Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am

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Program for Oct 23: Mike Rogers, Michigan 8th District Representative

"2008 Election Issues"

Chair of the Month: James Kost

Chair of the Week: James Kost

Presiding: President Clarence Thomas

Greeter: Robert Nelson

Invocation: Robert Nelson

Coming on Oct 30, Kay Walters, Representing “Gift of Life”

November Programs – Bill Maher, program chairman

Nov 6: Brad Vauter, Elder Law – Issues That Effect Seniors

Nov 13: Sharon Krinock, Greater Lansing Food Bank – Food Bank Needs

Nov 20: Carmen Turner, Boys and Girls Club of Lansing

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October 16, 2008 Meeting

Guests

A guest today of Miller Perry, who just returned from his summer home in Pennsylvania, was his daughter Susie.

An inter-club, Dean Pope and 5 members of the Lansing Golden K, were also guests today.

Awards Presentation

Jim Kost presented perfect attendance certificates to Clyde Flory 2, Bob Holden 2, Glenn Mulder 2, Clarence Smith 3, Jim Kost 4, Norm Miller 7, Yvonne Groak 9, Charles Reifsnyder 9, Robert Nelson 11, Greg Hagbom 11, Jo Grubbe 11, Bill Maher 14, Gary Brya 18, Terry Holzhausen 18, Lou Leitz 22, Dennis Churchill 24, Miller Perry 29, Roger Conrad 33, Gil Hill 33, Dick Skinner 34, Harry Kost 35, and Harold Krauss was presented with a Kiwanis Golden Bell for 53 years of perfect attendance.

Jim also presented certificates of appreciation to those who served as committee chairmen during his term as President. Dick Skinner, Clarence Smith, Larry Pingel, Clyde Flory, Bob Holden, Carla Johnston, Yvonne Groak, Roger Conrad, Bill Maher, Lou Leitz and Jim Dalton.

Birthdays

Yvonne Groak provided interesting bits of information on the October birthdates of Clyde Flory, Carla Johnston, Jim McCartney, Larry Pingel, Glenn Mulder, Gary Brya, Roger Donaldson and Rob West.

 Announcements

Larry Pingel: 16 past Presidents attended the dinner last week showing their appreciation for the service Jim Kost provided our Club as President in the past year.

Richard Skinner: I will read you a very nice thank-you letter which I received from the mother of Danielle Farnsworth, the winner of our Julius Fischbach Scholarship Award.

I would also like to present this cap to Miller Perry which he left behind last spring in his haste to get to his summer home in Pennsylvania.

Clarence Smith: I have passed out the budgets to the committee chairmen. As mentioned previously there are some cuts in the budgets. The Board has voted on this and decided we cannot spend beyond our income. For now I am asking you to abide by the Board’s decision and stay within these guidelines. Hopefully by spring we will have come up with some fund raising ideas and the budgets can be readjusted.

Songs

Time constraints only allowed time for Roger Grove to lead the singing of “Smile.”

Happy Bucks

Jim McCartney, a happy buck for next week when I will be in Dubai and the week following  when I will be in England.

Larry Pingel, As promised last spring I’ll give a happy dollar for every Tiger win this season, so here is my check for $74.

Bill Maher, I have an apologetic buck for Larry Pingel to whom I failed to award a perfect attendance certificate even though he is on my list. You will receive it next week.

Chuck Reifsnyder, a happy buck this week not for a granddaughter but for my wife, we are celebrating our 58^th wedding anniversary this week.

Greg Hagbom, I have a happy buck for Clarence and the Board who have decided to do something we hope the presidential winner will do… not spend more money than they take in.

Norm Miller, I am going to one-up Chuck… Nina and I celebrated our 59^th anniversary last week by going out to dinner, attending a concert and a play.

Jim Kost, I have 2, one for our speaker Bob Johnson and the other for the MSU/OSU game on Saturday and a Spartan win.

Roger Conrad, I have 5 happy dollars for the successful Crop Walk last Sunday. We had 6 of our members helping out, 400 walkers and the donations are coming in very well.

Jo Grubbe, I have a happy buck for an old old friend who I happened into at the Crop Walk last Sunday and after spending some time with her she is interested in joining Kiwanis.

Program

Jim Kost introduced his speaker for the day, Bob Johnson. Mr. Johnson is Director of Planning and Neighborhood Development for the City of Lansing. He discussed various projects happening in the City and some of the problems in getting them done.

Pot Winner

Today’s Pot winner was Dick Skinner. J Dick drew a five. L