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Newsletter 10/29/2010

MEETING: October 29,2010 GUESTS: Mary Hemmings Executive Director of the Fox Theatre

FINES: Sergeants-At-Arms, Brad Thompson and Jeff Brewer were in rare form and tried to empty all wallets. Some of the fines, but probably not all were: Late: Eric S., Randy H., Reta C. and very Late, Ward D.. Many fines were collected thanks to Big Hats. If you had your hat, you were fined if did not have your hat you were fined if you are not a big hatter you were fined. And, on and on.:) Eric and Steve were find for chip rental. The Ladies table was fined to excess, because the have the most money.

BIG HATTER OF THE DAY: Fred Conner; Charter member of the club, married to his beautiful wife Barbara, has two children and has lived in Hutch for 42 years. Fred is retired but stays very busy with lots of Volunteering through out the city. TUIT: Jim Jacobs recovered the Tuit and offered a couple of fines. He then quickly passed it to Curtis Mitchell who is very proud to have it.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reta proudly let the club know that she has a new son in law and offered to show wedding pictures to anyone interested. We need to keep Dean Brigmans wife and Bob Bushs son in our prayers.

REMINDER: Scott, from the Membership committee reminded us all that we are in Fall Branding Time!!

PROGRAM: Tim Davies introduced Mary Hemmings Executive Director of The Fox Theatre. Mary opened her presentation by reminding us of a few facts, like, the Fox will be 80 years old in 2011, $4.5 million was raised to renovate and in 1999 they reopened with Gregory Hines performing. In 2001 the Fox was almost closed again and with community support the Fox Foundation was established. Now the Fox is physically sound. Mary repeatedly mentioned what tremendous support the community gives the Fox. The Fox is used in many different ways for weddings, education and meetings. Fundraising is back to the forefront as money is needed for the marquee and paint and plaster work. In closing Mary expressed again how grateful she is for the community support. Up coming events are Oklahoma on Thursday and then the Texas Tenors on Saturday.

50/50 Drawing: Won by Fred Conner, $20.00 donated to The Fox

Newsletter Drawing: Won by Jerry Dalton, $20.00 donated to The Fox

News letter question for 11/5/2010: Mary Hemmings estimates that the Foxneeds _____________$’s” to renovate the marquee.

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Newsletter 10/22/2010

MEETING: October 22,2010

GUESTS: Vi Juhnke, Scott Schultz, Hank Jansen, Karen Vidrickson, Christine Jacobs

FINES: Sergeants-At-Arms, Guy Gann and Larry Sloan were weak this week. Ok with the members however. Some of the fines, but probably not all were: Late: Dwight, Scott and Randy H. Finally, Bob Bush was fined, not sure what for .:) Larrys trivia was met with yawns.

AMBUC OF THE DAY: Tony Powers: born in western Ks..Married to Valerie has four children. Owns an Optometrist business in Hutchinson. TUIT: Jim Jacobs informed everyone that the TUIT is lost, but will be found.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: J Pitzer thanked those who helped with the casino night for Holy Cross Catholic Schools annual fund raiser. R. Henderson thanked everyone for their prayers for Deputy Mitch Harris and let us know, that Mitch is making progress and attending Wesley Rehab. Dean Brigman asked for our prayers,his wife is having major surgery.

PRESENTATION: Amtryke was presented by Doug to Scott Schultz. Scott was beaming from ear to ear and showed very good driving skills in his initial trip on the tryke. It is always a great experience to see these kids receive their trykes!

REMINDER: Invite guests for our meetings in October and November as it is Fall Branding Time!!

PROGRAM: Bob Busch and John Deirdoff, City Mgr.. Denmark visit to Siemens. Bob and John talked in detail about the Siemens company culture and what an aggressive company they are in terms of future growth and competitiveness. They are the number two wind company in the world. Bob emphasized the importance of building relationships with a company like this and their suppliers. Potentially some suppliers might come to Hutchinson if we as a city, are aggressive about the relationships. John talked about the incredible technology and that this company has a very broad scope of diversity of products they produce.

