Our greeter this morning, doing a great job are
Ken Jueng and
Greg Holt. A beautiful start to the day, this morning.
President Larry Pulaski rings the bell promptly at 7. Tom Kramis reads the invocation this morning, Work for international accord, help us work to unite us as nations. What one of us does affects others, continue to show us ways to overcome the divisions that prevent positive discourse. Our work as Optimists includes trying to make connections with all other citizens that inhabit this planet. Tom then leads us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESIDENT'S CORNER
K
ing Soopers made an adjustment and provided another deposit for the club.
Members interested in learning more about the activities of JOI clubs are invited to attend a Zoom Meeting on Monday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. Check with Larry for link to Zoom.
We are having issues with the mayor’s office getting the signature for the Super Citizen certificates. It appears Dr. Finkelmeier’ s request to have the mayor sign the certificates the club presents to the kids for winning this award, has been hijacked by a bureaucratic snafu that attempts to turn the request into some sort of malfeasance. Are you serious! Please attend the Town Hall meeting Tuesday August 29th, at Thomas Jefferson High School, and support the club’s efforts to make kids feel good about themselves.
GUESTS
Do we have any guests in the house? No guests today, but our most recent new member, Matt Dollarheid is in attendance. Welcome Matt, we look forward to getting to know you.
LOTTERY
Only one week left to sell lottery tickets! "Mister Lottery",
Phil Perington tells us about the upcoming raffle that will take place August 25
th. The anticipation builds.
Bill Litchfield tells us about a set of books that will be presented to each of our Super Cit
izen schools, written by a local author Bill met recently, at the Opera. Bill asks each school representative to present them to the schools. The books are about different cities the author has visited from the point of view of her dog. Bill hopes that one day, she might be able to speak to our club. Thank you, Bill, for a great gift to each school, books are to be enjoyed not banned.
TREE LOT COMMITTEE
Tom 
Kramis tells us a TLC (Tree Lot Committee) meeting will be this coming week to prepare for the upcoming Tree Lot. This Wednesday, August 23 at 4:00
Phil Perington’s office. Please contact Phil or Tom if you would like to attend. This is the main fundraiser for our club and we all appreciate the effort, time and care Tom spends on this!
Michael Chavez announces for a card for Frank Ross who is recovering from a recent medical issue.
ROCKIES HANDOUTS
September 2, the club will help hand out bobble head dolls, which will earn the club $750. Michael needs 35 volunteers, and you will get a ticket for the game so sign up.
Michael also reports that Optimist Shirts should be here in a couple weeks. The crowd was clamoring for them. Alas, yellow shirts are not available.
HAMILTON FALL FESTIVAL
Tom Mauro has good news and bad news. Hamilton Middle School has invited our club to participate in their Fall Festival on Saturday, September 30 to promote our Super Citizen program (and our club), which would require a couple of people to staff a booth from 9am to 2pm. This will be the first time Hamilton will hold this event, it would be a great opportunity to get the club’s message into the community. The bad news is that this occurs at exactly the same time as the Club's installation of officers' luncheon. If you don't mind skipping the installation, please see Tom Mauro.
Editor's Note:
P.S. No sound for first 3 minutes, but a great presentation by Dan.
Bryce Slaby tells us the new Oppenheimer movie is excellent and you should go see it. There is a show coming up and Bryce asks for a show of hands of those who might be interested in going.
Steve Kady tells us that there are over 1800 schools in the state of Colorado, and Slavens is ranked #10 in the state. Steve, what’s the source? Details please!!
SPEAKER
Joe Brunner is our speaker today, an entrepreneur. Joe owns, with 4 investors Lukas Liquors.
Lukas Liquors was founded by Harry Lukas in 1987 in Overland Park, Kansas12.
He started as a teenager working in retail and later in wholesale in the alcohol business1.
He expanded his store to three more locations, including one in Lone Tree, Colorado in 199734.
Lukas Liquors Superstore is now owned and operated by two families since 19974.
It is one of the largest liquor stores in the area with 18,000 square feet and a huge selection of products34 Joe tells us about “Private Label”. This happens in liquor, food, etc. Many times, this is an inferior product at a price that works for the big company but not so well for the consumer. Corporations will eventually wipe out the smaller companies. Joe also operates a business that supplies servers and the supplies to set up for events. Grocery stores that sell private label offerings are part of the trend for low price/low value offerings. Tom Mauro tells us that in his recent trip to Tuscany he was able to enjoy wines, where he has not been able to here in the United States. Joe tells us that the ingredient mixes in the old-world wines, make them a superior product to many domestic wineries. UIIO is a filter that can enhance the enjoyment wines. Beer, wine, and spirits consumption is down across the state. The nonalcoholic beverage market is coming on strong and continues to increase. Chilean Red Wines are a great wine that is inexpensive but great tasting. Joe tells us about Portuguese wines that are also excellent and that. Tequila is the most popular spirit and actually has positive benefits for the body. Members have many questions, and the conversation is lively. Joe is a wealth of knowledge. Lukas Liquors has a fabulous website! Check it out at:
http://www.lukasliquorsuperstore.com
Do we have a drawing? There is $50 in the pot this week, The lucky card today is the 5 of spades. Seven cards in the till. Randy Bruns has the 1st lucky ticket and takes a card. Vaughn Kendall takes a cup. Greg Holt draws a cup. And then draws a card. Craig Eley takes a cup. Bryce Slaby’s name is drawn from the plastic jug and he draws a card, but not lucky.
We then recite the Creed. Go forth and promote Optimism.
