Phather Phil’s Prayer
With Spring in full swing and the memory of the cold winter gradually fading, I’ve often thought it would have been great if you made us to go to sleep at the start of winter and wake up in the Spring, just like You do for Mother Nature. Was that in Your plan and Adam and Eve changed that too. Too bad You don’t grant Mulligans or what some call “do overs”. I’m sure that by not getting what we want is a stroke of luck. For we have learned that the upside of painful knowledge is far better than blissful ignorance. Your promises are golden for how dismal November would be if we had no knowledge of Spring. Just rambling Lord, we pray that when this life is over, we all want reservations in the non-smoking section. Amen!
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Today’s Guests
| Guest | Guest Of |
| Lisa Allan | Mike Bevis |
| Marissa Buckles | Mike Bevis |
| Eliza Mallue | Sheri Howard |
| Gary Ridgeway | Honoree |
| Joel Timmons | Beth Lybrook |
Today’s Speaker
Tom Novak spoke to the club about our Avenue of Flags program. We are rapidly expanding with 1,493 subscriptions before the season officially begins. AOF is one of the top three fund raisers for CNO, in each of the last three years, we have earned over $50,000 for the club. We get volunteers from our membership as well as VFW and Blue Star Mothers for flag distribution and pick up. Memorial Day will kick off the 2017 AOF season.
The second part of today’s program included the Kalaman Respect for Law award. Bob Burkman spoke about the CNO creation of this award nearly 20 years ago. Next, Gary Anderson introduced Captain Jeff Papanek who praised our 2017 recipient, Gary Ridgeway, and explained his career and responsibilities. Detective Ridgeway then spoke, after accepting the award from President Larry, about what a great honor it is and amused us with an interesting anecdote about shoe polish in the brim of a cowboy hat. Paula and John Kalaman spoke briefly about keeping their son John’s memory alive. We are all proud to have the Kalamans and Captain Papanek be a part of the CNO family and congratulations again to our award recipient Detective Gary Ridgeway!
Birthdays
| Kristina | Rainer | May 16 |
| James | Long | May 17 |
| Amy | Barker | May 19 |
| Mike | Brubaker | May 19 |
Membership Anniversaries
| Member | Month | Day | Joined | # Years |
| Natalie King Dunlevey | May | 16 | 05/16/2012 | 5 |
| Cheryl Reichel | May | 20 | 05/20/2008 | 9 |
| Jeff Rolf | May | 20 | 05/20/2015 | 2 |
| Kelly George | May | 20 | 05/20/2015 | 2 |
| Carol Burkman | May | 21 | 05/21/2003 | 14 |
| Robert Burkman | May | 21 | 05/21/2003 | 14 |
| Dennis Fisher | May | 22 | 05/22/2006 | 11 |
| James Schumacher | May | 22 | 05/22/1991 | 26 |
New Member Readings and Inductions
| Name | Sponsor | 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction |
| Sheri Howard | Mike Bevis | Induction |
Sergeants at ArmsÂ
No time for Sergeants this week (Hey – isn’t that the title of a movie?)
 Happy Bucks!
No time for Happy Bucks this week.