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MAY NEWSLETTER 2013 Next Meeting: Tues. May 14, 6:00 PM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

COMING EVENTS

May Meeting

May 14 th 6 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel Lobby Board of Directors & Birthdays Page 2

Friday Night Flights Cajuns Deck May 17

page 3

Complete Agenda For Meetings & Activities for 2013

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Buffalo River Float Trip May 10-11-12

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Profiles of Ski Club Members No Profile, but take a look anyway

page 5

Summer Lake Cruise Saturday July 13

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Volunteer Application form page 7

Rice Depot Message page 8

Membership info & ads page 9

Established 1967

President’s Message

The Buffalo River Float Trip is sold out, but a Last

minute substitution is possible. Call Linda Frisbee.

The Board elections were held at the April meeting

and besides me and Linda Frisbee being re-elected, we

have three new members. A big welcome to Diane

Phillips, Bob Spector and a welcome back to Gem

Koski. Your board works very hard to make sure that

this club continues the tradition of offering great ski

trips and other wonderful functions each year, but

strives to offer new and interesting trips and activities

to make our club something to be proud of . So please

offer your suggestions to the board and even volunteer

to help if you wish. We are all volunteers, so lets all

pitch in to be the best we can be. The board will elect

the next term’s officers at our May meeting, so stay

tuned for announcements by e-mail. By the way, a lot

of you have not signed on at our MEETUP site and re-

quested membership to the site. Members of this club,

will be made a MEETUP member, but you must apply

on the site. You can then interact with other members.

Please keep Carol Thompson in your thoughts and

prayers, as she has been very ill. and is awaiting two

transplants.

Mike Graves, President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011—2012

Office/Committee Name Phone President Newsletter, Ski Trips Mike Graves (501) 837-7222

Vice President, Social Cheryl Payne Nesuda (501) 951-0019

Secretary, Social Kay Marsh (501) 690-1202

Treasurer, Audit Chair Roger Nesuda (501) 551-1511

Audit (going off) Dave Sullivan (501) 374-0483

Ski Trip Chair, Audit Patti Lucarz (501) 454-8735

Membership (going off) Ann Neeley (501) 350-6500

Membership (going off) Carol Thompson (501) 231-6783

Advertising Chair, Social Ronnie Jones (501) 920-9665

Social Chair Carlyn Yancey (501) 223-8384

Membership Michael VanBokhoven (501)425-3653

Social Linda Frisbee (501) 680-8062

Ski Trips Larry Storthz (501) 690-2010

Social (new member) Diane Phllips (501) 753-1747

Audit (mew member) Bob Spector (501) 580-2379

Membership (new member) Gem Koski (501) 730-5252

Web Master David Bentley (501) 412-3848

May Birthdays

If you want to ski, party and have all kinds of fun this coming year, then you have come to the right

place. If you would like to help, fill out a volunteer form on page 10 and give to a board member.

Marge Bennett May 11

Paula Holcomb May 13

Clarence Imler May 17

Sheila Thompson May 19

LaRand Thomas May 23

Judy Burns May 24

Patti Lucarz May 24

Glen Brown May 31

OUR NEXT

“FRIDAY NITE FLIGHTS” Will be held at Cajun’s Wharf Deck

located at 2400 Cantrell

Friday May 17th - 5:00 pm

This is the perfect way

to end the week with friends.

Guests are always welcome

See you there! If you get there early, grab a BIG table !

The Board is planning the following for 2012-2013 club year

Meeting date Meeting theme Other Activities

May 14 Monthly Meeting Summer is here May 10/12 Buffalo River Float Trip

May 17 Friday Night Flights

Cajun’s Wharf

June No Meeting Summer break June

July No Meeting Enjoy your summer July Larry’s Houseboat Party

Saturday July 13

August 13 First Meeting of the New Club Year Renew your Membership

Sept. 10 Monthly Meeting Sept. 7 Tailgate Razorback Game

Oct. 8 Monthly Meeting Oct. 26 Lobster Boil

Monthly meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month at 6pm , August through May

& Friday night flights are on the third Friday at 5pm. Membership dues are due starting in

August and are good through the following July. We do not operate on a calendar year.

Buffalo River Float Trip

May 10-11-12, 2013

> Two nights at Beaver Creek Cabins

> Light breakfast Saturday morning

> Sack lunches Saturday on the river

> Canoe and shuttle provided

> Barbeque Dinner Saturday night

> Campfire and Entertainment

Only $140.00 per person

Substitution available

Bring cash to pay for supper to eat at the Low Gap Café

on Friday night. Sunday Breakfast on your own.

After March 12, $140,00 per person. Last day to pay is April 9, 2013

Cost is less if you do not float, but still want to join us for this fun trip !

Zip lining or other activities may be available in the area,

but you must schedule on your own at extra cost.

The last time the LRSC floated the Buffalo was 5 years ago,

so take advantage as this is not an annual event.

No cancellations or refunds.

Only substitutions will be allowed.

Call Linda Frisbee 501-680-8062

Larry Storthz 501-690-2010

Also we have the talented Rod, Larry & Mike

playing guitars and singing for your enjoyment.

