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area92 newsletter 1may 2004

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Serving the districts, home groups, and members of the Washington State East Area

AREA NEWSLETTERMAY 2004

VOL. IX, NO. 5From The Inside A series of personalexperiences shared by AA members in correctionalfacilities witnessing how the program and fellowshipof Alcoholics Anonymous impacts life — behind thewalls and in the sunlight of the Spirit . . . . . .page 12

What happens when a motherof three decides to leave her CEO husband andupper-crusty lifestyle behind in their toneyTudor mansion on the lakeshore, and heads outfor Las Vegas — only to wind upworking as a cocktail waitress, andfinally betting every last penny shehas on roulette red? Heck if we know! But we doknow a good service story when we see one. It starts on . . . . . . . .page 10

Also in this issue... Frontal Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1From Where I Sit… . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Area Officers Directory . . . . . . . . . .2Delegate’s Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . .3Delegate Alternate’s Report . . . . . . .4District Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Chairs & Officers❏ Archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8❏ Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6❏ CPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6❏ Grapevine & Literature . . . . . . . .7❏ Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8❏ Public Information . . . . . . . . . . .13❏ Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9❏ Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9❏ Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Behind the Service . . . . . . . . . . . .10That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick! . . .11FTI: From The Inside . . . . . . . . . .12Official PNC Rockingness Update . .13WSEA Whus-up? Calendar . . . . . .14Area 92 July Quarterly . . . . . . . . . .15July Quarterly Accommodations . .16Subscription Forms . . . . . . . . . . . .17PacNorCon Info/Reg . . . . . . . . . . .20

This man is not an alcoholic ...at leastwe don’t think so — not yet anyway. So who is he and what’she doing here? Meet advertising sales account executiveKyle, this month’s guest advice columnist! He answers yourmost intimate and perplexing questions on . . . . . . . .page 11

Preliminary Report

Ad-hoc Commit-tee on Insurance

In January at the Quarterly weformed an ad-hoc committee to lookinto finding out about insurance forthe literature and archives.

I called both my home and carinsurance agents. All my vehiclesare fully covered so, as personal property the literature would becovered; my homeowner policy wasthe same. Neither home or car

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Reporter At Large

PRAASA Praiseand Inspiration

I was blessed to attend thePacific Region Alcoholics Anony-mous Service Assembly (PRAASA)held in Irvine, CA March 5-7, 2004along with Duane M. (alt DCM-Dist.10), Mike McM (Delegate-WSEA92), Patsy McM (PNC Chair),and Dave McC (alt. Delegate-WSEA92). We all had a wonderful timethere!

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Thank you Spokane and Dis-trict for hosting our firstSpring Assembly. As always,

the Host Committee went above andbeyond and I certainly appreciatedall the hard work you did, especiallywhen it was in October you foundout you were hosting an Assemblyinstead of a Quarterly.

On Sunday, after theAssembly, the electedand appointed officersthat could do so, met toread the suggestions thatcame from the sugges-tion box. The sugges-tions brought up somegood points and broughtup more discussion.Here are some of theissues that came for-ward.

The first point, get amap and written instruc-tions on where theAssembly is being heldout as soon as possible.Good point, will passthis on to future hostcommittees.

Second point, get theAgenda out earlier.Well, this is my faultthis one was so tardy. Ineeded clarification on afew things before I felt confident insending it out. I didn't want to keepmaking corrections and sending outamended Agendas. Part of my learn-ing curve on which I hope I willimprove on.

Orientation for GSR's. This wasdone in the afternoon, could wehave it later on in the evening? Or

have a brief one Saturday morning.Good point and I will ensure thishappens from now on.

How do we cover more materialre the Conference during the timewe have? Well, have shorter breaksor one long break in the morning? IfI say that we’re going to have a five-minute break then that is what it

will be insteadof letting thetime get away.We could saveup to 40 min-utes if we haveshorter breaks.

The areacommittee canhand out ourreports at thebeginning of themeeting. Maybewe should havea time limit oneach agendaitem and thenget a group con-science decide ifwe need to dis-cuss it furtherbeyond that timelimit. Possiblyhave the Confer-ence Agenda putin the newsletter

a month before the Assembly. Some people were asking about

registration fees for these assembliesand quarterlies. These shouldn't beconstrued as “moneymakers” for thearea or the host district.

Registration fees cover a variety

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DELEGATE Mike McMurtrie4428 Sunny Creek Dr., Spokane WA 99224509.458.3929 [email protected]

DELEGATE ALTERNATE/REGISTRARDave McCallum618 East 17th Ave., Spokane, WA 99203509.838.4952 [email protected]

CHAIRPERSONSharon TurnerPMB 30-4155Deep Lake Boundary Rd., Colville WA 99114250.364.8562 [email protected]

CHAIRPERSON ALTERNATEBear Straight1515 South 8th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902509.307.7153 [email protected]

TREASURERKitti PotterFrey Rd., Ephrata, WA 98823509.754.5245 [email protected]

TREASURER ALTERNATEDale Sigmund6450 Cowiche Canyonn Ln, Yakima, WA 98908509.966.680 [email protected]

ARCHIVES CHAIRMike Bare926 PrestonLewiston ID 83501208.790.2965

CORRECTIONS CHAIRClint HootenHC 1 Box 299A Naples, ID 83847208.267.5127 [email protected]

CPC CHAIRTom Shropshire3033 Mayfair Dr., Lewiston, ID 83501208.743.3121 [email protected]

GRAPEVINE & LITERATURE CHAIRPaula Thompson15854 N Middle Fork, Hauser Lake, ID 83854208.773.7186 [email protected]

NEWSLETTER CHAIRPhil Medlin1281 Main Street, Juliaetta, ID 83535208.276.3534 [email protected]

PUBLIC INFORMATION CHAIRRichard Montague3907 North Willow, Spokane, WA 99206509.921.8107 [email protected]

SECRETARYWoodrow Wilson702 South 11th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902509.457.4476 [email protected]

TRANSLATION CHAIRLeo Reyes - 509.836.270

TREATMENT CHAIRStan Thompson15854 N Middle Fork, Hauser Lake, ID 83854208.773.7186 [email protected]

FromWhere I Sit...

The Area Chair

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Some peoplewere asking

about registra-tion fees for

these assembliesand quarterlies.These shouldn'tbe construed as“moneymakers”for the area or

the host district.

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Hello Area 92, Wow. I think back on theSpring Assembly with much

awe. I know that some were a littleon edge and others wondered whatwe were doing. There was under-standable confusion for those of uswho were expecting a regularassembly and got a pre-conferenceassemblyinstead.

