The usual group of members, 18 total, were present today for a meal of chicken cordon blue, lasagna, green beans, salad, fruit cocktail, rolls & butter and cookies thanks to Dick Wilhelm (and Judy).  We held a very patriotic meeting as Eric started us with the Sertoma song, followed by Skips’ choice of God Bless America and John Poyzer leading us in the pledge. Thanks to Gay Hatler for leading us in a very emotional prayer and thanks, in advance, to Gay for bringing the cookies next week! 

     

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Please take note: The date for visiting Glenagle Sertoma Club, to lay claim to the Governors Travelling Trophy, has been changed   to January 27^th.  They meet at the Academy Hotel, 8110 North Academy Blvd. at 11:45AM. Be sure to sign up on the sheet circulating at the next club meeting.

 

Correction!!      Willie Horst is still looking for a couple of bowlers to form a team starting on January 25^th, Monday night, 6:30PM at Harmony Bowl. We have 3 signed up and need at least 2 more to enter a team. This is a mixed league so if any members have wives who like to bowl, we encourage them to join the team.

It was suggested by Norm Andersson that since this is going to be a short season, maybe Dick Wilhelm should sign up!

 

Thanks Jon Handy for volunteering to head up our Valentines flowers program. I know that Jon will get lots of help as this is one of our most important programs.

   

       

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Bob Louden was fined for not making an announcement! Guess he sold his ’29 Model A and his ’61 Corvair!

 

 

 

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Norm Andersson introduced Michael Brown, a lawyer, appointed by President George W. Bush as the first Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, a position generally referred to as the Director or Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He served in that capacity from January 2003 until September 2005 when he resigned.

 

He related his hands on view, aboard a helicopter, to the ravages of the Thailand tsunami, The Big Tompson Flood and Katrina, to the present earthquake in Haiti. Where there was housing, commercial businesses, parks, etc. there is now nothing, but a two mile wide strip of debris. Complete devastation! As the world looks to the U.S.A. for help, President Obama has vowed one hundred million dollars in aid to Haiti, (money  we don’t have).  We wonder, how long this country can continue to help others as the biggest part of the federal budget is now its debt service which future generations will be responsible.  Michael said “yes, we must individually remember the people of Haiti by giving to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army or the charity of our choice”.  He also issued a challenge to us to “Get off our butts and be informed about what’s going on in the country and let others know that the money Washington spends is coming from our own pockets”.

Michael lives in Boulder and has a radio talk program on KOA, 850AM, 7PM to 10PM Monday thru Friday.

 

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Dick Wilhelm was the recipient of the small pot while we look forward to the return of  Gay Hatler with cookies!