Our speaker for next week will be Dennis Hegge, a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. His topic is "Strength Training For All Ages," and as a former competitive weightlifter he has lots of experience to draw on. He will expand on ROSS ROYSTER's comment in his talk last week that "you have to tear down muscle fibers before you build them up." The Program Committee is determined to get us into shape for a marathon Rose Day, so here's more information on how to do it. March is our month for physical fitness programs, a subject of benefit to almost all of us.

ROSS stepped in as interim TT again last week, warming up for next year, and was off to the races again. He posed a question that made no sense. Neither did most of the answers he got, but Lions paid anyway.

President LINDA BERGREN opened the meeting with JIM SCHUTZ leading the song - no quibbling over the pitch. PHIL INGWELL, prepared by having read the Scripture at HENRY TURVILLE's funeral the day before, (see below) gave an eloquent invocation. If PHIL ever wants to quit his day job...........

Long-time member, Past President and Past District Governor HENRY TURVILLE passed away last week after a long illness. In the course of his Lion career, HENRY devoted much energy and many hours to Lion service all over the state. The Board of Directors changeover meetings which he hosted at his home are legendary. He is perhaps best remembered by Madison Central as the Lion who, in his capacity as PP and PDG, inducted our first woman Lion into membership.

We had several guests. Jonathan Winski, optometrist at Shopko East, who is shortly to become a new member sponsored by HAL OTTERBACK, was introduced by ROSS ROYSTER; Claire Kia, a nursing student at Edgewood College, was with JIM SCHUTZ. She's going with JIM to Romania to do vision screening. CHUCK BASFORD had two guests, BILL SWANSON with TDS, who is also joining us, and ADAM WINKLER of the Alexander Co., who is considering it. This is more like it - we all need to look around and find people in our circle of friends and acquaintances who would like to be Lions.

CHUCK BASFORD reminded us that March is our Club's month to be transporters for the Eye Bank. JIM KEMMETER is our dispatcher, and if you can help out, let him know. Most trips are in the 50 mi. range.

DAN STOUDT exhorted us to start forthwith, or no later than fifthwith, on our rose sales. A few already have been made, but another club on the south end of our territory is selling on the exact same date, so be sure to contact your customers right away. He needs help coordinating the deliveries - route planning, layout, that sort of thing. Call your customers first, and then let DAN know you'll help with delivery.

Not sure who's going to do it, but Lion Birthdays for February and March will be celebrated at our March 22 meeting. If you joined our Club in February or March, bring a small gift to be raffled off, and we will celebrate your years of Lion service.

There will be a Vision Screening on Saturday, March 19 at the Albany (Wis) Lions Clubhouse from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. This is a major Lion service, and if you can help out, contact JOHN JENSON or President LINDA for details on how to assist. Trained screeners are always a necessity, but unskilled Lion help is equally important. Someone has to organize lines, write down information, register participants, gofer, etc.

ROSS ROYSTER shared his professional knowledge with us on how to "Look Good, Feel Good, and Live Longer." His six-point plan: 1. Education - Take care of yourself - genetics won't do it alone. 2.Mobility - keep moving. Joint motion is necessary to nourish cartilage and reduce pain. 3. Eat Well - cut carbs, sugar, white flour, pasta; cut fats from red meat and dairy; add the right fats from fish, flax oil,walnuts. Add fruits, vegetables, Knox gelatin. 4. Vitamins. Supplements may be needed, because much food is now grown on depleted soil using chemical fertilizers. 5.Play Well. That means exercise, not video games. 20 minutes a week, regularly, is enough to gain some benefit. More is better, but don't overdo, and make the activity fun, not a chore. If you use equipment like a treadmill or bike, do it to music or TV. 6. "Don't Quit!" It takes at least three weeks of repetition to establish a habit. Ross highly recommends the book "The Power of 10" by Adam Zickerman.

Postscript: Turns out the Vision Screening at Albany on March 19, is a training session, not an actual screening. This is your chance to get the necessary training to operate the screening camera and read the results, so you can become a key member of the screening team. The rest of what was said in the BULLetin is true - this is a major Lions service, and a chance to do hands-on service that is very important. If we save the vision of one kid a year, it's worth it! JODI BURMESTER has some of the details on the training session.