50/50 Drawing: Won by Darrin Wicks..$26.

Newsletter Drawing: Pushed to next week.

Newsletter Question for 10/29: Name the specific product that Siemens is producing at their Hutchinson plant. Hint; ______________ for wind turbines.

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Newsletter 10/15/2010

LAST MEETING

: 10/15/2010

GUESTS:

Jill Foss, Jessica Lurkin and Travis Booth

FINES:

Sergeants at arms, Scott and Brenda collected Late Fines from Rita, Randall and Eric. Steve and Jerry were fined for getting the newsletter out late Thursday night. Those who could not present an AMBUCS guest card were fined and Scott reminded everyone of the importance of fall branding. Finally Duke was charged a buck for poor judgement, in buying a KU ticket.

TUIT:

No Report, Im sure we will hear from Jim Jacobson next week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

President, Rick Mitchell announced that he and Darrin had attended the Regional meeting and found it very informative. He xplained how fortunate we are to have two major fund raisers in our club and that some club really struggle with fundraising.

Scott announced that OUR OWN Bob Busch and John Dierdorf will talk about their trip to Denmark next week.

Jay mentioned that the Casino Night for Holy Cross is a go.

PROGRAM:

Doyle introduced guest speaker Travis Booth.

Travis gave us an update on the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Hutchinson Junior College. He said all 20 enrollees are still in the program and they are enjoying a diversity of ages in the class. The students are now in the required eleven weeks of clinicals. Travis briefly mentioned that the new health care reforms are causing some concerns in the therapy reimbursement area. Hutchinson is one of only three schools in the state of Kansas to have the physical therapy program. The students will be taking their state board exams in April and graduating in May.

Travis has visited with us before and he extended a big thank you to the AMBUCS for their support.

50/50 Drawing:

Won by Brad Thompson.

Newsletter drawing was moved to next week!

Newsletter question for 10/22/ 10: Name the specific product that Siemans will produce at their Hutchinson plant. Hint; ____________ for wind turbines.

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Newsletter 10/08/2010

LAST MEETING: October 8,2010

GUESTS: Tona Turner,

FINES: Sergeants-At-Arms, John and Scott had a great time making up for no fines last week. Some of the fines, but probably not all were: Scott explained to Jeff B, what his responsibilities were last week, and where he came up short, cost Jeff a buck! Next someone from Collins Bus was fined for losing their name badge, Tim covered that fine. Our poor president and Jim J. were fined for supporting the Power-kats. Finally Bob Bush denied being late, but did pay a fine for not promoting AMBUCS during his world travels.

AMBUC OF THE DAY: Curtis Mitchell born and raised in Hutchinson. Graduate of Hutch Juco, and KState. Wife Pam and two children. Curtis has been a member of AMBUCS since 2005 or 06.

TUIT: Duke Wiggins zeroed in on a lot of folks as he had two weeks of opportunity. $1. was collected from Doug on behalf of Jill, Steve C., Don G., Stan M. , Dwight W., Doyle E., Jim J., Dave S., Jay P., Brad T., Rick M., Dan P. Good job Duke! Duke was delighted to pass the Tuit on to a very deserving, Jim Jacobson.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: J Pitzer explained the importance of volunteering to help out with the upcoming casino night for HolyCrossCatholicSchools annual fund raiser. These smaller events add up and help us through the lean times.

REMINDER: Invite guests for our meetings in October and November as it is Fall Branding Time.

Also; Big Hat Club will be hosting a Casino Night for HolyCrossCatholicSchools annual fundraiser, Saturday, OCTOBER 16th from 6-10 pm. All members can participate.

