Jared Haugh began the proceedings with the prayer which mentioned being thankful that Gus Macker was over. That was followed by Bruce Broemmel initiating the Pledge of Allegiance with a small "i" because his volume was barely audible. .

Bruce also doubled up as our tail-twister as well.

Jared Haugh also pulled double duty as he handled the 50-50 card draw. The pot of "$200" was not won by David Adam who had the right numbered ticket as predicted by your humble reporter. David drew the Queen of Hearts and not the Ace of Spades. I am confused now. Does the pot grow or shrink for this Friday? (Actually, it stays at $200 until 50% the collections exceed the minimum jackpot of $200)

President Chuck Venvertloh announced the next board meeting will be on June 9th at The Pier. He also announced the Flag Day Concert date is June 11th and we will need people to hand out flags that night. Still not sure if we are holding a picnic that evening as we have in the past.

Dennis Koch revealed that there will be 6 recipients of a flag flying award at the "Proudly We Hail" Flag Day meeting on June 13. We'll also honor a couple of recent West Point grads from Quincy.

Post Gus Macker was the topic as Steve Green thanked everyone again and especially the 30 members who showed up to be score keepers this year. He also mentioned Bill Awerkamp and his assistance. How could we ever do Macker without Bill? It is too early to determine financially just how we did. Thanks to Steve and Perry Terwelp for chairing the event, which seemed to go very smoothly with no real incidents to report. Great job guys!

Chuck Venvertloh shared a letter received prior to Gus Macker from former member Travis Brown of the Historic Quincy Business District with concerns on the trash left behind after last year's event. Then Chuck verbally shared comments from another letter from Travis after Gus Macker concluded this year where he was extremely pleased with the cleanup process this year.

Got your $100 National Exchange Club Mega Raffle ticket? If you are interested in getting a ticket just go to www.exchangeraffle.com. You do not need to be a member to buy a ticket. 

Jared Haugh, the chairman for The Exchange Club Golf Outing to be held at Spring Lake Country Club on June 20th, said signup sheets will be on the table this week. He projects the cost to be about the same as last year around $45 to $50 to play with cart. Friends and prospective members are welcomed to play. Remember, regardless if you are playing or not, the meeting and lunch that day will be held at Spring Lake Country Club