October, 2016
Issued Monthly
VOL. 65 NO. 10
OCTOBER MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 – CHEVIOT FIELDHOUSE
MEETING AT 8:00 PM
Our President, Larry Wentz, will open the meeting promptly at 8:00 P.M. We will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of silence for our sick and departed members.
2016 SPOOKTACULAR
Harvest Home Park – Friday Oct.14th & Sat. Oct.15h 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.
Hay Ride through Cheviot, Miniature train ride, straw maze, games and crafts, kids costume contest, and “Howl at the Moon” contest.
Refreshments and snacks will be available.
If you would like to help out or need more info. Please contact:
Tim Mathis 513-834-3194 or Ray Kathman radarray@fuse.net. 513-574-9828
2016 CFA GOLF LEAGUE
The CFA Golf League ended its regular season with their Tournament Night – Wednesday, September 7, 2016. The 2016 League Champions consisted of
First place: Arnie Williams and Steve Thomas. The Second Place team consisted of Scott Tarvin and Dennis Fliehman. Congrats to all for a great year and special thanks to the league officers and especially Bill Strochinsky (once again) for the colossal task of consistently calculating all the figures and stats throughout the year. Also – Thanks, Arnie Williams – He also does a helluva job organizing our monthly Thursday Outings.
We had our Golf League Dinner at Keller’s. Also – Special thanks to Sam & Connie Keller and their crew for consistently putting together another great spread of food. Hope to see you next year at the March – 2017 kick-off meeting!
CHRISTMAS BASKETS
Chairman, John Ludwig and his fellow committee volunteers will be accepting names of families in need for the CFA Christmas Food Basket Distribution. John along with his delivery team combine efforts each year to make this one of our best community endeavors of the Holiday Season. Applications will be accepted for the next two months. Please contact John at 922-2747.
Attention !! Members Who Have NOT Paid Their Dues
– BY NOW YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE
To avoid being DROPPED from the CFA membership you must send a check for $25 made out to the Cheviot Firemen’s Association – Mail to ATTN: Jack Spratt – 5264 Clearlake Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45247. If you feel your name was called out at the last meeting in error as being delinquent, please call Jack Spratt at 513.543.3271 or email at rspratt454@aol.com
NEIHEISEL VISITATION
William “Bill” Craig passed away 8.18.16. Ray Hollmeyer is currently living at Renaissance West at North Bend Crossing.
Please keep all of our sick and departed in your prayers
2017 NOMINATING COMMITTEES
Joe Williams (Red Ticket) and Denny Gates (White Ticket) have stepped up to the plate once again this year and have volunteered their time to put together our nominations for the CFA December Elections. They always need a few more good men – Here’s your chance to step up and make a difference. TIME TO SHAKE IT UP A LITTLE! Several old arses are getting calloused by sitting up front at the tables each month. Call Joe at 513.703.3010 or Denny at 513.941.7650.
2016 CFA GOLF SCRAMBLE – A Great Time
The CFA Golf Outing was a success and I hope everyone had a great time. The temperature was great, the rain held off until the very end but the wind was a definite factor. The winning team was Milt’s Transmission finishing 13 under par. Each golfer received a door prize and the lucky ones received some nice gifts after dinner.
We appreciate our Corporate Sponsors and thank them for their participation:
Andy’s Mirror & Glass
Mattlin Construction
Pic’s Produce
Tri State Concrete Sawing
Garage Door Service
Cabling Specialist
Milts Transmission Service
Black Sheep Publix House
Avocados Mexican Restaurant
We also want to thank all those who sponsored a hole or donated gifts for the Outing including L&B Trophy, Tim Mathis, J-Taps Sports Bar Grill, The Burg Family, Dean’s Hops & Vines, Fogarty’s Irish Pub and Smile Drive Thru. Also a special thanks to Jim Bosse for running the “Within-the-Ring” Contest. Thanks again for all your support of the C F A. We hope that we can count on your continued support next year. Have a great Holiday season and a prosperous New Year!
CFA, Golf Scramble Chairmen Jack Witterstaetter and Ron Zeilman.
GOLDENAIRES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 LUNCH 12:00
MEETING 1:00 PM – CHEVIOT FIELDHOUSE
Ruth Kathman reported that a Get Well card was sent to Sally Staat. The winner of the $ 5.00 Birthday Prize was Ken Burger. Elks Lodge #5 3621 Glenmore Ave. is having a 50’s & 60’s Dance on Saturday November 5th 7:30 PM. Featuring The Golden Eagles. Cost is $10.00 per person. For more info. contact Goldenaire member Shirley Paolello 662-4847. Please pray for all our members who are sick in hospitals, their homes or nursing Facilities. Thank You!!
LEAVE BEHIND YOUR CARES, COME JOIN THE GOLDENAIRES
CFA CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
The cornhole tournaments for July, August and September were great times had by all! Special thanks to Larry Wentz and Arnie Williams for organizing the games. Also thanks to our team of chefs for all of their hard work grilling out the fine dinners we had. Congratulations to the winners of all three tournaments.– Hope we can do it again next year! Tempus Fugit!
OUTSTANDING MEMBERS AWARD
Nominations are open starting with the October committee meeting on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Any member in good standing can nominate one person per year. The Nominee must be a member in good standing for a minimum of fifteen (15) years. Please contact Tim Mathis at 513.834.3194
OCTOBER MONTHLY RAFFLE WINNERS
PRIZE AMOUNT WINNER TICKET #’s
1ST $200 Steve Thomas (0888)
2nd $100 Kim Ammon (2739)
3rd $50 David Miller (0599)
4th $25 Ed O’Gorman (0305)
5th $25 Pete Lambing (1223)
Seller $25 Bob Young
The tickets for the 2017 Monthly Raffle will be available at the October meeting. Please make arrangements to pick them up in the next two months to save us money on the postage and make sure that you get your fair share.
SPONSOR OF THE MONTH
Andy’s Mirror and Glass – A long time sponsor of the CFA.
Call them for all your glass needs. Get in touch with Arnie Williams!
Pray for the Men and Women in our Military!
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“I do regret calling her Pocahontas, because I think it’s a tremendous insult to Pocahontas.” – The Donald
Next Writing October 15th
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