ASSOCIATION NEWS. Tucson, Arizona Reunion September 20-23, USS Benjamin Stoddert & USS Jupiter

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USS Benjamin Stoddert & USS Jupiter SPRING EDITION Vol 13, No. 2 ASSOCIATION NEWS Tucson, Arizona Reunion September 20-23, 2017 to get our discounted rate.

Please remember that you are responsible for all reservations which include hotel and transportation. Registration Cutoff Date will be August 20, 2017.

1 USS Benjamin Stoddert & USS Jupiter SPRING EDITION Vol 13, No. 2 ASSOCIATION NEWS Tucson, Arizona Reunion September 20-23, 2017 to get our discounted rate. Trips are open to members, spouses or descendant of members, or a guest of a member. Please remember that you are responsible for all reservations which include hotel and transportation. Registration Cutoff Date will be August 20, Get your reservations in early or you won t be able Call (Monday through Friday) for reservations. Refer to the USS Benjamin Stoddert. All upgrades must go through Jade Gonzales ( ) after June For any Questions, call Ron Zorn at or Mike Ridgon at

2 Tombstone Trolley Tours Take a 25-minute narrated historical ride back in time to Boothill. An expert conductor will share with you the history that has shaped Tombstone into The Town Too Tough to Die! Take a tour on the Ghost & Murder ride if you dare! Boothill Graveyard: Boothill was founded in 1878 on a slight hill just northwest of the city. This historic cemetery was the burial ground for all of Tombstone s earliest pioneers. Many of some of the 250 known individuals died suddenly and violently with their boots on! It officially closed its doors in O.K. Corral: Watch Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday in daily reenactments of the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Stand where the West s legendary gun battle began. Visit Doc Holiday s room. Gun fights daily!! Tombstone s Historama: Witness the dramatic events that made Tombstone famous: the silver boom, the great fire, the O.K. Corral Gunfight. Actor Vincent Price tells Tombstone s story from Geronimo s Apaches to modern times. Show every hour. The Tombstone Epitaph: Visit the Old West s most famous newspaper. Read the Epitaph s reports of the O.K. Corral Gunfight. See the 1881 Epitaph being printed. Free admission. The Legend of the Swamper: Learn about the Legend of the janitor and odd job man, known simply as The Swamper. He worked in The Grand Hotel during the 1880 s which was once known as the Big Nose Kate s Saloon. The Tombstone Courthouse: Get a glimpse of the true old west at Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park. Built in 1882 in the shape of a roman cross, this 2-story Victorian structure once housed the offices of the sheriff, recorder, treasurer, board of supervisors, jail and courtrooms of Cochise County

3 Name: Ship: Years: Cell: ; Address: Registration Form TUCSON, AZ - Reunion - Marriott Starr Pass Resort $ Reg. Rm, Reservations: , Upgrades available not until June call Jade mention Code: (USS) Date & Activities/ Wed. September 20 to Sun. September 23, 2017 Registration Cutoff Date August 20, 2017 Membership Dues: $20 x /50 Tickets - $10 x Day 1 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20 Registration Fee: $25 x Hospitality Room Open x 2300 Day 2 THURSDAY, Sept. 21 TOUR Cash Bar SAN XAVIER DEL BAC & TUBAC $70 x Hospitality Room Open x 2300 Cash Bar Business Meeting Hospitality Rm x 1845 Day 3 FRIDAY, Sept. 22 GOLF & SPA Activites - AM till? Golf Spa $69 X $100 X Banquet Buffet x 2300 $60 X Day 4 SATURDAY, Sept. 23 TOUR (TOMBSTONE) BEST OF OLD WEST TOUR 0800 x 1600 Hospitality Room Open 1700 x 2300 Day 5 - SUNDAY, Sept. 24 $75 x Cash Bar Hospitality Room Open to 1200 on Departure Day Coffee & Buns Provided N/C TOTAL $ Please make check payable to: USS Benjamin Stoddert/Jupiter Mail Check and Form To: Mike Rigdon, VP Corte Playa Brisas, San Diego, CA

Ship s Store Due to mitigating circumstances the Ship s Store will be temporarily closed for the month of May while Ted Waypa get things sorted out in storage.

Side Note from Ted: You will love Tucson and southern AZ but it will be warm at the end of summer.

4 Ship s Store Due to mitigating circumstances the Ship s Store will be temporarily closed for the month of May while Ted Waypa get things sorted out in storage. After that he will be able to fill orders with a 2 or 3-day delay in shipping. He is planning a big inventory clearance sale at the reunion. You can contact Ted Waypa at tway08@gmail.com. Side Note from Ted: You will love Tucson and southern AZ but it will be warm at the end of summer. There is plenty to do and see, great hiking, and lots of very good places to eat as well as microbreweries. One other thing; Arizona Highways magazine dedicated all the March 2017 issue to Saguaro National Park, Volunteers Needed Can you spare a couple of hours on Registration Day at our yearly reunions? We are looking for the spouses of our sailors who would be interested in helping out at the registration or store table. If you are able and willing to give of your time, please send your name to John Dishaw at jbdishaw@verizon.com or Joy Patz at DDG22.news@gmail.com.

5 DDG 22 - PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT Jan - Dec 16 Ordinary Income/Expense Income Other Types of Income (Stores, 50/50, Tours Misc. etc.) 14, Program Income (Program member dues, registration fees and assessments) 5, Total Income 19, Expense Business Expenses (Hotel, Bank fees nd maintaining the organization's entity) 3, Operations (Expenses Hotels, Banquet, Postage, Stores, Tours and Transportation) 15, Total Expense 19, Net Ordinary Income Net Income for Tax Year ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings DDG 22 / AK 43 9, Total Checking/Savings 9, Total Current Assets 9, TOTAL ASSETS 9, LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity Opening Balance Equity 8, Net Income Total Equity 9, TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 9, Our place for the 2018 reunion: Places to Go Providence, RI. Boston, we haven t visited New England, USS Constitution (Info to follow at our next Business Meeting) If you have received this newsletter for the first time, please consider becoming a member now. Membership Dues are $20.00 per year. Mailed to the address above. If you would like to receive this newsletter by mail, make sure we have your correct address. If you want to continue to receive this newsletter by , contact Joy at: ddg22.news@gmail.com.

You can reach us at: President: reddyndame@yahoo.com Treasurer: jbdishaw@verizon.

6 You can reach us at: President: Treasurer: Ship s Store: taway08@gmail.com Website: Please notify me if you would prefer a hard copy or an ed version of the newsletter at: DDG22.NEWS@GMAIL.COM OR CALL Joy Patz USS Benjamin Stoddert & USS Jupiter Association C/O USCSO 35 Market St. #30 Poughkeepsie, NY To:

2012 USS BENJAMIN STODDERT / USS Jupiter Co-REUNION

2012 USS BENJAMIN STODDERT / USS Jupiter Co-REUNION Tuesday, September 25, 2012 through Sunday, September 30, 2012 Following is this year s registration information for Albuquerque, New Mexico Place: Marriott