We had a full house plus Stephen Corthell, our speaker, and Connie Mitchell to hear about cameras.  Special guests Donna and Michael Cousineau joined us, daughter and son-in-law  of Carol Sladen. Donna is in charge of the Water Department Office in town.

President Bart started the business of the day with beaucoup thank you’s from the senior citizenry that attended our Senior Dinner last week. Of course that glass of wine made it    even merrier. The club voted to send 2 students to the White Water Convention in Wisconsin next month. It will cost an extra $500 for the second contestant, and President Bart assures us we have the money to contribute. Also, Bill Coulter is doing the legwork to find the appropriate restaurant for our Club meetings. (Tough job to go from restaurant to restaurant, testing the wares.) It looks like it’s coming down to Jamie’s in Marshfield .

HAPPY/SAD BUCKS: President Bart and Janet for babysitting 2 of 9 grandchildren; Carol happy for her daughter’s attendance with Mike; Ben happy to survive the busy weekend that included his grandson Zachary winning 2 trophies for Kung Fu (trophies bigger than Zach); Judy for taking a day off in preparation for granddaughter’s christening event; Alden for Red Sox/Yankee wins 3 to 1, a pleasant visit with niece in Pulaski, NY and the doctor check-up saying he’s good for another 10,000 miles; Beatrice happy to have support from her friends during a flu re-occurrence; Joe is relieved to survive the tax season and happy about Gail’s rehab.

Walter Heller is proud of his “Three Musketeers” picture from the District meeting. He asks  that all club members sign up to host meetings during his coming presidential year. Also, please give him current pictures of club activities so we can update the website. Our condolences to Sue Cellucci, author of our website, for the loss of her brother.

The 2004 District Conference will be in our backyard this year— Braintree at the Sheraton Tara. The dates are April 30 to May 2. Bart, Janet and Walter Heller are attending, and any one interested in joining them should call Bart. It will probably be only for the day’s events since it’s so close.

Steve Corthell of Noble’s Cameras, was a stand-in for Brian Noble, but he caught our attention right away. He brought three of the new digital cameras ranging from $200 to $1000, and went on to explain how the new world of photography is entirely removed from the Kodak Brownie. In fact, Kodak doesn’t even make cameras any more! The comfort and ease of their use and film processing makes them a necessity for anyone with children, grandchildren or pets. With a beautiful silver Olympus in your hand, your mind starts to percolate looking for the filming opportunities. In fact, the cost of a large digital camera has come down from $20,000 to $1000, making it a popular purchase. The clarity and precision of the resulting pictures takes your breath away, so there will probably be a long line outside of Noble’s this week. 

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