THE MOST CURRENT ISSUES OF
GRANVILLE ROTARY'S WEEKLY BULLETIN,
THE GRAN-STAND
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY! We meet at 6:30 pm Thursdays at MORENO'S ON MAIN, across from the Bank in McNabb, 7 miles south of Granville on Illinois Route 89.
Guests: $12
Contact Club Secretary Scott Shore for further meeting information: 815-339-2398 or email shores@ivnet.com.
PLEASE JOIN US... SPOUSES & GUESTS TOO!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
December 17, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights meeting, Installation Ceremonies, New Board Elections & more! Welcome, all, to Granville ROTARY !
RINGING IN THE HOLIDAYS
OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY at Rolandos Supper Club last week was a gift of great food, great fellowship, and a white elephant BINGO game that rivaled Las Vegas (well, maybe not...) with thanks to JIM MACK for the planning AND dessert did anyone save a piece for Jim???
THE POINSETTIA PROJECT accomplished the impossible, delivering about 675 plants to area Seniors with THANKS to all Rotarians, spouses, friends, & PCHS Interact Club volunteers who participated to make it happen! Thanks, TOM, for putting the lists together! ALL ROUTE DRIVERS are to submit corrections, delivery hints, and suggestions to Tom tonight.
TOYS IN THE PANTRY are now Toys In Giftwrap, thanks to those who helped out at UCC yesterday... Chauntelle, Brad P., Adriane, Lorraine and Sandy all had a hand in it literally!
NEXT STEP DELIVERIES! Those lined up to help deliver Rotary Toys & PC Food Pantry food baskets this Saturday @ 8 am at UCC are: Darrell, Cody, Matt, Jim Mack, Brad Popurella, Rick & Tammy Serafini, and Scott & Adriane Shore See you there!
INSTALLATION TONIGHT !!
APRIL CASEY is welcomed as a member tonight, proposed by CHAUNTELLE BIAGI-BRUER with the classification of Media Graphics encompassing Aprils enjoyment of her profession in photography, videography & web design! April is owner of iFocus2 in Granville, & a very busy person! April and husband Bill Reaska live at Lake Thunderbird. WELCOME TO ROTARY, APRIL ! ! !
PERSONAL NOTES.....
BEST WISHES, JAN RINGENBERG! Jan reports that surgery went well, shes somehow gonna make it to her Masters Commencement Ceremony tonight, and hopes to be fully recovered from both the surgery AND graduation within 5 weeks!
CONGRATULATIONS, CODY! The knot is tied, and CODY & JESSIE are now officially co-Grandadams!
NEXT UP, TONY PHELPS! Best wishes to Tony & bride JILLIAN LOEBACH, heading for the alter at St. Pats in Hennepin on Jan. 2!!
Coming SOON.....
separation anxiety--no meeting until 2010! The current Board will meet at Coal Miners in Mark, 7am Tues, Jan. 5; CLUB ASSEMBLY (& $10 chicken night!) Jan. 7; Jay hosts on Jan. 14, Jerry hosts Jan 21, Ron hosts Jan 28, the Board meets again on Ground Hog Day, Club Assembly Feb. 4, & Lonna hosts on Feb. 11.
BOARD ELECTIONS...
VOTE FOR UP TO 6 to serve under PRESIDENT ADRIANE from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011... And the nominees are (so far): DARRELL ALLEMAN, ALICE CAREY, BOB COFOID, JIM MACK, JAY McCRACKEN, TOM SIMMONS, & SANDY WOEST.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
December 3, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, with plenty of projects and events in the hopper for discussion Poinsettias, Toys In The Pantry, Christmas Party Plans, Summer Sports (Scoreboard) Project, Opening of Nominations for next Julys Rotary Board, AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW MEMBER TONIGHT! Welcome, all!
WHEN WE LAST MET . . .
OUR ROTARY GUEST NIGHT two weeks ago was the perfect combination of great guests, great fellowship and a great Program! DAN KRIEWALD welcomed Guest Speaker, APRIL CASEY, owner of iFocus2, offering photography, videography, graphic design and website design services, all in the heart of Granville ! April is a PCHS grad, returning home with 20 years graphic design experience, a flair for creativity, and a passion for photography of people and wildlife, highlighted in Aprils fantastic slideshow presentation! We look forward to our guests return tonight and in the weeks ahead! THANKS, APRIL, for a fascinating Program!
NEXT WEEKS HOLIDAY PARTY !
ROLANDOS IN HENNEPIN 6:30 PM -- $15 per person, Guests & Spouses included, Roast Pork Loin dinner, and bring a white elephant gift (one you received against your will, or a novelty gift worth under $10 or cash) for our contest gift exchange! Please call or email your reservations to Scott or Lorraine ASAP !
CONGRATS & WELCOME, JAN!
JAN RINGENBERG finished off her Masters at Bradley yesterday, and will be installed as a Rotarian TONIGHT, proposed by SANDY WOEST, temporarily representing Higher Education Administration! WELCOME TO ROTARY, JAN !!!!
STRAIGHT FROM THE BOARDWALK.....
The Board met this past Tuesday am in Mark, taking the following action:
(1) Confirmed the Boards prior voice- acceptance of JAN RINGENBERG as a Club member, proposed under the classification of Higher Education by one of our newest members, SANDY WOEST! ;
(2) Accepted with regret the retirements of CHRIS KUNKEL and KIM KETTMAN;
(3) Poinsettia Project Deliveries to area Senior Citizens on Saturday, Dec. 12 meet at VanWingerdens by 9am - -DRIVERS needed! Meanwhile, the lists are being updated -- for our perusal tonight!
(4) Toys In the Pantry Project need wrappers at the UCC Church in Granville starting at 6pm Wednesday, December 16, and food/toy deliverers on Saturday, Dec. 19 park vehicles at back ally door of UCC Church in Granville at 8am !
(5) Scoreboard Project Committee to meet ASAP to finalize list of major donors.
(6) Rotary Foundation support Jim Mack proposed that we save up our Happy Bucks collections from 3rd and 4th Thursdays of each month, to offer donation incentive match money once a year!
(7) Advance planning for our Good Friday Bloodmobile at PCHS Jay confirms that were back in business, in the PCHS commons.
(8) Interact Report Their board met today; Scott & others may attend their next general meeting Tues. 7:30 am.
(9) Additional membership development opportunities discussed.
(10) Best wishes to BRUNO BUCHHOLZ for another speedy recovery! Meeting adjourned.
NOTE: Board Minutes are approved unless overridden by 2/3 full club vote.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
November 19, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights GUEST NIGHT, and DAN KRIEWALD will have the pleasure of (FINALLY!) introducing our Guest Speaker, APRIL CASEY! April is the owner of FOCUS 2 in Granville, offering photography as well as website development services !
WELCOME, ALL TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM...
JIM GOLDASICH let us know just how prepared we are, should a natural disaster, catastrophic event or epidemic disease such as H1N1 strike us locally. .... And it would appear we are in good hands, thanks to our Putnam County Emergency Management Agency and the local service providers who would provide a well-coordinated response. the rest is up to US ! THANKS, JIM!
COMING OUR WAY.....
Thanksgiving next Thursday (already?) NO MEETING ....
BOARD MEETING 7am Tuesday, December 1....
CLUB ASSEMBLY -- & CHICKEN NIGHT! on Thurs., Dec. 3...
CHRISTMAS PARTY at SAMMS on Dec. 10 (Bring white elephant gifts - $10 or less, as BINGO prizes !) ....
POINSETTIA DELIVERIES SATURDAY 9AM, DEC. 12 !
JAY McCRACKEN HOSTS ON THURSDAY, DEC. 17!
(AND CLUB ELECTIONS HERE TOO !)
PC FOOD PANTRY HOLIDAY & TOY DELIVERIES DEC. 19 !
NO MEETINGS DEC. 24 OR DEC. 31!
WHATS ROTARY ?
Its new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional interests.....celebrating 104 years of service & fellowship.. ...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns... ...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons... ...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity... ...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects!
ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH?
Granville Rotary serves -- and includes membership from Hennepin, Mark, Granville, Standard, McNabb, Magnolia & all points between! ...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties ...No $$ commitments beyond $50 semi-annual dues & meal costs! ...Membership is by recommendation of any present member. Rotary offers the privilege of participation with 1,192,292 fellow Rotarians in Rotarys 32,198 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide! ...Attendance is a benefit, though no longer a 100% requirement... made easy with opportunities to visit other clubs...in person or on-line!
WHY ?
To enjoy the opportunity to meet others within our community, who we would not otherwise see, or get to know, in our own busy lives... To put our professional & vocational talents to use serving others... To give back to our local communities .......... and to our world !
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THURSDAYS - 6:30 PM - AT MORENOS ON MAIN IN McNABB! YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY! WELCOME TO ROTARY !
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November 12, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights meeting WELCOME TO ROTARY!
WELCOME TO ROTARY MEMBERSHIP, SANDY & JUSTINA!
SANDY WOEST is proposed for membership by LONNA NAUMAN, and well-deserves the classification of EDUCATOR -- having taught at Swaney for 22 years, then serving as Principal at Hennepin for 12 years, retiring in 1999, STILL putting her skills to the test, teaching Citizenship and ESL (English as a Second Language) part time at IVCC. Sandy is active in the Putnam County Historical Society, PC Senior Center, Retired Teachers Assn., and can now add....... ROTARY! Welcome to membership, SANDY!
JUSTINA BOGGIO of RR Granville, proposed by ADRIANE SHORE, is a 2004 PCHS grad, received a degree in Ag Business at ISU in 2008, and now processes & administers commodity loans for the LaSalle County USDA Farm Services Agency in Ottawa -- while also helping in the familys Little Mountain orchard business! Welcome to membership, JUSTINA !
CLUB ASSEMBLY NOTES
Our Club Assembly last week netted the following action:
(1) Approved SANDY and JUSTINA as members!
(2) Set Our Next Membership Night for Nov. 19 April Casey of FOCUS 2 WILL be our Program BRING GUESTS !!!!
(3) DIET Soda still on hand will be donated to the Food Pantry; All the rest will be stored for AFTERGLOW.
(4) Christmas Party more options coming our way tonight: either our customary Holiday Party at SAMMS or a Rotary group venture to see Don Zellmers HOLIDAZZLE musical revue in UTICA with date options for either event Thurs. Dec. 10 or 17?
(5) HELP WANTED for next years Board of Directors nominations next month.... to take office as of July 1, 2010.
(6) Happy Bucks first Thursday of each month will continue as a thank you to our hostess Kathy; second Thursdays designated for Toys In The Pantry; third & fourth Thursdays designated for Rotary Foundation --- with a reminder: no obligation to donate!
(7) Money Matters Treasurers report given, looking GOOD! Scoreboard Project Committee will seek firm pledges by 12-1-09, TOYS IN THE PANTRY CHICKEN DINNER FUNDRAISER netted nearly $1200 good cookin CHAUNTELLE !
CONGRATS-RECENT 50-50 WINNERS
CONGRATS & $50 to: LINDA SMITH, DAVE WILMOT, GREG HAUGENS, MORENOS, YVETTE PINNELL, DINA LUNKEN, MANDI AND BO COFOID, NICK KEEGAN, MICHAELA MAURER, BELINDA FILBRANDT & SHARON KUNKEL!
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO....
JERRY (Nov. 10) and LONNA (Nov. 17) !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
November 5, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with plenty of fried chicken AND Rotary business on the agenda! Among the topics: New Rotary members proposed; Continuing the momentum of membership growth; Scoreboard Project update; Upcoming Projects & Events; Board report, & more WELCOME TO ROTARY!
HONOR FLIGHT PROJECT
MATT HOSTETTER hosted last weeks Guest Speakers, KEITH BALDWIN & DONALD ALLISON, two of the local organizers out to raise money to fund Project HONOR FLIGHT QUAD CITIES to provide an opportunity for WWII Veterans to visit their memorial in Washington DC along with a tour of the Korean, Vietnam and Iwo Jima Memorials, and a few Washington sights, ALL IN ONE DAY-- & ALL FREE! Keith served in Korea and Donald served in Vietnam, qualifying them as Guardians who will help WWII Vets needing assistance on the flight. Guardians and other veterans may also participate in the Honor Flight at minimal cost of about $500 each. Each flight, costs about $90,000, one third of which is provided by the national organization. Locally, the project has already raised about $10,000. Thanks for hosting, Matt!!
CONGRATULATIONS ---
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY, DARRELL & JEANNE !!
CONGRATS ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT, TONY !!
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED!
SANDY WOEST of Magnolia, proposed by LONNA NAUMAN, taught at Swaney for 22 years, then served as Principal at Hennepin for 12 years, retired in 1999, and is active in Historical Society, PC Senior Center and Retired Teachers Assn. Sandy is also teaching Citizenship and English as a second language, part time at IVCC.
JUSTINA BOGGIO of RR Granville, proposed by ADRIANE SHORE, is a 2004 PCHS grad, received a degree in Ag Business at ISU in 2008, and now processes & administers commodity loans for the LaSalle County USDA Farm Services Agency -- while also working in (& computerizing) the familys orchard business !
BOARD MINUTES NEWSREEL
The Board met on Nov. 2, taking the following action:
(1) Approved SANDY WOEST and JUSTINA BOGGIO as members of Granville Rotary to be installed on Nov. 12 absent any objection noted within the next seven days.
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(2) Next Membership Night set for Nov. 19 April Casey is tentatively set as our Program BRING GUESTS!!!!!!
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(3) Soda still on hand will be donated to the McNabb Legion if needed, otherwise well store the regular soda for Afterglow and well donate the short-lived diet soda via the Food Pantry.
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(4) Christmas Party Tentatively December 10 at Samms.
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(5) Name Change discussion After considering all options, the Board voted to pull the issue off the table.
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(6) Happy Bucks first Thursday of each month will continue as a thank you to our hostess Kathy; second Thursdays designated for Toys In The Pantry; third & fourth Thursdays designated for Rotary Foundation --- with a reminder: no obligation to donate!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
October 29, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights meeting, and MATT HOSTETTER has the honor of hosting our Guest Speakers, KEITH BALDWIN & DONALD ALLISON, two of the local organizers of Project HONOR FLIGHT QUAD CITIES --an opportunity for WWII Veterans to visit Washington DC and the WWII, Korean, Vietnam and Iwo Jima Memorials! The Project also provides the REST of us an opportunity to HONOR ALL VETERANS by learning more and supporting the Project! Our speakers know the value of the Project first-hand -- Keith served in Korea and Donald served in Vietnam. Our Club has donated toward the fundraising effort, in honor of our resident WWII Vet, JENO BONUCCHI, who hopes to participate this Spring! WELCOME TO ROTARY, KEITH, JANICE & DON !
CHANGE IN PLANS LAST WEEK...
We missed out on our intended Program last week, but our own SCOTT SHORE stepped in with a power-point program showcasing our Clubs commitment to youth particularly our sponsorship of the new INTERACT Service Club at PCHS, and our encouragement of INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE through Rotarys Short Term Youth Exchange Program where students from different countries are paired to spend the summer together, half in each household. Scott serves as Rotary District Chairperson of this great project and hopes to see greater participation locally, and district-wide, in 2010. Do you know any 15-19 year olds who might want the experience of a lifetime ? ? ? ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE!
ROTARY VOLUNTEERS served up a LOT of chicken & pasta at last Sundays Fundraiser Dinner at The Clover Club!! Thanks to their hard work and to all who came by to eat, were on our way to another successful TOYS IN THE PANTRY season ahead!
AND CHECK OUT COFOIDS HAUNTED HOUSE, Friday 6-9 pm, Saturday 5-9 pm all proceeds going to the Food Pantry! ..........We got the preview, now go for the REAL THING!
GET YOUR PROGRAMS HERE !
Comin UpBoard Meeting 7am Tuesday Nov. 3 at Coal Miners; CLUB ASSEMBLY November 5; KIM KETTMAN hosts Nov. 12; DAN KRIEWALD will be our host, and were hoping April Casey will be our guest, for another GUEST NIGHT on Nov. 19; Thanksgiving & no meeting Nov. 26; Board Meeting Dec. 1 and CLUB ASSEMBLY rolls around again on Dec. 3; and CHRIS KUNKEL gets to host on December 10! Too early to think about Christmas? Its coming!!!! Meanwhile......
HAPPY HALLOWEEN ! !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
October 22, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights GUEST NIGHT meeting, Scott Shore will present tonight's program showcasing Rotary's services to youth through Interact and Short Term Youth Exchange. WELCOME, ALL ... TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
IT WAS H O R R I B L Y GOOD!
OUR HAUNTED HOUSE EXPERIENCE last week at Cofoids was a truly gruesome, ghostly good time, gearing us up for a hauntingly happy Halloween! OUR THANKS TO BOB & DARLENE for hosting us --- for all the creativity and hard work they put into this fantastic project --- passing along the benefit to PC Food Pantry & Rotarys Toys In The Pantry Project!
THIS SUNDAY OCT. 25 TOYS IN THE PANTRY FUNDRAISER CHICKEN DINNER AT CLOVER CLUB 4-7 PM / $8 for / $9.50 for /+.50 for carryouts!
YOUTH EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES
If you know any students ages 15-19 interested in participating in Rotarys Short Term Youth Exchange Program next summer, send them our way! Students spend 4 weeks abroad and four weeks here, with a student of another country. Our Board voted on 9/29 to cover the $200 appplication fees of the two top applicants, with priority to those active in Interact. See Scott Shore for more info!!
WHATS ROTARY ?
Its new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional
interests.....celebrating 104 years of service & fellowship..
...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns...
...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons...
...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity...
...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects!
ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH?
Granville Rotary serves -- and includes membership from Hennepin, Mark, Granville, Standard, McNabb, Magnolia & all points between!
...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties
...No $$ commitments beyond $50 semi-annual dues & meal costs!
...Membership is by recommendation of any present member.
Rotary offers the privilege of participation with 1,192,292 fellow Rotarians in Rotarys 32,198 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide!
...Attendance is a benefit, though no longer a 100% requirement... made easy with opportunities to visit other clubs...in person or on-line!
WHY ?
To enjoy the opportunity to meet others within our community, who we would not otherwise see, or get to know, in our own busy lives...
To put our professional & vocational talents to use serving others...
To give back to our local communities .......... and to our world !
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THURSDAYS - 6:30 PM - AT MORENOS ON MAIN IN McNABB! YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY! WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !
October 8, 2009
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WELCOME! Pres. LORRAINE presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY THE SEQUEL! On the agenda: Membership An Opportunity to Share Rotary With Others!
CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
Our CLUB ASSEMBLY last Thursday netted the following: 1. Assistant Gov Carol Booth reported shes heading for Africa to help her expecting daughter there, leaving Marian Shurtz with the AG scepter 2. COW PIE BINGO REPORT: Net gain, about $1,794 if we pull in the last $70... and one donor has contributed back $100 - not bad! 3. CRUISE NIGHT soda and water will be offered to Interact first, (and they have since taken the water to donate to National Honors Society for their Red Cross Blood Drive this week!) then Am. Legion if they have a fundraising dinner. 4. PCCD Halloween event 10/24 postponed until 2010. 5. PCJH WRESTLING CLUB donation of $100 approved. 6. FOUNDATION Committee to meet and plan for fundraising. 7. SCOREBOARD PROJECT Committee to meet & plan. 8. AFTERSCHOOL WELLNESS Donation of $100 approved. 9. ROTARY ROSEBOWL FLOAT Donation of $50 oked. 10. Discussed pros and cons of name-change and possible alternatives. More discussion is sure to follow. CONGRATULATIONS, CLUB ! We hit the District Jackpot, winning a grant of $1,000 toward our Summer Youth Project primarily including the girls softball league Scoreboard Project. The grant is the result of District donations to the Rotary Foundation, a part of which returns for local use. Congrats !!!
Next Week: DARLENE & BOB COFOID host a Halloween Haunting on October 15 Rotarians, spouses & guests to meet at Pagan OLearys at 6pm for dinner (order off menu), then bring a canned good for donation to the Food Pantry and meet at Cofoids garage (South & High Streets) about 7pm ----- if you dare!!!!
CODY GRANDADAM hosts APRIL CASEY on Oct. 22 GUEST NIGHT !
MATT HOSTETTER gets to host our Program on October 29!
THE BOARD next meets on November 3 at Coal Miners, followed by our NEXT CLUB ASSEMBLY on Thursday, November 5.
Membership tips.......
Rotary is the perfect organization for very busy people a fast, efficient way to be involved and to meet friends and neighbors within the PC community! Whenever we meet, we eat (and vice versa!)
Rotary provides the opportunity to serve others locally vocationally and internationally ...the rent we pay for the space we use! Why did YOU join Rotary ???
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !
October 1, 2009
WELCOME! Pres. LORRAINE presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY! On the agenda: Board Report; Cow Pie Bingo Report; Membership & Guest Night; Possible Name-Change, and more!
FROM PRAIRIE CENTER TO McNABB
ALICE CAREY presented her own (FIRST!) Program last week, sharing with us the farm-family beginnings of her interest in all things engineering -- and her eventual specialization in industrial engineering. She described her profession as being very broad in scope, applicable to every process from manufacturing to health care delivery of services, both of which she has done. Now able to apply those principles to situations without as much hands-on observation, Alice says she can work from home (or horseback?) to solve efficiency issues for her clientele.
ITS A BIRD ITS A PLANE.
Its SUPERCOW! Amy finished off her THIRD game of Cow Pie Bingo in less than 20 minutes, declaring Cynthia Giuliani the winner of the $1000 grand prizeand the $100 Raffle winners were: Brandon McNeill, Jaxon Strum, Mary Shore, Aubrie Walker, Toni Lawley, Courtney, Jacwlyn and Abby Ossola, Nancy Zukowski, Debbie Seibert, and Alissa Gearhart TWICE! Thanks to ALL who sold tickets, line-painted and helped to make this a successful event! Next Week: DARLENE COFOID hosts on October 8; BOB COFOID hosts on October 15; CODY GRANDADAM will host APRIL CASEY on our October 22 GUEST NIGHT; PCCDs looking for spooky help on Saturday, October 24, and MATT HOSTETTER gets to host our Program on October 29! BOARD MINUTES
THE BOARD met Tuesday 9/28, with the following results:
1. COW PIE BINGO REPORT: Again difficult to get all $$ in and accounted for, but were within $70. Anticipated total will be $4000 revenue, $206 costs for tickets, line-paint & Amys honorarium. We will mooove back to 450 tickets & print/sell earlier next year. 2. CRUISE NIGHT CANCELLED AGAIN, leaving us long on soda and water which will be offered to Interact first, then Am. Legion if they have a dinner to sell off their Cruise cuisine. Caseys will be asked if their donation can be used for Afterglow. 3. PCCD Halloween event 10/24 All Rotarians who are willing to help out as guides, and/or to dress for the occasion, may volunteer. 4. PCJH WRESTLING CLUB Following Jerry Kriewalds presentation last week, Board voted to donate $100 in support. 5. FOUNDATION Committee to meet and plan for fundraising. 6. SCOREBOARD PROJECT Committee to decide how to solicit for major donors, giving other grain elevators first honors. 7. AFTERSCHOOL WELLNESS Voted to donate $100. 8. ROTARY ROSEBOWL FLOAT Voted to donate $50. 9. Discussed benefit in membership development of name-change to PUTNAM COUNTY ROTARY. Issue will be put to Club Vote all members may vote. Absentee ballots may be mailed to Secy Scott, PO Box 418 Granville. Ballots to be cast by NOVEMBER 5.
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !
September 24, 2009
WELCOME! Pres. LORRAINE presides, and ALICE CAREY will present her own (FIRST!) Program, to tell us the circuitous route she has taken -- personally and professionally -- to get from rural Earlville to rural McNabb! Welcome all, to Granville Rotary!
THE STORY OF THREE GIFTS
JIM CAREY presented his own Program last week, reflecting on his past and present by sharing with us the significance of three special gifts that have helped shape his life over the years. The first gift, he said, was a voltmeter used for measuring electricity, which his learned father gave him in his youth in West Virginia, to spark a curiosity that has served him well -- becoming an electrical engineer with a fascinating professional career, and meeting his wife Alice along lifes path when they were both working for GE. The second gift, he said, was his Grandfathers gift of confiding in him as a young boy, allowing him access to his safe containing stocks & bonds that developed a fascination with the marketplace and a healthy appreciation for conservative investments. The third gift, he said, is the cowboy hat Alice gave him, with the honor of doing chores that often include holding one end of a scoop shovel, between horseback riding & Jims post-retirement part-time work selling real estate through Gonet Realty. Jim offers this advice from his own experience: Think about the next gift you receive it may change your life!
Thanks for the gift of a great Program, JIM!
Next Week: BOARD MEETING 7AM TUESDAY 9/29 AT COAL MINERS IN MARK; CLUB ASSEMBLY OCTOBER 1 - HERE!
Then and thereafter.... DARLENE COFOID hosts on October 8; BOB COFOID hosts on October 15; CODY GRANDADAM will host APRIL CASEY on our October 22 GUEST NIGHT; PCCDs looking for spooky help on Saturday, October 24, and MATT HOSTETTER gets to host our Program on October 29!
BUSY DAY THIS SATURDAY!
COW PIE BINGO this Saturday.... Line painters report to Boggios at 9am; Help jeer , veer or steer the cow at 1 pm !
CRUISE NITE - See Lorraine for the Schedule of who's working when.
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September 17, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights meeting, and JIM CAREY will present his own (FIRST!) Program, which he says will be a show and tell presentation about three gifts that have had an impact on his life and helped him choose a path that still rewards him today! Take it away, Jim!
GUESS NIGHT
Our intended speaker last week had a bad break preventing her appearance, and the guest list was down to one, but CHAUNTELLE BIAGI-BRUER was ready at the draw, with a back-up TRIVIA CONTEST featuring questions taking pot shots at early western movies, TV classics, and Rotary minutia that stumped us all! Not the evening that was planned, but an enjoyable event of fellowship and fun, finding the East Siders, Veterans, and Cow Pies tied at the top, with the Stirrups just 3 questions out of a four-way first place tie. We hope intended guest April Casey is on the mend and can re-schedule her program to another date very soon.
Next Week: Alice Carey has the right to rebut anything said this week, as she presents her first Program ----- See you here !
BEWARE OF FALLING COW PIE!
Its almost upon us! with just 10 days left to sell all remaining squares on the grid! Pres. Lorraine says take another stack and sell em ! Line Crew reports at or before 9 am on Saturday, 9/26.... everyone available can help with last minute ticket sales and set-up at noon.... help walk the COW on the grid at 1pm ! Hopefully well have the grand prize & 10 drawing winners decided in time for.....
CRUISE NIGHT !
Well be selling water and soda at the Granville Clinic parking lot and at Cofoids Funeral Home (THANKS, BOB & DARLENE!) check the time slot(s) you signed up for, and be there! If you have not already signed up, tonights the perfect time! INTERACT says theyll lend a hand, too!
HELP WANTED...
FOR PCCDs HALLOWEEN NIGHT Saturday, October 24 help present a fun but frightening walk along the trails for young enthusiasts... 6 to 10 pm.......come as you are, or in costume!
DICTIONARIES DE LIV ER ED!
LITERACY CHAIR ADRIANE SHORE along with JIM MACK, JAY McCRACKEN, LARRY PRIEST & JEANNE ALLEMAN delivered new dictionaries to every 3rd grade student at PC Elementary on Wednesday, marking the third year of our participation in the national project. Superlaconical job, team!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !
September 10, 2009
WELCOME! CLUB PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO presides over tonights GUEST NIGHT meeting, and BRUNO BUCHHOLZ will have the pleasure of introducing our Guest Speaker, APRIL CASEY!
April is the owner of FOCUS 2 in Granville, offering photography as well as website development services!
WELCOME, ALL ... TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
IN LAST WEEKS EPISODE....
OUR CLUB ASSEMBLY last week offered an opportunity to discuss
(1) membership growth;
(2) our proposed Youth Development Project and Rotary grant proposal for 3 automated scoreboards for PC girls summer baseball diamonds;
(3) our Kids Literacy - Dictionaries Project -- new dictionaries for this years group of PC 3rd graders;
(4) Plans and time-slot sign-up for Cow Pie Bingo (& tickets distributed for sale) and Granville Cruise Night, both happening on Saturday, Sept. 26!;
(5) Discussion of possible assistance to the PC Conservation Districts Fright Night for smaller children, Saturday, Oct. 24 (well check on safety precautions before committing);
(6) Possible assistance of Jerry Kriewalds Jr. High Wrestling Club project;
(7) Approval of $100 donation toward the VFW / Am. Legion trip to Washington DC, in which our own JENO BONUCCHI will participate!;
(8) INTERACT report, following that mornings first meeting of the year with over 55 kids in attendance!
NEXT WEEK ALICE CAREY HOSTS OUR PROGRAM !
WHATS ROTARY ?
Its new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional interests.....celebrating 104 years of service & fellowship..
...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns...
...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons...
...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity...
...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects!
ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH?
Granville Rotary serves -- and includes membership from -- Hennepin, Granville, Standard, Mark, McNabb, Magnolia & all points in between! ...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties & no financial commitments beyond semi-annual dues of just $50! ...Membership is by recommendation of any present member. Rotary offers the privilege of participation with 1,192,292 fellow Rotarians in Rotarys 32,198 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide! ...Attendance is a benefit, though no longer a 100% requirement... made easy with opportunities to visit other clubs...in person or on-line! WHY ? To enjoy the opportunity to meet others within our community, who we would not otherwise see, or get to know, in our own busy lives... To put our professional & vocational talents to use serving others... To give back to our local communities .......... and to our world !
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THURSDAYS - 6:30 PM - AT MORENOS ON MAIN IN McNABB! YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !
September 3, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT LORRAINE presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, with plenty on the agenda:
(1) GUEST NITE NEXT WEEK !
(2) COW PIE BINGO TICKETS on sale NOW!
(3) COW PIE & CRUISE NIGHT sign-up for Sept. 26;
(4) BOARD REPORT;
and more !
WELCOME, ALL!!
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING.....
CHAUNTELLE BIAGI-BRUER presented her own Program two weeks ago, telling us the challenges of road-testing bad drivers for the Secretary of State, and the many services and resources offered by the SOS and Chauntelles office in LaSalle. We also picked up some pointers on new laws and restrictions, and what NOT to do while being examined! Thanks for the great Program, Chauntelle!
AND LAST WEEKS (IN-DOOR) PICNIC AT THE SHORES included lots of brauts, some great side dishes, and JENO BONUCCHIs Program, featuring local writer and historian RON BLUEMER. Ron shared many stories of life and times in the Illinois Valley during the Great Depression, and the government programs that sought to re-stimulate people and the economy many of which are finding their parallel in the current economic recovery effort! For more, pick up Rons ninth book, Buddy can you spare a dime?
NEXT WEEK: BRING A POTENTIAL MEMBER FREE !
BOARDWORKS
SCOREBOARDS may become a reality for girls softball diamonds in Granville, McNabb and Magnolia (Hennepins will be provided by the school) --- 30 x 16 boards with a sponsor backboard. Were hoping for donations & a possible Rotary grant.
