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Guests and New Member

Michael Woods, program speaker for the day

Family Service Supervisor, Hutchinson office of the Kansas Childrens Service League

guest of Marion Miller

TUIT

Dan Power carried the wacky washer last week.

Paul Brown paid a $1 for not asking at the last Chamber Ambassadors function. The fact that Paul fail to attend the function was not allowed as an excuse. Jay Pitzer failed to asked, which really stumped Dan, as Jay always asks. Nathan Meyer definitely recognized Dan, as he verified Dans identity at First National Bank when his credit card failed. However, Nathan did not remember to ask about the tuit.

Dan passed the tuit to Dennis Reiser, who would have been carrying the tuit instead of Dan had he been at the last meeting.

FINES

Sergeants Jim K and Steve C started by recognizing Dan Power for paying for 4 radio spots in the time it takes to drive from Westminister to the Town Club. Sounds like Dan needs to contact Mr. Deming about the timing on his ads.

Luke McConnaughy, one of our newest members, has changed the name of his and Montes business to One-Hour Air Conditioning and Heating. Luke paid a $1 and offered his new business cards to anyone who asked. Sgt Jim seemed to know more about the whereabouts of Scott Saylors grandson than Scott does. His grandson was attneding a meeting of Cub Pack 303, along with Jim and his son. It pays to know where your grandchildren are in the evening.

Having some time to waste, Jim treated us to several more entries from his Red-Neck Dictionary. You dont even want to know what Al S came up with for be-moan.

PROGRAM

Michael Woods is the Family Service Supervisor for the Hutchinson office of the Kansas Childrens Service League. KCSL has been an advocate for at risk children for 125 years and the Hutchinson office is located at 400 W. 2nd, Suite D.

KCSLs services to children and their families are centered around home-based intervention, with the professionals coming to the home or pre-school setting to evaluate and design programs to aide the childs social and learning skills. The program which KCSL is usually identified with is Adoption and Foster Care Services. There is never a shortage of children in need of a home. The KCSL recruits adoptive parents and foster families to help fill this need. More recently, the focus has been on prevention through the Healthy Family program. Child abuse and neglect can be a result of stresses within the family. By identifying where and how various stresses are affecting the family, modification can be introduced, potentially relieving the excess stress and heading off pending problems.

Funding has been received to initiate a pilot program that provides family advocates to evaluate 4 year olds in their pre-school setting as they prepare for kindergarten. The purpose is to identify behaviors that may become problems in the public school setting. If evaluation identifies behaviors to be modified, a behavioral interventionist can be provided through the program.

Mr. Woods suggested that anyone who wishes to become involved with the Kansas Childrens Service League can contact him at 664-5000. They are always in need of persons to be on the Community Council that promotes fund-raising and seeks out volunteers.

Club Announcements

BORED Meeting: Executive Board Meeting This Friday (5/11) at 6:15

Installation Banquet: May 25th; Downtown Samplers

Next Meeting, Friday, May 11 Gary Bornholdt of Bornholdt Plantland

Winners

50-50

Pot went to Dan Power

who left with $27

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Newsletter drawing came up

missing Kal Singh

$20 next week.

Guests and New Member

Chris Drush, US Navy Recruiter,

guest of Tony Powers

Our guest speaker Dorothy Barnett

Reno County 20/20 Growth Coalition

TUIT

Monte McConnaughy FINALLY brought the TUIT back among the AMBUCS! He offered excuses about Friday surgeries, being out of town and things like that. It sounded like he was surprised when he tried a couple of weeks ago to have his brother, Luke bring it back for him, only for Luke to return it to him that same day. Nice try Monte and of course it’s not fair!

Some folks asked Luke about the TUIT, but since he didn’t have it, Bill Long was fined a dollar. Don Grossardt forgot to ask about it. Everyone remembered to ask Monte last night at the AMBUC sponsored Business After Hours at TECH. However, Monte ended up having to pay a few dollars since he didn’t have it with him when some AMBUCS did ask him about it.

Monte drew a name out of a bag to pass the TUIT on, but, since Dennis Reiser wasn’t present today, he had to draw again. Congratulations to Dan Power who is the proud holder of the TUIT for the next week. After 4 weeks with the TUIT, Monte passed it to Dan and said: “Have fun with it.I’m DONE”.

FINES

Kicklighter and Strecker were responsible for collecting fines from everyone today.

