From the December Knight Life
Jo Balsamo Wood
President
Ladies U-Knighted

Greetings! Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is upon us and before long it will be Christmas! Time sure flies when you are having fun. That's what we like to do here at LUK – have fun!

Speaking of fun . . . I hope you found time to stop by the Eighth Annual Halloween Party. The Old Council Home was decorated spectacularly and the costumes, as always, were fantastic. Everyone seemed to have fun seeing old friends, checking out costumes, and dancing to the Bob & Jerry Show.

At midnight, an esteemed panel of judges selected the following winners of the Annual costume contest: Best male – Randy Revercomb as President Teddy Roosevelt Best female – Jo Balsamo Wood as Flo the Progressive Insurance Lady Most original – Kathleen Webb (Burke) as the Crossword Dresser Funniest – Cousin Eddie Best Couple – Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife Beth Best overall – Bob Dannemiller, Amy Hunt and Beth Hunt as Bobette the Builder and his helpers.

I want to thank everyone that helped to make this party a success by decorating, setting up, cooking food, bartending, dressing up, and cleaning up. Thanks to the Peter Silano, the Columbus Club manager for organizing the movement of decorations and wall hangings and donating food and prizes. As I always say, many hands make light work. We, once again, proved that LUK, the EDW K of C, and the Columbus Club make a great team.

Save the Date! LUK is having their annual Christmas Tree Decorating event on Friday, November 25 beginning at 7:00 p.m. As always, we are having a "pot luck" get together to kick off the Christmas season. Please bring a Christmas ornament to spruce up the tree and snacks to share. If anyone is looking to downsize your old decorations and is trying to find a new home for them, please contact Meredith Dittmar, LUK's Publicity Officer @ meredith@dittmardesignllc.com. Her creative talents will make your old decorations look elegant in the Old Council Home.

LUK is having its annual Christmas party meeting on Thursday, December 1. All LUK members (past and present), friends of LUK, and potential new members are welcome to attend. Everyone who wants to participate in the Christmas gift exchange is asked to bring a wrapped gift worth $20. Please bring a snack (hors d'ouvre or dessert) to share. This is a great meeting for potential members to attend. Please join Ladies U-Knighted in wishing a very happy birthday to me, your LUK President, Jo Wood (Dec 24). On behalf of Ladies U-Knighted, Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to all!

Save the Date! LUK is having their annual Christmas Tree Decorating event on Friday, November 25 beginning at 7:00 p.m. As always, we are having a "pot luck" get together to kick off the Christmas season. Please bring a Christmas ornament to spruce up the tree and snacks to share. If anyone is looking to downsize your old decorations and is trying to find a new home for them, please contact Meredith Dittmar, LUK's Publicity Officer at meredith@dittmardesignllc.com. Her creative talents will make your old decorations look elegant in the Old Council Home.

LUK is having its annual Christmas party meeting on Thursday, December 1. All LUK members (past and present), friends of LUK, and potential new members are welcome to attend. Everyone who wants to participate in the Christmas gift exchange is asked to bring a wrapped gift worth $20. This is a great meeting for potential members to attend.

Please join Ladies U-Knighted in wishing a very happy birthday to me, your LUK President, Jo Wood (Dec 24). On behalf of Ladies U-Knighted, Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to all!