DICTIONARIES are on order, for all PC 3rd Grade Students, and Spanish-English Dictionaries for all bilingual students, continuing our Clubs commitment to student literacy. The Board voted on 9-1 to donate last years over-stock (a different edition) to other classrooms in need, and then through the PC Food Pantry.
PC CONSERVATION DISTRICT is enlisting our help to offer kids a healthy helping of Halloween haunting, on October 24 (rain date is Oct. 30), with opportunities to don masks OR guide kids along the surprise-filled path. More info on this tonight!
VFW / AM. LEGION heads for Washington! In recognition of our own JENO BONUCCHIs participation, the Board voted to donate $100 to help offset expenses of the journey.
PC WRESTLING Jerry Kriewalds request for funding will be considered once we know more about the schools support if any at the jr. high level.
COMING UP......
THURS., SEPT. 10 Guest Night w/speaker April Casey (Focus2)!
THURS., SEPT 17 ALICE CAREY HOSTS HER FIRST!
THURS., SEPT 24 JIM CAREY HOSTS HIS FIRST!
SAT., SEPT 26 Cow Pie Bingo .....& Granville Cruise Night !!
TUES., SEPT. 29 Board Meeting 7am at Coal Miners in Mark!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !
August 20, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT LORRAINE presides over tonights meeting, and CHAUNTELLE BIAGI-BRUER has the honor of the Program! Were ALL in the drivers seat for this one, as we learn what all we DIDNT know about driving -- and about Chauntelles work with the Secretary Of States Office !!
OUR PROGRAM LAST WEEK
Rotary Short Term International Exchange Students SARAH HOLDCRAFT of LaSalle, USA and PAULINE NYSSEN of Verviers, BELGIUM were hosted by Scott Shore last week, sharing with us the experience of spending their summer together, half in Belgium and half in LaSalle ! As Pauline said (paraphrasing Sir Isaac Newton), People build too many walls and not enough bridges. Its good to see a Program that is definitely building bridges, of friendship & globe-wide understanding. WE WERE ALSO HAPPY to host, as a Club, two representatives of the INTERACT CLUB. Kelsey Casolari and Dominic Passini seemed anxious to get the word back to their Club that the STYE Program is available to all!
50-50 WINNERS!
CONGRATS to Jeanne Alleman, Angelina Strum (Cofoids granddaughter!), Sean Brannon, Roelif Loveland of Peru Rotary, and Jacob Maurer (Priests grandson!). And the next winner is......
IN OTHER MINUTES....
WHATS THE SCORE??
Rick Serafini advised that Bobby Cofoid has checked into the scoreboards proposed to be purchased for girls softball diamonds in Granville, McNabb and Magnolia, going straight to the source, in Willowbrook! The proposed boards are 30 x 16, battery-driven, 14 lbs & easily stored between games! We hope to secure a Rotary District Simplified Grant to help cover the cost. Jim Mack will see whether Hennepin might be in need of one, and Tom Simmons will check on an appropriate advertising backdrop for each.
SHELTERBOX USA Makes It Into The BIG TIME!
Our cards and letters to the Larry King Show hit their mark, sparking his interest and hopefully a news feature on Rotarys work to end polio!
JUST CHARGE IT !!
Pres. Lorraine explains the benefits of having a ROTARY INTL credit card... the Club stands to receive $25 per card and Rotary Foundation gets a % of every cardholders purchases!
COMING OUR WAY.....
NEXT WEEK Well take the leftover InterAct Picnic bratwurst out of their cryogenetic state for a picnic in Scott & Adriane Shores back yard spouses welcome -- and please bring a dish to pass!!
TUES., SEPT. 1 Board Meeting 7am at Coal Miners in Mark!
THURS., SEPT. 3 Club Assembly & CHICKEN @ Morenos!
THURS., SEPT. 10 Guest Night w/speaker April Casey (Focus2)!
THURS., SEPT 17 ALICE CAREY HOSTS HER FIRST!
THURS., SEPT 24 JIM CAREY HOSTS HIS FIRST!
SAT., SEPT 26 Cow Pie Bingo .....& Granville Cruise Night !!
TUES., SEPT. 29 Board Meeting 7am at Coal Miners in Mark!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !
August 13, 2009 WELCOME! PRESIDENT LORRAINE presides over tonights menu of chicken and Rotary affairs of state, with the ADDED bonus of tonights Program, to be presented by Rotary Short Term International Exchange Students SARAH HOLDCRAFT of LaSalle, USA and PAULINE NYSSEN of Verviers, BELGIUM! The two are spending the summer together, half with each of their families, and will tell us about the program and their own experiences. WELCOME TO ROTARY, SARAH AND PAULINE !!
.... AND INTERACT IS IN THE HOUSE!
We also welcome PCHS INTERACT representatives, Juniors KELSEY CASOLARI and DOMINIC PASSINI, who are invited to learn more about Rotary Youth Exchange opportunities for the benefit of all Interact members WELCOME, KELSEY & DOMINIC!
THE GOV WAS HERE!
ROTARY DISTRICT GOV. ELISE CADIGAN made her official visit 2 weeks ago, joined by Assistant Gov. CAROL BOOTH, to share the goals and aspirations of our 49 Clubs in the District and over 32,000 Clubs worldwide! This years emphasis: Finish off polio worldwide; build Rotarys strength through membership development and retention; support the Foundation; and promote literacy projects & next generation leadership potential!
NEWS FROM THE BOARD ROOM
Minutes of the Board meeting of August 3 include the following:
(1) Final prep for our soda and water concession at GRANVILLE CRUISE NIGHT (now postponed to Friday, Sept. 26);
(2) Sean Brannons written membership resignation accepted with regret Sean says working out of town, family and evening classes have devoured his time.
(3) Dues are paid to RI and District second billing has been sent to those still to pay.
(4) Kim Kettman is appointed to have our COW PIE BINGO tickets printed for sale ASAP;
(5) Lorraine, Adriane, Scott, Tom and Larry will be (were!) our Clubs reps at a District Workshop focused on Membership, Literacy and Foundation support on Aug. 6 at Deer Valley (thus the reason we had no regular meeting last week);
(6) Board consensus supports seeking a District Simplified Grant of $1000 toward the girls baseball program to install scoreboards in Granville, McNabb and Magnolia;
(7) Membership Drive mapped out, with a number of potential members noted, plans made, with a MEMBERSHIP NIGHT (free meals for potential members!) on September 10 Program to feature APRIL CASEY, owner of the new Focus 2 Photo & Web Design studio in Granville! IT IS UP TO EACH OF US TO SUGGEST & INVITE NEW POTENTIAL MEMBERS!
WHATS AHEAD:
CHAUNTELLE will host our Program next week;
JENO hosts on Aug. 27;
Board will meet at 7am at Coal Miners in Mark on Tues., Sept. 1,
Club Assembly & the proverbial $10 chicken follows on Sept. 3;
BRUNO hosts our MEMBERSHIP DRIVE on Sept. 10;
ALICE hosts (or presents) on Sept. 17 &
JIM follows on Sept. 24!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY GOVERNORS NITE!
July 30, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT LORRAINE presides, with the privilege of hosting DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELISE CADIGAN as our very special guest tonight! The Gov is making her rounds throughout District 6420 to bring us all together, sharing the goals and aspirations of our 49 Clubs in the District and over 32,000 Clubs worldwide!
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, GOV!
WHOS YOUR GOVERNOR NOW?!
Gov. Elise has been a member of Rockford Rotary since 1988 with perfect attendance since serving as Rockfords first Club President of her gender at the turn of the millennium, also serving as past Assistant Governor, District Trainer, Short Term Youth Exchange Chairperson, promoter of Rockford Colleges Rotaract Club and Rockfords Rotary Academy, as a participant in Rotary Missions abroad and a number of Club and District Committees closer to home all in addition to numerous other civic endeavors!! Our Gov is a Clinical Social Worker with an undergraduate degree from Washburn University in Topeka and an MSW earned at the University of Kansas. Elise, her husband Glenn, and their son Andrew are all Paul Harris Fellows.... all of which is now enriched by her journey to the far reaches of Putnam County !!!
OF RECENT PAST.....
DARRELL ALLEMAN hosted our Program two weeks ago, featuring PCHS Junior AMANDA KAAD one of two students we recently sponsored to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp in Oregon, Illinois. Amanda thanked our Club for sponsoring her, describing the weekend as an awesome experience including team and leadership exercises, opportunities to meet Rotary Exchange Students from other countries, & a lot of just plain fun!
INTERACT-IVE PICNIC
OUR INTERACT PICNIC last week was a BIG success, with plenty of kids, plenty of great food, and plenty of interest in this years re-launch of the PCHS INTERACT CLUB! Students were encouraged to PARTICIPATE and to look beyond home for learning opportunities, by our Guest Speaker, LORI TERANDO, Lorraines niece and a former Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar in Belgium. Now a Prof. & Dept Head at U of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Lori is a highly skilled translator -- occasionally called upon to work for the United Nations! Thanks, Lorraine!
WELCOME, JIM & ALICE !!
JIM & ALICE CAREY joined our ranks two weeks ago, proposed for membership by President Lorraine Terando and installed by the inimitable BRUNO BUCHHOLZ! Jim is a retired engineer now selling real estate & serving on the PC Conservation Board, and Alice is a consulting engineer!
WELCOME, JIM & ALICE !
COMING UP: Board Meeting next Tuesday, August 3, 7am....
No Meeting NEXT Thursday(Board attending Dist. Meeting)....
GRANVILLE CRUISE NITE NEXT FRIDAY 8/7!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 17, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT LORRAINE presides (with experience!) and DARRELL ALLEMAN hosts tonights Program, featuring PCHS Juniors AMANDA KAAD & TREY SCHORN, who we recently sponsored to attend RYLA -- Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp -- in Oregon, Illinois! Our Rylarians can tell us what the program is all about, and what they might have gained from the experience! WELCOME, AMANDA & TREY !!
HINDSIGHT
OUR CLUB ASSEMBLY on July 2 netted the following action:
(1) LITTLE LEAGUE Our Rotary Team lost out on our Hot Dogs In The Park Project this year but will instead receive $150 as requested to attend a Peoria Chiefs Game!
(2) Bob Cofoid reported on his research into an electronic scoreboard for the girls diamond in Granville... one business will donate $1500 toward the estimated project cost of $1900 (other costs??) It was recalled that we also hope to provide similar boards for McNabb and Magnolia diamonds, but will need to seek other sponsors and confirm availability of electricity. Committee to further report, hoping project will be done by Fall, ready for summer 2010.
(3) Treasurer Chauntelle gave a report as to the state of the estate.
(4) Plans made for INTERACT picnic 7/23, Governors Night 7/30, Cruise Night 8/7.
(5) Bruno Buchholz retires as solo Chaplain, receiving Club thanks, and Ron McNeill is appointed to assist as needed.
(6) 50-50 update, and
(7) Pres. Lorraine says it needs to be each members goal to share Rotary with a new member (or to carry a brick until the goal is met!?)
TWO NEW MEMBERS TONIGHT !!
JIM & ALICE CAREY join our ranks tonight, proposed for membership by President Lorraine Terando! Jim is a retired engineer now selling real estate & serving on the PC Conservation Board, and Alice is a consulting engineer!
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB, JIM & ALICE!
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN !
.... Queen Alaine, in this case! DARRELL ALLEMAN hosted 2008-2009 MP Fair Queen Alaine Noll and mom Lois of RR Toluca, to tell us what its like to be Queen for a year... and whats up for this years Fair! Alaine is a nursing student at IVCC, next heading for a BS in nursing at OSF and possibly a career as a nurse practitioner.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOV STOPS IN!
Carol Booth of Henry Rotary, our new AG, visited last week to tell us whats happening in and about the District and some themes we might hear when DISTRICT GOV ELISE CADIGAN arrives on July 30!
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS: Congrats and $50 to Barb Sabotta, Toni Lawly, Cathy Oliveri, and Jeanne Alleman! PS: Moneys due for any unsold 50-50s for the new Rotary years Raffle drawings.
NEXT WEEK....
INTERACT PICNIC 6 pm, Holly Shelter at Hopkins Park in Granville.... bring a dish to pass (or chips if youre not that culinary) and help get the word out to anyone with high school age youth! Our speaker will be Dr. Lori Terando Viviano, former Rotary Scholar, now a Languages prof at U of Milwaukee --- & a UN Interpreter !!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 2, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT LORRAINE takes charge of the gavel tonight, presiding over the years first CLUB ASSEMBLY! On the agenda: Membership, 50-50s, Board Report, Interact Picnic, Governors Visit, Cruise Nite & MORE!
INSTALLATION NITE HIGHLIGHTS
We had a great turn-out and a great evening at SAMMS last week, featuring Rick Serafinis presentation of the community SERVICE ABOVE SELF award to Cheryl Mennie and family, honoring the memory of Hubie Mennie and the dedication of the entire family to vocational excellence and community service; Scott Shores presentation of the student SERVICE ABOVE SELF award to Becky Nielsen, Charter President of our PCHS Interact Club; presentation of a decorative frame, AFTERGLOW pics and thanks to Danielle Stoddard; honoring of Past-President Rick with a past-pres. pin, Rotary Year Scrapbook, and engraved clock / plaque; PERFECT ATTENDANCE PINS to 14 members including 42-year perfect attenders BRUNO BUCHHOLZ AND JENO BONUCCHI, installation of the new Board and Officers by Club Chaplain Bruno Buchholz, and acceptance of the gavel by PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO! The evening also provided an appropriate opportunity to reflect back on a fantastic year of MAKING DREAMS REAL, and the opportunities before us for a great year ahead.......THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN OUR HANDS!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
TWO NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED !!
President Lorraine Terando proposes JIM & ALICE CAREY for membership! Jim is a retired engineer now selling real estate, and Alice is a consulting engineer! The Couple live on the McNabb Blacktop, on the bluff approaching Rte 26. The Board accepted the proposal, which now goes to the Club for comment within 7 days, after which the proposed members may be installed (next week)!
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS: Mike Walker & Charlie Allen! We have 3 drawings left, in time for the NEW YEAR of 50-50 winners! Any unsold 50-50s can still be turned in tonight to be re-DISTRIBUTED & SOLD, or the keeper gets to pay for them!!
NEW BOARD NEWS !
The NEW Board met Tuesday, addressing the following items: (1) SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD donations: $100 to PC Food Pantry, one of Cheryls closest interests, in Hubies memory; $50 to PCHS Interact Club in honor of Becky Nielsen; (2) Well help Rotary convince LARRY KING to devote attention to the cause of SHELTERBOX, USA! (3) INTERACT Picnic Thursday, July 23 in Granville Bring a Spouse AND a Dish to Pass! Lorraines niece (former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, from Milwaukee) will speak (briefly) about seizing opportunity. (4) GOVERNORS NITE July 30 well want to boast of 100% attendance!!! (5) Granville Cruise Night (Friday, Aug. 7) voted to retain our soda / water concession with two locations; (6) PC Wrestling donation - action tabled for Club discussion.
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PROGRAMS: Brad 7/9; Darrell 7/16; Picnic 7/23; Gov Nite 7/30!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY
INSTALLATION NITE 09!
JUNE 25, 2009
AND WELCOME TO SAMMS! President RICK SERAFINI presides over the FIRST portion of tonights celebration of a GREAT year of service and fellowship, and gets to hand the gavel over to OUR NEW PRESIDENT LORRAINE TERANDO with the privilege of launching our NEW Rotary year! We offer thanks to Rick, and to all who contributed to an extraordinary year!
AND we pledge to make the coming year ANOTHER great year of service and fellowship, with our 2009-2010 NEW BOARD:
Lorraine Terando, President
Adriane Shore, Vice. Pres.
Jay McCracken, Board Member
Darrell Alleman, Board Member
Rick Serafini, Board Member
Matt Hostetter, Board Member
Tom Simmons, Board Member
Jim Mack, Board Member
PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY! We recognize 14 Rotarians tonight, for PERFECT ATTENDANCE this past Rotary year -- including Charter Year Members BRUNO BUCHHOLZ and JENO BONUCCHI -- with 42 years Perfect Attendance!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARDS
This years COMMUNITY SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD honors the memory and lifetime achievement of Hubert J. Hubie Mennie, whose commitment to family and community, business acumen, and drive to excel throughout his life, gave inspiration to all who knew him. Against the odds and pursuing a dream, Hubie, Cheryl and family have put in the hard work of a lifetime to create the business that stands today on the foundation of determination, commitment, and well-deserved pride in the ideal vocational excellence. We honor his memory, and the legacy of his SERVICE ABOVE SELF that continues in the commitment and dedication of the Mennie family to business integrity and community service. Hubies legacy will continue to inspire us all.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO BECKY NIELSEN, OUR STUDENT SERVICE ABOVE SELF RECIPIENT
recognizing Beckys student leadership & SERVICE ABOVE SELF as Charter President of the PCHS INTERACT CLUB! With the guidance of Granville Rotary as Club Sponsor, Becky helped promote and organize the new service-based School Club! Taking on projects even before the Club was officially chartered, Interacts 58 Charter Year Members have participated in numerous school & community service events, proving SERVICE WORKS!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 4, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with summer-time projects in the works!
PAST - TENSE
ADRIANE SHOREs Program on May 14 brought good news of working solutions to local tobacco, drug & alcohol abuse, internet dangers and more. Guests DAWN CONERTON & TERRY MADSEN told us about their collaborative efforts on behalf of the Putnam-Bureau Health Department and Marshall Putnam Extension Council, offering awareness and educational programs for ALL ages, and bringing together local leaders, businessmen, health care professionals, law enforcement officers and community members to address these issues. As a Putnam County native, Dawn says she will continue to make sure that PC is included in all initiatives. Some preventive educational efforts even start as early as Kindergarten. We can be proud to hear that our INTERACT CLUB is helping out with one major assault on underage alcohol consumption, with the STICKER-SHOCK Program, joining local merchants in warning against sales or delivery to minors. THANKS, ADRIANE, for hosting an eye-opening Program!
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS: Yona Lunken, Eleanor Cavalinni, PC Achievement (THANKS KIM!), Michelle Viscone, Margaret Bonucchi, and Pat Kelly ! NEW 50-50s WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR SALE TONIGHT FIRST DRAWING WILL BE JULY 2 !
BOARD NEWS !
The Board met this Tuesday, addressing the following items: (1) American Cancer Relay for Life voted to donate $50 toward a local team of Club members, othwerise to support Cathy Oliveris We B UCC Team. (2) Granville Cruise Night (prob. around Aug. 1) voted to retain our soda / water concession; first organizational meeting is June 17, 7pm. (3) Brad Acuncius asks the Board to reinstate America into the Clubs invocation tradition, out of respect for our country and those who serve(d) in uniform. The Board voted to try again but with the aid of a sound track. (4) SERVICE ABOVE SELF President Rick announced his pick, honoring the Mennie family for Hubies accomplishments and the familys community support, increasing the donation in honor of the recipient from $50 to $100, Club to cover the cost of meals for Cheryl, four children and their spouses if able to join us on June 25. (5) Voted to honor the Interact Clubs charter president, Becky Nielsen, with a Student Service Above Self Award, including a gift of $50 to Interact, Club to cover the cost of meals of Becky and her parents if they are able to join us on June 25.
COMING UP.....
NEXT WEEK Peru Rotary TRIVIA NIGHT 6pm at Knights of Columbus on Gooding in LaSalle, $10 dinner. See TOM! JUNE 18 Possible I & M Canal excursion times / prices coming tonight - depends on whether we can meet the minimum. JUNE 25 INSTALLATION NIGHT @ SAMMS IN HENNEPIN! 6pm Social, 6:30 dinner BRING GUESTS!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 14, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights meeting, and ADRIANE SHORE has the pleasure of hosting special guests, DAWN CONERTON & TERRY MADSEN, here to tell us about their collaborative efforts on behalf of kids, teens, and our communities ! Terry holds a Bachelors in communications, a masters in Social Justice, a Law Degree, and a passion for service as a lawyer, past judge, and now Unit Educator in Youth Development for US, through the Marshall-Putnam Extension Office! Dawn has a Bachelors in history and political science and four years invaluable experience as a Certified Health Educator with the Health Department, for Putnam and Bureau Counties! Dawn, by the way, grew up as Dawn Tonozzi, now married and living with husband Pat and their two boys, Shawn and Matt, near Magnolia!
LAST WEEKS CLUB ASSEMBLY...... ...included its share of TRIVIA, and discussion of AFTERGLOW success (though about $600 in the hole), as well as RYLA & Scholarship reports. The Club also discussed the prospect of a Club name-change to Putnam County Rotary, with some concerns raised that we might be expected to serve Putnam and Lake Thunderbird. Our territory, however, would remain the same as now, covering only this side of the river. Issue tabled for further deep thought! 50-50 Raffle tickets coming..... And plans are set for our annual Installation Night Ceremonies & SERVICE ABOVE SELF presentation, June 25 at SAMMS in Hennepin BRING GUESTS!
OUR CLUB OFFERS CONDOLENCES...
To Lonna Nauman and family, on the loss of Lonnas newborn granddaughter, daughter of John and Michelle Nauman of Lincoln.
and to
The Family of Rotarian James McNabb Bumgarner Those of us available will meet at Helmer-Shields tomorrow evening at 6:30 to attend the visitation. A celebration of his life is scheduled for 10:30 am Saturday at Friends Meeting House southeast of McNabb.
PROGRAMS IN THE HOPPER....
NEXT WEEK May 21 Tom Simmons Hosts! May 28 is still in limbo, as we vote tonight whether or where to meet, as its a slignt conflict with Jr. High Graduation, for some. If theres a meeting, Lorraine Terando hosts that nights Program. The BOARD meets on June 2 and the CLUB meets for our Club Assembly (Chicken deal - $10 dinner cost) on June 4. IF Reed and Brad Acuncius switch their dates, Brad will present on June 11, and Reed hopes to take us all for a ride aboard the canal boat in LaSalle on June 18 (dinner and ticket price forthcoming). And the following week, June 25 were celebrating at SAMMS in Hennepin !
TRUE INTER-ACTION!
THE PCHS INTERACT CLUB met yesterday, electing their new officers for 2009-2010: Stevie Croisant as President, Kevin Alleman (Darrells grandson!!) as Vice-President, Christine Mattern as Secretary, Alonzo Khouaja elected to a second term as Treasurer, Jessica Baker as Reporter, and Past-President Becky Nielsen as ex officio member of the new board! Congrats to all !!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 7, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with many good items on the agenda, including: (1) Past Project Reports BloodMobile, AFTERGLOW, RYLA & Scholarships; (2) Upcoming Programs and Projects; (3) possible Club name upgrade? (4) A change of tune.... (5) Membership Development ahead!
RECENT PROJECTS IN REVIEW....
OUR GOOD FRIDAY BLOOD DRIVE was a BIG draw, with 49 donors including 4 first-timers (go Lonna!!) and 24 PCHS students after our INTERACT Club sprang into action recruiting student donors! In all, 41 units were successfully accepted. INTERACT also helped throughout the drive, taking over the greeting table and providing escorts throughout the day. Congrats and thanks to ALL!
THE AFTERGLOW hit a high-mark this year, enjoyed by all and there were a LOT !! 120 kids had signed up, of which 118 arrived plus another 15 who had not reserved. We counted 128 present early in the festivities. Some 50 stayed for the auction. It was a LOT of work, too, but well worth the reward of hearing that everyone stayed safe and sound on Prom night. We hope donations are still coming our way, to make ends meet. Our HUGE thanks to all who helped, including Rotarians, non-Rotarians, and Rotary alumnus / Afterglow Chair, DANIELLE STODDARD ! Again the INTERACT Club came to our aid, with 4 underclassmen helping prep, that Saturday aft.
CELEBRATING LAW DAY WITH ABE
SCOTT SHORE hosted last weeks Program, taking the show on the road to Rays Place for dinner, followed by a mock trial performed by our very own members and guests! The case of Dwight Knight (Fly-By-Knight Travel) vs. Link Conn hinged on whether the jury would believe that Link had truly become Abe Lincoln under the trance of hypno-historian Harry Headley, or was only faking it to avoid liability for the airfare to Siberia he had improvidently booked for himself and four Rotarians. The jury didnt buy it, and Link will have to pay up !!
BOARD REVIEW
The Board met on Tuesday, taking up the following items: (1) print 50-50 Raffle tickets-- Lorraine to Distribute, Lonna to collect. (2) Matt will check Cow Pie Bingo date at Boggios; (3) Darrell will check on a date for our Hot Dogs in the Park Little League Team dinner. (4) New era for meeting and singing.... We will discontinue America as part of our opening, but the President reserves the right to call on 3 members at random for an after-dinner song, for kicks! (5) Lorraine will be working on 09-10 committee assignments state your preferences, or forever hold your peace! (6) Scholarships approved as given: RYLA $150 each to PCHS Sophs Trey Schorn and Amanda Kaad; Senior Scholarships to Co-op Student Award ($100 voucher) to Brandon Keller and recognition of employer, Keller Farms; Bill Klein Memorial Scholarship ($250 voucher) to Ariel Schwarting; and Knute Hammel Memorial ($500 cash) Award to Kelsi Ryan! Scott Shore presented the Senior Awards on May 4. (7) Our new Dist. Gov. asks that we consider changing our Club name to better fit our territory, as Putnam County Rotary -----Tabled for discussion.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 2, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with BloodMobile and AFTERGLOW prep to sharing top billing with guest, DANIELLE STODDARD!
RECENT PROGRAM ....
BRAD POPURELLA hosted our March 12 Program, featuring his wife, Kristina, who told us about her background in civil engineering, and her move into the structural engineering with CMC Joist & Deck Co. in Peru, where she designs BIG roof and deck projects, and sets the specs for in-house production of the decking systems. Krissy described the challenges facing the industry, including newer methods to provide greater product strength, and broader span capabilities. THANKS, BRAD!
& ON THE BUSINESS END.... We used March 26 for a project update, voted to NOT have a meeting on April 9 (Holy Thursday), & discussed some great ideas for membership growth & retention.
THEN, AT THE BOARD MEETING of March 31, the Board voted to send bulletins by email to those we can, to encourage members to bring guests with a free meal to both host and guest on their first visit, and to reduce the meal cost to $10 ($9 for chefs salad) on the first of every month, coinciding with our Club Assembly nights. For Afterglow, $1400 is budgeted for high-end gifts, and we will advise PCHS that we will again offer the Knute Hammel, Bill Klein, and Work-School Co-op scholarships, along with sponsorship of 2 sophs to our Rotary Youth Leadership AwardsCamp on May 1-3 in Oregon.
WELCOME, TONY PHELPS !
ANTHONY TONY PHELPS was installed as a member on March 12 by Club Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ and Proposer/Secretary SCOTT SHORE.........WELCOME, TONY!!!
AG NIGHT - GROWING SUCCESS!
OUR ANNUAL AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT held March 19 at McNabb Community Building was a hit with all who attended, featuring Brian Richard, manager of Russ Brothers Grain Company in Toluca, on the topic of marketing and exporting of local corn. The Elevator teamed up with BNSF Railway to create the Greenfield Facility, one of 7 such rail shipping operations in Illinois, marketing local corn to Southwestern US and Mexico, 440,000 bushels at a time! BIG THANKS TO DARRELL ALLEMAN & BRAD ACUNCIUS for co-chairing the event !!!
COMING OUR WAY ....
April 9 NO MEETING (Holy Thursday);
April 10 -- Good Friday Bloodmobile at PCHS Gym!
Set-up at 7:30 am, food servers 8-10:30 & 10:301 pm, tear-down at 1 pm;
April 16 RICK SERAFINI hosts !
April 23 AFTERGLOW SET-UP in lieu of a Program
Sat. April 25 AFTERGLOW!! -- final decorating and balloons 2pm, Rotarians in place by 10pm (wear white shirt, black pants)!
April 30 SCOTT SHORE hosts with dinner at RAYS PLACE and a LAW DAY EVE mock trial program at the PC Courthouse!!!
50-50 NEWS: Congrats to Scott Mennie, Laura Willoughby.... and to JEANNE ALLEMAN AGAIN!!! twice in March!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY
AGRI-BUSINESS NITE !
March 19, 2009
Welcome to GRANVILLE ROTARY AGRI-BUSINESS NITE!
Club President RICK SERAFINI presides over our meeting, while DARRELL ALLEMAN & BRAD ACUNCIUS have the honor of chairing this years event. Tonights Program Speaker will be BRIAN RICHARD, manager of Ruff Brothers Grain Co. in Toluca. Their operation also includes facilities in Long Point, Spires, Rutland and Woodford, and the question, what to do with all that corn ready for market! Our guest will explain the marketing and transportation means employed by Ruff Brothers to move and market grain profitably -- even in hard times!
HONORING NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK
AGRI-BUSINESS NITE is sponsored annually by ROTARY in celebration of NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK, honoring all who contribute to provide safe, abundant and affordable ag products, a strong workforce and sustainable economy, new sources of renewable energy, and ultimately, food for all people of our planet -
We honor and offer continuing thanks to all tonight!!
WHATS ROTARY ?
Its new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional interests.....celebrating 104 years of service & fellowship.. ...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns... ...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons... ...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity... ...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects!
ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH?
Granville Rotary serves -- and includes membership from -- Granville, Standard, Mark, McNabb, Magnolia & all points in between! ...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties & no financial commitments beyond semi-annual dues of just $50! ...Membership is by recommendation of any present member. Rotary offers the privilege of participation with 1,192,292 fellow Rotarians in Rotarys 32,198 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide! ...Attendance is a benefit, though no longer a 100% requirement... made easy with opportunities to visit other clubs...in person or on-line! WHY ? To enjoy the opportunity to meet others within our community, who we would not otherwise see, or get to know, in our own busy lives... To put our professional & vocational talents to use serving others... To give back to our local communities .......... and to our world !
THURSDAYS - 6:30 PM - AT MORENOS ON MAIN IN McNABB! YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
March 12, 2009
International Literacy Month
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights meeting, and BRAD POPURELLA hosts our Program, featuring ...HIS WIFE, KRISTINA! Krissy will tell us about her work in computer-aided drafting (CADD), and the types of products she has worked with in the past. WELCOME, KRISTINA !
Two Brief Weeks Ago....
PCHS INTERACT CLUB Board Members on hand two weeks ago included President BECKY NIELSEN, VP MIA SERAFINI, SECY LAURA WILSON, Treas. ALONZO KHOUAJA, and Reporter STEVIE CROISANT, along with Faculty Advisor, JIMMY CARBONI. Though still feeling their charter year growing pains, the Club has done much and we can be proud of their efforts -- and results !
And DARLENE NORRISs Program guest that evening, Sycamore Rotarian BRIAN ADAMS, brought us a very graphic realization of the need for SHELTER BOX, a project that has been adopted by Rotarians to provide basic survival shelter, cooking utensils, school materials for children, tools and more, in the wake of any natural or man-made disaster. Thanks, Darlene!
WELCOME, TONY PHELPS !
ANTHONY TONY PHELPS of McNabb will be installed as a member tonight ! Tony is a graduate of PCHS (2001), Indiana-Bloomington (2005) and Indiana School of Law Indianapolis (2008), now practicing law with Attorney Walter Zukowsky in Peru! Tonys family includes parents Bob & Joani Phelps of McNabb, and fiance Jillian Loebach, originally of Hennepin and now an Optometrist in Rockford! WELCOME, TONY!!!