Paul Brown was fined for his photo in the Bee w/ no AMBUCS pin visible. Jay Pitzer paid a dollar as he continues to have his wife, Donna, shovel the snow and mow the grass with a push mower. Actually Jay, you are now my personal hero on how to run a household! Tom Stanton was late for the meeting. Greg West paid a fine for his gas pump topper advertising at Phillips 66. Kip Hildebrandt lost his AMBUCS pin.

Jim Kicklighter then moved on to conduct a redneck vocabulary test. Duke Higgins didn’t know that Bombardier means “bomb a deer”. Pam Brooks didn’t know Digest means “died just” 3 days after mamma. John Knipp struggled with Holy, meaning that “hole he” dug was deep. Randall Haltom at least had a response to the word Manifold, meaning “man I fold” the laundry pretty darn good.

PROGRAM

Randy Henderson introduced Dorothy Barnett, the new Reno County 20/20 Growth Coordinator. Dorothy has lived in Hutchinson for the last 25 years and has been very involved in the community. Dorothy will focus on community development growth in her position in the entire county.

Mrs. Barnett announced the Reno County Teen Job Fair coming Saturday, May 5th from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Materials and information was distributed to all Reno County schools and over 100 teenagers who are interested in jobs will attend the event. She is asking for employers to come to the event to talk to the teenagers and even pre-screen them for employment. The teens can also be interested in temporary projects such as painting and mowing.

Dorothy has a public office located at the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce. The Coalition is currently working on an incentive program to move families to Reno County, one family at a time.

Club Announcements

FOP Golf Tournament: Randy Henderson announced that the FOP was sponsoring a golf tournament at the Highlands on May 7th to raise money for Amber Robertsen. Amber is 14 years old and has a very serious form of cancer that she is battling. I later heard that the tournament was being postponed to a future date. Also, please keep the daughter of Pat Voth in your thoughts and prayers.

Special Olympics: Ward Davis had a 2nd reading and vote to approve a $750.00 donation to the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics will be held June 1st through 3rd at WSU.

Mainstreet Hops and a Thank You: Jeff Brewer reminded everyone about the Tech sponsored Main Street Hopps event to be held next Friday, May 4th, 2007. Ward Davis thanked everyone for attending the Chamber’s Business After Hours last night as well.

Officer Elections: A motion was approved to accept Bob Bush’s club officers for the upcoming AMBUCS year.

They are:

President Bob Bush

1st VP Al Strecker

2nd VP Scott Potucek

Treasurer Don Grossardt

Secretary Rick Mitchell

Sgt-at-Arms Ward Davis

CONGRATULATIONS GENTLEMAN!

Next Meeting, Friday, May 4 PROGRAM TBA

Winners

50-50

The 50/50 pot went to Rick Mitchell

in the amount of $25.00

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Nathan Meyer’s name was drawn

for the Newsletter this week,

but he did not have his with him.

Next week’s drawing – $10.00.

Guests and New Member

None at this meeting.

Remember to bring a guest with you to the Chamber After-Hours this Thursday (see details below).

TUIT

Again, no Tuit report. Maybe we should let brother Luke McConnaughy bring it back this Friday. Several members have mentioned how much they have missed the little fellow. Besides, without the tuit report to fill space, we are making our Sergeants think way too hard!!

FINES

City Councilman Bob Bush played Sergeant, and since he now has taxing powers, he invited Rep. Mark Treaster to carry the toilet.

The first tax was levied on Marion Miller for ignoring the trash around his table. Jack Mace paid a buck to invite us all to the Kansas Mennonite Mens Chorus performance in Lindsborg on Sunday, April 22. Former City Councilman Dean Brigman paid a late tax, and this editor was fined for confusing members names in this mornings Board Meeting.

Then Bob introduced a Tax-the-Rich program to remind us all how rich we are in the light of the past weeks tragedy. Oh well, its for the kids, and it is great to be alive.

PROGRAM

Brenda Janda introduced Jerry Dalton, one of our newest members, to explain how care for the aging is changing, and why Good Samaritan Homes nationwide are developing Endowment Associations.

Our parents lived much simpler lives then we do today, and they carried those habits into retirement. The Baby Boomers have much higher expectations for their retirement , resulting in a current demand for skilled caregivers that is outstripping the supply. For every three on-staff caregivers that leave the system, only one enters, and the future looks even dimmer. Good Samaritan Homes are facing this challenge by raising endowment funds to provide educational grants for current and future caregivers to fill the void.

