Our General Meeting Guest on 24 January 2019 was Jonathan Conder, Meteorologist for KOCO, News 5 TV. He gave our group an interesting and insightful presentation on how the weather radar data is gathered. There are numerous sources Jonathan uses to evaluate and assemble so it can be put on air. He gave behind the scenes efforts of pulling resources together especially in Storm Season and getting it on-air ASAP.
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Our annual Christmas Party held on 20 December 2018
Bill Schmidt receives 2nd place in people, 2nd place in animals & 3rd place in architecture for the APCUG 2018 Digital Photo Contest
June Ranney receives 1st place in landscapes
Bill James receives the APCUG Volunteer of the Year Award
Please thank Jo Wolf, our outgoing CCOKC president; for a job well done
Positive response to Bill’s Christmas puns & jokes
Christmas music & vocals by Carolyn Zaloga
Bell ringers
Bill & Susan Schmidt
Moe, Larry & Curly
Thank you to one & all for bringing in your delicious side dishes & desserts
Your donated can goods were given to the Samaritan House
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Older Driver Safety Day on 31 August was a “Sold Out” event sponsored by OK County Sheriff Triad. Speakers included Ret. Col. Jerry Cason (USA & OHP), Cpl. Kim Lopez (OK County Sheriff Dept) and Capt. Paul Timmons (OHP). A large number of CCOKC members attended and found the program very worthwhile. Computer Club had a table with a handouts and information about our Club.
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Jim Allison provided a free 6 hour slideshow & demonstration concerning the various aspects of Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com over the period of 29 through 31 August from 1 PM to 3 PM. Some of the topics Jim covered in his 100 slide presentation covered:
- The various areas of FTM and what they are used for.
- How to set up your FTM system for inputting your data
- How to Create a file in FTM and upload it to Ancestry.com
- How to create and share charts and reports
- How to use FTM/Ancestry for research and documentation
- How to use DNA testing in Ancestry
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Our 26 July Guest Speaker was the best selling author Doug Manning. He is founder of the InSight Institute and spoke about life transitions.
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We had a large turn out for the 19 July Open House and Birthday Get Together. A hardy THANK YOU goes out to everyone who brought all the delicious side dishes and desserts. The brownies were scrumptious!
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Bob Gostischa was our guest speaker on 12 July 2018. He is a Security Expert and member of the APCUG Speakers Bureau. Bob presented an informative and detailed presentation on Avast and other programs in order to keep our devices safe and secure. It was great pleasure to have Bob in person. We have enjoyed his presentations in the past.
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Our guest for June 28th was Barbara Harris. She worked with the USDA Forest Service for 11 years and the National Forest and Grassland of Texas at the Sabine National Forest in San Augustine for 8 years. After her retirement, she was on call to fight forest fires and respond to natural disasters with the Forest Incidence Command System from 1997 – 2017. She shared her experiences from being “on call”.
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John M. Vincent was our guest speaker on 24 May. He has worked six years (2008-2013) with Areawide Aging Agency of Oklahoma City as an Aging Specialist for Oklahoma, Logan, Canadian, Cleveland Counties. Since then he has worked for the Oklahoma Insurance Department, the Medicare Assistance Program as a Medicare Specialist in 13 counties including the OKC Metro Area. He spoke to us concerning ‘MEDICARE Changes and Challenges in 2018’. You can contact John at the Oklahoma Insurance Department or email him at John.Vincent@oid.ok.gov.
John Vincent
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12 April 2018 Tips & Tricks Meeting
Bill James, our discussion leader
President Jo Wolf
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A hearty thanks to Susan & Bill Schmidt for revising, updating and rehanging the pictures in our meeting room. Personally thank them for their hard work next time you see them.
Some photos from our recent 2017 Christmas Party.
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OETA IS ON THE AIR – with the CCOKC Computer Club answering the phones
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What’s going on at The Library? Kelley Dalrymple , Associate Librarian from Belle Isle Library, gave an engaging presentation. The broad services and computer related activities now available thru the Library System let Members and Guests to know how to what to expect when they sign on.
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General Meeting 02-23-2017 – MM Sgt Robert Skalla, Police Community Relations Officer, OKCPD, gave an informative and engaging presentation. Personal Safety at home and in public, using 911, Interacting with OKCPD most effectively, were a few of the topics. Q and A covered many helpful situations. We look forward to Sgt. Skalla returning.
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October , 2016 – We had an impromptu birthday celebration for June, with the beautiful cake provided by Eunice Khouri. Eunice also mentioned June and the CCOKC on her radio show the following weekend.
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North Park Mall October 21, 2016 Senior Awareness Day
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At the General Meeting held at the Club on September 22, 2016, Eunice Khouri and her son presented Medicare options and gave insight into navigating the perils of Medicare. Thanks Eunice!!
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Computer CLub Garage Sale – deals aplenty abounded at the September computer club garage sale.
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CCOKC is partnering with Southern Hills Baptist Church Seniors to present a Study Group on Mobile Devices 101 – Android. Bill James prepared study materials and is Instructor. Randy Whittal, Group Leader, Southern Hills Baptist Church, says they look forward to the next group which will be on Apple devices. Bill James leads the monthly Mobile Devices Study Group for CCOKC Members and Guests. Plan to join us.
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GENERAL MEETING 7-28-2016
Dr. Bob Blackburn, Executive Director of Oklahoma Historical Society, presented a excellent program titled “Tracks in the Sand” to a large group of Members and Guests. He told how collecting and preserving our history has been impacted by technology. Dr. Blackburn autographed two of his books that were won by attending Members. Members and Guests enjoyed visiting and sharing stories after the General Meeting, July 28,2016.
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2014 CCOKC Open House Video
Our annual Christmas Party held on 20 December 2018