AG NIGHT NEXT WEEK !
March 19 at McNabb Community Building $12 each -- line up a guest or please sponsor an FFA student to attend! Guest speaker will be Brian Richard, manager of Russ Brothers Grain Company in Toluca, on the topic of marketing and exporting of local corn!!
SEEING INTO THE FUTURE....
March 26 Larry Priest hosts;
Tues., March 31 7am Board Meeting!
April 2 Club Assembly;
April 9 Dinner ONLY (Holy Thursday);
April 10 -- Good Friday Bloodmobile at PCHS Gym!
Set-up at 7:30 am, food servers 8-10:30 & 10:301 pm, tear-down at 1 pm;
April 16 RICK SERAFINI hosts !
April 23 AFTERGLOW SET-UP in lieu of a Program
Sat. April 25 AFTERGLOW!! -- final decorating and balloons 2pm, Rotarians in place by 10pm (wear white shirt, black pants)!
50-50 NEWS: Congrats to $50 winner JEANNE ALLEMAN !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 26, 2009
Rotary World Understanding Month!
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights meeting, and DARLENE NORRIS hosts our Program, featuring BRIAN ADAMS, our Rotary Districts point person on SHELTER BOX USA an international service project providing six months emergency supplies to victims of disasters around the world. Brian is President-Elect of the Sycamore Rotary Club, where he has been a member since 2001. He is also a member of the District Literacy and District Public Relations Committees, and in his SPARE time, is the News Director for WDKB-FM in DeKalb.
WELCOME, BRIAN TO GRANVILLE ROTARY !!
... & WELCOME, INTERACT!
We are happy to have with us tonight the CHARTER YEAR BOARD of PCHS INTERACT CLUB -- sponsored by Granville Rotary! Board Members include President BECKY NIELSEN, VP MIA SERAFINI, SECY LAURA WILSON, Treas. ALONZO KHOUAJA, and Reporter STEVIE CROISANT, along with Faculty Advisor, JIMMY CARBONI ! We also welcome some of our Interact PARENTS WELCOME!
NEXT WEEK:
BOARD MEETS TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 3!
CLUB ASSEMBLY follows, on MARCH 5 BE HERE !!!
LOOKIN UPSTREAM....
MERLE NORRISs Program guest last week, Oglesby Mayor TONY TORRES, shared a yarn or two about his recent fishing expedition in Alaska, putting in a full day between 4 am sunrise and 11 pm sunset, catching, cleaning and cooking plenty of salmon! Thanks for hosting the Program, Merle !!
.... AND AROUND THE BEND!
Ag Nite --March 19 at McNabb Community Building line up a guest interested in agriculture, or money, or both! If you dont have a guest lined up, please sponsor an FFA student to attend!
Good Friday Bloodmobile -- April 10 at the PCHS Gymnasium! Save up your blood and / or your strength to either donate or help set-up, serve food, and tear down the set that day!
Rotary Post-Prom Afterglow --April 25 at the McNabb Community Building final decorating that afternoon!
NEW MEMBER TO BE PROPOSED!
ANTHONY TONY PHELPS of McNabb will be proposed for membership tonight by SCOTT SHORE! Tony is a 2001 PCHS Graduate, returning home with a law degree and a place to use it, teamed up with Attorney WALTER ZUKOWSKI in Peru! The Board will take the matter up this Tuesday, reporting Thursday, and if all goes as planned we get to install TONY on MARCH 12!
50-50 NEWS: Congrats to $50 winner TOM SIMMONS !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 19, 2009
Rotary World Understanding Month!
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights meeting, and MERLE NORRIS hosts our Program, featuring TONY TORRES Oglesby Mayor and avid fish-chaser! We hope to hear the tale of tales of fishing expeditions tonight!
WELCOME, ALL, TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
CLUB ASSEMBLY NOTES
Our monthly CLUB ASSEMBLY netted lots of progress two weeks ago, as we began preparation for Ag Nite (March 19), Good Friday Bloodmobile (April 10), our next 50-50 Raffle, Afterglow (April 25), &Scholarships..... and reviewed the results of our Clubs Board elections for 2009-2010: (then-to-be-President) LORRAINE TERANDO, (then-to-be Past President) RICK SERAFINI, DARRELL ALLEMAN, MATT HOSTETTER, JIM MACK, JAY McCRACKEN, ADRIANE SHORE and TOM SIMMONS! The Board-Elect then met to select a VP, with ADRIANE SHORE taking the honors to serve as VP in 2009-2010, moving into the Presidency on July 1, 2010 !
BEST WISHES [& THANKS!] TO THE NEW BOARD & VP!
50-50 NEWS:
Congrats to $50 winners Ivette Planel & Marie Mack!
WHERE EAGLES DARE....
LONNA NAUMAN presented a fitting tribute to ABE LINCOLN on the occasion of his 200th birthday last Thursday, and ALSO hosted & introduced TOM DAVIS of Henry as our Program -- with some fine photos, fascinating facts, and poignant pointers about BALD EAGLES! Now we know, for instance, that the lady of the nest is 25% bigger than the male, they can fly up to 44 mph, have a life expectancy of about 30 years in the wild, and can fast at home for 5 to 6 days when the pickings become slim. Tom also had some suggestions for the best view of the majestic birds along the banks of the Illinois River especially on Bald Eagle Day, this Saturday, Feb 21 in Henry!
Coming Events........
DARLENE NORRIS will host Rotary District Shelter Box Project Spokesman BRIAN ADAMS on February 26, with several guest PCHS INTERACT members (and parents!) expected to join us as well ! The March calendar calls for the Board to meet on March 3, Club Assembly on March 5, BRAD POPURELLA hosts on March 12, our Club will host AG NITE March 19 (bring at least one guest or sponsor an FFA student), & LARRY PRIEST hosts March 26! Please advise your Bulletin Editor of your program plans.
LAST CALL FOR DUES If you havent paid, DO ! We are required to send RI their split of the take as of next week, but need your dues to do it!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 5, 2009
Rotary World Understanding Month!
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with plenty on the agenda.... Board Report; Election Returns; and pre-planning for Ag Nite (March 19), Good Friday Bloodmobile (April 10), our next 50-50 Raffle, Afterglow (April 25), Scholarships..... and any other project ideas that may come to mind!! Welcome to the Granville Rotary Club!!!!
ON TO BILOXI !
Program Host RON McNEILL was joined by KAREN KARCZEWSKI last week to present a program enlightening us, sadly, as to the severe need that still exists in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Ron, Karen, Jerry McIntyre and 9 others from the area are in Biloxi this week on a mission trip to help the UCCs Back Bay Mission help those in need of housing rehab and other assistance. Rotary was proud to provide a $100 donation to the mission trip for these 12 volunteers demonstrating the ultimate in SERVICE ABOVE SELF !
BEST WISHES, JIM BUMGARNER!
Jim continues to recuperate from hip surgery after a fall this past fall, in Florida Our thoughts are with you, JIM!
ELECTION RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS to the six Rotarians elected last week to serve on the 2009-2010 Rotary Board of Directors with (then-to-be President) Lorraine Terando and (then-to-be Past President) Rick Serafini: DARRELL ALLEMAN, MATT HOSTETTER, JIM MACK, JAY McCRACKEN, ADRIANE SHORE and TOM SIMMONS! This group will meet tonight to select our next VP from within their ranks LONG LIVE THE NEW BOARD !
Coming Events........
LONNA NAUMAN hosts next on LINCOLNS BIRTHDAY, February 12; MERLE NORRIS hosts the mayor of Oglesby to share the experiences of a recent fishing trip, on February 19 and DARLENE NORRIS will host Rotary District Shelter Box Project Spokesman BRIAN ADAMS on February 26, with several guest PCHS INTERACT members expected to join us as well! The March calendar calls for the Board to meet on March 3, Club Assembly on March 5, BRAD POPURELLA hosts on March 12, our Club will host AG NITE March 19 (bring at least one guest or sponsor an FFA student), & LARRY PRIEST hosts March 26! Please advise your Bulletin Editor of your program plans.
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS
Congrats ... and $50 each ...... to: TOM SIMMONS, SELMA HOLMBECK, TRISTEN FORNES, KIM KETTMAN for the PC Achievement Center, PEG GONET, JESSICA KELLY, CHRIS POWERS, PAM MAYHEW, and TONI SABOTTA!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
January 29, 2009
WELCOME! PRESIDENT RICK is back at the gavel tonight, ready to introduce our Program Host, RON McNEILL, here --with reinforcement -- to tell us about the NEXT UCC-led Mission Trip to Biloxi THIS SATURDAY! It will be the third trip in three years, bringing people-power and hope to Katrina victims, under direction of Back Bay Mission, an outreach of the UCC serving those still very much in need in Biloxi. By the way....the group is very willing to accept donations to support their trip!
SCHOOL TOUR
JAY McCRACKENS PROGRAM last week was a learning experience, as he described the process of replacing the tornado-stricken remains of Hopkins Elementary School with the brand new, and very much improved PC PRIMARY SCHOOL near the same building site in Granville! The new building sports about 39,000 square feet with a price tag of some six million dollars. The money is coming in part from the Capital Development Board, in part from the School Boards settlement with insurance, a grant and the possibility of more to come, from IEMA / FEMA. Jay offered his congrats to those involved in the decision-making process, and to the Putnam County community, for doing what was necessary to build a school in which all can share pride. Upon adjourning from Morenos, Jay invited us to tour the new school, still under construction but LOOKING GOOD! And, says Jay, were doing it all without financing, intending that the project be fully paid with no outstanding bonds, upon completion !!!
BEST WISHES, TOM SIMMONS ! We hope to see you here tonight..... or very soon!
NEW SCHEDULE
The CURRENT Board will meet on Tuesday morning, February 3;
Club Assembly follows on February 5;
LONNA NAUMAN hosts next on February 12;
DARLENE & MERLE switched, so that MERLE will get to host on February 19 and DARLENE NORRIS will host BRIAN ADAMS on behalf of the Shelter Box Project the following week, February 26!
Please advise your Bulletin Editor of your program plans.
ELECTIONS TONIGHT !
AT LONG LAST.... we vote tonight on SIX new members to serve on the NEW BOARD to take office on July 1, 2009....
AND THE NOMINEES ARE: Darrell Alleman, Bob Cofoid, Matt Hostetter, Jerry Kriewald, Jim Mack, Jay McCracken, Lonna Nauman, Darlene Norris, Merle Norris, Adriane Shore, and Tom Simmons. The New Board will meet immediately following the election to select a VP for the 2009-2010 term, becoming President the following year.
BEST WISHES TO ALL !!
DUES IF YOU HAVENT PAID EM, PAY EM NOW! Our operators are standing by to take your call!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
January 22, 2009
WELCOME BACK ! VP LORRAINE presides over our meeting tonight, returning after a cold spell that froze out our meeting plans last Thursday! And JAY McCRACKEN agreed to postpone his program until tonight, presenting an overview (here) AND an inside look (there) at the new PC Elementary School in Granville!
CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
The following items were covered when we last met on Jan. 8:
(1) review and approval of Board Minutes of Jan. 6;
(2) Nominations reopened for new Board elections, now including:
Darrell Alleman, Bob Cofoid, Matt Hostetter, Jerry Kriewald, Jim Mack, Jay McCracken, Lonna Nauman, Darlene Norris, Merle Norris, Adriane Shore and Tom Simmons elections to be asap!
(3) Tom Simmons requested all POINSETTIA route drivers turn in their delivery lists with any special notes, delivery instructions, etc, to correct for next years deliveries. It was also suggested that we put advance notice into the paper twice before the deliveries occur.
(4) Jerry McIntyre called for donations to help support the next Habitat For Humanity mission trip to Biloxi Darrell A. & Jeno B. popped in with an idea,and the Club agreed to pitch in $100 !
BEST WISHES, TOM SIMMONS !
We hope youre making progress toward a full recovery from your sudden trip to OSF this week our prayers are with you!
NEW (& IMPROVED) SCHEDULE
With the shift in weather, comes a shift in Programs for upcoming meetings:
RON McNEILL will host next week, January 29;
The CURRENT Board will meet on Tuesday morning, February 3;
Club Assembly follows on February 5;
LONNA NAUMAN hosts next on February 12;
DARLENE NORRIS hosts on February 19 and
MERLE NORRIS will host the following week, February 26!
Please advise your Bulletin Editor of your program plans.
MEMBERS NEEDED !
NOW IS THE TIME TO COME TO THE AID OF YOUR ROTARY CLUB! Its time to propose a new member If you have none in mind, keep thinking !!
BUILDING A FOUNDATION
The Rotary Foundation needs our support... we may not make the goal of $100 from every Rotarian every year but any amount will help outand will be a step closer to a polio-free world, drinkable water for children otherwise destined to illness and death, disaster relief for all in need, international exchange programs supporting peace and global learning, literacy on a world-wide scale, and the opportunity to make a difference! Donate today, by check payable to the Rotary Foundation. Treasurer Chauntelle will take your checks and well pass it on!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
January 8, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! PRESIDENT RICK presides over our CLUB ASSEMBLY tonight, with a lot to be thankful for, as we close the books on several successful holiday projects, and look ahead to the best thats yet to come!
LAST YEARS LAST PROGRAM...
JIM, BETH AND ROMAN MACK presented our last program of our last meeting of the year, on December 11, explaining the elaborate process of adoption, Russian-style! It all starts with licensure as a foster family in the us, background checks and LOTS of paperwork, having to meet the requirements both here and abroad. Then comes the waiting, then the surprise that their 8-month wait was over in just 3 days when the Macks were told their adoption was in the works, or at least in the courts, in Russia! Roman will maintain dual citizenship, even eventually subject to army service if on Russian soil during draft age, but will always enjoy full US citizenship and the good fortune of having two GREAT parents!! Congratulations to all three and with thanks for an inspiring program, too!
WELCOME BACK, BRAD & SHARON!
Brad & Sharon Acuncius are back And WERE glad you are !!
BOARD BUSINESS
The BOARD met Tuesday, Jan. 6, taking the following action:
(1) accepted with regret the (hopefully temporary) resignation of Cathy Oliveri from Rotary with thanks for all her work, and her willingness to continue to chair the Toys project. Chauntelle Biagi-Bruer will take over the treasurers post!
(2) Consensus not to attempt a post-holiday party, but will return to SAMMS if the occasion arises.
(3) Poinsettia report over 660 plants on the list, but several unable to be delivered. Those with lists should update the info and give the list to Tom Simmons.
(4) Voted to donate $50, or whatever we gave last year, to Freedom House Domestic Violence Shelter.
(5) Membership development .... more members needed ! Those with prospects in mind, ASK AGAIN !
> NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD.......
NOMINATIONS are still open for SIX Board seats to take office July 1, 2009! The six serve with the current and next president, and together select from among them the NEXT VP. NOMINATED SO FAR:
Jerry Kriewald,
Jim Mack,
Jay McCracken,
Lonna Nauman,
Darlene Norris,
Merle Norris, and
Adriane Shore.
Further nominations tonight??
PROGRAMS
JAY McCRACKEN hosts our Program on January 15 and RON McNEILL hosts on January 22, LONNA NAUMAN hosts on Jan 29, BOARD MEETING ON Tuesday, Feb. 3 followed by our BUSINESS MEETING here, on Feb. 5. See you right here !!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
December 11, 2008
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ! PRESIDENT RICK presides tonight, and JIM MACK has the honor of hosting our program (now that hes back on the roster!!) WELCOME, ALL !!
LAST WEEKS CLUB ASSEMBLY
PRESIDENT RICK presided over last weeks CLUB ASSEMBLY, with an agenda that included Review of the Boards Minutes of December 2, NEW BOARD NOMINATIONS for elections this month -- effective next July, planning for our annual POINSETTIA PROJECT (Distribution THIS Sat, December 13th!) TOYS IN THE PANTRY (Wrapping Day Weds, December 17 6:30 pm at UCC!), our Clubs CHRISTMAS PARTY (Thursday, December 18 at SAMMS! 6:00 social, 6:30 dinner, $12 each, spouses & friends welcome --- bring a white elephant gift valued $10 or less!), and help with PC FOOD PANTRY DELIVERIES (Sat, December 20 also at UCC ! ).
WELCOME HOME, BRAD & SHARON!
Brad and Sharon Acuncius are at home and ON THE MEND after Sharons donation of a kidney to Brad just last Thursday!
BEST WISHES TO BOTH FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY !
COFOIDS ADD CONTRIBUTION TO TOYS IN THE PANTRY!
BOB COFOID presented President Rick with a check last week for $500 to benefit our TOYS IN THE PANTRY project, garnered from contributions received during their Halloween HAUNTED HOUSE event, rounded UP by the Cofoids OWN generosity !!!! THANK YOU, BOB & DARLENE!!
AND THE NOMINEES ARE.......
NOMINATIONS are still open for SIX Board seats to take office July 1, 2009! The six serve with the current and next president, and together select from among them the NEXT VP. NOMINATED SO FAR: Jerry Kriewald, Jim Mack, Jay McCracken, Lonna Nauman, Darlene Norris, Merle Norris, and Adriane Shore. Further nominations tonight?? Election will be January 8 !!
PROJECTS & PROGRAMS
THIS SAT. Dec. 13 Poinsettia Deliveries 9am at Mid American Growers! NEXT WEDS. Dec. 17 Toy wrapping at UCC Church, 6:30 pm! NEXT THURS., Dec. 18 CHRISTMAS PARTY at Samms in Hennepin, 6 social, 7 dinner -- JERRY McINTYREs in charge and is taking reservations. NO MEETINGS Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.... CLUB ASSEMBLY on January 8 to select new Board and for Board to select new VP ! JAY McCRACKEN hosts our Program on January 15 and RON McNEILL hosts on January 22!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
December 4, 2008
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ! PRESIDENT RICK presides over todays CLUB ASSEMBLY, with an agenda that includes: Review of the Boards Minutes of December 2, NEW BOARD NOMINATIONS for elections this month, effective next July, ...... AND planning for a busy, Christmas-spirited couple of weeks, with our annual POINSETTIA PROJECT (Distribution on Sat, December 13th!) TOYS IN THE PANTRY (Sparkling Christmas Open House Sun, December 7 and Wrapping Day Tues, December 16 at UCC!), our Clubs CHRISTMAS PARTY (Thursday, December 18 at SAMMS!), and help with PC FOOD PANTRY DELIVERIES (Sat, December 20 also at UCC ! ). Welcome to Rotary !!
BEST WISHES, BRAD & SHARON !
Brad and Sharon Acuncius are in our thoughts and prayers as they await the successful results of Sharons donation of a kidney to Brad, at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. We honor their commitment to life, and to one another, and wish them both a speedy and total recovery!
Cards (to separate rooms): UW Hospital., 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792 (PS: no plants or flowers allowed for Brad) or send an e-card: www.uwhealth.org/ecards
DAN KRIEWALD WELCOMED....
DAN KRIEWALD got the full initiation treatment two weeks ago, proposed by brother JERRY, installed by BRUNO, and welcomed by PRESIDENT RICK and each of us! Originally from Woodruff, Wisconsin, Dan had hauled fuel in the Chicago area for eleven years, before taking a civilian job of the same nature, in Iraq where he was seriously injured by two land mines that penetrated his vehicle, landing him in an ICU for over 30 days, and now stateside -- and in ROTARY!
WELCOME, DAN !!!
.... & BROTHER JERRY SPEAKS !
JERRY KRIEWALD presented our Nov. 20 Program, telling us about his rise to ownership of the local Stanley Steemer franchise covering seven local counties, the services he offers, and some flood restoration advice including the task of checking to see whether we have flood insurance, and what it covers.
THANKS FOR THE PROGRAM AND THE GIFTS, JERRY!!
BOARD MINUTES IN REVIEW
THE BOARD met Tuesday, finalizing POINSETTIA PROJECT plans, selecting SAMMS for our Rotary Christmas Party ($12 total price, 6pm Thurs., Dec. 18), voted to support a District Proposal that RI should raise the upper age limit for Group Study Exchange from 40 to 45, AND we discussed the need for... Board Elections!
Recent 50-50 Winners: Congratulations, NANCY CARLSON, TONY SABOTTA (TWICE!), REBECCA LEYNAUD, EDNA DAUGHTERY, and ROGER BOLIN !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
November 20, 2008
AND WELCOME BACK TO MORENOS ! PRESIDENT RICK presides and JERRY KRIEWALD hosts a double-header, leading the way for installation of Brother DAN KRIEWALD and presenting tonights Program! Mr. STANLEY STEEMER himself will lay out the dirt on handling flood damage, assuring we have the right insurance for the job, how to pursue the claim, and tips for handling smaller flood recovery projects on our own!
OUR CLUB ASSEMBLY 2 WEEKS AGO...
included discussion of: (1) POINSETTIA PROJECT: TOM will update lists; LORRAINE will contact VanWingerdens, and CHRIS will assign delivery routes --9am Dec. 13 (SAVE THAT DATE!) (2) INTERACT: CHARTER NIGHT Nov. 13! JAY, CODY and BOB agree to be back-up when SCOTT cannot attend their future meetings. (3) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY needs volunteers for Biloxi Feb. 1-7 and/or Feb. 8-14 -- see JERRY McINTYRE for details! (4) TOYS IN THE PANTRY received a $1,000 boost from Rotary District 6420 presented to CATHY OLIVERI by President RICK with appreciation for all she does to make the project happen! WRAPPING DAY will be DECEMBER 16! (5) COW PIE BINGO treasurers report 440 of 450 tickets sold; net profit after printing and line paint is 2,239.46! (6) SCOREBOARD PROJECT options being investigated, but consensus is to sell 1-time ad space to help with the cost, and then turn ownership and maintenance over to each recipient Village.
INTERACT 57 CHARTER MEMBERS !
INTERACTS CHARTER NIGHT last Thursday was a true cause for celebration!! With a crowd of over 130 Rotarians & spouses, INTERACT members and parents, the INTERACT Board described the FOUR projects they have already accomplished, District Gov JIM PRATHER was on hand to present the RI Charter, District INTERACT Chair PAT BURCH presented their Club Banner, SCOTT SHORE presented a Charter Plaque, and BRAD ACUNCUIS presented TWO donations of $50 each!
NEW MEMBER TONIGHT !
DAN KRIEWALD becomes a member of GRANVILLE ROTARY tonight, with induction help from brother and Proposer JERRY KRIEWALD, & Club Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ! Dan was born in Woodruff, Wisconsin, served for 3 years as a mail carrier, hauled gas in the Chicago area for over 20 years, and then decided to go overseas to haul supplies to our soldiers in Iraq. During his sixth month there, he was hit by two separate land mines, ended up in an ICU for over 30 days-- still recovering and still facing two more surgeries, but home in the US and now residing at Fish n Fun !
WELCOME TO ROTARY, DAN!
No meeting next week (THANKSGIVING!) Board Breakfast Tues., Dec. 2; CLUB ASSEMBLY on Dec. 4; JAY McCRACKEN hosts our Program on Dec. 11; POINSETTIA DELIVERIES 9am Sat., Dec. 13!; TOYS WRAP NIGHT Tues., Dec. 16; JERRY McINTYRE hosts our Program on Dec. 18; FOOD PANTRY & TOY DELIVERIES Sat. Dec. 20; No Meetings Dec. 25 or Jan. 1!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
November 6, 2008
Rotary FOUNDATION Month
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ! TONIGHTS CLUB ASSEMBLY will include discussion of strategies for MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, pre-planning for TOYS IN THE PANTRY and POINSETTIA projects, Club Finance Report, Board Report, and INTERACT projects, need for monetary help, and plans for CHARTER NITE on Nov. 13!
MEMBERSHIP IS THE KEY !
KIM KETTMAN offered her Program 2 weeks ago as a sounding board for New Member Recruitment What do YOU say when someone says what is this Rotary thing all about? What does Rotary actually DO? And how do YOU respond to a potential members fear of a weekly dinner meeting? Sharing in a little role playing, members offered a vide variety of GREAT answers, all positive and to-the-point:
Rotarys the PERFECT Club for BUSY people food, business and program in just 1 hours !
Attendance is EASY when we meet we eat, and everyone eats at least once a week!
Its a GREAT way to meet and visit with friends we dont otherwise see in our busy week...
And best of all, Rotary is FUN!
SO NOW ITS TIME -- TO GET OUR ASK IN GEAR !!!
OH WHAT A (FRIGHTFUL) NIGHT !
JERRY KRIEWALD hosted last weeks Halloween Horrors and Guest Night with many of our members daring to suit up for the event, others bringing great pics of past disguises -- add in a few ghost stories told by Jeanne Struna, and we had a lot of fun! We presented Jeanne with a very welcomed gift of $50 to her Childrens Room at Spring Valley Library !!
WELCOME, DAN KRIEWALD !
DAN KRIEWALD becomes a member of GRANVILLE ROTARY tonight, proposed for membership by his brother, JERRY KRIEWALD, under the classification of Semi-Driver -- BRUNO BUCHHOLZ will assist in the induction ceremonies.
BOARD TALK !
THE BOARD met Tuesday, discussing the following: (1) Meeting location, meeting day and time options discussed, action tabled for future consideration if need arises. (2) New meal option at Morenos chefs salad, drink, tax, tip for $9 and sugar free desserts now available on request. (3) Guest follow-up: Nov. 20 Jim Macks Program! (4) Poinsettia Project needs a Committee to update lists, to contact VanWingerdens, and to assign routes for distribution on December 13 9am. Volunteers?? (5) INTERACT costs approved: Charter plaque approx $110, Charter Night Chicken for Potluck approx $400+, Halloween Project supplies approx $25 and approx $150+. NEXT THURSDAY: INTERACT CHARTER NIGHT POTLUCK & CEREMONIES - Nov. 13th, 6:00 pm at PCHS WELL BE THERE !!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
October 23, 2008
Rotary International Vocational Service Month
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ! KIM KETTMAN hosts our Program tonight, very carefully kept under wraps-- until now !
PROGRAM FROM THE 23rd CENTURY
CHRISTINA JUDD-MENNIE hosted RYAN AYDELOTT of 23rd Century Productions as our Program Speaker last week, sharing the history of a small town business in a global market ---and how it all fits into a bigger picture of decentralized, de-urbanized local development and world-wide marketing. Ryan says their website development and designer t-shirt business, located in the old Putnam County Bank building, is a combination of his technology background and partner JOSH SAATHOFFs graphic arts acumen. Applying new business concepts, and developing new software to encourage collaboration among people of diverse backgrounds, the duo hopes to expand beyond the limitations of traditional marketing strategies.
Thanks, Christina, for the PERFECT program highlighting Rotarys VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH!
HALLOWEEN GUEST NITE NEXT WEEK!
BRING GUESTSFREE for all potential ROTARIANS! COSTUMES WELCOME -- or bring a picture of some time when you just werent yourself !!! Storyteller arrives at 7:30!
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED !
JERRY KRIEWALD has proposed brother DAN KRIEWALD as a member of our Club under the classification of Semi-Driver -- his most recent past occupation as a civilian driver in Iraq. Dan is single and resides at Fish n Fun. The BOARD has approved the proposal, Daniel sits out this meeting to allow for discussion, and if none, well perform the INSTALLATION rituals next week!
COMING UP......
THIS SATURDAY INTERACT needs 3-4 of us to supervise their CHILDRENS HALLOWEEN EVENTS at Boggios Orchard, in two shifts.... 2:30-5 and 5-7:30. Are you available?
NEXT THURSDAY, October 30 JERRY KRIEWALD HOSTS our Rotary HALLOWEEN GUEST NITE costume or PHOTO!
Tuesday, Nov. 4 Election Day AND Breakfast Board Mtg.
Thurs., Nov. 6 Club Assembly & CHICKEN NIGHT !!!
Thurs., Nov. 13 INTERACT CHARTER NIGHT 6pm at PCHS Rotary will join our Interactors and families for a POTLUCK DINNER (Rotarys providing the main course CHICKEN)! Program Host CHRIS KUNKEL gets to take reservations & confirm our selection of a dish-to-pass. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND SPOUSES & FAMILIES WELCOME !!
Thurs., Nov. 20 JIM MACK hosts our Program.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
October 16, 2008
Rotary International Vocational Service Month
PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights meeting and CHRISTINA JUDD-MENNIE hosts our Program, to be presented by JOSH SAATHOFF, who is in the business of creating and selling t-shirts to various organizations and over the Internet a program sure to be a perfect fit for our October observance of VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH recognizing business diversity and the importance of entrepreneurial spirit !
LAST WEEKS FOOD FOR THOUGHT MATT HOSTETTER hosted last weeks Program Guest, JAY ALLEN, Production Agronomist for Moews Seed, who told us about the FOOD RESOURCE BANK PROJECT, teaching people around the world to sustain themselves agriculturally. The FRB supported 22 growing projects in Illinois and a total of 190 projects across the U.S. this past year, asking farmers to donate all or part of their crop in exchange for payment of the farmers expenses and lost profits, and extra labor and equipment for harvest. The Mendota affiliate will harvest 140 acres this year, with the help of 11 area churches, local as well as urban volunteers. Last year, $11,000 was directed to a Church World Services project in Haiti and $84,000 was divided among contributing churches. This years Harvest Day Worship Service and Harvest begins at 11:00 am on Sunday, October 26. To volunteer or contribute, contact Jay Allen at 815-539-6181.
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED !
JERRY KRIEWALD showed a little brotherly love last week, proposing his brother, DAN KRIEWALD as a member of our Club under the classification of Semi-Driver -- reflecting his most recent past occupation as a civilian driver in Iraq. Dan is single, resides at Fish n Fun, and says he knows what hes gettin into !
The BOARD met last week following the proposal, and all voted aye Daniel sits out this meeting to allow for discussion, and if none, INSTALLATION will occur RIGHT HERE on October 22!
COMING UP......
Thurs., October 23 KIM KETTMAN will host the Program!
Thurs., October 30 JERRY KRIEWALD HOSTS our Rotary HALLOWEEN GUEST NITE in costume or in a PHOTO! The Program will include a Halloween STORY TELLER & treats!
Tuesday, November 4 Election Day AND Breakfast Board Mtg.
Thurs., November 6 Club Assembly
Thurs., November 13 CHRIS KUNKEL is our Program Host
Thurs., November 20 JIM MACK hosts.
RECENT 50 -50 WINNERS
CONGRATS TO WINNING TICKET-HOLDERS....... each netting $50! They include: Amy Popurella, Kayden Nauman, Kay Russo, Jacob Mauer, Jane Lenkaitis, Jerry Kriewald, Michelle Viscone, Erny Buchholz, Patty Cowman, Doug Fahnestock, The Davisons, and Stephanie Spanos!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
October 9, 2008
Rotary International Vocational Service Month
PRESIDENT RICK presides and MATT HOSTETTER hosts tonights Program Guest, JAY ALLEN, Production Agronomist for Moews Seed, to tell us about the FOOD RESOURCE BANK PROJECT. Jay has been with Moews Seed for 36 years and has farmed in the Triumph area since 1976. His ag roots cultivated a committed interest in the Mendota Area FOOD RESOURCE BANK Project, since its founding in 2002 as part of a non-profit, practically all-volunteer Christian organization based in Kalamazoo, MI, dedicated to teaching and assisting people around the world to sustain themselves agriculturally. Jay has also invited area clergy to join us tonight to share in learning about the mission of the Food Resource Bank.