Locally, Brenda and Jerry are seeking both funds and leadership to bring this effort to the attention of the community. Good Samaritan currently has 154 residents and 114 employees and provides an economic impact of $28 million annually to Hutchinson and Reno County. Jerry made a solid case for AMBUCS becoming involved in this effort. Many of their residents are physically challenged, and the need for therapists is great. He challenged each of us to consider becoming involved in this effort.

Thanks to Jerry for a very enlightening program.

Club Announcements

FROM THE BOARD:

The Board approved the following motions for first reading today.

First, they reported favorably a request from Kansas Special Olympics for $750 in support of their Summer Games to be held at WSU during the first weekend of June.

Next, the Board approved a slate of officers for the 2007-08 year as follows:

President – Bob Bush

1st VP – Al Strecker

2nd VP – Scott Potucek

Treasurer – Don Grossardt

Secretary – Rick Mitchell

Sgt-at-Arms – Ward Davis

The membership will vote on these two motions next Friday, April 27.

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: We are sponsoring Aprils Chamber After Hours get-together this coming Thursday. It is being held from 5:30 to 7:00 at TECHs Training Facility at 3000 E Ave B. This is our chance to show the business community what the AMBUCS are all about. We will have Amtrykes on display, brochures and other information about our chapter available, and TECH will provide a tour of their facilities. If you are not a Chamber member, there is a $5 fee to defray the cost of snacks and drinks. Lets use this opportunity to promote what we do and encourage the business community to promote AMBUC membership within their organizations.

INSTALLATION BANQUET:

Our next social will be the Installation Banquet to be held at the Downtown Samplers on Friday, May 25. The social hour will start at 6:00PM, with the meal planned for 6:30PM. Scott Saylor will be passing a reservation list around during the next several meetings, so be sure to sign up and participate in this send-off for Ward and his bunch and a welcome for Bobs Bunch.

Next Meeting, Friday, April 27 Dorothy Barnett, 20/20 Coordinator for the Chamber

Hosted by Randy Henderson

Winners

50-50

The 50/50 drawing went to none other

than Brenda Janda. There were a few

groans as Jerry did the drawing. She

“donated” it to their endowment.

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The drawing went to Fred Conner,

who went home $20 to the good.

Be prepared to pay your taxes this Friday.

Hutchinson AMBUCS Calendar

Friday, May 4 Marion Miller will host Mike Woods with the Kansas Children’s Service League.

Friday, May 25 Hutch AMBUCS Installation Banquet and Spring Social

Guests

Guest Speaker Chris Orwoll

New CEO at the Cosmosphere

Ron Kelley

Downtown Catholic Bookstore

TUIT

Nothing to report as Monte McConnaughy still has it, but was not in attendance. Monte better have lots and lots of fines for as long as he has had the TUIT!

Publisher’s Note: Actually, Monte and family have had a number of medical issues lately. Those have kept him away. Let’s keep them in our minds and in our prayers.

FINES

Kicklighter fined Jack Mace, Mark Treaster, Randall Haltom, John Knipp and Luke McConnaughy for all being late to the meeting. Preston Clark paid a fine after Kicklighter kissed up to him after looking at a remodel job and home of Preston’s in Hyde Park. Eric Steinle, Randall Haltom and Stan Macgirvin were also fined. Purchased Fines: Doug Foss announced that a child in Wichita that needs an AMTRYKE can’t come to a breakfast in Hutchinson. Mark Treaster invited all of us to a reception on Monday, 04/16/07, from 4:30 to 6:30pm for Lt. Governor, Mark Clarkson; oops..that has already passed. Eric Steinle discussed something about global warming. Kicklighter completed an AMBUCS pin check and fined everyone not wearing one. Steinle was fined later for introducing our guest speaker as an Air Force man instead of the Navy.

PROGRAM

Chris Orwoll, the new leader at the Cosmosphere shared his background with us and also what direction the Cosmosphere is headed. Chris grew up in Southern California and went to the Naval Academy, graduating in 1986. Mr. Orwoll explained is Naval career which included work on submarines and living in many different location around the world. Chris was planning a trip to the Cosmosphere with his family and was checking online when he came across the job opportunity that was posted on the website. He pursued the opportunity and he is now here in Hutchinson.

Chris noted that there have not been a lot of changes to the Cosmosphere over the last few years and he want to change that. He would like to update the history in the museum as it currently stops at 1973. Changes include new displays in the lobby area changing the look and feel. Chris and his team are doing a lot of brain storming and strategy review at this time. They would like to expand the space works portion of the Cosmosphere and market the cosmosphere as the premiere place for restoration of spacecraft, creating models and re-production. There will be camps from folks in foreign countries such as South Africa. The Cosmosphere has purchased the land where Hutchinson Floral was located. The building will be torn down and they would like to create an education building and then use the current space at the museum from more exhibits.

