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Put these dates on your calendar to attend the WCRTA scheduled membership meetings & events!

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        5/7/26  11:30  Lunch                          The Machine Shed                                      General Meeting - Cat Valdez Doyle
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    6/4/26   Arrive 11:30 am                   Mauh-Nah-Tee-See                                      New Retiree Celebration
                      Plated Lunch                         Country Club, Rockford                               Scholarship Presentation,
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   6/5/26                                                       Fireside Theater                                            "Million Dollar Quartet"
   Arrive 10-10:15 am                                 Ft. Atkinson, WI                                           Lunch & play included         
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  7/14/26  Depart from                             Baraboo, WI and                                           International Crane Foundation
  Roscoe Middle School via                   Wisconsin Dells                                             Reserved Tour - Buffalo Phil's for
  bus             7:45 am                                                                                                              lunch - Outlets at the Dells   
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  8/12/26    11:30 am                                  4644 Spring Creek Rd                                  Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent
                                                                            Rockford, IL                                                   House Group Tour & Box lunch
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   11/19/26  11:30 am                                The Mill Saloon                                              To be announced
                                                                            9032 N Second Street
                                                                            Machesney Park, IL
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  12/10/26   3:00 pm                                 The Parks - Cimino's Kitchen                    Holiday Party for entire
                                                                             Machesney Park, IL                                     membership
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Forty four members enjoyed an excellent presentation about Eleanor Roosevelt, First lady of World War II on November 18th at the Machine Shed.  In August,1943 , Eleanor traveled to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands to help reinvigorate the home front and revive the sense of national unity that was missing since Pearl Harbor.  Eleanor was almost sixty year old, and the trip took 5 exhausting weeks.  She was deeply affected by the suffering that she witnessed.  Eleanor made contact with an estimated 400,000 soldiers during her trip and brought untold joy to each soldier she met.   If you could not attend, you missed a wonderful presentation by Brad Keyes, chair of the CLR Speakers Bureau.

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Memoriam:  The names of teachers that have passed during the last year was read.  To access this list, click on Unit Info above and click on Memoriam List October 2025.  WCRTA Members Memoriam can also be accessed under Unit Info.

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  Roger Hampton was elected as President of IRTA for 2026-2027.  Roger has previously served as the IRTA president.

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