Eric Schultz with the prayer and Paul Niemann leading the pledge ... President Kent Anderson thanking all members who attended the John Ortwerth memorial service...  Derek Jennings, the soldier from Quincy who was severely injured by a landmine earlier this month, is recovering at Walter ReedMedical Hospital in Washington, DC.  His wife, Clarissa, passed along her gratitude for the prayers and support...  The Club donated $250 to Tiffany Frericks for her fundraising efforts for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia research (CDH - highlighted here several weeks ago)...  Hal Broadwater announced the upcoming Gil Feld Memorial Scholarship.  QHS Guidance Counselor Mike Llewellyn and Chris Parker both volunteered to help with it.  More on that later...  Steve Labs had the right 50/50 ticket but picked the wrong card (three of clubs)...  Another draw was for two tickets to the Symphony of Trees event.  Sonny Christner was a lucky winner on that one...  Jared "Slinky ™ " Haugh doing his usual excellent job of twisting tails...  Former Golden Deeds award winner Linda Dillman the guest of husband, Mel...  President Kent announcing a change in the calendar year which will affect the timing of dues.  Currently our dues year goes from 12/1 to 11/30 of the following year.  Now our year will run from 7/1 to 6/30 of the following year.  Dues statements that go out 12/1 will be prorated - $260 takes you to June 30. (Anyone who wants to pay $440 now will receive a credit against 2011-2012 dues in July).  This aligns the dues year with the club's fiscal year and should help with cash flow...  Dennis Koch had sign-up sheets for the Spouse Christmas Party on December 10^th.  We'll be at the Holiday Inn from 6:00 p.m. to whenever.  Open bar at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m., and entertainment at 8:00 p.m.  Best of all, it's free...  Joel Koch on the Channel 10 late news Thursday night after sitting in front of Showplace 6 for 11 hours to be the first in line to see the new Harry Potter flick.  Interesting.  Sounds like Joel needs a wife and kids; they'll put an end to that kind of thing...  Skippy Reuter wondering, once again, if "this is the program"...  My thanks to Paul Niemann and Dennis Koch for their writing and picture taking assistance last week...  May not be much to report but we will put out some type of Exchangite out next week (remember, no meeting this Friday)...  Happy Thanksgiving, Men!  That's all for now, 'til next time, may God's love, grace, and peace be with you and the ones you love.