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Speakers
Jan 15, 2026
Classification Talk
Jan 22, 2026
2025 Market Year in Review and 2026 Outlook
Jan 29, 2026
Connect to Community
Feb 05, 2026
Business Meeting
Mar 05, 2026
Business Meeting
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
CONTINENTAL RESTAURANT
Jan. 15, 2026
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 
Family Literacy Night - Hawthorne
Indian Trails Public Library District
Jan. 22, 2026
4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
 
Family Literacy Night -Whitman
Indian Trails Public Library District
Jan. 29, 2026
4:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
 
Family Literacy Night - Kilmer
Indian Trails Public Library District
Feb. 12, 2026
5:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Board Meeting
CONTINENTAL RESTAURANT
Feb. 19, 2026
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 
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This Week's Meeting
This week our own Bruce Piepenbrink will provide his classification talk. 
 
Join us on Zoom if you cannot attend the meeting this week.
 
Meeting ID: 897 8977 2824
Passcode: 986149
 
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week was our Business meeting. Jason provide entertainment with football trivia for fun n frolics.
Be looking for further volunteer events: Give N Kind sorting and packing, Reading at the schools, Literacy Events at the Library.
Juliet sent out a list of Committees and members, if there are any corrections please let her know and she will update and resend the list in the future.
Dan Wolf talked about the Guatemala trip where our members will help build a girl's dormitory.
Martha suggested a possibility of working on a community garden at the Maryville site we had worked on 2 years ago.
 
Family Literacy Nights
The Family Literacy Nights will be:
 
Hawthorne School Jan 22nd 4:45pm to 6:00pm Signup
Whitman School Jan 29th 4:45pm to 7:00 pm  Signup
Kilmer School Feb 12th 5:45pm to 8:00 pm     Signup
 
Trivia Night Friends of the Park
Deenie is getting table together for the night!
SATURDAY FEB 7th
TOTS Gala
Weekly Donations
Bring in hygiene products for BGHS Comfort Closet.
 
 
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Birthdays and Service Anniversaries
January Birthday
Rob Seitz                        Jan. 9
 
January 2026 Service Anniversaries
Dennis Depcik             36 years      Jan 1, 1990
Mike Skibbe                  3 years     Jan. 1, 2023
Lisa Siwek                     9 years     Jan. 5, 2017       
Dane Bragg                 15 years      Jan. 6, 2011
Anne Kiwala                4 years       Jan. 6, 2022
Pete Panayiotou        13 years      Jan. 17, 2013
Stephen Legge            19 years     Jan. 25, 2007
Tom Kloepfer             17 years     Jan. 29, 2009
Brian Shepard            12 years     Jan. 30, 2014

 
Duty Roster
January, 2026 Duty Rosters
 
January 15 , 2026
Greeter:  Pete Panayiotou
Pledge:  Santosh Shanmugam
4-Way Test:  Nanette Sowa
Thought of the Day: Erica Bosso
Ricky D. Joke:  Deb Smith
Member Moment:  Dan Wolf
Fun & Frolics: Ilya Davydov
 
January 22, 2026
Greeter:  Park Dist. Corp.
Pledge:  Brian Shepard
4-Way Test:  Anne Kiwala
Thought of the Day: Miriam Campbell
Ricky D. Joke:  Eric Smith
Member Moment:  Jing O’Brien
Fun & Frolics: Dist. 21 Corp.

 
January 29, 2026
Greeter:  Deenie Pomilia
Pledge:  Lisa Siwek
4-Way Test:  Hetal Wallace
Thought of the Day: Shawn Collins
Ricky D. Joke:  Dennis Snyder
Member Moment:  Steve Balinski
Fun & Frolics: Dennis Depcik