Tuesday - November 2, 2004

 

Lion Brad Carson (#44) was absent and Lion Bill Levins (#39) won the Tail Twister’s pot on the second drawing. Attendance was 26 members plus 1 guest. Other than the speaker there were no guests. In the absence of our Intrepid Song Leader Lion Don Vineyard our singing was led by Lion Tony Bari. Someone said that Lion Don was working the election polls making sure all his Republican friends got to vote.

Lion Charles Hartwig advises the peace posters are now ready to be judged. If you have any experience in art judging call Lion Charles.

Lion Ken Helman advises we have 40 or more reservations for the Christmas party on December 114^th at the Imperial Dinner Theater in Pocahontas. This will be a dinner followed by a stage play of the Wizard of Oz. If you have not made your reservations see Lion Ken.

 

This is our Auction week and every member needs to get involved. We are still needing items, items, items for the auction and they are easy to get all you have to do is take a couple of hours and call on your business friends for contributions. Bring all the items to Lion Albert Frankenberger’s office or call Lion Brad Baker and he will pick them up. We can use more gas and grocery store items plus restaurants meals. Some of the tire and auto service stores have not been contacted. We will also be selling Boston Butts for $25.00 cooked on the spot at Cox Community Cable. Most of all we need workers on Saturday, If you have not signed the duty roster please come by the studio and work Saturday for a couple of hours. The phone number for our Auction Saturday will be 336-9000 and our web page will be www.universityheightslionsclub.com then click on TV Auction.

Our speaker this week was Mayor Hubert Brodell. Mayor Brodell received two standing ovations of appreciation from the club for his 18 years of service to the City of Jonesboro. Mayor Brodell talked about the major accomplishments for the City of Jonesboro since 1987, the first being the major annexation of property brought into the city limits and utility, streets and drainage expansions. Mayor Brodell also stated that a surplus of more than $29,000,000 will be left in the City Coffers at the end of this year.

Programs scheduled:

Nov. 9 Jodi Morris, Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center

Nov. 16 Business Meeting

Nov. 23 David Long, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Nov. 30 Bruce Burrow, The Mall at Turtle Creek

Our next Flag Day is Nov. 11 for Veterans Day & our Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Nov. 11 at Couch’s Restaurant, 6:30 AM.

Remember, Nov. 19 to work at Wal-Mart collecting for the Salvation Army.