Profiles of Ski Club Members By Ronnie Jones

Each month we will interview some members for you to get to know better.

Number of years in Ski Club 45

Occupation under cover agent and part time gigolo

Favorite place to ski any place with snow

Favorite Place to travel French Riviera

Favorite LRSC event Lobster Boil, of course

Most people don’t know I … am a illegal alien

How did you find out about the LRSC the wonderful website !

Your idea of a romantic evening being seduced by a beautiful woman on a moonlit beach

My dream vacation Monte Carlo and live it up, again

Most memorable LRSC moment the ski trip with just me and the rest were all women

Favorite foods thick juicy steak with crab legs, lobster & caviar of course

Favorite drink Vodka martini, shaken, not stirred

I drive a silver Aston Martin

Your

Friends

Photo

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suggest members for this page

Little Rock Ski Club 9th Annual

SUMMER LAKE CRUISE

SATURDAY JULY 13TH 2013

HOUSEBOAT SS MOONDANCE AND THE STARLIGHT LOUNGE

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WITH CAPTAIN LARRY STORTHZ AND FIRST MATE LUNA BRING YOUR OWN FOOD, DRINK & LIFE VEST

$10 MEMBERS - $15 GUESTS

all guess must be accompanied by a member

BOARD AT 11:00am LEAVE at 11:30am

LARRY STORTHZ 690-2010

ter. We hope you will enjoy.

Favorite foods: Chocolate, fruit and lots of cooked veggies.

Favorite drink: A glass of sauvignon blanc.

I drive a blue SUV.

ARKANSAS RICE DEPOT

Our Story

Way back in 1982, a few caring Arkansans noticed there were a lot of children, families and

senior citizens going to bed hungry right here in Arkansas. Many food pantries were struggling

for supplies. The cupboard was bare at the shelters.

Children were hungry. So these folks organized and looked for food. And they found rice.

Home-grown, nourishing and inexpensive rice. They paid for it out of their own pockets and

gave it to anyone in need.

Soon word spread about this organization that provided free rice to any group willing to fight

hunger in their community. And the Arkansas Rice Depot was born.

Within a couple of years, nearly one hundred rice growers from Riceland and Producers mills

were donating rice.

This was just the kind of foundation the charity needed. By 1986, then-Governor Bill Clinton

helped the Arkansas Rice Depot distribute its one millionth pound of rice. For a while, rice re-

mained the only food distributed, and though nourishing, it wasn't a complete meal.

A Billy Graham Crusade changed all that. Six tons of food items were collected that year,

and soon dry goods, canned foods, frozen meats and other items were donated, ware-

housed and distributed across the state.

In 1994, an Arkansas public school nurse noticed some children arriving at school listless and

hungry. They said their school lunch the day before was the last meal they had. She won-

dered if the Arkansas Rice Depot could help. Immediately, the Food For Kids program was

launched, sending hungry children home with backpacks filled with food every night.

Today the Arkansas Rice Depot serves around 600 Arkansas public schools and the Food For

Kids backpack program has been duplicated across the US, helping feed hundreds of thou-

sands of hungry kids.

Every year the Arkansas Rice Depot feeds around half a million hungry Arkansans, distributing

food to shelters, schools, disaster relief efforts and homebound seniors. All with minimal over-

head.

And in the summer of 2009, Arkansas Rice Depot received national recognition of our pro-

grams, when All Roker brought NBC's Today Show to the Depot, with his Lend A Hand pro-

gram. Through Lend A Hand, Arkansas Rice Depot received a five truckloads of items with a

value totaling over $600,000. Local dignitaries came out to join in on the fun. We were one of

only five charitable organizations chosen through Lend A Hand.

You see, we don't believe in big salaries or glitzy marketing campaigns – 98% of all donations

go to feeding the hungry. So you can be confident your donation fills an empty stomach. It's

how this charity started, and it's how we'll continue our mission.

Membership Memberships are for a period of one year, starting in August and ending in July. A non-member or guest may attend only two meetings per year without joining.

Please help us keep your information updated by sending changes in addresses, phone numbers and email to insure you receive reminders of special events, ski trips openings,

and other items of importance. Any changes should be sent to Membership Chairman Carol Thompson, at P.O. Box 250046, Little Rock, AR 72225-0046, or caroltho@msn.com

If you are interested in advertising in the monthly newsletter, contact

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AND HAVING YOUR AD READ 300 TO 400 TIMES A MONTH, FOR AS LITTLE AS 3 TO 4 CENTS PER VIEWING

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Please consider doing business with our advertisers and to personally thank them for

helping to support our club. We appreciate their willingness to partner with us.

We want your input.

We want all of your support and suggestions for trips and activities. We would

like input on functions that we might offer that will be of interest to you .

Please contact a board member with your suggestions and please respond to any

surveys we send your way.

PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. Advertisements that appear in the Lift Line are PAID advertisements. The LRSC does

not endorse products or services advertised, but encourage you to consider them. Advertisements that may

compete with or affect our members’ participation on trips or at functions sponsored by LRSC will not be approved

for publication or distribution on line or promoted at meetings or functions.

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motions for your company or your spe-

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