Blue Flame Retirees Club · $25 Cindy Maryu $25 Tom Hammond $25 Amelia Sharpe $25 Helen Gutowski $10 Dennis Kulaszewski $10 Anne Gyarmati $10 Shirley Iovaldi $10 Tom Funtsch $10 Delores

Tracy Thomas and Krysten Ruzylo Wellness and Volunteering

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MARCH EDITION

NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, March 12, 2019 10:30 a.m. President MICKI BLAZ 313-819-5359 [email protected] Vice President JOHN MIDDLESTEAD 734-981-2869 [email protected] Treasurer BILL CLINE 734-676-1246 [email protected] Recording Secretary JUDY PRICHARD 313-401-2770 Corresponding Secretary TOM WOZNIAK 248-859-5336 [email protected] Membership NANCY FUNTSCH 734-479-2515 [email protected] Directors BARBARA LAHO 248-356-5522 RON LINSLEY 586-264-6755 [email protected] DONNA LONG 248-569-8617 [email protected] MARCIA WHITED 734-377-9630 [email protected] JANET YNTEMA 313-882-0990 [email protected] ANNIE J. YOUNG 313-651-5183

MEMBERSHIP REPORT DECEMBER, 2018 Paty Kozlowski-Hansen, Acting Membership Secretary and Tom Wozniak Total Membership as of 11-25-18 267 New Members 5 Renee Beatty Brenda Puckett William McKinney William Smith Tomi Payne-Walker Deceased -5 John Ganz,III George Keller, Jr. Forrest Kelley Reno Maccardini Richard Sproul Note: Membership cards are no longer being produced. Use you pension check stub for identification purposes.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT FEBRUARY, 2019 Total Membership as of 12-31-18 267 New Members 2 Johnnie Boone, Jr. Stephen E. Ewing Re-instated 1 Ester M. Cook Not Renewing -3 Total Membership as of 2-24-19 267 Renewals to Date = 231 ANNOUNCEMENTS Tom and Nancy Funtsch are collecting pop and beer can tabs for Ronald McDonald House. Please bring them to the meeting. DTEoffersdiscountstoretireesfornewvehicles,dining,andshopping. Formoreinformation,gototheDTE/MichconRetireewebsiteat:www2.dteenergy.com/wps/portal/dte/retireeRonLinsleyiscollectingBOXTOPS”FOREDUCATION”andCampbell’s“COUPONSFOREDUCATION”foragoodcause.TheAmericanOneCreditUnionofficeisopenatAllenRoadMondaythruFridayuntil4pm.Note,thatretireesneedphotoIDandmayneedtheirCUmembershipcard.Ifyouneedanewcard,call586416-3700or866416-3700.ToreceivetheDEARnewsletter(DetroitEdison/MichconAllianceofRetirees),pleasesendyouraddresstoDEARc/oCharlieMahoney,18633WilliamsCt.,LivoniaMI,48152.Ifyouwouldalsoliketomakeacontribution,makeitpayabletoDEARandsendtoRobertBarrette,58GreenbriarLane,GrossePointeShores,MI48236.TheDEARwebpageislocatedat:www.dearalliance.org. CONDOLENCES

Alfred Glancy III passed away January 10, 2019 Nancy Middlestead passed away December 3, 2018 Reno Maccardini passed away November 7, 2018 George Keller Jr. passed away on December 25, 2018 CHRISTMAS RAFFLE $300 Toni Berta $200 Cheryl Gruziani $100 Teddy Kozlowski $50 Amelia Sharp, Aaron Nichols, Roger Addison, Ronda Cage, Holly Mondy, Anne Gies, Bettye Ellington

HAM RAFFLE Carol McEachran, Tom Chokreff, Ken Burnett, Jo Garcia, Curlee Vickers, Donna Clark, Gary Pawlek, Karen Belloli, Shirley Iovaldi, Anne Young, Olga Zaglewski, Ed Jones 50/50 RAFFLE $50 Carole Gray $50 Rocky Stone $50 Jan Yntema $50 Ron Staschke $25 Renee Beatty

$25 Karen Frank $25 Cindy Maryu $25 Tom Hammond $25 Amelia Sharpe $25 Helen Gutowski

$10 Dennis Kulaszewski $10 Anne Gyarmati $10 Shirley Iovaldi $10 Tom Funtsch $10 Delores Miller

DOOR PRIZES ($20) Nancy Therssen, Ed Jones, Bettye Ellington, Gaila Cook, Sandy Burnett, Ken Burnett, Mary Adams, Rocky Stone, Bob Young, Rose Crew DOOR PRIZES (PIONSETTIAS) Marie Stanuch, George Francis, Susie Kaiser, Mike Lombardo, Ron Staschke TREASURER’S REPORT by B ill Cline The bank balance as of December 31, 2018 is $18,941.19 and the charity can collection for YTD was a total of $763.06. WORDS OF WISDOM You need to understand something that will liberate your life: You don't need other people's approval to be happy. MEMORY JOGGERS & FUTURE EVENTS RAFFLE TICKETS Janet Yntema, 3862 Grayton, Detroit, MI 48224 DUES & NAME OR Blue Flame Retirees Club ADDRESS CHANGE P.O. Box 806234 St. Clair Shores, MI 48080-9998 [email protected], 586-329-4955 CONDOLENCES & SICK Annie J. Young: 313-651-5183. If you leave a message: speak loud and clear, leave a phone number, and repeat key data. For condolences, our club makes a $25 memorial donation to a charity designated by the family. This applies only for the club member who was the employee.

NEWSLETTER Call or mail anything of interest to: Tom Wozniak 248-859-5336 41130 Fox Run Road #221, Novi, MI 48377 [email protected] SPEAKERS John Middlestead 734-981-2869 [email protected] BOARD MEETINGS Training Center, 9:30 AM 1st. Tuesday MEMBERSHIP MTGS 10:30 AM 2nd. Tuesday, Lunch at 11:30 Local 223 Union Hall, 15160 Commerce Drive North, Dearborn, Michigan, 48120 (March thru November) NAME ON CHECKS Make checks payable to BLUE FLAME RETIREES’ CLUB WEBSITE www.blueflameclub.com To have your old photos reprinted in the Blue Flame Newsletter, contact Tom Wozniak at 248-859-5336 or [email protected]

TheDTEBenefitsResourceCenternumberis866-899-4383. JOKES No sex after surgery . . . A recent article in a West Australia newspaper reported that a woman, Mrs.Maynard, has sued a Perth Hospital, saying that after her husband had surgery there, he lost all interest in sex. A hospital spokesman replied: “Mr. Maynard was admitted for cataract surgery. All we did was correct his eyesight.” SICK : Jim Gutowski has been in the hospital twice and is now in rehab. LUNCHEON SPEAKER Christmas Party