Tuesday -February 22, 2005

Lion Joe George (#47) was absent and Lion Albert Frankenberger (#4) won the Tail Twister’s pot on the second drawing.

Attendance was 25 members plus our speaker, no other guests.

It was good to see Lion Jim Hall back in our den and also Lion District Governor Pat Snodgrass is recovering from knee surgery.

Congratulations to Lion Dale McKinney who had completed 41 years of service to Lionism and has been awarded the International President’s Appreciation Award by Lions International President, Clement F. Kusiak.

Lion Gary Glisson is in charge of the goody bags for our Car Show. We need items for the 200 goody bags such as pens, pencils, scratch pads, maps, cosmetics, key chains or any other advertising items. Get these to Lion Gary within the next two weeks. Door prizes will also be needed.

The next Car Show committee meeting will be next Tuesday, March 1 at the Forest Home Church of the Nazerene at 7:00 P.M. and will meet each Tuesday at the same place and time during the month of March. All members are welcome to the Car Show committee meetings. March 18 is right up on us and much work needs to be done to have a successful Car Show.

Mr. Brian Wadley, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor of Jonesboro was our speaker this week. Mr. Wadley has been associated with the City of Jonesboro since 1985. He talked about many items of interest to the city such as the streets, drainage, traffic control and the city landfill.

Thanks to Lions Bobby Wood and Leon Lee for the programs the past two months. Lion Tommy White will be our program chairman for the month of March. He has the following programs scheduled:

March 1 Cathy Holler Celebrate Recovery

March 8 Ron McDaniel Investments

March 15 Business Meeting

March 22 Judge David Laser Drug Court

March 29 Mr. Jim Dean Boy Scouts of America

Board of Directors meeting March 10, Couch’s Restaurant, 6:30 A.M.