• Allen was, by far, the earliest to arrive. He was followed by Dick, Mark1 and Rod. Since we only had 14 members in the house, Chris1 and Paul's (with lovely wife Chris) late arrivals were especially notable.
• Virgil presented a program about Channel 5's story regarding lead in the East Alton schools drinking water.Testing was provided at no charge by the TV station. The findings were mostly uneventful. There were some slightly elevated leads levels found in some faucets. The fixtures will be replaced and retested. He provided some interesting back story about lead contamination. His presentation was not recorded. 
• Lori returned tan and rested after her two week sojourn through the tropics.
• We dined on wafer like pork steak remnants served in BBQ sauce. Let's not forget the ever present g-beans. Salad and chocolate cake made the meal complete.
• Allen returned from his brush with the sheriff's department last Thursday. Don't fret, it was all good.
• Rod was looking all kinds of sharp.
• Once again our regular server Karen was MIA.
• Bill arrived proclaiming that he had to check his fluid levels. Ask at your own risk!
• Anyone want to partake of Allen's 1983 vintage Illini beer?
• It looks like Paul and Chris will be headed to Germany next spring. They just need to procure their international driving permits.
• If you think driving in Italy is tricky, just try Columbia, so sez Wendell.
• The board meeting was rescheduled for November 3rd.
• Opening duties were provided by Allen, Cory and Pat.
• Sherry was away. She had Bill run the meeting in her absence. Working without the notes that Sherry provided, he had to wing it, just like his Sunday sermons.
• Do you remember when the green fees were $65 at Spencer T when they opened in '85? Those days are long gone.
• Mark1 announced that he just closed on selling many of Beall Manufacturing East Alton assets. He will retain ownership of the Tennessee facility. (Do you want to buy a building?) He looks to be a man of additional leisure. Allen wants him to become an apprentice appraiser, specializing in crawl spaces and attics.
• Dick will be here until January, unless he watching his grand kids at the Edwardsville YMCA.
• SAA Bill donned his SAA cape and drafted Chris2 as his 'BagLad'. Rick congratulated the EA-WR football team for making the playoff for the first time since '06. The trivia topics included, NYC subway, Ford Taurus, Jesus Christ Superstar and David Freese.  
• The Turkey Fund is now at $130.
• Paul and Wendell drew the cards, Paul (once again) received the scratch-off. The $134 jackpot rolled.
• That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.

GO CUBS GO!

• The Rotary Club of Abuja, Nigeria, carried out three months of training for 30 internally displaced women, who were affected by terrorist groups in the region. The women were trained in sewing clothes, and at the end of the program, the best participants received sewing machines, tools, and other necessities. The club also helped the best participants find jobs in the sewing industry.
• The Rotary Club of Addis Ababa West, Ethiopia, offered vocational training to local participants, who attended a workshop on marketable businesses and management training. Then, they chose further training in a single vocation, such as hairdressing, sewing, food preparation, and video and photo editing. Government offices and private institutions trained them for two to five months. Afterward, participants received start-up tools, equipment, and supplies to begin their own business ventures.

ARBITRAITOR:  A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s.

BERNADETTE:  The act of torching a mortgage. 

BURGLARIZE:  What a crook sees through.

AVOIDABLE:  What a bullfighter tries to do.

EYEDROPPER:  Clumsy ophthalmologist.

CONTROL:  A short, ugly inmate.

COUNTERFEITER:  Workers who put together kitchen cabinets.

ECLIPSE:  What an English barber does for a living.