Friday 12 July 2024
President Al got us started on time, Kirby led the singing and the pledge, and our meeting was on the road. Mark Rice offered the invocation, and we ask that you remember the following K members and /or their families who are on our infirmed list. John Malzone’s family, Grant Gabriel, Robby Talton’s wife, Grace Moon, Kara Britain, and George Dais who has cooked for our reverse car raffle for 3 decades who recently passed.
Welcome to our guest Stewart Butler and last welcome to Jamie Ammons as a guest and hello as a member.
Announcements
- Interclub tonight 15 July to the Coats Club. Meet in the parking lot at 5pm to carpool to Coats at 6pm.
- President Al conveyed a few anecdotes concerning the recent Division meeting he attended. To include getting mingled with a number of comic book characters at an adjacent Fanfest. There will also be an upcoming dues increase.
- Mark the week of Sept 8-14, 2024, when we have been asked to get together with other service-related clubs (Lions, Optimists and Rotary) to celebrate community.
Kiwanis Birthdays: Bill Julian, Grace McGrath, Tim Dunn, Joel Coram, Ed Jackson, Alan Buffaloe, Tom Johnston, Felicia Smith and Garry Winebarger. Happy trip around the sun day!
Program
Tim Dunn introduced Representative Charles Smith, NC House, as our speaker. Charles introduced himself as a moderate Democrat that was following Billy Richardson’s vacated House seat. His main messages centered around the Fiscal Condition of the State. Based on several Tax base surpluses and the approved tax cut trigger schedules, the legislature is looking at programs to replace possible lost revenue from the tax cut triggers and to find funding for other important programs like teachers’ competitive salary. The question arises “Can we continue to provide services in the future with cuts to the revenue stream. Thanks for the program, Tim. Very informative and it raises important questions to consider.
Ray Quesnel took away $34 from the 50/50 Raffle.
Join us next week and bring a friend!
And now some humor:
I went to a dog show the other day. A Yorkie took Best in Show, a Jack Russell took second, and a Scotty took third. I’m starting to think the judges had some sort of All-Terrier motive.
A termite walks into the bar. He sits down and asks “hey, is the bartender?”
Did you hear about the woman who put snakes in her hair to cure migraines? Yeah, it’s oddly Medusinal.
