DSPHC November 2007 Newsletter

Thanks to everyone who attended the November Meeting at Sorentino's! I appreciate that they showed up on such short notice. We have two (2) positions open on The Board of Directors, which we need to fill by next months meeting (which will be on Wednesday, Dec. 12th, 2007, at 7:30 pm), because they will assume the positions on January 1, 2008. Sorry for the delay, but life has been a little crazy lately! Please keep your eye out for the voting sheet to be in your mailbox in the next couple of days! I need you to please mail back your ballot sheet to me a.s.a.p., and I will enclose and address label for you to do so. I must receive the ballot by Dec. 7th, 2007, in order for your vote to count. Those ballots received after Dec. 7, 2007, will not count. Thanks in advance for your participation, everyone's opinion does count!

I would like to do a gift exchange at the next meeting to celebrate the holiday season. If you would like to participate, please bring a wrapped gift (Aprrox. $10.00), marked male or female, and you will receive a ticket so you may pick a gift. I know the holiday season gets really crazy, but please try to make the last meeting of the year.

I hope to see everyone before the holidays, but if not, may you and your families have a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year! Thanks, Debbie

We just got back from our first Meeting of the Minds and WOW, it was great! The weather was beautiful, the entertainment was fantastic everywhere, the shopping was great, and I only put on 4 pounds after all that great food and Mango Margarita's. I'm proud to announce that our vice-president, Mike Ohr and Kate got married on Wednesday, Oct. 31st, at The Hog's Breathe Saloon and a great time was had by all! A big congratulations to them both and may they have many happy years together!!!

On Oct. 13th, we did the road clean up. We had 18 people turn out to help and we collected 31 bags of trash! A big thanks to all who helped which included Bill & MaryAnn Lustfield, Charlie & Beverly Thompson, Cathi Hochstedler, Debbie Auld, Harry Read, Lynne Geers, Bruce & Karen Wright, John Novosel, Sylvia Diehl, Joyce & Dick Houston, Tom & Charlene Butler and Jane & Terry Green. And a big thank you to John & Linda Novosel who hosted a little get together afterwards at their house. We all appreciated it! And then we had our October meeting on Oct. 20th, which was at The Rusty Rudder in Dewey. We had 24 in attendance, which were Debbie & Gary Auld, Connie & Jerry Groll, Pat Murdock & Allan Cairncross, Mike D'Amico, Mike Ohr, Cathi Hochstedler, Holly Wright, Joe & Linda Racz, Dick & Joyce Houston, Bruce & Karen Wright, Denise Irwin, Raven Blakeney, John Sykes, Bill & Mary Ann Lustfield, Sylvia Diehl and Neil & Lex Dignon.

We have two (2) board positions up for reelection. If you are interested in running, please let me know as soon as possible. Our next project is World Food Day Project, which we will be serving a Thanksgiving Dinner to approximately 1200 people for The Lewes Presbyterian Church. If you can donate a few hours of your time for this great cause it would be greatly appreciated! We need a head count of volunteers a.s.a.p.

Cathi Hochstedler won the 50/50 drawing for $40.00. Congradulations Cathi! I will be giving everyone a door prize drawing ticket when you come to a meeting. No need to buy raffle tickets anymore!

We will be deciding on our charities for next year, so please try to make the next meeting which will be at Sorrentino's Restaurant on Wednesday, November 21st at 7:30.

Spending Money – DSPHC Member-to-Member Discounts:

If you bring your DSPHC membership card & a driver’s license to these phriendly club members’ business, you’ll get a discount.

10% discount on all regular priced items at:
The Mizzen Mast
149 Rehoboth Ave. (Village By the Sea)

10% discount at:
Just Birkenstock Store
4551 Highway One (by Pier One & Starbucks)

Rehoboth Beach, DE
Phins up to Dennis & Sharonlee Diehl for offering this discount !

The Lighthouse
7 Angler’s Road
Lewes, DE

Call AVIS at (800) 831-8000 and while making the reservation give them this number: AWD#K199476

Debbie Auld, Charlie & Beverly Thompson, Bill & MaryAnn Lustfield, Barbara Jerald, Denise Irwin, Sylvia Diehl, Bob Bush, Tanya Hammel, Lynne Geers, Joe Vlach and Cathi Hochstedler.

