GUMS >> 1 Optimist Club of Monaco South Founded in 1976 at Denver, Colorado Serving Youth and the Community for 40 Years National Philanthropy Day Colorado, Outstanding Service Organization, 2012 www.monacosouth.org Editor for this Issue—Robert Wardlaw Grandiose Utterings of Monaco South (GUMS) February 3, 2017 – Vol. 41, Issue 18 Good Morning Optimist Greeting us this Friday morning, February 3 rd , the beginning of the 51 st Annual Super Bowl football weekend was Dick Zolman, do- ing double duty, until Al- len Yockey stepped in to assist. Invocation & Pledge Randy Marcove delivered our invocation today, speaking on the topic of enjoying the success of others. At times, petty jealousy prevents us from truly accepting the success that those around us enjoy. We ask for God’ s help in having the ability to enjoy the success of others as we would our own. He then led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag. From the Prez President Criag Eley called for the introduction of guests. So, Gary Strowbridge introduced his guest, Jim Anderson. Jim inturn thanked Gary for inviting him and said he was enjoying the breakfast. Habitat for Humanity: Prez Craig shared, that a hearty band of builders showed up at the Habitat for Humanity site last Saturday, January 28 to show how Monaco South can get‘er done. Two of the homes needed siding, so the they measured twice, cut once—OK, sometimes twice—drilled holes in the lengths of siding and nailed them to the walls. The work started at 9 a.m. and got done about 3 p.m., with a lunch break provided by the church group that is underwriting some of the homes. The weather was good, as was the time had by all. Swinging hammers were Oscar Sorensen, Pat Bush, Scott Walker, George Buzick, Bob Avery and Craig Eley. Photos of the Optimist crew on Saturday. Oscar taking a break, between breaks! And the siding crew. Avery and Eley taking pictures. All reported that somehow they were able to get the siding on straight and mostly nailed into studs. Prez Craig announced that Habitat for Humanity thought we were so good that they would like us back at the end of February. To which Greg Hurd re- marked, “that it is probably so you can fix what you have done.” But this did not discourage a number of MSOCers to state an interest in giving it another go. Details will be announced soon. 2nd Honeymoon: Prez Craig said, after last weeks announcement in GUMS about the MSOC Second Honeymoon trip to Glenwood Springs, a number of folks have signed up for this September 7 through 11 th excursions. If you intend to go, you need to let Craig Eley know very soon, since rooms at the Hotel Colorado fill up quickly. You will be joining these wild and crazy duos: John & Claire Young, Craig & Cindy Eley, Jack & Jan Kitchell, Greg & Cathy Hurd, Frank & Sandy Middleton, Tom & Sheryl Overton, John & Ruthie Oss, Mike & Jan White, Don & Joyce Thomson, Don & Char St. John, and Al & Dona Gapuzan. If you want in, contact Craig at [email protected]ASAP. Recognition: Pres Carig announced and handed out pins to Robert Wardlaw, Rob Gardner, and Noel Hasselgren for working on the Super Citizen program; to Frank Middleton for mixing us up on Camaraderie Meeting Place American Legion Hall Post 1 5400 East Yale Avenue (Yale & I-25), Denver, Colorado Every Friday Morning, 7:00 – 8:00 am ****INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN**** Continued on the next page Dick Zolman, on right, was assisted by Allen Yockey as our Friday morning greeters. Note that they are on the job starting at 6:34 a.m. this cold morning. Photo Noel Hasselgren Jim Anderson, in front is introduced by Gary Strowbridge. Photo Noel Hasselgren Hotel Colorado
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GUMS >> 1
Optimist Club of Monaco South Founded in 1976 at Denver, Colorado
Serving Youth and the Community for 40 Years National Philanthropy Day Colorado, Outstanding Service Organization, 2012
www.monacosouth.org
Editor for this Issue—Robert Wardlaw
Grandiose Utterings of Monaco South
(GUMS)
February 3, 2017 – Vol. 41, Issue 18
Good Morning Optimist Greeting us this Friday morning, February
3rd, the beginning of the 51st Annual Super
Bowl football weekend was Dick Zolman, do-ing double duty, until Al-len Yockey stepped in to assist.
Invocation & Pledge Randy Marcove delivered our invocation today,
speaking on the topic of enjoying the success of others. At times, petty jealousy prevents us from truly accepting the success that those around us enjoy. We ask for God’s help in having the ability to enjoy the success of others as we would our own. He then led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag.
From the Prez President Criag Eley called for the introduction of
guests. So, Gary Strowbridge introduced his guest, Jim Anderson. Jim inturn thanked Gary for inviting him and said he was enjoying the breakfast.
