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President's Corner
Greetings fellow Buckeyes!! Thank you all for your participation in Alumni Club events and for your continued strong support of our alumni club!! New Ohio State grads continue to move to San Diego, we have added many new members this past year. Welcome to all of our new members and thanks to all grads for continuing your membership and supporting our club again this year.
For the 3rd time in 5 years, our club was awarded the national association’s “Gold Star” award which designates the truly outstanding alumni clubs in the country. The tremendous leadership and tireless efforts we receive from our club officers, our committee and event chairmen and our many, many volunteers have resulted in this great distinction!
I am especially proud of our process and efforts toward student recruiting. A numer of San Diego county high school students have already been accepted to Ohio State this fall quarter. Many, many thanks to Dave Fenner and his tremendous team for, once again, preaching the “Ohio State” message across more than 200 high schools in the County.
We have established an endowed scholarship fund at Ohio State in our club's name. Please read the article (page 2) in this newsletter how you can contribute to our fund. Its purpose is to help outstanding San Diego students attend Ohio State.
I am very excited about our upcoming Annual Club Meeting on April 22nd. Our keynote speaker will be Ilee Rhimes, Chief Information (Technology) Officer at Ohio State. The office of Chief Information Officer was established in 1998 to provide a focal point for the university's Information Technology implementation across campus. Advanced information technology and networks are continually growing across the campus to facilitate improved access to information, teaching, learning and research. Mr. Rhimes will share with us how the campus has changed since we attended along with his plans for Information Technology expansion at Ohio State.
Our upcoming trip to play UCLA in the Rose Bowl in September will be a great event for our club. We have secured two 55-passenger busses and 110 tickets for our "up and back" trip on Saturday, September 22nd (see page 7).
Please check the Buckeye Hotline and website for NCAA basketball TV parties at Moondoggies.
Finally, a huge thanks to our partners at Moondoggies who contributed $800 to our local scholarship fund last fall. We are very pleased with our association with Moondoggies. The size of Moondoggies' donation to our club is directly associated with our "packing 'em in" every Saturday. 20% of the total food bill is donated to our club each year. Please make your plans early to attend as many football games at Moondoggies this fall as you can.GO BUCKS!
Gary Rectenwald
Ohio State - vs. - UCLA Football Game Plans
We are already making plans for our upcoming day trip to Pasadena to play UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The game will be on Saturday, September 22nd. We will offer one price package that will include bus transportation, game ticket, a continental breakfast on the bus, a ticket to the national alumni clubs "Buckeye Brunch" and pep rally in the stadium parking lot before the game. There will be videos up and back of the 1997 Rose Bowl game along with other Ohio State game and band videos. We have secured two deluxe 55-passenger busses for our trip. Our plan is to have 2 pick-up points on game day: one in the Mission Valley area and one in the Encinitas area. Details will follow in our July newsletter. Mark the date on your calendars now.
Moondoggies Contributes $800 To Scholarship Fund
Once again, Moondoggies has made a generous donation to our local scholarship fund. Moondoggies contributes 20% of our collective food bills to our fund each year. With our new football coach, we are hopeful that we will be able to generate increased attendance at all of our football TV parties this fall. Our annual goal for 2001 is a $1,200 contribution. Your support is much appreciated. GO BUCKS!
ANNUAL DINNER Time in April
Calling all you Buckeyes that are eager to hear the latest and greatest “scoop” from the KING of INFORMATION at OSU Llee Rhimes, Jr. That’s right the head of the Department of Information Technology and the Student-focused Technology Enhanced Learning and Research program will be visiting us in San Diego on APRIL 22nd. Come and learn from his extensive experience in the methods, and operations of information technology systems based in BOTH corporate and academic worlds.
I know you are thinking. who?! WHY?! Where’s the new coach what’s-his-name?! But here is our sound thinking. If we make a respectable showing this year, our year to have an academic speaker, then next year we can move forward to an “athletic” speaker for our meeting and really score (especially, say after a BIG (or any) WIN against Michigan)! SO how ‘bout it???? Let’s show our intellectual side and save the BIG interest in sports for another year. PLEASE consider joining us and see how OSU is leading the march into the new century.WHERE: The Windsock (located on PCH and Palm Ave.
near the airport parking is easy and will be
validated)WHEN: 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, APRIL 22nd.
