AMERICAN TURNER TOPICS (USPS 023-660) is published 5 issues per year in Jan-Feb, Mar- Apr, May-Jun-Jul, Aug-Sept-Oct, <strong>No</strong>v-Dec at: 1127 E. Kentucky St., Louisville, KY 40204. Periodicals postage paid at Louisville, KY 40204. National Office Address 1127 East Kentucky Street P.O. Box 4216 Louisville, KY 40204 2 Subscription rates $4.00 per year POSTMASTER: Send address changes to AMERICAN TURNER TOPICS, P.O. BOX 4216, LOUISVILLE, KY 40204 Please send all correspondence to the P.O. Box Number. Office Hours: 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (E.S.T.), Mon.-Thurs. Phone (502) <strong>63</strong>6-2395 FAX (502) <strong>63</strong>6-1935 <strong>American</strong> Turner Topics Official Publication of the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong> Dedicated to “A Sound Mind in a Sound Body” Send all copy for Turner Topics to: Craig Sniezek, Editor 1440 Crestwood Dr. Aurora, IL 60506 turnertopicseditor@sbcglobal.net Deadline for Next Issue is: <strong>October</strong> 24, <strong>2008</strong> OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN TURNERS William Severns................................President Tom Bozonelos................ First Vice President John Tozier.................. Second Vice President Shirley Luckhardt............ Secretary-Treasurer Michelle Lesperance ..... Health and Physical ....................Education Committee Chairman Barbara Riley.. Cultural Committee Chairman Terry Bodine...........Bowling Committee Chairman Daisy Leidy..................Past National President Turner Seal and Emblem registered in U.S. Patent Office #390643 and #393750. Use is restricted to bona fide Turner Societies authorized by the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong>. National Office: 1127 E. Kentucky St., P.O. Box 4216, Louisville, KY 40204 (502) <strong>63</strong>6-2395 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Greetings Fellow <strong>Turners</strong>, Here’s hoping all your summers are progressing well and everyone is enjoying their Turner societies. We have just completed our, very successful, 72nd <strong>American</strong> Turner National Convention and our thanks go out to Ft. Wayne <strong>Turners</strong> for an excellent job in hosting this event. The entire weekend was well planned and executed by their committee and members and some techniques plus procedures were noted for use in future conventions. Minutes of the convention and reports, etc. have been forwarded to your districts and societies as well as delegates. Highlights of the proceedings and comraderie will be touched on else in this issue and on the website. I would like to humbly thank the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong> for the vote of confidence and re-electing me as your National President for the next two years. I will continue to do my level best to try to do what is best for the <strong>Turners</strong>. Our next major planning event will be the National Council meeting to be held in <strong>October</strong> at Concordia <strong>Turners</strong> in St. Louis. This meeting consists of the Executive Committee, the Chairpersons of all National Committees and the Council Representatives from each of your district as well as guests/leaders from many other areas of the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong>. We have a full agenda this year with many important issues to be handled And decided on so if anyone has items for discussion please get them to your District Representatives so they can bring them to our attention. An item of Turner history was on display at the convention for all delegates and guests to observe. It was a beautifully maintained field drum and sticks that were used, by <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong>, in the inaugural ceremony for President Abraham Lincoln. For those who may not know <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong> made up President Lincoln’s honor guard. At the opening ceremony of this convention we were treated to a tumbling exhibition by Ft. Wayne Turner’s girl’s gym team. What an inspiring show, these young people are what we are all about and they as well as the young people in all of our societies are our future. But their Turner futures are in our hands now. Let’s not let them down. Thanks kids good job we are proud of you. Please don’t forget to visit our website; there are a number of <strong>Turners</strong> working hard to keep it looking good and updated. If you have any updates, information or suggestions let us know by using the “contact us” link. Plus we are working on methods of improving contacts. We in the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong> would like to recognize and thank the Trustees of these special funds who have graciously contributed to some of our major endeavors such as scholarships, equipment grants, computer grants, building loans, Turner Topics printing and mailing, etc. These groups namely, the New York 1850 Foundation, the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong> Endowment Trust Fund, and the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Turners</strong> Jahn Fund are responsible for our having been able to offer these types of assistance and we appreciate their on going support. As we now bring this summer to a close and welcome in autumn I wish you all health and prosperity and success to your Turner societies. With Turner Greetings Bill Severns, National President
DISTRICT NEWS Illinois District Turner Camp Darth Vader landed at Illinois Turner Camp on Saturday, <strong>August</strong> 9 for the Closing show. He was accompanied by about 75 youth and 15 staff to show how thing are done in the universe. The evening was filled with light saber fights, moon walks and an appearance of the Men in Black. The Closing show at Illinois Turner Camp marks the end of the Camp program for the summer, which has been done since the early 30’s. The campers ranged in age from 5-6 year olds to teenagers. They danced, tumbled, jumped, leaped, acted or had a good time. Even some of the teenagers that were not in the program did a dance number for the crowd. 3
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