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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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INVOCATION
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SONG LEADER
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| Volume 88 No 167 |
July 10, 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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In
the absence of our Supreme Commander, Denise Ormsby, Adam Bain adroitly stepped
in and ran the meeting. Jonathan Turner
again provided the entertainment, this time, with the John Deere Classic No
Bogey All Stars.
Tom
Hanson informed us that the next Interclub meeting will be Wednesday, July 15
in Kewanee. Let Tom know if you're
interested because if you don't contact him, he will be putting to use all
those interesting techniques he's been learning from Gene Smith on getting
responses from people.
Speaking
of Gene, our own Lord of the Birds made his final chirp this year for Birdies
for Charity.
Adam
Bain gave us an update on the status of the bags tournament. His committee is working feverishly on this
project and has contacted and obtained support from a number of sponsors. The committee will be meeting soon to have a
dry run through construction of the very intricate detailing necessary in
constructing whatever you call the big wooden things you throw the bags at.
Adam
also announced that next Monday, July 13, there will be a pivotal event
involving our Kiwanis clock. All those
interested can meet up at the site where the clock will be installed at
approximately 11:45 or so. At that time,
there will be a ceremonial pad pouring, courtesy of Valley Construction
Company. Valley has very generously
agreed to assist and participate in this project. If you go to the pad pouring, you will miss
the meeting, so make up your mind what you want to dress for before you leave
your home or place of business at 11:30 or so.
Softball
sign-up sheets for our August 7, 8 and 9 event are still being circulated. Helpers are very welcome.
Adam
didn't have the birthday list but relied on the generosity and honesty of those
who came forward to claim July as the month of their birthday.
In
Happy and Sad Dollars, Tom Ketelaar won the preliminary prize, which he
graciously donated to Birdies for Charity.
In the grand prize drawing, Joe Robb flexed his muscles, winning not
only the first tier for the $6 prize, but went on to win $12 in Mike Bell's
grand prize game. I guess it just goes
to show that you can fool some of
the people some of the time, but you
don't want to fool with the clergy.
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The Feature Attraction
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The
program was given by Marc Wilson, who gave a very moving presentation on his
recent book, Hero Street USA. He
began with the history of the immigration of Mexican nationals from the
Guanajuato state in Mexico following the Mexican revolution. An almost unbelievable series of calamities
befell these people, commencing with the devastation caused by the revolution
which was centered in their state, proceeding on to starvation, disease, and
the flu epidemic. Then, when these
immigrants arrived in the Silvis area, their suffering then grew from the
prejudices exercised against them.
Notwithstanding this, these immigrants toiled hard and long, carving out
what they could of what we refer to as the American Dream, then gave their
lives for this country. Marc closed out
his presentation with brief biographies on the eight soldiers honored at Hero
Street.
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| Future Attractions |
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
"This
Sad Dollar falls into the category of 'who cares'". - From Dale Grabau, informing the membership
that Alex Rodriguez was not selected for the All Star Team representing the American
League
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