COST: Appox. $10 for local club members and
$15 for NON-membersINCLUDED: Your OHIO State Alumni representative’s
presentation the main speaker Llee Rhimes, Jr
A brief info meeting from your local club
A “buffet” with GOOD eats.RSVP? Yes, please RSVP to the hotline @ 619-685-2056 directly and/or mail your checks to:
Jim Biddle, Treas.
245 E Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910.(Make checks payable to: OSU Alumni Club of San Diego). PLEASE help us by responding so that we may better judge the amounts of “fare” we need to have prepared. See ya there!!!
Holiday of Lights Partya Smash Hit!!!
By Jera Ratliff
It seems a long time ago now, but those of you who attended know that this year’s party was a big success. Folks from the local club and visitors from around the world were there to share the holidays with their Buckeye friends. The San Diego weather was warm making viewing of the decorated boats from our bay front balcony very pleasant. With out a doubt a perfect evening in southern California and to think that our Ohio friends and family were snowed in made us very sad (but grateful and superior). Thanks to all who attended and made this year’s event the best ever! Hope your 2001 New Year has and will continue to be your best year ever!
Contest to Name our San Diego Alumni Newsletter
It’s not too late. The deadline has been extended. You can win paid club dues for a year ($20 value) and a free San Diego alumni club t-shirt ($15 value). We will vote at April’s club meeting. Leave your entry now on the Buckeye hotline at 619-685-2056 or on the web site at www.osusandiego.com. Some of the Entries so far include: Buckeye News, Buckeye Backer, Buckeye Buckshot, Buckeye Beacon, Buckeye Brass, Buckeye Beat, Buckeye Buckaroo, The Buckaroo, The Buckeye Blitz, West Coast Connection, West Coast “Campus” Connection, Buckeye Beach Notes, OSU Alumni Waves, The Buckeye Stops Here, Buckeye Breakers, and BuckEYE SITE. If anyone is especially creative with illustrations, perhaps you would like to submit logos for the newsletter with your entry or design a logo once we have a title selected? Get your entry in TODAY!
Vote for the Buckeye Tree
by Vickie Stone
To vote for America’s National Tree, log on to http://www.arborday.org/ and VOTE!
Which of America's many trees would you choose for our national symbol? Here’s a hint:Buckeyes are distinctive trees, known for their early spring flowers and for the seeds that have inspired the name of this unique family of trees. The nut-like seeds are shiny and dark brown, with a light-colored spot that gives them the appearance of a deer's eye. These seeds are popularly believed to bring good luck, and school children still carry them in their pockets as a charm. And while highly poisonous, buckeye seeds contain much protein and were used as a food source by Native Americans who boiled and leached them to remove their toxins.
Buckeyes are often small trees, with a spread nearly equal to their height. Ohio and yellow buckeyes are some of the larger species in this family, with tree heights of 50 feet or more. What makes buckeyes especially unique is their early spring flowers, which bloom as early as many woodland wildflowers. As well as greening up early, buckeyes also lose their leaves before most other trees in the fall. The wood of the buckeye tree is pale and light, it is sometimes used for paper, crate, and novelty item production. There are seven species of buckeye native to the United States, mostly found in the eastern half of the country.
The Buckeye's Place in History
As well as the belief in the good fortune of its storied seed, the buckeye has been held to cure rheumatism and other, more minor ailments. Pioneering farm families also made soap from the kernels of buckeye seeds, and many a child's cradle was carved from the wood of this tree. Before the advent of synthetic materials, buckeye wood was used to make artificial limbs.
Ohio Buckeyes and California Buckeyes
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is an attractive tree often recognized by its rounded canopy and thick, deeply fissured, gray bark. The tree is valued for its early, showy spring flowers and for the equally early and striking orange and yellow color show its leaves produce in autumn or late summer. The Ohio buckeye is seldom used as a street tree because of the litter from its dropping fruit and leaves. Ohio buckeye's natural range extends from Ohio and western Pennsylvania to parts of Alabama, and westward to areas of Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.
