______________________________ “Greeter” Assignments 12/2 – Judy Tester; 12/9 – Stephen Bache; 12/16 – Joe Amato; NO MEETING 12/23 & 12/30 ; 1/6 – Joel Fields; 1/13 – Michelle Maida; 1/20 – NO MEETING; MLK DAY ; 1/27 – Mark Hanset; 2/3 – Eric Norberg “Invocation” Assignments 12/2 – John Ellis; 12/9 – Stephen Bache; 12/16 – Judy Tester; NO MEETING 12/23 & 12/30 ; 1/6 – Kathy Stromvig; 1/13 – Janeen Rundle; 1/20 – NO MEETING; MLK DAY ; 1/27 – Mark Pennington; 2/3 – Eric Norberg “Meals On Wheels” Delivery 12/3 – Linda Amato; 12/10 – Dean Gibbons; 12/17 – Kathy Stromvig; 12/24 – Mark Pennington; 12/31 – Joel Fields; 1/7 – Stephen Bache; 1/14 – Judy Tester; 1/21 – Linda Amato; 1’28 – Dean Gibbons; 2/4 – Kathy Stromvig _________________________ Chris McKee manages the Thelma Skelton Meals on Wheels Center, now located at More- land Presbyterian Church, for whom we deliver lunches at noon each Tuesday; you can reach him at 503/953-8209, or e-mail him: [email protected] . When you deliver, please arrive well before noon! November 25, 2019 Shortly after dark, at 7:15 p.m., on Wednesday, Novem- ber 6, and officially dedicated this new Peace Pole to SMILE, the Sellwood- Westmoreland neighborhood association -- with SMILE Station in the background. Among those present to accept was (far right) – SMILE Board Member, and also Chair of the new Sellwood Communi- ty House nonprofit which is operating the former Com- munity Center after the Parks Department closed it. You’ll hear more about this at our December 16 meeting! We’ll meet on the first three Mondays in December; but the meeting December 9 is a Fireside at 6 p.m. at Stephen Bache’s home (details in “Club News” below). The photo below was taken at the club fundraising dinner Stephen held recently! We won’t meet over the Holidays, but will resume on Monday, January 6. In the meantime, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! CLUB “FIRESIDE” ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 6 pm AT THE BACHE HOME. This replaces our noon meeting that day. Informal dis- cussion of the future of the club, with hors d’oeuvres and libations. Northeast corner S.E. 30th at Crys- tal Springs Blvd., In Eastmoreland! We will have no meeting on De- cember 23 and 30, to observe the Holidays. See you again on Mon- day, January 2! Ellie Hrkalova David Ripley today had valuable counsel on dealing with grief, and the importance of mourning.