Lions Roar

THE LIONS ROAR REINCARNATED

Edited by Mark Ripplinger

Photos by Don Wood & Mark Ripplinger

June 2, 2008

Lions President Mark Miller

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (June 2nd)

Fellow Lions, we have been busy since our last meeting. Our main focus has been the tornado damage in Parkersburg and New Hartford. We will have an update at today’s meeting.

We Serve ……… Mark Miller

TODAY’S MEETING (June 2nd)

Hunter Cappoccioni, Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival

COMING ATTRACTIONS

June 9 … Golf Outing, No Program

June 16 …Todd Wiley, National Pork Board, “The Pork Industry – More Than Just The Other White Meat”

June 23 … Annual Lion’s Club Awards

BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES

None Bob & Bev Leahy – June 6th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lions Club Golf Outing, Monday June 9^th. Check with Bob Leahy to sign up and for additional details.

LAST MEETING (May 19th)

Kenton Swartley, Cedar Falls High School Physics Teacher, spoke to the club about the National Robotics Competition. Cedar Falls High School started their Robotics Club in 2000. Since that time, they have been to the National Competition 4 times, most recently in Atlanta. When they first went to competition in 2000, there were typically 250 – 300 teams competing. This year, there were over 2,000 teams in competition. The Club is made up of approximately 25 students from 9^th through 12^th grades. The club has received a fantastic amount of support from local businesses, including John Deere, UNI and Distek Integration in the Cedar Falls Industrial Park. Distek, up through this year, has provided a large space to test and operate the robots before competition. Kenton played videos of competitions that took place in St. Louis and Minneapolis. In St. Louis, the Cedar Falls team finished 7-1-1 and in Minneapolis, they were undefeated. For more information, please point your web browser to: http://fc.cedar-falls.k12.ia.us/~CFHS_Robotics/index

IT'S GREAT TO BE A LION!