California buckeye (Aesculus californica) is the unique western buckeye species. This little tree, usually no taller than 25 feet, grows in California's coastal ranges and on western slopes. It is an especially lovely tree in spring, sure to be remembered by those who have seen it in full flower, with its low branches and five- to ten-inch groups of blossoms.
Buckeye Kudos' Column
by Vickie Stone
This newsletter’s kudos' column acknowledges the following Buckeyes for their efforts and continued support and participation in making our club the Gold Star Club that it is:
Joyce and Gary Burchfield for their role in carrying off a super Bonfire party prior to the Michigan game in November. Also a big thank you to Joyce for her outstanding job of setting up the Buckeye Gift Shop and welcome table each week at Moondoggies during football season. Kudos' to the ticket sellers at the OSU/Mich game scholarship raffle. They were Ed Olander, Carol Miller, Sheila Bliss, Joyce Burchfield and Jera Ratliff. The following scholarship raffle donors get many kudos: Kim Best, John Cook (Kevin’s Dad) for buckeye jewelry, Gary and Joyce Burchfield, George Lefebvre, Judy Welty, Dave Fenner. Extra special kudos to Sue and Ken Holko for donating the framed "Woody Hayes' All Americans" Silver Anniversary Special Edition Commemorative Reproduction, we hope to have a special auction to raise money for the club, with this unique donation. Kudos' to Carl Best for providing the PCV pipe to hang our buckeye banner at Moondoggies. And always, kudos' to Carl & Kim Best for their regular efforts in pulling the contributions together for this quarterly newsletter and getting it mailed out! Jim Biddle gets kudos for producing the bumper stickers for football fundraising (I Brake for Animals Except Wolverines). Kudos to student recruiters: Dave Fenner, Bob Bates, Shelly Zimmerman, Vickie Stone, and Ed Olander who visited area high schools to talk to high school juniors and seniors. Judy Welty gets big Buckeye kudos for arranging for food, drinks etc for the Holiday Parade of lights in December. Jera Ratliff for arranging for the great high rise suite at the Holiday Inn to watch the Parade on the bay below. Kudos to buckeye Carol Miller for donating her time each week to tutor Gary’s Kosovo kids with their school work; and lastly it was suggested we thank Lou Holtz for beating the Bucks, leading to Cooper being fired, so we might have a chance to beat Michigan more than once in the next decade.
Buckeyes Super Bowl Party
by Vickie Stone
It was a light turnout this January for Super bowl Sunday at Eagle’s View in Cardiff by the Sea, however, it was good food, great company and fun commercials just the same. Oh yea, and the game nowhere close to last year’s exciting contest. Let’s just say that with such a lame game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants this year, it provided us all an opportunity to go get more food and drink DURING the game and not miss a single entertaining commercial. And what better way to watch the commercials than on Dan’s giant theater room, big screen T.V.!
The Buckeye attendees voted and re-voted and agreed to not count chads and the commercial winners this year were: Budweiser’s dog that eats the snacks, gets fat and tips over the couch, Dr Pepper’s fat men dancing the Riverdance, Bob Doles blue friend-Pepsi, the Visa pet shop ad with the multiplying bunnies, and our all time favorite this year was the EDS squirrels a spoof on the running of the bulls, “when you run with the squirrels, you have to think like the squirrels”. See you next year. Go Chargers!? Hey we can wish.
Show your Buckeye Spirit with OSU Car Flags
By Joyce Burchfield
Are you ready for some Football? September 22, 2001 will be here before you know it. That's when Ohio State will play UCLA in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl. Be ready to show your colors and spirit by purchasing an OSU car flag. For only $10.00, you can show your spirit plus boost the "ole scholarship fund” a bit. The OSU Car Flags, Buckeye necklaces and earrings and many other items will be on sale in our Buckeye Gift Shop at our Annual Meeting on April 22, 2001. However, since quantities are limited, you may want to call:
Joyce Burchfield at 858-456-7190 or e-mail at ABIGBUCKEYE@aol.com to reserve your car flag now.
Raffle a Success, Breakfast Brunch Super, Final Score x%*#!~?
By Joyce Burchfield
Although the outcome of the game was not what we wanted, the gang at Moondoggies in Pacific Beach had a great time in spite of the score. Several club members were busy selling raffle tickets before the game. Our scholarship fund increased by almost $300 due to the generous contributions and the enthusiastic purchasing of raffle tickets.
