DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS

March 2005

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District 14 met on 13 March 2005 in Waterloo with the Waterloo Group hosting.  There were 17 GSR’s and guests in attendance.  The April meeting 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 at the St Stephens Church Rectory.  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

CLIFF WEST

Leaving us with over 22 years of sobriety

His passion for the fundamentals of AA was truly amazing

He will be missed by many

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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:

Jerry G. (233-1023) is the new Bridging the Gap chairman for the district. 

There will be no meeting at the Fairview-Heights Group on 25 March 2005 due to the Caseyville Township Hall being closed.

There is a new meeting at 130 North 31^st St in Belleville.  It is called the Primary Purpose Group.  It is a closed, discussion and a NO SMOKING meeting.

The meetings at the St Clair County Jail are going very well.  Security at the jail is being upgraded and as a result, all the ladies who carry the message behind the walls must attend a class on 15 March 2005.  According to Sue, the average attendance is about 15 ladies per meeting.  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.  Many Grapevines were donated.  Much thanks for these.  More literature is going to be ordered for use at the prison.

Website Committee (Rich M. – 398-2334 and Gene E. - 277-9730):  The updated Where & When has been loaded onto the site; over 50 changes were made.  All the links to the area of downloads were fixed.  Long term goal is to load the Booze News archive; possibly via scanning hardcopies into the system with OCR software.  Most everyone believes the site looks good and will serve its intended purpose very well.

Answering Svc (Ethereal T. – 233-7104):  The A.S. said that no outgoing calls were made for a second consecutive month.  Ethereal is going to conduct a more thorough investigation and report back at the next GSR meeting.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Airport Group in Bethalto is celebrating its 31^st anniversary on Tuesday, 15 March 2005.  They will be having a potluck at 6:30 pm with a speaker at 8 pm. 

Corned Beef & Cabbage in 2005:  The CB&C will be held on 19 Mar 2005.  Richard B. is the chairman.  Flyers have been distributed far and wide.  The band is ready to go.  Johnnie S. will again be doing the cooking and there will be plenty of help.  Richard is arranging for the last few bodies to help.  Gene E. & Greg B. will be procuring the food except for the Horseradish (already Pg 2

procured by Don F.) and Green Beans (to be procured by Terry S).

The Dry Dock Club in Centralia a Pool Tourney on 19 March 2005 that begins at 2 pm.  There is a $5 entry fee.  There will be a potluck dinner at 6 pm ($3 for non-club members & $2 for club members) with a speaker (Jimmie H. of St Louis MO) at 8 pm.  The pool tourney will resume at 9:30 pm until it is all over…..

The 2005 Southern Illinois Area 21 Spring Conference will be hosted by District 19 in Springfield Illinois at the Springfield Hilton on 1-3 April 2005.  If you have any questions, email Dean S. at:  dmikalil@yahoo.com  

The 29^th 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 43^rd Annual BNAA Roundup will be held 15-17 April 2005 in Bloomington IL.  Registration is $35 which includes the banquet.  Reservations at the hotel are (309) 662-2020.  Cost per night is $95.  For more info, call Frank H. (309) 826-3656.

The 4^th Annual Spring Carlyle Lake Campout will be held at Boulder Campground from 29 April to 1 May 2005.  The campsites are $14 per night, with full hookups, 1-camper & 3-tents per site (share a site & save $).  There will be a meal provided Friday nite, plus there will be a speaker meeting on Saturday nite and a spiritual meeting Sunday morning.  Call Chuck & Liz (632-6939) or Dave & Tina (667-4519) for more info…….

The 8^th 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 4^th 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 32^nd Illinois State Conference will be held 2-4 Sep 2005 in Chicago IL at the Palmer House Hilton.  For reservations, call 1-800-HILTONS.  The room rate is $112.  For more info, call Stephanie M. at (773) 561-9963 or Celeste (773) 871-2377.

The 2005 Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly will be held 11 Sep 2005 at Lanterman Park in Bridgeport IL.  Registration is $4 and Lunch will be $5.  Twenty (20) rooms have been blocked in Olney IL at the Holiday Inn at $47.95 per night.  For reservations, call 1-618-395-2121.  For more info, call Kenny A. (618) 843-2646 or Tasha F. (618) 395-0139.

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.

