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The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session January 17 with nine members present. President Ihns called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were accepted.

The Rustic Day Parade will be July 21. Ideas for the parade theme may be submitted to Enos Ihns.

The Scoop Soup Supper will be Monday, February 27, at the Legion Hall. Maid-rites, soup, bars and a drink will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. The Citizen of the Year will be announced and quilts will be auctioned. Monetary donations may be sent to the Scoop at PO Box 164, Lost Nation, IA 52254

The next meeting will be 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 16, at the Pub.

Article & photo by Lois Lane. Thanks!

The annual meeting of the Booster Club opened 6:00 p.m. at the Pub with President Steiner presiding. Twenty-two members were present. The minutes from the 2011 annual meeting were read and accepted.

The following names were approved as officers for 2012:

• President Enos Ihns
• Vice-Pres. Sharon Steiner
• Secretary Lana Heilig/Sandra Brady
• Treasurer Susan Drury

The profit from the Silent Auction on December 3rd will be used for community projects. The Club voted to keep the Booster Club dues at $5 for 2012.

Mickey Sheldon and Joan Kleppe were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Nomination papers for Citizen of the Year were distributed. Members should submit nominations before January 16.

The next meeting will be 10:45 a.m. January 17, 2012, at the Pub.

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session with nine members present. President Steiner called the meeting to order at noon. The Treasurer and Secretarys' reports were accepted.

Breakfast With Santa will be held Saturday, December 3, from 9-11 am in the Legion Hall. A Silent Auction of gift baskets and holiday decorations will also be held.

The Scoop Soup Supper will be Monday, February 27, 2012, from 5-7 pm in the Legion Hall. Soup, sandwiches and bars will be served.

The next meeting will be Thursday, December 15, at the Pub Club. The Holiday Social Hour starts at 5:30 pm and the business meeting starts at 6:00 pm. New officers will be elected and members are encouraged to bring paper products for the Food Pantry.

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session at the Pub with 15 members and 3 guests present. President Steiner called the meeting to order at noon and gave a prayer.

Breakfast With Santa will be held Saturday, December 3, in the Legion Hall from 9-11 a.m. The Booster Club will buy treats to hand out and pay the advertising expenses. A Silent Auction of gift baskets and holiday decorations will be held.

The Scoop Soup Supper will be Monday, February 27, 2012, in the Legion Hall from 5-7 p.m. Soup, sandwich, and a bar may be purchased for $6.

The meeting adjourned at 12:25. The next meeting is Tuesday, November 15, at noon in the Pub Club.

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session on September 20 with 13 members present. President Steiner called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. The treasurer’s and secretary’s reports were accepted.

Santa Coming to Town in December and a fundraiser for the Scoop were discussed. Booster members volunteered to help at the February 27, 2012, fundraiser for the Scoop to be held at the Legion Hall.

A note was read from Melissa Riedesel thanking the Booster Club for a donation to the Bill Riley Talent Show held during Rustic Days.

The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m. The next meeting is Tuesday, October 18 at noon. All former Lost Nation Business Association members and interested citizens are invited to attend the meeting.

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session at the Pub Club with nine members and one guest present. President Steiner called the meeting to order at 10:45. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were accepted.

The Club will donate money to the Lions Club project to enlarge the food stand in Rustic Park this Fall. Donations containers for this project will be placed in various locations around town.

Call Sharon Steiner if interested in volunteering to be the chairperson for Rustic Days parade next year. The annual Scoop Soup Supper will be held in February 2012 at the Legion Hall.

The meeting adjourned at 11:10. The next meeting is Tuesday, September 20.
Sandra Brady, Secretary

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session at the Pub Club with 11 members and two guests present. President Steiner called the meeting to order at 10:45. The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were accepted.

Reports from the Root Beer Stand, Rustic Days sponsors, Rustic Run, and the Craft Show/Flea Market were presented and discussed. The profits from the Root Beet Stand will be shared equally with the LN Business Association.

Mitch Rutenbeck, Jim Keitel, and Joe Keitel will organize the 2012 Rustic Run. They will be asking for local volunteers to help next Spring.

Meeting adjourned at 11:25. The next meeting is Tuesday, August 16.
By Sandra Brady, Secretary

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session at the Pub Club with 10 members and one guest present. President Steiner called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were accepted.

Jane Kenney, Enos Ihns, and Sharon Steiner worked in the Barnes’ Brat Stand in DeWitt, Friday, May 27. These hard working Club members donated the profits from the stand to Rustic Days.

