Chair of the Month: Rob Haney

Greeter: Greg Hagbom

Invocation: Greg Hagbom

Aug 5 　John E Bos, Attorney -- "The Specifics on Death Taxes"

Aug 12　 Steve Ruthenberg, Director of Golf, MSU -- "All about Golf"

Aug 19 Wm Fluke, Owner, Fluke Hearing Instruments, "It's Great to Hear You"

Aug 26 Steve Scott, CPA -- "The New Federal Tax Laws"

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No guests today but welcome to our newest member Tony Snyder.

Dan with another news update, today on the oil spill, spy swap, some ancient animals discovered, the Labron saga and a forecast for a warm weekend.

Lou Leitz: We will have an inter-club at Charlotte next Wednesday, July 21 at noon. I need a few members to join me.

Harry Kost: We needed 20 people to get the best rate at the Johnny Cash dinner at Turkeyville on July 30. Jim McCartney came through with tickets for a couple of his friends so we have 21 going. The cost is $35 per person and Jo will bill you on your quarterly statement. If anyone else would like to go let me know in the next couple of days.

Larry Pingel: If you signed up for the bus trip to the Tiger game on Aug 21, write a check to the Kiwanis Club and give it to Jo. We have to pay the bus company in advance of the trip. We still have 7 seats available on the bus, $75 per person.

Dick Skinner: The Spiritual Aims Committee will meet at the Flapjack Restaurant on Waverly Road next Wednesday at 7:30am.

Carla Johnston: I am working on next years committee assignments. If you have a preference for a particular committee you would like to serve on or one you don’t want to serve on, let me know.

Dennis Dudley, Sheffel Toys: We are having our annual open house at Sheffel Toys on August 19^th and we would like to invite your club to participate and have a meeting there. The Delta Club is having a meeting there that day. This meeting is official if the bell is rung and both Presidents call the meeting to order. We have requests for 9,000 toys this year and we need your support.

Bob Nelson led the singing today selecting number 64, "A Merry Life," in honor of his 64^th birthday which is tomorrow. Not sure we were ready for that one.

Dick Skinner, a happy buck for our new member Anthony Snyder and an explanation of his nickname Tony.

Larry Pingel, a happy buck for a vacation next week and a second one because in the 315 Kiwanis meetings I have attended this is the first time we have attempted song #64.

Jim McCartney, in January one of my speakers was Bruce McCrea. He is taking a boy scout group to Austria and the flag we gave him in January will be flying in Austria. Another happy buck for a trip to Russia my wife and I will be taking with a river cruise from St Petersburg to Moscow.

Bill Maher, a happy buck for the golf match tomorrow morning with Glenn and I battling Harry and Bob for last place.

Ray Easton, a happy buck for Dennis and Jo and Sheffel Toys another for Brandie who I met on the way in, always good to know another Board associate.

Gary Brya, I won’t be here next week either, next Friday my wife and I will be celebrating our 44^th anniversary.

Terry Holzhausen, a happy buck to be back safe and sound after a bike trip to California and for the dermatologist that treated me after the trip.

Bob Holden, a happy buck to be back from vacation, we had 18 kids under the age of 14 at the lake.

Dennis Dudley, a happy buck for the opportunity to speak to you about Sheffel Toys and for the support your Club has given us.

Bob Nelson, a happy buck for Dennis Churchill who is helping plan the 2011 State Kiwanis Convention in Lansing. Another for a trip to California with my wife to visit Yosemite and a few wineries as well.

Carla Johnston, a happy buck for a trip to see my new grandson in Texas and to come back and see we have a new member.

Harry Kost, a happy buck for Jim McCartney for coming through with the tickets for Turkeyville.

Rob Haney, a happy buck for our speaker today Janis Clark and a survival buck for the 30 boy scouts at my house for a pool party tonight

Rob Haney introduced today’s speaker, Janis Clark. Ms. Clark is Vice President of Girl Scouts – Heart of Michigan and spoke of the many character building programs the Girl Scouts provide.

The program chairman, Rob Haney, was the winner today and drew the queen of hearts.

Scheduled to serve lunch at the City Mission on Monday, July 19:

Dan Barnes, John Folino, Gary Brya, Carla Johnston, Bryan Crenshaw