PROGRAM: Tona started by thanking Jeff Brewer and Luminous Neon for the new sign on 30th Street. Tona highlighted needs of the community and explained some of the methodology of how funds are allocated by specific needs after review of much data.. She went into some detail about how they are more focused in terms of spending. Three areas of focus are, Education, Financial Stability and Health. (looking at specific programs within each non-profit organization). United Way is trying to hold at current levels, the reactive line of spending.

50/50 Drawing: Won by Terry Brigman and donated to United Way.

Newsletter Drawing: Won by Scott Saylor and donated to United Way.

Newsletter Question for 10/15: Name the specific product that Siemens will produce at their Hutchinson plant. Hint; ______________ for wind turbines.

Jerry Dalton, Editor

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Newsletter 10/01/2010

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LAST MEETING: Golf Outing

GUESTS: Invited golfers

FINES: Only the golfers know! 😉

AMBUC OF THE DAY: None to report

TUIT: None to report

ANNOUNCEMENTS: We are back at the Town Club for Friday, October 8, 2010 meeting.

REMINDER: CLUB BOARD MEETING ON THE 8TH AT 6:15AM.

REMINDER: Invite guests for our meeting in October and November as it is Fall Branding Time.

Also; Big Hat Club will be hosting a Casino Night for Holy Cross Catholic Schools annual fundraiser, Saturday, OCTOBER 16th from 6-10 pm. All members can participate.

PROGRAM: Golf Outing Results: We had 23 golfers making up 6 teams.

1ST Place 7 under par Chuck Peterson, Jarin Berger, Donavan Shannon, Tracy Peterson.2nd place 2 under par Guy Gann, Dan Power, Bob Harris. 3rd place 1 under par Randy Henderson, Eric Steinle, Jim Seitnater, Randy Hendrickson. Last place 6 over par Jeff Brewer, Mitzi Heeney, Mike McQueen, Chuck Carson.

Long Putt on #15 was Devon Shannon. Closest to the pin on #8 was Larry Cottrel. Long Drive for women on #2 was Kim Trent Long drive for men on #2 was Chuck Peterson.

Prize Sponsors John Knipp, Peoples Bank and Trust Chuck Peterson, Peterson Predictive Maintenance Pat Fallon, Central Bank and Trust Bob Busch, City Beverage Sheriff Randy Henderson.

50/50 Drawing: None to report.

Newsletter Drawing: None to report.

Newsletter drawing: Name one Junior College, currently ranked in the top three in the nation, in football.

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Newsletter 09/24/2010

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Last Meeting: September 24, 2010 President Rick Mitchell in charge.

Guests: Becky Hughes with Open Door Pregnancy Center, our guest speaker.

Fines: Scott Potucek and Brenda Janda were our Sergeants-At-Arms. Fined first up, President Rick started the meeting late. Randall Haltom fined for being late to an Ice Cream meeting. Don Grossardt fined for his pontificating remark (look that up in your Funk & Wagnalls). Yours truly was fined again for making the history question too hard. Duke Wiggins was fined for being late to work his shift at the booth; he also was fined for not ordering enough ice cream. Those who did not work 4 shifts were fined a dollar. They tried to fine those who preceded Master Sergeant Larry Sloan in line. It didnt fly since they may have been only four people who were behind him. I guess we all need to honor the elderly.

AMBUC of the Day: Dean Brigman is a Charter Member of this club! A Hutchinson native, who attended Hutchinson Community College and Kansas State University, Dean operated a restaurant for 7 years. In 1980 he got involved with oil fields and started Brigman Productions, Inc. which he still operates today as an oil producer; lease operating, lease management and lease purchasing.

TUIT: Geoffrey Tolbert had Doug Foss, Mark Clark and Duke Wiggins fined before handing it off to Duke.

Announcements: WE ARE NOT MEETING AT THE TOWN CLUB NEXT FRIDAY October 1st as our clubs annual Golf Scramble is finally here. Meet at the Carey Park clubhouse no earlier than 6:30. Knackies is catering breakfast. You can still come to breakfast even if youre not playing golf. The price for golf is $35 which includes greens fee, cart and two mulligans. Contact Jeff Brewer at 620-728-9132 or jbbrewer@luminousneon.com if youre a last minute player or you have a guest and especially if you have items to donate for prizes.

