The Equalizer
Sabine District Transportation Club
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Volume 08 Issue 03, March 2008 S.D.T.C., PO Box 20103, Beaumont, TX 77720
Shrimp Boil April 8, 2008
It’s that time of year for our annual shrimp boil! The committees are ready, the plans are complete, and we are ready for some fun! The menu consists of boiled shrimp, potatoes, corn, drinks, and desserts. Door prizes are going to be raffled as well.
Gather your friends, family and co-workers. Reservations can be made by calling any board member, or a member of the calling committee, faxed, or e-mailed.
The calling committee: Robert Ferguson – 838-0126, Mike Standley-454-0521, Lloyd Gentry-313-3293, or Sherry Eckerle-791-3259. Fax number (409)842-5154., e-mail address: Sherry.Eckerle@sbcglobal.net
Event information:
What: Sabine District Transportation Club Annual Shrimp Boil
When: April 8, 2008
Where: Harvest Club, 2600 Block of Gulf Street in Beaumont
Time: Doors open at 5:30 pm; Serving begins at 6:30 pm
Cost: $25/person
Reservations: preferred in advance (limited number of tickets available at the door)
Note- tickets cannot be mailed after 4-1-08 to ensure arrival – they can be picked up at the door
No cancellations can be made after April 4, 2008 at 3 pm
Reservation Form for April 8, 2008 Shrimp Boil
Please make reservations for _________persons at $25/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,
Robert Ferguson (409) 838-0126,
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 April 4, 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
Spring Golf Outing May 13, 2008
Date: May 13, 2008
Location: Brentwood Country Club
Time: shotgun start at 1 pm
Cost: $65/golfer (includes fee, carts & dinner)
Four Man scramble – everyone welcome
You can register your team at the Shrimp boil or by calling Al Anselmo at 833-2655 or Sherry Eckerle at 791-3259.
Many thanks to Ernest Bezdeck from the Port of Beaumont for being our guest speaker for the March luncheon. The Port of Beaumont is expanding! What great news for our area.
The web site for the Port of Beaumont is:
www.portofbeaumont.com
The focus was on the 450 acres that are being developed by the Port in Orange County. The pipe line expansion from the LNG plant will go to this island for exporting onto to ships within the expanded port facility. Along with this, the Port of Beaumont was recently awarded a $17 million dollar contract for building a dock on this acreage.
Currently the majority of the commodities being handled are iron & steel products. The US military is building a command center in the Port. This is expected to be a 10 year contract.
The rail expansion on the Jefferson County side is expected to increase the handling of cars from 800 to 1200 once it is completed.
The Port has increased the amount of cargo going through the port over the last few years and continues to grow with the expansion on the island in Orange County which should be operational in 2008.
National Transportation Week
May 11 thru May 17, 2008
Celebrate!
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.
Bill Clark Pest Control recently celebrated 50 years in business on December 27, 2007. These folks celebrated this event with a Greater Beaumont Business After Hours on 2-26-08. Approximately 250-300 people were in attendance when Bill Clark generously donated $18,250 which was distributed throughout 18 local charities. This donation represented $1/day for every day that he has been in business for the past 50 years. Congratulations!
On April 10, 2008, from 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, A-OK Shredding, Moving & Storage will have an open house celebrating their 35th anniversary. They will be having a Great Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Business Before/During/After Hours celebration. They are an agent for National Van Lines and have the largest plant-based paper shredder in Southeast Texas. A-OK has invited everyone to bring the boxes of personal records, watch it being shredded & receive a Certificate of Destruction! We also welcome A-OK as a web site & Equalizer sponsor!
Calendar of Scheduled Events:
April 8, 2008 – Annual Shrimp Boil
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
There will NOT be a Board of Director’s meeting in April.
We will reconvene in May.
Proclamation for
National Transportation Week
May 11-17, 2008
Web Site Update: To reach the web site from the Internet: http://www.txsdtc.org
To retrieve the Equalizer from the server: http://www.txsdtc.org/equalizer/march/2008/ or from the web site: txsdtc.org
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.
. There are nearly 4 million miles of roads in the US, enough to circle
the globe about 160 times, go to the moon and back more than 8 time, or
take 800 round trips between New York and Los Angeles
. The average US household now has more cars and other personal vehicles
than drivers—1.9 personal vehicles compared to 1.8 drivers on average
per household.
. According to the National Research Council, fuel economy regulations
for transportation save an average of 2.8 million gallons of gasoline a
day
. The first street paved with asphalt in the US was New York’s Fifth
Avenue
. Nearly 25 percent of the 54,664 bridges on the Interstate System were
built over the five-year period of 1965-1969.