Monday Morning

There were 16 members and three guests at our Monday meeting. Allen Buechel was our guest speaker. Nathan Arkon and Rachel Hays visited us from the Fond du Lac Key Club. Harry and Sharon were our greeters. Sharon had grace.  Gary, Mark and Pete had a happy bucks Welcome back Mark.  Charlene had humor. Charlene needs candy for the Cardinal Singers. Gary Miller was our winner and winner. He drew the five of clubs for $5.00. There are 47 cards left and a pot of $82.00. Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, like our page.

Fond du Lac County, Allen Buechel

Allen is the Fond du Lac County Executive. In order to please the Federal judge, they will update the traffic counts on Hwy 23. The state hopes to restart construction in late October 2018 in Plymouth. There will be interchanges at G, UU and K. They are planning a new county garage at South Hickory at the bypass. In 2019, a new roundabout will be added at the K/C Hall on Fond du Lac Avenue. Mercury Marine report, their $50,000,000 loan has help grow employment of 1,526 to 3,100 in eight years. With Alliance Laundry’s $6,500.000 loan, it helped grow the company to1,000 employees. The opioid drug epidemic impacts schools, law enforcement, Social Services, court system, jail, and drug abuse programs. In response, the county is suing the drug companies to help fund these problems. For more information, go to the county web page or visit the monthly county board meeting.