Several items such as Buckeye necklaces and earrings, OSU T-shirts, OSU CD Wallet, Buckopoly Game, gift baskets, OSU beach towel, gift certificate to Blockbuster, CD's, Moondoggies dinner gift certificates, Ohio State Stationery and Pen set, Holiday of Lights tour tickets, an Ohio State football and many other Ohio State items were awarded at half-time to the lucky ticket holders. A very special Thank You goes out to everyone who helped make this raffle a success. Thanks to Judy Welty, Moondoggies, College Traditions, George Lefebvre, Jim Biddle, Kim and Carl Best, Joyce and Gary Burchfield, Jera Ratliff and to all of you who sold raffle tickets. A Special Thank You goes out to John Cook (Kevin's Dad) from Columbus, Ohio who handmade the Buckeye necklaces and earrings. John gets the Buckeyes from the All American Buckeye Trees that are planted around the horse shoe Each time an Ohio State football player becomes an All American, a Buckeye Tree is planted in that football player's honor.
A highlight of this years raffle was the Danbury Mint Collectible OSU Stadium Raffle. The collectible stadium is done in cold cast porcelain, hand-painted and mounted on a wooden base. Raffle tickets were sold at the Gift Shop on football Saturdays. The winning ticket was drawn at half time and the winner was Bryan King. Winning the Stadium was special for Bryan. It was his 16th Birthday. He was born on the Ohio State-Michigan football game day in 1984. Congratulations Bryan!
Moondoggies, as usual, outdid themselves with a SUPER-DUPER Breakfast Buffet. We are so fortunate to have a wonderful place like Moondoggies to call our Home Port! Thank you Moondoggies!!!
Next years Ohio State football raffle will be held on November 24, 2001. Hopefully, we will have something new to smile about …..a VICTORY over that team up north!!
New Football Coach for Bucks
from The Lantern
Jim Tressel is a busy man. In just 28 days since he was hired as the Ohio State football coach, he has assembled a coaching staff, recruited 17 high school players, found a house for his family and started building relationships with the OSU community. He announced the recruiting class Feb. 7 and rounded out his coaching staff , when he hired University of Cincinnati offensive coordinator Joe Daniels as the quarterbacks and receivers coach. Tressel is confident he chose the best possible people for his staff.
Tressel wants to move forward with the process of rebuilding the Buckeye program. “Now that we have built relationships with the recruits and assistant coaches, we have to start building them with everyone else that is involved with Ohio State football — the media, high school coaches, and the 90-some players on campus,” Tressel said. Tressel gets his first opportunity to evaluate his team’s talent in person with the first spring practice on Saturday, March 31. He decided to move most practices to Fridays and Saturdays because of numerous class conflicts. “The class schedule this day and age is so different than it was when I was growing up,” Tressel said. “No one had class at noon and everyone’s class was done by three. That’s just the way it was. Nowadays it’s wild. ”The team will continue to practice until April 28, the day of the Spring Game at Crew Stadium.
“I went to the equipment room the other day and got myself a whistle, but I haven’t been able to blow it yet. I’m definitely anxious to get out there,” Tressel said. Once he gets on the field, Tressel will have a lot of decisions to make. The most anticipated decision concerns the play of senior quarterback Steve Bellisari. “Everybody asks me what I am going to do with Steve Bellisari, but to be honest with you I haven’t even looked at the tapes,” he said. “One of the hardest positions to hold at Ohio State is the quarterback position. How good he is or isn’t, what he needs to get better at, I don’t know. ”While he doesn’t know what he will do with the quarterback position, Tressel will tailor the offense to whomever takes the snaps. Tressel did not recruit a quarterback this year because there are four on the team — Bellisari, sophomores Craig Krenzel and Scott McMullen and red shirt freshman Rick McFadden. After Bellisari graduates next year, Tressel said he will go after a top quarterback prospect.
Another question Tressel has been entertaining since he arrived is how he will handle the criticism that comes with a Division I-A team, especially at a football-crazed school like Ohio State. “When I was young I remember my dad telling me there are two things that you don’t listen to — abuse and flattery. Abuse can’t hurt you and flattery can’t help you. Newspapers have a job to do, and I don’t mind reporters asking tough questions.
