UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER
January 2008
P.O. BOX 81776
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99708
JANUARY DATES
TO REMEMBER
Thursday, January
10 at 12:00 ------------ Salad Luncheon
Mondays and Fridays at 10:30
AM ------------- Ski Group
Tuesday, January
22 at 7pm ------------- Book Group
COMING IN
FEBRUARY
Sunday, February
10 ------------- International Diners
Monday, February
11 at 12:00 ------------ Salad Luncheon
Tuesday, February
26 -------------------- Book Group
SALAD LUNCHEON
The Salad
Luncheon group meets once a month at a memberŐs home. The hostess chooses the
date. We each bring a salad and the hostess provides beverage, bread
and dessert. If you would like to introduce a friend to UWA, please invite
them to attend as your guest. ItŐs a fun way to meet with friends and relax
Elizabeth Shapland hosted the
December salad luncheon. With a total of ten in attendance, there was a wealth
of salads from which to choose and we filled every seat at her table. Thank you
so much, Elizabeth, it was a lovely holiday luncheon.
At the time of this writing, Grace Moore has held the
January luncheon at her home log home high on the hills overlooking Fairbanks. Helen
Howard reports besides eight UWA members there were two visitors: Jane Behlke
and Judi Stoop. ŇGrace set our table with a lovely tablecloth that reminded one
of Christmas, and we had the honor of using a wonderful antique set of dishes
that had been sent her by an elderly friendÓ. Thank you, Grace, for your
hospitality.
The February luncheon has been arranged with Cora Cook for noon
on Monday, February 11. Cora lives
just past the HamiltonŐs house on Gold Dust Drive off Yankovich Road. Please
call Cora at 479-2487 to RSVP and
to receive directions.
If you would like to be our March luncheon hostess, please email Helen Howard at hmh@acsalaska.net or
give Cynthia Dorman a call at
457-4428 and together you can set the date.
SCHOLARSHIP
COMMITTEE
The UWA Scholarship
application period for the 2008-09 school year scholarship awards will run from
February 1 to March 31, 2008. The scholarship committee will review the
applications during the month of April and winners will be announced by the
first of May. We are anticipating quite a few applications so if you
haven't yet expressed interest in helping review scholarship applications,
please let co-chairs Alexis Runstadler (acrunstadler@yahoo.com) or Sine Anahita
(sine.anahita@uaf.edu) know.
BOOK GROUP
Laura Walsh says: ŇWe are
trying to schedule the book group for the fourth Tuesday of every month. I
realize this doesn't work for everyone, but it seemed to work for most of the
people who replied when input was requested.
The book discussion for
January will feature Anne of Green Gables and how it compares to books
written more currently. The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 22nd at
7:00 pm at Gulliver's.
February's book is The OmnivoreŐs
Dilemma and the meeting will by hosted by Elizabeth Shapland on Tuesday,
February 26th. Contact Elizabeth for exact time and directions.
March's book will be Bill
Bryson's In a Sunburned Country - a travel book about Australia. This
book is a lighthearted and fun look at one of the big countries "down
under". We will aim for Tuesday, March 25th at Gulliver's.
Laura
WALK/SKI GROUP
This in from Cynthia Dorman: Usually, Elizabeth
Shapland and I meet with the skiers at the parking lot next to Ballaine Lake on
Monday and Friday at 10:30AM. The
group waits 5 to 6 minutes and then heads out with whoever is there. The pace is moderate and the ski 45-75
minutes in length.
We are still trying to arrange a schedule that will
work for more people. In general the trails are now good; enough snow and
tracks. The general rule has been: at below -10 or colder, we donŐt ski.
I did enjoy a short ski at -15 last week. At lower temperatures, maybe
some last minute phone calls would be in order to determine if anyone is
interested. I donŐt leave the house until about 10:10AM.
The walking group does not
have many takers and, with Elizabeth away for a short time, I have not been as
faithful as I should have been. We may need to adjust the time for
walking. At the moment, I will be happy to walk with anyone who would
like to name a day and time.
Call or e-mail me if you have any questions or
suggestions of times/locations: Cynthia at 457-4428 or c.dorman@alaska.net.
INTERNATIONAL
DINERS
International
Diners is a fun way to collect some great recipes and the dinners are a feast.
The participants are asked to choose a month they will host a meal and decide
upon a cuisine theme. Those whose homes are unable accommodate a dinner party
may partner with someone who can.
When the theme and date are announced, diners interested in attending
contact the host and indicate if they are bringing a guest. The host plans a
menu and each diner receives one dish to prepare. The cost of the meal is
divided evenly among the participants. Every dinner offers a unique culinary
experience with an extensive variety of dishes to savor.
The International Diners held their first gathering of the season on Sunday,
December 16th. The meal
was outstanding! Ten diners enjoyed this Hungarian meal, hosted by Barbara and
Alan Braley. It was a true holiday hit. A special thank you goes to Barbara,
for providing all the diners with copies of the recipes used.
The International Diners next
gathering is scheduled for Sunday, February 10th at the home of John and Laura Walsh. The cuisine will
be Suriname. Please let Laura by January 27th if you're interested in coming. You
may email Laura at lwalsh@acsalaska.net or call 374-8084.
A recipe and directions to her home will be provided.
UWA MOM &
KIDŐS GROUP
No date has been
scheduled for a January play group. If you are interested in scheduling a
Mom and kidŐs get together at your home or another location like the Library or
Gymnastics, Inc, give Alexis Runstadler a call at 452-1044.
CHANGING
ADDRESSES
Send us your new
e-mail address, if it has changed. Also, if you know anyone who has
changed her address and is no longer receiving the newsletter, please let us
know.
WEBSITE
Current and past
UWA newsletters are available on the website maintained by Uma Bhatt at www.uaf.edu/uwa .
Please send
newsletter corrections or comments to Georgene Nielsen at
nielsen@mosquitonet.com or phone 479-0988