TOPS #16
The weekly meeting of Take Off Pounds Sensibly #16 was held Thursday at the First sPresbyterian Church at 54 E. Corydon St., Bradford.
The meeting was called to order by President Vickie Johnson with the TOPS and KOPS Pledge. The song was “The More to Get Together.”
Weight Recorder Carole VanSickle and Assistant Weight Recorder Barb Smead weighed in 27 members with a loss of 16.6 pounds. There were three staying the same, six members excused and three for the calories chart.
Best Loser of the Week is Donna Douthit and Officer of the Week is Sue DellaValle.
The secretary’s report was read by Secretary Sue DellaValle.
The inspiration was by Dee Rhodes, the household tip by Chris McCracken, healthy food tips by Elaine Harris and the weekly joke by Jeannie Miller.
Nickelodeon is ice cream. The food to avoid is cookies. The fruit is bananas and the vegetable is radishes.
Carolyn Frantz was honored for her 85th birthday.
Elaine Harris presented a program on tips and facts by Bob Green.
The meeting was adjourned with the Friendship Circle and the The TOPS Prayer.
Women’s Literary Club
The Women’s Literary Club met Friday at the Bradford Area Public Library, where president Patti Neidich presided over the business meeting.
The group discussed upcoming events.
The club is invited to Current Events Club’s Christmas party, which will be held on Dec. 2 at the First Presbyterian Church. Members were reminded to bring a wrapped white elephant gift to future meetings for the club’s holiday program Dec. 6.
Members will also be donating tissues and hand soap to the YWCA Victims’ Resource Center. The group was recognized for its donation to Camp JJ to help support this program.
Gae Colligan introduced speaker Kermit Sherwood, who related many interesting facts about honeybees. Sherwood brought a hive that he made and shared how the bees create honey in the honeycombs. He discussed the societal life of bees and how each of the three kinds of bees has a certain role to play in the hive.
Following the program members had an opportunity to try honey directly from the honeycomb.
After the meeting members enjoyed tea and cookies. Tea was served by Ann Esch, Sandra Haley and Fran Runyan.
Ann Esch will present a program on appetizers at the Nov. 22 meeting.
AAUW
The American Association of University Women – Bradford Branch met at the Church of the Nazarene for its monthly meeting.
Isabelle Champlin, vice president of programs, introduced the guest speaker, Sally Costik, the curator of the Bradford Landmark Society.
Costik holds a bachelor’s degree from Clarion University and a master’s degree in American Studies from the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to accepting the position at the Landmark Society 25 years ago, Costik worked for the National Park Ranger Service and for the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg.
Over the years, Landmark has produced over 10 publications, but its most recent book, “Something’s Burning,” has garnered a great deal of interest. This book contains chronicles with photographs and first-hand accounts of approximately 100 of the better known fires in Bradford.
Costik explained that in the 1800s and early 1900s most the structures on Main Street were made of wood, so once a fire started it often spread to nearby buildings.
Costik told the story of “The Great Fire” when the Bradford House on the corner of the public square went up in flames in 1878. The fire attracted over 5,000 spectators who rushed to the site and ended up getting in the way of rescue and containment efforts. In 1879, the nearby town of Redrock disappeared from the map when a huge oil tank exploded and every structure in its path burned to the ground.
According to Costik, upcoming publications will feature the millionaires of Congress Street and a compilation of the Yankee Doodler articles about area men and women serving in the military during World War II.
A brief business meeting followed the presentation. President Marietta Frank thanked the Hospitality Committee, which included Madeline Miles, Kay Hurley and Jane Sanderson. Terri Smith Leven provided the Treasurer’s Report.
Isabelle Champlin reviewed the tentative list of programs and events for 2020 to 2021. Diane Gardner presented homemade dish cloths and napkins sets made by members which will be donated to the Empty Bowls and Baskets project. Cheryl Lutz collected items and monetary donations for the Bradford YWCA. Faye Parisella announced that Sophia Oliver, a recent Bradford Branch AAUW Scholarship recipient, will be traveling to Ecuador to participate in a mission trip sponsored by a volunteer-run global health organization.
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