Tuesday - May 31, 2005

Lion Secretary Ken Stallings (58) was absent and Lion Bobby Wood (35) won the Tail Twister’s pot on the second drawing.

Guests this week were David Redmon, a guest of his father Dave Redmon an Mr. Jerry Casteel was a guest of Lion Bill Levins. Our attendance was 21 members present.

The Mid South Lions Sight and Hearing Services will hold their annual meeting and auction next weekend. The Auction will be June 10 with the hospitality hour at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30 PM. Our club has reserved a table for eight at the auction. If you can attend please advise Lion Albert Frankenberger.

The date of our next Board of Directors meeting will be June16. This will be the final board meeting of the present administration and all new and present officers need to attend. This meeting will be at Couch’s Restaurant at 6:30 AM, June 16.

There will be an officers training session Saturday June 18 at Newport ASU. This is open to all members with new officers being urged to attend.

Our new District Governor Lion Andy Slocum has set July 30 for her first cabinet meeting at ASU Newport. Also our 7-0 District Convention will be November 5 at Harding University in Searcy.

Our speaker this week was Mr. Harold Calkins, CPO with Jonesboro Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory. Mr. Calkins talked to us about the Jonesboro Church Health Center which has administered to more than 12,500 patients in its 13 years of operation. This is the Jonesboro Church health Center annual peach drive and they are taking orders until June 15 for boxes of Georgia peaches that sell for $100 per box. Call Harold at 932-6436 if you want to order a box of peaches.

Thanks to all members who worked flag routes on Memorial Day. Our next Flag Day will be Tuesday, June 14 for Flag Day.

Council Chairman Lion Jeff Boone will be the installing officer for our Awards and Installation banquet on June 28 at 6:30 PM at Western Sizzlin. There will not be a breakfast meeting on that date.