Alpha Study Club met at Spanky’s with Shirley Young as hostess on November 22, 2022. Roll call was answered by nineteen members. The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were read and approved.

We have a decorated tree at the Festival of Trees. Deb Wentzien was thanked for the use of the fireplace in the Alpha display.

An email will be sent out regarding the Christmas luncheon on December 13. A motion was made to adjourn.

Beth Wegner reviewed “The Pale-Faced Lie” by David Crow. Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad, a self-taught Cherokee who loved to tell his children about his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies – even murder. Intimidating David with beatings, Thurston coerced his son into doing his criminal bidding. David’s mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn’t protect him.

Through sheer determination, David managed to get into college and achieve professional success. When he finally found the courage to refuse his father’s criminal demands, he unwittingly triggered a plot of revenge that would force him into a deadly showdown with Thurston Crow.

“The Pale-Faced Lie” is an inspirational story about the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human spirit.