Holiday Party Rescheduled To December 19th

Happy Holidays

Jacque has rescheduled our Holiday Party for Thursday December 19th at 11:00 to 1 pm at Furrs Restaurant at the Farm Shopping Center 51st and Sheridan.  A second chance for Those of you who were not able to come on a Saturday( RSVP to Jacque Gonzales).  Hope to see you there.

Mary Oswald

Holiday Party Postponed - New Date to be Announced

Happy Holidays All!

I spoke to Jacque Gonzales, who is managing this Years Holiday Party, this morning  and offered to help pass along the word that our Holiday Party will be postponed due to the inclement weather.  She will reschedule and pass along updates.

Stay warm!  See you Soon

Mary Oswald

Volunteers Needed - Alpha Rho Tau Promotional Event December 6

Alpha Rho Tau has secured a table at Hardesty Art Center, 101 E. Archer Street, Tulsa, on Friday, December 6, from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm.  The purpose of this event for A.R.T. is to promote our civic art club and educate interested persons about what we do and who we are.

This event will take place during the monthly “First Friday Art Crawl” in the Brady District, downtown Tulsa.

Thanks to Mike Walker and Ken Brown for securing this opportunity for A. R. T.

Volunteers are needed for four shifts, 2 hours each.  We need two volunteers for each shift to man the table and handout brochures.  Shift times are:


1 - 3 pm - Norman has already volunteered for this shift, we need one more volunteer
3 - 5 pm
5 - 7 pm
7 - 9 pm

We need two volunteers for each shift to man the table and handout brochures

Please email Norman Dietert at ndietert@yahoo.com or or call Norman at 918-369-2251 for more information.

A.R.T. Special Announcement--Nancy Swindler---Message from Incoming A.R.T. President Norman Dietart

Dear Friends and Members of Alpha Rho Tau, Incoming A.R.T. President Norman Dietart would like to make the following announcement:

It is with deep regret and much sorrow that we must tell you that Nancy Swindler, a great woman, artist, and friend to Alpha Rho Tau, passed away this week.

While we do not know many of the details at this moment, we want to make the announcement of Nancy Swindler's funeral services for those of you who would would like to pay your respects.

Nancy Swindler's services will be held Tuesday, November 26 , 2 p.m. at Moore's Southlawn Chapel 9350 E 51st St, Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK) 74145 phone: (918) 663-2233.

(Moore's Southlawn Chapel is between Memorial and Mingo (closer to Mingo-- the cemetery is near Memorial and the Funeral Home for Services is right next to cemetery, closer to the Mingo side)

A Request from Nancy Swindler's Family
"This was Nancy's request.

Please send contributions to:

     Tuesday Morning Miracle Workers Fund
     c/o Tulsa Community Foundation
     7030 S. Yale, Ste. 600
     Tulsa, OK  74136

This is an endowment fund that my parents, Nancy and Jimmie Swindler set up for
my dad's Habitat for Humanity work group so that their group's work will continue to benefit Habitat for Humanity for years to come. We appreciate any contributions that people may make. Thank you."

Vickie Swindler Sanborn

PROPOSED FINAL BYLAW DOCUMENT

At least once in five(5) years a committee is set to determine whether our Bylaws are in good standing and a sound working document to fit the needs of our organization. A committee was appointed by President Perez, at the August Board meeting, headed by Carol Mulcare and Karin Cermac, with 5 members;  Dolores Creekmore, Byrene Culver, Norman Dietert, Charlene Pennington, & Mary Oswald.  The Committee met, revised and rewrote the document. Additions, changes and corrections were approved by President Perez, before the proposed document was again approved by the board at our meeting September 3, and final changes made.

We plan to present the Bylaws in FINAL form at the September 16th general meeting.  New Bylaws will go into effect when, after being approved by the membership, they are placed into the written record, by the Secretary.

Attached is your on-line opportunity to look over our New Bylaws before the meeting, and the vote.

MO

Draft of Proposed Bylaws

Meeting Cancelled for May, 20

Our meeting scheduled for Monday, May 20 has been cancelled due to the threat of severe weather in our area. 

Our guest speaker has been contacted and notified of the cancellation.

 The National Weather Service website for Tulsa states:

"...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LONG TRACK TORNADOES...

DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE...TAKING ON SUPERCELLULAR CHARACTERISTICS. ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP FURTHER SOUTH INTO EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE IS ALREADY VERY UNSTABLE AND ADDITIONAL SURFACE HEATING IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRENGTHENING WIND FIELDS ALOFT. GIVEN THE EXPECTED ENVIRONMENT...THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FEW LONG TRACK VIOLENT TORNADOES...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY BECOME AN ISSUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE GREATEST THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REPEATEDLY MOVE ACROSS THIS AREA TONIGHT WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COMMON. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH WOULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING."

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Alpha Rho Tau!



From Bill & Mary Oswald