August 26, 2009 - Lunch

We received a warm welcome from our friendly greeters Don Basta et.al, a welcome respite from the unusually high temps. Max Link and crew efficiently prepared our meeting room and Michael Moore provided a thoughtful invocation. Our musical selection was handled by Richard Saunders acappella.
Greg Smith and David Shirey were the lucky drawing winners and will handle the greeter duties next week.






Wellness Report – Nancy Carpenter reported that Blaine Keith recently fell from a ladder and broke several ribs. Fortunately a member and experienced caregiver, Gale Totten, was available to come to the rescue.
Don Parks continues his battle with cancer and would appreciate cards and support.

Guests – Matt Dingman brought Jim Shephard, Dave Bell introduced Larry Wangler, and Nancy Carpenter hosted Bonnie Wills. Bob Hesselgesser brought Dana Gonder and Gary Hayward introduced Bob Gemmill.

New Member Induction – Deborah Adams introduced our newest member, Morgan Keil, who was sponsored by Herb and Jane Hayde. Morgan is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch and hails from Portland OR. With a 5 handicap, he should be a real asset on someone’s team at our Golf Tournament.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Aktion Club – This is a Kiwanis Club being formed for young adults that are mentally challenged. See Kathy Haugner for details.

“Risky Behavior” Committee – A new committee is investigating such behavior in our community. See Dave Bell for more info.

Flea Market – Next market is Sept. 12 and as usual volunteer help is needed for the 11th setup as well as the 12th.

Pancake Breakfast and Lunch – This will be served at Sky Ranch from 8:00 to 3:00 on Oct. 3, as part of Carefree’s 25th Anniversary celebration. A large crowd is expected and thus Brian Kunkel is looking for plenty of volunteer help.

Joe Devito also needs members for selling tickets prior to the event. The dates are Sept. 21, 25 & 28 and Oct. 2 & 3. The times are 9:30-12 at the Town Hall and Post Office.

New Club – Kathy Haugner announced she is trying to organize a new Club in Anthem.

PROGRAM

Our speaker was Jo Gemmill who is in charge of the Carefree 25th Anniversary celebration on Oct. 3. She mentioned it will recognize the 25th anniversary of the town’s incorporation but also 50 years of history. A brochure, which our Club is underwriting as part of our PR efforts, is being printed to include many photos from that era plus some history of our Club.

On Oct. 3, there will be a display of 20 vintage aircraft at Sky Ranch plus a car show in the parking lot near Bashas. Over 90 cars are expected to be on display. Following these events will be a Cocktail Party in the Amphitheatre. A “Passport for Carefree” is being printed which highlights many of the buildings and structures that are a significant part of the town’s history.

Ms. Gemmill stressed she is striving to involve the entire community in the events, recognize merchants and long time businesses, and community non-profit organizations. Most of all, her committee wants to “celebrate the good things”.

Next Meeting – The program will be Andrei Cherny, author of the book “The Candy Bombers”, the untold story of the post WWII Berlin Airlift.