Before I for-get I will bereporting on theconference at theDelegate reportsthat we startedscheduling at theAssembly. So farmy schedulelooks like this:May 8, District 7-22 in Lewiston;May 22, District6-10-20 inEllensburg; May10, District 2-3-13-17 Spokane;June 5 LittleAssembly in Dis-trict 5, June 6Districts 5 12 in Chelan.

Don't forget to get your registra-tions in for the PNC July 2-4 inYakima and remember: PNC Rocks!Also, mark your calendar for thenext Area 92 Quarterly, July 9-10 inColville, and the Pacific RegionalForum, July 16-17 in Portland.

Last October we entered into anew phase in Area 92 when theassembled GSRs and Area Commit-tee voted unanimously to make ourSpring Quarterly a Spring Assembly.That spring assembly would becomea Pre-Conference Assembly where

the lucky delegate would be able tobe in one place and hear the con-science of the Area. What a concept.We did it we made it, we managedto do our assembly business, andhold a pre-conference in the sameday and did it with the largestcrowd of GSRs that has ever beenassembled for a pre-conference in

our history. So you can

see how grateful Iam to be the firstdelegate to be a partof this new forum.It might haveseemed a little con-fusing to some ofyou who have neverbeen to a Pre-Con-ference and could-n’t figure out whatwe were doing at anassembly with allthis stuff. Thensome of you mighthave wonderedwhat we were doingwith all that busi-ness at a Pre-Con-ference. Well, it’s

“kinda” simple: We were holding aPre-Conference Assembly.

I got to hear the conscience ofthe Area regarding the Agenda top-ics that were sent to you all via theDCMs if you didn't get the materialask some questions till you get ananswer why. There was some busi-ness passed on from the JanuaryQuarterly, and that was taken care ofand like we always do it seems likewe had to have a slew of motions innew business that if passed will beseen again at the Quarterly and theAssembly.

I want to thank you all for help-ing me to be informed. Our Area canbe proud. I feel like I am wellinformed and many of you sent medistrict and group consciences afterthe assembly — thanks.

OK — for those who couldn’tattend the Assembly and didn’t getthe whole experience, my Confer-ence committee is CPC where I willspend better part of a week goingover the agenda items and makingdecisions whether to pass on recom-mendations to the full conference ornot. We will go over the CPC kit andworkbook and look for changes, cor-rections or additions.

During the week I will be giventime to give my two-minute talk,“Area 92 Highlights.” This is what itsounds like:

The Washington State East Area92 is an International Area with 467active groups in 22 Districts. Westretch east from the Cascade Moun-tains of Washington to includeNorthern Idaho; we reach into thewesternmost portion of Montana,and include southeastern B.C.Cana-da. Although we are young the spiritof AA principles are strong. Weyield willingly to the guidance of thegroup conscience and pass on thatlegacy through sponsorship. Actionhas allowed Area 92 to grow andprogress to the autonomy it hastoday. Our service people are welleducated in the writings of A.A. andBill W. We cross all boundaries andethnic lines, and proudly look to ourtwo linguistic districts that prosperand provide the message to the largeHispanic population within ourArea. As we grow into our fifth ro-


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Delegate’s Notebook

Preparations Complete, the Collective Conscience of Area 92 Is Ready to Be Carried to New York

We managed to do ourassembly business, andhold a pre-conferencein the same day—anddid it with the largest

crowd of GSRs that hasever been assembledfor a pre-conference

in our history.

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Hello Area 92, my name isDave and I’m an alcoholic.

In our area, the alt-delegate alsoserves as the area registrar or as GSOcalls it the “group recordkeeper.”I’m finding out that the first fourmonths of a new rotation are a busytime for group records. That is whena majority of thegroup changes comein. We are using thenew Access-basedprogram (called“Delegate Area”)that GSO has beenworking on for thelast few years. Theprogram was firstsent to us lastNovember. It had afew bugs left in itbut nothing too seri-ous. I was recentlysent a new versionon CD that shouldhave solved anyproblems.

In order for GSOrecordkeeping to getthe changes I make,data entries on mycomputer and thenexport the informa-tion to a floppy diskthat I mail to GSO.They go over theinformation andenter it into theirdatabase and thensend the disk backto me for import into my computer. Iusually get a call from GSO aboutany questions they may have con-cerning the data I sent them. So far Ihave gone through this processtwice and I am getting ready to sendthe disk back to GSO for the thirdtime.

I rely on the DCM’s or whomever

is the record keeper in each districtto get the information we need.Some districts have the Alt-DCM dothis work. So far the exchange ofinformation has been pretty good.All of the Districts have gottenchanges to me that have beenrecorded. As of today I have madeall of the changes I have received.

The reason I amgoing into detailabout this is, I thinkthat as an area wecould improve ourrecordkeeping. It is avital service thatDCMs and othermembers of the areacommittee provide tothe groups we serve.One reason I amsending the disk backthis week is to have itto GSO by May 3rdso the neededchanges can beincluded in the newWestern States Direc-tory. AA membersacross North Americaand worldwide usethis directory tolocate meetings inour area.

When I beganserving in this posi-tion in January Iknew very little aboutthe registrar’s job. Ithink the most impor-tant part of the job is

communication. I want to thank allof the districts and the DCM’s andothers in the districts that have donethe work of getting all of the updatesto me. I would like to visit districtmeetings and share what I havelearned — especially regarding suchquestions as “When is a group isinactive?”, “What makes a group

active?”, and “What is meant by an‘unknown’ group?” If you have anextra 15 minutes at your districtmeeting and would like me to comeand share, let me know.

Also I think a workshop onrecordkeeping would be a good wayto improve our communication. Ifwe could even squeeze in a half anhour at a quarterly or assembly itwould be worth it. Let me knowwhat you think and I will be con-tacting all the DCM’s in the next fewmonths to talk about group recordkeeping.

Yours in service, Dave

Delegate Alternate Report

Recordkeeping: Boring, Hard — But Vital — Work

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Delegate’s Notebook

tation, our area is everything thatwe sought in 1996, dedicated tospreading the life-giving message.Our structure changed at our lastfall assembly. By a substantial una-nimity vote of the GSRs, Area 92added a second Pre -Conference,Assembly. Making our structure twoQuarterlies and two Assembliesindicating our willingness to ven-ture into new territory as a means offinding a way to become more uni-fied as an area. Area 92 is comingof age and Unity is our standard.We can be an example of a newerarea, in the process, of working withthe group conscience to everimprove Unity. We are proud to beone of two areas that host the Pacif-ic NW Conference started by a sug-gestion of Bills in 1948. Further-more, to be a member of the Pacificregion where PRAASA is such agreat service experience. We will bethere when and if any hand reachesfor help, and we will be there as apart of AA as a whole. Thank you.

