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PRESIDENT
DENISE ORMSBY
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
ADAM BAIN
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
CRAIG KNOBLOCH
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
STEVE SCHRODER
SECRETARY
MIKE BELL
TREASURER
DARYL EMPEN |
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HOUSE
DALE GRABAU
MILT HEDQUIST
DARYL TOWNSEND
BOB VANDEVORDE
BRIAN VERDUN
INTER-CLUB
JOE ROBB
MUSIC
JONATHAN TURNER
BULLETIN
BILL CLEAVER
GRANTS
JOHN CALIFF, CHAIR
PROGRAM CHAIR JULY
TOM STONTZ
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SONG LEADER
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| Volume 88 No 166 |
June 29, 2009
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| Upcoming Events/Fundraisers/Dates |
State Softball Tournament, August 7-9, 2009. Volunteers will be needed to run the Gate and at the Beer Stand.
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The Opening Act
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Empress Daphne called the June 29 meeting
to order. As a special treat, Lee
Schenck didn't lead us in singing but, rather, deferred to Jonathan Turner for
a medley of patriotic songs performed by him and the Kiwanis Drum and Fife
Corps.
Her
Highness gave a very brief report on the convention, sparing the membership any
details on the moonshine whiskey manufacturing tour.
Dick
Fislar thanked everyone who volunteered and participated in the Kiwanis 5K run
this past Saturday. A special
presentation was made to Tom Stontz for coming in fourth place in his age
bracket, which goes to show that if you know somebody, it's pretty certain you
can get a prize.
Tom
Plechaty gave us our first announcement on the annual softball tournament to be
held August 7 - 9. Sign-up sheets were
circulated.
Her
Highness reminded us again that there are still a few membership booklets
available if you still need one.
In
the absence of Gene Smith, Daphne courageously stepped in with what would have
been Gene's gentle threats on sign-ups for Birdies.
Regarding
the division golf tournament, Daphne announced that the extent of the publicity
disseminated on this indicates that it's to be held August 5 in Aledo.
We
were all delighted to see member Tommy Smith in attendance.
Among
the various Happy and Sad Dollars was one from Daryl Townsend, who announced
his 50th wedding anniversary.
In Fun and
Fellowship, Joe Beatty won the preliminary prize, which he graciously donated back
to the Club. Dale Grabau won the
opportunity to go for the grand prize, which he assigned to the Kartel. Don Massey was given the opportunity to play
the Mike Bell Game of the Month, which Mike Bell won again.
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The Feature Attraction
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The program was given by Claire Peterson, Executive
Director of the John Deere Classic.
Claire began by giving us a brief background and history of the
program. The tournament has come a long
way despite initial adversity. In 2008,
the Classic was ranked No. 6 in terms of charitable dollars raised. Claire explained that the current economic
woes have adversely impacted the tournament in terms of sponsorships and ticket
sales but that the tournament field once again is excellent and certainly worth
a visit. The field currently boasts 13
winners of major PGA tournaments.
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| Future Attractions |
July 6 Marc Wilson, author of "Hero Street, USA"
July 13 Margo McInnis, QC Convention and Visitors Bureau
July 20 Paul Rumler, QC Passenger Rail Coalition
July 27 Justice Thomas Kilbride, Supreme Court of Illinois,
Third District
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QUOTE
FOR THE DAY
"Get
your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."
- Mark Twain
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