April 15, 2003

We will NOT meet on Monday, April 21. Instead, we will meet with Rotary District 6820 for lunch on Friday, April 25. Noon at the Clarion. Same $12 as usual. All members should come.

NEXT MEETING, APRIL 28… Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck will be our speaker.

LAST MEETING, APRIL 14… Senator Trent Lott brought us up to date on the war in Iraq. Then, in speaking of the economy, the Senator said that Congress must be a part of creating a positive atmosphere, by controlling spending and by ensuring that necessary spending provides growth. He gave several examples. He also referred to needed changes in the Tax Code and to the importance of Economic Development in Mississippi. Thanks to Larry Johnson for introducing the Senator.

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS… numbers 35 and 36 of this Rotary year. Introduced to the club at the March 24 meeting were…
• Brad MacNealy, President, MacNealy Properties, Inc. Brad, who had been proposed by Bob Berman, was introduced by Jim Ingram.
• Will Mayo, Vice President-State Governmental Affairs, Entergy. Will was introduced by his proposer Charles Bryan.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT TIME… is here! Chairman Rodney Chamblee has reserved courts for our annual tournament for Thursday, May 1, beginning at 3 pm at the River Hills Tennis Club. Players may sign up by e-mailing Rodney at rchamblee@aol.com, or by calling Chris (ext 221) in Rodney’s office at 939-1281.

MENTOR SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE…mark your calendars. Interviews with prospective recipients will be on April 28, May 5, and May 12.

ROTARFEST COMING UP… on Monday, April 28. We’ll meet at the Costas Lodge at 6pm for crawfish and shrimp and good fellowship. Rotarians only - no guests and no speaker. The club will buy your dinner, so plan to come. Strictly informal. Maps at the next meeting.

PRESIDENT’S CORNER… Thank you for your response regarding changing the location of our meetings. In order for everyone to have time to get their cards returned, we are extending the time an extra week. If you have not sent yours in, please do so. We want to hear from all our members. Please remember that the District 6820 Conference will be at the Clarion Hotel April 24-26. Hopefully, many of you can attend all or part of it. Thank you again for your tremendous response to the PolioPlus Campaign. It’s still not too late to make a contribution. Also, I want you to know how much I appreciate your thinking about me and praying for me while I was away last week in South Korea. It is good to be home! – Howard