Does anyone know where Debbie Auld’s JB Early Years Book is that she lent out at a meeting???

We discussed MOTM and the Thanksgiving dinner being held on 11/18. Board election ballots are going to be sent out by Debbie… there are two openings and three individuals interested in the positions. Look for your ballots and send them back as soon as possible. We also held a raffle of donated items by Debbie Auld!!! Thanks for all the goodies Debbie!! Please remember if you have anything laying around that might be fun to donate to a future raffle… bring the items to our next meeting.

December 12, 7:30 p.m. : Monthly meeting at Sorentino’s in Dover. Bring a gift and have some holiday fun!!! ($10 max… mark it “guy” or “gal”!!!)

Tickets are available but selling very quickly for Peter Mayer's Stars and Promises 2007 show in Lancaster, PA on Sunday, December 9. For anyone interested in attending, you can order your tickets for the show as follows.

Peter Mayer's Stars and Promises 2007

Sunday, December 9, 2007
6:00 pm

Highland Presbyterian Church
1801 Oregon Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601

Tickets are $20 each for adults and $10 for children and students. Under 5 are free.

Make your check payable to Highland Presbyterian and mail along with a SASE to

Sue McCaughey
925 Indian Springs Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601

Hope to see you in Lancaster on December 9.

Sue McCaughey
ParrotHeads in Amish Paradise
Peter Mayer Group Promotions
(717) 951-2983

First, the important basics about Pardi-Gras 2008:
Dates: Thursday, Jan. 17- Sunday, Jan. 20 (this is Martin Luther King
weekend)
Place: The French Quarter, New Orleans, LA.
Presented by: Sail Away Promotions
Sponsored by: The Tropical Isle ; Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville- New Orleans
What is it?: A really, really fun party featuring live music, great
food, the best bars in the country, and lots of fun-loving attendees
How do I register?: Go to the Pardi-Gras website www.pardi-gras. com
<http://www.pardi- gras.com> and register on-line, 24 hours a day!
Host Hotel: The fabulous Bourbon Orleans Hotel (a Wyndham property)
504-523-2222 for reservations
Fundraising? : Pardi-Gras raises money for the New Orleans Musicians'
Clinic, and Cops 8 (French Quarter Police Organization)
Website(s): Official site www.pardi-gras. com <http://www.pardi- gras.com>
MySpace Site: http://www.myspace. com/pardigras
<http://www.myspace. com/pardigras>
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Featured Entertainers:
Jerry Diaz & Hanna's Reef - Sunny Jim Band - The Boat Drunks - Eric
Stone - 12 Volt Band - Brent Burns - John Reno & the Half Fast Creekers
- The Bad Monkeys - Jim Hoehn - Mo Brothers - Troy Allan - Late as Usual
- some VERY special guests from Nashville! - (plus a couple of more
artists to be announced)
Featured Activities:
The "world famous" Bourbon Street Pub Crawl - Recording of the weekly
Happy Hour for Radio Margaritaville - Bourbon Street Block Party -
Pardi-Gras Parade - Crowning of the Pardi-Gras King and Queen - Pirate's
Toast at Jean Lafitte's Blacksmith Shoppe - Sunday Brunch - plus more
things we're still working on!
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Pardi-Gras fun facts:
Pardi-Gras began in 1997. This year's event will be the 11th annual
rendition Last year, folks from 29 different states attended Pardi-Gras
Pardi-Gras was originally called "Meeting of the Mindless". The name was
changed in the third year Pardi-Gras is presented by an all-volunteer group of close friends
You DO NOT have to be a member of a Parrot Head club to register for, or
attend Pardi-Gras This year's Pardi-Gras falls closer to the actual "Fat Tuesday" than
ever before. We are actually smack dab in the middle of Mardi Gras
season this year Pardi-Gras has very few rules! Have a good time! Spend money! Tell your friends!