So what does Tressel think about Ohio State so far? “I never woke up in the morning for the last 15 years hoping that I could leave Youngstown State to go to Ohio State because I think you focus on where you are,” Tressel said. “And for 13 years of my 15 at Youngstown, Ohio State wasn’t open. But I am extremely happy to be here.”
Mission Bay’s JaJa Riley to Play for OSU
by Vickie Stone
JaJa Riley, at 6’2’’ and 190 pounds has signed with Ohio State to play running back for Buckeye football this fall. A graduate of Mission Bay HS
JaJa is rated as one of the best running backs in California. Pac West Football rates him as the #4 RB in the West Coast region amd #23 nationaly. He rushed for well over 1,000 yards in each of the past two seasons. He had plenty of great offers, including ones from Oklahoma, USC, Michigan, Kansas State, Washington, and Arizona.
In the end though, JaJa chose Ohio State. JaJa says that he is a north-south power runner, and because of that, he feels Ohio State is a match for his style. "I just like to run over people," he’s said. Although JaJa is coming to OSU as a running back, his size has made some wonder if he could possibly get consideration for WR or DB as well.
Some fans might be wondering why a guy would come all the way from sunny San Diego to brave the chilly football season and winters of Ohio. But another local product who successfully transformed into a Buckeye, Michael Wiley, gave JaJa a bit of inspiration. "If (Michael) can come from California and make it there at Ohio State, then I can too," he told the Dispatch. Also, JaJa told Buckeye Sports Bulletin that the cold won't be a problem. "I should be able to adapt to that," he said. "It should be real easy."
Les Barnhart From Columbus Meets with Club Officers
by Vickie Stone
In November the officers and other board members had the privilege of meeting with Les Barnhart. For the past 10 years Les was Director of Development for Academic Affairs focusing on general scholarships. We invited Les to San Diego to provide us information on how our club can establish an endowed scholarship fund. Les presented us with valuable information regarding different types of funds that can both benefit San Diego students attending OSU and get University recognition for our club. There are two types of accounts that we want to focus on as a club.
1.) The Currrent Use Account (our club account is #310362)
According to the requirements, “Donors provide these funds typically to support a specific activity (e.g., scholarships). The funds are not renewed unless the donor provides additional donations. Stewardship responsibility resides in the department, which ensures that the funds given for a specific purpose are used for their intended purpose (in our case, San Diego can refer San Diego students as scholarship recipients). These funds can be used in a variety of ways, as determined by the chairperson, to support the instruction, research or service of the unit.” These funds are not co-mingled with other funds.
2.) University Endowment Account (our club account is # 900)
Our club’s goal is to have an Endowment Scholarship Fund for San Diego students. We need a minimum of $25,000 in gifts for this fund. We can open this account with far less as an “Endowment Pending” account. Gifts are invested in the University Endowment portfolio and earn an annual distribution of income, though neither the growth nor the income are credited toward the minimum $25K gifts needed to permanently establish the fund.
Les indicated that our club may benefit from Presidents Club (PC) recognition. The Presidents Club recognizes donors who contribute $2500 or more in one 12-month period, or $50,000 lifetime, regardless of the project or fund designated in the University. Individual donors may implement a special but somewhat complex procedure with their own gifts to help the Alumni Club qualify for annual Presidents Club recognition.
An individual may transfer their “University Gift Credit” to another donor such as the SD Alumni Club (90024918). The concept follows.
