Presiding – Paul Finley Attendance – 55 Greeters – Rick Swaim & David Byers.    Guests – none Birthdays– Jim Hayes Thursday, Dec. 5, Rick Swaim Thursday, Dec. 5, Troy Tom Sunday, Dec. 1.  Announcements–  50/50– Kris Farwell/Ann Sweet, George Brennan wins $36. Sergeant(s)–  Jeff Owens and ROTC, raised $46.  The Star of the Club gets her picture taken with all the members. Program– Kosciusko County Community Foundation – Stephanie Overbey  This is now a little dated, but Did you know that the Twitter Bird has a name: It’s Larry! The infamous bluebird of social media was named after former NBA player Larry Bird, who used to play for Twitter co-founder Biz Stone’s home-state team, the Boston Celtics.

Presiding – Paul Finley Attendance – 56 Greeters – Chad Goon & John Kirkpatrick. December 18th tickets to see the Optimist Singers are available. Guests – Aby McLaren’s daughters Chloe, Dawn, Terry Milton, Troy Galbrasth, Mark Finley, Ashley Goon. Announcements – Birthdays– Austin Donavan Thursday, Nov 28, Lester Pierce Sunday, Nov 24.   Check presentation– Bridge the Gap JoElla, Dell Hauselman/Kearstin Criswell – Edgewood Middle School.  Membership – Kris Williams   – Yes  M&M – Brittany and Jim – Kris Williams club member originally 2017, rejoined April 2024. Active member. 50/50– Ann Sweet. Winner of Darren & Kyrie Maierle $33 Sergeants – Shari Benyousky, Lester Pierce, Bob Rich and Deb Townsend.  Program– Tammy Smith introduces our speaker, Terry Milton. Why Mentoring Matters – Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Quote – “Not what we say about our...

Presiding – Paul Finley Attendance – 100 Greeters – Glenn Hall & Stacy Leek Invocation – Glenn Hall Guests – Ella, Allison Announcements – Birthdays – Kristen Husher-Pahl, Brad Johnson, Monica Best, Craig Snow, Ann Sweet Check Presentation – $1,000 to LaunchPad – Sherry Searles, Scott Wiley & Rob Parker representing the Optimist and Chamber of Commerce. Membership – Kris Williams – Chris McCray had his first reading 50/50 – $41.50 to John Armacost Sergeants – Stories were told when members hit a deer with their car. Grace College was highlighted with trivia about the college. Program – Drew Flamm, President of Grace College, was our speaker. We heard about the mission of Grace College, “We are a Christ-centered community of higher education applying biblical values in...

Presiding – Paul Finley Attendance – 62 Greeters – Lester Pierce & Bob Rich.   Guests – Chris McCray Birthdays– Dr. K. T. Kishan Tuesday, Nov 12, John Sullivan Thursday, Nov 14, Dr. Pam Galloway, Sept. 11  (We missed It).  Announcements–  Membership– Kris Williams, Dana Munson from Saucy’s, Friend of The Optimist. Membership Moment – Brittany and Jim interview Art Gakstatter, early days on a farm and fast cars. 50/50– Kris, $33 goes to the winner Marv Miller. Sergeant(s)–  Tracy Furnivall, Brooke Hamstra and Jeff Owens.  Program – Rick Swaim introduces Compassion International – Josh Grill  Did you know there’s a basketball court in the US Supreme Court building? Located on the top floor of the US Supreme Court building, the former storage room was turned into an exercise area for courthouse...