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Area
Coordinator: Ms. Jan Novar 13055 S.W. 83rd Ave. Miami, FL 33156 Tel: (305) 251-9649 E-mail: jannovar@hotmail.com Reservations are necessary for attendance at TCC meetings |
The Miami area's next meeting will be Sunday, Oct. 19, at the home of longtime member Robert Petrik in Davie, Florida. Watch for your announcement.
TCC members shown at the May 2008 gathering are, from left of right: J. Bloch, Dan O'Connell, Alvina
and Lee Duffner, Southeast Florida Coordinator Jan Novar, Louise Gross, Bob Petrik, Perle and Jerry
Siegel, Doris Greene and Susan Pierres.
Bob Petrik and Doris Greene presented a 33-day Lindblad Expedition cruise of "Islands of Atlantic Ridge" at the May 17 Miami area meeting. Circumnavigator guests attended. Bob and Cecilia will present their program on Saudi Arabia at our next meeting on Saturday, Oct. 12.
A buffet of Korean treats was enjoyed by those attending the Southeast Florida February meeting. Left-to-right: Alvin and Lee Duffner, Fred Blank, Barbara Stein, Jim McMahon, Pege Ellefson, Bob Petrik and Cecelia (hosts), Jerry and Perle Siegel, Rita and Jan Novar (Area Coordinator).
Bob Petrik and Cecilia also the February 2008 meeting and gave a presentation on North Korea, including slides of the Big Festival.
The Miami-area 2007 Holiday Party was concurrent with the
Circumnavigators’ Club meeting. Pictured (L-R): Bob Petrik,
John and Jan Novar (Area Director), Barbara Stein (hostess),
Outgoing TCC President Kevin Hughes, Barbara Ball,
Carolyn Stein, Dr. Niko, Susan Pierres, Fred Blank and guest.
The Southeast Florida chapter met with 50 in attendance with
Ron Magill (fourth from left), giving a movie presentation of a Wildlife Safari
in India
at the
Safari-styled home of Luis Suarez (second from right).
Southeast Florida Coordinator Jan Novar at the fall meeting featuring
Ron Magill's (from Miami Metro Zoo) Safari to India.
Area Coordinator Jan Novar reports that the S.E. Fla chapter met with 50 in attendance with RonMagill (4th from left), giving a movie presentation of Wildlife Safari from India at Safari -styled home of Luis Suarez osted the July 21 meeting at her home. Michael and Lisette Novar gave a presentation on Hong Kong, Cambodia, Thailand and China.
Southeast Florida TCC members enjoy a summer social
at the home of Area Coordinator Jan Novar.
Carol Ann Peskin (fourth from the right, seated) was the featured speaker at the afternoon spring meeting on Sunday, March 25. She talked about her adventures in Africa, including crossing the Congo. Area Coordinator Jan Novar (standing behind Carol, wearing a hat) noted that the locale was fitting – the Indaba African Gallery in Miami.
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| Southeast Florida TCC members enjoy their holiday party. Guest speaker Lew Toulmin, center, is holding a copy of the book he authored, called “The Most Traveled Man on Earth.” |
Lew Toulmin was speaker at the Southeast Florida Holiday Party on December 10, 2006 at the home of Lee and Alvina Duffner in Golden Beach, reports Area Coordinator Jan Novar. There was also a travel gift exchange.
The spring 2006 social meeting of the Southeast Florida chapter was held at the home of Bob Petrik who presented a video of Bhutan and Pentecost Island. He served Czech-style sandwiches and entertained on the piano. Among those attending: Area Coordinator Jan Novar, Carol Ann Peskin, Mary Pecen, Bob Petrik (Slovak Honorary Consul of Florida), Babara Stein, Pege Ellefsen, Susan Pierres and Frank Puskas.
TCC members enjoying the SE Florida Holiday Party in December 2005 are Fred Blank, Donn Horkey (hostess), Gerry Stein, Susan Pierres, John Novar, Donna Marsh, Barbara Stein, Louise Gross, Carolyn Stein, Frank Horkey (host) and Jan Novar.
Southeast Floridians came from different directions to Jan and John Novar's tropical island-decorated home in Miami for the fall social gathering. Jennifer Reynolds from Intrav Cruises gave a review of their FarFlung Island Cruises. Husband Stuart Reynolds gave a talk on his diving expedition to the Nautilus, a sunken submarine off of Bergen, Norway.
Below is a photo from our summer 2005 meeting, featuring Tom and Betty Christian, descendants of Fletcher Christian of Mutiny on Bounty. They were house guests of Barbara Stein. They put on a slide show of the Pitcairn Islands where they reside. Left to right: Carolyn Stein, Barbara Stein, hostess, CaroleAnn Peskin who just completed 252 countries, Perle and Jerry Siegel, Peggy Ellefsen, Rose Schiff, Jan Novar (with the hat, SE Fla. Coordinator); seated in front: Ted Cookson, cohost, with 307 countries completed; Alvina and Lee Duffner, Tom and Betty Christian, the speakers on Pitcairn Islands, Susan Pierres, photo journalist, John Frankenfeld, Fred Blank, and John Novar.
Our March 20, 2005 social at the beachfront home of Lee and Alvina Duffner was very successful. (See photo below.) She says the Duffners served everyone a beautiful lunch and showed their slides from the “Stan” countries.
This picture was taken at the Sunday Flea Market out by Bangkok Airport.
Area Coordinator Jan Novar reports that the Dec. 12 Holiday Party was a lot of fun with participants exchanging travel souvenirs they no longer wanted. It was held at the Hollywood, FL, home of Barbara Stein & Ted Cookson.
Left to
right: TCC members Elizabeth Gibson, Ted Cookson, Barbara Stein &
Carole Ann Peskin celebrate their arrival in the Azerbaijan exclave
of
Nakhichevan (Naxcivan) on February 5, 2005. Behind is Nakhichevan's
most
famous sight, the Momina Xatun Mausoleum, which was constructed in1186.
December
2004 Holiday Party
Left to right: Peggy Ellefsen, Barbara Stein (hostess), Carol Ann
Peskin, Jan Novar(Coordinator), Donna Marsh, Susan Pierres.
Photos from our Fall 2004 meeting
March
2003 Meeting
Left to right: John Novar, Sara Jo Kobacker, Mike Novar, host Art
Kobacker & Jan Novar