Haddonfield65 Club
The Retired Men’s Club of Haddonfield
Web address: http://haddon65club.blogspot.com/
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| Haddonfield, NJ 08033 September 1, 2015 |
President’s Message
With summer
winding down, it is appropriate to look back and look ahead. The Fourth of July
parade featured our 98 year old track star Champ Goldy and his driver, Jack
Tarditi. Our thanks go to Mike Underwood and his committee for organizing our
presentation. Members also took trips to a local brewery and a local
distillery. Regular activities such as golf, bridge, pinochle and bowling
continued throughout the summer months. So too did the club’s speaker program.
Neil Wise has put together an outstanding speakers program. At this point, he
could use some help. Anyone who can secure or recommend a speaker for upcoming
meetings should contact Neil.
Plans are in
the works for a full schedule of special events for September through December.
The details of these events are found later in this newsletter. Thanks to Bill
Brown and Jack Aharon for arranging these events.
Please take
advantage of the Club’s many activities and events and enjoy the rest of you
summer and fall!
–
– Dennis Kille
4th of July Parade
Once
again the annual parade was a success for the club. The theme was Happy 60th
Birthday to our club as well as a tribute to Champ Goldie, a long time
Haddonfield resident, club member and avid runner. At age 98, Champ
participated this year in the Penn Relays with his age grouping. Former Mayor
Jack Tarditi drove Champ in the parade, followed by club members with signs
advertising our club’s activities. The club thanks Mike Underwood for leading
the committee as well as committee members John Hempstead, Lloyd Martinson,
Warren Reintzel, Bernie Schaming and Al Schmidt. The following 23 members
participate in this year’s parade.
Ron Boerum
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Champ Goldy
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Bill McMichael
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Jack Tarditi
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Fred Borgini
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Dennis Kille
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Tom Mervine
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John Taylor
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Fred Chorpita
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Charles Legge
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George Passes
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Mike Underwood
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Joe Coelho
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Henry
Leimkuhler
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Howard Rementer
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Bob Wells
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Jim Dunn
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Lloyd Martinson
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Bernie Schaming
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Marty Zeluck
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Jim Flanagan
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George
McConville
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Al Schmidt
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END OF SUMMER LUNCHEON – September 10th
Come
on out and enjoy yourself, by joining us for lunch first, followed by the business
meeting, on September 10.
After
lunch, we will have darts, chess, pinochle, Wii games and anything else you
want to do.
Wear
your sportiest summer outfit before you put it away until next year. No prizes
for the best outfit, just the admiration of your peers.
See
you there and remember to bring your appetite.
Reminder: Flea Market –
September 19th
This is your
chance to clean out some of that “stuff” you have been accumulating in your
house for years, thinking that someday it would be useful. Well, it can be
useful as donated items for sale at the Flea Market.
Please bring
the items you are contributing to the regular meeting on Thursday, September 10th or on Thursday, September 17th. You may
also bring your items to the Clubhouse on Friday, September 18th between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM. The pricing of items and
the preparation of other details will take place during this time.
If you have
items to contribute and can’t deliver it, please call the Committee Chairman
Bernie Schaming at 428-0932 to have someone pick it up. The plan for September
19th is to have our SET UP at Centennial One Parking Lot on Euclid
Avenue completed by 8:00 AM. The public hours run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
On behalf of the membership,
please support the Flea Market project by donating marketable items since this
is the only annual fundraiser held by the Club. Please exercise good judgment
when making donations by not including: propane tanks; large grills, partially
used chemicals/oil; rusty pots and pans (or those used for paint), chipped or
cracked glassware, or, large furniture. Help us help you by contributing items
that are clean and marketable. All useful items not sold are taken to Goodwill
at the end of the day. Nothing is wasted.
Fast Upcoming Trip - September 29th,
2015
The
Haddonfield 65 Club is taking another trip.
This time we are going to the Amish Country, in Lancaster, Pa, on
September 29.
The
trip will include transportation, leaving from Wedgewood Swim Club at 9 AM
heading to the Amish Farm and House, with
a tour and lecture on the Amish Life style, as well as a tour of the home and a
one room school house. There will be liberal time to walk around the farm
and explore on your own. Then, back on the bus for a one hour tour conducted by
a step-on guide through the area.
Later
we will drive to the Good 'N Plenty Restaurant and experience the best in PA Dutch cooking. Enjoy
a mouth-watering, traditional family style meal of Pennsylvania Dutch
goodness! Then we head home to Haddonfield around 4 PM. The cost for
this all day trip is $60.00 inclusive.