As as an area wecould improve our

recordkeeping. It is avital service thatDCMs and other

members of the areacommittee provide tothe groups we serve.

GSO needs groupupdates so they canbe included in the

new Western StatesDirectory. AA mem-

bers across NorthAmerica and worldwide use this direc-tory to locate meet-

ings in our area.

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District 12Mark your calendars!

Saturday, May 15th, District 12is hosting an all-day workshop andNoon potluck at the RiversideGrange. An agenda is being puttogether, and the idea is to conductworkshops a couple of times peryear that are beneficial to AA groupmembers.

So everyone is invited to comelearn, share, and eat! Contact isDiana M., DCM, 509-996-8174 ([email protected]).

May Birthdays for District 12:Donna B., 6 years; Smitty S., 5 years(both of the Twisp Group); Al R., 3years; Jack D., 2 years (both of Wau-conda). Congratulations to all withMay birthdays, and “Keep ComingBack!”

I will try to update my BirthdayList for all District 12 Groups so that

I'm not leaving people out.Thought for the Day from AA Comesof Age: "Till our own clamorous,demanding voices quiet down wecannot hear the voice of God." (Dr.Samuel Shoemaker).

Yours in Service, Tara S., District 12 Secretary

District 1Hi everyone....First let me say howenjoyable the Pre-ConferenceAssembly was. Lots of informationto take back to my home groups. I'mhappy to see that we’re focusingmore on educating the GSRs aboutservice work at the area and confer-ence level. They are gaining moreknowledge on how we can "help thestill suffering alcoholic." I look for-ward to the day when more time isspent on break-out sessions, workshops, round tables etc. All relatedto the Concepts, Traditions, Legaciesetc.

This is the heart of our program.

I believe to achieve this we have tospend less time on motions and allthe related counter-productivety thatgoes along with it.this assembly wasan exception as we were dealingwith motions stemming from the ad-hoc committee and most of themwere important.

Perhaps there will come a daywhen we can have our home groupstake their respective concerns, sug-gestions, ideas, recommendations tothe district level first where there isa good chance of getting resolved. Ifnot they could be forwarded to therespective area committee for ananswer prior to the necessity of deal-ing with it on the floor of the assem-bly. This would free up alot of timeto gain knowledge on spending moretime educating each other on how to"carry the message".

I'm also really pleased that wewill now have DCM meetings ateach area venue. Once again, theopportunity to share ideas, sugges-tions, concerns and recommenda-tions that I'm certain will benefit allof us.

A big hand for Sharon T. who inmy opinion is giving all of us greateropportunities of sharing.

As DCM's let's not forget to sendall our ideas [email protected] as we dis-cussed at our first meeting. See youall in July !!!

YIS, Roy S., DCM, District 1

District 10Hello from District 10 and HappySpring.

At our March District meeting,District 10 was blessed to have ourArea 92 Delegate, Alternate Delegate,Area Treatment Chair, and AreaAlternate Chair with us. Mike Mc, Area 92 Delegate, shared with us his


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The Chair: “From Where I Sit”

of things such as the rent of thebuilding; it could cover the cleanupcosts (not that we are messy, just acontract item with various business-es). One thing that we will proba-bly start to pay for is insurance costs. More and morefacilities are facing higher insurancepremiums which are passed on tothe people who rent them, i.e., us.Sometimes we have to make adownpayment on the facility orwhen we book the caterer. We haveto pay for getting posters and agen-das out. Paper costs money, copyingcosts money and so does mailingflyers out. There is the cost ofrecording the Assembly and variousother things such as the cost of buy-ing the refreshments prior to thefunction.

I haven't been to a single areafunction where t he host committeeisn't sweating until half waythrough the event about whether weare going to break even.

This assembly was really excit-ing for me. I had alot of offers tocome and speak or just be part vari-ous events in our area. Thank youfor allowing me to be of service toyou.

Had an offer from Area 36.They've just developed a SpecialNeeds Workbook on CD. If you oryour district are interested in get-ting a copy of this, please let meknow and I will pass it on to youwhen I get my copy.

There are alot of fellowshipevents happening in our area. May Imake a suggestion to be brave andtake a day out of your busy sched-ule and see if you can get to oneoutside your district. Take a car-load and have a meeting all the wayto the function and all the wayback. You'll be glad you did.

May you all have another greatmonth of sobriety.

Yours in Service Sharon

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District Reports

Area 92 Delegate, shared with us histwo-minute report that he will begivng at the GSC conference. Themain topic discussed at this year’sGeneral Service Conference will be“AA's Singleness of Purpose.”

I'm glad I was able to be part ofthis discussion because I learnedthe difference between AA's single-ness of purpose and our primarypurpose. As long as AA remainsfocused on our singleness of pur-pose we can continue to carry amessage of recovery to the alcoholicseeking help.

The monthly birthday meet-ing/potluck has become so popularthat they have outgrown the Union Hall. Starting in April, the monthlybirthday meeting/potluck will beheld at the Methodist Church on3rd and Ruby in Ellensburg. Theyare still held at 6:00 p.m. and any-one sharing a birthday during themonth is welcome.

The Spring Fling was a successand thanks to all who bought tick-ets, helped organize, and wereavailable as set-up and take-downcrew. One hundred thirty-nine tick-ets were sold and the Social Chairwill have a report at the next Dis-trict meeting.

I hope to have more informationto share next month, but for nowthat's all I have. God Bless!

In Loving Service, Wanda W.

District 3Hello to everyone who might bereading this report.

District 3 was well representedat our recent pre-conference assem-bly: 15 GSRs, 1 DCM, 1 Atl-DCM,and 2 district chairs. As District 3DCM, I am really happy to see somany carrying their group’s con-science.

We also had 13 district peopleat the combined quarterly. Wow —


9922CORRECTIONSHi. Clint here for your area Corrections Committee. I am an alcoholic

and by the grace of a higher power and the fellowship of AA I am sobertoday and that’s a miracle.

Things are moving along in Corrections but I still have not gottenreports back on what facilities are in which districts. Even if you think someone else has already told me, please tell me again. It doesn’t matter if we aretaking a meeting in or not. I need to find out where they all are. If we aretaking a meeting in or supplying literature, I would like to know that too. Iwant to stretch our spiritual dollars as far as I can and I need your help todo it.

