The Yellow
Rag
|
We meet every
Thursday at the D&W |
Yellow
Rag Editor
Mike Middleton |
Opening: Presiding:
President Lion Patricia Schwartz; Prayer:
PDG Jimmie Giles; Pledge: Lion Libby Gleason; Song: Lion Robbie Raiford with PDG
Jimmie Giles sounding the cymbals.
PRAYERS: The Club and all of its members who were not
present.
VISITING: There were three guests but the substitute
Yellow Rag editor failed to remember their names. They were guest of Scott Harkey,
Jerry Paige and Oscar Smith.
NEXT WEEK’S
PROGRAM:
Mark Frazier, Meteorologist with the National
Weather Service.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Board Meeting Next
Wednesday, August 10.
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PDG Bud Byrd informed the Club that we
will be selling the boat raffle tickets on August 20 and 21 at the Lowe's on
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District 8-L fall conference coming up in
September at the Holiday Inn in Bossier.
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Don't forget the Big Bass Rodeo on
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Lion Treasurer Stu Reeks
had the 2005-2006 Lions year dues statements.
For those not in attendance they will be mailed to you. Thanks for your prompt remittance.
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We will be doing a project at
Tailtwisting: A blast from the past as PDG Hubert Gleason filled in as Tailtwister
today. David Smith was the Great One's Pot Passer. The TT fined VP Oscar Smith for being late
when he had the program. He fined many
others for various offenses included his wife, Libby, for not introducing the
Pledge correctly. This brought up the
question of who was Lion Libby's sponsor.
Hmmm.
PROGRAM: VP Oscar Smith introduced Larry Raymond who is the
Director of Parks for Caddo Parish. He
discussed all of the Parks in which the Parish maintains including the old
bridge in Mooringsport, Walter B. Jacobs Park,
Ticket
Drawings: The
$5.00 red ticket winners were: Lions Alan Yokem and Libby Gleason.
BLUE TICKET: Lion Trey Gleason failed to pull the Queen.
ATTENDANCE: Lion Charlie Smith was not here
to claim the attendance prize.
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 / December;
Irish Auction –