LIONS CLUB WEEK OF 01/17/07

Program/Speaker
Hank Holt Introduced
Quinn Alexander
Quinn is married and has two children…He has lived in Canyon for 15 years.  He came from New Mexico as quickly as possible to Texas.  He has been 9 months at the job of Mayor for the City of Canyon.  He has had many mentors not the least of who is Lois Rice.  The main agenda the City of Canyon has faced during the last year has been acquiring water for future expansion.  We have not acquired new water rights in the last 50 years and that is coming together quite nicely thanks to the hard work of his committee and the good citizens of Canyon.  The City of Canyon has acquired the triangle shaped tract of land North of Kimbrough Stadium and plans on using that as commercial retail and water tower possibly.  Canyon also has an agreement with the City of Amarillo regarding the water issue.  This agreement signed over 20 years ago makes Amarillo a partner in our water right future as well.

We have new City Limit’s signs that will be appearing shortly. 

Canyon has many assets, among which are WTAMU, Canyon ISD, Randall County, the Justice Building to name a few.  Small business retention in Canyon is doing well also.  A great Sports program thru WTAMU and Canyon ISD are all contributing factors to our economy.

Canyon purchased the Golf Course at the very end of last year and has many goals in place of which…new cart paths, water to the golf course to improve the greens.  Hank Holt wonders if there is going to be a full scale restaurant, and the answer is probably not…the Club House will offer food comparable to other Municipal Golf Courses…NO there will NOT be draft Beef for Andy Carter.

In expanding Canyon’s growth potential, the City will be planning new sewer projects, new housing in the form of apartments and new construction in general, and we are growing on all sides of Canyon, North, South, East and West…so the City of Canyon is growing and expanding and it should be good for the economy, the community and the soul..to have such a wonderful City Commission and dedicated City Employee’s to serve our community. 

Prayer

•  Don Max Vars

Pledge

•  Bill Pulliam

Songs-Bill Craddock

•  Happy Birthday was sung to Paul Lyons.
• America

Past District Governor’s in attendance today!

•  Don Max Vars
• Kenneth Waugh
• Rocky Lee

Guests 1/17/07
There were no guests this week…but George has a TIP for the ladies:

If you husband is overweight.  Try and get him to walk 6 miles a day…if you are lucky at the end of a week he will be 42 miles down the road.
Tail Twister’s
Harley & Dale Davis

• Laura Hunter was chastised and fined for not being to a meeting for so long.

• Hank Holt and Drew Alexander were both fined for wearing the same identical (practically …Hank is taller) outfit…and it is rumored that they have long talks across the back fence (just line in Tool Time) to coordinate their attire.

 

Queens Fine Time

• Kimberly for quite about Hank and Susan are related because of the speed at which they talk.
• Paul Sweetgaul…did not recognize Queen Susan as she was jogging…
• Drew for knocking the Past and Present Queens picture in the floor.
• Mandy Williams for bumping into the Queen’s table WHILE she was eating.
• Cute Table…go figure.
• Bob Lindsey for sitting with team Estrogen…you will not intimidate those girls.
• Gay section in the back…I swear I did not see one pink shirt…
• Andy Hix and Andy Carter for both having the name Andy.
• Dan for playing with his cell phone during the meeting.
• Don Blankenship for not having a poem about the queen yet and it is coming up on the 4th Wednesday in January.

Lions Pride

• Bob Lindsey’s son David for making the “Glee” club in the United States Military Academy.

Drawing-Split the Pot Winner
$28.25 won by Queen Susan #636550
Announcements

• January 20, 2007  MidWinter Conference…location The Gathering Place…turn west at Coulter and Wallace Boulevard.
• January 25, 2007…Stories for Scanners luncheon honoring our Police, Fire and Emergency personnel to thank them for a job well done.
• February 13, 2007 Jimmy Ross, International President will be in Dumas for a dinner and speak to all present.  Cost $20.00 per person…Dress will be Western..turn your money into Paul Sweetgaul and he will write a check from the Club for all attendee’s. 
• February 15, 2007   Valentine’s Banquet honoring Queen Susan.
• Deanna Porter will head up the committee for the Valentines Banquet.