Club Announcements

Next Meeting, Friday, April 20 Brenda Janda, Program Manager

Program to be announced.

Winners

50-50

The 50/50 pot of $25.00

went to Brad Thompson.

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The Newsletter drawing is up to $20.00

next week since Dave Suhler wasn’t

in attendance when his name was drawn.

Hutchinson AMBUCS Calendar

Friday, April 27 Randy Henderson will host Dorothy Barnett, 20/20 Coordinator for the Chamber

Friday, May 4 Marion Miller will host Mike Woods with the Kansas Children’s Service League.

Guest

Eric Steinle introduced Tomi Ann Foust, our guest speaker for the day

from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Reno County.

TUIT

Nothing to report as far as I could make out.

Luke McConnaughy continues to have the TUIT.

FINES

Jim Kicklighter and Darren Wicks went to work on Good Friday.

Jack Mace was fined immediately for talking. Dennis Reiser paid since his wife was on the radio and did not mention that she was a spouse of an AMBUC. Doug Foss sent a letter to the editor in support of Trish Rose and had no mention of AMBUCS. Bob Bush was fined for using 3 AMBUCS to write letter’s supporting him in his run for City Council. Congratulations to Bob for winning!

Luke McConnaughy had some story about a flat tire at Genesis and having to get up early to pick up the tuit and was fined a dollar. Doyle Ehling was fined for repossessing a casket after someone had already been buried in it.is that legal? Steve Harmon got busted for some story about how he met his wife Sharon Willems, but he was apparently under the influence and thought it was Sherwin Williams.

Al Strecker was thanked (with a fine) for all the time and work in managing the T-Shirt Booth this year. Dennis Reiser will be the manager next year and had to pay a fine as well.

Jim Kicklighter then asked everyone to raise their hands if they had been AMBUCS 3 years or more and then asked to keep your hand up if you were not a Bib Hatterif your hand was still up.you paid a dollar.

Don Grossardt purchased a fine and announced that his son, Jason (13 years old soon), received his Eagle Scout award on Monday. Congratulations Jason! Curtis Mitchell bought a fine and announced that he is looking for sponsors for Big Sisters Big Brothers for their Bowling for Kids Sake.

Greg West was fined for a membership renewal fee. Ward Davis was fined when his phone rang.

PROGRAM

Tomi Ann Foust, the Marketing and PR Coordinator from Big Brothers\Big Sisters of Reno County was our guest speaker. Tomi did a great job exciting, educating and re-introducing the program to us. The demand for Big Brothers Big Sisters services has never been greater. They are not simply a feel-good cause. A quality relationship between an adult and a youngster, often from two different cultures – sometimes words apart – requires a professional system.

The agency helps children age 5 – 17 years old. Bigs are paired with children with similar interests. There is at least a one year commitment with the match seeing each other 2 – 4 times/month, 2 – 4 hours/visit. The result of the match is a one-to-one friendship between a child and a volunteer. Big Brothers Big Sisters do not replace the parent, but are an additional adult that a child can have as a role model and friend.

If you would like to find out more, call 662-8161.

Club Announcements

Board Meeting: Their will be a board meeting in 2 weeks at 6:15am, 04/20/07 finalizing Bob Bush’s Board positions for his upcoming presidency.

Business After Hours: Bob Bush announced to the club about AMBUCS sponsoring the Business After Hours with the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, April 26th.

Main Street Hops: JoAnn Williams reminded us about the Tech Fundraiser: Main Stree Hops for Tech to be held Friday, 05/04/07 from 5:00pm to 9:pm. If you would like to help volunteer for this event, you can call TECH at 620-663-1596.

T-Shirt Booth: Eric Steinle thanked everyone for helping and working at the T-Shirt Booths.

Next Meeting, Friday, April 13 CMDR Chris Orwoll, New CEO at Kansas Cosmosphere

Winners

50-50

The 50/50 pot went to Randall Haltom

He donated the $24.00 to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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Mark Treaster’s name was drawn for the newsletter

drawing, but he was not in attendance.