Motions were passed to donate money to the Bill Riley Talent Show and the Garden Tractor Pull.

President Steiner is checking on prices for Rustic Days ads in local newspapers.

The theme of the Rustic Days’ parade on July 16 is "Appreciate the Nation by Going Green." Groups are encouraged to reuse, recycle, and use renewable resources when building a parade entry.

The meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m. The next meeting is Tuesday, July 19.

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session on May 17, 2011, at the Pub Club with nine members present. Pres. Steiner called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. The Secretary's and Treasurer's reports were accepted.

Rustic Days was discussed. The Saturday, July 16 schedule includes: Rustic Run, Parade at 11:00 a.m., Kids' Water Ball fights, Tractor Pull, and games. The Softball Tourney, Duck Races, Sand Volleyball, and Craft Show/Flea Market will be held in Rustic Park. Sunday's events Include: Softball Tourney, Ecumenical Service, Garden Tractor Pull, and Duck Races. Watch the Scoop and the Booster page at lostnationiowa.com for additions and changes to the schedule .

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m. The next meeting is Tuesday, June 21.
Sandra Brady, Acting Secretary

The Lost Nation Booster Club met in regular session on April 19, 2011 at the Pub Club with nine members present. President Steiner called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were accepted.

There will be a meeting 9:00 a.m. April 30 in the Fire Station to plan for Rustic Days in July.

The Business Association and Booster Club will have a root beer stand during Rustic Days. A Flea Market will be held in Rustic Park Saturday, July 16 .

The Club selected "Appreciate the Nation by Going Green" as the theme of the 2011 Rustic Day lighted parade on July 16. Groups are encouraged to reuse, recycle, and use renewable resources when building their floats.

The Booster Club will have the Barnes’ Brat Stand on May 27 in DeWitt to raise funds.

The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m. The next meeting is Tuesday, May 17.

A Soup and Sandwich Supper and auction was held Monday night at the Legion Hall to raise funds for the Community Scoop.

The Lost Nation Booster Club served beef burgers, hot dogs, chicken noodle or potato soup, and bars from 5:00-6:30 p.m.

The Lost Nation Kids Club made table decorations with a tropical theme.

A patriotic themed quilt was donated by the Lost Nation Quilters and a sunflower themed quilt was pieced by Laura Brinkman and longarm machine quilted by Amy Eganhouse of Fields of Seams for the auction. Booster Club President Sharon Steiner auctioned off bread, bird houses, bag of cash, and framed pictures. Modern Woodman of America will provide matching funds from the supper and auction.
Photos and information by Lois Lane. Thanks!

The Lost Nation Lions Club was awarded the Citizen of the Year for 2011. Booster Club President Sharon Steiner made the announcement at the Scoop's Soup and Sandwich Supper Monday night.

Lions Club members accepting the award were, l to r: Darlyn Wulf, Bonnie and Joe Fulmer, Sharon Steiner, Club President Enos Ihns, Susan Drury, and Joan Kleppe.

One of the duties of the Lost Nation Booster Club is to nominate a Citizen of the Year. The nominee does not have to belong to the Booster Club and it can be a person or organization.

This year the Citizen of the Year is an organization. The Lost Nation Lions Club helps the community by donating to the Lost Nation Library, Food Pantry, and Post Prom Party. They also donate to Boy Scouts, Gilroy Rustic Park, the Parish Nurse, and Rustic Days. The Club collects used postage stamps for wounded vets, buys eyeglasses, sponsors eye screenings for children 6 months to age 4, and sponsors blood drives.

Information & photo by Sandra Brady (aka Lois Lane). Thanks!

L to r: Booster Club Board of Director's members: Mickey Sheldon, Joan Kleppe and Lana Heilig. Officers: Susan Drury, treasure; Sharon Steiner, president; and Enos Ihns, vice president. Sheryl Leslie, secretary, was absent.
Photo by Sandra Brady. Thanks!

Lost Nation Booster Club members, Sheryl Leslie & Jane Kinney, presented a $250 matching fund check from Thrivent to "The Community Scoop" volunteers recently. The Booster Club held a Soup Supper in March as a fund-raising event for the "Scoop."

Pictured at the right are, l to r: Nancy Hertner, volunteer; Jane Kinney, Booster Club member; Sheryl Leslie, Booster Club member; Lorraine Wulf, volunteer; Darlyn Wulf, volunteer; and in front, Margaret Rasmussen, volunteer.