GUESTS
Kent Clingenpeel and Rick Kerr candidates for Great Plains Regional Director.
Pete Petersen, supervisor for Anheuser Busch Clydsdales a guest of Bob Bush.
(Dont forget! Branding Time is coming during October and November!)
TUIT REPORT
Monte McConnaughy remains the proud holder of the TUIT for yet another week.
We would like to see Monte, but the TUIT can stay on its sabbatical.
PROGRAM: The Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales, in town for the Kansas State Fair, were the main topic of this weeks program. Pete Petersen, supervisor and hitch driver for the Clydesdales, was our guest speaker. The Budweiser Clydesdales were originally a gift from August A. Busch, Jr. to Gustaf Busch in 1933 to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition. Descended from the great war horses of Europe, the Clydesdales remain a living symbol of Anheuser-Busch, the last major American-owned brewery. When full-grown, a Clydesdale is over 18 hands tall and weighs 1800 to 2300 lbs.! Approximately 250 horses are in the complete herd. Only male Clydesdales are used for the hitch when they are 4 to 5 years old. The females are kept at Grants farm in St. Louis for breeding purposes. Five hours of grooming is necessary for each appearance of these gentle giants. The eight-horse team will be pulling the nearly four-ton Budweiser brewery wagon during each day of the Kansas State Fair.
Club Announcements
ICE CREAM BOOTH: Grand Champion Outstanding Food Exhibitor Award at the Kansas State Fair! That’s us! We have a ribbon and plaque to prove it! Hard work truly does pay!
Regional Director: Kent Clingenpeel of the Enid A.M. AMBUCS and Rick Kerr of the Lawton AMBUCS appeared as part of their campaign trail for Great Plains Regional Director. Votes for Regional Director will be cast at the convention in Lawton on September 23-24.
AMBUC GOLF SCRAMBLE, HIGHLANDS COUNTRY CLUB: OCTOBER 7, 2005: Program Bones Ney, motivational speaker. With golf to follow at 8:30. This is a great opportunity to invite a prospective member (not a ringer!).
Membership Committee: SEPTEMBER 23, 6:15 A.M. The Membership Committee will meet to prepare for Branding Time during October and November. Please remember to bring your guests during this time!
First Reading: The Board recommended that AMTRYKES be provided to the following: 1. Remy St. Pierre-a 3 1/2 year old with spinal muscle atrophy. 2. Jaden White-an elementary student with multiple disabilities and autism. 3. Jayden Mattison-a Faris student with visual impairment and developmental delays. We will vote to approve these matters at the meeting on the 23rd.
TECH GOLF TOURNAMENT: The 3rd member of the Hutch AMBUCE team for the TECH GOLF TOURNAMENT is Randy Henderson.
FINES
The following were fined for being late to various meetings: Eric, Jim K., Rick M., Pat, Mark T., Tony P., Bob B. and this editor. Scott Horton was fined for knocking over a bar stool. Jack Mace was fined for leaving early. Our Sgt.s time was cut short due to the program (which, of course, was applauded).
50/50 Pot Winner
Newsletter Winner
$28.00 Ward Davis
None
(It could have been Brenda Janda,
but she was not present.)
$15.00 next week
FUTURE MEETINGS
September 23, 2005:
Stephanie Gutherie Equine Therapy
If you have ideas for programs you would like to see, please contact
Lori Hopp … e-mail >> lhopp@good-sam.com or phone – 663-1189.