Time is short; therefore payments must be received by
August 29th. Checks can be made out to the Haddonfield 65 Club and sent to Jack
Aharon at 439 Beachwood Ave., Haddonfield, or Bill Brown at 114 Centre St
Haddonfield. Seating is limited so mail it today. Everyone is welcome.
Questions; call Bill at 856-429-4368
Christmas Trip - December 8th,
2015
It may be July, but Christmas is coming, and the 65 Club
will be getting into the mood, on Tuesday December 8. We will leave Haddonfield
from the Wedgewood Swim Club promptly at 8:00 AM, and head for those Christmas
bargains at Rockvale Outlet Stores.
From there we will head to the Shady
Maple for lunch. After lunch we head to the American Music Theater for their spectacular Christmas Show before
returning home to Haddonfield. The all-inclusive price is $80.00 per person.
NOTE: thirty reservations have already been
made so sign up early; don't miss the bus on this one.
Contact
Jack Aharon at 856-429-7271 or by e-mail; jackaharon@verizon.net or Bill Brown at 856-429-4368
or by e-mail at; billbrown08033@aol.com.
New Members
The following new members were
added to the Club in June. Welcome gentlemen.
Ronald Boerum 1112 Mercer Dr. 546-8056 ronboerum@yahoo.com
Barrington,
NJ 08033
Joseph Galliera 154
Wyoming Ave. 547-4521 gallieraj@gmail.com
Audubon,
NJ 08106
In addition, the following guest
member was welcomed to the club. Guest members will be eligible for club
membership when the non-resident membership drops below 15%.
Donald H. Gosnay 460
Haddon Ave. 610-608-8969
Collingswood,
NJ 08108
The Games We Play
More than
halfway through my second year in the Haddonfield 65 club I’d like to write a
few words about how much fun it’s been. I know and appreciate that the club
does many public- spirited and socially useful activities. But here I want to
write about the more recreational side of membership – the games we play –
which helped me a lot in getting to know the members and appreciating their
talents.
First there
was pinochle. I had played that 48-card
game casually in high school and college and it seemed relatively simple. But
then I stopped playing for many years. Henry Leimkuhler had been my membership
sponsor and told me about how much fun the guys had playing pinochle in the
clubhouse at 12:30 on Wednesdays. It was winter and I had a broken foot, so
pinochle seemed ideal to help me get to know some of the members. Henry helped
me bone up on the rules and I started coming in on Wednesdays. I soon learned
that I was in way over my head. The 65 Club pinochle players were like pros
compared to me. I could barely keep track of how many trump had been
played. But guys like Butch Rementer and
Bud Pusatere could look at the meld and somehow figure out what cards I had in
my hand even when I hadn’t melded anything. Despite my poor play, the guys were
all polite – even when I reneged! They
even gave me tips on how to improve. I’m not sure I did improve much, though.
Thank God
spring finally came and I could play golf on Wednesdays. Mike Underwood does a
wonderful job of organizing the golf schedules, pairings and handicaps for 24
to 28 guys. And at least my golf skills
are better than my pinochle ones. Last year I once shot the low net and the low
gross score! But most of the time I scored somewhere in the top half of the
pack. It’s easy to get to know people when you are on the course with them for
over four hours and then have a beer together after the round. The first time I played with Dennis Kille I
found out he had been in law school with one of my best friends. As befits us
seniors in the 65 Club, all the guys ride golf carts – except Butch Brees. He
walks all 18 holes and doesn’t even use a pull cart- he carries his clubs.
With winter
came bowling - something else I hadn’t done since high school. But Bill Brown
gently encouraged me to come out and try it. It’s less expensive than golf and
you get free coffee and donuts. Well, the snacks were fine, but I was back at
the bottom of the heap again. It was embarrassing. There was octogenarian Dick Gimigliano
rolling strikes and spares, then gliding back to his seat like a surfer. There
was Tom Mervine just standing at the line and throwing perfect curves into the
pocket. There I was watching my ball roll into the gutter again. The guys did
tell me that the balls the lane provides are pretty bad and that I need to get
my own custom–drilled ball, which I will do as soon as golf season ends. I hope it works!
I did not
play in the Club’s Nintendo Wii tournament. My wife bought a Wii when they
first came out, but we never used it much. If there is another Wii tournament
this year, I’ll reconnect our console and practice up. Then look out guys, this
might finally be my game!
– – James Dunn
AN INVITATION TO JOIN CHAPS
What is CHAPS? CHAPS
stands for Cheerful Haddonfield Air Port Service.
What do they do?