A Guest and A New Member

Bronc Rumbord

guest and cousin of Doyle Ehling

New Member Luke McConnaughy

of One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating

brother of Monty McConnaughy

Reporting In

TUIT

Luke McConnaughy brought the TUIT back for brother Monte. Many felt this was an infraction of the TUIT Rules of Order so the Big Hatters in charge left it with Luke for another week while they check the fine print.

FINES

Big Hatters Doug Foss and Scott Saylor were acting Sgt. at Arms.

They fined Pam Brooks and Jerry Dalton for arriving after the bell. Steve Harmon was fined for not supplying (golf) balls with paint logos to a certain golf-playing member named Doug. Steves comment Its hard to find the right balls. Jeff Brewer was fined for skirting duty when asked to be a Sgt. today.

Stan Macgirvin, Guy Gann, Terry Brigman, Tony Powers, Fred Conner and Steve Conard for not wearing their Big Hat today. (I dont know about the rest of you but my wife forgot to set mine out.) Doyle Ehling paid to announce that he was a 5X-grandpa with the birth of his granddaughter Ayla Aileen Booe.

The rest were fined for either missing AMBUC pins or no breakfast cards.

PROGRAM

Doyle Ehling introduced his long time friend and shirttail relative Bronc Rumford. Bronc owns and operates the Rumford Cattle Co. in Abbeyville, which has been family owned for many years, supplying rodeos around the world with rodeo stock. Floyd Rumford started the Abbeyville rodeo in his hometown in 1963.

Bronc was contacted early in 2005 through diplomatic channels to supply three barrel racing horses, three bucking horses, two pick up horses and two ponies for a special event in the Middle Eastern country of Oman. Omans Royal Calvary Equestrian and Camel Show was held New Years Day in the capital city of Muscat for the Sultan Oaboos Bin Said and 3,000 specially invited dignitaries and guests. The Commander of Omans Royal Calvary extended an invitation to the United States to participate, specifying rodeo as the American theme. The U.S. portion would be 9 minutes of the 90-minute show.

Bronc along with another employee trailered the horses to Chicago where they were quarantined and crated in special containers for the overseas trip. They accompanied them along with a professional handler on the 23-hour cargo flight from Chicago to Brussels, Belgium. All were transferred to another plane for the flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates and then by trailer again for 5 hours across the desert to Muscat.

The show included 1,200 horses, 800 camels and 5,000 people and the cost, $10 million dollars. The staging area outside the 12,000-seat area covered 4 acres. The Sultan personally chose the music for each portion of the show and each act had to coincide with it exactly. There were 14 days of rehearsal, prior to the show that everyone had to attend. It was sunny everyday except for the 2 days prior to the show, which it rained. They had not had any significant rainfall in 5 years in Muscat.

Needless to say but the arena floor was a muddy mess. The morning of the day of the show the Sultan brought in about 1,000 men and heavy earthmoving equipment and replaced the entire dirt floor of the outdoor arena so the show could go on as planned.

Bronc said the 10 horses used in the show were sold to Omans Royal Calvary as it was less expensive to do that than pay the $6,000 each to ship them back.

Club Announcements

Next Meeting, Friday, April 6 Lynette Mitchell Smith and Tomi Ann Foust

of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Reno County

Winners

50-50

Brenda Janda won $26.00

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Curtis Mitchell would have won $5

had he been here with his newsletter.

The pot increases to $10 next week.

Hutchinson AMBUCS Calendar

Friday, April 13 CMDR Chris Orwoll, US Navy, Ret.; New CEO at Kansas Cosmosphere

Friday, April 27 Ice Cream Committee meeting at 6:15 AM

Guests and New Member

Harold Ewy

guest of Fred Conner

Luke McConnaughy

brother of Monty McConnaughy

Guest Speaker Diane Cannon

with the Hutchinson Tree Board

TUIT

Jim Kicklighter returned from vacation with the TUIT and fined Ward Davis, Scott Potucek, Bob Bush, Eric Steinle and Jo Ann Williams for not asking about its well being.

Jim gave it to Monte McConnaughy to remind him to come back soon.

FINES

Jim Kicklighter and John Knipp were our Sgt.s at arms.

Monte McConnaughy paid a membership reinstatement tax. Jack Mace paid for his Are we there yet comment about the TUIT on Jims vacation … even though it was true.

Jim played a trivia game from information derived from his trip. Most tables lost but Brad Thompson did know that Gayle Sayers was the Kansas Comet.

