July 1

I was really blown away by today's program. I saw the topic--something about Hastings K-9 dogs and thought "ho-hum"(yawn) but I was very pleasantly surprised. The officers were so professional and so interesting that the program just flew by. (Much like Fr. Benton's presentation--spell-binding, but in a different way). Anyway, as the mom of two boys similar in age to Larry and Travis, I kept thinking just how proud their own parents must be of them. And Rex (the dog) was fearsome.

Mike Howie was the greeter and Ron Veburg gave the invocation. There were two guests; Darla brought her sister, Kathy, who works for her and Randy Paxton from the Salvation made his second visit. We installed (inducted?) two new members, Susan Price and Michie Burmeister.

We talked about the upcoming events--Recovery in the Park, the concession stand for the Friends of the Library sale, and the Kaboom playground project. Dave Kempf and Doc Lemonds are back from the Internation Conventional in Las Vegas and I believe will give a report on their activities at a future meeting. Linda Stark won the Atta Kiwanian drawing, but deferred since she had recently won. Jim Krebsbach was the next name drawn, but he is in Germany. Finally Kathy Schultz was drawn from her work on H.H. day. (At the time I took these notes, I knew what HH stood for, but by now I have forgotten.)

Karen K. was happy because her family will join her on July 4 to watch fireworks from her front yard, and because she got a new printer (and had to return two other new printers, but that is another story.) Dave K. is happy because of his convention experience, and also because he got a full time IT job at Mary Lanning. Doc L. was likewise happy about the convention. Mike Howie is happy because it is his wifes' b'day and because he survived a camping trip with 16 Boy Scouts. Mike Johnson is happy because of his birthday and anniversary. He has a trip with some Boy Scouts on the horizon.