WELCOME, ALL, TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
COMING UP......
Thurs., October 16 CHRISTINA JUDD-MENNIE is show-host!
Thurs., October 23 KIM KETTMAN will host the Program!
Thurs., October 30 JERRY KRIEWALD HOSTS our Rotary HALLOWEEN GUEST NITE in costume or in a PHOTO!
Tuesday, November 4 Election Day AND Breakfast Board Mtg.
Thurs., November 6 Club Assembly
Thurs., November 13 CHRIS KUNKEL is our Program Host
Thurs., November 20 JIM MACK hosts.
CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
LAST WEEKS CLUB ASSEMBLY netted the following activity:
(1) BOARD ACTION of Sept. 30 approved;
(2) INTERACT report -- Scott Shore indicates a LOT of interaction, two service projects this month, and a Charter Night possibly early November;
(3) COW PIE BINGO report all but 5 tickets sold, some money still due in, plan for next year to have a deadline for return of tickets lest the holder becomes the purchaser;
(4) SCOREBOARD Proposal for girls diamond in Granville is still in the investigatory stage and Club will consider expanding to include girls diamond at McNabb with possible advertiser-sponsors to cover larger part of the costs.
(5) GUEST NITE Oct. 30 in costume or bring a picture of yourself in costume if you have one.... and bring potential members as guests at Club expense! Scott Shore will prepare membership pamphlets for use in inviting guests and Jerry Kriewald has the honors of finding a suitable program!
(6) GUEST POLICY FOR POTENTIAL MEMBERS CLARIFIED: Unless its a designated (FREE) Guest Night, a Rotarian who hosts a guest pays for the guests FIRST guest meal. If the guest is a potential Rotarian and returns for another visit, the Club will pay for the guests SECOND meal with us. If the guest is later installed as a member, the Club will pay for the new members dinner on the night he or she is installed.
(7) LaSALLE ROTARY has a new home at Lock 16 Visitors Center, Joliet and 1st Streets, Weds. Noon and they have a $50 draw down event --tickets for sale.... so our Club bought a ticket for the Pres and First Lady to attend & to hold onto until the end !
SHARE ROTARY BRING GUESTS ON OCTOBER 30TH !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
October 2, 2008
Rotary International Vocational Service Month
.... AND WELCOME BACK TO MORENOS! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, covering a host of topics including:
(1) Review of BOARD MEETING held Tuesday;
(2) INTERACT report;
(3) News-scoop on COW PIE BINGO (Congrats, Winner Nate Buffington!)
(4) Planning a scary GUEST NITE Oct. 30; and
(5) SCOREBOARD idea update.
THE GOV WAS HERE !
Rotary District Gov JIM PRATHER made his official way here two weeks ago, to tell us how we, as Rotarians, can MAKE DREAMS REAL through Club, Community, Vocational and International Service! and all while having a good time!! Stressing membership growth as the key to success, Gov. Jim recognized all new members, and presented their proposers with a sponsor pin and the challenge to serve as a mentor to each new member. He also keyed in on RI President DK Lees dream for each Club to begin a service project that reduces child mortality, and his own dream to continue Foundation support and the funding of Polio Eradication efforts.... and to get as many Rotarians as possible to attend this years District Conference April 24-26 in the Quad Cities ! Sharing a quote, Gov. Jim says yesterday is history, tomorrows a mystery, but todays a gift and thats why we call it the present!
Persistence, he said, is the REAL key to success!
PICNIC IN THE .....DARK!
CODY GRANDADAM hosted last weeks ROTARY FAMILY PICNIC at Hopkins Park a little dark, but a LOT of FUN ! Our thanks to JERRY KRIEWALD for the pre-grilling, TO ALL who brought a dish to pass, and to ALL who brought their families!! Cody presented his own program, sharing his background, how he got into the battery business via Battery House in Peru, and his other job as an agent for Pre-Paid Legal Services !! Not only were batteries offered on the House but Cody has also assured a supply of otherwise costly batteries for this years TOYS IN THE PANTRY Project !!
THANKS, CODY !
FROM THE BOARD ROOM.....
The Board met this past Tuesday, taking the following action:
(1) Judge Scott Shore updated Club on chartering of the new PCHS Interact Club. Confirmed plan to purchase Interact Charter recognition plaque and main course for Charter Night potluck (when set);
(2) approved $50 to Make Dreams Real Rotary RoseBowl Float;
(3) voted to repeat last years donation to PC AfterSchool Program;
(4) confirmed plan and discussed possible programs for Rotary Guest Nite Oct. 30
BRING POTENTIAL ROTARIANS FREE!
COMING UP......
Thurs., October 9 MATT HOSTETTER hosts JAY ALLEN of Moews Seed to tell us about the Food Resource Bank Project!
Thurs., October 16 CHRISTINA JUDD-MENNIE is show-host!
Thurs., October 23 KIM KETTMAN will host the Program!
Thurs., October 30 GUEST NITE in costume or in a PHOTO!
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WELCOME TO GOVERNORS NIGHT !
September 18, 2008
.... AND WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY! PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights VERY SPECIAL meeting, with the honor of introducing our Rotary District Governor, JIM PRATHER! Jim has already seen is in action, having attended our INTERACT picnic on July 31-- and tonight gets to bring us his official words of Gubernatorial wisdom!
WELCOME (BACK) TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, JIM!!
ABOUT THE GOV.......
District Gov Jim Prather is a member of the Quad Cities Rotary Club, having joined in 1988 under the classification of Contract Specialist. His career path included service in the Navy as an Electronic Tech during the Viet Nam era, 13 years with IBM, 4 years self-employed in home entertainment (ask him about that one!), and serving as Army Contract Procuring Officer specialized in grenades and mortars acquisitions.... before his re-retirement!!!!
Jim has been extremely active both at the Club level AND in the District, is a very strong supporter of the Rotary Foundation (5 x Paul Harris Fellow & Benefactor!), and participated in a Rotary mission trip to Nigeria last year! Jim & Sherry live in Rock Island, and have two grown daughters --and a new granddaughter!
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, GOVERNOR JIM !
GREAT PROGRAM...
AND A FITTING SALUTE TO 9-11
BOBBY COFOID presented a PROGRAM OF PROGRAMS last week, starting with a personal history of his (eventual) following of his dads career path in the funeral business, the education, certification, teamwork, multi-tasking, and often behind-the-scenes, long and unpredictable hours that go into running a successful Funeral Home. He also told us about his duties as Putnam County Death Investigator, as well as the history of the Office he holds by appointment. But if handling death ever looks easy, its not, as Bobs experiences in the wake of a mass-casualty airplane crash, or his visit to September 11s Ground Zero attest. His encounter with the mother of a fireman who perished there served to remind us all of the tragedy our nation suffered that day.
THANK YOU, BOB, FOR YOUR PROGRAM, AND FOR HELPING EACH OF US COMMEMORATE 9-11
COMING UP......
This Sat., Sept 20, 9-11 am INTERACT meeting in Sterling! -- Scott Shore, Adriane Shore and Tasha Kriewald to attend
Next Thurs., Sept 25, 6 pm FAMILY PICNIC at Hopkins Park!
Next Sat., Sept. 27 COW PIE line-painting at 9am, event at 1pm!
TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 7 am BREAKFAST BOARD MEETING !
Thurs., October. 2 CLUB ASSEMBLY - & CHICKEN NITE !
Thurs., October 9 MATT HOSTETTER hosts our Program!
Thurs., October 16 CHRISTINA JUDD-MENNIE is show-host!
Thurs., October 23 KIM KETTMAN will host the Program!
Thurs., October 30 GUEST NITE in costume or in a PHOTO!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
September 11, 2008
As we have reflected today on the infamy of this date, let us also re-focus our dedication as Rotarians to a better world of peace and understanding.
PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights Club meeting and BOB COFOID will present tonights Program, to tell us about the funeral business, the duties of his office as County Death Investigator, and how -- on occasion -- the two come together!
OUR PROGRAM TWO WEEKS AGO...
DARLENE COFOID presented her first Program two weeks ago, taking on the challenge of explaining her career as an assessor, her experience as a Township Assessor and her successful first bid for Grundy County Deputy Assessor in 1982 --to hold the job ever since and soon to retire! Darlene also explained the process of valuation and state scrutiny, the method and time frame for challenges, the numerous exemptions held by homeowners in possession, senior citizens, the disabled, or disabled veterans. If you disagree with the valuation of your home, or it looks wrong, report it!
Thanks for a great program, Darlene !!!!
NEXT WEEK: BE HERE FOR GOVERNORS NITE ! ! ! ! !
WELCOME, JERRY McINTYRE!
JERRY McINTYRE will be installed as a member tonight, proposed by DARRELL ALLEMAN under the classification of over-the-road truck driver, retired. We hope Jerrys Wife ANN will join us tonight to present to Jerry his Rotary Pin WEAR IT WELL!
Please join in welcoming JERRY into our Club!
BOARD & CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
The Board met on Sept. 2, and we held our Club Assembly Sept. 4, discussing the following items:
(1) Group Study Exchange: Possible local candidate for trip to Brazil: Judge Scott Shore has been in contact with Mary Jean Hauger of Standard, Director of the Peru Public Library!
((2) INTERACT support Club will offer to purchase catered main course (chicken, Darrell?) if Interactors elect to host a Charter Nite Potluck, and will purchase school plaque recognizing Charter Nite and all charter members.
((3) Possible Scoreboard Project well investigate cost of portable electronic scoreboard for Veterans Park ball diamond.
((4) Guest Nite October 30 themes discussed. Potential members meals to be paid by Club.
((5) Guest Policy for Potential Member Guest Meals (to encourage bringing guests by avoiding high tab): Member pays for potential member-guests first visit, unless its an official Guest Nite for which Club pays; Club pays one additional visit and also pays for new member at new members installation night. Total Club investment: 2 to 3 meals. (Further discussion suggested)
((6) Darrell Alleman proposes Jerry McIntyre as a member passed unanimously.
((7) CRUISE NITE - Club to donate $150 of our profits to Granville Fire Dept in honor of their 100th birthday.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 28, 2008
PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights meeting and DARLENE COFOID has center stage to present tonights surprise Program! Welcome, everyone, to Granville Rotary!!
FROM RUSSIA WITH THANKS !
DARRELL ALLEMAN introduced our Clubs Guest last week. JENNIFER TWARDOWSKI thanked us for our part in funding her agri-educational travels in Russia last Spring. Her powerpoint presentation highlighted her encounters with very large cities, the Kremlin and Red Square, the chance to visit with Russian ag students and to tour local grain and livestock farms, and a culture very different in some ways and similar to ours in others. Jennifer is a 2005 PCHS grad and is now a senior in agri-business at WIU.
COW PIE TIME !
On Sale NOW ! -- If you do not yet have your Cow Pie Tickets, get a bunch from JANICE BRANNON and if you DO have some, take MORE !!! Theyre an easy sell at $10 each!
Also, plan to be on hand for the big event SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 1PM AT BOGGIOS FALL FESTIVAL !
(This note from Amy the Cow: Tickets mistakenly read Sunday Sept. 27 please cross through the word Sunday, so its clear that Im doing my thing on Sept. 27 --a Saturday. Thanks!)
WELCOME, JERRY McINTYRE!
DARRELL ALLEMAN formalizes his proposal of JERRY McINTYRE as a member of Granville Rotary, with Jerrys second Rotary visit tonight! Jerry has retired from his long career as an over-the-road truck driver. He and his wife, Ann, live on Westcott in Granville. The proposal goes before the Board next Tuesday.
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, JERRY !!
INTERACT IN PROGRESS
Our efforts to help PCHS students launch a new INTERACT Club will enter stage two tomorrow students will host an informational meeting tomorrow AM and next hope to plan an organizational meeting to elect officers if the idea takes hold! Reed Wilson & Scott Shore plan to attend tomorrows meeting report to follow!
COMING ATTRACTIONS...
Board Meeting -- 7 am NEXT TUESDAY, 9/2
Chicken Night & Club Assembly on 9/4.
Bob Cofoid hosts on 9/11.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR JIM PRATHER returns 9/18
ALL ROTARIANS TO BE PRESENT FOR THE GOV !!!!!!!!
Cody Grandadam hosts on 9/25, with the possibility of a FAMILY PICNIC similar to our INTERACT picnic, but just for our gang, guests, families and children !
BINGO ! Cow Pie action, 1pm on Saturday, 9/27 at Boggios!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 21, 2008
PRESIDENT RICK presides over tonights meeting and DARRELL ALLEMAN has the pleasure of introducing our Club Guest, JENNIFER TWARDOWSKI, here to tell us about her agri-educational travels in Russia last Spring. Jennifer is a PCHS grad and is now a student at WIU. WELCOME, JENNIFER!
HEY, COACH !
SEAN BRANNON hosted Step-Mom BARBARA BRANNON last week, to explain what she does as a life coach to help people realize and utilize their own inner qualities to succeed in reaching their own goals. She also provides leadership coaching for businesses to improve personal customer service and co-worker team spirit. Barbara is an Ottawa Noon Rotarian, and a former owner of several McDonalds and Dunkin Donut franchises!
NEWS CLIPS
LAST CALL FOR DUES
Weve paid the RI & District dues for all members. Please pay YOUR dues to OUR CLUB today!
WERE BOOSTING CLUB ATTENDANCE !
After a light turn-out two weeks ago, our host asks that we guarantee a minimum of 15 meals per week to cover her overhead not a problem, we hope -- But its up to US to be here!!!
GOT PIE ?
COW PIE BINGO IS BACK! -- set for Saturday, 9-27-08 at Boggios Fall Festival tickets to be distributed TONIGHT!!! Take a lot, we want to sell all 450 tickets just $10 each!!
GSE EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITY
Do you know any young non-Rotarian professionals ages 25-40 in ANY CAREER FIELD, who might like a four-week expense-paid trip to Brazil?? Our GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE Team departs next April 1 no foolin! Applications are available on-line, due in to our Club by Sept. 15. See SCOTT SHORE for details!!!
DICTIONARIES PROJECT
A new batch of dictionaries are on order for each new PCES 3rd grade student within the next few weeks! Literacy in ACTION !
COMING ATTRACTIONS...
Darlene Cofoid is to host our Program on 8/28.
Board Meeting -- 7 am on TUESDAY, 9/2
Chicken Night & Club Assembly on 9/4.
Bob Cofoid hosts on 9/11.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR JIM PRATHER returns 9/18
ALL ROTARIANS TO BE PRESENT FOR THE GOV !!!!!!!!
Cody Grandadam hosts on 9/25 !
And BINGO ! Cow Pie action, 1pm on Saturday, 9/27 at Boggios!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 14, 2008
PRESIDENT RICK presides, and SEAN BRANNON hosts a very special guest for our Program tonight introducing his Step-Mom, Ottawa Noon Rotarian BARBARA BRANNON!
Our guest has been the proprietor of several McDonalds franchises and helped found the Ronald McDonald House at Loyola University Hospital in Chicago! She has more recently transitioned into a NEW endeavor LIFE COACHING and will tell us what thats all about tonight! WELCOME, BARBARA!
RECENT HISTORY
BRUNO BUCHHOLZ hosted LISA MASTERS on July 24 at Rays Place, to tell us about the Putnam County SHARE FOOD Co-op Program, available to ALL income levels and offering a GREAT deal on groceries --- Just $18 for about $30 worth, or just $11 for an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables. Use it or lose it, Lisa says.... if local usage does not increase, PC will lose our local distribution center. Sign up at the Granville Library today!
OUR INTERACT PICNIC at Hopkins Park on July 31 was a huge success, with 27 potential Interactors, Student Organizer BECKY NIELSEN, Faculty Advisor Jim Carboni, Rotary District Governor Jim Prather and District Interact Committee member Ruth Lee and lots of us in attendance! Many thanks to ALL who helped us launch the organization of INTERACT at PCHS!
WELCOME, JAY & ADAM!
JAY McCRACKEN & CODY GRANDADAM were installed as members by Club Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ on July 24, with pinning help from Kim McCracken & Jessie Thompson WELCOME ABOARD! Our first of three brief fireside chats will begin for all new members immediately following our meeting tonight all members welcome to participate!
BOARD & CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
The Board met on August 5, taking action confirmed at our CLUB ASSEMBLY on August 7, with the following net effect:
(1) JERRY KRIEWALD will replace retiring member KRISTA STOKKE on the Board & has accepted the appointment!
(2) Vote confirmed to continue meeting here at Morenos;
(3) COW PIE BINGO set for 9-27-08 at Boggios Fall Festival tickets to be printed ASAP;
(4) INTERACT support approved for their first school meeting up to $100 for breakfast pizza and/or donuts and OJ.
(5) CRUISE NITE a success in soda, water, chocolate-covered-banana, and bratwurst sales -- $$ report to follow.
(6) GUEST NITE* discussed for October (*Club pays for potential member-guests meals).
(7) COMING EVENTS:
Jennifer Twardowski will be here next week to tell us about her college ag trip to Russia last March!
Darlene Cofoid is to host our Program on 8/28.
Board Meeting sneaks up on us -- 7 am on 9/2,
followed by our Chicken Night & Club Assembly on 9/4.
Bob Cofoid hosts on 9/11.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR cometh on 9/18 ALL TO BE PRESENT!!!
And Cody Grandadam hosts on 9/25 !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 24, 2008
...And Welcome Back to Rays!
PRESIDENT RICK is back on gavel-patrol tonight, and BRUNO BUCHHOLZ is our Program Host, presenting LISA MASTERS who will tell us about the Putnam County SHARE FOOD Program. The program is for ALL income levels and offers a GREAT deal on groceries, from frozen meats to fresh fruits and vegetables. --- Just $18 for about $30 worth, $30 to $33 in groceries, or just $11 for an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables. In exchange, participants are to agree to perform two hours of ANY form of community service work. But theres a catch: Putnam County is in danger of losing the program unless more people choose to participate !!
LAST WEEKS EYE-OPENER
CATHY OLIVERI filled in for Program Host Janice Brannon last week, to introduce JIM GOLDASICH --Agency Coordinator of Putnam County Emergency Mgt. Services, with the background of a 20-year career with the Ill. Dept of Public Health Emergency Mgt. Services! Weve come a long way since 1980, when the only ambulance transport was in the rear of a funeral home hearse. We now have 3 ambulances, a full-time paramedic-qualified staff, a system of trained first-responders to provide immediate care, several specially-trained volunteer fire departments, the Standard Rescue Squad, and the only mass casualty response equipment in the area -- ready to roll to any emergency within the state. WOW!
WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!
CODY GRANDADAM, proposed by MATT HOSTETTER, works at Battery House in Peru and is a sales agent for Prepaid Legal Services. He and Jessie Thompson are the parents of two children ages 2 and 7 months and live in Lincolnshire.
JAY McCRACKEN, proposed by BRAD ACUNCIUS, is our new PC Schools Superintendent, past Marshall County Board Member, past mayor of Henry, and a former Henry Rotarian! Jay and Kim, a language arts teacher at Henry-Senachwine Jr. High, are the parents of former MP Fair Queen Megan, now of Bloomington. They hope to be relocating to PC soon!
INTERACTION!
Next weeks INTERACT PICNIC hopes to be a successful launch of a new student-run Rotary affiliated service Club at PCHS! One of the organizers, BECKY NIELSEN, joins us tonight to tell us about her experience at RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp last May, and the steps being taken now to charter a PCHS INTERACT Club! We have also invited RYLA Co-Star JEFF WUJEK and INTERACT Faculty Advisor JIM CARBONI to join us tonight...... WELCOME TO ROTARY !
COMING SOON......
THURS JULY 31 6pm at Hopkins Park bring a dish to pass!
FRI. AUG. 1 Please help out at Granville Cruise Nite!
TUES. AUG. 5 Rotary Board Breakfast 7 am at Morenos!
THURS. AUG 7 CLUB ASSEMBLY !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 17, 2008
...And Welcome Back to Morenos! VP LORRAINE TERANDO takes charge in Ricks absence tonight, and CATHY OLIVERI fills in for Program Host Janice Brannon, to introduce our very SPECIAL guest, JIM GOLDASICH! Jim serves as Agency Coordinator of Putnam County Emergency Mgt. Services and is JUST the person to tell us what that is -- and what he does!! Jims background fits the bill, with a Masters in Health Services Admin. from U of I - Sangamon, 20 years Navy service, retiring as Chief Petty Officer, and a 20-year career with the Ill. Dept of Public Health Emergency Mgt. Services! Jim and Marge (currently traveling the world with Janice Brannon!!) live here in beautiful McNabb, where Jim has previously served as MAYOR !
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED!
CODY GRANDADAM, proposed by MATT HOSTETTER: Cody works at Battery House in Peru and as a sales agent for Prepaid Legal Services. He and Jessie Thompson are the parents of two children ages 2 and 7 months and live in Lincolnshire. Members have 7 days to object; Installation slated for July 24!
JAY McCRACKEN, proposed by BRAD ACUNCIUS: Jay is our new PC Schools Superintendent, and a former Henry Rotarian! Jay and Kim, a language arts teacher at Henry-Senachwine Jr. High, are relocating soon from Henry. Their daughter Megan, now of Bloomington, once visited our AgNight as MP Fair Queen!
CLUB ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP
President RICK presided over our CLUB ASSEMBLY at Rays Place last week, covering several hot topics:
50-50 Raffle: Tickets outstanding, not paid and not turned in for others to sell, will be considered sold and billable to the holder.
DUES: Bills will be out tonight, no raise! still JUST $50 plus $2 for any meeting missed and not made up. Please PAY Cathy asap.
Meeting Place Alternatives: Rays Place or Morenos. Points of comparison include food price, choice, and quality; meeting room space and lay-out; punctuality of food and meeting; storage of Rotary supplies; table service vs. self-serve; and convenience of locations. The matter will be put to a vote upon President Ricks return. (We have since clarified that if at Morenos we will have menu control to improve meal choices, and if at Rays we will be able to re-arrange tables for a better fit.) We will meet at Rays on July 24, Hopkins Park in Granville on July 31 (see below), and our decision will determine where we meet on and after August 7.
INTERACT Cook-out: July 31, 6pm, Hopkins Park on Front St in Granville. Rotarians are to bring a dish (or two!) to pass The Club will supply bratwurst. Further planning tonight we hope to generate student interest in launching an Interact Club at PCHS!
Granville CRUISE NITE: Friday, August 1, McCoy Street near the Clinic... Serving 4-9 pm: water, soda and chocolate covered bananas (while they last!) Please be on hand to help!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 10, 2008
...And Welcome To RAYS PLACE! President RICK SERAFINI presides over tonights first-of-the-year CLUB ASSEMBLY! On the agenda: Board Report; 50-50 Wrap-up; Meeting Place Alternatives; INTERACT Picnic; Granville CRUISE NITE; Membership Possibilities; Upcoming Programs; AND MORE!
ITS HISTORY NOW....
JENO BONUCCHI hosted our Program three brief weeks ago, featuring local writer, teacher, and historian RON BLUEMER! Ron told us of his research into the Cherry Mine Disaster, and compilation of his latest book, FIRE BELOW! It was published last November a year ahead of the tragedys 100th year remembrance -- the first totally non-fictional account written since 1909. Rons next book will reflect on the local impact of the Great Depression... Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime? Thanks, Jeno!!!!
COMING UP.....
JIM GOLDASICH will join us at Morenos in McNabb next week to tell us whats new in Emergency Services!! SEAN BRANNON hosts our Program on July 24; And on July 31 -- WE host a picnic Hopkins Park, Holly Shelter, 6pm ---for students interested in forming an INTERACT CLUB! Rotary will provide the bratwurst & trimmings.... members & spouses are invited TO COME & to BRING a dishor twoto pass!
BOARD BITS & PIECES
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED! CODY GRANDADAM has been proposed for membership by MATT HOSTETTER! Cody works at Battery House and also serves as an agent for PrePaid Legal Services, an on-line membership program. Cody and Jesse Thompson (granddaughter of Dave Thompson!) live in Lincolnshire with their two children -- about 6 & 30 months old! The Club is allowed 7 days for comment, Installation July 24 !
50-50: We hope theyre all sold & turned in to Lonna. If not, tonights the night to buy whatevers left!! Feeling lucky?
DUES: Bills will be out by next week. Please bring a check -- $50 Plus $2 for any meeting missed and not made up by attending a Club project, another Rotary Club, or an on-line Club meeting.
KRISTA STOKKEs resignation has been accepted with regret she is moving to take a pulpit in Minnesota & we wish her well!
BOARD VOTE: The Board voted unanimously on 7-1-08: (1) to approve membership proposal of CODY GRANDADAM; (2) to again give $20 to the 4H Fair for a trophy; (3) to donate $100 (if needed for this years budget) to PC Girls Summer Softball; (4) to host the INTERACT picnic set for July 31; (5) to participate in Granvilles CRUISE NITE on Friday, August 1, selling soda and water; (6) to continue the DICTIONARIES Project for 3rd Graders this Fall; AND (7) to approve the budget as per last years budget.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY
INSTALLATION NITE 08!
JUNE 26, 2008
AND WELCOME TO VERUCCHIS! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over the FIRST portion of tonights celebration of a GREAT year of service and fellowship, handing gavel and presidency to RICK SERAFINI with the privilege of launching our NEW Rotary year! Our Club offers thanks to all members, spouses & volunteers whose SERVICE ABOVE SELF contributed to make 2007-08 an extraordinary year!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN SHIMKUS !
JOHN is this years SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD RECIPIENT, recognizing his tireless dedication to serving those in need through the Putnam County Food Pantry ---truly epitomizing the Rotary Motto of SERVICE ABOVE SELF! John has given 10-12 volunteer hours a week for the past 10 years to assure the Pantry is stocked, VERY organized, and efficient in serving low income families of Putnam County. He has also been a frequent volunteer reader at PC Elementary over the past 8 years, helps with the PC PTA Market Day Fundraiser Project, is a 15-year volunteer for Special Olympics, and remains an active member of the Granville American Legion, helping with their fundraising events as well. In his spare time, John is an avid collector -- of nearly everything and anything, much of which he has collected along the path of the several globetrotting trips he & Lynn have taken since retiring.
WELCOME TO ROTARY, JOHN & LYNN SHIMKUS!!
PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY!
We recognize tonight 12 Rotarians for PERFECT ATTENDANCE this year -- Congratulations to all, and particularly to Charter Year Members BRUNO BUCHHOLZ and JENO BONUCCHI -- 41 years Perfect Attendance & still goin strong!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 19, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides and JENO BONUCCHI hosts our Program tonight, featuring RON BLUEMER! We have enjoyed Rons past visits, sharing his interest and sparking ours -- in some fascinating aspects of our local history. We are hoping Ron will tell us about his latest writing endeavors this evening!
WELCOME BACK, RON !!
WELCOME, BOB & DARLENE !
BOB & DARLENE COFOID were installed by Co-Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ and Proposer DARRELL ALLEMAN on June 3! Darlene serves as a tax assessor in Grundy County, Bob is our PC Death Investigator, and Bob & Darlene together own & manage Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Home in Granville busy people and, together, a GREAT addition to the Granville Rotary Club!!
WELCOME, BOB & DARLENE!
50-50 SEASON!
ON SALE NOWjust $25 !! We only have 200 to offer first come, first served with the chance to win $50 up to 50 times! If you have sold your initial stack, take another stack !! LORRAINE is distributing the tickets; Money and stubs are to be turned in to LONNA! (NOTE: The first drawing was to be July 3, but will be postponed to July 10 as we will not have a meeting on Independence Day Eve. one extra week to get them SOLD!)
RECENT EVENTS....
MAY 22 DARRELL ALLEMAN hosted his granddaughter, ROXANNA ALLEMAN -- summa cum laude grad of North Park University! Roxanna told us about her NEXT African adventure in service, as she heads to ZAMBIA to serve with SPARK VENTURES, directly providing for the welfare of children in need & seeking monthly sponsors to continue the effort.
MAY 29 CHAUNTELLE BIAGI-BRUER hosted KIM ST. JOHN of Prairie Rivers Resource Conservation & Development -- based in Henry and serving 9 local counties including ours. The federally funded organization encourages conservation through education, communication, networking, and sponsoring projects enhancing and preserving natural as well as historic sites.
JUNE 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY and installation of BOB & DARLENE COFOID as members of Granville Rotary Club!
JUNE 10 HOT DOGS IN THE PARK We served up a LOT of hot dogs, chips, drinks and cookies -- and a LOT of good will among players, parents & families of both teams,-- as we honored the volunteer Little League Coaches, our own GRANVILLE ROTARY TEAM, and the McNabb Team they played (and beat!) at McNabb Park. Many thanks to those who pitched in!!!
JUNE 12 ILLINOIS VALLEY ROTARY TRIVIA NITE at K of C in LaSalle, hosted by LaSalle Rotary...... We came, we saw, we answered... and we came in 4th in a field of 6 but not bad for a first try AND we LOOKED GREAT in our hats & beads -- & WE had the most present (23 members & family) from any Club!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 22, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides AND hosts tonights Program...... to be presented by Darrells Granddaughter, ROXANNA ALLEMAN! Roxanna graduated summa cum laude this month from North Park University, with degrees in Global Studies and Scandinavian Studies. She returns tonight to talk about the non-profit organization SPARK VENTURES which helps to provide help for impoverished children in Zambia, Africa. Roxanna recently did just that, and now hopes to organize volunteers to return with her through SPARK VENTURES to continue her effort in Zambia over a period of six months this fall.
WELCOME BACK, ROXANNA AND CONGRATULATIONS ON GRADUATING SUMMA CUM LAUDE!
LAST WEEKS SUPER PROGRAM
BRAD ACUNCIUS hosted Program Guest, JAY McCRACKEN last week as Jay readies for the office of PC Schools Superintendent. Jay is a past Rotarian and well-known community leader in and around his home base in Marshall County, where he has taught elementary grades for 25 years, served as Mayor of Henry and on the Marshall County Board, very active in a number of community and educational projects, including Youth Service Bureau, MP Fair Board and Freedom House! Jay and Kim are proud parents of a daughter, Megan, now married & very busy in Bloomington!
LITTLE LEAGUE NIGHT JUNE 10
Were back in business with our sponsorship of Hot Dogs In The Park Night at Mark Park (in Mark!) to honor our Rotary Team, the opposing ZTL team and all coaches whose efforts make the great summer athletics program possible !! RICK, CATHY, & DARRELL join BRAD RON & MATT will chair the event; VOLUNTEERS PLEASE dinner will be served at 6 pm !!!
WUZZUP??
NEXT WEEK May 29: Jeno Bonucchi hosts!
TUESDAY, June 3: Breakfast Board Meeting at Morenos
THURSDAY, June 5: CLUB ASSEMBLY ( & Chicken! )
TUESDAY, June 10: HOT DOGS IN THE (MARK) PARK, 6pm
THURSDAY, June 12: LaSALLE ROTARY TRIVIA NIGHT!
THURSDAY, June 19: Chauntelle Biagi-Brewers 1st Program!
THURSDAY, June 26: Installation Night at Verucchis !!!
THURSDAY, July 3: Rick says NO MEETING (holiday eve!)
THURSDAY, July 10: CLUB ASSEMBLYs!
THURSDAY, July 17: Janice Brannon to host (if in the US!)
