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Hawaii Ski Club – November, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Geof Chu – 330-7432
Vice President – Anita Hodges, 486-8667
Secretary - Craig Shaffer
Treasurer - Wanda Sowell
James Purvis
Toby Kravet – 224-1065
Wanda "Wandi" Sagum
Susan Murata
Kevin Okawa
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Club Historian
Jo Yee
Newsletter Editor
Toby Kravet
(Click on Contacts for e mail addresses)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Every Monday evening (except on holidays): 4:30 P.M. A group of ski club members and their friends play tennis at Keehi Lagoon courts, off Lagoon Drive. Stay in shape and share refreshments afterwards!
October 24, (Saturday) and subsequent dates thereafter (see below): Live Transmission Operas from the Met, Regal Dole Cannery Stadium Theatres.
October 31, (Saturday): 7:30 P.M. Wine-Bottling Halloween Party at “Wine: The Experience.”
November 5, (Thursday): 6:00 P.M. General Membership Meeting at Sam Snead's. ACE-Certified Personal Trainer, Lori Okami, a former National Body Building Champion, will give a presentation on conditioning and related fitness subjects. Be there no later than 5:30 for the dinner specials.
November 15, (Sunday): 3 P.M. Black Turkey Day, the annual Ski Club Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner at the Kahaluu country manse of Bill Rothe and Rebecca Horne.
November 19, (Thursday) 5:30 P.M. Board Meeting at Henry Loui's.
November 26, (Thursday) 9 A.M. Volunteer Project and Tailgate potluck brunch at Blaisdell Arena.
December 6, (Sunday) 12:30 P.M. Aiea Loop Trail hike.
December 19, (Saturday) 5:30 P.M. Annual Christmas Party and viewing
of the Boat Parade at the Large's house in Hawaii Kai.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
A handful of slopes have already opened with larger resorts in Utah and
Colorado already making snow. The potential for an abundance of snow this year
looks high, and, hopefully, when we arrive in Aspen – Snowmass in late January,
there will be good coverage and the snow cats will not be grooming the dirt.
For the young at heart, the Winter X Games coincide with our visit, and you can
view a lot of “crashing and burning” on and off the slopes.
It’s now that we are should be thinking of ways to get into condition for our
upcoming Ski Week 2010. Toby has planned one more hikes before we depart, and
this year’s venue will result in a lot more time on the slope than last year’s
sightseeing and traveling. Our November General Membership theme will feature a
fitness expert to help push us to get fit for Ski Week 2010.
For the holidays, the Board has planned a repeat of the Halloween Party at Wine
the Experience, the Pre-Thanksgiving Black Turkey Day at the "Rothe Estate," and
the Annual Christmas Party/Koko Marina Boat Parade at the Large’s home on the
water.
Aloha,
GEOF
UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
LIVE TRANSMISSION OPERAS FROM THE MET
Regal Dole Cannery Stadium Theatres
735 B Iwilei Rd.
For those who aren't planning on attending the UH football
games, you might want to consider seeing a live transmission opera at the Dole
Cannery Theatres.
The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in
HD continues for its fourth season, featuring nine live transmissions. All
performances begin at 1 P.M. at the Dole Cannery Theatres. Don’t miss the chance
to experience the Met live at our local movie theater!
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx
The 2009–10 Live in HD season continues October 24 with...
2. AIDA-GIUSEPPE VERDE
October 24, 2009
Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama
full of spectacular crowd scenes.
Approximate running time 4 hours / 2 intermissions
3. TURANDOT-GIACOMO-PUCCINI
November 7, 2009
Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred
of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles
beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins
her love and whose solos include the famous “Nessun dorma.”
Approximate running time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions
4. LES CONTES d'HOFFMAN – JACQUES OFFENBACH
December 19, 2009
Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic
writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey.
Approximate running time 3 hours / 2 intermissions
5. DER RONSEKAVALIER – RICHARD STRAUSS
January 9, 2010
Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars
Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser
role of her young lover.
Approximate running time 3 hours / 2 intermissions
6. CARMEN – GEORGES BIZET
January 16, 2010
One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence, and
racism—and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard
Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the inalienably
great works of art. It’s sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be
shocking.”
Approximate running time 4 hours / 2 intermissions
7. SIMON BACCANEGRA – GIUSEPPE VERDI
February 6, 2010
Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history
singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller in this moving and
tragic story of a father and his lost daughter.
Approximate running time 3 hours 40 minutes / 2 intermissions
8. HAMLET – AMBROISE THOMAS
March 27, 2010
The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other
writer’s. For the role of Ophelia, the French composer created an extended mad
scene that is among the greatest in opera.
