The Equalizer
Sabine District Transportation Club
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Volume 08 Issue 04, April 2008 S.D.T.C., PO Box 20103, Beaumont, TX 77720
Event information:
What: Sabine District Transportation Club Spring Golf Outing
When: May 13, 2008
Where: Brentwood Country Club
4201 S. Major Drive
Beaumont, TX 77707
(409) 840-9440
Time: 1:00 pm shotgun start
4-man scramble
Cost: $65/golfer or $240/for 4 golfers
(includes green fees, drinks & dinner)
Dinner that evening at 6:30 pm at the Cattle Company.........
Great prizes!
Reservation Form for May 13, 2008 Golf Outing
Please make reservations for _________persons at $65/ea.
Check is attached (___)
Bill me (___)
Will pay at the door (___)
Signed_______________
Date _________________
Firm____________________________________________
Phone________________
Address_________________________________________
Clip and mail to S.D.T.C., PO Box 20103, Beaumont, TX. 77720,
fax (409) 842-5154,
Ph 724-8853-Mike Garza, or
Sherry Eckerle (409) 791-3259,
Al Anselmo (409) 833-2655
Mike Standley (409) 454-0521,
Joe Ochoa (409) 791-3255
You can also e-mail your reservations to: Sherry.Eckerle@sbcglobal.net
Cancellations cannot be accepted after 3pm on May 9, 2008.
National Transportation Week Raffle
Drawing: May 13, 2008
Cost: $2/ea. or 3 for $5
Need not be present to win!
Grand Prize: 2-Southwest Airline tickets to anywhere in continental US
Sponsor: S.W.Airlines
1st prize: 3-$100 gift certificates to S.W. Airlines
Sponsor: T.A. Services
2nd prize: 4- Astro game tickets to Astro vs. Philly game May 24 & parking pass
Sponsor: Clark Freight Lines
3rd prize: Wine tasting for 8 at D’Vine Wine
Sponsor: Mike & Patty Standley
4th prize: 2-one day passes to Disneyland
Sponsor: Disneyland
5th prize: One night stay at MCM Elegante
Sponsor: MCM Elegante
6th prize: Golf for 4 and carts at Koasati Pines
Sponsor: Coushatta Golf
7th prize: Golf for 2 at Brentwood Country Club
Sponsor: Brentwood Country Club
Brentwood Country Club
Disneyland
Koasati Pines
National Transportation Week
May 11 thru May 17, 2008
Celebrate!
2007 NTW Poster Contest winners
We invite you to come and be a part of NTW celebrations beginning with the Spring Golf Outing, & ending with the raffle drawing that night!
Mayoral Proclamation for National Transportation week to be given by Mayor, Becky Ames, on May 6, 2008.
Watch for pictures of this event in the next Equalizer.
National Transportation Person of the Year: Each year our club recognizes one of our members who have made outstanding contributions in the field of transportation. This year our committee consists of Danny Phillips, Sherry Eckerle and Ronnie Hicks. Should you have a nominee, please get in touch with this committee or fill out the form below & submit it to one of these committee members
Please fill in the name of a current member of the Sabine District Transportation Club that you feel has made significant contributions towards transportation, logistics and our club. This nomination will be kept confidential and the winner will be announced at the awards dinner on May 13, 2008.
Please fax this form to 842-5154, e-mail Sherry.Eckerle@sbcglobal.net, or phone 838-0126 Danny Phillips or 791-3259- Sherry Eckerle.
Annual Shrimp Boil was fun for all!
Many thanks to those who attended this fund raiser. We also want to thanks those persons who worked behind the scenes to make this event such a success!
Donations:
Clark Freight Lines – door prize & dessert donations
Wilson Warehouse Co. – dessert donations
Ricky Blackwell – truck used for the shrimp
Al Anselmo & Gene Landry – cooking canopies
Cooking crew: Serving Crew: Ticket Sales:
Captain – Sam Serio Paul Thorp Betty Douglas
Mary Ferguson Archie Davidson Amy Eckerle
Mike Garza Glenna Davidson Sandra Fife
Robert Ferguson Bill Fertitta
Bobby Sullivan John Cole
John Cole Ray Mitchell
Gene Landry Willie Buford
Joe Ochoa Jerry Esterline
Hector Costilla Richard LeBlanc
Larry Kelley Orlando Ciramella
Ronnie Hicks
Winner of the door prize is: John Cole of ABF Freight Lines – 4 Astro Tickets & Parking Pass donated by Clark Freight!
May 13, 2008 – National Transportation Week
National Transportation
Person of the year
Spring Golf Outing
NTW raffle drawing
June 10, 2008 – TBA
July 8, 2008 – Fish Fry at Rich Courville’s
Board Meeting Announcement:
There will be a short Board of Director’s meeting following the dinner after the Golf Outing at
Brentwood Country Club on May 13, 2008.
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Be sure to visit our sponsors listed both in the Equalizer and on the Web Site…
In the coming issues………
The Board of Directors & Officers will be recommending some changes in our current by-laws. These recommended changes will come before the membership for a vote.
1. Golf came from the medieval Dutch “kolf” and later the old Scottish language “golve” which means “club”. In time, the pronunciation evolved and by 16th century, people start to refer to the game as “golf”.
2. The first rules of Golf were written in Edinburgh for the Annual Challenge for the Edinburgh Silver Club in 1744.
3. The Dutch used to play golf or “kolf” in ice using clubs to strike the golf balls and move them from one point to the next.
4. The Scots later dug a hole in the ground as the aim for the ball.
5. There were originally 13 Rules written for Gold.
6. Van Corlandt Golf Course in New York City was the first public golf course in the US. It was opened in 1895 and is still played in until now.
7. The standard size of a golf ball is 4.25 inches in diameter.
8. The golf term “birdie” came from the 19th century American slang “bird” which means “great” or “cool”. Thus, a great shot in golf is said to be a Birdie and has been officially used in the games since 1899. Later on, the expressions “eagle” and “albatross” followed.
9. The term “Bogey” was derived from a 19th century British song where the Bogey Man lives in the shadows and says “I’m the Bogey Man, catch me if you can!”. In golf, Bogey means a score of one over par.
10. Patty Berg was the first winner of the first US Women’s Open in 1946.