Jared Haugh began events with a humorous opening prayer that included mention of Rich Lavery's 65th birthday.

Joel Koch's rehearsals of saying the word "I" paid off when he led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Brian Koch handled the 50-50 card draw with Rick Veihl getting the opportunity to win the $1018. Unfortunately for him, and fortunately for the rest of us, he drew a 5 of Spades. The pot now grows even more with only 20 cards left in the deck. Getting interesting!

The Tail-twister duties were shared by Rich Gengenbacher and Steve Peters. Rick was asked by President Moore to do the honors but Bruce Broemmel asked Steve Peters to do so as well. Communications....it's a wonderful thing. Steve took over and fleeced the flock.

President Moore thanked Jared Haugh for chairing the Exchange Club March Madness Stag. Special thanks to Skip Rueter and Sonny Christner along with Jimmy Louthen for handling the food for the night. Also thanks to Rick Veihl for securing the bartenders and the Boat Club as a site to hold the event. Nearly 50 members were in attendance that night. Most filled out their NCAA brackets and now must await the payout later.

Jared Haugh presented Rich Lavery some special gifts from the Salvation Army Thrift Shop including a white monogrammed shirt (not sure the initials were correct), a broken watch to make sure Rich is on time for our next meeting, and three darts with no tips that Rich can use to determine the best stock options out there for his clients. Mike Lavery also brought in a cake for his brother for all to enjoy as well.

Special guests at the meeting included Shawn Dickerman of WGEM. Shawn was a guest of Carlos Fernandez. Also visiting us was Tim Schrage and Mike Ernst of Refreshment Services Pepsi. They were guests of Mike Elbe.