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Hawaii Ski Club – October, 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 1, (Thursday): Annual Kick-off Meeting. PLEASE RSVP TO ANITA BY SEPTEMBER 29TH WITH YOUR MENU CHOICE (SEE BELOW) IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND as the Club "kicks in" for the food.
October 10, (Saturday) and subsequent dates thereafter (see below): Live Transmission Operas from the Met, Regal Dole Cannery Stadium Theatres.
October 11, (Sunday): 4 P.M. West Side Story, Paliku Theater, Windward Community College. See below.
October 15, (Thursday): Board Meeting at Henry Loui's.
October 18, (Sunday): 9:00AM East Honolulu Bike Ride
October 31, (Saturday): 7:30 P.M. Wine-Bottling Halloween Party at
“Wine: The Experience.”
November 5th, (Thursday): 6:00 P.M. General Membership Meeting at Sam Snead's. Be there no later than 5:30 for the dinner specials.
November 15, (Sunday): 3 P.M. Annual Ski Club Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner at the Kahaluu country manse of Bill Rothe and Rebecca Horne.
November 19th, (Thursday) 5:30 P.M. Board Meeting at Henry Loui's.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
Several days last week on my drive back into Honolulu from Kapolei, the
awesome practicing Thunderbirds illustrated how important the military is to the
Hawaii economy. With the current downturn and State layoffs and furloughs,
their presence is one of the major bright spots that enable many companies,
including mine, to prosper in these bad times. Securing a few projects funded
with Federal stimulus monies has also been helpful, and, hopefully, the ripple
effect from the construction of the new rail system will definitely help move
our economy out of the current depression. A thriving economy means more
disposable income available for skiing and boarding.
The trip committee has reported that we have filled all of our allotted airline
seats to Aspen and that a wait list has been established. For those of you that
have already secured a spot, Ski Week 2010 will be one of our best attended, and
since Colorado has already had its first significant snowfall, hopefully we'll
have great snow coverage and conditions.
With football season in full swing, holiday season just around the corner and
general membership the largest that I can remember, hopefully I will be seeing
many of you at many of the events we have planned up to our trip. The Board has
planned a repeat of the Halloween Party at Wine the Experience, the
Pre-Thanksgiving Black Turkey Day at the "Roth Estate," and the Annual
Christmas Party/Koko Marina Boat Parade at the Large’s home on the water.
Aloha,
GEOF
UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
ANNUAL HAWAII SKI CLUB KICK-OFF MEETING
October 1(Thursday), 5:30 PM
The annual kick-off to the 2010 ski season begins with the October general
meeting at Sam Sneads Tavern (Navy-Marine Golf Course Clubhouse, 943 Valkenburgh
Street). Happy hour with drink discounts ends promptly at 6PM, and the dinner
will be served from 6-7:00 PM.
Since the club is paying for this dinner, it is IMPERATIVE that you RSVP
if you plan to attend the meeting. Email Anita (See
Contacts) by September 29th with
your menu selection.
MENU OPTIONS: This year the club is paying for a sit-down meal, but CLUB MEMBERS
MUST PAY FOR THEIR OWN BEVERAGES whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic. You have a
choice of the following dinner options:
1. Oak Grilled Center Cut Pork Loin, with basil red skin mashed potatoes, and
choice of Seasonal or Caesar salad
2) Pot Roast, with basil red skin mashed potatoes and brown gravy; mixed
vegetables.
3) Chicken and Mushroom Alfredo with choice of Seasonal or Caesar Salad
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: October is the time to renew your ski club membership. Club
dues have been the same for over 10 years ($35 for family; $25 for singles)
which is a bargain compared to other ski clubs (for example, the Orlando Ski
Club dues are $55 family and $40 single). You can mail your membership form (http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/member_form.htm)
and check to the HSC address, or you can renew membership at the October
meeting. If you are participating in club-sponsored trips, you MUST be a
current ski club member and sign the release form.
CONTEST: All ski club members who have renewed their membership for 2009-2010,
with renewals received no later than September 30, will be
eligible to participate in drawings for free club memberships.