The University keeps a record of lifetime donor giving for purposes of University recognition called “University Gift Credit”. An individual may transfer his or her University Gift Credit” to SD Alumni Club, by putting that directive in writing to the University, attached to the gift check. An acceptable signed format may read: I (name), wish to irrevocably transfer University Gift Credit for this, my $__ gift to the OSU Alumni Club of San Diego, Ca. whose OSU ID # is 90024918 (signature required). An individual donor always enjoys the charitable deduction of his gift for IRS charitable tax deduction purposes. “IRS gift credit“ cannot be transferred to anyone else to use on his or her IRS return. An individual donor should have a clear understanding of this concept before attempting to “give one’s University Gift Credit” to the club. If an individual designates a gift to the OSU music program for example, he/she can transfer that gift credit to the club as well. When the cumulative club gift credit reaches the required $2500, it becomes eligible for the President Club benefits including two season football tickets. We could raffle these or use as recognition awards in the club. This is a great way for our club to pool resources. If you know you will never reach the $2500 level of personal giving in a 12-month period or don’t mind delaying reaching the lifetime $50,000 for President Club recognition, why not designate the San Diego alumni club for your University Gift Credit? If 25 of our 100+ members give as little as $100, the club could receive Presidents Club recognition. Something to consider. Contact Jim Biddle (imbucki@hotmail.com), our Treasurer, for additional information.
Meet Our Buckeye Student Recruiter - Dave Fenner
by Vickie Stone
Dave Fenner grew up and went to high school in that state "up north" but "got sense" and moved down to Columbus to attend OSU. Dave graduated in 1963 with B.S. in Education, and a Comprehensive Science major and Teaching Credential. Since he had participated in the Naval ROTC program, Dave went to Pensacola, Florida after graduation and commissioning, where he completed Navy flight school. After flying search and rescue helicopters for two tours in the Western Pacific in 1966 and '67, he left the Navy in 1970. He raised a family with his wife Shirley, an R.N. Dave and Shirley have three grown kids and two grandchildren, one of which swears she is going to be a cheerleader at OSU. Dave has worked in business, office management and sales prior to finishing his Masters' degree at San Diego State and acquiring his California Teaching Credential in 1978.
Dave will retire this spring after 22 years with San Diego Unified school district. He feels that the teaching program at OSU is second to none and prepared him well for his role in instructing the future leaders of America. Dave said he is proud to be a transplanted Buckeye and loves to encourage San Diego students to transplant to Ohio to attend a great university. He thanks everyone here in San Diego who has wonderfully supported the student recruiting program for OSU. With Dave's retirement this year we are asking for a Buckeye alum to step forward and learn the ropes from Dave. Let's keep the great OSU student recruiting program that Dave and Bob Bates have started so successfully going in the future. A few alumni could volunteer and share these duties. Thanks Dave! We appreciate all that you have done to spread the Buckeye "gospel" of our great university!
San Diego Student Buckeye Spring Recruitment
The San Diego Buckeye Alumni have only one more spring college fair planned/scheduled and that is for the Sweetwater district - April 3rd at Chula Vista High school. Bob Bates and Dave Fenner will be attending that evening to share OSU opportunities with local students.
Columbus informed us recently about the number of prospective students who have applied to OSU for the coming fall. We have a total of eight high school seniors from around the county (not counting football’s Jaja Riley from Mission Bay) who have paid the application fees and have been accepted by OSU. Two from Carlsbad, one each from Escondido, Chula Vista, Spring Valley and 3 from San Diego unified.
Right now, we have only one student that has turned in a scholarship application for the San Diego club award. The award is a $500 school award to a deserving San Diego area high school student heading to Ohio State. We are hoping for more applicants from the other remaining seven, before the alumni board makes a decision. Kelly Munroe is a contender. She has 4.4 GPA at San Dieguito Academy. Kelly is going into business and is really interested in student governing opportunities on campus. Kelly has also applied to six other schools, however.
Unfortunately the Field Hockey student candidate at Sierra was signed by Michigan State rather than OSU. She had some friends at Michigan State and that’s hard to compete with. Right now, both MSU and Uof M and even Central Michigan, are hot after San Diego County Field Hockey players, as San Diego has some of the best programs in the country in this sport. It's hard to see them go to the frozen tundra of the land up north.
Dave hopes we can get as many of the seven enrolled at OSU as possible. Dave will be talking to each of them soon to find out if there are any questions or information that they need or any alumni specialties that they might want to talk about. Anyone willing to volunteer to talk to these students to share your positive experience at OSU, Especially recent OSU graduates, please leave your name and contact information on the Buckeye hotline or contact Dave (dfenn@sdcoe.k12.ca.us) and he will arrange for you to chat with these Buckeye student hopefuls.