Approximate running time 3 hours 45 minutes / 1 intermission
9. ARMIDA – GIOACHINO ROSSINI i
May 1, 2010T
This is a mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison.
Approximate running time 4 hours 20 minutes / 2 intermissions
WANDI
ANNUAL WINE BOTTLING HALLOWEEN PARTY AT “WINE, THE EXPERIENCE”
October 31, (Saturday) 7:30 P.M., 1016 Kapahulu Ave., Suite 1, 738-0738
www.winetheexperience.com
This event is so much FUN we’re doing it again, and again. Wine, The Experience
is a trendy bar where they brew wine for us that we will bottle at the party.
Bring a pupu to share, wear your scariest costume, and you may win a prize!
For $15 you get all the “really good” wine you can drink (please drink
responsibly) and afterward, the adventurous will trek into Waikiki to partake of
the insanity that occurs there once a year! If you haven’t experienced Waikiki
on Halloween, it is like nothing else!
JAMES
NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING
November 5, (Thursday), 6 P.M.
The Club is pleased to have Ms. Lori Okami speak on conditioning and related fitness subjects at the November General Meeting. Lori is a mother of three, one in college and two in grade school. She has her MBA and spent nearly two decades in the corporate world. Today, Lori is an ACE-certified personal trainer and shares her experiences through the Honolulu Advertiser blog, Be Strong Live Long. She is a former National Bodybuilding Champion who also held 6 World records, 7 National records and 10 State records for Powerlifting in 3 weight classes. In addition, Lori held Hawaii Armwrestling titles for 3 years. Lori has appeared on local and national television (Hawaiian Moving Company and ESPN), as well as in international, national and local publications including USA Today, Flex, Muscle & Fitness, the Honolulu Advertiser and Midweek to name a few. Over the years, Lori has conducted workshops and demonstrations throughout our island chain at numerous competitions, schools and businesses promoting health and fitness.
Although the formal meeting does not begin until 6 P.M., the special pricing on dinners ends at 5:30, so be there early to eat and "talk story."
KEVIN, TOBY
BLACK TURKEY DAY THANKSGIVING FEAST
November 15, (Sunday), 3 P.M. 47-461 Hui Kelu St., Kahaluu
The traditional club Thanksgiving dinner at Bill an Rebecca's home will be held
on Sunday, November 15, starting at 3:00. Get out your favorite seasonal
recipes to add to Bill Rothe's smoked turkeys, black on the outside, but
deliciously juicy meat within. Don't miss this fun occasion to join your friends
giving thanks for all the wonderful tastes and smells of the season. There will
be an e-mail sign-up for this event. Bring your favorite beverage. Directions:
Cross on your best route to the Windward side (unless you already live there),
and join up with Kahekili Highway. Pass Windward Community College to Valley of
the Temples. At or after the first traffic light following the cemetery, turn
left onto Hui Iwa St. Continue toward the mountains to the "second coming" of
Hui Kelu St. and take a left. Hui Kelu first appears on your right, but you
want to ignore this as it is a long loop road which eventually crosses over Hui
Iwa further down where you will be making the turn onto it. Follow Hui Kelu,
approximately 1/2 mile it as it wraps around to 47-461 Hui Kelu on the left.
Both Google Maps and Google Earth locate the house "dead on." If lost, call
239-4332
WANDA
EARLY THANKSGIVING DAY TAILGATE AT THE NBC
November 26, (Thanksgiving Day), 9 A.M.
Our community service project, helping The Salvation Army serve Thanksgiving
dinner to the needy, has its full quota of 18 volunteers and a few on the wait
list. However, the rest of you may join us for a tailgate potluck brunch from
9:00 to 10:30 on Thanksgiving Day, November 26. You'll find us in our club
shirts and funny headgear on the grass by the parking structure near the NBC
arena, probably the only group tailgating! An e-mail sign-up for the the
tailgate potluck will be forthcoming.
WANDA
AIEA LOOP TRAIL HIKE
December 6, (Sunday), 12:30 P.M.
