District 14 met on 11 July in Belleville at the O’Fallon Trailer Group. There were 19 GSR’s and guests in attendance. The 8 August meeting is to be hosted by the O’Fallon Trailer Group. The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm. See you there…..

IN MEMORIAM

LYN GRISWOLD Her passing leaves a void Leaving us with 22 years of sobriety JOHN PAUL JONES Past Delegate of Southern Illinois Area 21 Leaving us with 25+ years of sobriety
 

NOTES FROM THE MEETING: 

For people who have had felony convictions (to include DWI’s and DUI’s), you have to go through some extra paperwork to be allowed into Canada to attend the 2005 International Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) website can help you will fulfilling that paperwork. The website is:

www.cic.gc.ca http://www.cic.gc.ca

Registration forms will be mailed to GSR’s in August 2004. If you wish to register on-line, there will be forms on the GSO site. The date they will be available is not yet known.

Attendance is down at the O’Fallon Trailer Group. More support would be appreciated. More people are needed to be on the Steering Committee to represent each meeting and then make the monthly business meeting.

A good chance to see how AA works….. Grapevine (Gene E. - 277-9730): Every issue of the Grapevine is now available on-line at: www.aagrapevine.org http://www.aagrapevine.org

Any subject you might have a question on is available. The cost is only $2 per month or $15 per year.

If you subscribe to the Grapevine, the cost (before 1 Oct) is only $5. Check it out.

CPC (Chester P. - 239-9391): Have finally finished moving to Belleville. Will begin to send inquiries to all area doctors. Next in the process will be the area lawyers and judges.

Corrections (Doug T. - 337-8451): Everything is going very well. The inmates appreciate all the literature received to include the old copies of the Grapevine. All inmates sincerely appreciate AA being there. The inmates would genuinely like to see an AA meeting every night but there are not enough approved/cleared AA people to make this happen. If you believe you would like to carry the message behind the walls, please give Doug a call.

There is a new meeting in Steeleville at the United Methodist Church on Saturday at 7 pm. It has no name as of this writing and is Open and Non-Smoking. The address is: 408 West South St, Steeleville IL. Dick G.

(Area 21 Delegate) gave a short talk on the latest conference at GSO in New York City held in April 2004. Very well received by all in attendance.

UPCOMING EVENTS: The 31st Illinois State Conference will be held 6-8 August 2004 in Tinley Park Illinois at the Holiday Inn Select. Call 708-444-1100 for reservations. For more info, Call Debbie Y. at 815-538-1920 or Ginny L. at 815-722-3823 or Don K. at 815-254-8741 for details.

The 25th East Central Regional Conference and the 51st Indiana State Convention will be held concurrently from 13-15 Aug 2004 in Indianapolis IN at the Adams Mark Hotel and Conference Center (airport location). For more info, call Janice T. (317-823-4183) or Dorothy W. (317-784-2092) or Bruce J. (317-951-9589).

The Missouri State Convention will be held 20-22 Aug 2004 at the Holiday Inn in Columbia Missouri. For more info, call Chris H. (816-728-4960) or John B. (573-438-8607).

The 21st Annual Fall Classic will be held 3-5 September 2004 at the Airport Marriot Hotel at the St Louis Intl Arpt. For reservations, call 1-800-228-9290. For more info, call Carol R. (636-527-9372) or Wilda P. (636-256-4976).

All meetings are non-smoking. The cost of parking at the hotel for non-guests is $4.00 per day. The September 2004 Area Assembly will be held in Tilton IL on 12 Sep 2004. District 9 is the host. The site is the Tilton Community Center on 201 West Fifth St. Call Margaret M. at 217-446-6499 for more info.

The Energy Lake Camp-Out will be held at the Land Between the Lakes from 24-26 Sep 2004. For more info, call Dotti L. (270) 898-7607. Special Note: No pets allowed at meetings.

The 44th Annual Tri-State Convention will be held at the Executive Inn in Paducah Kentucky from 29-31 Oct 2004. Call 1-800-866-3636 for reservations.

The December 2004 Area Assembly will be held in Herrin IL on 4 Dec 2004. District 5 is the host. The site is the Herrin Civic Center on 1010 South 16th St. Call (618) 942-6115 for more information.

The Delegates/Past Delegates Conference will be held 11-13 Feb 2005 at the Holiday Inn Fairlane Center in Detroit Michigan. The address is: 5801 Southfield Expressway. Call (313) 336-3340 for reservations/Information.

BIRTHDAYS: (Birthdays will only be entered if they occur before or on the date of the GSR Meeting; otherwise, they will be entered in the next Booze News) Sober but Home Group Selection in a State of Flux/Quandry/Doubt: Helen B. - 26 yrs, Barb H. - 18 yrs, Marilyn L. - 14 yrs, Amanda N. - 12 yrs, Mike Mc., Nick W. - 10 yrs, John G. - 9 yrs, Jodi F. - 6 yrs, Karen G., Craig R. - 5 yrs, Sheryl K., Perry W., Laura M., John H., Don L. - 4 yrs, Mark Q. - 2 yrs, 623 Group: Danny P. - 21 yrs, Paula E. - 18 yrs, Kristina W., Steve S. - 12 yrs, Tony H. - 10 yrs, Craig B., Wendy H., Barb K. - 1 yr. Book Group of Okawville: Dennis S. - 10 yrs. Cahokia Serenity Group: Larry M. - 14 yrs, Kevin S. - 12 yrs. Collinsville Honesty Group: Ralph H. - 22 yrs, David C. - 7 yrs. Dr. Bobs Group: Elaine S. - 56 yrs, Veronica T. - 21 yrs, Kenny - 1 yr, Jeri - 30 days. East St Louis 12x12 Group: John B. - 17 yrs, Pat - 9 yrs, Lenora T. - 5 yrs, Denise F. - 3 yrs, Dana - 18 mos, Kendall B. - 1 yr. Edwardsville Sunday Growth Group: John C. - 1 yr. Kings House Group: Jerry G. - 7 yrs. O’Fallon Trailer Group: Liz C. - 30 yrs, Gil B. - 14 yrs, Liz H. - 12 yrs, Gary M. - 11 yrs, Amy P. - 6 yrs, Debbie - 4 yrs, Cindy - 1 yr, Sherry, Eve - 6 mos, Connie, Jaime, Danny, Cindy - 30 days. Red Bud Group: Lou B. - 16 yrs, Mike M. - 7 yrs, Rod G. - 1 yr, Sparta 212 Group: Ted N., Jesse S. - 20 yrs, Ed L. - 13 yrs. St Henry’s Book Club Group: Wayne M. - 12 yrs, Gary G. - 1 yr, Mark - 30 days. Wades Square Group: Jim K. - 21 yrs. Waterloo Group: Bill G. - 2 yrs.

Rule 62 Corner: Rule 62, Part 188: Humility is having a reasonable idea of your place in the world. Courtesy of Scott A. Fairview Heights IL.

Rule 62, Part 189: Nothing surprises me about women anymore. Courtesy of Tom S.

Belleville IL

Editor: Gene E. (277- 9730)