Something About Mary
Do you know Mary? This hometown girl, (her hometown is Spring Valley, Ca. and her high school was Monte Vista) is Mary Hoffer. Mary is a 21 year old junior at Ohio State and she is on the synchronized Swimming team. Here is something about Mary’s Ohio State career.
As a freshman Mary was a U.S. National Team trials qualifier, an All-American gold medallist in the trio event at the Collegiate Nationals, placed fourth in duet competition, a member of an OSU squad that captured second at the Collegiate Nationals in 1999, placed fourth with the team at Senior Nationals, finished first in team and trio at the Richmond Invitational. At North Zones, she placed first in team, second in solo and third in A figures. In the 2000 season, while teamed up with Isabela and Carolina Morales, they took first at the OSU Tri-Meet. At Richmond, North Regionals, and at Collegiate Nationals. She also placed first in the team event at Collegiate Nationals. Mary is part of the 2000 National I Team training squad, she is also an Academic All-American, an OSU Scholar-Athlete and two-year letter winner.
Mary’s hobbies include going to the beach (we figure she means when she’s in San Diego), the movies, traveling, and spending time with friends. She is the daughter of Janet Hofer.
Most athletic programs can only hope to win one national championship. The Ohio State synchronized swimming team has won 17, including the title it re-captured in 2000, and the team is working to defend its crown as the best team in the country again this season.
The squad is 8-0 already this season and has defeated Miami, Michigan and West Coast rival, Stanford. Stanford, who took the national title away from the Buckeyes for two consecutive years before OSU regained it in 2000, may be the only team posing a challenge to the scarlet and gray at nationals.
“I’m very pleased with our progress so far; we’re really on task and taking care of business,” said Linda Lichter-Witter, OSU synchronized swimming coach.
Padres vs. Reds
August 4th
Join your fellow alumni on Saturday August 4th for our annual trip to the Q to see the Padres play the Reds. The game starts at 7:05. In addition to a great night of baseball and buckeyes, it's Hawaiian Reversible Floppy Hat Night! Yes, everyone at the game will get a Hawaiian Reversible Floppy Hat, whether you want one or not! There will also be a tailgate party before and after the game. Tickets are limited so buy yours early! The seats are in loge section 16 on the 3rd. Base side. The ticket cost will be $19.00 each with all proceeds going to our scholarship fund. For further information contact Ed Olander at 858-565-6056 or EOlan59@aol.com
Padres vs. Reds Ticket Order Form
Name: _______________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
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Phone#:(_________) _________ - ____________
# of tickets: ________ X $19.00 = __________
Total: $ __________
I am interested in the pre/post game tailgate
(no cost, just meet and bring what you want)Yes: ________ No: ______
Check payable to: The Ohio State Alumni Club of San Diego
Mail this Form To:
Ed Olander
3846 Pendiente Court Apt #W208
San Diego, Ca 92124
NOTE:
Tickets will be mailed to you as soon as possible unless other arrangements are made with Ed.
In Memorial to Tim Rubenstein
Ohio State Buckeye football fanatic and Orange County Buckeye alum who sadly lost his battle with cancer this month.
My First Football Season In HeavenI see the countless Buckeye fans
Around the world today
As they stand proud and cheer
For my Ohio, scarlet and grayThe sight is so spectacular
Please wipe away the tear
I’ll be watching football season
From my sky box, this yearOh, to hear that Buckeye battle cry
That people hold so dear,
But, there’s nothing that compares
To when the angels root from hereI have no words to tell you
Of the joy their voices bring
As we gather around the horseshoe
For all to hear us singI know how much you miss me
I see the pain inside your heart,
But, I’m not so far away
We’re really not apartI sent you each a special gift
From my heavenly home above
I’ve sent you all this memory
Of my everlasting loveAfter all, love is a gift
More precious than pure gold
It was always most important
In the stories Jesus toldPlease love and keep each other
As my father said to do
For I can’t count the blessings or love
He has for each of youSo, enjoy your football season
And wipe away that tear
Remember,
I’m spending football season, with Woody Hayes this year
Get Great Gear and Help the Club At the Same Time
We now have in place a way you can purchase quality OSU related merchandise and benefit the local scholarship fun at the same time. We are very excited about these opportunities and hope you will take full advantage of these terrific offers.
