Award winners who were not present include:
Best Visual Effects - Steve Kady
Best Sound Mixing - Tom Hoch
Best Performance by a Member who Rarely Attends Meetings -Ken Dufffy
Best Performance on The Road - Tom Glazier
Best Father/Son Duo - Matt and Liam Nelson
Best Train Director - Greg Hurd
Best Misfit Recruiter - Chris Dunphy
Best Supporting Cast and Crew - Everyone Else Who Worked
Best Original Score - Robion Morrissey and the TJ Band Members
Editor's Note: Dick Nickloff accepted the award for Best Giveaway of an $85 tree for 85 cents By an Unknown Cashier with the explanation that it was a correction of an overring (not a giveaway)
Tom then reported that the proceeds of the tree lot season were over $40,000, which is down from the previous year. Some bills and expenses are pending, and Pat Bush plans on giving a full report to the board on Tuesday, then present to the club at next Friday’s meeting.
DRAWING
A drawing was had! The 9 of Spades was this week’s magic card. Cups O’ Cash went to:
Jack Kleinheksel (twice!)
Allan Malask
Bryce Slaby
Tom Kramis
Craig Eley
Bill Morgan and Jim Easton pulled from the deck and came up empty. Phil Perington was sporting his nametag at the right time, and with his one good appendage drew from the deck, but alas came up short-handed. And so the pot thickens.
Randy Bruns sent us out into our Friday and weekend by leading the recitation of the Optimist Creed: Promise Yourself, to be so strong…
From Phil Perington: What do you call Christmas wreaths made out of $100 bills?
Aretha Franklins