Habitat for Humanity: Prez Craig shared, that a hearty band of builders showed up at the Habitat for Humanity site last Saturday, January 28 to show how Monaco South can get‘er done. Two of the homes needed siding, so the they measured twice, cut once—OK, sometimes twice—drilled holes in the lengths of siding and nailed them to the walls. The work started at 9 a.m. and got done about 3 p.m., with a lunch break provided by the church group that is underwriting some of the homes. The weather was good, as was the time had by all. Swinging hammers
were Oscar Sorensen, Pat Bush, Scott Walker, George Buzick, Bob Avery and Craig Eley.
Photos of the Optimist crew on Saturday. Oscar taking a break, between breaks! And the siding crew. Avery and Eley taking pictures. All reported that somehow they were able to get the siding on straight and mostly nailed into studs.
Prez Craig announced that Habitat for Humanity thought we were so good that they would like us back at the end of February. To which Greg Hurd re-marked, “that it is probably so you can fix what you have done.” But this did not discourage a number of MSOCers to state an interest in giving it another go. Details will be announced soon.
2nd Honeymoon: Prez Craig said, after last weeks announcement in GUMS about the MSOC Second Honeymoon trip to Glenwood Springs, a number of folks have signed up for this September 7 through 11th excursions. If you intend to go, you need to let Craig Eley know very soon, since rooms at the Hotel Colorado fill up quickly. You will be joining these wild and crazy duos: John & Claire Young, Craig & Cindy Eley, Jack & Jan Kitchell, Greg & Cathy Hurd, Frank & Sandy Middleton, Tom & Sheryl Overton, John & Ruthie Oss, Mike & Jan White, Don & Joyce Thomson, Don & Char St. John, and Al & Dona Gapuzan. If you want in, contact Craig at [email protected] ASAP.
Recognition: Pres Carig announced and handed out pins to Robert Wardlaw, Rob Gardner, and Noel Hasselgren for working on the Super Citizen program; to Frank Middleton for mixing us up on Camaraderie
Meeting Place American Legion Hall Post 1
5400 East Yale Avenue (Yale & I-25), Denver, Colorado Every Friday Morning, 7:00 – 8:00 am ****INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN****
Continued on the next page
Dick Zolman, on right, was assisted by Allen Yockey as our Friday morning greeters. Note that they are on the job starting at 6:34 a.m. this cold morning. Photo Noel Hasselgren
Jim Anderson, in front is introduced by Gary Strowbridge. Photo Noel Hasselgren
From the Prez Continued Days; to Steve Kady for coordinating the Channel 4 Toy Drive; to Paul Bernard for speaker and website duties; and to Bob Avery for taking attendance and for orchestrating the Monaco South ski day.
Member Update: Ron Cisco— Early Thursday morning he was wheeling his trash to the curb and, unbeknownst to him, his driveway was a sheet of ice. The trash started dragging him down the driveway and he was powerless to stop the relentless slide to the bottom. When it finally stopped, he hit the handle of the trash container and fell to the sidewalk. A couple of women who were dropping their kids off at school came to his aid and helped him up. He has had about 14 stitches in his nose, and says he is in line for some plastic surgery. He figures, as an Optimist, he might as well see this glass as half full, so he suggests that if any Club members have photos of a particularly hand-some person that they should email him, he can show them to the surgeon to use as a model (actually, doesn’t have to be that handsome).
Phil Perington— in another ice related accident, Phil fell and said it was like a quarterback without any defense. He came up with a bruised thigh, a wrenched shoulder, and a mild concussion. He says he is bummed-out for missing the Brain Bowl competition—his first absence in 5 years—hopes to be back next Friday and the Brain Bowl Championship.
Bryce Slaby— is home after having a shoulder re-placement. He is in good spirits, and says the pain is much less than when he had his other shoulder re-paired. He is able to drive, since he has been driving one-handed since his shoulder started acting up in September. They built a new shoulder for Bryce out of cadaver bone (probably from some poor guy who tried to driving one-handed).
Jack Kitchell— We are glad to hear that after some complications is doing better after hip surgery. He has tossed aside the walker and now looks pretty dapper strutting around with a cane.
OC Larson— Don Thomson shared that OC Lar-son is still at Orchard Park and is making progress. He is eating well and responding to physical therapy.
