Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon        Buffet 11:45am

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Program for July 24: Kenneth Boyer, Professor of Economics, MSU

Chair of the Month: Roger Grove    

Chair of the Week: Roger Grove

Presiding: President James Kost

Greeter: Harry Kost

Invocation: Larry Pingel

Room Setup: Greg Hagbom

Coming Programs?

July 31: Don LuDuc, Dean of Cooley Law School  " Cooley - Now and the Future"

August 7: Robert Nelson, "The Reality for Energy in Michigan"

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July 17, 2008 Meeting

 Announcements

Harold Krauss: We are having an inter-club at Leslie next Wednesday at noon.  We need three more members to attend.  I will pick you up in the parking lot at the east end of the Sears store in the Frandor Shopping Center at 11:30am.  This is the newest Club in our Division and we need to welcome them.  I have a couple of volunteers and need a couple more.  If you can join us, call me.

Clarence Smith: If you are a currently a committee chairman and would like to continue in that role for the next year, please let me know. We currently have one spot open, chairman of the Young Children Priority One Committee. If you are not planning to continue in your current committee chairman assignment, please let me know so we can get those openings filled.

Jim Kost: The East Lansing Kiwanis Club is having their annual Chicken BBQ at Patriarche Park in East Lansing this evening, serving from 4:30pm until 7:30.  Take it out or eat in the park.  This is the 51^st year for this event and this year features a car show..

Bill Maher: Someone did a good job last week because all the months for program chairman are filled for next year except December and January.  Let’s get those two months filled for Clarence, next year’s President.

July Birthdays

Yvonne Groak            did her usual fine job recognizing those members having birthday’s this month.  This month they are Bob Nelson July 16, Rick Oberle July 22 and Dick Skinner whose birthday is July 23 and he shares it with Monica Lewinsky. Dick was present and commented he is thinking of retiring but he and his wife can’t agree on who gives up what perks.

Today’s News with Nicholas Ferreri

The news and a hot forecast for the next couple of days but somewhat cooler on the weekend.  Also information on the scanner law, which can repay a consumer up to ten times the amount of the scanning error, not to exceed $5, if properly reported. Saturday there will be a collection effort by the Food Bank in the parking lot at Sam’s on Edgewood Blvd.  Nicholas and his WILX cohorts will be broadcasting from there on Saturday morning.

Songs

Bill Maher with no help from a piano, “Take Me Down to Kiwanis” and “Smile.”

Happy Bucks

Roger Grove, I have a happy buck for Leroy Harvey who is going to be our speaker today. Another buck for the round of golf I had at Oak Lane. I had 39 on the front and 36 on the back, the best score I ever had. Congratulations on that 75 Roger!

Terry Holzhausen, 5 happy bucks for a 6,100 motorcycle trip back from Anchorage Alaska.  WOW!

Ray Easton, a happy buck to let you know I am still alive and another for our 42^nd wedding anniversary coming up on the same day as Gary’s.

Gary Brya, happy buck for golf this morning, our threesome was 3 under after 9 holes and we won 8 bucks. Another happy buck for the 42^nd anniversary my wife and I will be celebrating on July 23^rd. Congratulations to the Brya’s and the Easton’s, married on the same day.

Jim Kost, a happy buck, Lisa and I will be celebrating our 10^th anniversary next week.

Dick Skinner, a happy buck for my happy joke.

Leroy Harvey, a happy buck for my daughter… I taught her how to change the oil in her car yesterday.

Program

Roger Grove, in his third week of a five week month, introduced today’s speaker Leroy Harvey.  Mr. Harvey is an alternative energy instructor at Lansing Community College and is recycling coordinator for Meridian Township.  He spoke to us about the various forms of alternative energy, their advantages and disadvantages.

Pot Winner

The winner today… Harold Krauss.  Harold drew a 2 of diamonds.

 

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