The 2005 Spiritual Homecoming will be held on 25-27 November 2005 at the Millennium Hotel in St Louis Missouri.  This is a National event Commemorating the 50^th Anniversary of AA Coming of Age.  You can register on-line at:  www.stl2005.org or call Phil K. at (314) 843-8560.  The cost of registration is $45 plus the Saturday night banquet is $30.  If you would like to stay at the hotel during the event, call (314) 241-9500 or 1-866-866-8086 for reservations.  The cost per night is $99 plus tax (1-4 people per room).

The 2005 Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly will be held on 4 Dec 2005 at the Frontier Steakhouse in Sparta IL.  Registration is $3 and the Buffet will be $10.  Twenty (20) rooms have been blocked at the Best Western Sparta Motel at $56 per night.  For reservations, call (618) 443-4526.  For more info, call Robert E. (618) 806-0797 or Dale W. (618) 758-3226.

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 Group:  Ron F. – 13 yrs, Roger M., Deanna W., Jeremy G., Dallas H. – 1 yr, Joe M. – 6 mos, Jennifer D. – 100 days, Jason S. – 30 days.

Cahokia Serenity Group:  Reggie McN. – 14 yrs, John S. – 6 mos.

Coffee Pot Group:  Carole E. – 12 yrs, Jonathan W. – 7 yrs.

Collinsville Honesty Group:  Roger E. – 24 yrs, Bob F. – 8 yrs.

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Dr. Bobs Group:  Ed B. – 21 yrs, Roger C. – 19 yrs, Bruce P. – 4 yrs.

East St Louis 12x12 Group:  Bernice V., Nan – 14 yrs,  Thurman G. – 9 yrs, Ice Man – 8 yrs, Larry J. – 5 yrs, Bill T. – 3 yrs, Keith P. – 2 yrs, Louis – 18 mos, Fred – 1 yr, Kenya – 8 mos, Mike – 7 mos, Buck, Rhonda – 90 days.

Kings House Group:  Paul M. – 23 yrs, Gary A. – 21 yrs, Gale H. – 6 yrs.

O’Fallon Trailer Group:  Virgil L. – 34 yrs, Bill B. – 22 yrs, Suzzy Q. – 16 yrs, Deborah B. – 13 yrs, Steve B. – 12 yrs, Tom S. – 11 yrs, Suzan W. – 10 yrs, Curt R. – 9 yrs, Melissa B. – 8 yrs, Barney L. – 7 yrs, Tim H., Mike S., Lex W. – 6 yrs, Larry T., Mike B., Matthew L. – 5 yrs, Chris J., Shane P. – 4 yrs, Jeff F., Joseph S., Lorie J., Terry, – 3 yrs, Cindy B., John A., Bob B. – 2 yrs, Susan B., Lavonne H. – 1 yr, Don V. – 6 mos, Barb, Patrick, Elaine – 30 days.

Recovery-In-Brooklyn:  Frank G. – 3 yrs, Leslie E., Kenny G. – 1 yr.

Sparta 212 Group:  Allan K. – 22 yrs, Bill R. – 20 yrs, Larry S. – 14 yrs, Eddie H., Betty A. – 6 yrs, Larry H. – 3 yrs.

St Henry’s Book Club Group:  Dan W. – 2 yrs.

St Jacob Group:  Jon G. – 18 yrs.

Wades Square Group:  Flo L. – 29 yrs.

Waterloo Group:  Louise G. – 24 yrs, Greg P. – 9 yrs, Bob T. – 2 yrs.

Rule 62 Corner:

Rule 62, Part 235:  That final humiliation has the ability to finally level your EGO.  Courtesy of Gene E.  Belleville IL

Rule 62, Part 236:  When making amends to an ex-wife, the word “bitch” should be avoided.  Courtesy of Matt C.  Belleville IL

Rule 62, Part 237:  Define tolerance: then practice it.  Courtesy of Don M.  Olive Branch IL

Rule 62, Part 238:  Alcoholics can be defined as people who hit a bottom --- then begin digging in earnest.   Courtesy of Gene E.  Belleville IL

Rule 62, Part 239:  A lot of years means a lot of shit is going to happen.  Courtesy of Pete T.  Belleville IL

 

Editor: Gene E. (277- 9730)

The map for the April GSR Meeting in Waterloo. 

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