Jim Benz provided the opening prayer which included a mention of Donald Trump and an Elvin Townsend phone ringing.

The Pledge of Allegiance was begun by Sonny Christner who caught the Club off guard as he began without a pause after the "I".

President Haugh reminded everyone of our annual golf outing at Spring Lake on August 14th after our meeting which will be held at Spring lake Country Club. Signup sheets were on the tables at a cost of $50 per player.

The 50-50 card draw pot climbed to $2,000 as everyone watched with anticipation as Dick Wentura, who bought enough tickets to wallpaper his bathroom, selected the 9 of Spades. This after it took Dick what seemed to be 10 minutes to determine if he had the winning ticket. That's what happens when you buy 3,000 tickets. Dick has purchased $3,000 worth of tickets to win $2,000. I went to public school and that doesn't seem like a good deal to me. Thanks to Brian Koch for handling the drawing which next week will feature just 7 cards and one of them is the winning Ace of Spades card.

Rick Gengenbacher took care of the Tail-Twisting duties which included a very long story/joke involving the Big Dog. None of it was true but since when has the truth stopped anyone.

The update from Curt Moore on Mel Dillman is that he will be leaving the rehab center in St. Louis this week and heading either to Springfield or Quincy to rehab there after knee surgery. Get well Mel, we miss and need your wit.

We had one guest last Friday as Rick Veihl brought co-worker Brad Peek to the meeting. Brad is a prospective member.