College Traditions (located next to the Varsity Club) has generously offered to donate a portion of all sales made by our club members to our club’s scholarship fund. To get this benefit all you have to do is tell them you belong to the Ohio State Alumni Club of San Diego or give them our group account number AL9524 and ask them to apply the credit to the club. To order, call 1-800-628-4678.
Conrads (located at 316 W. Lane Ave.) has also offered to donate to the club 15% in return for all purchases when you refer to our club number 325 when making a purchase. To order, call 1-888-GIFT OSU (443-8678)
Buckeye Bonfire
Talk about a tailgate Southern California style! The second annual Buckeye Bonfire was held the evening before the OSU/Michigan game on Friday, November 17th at De Anza Cove, on Mission Bay. If you missed this one, you missed a tremendous time. We had a great turnout and the Buckeye spirit abounded. Attendees included: Kim & Carl Best, George & Rebecca Lefebvre with granddaughter Sydney, Sonya Aldane, Jim Anaple, Mina Robke, Ed Olander, Susan & Ken Holko, Pat Bigly, Brett Zumfelde & Dawn Morris, Joyce & Gary Burchfield, Vickie Stone, and Leigh Moyses and Dave & Luther and of course canines “Scratch” and “Luke”. Not only did we have a huge fire, but great food including Ed’s famous homemade chili, and the entertainment was excellent. George Lefebvre wrote a song and passed out the words so we had bonfire songs to sing around the fire to boot. We’re sure it will make the top 10 and will win awards! The Marching Band has asked to perform with us. The name of the song is The Ohio State Buckeyes (sounds like a good title to me) and George’s words go like this.
Ohio State Buckeyes
(to the tune of “She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain”)
It's O-H-I-O State Buckeyes on the run
It's O-H-I-O State Buckeyes number one
They can run and they can pass
And knock you in the grass (we cleaned that line up a little)
To see them win is so much funWhen O-H-I-O State takes to the field
They flex their muscles made of steel
They can make the earth rumble
And the other team will fumble
To show their power is for realIt's O-H-I-O State Scarlet and Gray
They can beat any team that comes their way
Here's an oldie but a goody
Let's win this one for Woody
And be the victors for todayIt's a show by the greatest marching band
They can play high and low on command
They are big they're not little
They are TBDBITL
The Best Damn Band In The LandGeorge thinks after a few weeks of practice that we will be able to make a CD. This was so much fun! I have to say, after about the 10th time, we sounded GOOD. Or was that just the liquid refreshment kicking in? All of you Buckeyes who didn't make it to this Bonfire, mark your calendars now for this fall. You do not want to miss the next one, which will be November 23, 2001 at De Anza Cove. See you there.
Date to Remember...
MARCH: Men’s Basketball time!
BIG Ten Tournament w/end of March 8-11. Games TBA
The BIG Dance starts Thursday, March 15 for Round ONE
and OSU will be thereAPRIL: Sunday, 22nd ANNUAL DINNER
with speaker, Ilee Rhimes, Jr. from Office of Information
Technology at Ohio State. (See article page 7)MAY: Possibly a tour of the US.S. Stennis while in harbor
Listen to hotline for details or see the websiteJUNE: Open
JULY: Start looking for your newsletter with details
on the upcoming road trip to see OSU vs. UCLA in SeptemberAUGUST: Saturday, 4th Padres vs. Reds game (see page 7)
*ANNUAL Dues’ TIMESEPTEMBER: THE BOYS ARE BACK!! Be at Moondoggies
8th AKRON
15th SAN DIEGO STATE
FALL newsletter
22nd @ UCLA *** ROAD TRIP by bus to L.A. (see page 7)
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena to leave early in a.m.
FALL newsletter.
29th @IndianaOCTOBER:
6th Northwestern
13th Wisconsin
20th OFF
27th @Penn StateNOVEMBER:
3rd @Minnesota
10th Purdue
17th Illinois
NOV. 23rd Third ANNUAL BONFIRE at Mission Bay!
24th @ Michigan (Annual Scholarship Raffle & Festivities)DECEMBER:
Post-season chaos or mourning! TBD.
Holiday of Lights Party at the Holiday Inn on the Harbor TBA.
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