The final Hike of the KISS (Keep in Skiing Shape) series will truly be a Kiss. Although this will be the second longest (4.4 miles), it will also be the most level, and some of it will be on sidewalk-wide trail. Much of it will be "walk in the park" with beautiful mountain views as well as a spectacular view of the H3 heading up towards the tunnel (Ugh!). The middle and final sections, however, will be typical "Hawaiian style" trail with roots, rocks, and some mud. How much mud will depend upon most recent weather. Also, unless the DLNR has been out with chainsaws for trail maintenance between now and then (in this economy, I doubt it), there will be some fallen trees to step over. The hike should take from 2.5 - 3 hours. We will start from/end at the top parking lot in the Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area at the top of Aiea Heights Drive. Drive up the hill 2.7 miles from the intersection of Aiea Heights Drive and Moanalua Rd., and you will enter the park. Drive up another .5 miles on the park loop road, and you will come to a parking lot with a covered picnic pavilion on the left and a restroom straight ahead. Park here and look for other Ski Club hikers (or just me) milling around and waiting for you. If you start going downhill, you've passed us (me). Afterwards, I will be open to suggestions on where, in the Aiea/Pearl City area, we might want to celebrate the end of the weekend with a cold one (or two). Bring your hiking shoes, energy, and good cheer, and we'll see you on Sunday, December 6. You can call me at 224-1065 (cell) right up until the time we hit the trail (I'll make sure my ringer is on this time).
TOBY
ANNUAL SKI CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY
December 19, (Saturday, 5:30 P.M.)
Once again, Darrell and Rheta Large have graciously offered their residence at
585 Kumukahi Place on Spinnaker Isle, Koko Marina to host our Annual Christmas
Party. For over five years running, their kindness, hospitality, and location
have provided us with one of the best venues for a perfect party. Held in
conjunction with the “13th Annual “Festival of Lights” Koko Marina Boat Parade”,
this party is always well attended and one of our most popular events. Members
need to BYOB and bring a dish to share (Pot luck). The ever popular grab bag
will take place, and we ask that a minimum $15.00 gift value be followed.
To get to the Larges', turn off Kalanianaole Highway onto Hawaii Kai Drive,
proceed approximately .8 mile until you see Pepeekeo St. on the left: Kumukahi
St. ,or the entrance to the street, will be your next right. After you turn
right, you will immediately come to a T: Take a left at the T and look for the
585 on the left.
GEOF
HAWAII SKI WEEK 2010 - SNOWMASS
I look forward to matching the 70 names with the faces of those who are coming
from all over the country to join us at Snowmass. For those who are still toying
with the idea of coming, please let me know if you would like to be added to the
waitlist. There have already been a number of you who’ve had to drop out but
others have taken their place – let me know and I can notify you as soon as a
space opens up. In my experience, there is usually a 10% dropout rate even after
the cancellation date. Last date to cancel without penalty has passed. All
checks will be sent to Rocky Mountain Tours by the first week of November.
Please email me,
susan@hawaiisnowskiclub.com ASAP if you won’t be able to make the trip so
that I can work with the Tour company on what portion of your monies would be
reimbursed. I will also be sending out, via email, a brief information sheet
that I need for TSA for anyone flying with us to include your full formal name,
gender, and date of birth. If you would like United Mileage credit for your
flight, please also include your Mileage Plus number on that form.
SUSAN
PAST ACTIVITIES:
EAST HONOLULU BIKE RIDE
October 18, 2009
"Pretty day, sunny sky, lovely pictures dance in your eyes. It all seems so
right. It all feels so rare. Summer song, sudden breeze, watch the wind play
tags in the trees. The world is so right, so perfectly fair. Why couldn't we
fly? I know we'd get by. Sunny sky, pretty day, just a push and we're on the
way. Yes, couldn't we ride, side by side?" – Kermit and Miss Piggy from the
Great Muppet Caper.
On a gorgeous Sunday morning 9 members gathered at Triangle Park near Diamond
Head and embarked on a magical mystery tour of east Honolulu. We started by
meandering through the quiet west Kahala neighborhood to get our legs warmed up
and our motors revved up for the cruise up Kalanianaole Hwy. to Hawaii Kai. Once
in Hawaii Kai the group did a clockwise lap around and then on Koko Isle. After
a well deserved break at Koko Marina Shopping Center for Shave Ice and Jamba
smoothies, the group then took advantage of the tail wind to breeze back to
Kahala. One last tour through the mansion lined streets of east Kahala then it
was back to Triangle Park. It was a perfect ending to a perfect ride.
In case any of you are wondering about exercise value, you may be interested in
this little tidbit of trip information from my Garmin Edge 305 cycling
computer: Total distance: 17 miles. Total calories burned: 896. Enjoyment
Value: Priceless!
KEVIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
SNOWBOARD FOR SALE
Craig Shaffer still has an unused size 141 snowboard for sale. $250.00. Craig may be contacted at 261-5989.
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Contributions from the membership to future newsletters are encouraged and will be greatly appreciated: Please e mail them to Toby (see Contacts) no later than 9 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.
Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/