The BATW Board is approaching the halfway mark in its term, and here are a few of its projects in the works or already implemented: 1)   Evening meetings. The first official evening program was held in June to a standing-room-only crowd. The evening included wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres followed...

Each month we’ll spotlight one of the Board of Directors, to introduce you to their talents, experience and, in this case, pet peeves. Launching the new column is BATW Vice President and esteemed travel writer/editor Georgia Hesse. “Grammatical Errors Abound” by Georgia Hesse Grammatical errors...

  Ginny Prior, writing for herself and Kris Carber, says, “April showers bring May flowers, but our recent rains have brought something even better—waterfalls. The Falls Trail that runs up the back of Mt. Diablo has never been prettier, with its swollen creek and four waterfalls tumbling...

(Ginny Prior speaks for herself and co-president Kris Carber.) Be careful what you wish for… Just days after lamenting about California’s wimpy winters, I’m ready to concede that we can do winter here after all. In fact, lately we’ve been the talk of the Weather Channel – with record rainfall,...

(by Kris Carber for herself and Ginny Prior) Diane LeBow hands the gavel of the BATW presidency to Kris Carber and Ginny Prior (photos © John Montgomery) Sometimes January can be a dreary month. The holidays are over, the parties have ended and the colorful decorations have been stored until next...

Membership Renewal time It’s that time of year again: please get in your membership renewals by logging on to the Members Only section of www.batw.org and clicking on the drop down menu of Member Services. If you would get your renewals in NOW rather than later, Susan Alcorn, our diligent treasurer,...

Thanks to Dick Jordan, BATW member and Bay Model docent,  and Mary Cary, as well as our hosts at the Bay Model of Sausalito, for an outstanding, fun, and information-packed November meeting. We appreciate Hilary Kaiser writing up a report on the meeting, which appears elsewhere in this ezine. The BATW...

BATW is a treasure for all of us! It’s time for you to join the team that keeps this wonderful organization humming! Nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission) for the 2011 Board of Directors.  The deadline for nominations is Nov. 15. It’s important that you begin working...

Over 50 BATW members and guests spent a lively and interesting few hours in the Middle East last Saturday, with John Montgomery’s images, our colleague Alena Bartoli who flew in from Jordan for the occasion (and runs educational tours there), my summaries of some of the highlights of our recent month...

The BATW Board held an all day planning Retreat on Saturday, July 24. Get involved: Nominate yourself to the Board Nominating Committee to take organization leadership in 2011. Upcoming programs: August in the Middle East and in September, Putting Pizzazz in your Writing. ———————— Our...