The Equalizer

Sabine District Transportation Club

Member of Traffic Clubs International

 Please keep our troops and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

Volume 09 Issue 01, January 2009                                              S.D.T.C.,  PO Box 20103,   Beaumont, TX  77720  

Guest Speaker for February 10, 2009

He is a Financial Advisor & Guided Portfolio Manager for Smith Barney.


 

He will be speaking on “Selecting the appropriate retirement plan” and looking at 401(k), simple IRAs and other options for business owners.

February 10, 2098 Installation of 2009-2010 Officers and Board of Directors

  The installation will be conducted by members of the TCI from the Houston area at a luncheon on February 10, 2009 at 11:30 am at the Cattle Company.  Come out & show your support for your new leaders!

President – Joe Ochoa, Wilson Warehouse Co. of Texas, Inc.
1st Vice President – John Cole, ABF Freight lines
2nd Vice President – Gene Landry, Briggs Equipment
3rd Vice President – Bubba Metz, Neff Brothers
Immediate Past President: Danny Phillips, Burris Bekins
Secretary/Treasurer – Sherry Eckerle, Wilson Warehouse Co. of Texas, Inc.
Non-Resident Director – Chris Popjoy, KCS Railroad
Board Members:
Bobby Sullivan – Briggs Equipment
Robert Ferguson – Burris Bekins Transfer & Storage
Buz Brown – Bill Clark Pest Control
Mike Garza – ISP Elastomers
Al Anselmo – Texas Storage
Sandy Olson – A OK Moving & Storage
Sam Serio – Port of Beaumont
Ronnie Hicks, Port of Port Arthur

Congratulations to this new group of leaders for the ensuing year. However, there are plans in the works to ask several other members to serve on committees for the new year. So if any member would like to serve on any of our committees, please get in touch with Joe Ochoa at 791-3255. He is in the process of selecting committee members.
 

Two Lamar students chosen for SDTC annual scholarship awards. Stormie Guidry and Bran Schlabs were chosen by Dr. Kabir Sen, Department head of Marketing for Lamar University.

These two students are going to college full time while working full time jobs as well.  Both students will be graduating in the next year.

Also recognized was Lacy & Logan Theriot, Casey Cole and Ashley Landry the current recipients of the dependent scholarships awarded in August 2008.

Reservation Form for Installation Luncheon

                February 10, 2009

Please make reservations for ___persons at $17.50/ea.

Check is attached (___)

 Bill me (___)

Will pay at the door (___)

Signed____________________________________

_Date _________________

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A special thanks to Greg Fountain, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Jefferson County for being our guest speaker for the January luncheon.

Greg is fondly recognized as “Mr. Hurricane”.  Being from High Island he is no stranger to threatening weather conditions.  However, in his tenure thus far there have been 4 named hurricanes in the past 3 years.   Greg also served for 20 years as a deputy sheriff with Jefferson County prior to being named EMC.

He did mention that the Hologram program is not working as it was designed.  So far it is still under suspension. 

There is an informational web site where you can order several hand outs for your employees that have suggestions/lists for emergency evacuations. This web site is:

Web Site Update: To reach the web site from the Internet: http://www.txsdtc.org
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Board Meeting Announcements:
There will be a Board of Director’s meeting on February 10, 2009 at 11 am.
 

Time is running short to obtain TWIC Cards. The TWIC Centers have extended hours in order to process the requests.

 TWIC Sites locally are:

Beaumont:

Ford Convention Center

Tyler Room

5155 IH-10 South

Beaumont, TX  77705-4213

Port Arthur:

3800 Highway 365

Suite 123

Port Arthur, TX  77642-7566

You can pre-enroll online or in person at one of the sites listed for Beaumont/Port Arthur area.

There is a help desk for the TSA’s TWIC Program.  The phone number for the help desk is 1-866-347-8942.  The help desk will be available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 12:00 am EST. 

We are currently seeking prizes and donations for our NTW raffle.  If you would like to make a donation, have an idea, or could help the committee members with obtaining some really great prizes for the fund raiser, please contact Danny Phillips or Robert Ferguson at 651-1708, Joe Ochoa @ 791-3255 or Sherry Eckerle at 791-3259.  Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

NTW raffle drawing is scheduled for May 12, 2009 following the golf outing.

                                                                   Super Bowl Facts!

New Orleans and Miami have hosted the Super Bowl the most at 9 times.

Dallas, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh have won the most Super Bowls at 5 times.

The longest Super Bowl winning streak has only been two in a row.

Minnesota, Buffalo and Denver have lost the most Super Bowls at 4 times. Buffalo lost 4 times in a row.

The longest run in a Super Bowl was 75 yards by Willie Parker during Super bowl XL.

Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, and Tony Dungy have all won a Super Bowl both as a player and a coach.

In 1981, Oakland linebacker Rod Martin set a record with three interceptions.

In 2000, St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner set a record with 414 yards passing.

In 1989, San Francisco wide Receiver Jerry Rice gained 215 yards on 11 catches.