Darren Wicks paid to announce that he had flyers for both of the upcoming T.E.C.H. fundraisers. Jo Ann Williams paid to announce that April 25th is Push Day and T.E.C.H is collecting 10,000 signatures along with other organizations like T.E.C.H. to try to urge legislatures to increase funding to these organizations as recommended by the Legislative Budget Committee. If you missed signing the petition it was also e-mailed to the membership.

PROGRAM

John Knipp introduced Dianne Canon a member of the Hutchinson Tree Board.

Diane informed us of an emergency situation taking place around Hutchinson called Pine Wilt Disease. This disease is being carried by a beetle and is affecting Scotch and Austrian Pine trees. There is no known treatment and the tree must be removed immediately to prevent spread to other trees. The affected tree must be burned, buried or if chipped, the chips must be composted correctly to kill the insect larva. This is a serious problem and the affected tree will die within weeks. If you have a suspect tree, contact the county extension agent immediately.

Another project with the Hutchinson Tree Board is the Trees for Tomorrow Fund. This fund, established through the Hutchinson Community Foundation, is a way for individuals and business to contribute a living gift towards the planting of trees in public areas around Hutchinson. Besides tree planting, tree education and tree related community projects all dedicated to beautifying Hutchinson. Diane also explained the citys 2007 tree planting cost share program. The city will reimburse residence owners south of 11th avenue up to 75% of tree cost up to $75, in accordance with the economic revitalization program for the southern half of the city. Residence owners north of 11th avenue will be reimbursed up to 50% of tree cost up to $50. Only new trees planted on street right of way are eligible for reimbursement and distance varies by area. Other stipulations such as having the site and tree variety pre-approved by Bob Hunter, City Forester are required.

If you have any questions or need more information on any of these programs you can reach Bob at 694-1900.

Club Announcements

SPECIAL THANKS: to all those who helped make the NJCAA Tournament another successful fundraiser!

Ice Cream Committee: Mark your calendars – Ice Cream Committee Meeting April 27th at 6:15 AM

Big Hatters: Now hear this, all hands on deck for the official big Hat breakfast this friday! Our program will be the Internationally famous rodeo stock provider Mr. Brock Rumford. So we will need lots of dirt or in this case Manure! Ha! Ha! So start scooping so we can have a Roundup of a good time. Be sure to wear those Big Hats.

Next Meeting, Friday, March 30 A Cowboy Story by Bronc Rumford with BIG HATS in charge See above

Winners

50-50

Dan Power won $19.00.

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Randy Hendrickson won $5

for having his newsletter.

Next week’s pot starts over at $5.00.

Guests

Marcy Kaufman with T.E.C.H.

Our Guest Speaker

David Heskett,

Hutchinsons newest Chiropractor

Nabeel Khokhar

with Sundance Rehabilitation

TUIT

Jim Kicklighter has taken the TUIT on vacation.

Make sure, if you see him, to ask to see if it has a tan.

FINES

Bob Bush and Al Strecker were filing in as our Sgt.s at arms.

Preston Clark and Darren Wicks paid for being late to their respective early morning meetings. Paul Brown paid for coming in just after the bell. Eric Steinle defined fashionably late arriving at 7:15 and paid. Nathan Meyer paid for being a thief and a crook (something to do with banking).

The Dead Butt Society including a cranky Don Grossardt, Stan Macgirvin and Chuck Peterson all paid for sitting while socializing. Jay Pitzer paid for introducing his guest David Heskett as having recently moved from Dodge City, though David practiced in Halstead before moving to the Fair City. Steve Conard paid for using the AMBUC meeting as feeding-his-family program.

Steve Harmon paid for a beautiful Budweiser NCAA Bracket including a delivery fee. Jerry Dalton and Marcy Kaufman purchased the remaining two brackets for $1.

Sgt. Bush played Are you smarter than your future councilman? game. Randall Haltom, Brenda Janda, Scott Saylor, Ward Davis and Paul Brown paid for their attempts to answer Bobs City Tax questions. Dan Power and Doug Foss paid for getting lippy with the Sgt.s. Tom Hymer paid an advertising tax for ALLTEL providing the cell phones for the T-shirt booths (shoulda been free-see below). Kip Hildenbrand paid a suck-up tax for advertising Mr. Bushs imminent election.

PROGRAM

Marcy Kaufman came to give us details of two upcoming fundraisers for T.E.C.H.

The 3rd Annual Texas Holdem Poker Tournament will be held Sunday, April 1st at McGraws. Check-in begins at 2:00 PM with play starting at 3:00 PM. A $30 donation is requested. There will be a lot of prizes donated by local businesses. The Grand Prize, which we help sponsor, is a trip for two to Las Vegas. Tickets are available at either TECH or McGraws or you can pay at the door.