If you are looking for a way to serve in Corrections but aren’t comfort-able taking meetings into the facilities, I’m running a special this month oncorrections correspondence sign-up forms. Contact me for further details.Also there is a need for more sharing of stories from behind the walls. I youhave been (or are) inside the walls and have a story of recovery please shareit. All stories will be forwarded to GSO Corrections.

At this point I am hoping to attend the workshop at the Washington St.Penitentiary at Walla Walla on the 24th of this month. Hopefully my day jobwill not interfere.

If you have questions, comments, or requests for help or advise (eventhose that don’t pertain to corrections) I am here to serve. I will keep youposted as to any speaking I may be asked to do.Contact me at: Clint Hooten Phone (208) 267-5127

P.O.Box 1484 Cell (208) 660-3420Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 [email protected]

I can’t help if I am not asked, and my goal is to serve.

Yours in service, Clint Hooten

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Here I am again to say thanks for a great weekend of service to AlcoholicsAnonymous and another day of sobriety. I am, of course, talking about the first-ever Area 92 Spring Pre-Confer-

ence Assembly. What a blast!! It felt comforting to know that so many GSRswere there to make a difference in the way we do business. So comforting,in fact, that it turned out much better than expected and I was given anotherchance to meet with many that had similar feelings about the outcome.

A few of us got together afterwards to do a wrap-up and the results weregenerally the same. Yes, we may have made a few errors, but a springassembly was not one of them.

A special thanks goes out to the host committee for another OUT-STANDING job. It takes so many folks, dedicated to service in AA, to pull ittogether, and each is to be congratulated.

I was not surprised that we had a slow start with our purpose there, but


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CPC Committee



District Reports

this was beyond any expectation Icould have had. My congrats to avery deserving group!

The district recently hosted Year10 of “Pockets of Enthuisiasum.”Everyone I talked to said it was ahuge success.

I will keep you posted aboutwhen next year’s event will takeplace. We are looking forward toColville... See you all there?

YIS,Corky

District 5EXTRA!! EXTRA!! READ ALLABOUT IT... District 5 is running aspecial "Sleep with an Alcoholic"campaign. We will supply the alco-holic and the bed (not necessarily inthe same room) from June 4th to 6thfor those attending the Little Assem-bly on June 5th.

We have some wonderful panel chairs and topics. Just a few are: Mike Mc. Delegate will be chairing"Collective Responsibility," Ginger B-Past Delegate will be chairing "The

Key to Emotion-al Sobriety,"

Aldolfo-DCMDist 16will bechair-ing"The

Upsand

Downs ofthe First

Year," Patsy Mc-PNC Chair will be chairing "Double-Digit Sobriety: I've done it all, nowwhat?" and many more.

We will have an Ask-it-Baskethosted by a mystery panel and aGene D Past Delegate will be thespeaker. See you all there.

Love and Service,Joanne, DCM, District 5

it didn’t take long for things to gel as we gained more understanding of ourpurpose. I know that next time, “I need to be better prepared” because thedecisions we make there may have an impact on AA as a whole. So, theresponsibility is ours to assure that you are better informed about the agen-da and the main topics of discussion.

I was so excited about the outcome of the assembly that I almost forgotabout why I write these words for this column. Here goes...

It’s time to let you know what is going on in the area of CPC: We had a great turnout for the combined quarterly in Post Falls and I

think we were able to develop some good topics about “Singleness of Pur-pose” and how to work with many who have found our program of recov-ery to have fundamental and proven results for success. We had good topicsand very good heated discussion about how AA conducts its business at thegroup level, about singleness and primary purpose. Once again I was theone who came away from there better informed. I hope that each of youwho attended were able to take something of value back to your home dis-tricts.

A few districts have planned for workshops this summer and I hope tobe there to talk about your needs, how we can help each other and includesome discussion about the attraction doctrine of AA when service positionsneed to be filled.

What about the relationships we have with the professional communi-ty? Can we cooperate in a manner that does not violate our traditions andcan we do that in such a way that we do not try to tell them how to conducttheirs? I think we can. Would you like to have a workshop to discuss ourwork with treatment facilities and the general public?

Thank you for twelve-stepping me.

Your CPC Chair Tom Shropshire

Hi from the Area Grapevine/ Literature Chair.I would like to help each District and/or Central Office get a Literature

Display — if only the poster type like the storyboard I had at the Assembly.Our literature is a very important part of AA.

We (as in areas, districts and groups) have a responsibility to show eachmember what is available, even if we have only one of each item. The litera-ture is very important to all of us from the newcomer to GSO. Please let meknow if you have a Literature person in your District.

The price of hard cover Big Books will be restored to $6.00; and softcover will be $5.60. The price of the boxed set of the “Big Book” and “Expe-rience, Strength, and Hope” will also rise one dollar, to $14.00. The pricewill be restored to the original price on July 1,2004.

We now have more large print books; the prices will be a bit higher than


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GvL Committeethe regular print books and pam-phlets. The list is “As Bill Sees It”(B-27), “Came to Believe” (B-26),“Living Sober” (B-25). Big printpamphlets are “This is AA” (P-56)and “44 Questions” (P57). There isalso a Third edition Spanish BigBook in the works — more to berevealed after the General ServiceConference.

Let’s try to increase “Grapevine”and “La Viña” sales and subscrip-tions. For the first time since webecame an area, we show a total of542 subscriptions for WSEA 92, so

finding all of our zip codes did help. The Grapevine website has a

great new look and a very specialoffer. Starting in June 2004, you’ll beable to link directly to the DigitalArchive from the Grapevine homepage.

Now the really big news: For theentire month of June all will havefree unlimited access. There are over12,000 articles and letters and 150that Bill W. wrote for the magazine.This is the Grapevine’s way of say-ing thanks for their 60th Anniver-sary.

There are a lot of different waysyou will be able to access after Juneif you are a Grapevine subscriber.Starting July 1, 2004 you can do a

number of things to get access: 30-day access-$2.00, $10.00 for oneyear if you have a subscription or$15.00 if you do not. A one-yearsubscription and access will cost$28.00. There is a special introduc-tory offer for AA Grapevine Sub-scribers: $5.00 for one year of access.This offer ends October 31, 2004.

Just one more thing: I think wehad a great Spring Assembly. Thanksto all the warm bodies that took thetime to show up. My friend John S.and I sold $800.00 in AA literature.What a great time we had. Pleasejoin us at the Combined Quarterly inDistrict 20 on June 5th.Thanks for letting me be of service, Paula Thompson

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Hey. Still Phil, still your alcoholic

newsletter chair. (I don’t generallytell people this, but during mymoonshiner days, that’s what Fedsnicknamed me.)