Club Board Meeting Friday, October 8th at 6:15 AM.

Remember to invite guests for our meeting in October and November as it is Fall Branding Time. Our membership contest will be all members with four-letter first names VS the rest of the membership. Breakfast steaks to the winning group who has the most guests attending during branding time and gifts for the first three places.

The Big Hat Club will be hosting a Casino Night for Holy Cross Catholic Schools annual fundraiser October 16th from 6-10 PM. All members can participate. A sign-up sheet will be available soon.

Program: Tim Davies introduced Becky Hughes, Director of Open Door Pregnancy Center. They started the center in a small office in 2002 at 21 West 2nd Ave. After several years there they moved to the northeast corner of 4th & Washington at 24 W. 4th Ave. in the former Cox Communications building. After several years there they have just recently moved in July to a building at 315 W. 1st Ave. The new building was purchased by an anonymous donor and given to the center debt free. The building is more home like and will offer more privacy to those they serve. It is a true, heartfelt ministry, for babies. They offer free pregnancy tests, counseling services throughout the pregnancy, pre-natal information, baby supplies, limited ultrasounds, community referrals, adoption referrals and post abortive counseling. They have served 127 women so far this year. There are 1.3 million couples wanting to adopt a child. The center is not a United Way agency nor is it government supported. Their annual Fall Fundraiser Banquet will be October 14th at the Grand Prairie Hotel & Convention Center. Kirk Walden will be their guest speaker. Call the center at 728-2229 if you would like tickets to attend.

50/50 Drawing: Ryan Thompson won $22.00 for the second week in a row. He donated it to the Open Door Pregnancy Center.

Newsletter Drawing: Chuck Peterson was not here so he missed out on $55. Last weeks question: What well known building/business from 1901-1929 preceded the building that is located on the southwest corner of B & Main today where Apron Strings is located? Answer: The Home Theatre. Since you have two weeks to find the answers, this weeks question for $60 is: What was the name of our largest park on the south end of Hutchinson from 1888-1921 prior to becoming Carey Park? In 1921 it became Carey Park named for whom?

Steve Conard, Editor

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Newsletter 09/17/2010

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Last Meeting: September 17, 2010 President Rick Mitchell in charge.

Guests: Cory Griffiths with Promise Regional Medical Center and Vic Braden, Deputy State Attorney General, our guest speaker.

Fines: Scott Potucek and Dennis Reiser were our Sergeants-at-Arms today. Geoffrey & Kathleen Tolbert and Paul Hartman were fined for being late. I was fined for assuming a few weeks back that Scotts Trivia Book was new. He said that it was not new, never assume, maybe a new one would help? Tom Hymer was fined for a telephone technology issue and his former association to same. Duke Wiggins fined for not attending the Board Meeting and his response There was a Board Meeting? Jim Seitnater was fined for not being two places at the same time. He was working Third Thursday downtown when someone asked for him at the booth. Tim Davies was fined for being late to the booth last week. (I think if they would have dug a bit deeper they could have come up with a myriad of fines here.) Since Eric was not here, Don Grossardt was fined for us not having or knowing about no breakfast at the fair last week, another guilt by association fine. The best fine of the morning was Dave Suhler fined for trying to keep a sign posted at the new Monkey Show at the fair that some drunk was trying to take down since it was blocking his view. Personally, I think they should have let the baboon take care of the drunk. Did you see his fangs? And last but not least, Ward Davis was fined for being late for breakfastbut early for next weeks meeting.

TUIT: Paul Hartman had Fred Conner, Duke Wiggins and Tom Hymer fined for not asking about the TUIT mostly at church. He would have had many more but someone told him that he couldnt fine those working at the booth that forgot to ask. Paul, there are no rules when it comes to the TUIT. Paul gave it to Geoffrey Tolbert.

