DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS


May 2005
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District 14 met on 8 May 2005 in Caseyville with the Here and Now Across the River Group hosting at the St Stephens Church Rectory located at 902 South Main St. There were 17 GSR’s and guests in attendance. The June and July meetings will be hosted by the O’Fallon Trailer Group. The August meeting will be tentatively hosted by the Recovery-In-Brooklyn Group. The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm. See you there…..
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IN MEMORIAM
AL JENKS
He will missed by many


Mary (Luedher) Rodriques
Leaving us with 29+ years of sobriety
She will be truly missed


Scott Stone
Leaving us with 3+ years of sobriety
He will be missed

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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:


There is a new meeting at the 623 Club. It is on Tuesday night at 8 pm. It is a Young People’s meeting to be held upstairs. This change/addition will be reflected in the Where & When on the Dist 14 website and in the next paper edition of the W&W.

The Monday, 8 pm meeting at the OFTG has been canx immediately. This has been changed on the district website and will be reflected in the next edition of the W&W. There is a possibility of canceling a couple of more 8 pm meetings at the OFTG.
There is a new meeting starting next Sunday at 4pm. We were told if you need to bring your children, that will be okay. More later…

The Fairview Heights Group will be closed (no meeting) on 30 May(Memorial Day) as the Caseyville Township Hall will be closed.

The meetings at the St Clair County Jail are going very well. Sue thanks everyone for all the old Grapevines. If you might be interested in this area of service work, call Sue S. (398-3648).



Website Committee (Rich M. – 398-2334 and Gene E. - 277-9730): The task of scanning hardcopies into the system with OCR software has completed for the time being. If you have any old Booze News (prior to 1999), please give Gene a call.

Corrections (Doug T. – 337-8451): The inmates at SWICC really appreciate the literature. Everyone at the prison appreciates the fact that AA is there. Meetings have doubled in size to the point that if they get any larger, another room will have to be found to meet. If you are interested in Corrections work, please give Doug a call.

PI (Chuck G. – 337-5327): Provided will a listing of all the places Dist 14 maintains literature racks. Also, a couple of addresses had changed for these. Chuck will get these filled up.

Grapevine (Gene E. – 277-9730): You can order 50 back issues of the Grapevine for $26 (postage included); these are great for Treatment and Corrections. There are some really great CD’s and Tapes – reasonably priced. Visit the site at: http://www.aagrapevine.org/


Answering Svc (Ethereal T. – 233-7104): After still further research, Domyan said they did not have a phone list BUT people in fact were being called. How??? No answer to that question. Ethereal provided a phone list to Domyan and brought a copy to the meeting. This was passed around for everyone to update. No written contract exists between the district and Domyan. Ethereal will work on getting this done. Also, he will check on an 1-800 number. More news in June.



UPCOMING EVENTS:


The Annual Pinckneyville BBQ and Picnic will be held 25 May 2005 at the Pinckneyville Fairgrounds. Eating will begin at 1 pm and the speakers (AA and Alanon) will commence at 2 pm.

The Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly will be held 5 June 2005 at the Eastland Suites Conference Center, 1907 North Cunningham Avenue, Urbana Illinois. Registration begins at 7:30 am and the assembly begins at 9:00 am. Registration costs $5.00. Buffet lunch will be $11.50. If you want to stay at the hotel, call (1-217-367-8331) for reservations. Cost is $79.95 and you must mention Southern Illinois Area Assembly to get the special room rate. For more info, call Emily S. at (269) 352-2275.

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 32nd 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 hosted by District 12 and 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 50PthP Anniversary of AA Coming of Age. You can register on-line at: TUwww.stl2005.orgUT 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: Scotty – 32 yrs, Pat C. – 24 yrs, Marc S. – 22 yrs, Kay W. – 21 yrs, Plumber Tom, Sally D. – 18 yrs, Pete T. – 11 yrs, Rodger T. – 10 yrs, Christina C., Sandy C. – 3 yrs, Jackie H. – 2 yrs, Matt G. – 1 yr, Josh W., Justin W., Dominic, Doug K., Jennifer, Kim G. – 6 mos, Jennifer M., J.P., Ryan – 30 days. James H. – sober but time unknown.

