KEVIN KUCERA is our Program Chairman next week. Our speaker will be Ray Fisher, Madison's City Assessor. “The man you love to hate.” You know what he will talk about, and I bet there will be a lot of questions.
Lion President JERRY HODDINOTT presided at this weeks meeting. RAY THIMKE led the song, and I.Y. STEIN gave the invocation.
STEVE BRIGGS says that you volunteers to help sign up Walk America participants should be at the State St. entrance to the Capitol at 6:30 A.M. That will be outside unless it snows, suggest you dress warm. Volunteers for this are, in case you forgot, MATZELLE, ALLEY, WONG, WARTINBEE, REISDORF, THIMKE, OTTERBACK, LUKENS, SCHMALTZ, KEYES, KLIPSTEIN, BOHN AND BRIGGS. Saturday, May 1.
Our club bowling team in the Civic League tied for first last week, they had to win three to keep first place, they won two, but Rotary South won three and tied our guys. Playoff next week. Good Luck.
President JERRY says the club still has two paid reservations, and a room reservation for the Lions International Convention. Call him. Also, Madison West's new Leo Club Charter Night is May 2, Sunday at 5:30 P.M. at Snapshot's which used to be Alexanders on Schroeder Rd, across from Vitense Golf.
GLENN HOLMES gives us early notification of the club's Golf Outing at Windsor GC. on Tuesday, June 1. There is no noon meeting that day so try to get out and play a round of golf, or join us for dinner. We had an excellent meal last year.
OTTO FESTGE finally received his 40 Year Old Monarch Award. He just returned from Arizona. If it doesn't warm up soon he may go back there. Me too.
ROSS ROYSTER says he will give the wrap up of our flower sale at next week's meeting. He does thank everyone for picking up the extra flowers last week. He did give special mention to AL GOLDSTEIN who sold 230 dozen before last week. Also to JODI BURMESTER who went down on State St. and sold a whole case of flowers. He also thanked the committee for their hard work, RUSS JACOBSEN, GREG MILLER, ED NEESE, JIM ROSE, JERRY HODDINOTT, DAVID TOUSSAINT, KEVIN KUCHERA, JIM SCHUTZ, BOB FOX. He should also give himself a pat on the back, it's a lot of work.
JABBO says if you have never seen a crew race, now's your chance. Thursday, U.W. rows against Dartmouth. Starts 1:00 P.M. Lake Wingra, see the finish at the zoo area of Vilas Park. Also other races are scheduled, J.V. and Women's races.
The May Board Meeting is the first Tuesday, not the usual 2nd Tuesday. Meeting is May 4 th at the Prime Quarter, 3520 E. Washington Ave.
ALEX REISDORF conducted the April Lionistic Birthday Celebration. Pres.Elect TERRY SCHAR 1959, BOB BOHN, 1969, and PHIL STOWITTS1987 were present. KLIPSTEIN was a winner in the drawing again. Ho hum.
GLENN HOLMES introduced our speaker Jack Reynoldson. Mr. Reynoldson is a school teacher in the Madison system and Director of the Gifted and Talented Students foundation. He has climbed a bunch of mountains and tall hills all over the world. The Matterhor, K-2, Mt. Rainier, Devil's Tower and others. He talked about, and showed slides of his “Trek” to Mt. Everest. He did not actually try to go to the top of that mountain, which is over 29,000 ft. above sea level. He did walk many miles on the lower level to Mt. Everest., eventually reaching 20,000 feet. He had great slides of the mountain, along with others in the area. They have to proceed at about 1,000 ft. additional altitude each day, and then wait a day or two to get used to the altitude. They were at 20,000 feet, as mentioned, and did not need oxygen to breathe. In Nepal, people live and work, and farm at 14,500 feet. This is higher than our highest mountain. Very good, interesting program.