The process of cleaning up Area92’s database and mailing lists con-tinues. Thanks to the many newGSRs who submitted their contact

info at Spring Assembly, we addedanother 17 records. And thanks toDCMs, members-at-large, and thePost Office, we’ve eliminated a slewof invalid records.

This process has put us in a“Good News/Bad News” situation.The good news is, we’ve trimmedthe database to a total of 289 grouprecords. The bad news is, we’ve

trimmed the database to a total of 289group records. Given that Area 92 iscomprised of 467 active groups, some178 of them are out of our loop. Putanother way, “what we have here is afailure to communicate.” How do youthink this should be fixed?

My new Campaign 2004 pledgeto you: “A coffee bean in every pot!And a newsletter in every district!”To that end, the workshop “Writing,Designing and Producing Your Dis-trict Newsletter” will be presentedat the next (and future) combinedquarterlies. In service with AA love,

—Phil Medlin

9922NEWSLETTER

Hello Area 92. My name is MikeBare and I’m a grateful recover-

ing alcoholic. I want to thank youfor the privilege of serving as yourArea 92 Archivist.

My sobriety date is September2nd, 2000. My home group is theHappy Hour Group in ClarkstonWashington. I served as GSR of myhome group from January 2001 tothe present time. I also served on theDistrict 7 Archives Committee andlast year on the area ad-hoc commit-tee to form an Archives steering

committee. Enough about me.I would like to thank Robert K.

our past Archivist for offering to beavailable to help me make the tran-sition, in any way he can.

The first priority is to get ourArchives steering committee formed.I have talked to a few people whoare interested and I’m hoping to getthis committee activated very soon.If any of you are interested in doingthis type of service please contactme. My cell phone number is,(208)790-2965, or you can write to

me at, 926, Preston Ave. LewistonId. 83501. I do not currently have anemail address but that is due tochange in the very near future.

I will be scheduling ArchiveQuarterlies as soon as possible andwill get this information to you. Iunderstand that there are some newDistrict Archivists in our area andI’m looking forward to meeting andtalking with all of you. If anyone hasany questions or I can help you inany way please don’t hesitate tocontact me.

Thank you for allowing me to beof service. I will do my very best tomake the Area 92 Archives some-thing for all to be proud of.

Yours In Service.Mike Bare

9922ARCHIVES

area92 newsletter 9april 2004

The primary purpose of a treat-ment facilities committee is to

carry the AA message to the alco-holic who still suffers. There isprobably no better place for an AAmember to find a suffering alcoholic

then in a treatment facility. Accord-ing to the AA 2001 MembershipSurvey, 32% of our members comefrom treatment facilities. Carryingthe message to alcoholic in treat-ment is basic Twelfth Step work-

sharing experience, strength andhope—giving it away in order tokeep it. (Treatment facilities work-book)

I would like to bring every oneup to date. I have gone to District 7-business meeting March 13th andDistrict 10-business meeting March10th. The Combined Quarterly onMarch 20th in Post Falls ID District8 I felt was well received we hadabout 60 in attendance the Districtswere 1-2-3-7-8-13-14-17-20. I wouldlike to thank Matthew B. for theThird Legacy Presentation. Here aresome of the highlights from thetreatment meeting. Our next Com-bined Quarterly will be in District20 June 5th.

Discussion on Treatment Work-book and Kit: We compared the old3-ring binder and the new 3-ringbinder trying to get the MU-40 insertback in the binder, in addition to thesmall workbook (M-40 I). Content ofthe old workbook was lost in thenew format.

How to get more peopleinvolved in Treatment –Recruit-ment: Flyers and announcements at dis-trict meeting are not getting the jobdone. We have better luck gettingpeople on a face to face basis. Spon-sorship would be another way.

Bridging the Gap Program:Video “Hope”: Explaining the

program to patients.Rob O. Gave an overview of the

BTG program.When presenting the program to

treatment facilities, make sure tostate what AA does and does not do.Take CPC Chair with you.

Panel Presentations: Yaki-ma) Districts: 20,6,11 10 TreatmentCommittee trains volunteers to runpanels on how the Steps work intheir life.

Workshop Questions: What aresome topics and how do we getthem geared to attract new volun-teers. I suggested a review of exist-ing literature and Treatment Work-book.

Mike McM., Delegate: Groupdiscussions regarding singleness ofpurpose and carrying that message

9922SECRETARY

Hi alll, Kitti alcoholic here. Well the first annual April Spring Assembly has come and gone. Hope

all went well for those who attended. I had a great time. Looking forward tothe summer. Then before you know it will be time for the July quarterly. Ihave been asked to speak on The 7th tradition up in Riverside on May 15th.Come one come all. If anyone wants me to come speak to their group or dis-trict please let me know. If I am able I would love to come. I love talkingabout money, and how your dollars are used. I am always looking for sug-gestions. Won’t say I’ll use them. Ha ha.

I wanted to mention to people, groups who are sending in donations toremember that they are to go down to Dale in Yakima:

WSEA92, P.O. Box 354, Yakima WA 98907. The donations coming to me are dwindling way down, these are the ones Ihave received recently. 5:15 AA. District 2, and Early Bird Group District 3.

As of this writing, the area has a balance of $2,043.55. We had in-flowsof $3,857.02 and expenses of $,3433.97.

Well that is my short report for this month. Happy May to all, ‘til nextmonth. Happy Sobriety.

Yours in service, Kitti Potter, Area Treasurer

Hello.My report is short and easy this month. I am busy transcribing the

minutes of the April Pre-conference Assembly. I have some views on theway things were done, yet my sponsor suggests that I wait and see what isdisclosed by the passing of time. I will guard the erring tongue and typingfinger ‘til a later date. The assembly was completed and now we move on tothe next indicated step, the July Quarterly. May the peace of our loving Cre-ator carry us forward, hopefully in harmonious action to help the still suf-fering alcoholic...

Peace, Rev. Woodrow Wilson, Secretary WSEArea 92

9922TREASURER

9922TREATMENT

While in treatment, thecounselors nagged aboutgoing to meetings, getting

a sponsor, and — if all else failed —working with another alcoholic inorder to stay sober. That representedthe sum total of my knowledgeabout the program of AlcoholicsAnonymous.

But when I was released andstarted attending meetings regularly,I learned that meetings were sus-tained by home groups. And theyhad business meetings — “sort oflike clubs have meetings afterschool,” I thought to myself.

So I showed up at a businessmeeting one night intending to leaveif it got boring. The regulars in whatI now thought of as “my homegroup” talked earnestly and withexcitement about “district,” “servicestructure,” and other terms that heldno meaning for me. I stayed becausethe woman I was hoping wouldbecome my sponsor was one of theones talking about “assemblies,”“motions,” and “trusted servants.”

