The Equalizer
Sabine District Transportation Club
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Volume 08 Issue 09, September 2008 SDTC, PO Box 20103, Beaumont, TX 77720
October 14, 2008 Fall Golf Outing at The Palms – Cancelled due to Hurricane Ike
Rescheduled for November 11, 2008 at Brentwood Country Club
Due to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ike for so many of our businesses and homes, the Fall Golf Outing for the SDTC has been cancelled. Our golf committee has selected Brentwood for a November 11, 2008 outing. Plans are in the beginning stages. Once the plans are finalized, the information will be passed on to each of our members. We appreciate your patience as we get this event re-scheduled. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their homes and businesses throughout the area.
Our guest speaker, Deral Segler of Bridge City was very informative on safe driving. A true man of patience in dealing with those of us in the defensive driving schools for driving outside of the law!
The definition for defensive driving is: a collision which is unavoidable with multiple causes, or an accident, “mishap” where there is a definite cause where someone broke the law. The major cause is usually inattentiveness, rubber necking and speed.
A fatality happens every 12 minutes, an injury every 11 seconds, property damage every 7 seconds and law is called every 5 seconds.
Drivers with a CDL cannot take defensive driving as they are supposed to be professional drivers 100% of the time.
Personal Safety:
- follow the 2-3 second rule – to be able to respond
- keep your eyes moving
- check mirrors frequently
- leave your self an out – “use the what if game”
- make sure other see you – lights, horn, turn signal etc.
- drive defensively
Upcoming Events:
November 11, 2008 Fall golf Outing – Brentwood
Country Club – noon tee off-4 man scramble
December 9, 2008 Annual Christmas Party at
Cattle Company 6:00 pm
January 13, 2009 Scholarship & election of officers luncheon at the Cattle Company
February 10, 2009 Installation of officers
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Board Meeting
Announcements:
There will not be a Board of Director’s meeting for October. We will meet again in November to finalize plans for the Christmas party.
Dependent scholarship winners for the year 2008 are:
Lacey Theriot-daughter of Anthony Theriot (Yellow Freight)
Logan Theriot-son of Anthony Theriot (Yellow Freight)
John Casey Cole-son of John Cole ( ABF Freight Lines)
Alicia Landry-daughter of Gene Landry (Briggs Equipment)
Lacey is attending Lamar in Port Arthur.
Logan and Alicia are attending Lamar in Beaumont.
Casey is attending University of New Mexico.
Alicia is attending Lamar University in Beaumont.
Congratulations to each of these students. We are proud to be able to help support your endeavors for a higher education and wish you well in your future.
A big thanks to our members for helping support our fund raisers which make these scholarships possible!
Bridge City Pizza Hut – Hurricane Ike
September 19, 2008
Evacuation was mandatory for the counties of: Jefferson, Orange, Newton, Jasper & Hardin.
The devastation is great. The City of Bridge City has over 99% of homes damaged/destroyed and many without flood insurance, as well as our neighbors in Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston.
Hurricane Ike touches the lives of all of us in some way. Maybe it was a family member’s home or business that was damaged or destroyed. From Galveston to Lake Charles the debris turns brown from the salt water, and folks are out in groves doing cleanup after the storm. Many homes were described as “looks like a bomb went off inside”. This is week number 3 and some establishments have re-opened, but for certain, the area looks different and will take a while to rebuild. Others have opted to mover from the area all together.
As people get back to normal and find ways to keep going, our prayers continue for those in need. Several requests have been made in the form of assistance to our membership. If you are able to help, please let us know so that we can get you in contact with those persons asking for assistance.
Many thanks to Clear Water Radio and Al Caldwell for the continuous updates on information for our communities.
They were truly a god-send for us during this time. They passed on information as it was made available to help those who were able to listen to a radio.
2 . The Atlantic hurricane season goes from June 1st to November 30th.
3. Hurricanes are named alphabetically, with female and male names alternating. This naming first started in 1979.
4. The name “Hurricane” is derived from the storm god Huracan.
5. On July 17, 1943, Joseph Duckworth made history by flying his plane into the eye of a hurricane.
6. The right side of the North American hurricanes is the strongest.
7. Specific names of hurricanes are retired when they are named for a particularly devastating.
8. Taping the windows shut is not likely to facilitate safety and therefore considered a hurricane myth.
9. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest hurricane on record.
10. A storm wit a defined circulation and winds of up to 38 mph is considered a Tropical Depression.