THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S CLUB Peggy Walchalk, Editor / 330-472-5085 November / December 2016 Established in 1923 In This Issue Holiday Luncheon (Directions and RSVP form) Why we Hike … Stuff the Truck Shaw Festival Highlights News and Notes Things to Do Special Activities Holiday Luncheon Thursday, December 8, 2016 11:30 a.m. Social Hour Parking & Directions: Complimentary valet service is provided. Do not tip; all tips have been pre-paid by the club. Pull into the front courtyard at O’Neil House off W Exchange Street and wait for the valet to come out. There is no parking at the house, so please do not park your car yourself. The O’Neil House is a few blocks west of Our Lady of the Elms. If you are coming from 77, exit at Mull Ave and turn east on Mull Ave. Then drive 1.5 mi on Mull. Turn a sharp left on W Exchange St. The home is immediately to your left. O’Neil House 1290 W. Exchange Street Akron, OH 44313 (330) 867-2650 RSVP to Denise Beck by November 30, 2016— Reservation form enclosed.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S CLUB
Peggy Walchalk, Editor / 330-472-5085 November / December 2016
Established in 1923
In This Issue
Holiday Luncheon (Directions and RSVP form)
Why we Hike …
Stuff the Truck
Shaw Festival Highlights
News and Notes
Things to Do
Special Activities
Holiday Luncheon
Thursday, December 8, 2016
11:30 a.m. Social Hour
Parking & Directions:
Complimentary valet service is provided. Do not tip; all tips have been pre-paid by the
club. Pull into the front courtyard at O’Neil House off W Exchange Street and wait for
the valet to come out. There is no parking at the house, so please do not park your car yourself.
The O’Neil House is a few blocks west of Our Lady of the Elms. If you are coming from 77, exit at Mull Ave and turn
east on Mull Ave. Then drive 1.5 mi on Mull. Turn a sharp left on W Exchange St. The home is immediately to your
left.
O’Neil House
1290 W. Exchange Street
Akron, OH 44313 (330) 867-2650
RSVP to Denise Beck by November 30, 2016—
Reservation form enclosed.
Why we hike…….. Northeast Ohio is a land of plenty and especially a land
of variety. Every hiker has a favorite topography. Per-
haps you are a hill lover - a view from on high is such a
bonus. Some love lake loops, recognizing that they
have a serene quality and forests offer a comfort of their
own. Or perhaps you are fascinated by wetlands. The
sticky goo of a bog and the temporary squishiness of a
vernal pool create something like a giant petri dish,
growing the strangest stuff. Whatever land type is your
favorite, you can probably find it here in northeastern
Ohio. Between the gluey bogs and slippery marshes
and the edge of Lake Eric, you’ll find pretty waterfalls,
steep outcrops of shale and Sharon conglomerate, bore-
al forests, and glacial formations.
This year we visited three outstanding gardens: spring
flowers at Kingwood Center in Mansfield, full summer
splendor at Fellows Riverside Garden in Youngstown,
and early fall wonder atop the canopy walk and tower at
Holden Arboretum in Kirtland. We marveled at the
Mischler weaving mill in Marshallville and discovered
hidden beauty and historical significance along the Tow-
path Trail in downtown Akron. Our luncheons always
are a time to socialize and discuss the latest hikes. Lin-
da Littler and Penny Marquette open their homes and
feed our souls as well as our appetites. A special thank
you to Elise Bennett for inviting us to her Marblehead
home. We loved the hike at East Harbor State Park
and along the shores of Lake Erie. The lunch at the pri-
Sad to say that rain caused us to cancel three of our final
hikes. But, we will definitely have them on next year’s
schedule since the leaders have done all the pre-hike
preparation and are eager for the rest of the group to see
these locales – Hach-Otis State Nature Preserve,
Beartown Lakes, and Piney Woods at Goodyear.
Finally, I must thank all of our hikers. They are a wonder-
ful, interesting, fun-loving bunch of ladies. I treasure the
memories and look forward to future hikes in our delightful
Northeast Ohio.
Leslie Bain, Hiking Chair
STUFF THE TRUCK
Supporting the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties
WHEN: Saturday, December 10th (9 a.m.—4 p.m.)
WHERE: Fairlawn Lutheran Church Parking Lot (next door to Summit Mall)
It’s time to reserve your seat for the UA Women’s Club holiday luncheon at 11:30AM on Thursday December 8
th at the O’Neil House at 1290 W. Exchange in Akron. Only the first 48 reservations can
be accepted. We cannot accept reservations after November 30th. All members receive special pricing. Everyone is encouraged to wear holiday apparel. A prize will be given to the attendee receiving the most votes for her festive appearance. Please write in your name and select a meal preference:
Reserve my seat: __________________________________ @ $25.00 Member (full, associate, sponsored) name
My meal preference is (check one):
____Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes and broccoli
____Classic French Salad with grilled chicken and vegetables and vegetable lasagna
If you invite a guest, write in your guest’s name and select the guest’s meal preference:
Reserve a guest seat: ________________________________@ $30.00 Guest (non-member) name
Guest meal preference is (check one):
____Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes and broccoli
____Classic French Salad with grilled chicken and vegetables and vegetable lasagna
Complete this form & mail it along with your check payable to UAWC to:
Denise must receive this entire form with payment by Nov 30. Your payment covers all costs including server & valet tips. If you have any questions or special requests, give her a call 330-699-6941 or 330-322-2942 To our Bridge players – we will meet at Marilyn Kirk's house immediately after the luncheon. If you plan to play, please be sure to contact Marilyn a week in advance. More information is in the newsletter.
Did you bring your Passport???
Each year our ever-resourceful leader Sylvia Johnson reminds all participants
once, twice and many times to bring their passports on the Shaw Festival trip
to Niagara on the Lake in Ontario, Canada. Canada is a foreign country, and
unlike in the good old days when border crossings were just a question from
the guard about ‘business or pleasure’, now it is a big deal with lots of high
tech security. So, I arrive early at the UA parking lot and load my suitcase
onto the bus, then sit down and chat with the other travelers. Was reminiscing
about situation several years past when we discovered someone had not
brought their passport while driving toward Canada, and in that instance the
bus had to turn around and return to Akron area so that the passport could be
retrieved. Well, all of a sudden I realized that I had also forgotten that neces-
sary document – what a dummy! Luckily we hadn’t left the parking lot yet. So,
I quickly told Sylvia and bus driver my problem and said that I would go home
and get my passport, then drive my car to the rest stop in Erie where I would
park the car and rejoin the group going onward. No time to wonder if this
would work; just do it. Luckily all the traffic lights were green and most of the
driving was on interstate. Have to admit that I exceeded the speed limit at
times. I caught up with the bus just before Erie and everything worked out.
WHEW!!
So, the moral of this story is to never think you have everything you need until
you go over Sylvia’s letter again and again. She writes all those instructions
for a reason!
Oh, by the way, we had another gorgeous time at the Shaw. The weather was
perfect. The hotel was so elegant. The plays were excellent and visually ex-
citing. The shops and restaurants were varied and had something for every-
one. The flowers were magnificent and Niagara Falls defies description. You
really must come next year!!! BUT, Don’t Forget Your Passport!!