Jerry Starnes and Rita made their way down the green corridor of the Indian Human Resource Center. They were followed by Dennis Charette and Gwen Cooper. Overcast and cooler weather have extended the flu season and might have been contributing factors in the light TONKAWA turn out.
Our blessing today is by the TONKAWA Vice-President Jerry Starnes. With the prayer goes our wishes for and the health of our absent members near and far away and also family and friends having a hard time. Prayer is always particularly good at this stage of our elder’s life with medical procedures and medication prescriptions dominating much of the current life experience of the members.

Fat Tuesday is next week and our potluck selections reflected the season. We ate up the fine Louisiana Jambalaya and hearty black beans TONKAWA potluck selections with appropriate appetite. All was very tasty and Marti Gra special to the attending members. It is excellent when we can gather together in fellowship and feast as we enjoy each others’ life experiences and good company.

This meeting had a warm, conversational, lively spirit and a core turnout of our faithful TONKAWA membership. The entire meeting was spontaneous and rich with personal stories of past life experiences and current travel plans.

Finally, about 1:45pm, as we cleaned up the room and were ‘dividing’ up the potluck leftovers we were wishing each other better health options as we made our way out the door to catch up with afternoon napping.

It is always nice to see new members and guests drop in and are encouraged to return. This is a real nice down home noon meeting to attend. We are also very pleased to enjoy the regular attendance of TONKAWA along with community guests and family members. Our next meeting is at noon March 10, 2013.

Respectfully submitted: TONKAWA Secretary Roy Cook