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Fall colors on the Herman Gulch ...
COLORFUL COLORADO
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A beautiful Colorado autumn day. Cool, crisp air. Camaraderie! Greg Young provides the invocation, reminding us that, like pebbles in a pond, the ripples from our community activities spread far beyond what we actually touch. Some people we haven't seen for a while: Terry Shroyer, Curt Boell.
Bob Avery returns.  All is right with the World!
 
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GUESTS
Steve Kady announces that he has three signed applications (and checks), two of whom are at today's meeting and one who was here last week. (Lt. John Webb of Denver Fire Department.)
Guests today are:
The 3 new members Steve brought in are Ken Jeung (on the left)  Gary Amelon and John Webb.
 
Ken graduated from George Washington High School, owned the Canton Landing restaurant and is now an insurance agent. 
 
Gary is a retired photojournalist and production director.
 
 
 
John Webb is a retired Denver Fire Department Lieutenant. Loves golf 
and other sports.
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ANNUAL CELEBRATION
 
Our illustrious (and almost Past) President Dan Rodriguez reminded us of the upcoming Annual Celebration at Maggiano's on October 2 and promised a gala event, with an excellent speaker and a magic trick starring Dan and a mystery assistant.  You can still sign up at:

  

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4aadaf292-annual

COST IS $33 PER PERSON IF PAID BY CHECK OR CASH.  CHECKS SHOULD BE SENT TO GREG YOUNG, 3983 S. OLIVE ST., DENVER, CO 80237; OR PAY $34 ONLINE

 http://optimist-club-of-monaco-south.square.site/

OR Pay on the Monaco South web site link:  www.monacosouth.org

Date: 10/02/2021 (Sat.)

 

Time: 11:15am - 3:30pm
 
Location: Maggiano's DTC
Dan also thanked Steve Kady for his efforts in lining up a meeting place during Covid and thanked Tom Hoch, Larry Pulaski and Steven Avery for helping with set up for Zoom meetings.
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SUPER CITIZEN
Joe Marci announced that he and Ron Cisco would be conduction Super Citizen Awards Program at Most Precious Blood School next Tuesday. Super Citizen is a long standing program of the club, but Dr. Bob announced that he has not heard from many of the school reps with regard to programs and asked that they contact schools and let him know of needs for certificates.
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JUNIOR GOLF
 
Joe also announced that there would be a major Junior Golf Tournament October 20-21 and that he would be looking for help. Check with Joe at 303-847-7844
 
 
 
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500+ Pumpkin Pictures [HD] | Download Free Images on UnsplashBob Avery announced that the Boy Scouts are, once again, holding there annual pumpkin sale and that he could use some help unloading pumpkins on October 1 at Belleview
and Holly. For details, check with Bob at 303-550-5433.
 
 
 
 
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CHRISTMAS TREE LOT
Tom Kramis reports that the exact location for the tree lot this year is still up in the air, due to some reconfiguration and occupation of previous location. For various reasons, supply of trees is somewhat limited, but Tom is using every resource at his command to ensure that we will have trees to sell this Christmas
 
 
 
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HAPPY BUCKS
Money collected from "Happy Bucks" contributions are forwarded to the Childhood Wellness Fund of Optimist International.
Greg Young - Happy it's Dan's last week!
Frank Middleton - Happy to have known Donlie Smith
Dick Nickloff - Happy he got to visit grandkids
Bob Avery- Happy he finally made it to the Upper Peninsula  after missing a flight.
Curt Boell - Happy he got to visit Telluride
Tom Kramis - Happy for the fall color changes. 
Steve Kady- Happy about the birth of his 20th great-grandchild.
Tom Hoch- Happy the club has survived this year 
___________________________________________   DRAWING
Last drawing of the year was another yawner, with only one card (6 of spades) to draw from and a mere $20 in the pot. Al Gapuzan was the lucky one as he did, in fact, draw the 6 of spades from the deck of one. Al donated his winnings to Happy Bucks. Be here next week when we crack open a new deck of 52 cards and start over.
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FUTURE SPEAKERS
October 1 - Kent Gloor - Energy 101
October 8 - Paul Shamon
October 15 - Jon Caldera -Tax Reform
October 22 - Camaraderie
October 29 - Harry Fegley - Introduction to Model Boat Building
November 5 - Chuck Brasfield - Denver Area Boy Scouts with
future Council President Christopher Sherry- Chairman, CEO and President of Merrick & Company
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Casey Funk - 9/6
Jim Easton -9/12/
Guadalupe (Lupe) Salinas -9/12
Peter Dimond - 9/14/
Frank Middleton - 9/28/
Neil Alderson -9/29/
 