Announcements: Scott Potucek and Anita Warren announced our membership drive contest for Fall Branding Time October thru November. All members with four-letter first names VS the rest of the membership. Breakfast steaks to the winning group with the most guests attending during branding time and gifts for the first three places. Where does he come up with these things?? Be thinking of guests to invite.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered to work at the fair booth this year. Unfortunately, we were down about 8% from last year, but did better than many other vendors.

The last tickets were sold last Friday for the annual T.E.C.H. Golf Tournament foursome. Jeff Brewer joins Rick Mitchell, Jim Kicklighter and Chuck Peterson for our team in the tournament.

Sign-up continues for our clubs annual Golf Scramble which will be held October 1st at Carey Park with Knackies catering breakfast. The price is $35 which includes greens fee, cart and two mulligans. Invite guests!! Contact Jeff Brewer at 620-728-9132 or jbbrewer@luminousneon.com if you have items to donate for prizes.

The Downtown Chili and Soup Festival follows the fair September 25th. Contact this years Chairman Eric Steinle, if you want to enter a team.

Program: Randy Henderson was called away on an emergency but Guy Gann introduced Vic Braden, Deputy State Attorney General Criminal Division. Vic was here to tell us about his recent experiences in Afghanistan serving with the Kansas Air National Guard from August 2009 through April 2010. Vics assignment was the Dirty South or the Kandahar, and Zabul area. Stationed at Camp Hero, the Afghan army headquarters, outside Kandahar City. Vic was a senior advisor to three generals in the Afghanistan army. He was part of a coalition of American, Canadian, Dutch and British representatives to provide insight to the Afghans on the western views and to provide the coalition on the Afghan views. His PowerPoint photos showed this area as mostly desert with oceans of sand and occasional waves of mountains and very isolated fertile valleys along the rivers. In those fertile valleys are the very poor and not well educated tribal people of Afghanistan, who are isolated and insulated from the rest of the country, growing mostly poppies as a cash crop for the drug war-lords and some wheat for food. Afghanistan is of great political interest because of its geographical location between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north, Iran to the west, Pakistan to the south and east and China to the far northeast. Throughout history this region has been invaded by various groups and since the late 1970s has experienced a continuous state of civil war. The U.S. has supplied secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet afghan regime and more recently led the invasion that overthrew the Taliban government in October 2001. In December 2001, the United Nations authorized the creation of an International Security Assistance Force, (ISAF) to help maintain security and assist the Karzai administration. The country is slowly being rebuilt with the support of the coalition and continued dealing with the Taliban insurgency.

50/50 Drawing: Ryan Thompson won $22.00. Unfortunately Ryan left early and we hope the funds were deposited somewhere safe.

Newsletter Drawing: Fred Conner didnt know the answer much less the question: In the hit TV series Glee, what is the name of McKinley High Schools singing team New Directions number one competitor team? What is Pucks first name? The answers: Vocal Adrenalin and Noah Puckerman. This weeks question worth $55 is: What well known building/business from 1901-1929 preceded the building that is located on the southwest corner of B & Main today where Apron Strings is located? (Hintthe answers to all my questions are as close as your local library. Go dig!)

Steve Conard, Editor

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Newsletter 09/03/2010

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Last Meeting: September 3, 2010 President Rick Mitchell in charge.

Guests: Max Bookless with SNC Security & Communications, Jennifer Dunn with Reins of Hope, both guests of Darren Wicks. Gene and Rhonda Elliott with Patriot Freedom Alliance, our guest speakers.

Fines: Scott Potucek and Brenda Janda were our Sergeants-At-Arms. Valerie Harper and Eric Steinle were fined for being late. Steve Harmon was fined for a before meeting discussion on What Painters do? Yours truly was fined for miss-reporting who had the TUITbut because I was duped along with the rest of the club, Stan Macgirvin and Jeff Roberson were also fined. Scott finished with trivia questions from his new book of Trivia.