THURSDAY, July 24: Sean Brannon is scheduled to host!
THURSDAY, July 31: INTERACT PICNIC at Granville Park, 6pm bring a dish (or two) to pass!! We will be hosting PCHS students interested in launching a new INTERACT CLUB!
NOTE: Our FIRESIDE CHAT with new members concludes tonight, following our regular meeting all are invited!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 15, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides, and BRAD ACUNCIUS hosts Program Guest, JAY McCRACKEN! Jay soon takes over the office of PC Schools Superintendent. Jay is a past Rotarian and well-known community leader in and around his home base in Marshall County, where he has taught elementary grades for 25 years, served as Mayor of Henry from 1989 to 2001, and since 2005 has served on the Marshall County Board all while remaining very active in a number of community and educational projects, and all while finishing up his educational prerequisites for the new position!
Jay and Kim are proud parents of a daughter, Megan, now of Bloomington, who we may recall was a guest of Granville Rotarys Ag Nite 2003 while attending ISU and serving as MP Fair Queen!
Rotary joins the community in welcoming the McCrackens to Putnam County!
WELCOME, JAY!
SCHOLARSHIPS PRESENTED
Congrats to BRITTANY MENNIE, daughter of David and Annette Mennie of rural Mark, our Co-Op Student of the Year ($100 ed. voucher) and our Knute Hammel Award Recipient ($500 for college), and congrats to AMANDA LUTES, granddaughter of Don and Kathleen Junker of Magnolia, our Bill Klein Memorial Scholarship recipient. Darrell & Scott were on hand last night to make the presentations. Congrats to ALL graduating seniors!!!
ALL ABOARD?
REED WILSON presented his own program last week, updating us on the nearly-a-reality Port of LaSalle Heritage Tourism Attraction at Lock 14 on the Illinois-Michigan Canal opening VERY soon! Reed says were almost there in describing the long process of obtaining approval, funding, construction, and eventual transportation of the 76-foot replica canal boat, by land, to LaSalle! Once in place, the boat will be open for tours, staffed by period role actors from the 1840s, called The Volunteer to reflect the work of LaSalle Rotarians in restoring and renovating the canal to make this project possible. Reed says the Illinois-Michigan Canal is the nations VERY FIRST National Heritage Corridor!
CLUB NEWS
1. Our Rotary Trivia Team did NOT finish first at the PCEF Trivia Bowl last Saturday, but we DID FINISH and were proud of it! Meanwhile, somehow, our cheerleaders got drafted into a competing team!! We collectively knew a LOT of STUFF, but others knew even more!!! This was the warmer-up for our next event, June 12 in LaSalle.
2. Our host, Linda Moreno, has advised her Rotary dinner price will go up to $12 all inclusive. Any comments? Let Darrell or a Board Member know, as we will need to address this shortly.
3. Our plans for a hot dog dinner honoring our Rotary Little League Team, their Granville ZTL opponents, and all coaches are hatching for 6pm on Tues, June 10 at the Mark Park in Granville!
WELCOME TO ROTARY!
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May 8, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides and REED WILSON will present his own Program tonight, bringing us up to nautical speed in regard to the Port of LaSalle Heritage Tourism Attraction at Lock 14 on the Illinois-Michigan Canal opening
soon! WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
LAST WEEKS CLUB ASSEMBLY
Items discussed included: (1) LaSalle Trivia Night -- Thursday, June 12 at Knights of Columbus, Downtown LaSalle, in lieu of our regular meeting-- dinner 6pm, trivia 7pm. (2) 50-50 Raffle Tickets launched, Kim will print, Lorraine will distribute, Lonna will post receipts, and Cathy gets the dough! (3) Formation of an Interact Club will be pursued at PCHS (UPDATE: Reed and Scott met with Supt. Bagley and Principal Peterson this Wednesday -- good response!) (4) AFTERGLOW: Approx $300 in the hole, so far. (UPDATE: Cathy says $3,943.99 was spent, using reserves of $555.93 and donations of $3,085.00, net deficit $303.06.) (5) PCEF Trivia Night GO TEAM! Tomorrow at PCHS 7pm!!
CONGRATS TO OUR RECENT 50-50 RAFFLE WINNERS! Kevin Kunkel, Brenda Bartoluzzi, Kaden Nauman, Terry Judd, Dr. Tony Ramirez, Krista Stokke, Pat Bielby, Christopher Villerreal, Jeanne Alleman & Brad Acuncius!
WELCOME, MERLE & DARLENE!
MERLE & DARLENE NORRIS of Granville were duly installed by BRUNO BUCHHOLZ last week warmly received and even spared a fine, when alerted to their new badges!!! Merle is a retiree of Operating Engineers Local 150 in Countryside (near Chicago), and Darlene has previously worked at Hennepin AND Granville Foods!
WELCOME, MERLE & DARLENE!
NOTE: Our fireside chats with new members will continue tonight, following our regular meeting....all are invited to attend!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE......
TOMORROW PCEF TRIVIA NIGHT --- And well be there!!
May 15 Brad Acuncius hosts our Program!
May 22 Darrell Alleman hosts!
May 29 Chauntelle hosts her first!
June 3 Tuesday AM Board meeting!
June 5 -- CLUB ASSEMBLY (& chicken night!)
June 12 Meet & Eat at LaSalle Rotary Trivia Bowl 6:00 pm at K of C, Downtown LaSalle instead of our regular meeting!
June 19 Jeno Bonucchi hosts!
June 26 ANNUAL MEETING & INSTALLATION NIGHT at Verucchis Spouses & Guests too.... Details to follow!
PLEASE TELL YOUR BULLETIN EDITOR
WHAT YOUR PROGRAM PLANS ARE
FOR INCLUSION IN THE BULLETIN!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 1, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN ushers in the new month with tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with LOTS to talk about all good!
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
LORRAINE TERANDO proudly hosted her son AARON as her Program Guest last week! Aaron shared some of his 8-year experience in the Air Force, serving in such places as Hawaii. Germany and Turkey! Aaron says he may want to return to the mid-east in a civilian capacity, but hes holding his options open!
AFTERGLOW-- A Glowing Success!
Another AFTERGLOW, and another even greater success! Thanks to Chair DANIELLE STODDARD and to everyone who pitched in --and stayed awake-- prom-goers had an absolutely enjoyable, and truly memorable post-prom experience last Saturday -- a very worthwhile effort... and fun for all concerned! We had 103 signed in by 12:30 pm, 110 all total, with most students staying until the very end of the auction. We are also happy to hear that there were no incidents or accidents that night -- proof positive that kids can have a great time while also safe and substance-free! And CATHY reports that we may nearly break even due a healthy carry-over and many generous donations!!!
TWO NEW MEMBERS TONIGHT!
MERLE & DARLENE NORRIS of Granville were proposed two weeks ago, MERLE having been proposed by DARRELL ALLEMAN and DARLENE by JIM MACK, and now having received Board and Club approval will be installed tonight as members of the GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB! Merle is a retiree of Operating Engineers Local 150 in Countryside (near Chicago), and Darlene has previously worked at Hennepin AND Granville Foods! WELCOME, MERLE & DARLENE!
We look forward to your Rotary membership!!
BOARDTALK!
The Board met this Tuesday, taking the following action: (1) Confirmed action to participate in LaSalle Trivia Night Thursday, June 12, and to attend in lieu of our regular meeting, and to pay team entry fee of $100. Members to pay their own dinner cost of about $10 each. Bring Guests! (2) 50-50 Raffle Tickets launched, hoping Kim will volunteer for printing, Lorraine for distributing, and Lonna for posting receipts. (3) Formation of an Interact Club to be re-pursued at PCHS. (4) We are still following-up on member sponsorship by banks. (5) Shelter Box Project still a topic of discussion, we will arrange for a District speaker. (6) Our Granville Rotary Little League Team is at bat and we will try to schedule a Hot Dogs In the Park event with the team. (7) PCEF Trivia Night Voted to sponsor a Rotary Team @ $100 on Friday, May 9 at PCHS 7pm (good team practice for June 12!)
NEXT WEEK: REED WILSON HOSTS OUR PROGRAM !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 24, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and LORRAINE TERANDO proudly hosts our Program, featuring her son, AARON ! Aaron can tell some, but not all, of his 8-year experience in the Airforce, serving in such places as Hawaii and, outside the USA, in Germany and Turkey!
LONG SERVE THE QUEEN!
KRISTA STOKKE had the royal pleasure of introducing our Program Guest last week, MARSHALL-PUTNAM FAIR QUEEN AMANDA LUTES! Amanda resides with her grandparents, Don & Kathleen Junker, in Magnolia. Amanda is a very busy senior at PCHS with a near-perfect GPA and college plans to attend ISU in communications and business mgt. Amanda told us about the road to royalty and all her activities as our Queen For A Year, including parades, charity projects, youth events, and many public appearances including ours last week!
AFTERGLOW SET-UP TONIGHT!
The AFTERGLOW is upon us this Saturday!!!!! Danielle will lead the charge tonight as we head for the McNabb Community Building to set up the room... anyone able to help tomorrow with decorating can meet there at 8:30 am; Final decorating and balloon blowing (PLEASE COME AND HELP!) will be Saturday at 10 am. Saturday night Rotarians are to come at 10:00, other volunteers at 10:30 in white shirt & black pants, please!!
WELCOME, CHAUNTELLE!
CHAUNTELLE BIAGI-BRUER was initiated with a fine for not wearing her badge last week, after being installed by BRUNO BUCHHOLZ, pinned by co-Proposer CATHY OLIVERI, and officially welcomed by President DARRELL ALLEMAN and all members of the Club! Chauntelle joins under the classification of GOVERNMENT SERVICES reflecting her dual vocations (besides farming!) in the Secy of States office in LaSalle since 04 and as a member of the Putnam County Board since 02 the youngest and first woman to serve on the Board!!
WELCOME TO ROTARY, CHAUNTELLE!
TWO NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED!
MERLE & DARLENE NORRIS of Granville were proposed for membership by PRESIDENT DARRELL last week, and upon Board and Club approval may be installed next Thursday! Merle is a retiree of Operating Engineers Local 150 in Countryside (near Chicago), and Darlene has previously worked at Hennepin AND Granville Foods! We look forward to their Rotary membership!!
COMING OUR WAY.....
DISTRICT CONFERENCE TOMORROW! Allemans, Shores & Serafinis will proudly and honorably represent our Club in Ottawa!
AFTERGLOW this Saturday! --& Remember snacks if signed up!
BOARD MEETING is moved up to NEXT TUES., APRIL 29!!
CLUB ASSEMBLY NEXT THURSDAY and chicken, Darrell!!
REED WILSON hosts our Program on MAY 8!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 17, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and KRISTA STOKKE has the pleasure of introducing our Program Guest, our very own reigning MARSHALL-PUTNAM FAIR QUEEN, AMANDA LUTES!
Amanda and proud family Don & Kathleen Junker reside in Magnolia; Amanda is a senior at PCHS, active in numerous activities and charity fundraisers as well as St. Pats Church where she is an organist and a member of the choir. Carrying a 5.0+ grade point average, Amanda is a member of National Honors Society an Illinois State Scholar and a Prairie State Scholar, and she has been pre-accepted into ISUs Honors Program when she embarks next fall upon a major in communications and minor in business mgt and all this while serving as our FAIR QUEEN! We are honored to have Amanda return tonight to promote this years Fair & Pageant!
WELCOME!
ONCE UPON A ROTARY MEETING....
Those of us attending the PCHS Spring Musical thoroughly enjoyed the humor and talent presented by our students (including AMANDA LUTES as Lady Mabelle!!) and the chance to support the presentation of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS! Our thanks to TOM SIMMONS for putting the plan together!!
Club Condolences to our host, Linda Moreno, on the loss of Lindas daughter, Amy Drummond, on April 10. Our thoughts and prayers are with Linda and her family.
NEW MEMBER TONIGHT...
CHAUNTELLE BIAGI-BRUER becomes our newest member tonight, proposed by ADRIANE & CATHY, accepted on Board vote, and confirmed by the Club! BRUNO has the installation honors tonight, inducting Chauntelle under the classification of GOVERNMENT SERVICES aptly fitting her dual vocations (besides farming!) in the Secy of States office in LaSalle since 04 and as a member of the Putnam County Board since 02!!
WELCOME TO ROTARY, CHAUNTELLE!
. . . AND TWO PROPOSED!
Meet MERLE & DARLENE NORRIS of Granville, who will be proposed for membership by PRESIDENT DARRELL upon their second visit! Merle is a retiree of Operating Engineers Local 150 in Countryside (near Chicago), and Darlene has previously worked at Hennepin AND Granville Foods!
We welcome MERLE & DARLENE and look forward to their Rotary membership!!
AFTERGLOW NEXT WEEK!
DANIELLE STODDARD will be here tonight to confirm that alls on track for this years post-prom AFTERGLOW CARNIVAL next Saturday, April 26! Well set the scene at McNabb Fire Station next Thursday after dinner; Decorators are to meet at 8:30 am Friday, Balloon-Blowers will meet at 10 am Saturday, Rotarians & spouses (and snacks if youre signed up to bring some) are to be on deck at 10 pm, other volunteers at 10:30 pm & please remember our uniform white shirt, black pants!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 3, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, providing an opportunity to discuss pending and impending service projects and goals! At the top of the list is the AFTERGLOW post-prom plan, several student scholarships, membership development with the possibility of a GUEST NITE, and a review of action taken by the Board at its meeting on Tuesday.
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
KORAH WINN WAS HERE!
ROTARY DIST. GOV. ELDON & FIRST LADY NANCY LEEMHUIS joined us last week with our District 6420s returning AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLAR, KORAH WINN !! Sponsored by the Rock Falls Rotary Club -- and funded by our contributions to the Rotary Foundation -- Korah spent the prior school year at Queens University in Belfast, Ireland, pursuing a degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and volunteering as a teacher for refugees.
If we ever wondered just how amazing our Ambassadorial Scholarship program might be, NOW WE KNOW !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENO & MARGARET!
We joined the Bonucchis in celebration of their 90th birthdays! Congratulations, Jeno and Margaret...and many, many more!
Da Board Room....
The Board met this Tuesday, addressing the following items:
(1) Afterglow report everythings on track!
(2) Special Olympics request for contribution in same amount as prior year and budgeted for $100 approved by unanimous vote.
(3) Red Cross request for donations discussed and denied as we donate approximately $100 for food etc. to host the annual Good Friday Bloodmobile. On that subject, Scott Shore will send thank you notes if not yet done.
(4) Membership Development letter to banks modified and approved. Members will follow up with the respective bank presidents. As further discussed, prospective members get to attend two Rotary meetings to be proposed for membership.
(5) Treasurer Cathys AG-NITE report: we were 9 meals short, likely including our presenters guests and a few FFA students lacking member-sponsors. Not bad, considering the rewards!!
(6) Scott will meet with School to gear up interest in our Clubs several scholarship and Youth Leadership Camp offerings.
(7) District Rotary Conference Afterglow weekend, but we hope to attend en masse, on Friday, April 25, in Ottawa. No registration fee but they want our meal checks and reservations by April 10. WE CAN DO IT !
COMING UP.....
TOM SIMMONS hosts our Program on April 10, bringing us an up-date on the Elementary School project.
KRISTA STOKKE hosts the evenings Program on April 17
LORRAINE TERANDO runs AFTERGLOW PREP April 24
HOP ABOARD -- DISTRICT CONFERENCE Fri, April 25
AFTERGLOW [ALL HANDS ON DECK!] Sat., April 26!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
March 27, 2008
Welcome! President DARRELL ALLEMAN has the pleasure of both presiding AND introducing our very special Program Guests!
DIST. GOV. ELDON & FIRST LADY NANCY LEEMHUIS join us tonight with our District 6420s returning AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLAR, KORAH WINN !!
Sponsored by the Rock Falls Rotary Club -- and funded by our contributions to the Rotary Foundation -- Korah spent the prior school year at Queens University in Belfast, Ireland, pursuing a degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Rotarys Ambassadorial Scholarship is one of the most prestigious in the world, and by far the most complete as it includes being hosted by Rotarians overseas, the opportunity to serve as an ambassador of good will, and the chance to perform volunteer work in the hosting country. While in Ireland, Korah seized that opportunity, volunteering as a teacher for refugees.
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, KORAH !!
GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE SUCCESS !
With thanks to all who volunteered time, talent & blood, our Granville Rotary Good Friday Bloodmobile was a flowing success, with 49 donors of whom 29 were accepted including 5 first-time donors and several giving double for a total net draw of 50 pints! Special thanks to Chris & Sharon Kunkel, Tom Simmons and Adriane Shore who came to the rescue on late notice! We are also grateful to the PCHS National Honors Society who provided volunteer registrars and donor escorts!!
AGRI-BUSINESS NITE...
HONORING NATIONAL AG WEEK!
Nearly 100 Rotarians, guests, bank guests, FFA officers and friends attended our annual Agri-Business Nite two weeks ago, honoring National Agriculture Week. President DARRELL presided, BRAD ACUNCIUS made the arrangements, CHRIS KUNKEL stepped in to help chair the event, and SCOTT SHORE introduced our Speaker, DUANE ENGER, Dev. Mgr. of TradeWind Energy of Lenexa Kansas -- currently in the process of scouting the prospect of a wind farm project in Putnam County. Duane offered a first-hand report on the project, the process, and the profit prospects for those with land on the ridge leading southeast from the bend in the Illinois River through McNabb and on into LaSalle County. Key factors in the Riverbend Farms project, he said, include meteorological data indicating good wind currents, access and ability to connect to the grid of electrical power lines, and community support of local government and landowners who might be willing to enter into long-term leases for placement of wind turbine towers on their farm ground.
COMING UP.....
BOARD MEETING -- April 1, 7am.... REALLY!
CLUB ASSEMBLY (& chicken!) April 3
TOM SIMMONS hosts our Program on April 10
KRISTA STOKKE hosts the evenings Program on April 17
LORRAINE TERANDO runs AFTERGLOW PREP April 24
HOP ABOARD -- DISTRICT CONFERENCE Fri, April 25
AFTERGLOW [ALL HANDS ON DECK!] Sat., April 26!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY
AGRI-BUSINESS NITE !
March 13, 2008
Welcome to GRANVILLE ROTARY AGRI-BUSINESS NITE! Club President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over our meeting, CHRIS KUNKEL chairs the event, and SCOTT SHORE will introduce our Program Speaker, DUANE ENGER! Mr. Enger is Development Manager of TradeWind Energy of Lenexa Kansas, currently in the process of scouting the prospect of a wind farm project in Putnam County. Our Program offers a first-hand report on the project, the process, and the prospects for our communities -- with the opportunity to ask questions of Mr. Enger and the TradeWind staff who will remain on site in PC.
HONORING NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK
AGRI-BUSINESS NITE is sponsored annually by ROTARY in celebration of NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK, honoring all who contribute to provide safe, abundant and affordable ag products, a strong workforce and sustainable economy, new sources of renewable energy, and ultimately, food for all people of our planet - We honor and offer continuing thanks to all tonight!!
WHATS ROTARY ?
Its new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional interests
.....celebrating 100 years of service & fellowship..
...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns...
...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons...
...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity...
...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects!
ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH?
Granville Rotary serves -- and includes membership from -- Granville, Hennepin, Standard, Mark, McNabb, Magnolia & all points in between!
...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties & no financial commitments beyond semi-annual dues of just $50!
...Membership is by recommendation of any present member.
Rotary offers the privilege of participation with 1,192,292 fellow Rotarians in Rotarys 32,198 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide!
...Attendance is a benefit, though no longer a 100% requirement... made easy with opportunities to visit other clubs...in person or on line!
WHY ?
To enjoy the opportunity to meet others within our community, who we would not otherwise see, or get to know, in our own busy lives...
To put our professional & vocational talents to use serving others...
To give back to our local communities ..........
and to our world !
THURSDAYS -6:30 PM TO 8:00 PM - AT MORENOS ON MAIN IN McNABB!
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 28, 2008
WELCOME, ROTARIANS & GUESTS ! El Presidente DARRELL ALLEMAN presides, and ADRIANE SHORE hosts tonights Program, featuring LITERACY.... with special Program Guest RONDA VACCA --- Literacy Coach for the Putnam County School System! Ronda and her husband Pete are home-grown PC natives, PCHS grads... Ronda having returned with a bachelors in Elementary Education from U of Missouri, experience as a second grade teacher, third grade teacher and literacy coach in other districts, a Masters in Education from William Woods University in Fulton Missouri, and two daughters of her own! Reaffirming our own commitment to spreading the word about literacy, Rotary applauds the dedication of our guest and continuing efforts of our schools, in providing the essentials of literacy to our PC students!
WELCOME, RONDA VACCA !
AFTERGLOW COMMITTEE TO MEET Those on the AFTERGLOW COMMITTEE (Lorraine, Rick, Jane, Scott, Adriane, Kim & Matt) -- & any others willing and able -- will hold an organizational meeting at the home of DANIELLE STODDARD -------- this Sunday March 2, at 2pm!
RECENT $50 50-50 RAFFLE WINNERS:
Ardene Peterson, Jeanne Alleman, CK (For The Animal Shelter!), Bruce Filbrandt, Connor Lenkaitis, Kim Kettman (for The Food Pantry!), Pat Applebee of Celebrations, and Cathy Oliveri !!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM...
SCOTT SHORE hosted last weeks Pogram Speaker, lined up by CATHY OLIVERI, welcoming a Spring Valley police officer and Drug Task Force agent with a view of the street we never see..... Ed explained that the Task Force is a coalition of local community police officers who pool their resources, and sources, to intercept drug traffic, manufacture, sale and use in our local communities. Though plagued by funding limitations and even a tight budget for undercover drug purchases, Ed and other agents in the field get creative and stay ahead of the criminals through diligence, long and very late business hours, and a positive work ethic that inspires success! What we DONT see of their work, is whats keeping our communities and schools safe & substance-free!! Thanks for lining up a great program, Cathy!
LAST CALL FOR DUES
We have paid your dues bill to Rotary if you havent already done so, please PAY to cover the check we just wrote!!!!
COMING UP:
AFTERGLOW Committee will meet at Danielle Stoddards 2 pm this Sunday, March 2; Board meets next Tuesday am, March 4; Club Assembly (& CHICKEN!) here on March 6 ...We host AGRI-BUSINESS NITE on March 13 at the McNabb Community Building -- $12 ea, purchase tickets IN ADVANCE and bring guests or sponsor an FFA student! We will have NO MEETING on Holy Thursday March 20; GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE is on March 21; AND... on March 27 District Governor Eldon Leemhuis brings 06-07 Ambassadorial Scholar Korah Winn (returning from Ireland) --- INVITE A SPOUSE!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 21, 2008
HAPPY 103RD BIRTHDAY !
WELCOME, ROTARIANS & GUESTS ! Were looking forward to President Darrells return from Cancun with plenty of snow and ice to greet him! As tonights Program Speaker, lined up by CATHY OLIVERI and hosted by SCOTT SHORE, we welcome a very special guest, an Inspector with the Illinois State Police Drug Task Force headquartered in Springfield! Were in for some surprising information about the war on drugs and the strategies that are employed in battle. WELCOME, INSPECTOR!
SEEMS LIKE JUST LAST WEEK...
....that we were celebrating VALENTINES DAY with some valentine-themed trivia, some very welcomed guests, and a Program that opened our hearts to the tremendous efforts of HABITAT FOR HUMANITY!
RICK SERAFINI hosted the Program, introducing his Guests, Duane & Julie Carpenter of Granville. Duane says Habitat has now built over 250,000 homes in the US and worldwide, providing affordable housing & pride of ownership for lower income families otherwise unable to break out of the rent cycle. Duane has participated in building projects in Chile and Costa Rica. Now, as President of the LaSalle-Bureau-Putnam chapter, he has turned his measuring tape toward two local projects in Spring Valley & Princeton. The organization operates without any government money, relying on contributions, in-kind donations of materials, and lots of willing volunteers!
CELEBRATE ROTARYS 103RD ! Founded in Chicago on February 23, 1905, Rotary has grown steadily since, reaching every part of the world with cultural exchange programs and humanitarian aid. We truly are part of an organization making a difference in our world !
DUES?
Were about to pay our dues bill to Rotary so if you havent yet paid, please do so asap to cover the check were about to write!!!!
AFTERGLOW COMMITTEE TO MEET
Those on the AFTERGLOW COMMITTEE (Lorraine, Rick, Jane, Scott, Adriane, & Matt) -- and any others willing and able -- will hold an organizational meeting at the home of DANIELLE STODDARD in Mark on Sunday, March 2, at 2pm. See you there!
COMING SOON:
Adriane Shore hosts Literacy Coach Ronda Vacca next week! AFTERGLOW Committee will meet at Danielle Stoddards 2 pm Sunday, March 2; Board meets on Tuesday am, 3/4; Club Assembly (& CHICKEN!) on 3/6 ...We host AGRI-BUSINESS NITE on 3/13 at the McNabb Community Building -- $12 ea, purchase tickets IN ADVANCE and bring guests or sponsor an FFA student! We will have an abbreviated meeting (no program) on Holy Thursday 3/20 -- the day before our GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE on 3/21; AND... on 3/27 District Governor Eldon Leemhuis is coming our way with 2006-07 Ambassadorial Scholar Korah Winn --- sharing highlights of her year in Northern Ireland... INVITE A SPOUSE!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY....
and
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
February 14, 2008
WELCOME, ROTARIANS, SPOUSES & GUESTS! VICE PRES & PROGRAM HOST RICK SERAFINI is tonights CUPID-IN-CHARGE, with President Darrell & his Valentine roughing it somewhere south of the border in Cancun!..... Tonights meeting includes a VALENTINES TRIVIA CONTEST, soon to be followed by a very special PROGRAM to be presented by Ricks Special Guest, DUANE CARPENTER! Duane serves as President of Habitat for Humanity of Putnam, Bureau and LaSalle Counties, and has been involved in home construction projects locally and internationally with multiple stories (to tell, at least!!)
WELCOME TO ROTARY, DUANE!
TWO WEEKS AGO...
LARRY PRIEST hosted SHERIFF KEVIN DOYLE as Program Guest two weeks ago, to share the good and bad news in law enforcement, including the triumph of wrapping up a 1996 homicide, stepping into the next phase of 911 services, ways to protect ourselves from identity theft and credit card fraud, the good and bad of our jail being in use to the max, how criminal property forfeitures are being put to good use, and the positive effect drug testing at PCHS, and how we came to nab funds for an extra PC deputy!
THANKS FOR A GREAT PROGRAM, LARRY!
LAST WEEKS CLUB ASSEMBLY
Our Club Assembly last week included:
(1) discussion of ways in which we can help support the world-wide work of Rotary Foundation....FOR THOSE WHO HAVENT CONTRIBUTED... you can become a Sustaining Member for $50... The Club will match your $50 to give you instant credit for $100 in the fund, and DARRELL pledges to add $100 credit to one new sustaining member well have a drawing next week in celebration of Rotarys 103rd Birthday!! AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY SUSTAINING MEMBERS.... donate $25 and you qualify for a chance to win an EXTRA $100 credit next week, to be donated by the CLUB! and
(2) In other business, we agreed to contribute $75 toward Jennifer Twardowskis college ag trip to Moscow next month setting a policy for consideration of such travel contributions when a student is traveling primarily for educational purposes, with a recognized educational group, and with condition of the student hopefully reporting back to our Club!
COMING SOON: Scott Shore hosts on 2/21, and Adriane hosts on LITERACY 2/28, AFTERGLOW COMMITTEE will meet at Danielle Stoddards on Sunday, March 2, at 2 pm; Board meets on Tuesday am, 3/4. Club Assembly on 3/6 ...Our Annual Agri-Business Nite blows in on 3/13 at the McNabb Community Building & Fire Hall -- $12 per person, purchase tickets IN ADVANCE! ---Bring a guest, or sponsor an FFA student! Abbreviated meeting (no program) on Holy Thursday 3/20. GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE on Friday 3/21, AND a special Program to be introduced on 3/27 by District Governor Eldon Leemhuis, featuring Korah Winn, our Districts 2006-2007 Ambassadorial Scholar--now back from a year in Northern Ireland!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
January 31, 2008
WELCOME ! DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and LARRY PRIEST HOSTS, bringing back SHERIFF KEVIN DOYLE as Program Guest here to share the good and bad of 2007, and what we might be on the watch for in 2008! WELCOME BACK TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, KEVIN!
LAST WEEK...
BRAD POPURELLA hosted UNCLE RON POPURELLA, Oglesby Fire Chief and a 30+ year veteran of the Oglesby firefighting force, as Program Speaker last week. Ron shared with us the experience of being part of a firefighter response team from numerous municipalities in Illinois, organized through a cooperative network called MABAS Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. dispatched to the New Orleans area immediately following Hurricane Katrina, over Labor Day weekend 2005. Under direction of the military, and indirection of FEMA, Brad and others suffered the heat, lack of sleep or anywhere TO sleep, rationed food and water, and a very difficult assignment to search and recover dead bodies in the wreckage of homes and businesses in an abandoned city in St. Bernard Parrish, just outside New Orleans. It was an experience the firefighters will likely never forget. Brad and Ron are part of a family firefighting tradition that has included seven of their family including both Brads parents, on Oglesbys volunteer paid response fire department. --- truly a family who knows the meaning of SERVICE ABOVE SELF!
WHATS NEXT?
Club Assembly 2/7, (Old) Board meeting bright and early on Tuesday, 2/5, Rick Serafini hosts on Valentines Day, 2/14, Scott Shore is to host a secret program being lined up by Cathy O. on 2/21, and Adriane hosts a LITERACY program on 2/28, followed by a meeting of the (Old) Board on 3/4 and Club Assembly on 3/6 !! Our Annual Agri-Business Nite will include a WINDY Program on 3/13 at the McNabb Community Building & Fire Hall. We will have an abbreviated meeting (no program) due to Holy Thursday 3/20, GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE on Friday 3/21, AND a special Program to be introduced on 3/27 by District Governor Eldon Leemhuis, featuring Korah Winn, our Districts 2006-2007 Ambassadorial Scholar--now back from a year in Northern Ireland!
WHATS SO GREAT ABOUT ROTARY??
Funny you should ask! Ask any Rotarian, and youll get a different answer because there as many facets to Rotarians enjoyment of Rotary as there are Rotarians 1.2 million of eem! There are a few common themes, though..... a GREAT way to meet and enjoy friendships with other members of the Putnam County community with whom we normally have no chance to even visit...... a GREAT way to take a break during our very busy week, combining it with dinner & dessert, friendly fellowship, an interesting program, & quick planning of any service projects in the works all efficiently but enjoyably in the space of just 1 hours (!).....and along with all that, a GREAT way to be a part of an organization helping others, here in PC and everywhere world-wide.
NOW, ARENT YOU GLAD YOU ASKED!!?
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
January 24, 2008
WELCOME ! DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights GUEST NIGHT, and BRAD POPURELLA hosts our Program! Brads keepin it in the family tonight, hosting UNCLE RON POPURELLA, Oglesby Fire Chief and a 30+ year veteran of the Oglesby firefighting force a family tradition among Popurellas, also including Brads father who was Fire Chief for many years, and Brad himself, who has served as a firefighter and retains his State certification! Exemplifying that firefighters are always ready to step in when help is most needed, our guest and several other local emergency personnel rushed to New Orleans to offer emergency aid in the immediate wake of Hurricane Katrina two years ago. Ron will tell us about that experience.