623 Men’s Group: Mark K. – 2 yrs.

Cahokia Serenity Group: Chuck G. – 5 yrs.

Collinsville Honesty Group: Gary G. – 17 yrs, Ken C. – 12 yrs, Steve H. – 7 yrs, Steve L. – 3 yrs.

Collinsville New Life Group:U Jerry P. – 23 yrs. (Correction: Had wrong group, the editor apologizes profusely)

Dr. Bobs Group: Gordon N. – 11 yrs, Charlie G. – 8 yrs, Leaneete O. – 5 yrs.

East St Louis 12x12 Group: Papa Joe – 23 yrs, Edgar F. – 13 yrs, Maurice Y. – 11 yrs, Thurman – 9 yrs, Robert M. – 8 yrs, Vickie P. – 4 yrs, Angela W., Sam L., Louise B. – 2 yrs, Kenny G. – 1 yr, Arbar T., Mary W., Kenya, Mike – 9 mos.


Fairview Heights Group: J.P.M., Gerald H. – 30 days.

Okawville Group: Jim T. – 21 yrs, Larry F., Dale W. – 19 yrs, Flo – 30 days.

Kings House Group: Mary Ellen J. – 18 yrs, John B. – 10 yrs, John P. – 8 yrs.

New Athens Group: Joyce D. – 22 yrs, Charles M. – 21 yrs, Neece W. – 16 yrs, Mike N., Meg W. – 14 yrs.

O’Fallon Trailer Group: Jay J. – 41 yrs, Steve S. – 18 yrs, Theresa M., Sally D., Duane R., Michael C. – 16 yrs, Donna H. – 15 yrs, Jim F. – 14 yrs, Jim P. – 12 yrs, Randy F. – 11 yrs, John H., Robert M. – 10 yrs,, Mike B., Aaron C. – 9 yrs, Dalyce C., Tom S. – 7 yrs, Mike P., Renee L. – 6 yrs, John S. – 5 yrs, Steve M., Ken C. – 4 yrs, Karen, Darah F., Jeanie W., John M., Michael K. – 3 yrs, Cori S., Kathy B., Joel T. – 2 yrs, Ellen, Jay H. – 1 yr, Rose – 6 mos, John, Elaine, Cathy, Carla, Tiffany – 30 days.

Shiloh Coffee Pot Group: Jere B. – 13 yrs, Steve, Kelli – 30 days.

Sparta 212 Group: Dale W. – 19 yrs, Mary R. – 17 yrs.

Waterloo Group: Jim P. – 16 yrs.



Rule 62 Corner:

Rule 62, Part 247: Of all the things I have lost --- I miss my mind the most. Courtesy of Bob K. O’Fallon IL

Rule 62, Part 248: My serenity is equal to my acceptance divided by my expectations. Courtesy of Larry McC. Collinsville IL

Rule 62, Part 249: If you take a man and remove reasoning and accountability, what you have left is a woman. Courtesy of Jack Nicholson as seen on TV by J. Z. Belleville IL

Rule 62, Part 250: Quit your whining and sniveling, work the steps and there won’t be a need for whining and sniveling. Courtesy of Gene E. Belleville IL

Rule 62, Part 251: Dealing with life on life’s terms is a lot like pissing into the wind. You will feel relief, but in the process you will get wet. Courtesy of Larry McC. Collinsville IL

Rule 62, Part 252: Near the end of my drinking, it had gotten so bad I hid my vodka from my cats. Courtesy of C.L.. Somewhere in Illinois

Rule 62, Part 253: There are always the YETS to experience if we go back out. They can mean:
Y = Your
E = Eventual
T = Troubles
S = Simmering


Editor: Gene E. (277- 9730)