Guests and New Member
Chris Drush, program speaker for today and guest of Tony Powers
TUIT
Scott Potucek finally returned with the TUIT. He received communications from the following members who failed to ask: Don G, Curtis M. Dennis R, and Jim K, his boss (way to nail the Sergeant, Scott).
There followed a weird conversation about whether the TUIT is male or female, the decision finally being that it is a eunuch.
Have fun with the eunuch TUIT this week, PAM BROOKS.
FINES
Sergeant Jim started the festivities by recognizing all the veterans in attendance at todays meeting. Vern Doc Powers won the informal contest for the oldest veteran. Although accused of serving in WWI, he is actually a veteran of WWII.
You remember the guys who barreled out of last weeks meeting just as the program was introduced? For those who missed their exit, it was Cliff Miller, Larry Sloan, Nathan Meyer, and Stan Macgirvin. They paid their $1 this week.
Mark Clark and Curtis Mitchell were interviewed on the radio this week and failed to mention AMBUCS. When will they learn the rules? Pam Brooks was fined for being late, and Tony Powers paid his quarter for failing to introduce his guest (apparently he didnt realize CPO Drush was coming as this weeks speaker).
Monte McConnaughy, while not a new member, has missed several meetings lately and apparently forgot Sergeants Rule #1: Dont get ahead of him in the food line; a $1 memory lesson.
PROGRAM
Join the Navy and See the World. Chief Petty Officer Chris Drush did exactly that, and he wouldnt exchange his experiences for anything.
CPO Drush is currently assigned to Hutchinsons Navy Recruiting Office, but he has spent much of his career maintaining the hydraulic catapult devices aboard the Navys aircraft carriers. Those are the giant cable contraptions that fling the planes into take-off and apply the brakes when they land. He has served on the USS Eisenhower and the USS Carl Vincent during his various tours of duty. He will remain in Hutchinson for the next 6 months, then will return to Washington State for a tour with the USS Lincoln. He named off the top of his head at least 15 places in the world that he has visited during his 14 years in the Navy.
He intends to retire in about 6 years (at age 40) and play golf for the rest of his life. Even if he decides to stay in the work force, he will have a Bachelors and maybe a Masters Degree paid for by the Navy.
Currently, his is recruiting the top students from area high schools and is experiencing much success with the Nuclear Power Program offered by the Navy. When he throws out some of the $ and training available, it sounds very attractive, especially to top high school students who may not see him or herself as desiring the college route. In fact, when Nathan Meyer asked for the age group range for such programs and learned it was from 17 to 34, several members seemed ready for an interview.
We thank CPO Drush for an entertaining and fascinating program.
Club Announcements
Officers, Old and New: Since this was President Wards last meeting, he took some time to thank those who made his job a lot easier. We all thanked Ward for his leadership and wished him the best with his sergeants duties next year (Yeah! Right!).
Eric also expressed his appreciation to his program committee for a job well done this past year not one meeting without a program.
Rudy Henderson will be our Program Committee Chair for the coming year, so please pass your ideas on to him.
TECH/IHS: JoAnn Williams announced that one of TECHs newer houses was flooded this week. It is going to require extensive clean-up and repair, so anyone wishing to volunteer to help, contact her or Interfaith Housing.
Preston Clark: Having announced in last Friday’s meeting that his mother was really struggling health-wise, on Tuesday evening, May 29, Preston sent a mass e-mail telling of her death. In case you missed it, an exerpt is quoted here:
This afternoon at 3:40 my mother, Ruth Mae Paschall Clark, went home to live with the Lord. She looked forward to this moment all of her life and talked about it often. She walked so closely with the Lord that her life became His life, and His life became hers. She lived her faith daily and shared it with everyone. She loved unconditionally. I will miss her answering the phone “Good evening, God loves you”. She taught me to love Him as well. I couldn’t ask for a better mother, one whose love was deeper than the imagination can go, and one who expressed it every time we talked. I will miss her every day for the rest of my life, but I WILL be with her again.
Please keep Preston and his family in your thoughts and prayers in the coming days.
Big Hatters Meeting: The Big Hat Club will hold its first meeting of the new year at 6:15 next Friday morning at the Town Club. Come with you thoughts on what the mission of this group should be for the upcoming year.
Next Meeting, Friday, June 1 PROGRAM TBA
Winners
50-50
The 50/50 pot of $21
went to Doc Powers,
our oldest veteran.
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The newsletter drawing would have gone to Kevin Miller. We havent seen Kevin for awhile. Maybe this will get his attention.
The pot goes to $10 next week.