Presiding – Brooke Hamstra

Greeters – Mitch Reinholt & Corbin Holtsberry

Invocation – Bill Landrigan

Guests – Megan Davis

Birthdays – Shari Benyousky, Trish Nichols, Stacey Leek & Brooke Hamstra

Announcements

• Fundraisers
  • Car Show (05/17/26) = 95 days Tom Tearney & Ken Shamblen
  • Triathlon (06/27/26) = 136 days Jeff Owens & Adam Heckaman
  • Fall Displays (sale starts 08/01/26) = 178 days Kris Williams
  • Golf Outing (09/08/26) = 216 days Chris Hanson & Chris McCray
• Optimist Essay Contest (Winning Essay due by 02/25/26) – Shari Benyouksy
• Oratorical Contest (03/29/26, from 12-3pm) = 53 days – Letricia Nichols
• Directory Planning for 2026 – Committee to help lead the charge if interested
• Community Quiz Bowl (Warsaw Education Foundation) 03/10/26, from 7-9pm – 2 teams of 5 – Kris Williams

50/50 – Everett Nifong was our 50/50 winner today!

Membership – Angie Tom/Paul Finley, Logan Anderson-Jim Smith/Angie Tom (3rd Reading), Mariano Oliveri – Ot Schroeder (1st Reading)

Grant Check Presentation – Marc Andrews – Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams $950
Aquarium for Classroom

Ot Schroeder – Ot brought in his goats and demonstrated feeding them. We also heard about the judging and showing of the goats.

Program – Doug Light, Kosciusko Sheriff’s Department. Doug outlined the role that the Sheriff’s Department has played in the Kosciusko County Schools to improve the safety of our students.

Optimistic Quote & Did You Know –
○ Did you Know: Honeybees must visit about 2 million flowers to make 1 lb of honey?
○ Quote: The best thing to hold onto in life is each other: Audrey Hepburn