Edna Larson was presented a certificate of service for her 12 Years of service in Mended Hearts at our October meeting as both visitor and Visitor Chairperson. She held that position from 1987 when the chapter was formed until May 1999. Her work has been well appreciated.

Our next meeting will be November 15^th at 7:00pm in rooms ABC on the lower level of St. Peters Hospital. It is down the hall a ways from the cafeteria so if your not sure how to get there then come to the cafeteria about 6:00 or so and have dinner with us and follow us to the meeting room. We should have some signs up to guide the way also. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Paustian and is always a big event for Mended Hearts. He asked me the other day for a topic and I said anything you like except computers. He always puts on a good program so come join us and the cookies and coffee are good too. If you need a ride call Bev or me. (number on the front of this newsletter) and we will see to it that you make it there.

  Art Kussman brought his very limp dog into the veterinary clinic the other day. As he lay the dog on the table, the doctor pulled out his stethoscope, placing the receptor on his chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry, but your dog has passed away." "What?" screamed the man. "How can you tell? You haven't done any testing on him or anything. I want another opinion!" With that, the vet turned and left the room. In a few moments, he returned with a Labrador Retriever. The Retriever went right to work, checking the poor dead dog out thoroughly. After a considerable amount of sniffing, the Retriever sadly shook his head and said "Bark". The veterinarian then took the Labrador out and returned in a few moments with a cat, which also checked out the poor dog on the table. As had his predecessors, the cat sadly shook his head and said, "Meow." He then jumped off the table and ran out of the room. The veterinarian handed the man a bill for $600. The dog's owner went postal. "$600! Just to tell me my dog is dead? This is outrageous!" The vet shook his head sadly and explained. "If you had taken my word for it, it would have been $50, but with the..... Lab work and the cat scan..."

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