Announcements Sweetheart Breakfast: Keith Galloway talks about
the Sweetheart Breakfast coming up February 17th at 7:00 a.m. (No meeting at the Legion Hall). Forty peo-ple are signed up, but only a third have paid thus far. Wear your finest Hawaiian attire and prepare to be whisked away to the Hawaiian Islands by Keoni Coe-lho. Keon opened for Don Ho in his previous days in Hawaii. Your sweetheart will love the romantic Hawai-ian love songs and his warm and friendly style. The location is the Yak and Yeti restaurant at 9755 E. Hampden and the cost is $17.00 per person. Payment should be made to OCMS and given to Keith by check or to Greg Young. You can also pay by credit card online at Monaco South Market @
Dime-A-Day Program: Perry Allen rings the bell for the Dime-A-Day program. He is accept-ing checks for this program. Las year great and this year looks good as well. “What would Freddie do?” While Perry is working out of the city, Greg Young and Phil Pering-ton will also accept checks for this program.
Brain Bowl Reminder: Karl Geil said for anyone who does not already know, the Optimist Brain Bowl is like the old GE College Bowl, or Jeopardy with teams, for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. We have three regional tour-naments, and the top 6 teams from each region in each grade compete in the Championship Tournament on February 25. Tomorrow is the South Region tourna-ment at Horizon Middle School in Colorado Springs with fifty-two teams coming, for about 260 students.
While that is small compared to the North and Cen-tral tournaments, it is the largest South tournament we have ever had, and it looks like we will need to con-duct the tournament with the fewest number of volun-teers we have ever had. In past years, Cadets from the Air Force Academy helped out. This year, our com-petition falls on a day when the Cadets are otherwise occupied. So, if you signed up, please show up. See you tomorrow at 7 a.m.
Special Olympics Colorado Polar Plunge: Mike McMahon is ready to jump in the lake for Special Olympics. The Polar Plunge is Saturday February 11th at the Aurora reservoir. As always, Mike is looking for fellow jumpers! But if the idea of jumping into freezing water makes you shiver, Mike is taking donations as well. The Polar Plunge supports the athletes of Special Olympics Colorado. Mike reports that MSOC members have pledged over $1,000 and express his thanks. You can still go online to sponsor Mike—JUST CLICK.
Tri Star Basketball: Michael Chavez made a Tri Star basketball announcement on behalf of the project chairman, John Bamford. The event will be Tuesday, February 21st, 3:30 pm at the Cope Boys and Girls Club. It is a skills competition for 8-13 year olds, judged on drib-
bling, shooting, and passing abilities. Please sign up to be scorekeepers or monitors. Michael says we need more volunteers.
Girl Scout Cookies: Tom Mauro said he is working for his granddaughter who is selling Girl Scout Cook-ies. See or call Tom to signup and get these delicious cookies.
MSOC Ski Day: Bob Avery updates un on the ski day scheduled for Monday, March 13th at Copper Mountain. See Bob for a full day of skiing and have a blast. He says breakfast and a hot tub will await you!
MSOC Shirts: Greg Young said MSOC Port Authority shirts are still available, but needs to shirts to order, and passed around a signup sheet. Multiple colors are available! Bring a check to pre-pay: $25 for shirts with no name, $30 for shirts with embroidered name—see Greg.
Feb 10 Fri 7:00 am Meeting, Legion Hall: Ann Marie, Letters to Ann: The Korean War 1950-51
Feb 11 Sat 8:00 am 2nd
Quarter CO-WY District Conference, Family Resource Pavilion, 9700 E. Easter Lane
Feb 17 Fri 7:00 am Sweetheart Breakfast, Yak & Yeti Restaurant
Feb 21 Tue 3:30 pm Tri-Star Basketball, Cope Boys and Girls Club, 808 Inca St., Denver
Feb 22 Wed 6:30 pm OCMS Board Meeting, Randy Marcove’s, 4103 S. Rosemary Way
Feb 24 Fri 7:00 am Meeting, Legion Hall: Frank Middleton's Surprise Speaker
Feb 25 Sat 7:00 am Brain Bowl Championship Tournament, Hamilton Middle School, 8600 E Dartmouth Ave.
Mar 3 Fri 7:00 am Meeting, Legion Hall: TBA
Our speaker this morning is our own Greg Hurd—our resident train enthusiast. Greg is a charter mem-ber and a retired electrical engineer who has been fascinated by trains since he was a very young boy. Greg is one of the lucky few who found something that interested him and was able to work in a similar field.
Trains once acted as a major form of transportation worldwide, chugging across short distances or en-tire continents. Also, called railroads or railways, trains carry within their cars passengers or freight from raw materi-als, supplies or finished goods, and sometimes both. Back before the wild ideas of people like the Wright broth-ers, Henry Ford, and Gottlieb Daimler, you had limited options for traveling around town and country. Paved road-ways did not always crisscross the countryside. Even with roads, horse-drawn vehicles still struggled to move people and goods, especially in bad weather. As early as 1550, pragmatic Germans constructed and used wooden railway systems, reasoning that horse-drawn wagons and carts could travel more easily and quickly over wooden rails than dirt roads. By the late 1700s, iron wheels and rails had one-upped wooden ones.
