Kiwani's brings in a comedian

Have you been to a Kiwani’s meeting? They get together every Tuesday for one hour at noon at Godfather’s. I had the pleasure of being a guest of Jim Davies and thought you might like to know what they do over there.

First of all, they are committed to keeping that meeting exactly one hour long. They start with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The guests were introduced and a few announcements were made.

Karen Schmidt is the President and she kept the ball rolling. The Kiwanis are sponsoring KLMJ Bus Trip for Relay of Life. Lee Blum was given an honorary membership for 61 years of service. Committee reports were quickly given. Highway 65 project is ahead of schedule. A defibrillator is coming to the Windsor Theatre.

July 21st and July 28th will be Kiwanis Guest Days. If you’d like to attend a meeting, now would be a great time! You can contact the Chamber of Commerce at 456-5668 to see who to contact to get an invitation.

Brook Boehmler, Director of Hampton Chamber of Commerce and Franklin County Tourism was the guest speaker. He started off with funny news he found online. Governor Stanford was spotted at the Gold Key Motel. Rumor is, Governor Palin is moving to Hampton. Saturday night writer takes neighboring state's senate seat because he's good enough, he's smart enough and doggone it, people like him.

So how did Brook end up in Hampton? His dad is from here, his mom is from Iowa Falls. Brook grew up in Missouri, lived in New Mexico and has traveled for the last five years. He was visiting in Hampton and his RV axle broke. He found Butch Gruelke who fixed the RV, and gave him a frequent crash card.

Brook’s uncle was the source of some historical stories in his monologue. He also has a great refrigerator story (watch for it in a later issue). His first summer here, there was some activity always happening. Band concerts, Summer Fest, Ham Jam—and the community participated! He really fell in love with Hampton.

And Hampton is falling in love with Brook. It’s exciting to have someone representing the Chamber and Tourism who has the high energy level Brook does. We are looking forward to the great things coming out of his office at Center One!

Breaking News: Brook Boehmler and Carol (mail lady) are getting married! He thought next June during a band concert would be a great idea. Carol, who loves the band concerts, thought maybe not such a good idea. Congratulations Brook and Carol!

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