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2009-2010 OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
  ADAM BAIN
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
  CRAIG KNOBLOCH
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
  TOM KETELAAR
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
  DENISE ORMSBY
SECRETARY
  MIKE BELL
TREASURER
  DARYL EMPEN
2009-2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

COMMITTEES
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 DECEMBER
   MARLA ANDICH
 
SONGLEADER AND INVOCATION SCHEDULE
INVOCATION

SONG LEADER


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Volume 88 No 194 January 18, 2010
  Upcoming Events/Fundraisers/Dates

We have 14 members and guests signed up for the Circa 21 dinner next Wednesday, January 27th with Rotary.  If you have not turned in your Dining Tour Coupon, please do this to me, Daryl, at the next meeting. 

We still have 12 or so Dining Tour Books available for sale.  Remember, if we sell all 100 books this, we make an extra profit of $400 for the club.  The books are $35 and can be billed on your Kiwanis quarterly billing.  If you cannot attend a meeting, just let me know (daryl@gaselectriccu.com or call 788-6796), and we will arrange to deliver the books to you.  The books truly do pay for themselves and are an easy way to support the club!
The Opening Act
 

Our President, Adam Bain, presided over our January 18 meeting.  Jonathan Turner ably provided entertainment in the great spirit of the Kiwanis Banjolier Sensations.

Adam announced that the Terrific Kids Caravan would again be traveling to Willard grade school this Friday, January 22 at 8:30.  Hopefully, the contingent will be led by Dave Umphrey and Dave will have ended his period of mourning following the San Diego Chargers loss, due in no small part to the suddenly wooden leg of their Iowa grad field goal kicker.

Craig Knobloch gave some exciting news on the possibility of extending our Builders Club network into the Jordan School system.  I imagine that Father Mirabelli might get involved with this group in explaining some of the intricacies of protecting silverware.

Daryl Empen announced that the new website will be coming on soon and that we can expect more communications from him.

Adam reminded us again of our Circa excursion January 27.  If you haven't participated in the past, you've missed something.  If you have, you remember what a great time we can have.

Guests included members of an Interclub from Aledo.

In Fun and Fellowship, Bill Nelson won the preliminary prize, which he graciously donated back to the Club.  Jud Briggs won the opportunity to go for the grand prize, which he should have assumed he was going to lose regardless of whether or not Mike Bell was running the games.

The Feature Attraction
 

      Our regularly scheduled program had to cancel, but we were lucky to have a soon-to-be new member of the Club, Julie Albers, give an impromptu presentation on the house she recently purchased at foreclosure sale in Moline.  This house was part of the Deere family homestead.  Julie gave a brief history of the building and gave a preview of some plans that she hopes to be able to fulfill.  The whole process has facilitated her engaging in quite a bit of research on the history of the home, the style of homes of the era in which it was built, and how it might be used. 

Future Attractions

Monday, January 25  TBA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

 

            "Pain is temporary.  Quitting lasts forever."               - Lance Armstrong