So Greg discussed, control cylinder’s and high pressure cylinder’s detail this morning. Various details of the engine car were highlighted. While we learned that the fireman al-
ways sits on the left side of the loco-motive, and the engineer sits on the right. This allows the engineer to see the various trackside signs, signals, and hazards. He showed steam locomotives from the late 20’s up to present days. How do locomotives work? Greg says, no matter what size the locomotive, they have the same components. Greg mentioned that some locomotives have a maximum
speed of 10 mph, with lots of power but slow. The number of wheels can tell you what type of locomotive. How does the machine work? Steam works against the cylinder in a series of posi-tions and the pushes/pulls determines speed. Steam engines, sometimes called a Fire Engine are one the types of power used to drive trains. Filling the compart-ments with sand and water is another
factor that had to be dealt with. Trains are basically a truck on rails. Bigger die-
sels utilize a series of motors to deliver torque to the wheels.
The cab of the engine is now computerized, very inter-esting picture of the cab. The late 60’s early 70’s featured electric engines that were so loud the crew lost their hear-ing. Greg shows pictures of vehicles that contained both rail wheels and tires that could be used. What was once done manually is now being done electrically.
Thank you Greg for an informative presentation!
Drawing
Announcements Continued The new is up this week. The home page looks different,
check out the calendar for times, dates, locations of events and projects, and also links to maps. The newsletter will continue to arrive in your email inbox, but the link will take you to the website. Check it out at www.monacosouth.org. More of the features will be presented is forth coming issues of GUMS.
Drawing Do we have a drawing? Yes, with $70 in the pot. The
seven of diamonds is the card this morning. Cups went to: Ed Collins, Karl Geil, Allen Yockey, Kent Gloor, Terry Shroyer, and Jack Kleinheksel. John Stoffel and Robert Wardlaw take draws for the pot but we had no winner. The editor missed the
person who was selected for the Name Tag draw. Better luck next week!
Greg Hurd Anatomy of a Steam Locomotive & How do they Work
T H E O P T I M I S T C R E E D — Promise Yourself . . . To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
Grandiose Utterings of Monaco South Optimist Club of Monaco South 4173 S. Rosemary Way Denver, CO 80237
2015 - 2016 Officers
President Craig Eley 303-758-9499
Vice President Chris Dunphy 720-297-3111
Vice President Mike McMahon 303-514-5175
Secretary Randy Marcove 303-667-3663
Treasurer Greg Young 303-759-3921
Board of Directors Jim Easton 720-987-7684
Allen Pierce 303-883-8506
Allen Malask 303-726-3700
Bill Morgan 303-868-4384
Rob Gardner 720-263-6203
Wyatt McCallie 303-759-2275
Paul Stratton 303-474-4358
John Swick 720-422-2733
Michael Chavez (Past Pres.) 303-960-5304
Past Presidents of the Optimist Club of Monaco South
Bob Rhue 1976-77
Jerry Whitlow 1977-78
Bill Kosena 1978-79
Duane Wehrer 1979-80
Curt Jefferies 1980-81
Frank Middleton 1981-82
John Young 1982-83
Pat Bush 1983-84
Bob Hugo 1984-85
Tom Mauro 1985-86
Curt Lorenzen 1986-87
Oscar Sorensen 1987-88
Lupe Salinas 1988-89
Bob Avery 1989-90
Bill Litchfield 1990-91
Bill Walters 1991-92
Kent Gloor 1992-93
Gary Strowbridge 1993-94
Mark Metevia 1994-95
Bob Safe 1995-96
Tom Overton 1996-97
Peter Dimond 1997-98
Ralph Symalla 1998-99
Cy Regan 1999-00
Stan Cohen 2000-01
Don St. John 2001-02
Jack Rife 2002-03
Karl Geil 2003-04
Bryce Slaby 2004-05
Donlie Smith 2005-06
Paul Bernard 2006-07
Greg Young 2007-08
Phil Perington 2008-09
Ron Cisco 2009-10
Ed Collins 2010-11
Randy Marcove 2011-12
Paul Simon 2012-13
Jon Wachter 2013-14
John Oss 2014-15
Michael Chavez 2015-16
NEWSLETTER EDITORS: Feb Robert Wardlaw, Mar Pat Bush, Apr Paul Stratton, May Phil Perington