AMBUC of the Day: Larry Sloan has been a club member since 2003. He grew up in Western Kansas farming before and after college. He also worked for the Department of Agriculture for awhile. When he came to Hutchinson he and his wife Barb opened a rental storage facility on East 11th which they still have along with a much larger equipment rental business on Airport Road.

TUIT Report: Jeff Roberson had Paul Hartman, Dennis Reiser and John Knipp fined for not inquiring about the TUITs well being. Jeff passed it on to Paul Hartman. It saves to ask!

Announcements: REMEMBER WE ARE MEETING AT THE ICE CREAM BOOTH!! You will need to park outside the fairgrounds (Crescent Boulevard is probably the closest) and walk to the booth. You will not need a gate ticket until afternoon that day. You will receive gate tickets for the shifts you are working and we will cover any last details before going to breakfast at the Central Christian Schools booth in the Food Court.

The club board meeting will be moved to Friday, September 17th at 6:15 AM.

A Big Thank You to everyone who has volunteered to work at the fair booth. There were only 5 slots left to fill as of last Friday. Contact Fred Conner at H: 663-2769 or C: 727-4730 or by e-mail bfconner@cox.net if you have not yet signed up to work or can cover one of these vacant slots. If something comes up and you are not able to work you need to try to find a replacement to work your time. Then notify the booth with the information so that it can be noted on the schedule. The booth phone number (at this time) is 913-609-0819.

We will be unloading Ice Cream at the booth Monday, September 6th, Labor Day, around 7:00-7:30AM (or when the truck arrives).

Tickets are being sold each Friday for the annual T.E.C.H. Golf Tournament foursome. Rick Mitchell joins Jim Kicklighter and Chuck Peterson for our team in the tournament.

Sign-up continues for our clubs annual Golf Scramble which will be held October 1st at Carey Park with Knackies catering breakfast. The price is $35 which includes greens fee, cart and two mulligans. Invite guests!! Contact Jeff Brewer at 620-728-9132 or jbbrewer@luminousneon.com if you have items to donate for prizes.

The Downtown Chili and Soup Festival follows the fair September 25th. Contact this years Chairman Eric Steinle, if you want to enter a team.

Be inviting guests to breakfast as Fall Branding time begins October 1st.

Program: Guy Gann introduced Gene and Rhonda Elliott with Patriot Freedom Alliance. The PFA is a local Hutchinson area group formed following the Tea Party Movement in 2009. They are a Conservative, faith-based group whose efforts are to preserve our country and the constitutional rights set forth by our Founding Fathers. They do not and will not condone racism, violence, or any type of extremist views. They offer weekly meetings at the Grand Prairie with invited speakers. For more information visit their web site patriotfreedomalliance.org . “If ever a time should come when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” –Samuel Adams, 1776.

50/50 Drawing: Doug Wyckoff, our newest member, won $35.

Newsletter Drawing: If Tom Hymer had not lost his head and blurted out the answer of Oil to this weeks question John Knipp would not have known What was Ben Blanchard, the founder of South Hutchinson, looking for when he accidently discovered salt? The purse increases to $50. You have two weeks and two questions to answer at our next meeting at the Town Club on September 17th. In the hit TV series Glee, what is the name of McKinley High Schools singing team New Directions number one competitor team? What is Pucks first name?

Steve Conard, Editor

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Newsletter 08/27/2010

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Last Meeting: August 27, 2010 Secretary Jim Seitnater in charge.

Guests: Kevin Carr, CEO, Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC), Stacy Unruh, Engineer/Owner of Seed Research Equipment Solutions, and Dan Ledeboer, Director, Quest Center for Entrepreneurs all guest speakers.

