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December 18, 2006
» Kerry Bramon rang the bell at 12:15pm. President Bossaller has pneumonia and will be out just a bit longer. Get well BO!
» Dottie Stoerker-Peters gave the Invocation.
» Garry Spotts led the Pledge of Allegiance.
» Our greeter today was Santa. More than 96 members and guests attended.
GUESTS: Welcome and thanks for all of the spouses and significant others who joined us for the Christmas party!
MYSTERY PERSON: None.
TAIL TWISTER: The tail twister was not present. Instead we had SANTA! Santa spoke of his friendship with his pet snowball; it was a touching story and a nice reprieve from the Tail Twisters usual humor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: This is the last week for the tree lot and Friday the 22nd will be the tear down day for the Rock Bridge lot. Please meet at the Rock Bridge lot @ 8:30am to help move the equipment back to the clubhouse. After the work is done
there will be a free lunch for those who helped disassemble the lot. Lunch will $10 for those who can’t help but would like to everyone for lunch.
Luke Chase provided copies of his poetry book entitled First Verse to a few members at the Christmas Party, thanks so much Luke!! I have read Luke’s work and it is truly a nice read.
Birthdays and Anniversaries: Ed Harre has an upcoming birthday, happy birthday Ed!
GREETER: None.
PROGRAM: Today’s program was the Rock Bridge Women’s Choir led by Mike Pearson. The choir sang many wonderful Christmas songs and was truly a delight to hear. Thanks so much!
December 4, 2006
» Kerry Bramon rang the bell at 12:15pm. Thank you Kerry for standing in for President Bo who is a little under the weather. Get well Bo.
» Jake Jolley gave the Invocation.
» Buck Rikli led the Pledge of Allegiance.
» Our greeter today was Wes Brown. More than 60 members and guests attended.
GUESTS: There were several guests today, thanks having lunch with us!
MYSTERY PERSON? Garry Spotts was the mysterious one today and in honor of his daughter being seven years old he awarded the free lunch to Wes Brown for he was the 7th Optimist to shake his hand. Congrats Wes.
TAIL TWISTER: Steve Henderson shared a rather unique piece of research he has observed over the years: 3 out 4 people make up 75% of the population. That’s our Tail Twister.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Downtown Optimist Club will have its Christmas Party the 18th of December the usual lunchtime at Dulany Hall.
Birthdays and Anniversaries: Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to everyone who had a birthday or anniversary this week.
GREETER: Wes Brown was today’s greeter, Wes told us a little about himself, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter. Wes has recently started working with American General Insurance. Congrats on the new job Wes.
PROGRAM: Meredith Donaldson presented the program today, which was about Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. Rock Bridge Memorial Park has a special connection with the Downtown Optimist Club. Dottie Stoerker-Peters along with her husband established the park as a memorial to their daughter. They accomplished this goal with a little help from the Downtown Optimist Club. As the park evolved and became more and more costly to operate the decision was made to allow the State to manage the Park. Today the Missouri Department of Natural Resources maintains the park.
This brings us to the crux of Meredith’s presentation about Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial Park. The purpose of the Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park is to promote the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the natural and cultural resources of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.
The Friends of Rock Bridge Park are working very diligently to build the Discovery Center. The Center will be a fantastic resource for all those who wish to learn about the park and all it has to offer. More info can be found at: http://rockbridge.missouri.org/index.html
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