WELCOME, RON AND ALL ROTARIANS & GUESTS!
WHATS NEXT?
Larry Priest hosts on 1/31, Club Assembly 2/7, (Old) Board meeting bright and early on Tuesday, 2/5, Rick Serafini hosts on Valentines Day, 2/14, Scott Shore switched with Adriane to host on 2/21, and Adriane hosts on 2/28, followed by a meeting of the (Old) Board on 3/4 and Club Assembly on 3/6 !! Our Annual Agri-Business Nite will include a WINDY Program on 3/13. We will have an abbreviated meeting due to Holy Thursday 3/20, GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE on Friday 3/21, AND a special Program to be introduced on 3/27 by District Governor Eldon Leemhuis, featuring Korah Winn, our Districts 2006-2007 Ambassadorial Scholar--now back from a year in Northern Ireland!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
CATHY OLIVERI hosted our Program last week, featuring TRACIE HAAGE, now in her THIRD YEAR as a Girl Scout leader, following the Daisy, Brownie and Junior footsteps of her two daughters participation! Granville has girls involved at each of these levels, all headed toward the next level for girls 11-17. There were 34 girls involved in scouting last hear, increased to 55 this year, in a total of five troops all meeting on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at UCC. They have taken on some huge projects, including the Christmas stocking project to send gifts, candy, drawings and cards to soldiers in Iraq 205 in all !! and next will come the cookies ! Those willing can now designate boxes to be sent overseas just $3.50 a box and donations will help cover shipping.
Thanks for hosting, Cathy!!!
WHATS SO GREAT ABOUT ROTARY??
Funny you should ask! Ask any Rotarian, and youll get a different answer because there as many facets to Rotarians enjoyment of Rotary as there are Rotarians 1.2 million of eem! There are a few common themes, though..... a GREAT way to meet and enjoy friendships with other members of the Putnam County community with whom we normally have no chance to even visit...... a GREAT way to take a break during our very busy week, combining it with dinner & dessert, friendly fellowship, an interesting program, & quick planning of any service projects in the works all efficiently but enjoyably in the space of just 1 hours (!).....and along with all that, a GREAT way to be a part of an organization helping others, here in PC and everywhere world-wide.
NOW, ARENT YOU GLAD YOU ASKED!!?
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WELCOME ! DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and CATHY OLIVERI hosts our Program! Welcome, all, to Granville Rotary Club!
CONGRATS TO THE NEW BOARD
The Board of Directors for 08-09, elected on January 3, will automatically include Darrell Alleman and Rick Serafini, and by unanimous vote will also include Matt Hostetter, Jerry Kriewald, Ron McNeill, Tom Simmons, Krista Stokke, and Lorraine Terando! The new Board met and elected LORRAINE TERANDO as our next VP for 2008-2009, succeeding to Club President for the following year, 2009-2010! President-Elect Rick Serafini also re-appointed CATHY OLIVERI as Treasurer and SCOTT SHORE as Secretary for the coming year, with consent of the new Board.
CONGRATS, AND THANKS, TO ALL!
WHATS NEXT?
Brad Popurella hosts our Program on GUEST NITE, 1/24, and Larry Priest hosts on 1/31, Club Assembly 2/7, Rick Serafini on Valentines Day, 2/14, Scott Shore switched with Adriane to host on 2/21, and Adriane hosts on 2/28, followed by a meeting of the Current Board on 3/4 and Club Assembly on 3/6 !!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
Rick Keating and his wife, Deb from Varna attended our meeting last Thursday night as guests of Program Host LONNA NAUMAN. Rick has been a Civil War re-enactor for over 20 years. He is president of the 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and he's a past owner and editor of the Re-enactors Journal. He is also past president of the Marshall County Historical Society. Rick had an ancestor from Wenona who served in the 104th. Rick told about the LaSalle County Regiment's battles and activities during the Civil War.
THANKS FOR A GREAT PROGRAM, LONNA!
GUEST NITE NEXT WEEK!
THIS IS OUR CHANCE to invite friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and any one else who might enjoy a night out, and the possibility of joining Granville Rotary!! All potential members will be the guest of the Club so invite FREELY!!! If you do not yet have a guest lined up for the meeting, FIND ONE or TWO ! We will hope for a great turn-out next week! And remember we need all MEMBERS here also!!
Membership is the key to Rotarys success...
benefiting both the Club and the Individual. Certainly, the Club grows in strength and in fellowship with every new member. Likewise, the new member has the opportunity to meet and share experiences with new friends and to participate in worthy service projects benefiting our own communities and the whole globe, on a local and international level. Share Rotary!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
January 3, 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
WELCOME ! DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, starting the year out with an action-packed agenda including:
(1) Review of our holiday Projects;
(2) Plans for our next GUEST NITE on January 24;
(3) ELECTIONS for 2008-09 and appointment of one current Board Member;
(4) Preliminary planning for AG NITE on March 20, BLOODMOBILE on March 21, and AFTERGLOW on April 26; and...
(5) a review of Board Action taken yesterday, January 2 !
DECEMBER NEWS ROUNDUP...
RON McNEILL presented a fascinating Program December 13, recounting the travels of fifteen local volunteers, including himself and Krista Stokke, to Biloxi Mississippi one year ago... the group assisted with the UCC Back Bay Missions Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, providing an array of services including home reconstruction to serve the poor and marginalized. They hope to organize a second trip for this February 23!
BRUCE FILBRANDT put together all the trimmings for a GREAT Rotary Holiday Party on December 20 at SAMMS, topped off by a white elephant gift bingo tournament skillfully engineered by JENO BONNUCHI & RICK SERAFINI !
WHATS NEXT? Lonna Nauman on 1/10, Cathy Oliveri on 1/17, Brad Popurella on GUEST NITE, 1/24, and Larry Priest on 1/31, Club Assembly 2/7, Rick Serafini on Valentines Day, 2/14, Adriane Shore on 2/21, Scott Shore on 2/28, Club Assembly 3/6 !!
HOLIDAY PROJECTS..... FANTASTIC!
CATHY OLIVERI reports that all went well with this years TOYS IN THE PANTRY PROJECT, much to the credit of many generous donors, a LOT of hard work & organization, not to mention their shopping til dropping and wrapping til..........(9PM)!
MATT HOSTETTER rounded up the help of several of us to help deliver PC FOOD PANTRY Christmas Baskets & our own Toys In the Pantry ---much appreciated by the Food Pantry volunteers & especially by all those to whom we made deliveries!
RICK SERAFINI did a great job of organizing and setting sail to this years SENIOR CITIZENS POINSETTIA DELIVERY Project, with the help of LOTS of Rotarians, and most of the PCHS Varsity Basketball Team --and the continuing generosity of the VanWingerdens & Mid-American Growers!!! Nearly 700 beautiful (& many colorfully frost-painted) plants were delivered in all !!
BOARD ACTION.....
Our Board met this Wednesday, taking the following action:
(1) Voted to donate $100 to UCCs next mission trip to Biloxi (on Rotarys 103rd birthday!) Feb. 23;
(2) Dues for Jan-June will remain at $50 (plus $2 for each meeting missed & not made up during the past 6 months);
(3) Memorial Scholarship accounts reviewed; consensus to continue to use general account to fund awards, while allowing scholarship accounts to accrue & grow.
ELECTIONS TONIGHT! And the nominees (thus far) are..... Matt Hostetter, Jerry Kriewald, Ron McNeill, Tom Simmons, Krista Stokke, and Lorraine Terando. Nominations remain open... 6 to be elected, to serve with Darrell & Rick.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
December 13, 2007
WELCOME ! DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and RON McNEILL will present a Program worth presenting, on a road worth traveling, to Biloxi Mississippi... Fifteen volunteers from PC made the trek last year to help with the Back Bay Missions Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. What they saw, and how they were able to help those in need, will be the subject of Rons (Judy Hopkins) powerpoint presentation tonight.
Others who participated, in addition to Ron, were: Cyndy and Gary Bruch, Amanda Hopkins and Andy Callaci (and their dog, Mozart!), Harold Faletti, Chris Fiedler, Connie Hartman, Luke Holly, Judy Hopkins, Karen Karczewski, Dave Larson, Rachel Merschon, Joe Panier, and our very own Krista Stokke!
Our hats are off to these volunteers for Service Above Self !
LAST WEEK.....
Our CLUB ASSEMBLY included review of Board minutes and approval of proposed members; discussion of plans for poinsettia distribution this coming Saturday, financial update on Toys In The Pantry, and a reminder of our plans for a Club Christmas Party next Thursday at SAMMS in Hennepin bring one $5-$10 wrapped gag gift per family, to be used for BINGO prizes following dinner! SEE YOU AT SAMMS NEXT WEEK!
THIS SATURDAY: POINSETTIA DELIVERIES! We are to meet at Mid-American Growers --office door area -- at 9am!
ELECTION TIME !
Nominations are OPEN for 6 positions on the Clubs Board of Directors, starting tonight! These six, along with Darrell and Rick, will select our next VP (succeeding to President on July 1, 2009), and will take office on July of 2008.
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!
JERRY KRIEWALD is to be among the first to be installed as a member of Rotary this month, proposed for membership by MATT HOSTETTER, approved by the Board, and published to Club last Thursday! Jerry owns the local Stanley Steemer franchise providing contract cleaning services in seven area-wide counties! Jerry and his wife, LYDIA (of Peru Starbucks fame) have two children, Josh (age 13), and Natasha (age 15). They reside at Fish n Fun.
BOB & DARLENE COFOID have been proposed for membership by DARRELL ALLEMAN, approved by the Board, announced to the Club and will also be installed if available tonight! BOB & DARLENE own the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Home AND Bob serves as PCs Death Investigator !!
BRAD POPURELLA is expected to pop the question to his bride shortly, and we stand ready to install KRISTINA POPURELLA if shell have us! Kristina is a CADD Operator an occupation shes very qualified to explain! The Popurellas have one small future Rotarian at home, keeping them busy on an already busy schedule!!!
WELCOME, ALL, TO ROTARY !
NEXT WEEK: CHRISTMAS PARTY! SAMMS 6:30pm -- $15 ea & one wrapped gag gift (per member), worth $5 to $10 !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
December 6, 2007
WELCOME ! DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, with several good items on the agenda, including: (1) Board Action taken this past Tuesday; (2) New Members to be proposed! (3) Upcoming Projects: Toys In the Pantry and Poinsettia Deliveries; (4) ELECTIONS! (5) Christmas Party December 20! ... and MORE!!!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
OUR GUESTS last Thursday included Beth Mack, Kristina Popurella, Bob and Darlene Cofoid, and Jerry Kriewald along with Jim Macks Program Guest, DAVE LENZ of Lacon! Our guest gave a few pretty good reasons for joining Rotary, offering a chance to meet & network with others, to participate in service projects --both locally and globally, and to find creative ways to make a project work, such as Lacon Rotarys cartoon-town art, created to raise money to build the Lacon Rotary Centennial Pavilion & community stage good for all concerned! As Davey said, Rotary Founder Paul Harris vision still works!! We hope to enjoy the future company of our guests as Rotarians(!) Thankyou, Jim for hosting the Program!
COMING UP .....
RON McNEILL hosts our Program on Dec. 13; Poinsettia Deliveries at VanWingerdens 9am on Saturday, Dec. 15; Christmas Party at SAMMS on Thurs., Dec. 20; Food Pantry & Toy Deliveries at UCC Church 8am on Saturday, Dec. 22!
CONDOLENCES to the family and fellow Rotarians of DON NELSON, who passed away on Wednesday, November 28 at age 90. A Charter Member of our Club, Don had originally been a member of the Varna Rotary Club, our sponsor. His father-in-law, J. Turner Mills, spearheaded the effort and later became Rotary District Governor. Don and Helen Jean were both Paul Harris Fellows. He had been ill for several years, unable to attend but always a strong supporter of our Club.
NO BOREDOM IN THE BOARD ROOM!
We may have it! The Board met this Tuesday, addressing the following items: (1) Guests last week who expressed interest in membership were approved for membership, subject to Club approval and attendance at one additional meeting; (2) Poinsettia Plans.... nearly 700 plants to be delivered... vans and drivers needed... varsity bball players will help too! (3) Voted to up the budget for Sunshine Committee flower purchases to $50 for death of a Rotarian, $40 for spouse, child or parent, $30 (once a year) for a hospitalized Rotarian, Also approved $50 purchase for Christmas gift. (4) Next Guest Nite will be January 24 plan your invitation list now potential members eat free! (5) The Board accepted (with regret) Bruce Filbrandts retirement from the Board (but not the Club!) effective 12-31. The Board voted in a replacement, subject to acceptance, then to be announced. (6) Nominations are now open for six members on next years Board, to take office with President Rick and then-to-be past President Darrell on July 1. That Board will elect one of its members as VP, to succeed Rick as President on July 1, 2009... STEP RIGHT UP ! ! ! !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY GUEST NITE !
November 29, 2007
Welcome to GRANVILLE ROTARY GUEST NITE!
Club President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over our meeting, and JIM MACK hosts tonights Program Guest, DAVEY LENZ ! Our guest is known in & around Lacon for the many hats he wears (some stranger than others!), with many community interests including coincidentally ROTARY!
WELCOME, DAVEY LENZ & ALL GUESTS !
WHEN WE LAST MET..
CHRISTINA JUDD hosted our Program two weeks ago, featuring Attorney ROGER BOLIN, along with surprise guests Abraham Lincoln and Israel Putnam!! Roger shared with us the significance of some recent additions to the Putnam County Courthouse, offering visitors a well-presented glimpse of our Countys history and heritage! Included among the items on display is an original plate print of our Countys namesake, Gen. Israel Putnam, who was known for his direction at Bunker Hill to not shoot til you see the whites of their eyes........ and then, shoot low! Another item is the likeness of a 1845 letter from Abe Lincoln to Williamson & Madison Durley, and an early photo of Abe from that same era. We are thankful to Roger for the Program, and for the gifts of these items to the County stop by the Courthouse to see the display!!!
WHATS ROTARY ?
Its new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional interests.....celebrating 100 years of service & fellowship.. ...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns... ...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons... ...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity... ...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects! ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH?
Granville Rotary serves -- and includes membership from -- Granville, Standard, Mark, McNabb, Magnolia & all points in between! ...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties & no financial commitments beyond semi-annual dues of just $50! ...Membership is by recommendation of any present member. Rotary offers the privilege of participation with 1,192,292 fellow Rotarians in Rotarys 32,198 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide! ...Attendance is a benefit, though no longer a 100% requirement... made easy with opportunities to visit other clubs...in person or on line! WHY ? To enjoy the opportunity to meet others within our community, who we would not otherwise see, or get to know, in our own busy lives... To put our professional & vocational talents to use serving others... To give back to our local communities .......... and to our world !
THURSDAYS -6:30 PM TO 8:00 PM-AT MORENOS ON MAIN IN McNABB!
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY! For more info.........call 339-2398 or visit www.rotary6420.org/granville
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
November 15, 2007
WELCOME ! SCOTT SHORE presides, and CHRISTINA JUDD hosts our Program, to be presented by ATTORNEY ROGER BOLIN! Were about to learn whats new, historical, and worth seeing, at the Putnam County Courthouse!! Roger has generously put into motion several ideas, enhancing our Courthouses historic charm and providing a portrayal of some aspects of our Countys heritage for all Courthouse visitors to see and forever appreciate.
THANK YOU, ROGER.... for tonights Program, and for your generosity of historic proportions!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
TRICIA BOTH was here last week with an uplifting report on a program that works, and works well, for PC jr. high and high school students! The AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM offers homework help, snacks, arts & crafts, physical exercise, AND free bus transportation home, for participating students every Monday & Wednesday. The program is donation-driven, volunteer-assisted, and definitely beneficial to all concerned!
Next Week -- No Meeting! Thurs, Nov. 29 --- GUEST NIGHT ! Tues, Dec. 4 Breakfast Board Meeting; Thurs, Dec. 6 CLUB ASSEMBLY (& CHICKEN!!!); Thurs, Dec. 13 Ron McNeill hosts! Sat, Dec. 15 Poinsettia Deliveries! Weds, Dec. 19 TOY WRAPPIN NITE! Thurs, Dec. 20 ROTARY PARTY AT SAMMS! Sat, Dec. 22 FOOD & TOY DELIVERIES!
A Letter to Williamson & Madison Durley
Springfield, October 3, 1845
Friend Durley:
When I saw you at home, it was agreed that I should write to you and your brother Madison. Until I then saw you, I was not aware of your being what is generally called an abolitionist, or, as you call yourself, a Liberty man; though I well knew there were many such in your county. I was glad to hear you say that you intend to attempt to bring about, at the next election in Putnam, a union of the whigs proper, and such of the liberty men, as are whigs in principle on all questions save only that of slavery. So far as I can perceive, by such union, neither party need yield any thing on the point in difference between them. If the whig abolitionists of New York had voted with us last fall, Mr. Clay would now be president, whig principles in the ascendant, and Texas not annexed; whereas by the division, all that either hat at stake in the contest, was lost. An, indeed, it was extremely probably, beforehand, that such would be the result. As I always understood, the Libertymen deprecated the annexation of Texas extremely; and, this being so, why they should refuse to so cast their votes as to prevent it, even to me seemed wonderful. What was their process of reasoning, I can only judge from what a single one of them told me. It was this: "We are not to do evil that good may come." This general proposition is doubtless correct; but did it apply? If by your votes you could have prevented the extension [sic], &c., of slavery, would it not have been good and not evil so to have used your votes, even though it involved the casting of them for a slaveholder? By the fruit the tree is to be known. An evil tree can not bring forth good fruit. If the fruit of electing Mr. Clay would have been to prevent the extension of slavery, could the act of electing have been evil? But I will argue farther. I perhaps ought to say that individually I never was much interested in the Texas question. I never could see much good to come of annexation; inasmuch, as they were already a free republican people on our own model; on the other hand, I never could very clearly see how the annexation would augment the evil of slavery. It always seemed to me that slaves would be taken there in about equal numbers, with or without annexation. And if more were taken because of annexation, still there would be just so many the fewer left, where they were taken from. It is possibly true, to some extent, that with annexation, some slaves may be sent to Texas and continued in slavery, that otherwise might have been liberated. To whatever extent this may be true, I think annexation an evil. I hold it to be a paramount duty of us in the free states, due to the Union of the States, and perhaps to liberty itself (paradox though it may seem) to let the slavery of the other states alone; while, on the other hand, I hold it to be equally clear, that we should never knowingly lend ourselves directly or indirectly, to prevent that slavery from dying a natural deathto find new places for it to live in, when it can no longer exist in the old. Of course I am not now considering what would be our duty, in cases of insurrection among the slaves. To recur to the Texas question, I understand the Liberty men to have viewed annexation as a much greater evil than I ever did; and I would like to convince you if I could, that they could have prevented it, without violation of principle if they had chosen.
I intend this letter for you and Madison together; and if you and he or either shall think fit to drop me a line, I shall be pleased.
Yours with respect,
A. Lincoln
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
November 8, 2007
WELCOME ! SCOTT SHORE presides over tonights meeting, and has the pleasure of introducing our Program Guest, TRICIA BOTH, to update us on the Putnam County AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. Our guest is the school Social Worker at PCJH and PCHS, and has been instrumental in the Wellness Committees After-School Program which offers homework help, snacks, crafts, physical exercise, AND free bus transportation home, for participating students. Our Club has donated to the cause and now gets to hear where our money went!
Welcome to Granville Rotary !
LAST WEEKS BUSY-NESS
Our CLUB ASSEMBLY last week included discussion of:
(1) MEMBERSHIP IDEAS including potential members, possible methods of reaching out to area newcomers, wearing Rotary lapel pins to engender discussion, newspaper promotion, and inviting TWO guests EACH to our next GUEST NITE ON NOVEMBER 29!
(2) PROJECT SANTA Proposed and passed, in honor of Veterans Day, that we donate to both the local girl scout troop AND to the Veterans gift-mailing Project in LaSalle, @ $100 each.
(3) BLOODMOBILE voted to continue sponsorship of our Good Friday Red Cross event!
(4) POINSETTIA lists are making the rounds for corrections, and Rick will update the computer copy;
(5) HOLIDAY PARTY & BINGO NITE is set for December 20 at SAMMS in Hennepin, turkey dinner with all the trimmings, $15 each, every member to bring a gag gift valued at $5 - $10 See you there!
LAST WEEKS 5050 WINNER
CONGRATS (AND $50) TO McKenzie Ahlstrom!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHICKENS RAISE MONEY
LAST SUNDAYS CHICKEN DINNER FUNDRAISER for TOYS IN THE PANTRY was a bigger, tastier success than wed dare to imagine.... with over 210 happy customers! Our thanks to Clover Club, PC Foods, and to all who helped ---- and to CATHY O for making it ALL happen!! Treasurers initial report coming tonight!
GOOD THINGS COMIN....
THIS SUNDAY.... Janice Brannon will host a Tour of Egypt
for the PC Historical Society.... 1:30 pm at the United
Steelworkers Union Hall in Hennepin!
NEXT WEEK... Christina Judd (Mennie!)hosts our Program!
NOV. 22 .............No Meeting (Thanksgiving!)
NOV. 29 --- ROTARY GUEST NIGHT Potential members
EAT FREE...We are to each bring two guests each....
Jim Mack Hosts! Well take a head-count NEXT WEEK!
TUESDAY, DEC. 4 Breakfast Board Meeting 7am here!
DEC. 6 CLUB ASSEMBLY (& CHICKEN NITE!!!)
DEC. 13 Ron McNeill hosts our Program!
SATURDAY, DEC. 15 Poinsettia Deliveries Meet at 9AM !
DEC. 20 Party at SAMMS! $15ea & (one) $5- $10 gag gift !
SATURDAY, DEC. 22 PANTRY FOOD & TOY deliveries!
Cars, Vans & Volunteers...meet at UCC Church at 8 am!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
November 1, 2007
ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH!
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, with a few choice items on the agenda, including:
(1) TOYS IN THE PANTRY Clover Club Fundraiser this SUNDAY!
(2) MEMBERSHIP DRIVE;
(3) POINSETTIA PROJECT & LIST UPDATES;
(4) BOARD REPORT; (5) UPCOMING PROGRAMS; and....
(5) (your topic here!)
Welcome to Granville Rotary !
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
We made a return trip to AFRICA last week, as TOM SIMMONS introduced CHRIS KUNKELs Program Guest, DANIELLE WALL, who shared with us her recent experiences in Uganda while serving as a supervisor with the National Evangelical Team on a 3-month mission trip to minister to youth. She spoke of the impoverished conditions, subsistence diet, and dysfunctional government, offering little light at the end of the tunnel, though she enjoyed her work and would like to return! Previously, she had served two year-long tours of mission work in Australia. THANKS FOR THE PROGRAM, CHRIS !
RECENT 50 50 WINNERS
CONGRATS (AND $50) TO ELLIE LENKAITIS, MIKAELA MAUER, TOM SIMMONS, & LAURA WILLOUGHBY !
BOARD-TALK
The Board met this Tuesday, discussing the following: (1) Membership ideas discussed. Guest Nite is set for Nov. 29 (potential members free!); (2) Calendar: Poinsettia deliveries Dec. 15; Rotary Holiday Party Dec. 20 (Bruce to check on availability of SAMMS); & Food Pantry Deliveries Dec. 22; (3) Discussed promotion of Kelly Klotzs on-line community calendar, to promote local events and lessen future scheduling conflicts!
INSPIRED BY JOHNNY....
KELLY KLOTZ presented her own Program two weeks ago, updating us on her endeavors to create a universally accessible treehouse at LaSalle Countys Cantlin Park (off 71, east of Starved Rock Park). The LaSalle County Board has now agreed to dedicate one acre for the project, IF fully funded. Kelly is trying to raise $2,500 for the initial assessment to establish a cost estimate. Forever Young Treehouse Company would provide the building plans. Its a non-profit venture, especially for Kelly. She wants to deflect credit to Johnny Yearly of Spring Valley, whose struggle with MS highlights the need to provide accessible outdoor experiences to kids of all ages. THANKS, KELLY !
FINGER-LICKIN GOOD!
BRING EVERYONE YOU KNOW.... to Clover Club this Sunday, Nov. 4, 12-5 pm, for fried chicken & pasta! $7 adults, $5 kids, add 50 cents for carry-outs! GOOD CHICKEN for a GOOD CAUSE! Proceeds benefit our Rotary Toys In The Pantry Project! See Cathy Oliveri for the detals!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
October 25, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presides, and TOM SIMMONS won the election to introduce CHRIS KUNKELs Program Guest, DANIELLE WALL! Danielle recently returned from a 3-month mission trip to Uganda, where she served as a supervisor with the National Evangelical Team, and will share some of her experiences and the impressions left by her latest mission trip. WELCOME, ALL!
LAST WEEKS TIME TRAVEL
KIM KETTMAN hosted last weeks trip down memory lane, warming us up for our 40th. Kim was just a kid 40 years ago, but remembers the giggles shared while eavesdropping on her dad (Charter Member Frank Kettman) and other grown men singing Vive Le Rotary in the Odd Fellows Hall on Thursday nights. Other memories shared included: Bruno recalling that we paid $1 per poinsettia, purchasing 100 plants each of two years, but as we ran out of money after a contribution to PC Achievement, Nick VanWingerden found out we were giving the plants away and offered to provide them free! Others recalled trips to Quad City Downs, Zellmers Dinner Theatre, Drury Lane (and the bus that needed an engine adjustment every few miles!) IceCapades (and another bus incident, when an overheated heater caused us to abandon ship on the way home!); Orange & grapefruit sales to support the former PC Daycare Center; and our own UCP elethons on TV 51 in Oglesby and Cindis now famous bunny slippers!
Thanks, Kim, for an enjoyable look back!
40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Its history now! We celebrated our FIRST 40 in style last Saturday at Deer Park, and a great time was truly had by all 70 who attended! Among the guests were spouses & best friends; the Dist. Gov and his first lady; Charter Rotarians and/or spouses including Bruno & Erny Buchholz, Jeno & Margaret Bonucchi, Ed & Dorothy Novak, Gary & Jeanne Naumann, Dr. Don & Nancy Gallagher, Mrs. Frank (Ann) Kettman, Mrs. Don (MaryAnn) Mudge, and Mrs. Clarence Ed (Edith) Zellers; past & present award recipients, and the inspiration of a total of 168 past and present Granville Rotarians!
Our display of past awards, banners, scrapbooks, slides & computer-projected photos, youth exchange map & memorabilia, and our actual charter, added to the experience. The printed agenda included songs of the past, memories shared by Bruno Buchholz, Gary Naumann, Debbie Buffington & Scott Shore; recognition of Charter Members, Past Presidents, Paul Harris Fellows and Sustaining Members, and Service Above Self honorees; while the hidden agenda included recognition of JANICE BRANNON for all her work in organizing, developing an invitation list, printing and mailing invitations, making arrangements at Deer Park, pre-event publicity, and creating and printing the excellent Programs; CATHY OLIVERI for all her work on table arrangements & decor (with Olivias help!), keepsake gifts, & keeping track of the $$; and SCOTT SHORE for exceptional dedication and services (Im just quoting the clock!)!
PRESIDENT DARRELL did an EXCELLENT job of hosting, closing with the evenings theme, A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE ....and we can all be proud of the Club we call .......................................Granville Rotary!
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October 18 -- No Bulletin
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
October 11, 2007
Vocational Service Month!
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and KIM KETTMAN will use her Program tonight to gather members reflections of the projects, fundraisers, and past members that comprise the history of our Club warming up for our 40th next Saturday!!!
LAST WEEKS CLUB ASSEMBLY
Topics of discussion at last weeks Club Assembly included:
(1) Approval of Board action taken on 10-2; (2) Cow Pie Bingo report success! (3) 40th Anniversary party hoping for better response! (4) Dictionaries Project Rick, Cathy and Adriane presented dictionaries to 3rd and 4th graders on October 1 (thank you card shared with the Club) 5th graders to receive theirs today! (5) Cathy O. has put into action a Toys In the Pantry Fundraising Dinner at CLOVER CLUB Sun., Nov. 4th, 12-5 pm, $7 adults, $5 children (add 50 for carry-outs) lets help to ensure a HUGE turnout! (6) Poinsettias Bruce & Rick to meet; Deliveries tentatively Sat., Dec. 15; (7) WLPO Radio Interview aired Oct. 2 Scott, Adriane and Bruno hit the high points and promoted the 40th; (8) PC PANTRY asks if we will help deliver Christmas Baskets again this year, Sat., Dec. 22 Consensus yes (9) INTERACT a possibility at PCHS. We will first need a volunteer to supervise; (10) Discussed ideas to encourage better attendance for Club Assemblies How bout FRIED CHICKEN every 1st Thursday starting Nov. 1st! See you here?
DO YOU REMEMBER.....
Were STILL making history, and newer members will recall these as the old days the next time an anniversary comes around.... but here are a few topics of interest from the Clubs FIRST 40 years (and theres lots more!) .....
Wrestling Matches ? Motorcycle Races?
Franzen Brothers Circus? Serving Up PorkFest Dinners?
Songs Sung Sorely? Putnam County Club Service Day?
Name That Park Contest? Labor Of Love?
Las Vegas Nite Fundraisers? Cow Chip Tossing Contest?
And How Many Rotary Meeting Places Can You Name?
Pasta Fritas Stand? Rotary Banquet Dances?
Tennis Courts? Music In The Wild? Family Day?
Hosting Group Study Exchange Members?
Best of the Best Weekly Programs & Field Trips?
Business Night Programs? Attending District Conferences?
Our First BusinessWoman Rotarian? Interact at PCHS?
Afterglows Evolution? Reading To Elementary Students?
Lights In Granvilles Hopkins Park? Potatoes In the Pantry?
The New York Says Thank You Project?
A Halloween Scavenger Hunt? Family Outings at Fish N Fun?
Overnight Vacation Raffles? Hot Dogs In The Park?
Our Silver Anniversary Party? The IceCapades Escapade?
Christmas Caroling? Speeches of J. Turner Mills?
Rotary Achieves 10,000% ?? U.C.P. Radio & Telethons?
Onesipherous? Drive to Drury Lane? Oktoberfest?
Past Rotary Intl Themes such as You Are The Key?
And did you know that Granville Rotary developed an idea for a county-wide central recycling center, later adopted by the Granville Village Board!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
October 4, 2007
Vocational Service Month!
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY! On the agenda:
(1) Approval of Board action taken on 10-2;
(2) Cow Pie Bingo report from last weekend;
(3) 40th Anniversary party planning;
(4) Dictionaries Project report;
(5) Toys In the Pantry Fundraising Dinner;
(6) Poinsettia Early Pre-Planning;
(7) WLPO Radio Interview recap;
(8) Upcoming Programs;
(9) Membership Development Ideas;
(10) Open Discussion!
BOARD BRIEFS
THE BOARD met this past Tuesday morning, taking the following action:
(1) PC After-School Activities Program: voted to donate $50 to (part of PC Schools Wellness Fund);
(2) Illinois Valley Youth Service Bureau: voted to donate $50;
(3) INTERACT: Discussion of potential Club at PCHS, replacing fallen VOICE organization Secretary to provide further info, no action taken.