ANITA
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 starts October 10 with...
1. TOSCA-GIACOMO-PUCCINI
October 10, 2009
“Tosca combines Puccini’s glorious musical inspiration with the melodramatic
vitality of one of the great Hitchcock films,” says Met Music Director James
Levine, who conducts this new production. The opera tells the story of three
people—a famous opera singer, a free-thinking painter, and a sadistic chief of
police—caught in a net of love and politics.
Approximate running time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions
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
WEST SIDE STORY
October 11 (Sunday), 4 P.M.
Paliku Theatre
The very notable Ron Bright will be directing a stellar cast,
singing and dancing to Leonard Bernstein's absolutely scintillating music in the
incredible musical West Side Story! Please buy your tickets NOW because
they expect this dynamic musical to be a hit!
To charge tickets to West Side Story by phone, call the Paliku Theatre
Box Office at 235-7310. Tickets may also be purchased online 24/7 at
www.eTicketHawaii.com Prices are $28
for Adults, $26 for Military, Seniors 62+ and UH Faculty and Staff, and $18 for
UH Students of any age with ID and children up to age 25. Ticket Service Fees
apply, which vary according to purchase method. Paliku Theatre is located on
the campus of Windward Community College in Kane‘ohe, at the top of Kea‘ahala
Road, mauka of Kahekili Highway, just 30 minutes drive or less from most parts
of Oahu, easily accessible via the Likelike Highway and the H3 Freeway.
Windward Community College
45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd.
http://windward.hawaii.edu/Paliku/2009/West_Side_Story.html
WANDI
EAST HONOLULU BIKE RIDE
Sunday October 18, 2009
Time: 9am – 12pm
Start: Meet at Fort Ruger Park (Triangle Park), located at the intersection of
Kahala Avenue and Diamond Head Road.
Breaks: Kawaikui Beach Park, Hawaii Kai Town Center, Koko Marina Shopping
Center, Aina Haina Shopping Center
Length: Approximately 16 miles round trip
The ski season is only a few months away so start getting those legs back in
shape! Join us for an enjoyable and (mostly) flat ride around East Honolulu.
Starting from the back side of Diamond Head, we will make our way through
Kahala to Kalanianaole Highway and head east in the Bike Lane toward Hawaii
Kai. Once in Hawaii Kai, we will take the “scenic route” around Koko Isle,
where the Wailua Street bridge over the water is a great place to take a
photograph. Turning right on Lunalilo Home Road will take us to Koko Marina
Shopping Center where another right will put us back on Kalanianaole Highway for
the return home. Please make sure your bicycle is in good working order prior
to the ride, put on a good sunscreen, and bring a bottle of your favorite
cycling beverage. Helmets are also recommended.
KEVIN
ANNUAL WINE BOTTLING HALLOWEEN PARTY AT “WINE, THE EXPERIENCE”
October 31, 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
PRE-THANKSGIVING FEAST
I love this time of year! There's UH football and Wahine volleyball. It's
snowing in Colorado (on the last day of summer!) The holidays are approaching.
And, it's time to mark Black Turkey Day on your calendar. This
pre-Thanksgiving potluck dinner is a long-standing tradition from back in the
day when President Gary Oda's birthday fell just before the holiday. Now it's
enhanced by Bill Rothe's famous smoked and juicy black turkeys. Don't miss a
chance to join friends in giving thanks and enjoying all the traditional foods.
Directions and potluck sign-up to follow.
When? Sunday, November 15 at 3:00 p.m.
Where? Bill and Rebecca's home. 47-461 Hui Kela St., Kaneohe
SNOWMASS – HERE WE COME!
The first 10” of snow fell this past weekend in Colorado, sending everyone
scrambling to pull out their winter clothes when fall hadn’t even officially
started! They’re predicting some very good snow for this season with Snowmass
being voted as one of the top 5 places to ski in Colorado!
