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Slide 2 (Click here to go to our website) Call to Order President Weldon Garrelts called the meeting to order and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Slide 3 The Windsor was decorated for Halloween. IT'S HOWL-O-WEEN! When October winds begin to blow, when jack-o-lanterns start to glow. When mummies crawl from their tombs, when witches fly around on brooms. When owls screech their eerie calls, when spiders crawl across the walls. When goblins lurk on your welcome mats, it's Howl-0-ween watch out for bats! HAPPY HOWL-O-WEEN! Slide 4 Invocation David Hunter We thank Thee, Lord, for this food and a holiday for kids, and pray adults do nothing law forbids, and may sweets we give for kids enjoyment, not give their dentists more employment. Amen. Vittles Jambalaya, wild rice, broccoli, salad and toppings, rolls and butter, German Chocolate cake, tea and coffee. Slide 5 Attendance 22 members, 5 visitors. Guests Larry (husband of Fonda Bowden) not shown; Ron Stickler (1st Vice District Governor 1-E) above center; Boyd Edwards (Paris Lions Club) above right. Birthdays none. Slide 6 Lions Report If you are ill or know a fellow Lion that is under the weather, please call Pat Bryan at 586-4535. Slide 7 Lottery Frank Duff won the $12 lottery. Slide 8 Announcements Weldon Garrelts announced that Lions Club is waiving the Club initiation fee for Military Veterans, either active or retired. He also announced the Board of Directors meeting for next Tuesday. Slide 9 Tom Yaxley gave an update on the Football pool and noted our club was 7th last week and fell to overall 5th place. Slide 10 Marvin Paulsen reported the Low Vision Exams are ongoing today, coordinated by Pam Duda, Vision Coordinator for CASE. Because of State budget cuts, there has been a reduction in the number of counties they can serve. Several of our Club members have attended the Low Vision to show support. Slide 11 Rich King showed slides of the event, Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 and Rex Hess reported that the Optometrist needed a $2,500 instrument to help make the examination more efficient. Slide 16 Weldon read a letter from Trudy Gordon thanking our club for the donation to Make-A-Wish-Illinois. Slide 17 Program Rich King introduced the speaker, Darrel King, his brother. Darrel has Parkinsons disease, but his humor was just like Richs. He mentioned some celebrities who have Parkinsons, including Michael J Fox and Muhammad Ali. Slide 18 The disease usually does not hit until age 62. He and friends decided to start the Support Group here and there were 25 people who showed up for the first meeting. Slide 19 It is a progressive disease, but there is no evidence that it is inherited. However, Darrels father had it and so did his uncle. Some have problems with side effects of the medicine. Darrel had to have help walking into the other room, but came trotting back. Slide 20 He said the problem is that he has only two speeds and that he sometimes has difficulty getting started but then he goes fast. He has a simple trick, where he uses a hacky sack on the floor and has no problem with kicking it as he walks. Slide 21 Someone mentioned that it is claimed that there is increased gambling among Parkinsons patients. However, jokingly, Darrel said it is probably due to the Poker Face you get as your face muscles become fixed. Slide 22 Darrel then introduced Charlie Rohn who spoke on the Parkinsons Disease Support Group. He was diagnosed two years ago and the medicine is helping. Slide 23 His first symptoms included: a slower walking gait, the feet making him go up and down, his writing becoming smaller and smaller. Slide 24 He finally couldnt write a check. Others have problems with balance and some show problems with movement of the head. Slide 25 The Gold Standard medication is Carbidopa/levodopa, but there is no cure. The cause is the loss of brain production of L-dopamine. Slide 26 It can affect sleep. Spouses have a hard time with this, because of strange dreams the patients have, and sleep walking due to the vivid reality of the dreams. Slide 27 Exercise helps a lot, but it is difficult due to the limitations. Slide 28 Darrel ended with calling it the Tim Conway syndrome, because of his foot shuffle. He then referenced a great verse in the book of Hebrews. Slide 29 Tail Twister Omer Benn asked Jay Hoeflinger to carry the bucket. Slide 30 One of Omers Philosophies of the day: Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. Slide 31 He fined Frank Duff for having won the lottery; Slide 32 Pedro Heller for his past birthday; Slide 33 Ed Tichenor for spilling his drink and making the table red; Slide 34 Rich King for reflecting light off the top of his head; Slide 35 President Weldon Garrelts for the guests from Paris. Slide 36 Kathy Struck bragged about her cousin getting a great job; Slide 37 Rich Suchomski bragged that he attended his first World Series game in St. Louis and they won. Slide 38 Mr. Twister receives absolution. He didnt fine our publisher, Dave Hunter. Slide 39 Nov 6 Business Meeting Know Your Lion Greeter: Rich King Nov 13 To Be Announced Nov 20 To Be Announced Click here sammcgrew@att.net to email Sam McGrew and let him know what you would like to see in a Lions Club program some time.sammcgrew@att.net Coming up Slide 40 Thank you for watching Editor Rex Hess Publisher David Hunter To email Dave with your suggestions, click here hunter4000@comcast.nethunter4000@comcast.net To go to the our website, click here http://www.champaignlions.org/http://www.champaignlions.org/ Slide 41 Happy Halloween