I hoped to avoid learning whatall those words meant. I just wantedto get to the nitty-gritty of stayingsober. I now know I wanted the easi-

est, softest way. Fortunately, the moment I

became a sponsee I was asked toopen up the meeting room, take ourgroup’s large literature collection outand arrange it on two tables, andmake other preparations before eachmeeting. It was “sug-gested” I attend ourhome group’s busi-ness meetings regular-ly. And, I was told tonot refuse an AArequest for service – Ishould even volunteerwhenever I could.Yikes!

I complied withall these requestsbecause I wanted tostay sober, and thepeople who did thesesame things werestaying sober andseemed to be spiritually grounded.

We traveled as a home group toan Assembly where I was surprisedto see other groups from my district.The action was fast and incompre-hensible to me — like the floor ofthe stock exchanges on TV. Wow!

I understood little of the impli-

cations of the various motions andwhen asked to vote one way or theother, I secretively looked at mysponsor’s vote and copied it. Notvery responsible… I soon decidedthat my sober life could not be basedon being phony.

I wanted to learn how to keepup with, follow, and participate inthe business of this fellowship. Myfriends all seemed to have a clue, somaybe I could ask someone moreexperienced to teach me what goeson.

So I learned to ask questions. Iread and re-read the sections de-

scribing the AAservice structure,the contents ofour district’sguidelines, andlater the areahandbook.

From thenon, I was hookedon service. I’vesince held a vari-ety of servicepositions in twohome groups andour local district. And I have beenkept sober for over

six years. I don’t believe this is acoincidence.

For me, growth in service hasrun parallel with my growth in will-ingness to do the will of my HigherPower who has a plan for me andthe future of AA.

For that, I am truly grateful.

Sponsor: “Growth in service! Growth in service!”

The Real Nitty-GrittyOf Staying Sober?


I was told to notrefuse an AA

service request. I should even

volunteer when-ever I could!

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But why shouldn't we laugh?We have recovered and have been given the power to help others. So we think cheerfulness and laughtermake for usefulness. Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we bust into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But

why shouldn't we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others. So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for use-fulness. Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we bust into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn'twe laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others. So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness. Out-

siders are sometimes shocked when we bust into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn't we laugh?We have recovered and have been given the power to help others. So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness.9922 THAT’S NOT FUNNY...

THAT’S SICK!THAT’S NOT FUNNY...

THAT’S SICK!

Advertising Sales Account ExecutiveKyle is not is an alcoholic. However,his heavy drinking at office partieshas resulted in two reprimands fromsupervisors, and the end of his two-year relationship with a Safewaycashier. He was 1987’s recipient ofthe Dayton Jaycees Honorable EffortAward in Marketing, and was sec-ond runner up for high school stu-dent body president during his jun-ior year.

Dear Advertising Sales Account Executive Kyle,

My husband made a New Year'sresolution last month (also the Janu-ary before) to quit or at least cutdown on his drinking. But insteadhe seems to be drinking even morelately. I've found bottles of whiskeyin odd places around the house, andhe often comes home from workvery late. What are some of the tell-tale signs of problem drinkers?

Should I be concerned?—Worried in Wenatchee

Dear Worried,Say...ya gotta love those toasted

"Oh's" of oats, don't-cha? And whocan resist the garden-fresh smell ofBuilt Ford Tough?!

Friend, have I got a campaign foryour fabulous corner market. Think"meat" for a second. Picture the sig-nage: "You'll go nuts over our IN-SANE beef prices!"

And I'm gonna maximizeturnover on your high-markup, high-repeat items... Cigarettes: “You'llcome for the nicotine, you'll stay forthe hacking wet cough!”

But wait, there's more... Raffles,giveaways, vacation cruises withTom Cruise and Penelope Cruz.Music by the Cruzados! Plan yournext vacation for New York, “Jer-sey's psycho cousin!” Just sign onthe dotted line — it'll all be fine. Nolyin'!

Dear Advertising Sales Account Executive Kyle,

I've been trying to stop drinkingbut I just can't stay quit. Cuttingdown hasn't worked -- I always seemto drink more than I intended to.

My wife's divorcing me and Ilost my job last month. I'm so brokeI can't even afford to pay attention. Ican't continue drinking, yet I can'timagine life without alcohol. I feelI'm at the jumping off point. I don'tknow where to turn, what to do.—Suicidal in Seattle

Dear Suicidal:Four out of five Texas dentists

surveyed support lethal injections;two-thirds of them choose sugarlessgum when they chew gum.AlcoSwab™ wipes are used by 92%of execution doctors who sterilizeconvicts’ arms prior to needle inser-tion. The number of 18-to-34 yearolds who now think minivans aren'tsuch a bad idea after all is up 13%Y-O-Y. Talk about up-trends! Insta-Poll! Favorite Superbowl commer-cial: Was it the one with the talkingdonkey? The one with the talkingchimp? What about the one with thetalking dog or the talking alien? (No“Janet” commenets please.) Whatev-er your vote, they're ALL winners!Keep up the good work, Creative...don't know how you guys do it!Brother, can you spare a smile?

ADVICE

Ask AdvertisingSales Account Executive Kyle

Things that are difficult to say whenyou are drunk: Indubitably, Innovative, Preliminary,Proliferation, Cinnamon

Things that are very difficult tosay when you are drunk: Specificity, Passive-aggressive disorder, Loquacious, and

TransubstantiateThings that are impossible to

say when you are drunk: “Thanks, but I’d prefer not to havesex with you. ““Nope, no more booze for me.”“Good evening officer, isn't it lovelyout tonight?”

Kathy meets up with her ex-boyfriend at the grocery store andsay to him, “You know that buddyof yours, Steve? He’s an alcoholic.”

“Are you sure?” he replies.”Sure I’m sure! He was sitting

next to me drinking all night at thebar last night.”

Icame to Alcoholics Anonymous in much the same conditionmany of us do — feeling beat-up

from head to foot. At the first meeting I attended,

a lady spoke. I didn’t hear a wordshe had said until she had almostfinished, and she made a statementthat caught my attention. She said,“Keep coming back. We will loveyou until you learn to love yourself”.

That statement pierced myheart. For thirty-one years I hadhated myself and found my comfortfor that hate in alcohol.

It never really occurred to mewhy I drank until I came to AA, got a “Big Book”, got asponsor and began to take the Twelve Steps. After sevealmonths, I took the Fourth Step inventory and it was thenI found my problem wasn’t alcohol; it was me. I had buriedresentments, guilt, fears and problems so far into my innerself that nothing would have helped me except God.

