Past Programs

12:00 pm at Van Buren County Senior Services, 08337 M-140. NO ZOOM.
Members will receive a reminder email.
RSVP Required. Non-members, send an email to info@scottclub.org

Entertainment by Diane and Lisa

Join the Scott Club members at Senior Services for a delicious lunch and great entertainment. Our Annual Meeting will start at 12:00 pm. We will install our new board of directors during the meeting. After the meeting, we will enjoy lunch prepared by Senior Services and entertainment by Diane Van Deurzen & Lisa Otey.

Diane and Lisa are a dynamic duo, a perfect blend of hot jazz, sultry blues and boogie-woogie. As international touring artists, they take their act to festivals, clubs and theaters around the world and are known for creating an atmosphere of intimacy with their humor and joyful interactions with the audience. Diane and Lisa will present a fun, energetic program of classic feel-good music from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Please come and sing along!

By Alexandra Newman, Region IV Area Agency on Aging

Whether you want to get a jump start on your own obituary, or you want to be prepared for writing someone else’s when the time comes, join us for this presentation and discussion on how to tell the story of someone’s life. Learn tips and tricks for capturing those special things about a person and even what you can leave out if you’re short on space. We’ll also touch a little on grief and the healing power of storytelling.

Alexandra Newman is the communications and outreach coordinator at Region IV Area Agency on Aging. A journalist by training, she uses a variety of mediums to tell the story of Area Agency on Aging. A job at The Herald-Palladium newspaper brought Newman to Southwest Michigan in 2017 and she instantly fell in love with the unsalted Lake Michigan coast. After the experience of writing obituaries for her grandparents, she decided to launch a class at the Campus for Creative Aging to help others write these tough, end-of-life stories.

Drop off donations:
Tuesday, May 27th and Wednesday, May 28th – 10 am to 2 pm.

Sale:
Thursday, May 29th, and Friday, May 30th – 9 am to 4 pm.
Saturday, May 31st – 9 am to noon

Shop for treasures and support South Haven Scott Club’s major fundraiser by donating clean items in good condition and attending the sale to take advantage of some incredible bargains. Proceeds will help support maintenance of the Scott Club, a Michigan Historic site, and the rich variety of programs offered.

By Laura DeRoo

Blue Star Mothers of America (BSMA) is a nonprofit veteran service organization that supports our Troops, our Veterans, and the families of each. BSMA started in Flint, Michigan on February 1, 1942. Laura will be sharing the history, who is eligible to join and how you can help.

Laura is married and mother of five children. Her only son was killed in combat in Iraq, August 20, 2006. Having witnessed the fear and anxiety Gabriel’s death triggered in local military moms, Laura was led to start a local chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America Inc. In 2011 she started a local Chapter of America Gold Star Mothers and is currently the President of her Chapter and of the Department of Michigan Chapter.

By John N. Low, JD, Ph.D.

Professor Low will share the story of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and their influence on southwest Michigan. From ancient times to the present and future, the Pokagon Potawatomi have always relied on the power of storytelling to sustain themselves and their community.

John N. Low received his Ph.D. in American Culture at the University of Michigan and is an enrolled citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. He is also the recipient of a graduate certificate in Museum Studies and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan. He is a retired Professor from Ohio State University and former Director of the Newark Earthworks Center.

We will carpool and meet at the museum at 10:00 a.m. for a tour followed by lunch.

This is a member-only trip:

Members – RSVP REQUIRED by October 1 – contact Julie Rubin.

Non-members – click the link below to find out how to join Scott Club or email info@scottclub.org for more information.

https://scottclub.org/join/

By Steven D Rigoni

Steven will present a first-person impression of James Henry Wheaton, a local soldier who served in the 1st Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. Steve’s research for this presentation is drawn from over 70 letters sent home by Wheaton, as well as period newspapers and other historical records.

Steven is a historian with a wide range of interests from the Civil War, WWI and WWII aviation, and all Local SW Michigan history. He is particularly interested in collecting, researching, and constructing educational and informative displays of Michigan Civil War Images and Letters, and WWII Drone Engines.

By Nancy Brock

Late in WWI the United States sent over 5,000 soldiers to Archangel in northern Russia at the request of the British allies. Many believed their mission was to guard supplies, but the mission changed. What happened? Who was there? Nancy Brock will present a brief history of the 1918-1919 Polar Bear Expedition with bio sketches of area veterans who participated and to remember their contributions and experiences.

Nancy is a Mattawan native with a lifelong appreciation of local history. She has been researching WWI Polar Bears from southwest Michigan for more than eight years.