Dear MSUAA Regional Clubs, Constituent Groups and National Board Members:

Here's a brief update of news about regional club events recently reported to the MSU Alumni Association:



Jim Reinhard, President of the MSU Alumni Club of Los Angeles tells us the club is sponsoring its popular annual wine tasting event.  According to Jim:

"It's wine tasting time and we have a chance to see if these wine experts in the northern part of our great State can stomp on grapes as well as they say they can.  Join us at the Wine Tasting House, 2311 Cotner Avenue, West Los Angeles at 5:30 p.m, Pacific time, on Friday, January 31.  It lasts until about 8 p.m. and it's first come, first served, so punctuality is very important.  The cost is $20 and includes wine and appetizers.  Contact Barbara Lau for more information at BLau@riinc.biz or call her at 310.842-8677." 

Bob Workman, President of the MSU Alumni Club of Tucson (Arizona) says the club has planned a special alumni dinner featuring Wendy Wilkins, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters.  It's scheduled for Friday, February 21st, at the Marriott-University Park near the University of Arizona.  A no-host bar (cash bar) will be available at 6:00 PM, Mountain Time, with dinner at 7:00 PM.  Cost is $27.50 per person.  Dean Wilkins will be making a presentation about the University and developments in the College.  For more information, Contract Bob at (520) 531-1300 (daytime) or (520) 742-5898 (evenings).  You can send a message to Bob via e-mail at workmanins@aol.com



Robin Volden, President of the Rocky Mountain Alumni Club sent us a great report of their annual football gathering they held recently at - my favorite name for an alumni gathering place - the Giggling Grizzly.  (I do not know how to make a Grizzly giggle, but I'm sure members of the Rocky Mountain Club do!)  Robin tells us that more than 30 people attended the vent, including former MSU Football player Ron Alling, Senior.  Ron was captain of the Spartan football team in 1939, and received his degree in 1940.  His son, Ron Alling, junior, also attended (see photo below).  To contact Robin, send a message to robin.volden@nelnet.net Visit the club's web site at http://www.msu.edu/~msuaa043/ and check out their updated Calendar of Events page.  (See photo of the Allings below) 



Alan Offen, Secretary for the MSU Alumni Club of Rochester, New York, tells us that the club recently sponsored an exclusive Hockey Night with the Blue Cross Arena.   Mark Palazzo, of Pittsford Capital, donated a private luxury box at the arena for the game.  Local alumni helped raise more than $325.00 towards the club's scholarship fund at the event.  A special treat for Spartans was watching professional hockey and a team with former Spartan Hockey team member (and Hobey Baker winner) Ryan Miller.   To send a note to Alan, please Sparty6165@aol.com



Todd Tamlyn, President of the MSU Alumni Club of Puget Sound (Seattle), says members of the club attended a professional basketball game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Antonio Spurs.  Spartans gathered before the game for an exclusive reception for club members and were treated to a visit by former MSU basketball greats Kevin Willis and Steve Smith.  Contact Todd by e-mail at toddt47@attbi.com (See photo below)

(Left to Right) Puget Sound Alumni Club Members Eric Swenson, Kevin Willis, Anne Marie Culver, Buff Hirko, Nathan Judson and Steve Smith

Ron Alling, Junior (left), and Ron Alling, Senior (Class of 1940) at the Rocky Mountain Alumni Club gathering

Do we have your club or group's event listed at our web site? Contact Dave Brown for getting your event listed. For details on these events, visit our special club events page at: /clubs/clubevents/

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MSUAA Club News is compiled by Dave Brown, Assistant Director for Alumni Groups. Please contact Dave for comments or if you have material to submit for a future Club News issue.

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