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We are excited to once again be together at the Alta Club for our new season of Timpanogos Club meetings!  The year will begin on Thursday evening, September 23, 2021 with our guest speaker Cecil Samuelson.  An MD graduate of the University of Utah Medical College, he served as Dean of the Medical School, and then IHC Hospital President.  He was called as a Seventy in 1994, then served as the BYU President for 11 years, then Salt Lake Temple President for 3 years.  He is renowned by BYU students who attended BYU basketball games who developed a shout out after a free throw was made, “Whoosh Cecil!” as they pointed en mass at Cec.  We look forward to seeing everyone at this first meeting of the 2021-2022 season.  We also hope to share a brief greeting and message to the Timpanogos Club from President Russell M. Nelson, who served as our club president in 1977.

Here is a glimpse into some additional club meetings anticipated for this fall…

President Taylor Randall–October 28, 2021.  Newly named as the President of the University of Utah, we are thrilled to have Taylor join us to introduce himself to those of us who don’t yet know him, and also share with us his views of where the U is headed.  A third generation U. of U.  professor, Taylor holds a PhD from the Wharton School of Business and he has been Chairman of the David Eccles School of Business since 2009.  His address is eagerly anticipated.

Richard Turley–November 18, 2021.  He has served as Director of Public Affairs since 2016 for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  A world renowned genealogist, he oversees the Church Granite Mountain Records Vault, part of the largest genealogical library in the world.  He also has an extensive history background and is the author of several books and articles.  His address to us will be extraordinary, we are sure.

As a reminder, while you are on our club website, we suggest that you refresh your knowledge of our rich history, and check the online directory to be sure your photo, phone and address information are up to date.  As always, please look to bring a guest or guests who might have an interest in joining  (as none of us were around at the inception of the Club in 1913, we are all here because we were invited by some member along the way).

We look forward to seeing you as we begin our new 2021-2022 Timpanogos Club season!

• Please assure that your vaccination for COVID 19 has been completed for at least two weeks prior to May 27.  If you have not been fully vaccinated, we ask that you not attend at the Alta Club.  We are working to establish a Zoom connection so those not vaccinated can participate virtually.

• Face masks must be worn in the Alta Club except for the times when we will be eating.  This will apply notwithstanding attendees will have been vaccinated.

• Social distancing will be observed insofar as possible.  The Alta Club will only seat six at a table.

Please put on your calendar our upcoming Timp Club meeting.  We will meet virtually, using Zoom, one week from today, March 25, at 7:00 PM.  Our speaker will be our own Sam Clark discussing “Missionary Work in the Latter Days – Let God Prevail.”  It will be most interesting to have Sam’s insights into missionary work and missionaries with all that has happened in this area in the past several years.

We are pleased to have Steve Brosvik as our speaker for January’s Club meeting. Steve was named as the new President and CEO of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera in 2020. He has been the Chief Operating Officer of the Nashville Symphony since April 2015. In this role, he has overseen the orchestra, artistic, concert operations and production, education and community engagement, fundraising, marketing and communications teams. We are eager to hear from Steve the status of our great Utah arts organizations — the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera. Word has it that he might bring along a couple of musicians for our listening pleasure.  Please join us on Zoom for this wonderful evening!

After months of absence due to Covid-19, we were pleased to begin our 2020-2021 season.  We missed the food and finery of the Alta Club, but were glad to see and visit each other virtually, from our own homes using Zoom.  Our featured speaker was Dr. Devon Hale from the U. of U. Medical College, a recognized infectious disease expert.  He helped us understand some of the intricacies of our current pandemic, and provided some valuable insight to help us minimize the risk to us and our families and our society in the coming days.  Thanks to all of you who “attended” and to Dr. Hale for taking the time to prepare and present that very helpful message to us.

Our next club “meeting” will be on October 29, 2020, one week later than the 4th Thursday, to allow for the US Presidential Debate on Oct. 22nd to be heard by us all.  At that meeting our speakers will be Frank Pignanelli and Lavar Webb on the upcoming election and all things political.  We expect this will also be a Zoom meeting, and will pass along the details for that event as the time approaches.

Stay safe!

Our February Timpanogos Club meeting promises to be one of our best ever, as Morgan Scalley, the University of Utah Defensive Coordinator, will be speaking about the U of U football team.  As you know, this past year has been one of their best years ever, and Morgan will speak about how it happened.  He will also describe the recruits just signed, judged to be the best class of recruits ever signed by the U football team, and Morgan played a huge role in that success.  He also will educate us on what goes into a stellar defense–when and why do you deploy the defensive backs in a zone or a man-to-man, what goes on with the linemen stunting, when and why do the coaches use a blitz, etc.  Morgan is the son of our own Club member, Bud Scalley, who was a running back at the U of U back in the day, who undoubtedly taught Morgan much of what he knows.

Our February meeting will be at the Alta Club at the usual 6 p.m. dinner first, then Morgan’s talk at 7.  As a reminder, parking for the Alta Club is at their new lot on South Temple about one half block east.  Please feel free to invite friends, relatives, acquaintances, etc. who might have an interest in joining Timpanogos Club, and please let us know how many you are bringing for a head count for the dinner.

Many thanks to our past president, Randy Jensen and his wife Liz, who spoke last month about their adventures in climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in  Africa, with photos and amazing stories.  Some of you have mentioned that your age, lumbago, etc. might prevent you from climbing Kilimanjaro yourself, and just hearing about Randy and Liz’s adventures will have to suffice.

The March meeting date has moved one week from its usual fourth Thursday due to scheduling changes, and will be on March 19th instead.  Please make this change on your calendars, as the address noted below by Dr. Bruce Woolley will be incredibly important, educational and entertaining.

March 19, 2020-–Dr. Bruce Woolley will speak about “vaping”   Why should we each avoid it, and what should we  tell our  family members about it to explain what it does to our bodies and the  dangers involved, including permanent lung damage and/or death!  Bruce will also give updated information about coronavirus–how to avoid it, what to do if we catch it, etc.

April 23, 2020–Sam Clark, our  Second Vice President, will speak on his experience as a Mission President.  We are excited to have Sam share his mission experiences and lessons learned applicable to each of us!

May 28, 2020––Peter Breinholt performing!!  This is our end of season meeting with spouses or significant others, and Peter’s agreement to come is huge.  Peter, as you know, is a world-famous singer who accompanies himself on the guitar.  His music will appeal to all, with “oldies but goodies” mixed with the contemporary, and many of his popular songs were written by him!