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You Won’t Believe This Guy’s Collection

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Monday Morning 

There were 19 members at our Monday meeting plus eight guests. Annie Moore and Paige Richardson joined us from the Key Club. We had six members from the Mid-Morning Oshkosh Club for an interclub. We were greeted by the Mark and Dave Lefeber.  Harry led us in grace. Gary Miller tried his hand at humor. Happy bucks came from Charlene, Pete and Bonnie. The group sang Happy Birthday to Bonnie and Dan. Gary Miller was the raffle winner again. He picked the King of diamonds, no winner.  Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 23 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $369.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. We have donated money to support Dream Catchers. They have two games in May, the 7th and 21st. Save the dates, more detail on the group to follow. Bonnie announced the trail pickup will be 8:00 on May 14th. Breakfast will be provided prior at Pump and Pantry on the club.

Mark (The Pipe) Luttenberger

Mark has been collecting pipes for years. Both Mark’s father and grandfather smoked a pipe. Mark is off to the annual pipe convention in Chicago this weekend. There will be over three hundred tables of pipes for viewing. Mark has over 100 pipes with the most expensive one at $500.00. Pipes come from a vary of materials; wood, stone, ceramic, briar, glass, metal, clay and corncobs. Tobacco costs about $70 for 14ozs. Famous pipe smokers besides Mark are Bing Crosby, Albert Einstein, Sherlock Homes, Hugh Hefner and Ernest Hemingway. Thanks Mark.

The Best Thing About Kiwanis

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Monday Morning

There were 11 members at our Monday meeting. We were greeted by the Chris Stelmacher and the Key Club members.  We have all kinds of fund raisers, Gary Ring for Grief Relief, and Pete for South Shore Coracle on April 23 & 24th.  Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 24 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $360.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. We have donated money to support Dream Catchers. They have two games in May, the 7th and 21st. Save the dates, more detail on the group to follow.

Key Club Breakfast

The Key Club provided a great breakfast on Monday. In addition to introducing this year’s officers and next year’s officers, they listed all their projects for the year. They had over fifty community events and programs on their chart. The newest event was the Teddy Bear sleep over at the library. Thirty teddy bears stayed overnight with the Key Club members. They put together a power point of the bear’s activities. In addition the kids got story and book from Storybook Land of the Key Club. The Key Club was chartered in 1991. Chris Stelmacher has been one of the advisors for twenty five years. Gary Miller presented a plaque for her years of service. In addition, Gary presented a monetary award to both Chris and Sandy for their service to Key Club. We thank both Chris and Sandy. Mandy Liebenow was introduced as the new advisor with Chris. Principal Michelle Hagen and two other assistant principals were also introduced. Again thank you to the Key Club.

Helping the Back Bay Get Back on Its Feet

Monday Morning

There were 15 members at our Monday meeting. The greeter was Dan Leeds. Mark led us in grace. John and Steve had the humor. Happy bucks came from Pete and Gary Miller. We have all kinds of fund raisers, Gary Ring for Grief Relief, and Pete for South Shore Coracle on April 23 & 24th. Our speaker picked Bob again. He picked the Ace of diamonds for a non-winner. Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 24 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $360.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. We have donated money to support Dream Catchers. They have two games in May, the 7th and 21st. Save the dates, more detail on the group to follow.

Back Bay Mission, Biloxi, MS

Where did you go on spring break? Pete and Gary Ring took a mission trip to Biloxi. They helped with both the aftermath of Katrina and poverty of the area. Biloxi was hit with a water surge of twenty one feet and waves of thirty four feet. Good news, all of the cement slabs have been removed. The Micah Center helps with jobs for the homeless, food pantry, and serve both breakfast and lunch. They do laundry for the homeless also. The area is known for scrimping. Which is not good every year? In addition, they have Kessler Air Force Base.  The new industry is casinos. They were able to purchase a lot of vacant land for new casinos.