JULY 21ST OPTIGRAM

Invocation by President

Guests:

    Preston True, speaker; Roger Wade

Optimist Announcements:

    Margaret – Van for dollars

Dawne – Preliminary Art, Beats, & Eats sign-up

Jack – Day at the races, money must be in by July 30

Optimist picnic July 25, 2010

Youth summit August 14, 9:30 – 1; training the Tuesday before   

Non-Optimist Announcements

Birthdays

    Steve – niece, Kirsten

    Kelly – sister-in-law Laurie

    Cas – nephew Andrew, jr.

Anniversaries

Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, and Gorbachev still did not get any

Family

    Mike S – Stephanie is in from AZ

    Shannon – Luca had his first bike ride

Pet Updates

    Shannon – Brett’s dog Daisy had a seizure

    Steve – awating Zip’s sibling

    Preston – looking for a Rotweiler

   

Out of town

    Steve – LA, UP, Dallas

    Randy – Hazel Park (races with Jack)

    Al – youngest went to Dallas

    Shannon – Ohio

    Margaret – new GPS got her to Lake Orion

   

Cars and Homes

   

    Randy did not lose power

    Steve – power surge knocked out his pool filter motor

    Mike S bought a new rain barrel from the Girl Scouts

    Dave P cleaned up after the storm

    Al’s backup sump worked after he lost power

   

All Things Electronic

Steve needs 8 fans for Morningstar Dentistry on Facebook to get to 100 and get special prizes from Sesame

    Margaret – TV (and GPS)

    Shannon loves her I-Phone

    Preston prefers his Blackberry, which can make calls

Entertainment

    Mike R is reading Rocket Man

    Margaret heard a speaker on the subject of Rocket Man

    Randy saw Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and went to a Tiger game

    John is going to a Tiger game, and Randy is going tonight (Wednesday)

    Steve’s niece Erin is a stage director

    Preston – Toledo Mudhens is great fun

Miscellaneous

Mike S – Earthquake in DC, daughter OK

Steve – Anna interviewing at MidCoast

Matt Y – Optimist baseball team going for championship

Bill agrees on Mudhens, also enjoys Toledo Walleye hockey

Mike S – Bill is running for State Rep

Speaker – Preston True on Time management

Winners:

    Early Bird – Dawne

    50/50 – Dave P, Pete