Next Week - Program Theme for the month of January is Food and Drink. Hopefully that will again mean samples, but we'll find out. (Hope somebody on the Program Committee knows somebody from Krispy Kreme!) Program theme for February is "Media."

At our last meeting, the TailTwister proclaimed that the newspaper jokes were too bad even for him to read. They must have been really bad. But he collected anyway. He's worse than an usher in a poor congregation. LINDA BERGREN led the song, and DALE MUELLER gave the invocation.

Pres. DICK POMO presided. Among other things, he said he'd discovered, after several months, that he was eating alone at the head table, so he's abandoning it. We keep the podium for those addressing the crowd, but officers and program presenters will now eat at the regular tables with the masses. Now what we need are more masses - we're perilously close to "the few - the proud" and not many of us are Marines. Lions, come to meetings. That's how we build our programs of service, and everyone needs to take part. We'll get more done, and you'll feel better when you are part of the action. We did get a boost this week, though - HAL OTTERBACK was back. If we had a Jumbotron, he would have been on it. He's still working on the aftereffects of surgery - starts physical therapy next week. He says it's to get his hands working properly again so he can hold the editorial pencil. That would be good, but we think he's really working on holding his putter.

We had two guests. Carissa Laulainen, Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Sales Mgr, with CHUCK BASFORD, and Jule Marks, Sales Rep for Boise Cascade office supplies, with MELISSA NOVINSKI. The Chamber of Commerce Business Card Shuffle, at which CHUCK has represented us, was the contact point for Carissa. Our Club is a member of the Chamber, and the Shuffles are good opportunities to widen your circle of acquaintances, which is good in lots of ways. Along with opportunities for leadership training, it is another of the many ways in which an active Lion member can benefit himself/herself while serving the community at the same time.

Disorder was rampant. JIM KEMMETER came up with two more jokes that even the TT wouldn't have told - a bad beer joke and a worse engineer joke. BOB BOHN kept trying to make the BULLetin with a series of comments using big words no one understood. That prompted Pres. DICK to remark that he "had a BOHN to pick" with these guys and their "humor." Don't know if this was a circus, but there were plenty of clowns. (Editorial Comment: There is too much talking at the tables when a speaker is trying to address the club. Please, a little common courtesy for your fellow Lions, and featured speakers!)

JODI BURMESTER, in her capacity as Zone Chairman, presented JOHN JENSON with another in his string of "100% Secretary" Awards. What that means is that JOHN does a great job at the paperwork that keeps the Club going. He's done that every year. JOHN then made a presentation of his own - a membership key to DON GOLEMBIEWSKI for having sponsored two new members.

Birthday Chairperson LuANN PAEPKE held the celebration of Lion Birthdays for December and January. Present for Dec. JOHN JENSON, 23 years, GEORGE ALBRIGHT, 17 years, DON GOLEMBIEWSKI, 15 years; and CRAIG BUTLER, 11 years. CRAIG spent most of those 11 years on our Board of Direc-tors. For Jan., THAYER BURNHAM, 56 YEARS; DICK POMO, 10 years; and MELISSA NOVINSKI, 10 years, were honored. Noted, although they could not be with us, was the service of OTTO FESTGE, 51 years, and AL GOLDSTEIN, 43 years. These Lions have given a great deal to our Club and our community. Drawing winners, OTTERBACK, NOVINSKI, SCHAR, ABBOTT, STOWITTS and BASFORD.

Vice Pres. LINDA BERGREN led a discussion of our fund-raising programs. She pointed out that all of the things we do for others have a financial component, and invited more of us to participate on the Ways and Means Committee, which is responsible for fund-raising. Our sales are down, particularly in our main project, Rose Day, for a variety of reasons, but all of us need to step up our efforts. Remember you are selling Lion service along with roses or holiday treats. There were a couple of comments about the old Light Bulb sales project - TOM NAY twice dropped the light bulbs when a homeowner opened the door, and THAYER BURNHAM made a sale when the homeowner's porch light burned out as they spoke.

MICHELLE VETTERKIND is bringing us a special program for Jan. 20. Patty Wetterling set up a foundation in memory of her kidnapped son, and has spoken nationwide on education for child safety. She is a featured speaker at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Assn. meeting.