October 26, 2017 – Elsy Lusk who organizes the Christmas gifts for Cheney Kids spoke to us about the program.  This year the set up will be from 7-9pm on December 13 at Wren Pierson building and distribution will be December 14.  Donation boxes will go out at Cheney businesses on November 21 and needy families can sign up starting November 21 at Cheney Outreach (hours are Monday through Wednesday 9am to noon).  Last year 183 kids were served and this included members of several families who had been burned out. 

Coats for Cheney Kids – 369 coats were collected and 134 were handed out at Salnave Elementary.  There was also distribution at Sunset Elementary in Airway Heights and remaining coats will be available at Feed Cheney and then at the Cheney Clothing bank. 

Sixteen members and 2 guests attended the meeting. 

October 19, 2017 – Julie Meadowcroft from Horizon Hospice spoke to 18 members about the signs of caregiver burnout and support that is available for caregivers.  The coats for Cheney kids distributions are happening this week and we collected donations for Cheney Outreach’s Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids.  Kirk Madison gave the schedule for the October 31 Harvest Festival at EWU and members signed up to help set up, operate and take down games at the event.

 October 12, 2017 – There was no morning meeting since we had our officer installation dinner; fifteen members and several spouses attended.  Our officers for 2017-18 are:  President – Margie Lindner, Vice President – Mark Eckerich, Secretary – Jeri Morgan and Treasurer – Roger Hagenbuch.

October 5, 2017 – Member Bob Quinn gave a winter weather prediction (slightly more than normal precipitation, cooler than usual temperatures and strong snowfall in the mountains) and explained the theory of using sunspot activity for weather forecasting, the El Nino and La Nina weather patterns and why weather patterns are different in the Southern hemisphere.  Nineteen members were present.