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February 2016 Volume 23 Number 4 7 1 5 C AMPUS S T . · M ILTON W ISCONSIN 53563 608 · 8 6 8 · 3 5 0 0 “Cabin Fever” Dinner February 20 Enjoy an evening out on Saturday, February 20 with friends, enjoy good food, and buy a chance to win a weekend getaway! Your dinner will be prepared by the TGP chefs and will include Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread and Dessert. Cocktails will be served at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are now on sale. Call now to reserve your table at 868-3500. Credit cards are accepted. Join us for an evening of shaking off "Cabin Fever" as we are featuring the Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra for your listening enjoyment. We will draw for several door prizes throughout the evening. Our Grand Prize Raffle drawing will feature a two night stay at The French Country Inn in Lake Geneva on beautiful Lake Como. Also included in the grand prize are: the novel "Murder at The French Country Inn" filled with facts about the gangster history of this famous inn, a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates and a gift certificate to Pier 290 in Williams Bay. This package has a value of $500. The raffle tickets are: one ticket for $5 or five for $20. The winner must be present to win. We look forward to seeing you! Reservations may be made by calling 608-868-3500 or stopping by TGP. The Hot Wheels of Tut and Nero The Tutankhamun (King Tut) class chariots were the earliest high-performance machines, starting about 1500 B.C. The existing eight complete Tut chariots and a unique wheel fragment are the basis for analyzing and understanding all ancient chariots. In several categories, the Tut- chariot is superior to classic cars, such as the 1916 Oldsmobile. The presentation covers relevant art and science (including concepts of engineering mechanics that Galileo and Newton missed but the ancients understood), and insights of the 1959 Ben-Hur movie and NOVA's 2013 Building Pharaoh's Chariot. It culminates in a view of the Roman racing world, where competing teams, and the Emperor Nero, faced a new dilemma: Should the best racing machines have iron tires? Bela Sandor ( Professor Emeritus of Engineering Physics College of Engineering) is from UW-Madison Speakers Bureau. He has been a faculty member at UW-Madison since 1968 after earning a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the University of Illinois. Dr. Sandor has worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories, the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory and has served as a Guest Professor at Osaka University and a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Dr. Sandor also served as the technical expert for the NOVA documentary, Building Pharaoh’s Chariot, which aired in February 2013. Join us on Friday, February 19 at 1:30 p.m. This is open to the public at no charge. GREETINGS FROM THE DIRECTOR PRES SEZ “One kind word can warm 3 winter months.” I am writing a personal article for this issue of the Gath- Japanese proverb er ‘round. Sara suggested that I tell about my trip of down to Mesa. In 2016, February gives us the gift of Leap Year. For My traveling companion and I left Milton me, psychologically, February is the on December 26, at six in the morning. longest month of the year whether it (for those that don’t know my traveling has 28 or 29 days. Once through it, companion, let me introduce you to Ros- winter fades into spring. To help us coe, my almost 13 year old Pomeranian, get through February we at TGP who is not the best traveler.) We headed down I-39 and always like to bring folks together for had good road conditions until we reached Blooming- great food and camaraderie. We call it our annual ton, IL. Roscoe did not want to settle down. I have him Cabin Fever Dinner. I personally invite each TGP on a lanyard that fastens to the seatbelt, and he used member to get a table of friends together and join us every bit of the freedom that it gave him. His front feet on Saturday, February 20 for this annual fundraiser. alternated between the dash, looking out the window This year’s menu includes a lasagna dinner featuring and my leg. fresh salad, garlic bread and homemade dessert. TGP As we left Bloomington and headed towards St. Louis, chefs will be busy slaving away all day in the kitchen in it started to rain. The farther we drove the harder it preparation for the evening. The Turtle Creek rained. You probably have read about the flooding in Chamber Orchestra will be providing background the St. Louis area. We drove through the rains that music. We will also feature a raffle, exclusive to this caused the flooding. There were times when it was hard event, for a weekend getaway at the recently renovated to see the tail lights on the vehicle in front of us. French Country Inn on the lake, nestled in the My plan was to get to Joplin, Missouri on the first day. countryside along the shores of Lake Como in Even with the rain I managed to make the 600 mile trip. Walworth County. This small historic guesthouse The next day we left the motel early and headed across boasts quiet country charm with gorgeous views and Oklahoma on I44. The rain had turned to snow and sunsets. Check them out on the web at ice. At the first toll booth, the attendant told me that frenchcountryinnwi.com. This two night stay is valued Oklahoma had just invested in new snow plows so the at $500 and was donated to us by member Derek highway should be pretty good. I followed one of the Henze of Edward Jones Financial. new plows but it turned off after a short while and the TGP staff will put forth every effort to make this road became treacherous at best. We were traveling at evening a special occasion. Cash bar opens at 6:00 about 20 miles per hour, so it took quite awhile to get p.m. with dinner at 7: 00 p.m. There is limited seating any distance. I saw two of those new plows that were in so make your reservations today by calling TGP at 868- a world of hurt. One ran off of a ramp and was buried 3500. I guarantee you a great time! in the snow and mud. The other one ran off the road Several folks have inquired about the results of our and was mired against the guard cables that separate the annual “Keep the Dream Alive” campaign. To date, lanes. I was about 50 miles from the OK/TX border over $19,100 has been raised. To everyone, including when they had a sign that said “Interstate closed in Tex- the 102 members who have contributed, we thank you. as, Find lodging now.” A few miles further we came to a We will continue to accept donations throughout the complete stop. It seems that a semi had jackknifed year. Pledge cards are available upon request. Every blocking both lanes. I tried to step out to see what was dollar generated through the Keep the Dream Alive happening and when my feet hit the pavement, they campaign is used to offset operational costs of TGP. slipped out immediately. Fortunately I hadn’t put any Thank you again for your continued support. weight on them. Roscoe then wanted to get out to re- Dave lieve himself. I put his leash on him and opened the door. Pres sez continued on page three TRIPS T HIS ‘N THAT South Pacific Wonders Pres sez continued from page two He slipped and fell as soon as he stepped out. Needless October 31-November 14, 2016 to say it didn’t take much to get him back in the car. We 15 Days 9 Meals sat there for a few hours until a wrecker was able to get $6,949 Double the semi straightened out and we were able to go around it and proceed to the next town, Elk City OK. I Air Fare included found a rather dingy motel, but who can be pickey un- featuring Australia and New Zealand der those circumstances? After registering and taking my luggage and Roscoe to our room, I tried to park the car Explore two great countries of the Southern away from the carport. I got about 20 feet and got into Hemisphere—Australia and New Zealand. From the an ice bank that lifted the traction off my drive wheels tropical splendor of the Great and I was stuck. I had had about all of the excitement Barrier Reef on Australia’s that I could stand so I laid down for a nap. It lasted all northern coast, to the ethereal night. beauty of glacial fjords on New The only good thing about this motel was that there was Zealand’s South Island, this 15 a nice café attached to it. At breakfast I got acquainted day journey to the lands "down with several of my fellow travelers who were stuck here under" brings you the best of also (stuck can be used two ways, I couldn’t leave be- both countries at an enjoyable cause of the closed Interstate, and my car was stranded pace. Cruise Sydney Harbour on top of an ice bank.) That evening I found a shovel and Milford Sound.