PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (December 17th)

Fellow Lion's and Guests, welcome to our annual Christmas Luncheon. We gather today to celebrate the Christmas Season. It has been a good year for our club, we have a great community and I think our Lion's Club has done a good job of making it a little better. We will be off for the next two Mondays and our next meeting will be on Jan. 7th 2008! We hope everyone has a good Christmas and safe travel. One more thing, don't forget to leave some cookies out for Santa!

We Serve ……… Mark Miller

TODAY’S MEETING (December 17th)

Christmas Luncheon

COMING ATTRACTIONS

December 24 … No Meeting – Merry Christmas!

December 31 … No Meeting – Happy New Year!

BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES

Bob Kressig – Dec. 31st Clair & Sandy Brooks – Dec. 18th

Dave Deaver – Jan. 6th Don & Barb Feuerhak – Dec. 21st

Barry & Kaye Haskins – Dec. 22nd

Don & Barb Wood – Dec. 23rd

Dick & Karen McAlister – Dec. 28th

Lisa & Mark Hoodja – Dec. 29th

Jon & Ronnell Crews – Dec. 30th

Jim & Jodi Landau – Jan. 6th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

▪ Keep thinking about who you would like to invite to the member-guest luncheon on January 21^st.

LAST MEETING (December 10th)

Mayor Jon Crews spoke to the Club about numerous projects that the City of Cedar Falls is undertaking now and in the future. Projects include a continued investment in housing starts, business expansion in the Cedar Falls Industrial Park including the new Target Distribution building, Iowa Laser addition, Wayne Engineering improvements and a new building for Black Hawk roofing. Mayor Crews also talked about the Public partnership between the City, UNI and Cedar Falls Schools related to the recreation improvements being constructed on the west campus and at Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex. Other impending improvements include the new RV Campground in the NE corner of Big Woods Park, College Hill Streetscape and University Avenue reconstruction from Hudson road to University Avenue. Under future consideration are University Avenue improvements from Main Street to the east City Limits, water quality initiatives, Viking Road and Highway 58 vehicle and pedestrian improvements and possible annexations in the south and NE portion of the City.

CHRISTMAS SEASON TRIVIA

▪ The Christmas season begins at sundown on 24th December and lasts through sundown on 5th January. For that reason, this season is also known as the Twelve Days of Christmas.

▪ The tradition of Christmas lights dates back to when Christians were persecuted for saying Mass. A simple candle in the window meant that Mass would be celebrated there that night.

▪ Theodore Roosevelt, a staunch conservationist, banned Christmas trees in his home, even when he lived in the White House. His children, however, smuggled them into their bedrooms.

IT'S GREAT TO BE A LION!