Fines: Larry Sloan and Dennis Reiser were our Sergeants-At-Arms. Tom Stanton was fined for being late and a membership renewal tax. Both Mark Clark and Jim Kicklighter a membership renewal tax. Jeff Roberson volunteered a late fine or was that a stupid tax. Dennis Reiser was recognized for his birthday on 8/24 but since he was wielding the toilet Im not sure he paid. Jim Seitnater paid for another announcement of Uncorked for T.E.C.H. which was last Saturday night. Eric Steinle paid to pitch the Downtown Chili and Soup Festival coming September 25th. Contact him, since he is this years chairman, if you want to enter a team.

TUIT: Pat Fallon had Guy Gann, Randy Hendrickson and (an absent) Terry Brigman fined for not asking. Pat passed it on to Stan Macgirvin.

Announcements: Tickets are being sold each Friday for the annual T.E.C.H. Golf Tournament foursome. Jim Kicklighter joined Chuck Peterson for the first two slots.

Also, next Friday, sign-up for our clubs annual Golf Scramble which will be held October 1st at Carey Park with Knackies catering breakfast. The price is $35 which includes greens fee, cart and two mulligans. Invite guests!! Contact Jeff Brewer at 620-728-9132 or jbbrewer@luminousneon.com if you have items to donate for prizes.

Ice Cream Booth sign-up continues contact Fred Conner at H: 663-2769 or C: 727-4730 or by e-mail bfconner@cox.net if you have not yet signed up to work the Kansas State Fair September 10-19. We are almost full, but we still need a few workers for the second weekend of the fair!

Duke Wiggins mentioned we will be unloading Ice Cream at the booth Monday, September 6th, Labor Day, around 7:30-8:00AM (or when the truck arrives)!

Program: Randy Henderson introduced Kevin Carr, CEO, Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC), Topeka, Stacy Unruh, Engineer/Owner of Seed Research Equipment Solutions, South Hutchinson, and Dan Ledeboer, Quest Center for Entrepreneurs, Hutchinson. Kevin started by explaining that KTEC began in 1987 and is a private/public partnership established by the state to promote technology based economic development. It is funded by the Economic Development Initiative Fund and its board is comprised of leaders from the private business sector and government from across the state. Through support of strategic research and development at our Centers of Excellence, through intense hands-on business assistance at incubators across the state and through investment capitol in start-up companies KTEC serves as an invaluable partner to bring economic growth to Kansas. Stacy explained that their company was one of the companies helped by KTEC. They custom build specialized seed planters for a variety of seed types and sell them worldwide. They have been in business for 11 years and have just added their fifteenth employee. Their planters range in cost from $30,000 to $200,000 and include many specialized features including onboard computer systems. Their customers use these planters to precision plant and test seed varieties to track yield results. Soon, with GPS technology, they will be able to track individual seeds through plant harvest. Dan completed the program with a pitch for new businesses to consider the Quest Center with its variety of assistance programs available to help them get started.

50/50 Drawing: Kathleen Tolbert won $30. Does that mean you have to share?

Newsletter Drawing: Jim Shaw was not here to try to answer this weeks question What was the location of our previous court house and what year was it torn down and why? The answer, the Southeast corner of B & Main. It was condemned and torn down in 1924 when cracks appeared on the inside walls and it was feared it may be collapsing into Carey Salt brine wells to the South and East of the property. The purse increases to $45. Since I have been accused of making this too difficult, most of you will know the answer to this question or you can easily find it on the web. What was Ben Blanchard, the founder of South Hutchinson, looking for when he accidently discovered salt?

Next Meeting: If they would let me know, then I could tell you. Hmmm

Steve Conard, Editor

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Newsletter 08/20/2010

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Last Meeting: August 20, 2010 President Rick Mitchell in charge.

Guests: Harley Macklin, from Kansas City, guest of Terry Brigman. Brian Youngers with Wells Aircraft, our guest speaker. Welcome! Doug Wycoff, Hutchinson Care Center, Our Newest Member!!

