PRESIDENT ELECT CHRISTA KECK introduced Stanton Lambert, Executive Director, Wabash River Enhancement Corporation, who opened with the question: "Are we a river town or a town where the river flows through it?" He defined the Wabash River Enhancement Corp., gave its mission statement and said that 9 board members are responsible for a four county project area. The Wabash River has become a local priority with $38 Million in projects since 2004. It also has national significance related to flood risk reduction, water quality improvement and environmental enhancement. He had several pictures of other places where successful river projects are making an economic difference. For more information, visit their web site at www.wabashriver.net

LIZ SOLBERG introduced Laura Sisken and Phillip Sojka from Harrison High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the 4-Way Test to commemorate meeting with us.

Mi Sun (Sarah) Kong, Joan Sanbloom, Robert Sanbloom and Nancy Runnels, guests of LEW RUNNELS; June Williamson, wife of MAURI WILLIAMSON; Avavt Handa, son of SANGITA HANDA; Kelley Rice, guest of JO WADE.

Money Collectors: BERTIE BUCHANAN and JEFF DARLING; Greeter: PAUL POST; Invocation: SANGITA HANDA; Piano: HARLEY FREY; Special music consisting of a medley of Irish songs sung by our own Irish Tenors: MAURI WILLIAMSON, ARVID OLSON, DAVE LUHMAN, RAY PEETERS, and JOHN BARRETT. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.

PRESIDENT ROB'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"I started out thinking of America as highways and state lines. As I got to know it better, I began to think of it as rivers. Most of what I love about the country is a gift of the rivers�..America is a great story, and there is a river on every page of it."

Charles Kuralt, On the Road with Charles Kuralt

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