be able

to present your criminal clearance documents at the Border for consideration and may be granted entry by

Border officials. (This information was given to me by a Border official at the Nelway crossing.)

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Share from the Chair

Hellooooooo Area 92! Wow, what an exciting month I‟ve had since the last newsletter! It‟s evident

that you all are out there working and carrying the message to the next suffering alcoholic. It has been really

wonderful getting your District reports each month, keeping me informed and allowing me to keep our

Delegate informed on the happenings in the Area.

Planning has begun for the PNC (Pacific Northwest Conference) for 2012. The Chair and Co-Chair

have been appointed. Carol N. and Fern W. have taken charge and are making advances. Site selection is

going on at this time and it appears that the location will be in Walla Walla or Tri-Cities area. More will be

revealed! (little chuckle here) Speaking of PNC, I hope to see many of you at the PNC in Bend, OR. The 24th

to the 26th of June. As you all know, this is the oldest conference in AA and it began in 1948. Come enjoy the

fellowship and get information on the happenings concerning the General Service Conference.

You may be interested in where I‟ve been since the last newsletter. Here you go:

I attended the wedding for Jerry W., DCM District 20, on the 22nd of May as planned. Rick, one of our

members, officiated the beautiful ceremony. Again, congratulations Jerry!

Over Memorial Day weekend, (27th – 29th of May) I attended the IX Annual Washington State

Hispanic Convention held in Yakima this year and hosted by our own District 25. Saul and the volunteers that

worked on the committees did a great job putting on the convention.

June 12th I enjoyed a nice Harley ride to the Delegates report in Ellensberg. Districts 6, 10, 12, and 20

participated in the event. Jamie gave a phenomenal presentation and the deserts were, well, you know,

delicious. I encourage you to get Jamie scheduled to get this report! Your Districts and the fellowship will get

the answers they‟ve been waiting for!

Upcoming through August events so fare are:

June 18th, Combined Quarterly Workshop, hosted by District 5 in Wenatchee, WA.

June 24-26, The PNC (Pacific Northwest Conference) in Bend OR.

July 8th or 9th, Delegates Report District 14 at Yaak River Campground.

July 15th -16th, Area Quarterly, District 21 host in Wenatchee, WA.

August 6, Delegates Report in Spokane, WA.

August 19 -21, Pacific Regional Forum, Woodland Hills, CA.

Once again, I am reminding you about our Local Forum, September 9th & 10th 2011. The fliers have

been sent out, posted to the web site and volunteers are still needed. Of particular interest to me are folks to

translate to and from Spanish and sign language people. Carrying the message is our 12th step responsibility

and crossing cultural and language barriers are part of that. Come, help out and bring someone along! See you

all soon.

Humble in loving service, Jeff S.

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WHERE MONEY AND SPIRTUALITY MIX-How can groups participate?

DISTRICT-AREA-GENERAL SERVICE OFFICE Check with your DCM for the address to send contributions to the district and send the contributions to

GSO at box 459. Please send all WASHINGTON STATE EAST AREA

CONTRIBUTIONS TO: WA State East Area 92

PMB 263

331 Valley Mall Pkwy

E. Wenatchee, WA 98802-4831

And don’t forget to provide: Your group name, district number and group number.

Make checks payable to: Washington State East Area 92

Thank you from the Area Alternate Treasurer

Yours in Service, Tom S.

ALTERNATE TREASURER: period ending June 20, 2011

Twelfth Step work is the lifeblood of Alcoholics Anonymous — carrying the message to the next suffer-

ing alcoholic. Without it, the Fellowship would wither and die. Yet, even at its simplest level this vital

contact between one alcoholic and another involves an investment of time and money.(SELF SUP-

PORT: where money and spiritually mix-F3, pg 6.