Fines: Larry Sloan and Scott Potucek were our Sergeants-At-Arms. Randy Henderson was fined for no name badge and owning up to being late too. Randy Hendrickson fined for having the wrong name badge on for awhile (maybe that explains why Randy Henderson didnt have his). Doug Foss fined for a bad/good joke (you had to be there and youll have to ask him). Jay Pitzer fined for robbing the Sergeants of fine money by selling the HCC discount cards. Ending with Jokes by Larry Boy and a pin check.

AMBUC of the Day: Chuck Peterson owner of Peterson Predictive Maintenance. Member since 2004. Previously worked for ONEOK Hydrocarbon learning to use infrared and ultrasound equipment in maintenance applications. Chuck went out on a limb and decided to start his own company and became a Thermographer to offer this infrared and ultrasound in maintenance applications to other businesses. A supportive wife Linda at home, 3 children, 6 grandsons and 1 great-grandson.

AMBUC of the Day II: John Knipp with Peoples Bank and Trust. Member since 1990. Using skills acquired in a variety of jobs before moving to banking. Married 36 years to wife Jane, a middle school teacher at Prairie Hills and 4 children.

TUIT: Dean Brigman was back and had Preston Clark, Darren Wicks, Jim Jacobs and Tim Davies fined for not inquiring. Dean gave it to Pat Fallon.

Announcements: Tickets are being sold each Friday for the annual T.E.C.H. Golf Tournament foursome. Chuck Peterson won the first slot.

Also, next Friday, sign-up for our clubs annual Golf Scramble which will be held October 1st at Carey Park with Knackies catering breakfast. The price is $35 which includes greens fee, cart and two mulligans. Invite guests!! Contact Jeff Brewer at 620-728-9132 or jbbrewer@luminousneon.com if you have items to donate for prizes.

Ice Cream Booth sign-up continues contact Fred Conner at H: 663-2769 or C: 727-4730 or by e-mail bfconner@cox.net if you have not yet signed up to work the Kansas State Fair September 10-19. Workers are especially needed for the second weekend of the fair!

Contact Chairperson Eric Steinle if you are interested in sponsoring a team in the annual Downtown Chili and Soup Festival.

Program: Dean Brigman introduced Brian Youngers Chief Pilot and Flight Department Manager at Wells Aircraft. Brian grew up in Clearwater, Kansas attending K-State in Salina graduating with a degree in Aviation. Received his flight certification flying at Jabara Airport in Wichita. Wells Aircraft offers aircraft fuel, hanger space and line mechanic services including avionics, rental and courtesy cars and catering. They are also a Cirrus authorized service and Cirrus certified pilot training center. They also offer aircraft sales, flight training, rentals and air charter services. Their fleet includes Cirrus SR-20 and SR-22, Cessna Skyhawk and Piper Arrow. Brian convinced the Kansas Cosmosphere that they should offer a class on aviation and has taught that class the last two years. Married with two children. His wife is an elementary teacher at Hadley in Wichita.

50/50 Drawing: Jerry Regier won $30.

Newsletter Drawing: Jerry Regier guessed Picnic and Carousel as the answer to this weeks question. Jerry was half correct. Name two movies that a part of the movie was filmed here in Hutchinson? Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie (1952) and Picnic (1955) were the two I was looking for. According to IMDb other films to have a portion photographed in Hutchinson were Star 34 (1954 Short Film), Evening Magazine (1976), Fallout (2010 Short Film) and Snatched (2010). According to the Kansas Film Commission Ace Eli and Roger of the Skies (1973), was filmed in Hutchinson and Haven although other sources list Mount Hope and Halstead, although most of the cast and crew stayed here. Guy Gann mentioned the movie, The Gypsy Moths (1969), but according to IMDb this movie was photographed in Abilene, Benton (Airport), El Dorado, Wichita, Kansas USA (misc. backdrops) and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios. The purse increases to $40 with this weeks question: What was the location of our previous court house, what year was it torn down and why?

Steve Conard, Editor