The pre-Macker meeting began with a prayer from Rick Gengenbacher which included a mention for a safe Macker tournament.

Mike Smith bellowed out an "I" like his bank was changing its name to begin the Pledge of Allegiance.

Rick Gengenbacher reported he is pairing score-keeper Mel Dillman with an official who is actually a preacher. One of the two will be changed by Sunday night.

Art Awerkamp, the chairman for our Flags of Honor program, mentioned that some 100 flags will adorn yards in Quincy on Memorial Day as the program kicked off with this past holiday. The Quincy High School football prayers set up the flags and took them down. Art thanked the committee and also Brian Koch who put together basically a GPS photo booklet with pin-point yard locations of the properties the flags were set up at.

For the seventh time during the run of our current 50-50 drawing, Rick Veihl came up empty as he drew an 8 of Spades. He missed out on winning $1,350. We thank you Rick for thinning the deck. This Friday's drawing will have only 12 cards plus a joker. One of the 12 is the Ace of Spades needed to win the pot. The joker will get you $5 back and another draw. It's getting down to it now. Thanks to Brian Koch for handling the weekly drawings.

President Moore mentioned that the board made a donation to John Wood's Community College's Children's College program. They also agreed to sponsor a team in the Mendon Golf Tournament. Contact Curt if you want to play.

Bruce Broemmel handled the tail-twisting duties with an accompanying joke from Sonny Christner.

Special guests with us included Clay Venvertloh, the son of Chuck Venvertloh. Clay assisted us with Gus Macker preparation.

Mike Lavery and Jeff Dorsey are spearheading the selection committees for the annual John Tripp Distinguished Service Award and Exchangite of the Year Award. Past winners, please present nominations to them at the meeting this Friday.