The 6th Annual Midwinter Meltdown

January 25 - 27, 2008

Kick off 2008
at the biggest parrothead party
(and the best value)
in the MidAtlantic!

Featuring

3 days of music & Parrothead fun

and

The World Famous Sunday
"Drunkwriter's Brunch"

Previous entertainment has included:

Matt Hall & Banana Hammocks
Tropical Soul
Tall Daddy (Tall Paul & Crawdaddy)
John Frinzi & Doyle Grisham
Calypso Nuts
Will Kimbrough

Scott Kirby
Jim Hoehn
Sunny Jim White / The Sunny Jim Band
St. Somewhere
Jim Morris & the Big Bamboo Band
The Peter Mayer Group

More information to be released as soon as I receive it!!! Mark your calendars for this one!!!

Please save the date, join us and enjoy the party with Coastal Jersey
Parrot Head Club!
CJPHC 5th Annual Holiday Party/Kelly' s Dream Fundraiser.
Saturday January 26, 2008 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM
Branches Banquet & Catering Center
West Long Branch, NJ
Entertainment by Jimmy and the Parrots with host DJ Jeff Allen
Includes prime rib dinner buffet and door prize entry
Tickets: $ 50.00 for PHC members (purchase by 12/31/2007)
$ 55.00 for Non members (purchase by 12/31/2007)
****Special table for 10 $ 450.00*****
Please note that ANY tickets purchased after 12/31/2007 will be at
$65.00 per person (Walk-Ins included)
We all know that Parrot Heads are known for their "Island Time"
response, but it is to everyone's benefit to purchase their tickets
prior to Dec 31st, 2007 for the discounted price. This notification
also gives you ample time to plan for the entire weekend.
Tickets and details are available via our website www.cjphc.org via paypal
Contact Event Coordinators :Susan Howe at 732-262-0314 or
susanmhowe@yahoo. com and Pam
Favocci at 732-974-8205 or tvlbeach@yahoo. com
We will be offering the Hotel Shuttle package once again this year.
For those that took advantage of the package, you MIGHT remember the
great time we had at the Bar after the event and the wonderful
Breakfast in the morning at the hotel.
What a Great time we had last year!

Holiday Inn
700 Hope Rd.
Tinton Falls, NJ
800-253-7739 or 732-544-9300
Request "No Worries " room and shuttle Package $90.00 plus tax
Based on availability and includes room and shuttle to Branches
Shuttle will run 2 hours before and 2 hours after event.

Central Texas Parrot Head Club's
5th Annual Pirate's Masquerade Ball

The Central Texas Parrot Head Club's 5th Annual Pirate's Masquerade Ball in
Austin, Texas is scheduled to take place on April 11th, 12th and 13th 2008!

We will be staying at the Wyndham Woodward Hotel and Conference Center in
Austin, Texas. It is a full service hotel with a ballroom, restaurant, bar,
swimming pool, fitness center and shuttle services to and from the airport
and to our famous 6th Street and downtown area. The hotel rooms for this
event will be $89 not including taxes.

We are also holding 10 Cabana Suites. These are rooms that have a mini bar
set up and surround the pool area. They are $109 (not including tax) per
evening and we are holding these rooms for the Club Officers and Vendors who
may wish to have a hospitality suite. If you would be interested in one of
these suites, make your reservation with the hotel AND please let me (Robin)
know so I can track the availability. All the hotel information is on the
registration website at www.ctxphc.com .

Registration will be $55 per pirate/wench and online registration is up and
running at ( www.ctxphc.com ) and closing two weeks prior to the ball (March
28, 2008). We will have to limit attendance to 125 guests so be sure to get
your registration in as soon as possible.

John Reno will be performing at our Friday night Welcome Party in the hotel
lounge and we will have live music around the pool Saturday afternoon after
the SafePlace Walk. For the ball we are having appetizers and Hanna's Reef
will again be our entertainment for the ball. The registration price also
includes a Sunday Brunch with live music. We will be having a Mini Mart,
Silent Auction, Raffles, costume contests and fun, fun, fun!

Proceeds raised from this fantastic event will go to assist Austin SafePlace
( www.safe-place. org ). An organization that assists battered and sexually
abused women and children.

