Greeter: Lou Leitz

Invocation: Lou Leitz

May 28: Dr. Leonard Zuckermann, Chief of Urology, Sparrow Health System

             The benefits of robotic assisted surgery… a new technique for prostate and

             other surgery

June 4: (Carla Johnston, Program Chair)  Richard Baldwin, Author/Publisher. 

Current book "Murder at the Ingham County Fair" available at the meeting.

June 11: Mary Kelpinski, Executive Director of the Michigan Pork Producers Assn.

"The pork industry’s impact on the Michigan economy"

June 18:  Joe Grimm, The Right Key Corporate & Life Coaching

"Energy Leadership: Changing Perceptions, Changing Lives"

June 25:  Linda Wilson, Young Leaders Society 

"Local Young Professionals making a difference"

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Guests today of Bob Nelson were fellow attorneys from Fraser Trebilcock. Wally Dobler, from the Downtown Coaches Club, was a guest of Roger Grove. An inter-club, Lee Dalrymple and four members from Lansing Golden K. Also visiting were two members of the media from Straits Times.

President Clarence Smith presented the slate of candidates for the 2008-2009 year

The nominees were unanimously elected by voice vote.

Program chair, Clyde Flory, introduced his speaker for today, Lansing Mayor Virg Benero.

Trade policies and the loss of whole industries to foreign countries were the focus of Mr. Benero’s comments.

Larry Pingel: The Membership Committee meeting that was scheduled for May 19^th has been changed to Wednesday, May 27, at 6:00pm in my office at the Rathbun Agency.

Scheduled to serve lunch at the City Rescue Mission next Monday, May 18^th:

Dick and Carolyn Skinner, Sue Devon, Jo Grubbe and Jim Kost.

Dennis Churchill: The Spiritual Aims Committee met on Tuesday when we discussed candidates for our scholarship and expect to have an announcement in a week or two.

Bob Nelson: We need another person to help on Saturday with the Lansing 150 Parade. Jo is going to help and we need another person to be at the Historical Museum at 10:00am.

Bill Maher: We will be participating in the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Saturday, May 30. I will have sign-up sheets next week.

Norm Miller: The annual Safety Patrol Picnic sponsored by the Lansing Area Safety Council is at Hawk Island Park next Wednesday, May 20. The Council has again asked us for volunteers to grill hot dogs, 8:45am to 12:45pm. There are sign-up sheets on the tables.

Roger Grove, Clyde Flory at the piano… "Boost Kiwanis"

Nicholas with an inexhaustible supply of interesting stories you don’t find in the LSJ like the suspected drug dealer fleeing from the police who pulled into a Taco Bell for one last burrito before going to jail.

Roger Grove, I have a happy buck for Wally Dobler, glad to have him here.

Bob Nelson, my happy buck is also for my guests with me today.

Larry Pingel, a happy buck for the Tigers who are in first place (whoops, got beat again by the Twins this afternoon, now in second) and another for the new slate of officers and directors who have agreed to serve.

Ev Beemer, my happy buck is for Nita and I, we just celebrated our 60^th anniversary. Congratulations and best wishes for many more.

Clyde Flory, a happy buck for Lance Lynch who I found featured in this magazine article after he received the 2009 Sparrow Founders Award for his work for the hospital and many other community organizations including Kiwanis. He will be back at again next Wednesday morning serving up pop corn to the kids at the Safety Patrol Picnic… he has done this for 30 years.

Lou Leitz was today’s Pot winner… but could not find the joker.

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