Category: Texas

Coordinator Jerry Allen reports that members Bob Young and Nathan White revved up the group about their past trips to Malta. Bob spoke about the a historical walk through Valetta, while Nathan spoke about his travel challenge of driving a manual transmission on the opposite side of the road from what he is used to.…

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The Texas/Oklahoma TCC Chapter met via Zoom on Jan. 16. Chuck Eisemann asked the group in what part of the world was there a large concentration of countries besides Caribbean and Europe. Jordan Hargrave mentioned Indonesia. After some research, I discovered that within Indonesia is Bali, Papua, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Maluku. Inside Malaysia is Sabah,…

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On Jan. 11, the Texas and Oklanhoma Chapter enjoyed a Mexican lunch in Colleyville, Texas. There were 25 of us, and we all truly missed Paul Clites who was the previous co-coordinator. He chose to resign as his in-laws are out of state and wanted and needed his talents and expertise. Understandably, family comes first.…

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The Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter’s first meeting of 2020 will be on Saturday, Jan. 11, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The meeting will take place from 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at La Hacienda Ranch (5250 Highway 121, Colleyville, TX 76034). The meal will be chicken and beef fajita buffet lunch. Soft drinks and…

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On Oct. 12, 20 members and prospective members of the Texas & Oklahoma Chapter enjoyed a luncheon meeting at Cafe Blue Restaurant in Bee Cave (Austin), Texas. We were delighted to welcome Kay Sandridge who was the first Oklahoma member to attend a chapter meeting. Paul Clites presented the story of his atomic-powered icebreaker trip…

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On July 13, 29 members and prospective members of the Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter enjoyed a luncheon meeting, with two featured speakers, at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Center in College Station, Texas. Before and after the meeting many members also toured the Library. Magali Hinojosa (TCC Platinum) drove all the way from…

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Put this one on your calendars!!! You won’t want to miss it. The next meeting, which per the regular rotation would have been in Houston, will instead be at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Center in College Station. No politics are intended by selecting this venue, but it really is a wonderful place.…

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On April 13, 22 members and prospective members of the Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter enjoyed a luncheon meeting in the club room at Classic Wine Club in Fort Worth, where chapter member Harry Balser is a club member. Harry further enhanced the meeting by arranging for his Maine-dwelling brother-in-law Bill Yeo to present his…

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The Texas & Oklahoma TCC Chapter will meet on April 13 in Fort Worth. Here are the meeting details: Preferred RSVP is by March 22 to be sure that we will meet the minimum attendance requirement. Deadline to RSVP is April 8 to notify the caterer of the final meal count. If you RSVP “yes,”…

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Thirty members and prospective members of the Texas and Oklahoma TCC Chapter enjoyed a luncheon meeting at Cafe Blue in Bee Cave (Austin), Texas, on Jan. 12. Ann Marie Ellis shared an engaging narrative with photos of her time living in Oriente, Cuba. The historical transition from pre-Castro times to today gave members a new…

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