For more information, please contact me at AustinParrothead@ austin.rr. com .
If anyone would be interested in having a Mini Mart table, the cost would be
$25 not including electricity. For information about the Mini Mart please
contact Connie at clg2@sbcglobal. net

One more candle on the cake …. A big fins up to current members celebrating birthdays in DECEMBER!!!

In the Key West cemetery, where rich men, rogues and island eccentrics are spending eternity, a team of investigators spent Wednesday morning exhuming the remains of six people buried anonymously in paupers' graves, hoping 21st century science will help identify them.
The team, including Monroe County's chief medical examiner, is collecting mitochondrial DNA samples from femur bones and molars to the FBI's database of identified remains, Local 10's Glenna Milberg reported. Unlike the more commonly known nuclear DNA available in body fluids, mitochondrial DNA survives decomposition and is passed maternally through generations, experts say. "The main reason were doing this is to get closure for some families," said Monroe County Sheriff Rick Roth. "Hopefully, we can solve some crimes eventually, too." With a chainsaw and metal crowbar, crews made the first opening in the white cement crypt known as the paupers grave and pulled out the decaying casket with the remains of a man known as "Barnacle Bill."
According to county records, fishermen found the remains of the white male floating off the Keys in 1987. The torso and the head were found two days and 20 miles apart. Investigators nicknamed him for the barnacles that had attached to the man's shoes.
Among the other cases: The remains of a white man, 20 to 35 years old, found near Card Sound Road in 1983, wrapped in a sheet. He had been beaten and shot. The body of a black man found slain in 1988 in Key Largo, wrapped in sheets. Despite unique identifying features like a gold tooth with a Playboy bunny inlay, he remains unidentified. A white man found in Islamorada in 1993, who investigators said they believed hanged himself. A woman identified only as "Cinnamon" in an apparent suicide note that she left near her remains found on a boat floating off Rat Key in 1999. Investigators said they suspect a drug overdose. She left behind a poem about life and death, and information that the boat's owner would soon
be back from Alaska. Monroe County has 28 such cold cases, some almost 40 years old.
Investigators are working on locating the remains to take DNA samples. "We don't know where the others are but we're working on it," said Sgt. Patricia Dally. "Most are here in the Cemetery in unmarked graves. We're working on it," she said.

TAMPA, Fla. -- For the second time this year Republican Gov. Charlie Crist met with a rock star who supports Democrats to talk about environmental issues. On Thursday, it was Jimmy Buffett and the subject was manatees.

Crist met privately with Buffett for about 10 minutes and then introduced him to nearly 20,000 fans at a concert, saying, "He has Florida in his heart and he loves her like I do."
Crist also did a live interview on Radio Margaritaville, Buffett's Sirius Satellite Radio station.
Buffett would not allow a reporter to join Crist for the meeting, but afterward the governor said they thanked each other for working to protect manatees. Crist recently pushed state wildlife commissioners to delay a decision to downgrade protections for the sea cows.
State experts have determined that the manatee is no longer endangered, a term that means a species is at imminent risk of extinction. They say the animal should be reclassified as threatened, which means it faces a high risk of extinction.
"He said, 'I just want to thank you for what you did for the manatees,' " Crist said. "And I said, 'No, thank you. Thank you for doing so much for our state and looking out for our wildlife and our natural estuaries and caring so much about Florida.' "
Buffett was a supporter of former Democratic Govs. Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham. Last spring, Crist appeared with Sheryl Crow to promote awareness of climate change. Crow is also known for supporting Democrats, including former presidential nominees John Kerry and Al Gore.
"I don't care if they're Democrat, Republican or independent, I just care if they have concerns for our Florida. Clearly this man does," Crist said. "I'm reaching out to everybody. It's important to. We need to come together to do what's right. Division happens in Washington."

(REMINDER: Two new sections that need filling… “Piece of Work” for available jobs, and members looking for new opportunities. Also, a club classified section… “I Used To Have Money One Time.” So… if you have info. for me… please forward it so I can begin including it in upcoming editions!!!)