This page lists recent news articles and chapter updates posted on the TCC Web site. Click any headline to view the post. Use the search blank at right to find older posts on any topic.
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Joint Zoom Meeting of Arizona and New Mexico Members on Sunday, Sept. 27
The Arizona and New Mexico Travelers’ Century Club meeting will be held via Zoom on Sunday, Sept. 27. For those of you in Arizona, it will be at 1 p.m; for those of you in New Mexico it will be at 2 p.m., since the two states are in different time zones at this time…
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Trip Mementos Shared During September 2020 Canada Chapter Meeting
Hello World Travelers (Stuck at home – but many who are exploring Canada), What a pleasure it was to connect on Sept. 19 to share our passion for travel. Just listening to everyone boosted my spirits and reminded me that there will be an end to this ‘travel embargo’ and we’ll be crossing borders again…
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Chicago in October: Proposed Three-Day Regional TCC Meeting
Charles Merkel (St. Louis) and Steve Fuller (Kansas City) are planning a three-day regional meetup in Chicago, Illinois, from Oct. 23 to 25. Understanding member concerns, Steve did a site visit to the Swissotel in Downtown Chicago and was thoroughly impressed with the hotel’s attention to the current health concern. Further, they are offering a…
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Arkansas Chapter Honors the Memory of Richard ‘Dick’ Brannon
We all remember who introduced us to the TCC. For coordinator Steve Clift, that person was Dick Brannon. “That moment was in 2001 when he and his wife of 59 years were at my house for an International Garden Club for Master Gardeners. Funny how life passes and I recall that rainy day as I…
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Two Missouris (Kansas City and St. Louis) Meet Up Online
Kansas City coordinator Steve Fuller and St. Louis coordinator Charles Merkel teamed up to reach members in the Midwest. Bobbi Laufer of San Diego kicked off the presentation on the South Pacific with a tour through Tuvalu and Kiribati. Then Charles followed the United Airlines’ Micronesia route from Guam to the Marshall Islands. The presentation…
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Future TCC Chapters?
China WeChat anyone? This group of formidable travelers talks to each other every day. They hope to be recognized as the first Chinese speaking chapter. France Vive la France! Vice President Steve Fuller is excited about the enthusiasm coming out of France. Area members are hoping to build the club’s first dedicated French-speaking meetup. Oceania…
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More TCC Zoom Meetings
For those of you who are new to the club, we really do prefer to meet in person, but because no one knows when this will happen, we’ve become quite good a connecting through video conferencing. For the most recent updates on when your chapter will meet, follow us at travelerscenturyclub.org. We only need to…
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Longtime Board Member Pamela Barrus Retires
Our much cherished long-term Board member and Past President Pam Barrus has stepped down from the board. Pam joined the board of directors in 2004, and was our president in 2012-2013. In 2016 Pam stepped up to take over the rudderless Centurian news- letter and single-handedly revamped and ran it for the last four years,…
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Meet New Indiana Chapter Coordinators Eileen and Bernie Strenecky
Fortunately, we have been able to integrate our passion for travel with our professional lives. Bernie specializes in medical education, teacher preparation and community development, and Eileen’s includes high school teaching, principalship and having worked summers at a travel agency. Over the span of four decades, both careers afforded us the opportunity to teach, live…
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Now on Video: Traveler Interviews Posted on Our TCC Facebook Feed
Did you know that we are doing live TCC interviews? Using our Facebook platform with new technology, board member Stefan Krasowski has been conducting an average of two interviews a week since April. Stefan researches his long list of potential interviewees (members, high-profile travelers and industry experts) for interesting stories or advice. At approximately 30…
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TCC Member Spotlight: George and Frances Chittenden, Helsingborg, Sweden
Frances and I met in 2012, and realized almost immediately that we both had an enthusiastic appetite for extensive and far- reaching travel. I’m an organist and choral director, and Frances and I met at a choral festival in Wellington Cathedral, during the time that I worked as Cathedral Organist in southerly Dunedin. I’d already…
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Destination: Oman
By Steve and Dianne Owad-Jones Steve and Dianne lived and worked in the Sultanate for five years, check out their Info File for further tips and details. Under the rule of Sultan Qaboos for 49 years, Oman was transformed from a medieval-style feudal state with 1 km of paved road, to a sensitively developed modern…
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New Info File Added to the Members-Only TCC Forum
As of 2012, members must go to the TCC Forum to access the TCC Info Files. The Forum requires a user name and password to log in. TCC will continue to mail the Info Files to those who have paid the additional $10 ($85 domestic and $95 international). Back issues of the Info Files are…
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Fall 2020 Indiana Chapter Meeting via Zoom
New coordinators Bernie and Eileen Strenecky featured Louisville native Stacie Scott, who led a presentation on her time in Mozambique as a community health services promoter with the Peace Corps. Stacies’s passion is international public health, and with no opportunity to return to Mozambique, she is now pursuing her Master of Health Science in Global…
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Virtual Gathering of Members in the Upper Mid-West on Oct. 1
TCC Members in the Upper Mid-West region of the United States are invited to join a special gathering via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 1, beginning at 7 p.m. Central time. Areas covered are: Iowa Northern Indiana Northern Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin For details, including Zoom login info, contact St. Louis Chapter…
