North Shreveport
Lions Club
The Yellow
Rag
|
We meet every
Thursday at the D&W Business Center,
1434 Hawn Avenue. |
Yellow
Rag Editors
Gloria Kennedy, Mike Middleton,
Patricia Schwartz |
September
19, 2002
Opening: At the request of Lion President Max Lipscomb, Lion Chaplain
Jim Peck said the prayer with special remembrance for Lions Walter Pipes
and Charlyne Langton (recently in the hospital). Lion Stu Reeks led everyone in the
Pledge of Allegiance. Lion Steve
Davitt led the group in the First Verse with Lion Paul Little
playing the cymbals and Lion Robbie Raiford playing the piano.
Guests: We had only one guest – the speaker. Twenty-four members were in attendance.
Remarks: Lion President Max gave some information from last week’s
Zone Meeting: (1) 8-L Fall Conference will be held October 11th and
12th at the Isle of Capri Hotel – Call Max (425-4444) for
more information; (2) Lion VDG Bonnie Pharr reported over 2,500 pairs of
glasses collected by South Shreveport; (3) South Shreveport will be having a
chicken charbroil October 18 & 19; and (4) West Shreveport will be cooking
and selling fish this weekend at Greenwood’s Pioneer Days…. Lion Bryan Self
– Chicken Charbroil Chairperson, asked members to sell those tickets and
thanked Lion Bill Alexander for his pledge for firewood and Lion
Harold Wright was thanked for his contribution of $100. See Lion Bryan Self for tickets – oh
yeah, on the multi-sales-tickets, be sure to include the information on the
right side on the left side also – such as # of dinners and who it is. Lions Hubert and Libby Gleason
attended the Congressional Medal of Honor banquet. Hubert brought us a remark from the meeting: “It will not
stay the “land of the free”, unless it is the “home of the brave.”
Tailtwisting: Tailtwister Lion Bill Archambeau burnt just about everyone
including trying to get today’s Rag Editor/Greeter – Lion Mike Middleton – everyone
there before the bell was greeted!. The
TT returned to media and entertainment trivia plus got some late fines. Well, we like to try to get as many club
members’ names in the Rag as possible who are in attendance, so here is a
listing of everyone not mentioned elsewhere in The Rag today: Lions Bob Allen, Charlie Smith, Rubye
Davitt, Gabby Garbarino, Paul Little, Kevin Anderson, Scott Harkey, Robert
Schwartz, and Jerry Paige.
Program: Lion Bill Alexander presented our speaker, candidate for
re-election to Caddo Parish School Board, Mike Powell. Mike, devoted husband and “Dad” for
his seven children, gave us an update and overview of the seven years of
his incumbency on the school board.
Subjects included: sex education issues, invitation to a former CPSB
school board Superintendent to leave (not Dr. Schiller, who received
positive comments from Mike); pay issues; improvement of quality of
education from standpoints of reading, education itself, brick and mortar
building projects. The CPSB – staff and
board -- aims to continue improving of the school system in infrastructure and
employees and not to accept status quo that “we are doing somewhat
better.” Mike answered several
questions from the audience and reminded us that changes in the Caddo Parish
Schools is measured over several years – not always an immediate indicator of
success as we look for in private business.
Drawings: Lions Ed Stevenson & Gene Bacon won $5.00 each
for red tickets. Lion Patricia
Schwartz got the chance at the card draw – NOT, more $$ next week. Lion Ray Cook not present for the
attendance prize.
MAJOR PROJECTS:
Louisiana Lions Childrens’ Camp, LSU 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 – May