Meeting Location: Eagles Lodge,
4700 N
Grand River,
Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am
Program for Oct 1: To be Announced
Chair of the Month: Clarence
Smith
Chair of the Week: Clarence
Smith
Presiding: President Carla
Johnston
Greeter: Richard Skinner
Invocation: Richard Skinner
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September 24, 2009 Meeting (Carla
Johnston presiding)
Guests
An inter-club, four members from
Lansing Golden K led by Lee Dalrymple, were visiting
today.
Nicholas Ferreri and The Noon News
The amazing
stories of, not one but two golfers, having two holes-in-one in one round of
golf. The odds
of that happening is 67,000,000 to one. Nicholas also noted the number
to call to block telemarketers calls on your cell
phone is 1-888-382-1222.
The weather forecast not quite as
good this weekend with some possible showers around.
Announcements
Carla Johnston: At next weeks meeting we will have the induction of the new Officers and Directors.
I again have the sign-up sheet for monthly program chairmen.
Several months are still open. Please help us out.
At the request of the nominating committee, Roger Conrad and Norm Miller have agreed
to serve on the Board of Directors to fill openings for the remaining year in
the 2008-2010 term. This requires a vote of the
membership.
Bob Nelson: I move we wave the bylaw requirements and
have a unanimous ballot cast for the election of Roger Conrad and Norm Miller to
fill the open Board of Director positions.
Motion passed.
Dennis Churchill: As part of their outreach program for
seniors the 1st Presbyterian Church has sponsored a bingo night for more than
30 years. Rod Conrad has worked on this
program for more than twenty years and on behalf of the Spiritual Aims
Committee and the Club I would like to present him this check for $250 for this
worthwhile activity.
Rod commented it is a
fun night for the seniors and the prizes awarded are personal items the seniors
are always in need of. There is a grand
prize each night, something significant like a coffee maker, and this generous gift
will be used to provide those prizes.
Bill Maher: I have printouts of the committee
assignments for the next year. Pick one up on the way out and note the
committee assignments you requested and maybe some you didn't request.
Songs
Without any piano accompaniment
this week Bill Maher led the singing of "Take Me Down to Kiwanis" and
"Smile."
Happy Bucks
Gary Brya, I have a happy buck for a trip this afternoon to
visit my son, daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren in Charlevoix.
Lee Dalrymple, I and the Golden K members are very happy to visit
your Club today and we thought we had a free lunch until we got to the cookies
and then your treasurer caught up with us.
Carla Johnston, I have a happy buck for our speaker today and a
second happy buck for my 3 year old grandson.
He said he was going to be a transformer for Halloween this year and
wanted to know what I was going to be.
When I told him, just me, he
said "Oh, you are going to be an old
woman."
Greg Hagbom, I have a happy buck because Gail and I are going to
celebrate our 30th anniversary. Congratulations Gail and Greg.
John Roy Castillo, I have a buck because I don't have a joke
for you today.
Bob Holden, I have a happy buck for Greg who switched months
and we now have someone for November program chairman.
Sue Devon, I have a happy buck because I remembered today is my
anniversary.
Program
Dick Skinner is today's program chairman and
he introduced today's speaker Barry Meyer. Mr. Meyer is a retired Colonel and
is currently Senior Homeland Security Planner for the Michigan Department of
Military and Veteran Affairs. He also
has a security consulting business. He
spoke today of the Homeland Security structure in
Pot Winner
Mr.
Gil Hill was the lucky winner today and drew a 4 of diamonds.