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NEWSLETTER Cedar Rapids Downtown Kiwanis Club Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The meeting was called to order by President Kelly Moore. 27 Members in attendance. Guests: Joanne Michlin (introduced by John Schweitzer) Birthdays: None other than the incomparable Janet Blackledge Anniversaries: None Announcements: Kelly Moore announced a short board meeting following today’s luncheon. Jeff Hollingsworth announced an interclub next Tuesday, Oct. 16 with the Golden K Club at the First Presbyterian Church at Happy Bucks: Janet Blackledge - $2 for WMT’s ads last Sunday on Kiwanis, compliments of Jim Doyne; Kelly Moore – thank goodness the Cubs were feted last week prior to getting ousted; Sister Charmaine – all new windows in their home for the winter; Bob Dye – the Cleveland Indians knocking off the Yankees; Doug Dix – the Rockies winning and the Yankees losing; John Schweitzer – Gophers and Hawkeyes fighting for the Big Ten cellar; Ron Sunderman – glad to be back from trip with his wife okay and he sporting a burn on the arm; Dr. Graeff – Mizzou’s 41-6 drubbing of the Cornhuskers; Breitbach – Mike Poggenklass said Dan was happy he was on his committee; Mike Poggenklass – his not-so-close buddy Joe Torre may need a job; and John Anderson – begrudgingly bestowed an almost compliment on Dan Breitbach for getting a March date for the pancake breakfast. Next week’s program: Jim Kern, new executive director of Brucemore Speaker: Bob Hatala introduced Stephen Jackson Sr, chair of the Linn County Re-districting commission. Steve gave an overview of the process of creating 5 district supervisor positions (a change from the current 3) and brought props – specifically, maps showing the different district options under review. The commission is recommending Plan D. Each district will consist of 38,340 people give or take 1%. This is based on the 2000 census. The next re-districting will occur after the 2011 census. There is a public hearing at the county annex on Thursday, October 11 at Word for the day: We had another break from thinking as Don Grimm was last seen somewhere in Submitted: Dan Breitbach |