DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS

 

February 2005

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District 14 met on 13 February 2005 in Shiloh with the Coffee Pot Group hosting. There were 21 GSR’s and guests in attendance. The March and April meetings will be hosted by the Waterloo Group (See the map on the last page). The May meeting will be hosted by the Here and Now Across the River Group in Caseyville. The June and July meetings will be hosted by the O’Fallon Trailer Group. The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm. See you there…..

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IN MEMORIAM

 

GARY THOMPSON

Past treasurer of District 14

Leaving us with over 10 yrs of sobriety

His passing will be missed by many

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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:

 

The Steeleville Group in Steeleville Illinois has ceased meeting.

 

The Page 516 (3rd Edition of the Big Book) Group has changed from a closed meeting to an open meeting.

 

Jerry G. (236-1023) and Gale H. (236-3854) are the new GSR and Alt GSR’s respectively for the King’s House Group.

 

Due to personal commitments, Chester P. has had to resign as GSR, Alt DCM and CPC. The position of Alt DCM will not be filled at this time.

 

The new CPC for District 14 is Tracy H. (588-3820). She will get will Chester to procure all the CPC items that Chester acquired and to hopefully pickup in the projects that Chester had underway for the district.

 

The 2005 Alkathon is scheduled to be held once again at the Cathedral Grade School. The treasurer has made a deposit to secure the site.

 

The meetings at the St Clair County Jail are going very well. There is always a need for more women volunteers. If you have any old Grapevines, they are needed and if you might be interested in this area of service work, call Sue S. (398-3648).

 

Corrections (Doug T. – 337-8451): Everything continues to go very well. Doug is always looking for more volunteers. Old Grapevines are also needed and if you feel you can do this, please give Doug a call.

 

PI/LIT (Chuck G. – 337-5327): Will arrange to get with Terry S. to acquire all the literature that Terry received via GSO and will then fill up all the racks that the district is sponsoring.

 

Treatment Facilities (Udell G. - 332-2414): There has been some problems with the hosting of meetings on Monday night that have to be worked out. Otherwise, things are going along fairly well.

 

Website Committee (Rich M. – 398-2334 and Gene E. 277-9730): Within the 30 days, expect the updated Where & When to be loaded onto the site. Long term goal is to load the Booze News archive; possibly via scanning hardcopies into the system. The new url for the site will be: http://www.aa-district14.org

 

Answering Svc (Ethereal T. – 233-7104): The A.S. said that no outgoing calls were made and yet Doug T. received one three weeks ago. Something is not exactly right. A revised listing of

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volunteers is needed. A year of sobriety is required to be a volunteer. Must have the persons name, phone number and city is which they live. The latter is needed as cell phones respect no territorial prefix.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

The Great River Roundup 2005 will be held 4-6 March 2005 at the Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center on Route 100 in Grafton IL. For more info, call Bruce (618) 254-5273 or Brad (314) 495-5447 or Dave (618) 377-5807.

 

The March 2005 Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly will be hosted by Dist 6 on 6 Mar 2005 in North Pekin IL at the Chateau-on-the-Lake at 901 Chateau Drive. Registration begins at 7:30 am.

Call Mike at (309) 645-6840 for more info.

 

Corned Beef & Cabbage in 2005: The CB&C will be held on 19 Mar 2005. This is now etched in stone. Richard B. is the chairman. Johnnie S. will again be doing the cooking. Gene E. & Greg B. will be procuring the food except for the Horseradish and Green Beans.

 

The 29th Annual Springtime in the Ozarks will be held from 14-17 April 2005 at the Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs Arkansas. Call (479) 986-9848 or (479) 927-0515 for more info.

 

The 8th Annual Little Egypt Roundup will be held 6-8 May 2005 at the Horizon Inn and Conference Center (soon to be Best Western University Plaza) in Carbondale Illinois; located at 800 East Main. Call (618) 529-1100 for reservations. For more info, call Denny M. (618) 643-2200 or Mike Mc. (618) 993-4086.

 

The 4th Annual AA Bali Roundup will be held 3-5 June 2005 at the Royal Seminyak Hotel in Bali Indonesia. For more info, visit the website: http://aa-bali.org

 

The East Central Regional Forum will be held on 4-6 Nov 2005 at Michigan Technological University, Memorial Union Bldg, in Houghton Michigan. For more info, call Torv at (906) 884-6338.

