Presiding – Mitch Goon

Attendance – 70

Invocation –  Rick Swaim

Greeter – Ron Chambers

• Golf Outing September 14th – Stonehenge Golf Club – Todd Davis

Guests – Anna Jackson, Olivia Deeter

Announcements –

Check Presentation – WCS/Back to the Days – David Robertson

• Fall Displays – Sign-up sheet for fall display committees. Reserve the weekends of 9/18-19 & 9/25-26 for fall display deliveries…ALL HANDS ON DECK!  Displays in place by October 2nd! Next event – Harvest/bundle corn stocks need 6-8 volunteers Sept 8th Map attached. Chairs for – Delivery crews, Staging (filling tubs for delivery)
• NEED TRUCKS & TRAILERS FOR DELIVERIES
• Invited to the Lafayette Noon Optimist Club 100 Year celebration on Saturday March 25th 2pm – 5pm                        

Birthdays – Pam Galloway (9/11) Everett Newman III (9/9)

Membership – 2nd reading Griffin Carpenter (Joel Wihebrink sponsor)

Induction – By Trace Hansen – Tom Ray (David Haines/Joel Wihebrink, sponsor) Jon Vida (Paul Finley sponsor)               

50/50 – $48 to Dave Turner

Sergeant’s At Arms – Chris Plack harassed members and charged $1.00 for various bogus fines.

Program – Kosciusko County 4-H – Andrew Ferrel and Tammy Boggs. 4‑H provides kids with community, mentors, and learning opportunities to develop the skills they need to create positive change in their lives and communities.

4H programs are grounded in the belief that kids learn best by doing. Kids & teens complete hands-on projects in areas like science, health, agriculture and civic engagement, in a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles. Kids can concentrate on one focus area or they can try a variety of programs throughout their 4‑H experience.

Regardless of the project area, all 4‑H programs include mentoring and career readiness as core elements.

9/15 – The Noble Gnome Farm –

9/22 – Black Pine Animal Sanctuary – Trish Nichols

9/29 – Awards

Positive Message – “Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.”   Willard Scott