CHAPS, is a loosely organized group of local residents that are willing
to provide transportation to or from the Philadelphia airport, for other CHAPS
members without cost.
What does it cost to join CHAPS? There are no costs involved, drivers pay for
their own gas, bridge fares etc. There are no tips required or expected.
What are the requirements to join CHAPS? Have a willingness to help people in need of
airport transportation, have a reliable car, with enough room for
passenger/passengers, and luggage.
For each airport trip that you provide you will make yourself
eligible for a complimentary trip. If you take someone to the airport and later
pick them up, that will count as two trips.
To register, please contact Carlton Chin at 212-873-2107,
or CarltonJChin@gmail.com. You may also contact Bill
Brown at 856-429-4368, or billbrown08033@aol.com
e-Mail Change
Vince Rubatzky’s email address is
incorrect in the 2015 directory. His correct email address is vrubatzky2035@charter.net
60th Anniversary
Joseph F. Greene, Jr. grew up in
Vineland but it was in Philadelphia where he met nurse Bernice Marinelli. She
was a friend of Joe’s roommate at the College of the Holy Cross at Wooster, MA.
Bernice and Joe were married at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hammonton,
Bernice’s hometown, on September 10, 1955. After college Joe went into the U.S.
Marines and was sent to Korea where he served in a Mortar platoon. After the
war he graduated from Georgetown University Law School. He then worked for law
firms in Camden before becoming a New Jersey Superior Court Judge. He and
Bernice have lived in Haddonfield since 1959. They have two sons, three
daughters and ten grandchildren.
September Birthdays
3
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Tom Gavin
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8
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Jack Stentman
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23
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Lloyd Gardner
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4
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Deforest Brees
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9
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Stu Repsher
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25
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Bill McMichael III
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6
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Al Kadar
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15
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Tony Guerrieri
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26
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Jim Flannigan
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6
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Tom Mervine
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16
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Don Windus
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Obituary
Dennis C. Dobie,
age 75, went home to be with the Lord after a courageous 5-year battle with
cancer, on July 15. Beloved husband of Ginny [nee Matthews] for 50 years.
Devoted father of Susan Blackwell (Joseph) and Robert Dobie (Tracy). Dear
brother of Jill Cowen (Joseph) and brother-in-law of Bernard Matthews (Eileen).
Loving Pop-Pop of Katelyn, Megan, Lauren and Kyle. Caring uncle of Todd
Heacock. Also survived by a niece and nephew, cousins and many devoted friends.
Graduated Collingswood High School '59 and Drexel Evening College '69, enjoyed
a career in mechanical engineering for over 50 years. He was a man of faith,
who enjoyed reading the Bible, helping others, and had a wonderful sense of
humor. He was always proud to say he was a Marine and had a life-long passion
for trains, especially his Lionels.
Dennis was a 16 year member of
the 65 Club where he was very active in the golf program and made multiple presentations
on his and Ginny’s travels. He will be
missed by the many people whose lives he touched.
Clubhouse Programs
Thursday
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Aug 20
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Title unknown
………...................…“Magic Mitchell”
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Aug 27
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Title unknown …………... Craig Burgess, poet and raconteur
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Sep 3
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Director’s meeting
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10:00 AM
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Thursday
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Sep 3
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PERSPECTIVE ON CUBA .................. Abe
Ferdas
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Sep 10
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Business meeting
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Sep 17
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ID THEFT PROTECTION ................... Debbie
Stout
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Sep 24
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THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS … Eric
Nemeth
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Oct 1
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Director’s meeting
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10:00 AM
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NOTE: We have an insatiable appetite for presenters. We
rely on the vast experience of our members to satisfy this need by suggesting
speakers. So, be on the alert and notify Neil Wise (428-9280) if you have any
suggestions for speakers.
Activities
Bowling, Bridge and Pinochle
Official cumulative scoring for the year for bowling, bridge and
pinochle will begin again the week of September 14th. However,
all are being played weekly and scores are recorded. There is still competition
and a lot of interest in the outcome each week. Summer is a great time to get
started or improve your game before competition begins.
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Bowling takes place every Friday
morning at 9:00, at Laurel Lanes, Rt. 73 in Maple Shade.
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Duplicate Bridge is played each
Monday at 1:00 PM at the Clubhouse.
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Pinochle is played Wednesdays at
12:30 PM at the Clubhouse.
Please arrive 10 - 15 minutes
early for these activities so they can begin on time.
Composing Editor: Bernie Schaming
Contributors: Walt Baker, Bill Brown, Jim Dunn, Dennis
Kille, Tom Mervine, & Neil Wise
