It is not too late to take advantage of the opportunity
to advertise your business with brochures and trinkets.
Drop your contribution off at Kelly's Services or Mid
State Refrigeration. Come one, come all to visit Jeff
Marchand at Cub Foods in Brainerd. The newly remodeled
store includes a salad bar, olive bar, Asian Hot Wing
Bar and full service meat cases. |
Mackenzie
Ross returned to Sertoma with a new tiara , a new title and
a renewal of her intention to be Miss Minnesota. She
competed for the title of Miss Northwest and won and will be
competing at the state level where she was 2nd runner up as
Miss Brainerd. Mackenzie shared a great deal of information
about the Miss America Beauty Pageant. The part of the
competition that distinguishes it is the inclusion of the
talent contest. Miss America is service driven and is the
largest contributor of college scholarships in the country
with 65 million dollars awarded. This year they are
partnering with the Children's Miracle Network that helps
children with medical needs regardless of their ability to
pay. On the local level each contestant must raise $100 for
the charity and this becomes $250 at the next level.
Mackenzie has the ambitious goal of raising $1.000. She
remarked after visiting Gillette Hospital where all the
funds are distributed, "It's a miracle to have a healthy
baby." Our President Mark Korte also shared his recent
experience with a premature grandbaby. Mackenzie is looking
for contributions. She explained her platform which every
contestant must develop. Hers is called Invest-Involve-Vote
and she is working hard to promote her ideas both at the
school level and with the largest group of non voters (18-24
year olds). Patriotism is high on her list of ideals. Her
brother is in the Air Force and has served in Iraq.
Mackenzie said, "We all need to get involved in democracy to
preserve it."
Welcome
new members Mark Van Grinsven and Luke Schumer.
Congratulations
to Lowell Carlson and Bob Ehrich who were awarded their plaques
for service under Julia's presidency today.
If
you missed the hilarious birthday message that took the form of
a for sale advertisement celebrating Poor Gary's wife's
birthday, just ask to see it. He has it in his pocket or it was
in the Tuesday edition of the Brainerd Dispatch.