North Shreveport
Lions Club
The Yellow
Rag
a weekly newsletter
|
We meet every Thursday
at the D&W Business Center, 1434
Hawn Avenue. |
Yellow
Rag Editor
Mike Middleton |
“Liberty,
Intelligence,
Our Nation’s
Safety”
January 22, 2004
Opening: Presiding: President Lion Ed Ball; Prayer: Lion
Chaplain Jim Peck; Pledge: Lion Oscar Smith, Leading the song was Lion Gloria Schwartz and Lion Robert Schwartz
sounding the cymbals
-- Lion Robbie Raiford
on the piano.
PRAYERS: Lion Craig Kennedy was having a heart cath today – our prayers go out to Craig, Gloria and family.
VISITING: Lion Cindy Fortson had husband Jim
Fortson. Lion Scott Harkey had his son Jack visiting.
NOTES/Remarks:
Yesterday’s BOARD MEETING
news:
- A Cub Sight Screening will be held at the Montessori
School on January 27th. Lion Gloria Kennedy needs lots of help.
- An information/recruiting meeting for a new Bossier
evening club will be at the Arena Barbecue Restaurant (next to CenturyTel
Arena) on February 3rd. Please let anyone you know who lives in/near South Bossier
City / Parish / or even southeast Shreveport of the pending club.
- A Cub Sight Screening will be held at the Montessori
School on January 27th. Lion Gloria Kennedy needs lots of help.
- Lions Scott Harkey and Patricia Schwartz will
be heading up the Irish Auction for 2004.
It will be on March 19th at Sword Sports on North Market.
We need lots of people to participate and need lots of items to be
auctioned. Please acquire items with a value of at
least $50 each. Smaller items can
still be used as door prizes.
- Lion Stuart Reeks will
be the Rose Day chairperson. The
originally announced date of April 30th is currently on hold
pending additional negotiations.
- A reception is being planned
for March 21st at the State Exhibit Museum. The guest will be the granddaughter of
Helen Keller. Please
plan to attend and show our appreciation for her traveling to Shreveport.
More details available later.
- Lion Craig notes that the wine tasting party to promote the
1969 Corvette has been put off until April or May.
Tailtwisting: Lion
TT Bill Archambeau had Lion Oscar Smith
passing the bread basket-pot. The
usual nit picking occurred and then lots of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
questions were asked --- and received a few answers. Lion Charlie Smith told us the Bible
denotes that the man is supposed to make the coffee – it is in the Book of
Hebrew.
Program: Lion Cindy Fortson
introduced Caddo District Judge B. Woodrow Nesbitt. He gave an
overview on the duties and responsibilities of a District Judge. He also addressed the various judicial districts
within Caddo Parish. He gave his
perspective on the makeup of the sub-districts within Caddo Parish. The Judge noted that the current “map lines”
are there to assure racial equality for voting – he disagrees and feels the
public is smarter and more fair than that – he noted how three black judges
were once elected parish-wide – Judges
Carl and James Stewart and Paul Lynch. THE DISTRICTS DO NOT FAIRLY/CORRECTLY RESPRESENT THE
MAKE-UP OF THE CURRENT SUB-DISTRICTS. He
believes that each judge should be elected in a parish-wide election – rather
than the status quo of election by districts.
Ticket Drawings: The red ticket winners were: Lions
Ed Stevenson and Robbie
Raiford.
BLUE TICKET:
Lion Patricia Schwartz failed to draw the Queen of Hearts.
Attendance Prize: Lion Harold Wright was not present to collect the start-over pot.
MAJOR PROJECTS:
Louisiana Lions Childrens’ Camp, LSU Lions’ Eye Foundation, Northwest Louisiana
Eye Bank, Louisiana Association for the Blind, Northwood High School Leo Club,
Scholarships for Northwood and Green Oaks High Schools
FUNDRAISERS: Chicken Charbroil – October; Candy & Nuts
– November;
Irish Auction – March; Rose Sale – April