I found the God of my understanding in the programAA offered. Through this God and the help of a goodsponsor, I was able to take steps Four and Five. I can stillremember the “peace” I finally felt after I took the FifthStep with my sponsor on a mountain top looking downon God’s creation.

For the first time in my life, I began to love myself. Amiracle had happened and I knew it.

My life has not been perfect since that day; not evenclose. Today I am in prison cleaning up the wreckage ofmy past. I feel good inside. I feel good because I know Iwill never have to drink again if I continue to use thesuggested program of recovery outlined in the “BigBook”.

Though I am here; I am free; free from the resent-ments, guilt and fear that imprisoned me so long ago. Iam a happy alcoholic in recovery today.

Please keep coming back. We will love you until youlearn to love yourself.

From the inside for freedom,Jesse H.The AA Landing Place

I’m Don, and I’m an alcoholic.I came to Airway Heights onJune 30, 2000. Shortly after

arriving I ran across a friend thattold me about the AA here.

I began to attend the meetingsand found everyone was pleas-ant and very nice to me. Theymade me feel at home andrelaxed, allowing me the oppor-tunity to open up.

I’ve been to other AA’s on the“out’s” that made me feeluncomfortable. So, when I getout, I hope I can find a grouplike the “Landing Place” that

makes me feel as welcomed at and at home.

Don B.

Our Three Favorite Topics!

Me, Myself and I

Me” is the part of me that operates on emo-tions, reactions, fear; the Little Boy in me.

“Myself” is the part of me that likes trouble,insanity, turmoil, de-spair, alcohol, drugs and misfor-tune. The Young Adult.

“I” is the part of me that likes sobriety, happiness,helping, common sense regular routine, responsibleactions, etc. “I” pays for all the trouble “Me” and“Myself” get “I” into. The Mature Adult

Today I can take charge of “Me, and Myself.” Lifeis tough cleaning up the wreckage from letting “Me”and “Myself” run wild. I thank the AA program forbringing the “I” out in “Me” and Myself”.

John J.


Healing self-hatred

“We willlove you...”WithoutCondition

The hand of AA

That Senseof Easeand Comfort

From The Inside

AIRWAYHEIGHTSCORRECTIONSCENTER

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Hello, I’m Richard M. (Mon-tague), your Public Informa-tion Chair. It was very nice

to get to meet so many of you at theArea Assembly in Spokane. I’mlooking forward to seeing you at thenext Combined Quarterly coming upsoon.(watch for flyers)

I’ve been working with some ofthe DCM’s and District Chair peoplein the Spokane area, and I look for-ward to working with you in yourDistrict in the future to make a listof all the companies, businesses,schools and other public or govern-ment agencies that are currentlybeing called on. We are making a listof what literature or services andinformation they need. Please, if youwould do the same in each of yourDistricts and let me know if I canhelp you in whatever way I can.

We are also developing a list ofthose businesses, schools, facilities,etc. that are not being called on so

that we can make a plan to contactthem to see if can be of any assis-tance to them. Surprisingly many ofus do have time or knowledge wecan share.

Something else we’ve done is toshare AA’s Singleness of Purpose tohome groups and ask for others tohelp in sharing. The service work inPublic Information is rewarding andthere is so much to do. So, pleasecall me and let me get AA’s Informa-tion into your hands, and as alwaysif I can be of help feel free to contactme at 509-921-8107 or email me [email protected]

I am looking forward to meetingmore of you and working with youso we may be able to be there whenthe suffering alcoholic reaches out.We want the hand of AA to be there and for that we are responsible.

See you all soon. Richard M.


Insuranceinsurance would cover the litera-ture as Area 92 property.

Diana M. called insurance com-panies and agents and found thatthe amount we have to insure isreally to small for most companies.Our total worth in dollars is about$6000 to $7000 for the whole dis-play. Diana’s professional opinionis not to insure the literature, as thedeductibles would probably be atleast $500 and most likely $1000per claim. I really have to agreewith Diana, the chances of loosingmore than that amount at one timeis highly unlikely. There is nothingin the literature that is not replace-able.

We did not include theArchives. We had no dollaramounts to go with. We couldcheck at a later date for Archives.There would be of course items wecannot replace.

Our recommendation at thistime is to not insure the Area 92Literature and Display.

Yours in Service, Paula T.Ad-hoc Committee on InsuranceApril 3, 2004

Reporter At Large (continued from page 1)

Panel topics were “The General Service Conference,” “Safeguarding ourUnity,” “Our Literature,” “Our Singleness of Purpose,” “La Vina/Grapevine,”“This 'N' That,” “Area Highlights, and the “Past Trustees Panel.”

Some of my favorite panel presentations were "Is AA a Religion?" Do WeReally Trust Our Trusted Servants?" Our Singleness of Purpose-Our Respon-sibility to the Newcomer," and "Use of non-Conference Approved AA Litera-ture." The panel presenters did a fantastic job, including our very own MikeMcM and Dave McC.

There also was a Pacific Region Trustee Report, the PRAASA Busi-ness Meeting, a powerful Speaker's Meeting, Ask the Delegates (Ask-It Bas-ket), and 2 dozen choices of Roundtables.

As a first-time PRAASA attendee and a new DCM, it was incrediblyexciting to meet with over 1,500 Service representatives from 16 Areas, 10States and at least 4 countries. To be surrounded by so many recoveringalcoholics speaking "the language of service" was inspiring and deeply moti-vating. I was in awe at the DCM Roundtable to sit with over 75 DCMs fromall over the country and hear about their difficulties, solutions and success-es.

PRAASA's purpose is "to develop greater unity among the members,groups and areas of the Pacific Region, to encourage the exchange of ideasand experiences; and to provide an opportunity for members to discuss per-tinent aspects of AA." I personally experienced the feeling of unity and adynamic exchange of ideas and experiences. Please plan to join me atPRAASA 2005 in Tucson, AZ! —Robin O.

9922COOPERATION WITH THEPROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

Official PNC Update

Still rock-worthy?

Greetings from PNC,Don't forget to get your PACIF-

IC NORTHWEST CONFERENCEregistrations mailed in early.

Make your hotel registrationssoon too. Great Rates!

We are in the final planningstages and things are on schedule.We are having fun and looking for-ward to seeing all of you July 2-4th.If you need a registration form, youmay get one on the area 92 website.

REMEMBER: PNC ROCKS!!!DON'T MISS OUT!

Love and service,Patsy Mc


The WSEA “Whus-up?”