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
SCOTT SHORE hosted BRUCE McVETY last week to tell us about his recent eye-opening travels to ETHIOPIA, including his planting of seeds for future intercontinental collaboration with U of I Ag & Extension Services! Though impoverished &still primitive in some aspects, the country is making great strides.
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS!
OUR THANKS to all who sold tickets, and to all who helped out at Saturdays big event Cathy reports all tickets sold and accounted for, at last! CONGRATULATIONS TO Grand Prize Winner Dr. Silvio Davito, and our ten $100 winners: Jessica Kelly, Maggie Lynch, Amanda Brannon, Bob & Ardene Peterson, Vicki Erhardt, Brad Acuncius, Matt Hostetter, Eric Swartz, Rose Hoff, and Steve Friel ! Special thanks to Kevin Kunkel for bringing Tina and to Tina, slow but sure, finishing the job in 1 hour 16 minutes!!
Last weeks 50-50 WINNER: Congrats, KAREN OSSOLA !!!
TOYS FUNDRAISER SUNDAY 11-4
THE CLOVER CLUB will host a CHICKEN DINNER FUNDRAISER for our TOYS IN THE PANTRY project on Sunday, November 4th, 12-5 pm, $7 adults, $5 children (add 50 for carry-outs)! Our thanks to CATHY O. for dreaming up the fundraiser, and to CLOVER CLUB and PC FOODS for donating the prep & much of the cost lets help to ensure a HUGE turnout!
OCTOBER CALENDAR.......
TOMORROW, OCT. 5 40th Anniversary Reservations due!
NEXT THURS, OCT. 11 DICTIONARIES PROJECT
presentations @ Swaney School -- 1 pm Come if you can!!
AND THAT EVENING......Kim Kettman hosts our Program!
THURS, OCT. 18 Kelly Klotz hosts our Program!
SAT, OCT. 20 OUR 40th -- DEER PARK 6 pm !
THURS., OCT. 25 Chris Kunkel hosts our Program!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY !
September 27, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and SCOTT SHORE fills in to introduce tonights Program Guest, BRUCE McVETY!
Bruce returns to our stage with a totally different show from a totally different continent than his last (how-not-to-get-a-ticket) gig --- Bruce and family recently traveled to ETHIOPIA, where his daughter was furthering her doctoral research. Bruce made his trip count too, as a fact-finding mission on behalf of the University of Illinois Extension Program, laying groundwork for the possibility of future alliances .... for the benefit of all concerned!
WELCOME BACK, BRUCE!!
LAST WEEK WITH THE GOV!
DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELDON LEEMHUIS, and fellow Ottawa Sunrise Rotarian, NANCY made their official visit to our Club last week, sharing words of Rotary wisdom, reasons for us to continue our strong support of Rotary Foundations international programs for peace and world health, and the message that 80% of Rotarys huge strength is in its smaller Clubs like ours ! Eldon & Nancy also invite us ALL to join them at this years District Conference... down the road apiece in OTTAWA, April 25-27, 2008!
COW PIE BINGO THIS SAT., SEPT 29 line-painting 9 am ! Cow takes center stage 1 pm at Boggios Fall Pumpkin Festival Turn in $$ & stubs for all outstanding tickets --- see ya there!
50-50 WINNERS
50-50 CONGRATS: LARRY PRIESTS FAMILY came out well two weeks in a row, with $50 checks going to Terry AND William Maurer! And KEVIN KUNKEL won the $50 honor last week A timely reward, considering he also has the honor of bringing the GUEST of honor to this Saturdays COW PIE BINGO event!! Hold those tickets.... theres still hope tonight!!
PROJECTS, PROGRAMS & MORE!
THIS SAT, COW PIE BINGO!! Lines form at 9 am !
NEXT MON, OCT. 1 DICTIONARIES PROJECT presentations! Please HELP @ Hennepin School -- 1 pm!!
NEXT TUES, OCT. 2 BREAKFAST BOARD MEETING!
NEXT THURS, OCT. 4 CLUB ASSEMBLY !!
FRIDAY, OCT. 5 40th Anniversary Reservations are due!
THURS, OCT. 11 Kim Kettman hosts our Program!
THURS, OCT. 18 Kelly Klotz hosts our Program!
SAT, OCT. 20 OUR 40th --DEER PARK 6 pm !
THURS., OCT. 25 Chris Kunkel hosts our Program!
THURS, NOV. 1 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
TUES, NOV. 6 BREAKFAST BOARD MEETING 7AM!
THURS, NOV. 8 Jane Lenkaitis hosts our Program!
THURS, NOV. 15 Christina Judd Mennie hosts our Program!
THURS, NOV. 22 NO MEETING (Invite a turkey to dinner!)
THURS, NOV. 29 Jim Mack hosts our Program!
TUES, DEC. 4 BREAKFAST BOARD MEETING 7 AM!
THURS, DEC. 6 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
THURS., DEC. 13 Ron McNeill hosts our Program!
SAT., DEC. 15 (Tentatively) POINSETTIA DELIVERIES!
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WELCOME TO GOVERNORS NITE 2007 !
September 20, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, with the privilege of introducing DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELDON LEEMHUIS, and fellow Ottawa Sunrise Rotarian, NANCY! We are honored to enjoy Gov. Eldons official visit with our Club, hoping to hear from Eldon whats happenin in and around the world and District 6420 !
WELCOME, GOV. ELDON & NANCY LEEMHUIS !
THE GUBERNATOR!
INTRODUCING ELDON & NANCY LEEMHUIS both charter members and Past Presidents of the Ottawa Sunrise Rotary Club (chartered 1989), with perfect attendance throughout! Eldon has also served as Assistant Governor for a number of years, and has picked up a LOT of experience on a wide variety of District committees, also becoming well-versed in Rotarys International side, while attending four past International Conventions! Eldon and Nancy are both Paul Harris Fellows and Benefactors. Pre-Rotary, Eldon served in the US Air Force from 1962-1966, including one year in Viet Nam, serving as an electronic technician in long-range radar maintenance. He holds a BS in Business Admin. and was employed for 38 years with Pantrol, Inc. of Ottawa, designing and building custom electrical control systems, serving as VP, President, and General Manager before his retirement in 2004!
LAST WEEK....
SCOTT SHORE introduced DAVE McCLURE, Exec. Director of the I.V. Youth Service Bureau, as our guest last week. The agency encompasses the former Marshall-Putnam-Stark YSB, providing free outreach counseling, crisis intervention, emergency and long-term foster care placement, and service-based neighborhood organizations, as well as a fee-based day-care center. The YSB employs 90 staff, serving over 1,000 families annually throughout six counties --- thankfully including Putnam County!
LAST NIGHT...
LAST NIGHTS area-wide meeting at IVCC, featuring Inbound Rotary Ambassadorial Exchange Student, of Rwanda, told a gripping tale of unfathomable genocide and destruction, and one students determination to become educated against all odds. We can be proud to have a program of such importance to world understanding, and to participants such as this young man. Granville Rotary co-hosted, with NINE of us there!
NEXT WEEK....
We continue our African adventures next week, with returning guest BRUCE McVETY of the MP Extension Office! Bruces excursion to Ethiopia last month, with his wife and daughter became an official fact finding mission for the U of I ! Bruce will tell us about life and agriculture, Ethiopian-style.
COW PIE BINGO.... SATURDAY, SEPT 29 line-painting 9am, cow takes center stage 1pm at Boggios Fall Festival see ya there!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
September 13, 2007
WELCOME ! Scott Shore chairs in the absence of our heads-of- state tonight, AND has the honor of presenting tonights Program Guest, MR. DAVE McCLURE! Dave is the Exec.Director (since 1982 !) of our area-wide Youth Service Bureau here to tell us why and what they do, and for whom they do it!! Our guest is an ISU Grad, former high school English teacher and later on staff a short while for DCFS before joining the LaSalle County Youth Service Bureau. The agency has expanded over the years, including adoption of the former Marshall-Putnam-Stark Youth Service Bureau, and is now known as the Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley.
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, DAVE !
CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
OUR CLUB ASSEMBLY last week covered LOTS of topics, including:
(1) Approval of Board action taken the prior Tuesday,
(2) Vote to expand the Dictionary Project to also include 4th grade students, therefore covering all 3rd 4th & 5th graders this year;
(3) Confirmed plans for our Clubs 40th Anniversary Party on Oct. 20 at Deer Park with thanks to JANICE BRANNON for taking charge of the meal planning, guest & address lists, and creation & addressing of invitations!
(4) District Workshop committee reports from those attending;
(5) Cow Pie tickets selling strong just 50 left to distribute!! Please turn in ticket stubs and $$ next week!
NEW SUSTAINING MEMBERS!
Congrats to JIM MACK, LONNA NAUMAN, JANICE BRANNON & LORRAINE TERANDO, for becoming Rotary Foundation Sustaining Members as of last week, and especially to LORRAINE for winning the Raffle among them, for an EXTRA $100 credit in Foundation giving! And theres rumor of one more member signing in this week !! Congrats and thanks to all!!
RWANDA EVENT NEXT WEDNESDAY!
We hope to have LOTS of members attend next Wednesdays area-wide meeting (were co-hosts) Sept.19, 6pm at IVCC, featuring our Inbound Rotary Ambassadorial Exchange Student of Rwanda, speaking on the realities of genocide in his home country. Carpools leave from Morenos at 5:15, from Shores at 5:30. ---Still time to sign up tonight!
GOVS NIGHT NEXT THURSDAY!
DISTRICT GOV. ELDON LEEMHUIS will be here next week, making his official rounds --- and were hoping ALL MEMBERS will be here to enjoy the evening! Good night to bring a guest or too, as well ! Special Dinner planned stuffed pork chops and the works, $12 /person.
Please spread the word for all to attend!!
50-50 RAFFLE WINNERS
Congrats to recent $50 winners: Nora Lynch (Janices Granddaughter!), Brenda Bartoluzzi, Dick Stokke (Kristas Dad!), Frances Pletsch, Kim Kettman for Toys In The Pantry, Irv Stansel, Christopher Villarreal, and Terry Priest Maurer!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
September 6, 2007
WELCOME ! President DARRELL presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with LOTS on the agenda, including
(1) Minutes of the 9-4 Board meeting;
(2) District Workshop committee reports;
(3) Dictionaries Project report;
(4) Plans for our 40th Anniversary Party;
(5) Cow Pie Bingo box office report;
(6) MEMBERSHIP!
(7) Headcount & Carpooling to attend Rwanda Program -- co-hosted by US at IVCC on 9-19;
(8) FOUNDATION drawing for an extra $100 credit with any new sustaining members $50 contribution; and
(9) Plans for GOVERNORS NITE on 9-20 !!
FIRE!?
Program Host BRUCE FILBRANDT introduced last weeks guest, MAURICE SUPER, a Battalion Chief with the Peoria Fire Department, and a collector of firehouse history and memorabilia which he brought along for the ride. He described how the job has changed, compared to the 1800s and even over the period of his 28 year tenure in Peoria. Increased first-aid training, specialized rescue and hazmat teams, better equipment, and a mood shift toward wearing and using protective gear, has all improved the odds for firefighters, while better building codes, new safety standards, 911 & alarm systems have reduced the number and severity of fires. Weve come a long way from the days of watchmens rattles, speaking horns and bucket brigades, but were still reminded to throw out flimsy extension cords --- and make sure the burners off in the kitchen!
FROM THE BOARD ROOM....
The Board met on 9-5, addressing the following:
(1) New Rotary Mastercard credit card available to members;
(2) Rose Bowl Rotary & Literacy float --Voted to donate $50;
(3) PC Historical Society --Voted to donate $100 for the Club to become a lifetime member
(4) Dictionaries Project -- Approved cost of $341 for 204 Dictionaries for 3rd, 5th, and bilingual students;
(5) Pres. will contact non-attending members to encourage return and participation we miss them!
(6) IV Youth Service -- possible contribution deferred until after next weeks Program.
AREA ROTARY MEETING 9/19!
The public and all Rotarians are invited to meet our Districts Inbound Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, at IVCC on Wednesday, Sept. 19th, 6-7:15 PM--- and to hear of his journey from the Congo jungles to his current pursuit of a higher education, and his inside knowledge of Rwandas recent and catastrophic genocide and the reconciliation of the Rwandan Tutsis and Hutus.
PLEASE INVITE GUESTS!!!
coming up.....
September 13 Scott Shore pinch hits for Matt Hostetter to host Dave McClure of the IV Youth Service Bureau!
September 19 (Wednesday) Area-Wide Rotary at IVCC, featuring a student of Rwanda 6 pm to 7:15 pm.
September 20 GOVERNORS NITE! All members to be present to greet District Gov. ELDON LEEMHUIS!!!!
September 27 Christina Judd hosts!
September 29 (Saturday) COW PIE BINGO at 1:00 pm!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 30, 2007
WELCOME ! SCOTT SHORE fills in for the president tonight, with the pleasure of turning the Program over to Program Host BRUCE FILBRANDT and his guest, MAURICE SUPER! Maurice is a Battalion Leader with the Peoria Fire Department, and a collector of firehouse history and memorabilia which he will share with us tonight!
WELCOME, MAURICE!!
WHEN WE LAST MET . . . .
PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN hosted our Program two weeks ago, featuring granddaughter ROXANNA ALLEMAN who shared her experiences as a participant in a college mission trip to Zambia, in southern Africa this past May. She is a senior at North Park University, an Evangelical Christian College in Chicago, and has traveled previously, studying abroad and participating in mission trips to Thailand and the Dominican Republic. On this trip, Roxanna experienced a culture marked by innumerable deaths of children daily due to malaria and anemia, homes of mud and brick that collapse in heavy rains, abject poverty, and the challenge of 73 different Zambian tribes each with its own unique language. She lived with a family in Ndola while serving with Hope Ministries in a 20-bed orphanage, and at a school for some 250 impoverished students where she helped with a two-day medical clinic. She helped record the life stories of children there, as the Ministry hopes to find donor-sponsors. BEST WISHES, ROXANNA! Our thanks to Roxannas justifiably proud grandparents for hosting the program!
AREA ROTARY MEETING 9/19!
The public and all Rotarians are invited to hear a first-person account of an incredible journey to an education by a member of the 3rd World, with an insiders view of Rwanda genocide. Our Districts Inbound Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, will speak at IVCC on Wednesday, Sept. 19th, 6-7:15 PM, sponsored by the Illinois Valley Sunrise, Granville, LaSalle, Peru, Ottawa Noon, and Ottawa Sunrise Rotary Clubs. Our speaker, enrolled at Rockford College for the 2nd year of his Masters in Business Administration, will describe his daily 6-hour trek through thru Congo jungles in his quest for an education. As a backdrop, in 1994 it is estimated that between 600,000 and 1,000,000 people died during the four months of Genocide in his native Rwanda. He will describe the causes, the losses, and the reconciliation of the Rwandan tribes known as the Tutsis and Hutus. PLEASE INVITE GUESTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHERS, TO ATTEND WITH US !!!
coming up.....
September 4 (Tuesday) Breakfast Board Meeting 7 am!
September 6 CLUB ASSEMBLY and Rotary Foundation Raffle --Donate $50 for a free chance to receive $150 credit!
September 13 Matt Hostetter hosts!
September 19 (Wednesday) Area-Wide Rotary at IVCC, featuring a student of Rwanda!
September 20 GOVERNORS NITE! All members to be present to greet District Gov. ELDON LEEMHUIS!!!!
September 27 Christina Judd hosts!
September 29 (Saturday) COW PIE BINGO!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 16, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN chairs tonights meeting, and hosts tonights Program, featuring Grandpa Ds granddaughter (Kims daughter), ROXANNA ALLEMAN!! Roxanna will share her experiences as a participant in a college mission trip to Zambia, in southern Africa this past May. She is a senior at North Park University, an Evangelical Christian College in Chicago.
WELCOME, R0XANNA!!
LAST WEEKS EVENTS....
SEAN BRANNON presented his own Program last week, telling us about a State Police internet safety project called NETSMARTZ! We got the short-course on a BIG problem, the result of some 30 million kids using the internet with predators stalking the unwary every minute. NetSmartz is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America for children aged 5 to 17, teaching children tools and safeguards to prevent internet abuse. Sean says that the best line of defense is in our own home, setting rules, limiting sites, and monitoring our childrens use of the internet. It is also important to be available to our children so that they feel comfortable telling us about inappropriate chat content or email, and all suspected abuses should be reported to the hotline, at 1-800-843-5678.
THANKS FOR AN INFORMATIVE PROGRAM, SEAN !!
WELCOME, BRAD POPURELLA!
BRAD POPURELLA was installed as a member of the Granville Rotary Club by BRUNO BUCHHOLZ, and was pinned by Proposer JIM MACK, at last weeks meeting! Brad is an attorney with Raccuglia & Associates in Peru. Brad
Kristina, & 18-month-old Zachary live nearby just west of Edgewood!
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, BRAD!
LEMON SHAKE-UP REPORT...
We sold 59 lemon shakeups, grossed $118, and sold 6 cow pie bingo tickets at Granvilles Cruise Nite on August 3!! More good will than profit, but all good, thanks to those who helped !!!
GET YOUR PROGRAMS HERE!
August 23 No meeting next week Club members will attend the District Workshop at Deer Valley (on Ill Rte 40)
August 30 Bruce Filbrandt hosts a very special Program;
September 4 (Tuesday) Breakfast Board Meeting 7 am!
September 6 CLUB ASSEMBLY and Rotary Foundation Raffle for new Sustaining Members (enter for $50, Club will match $50, and raffle winner will receive another $100 additional credit on account!
Donate $50, chance it to receive $150 credit!
September 13 Matt Hostetter hosts!
September 19 (Wednesday) Area-Wide Rotary Meeting to be held at IVCC, featuring a student of Rwanda our inbound Ambassadorial Scholar, enrolled at Rockford College, with the true and uncensored story of Rwanda today.
September 20 GOVERNORS NITE! All members to be present to greet District Gov. ELDON LEEMHUIS!!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 9, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN chairs tonights meeting, and SEAN BRANNON will present the Program, featuring the State Police internet safety project called NETSMARTZ!
Welcome, all, to GRANVILLE ROTARY!
LAST WEEKS EVENTS....
OUR CLUB ASSEMBLY last week began with introduction of JIM BAGLEY, Peru Rotarian & interim school super! And we reviewed July 31 Board action & Board acceptance of BRAD POPURELLA as a member, preparations for our Lemon Shake-Up event at Granville last Friday, Last Call for DUES, Reminder of our Foundation Sustaining Member raffle (drawing Sept. 6!), & congrats to KELLY KLOTZ for being written up in the Ottawa papers for her accessible tree-house project!
NEW MEMBER TONIGHT!
BRAD POPURELLA is to be installed tonight as a member of the Granville Rotary Club! Brad was proposed for membership by JIM MACK to share the classification of attorney-- He is an Oglesby native and a graduate of LP High, University of Illinois (BA in History), and NIU Law School, with experience in the LaSalle County States Attorneys Office and a stint in general practice in Milwaukee, before his return to practice with Raccuglia & Associates in Peru! Brad, Kristina, & 18-month-old Zachary live nearby just west of Edgewood!
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, BRAD !
GET YOUR PROGRAMS HERE!
August 16 Roxanna Alleman will tell us about her college missionary work in Africa!
August 23 No meeting Club will attend the District Workshop at Deer Valley (on Ill Rte 40) Car-pool leaves town at 4:45 pm !!!
August 30 Bruce Filbrandt hosts the Program;
September 4 (Tuesday) Breakfast Board Meeting 7 am!
September 6 CLUB ASSEMBLY and Rotary Foundation Raffle for new Sustaining Members (enter for $50, Club will match $50, and raffle winner will receive $100 additional credit on account!
September 13 Matt Hostetter hosts!
September 19 (Wednesday) Area-Wide Rotary Meeting to be held at IVCC, featuring a student of Rwanda our inbound Ambassadorial Scholar, enrolled at Rockford College, with the true and uncensored story of Rwanda today.
September 20 GOVERNORS NITE! All members to be present to greet District Gov. ELDON LEEMHUIS!!!!
September 27 - Christina Judd hosts!
October 2 (Tuesday) Breakfast Board Meeting 7 am!
October 4 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
October 11 Kim Kettman hosts!
October 18 Kelly Klotz hosts her first!
October 20 (Saturday) Tentatively our 40th Anniversary Celebration at Deer Park Country Club ALL TO ATTEND!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 2, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN chairs our CLUB ASSEMBLY tonight, with plenty to talk about!! On the agenda....
Our Lemon Shake-Up event at Granville tomorrow night....Cow Pie Bingo Tickets ......
Last Call for DUES........
Reminder of our upcoming Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member raffle .....
Pre-planing for our 40th Anniversary bash ......
approval of minutes of the Boards meeting of July 31 .....
and consideration of a new member proposal !
Welcome !!
LAST WEEKS DOUBLE-HEADER
BRUNO BUCHHOLZ performed last weeks installation ceremonies welcoming KELLY KLOTZ as a member of the Granville Rotary Club, AND introduced her as his Program Guest!! Proposed by LORRAINE TERANDO, Kelly was pinned with the help of her daughter, Kassie, and son, Odin!
ROTARIAN KELLY KLOTZ then presented her scheduled Program to tell us more about the KID KONNECTION area-wide family-friendly activities magazine -- which she owns, edits and publishes four times annually! The publication provides a calendar of local events and festivals, as well as feature stories, inspiring tales of local interest, cameos celebrating local individuals, charities and events; games, recipes, craft ideas and more! Kelly says she hopes to expand circulation within the Bolingbrook-to-Princeton corridor, from 5,000, to 15,000 copies including direct mail ---- all intended to keep people and travel dollars right here at home!
WELCOME TO ROTARY, KELLY!
BOARD WORK
The BOARD met bright n early (well, early anyway) Tuesday, and
(1) Approved BRAD POPURELLA for membership (see below);
(2) Approved tentative plans for our Clubs 40th Anniversary Party, with funds for keepsake gifts and music;
(3) Authorized Tom to look into the Shelter Box (emergency care kit) Project;
(4) Appointed Brad, Bruce & Tom as official meeting greeters (& money-takers);
(5) Thanked Darrell, Larry, and Lorraine for recent work on various Rotary road-signs, and
(6) authorized Scott to investigate possible thanks for visiting PC road-signs for the back-side of our current signs.
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED!
BRAD POPURELLA was proposed for membership last week by JIM MACK to share the classification of attorney!-- Brad is an Oglesby native and a graduate of LP High, University of Illinois (BA in History), and NIU Law School, with experience in the LaSalle County States Attorneys Office and a stint in general practice in Milwaukee, before his return to practice with Raccuglia & Associates in Peru! WELCOME, Brad, Kristina, & 18-month-old Zachary! Members have 1 week to submit comments. If none, Brad will be installed next week!!
THE FUTURE:
Tomorrow Lemon Shake-ups at Granville, 5-11pm!
August 9 Sean Brannons Program on NETSMARTZ! an internet safety program;
August 16 Roxanna Alleman will tell us about her college missionary work in Africa!
August 23 No meeting Club will attend the District Workshop at Deer Valley (on Ill Rte 40) Car-pool leaves town at 4:45 pm !!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 26, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN chairs our meeting and BRUNO BUCHHOLZ hosts tonights Program, featuring soon-to-be-Rotarian KELLY KLOTZ! Kelly says shell tell us how the KID KONNECTION magazine -- which she owns, edits and publishes -- transformed from an idea to a reality. KID KONNECTION provides an area-wide activity guide, in print and also on line at www.ivkidkonnection.com. Kellys staff may also join her tonight.... Kellys daughter and teen-editor, Kassie, and son Odin
WELCOME TO ROTARY!
OUR SHIPS ABOUT TO COME IN!
CAPTAIN ROBERT JORNLIN, commander of the LST (Landing Ship Tank) 325 joined us last week, compliments of host DARRELL ALLEMAN. Our guest, a retired Earlville area farmer and a Viet Nam - era Navy veteran, told us just how a 328-foot junked war vessel was saved and brought back from Crete to the US by himself and a crew of 28 adventurous & industrious WWII Navy veterans, with an average age of 72. Though it literally took an Act of Congress, a lot of luck, and good ol American fortitude to get the job done, the ship is in the US, and is headed for Henry, Illinois --arriving by Labor Day weekend! Tours will be available Thursday, August 30 through Monday, September 3, but come early -- and be willing to wait in line, he said.
Thanks for hosting this great program, Darrell !!
NEW MEMBER TONIGHT!
This may be a first in Granville Rotary history! Our Program Presenter -- KELLY KLOTZ -- will be installed tonight as a member of the Granville Rotary Club, proposed by LORRAINE TERANDO with Club Co-Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ doing the honors! As described to introduce tonights Program, Kelly is the owner-editor-publisher of KID KONNECTION, an area-wide family-friendly activities magazine & website calendar of things to do in the Illinois Valley. Kelly and her two children moved from the outer burbs (near Crystal Lake) to McNabb in 2005, nearer to much of her family who had been lured to Fish n Fun & the McNabb area years ago. Kelly is to be installed under the vocational classification of Publisher though her past vocational hats have also included meeting planner, computer network administrator, financial manager, and licensed real estate salesperson!
WELCOME TO ROTARY, KELLYand family!
News & DUES
OUR FIRST 50-50 Raffle Winner is NORA LYNCH ........... granddaughter of Janice Brannon CONGRATULATIONS!
DUES ARE DUE! Please pay CATHY asap as we owe the $$ to RI and District 6420. If you dont have your bill, check with Scott or Cathy for the amount you owe ($50 plus $2 for meetings missed and not made up at another Club, Club project, or on-line).
Coming UP:
Thurs. Aug. 2 Club Assembly;
Fri. Aug. 3 Rotary Lemon Shake-up Sale at Granville Homecoming, in front of Drug Store, 5-8 pm;
Tues. Aug. 7 7am Board Breakfast!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 19, 2007
WELCOME ! PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN chairs our meeting AND brings us a very special Program, to be presented by CAPTAIN ROBERT JORNLIN, commander of the LST (Landing Ship Tank) 325 which will dock at Henry by Labor Day! Captain Jornlin, a retired Earlville area farmer and seed salesman, was among the crew of 29 daring WWII Vets (average age: 72!) who journeyed to Crete with the impossible dream to save the 328-foot junked war vessel, sail her 6,000 miles across the seas, and restore her to serve as a floating history lesson. The LST 325 was one of some 1051 such vessels, some built in Senica, IL, to carry troops and supplies to US & Allied forces during WWII. Against all odds, the LST 325 is on its way!!
WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS, CAPTAIN JORNLIN!
LAST WEEK...
JENO BONUCCHI hosted JOHN REDSHAW, discussing the life and times, and untimely demise, of his namesake and great uncle, TRADER JACK (John Spencer) REDSHAW. The son of a coal miner, Trader Jack was known for his shrewd tradesmanship and international reknown, as well as his flamboyant clothes, personality and lifestyle. He was gunned down in his own office (now the Granville Branch Library) on McCoy Street, on September 26, 1955. We also had the benefit last week of several members and guests personal accounts of events just prior to and following Trader Jack Redshaws still-unsolved murder.
Thanks for a GREAT Program, Jeno!!
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED!
KELLY KLOTZ has been proposed for membership by LORRAINE TERANDO! The Board has approved, subject to Club comment during the next 7 days per Rotary By-laws. Kelly and her two children moved from the outer burbs (near Crystal Lake) to McNabb in 2005, nearer to much of her family who had been lured to Fish n Fun years ago. Kelley is the owner-editor-publisher of KID KONNECTION, an area-wide family-friendly activities magazine & website calendar of things to do in the Illinois Valley. Her past vocational hats have included meeting planner, computer network administrator, financial manager, & licensed real estate salesperson! Please direct comments to the Board. If accepted, Kelly will be installed next week!
MORE GOOD NEWS .......
NEW 50-50 Raffle -- our first drawing is..... TONIGHT!
No increase in DUES! Please pay CATHY asap as we owe the $$ to RI and District 6420. If you dont have your bill, check with Scott or Cathy for the amount you owe.
Foundation Raffle One taker so far -- New Sustaining Members can pay $50, receive Club match of $50, and be eligible for a $100 raffle to be held Sept. 6 credit for the Foundation!
NEXT WEEK: BRUNO BUCHHOLZ will host KELLY KLOTZ, member-elect and editor-owner of KID KONNECTION to tell us how this all came about, and the potential such an area-wide things-to-do publication has to offer!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 12, 2007
WELCOME ! JENO BONUCCHI hosts our Program tonight, featuring JOHN REDSHAW on the topic of the infamous (and still unsolved) murder of his namesake, TRADER JACK (John Spencer) REDSHAW! The son of a coal miner, Trader Jack was known for his shrewd tradesmanship as well as his flamboyant clothes, personality and lifestyle. He was gunned down in his own office (now the Granville Branch Library) on McCoy Street, on September 26, 1955. Welcome, John !
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED...
Our first CLUB ASSEMBLY of the year was held last week, with the following matters discussed:
(1) Board minutes from the prior weeks breakfast board meeting were approved and accepted.
(2) KELLY KLOTZ was introduced by Lorraine Terando, as a potential member, to be proposed officially tonight!
(3) Thank you note received from Maria Gensini for receipt of this years Knute Hammel Scholarship.
(4) 50-50 tickets are all accounted-for ... SUCCESS!
(5) Dues are due.... pay asap to Cathy;
(6) Our Clubs 40th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion of past members will be planned for this fall-- Committees to be formed tonight !
(7) Treasurers Report given.
(8) Foundation Raffle New Sustaining Members can pay $50, receive Club match of $50, and be eligible to win an additional $100 credit for the Foundation Drawing will be September 6 !
FUTURE FEATURES
SEAN BRANNON will host (SOON!)his own Program on NETSMARTZ! an internet safety program that was developed by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, with important tips to keep kids safe from internet predators, and to keep us all safe from identity theft and fraud!
JULY 26: BRUNO BUCHHOLZ will host KELLY KLOTZ, editor-owner of the KID KONNECTION local happenings publication, to tell us how this all came about, and the potential these publications (and the accompanying website) have!
Our next CLUB ASSEMBLY will be held on August 2; The BOARD will meet for breakfast on Tuesday, August 7 (1st Tuesday), CK Cutright hosts our Program on August 9; Bruce Filbrandt hosts on August 16; Matt Hostetter hosts on August 23; and Christina Judd hosts on August 30 !!
Please let your Bull. Editor know your plans!!
THIS YEARS THEME...
The Magic of Rotary is that Rotary allows ordinary people to do extraordinary things it allows us to open our hearts to people we might never meet and to share the love that we have .... through club service, through vocational service, through community servicethrough our focus on youth and through our focusing on MEMBERSHIP!
(PS August is RI Membership Month!)
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 5, 2007
WELCOME to ROTARY 2007-2008! Club President DARRELL ALLEMAN takes control of the gavel tonight, presiding over our first CLUB ASSEMBLY of the year! On the agenda:
(1) Our hope for NEW MEMBERS to SHARE ROTARY!
(2) Board Report;
(3) Committee Volunteers (see your bulletin cover!)
