Presiding – Paul Finley

Invocation/Prayer – Brie Lycan

Attendance – 64

Greeters – Lester Pierce & Ot Schroeder

Guests – Curt Herman, Michael Ray

Birthdays –

• Tom Tearney Sunday, August 17th
• Chad Goon Wednesday, August 20th

Announcements –

• Joe’s Kids is looking for spotters for their annual tailgate/Auction. September 27th
• Golf outing currently has 14 teams, would like to get 6 more. We need one more hole watcher. September 9th.

Grant – Warsaw Career Center awarded $2,500. They make the awards for our triathlon.

Membership – Michael Ray, run the triathlon, sell some Christmas trees, be the new technology guy, best sergeant ever.

50/50 – $43.00 went to Maria Beltran.

M&M – Jim Smith interviews Joe Thallemer long time member, Optometrist, politician.

Program – David Knouse, Assistant Band Director of the Performing Arts Department at Warsaw Community High School.

Optimist Quote or Did You Know? Ketchup’s history: Ketchup was once used as medicine for 16 years before it became the popular condiment we know today. Originally, it was made from a mix of fish and mushrooms before tomatoes were added in the 1830s.