 
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OI Foundation Reminder: If you use Amazon to order products, you can earn money for the Foundation by signing on to  http://smileamazon.com
 
 
See the Online Events Calendar @http://www.monacosouth.org/Events/Calendar
 
Commencing May 14 meetings will be held at the American Legion Hall 5400 E Yale Ave. While there be no two way communication, you may observe (and listen to)  the meeting on Zoom.
OCMS President Dan Rodriguez is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: All Friday meetings will be simulcast on Zoom in “listen and watch only” mode. We will use the same Zoom link from previous weeks. So, members that are not ready to go out in public can still observe the meeting. However, all members are encouraged to attend the live meeting when possible.
Topic: OCMS Friday 7:00 AM Meeting
Time: 6:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Friday Morning
 
 LINK
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 811 1860 7098
Passcode: 354081
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Meeting ID: 811 1860 7098
Passcode: 354081
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbIPuFknO5
 
  
Optimist Club of Monaco South 2020-2021 45th Year — Chartered in 1976
 
                   2020 - 2021 Officers                                      2020 - 2021 Board of Directors
President           Dan Rodriguez    303-521-512           Perry Allen            303-521-3453 
Vice President   Tom Kramis        303-917-5299         Stephen Avery       720-775-7700
Vice President   Chris Dunphy     720-297-3111          George Buzick      303-803-2268
Secretary            Bill Morgan        303-868-4384          Allen Malask         303-726-3700 
Asst. Secretary  Phil Perington    303-832-4578          David Peck            925-890-2531
Treasurer           Pat Bush             720-747-5482          Larry Pulaski        303-956-1202 
Asst. Treasurer Greg Young         303-759-3921          Mark Smith           303-691-9766 
                                                                                        Bob Meyer             303-919-4532
Past Presidents
Bob Rhue 1976-77
Jerry Whitlow 1977-78
Bill Kosena 1978-79
Duane Wehrer 1979-80
Curt Jefferies 1980-81
Frank Middleton 1981-82
John Young 1982-83
Pat Bush 1983-84
Bob Hugo 1984-85
Tom Mauro 1985-86
Curt Lorenzen 1986-87
Oscar Sorensen 1987-88
Lupe Salinas 1988-89
Bob Avery 1989-90
 
 
Bill Litchfield 1990-91
Bill Walters 1991-92
Kent Gloor 1992-93
Gary Strowbridge 1993-94
Mark Metevia 1994-95
Bob Safe 1995-96
Tom Overton 1996-97
Peter Dimond 1997-98
Ralph Symalla 1998-99
Cy Regan 1999-00
Stan Cohen 2000-01
Don St. John 2001-02
Jack Rife 2002-03
Karl Geil 2003-04 
Bryce Slaby 2004-05
 
 
 
Donlie Smith 2005-06
Paul Bernard 2006-07
Greg Young 2007-08
Phil Perington 2008-09
Ron Cisco 2009-10
Ed Collins 2010-11
Randy Marcove 2011-12
Paul Simon 2012-13
Jon Wachter 2013-14
John Oss 2014-15
Michael Chavez 2015-16
Craig Eley 2016-17
Jim Easton 2017-18
Everett Gardner 2018-19
Bob Meyer 2019-20
 
 
 
T H E O P T I M I S T C R E E D — Promise Yourself . . . To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for
anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.