TODAY’S MEETING (June 18th)

Steve Carignan will speak to the club about the upcoming RAGBRAI event.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

June 25 … TBA

July 2 … TBA

July 9 … TBA

LAST MEETING (June 4th)

Mark Miller, President of the Cedar River Environmental Group (CREG) spoke to the club about river related activities underway. Formerly known and the Cedar River Festival, CREG’s goals are aimed at improving the water quality of the Cedar River. Among their activities include environmental education, water monitoring and 2-3 river cleanups annually. Achievements in 2006 included: Water quality monitoring of Dry Run Creek, removed ½ ton of debris and garbage from Dry Run Creek, during the 18 annual Cedar River cleanup and music festival, five tons of debris and garbage and 51 tires were removed from the river corridor. In 2007, the group hopes to continue to install “No Dumping” markers on all of the storm sewer intakes in Cedar Falls. Additional education will include door hangers and talking to classes at the elementary schools. For more information about CREG, point your browser to: www.cregproject.org.

BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES

None Bud & Kristine Field – June 20th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Only six more days until the 2007 Sturgis Falls Lions Club Pancake Breakfast.

On Wednesday, May 23rd, the eye-glasses/hearing aids committee consisting of Cliff Satre, Don Feuerhak, Bob Leahy and Budd Curttright picked up a total of 583 used eye-glasses. The Dan Deery Motor Company donated a van that the committee used for their work.

DID YOU KNOW

Banana oil never saw a banana; it's made from petroleum.

Ten per cent of the salt mined in the world each year is used to de-ice the roads in America.

Each year, insects eat 1/3 of the Earth's food crop.

A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime.

Pine, spruce, or other evergreen wood should never be used in barbecues. These woods, when burning or smoking, can add harmful tar and resins to the food. Only hardwoods should be used for smoking & grilling, such as oak, pecan, hickory, maple, cherry, alder, apple, or mesquite, depending on the type of meat being cooked.

The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.

The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.

Woodrow Wilson was the only US president to earn a doctorate.

52% of Americans drink coffee.

Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star.

Iowa is the only state name that starts with two vowels.

IT'S GREAT TO BE A LION!