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Yellow Rag Editor

Mike Middleton

“Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”

March 10, 2005

Opening: Presiding: President Lion Stuart Reeks; Prayer: Lion Jim Peck Pledge: Lion Mike Middleton; Song: Lion Russ Peterson, Lion Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals.

PRAYERS: The Club and all of its members and their families who were not able to be present today.

VISITING: No visitors

NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM: No speaker, however, we still need everyone to attend the meeting. We will be setting up the room for that night’s Irish Auction.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

¨ Irish Auction – NEXT Thursday, March 17^th at 6:30 p.m.-- We are in dire need for items for auctioning and door prizes – we also need people – members and friends/family. It will be in our clubroom at 6:30 p.m. and the caterer will again be Good Eats and the cost is $12.00 per person for eating. You can drop items off at B&B Tuxedo. She needs a final count of attendees by Monday, 3/14 for the caterer. You can call Lion Patricia Schwartz on her cell phone at 318.286.2959. Let’s all pull together and make this a profitable project – PLEASE!!!

¨ State Convention the weekend of April 29^th in Baton Rouge. Pres. Reeks has the information and convention information. All Lions are encouraged to attend – particularly, the club’s officers.

¨ The Lions Rose Day will be May 6^th – the tickets are now available from President Reeks. We need to sell early because we have to turn in our count earlier than usual.

Tailtwisting: Lion TT Archambeau had Lion Merle Gore passing the pot. Lion Jim Peck received his birthday song for number 53 and he had to pay for it. Lion Hubert Gleason was congratulated for this being his 45^th year with NSLC (1960). Lion Ed Stevenson is also having a club anniversary in March. Lion Russ Peterson and Mary Helen celebrated their wedding anniversary on March 1^st – they decided that to be a better date than the original plan – April 1^st. Then, we went to the trivia questions.

PROGRAM: Lion Oscar Smith introduced Mr. Gerry Robichaux, NW Louisiana Senior Olypmics Committee. He began with competitive trivia about the Senior Olympics – the contestants were Lions Peck, Gore and Trey Gleason – Trey won the prize book Wild about Game Birds. Gerry spoke about the organization and the different events involved – Northwest Area is one of the better of ten Louisiana regions. The first year, it started with 21 events. Those age 50 or older are eligible to compete within their appropriate age group. He made a point about the fun, fitness and friendship one may garner from participating in the Olympics – it should make anyone a happier more fit person and a different quality of life.

Ticket Drawings: The $5.00 red ticket winners were: Lions Harold Wright and Jimmie Giles.

BLUE TICKET: Lion Jimmie Giles failed to pull the queen on the new deck.

ATTENDANCE: Lion Mat Delaney was not here to claim the attendance prize.