The second fundraiser is the Main Street Hops for T.E.C.H. This event will be held in Downtown Hutchinson on Friday, May 4th, 5:30 to 8:30 PM. 15 different business will have tastings of 1 of 15 different imported craft beers, no domestics. These will consist of 2 oz. Sample cups with hors oeuvres being served that compliment that particular beer. Each business participating will have specials in conjunction with the event. 400 tickets will be available to purchase at $35.00 each which entitles the participant to a wristband and access to the 15 businesses to taste and socialize. Non drinkers can participate for $15.00 a ticket. A photo ID will be required.

100 volunteers will be needed to work the event. There will be two training sessions in April for volunteers, which will include some sampling of the beers. Volunteers will not be drinking during the event. Next week there will be volunteer sign-up sheets available. Starting points will be at both DCI and Ave. A park. Maps will be provided. Flyers for both events will be available starting next week.

Club Announcements

NJCAA Tournament T-Shirts: Shifts for working the NJCAA tournament started Sunday with setup and continue through this next weekend.

The work shifts for the booth are posted on our Hutchinson AMBUCS web site. Please check for your shifts. When it’s your time, be sure to arrive a few minutes before your shift starts. The work shift page is at www.hutchambucs.org/teeshifts.pdf, or there is a link to the page on our home page, just to left of the middle of the page.

The telephone number for the West Booth is 727-7609 and the East Booth is 727-1157. Special thanks to Tom Hymer and ALLTEL for providing us with these telephones.

Hutch AMBUCS Web Site: Some members have experienced difficulty accessing our web site this past week. This is very spotty, and currently seems to be related to specific Internet Service Providers. The technicians at our web host have been unable to duplicate the problem at their end, but have sent instructions for a possible solution. If you are having these problems, contact Jack Mace for a copy of the instructions.

Discussions are underway with LogicMaze Web Design for possible help with managing and development of our website.

Second Reading: A second reading for $200 to help support a carnival fundraiser for the Early Ed Center for the purchase of playground equipment. Motion passed.

Publicity Committee: We still need two more club members to step forward to be on the publicity committee, which includes writing our club newsletter for an eight-week term.

Next Year’s Officers: Bob Bush is looking for officers and committee chairman for his upcoming regime. Interested?

Next Meeting, Friday, March 23 PROGRAM T.B.A.

Winners

50-50

Kip Hildenbrand won $21.

N.L. Drg

Duke Wiggins won $35 for having his newsletter.

But, does it count when its across the room from him?

Next week the pot starts over at $5.

Guests and New Member

Trish Rose

with Forker, Suter & Rose

Linda Schmidt

with the Reno County Museum

Mattie Bieberly,

Steve Conards stepdaughter

TUIT

Tony Powers got 4 bits from Brad Thompson for not posting a sign asking about the TUIT at his key gas pumps. Not much of a week Tony!

Tony gave the TUIT to Jim Kicklighter who will be gone next week. Beware!

FINES

Jim Kicklighter and Mark Clark were our Sgt.s at arms.

Jeff Frizell was fined member reinstatement tax for not showing up since his wedding many months ago. Chuck Peterson had prepaid for a telephone call during the meeting last week but was fined again for missing the entertainment value of paying during the Sgt.s time. Scott Potucek was fined for butchering Trish Roses introduction. Jeff Brewer was fined for having the messiest office at Luminous Neon upon good authority following a recent tour. Fred Conner was fined his annual returning snowbird tax. Dwight Wiehl had to pay a small interest charge for winning the 50/50 pot last week.

Jeff Brewer (again) for a telephone call or was that an install gone wrong call; Yours Truly for running out of gas and almost ruining dinner last Wednesday night (ratted out by Mattie); and last but not least Preston Clark was fined for using the Womens port-a-pot at a mystery dinner theatre in the new salt mine. He said he left the lid up too.

PROGRAM

Linda Schmidt has been the new Reno County Museum director for the past four months. During that time she has mainly been dealing with getting the new Underground Salt Museum ready to open by May 1st with real operating toilets.

The infrastructure necessary for this endeavor 650 underground has proven to be very challenging. Visitors to the underground mine will be treated to a 40-minute tram tour followed by viewing exhibits in the underground museum. Future exhibits will be added as the museum evolves and funds become available. The next Murder in the Mine mystery dinner theatre will be held April 28th with future dinner theatres held in August and October.

