Our next meeting will be a special one, at a special time. We gather in the Rigadoon Room of the Edgewater at 5:30 PM Tuesday, October 5, for a social hour -cash bar, and "heavy hors d'oeuvres". There will be a brief recognition program (whatever that means) and celebration of September and October Lion birthdays. Bring your spouse, significant other, friend or prospective member for a time of fun and socializing. NO NOON MEETING that day. (Note Editor practicing on his word processor.)

Before our last meeting there was a lot of Roystering around. Some of it had to do with "plate rental"- ROSS has not forgotten any of his old tricks - and some of it was at the table where JERRY MILLER and DON NEVIASER were seated. Good to get the natives stirred up now and then, but we may have to think about reinstating the office of Lion Tamer. Whoever got the job would need whip, chair and possibly pistol. Interim TailTwister ROSS successfully auctioned off the biggest Lion sculpture this side of the Chicago Art Museum, on which JERRY MILLER was the high bidder. JERRY then generously donated it to the Eye Bank for an office display. OTTO FESTGE got us started with the song, and "Archbishop" BOB BOHN gave the invocation. Guests introduced were Leah and Erin BURMESTER, with JODI, and Gwen Mueller with husband DALE.

DON NEVIASER reminded us, sort of, about the Service Club Luncheon on Wed. Nov. 19 at the Alliant Center. He has tickets, at $17.50 a pop, but for this last meeting only he personally contributed $5.00 of the price to anyone who bought that day. If you weren't one of the lucky ones, you could try calling him to see if the offer is still open. Speaker is astronomer Dr. Blair Savage. Probably celestial wisdom.

PHIL STOWITTS has Bucky Books for $35.00. Club makes $12.00, and buyer gets a lot of bargains on golf and dining out. MELISSA NOVINSKI has the last few raffle tickets. DON NEVIASER is way out in front in sales as far as we can tell at this point, but we really need to get all tickets sold. This is one of our major fundraisers now - if you've sold all your tickets call MELISSA for more. If you have some you just can't manage to unload, let her know that too as someone else may be able to move them. PHIL ING-WELL still has the catalog for Lioness Christmas wrap, too. Help out our affiliate club-"They Serve Too!"

STEVE BRIGGS reported that JERRY HODDINOTT is in the process of having heart bypass surgery at ST. Mary's Hospital. We wish him the best, and he's got to get well quick because the bowling team needs him badly. Give him a call.

Last week we lost two valued Lions. DEAN JOHNSON held every office in our Club at one time or another, was a Past District Governor, served on statewide Lion committees, and then returned to our Club to serve as Secretary for more than 20 years. He personified Lionism to this part of the world for years and gave freely of himself to his family, community and Lions Club. He was a constant resource for Lions in leadership positions in our Club and others, and his discussions with HENRY TURVILLE at Board meetings were the stuff of legend. JOHN EARLY was an active member as long as his health permitted, and we will miss his friendly participation and sense of humor in meetings and the many contributions he made to our Club's activities. There was always something about Lions on the counter at his business. Two quotes stand out in your editor's memory. One was when we walked in together from the garage for a meeting a few ticks past noon and JOHN remarked "I'm never late. I'm always EARLY." The other came after he and PHIL INGWELL had heart bypasses a few days apart. On being informed that he had outdone PHIL, four bypasses to three, JOHN said "it's not a distinction I was seeking." We will miss both of them.

DALE MUELLER was Program Host at our last meeting. He had a presentation check ready for the Burn Center at UW Hospitals, and when the speakers were delayed by an emergency he filled in with some material on the treatment of burns and burn survivors. DALE has an obvious emotional commitment to this subject, and he emphasized how the indomitable spirit of many burn survivors and the dogged persistence of their medical caregivers kept them going to recovery. When Dr. Michael Schurr and Clinical Nurse Mgr. Crystal Solverson-Taylor from the UW Hospital Burn Center arrived, they told us of some of the many improved treatments which has enabled many who would have died a few years ago to survive and recover. Dr. Schurr sees his patients all the way through the process, from initial emergency surgery to rebuilding, repair and recovery. It is a long (longest patient, 13 months), difficult and painful process, but some of the things they can do border on the miraculous. Dr. Schurr's first goal is saving life, then restoring function of damaged areas, and finally cosmetics. Our donation, raised by DALE as TailTwister, will be used by the Center to benefit their patients, 40% of whom are children. Many have scald burns - make sure your water heater isn't over 120°. Average patient stay in the unit is ten days.