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Mike Middleton

“Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety”

June 16, 2005

Opening: Presiding: President Lion Stuart Reeks; Prayer: Lion Jim Peck; Pledge: Lion Trey Gleason; Song: Lion Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals.

PRAYERS: All Lions present and absent.

VISITING: Only E.D. Harkey, lovely daughter of Lion Scott Harkey.

NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM: NO NOON-DAY MEETING. ONLY THE INSTALLATION BANQUET AT SAVOIE’S CATERING ON EAST 70^TH STREET. LET PRESIDENT-ELECT LION PATRICIA SCHWART KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Lion Jimmie Giles attended the District 8-L Awards Banquet last week. NSLC did not receive any recognition.
Lion Stuart Reeks has boat raffle tickets available.

Tailtwisting: Lion TT Archambeau had Lion Jerry Paige passing the pot. A few menial corrections for the opening ceremony got a few quarters. Birthdays this month for Lion Rubye Davitt (#88) and Lion Scott Harkey’s wife, Terry. Lions Rubye and Steve Davitt are also celebrating 53 years of matrimony. The TT then launched into Caddo-Bossier Trivia questions.

PROGRAM: Lion Libby Gleason presented Mr. Mark-Andre’ Bougie, Education Director (native of Montreal), of the Shreveport Opera Xpress “SOX”. He is both a composer and conductor. His main job is educating young people about opera and attends many local public schools. He and four other singers do mini-concerts featuring classic fairy tales. They are on their sixth season in introducing young people to opera. Future operas in the schools include anti-smoking material and also anti-littering. Several touring opera companies (Broadway types) will be traveling through Shreveport in the next year. They presented 120 programs in the schools last year and reached over 50,000 young people. Their website is: http://www.shreveopera.org/ and click on “SOX”. This seems to be a really great, worthwhile program – Check it out.

Ticket Drawings: The $5.00 red ticket winners were: Lions Jimmie Giles and Bryan Self.

BLUE TICKET: Lion Robbie Raiford failed to pull the winning Queen.

ATTENDANCE: Lion Bill Alexander was not here to claim the attendance prize.