The Equalizer

Sabine District Transportation Club

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Volume 07 Issue 10, October 2007                                                                                                                S.D.T.C.,  PO Box 20103,   Beaumont, TX  77720    

 
                                        November 13, 2007 Luncheon at the Cattle Company Featuring the Port Arthur Seamen’s Center
Our guest speaker for the November 13, 2007 luncheon will be Fr. Sinclair K. Oubre, J.C.L., who is affiliated with the Port Arthur Seamen’s Center.

 

The Port Arthur Seamen’s Center was established in 1972, to create a safe haven for seafarers, in response to a number of physical assaults on merchant mariners as they walked back to their ships.

 

Port Arthur has a proud history of serving the seafarers who visit its docks.  The center is an inter-denominational ministry of Christ’s love and welcome to the men and women of the sea.

 

Seafarer’s welfare agencies have existed in Port Arthur since the 1930’s.  The first agency was the Seamen’s Church Institute sponsored by St. George Episcopal Church.

 

From 1943-1948, the United Seamen’s Service took care of merchant seamen at their center located at 201 Procter Street.  For many years, the seafarers who sailed from the docks of Port Arthur were in fact residents of Port Arthur or neighboring cities.  However, as shipping changed and more and more companies chose to use foreign flag vessels, the U.S. Flag fleet declined.

 

 

 In the year 2000, there were 1,873 ships piloted through our waterways, translating to 46,825 seafarers. In the year 2006.

There were 2200 ships which increased the seafarers to 50,600 from around the world coming to our area ports.

In 2001, the Board of Directors decided to build a new Center. With the new wind storm requirements, the construction is expected to cost One Million Dollars. Phase I, the outer shell of the building, will be completed in about 2 weeks.

Currently they are still seeking funding of approx. $300,000 to complete the construction.

The success of this project will enable more seafarers to be served. It will enable the volunteers to have space in which to work without cramping the seafarers. Storage space will be available for Christmas Gift Boxes, filler items, sports equipment, books, etc.

A meeting room will be available for functions and groups to rent for various activities. Best of all, the New Center will have a chapel for individual or group worship.

Volunteers are always welcomed at the center. For more information, please contact, Doreen M. Badeaux at the Seamen’s Center. Ph (409) 985-4545.

Reservation Form for Lunch November 13, 2007

Please make reservations for _________persons at $17.50/ea.

Check is attached (___) Bill me (___) Will pay at the door (___)

Signed_____________________________________

Date _________________

Firm_______________________________________

Phone________________

Address____________________________________________

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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) 842-5290.  You can also e-mail your reservations to: sherry.eckerle@sbcglobal.net or make them from the web site.

 

                                      

 

 

 

 

December 11, 2007 Annual  Christmas Party

                          

 

Mark you calendars for a night full of fun & fellowship as we celebrate with a Christmas Party at The Cattle Company at 6:00 pm the night of December 11, 2007. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events:

 

 

November 13, 2007-Luncheon at the Cattle Company

 

 

December 11, 2007 – Christmas Party at the Cattle Company

 

 

January 8, 2007 – Scholarship & elections –Lunch at the Cattle Company

 

 

February 12, 2007-Installation of 2008-2009 Officers

 

 

The Equalizer was recognized at the Transportation Club International’s annual conference.  The Equalizer won 2nd place in the new letter competition for clubs 0-99 members.

 

 

Our neighbors, The Wheel, the news letter from the Houston Transportation Club also won 2nd place in the competition for clubs 200+ members.

 

 

 

Many thanks to all the folks who work hard at keeping our members informed!

 

 

Congratulations!

 

 
                                                                 October Fall Golf Outing Was a Success!

The golf outing set up by our committee chairman, John Cole, proved to be fun & entertaining.  The weather was hot & sunshine after several days of rain preceding the event.  The greens were in great shape.  A buffet dinner was hosted by Brentwood following the event under the covered pavilion.     

 

 

 

                     

 

 

 

 

          

 

The winners are:

 

Longest Drive: Bubba Metz

Closest to the hole: Barry Stelly

 

1st place team (score of 57)

Bubba Metz

Daryl Breaux

Moses Lopez

 

2nd place team (score of 64)

Marty Forson

Barry Stelly

David Colley

John Tweekrem

 

Our thanks to those golfers who played in the outing and to Brentwood who again proved to be an excellent host for this event.  Those of you who did not get to attend; you missed a great char-gilled hamburger dinner following the event!

 

 

                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special notice:   

During November a committee will be calling for volunteers to run on the ballot for our officers and board of directors for the 2008-2009 year.  Please consider running as our club needs members to help fill these positions.   

Our events are scheduled the second Tuesday of each month.  The Board meets an average of 10 times a year, usually on the Tuesdays where we have events.  Our physical year runs from March 1 to February 28 each year.

Your vote counts, so please consider becoming an active member for these positions.

 

 

 

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/october2007/   or from the web side: txsdtc.org

 

If you do not have an e-mail address or simply wish to continue to have the Equalizer mailed to you, let our secretary know.  

 

Be sure to visit our sponsors listed both in the Equalizer and on the Web Site…

 

 

 

 

 

Board Meeting Announcements:

There will be a Board of Director’s meeting on November 13, 2007 at 11 am at the Cattle Company.

 

Have a safe Halloween!

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Did you know?                                                                                                                                                                            Editor:  Larry Kelley
In a 100-year period, a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about 2 weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere.

 
The overall amount of water on our planet has remained the same for two billion years.

 

Water regulates the earth's temperature. (Editor’s note: Water does not contain CO)

 
Frozen water is 9% lighter than water, which is why ice floats on water.

 

Human brains are 75% water.

 
75% of a chicken is water.