CARL REW introduced members celebrating birthdays in December and announced that the average age of this group must be 163 (if each member contributes one dollar per year). The total collected for the Foundations so far is $1,967.00. We celebrated by singing Happy Birthday.

CHRISTA KECK introduced CHARLENE SULLIVAN, associate professor of management at the Krannert School, who began by saying that the real economy must now drive the stock market. The recent 47% drop in the stock market, the decline in real wages and number of weekly hours worked, added to the unwillingness of lenders to make loans has resulted in reluctance by consumers to spend their money. She believes the housing market is beginning to stabilize, wages should hold up due to low inflation and predicts the stock market will remain flat for a long time.

CHIP RUTLEDGE introduced Clarissa Bush and Brady Sutton from Harrison High School. Each received a certificate and travel mug with the 4-Way Test to commemorate meeting with us today.

Tom Stazell, guest of BILL HEATH; Nancy Jara, guest of BECKY ROBLEDO

Money Collectors: LAURA NICOLET and DAN BERGER; Greeter: SCOTT RUMBLE; Invocation: SUSAN SMITH; Piano: HARLEY FREY; Song Leader: JOHN BARRETT: Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE and TOM MORAN; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.

PRESIDENT ROB'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians."

Warren Buffett

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