Hutchinson Ambucs
Newsletter editor: Tom Hymer
Guests:
Mark Buckley was the guest of Jim Seitnator and Lt. Rob McClarty S.W.A.T. of Reno County was the guest of Randy Henderson.
The Sergeants Playground:
Sergeant John Knipp and his toilet toting side-kick Randy Hendrickson fined fellow banker Pat Fallon, proving that bankers really do care about their own species. Steve Harmon was fined for eating lunch all day long, not returning phone calls and not mixing paint. Did Steve mumble something about an orange store as he paid his fine? President Al Strecker left his black book unattended and was forced to pay for its recovery. Hey Al, that wont happen again, right? Sergeant John has decided to revive the Ambuc of the day routine in which the chosen Ambuc has a couple of minutes to say a little ditty about him or herself. John offered Reta Joy Campbell the opportunity in which she said that she is the chaplain for Tyson Foods, she is engaged in pastoral care ministries, and she believes in Ambucs because of our out-reach programs. Thank you Reta Joy.
Adventures of The Round Tuit:
Mark Clark loves the Tuit so much that he did not show up today so he could have it for another week.
Buy a fine (another term for advertising at an incredibly cheap price)
Randy Henderson paid for a blurb about a Back to the 80s Concert by Buhler High School for Saturday evening.
Jim Seitnator AND Mark Buckley asked for a crew of members to help with hanging lights in Downtown Hutchinson on the evening of Tuesday November 18th. Volunteers should meet at 6:00pm at the park at Avenue A and Main Street. They said that they need sturdy 8 feet ladders for hanging lights of the poles. The work should take about 2 hours and there will be a gathering at Carls Bar afterwards. Thanks to all participants.
Club Announcements:
There will be no meeting on Friday November 27 the day after Thanksgiving.
Brenda Janda announced that Friday December 12th the club will have breakfast at the Airport Steak House and afterwards we will prepare the gift boxes for Headstart at Sloans place of business L & B Storage.
President Al Strecker gave Brad Thompson a commendation for personally delivering an Amtryke to Marcella in Lawrence, KS. Thanks to Brad for the extra effort and the time he took in helping this client.
Pam Brooks introduced her plan to bring more new members to Ambucs. Using the Chamber Membership Directory she identified potential people to contact in order to tell them about Ambucs. Members of the club will be responsible for calling about 10 prospects and inviting them to breakfast to learn about our club. Pam is personally distributing a list of names to each member. When you get your list be sure to make calls to those people. In the past this has been an effective method of bringing visitors who might become members.
The Annual Christmas Party is Thursday December 4th. Put this date on your calendar. A sign-up form is included at the end of this newsletter that has all the details. It looks like you have some options in signing-up. You could complete the form and e-mail it to Jeff jbbrewer@luminousneon.com. You could print out the form and fill-in the required information and give it to Jeff or fax it to him at 620-665-7006. Or you could sign-up on a form that will be passed around during the next few meetings.
Program:
Randy Henderson introduced the program presenter Lt. Rob McClarty commander of S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics) of Reno County. S.W.A.T.s number one objective is saving lives, lives of hostages and innocent citizens, lives of the perpetrators, lives of law enforcement officers. The S.W.A.T. team of Reno County has 20 specially trained people with various skills in weapons, tactics, dispatch communications, and negotiations. Negotiating is the primary tool to resolve situations with barricaded subjects or people being held hostage. Use of force is only the very last resort. S.W.A.T. responds to about 16 18 situations annually in Reno County and 2 3 times in surrounding counties. S.W.A.T. also responds to disaster events and is called upon for dignitary protection. S.W.A.T. team members spend 8 12 hours each month in training. This extensive training prepares the team in the use of body armor, weapons of all kinds, uniforms, communications, and tactics.
Drawings (another term for money-making opportunities)
Brenda Janda won the 50/50 pot of $28.
Curtis Mitchell was clueless about the Newsletter Question of the Week.
Newsletter Question for the Week:
Who was the Ambuc of the week?
PRAIRIE DUNES COUNTRY CLUB
HAPPY HOUR STARTING AT 6:30, DINNER AT 7:30
COST IS $25.00 PER PERSON
Menu is a choice of Cranberry and Apricot Stuffed Chicken or Seared Salmon with Pineapple Salsa. The entre comes with salad, seasonal vegetables, parsley new potatoes, warm rolls, butter, and a choice of tea, coffee, or water. There will be no dessert. The bar will be open and you will take care of your own tab. We will collect money for dinner when you check in that night.
Since this is a platted dinner selection, I must provide Prairie Dunes with an accurate total with numbers for chicken and salmon dinners. Deadline for signing up is December 2, 2008.
*If you sign up but do not attend, you will be charged for your dinner(s) because the club will have to pay whether you are there or not.
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