International Footprint Association

Olympic Peninsula - Chapter 74 - Sequim, Washington

March 2019

President’s Message

Greetings Footprinters,

Seems most of us made it through all the weather OK.

Some people are still dealing with damage from the wind

storm and the snow on top didn't improve things. Best

wishes to those still enduring. But things are looking up.

My crocus’ are blooming and the dog is starting to shed.

Our next dinner is March 11 and it looks a lot like

corned beef and cabbage. Dessert will be as always

whatever you bring.

We have a few things coming up in the near future

worth mentioning. Chapter Officer nominations and elec-

tions are very soon. Please feel free to nominate and

elect anyone not attending dinner. Miss two meetings and

you too can be President. Also, our Officer of the Year

Dinner is in May and the paperwork is going out soon.

When I was a kid it seemed like I was surrounded by

Heroes. I've known a lot of real heroes, papered and un-

registered. But despite their pedigree they all pretty much

said “I was just doing what was right. ‘or’ I was just doing

my job.” There are quite a few military combat heroes. But

as a kid growing up around Air Force bases, my favorites

were the test pilots who seemingly crashed weekly in the

desert. In the late 50s and early 60s sonic booms were

still a novelty. There was no mystery when they cranked

something up. Most of the real X-Men later ended up in

capsules or shuttles or on the moon. Those days will nev-

er return, and some heroes are men of their time and be-

come of their time alone and unfortunately fade away.

We still have heroes but they just don't seem as recog (continued on page 3)

1991-92 Dave Ramsden

1992-93 Dick Valaske

1993-94 Harold Gauntlett

1994-95 Dave MacCarrol

1995-96 Berney Lynne

1995-96 Lea Mealy

1096-97 Peggy Vetter

1997-99 Dick Kennedy

1999-00 Chuck Conley

2000-02 Rosemary McCarrol

2002-03 Kurt Vieten

2003-04 Dick Valaske

2004-05 Kurt Vieten

2005-05 Mary Snider

2005-11 Gene Mattson

2011-12 Lee Wakefield

2012-13 Don Taylor

2013-14 Bob Klink

2014-17 Maura Mattson

2017-17 Bob Klink

2017-19 George Eims

Chapter 74 - Past Presidents

Grand Officers

Grand President PGP Dan Hanlon

1st Grand VP PGP Steve Steele

2nd Grand VP OPEN

3rd Grand VP OPEN

Grand Secretary Maura Mattson

Grand Treasurer PGP Mike Leary

Grand Counsel Tom Elliott

Asst Grand Counsel Steven Singer

Grand Historian Mark Momboisse

Grand Chaplain Rev Jan Heglund

Grand Sgt-at-Arms Rob Wallace

District 3 Governor Doug Partlow

Chapter Officers

President George Eims

1st VP Bill Alcayaga

2nd VP PGP Gene Mattson

Secretary Maura Mattson

Treasurer Kelly Cummins-Davidson

Photo Historian Lois Lato

Scholarships Maura Mattson

Chaplain Judy Reandeau Stipe

Highway 101 Bob Greer & Phil Lato

Editor Gene Mattson

Promotional Sales Debbie Crist

Sgt-at-Arms Phil Lato

Board of Directors

1 Year Sterling Epps

2 Year Bob Greer

3 Year Cindy Reandeau

4 Year Debbie Crist

5 Year Don Taylor

Past President Bob Klink

Grand Director OPEN

WELCOME NEW MEMBER: Sandra Strafford is

approved and will be sworn at the next meeting.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:

LIFE’S AXIOMS

Don’t look back unless you’re planning to go that way.

What is the point of being on this earth if you are going to be like everyone else and avoid trou-ble? Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor, Politician

We mature with damage, not with the years.

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. Mark Twain, Author

I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destina-tions.

Work in silence. Let your success be your noise.

Life is short. Eat dessert first.

Eileen Lawrence, Christine White and Dennis Hood

continue to recuperate with positive results. Best

wishes to Bill Alcayaga who will have undergone ro-

tator cuff surgery this week. Helga Greer’s date for

hip surgery is coming up in early April. Keep them in

your thoughts and prayers along with other Footprint-

ers that deal with health issues on a daily basis.

SICKNESS AND DISTRESS:

Member Express is in operation, so if you are a

local member in need of a ride to our Chapter din-

ner meeting, please call Gene at 360-681-0533 to

arrange pick up and return home.

