Sternwheeler P i l o t C l u b o f

J a ck so n C o u n t y

Officers:

President—Sheila Randolph

Pres. Elect—Kelly Fluty

Rec. Sec.—Dorma Hughes

Corr. Sec.— Cheryl Marshall

Treasurer—Sandra Hoff

Directors: Club Officers plus

Phyllis Fox - year 1 of 2

Cookey Gunther - year 1 of 2

Dorma Hughes - year 2 of 2

Greta Tyler - year 2 of 2

Division Leaders:

Membership—Kelly .Fluty

Projects—Jennie Frashier

Anchor—Carolyn Waybright

Fundraising—Cheryl Marshall

PIF Representative Greta Tyler

Chaplain Brenda Hunt

Historian Carolyn Waybright

Assoc. Committee Evelyn Weirick,

Connie Cadle, Edwina Waybright

In This Issue

Pilot FYI 2

Upcoming Events 3

News Events 4

Ahoy, Mates! 6

November 2015

As November is upon us, we reflect on the upcoming Holidays and all the ac-tivities that are associated with them. Let us not forget to remember and honor our Veterans on Veterans Day, November 11th as well as each day of the year for the freedoms that they have fought for us. This has been a busy Autumn season and I have en-joyed working on all the activities in the month of October and looking for-ward to the Christmas gift wrapping starting in November. I hope all of you plan to participate in this fun, fund raising activity and are making plans to attend our Christmas Party on De-cember 10th at the beautifully deco-rated Cedar Lakes. Take time to get out and enjoy this wonderful season.

Sheila

President’s Message

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the

highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

~John F. Kennedy

Watch Word: Honor: Respect that is given to someone who is admired.

We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the de-votion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause. ~Ronald Reagan

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Nov. 9 -- Board Meeting at Library Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 12 – Meeting 12:00 at Country Rhodes B & B Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving Day Dec. 10 – Christmas Dinner at Cedar Lakes 6:00 pm

November Birthdays

Lydia Ludwig

Gift Wrapping at Town Center Mall

It’s that time of year: ho, ho, ho…..and off to the Mall we go to gift wrap. This is always an enjoyable time to spend with friends while providing a much appreci-ated service to the commu-nity. We will be working each Tuesday and Friday beginning on Black Friday, and again on Saturday, December 19th. If you have not signed up for a time slot, contact Greta Tyler at 304-372-9389. You can bring family and friends along to help and enjoy. Cedar Lakes Again this year, our club will be receiving dona-tions at the Gate during the Christmas season on a couple of week-ends in December. If you would like to take part in this activity, call or e-mail Suzette Lowe at 304-531-4578.

Veterans Day Parade Pilot Club of Jackson County will again be rep-resented in Ripley’s Veterans Day Parade on November 11. Line up is at 9 am at Ripley Baptist Temple, 3rd Ave and Charleston Drive.

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FYI: Portal Buzz

FYI

What IS Portalbuzz? Portalbuzz is Pilot International’s new membership database

and it’s available to you NOW! Pilot International has adopted software to simplify

their work by making it possible for clubs and their members to access information

online. According to the Portalbuzz Corporate website, using Portalbuzz, individual

members can

Keep engaged, informed and active even when not meeting.

Have a personalized dashboard.

Update and access own profile information.

View own member invoice.

Communicate with other members through the portal.

How to Start Using Portalbuzz

First, go to this address: https://members.portalbuzz.com/Member/User/Login

As a first time user, you will need to Register your e-mail and password. Scroll down the page and find the blue Register/Reset Password link and click on it. (Don’t

use the submit button yet.)

Now you will be on a page titled Password Reset. Enter your e-mail address and click the Submit button. You will receive an e-mail that includes a link to set up a

password.

Just click on that link (or copy and paste it into your address bar) and follow the

instructions. Easy peasy!

Once you have logged in and accessed your information, please update it! When I entered your name, I did not have your actual join date, so I used random dates. If you can’t remember, make your best guess. SPECIAL NOTE: You must enter year

first, then month, and then the day.

