After-Action Report – July 20, 2025

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.  Proverbs 27:17

OUR 20th ANNIVERSARY MEETING
July’s BNO was held at Ed Klein’s house. We had a great group for our 20TH ANNIVERSARY and sat under the gazebo. We enjoyed another wonderful Walleye Fish Fry dinner, cooked and prepared by Don and Ed Klein.  We enjoyed the company of eight (12) men: Rick Mann, Charlie Clark, Bruce Hoover, Don Klein, Dean Cernek, Ed Klein, Brian Cumming, Ron Robbins, Kris Bofill, Mike Parks, William Linton, and Stuart Lundh.

My last meeting as “leader” of BNO will be in September. If you have a desire to lead BNO into the future get with me ASAP, otherwise September will be the last “organized” meeting of BNO. I would hate to see us start our 20th year only to see it fade away.

Given the choice between a woman and a cigar, I will always choose the cigar.  — Groucho Marx

A Very Special Thanks to:

• Ed Klein, thank you for allowing us to meet, eat, and smoke on your deck.
• Don Klein, thank you for being the chef in the Klein family.
• Everyone who brought a dish or drink to share.
• Charlie Clark, who continues, year after year, to provide top-quality cigars – a true labor of love and a faithful servant.
• Each man, and his willingness to trust The Circle, share from the heart, and provide support to those in need.

Two are better than one…  If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!… Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.  A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.  Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

It’s Time To Wear The Pants

Note to newbies and first-time attendees: No two BNOs are alike.  Each meeting takes on its own persona, direction, agenda, etc.  We’d love to see you again!  If you couldn’t make it this month, join us another time.  You’re always welcome!

You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit.  It’s one of the major happinesses.  And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear. – Aldous Huxley

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.  Let all that you do be done in love.  1 Cor 16:13-14

Rick