Contributions received by Washington State Area East 92 since the June Newsletter Report is as follows:

District 1-Sober Saturday and “F” Troop

District 2-Noon Non Smoking and The Way Out

District 3-Minihaha and Thursday Men

District 4-Midweekers, First Things First, How It Works and Up For Sobriety

District 6-Selah Wake Up

District 7-Lewis And Clark, Good Orderly Direction and Green River

District 8-Primary Purpose, Daily Reprieve and Men‟s Recovery

District 10-Sunday Morning

District 12-Methow Valley and Booze Brothers

District 13-Sullivan Road, Saturday Morning Miracles, Valley Noon and Happy Hour

District 14-Sandpoint Women and Men‟s Book Study

District 15-Sunday H.P. and Serenity In Recovery

District 17-Attitude Adjustment and Early Birds

District 19-B.I.E. and Keep The Plug In The Jug

District 20-An AA Group and AA At Sunrise

District 21-District Intergrupa, Camino de Esperanza and Grupo Nuevo Horizonte

District 22-Moscow Happy Hour and Moscow Friday Night

District 24-Grupo Comunidad

Each AA entity---group, district, area, central office and GSO provides a specific purpose and is autonomous.

Each is separate from the other. Thank You, Tom S, Alt Treasurer

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God!

Grant me the Serenity

to accept the things I

cannot change.

Courage to change

the things I can.

And

Wisdom to know the

difference.

Newsletter Editor

Hello everyone. June has been fairly busy with the newsletter and the PNC committee. I attended the Stand-

ing Committee Workshop in Wenatchee on the 18th. It was a productive workshop with great fellowship and

food as usual. Thanks to District 5 for hosting this vital service event. I will be attending the PNC at the end

of June and am looking forward to fellowship and sharing in Bend. I will be back in Wenatchee in July for the

quarterly and am looking forward to seeing all your lovely faces.

Thank you for sharing in my sobriety.

Yours in grateful service,

Carol N.

PNC Chairs

Greetings from the fledgling PNC Committee. We have been in the process of site selection as Jeff alluded to

in his report and as he mentioned, Walla Walla will be the site for 2012‟s PNC. We have chosen Walla Walla

Community College as the venue, they offer spacious and pleasant facilities that meet our needs nicely. We

are seeking an appropriate host hotel site at this time and are in negotiations with the college‟s food service

director on the catering and menu options.

If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming involved in this committee please contact Fern W.,

fernwilman@gmail.com, or Carol N., carolodaat@gmail.com. We would be happy to hear from you.

We will be bringing save the date flyers to the PNC in Bend. Please put June 22 - 24 on your calendars for

next year.

Yours in grateful service,

Fern W. and Carol N

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DCM and District Reports

District 8 I just returned home after a long road trip to visit friends and family in Los Angeles. I drove down with a

friend and the desert was very green for this late in the year. We even drove through a snow shower near the

Continental Divide in Montana! The weather report was calling for 3 inches of snow so we high-tailed it on

down the highway as fast as was reasonably safe.

It was very pleasant in the San Fernando Valley with temperatures in the low-mid 70s during the day and a

jacket was advisable in the late evening as the temperatures dropped down into the high 40s.

Sobriety has been everything but boring for this erstwhile alcoholic! This road trip is another example of His

grace and the miracle of sobriety.

I attended a meeting at the Unit A Meeting Hall in N Hollywood. It was great to reconnect with old friends and

meet new friends as well. I attended another meeting at the Veterans Hospital in West Los Angeles where my

journey began on 12/06/1995. I had a ball and was able to speak with some folks in service down there. The

inter-group committee seems to be strong and hard at work carrying the message to the still suffering

alcoholic.

I want to send a special thank you to Ty and Tom. They drove for all the way to

Coeur d‟ Alene to attend the District 8 meeting on Tuesday May 10, 2011 and gave a very informative and

helpful presentation on the 7th Tradition. Thank you Ty and Tom! Your service to Area 92 is greatly

appreciated!

I plan to attend the July Quarterly in Wenatchee. The Local Forum is scheduled for September 9 and 10 in

Richland, WA and the flyer is being distributed in various newsletters including the District Eye (District 8). I

hope to see many of you at the Quarterly and at the Local Forum.

District 8 will team up with districts 2, 3, 13 and 17 sometime in August 2011 for a Delegate Report. This

should prove to be fun. The date, time and site where this event will take place will be announced soon.

