The guest speaker for December 5th is Judge Brian Van Camp. His topic is "How to maintain a free society?" Juries!!

President Greg opened the meeting with 31 members, 9 guests and 20+ Lincoln Leadership present. The flag salute was led by Greg and the Four Way test was led by Kris Wyatt. Guests welcomed were: LHS counselor Misty and Students of the Month Cain Wilkerson and his parents Amy and Coleman, and Rodrigo Ramiriz and his mother Valeria Martinez. Also welcomed as a guest was Penny Pearl.

Wild Bill began the reports by promoting the Blood Drive competition between the "Cops and the Firemen" scheduled for December 20th. He's looking for a good turnout. Bryan has been speaking about Tour de Lincoln for the past several months. So to continue the focus on Tour he announced the next one is scheduled for October 18, 2025.Youth Chair, Kris, thanked all the donors of supplies for the Interact Christmas stockings for the Veterans at Mather Hospital project. She also mentioned members are invited to help with the Santa's Mailbox project being held on December 1st. Also, Kris announced the receipt of a thank you note from a recent Student of the Month, Brock, from 12 Bridges High School. Membership Chair, Bryan shared that we have 63 active members, corporate members, and 3 new members that will be inducted soon. Karen announced, for the Community Service Committee, that members need to know that Toys4Tots provides the books that the club uses for guest speakers recognition for the library. Paul explained a World Service opportunity for micro-finance for Uganda. This Global Grant is estimated to benefit up to 60,000 people in 3 distressed areas of Uganda by funding individuals in starting small businesses. The club donation is leveraged by other clubs and the District. Darrell expanded information on this subject.

Greg introduced speakers Arlen Crawley and Matthew Stidham. Arlen is an Intelligence Analyst at the Central California Intelligence Center (CCIC). Arlen has been with CCIC for 5 years and has over 4 years of experience in the field of intelligence analysis. He specializes in open-source intelligence, researching the historical context of extremist groups, and understanding the complex cultures of fringe online communities. Matthew has been with CCIC for 2 years specializing in rural crime and critical infrastructure. He acts as a liaison between the CCIC and private sector entities. Matthew is versed in agriculture, water, electricity, transportation, and communication infrastructure.

Mathew discussed the Fusion Centers that communicate with 80 fusion center across the USA. Fusion Centers serve as a bridge from local information to Federal attention. They are not the CIA. Matthew said that CCIC helps with security when needed, provides training, and stresses the need for reporting suspicious behaviors. See Something, Say Something. CCIC works with the Sacramento Sheriff's Department.  Drone use was discussed as potential security risk. If in doubt, they encourage people to report anything unusual. Their service is free with no cost for reports or any training that they provide. What do they worry about as individuals in this field? Cyber Crime especially relating to children.