Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am

http://kiwanislansing.org

Program for Sept 25: Combined meeting with the Mason Kiwanis Club

at 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 is a dinner meeting starting at 6:00pm, $10 per person, spouses are invited.

No noon meeting on Sept 25

Chair of the Month: Larry Pingel

Chair of the Week: Larry Pingel

Presiding: President James Kost

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Invocation: --

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September 18, 2008 Meeting (Clarence Smith presiding)

The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri

Richard Anthony Smith told police he was a special agent of the U S Aluminotti, badge # 0931, when he was rescued from an air duct at the Knoxville Museum of Art. He said he was sent on a mission to confiscate a Soviet made nuclear warhead from inside a blue plastic cow in the museum basement. However he said his agents called and said he had made a mistake… the warhead was in a Memphis museum. He is residing in a Knoxville jail.

The weather for the weekend, sunny in the 70’s.

 Announcements

Dick Skinner: The Human and Spiritual Aims Committee will meet next Tuesday, Sept 23^rd, at the Flapjack Restaurant on Waverly Road at 6:59am.

On behalf of the Human and Spiritual Aims Committee and our Club I would like to present a check for $250 to Roger Conrad to support the First Presbyterian Church Deacons in providing bingo games for seniors. Bingo games for seniors in a nearby downtown residence.

Lou Leitz: Bob Nelson, our new Division 16 Lt Governor, will be visiting the division Clubs and we would like at least 3 additional members to join him in each of his visits to form an inter-club. The visit schedule is below. Let’s give Bob the support he deserves, let me know which meetings you can attend.

Saturday, Sept 27 Delta 6:00pm Dinner

Tuesday, Sept 30 Charlotte 7:30am Breakfast

Wednesday Oct 1 Mason GK 8:30am

Wednesday Oct 1 Lansing GK 9:30am

Friday Oct 3 South Lansing 7:30am Breakfast

Monday Oct 6 East Lansing 12 noon Lunch

Monday Oct 6 Holt 6:30pm

Bill Maher: If you haven’t already done so sign up for the dinner meeting next Thursday at the Mason Club. $10 per person, spouses invited. NO noon meeting next Thursday.

On Oct 8 we will have the Past Presidents dinner at 6:00pm at the Hall of Fame Café (formerly Damon’s.) There is a sign-up sheet on the tables.

I have a sheet I will pass around giving you one more chance to correct any personal information to be published in the new roster books.

If you haven’t received a copy of the new committee assignments, I have copies here.

The new committees have also been posted on our website >> Committees

Yvonne Groak – September Birthdays: Birthdays this month - Roger Conrad, Sept 2 – Donald Morgan, Sept 20 – Norm Miller, Sept 30. Rod and Norm were present, they made a few comments and were serenaded with “Happy Birthday.”

Songs

Roger Grove with his beautiful tenor voice (several glasses were shattered) and an able assist from Clyde at the piano, led the singing of “America the Beautiful”, “Down by the Old Mill Stream” and “Smile.”

Happy Bucks

Roger Grove, I have a happy buck to be out from under three inches of water in my basement.

Harry Kost, a happy buck for a trip to California next Wednesday, my wife won’t fly and I won’t drive so we are going by train.

Program

Mary Pingel, pinch-hitting for her husband Larry, introduced today’s speaker whom she worked with much of the last 16 years. Steve Yencich is President/CEO of the Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association. He spoke of the importance of tourism relative to the Michigan economy and how they will be better able to compete with neighboring states with the passage of proposed legislation, bill SB690.

Pot Winner

Today’s drawing, properly executed by Lance Lynch, was won by Ev Beemer. The joker eluded him.