That‟s all for now.

YIS,

David

District 20 Greeting from District 20 in Yakima, WA. Attended the WSEA92 Delegates report on June 12th in Ellensburg.

Thank you Jamie for the report and of being of service to our Area. I'll be attending the Standing Committee

workshop on June 18th and the WSEA July Quarterly in Wenatchee with our DCM Jerry. We just completed

the final Service Workshop planning Committee meeting and will meet again on November to start planning

for our 3rd Annual Service Workshop. Plans and funding are starting to come together for the Dist 6 & 20

Standing Committee Workshop in Yakima on September 17th. Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable sum-

mer. Yours in Service, Keith B., Alt DCM, Dist 20

District 23 Chelan, Manson, and Entait News for July 2011

We held a meeting on June 5th. We finalized our new District 23 Handbook. The next meeting will be

on July 3rd. We will meet at noon at the Apple Cup Café.

Birthday Potlucks

June birthdays will be celebrated on June 25th at the Chelan Falls Park. Coffee will be brewing at 5pm

and the eating begins at 5:30. Please bring a dish to share.

Mark your calendars! The August potluck is the Family Fun Day. August 27th the

shelter is reserved from noon on. Bring your family and your toys and come have fun!!

Moving Day

The End of the Road has moved to their new digs at 142 Pedoi Street. Come check it out if you visit

Lake Chelan!

DCM Note

I am grateful for the AA we have here in our District. We have a great foundation for all who want to

build a strong recovery upon it. Thank you for letting me serve you!!

Love Jani

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Greetings from District 5,

When I was young and just didn‟t want to get out of bed on those lazy summer days, mama would

say „you‟re missing the best part of the day.‟ If I didn‟t agree and jump out of bed I‟d get doused with water.

Today, I hear myself echoing my mamma‟s words „cause she was right! Summer seems to have arrived, and

in Wenatchee we can now start every day with a morning meeting!

The Attitude Adjustment Hour, our newest meeting, is now open M-F at 6:30am in the outdoor patio

of Bella Bistro, Wenatchee‟s newest coffee house on Orondo Street across from Memorial Park. Other

morning meetings are Sisters of Courage for women on Saturday mornings at the United Methodist Church

on the corner of Washington and Miller Streets, 11:00 to 12:00pm; the Apple Capitol meeting on Sunday

mornings at Central Washington Hospital 9:30am to 10:30am in room A-B near the Cafeteria; and Celebrate,

another meeting for women also at the United Methodist Church on the corner of Washington and Miller

Streets from 10:00am to 11:30am.

Whether you‟re visiting, passing through or live anywhere in District 5 make it an even better day by

helping us perpetuate the gift, enthusiasm for this thing we call Alcoholics Anonymous.

Yours in Service,

Jean P. District 5, Newsletter Chair

District 14

I heard a rumor that the Yaak Campground was washed out...NOT TRUE. The Troy/ Bonners Ferry Campout

will be happening July 8-10. Jamie will give a Delegate's report Saturday at the Potluck. There will not be a

projector, but feel free to draw diagrams in the dirt with a stick.

There will be a gathering at Smith Lake (North of Bonners) on July 4th. June's events- the Rock and Roll

Party and the Gypsy Bay Pig Roast were a hoot. Big thanks to the Beaver, and to Darren's All Star Rockin'

Porch Band. And the Pig.

I've gone to Bonners Ferry and Troy to find out what we can do to serve them better. We're trying to get a

meeting together, and I should have more to share at the Quarterly in Wenatchee. Grateful to be in Service,

Terry O

District 4 July Highlights Check out our website at 3citiesaa.org for all upcoming events.

Our District and Central Office met last Saturday and things are moving along nicely. Our Special Events

committee will be hosting their annual July 4th picnic at Charbonneau Park in Burbank starting at 10am. Up

For

Sobriety will be hosting a picnic in September. Chapter 5 will be hosting a picnic; date and place, TBD. The

Happy Hour group hosts Volleyball at Columbia Park on Sunday afternoons starting at 1pm; this will last

through the summer and on into the beginning of fall. There continues to be 4th Step Workshops hosted in

West

Richland on a regular basis. Please join us for any or all of the events.

