This week's program features the Seasons Performance Hall. Find out what great musical performances are coming to Yakima this season. You won't want to miss it.

Dates to remember:
November 27 - Salvation Army Bell Ringing, sign up early for the sweet spots. JOHN WARREN promises hot cocoa and treats for all bell ringers.

December 18 - our Family Christmas Party at Englewood Christian Church. CHELSEA SNODGRASS asks that you bring in your photos from Kiwanis Christmases past for a great powerpoint presentation. Sign up at our next meeting so Santa knows how many good little boys and girls will be there, and also how many of your kids are coming.

Aktion club - we are hosting November and December and LINDA HACKETT would like your help driving folks home at 7:30pm from the Harmon Center on Tuesday nights. Bring a can of food while you're at it for their food drive. Thanks to President WENDY and JOHN BENSON for volunteering.

January - get your tickets for the Father Daughter Banquet and if you have items for the silent auction, please let a committee member know.

Welcom to Taylor Martin from the Ike Key Club who came to our club to report on the Fence in at Wray's. The club raised $856 in cash and lot's of food. 1/2 the cash and all of the food goes to the Union Gospel Mission. Big thanks to BOB BROWN for allowing this event to happen and to Tri-Ply Construction for the fencing. STEVE EMHOFF congratulated the Key Club for the great article in the Herald by unleashed writer, and Key clubber, Molly Schofield.

GENE ROSTVOLD thanked all that worked on the chain gang, especially KL WOMBACHER and his wife. It was a great season.

Our Speaker was Dr. William T. Betz, DO, Dean of the Pacific NW University of Health Sciences which will open for business in the Fall of 2008. He brought with him Dr. Robyn Phillip-Madson, Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences who started work just a few days ago. Dr. Betz is married to Cheryl who he calls a saint and has two grown children. Dr. Betz started a DO school in Appalachia and is well qualified for the job. Dr. Betz shared some alarming statistics about the need for healthcare over the next several years and the severe shortage of general practice physicians. 38 of the 39 Washington counties are medically underserved. By 2020 statistics show there will be a shortage of 200,000 physicians in the US. PNWU of Health Sciences will use a family practice paradigm and hopes to train Dr.s that stay in our area. There are numerous applicants already for the 80 spots in the first year class. Dr. Betz and his staff will focus their student recruitment on people from the PNW as they are more likely to stay and practice here after graduation.

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