Calendar of Events May 2004

14-15 Tri-Cities 17th Annual Spring Rally "Growing in Sobriety"

Hyde Creek Recreation CenterPort Coquitlam, BC

21-23 Prince Rupert, BC Pacific Northwest Roundup. 544 11th Ave. East, Prince Rupert, BC

28-29 Bridges to Serenity Roundup, Castlegar, BC

28-30 Touchet River Roundup, Fairgrounds, PO Box 672, Waitsburg WA 99361

31 6th Annual Memorial Day BBQ - Foothills Mission Church, Elk, WA

June 2004

5 District 5 Little Assembly - First Methodist Church, Wenatchee, WA

3-6 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan: 52nd Gateway Roundup. 44-28th St. East, Prince Albert

4-6 Creston, British Columbia: 44th Campout. Box 699, Creston, BC

11-13 Calgary, Alberta: 23rd Gratitude Roundup, 4015 - 1st St. SE, Calgary

18-20 Cache Creek, British Columbia: 29th Cache Creek/Ashcroft Roundup,Ashcroft, BC

18-20 Fort McMurray, Alberta: Roundup. 6 Pelican Dr., Fort McMurray

18-20 Parksville, BC 44th Parksville/Qualicum Rally. 11-211 S. Moilliet St., Parksville, BC

25-27 Salt Lake City, UT: Celebrating 60 Years of AA in Utah. Box 154, Springville, UT 84663.

26-27 Quesnel, British Columbia: 37th Quesnel Roundup. 239 Ritson Ave., Quesnel, BC

July 2004

2-4 Pacific Northwest Conference - Red Lion Hotel, Yakima Center, Yakima, WA

9-11 “Serenity through Recovery” - Clarion Hotel Conference Ctr., Eugene/Springfield, OR

16-18 Pacific Regional Forum, Double Tree Columbia River Complex, Portland, OR

9-11 Komaskit Park Camp out - Komaskit Park, Vernon, BC

PPrroommoottee yyoouurr AAAA ppiigg rrooaasstt,, hhaammsstteerr--ttoossss,, oorrootthheerr AAAA eevveenntt hheerree!!

Send complete details to [email protected] orUS Postal mail to Phil Medlin, 1281 Main, Juliaetta ID 83535Fax to “ATTN: Medlin” - 208/743-1756


JULY 2004 QUARTERLY

WASHINGTON STATE EAST AREA COMMITTEE

WHEN: July 9-10, 2004

WHERE: Fort Colville Grange157 Highway 20 EastColville, WA 99114

WHO: Area 92 Officers, Committee Chairs, DCMs(GSRs and group members are welcome)

COST: $10 includes Self-support, Friday ice cream & pie, Saturdaylunch, coffee and donuts

AGENDA: Friday 6PM registration opens7-9PM round tables/discussion, etc.9PM ice cream & pie social

Saturday 8AM-end of business

Contacts:

Ginger & Mike 509-684-5778 [email protected] 509-685-9730 [email protected]

Name: Area Title

Address: District #

City/State/Zip DCM

Phone: Other

e-mail:

Make checks payable to WSEA District 15 and send with registration form to:

WSEA District 15 C/O Ginger Bell634 Valley Westside Road

Colville, WA 99114


Accommodations :

Directions from North Spokane:

Start out going North on N DIVISION ST/US-2 E/US-395N. Continue to follow US-395 N

for 65 miles.

In Colville turn right (east) onto E. 3rd Ave/WA Hwy 20. Continue to follow WA Hwy 20 for

1mile.

End at 157 Hwy 20 East, Colville, WA. You are there!!!!

Colville Inn

915 S. Main

Colville, WA 99114

www.colvilleinn.com

509-684-2517

1-800-680-2517

$46.00 to $112.00 (plus tax)

Comfort Inn

166 NE Canning Dr.

Colville, WA 99114

www.comfortinn.com

509-684-2010

$65.00 to $125.00 (plus tax)

Centsible Inn

395 S. Main

Colville, WA 99114

www.centsibleinn.com

509-684-2565

$37.00 to 48.00 (plus tax)

Small motel-15 rooms

Camping:

Northeast Washington Fairgrounds First come-first serve basis

No reservations57 camping spots. 19 with water & electric. 38 with electric only.

$15.00 per night.

411 W. Astor

Colville, WA 99114

509-684-2585 (answering machine only)


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The StoryBegins...

London, 1910: Buchmanhas a spiritual awakeningafter hearing a sermon on“The Cross of Christ”;founds the First CenturyChristian Fellowship (atOxford University).

Philadelphia, 1908: FrankBuchman has a falling outwith trustees of Church ofthe Good Shepherd orphan-age; he sails to England.

China, 1918: During histravels in Asia, Buchmanmeets and converts SamShoemaker who later be-comes pastor of CalvaryChurch in New York Cityand an Oxford Group leader.

Switzerland, 1933-34:Rowland Hazard is treatedfor alcoholism by Dr. CarlJung; attends Oxford Groupmeeting in England; has aspiritual awakening andfinally achieves sobriety.

Akron, 1933: Newton helpsFirestone’s son get sober;arranges an Oxford Groupevent at the Episcopal Churchin Akron; Buchman visits,meets Rev. Walter Tunks whobecomes a member of O.G..

Ft. Myers Florida 1926:Thomas A. Edison intro-duces Oxford Group mem-ber Jim Newton to tiremagnate Harvey Firestonewho gives Newton a job athis plant in Akron, Ohio.

New York, May, 1935: BillWilson, just four monthssober, leaves for Akron tofinalize a business deal,which falls through. Crest-fallen, Wilson is tempted todrink once again.

1934: Henrietta Seiberlingbegins attending O.G. meet-ings with Dr. Bob Smith’swife, Anne. Dr. Bob, adevout Christian, joins butis unable to overcome hissevere alcoholism.


1934: Hazard saves EbbyThatcher (a childhoodfriend of Bill Wilson) fromimprisonment in Vermont.Ebby then returns to NewYork and surrenders his lifeto God at Calvary Church.

New York: Thatcher learnsthat Bill Wilson is living inBrooklyn and witnesses tohim. On Dec. 11, 1934,Wilson has his “mountain-top” spiritual experienceand never drinks again.

Akron, May 11, 1935:Seiberling arranges “thefirst AA meeting” betweenWilson and Smith. Foralmost a month, Bill workswith Bob who takes his lastdrink on June 10.

How AA

Came Into

Existence

Akron: Wilson prays, thenconsults the church directo-ry at his hotel in hopes offinding an alcoholic to talkto. At random he picks Rev.Tunks’ who puts him intouch with Seiberling.

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