 

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)

 

623 Men’s Group: George K. – 18 yrs, Jeff – 4 yrs, William – 1 yr.

623 Group: Dennis H. – 25 yrs, Phil C. – 23 yrs, Johnnie S. – 21 yrs, Cheryl – 14 yrs, Tony M. – 8 yrs, Terri L. – 6 yrs, Steve C., Dale B., Ryan G. – 4 yrs, Lisa P. – 3 yrs, Rick H. – 2 yrs, Kris B., Randy M., Debby H., Dallas – 1 yr, Ron D. – 6 mos, Kim G. – 90 days, Cyndi W., Mark F. – 30 days.

Coffee Pot Group: Bill C. – 38 yrs, Hugh W. – 32 yrs (corrected from Jan 2005 Booze News).

Collinsville Honesty Group: Don F. – 14 yrs, Jennifer M., Terri P. – 1 yr.

Dr. Bobs Group: Shirley S. – 26 yrs, Roy B., Caroline S., Marty – 18 yrs, Jeff – 10 yrs, Sherry – 30 days.

East St Louis 12x12 Group: Malcolm P., Reggie J., Darryl L. – 13 yrs, Ruby D. – 3 yrs, Romious K. – 2 yrs, Kenneth G. – 10 mos, Buck, Rhonda – 2 mos.

Kings House Group: Ken K. – 18 yrs, Maggie E. – 5 yrs, Nikki V. – 2 yrs, Mick – 1 yr.

O’Fallon Trailer Group: Armand W. – 30 yrs, Rob H., John S. jr, John S. – 19 yrs, Anthony K. – 17 yrs, Margie S. – 16 yrs, Vern G., Mike B. – 15 yrs, Cindy C. – 14 yrs, Ann C., Todd T., Mark K., Bill W. – 10 yrs, Ken B. – 9 yrs, Larry K., Matt J., Doug H. – 7 yrs, Jeff S., Tim F. – 6 yrs, Kevin M. – 5 yrs, Jim O., Amy G., Jeff O. – 4 yrs, Nick D., Tony Mc., Jim C., Kim G., Gary Q., Julie J. – 3 yrs, Liam T., Jeremy G. – 2 yrs, Phil W. – 1 yr, Sherrie – 30 days.

Recovery-In-Brooklyn: Ann R. – 13 yrs, Dorothy W. – 5 yrs, Lucius B., Randall B. – 1 yr.

Red Bud Group: Diana N. – 15 yrs.

Sparta 212 Group: Phyllis F. – 18 yrs, Charlie W. – 16 yrs, Carmon L. – 9 yrs, Ron R. – 7 yrs.

St Henry’s Book Club Group: Joe B. – 21 yrs, Wade R. – 3 yrs, James – 6 mos.

Waterloo Group: Bill B. – 15 yrs, Brad B. – 3 yrs.

 

Rule 62 Corner:

 

Rule 62, Part 225: If you don’t take care of your liabilities, your ass sets in jail. Courtesy of Virgil L. Lebanon IL as heard at a meeting.

 

Rule 62, Part 226: I've learned that it's easy to go from the simple life to the fast track, but darn difficult to go back the other way. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

 

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Rule 62, Part 227: I would know the woman if I saw her tattoos. Courtesy of Larry McC. Collinsville IL

 

Rule 62, Part 228: Listen to the dumb, poor and ignorant for they may have something to say you need to hear. Courtesy of (Motorcycle) Mike B. Belleville IL

 

Rule 62, Part 229: Faith is our greatest gift. Sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

 

Rule 62, Part 230: I've learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

 

Rule 62, Part 231: There is help from a "power greater" than yourself, but "you" need to figure out "who" that power is! Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

 

Rule 62, Part 232: Kindness: don't think about it, "be". Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

 

Rule 62, Part 233: Life is a challenge, you live, learn and then you grow! Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

 

Rule 62, Part 234: I've learned that the great challenge of life is to decide what's important and to disregard everything else. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

 

 

 

The map for the March & April GSR Meetings in Waterloo.

Remember to go across the street to the school and behind it for the GSR Meetings.

 

 

Editor: Gene E. – 277-9730