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LOOKING TO MARCH

The Board Meeting is 5:00 pm on Monday,

March 4, 2019.

Dinner meeting will be at the Elks on Monday,

March 11, 2019. Social time is 5:00 to 6:00 pm.

The dinner starts at 6:00 pm. The menu will be

corned beef and cabbage, veggie, roll and mem-

ber provided desserts. There will be a 50/50 raffle

after dinner. Reservations are a must so please

RSVP: 360-681-0533.

Patrick Dillon-6, Jeff Grulkowski-8, Art Haugstad-

12, Errol Loving-12, Mike O’Connor-19, Lee Cox-

26 and Judy Stipe-28.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:

Chapter Board Meeting, Monday, March 4, 2019,

5:00 pm at the Elks.

Dinner Meeting, Monday, March 11, 2019, 6:00

pm at the Elks.

Highway 101 Clean-up, Saturday, March 30,

meet at the Mariner Café at 9:00 am.

Sunday Dances: Music by Olympic Genera-

tions, Mar 10th; Cool Jam, Mar 24th; Black Dia-

mond Junction, Mar 31st. $10 cover charge or

$8 for Elks.

Friday Concerts: Music by FarmStrong, Mar 8th;

Ranger and the ReArrangers, Mar 22th; Paul

Rogers and the Humannequins Mar 29th. All are

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. $10 cover charge or $8 if you

are an Elk.

Please note: There is BINGO at the Elks Lodge

every Sunday and Thursday at 12:30 pm. Every-

one is welcome.

Bigger and

Better

Footprints

Citizens Firearms Safety Class The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office will once again

provide 2 popular firearms safety classes utilizing

the Firearms Simulator which operates using real

weapons which have been modified using laser

technology. There will be NO live fire during the

class and do not bring weapons of any kind to

class. Class size will be limited to 12 students on a

first come, first served basis. If you are interested,

see Gene Mattson to sign up and receive a Indem-

nity Agreement that each student must complete

prior to being accepted into the class. Classes will

be in April. Cost $10. See Gene for info.

If you have any questions or need information,

call Gene or Maura at 360-681-0533.

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Theresa Alcayaga

Financial Advisor

213 E Washington, Suite 2

PO Box 2166

Sequim, WA 98382

Bus. 360-683-7205 Fax 887-875-1916

theresa.alcayaga@edwardjones.com

www.edwardjones.com

Good Luck ! Footprinter/Firefighter Jake Patterson of

CCFD2, his team and all firefighters partici-

pating in the annual Firefighter Stairclimb.

The stairclimb is March 10th in Seattle. The

challenge is to climb 69 flights of stairs in full

gear, including a self contained breathing appa-

ratus. All this effort goes to support the Leuke-

mia * Lymphoma Society.

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nizable any more. In a world where everyone

gets a trophy and the perverts of my child-

hood are royalty it becomes a bit more difficult

to find them. Maybe they just haven't run off

the cliff with the rest of society. Maybe they

try to do what is right or just do their jobs well.

What should seem normal has become the

exception.

I probably would not have been a good

cop. I get annoyed and stay that way too long.

Too much customer contact being a cop. And

Fireman, I get too close and stay too close to

the fire. Not a great survival strategy and it

endangers other people. EMT, too much of a

mechanic. For all of those reasons I admire all

those people who do those jobs well. Some

things concern me about the people I admire.

In the past I've talked about opiates and Nar-

can. A year or so ago there were a few ad-

dicts who had been resurrected maybe three

times. But now I hear there are more than a

few that have been resurrected 5 or 6 times

by the same individuals, who knows how

many times by a department? Apparently,

these people can’t learn by example or per-

sonal experience. Used to be, people like that

would be locked up. What good effect does it

have on our Resurrectionists. I'm thinking Not

Good. At best it perverts the whole concept

that life has meaning, and value and I doubt

any of our frequent fliers would submit to a Do

Not Resuscitate bracelet.

George Eims, Chapter President

Plan to attend the

90th Footprinter

Grand Convention Wednesday, June 26 to

Saturday, June 29, 2019

in Novato, CA

Hosted by Chapter 15

Registration $135

Hotel Inn Marin

$149 + taxes

Register before 6/1/19

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