Contact the museum for more information at 662-1184. Linda also told us two different versions of the Ben Blanchard and the discovery of salt stories.

Club Announcements

NJCAA T-Shirt Booth Workers: If you have not yet signed up to work our 1st club fundraiser of the year call Eric Steinle at 662-3331 immediately.

Membership Committee meeting: Next Friday, March 16, 6:15 AM

Publicity Committee: We still need two more club members to step forward for the publicity committee, which includes writing our club newsletter for an eight-week term.

First Reading: A first reading for $200 to help support a carnival fundraiser for the Early Ed Center for the purchase of playground equipment.

HutchAMBUCS Website: Discussions are underway with LogicMaze Web Design for possible help with managing and development of our website.

Officer Slate for new HutchAMBUCS year: Bob Bush is looking for officers and committee chairman for his upcoming regime. Interested?

Next Meeting, Friday, March 16 PROGRAM T.B.A.

Winners

50-50

Eric Steinle won $27.

N.L. Drg

John Knipp was not here

so he missed out on $30.

Next week the pot

increases to $35.

Special Guest

Rita Northup

AMBUCS District Governor 5D from Salina

Official Visit

TUIT

Steve Harmon had Doug Foss, Eric Steinle and Al Strecker fined for either they or their wives forgetting to ask about the TUITs well being.

Steve gave the revered relic to

Tony (one-bit) Powers.

FINES

Jim Kicklighter and Larry Sloan were our Sgt.s at arms.

Eric Steinle was fined for showing up at the usual time 7:05. Rick Mitchell, who attended this years Cancer Council auction with his wife, didnt buy anything or mention AMBUCS and was fined. Yours truly was fined for renewing a two-year commitment on the Citys Sales Tax Advisory board. After two years Im still not sure what it is we do but I enjoy spending the money.

Bob Bush won the primary election for City Councilman Northeast district and was fined. Remember Bob, after April, you pay per sign.

Ward Davis did remember to announce that he was with AMBUCS at this last Chamber breakfast, unfortunately he forgot his pin and was fined. Al Strecker was fined for turning down a game of golf so he could go work on his new house. Scott Potucek paid a member reinstatement tax, even though he was here two weeks ago whether Jim saw him or not.

And last, but not least, Chuck Peterson paid a happy to be breathing at his age tax.

What;

The District Governor didn’t get fined!?

What is this club coming to?

PROGRAM

Jeff Brewer brought our two manual T-shirt presses to train those new members who had not made T-shirts before or for those members who needed a refresher course in the proper techniques in making a quality printed T-shirt.

He also covered other tournament procedures for the two booths that we operate during the NJCAA Tournament. If you missed this meeting and will be working the booth be sure to ask either the booth manager or another member how to operate the presses.

Club Announcements

T-SHIRT WORKERS: If you have not yet signed up to work our 1st club fundraiser of the year call Eric Steinle at 662-3331 immediately.

T-SHIRT SPONSOR: We are still looking for a Championship Team T-Shirt Sponsor for the tournament somewhere from $300 to $500 to help with the cost of T-Shirts for the NJCAA Tournament Championship team. The sponsor will get their logo on the shirts, plus mention in the program if it is not too late for printing and hopefully a mention.

If you are interested in this sponsorship, or know someone or some business that is, contact Al Strecker (click here to e-mail) A.S.A.P.

Publicity Committee: We still need two more club members to step forward to be on the publicity committee, which includes writing our club newsletter for an eight-week term.

District Governor’s Announcement: Rita Northup our District Governor filled us in on some district happenings such as the Sport, Boat & Travel Show sponsored by the Salina AM club and Bid Appetit sponsored by the Noon Network club both of which were held last weekend in Salina.

Club E-Mail: If you need to send a message to all Hutch AMBUCS, simply address your e-mail to allhutchambucs@hutchambucs.org. This ia a special e-mail “forwarding account” with our website. When you enter the address shown, the e-mail goes through our web server, and is forwarded to each member from there. This is a safe way to have all e-mail addresses available to our members without exposing them to the general public.

Watch for further website enhancements that will allow our members to log-in to a passworded page and retrieve individual e-mail addresses.

Next Meeting, Friday, March 9 PROGRAM T.B.A.

Winners

50-50

Dwight Wiehl

won $21

N.L. Drg

Chuck Peterson did not have his newsletter,

so he missed out on $25 … and Im not sure he is still breathing.

At his age, maybe its the memory.

Next week the pot increases to $30.