We look forward to attending the July Quarterly in Wenatchee. District 4 put together a volunteer list to recruit

home group members to help out at the Local Forum in September.

Yours in Service, Shirley F. – DCM

District 19 DCM Report for Area 92

We are going to have the Delegate report with District 5 and I think one or two others after the Quarterly next

month, I will attend unless my work gets in the way.

As the District stands we have some same issues of not getting positions filled. Contributions are steady. We

pay our bills and send money to keep the message and hand of AA there.

I am thrilled however that new life blood of the program is great to see. We have people who are taking

schedules into hospitals and treatment centers.

We are talking about having a raffle this year at our Unity Gratitude Banquet.

Looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks!

YIS Bobbi

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District 7 News.

I had to be out of town during the June District Meeting but Denny A. our Alt DCM ran the June meeting with

his usual skill. District 7 has decided to not have a meeting this coming September so District 7 and Home

Group trusted servants can attend the Local Forum in the Tri-cities, WA. I will be attending the Pacific North-

west Conference in Bend, Oregon June 24-26, 2011. Carol N. Area 92 Newsletter Editor and myself have

been selected as the 2012 PNC co-chairs and we have been diligently looking for a reasonably priced site to

hold the conference. More will be revealed. The next district meeting will be hosted by the Lunch Bunch at St.

Theresa‟s Parrish Center, 446 Brown AVE, Orofino, ID 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2011.

Yours in Loving Service,

Fern W.

Live

And

Let Live

Easy

Does

It

Think

Think

Think

First

Things

First

But for the

Grace of

God

District 15:

Howdy Brothers & Sisters! Hope you are all praying for Sunshine. Thank you all for your support at District,

please register for our Round up of Recovery and if want to help out get a hold of Erin or come to their

planning meetings. Loy CPC/PI Chair is also planning a meeting with professionals in September 20th

meetings are August 1 & 8th and September 5 & 12th at health center at 5.30 I am going to Quarterly in

Wenatchee 15-16 of July anyone that would like to go let me know could share room and transportations. Lots

of fun campouts and stuff coming up so get out and have some fun! I gave you the flyers so use them. Pig

Roast at the Park in Chewelah July 30th, Hog Heaven coming in August 18th -21st.

B-day May Blair 25 yrs, Gary P 5yrs, Dick 3 yrs, Troy E 4yrs Al W 6 months, Oscar 3odays, Malcom

60days,Nikki 22yrs, Loy 3yrs awesome job to you all!

Have a great summer !!!

In Love & Service

Gary G DCM Dist 15

District 12: Thank you to the Oroville group for hosting a BBQ at the June district meeting. Great food and fellowship!

We have two new meetings at the Rock church in Okanogan; Serenity at Sunrise meets Monday and

Thursday at 6a.m. This meeting should be in the new schedule being printed this month.

Our Corrections committee now has a juvenile subcommittee taking a meeting into the juvenile facility every

other week.

August 7th is the date of the district 12 picnic/pool party, 1p.m. at the Okanogan pool.

Respectfully submitted,

Valerie D.

Dist. 12 Archivist

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VOLUNTEER List for Our Area 92 Local Forum

September 9 – 10, 2011 Greeters/Information

Set-up/Take down chairs & tables

Clean up

Spanish Translation

Sign Language

Smoking Area policing

Contact: Jeff S. @ 509-670-9056 or email saundersconst@aol.com

Or Willy W. @ 208-503-9263 or email Williamwoehler@gmail.com

Name Category Day (Fri/Sat) Time available Phone # Email

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Look Beyond the Horizon

My workshop stands on a hill back of our home. Looking over the valley, I see the village community house

where our local group meets. Beyond the circle of my horizon lies the whole world of A.A.

The unity of A.A. is the most cherished quality our Society has. Our lives, the lives of all to come, depend

squarely upon it. Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; our world arteries would no longer

carry the life-giving grace of God.

Reprinted from As Bill Sees It, Page125, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.

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