We’re looking at a very good turnout of members for the Snowmass trip – 68
members will be flying out to the Aspen airport on January 29, 2010. Members are
flying in from Arizona, Virginia, Utah, California, New York and Australia!
Looking forward to meeting you all in person!
If you signed up for the full package, I’ve sent you a reminder notice about
making a payment in September. If you didn’t receive an email from me the
remainder of your balance is due by October 30.
If you’re purchasing a group lift ticket, you will also get a Mountain Advantage
card when you get your lift tickets. The Mountain Advantage Card provides
exclusive savings for groups pre-purchasing group multi-day lift tickets. The
MAC entitles group participants to 30% off rental equipment, 20% off
Aspen/Snowmass tuning & repairs and logo wear and 10% off accessories at Four
Mountain Sports and D&E Snowboard shop; 10% off food purchases at participating
on-mountain restaurants; one FREE trial run on a NASTAR course; and 10% off spa
services or retail items at Snowmass Club
Trip Cancellation Policy:
Up to 10/29/09, no penalty for cancellation, full refund must be obtained from
Rocky Mountain Tours.
After 10/30/09, monies paid will be returned with a minimum penalty of $175 AND
if there are additional costs charged to us by vendors, additional penalties
will be deducted.
REMINDER: CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED FOR HAWAII SKI CLUB TRIPS. In order
to benefit from our group rates, you must agree to become a member of our group.
Go to:
http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/member_form.htm
SUSAN
PAST ACTIVITIES:
END OF SUMMER SPLASH - 2009
As always, the end-of-summer pool party provided lots of fun, food and
frivolity, especially with wine tasting AND a chocolate fountain (chocolate and
red wine complement each other). Congratulations to Wanda Sowell and Sam Wright
for being the winners of the best red and white wines! Ask Wanda or Sam if you
want to know the names of their winning wines since the bottles disappeared
quickly! And congratulations to the winners of the Rubber Duckie race: Jenna
Surwilo’s baby duck was the first to reach the finish line, but the Hawaii Food
Bank was the real winner because all donations will go to support that charity
and our community.
ANITA
MAKIKI VALLEY LOOP TRAIL HIKE
The cool, shaded trails of lower Tantalus were a welcome respite from the heat and humidity of Sunday afternoon, September 13. Although only four of us, Peggy Duvall, Jon and Momi Kleinschmidt, and "Li'l Ol Me" me began the hike from the Puu Ualakaa parking lot, we were soon joined by Kathy Mulledy and two friends, Cheryl and Christine, who had zagged when they should have zigged on the drive up the hill, arrived late to the parking lot, but were taken under tow by some friendly trail runners/fast hikers who passed us in a whirlwind, announcing that we should hold up because our friends were coming. Now transformed into the "The Magnificent Seven," we continued on the loop trail where we braved the tortuous downhill, were treated to the fragrance of an Allspice plant, and, thanks to the sharp eyes and climbing ability of "Tarzan" Jon, the tastes of Cherry Guavas and Mountain Apples. Following the hike, which lasted for 2 hours, 45 minutes, we "chilled" over beer and nachos at Wahoo's Fish Tacos across from Ward Warehouse. It was good exercise, good camaraderie, and, possibly, a couple of new members. Who knows?
TOBY
PAU HANA AT THE KAIMUKI GRILL
On Friday, September 18th, a cozy group of 6 spent an enjoyable
Friday evening at Kaimuki Grill for Pau Hana. The evening started slowly with
the Boise State Broncos busting the Fresno State Bulldogs, but by the time the
Rainbow Wahine started washing over the Pepperdine Waves, the conversation
shifted into high gear with a hilarious exchange of the famous last words
"Follow me...!" mountain near-disaster stories. As the least experienced
boarder in the group it was OMG and amazing to me that everyone is thankfully
still here to laugh and tell about it! The Fried Rice was a big hit and the
Kalua Pig Nachos is something you must see as well as taste! For a relaxed,
intimate atmosphere with great (and cheap) food, the Kaimuki Grill is
definitely at the top of the list.
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 7 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.
Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/