Greeter: Norm Miller

Invocation: Norm Miller

Room Setup: Richard Skinner

Sept 18: Steve Yencich, Michigan Hotel Motel Association - Introduction by Mary Pingel

"Effect of the Economy on Michigan’s Tourism"

Sept 25: Joint meeting with the Mason Kiwanis Club, induction of officers including the new Lt Governor, Bob Nelson.

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Bill Maher: I have sheets with the roster information for each member for your review. Verify your information as being correct or indicate any changes that need to be made.

On Sept 25^th we will have a joint meeting with the Mason Kiwanis Club,315 Kiwanis Drive in Mason. At this meeting new officers will be inducted and an exchange of the Lt Governor’s banner from Liz Luttrell-Wilson to Bob Nelson, our new Div 16 Lt Governor. This will be a dinner meeting starting at 6:00pm, $10 per person, wives or sweethearts (not both) are invited. There will be no noon meeting that day.

Rod Conrad: The Spiritual Aims Committee is again supporting the Lansing Crop Walk and will be making a donation to Friends of the Crop Walk. I am chairman of that group and will be giving you an opportunity to participate in the Walk on Oct 12.

Jim Kost: The Past Presidents Dinner will be held at the Hall of Fame Café (formerly Damon’s) 1601 W Lake Lansing Road on Oct 8^th at 6:00pm.

The Board of Directors will meet here next Monday noon, Sept 8.

Clarence Smith: I would like to remind the committee chairman to be present at the Board meeting next Monday. Please have your committee budget prepared so the budget process can be completed.

Rick Librizzi: I am program chairman for January and I am planning to have lady members of the judiciary here. On that day, if we can arrange it, I would like to invite our daughters, our sisters and granddaughters to hear these lady judges. Keep it in mind.

Larry Pingel: We are getting close with the membership drive. The introductory letters to businesses will be going out the first week in October. We will be contacting those that have signed up to participate, providing names of businesses to be contacted and visited. Our plans are to have teams of two making the calls.

Roger Grove, without an assist from Clyde, led the singing of "America the Beautiful" and "Smile."

Today is the 90^th birthday of reporter Paul Harvey. And now the news… Page one… 120 years ago today George Eastman got the patent for his roll box film camera and claimed the name Kodak. In Iowa City police didn’t have much trouble finding a man accused of using a stolen credit card, he signed his own name when using it. In the same city a drunken driver tried to bribe a police officer with a sandwich. "Nothing new," said former Police Chief Chuck Reifsnyder, "except in Lansing the offer was a donut."

Jo Grubbe, a happy buck for a strong woman, Sarah Palin last night and another for Carla who is strong every day.

Larry Pingel, a happy for our speaker today, Mark Criss and another for Bill Maher who not only got a speaker for me next week but will also be chairman of the week.

Roger Grove, I wanted to mention I also like a strong man… and I have 10 happy bucks for having completed my radiation therapy 2 weeks ago.

Glenn Mulder, I have a happy buck for Gustav that missed us in the Keys and I hope that Ike is going to miss us also.

Bob Nelson, a happy buck since I will be bringing both my wife and sweetheart, my 93 year old mother, to the joint meeting on Sept 25.

Larry Pingel introduced Mark Criss, Executive Director of the Lansing Rescue Mission. Mr. Criss commented on the road that led him to his current position and some of the work the Mission does such as currently housing 63 woman and children in their four houses. After renovation of the old Maplewood School it will house 90 people. For more information on this charitable organization visit >> http://www.lcrm.org/index2.htm

Bob Nelson won the pot today but could not find the joker.