Presiding – Kris Williams

Attendance – 75

Greeters – . Gina Voelz, Marlene Betances

Invocation – Steve Block

Announcements –

• New Speakers – Big Thank You to Jeff Owens and Marty Becker
• Fundraisers
  • Car Show (05/17/26) = 74 days Tom Tearney & Ken Shamblen
  • Triathlon (06/27/26) = 115 days Jeff Owens & Adam Heckaman
  • Fall Displays (sale starts 08/01/26) = 150 days Kris Williams
  • Golf Outing (09/08/26) = 188 days Chris Hanson & Chris McCray
• Oratorical Contest (03/29/26, from 12-3pm) = 25 days – Letricia Nichols
• Next Board of Directors Meeting 03/09/26 @ 5:30pm
• Elections upcoming, April 29, 2026

50/50 – $44 to Mitch Reinholt

Membership – Angie Tom/Paul Finley

• First Reading for Heather Baker
• Induction – Logan Anderson

Sergeants – Jim Smith, Jeff Owens and Abby Smith as sergeants harassed members and charged them $1.00 for bogus reasons.

Program – Jason Pogue and Tippecanoe Valley Youth Speech Team – Jason Pogue, a TVHS math teacher and speech and debate coach, described himself as “an over-exuberant parent and a former speech student.” He volunteered as an assistant coach with Roe when his daughter competed and later made it a priority to launch a team at TVHS. The program began this school year.

Jason stresses that winning is not the primary goal. “Winning’s not our ultimate goal, this is about lifelong skills and experiences,”.

“The interest is not blue ribbons — I’ll go buy them if they want them. My interest is in making them better communicators,” said Jason.

Alexandra Keaton, a TVHS freshman, competes in original performance, combining her own poems into a single piece. She has earned a first-place blue ribbon and a “picket fence,” meaning every judge ranked her first in each round, and has placed at varsity-level tournaments despite being on a first-year team.

Optimistic Quote/Did You Know –

• Did you Know – Optimism improves heart health? Studies link it to lower cardiovascular risk.
• Quote – The best thing to hold onto in life is each other: Audrey Hepburn

Next Week’s Program – Student of the Month – Edgewood Middle School