Men’s Club: January 2020 Update

MEN’S CLUB
Our popular 2019 Christmas Holiday Breakfast for
members and guests featured the talented Dana Hills High School Choir led by Director Ray Medina, winner of numerous honors for his work with high school choirs. The tables were decorated with candles and greenery, and everyone enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast centered around a treasured casserole recipe from the family of club member Geoff Dunlevie.
This month, on January 7, we will hear from Bob Feltz, whose experience includes 39 years in the Fire Service with
32 in the Orange County Fire Department/ Authority. His assignments and public service, if listed, would be nearly endless.
Examples are FEMA National Incident Management System All Risk Logistic Bob Feltz
Instructor, Command and General Staff coach/instructor, and Vietnam Veteran in fire fighting for the Air Force. His first deployment was to the Oklahoma City bombing as a logistics specialist. Some of his assignments have sent him to hurricane headquarters, the Presidential Inauguration, the Haiti earthquake center in Miami, the California wildfires— but these are just a teaser for the stories he will relate.
January 21 brings us something fun and different.
Don Rypinski, land sail racing pilot, will tell us what sustained racing is like at surprisingly high racing speeds. With land sailing, such as the North American Land Sailing Association’s International Championship competition, pilots from all over the world compete in lengthy races braving extreme heat or cold and hunger. Don gave up competition sailing a few years ago when he sped across terrain at over 75
mph yet was last to finish. In the rear position there was so much dust that he missed a turn mark and was headed for a fence
at full speed. After Land sailing racers purposely spinning
three consecutive 360 degree circles, his “land yacht” for- tunately came to a stop. He got out, kissed the ground and decided that he could no longer compete safely against the speeds of younger daredevils. Now he enjoys the sport of land sailing by sharing his experiences with others. We will be the fortunate ones to hear him.
A $25 annual membership in the Men’s Club provides fellowship, good food, fun and great speakers. We meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 8:00 a.m. in the Clubhouse. Come join us to meet your neighbors and begin your day with a good breakfast.
Finally, the club is indebted to Robert Saint-Aubin who did some terrific writing over the past several years for these men’s club articles. I hope that I can submit half of his quality writing. Working with President John Yocca, Treasurer Eric Eckes and Board Members Dick Kichline, Bob Russel, Roy Dohner and Steve Morris is a dream team that will make my job easier.
—C. W. Gruenig