You may wish to enter all or only some of the information. There are places to en-ter your social media addresses as well as biographical information. You do NOT

need to enter anything but the basics and the date you joined Pilot Club.

We, as a club, have been working with the “portal” for a couple of months and are still having issues with erroneous invoices. If you have already paid your interna-tional dues, don’t worry if you see an invoice on your dashboard! It is an error and

will be fixed.

Have you noticed that you have not been receiving your Pilot Log magazine lately?

Make sure your information is up to date in Portalbuzz so you can receive your

copy of the Pilot Log today! Dorma

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Holiday Extravaganza

The annual Holiday Extravaganza was held October 17 at Ripley High School. There were 28 vendors present with a variety of crafts and goodies for sale. Pilot members making it a great day were Jenny Scholl, Sheila Randolph, Sandy Summers, Kelly Fluty, Jennie Frashier, Cookey Gunther, Brenda Hunt, Cheryl Marshall, Jeanie Matheny, Ed-wina Way bright, Carolyn Waybright, Sue Overmiller, Greta Tyler, and Linda Quillen. Scenes from Extravaganza below:

District Fall Workshop

Once again, the Fall Workshop was a great learning experience this year. The Charleston Club sponsored a wonderful day, chock full of exciting new information about Portalbuzz, Pick-Me-Ups and new club ideas, and concluding the day with a 75 Anniversary Celebration. Those attending were Greta Tyler, Suzette Lowe, Sheila Randolph, Kelly Fluty, Sandy Hoff, Dorma Hughes, Evelyn Weirick, Phyllis Fox and Sandy Summers.

Above: Greta participates in an ice-breaker while Sandy, Phyl-lis and Kelly look on.

Above: Phyllis and Suzette discuss the workshop during a break.

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Above: Jenny supervises set-up. Below: Winners!

Below and left: Sheila’s granddaughter enjoys the tournament.

Oral Health Coalition Mini-Golf Tournament The first annual Jackson County Oral Health Coalition Mini Golf Tournament was held Satur-day, October 24 at Cedar Lakes. Eighteen children ages 3-12 enjoyed this wonderful morning of fun. Jenny Scholl did an outstanding job coordinating this event along with the assis-tance of several Pilots. Pilot members enjoyed playing a game of Putt-Putt at the end of the day. Pilots participating were Jenny Scholl, Jennie Frashier, Brenda Hunt, Evelyn Weirick, Phyllis Fox, Greta Tyler, Kelly Fluty, Sandra Summers, Carolyn Waybright, Cookey Gunther, Sandy Hoff, Suzette Lowe, Cheryl Marshall, Sue Over-miller, and Sheila Randolph.

Below: Getting into the swing of things.

Below: Greta takes a turn.

AHOY, MATES!

Let’s meet: Linda Quillen

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The Sternwheeler is a publication of the Pilot Club of Jackson County (WV). Contact us: Telephone: 304-372-6795 or 304-532-6795

Text message or SMS to 304-532-6795

E-mail dormahughes@hotmail.com

Linda Quillen

~Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi Take full account of what excellences you possess, and

in gratitude remember how you would hanker

after them, if you had them not. ~ Marcus Aurelius

Pilot Club of Jackson County Facts

Regular monthly program meetings are held at the

Country Rhodes B & B, Ripley, WV, at noon on the

second Thursday of the month. Luncheon is served.

Meetings held in August (family picnic), December

(Christmas dinner), and June (installation of officers)

are held in the evening, places vary. Quarterly

evening meetings may be held to conduct work ses-

sions.

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat

what you like and let the food fight it out

inside ~ Mark Twain

Linda joined Pilot Club in 2010 and has been an active e-member. She currently is serving on the Fund Raising committee and really likes coming up with innovative ideas for fund raising. Linda resides in Evans. She has two daughters, one granddaughter and one great granddaughter, Lilee, 8 months old, who is the “light of her life”. Linda graduat-ed from Ripley High School and WVU-P and has worked at the Masters Law Firm in Charleston for 26 years as a paralegal. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and quilting. Linda enjoys watching all the TV shows about Alaska. She says, “I am just fascinated with them and would love to go one day”.