(4) 50-50 Round-up;
(5) Dues;
(6) Attendance Awards;
(7) Foundation Raffle;
(8) Treasurers Report;
(9) Upcoming Programs; and...
(10) Club Discussion !
Where Weve Been...What Weve Done
JANICE BRANNON hosted our meeting two weeks ago, with dinner at SAMMS and a walk through history, including a tour of the PULSIFER HOUSE and the PC Ag & Historical Museum in Hennepin! Our thanks to JANICE for setting up the event, and to our guides, KAREN BAILEY and JEANNE ALLEMAN!
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
DARRELL ALLEMAN and our new BOARD OF DIRECTORS & Officers were duly installed by Club Co-Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ at SAMMS last week With thanks to the past Board and Congrats to the new! LARRY PRIEST was recognized for a great year, receiving a plaque, past-presidents pin, and the right to take a deep breath from any seat in the house! Larry expressed his thanks to his Board, Officers, and all Club members....followed by Darrells preview of a GREAT year ahead!
ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
SERVICE ABOVE SELF: VICKI GENSINI received this years honors for her outstanding community involvement in business, church, community organizations and volunteer work! She received a framed certificate, engraved glass desk box, honorary membership for one year (with a lapel pin to prove it!), and a check for $100 -- designated for PC Achievement Center.
CHARTER MEMBER RECOGNITION: CHRIS KUNKEL, JENO BONUCCHI, BRUNO BUCHHOLZ, DON NELSON, & ED NOVAK were recognized as 40-year Charter Members! ...And a special ANNIVERSARY EVENT is soon to be in the works!
PERFECT ATTENDANCE: An incredible TWELVE recipients this year had perfect attendance ALL YEAR, and THREE MORE were recognized, two for perfect attendance since becoming members mid-year, and one other, to be mentioned again tonight! Special recognition was given to JENO BONUCCHI and BRUNO BUCHHOLZ for 40 years perfect attendance since the Clubs inception, in honor of which they were each presented with 40-plus desk display medallions. Congrats to all !!!
NEW BOARD IN ACTION....
THE NEW BOARD met July 3, voting:
(1) to purchase quarter-page ads (3/yr @ $375) in local activities magazine, KID KONNECTION;
(2) to participate in the Dictionary Project at est. cost of $120/yr;
(3) to proceed with event to celebrate Clubs 40th;
(4) to approve dues--$50(covers $33.21 to RI and $13.50 to District); and
(5) to waive attendance of a member while unable to make-up at a Club or on-line due to an extended hospitalization.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY INSTALLATION NITE 07!
JUNE 28, 2007
AND WELCOME TO SAMMS! President LARRY PRIEST presides over the FIRST portion of tonights celebration of a GREAT year of service and fellowship, handing gavel and presidency to DARRELL ALLEMAN who receives the privilege of launching our NEW Rotary year! Our Club offers thanks to all members, spouses & volunteers whose SERVICE ABOVE SELF contributed to make 2006-07 an extraordinary year!
Larry Priest, Pres.
Darrell Alleman, V.Pres.
Bruce Fibrandt,Board Member
Matt Hostetter, Board Member
Jeno Bonucchi, Board Member
Rick Serafini, Board Member
Brad Acuncius, Board Member
Lorraine Terando, Board Member
AND our Club pledges to make the coming year ANOTHER great year of service and fellowship, with the NEW BOARD:
Darrell Alleman , President
Rick Serafini, V. Pres.
Bruce Filbrandt, Board Member
Larry Priest, Board Member
Brad Acuncius, Board Member
Tom Simmons, Board Member
Jeno Bonucchi, Board Member
Lorraine Terando, Board Member
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
CONGRATULATIONS, VICKI GENSINI !
Vicki is this years SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD RECIPIENT, recognizing her dedication to Community, Church, and Professional Excellence, epitomizing the Rotary Motto of SERVICE ABOVE SELF! Vickis accomplishments include 27 years professional dedication as a Network Administrator at Honeywell-Hobbs, a member of the Credit Union Board and current Pres. of the I.V. Network Users Assn; also actively involved as part-owner of Granville Foods; plus Extracurricular effort as Fish N Fun Bookkeeper; Active in Church as CCD Teacher & Eucharistic Minister, an Oblate of St. Bede Abbey, Newsletter editor, & WSOG Radio participant; M-M Jr. Womens Club, PC Food Pantry, PC Achievement Services, PCHS Market Day, Cookie Cutter Collectors Club, Illinois Valley Herb Guild, and Clear Creek Preservation Council! Vicki and her husband, Gene, have two children, Victor at NIU and Maria, a recent PCHS Grad & recipient of our Clubs KNUTE HAMMEL AWARD!
PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY!
We recognize tonight 12 Rotarians for PERFECT ATTENDANCE this year -- Congratulations to all, and particularly to Charter Year Members BRUNO BUCHHOLZ and JENO BONUCCHI -- 40 years Perfect Attendance, 1967-2007 & still goin strong!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 21, 2007
WELCOME to SAMMS ! Club President LARRY PRIEST presides tonight, and JANICE BRANNON hosts our magical history tour across the street at the historic PULSIFER HOUSE! Our tour guides will include PC Historical Society President KAREN BAILEY and Board Member JEANNE ALLEMAN, offering a glimpse of life in Putnam County in the 1800s.
WELCOME, ROTARIANS & GUESTS !!
QUEEN KELSIE VISITS !
DARRELL ALLEMAN did a ROYAL job of hosting our Program last week, introducing us to MARSHALL-PUTNAMs 2006-2007 FAIR QUEEN, KELSIE MOONEY! The daughter of James & Janet Mooney of Lacon, Kelsie is 20 years old, now a Junior at SIU-Edwardsville, working toward a degree in nursing. Kelsie says the M-P Fair is one of the only volunteer-run fairs in the State -- with the help of volunteer Directors such as Darrell! --and is a rarity in that its president is a woman, Jovanna Kocher of Henry, whose footsteps Kelsie may some day follow. Though she says Ive never been royal before! she handles it very well, and is a perfect ambassador for the Fair & for the two Counties!
Thanks for hosting the Program, Darrell AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK --Literally Fair To All Concerned!
ROTARY IN ACTION....
FIFTY-FIFTY NEWS: Last weeks winner was Lisa Johnson !
OUR NEXT 50 DRAWINGS begin July 19 Turn in stubs of sold tickets, and any unsold tickets, by June 28 or they are yours!
GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE One Rotarian, four non-Rotarian young professionals wanted for an all-expence paid trip to England and Wales Feb 7 through March 6, 2008! Aps due August 4 for Rotarians, August 11 for non-Rotarian Team Applicants. Club voted to get the word out !!
GRANVILLE CELEBRATION We voted to shake it up lemon shake-ups, 5-8 pm on Friday, August 3 on McCoy Street!
COW PIE BINGO September 29, 1pm at Boggios !!
KOPS & KIDS We have again donated two bikes for the Sheriffs annual Fishing Derby event this weekend join the fun!
THANK YOU, BRUCE the Committee has re-planted the sign at Standard! Suggestion of backside signs was referred to the Bd.
THANK YOU, LORRAINE Notice the flowers at the base of each of our Rotary Meeting-Place Roadsigns on 71 ?? Nice work!!
COMING SOON....
JUNE 28: INSTALLATION NIGHT and SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD PRESENTATION here at SAMMS Spouses too! Chicken Family Style, $15 each Lets ALL be here!!!
JULY 5 BUSINESS MEETING AND CLUB ASSEMBLY!
JULY 12 Jeno Bonucchi will host JOHN REDSHAW to relate to us the fascinating history of Trader Jack Redshaw!
JULY 19 Sean Brannon will host....
JULY 26 Bruno Buchholz hosts Kid Konnection editor Kelly Klotz to tell us about this new local-interest magazine!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 14, 2007
WELCOME! Club President LARRY PRIEST presides tonight, and DARRELL ALLEMAN hosts our Program Guest, MARSHALL-PUTNAM FAIR QUEEN KELSIE MOONEY! Kelsie will tell us how she has spent her Crown Year and whats in store for THIS years MP Fair. Well get to the pleasure of Kelsies Program before business tonight, as Director Darrell and Queen Kelsie are off to the fairgrounds for a meeting later this evening!
WELCOME, MP FAIR QUEEN KELSIE MOONEY!
TOURISM....IN PUTNAM COUNTY?
On May 24 REED WILSON took us on a tour of tourism in the Illinois Valley, pointing out some interesting facts and attractions just outside our own back door! Reed shared with us the extensive promotional materials enticing travelers, fish & wildlife enthusiasts, history buffs, and vacationers to Putnam County and vicinity, and updated us on new attractions to come, including a newer, bigger water park, a 36-hole miniature golf course, completion of the Heritage Corridor, Port of LaSalle and replica Canal Boat projects, expansion of the Ottawa Marina, and the Grand Illinois Bike Path from Chicago to Iowa, renovations at Kaskaskia Hotel and Hegler-Carus Mansion, possible development of the historic Kaskaskia village near Ottawa, promotion of the 150th anniversary of the first Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Ottawa and more! Reed said the first objective has been promotion of existing sites, laying the groundwork for encouragement of new businesses, attractions, shops and restaurants to enhance and benefit from tourism growth.
THANKS, REED!
50-50 UPDATE
FIFTY-FIFTY WINNERS: Richie Glenn, Nancy Carlson, and W. Durley Boyle!
RAFFLE TICKETS FOR OUR NEXT 50 DRAWINGS DUE IN TONIGHT! Any not yet sold and paid for will be redistributed for sale in HOT demand!!
COMING SOON....
OUR NEXT TWO MEETINGS will be at SAMMS in Hennepin!
NEXT WEEK: Janice Brannon hosts our dinner and Program next week meet at SAMMS in Hennepin at 6:30 for dinner, to be followed by a tour of the Pulsifer House! Been there before? Come and see whats NEW AND BRING GUESTS!!
JUNE 28: INSTALLATION NIGHT and SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD PRESENTATION at SAMMS Spouses too! Chicken Family Style, $15 each Lets ALL be there!!!
JULY 5 BUSINESS MEETING AND CLUB ASSEMBLY!
JULY 12 Jeno Bonucchi will host JOHN REDSHAW to relate to us the fascinating history of Trader Jack Redshaw!
JULY 19 Sean Brannon will host....
JULY 26 Bruno Buchholz hosts.
PLEASE LET YOUR BULLETIN EDITOR KNOW THE DETAILS!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 24, 2007
WELCOME! Club President LARRY PRIEST presides tonight, and REED WILSON will present our Program, with some great tips for day trips Tourism In Illinois!! Welcome to Rotary!
SPECIAL DELIVERY !
VICE PRES DARRELL ALLEMAN held the fort in Larrys absence last week, and LORRAINE TERANDO hosted our Program, featuring MICHAEL CLARK of the United States Postal Service! As Supervisor of Customer Service Support in the USPS Finance Department, our guest is one of 25 representatives in the country, speaking on the very recent rate case that revamps the postal financing structure. Aside from the obvious increase in first class mail rates, future increases will be more subtle but more frequent, he said, reflecting changes in the consumer price index. Also, letters larger than 6 x 9 or thicker than inch will now be charged more to absorb a greater portion of the actual cost of handling. Another change is the forever stamp which will always be good for first class mail regardless of increases, saving USPS added printing costs and saving us from having to add postage when rates go up. The last major change in postal service occurred in 1971 when the USPS was made self-supporting. Currently, the Post Office handles 45% of the entire worlds mailing, processing one half billion pieces of mail a day, and is touted as the cheapest and most efficient public mail system in the world, able to deliver to remote territory -- occasionally by mule or snowmobile! Thanks for hosting a great program, Lorraine and thanks for the mail, too!
ROTARY IN ACTION....
FIFTY-FIFTY WINNER: SEANS MOM, KAY BRANNON!
RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR OUR NEXT 50 DRAWINGS! Need more tickets? Just 15 left to distribute! Please turn in $$ and stubs asap!!
ATTENDANCE NOTE: Lets boost our meeting attendance in appreciation for our hosts and the availability of a meeting place!!
SCHOLARSHIP TIME! The Club voted last week to confirm:
Maria Gensini is to receive our Knute Hammel Memorial Scholarship Award of $500. She plans to study phyical or occupational therapy, beginning her studies at IVCC;
Angela Kuhn is to receive our Bill Klein Memorial Scholarship Voucher for $250 toward vocational/educational expenses. She plans to attend UI-Circle Campus eventually to become a Neo-natal surgeon; and
Desiree Borio and The Finish Line are to receive our Co-Op Student & Employer of the Year Awards, including a voucher for $100 toward Desirees vocational/educational expenses. Attesting to the quality of the program and Desirees participation, she is the youngest person to be named store assistant manager!
(The awards were presented at PCHS by Scott Shore on May 19).
BATTING LINE-UP:
May 31 DARRELL ALLEMAN.....
June 7 CLUB ASSEMBLY
June 14 JENO BONUCCHI .....
June 21 JANICE BRANNON
June 28 INSTALLATION NIGHT at SAMMS !!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 17, 2007
WELCOME! Club VICE President DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and LORRAINE TERANDO has the honor of hosting our Program, featuring MICHAEL CLARK here to explain how the Postal System runs on just 41 cents a stamp.
WELCOME TO ROTARY, MICHAEL CLARK!
150 YEARS (and one week) AGO...
SCOTT SHOREs distinguished guests last week were Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, still locking horns over the DRED SCOTT DECISION, 150 years after the fact! The case, decided in 1857 in favor of slavery, sparked a lot of local debate, including the first of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Ottawa in 1858. It also further widened the gap between north and south that soon resulted in the Civil War. Though seen historically as a national issue, the case and the ongoing slavery debate was of urgent local interest, right here in Putnam County. This was demonstrated by a lengthy letter Abe Lincoln had written to Williamson Durley (Walter Durley Boyles great grandfather, after a visit to Hennepin in 1845, reflecting Abes evolving stance on the slavery issue. It was also demonstrated by the large number of abolitionists here and the important role they played in the underground railroad, including two underground passageways leading to the River from a sub-basement of the Pulsifer House and from the lower level of the Putnam County Courthouse our very own histories mysteries!
WELCOME HOME, BRAD !
We welcome BRAD ACUNCIUS home after an extended tour of OSF Hospital in Peoria..... WELCOME HOME, BRAD!!!!!!!!
50-50 REPORT !
FIFTY-FIFTY WINNER LAST WEEK: Anne Gerber of Davenport IA, on a ticket sold by Bruce! Congrats, Anne....
ON SALE NOW: RAFFLE TICKETS FOR OUR NEXT 50 DRAWINGS!
Need more tickets? Put your order in tonight and your wish will soon come true!
COMING SOON....
May 24 REED WILSON fills in for Brad Acuncius, with a timely program on tourism in the State of Illinois !!
May 31 DARRELL ALLEMAN is at bat!
June 7 CLUB ASSEMBLY
June 14 JENO BONUCCHI hosts.
June 21 JANICE BRANNON (if in the country!)
June 28 INSTALLATION NIGHT at SAMMS !!!
June 30 GOVERNOR ELDON LEEMHUIS is going to be installed at Ottawa all Rotarians & guests welcome!
July 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY
July 12 SEAN BRANNON hosts...
July 19 BRUNO BUCHHOLZ hosts!
Please tell your Bull. Editor ASAP the who and what of your Program!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 10, 1857
WELCOME! Club President LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and SCOTT SHORE presents our Program, bringing back to life a case decided 150 years ago (not by this judge) that impacted the people living along the Illinois River and throughout our new nation. THE DRED SCOTT CASE, recently returned to the local limelight in conjunction with the Putnam County Bar Associations celebration of Law Day, provides a fascinating view of the slavery issue, from the vantage point of one slave. Dred and Harriet Scott never meant to be in the history books, or the topic of discussion at Granville Rotary 150 years later, but GUESS WHAT!
....Welcome to Rotary, May 10, 1857!
LAST WEEK:
LARRY PRIEST had lots of jokes and lots for us to discuss at last weeks CLUB ASSEMBLY, including:
(1) Putters signs are down, thanks to Bruce! We are digging up quotes for new signs...report tonight.
(2) Further discussion on a Board idea to include non-Rotary members of the community in Rotary, possibly as honorary status Rotarians forming an adjunct group of 5 or 10 selected supporters. Just in the thinking process for now.
(3) SERVICE ABOVE SELF award discussed, to be presented by Larry to an outstanding non-Rotarian member of the community, at our annual Rotarian-and-Spouse-and-Guest Installation Night meeting, June 28 (likely at SAMMS, by the way). Nominees welcomed see Larry.
(4) Board report from the previous Tuesday was accepted, donations adopted.
(5) Granville Days may be re-invented (again) this summer discussion of the possibility of us participating with a lemon-shake-up kiosk and table for sale of Cow Pie Bingo tickets. Consensus is that we not have a separate Cow Pie Bingo event at Granville Days, but instead stick with last years tie-in to Boggios Fall Festival.
( 6) Cathy provided a tentative report on AFTERGLOW finances.... WERE IN THE BLACK.... final report coming soon.
FIFTY FIFTY WINNER LAST WEEK: IRV STANSEL!
Need more tickets? Put your order in tonight and your wish will soon come true!
COMING SOON....
May 17 -- LORRAINE TERANDO hosts USPS finance person
Michael Clark of Chillicothe!
May 24 REED WILSON fills in for Brad Acuncius.
May 31 DARRELL ALLEMAN is at bat!
June 7 CLUB ASSEMBLY
June 14 JENO BONUCCHI hosts.
June 21 JANICE BRANNON (if in the country!)
June 28 INSTALLATION NIGHT at SAMMS !!!
June 30 GOVERNOR ELDON LEEMHUIS to be installed at Ottawa all Rotarians & guests welcome!
July 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY
July 12 SEAN BRANNON hosts...
July 19 BRUNO BUCHHOLZ hosts!
SHARE ROTARY BRING GUESTS TO ENJOY OUR GREAT PROGRAMS!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 3, 2007
WELCOME! Club President LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, with LOTS to talk about, including Membership, AFTERGLOWs success, 50-50 sales, Board report, upcoming Program Schedule, Scholarship selections in progress (RYLA, Klein, Hammel and Co-Op) and MORE !
MAKING HISTORY!
RON McNEILL filled in for Krista Stokke on April 17, taping an interview with our Charter Members and those who remember way back when in Granville Rotarys past. This marks our Clubs 40th Anniversary, and as Ron says, its great that we have some of the original talent still so actively involved --an enjoyable event, and one that will be preserved for future generations of our Club.
GREAT PROGRAM, RON !
NEXT WEEK....
SCOTT SHORE fills in for REED WILSON to share with us the history of the Dred Scott Decision, 150 years ago. The case has some fascinating twists. It was also the basis of the Putnam County Law Day celebration hosted by the Bar last week. Bring Guests !
BEST WISHES, BRAD....
BRAD ACUNCIUS is still under lots of care at OSF Peoria, improving steadily, and enjoying hearing from us....................... WE MISS YOU TOO, BRAD!
NEWS BRIEFS
ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOVERNOR MARIAN SHURTS dropped in last week to present our Club with District recognition for our part in the GLOBAL NETWORK of blood drives, and a 2nd place award for our Clubs WEBSITE! And LARRY PRIEST reported on the District Conference lots of valuable info.....and auction items too!
Thank you for attending, Larry!
BOARD TALK
THE BOARD met May 1, discussing the following:
(1) Afterglow success approx. 120 kids, and ALL had a great time... Our thanks again to Danielle Stoddard for co-chairing and to ALL who helped... Further reports and finances expected soon!
(2) Suggestions discussed for inclusion of community members who shy away from joining Rotary but are willing to help. More thought to follow !!
(3) Rte. 71 Road Signs: Putters removed -- will be replaced; options being sought.
(4) Pre-Stamped envelopes printing available, but Club opted to pass, for flexibility in return addresses & use of Rotary logo.
(5) TREK 100 -- Voted to donate $25 to help sponsor Copeland familys bike ride to fight childhood cancer.
(6) Annual Meeting June 28 is to be at SAMMS Darrell gets to make the arrangements! Bring Spouses!
PROGRAMS
May 10 SCOTT SHOREs Program on the Dred Scotts 150th !
May 17 -- LORRAINE TERANDO hosts USPS finance person Michael Clark of Chillicothe!
May 24 REED WILSON fills in for Brad Acuncius.
May 31 DARRELL ALLEMAN is at bat!
See you here!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 19, 2007
WELCOME! Club President LARRY PRIEST presides and RON McNEILL is filling in for Krista Stokke to host tonights very historical Program! Curious about the founding of our Granville Rotary Club? Tonight we will get to hear some stories and remembrances of our Clubs earlier years, dating back to the year of our Charter in 1967 with extra help from our Clubs still very active Charter Members!!!
WELCOME TO ROTARY !!
LAST WEEK IN THE JOINT
TOM SIMMONS hosted last weeks Program lined up by Cathy Oliveri, presented by DR. PAUL PERONA, MD, orthopedic surgeon with St. Margarets Hospital in Spring Valley! With a few guests and neighbors also joining us, Dr. Perona explained the very latest in joint repair and replacement, and separated fact from fiction regarding the best materials in prosthetics, helpful health supplements, gender-specific hype, and the benefits of partial joint replacement. The program was fascinating, and we can be thankful for the likes of Dr. Perona for bringing his expertise back home to Spring Valley!
GREAT PROGRAM, TOM!
Whats Next?
Next week: Marty Yauch says shell donate next weeks program to the cause final prep and set-up for the AFTERGLOW! AND THEN... Saturday, April 28, 10 PM -- Get some sleep, dig out a white shirt and black pants, and meet in McNabb!
50-50 UPDATE
BE THE FIRST ON YOUR BLOCK TO SELL ALL YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS! Jane Lenkaitis has distributed the new batch see Jane for more if / when / as you run out!!
Looking for prospects?? Recent Winners include: BRANDON McNEILL (TWICE IN A ROW!), LINDA BURT, BEV WEST (former Lotto Winner!), DR. SILVIO DAVITO, and (Larrys grand offspring!) JACOB MAURER AND BEN TURF (TWICE IN A ROW!), and Attorney Anita Kopko!
MAY DATES
May 1 Board Breakfast here, 7 am.
May 3 CLUB ASSEMBLY
May 10 Reed Wilson hosts!
May 17 -- Lorraine Terando hosts USPS finance person Michael Clark of Chillicothe!
May 24 We start the new line-up, with Brad Acuncius hosting!
Please inform Bulletin Editor Scott of your Program plans!
AN E-VOICE FROM THE PAST....
Former Exchange Student (1996) GUNIZ DENIZ of Turkey has caught up to us by email, remembering the best of times as a Rotary Exchange Student years ago. She is now married, working full time in an investment firm, and working on her MBA at Monmouth University in New Jersey! Anyone know of her hosts, Ron and Mary Lou Taylor? Shes looking for an address or contact, and hopes to stay in touch with us all! Thats ROTARY!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 12, 2007
WELCOME! Club President LARRY PRIEST presides and TOM SIMMONS hosts tonights Program (with an assist from Cathy Oliveri), to be presented by DR. PAUL PERONA, MD! Our guest is an orthopedic surgeon with St. Margarets Hospital in Spring Valley, and has offered to tell us the latest in hip replacement and other orthopedic procedures!
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, DR. PERONA !
WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO WELCOME BACK BRUNO BUCHHOLZ, well on the way to recovery following his sampling of Dr. Peronas work WELCOME BACK, BRUNO !
CATCHING UP ON THE NEWS....
On March 22, Larry Priest introduced BRUCE McVETY in the for absentee Host Scott Shore, with a program entitled HOW TO AVOID GETTING A TICKET WHEN STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER! The powerpoint may not have worked, but the advice will and may save you a trip to the Courthouse!
On March 29, SHARON ACUNCIUS filled in for Adriane Shore to tell us about her new business venture, located right here in Morenos! Our thanks to Sharon for jumping in with a great vocational service program hand crafted for the occasion!
(Our April 7 meeting was cancelled due to numerous conflicts.)
BOARD CHALK....
Our Board met on April 3, discussing the following:
(1) President Larry hopes to represent us at the District Conference in Rochelle on April 21(any others willing??)
(2) Addressing request from McNabb-Magnolia Jr. Womens Club for help in funding the annual 8th grade Springfield trip, Board voted to increase budgeted donation from $50 to $100.
(3) Board approved $20 previously budgeted for sponsorship of a trophy at the 4-H fair this summer.
(4) Treasurers Report was reviewed and Board voted to pay this years Klein and Hammel Scholarships from the general fund to allow the separate scholarship funds to continue to grow.
(5) Ag Nite bill and options for next year discussed.
(6) Cow Pie Bingo plans discussed, suggesting we sell tickets at Granville Days but hold event again at Boggios Fall Celebration.
(7) Consensus favors using happy bucks at first monthly meeting to augment food service tip.
(8) Cathy Oliveri and Adriane Shore are newly appointed as our Sunshine Committee.
AND MORE GOOD NEWS....
Our GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE drew some 37 pints net, were told! Lower than usual, but GREATLY appreciated! We thank all who helped, all who baked, and all who gave blood !
DANIELLE STODDARD is a MOM AGAIN! CONGRATS, DANIELLE! Our AFTERGLOW Co-Chair (and JJ) gave birth April 6 to son #3, JADEN JARRAL, 7lb. 1 oz.! Danielle plans to stop in briefly tonight with final plans for AFTERGLOW April 28!
NEXT WEEK: Krista Stokke hosts our Program See you here!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY! March 22, 2007
WELCOME! President LARRY PRIEST presides and will introduce tonights Program on Scotts behalf welcoming BRUCE McVETY with guidance we can all drive by: HOW TO AVOID GETTING A TICKET WHEN STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER! You may know Bruce as a Henry Rotarian, or as Unit Head of MP Extension, but you may NOT know Bruce had been a police officer and deputy sheriff in days gone by, and brings tonights program with the experience of writing more than 12,000 traffic tickets to people who hadnt heard this program!!!
(PS Ask Bruce how his day was today... If Bruce says his day was a disaster today, heres why: Extension and PC Emergency Responders teamed up today to present a Disaster Planning Workshop for small business owners with tips on business preparedness for natural disasters or homeland security threats!)
NEXT WEEK Kids Literacy: Adriane Shore will give us a peak at childrens literature beyond George, sharing with us some favorites from her varied collection of childrens books!
April 3 Breakfast Board Meeting 7am
April 5 Club Assembly
April 6 ROTARY GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE at PCHS
April 12 Tom Simmons hosts our Program
April 19 Krista Stokke hosts our Program
April 26 Lorraine Terando hosts our Program
April 28 AFTERGLOW -- all hands on decks!
Two Weeks Ago....
RICK SERAFINI hosted (older) brother, DAN SERAFINI, whose interest in clocks sent him back to school horology school at Quincy, with the hope his new business The Hands of Time will grow into a full time FOURTH career following his career path that has included teaching at PCHS from 1970-1979, industry until 2005, and now teaching again, as a math teacher at LP and part time business instructor at IVCC. Says Dan, time will tell!
AG NITE SUCCESS
Many thanks to BRAD ACUNCIUS & DARRELL ALLEMAN for last weeks successful Agri-Business Nite success, with an audience of 93 at the McNabb Community Building! Program Guest Jeff Peterson of Marquis Grain and Marquis Energy gave us a very complete update on the building of the Marquis ethanol plant under construction north of Hennepin, with good info as to the production process and anticipated impact on our local corn economy. When in production, the plant will convert 100,000 bushels of corn into 300,000 gallons of ethanol product DAILY!
LIGHTED WAY RADIOTHON THANKS....
Sincere thanks to all who contributed to last Sundays LaSalle Rotary Lighted Way Radiothon emceed by our very own DANIRA PARRA! The event netted $17,800 by days end, with more on the way! Our Club gave $100 and members gave a total of $180 more!
Planning for Good Friday Bloodmobile
Friday April 6- PCHS Needed: Setup Crew 7:30 am, Kitchen Crews 7:30-10:30am and 10:30-1pm, Pack-up Crew 1:00 pm, and food cookies, rice krispie treats, brownies (2 doz each?) Please sign up tonight! ( Also needed: BLOOD DONORS! )
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WELCOME TO ROTARY
AGRI-BUSINESS NITE O7 !
March 15, 2007
Welcome to McNABB... and to GRANVILLE ROTARY!
Rotarians DARRELL ALLEMAN & BRAD ACUNCIUS host our AGRI-BUSINESS NITE Program tonight, in celebration of National Agriculture Week -- March 12-18, 2007! We give particular thanks to our three local Banks, and to FFA, for energizing tonights event with your presence and support!!
OUR SPEAKER TONIGHT..
Our very special guest speaker tonight is MARK MARQUIS, owner-developer and president of MARQUIS ENERGY, LLC ethanol plant now under construction north of Hennepin. Mark brings to the industry his expertise and experience in grain production, marketing and transportation, blended with a healthy quality of adventure and foresight in the worlds growing interest in ethanol as the alternative fuel source of the future. When completed, the plant will be one of the largest dry mill ethanol plants in the United States, with an initial production capacity of 100 million gallons and the hope of doubling production by 2009, eventually using 72 million bushels per year of locally grown corn!
WELCOME TO ROTARYs AGRI-BUSINESS NITE 2007 !
WHATS ROTARY ?
Its new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional interests
..... celebrating 100 years of service & fellowship
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...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns...
...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons...
...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity...
...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects!
ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH?
Granville Rotary serves -- and strives to include membership from -- Granville, Magnolia & Hennepin Townships... & all points in between!
...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties...
& no financial commitments beyond semi-annual dues of $50 !
...Membership is by recommendation of any present member.
Rotary offers the privilege of participation with 1,192,292 fellow Rotarians in Rotarys 32,198 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide!
...Attendance is a benefit, though no longer a 100% requirement...
WHY ?
To enjoy the opportunity to meet others within our community who we would not otherwise see, or get to know, in our own busy lives...
To put our professional & vocational talents to use serving others...
To give back to our local communities and to our world community!
THURSDAYS -6:30 PM TO 8:00 PM-AT MORENOS ON MAIN IN McNABB!
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY!
For more info.........call 339-2398 or visit www.rotary6420.org/granville
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
March 8, 2007
WELCOME, ALL, TO MORENOS ON MAIN! President LARRY PRIEST presides and RICK SERAFINI hosts our Program tonight to be presented by Ricks brother, DAN SERAFINI! Dans interest in clocks has grown in time (literally !) and tonight we hope that Dan will share with us the path his hobby has taken UP the learning curve !
WELCOME, DAN !!
CELEBRATING OUR 102nd ...
OUR MEETING two weeks ago was a celebration of ROTARY our 102nd Birthday...
Our WELCOME HOME to CHARTER MEMBER ED NOVAK & DOROTHY...
Installation of JIM MACK as a returning member of the fold...
and a GREAT program honoring Rotarys WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH!
LARRY PRIEST hosted past Granville Rotary President ELIN ARNOLD, publisher of the PUTNAM COUNTY RECORD & TONICA NEWS, who shared her story of ministry travels in Ghana and South Africa in 2003 and again this past October, building leaders that last to continue to serve.
THANKS FOR HOSTING THE CELEBRATION, LARRY!
NEXT WEEK AGRI-BUSINESS NITE AT McNABB COMMUNITY BUILDING (& FIRE HALL) 6:30 PM!
WELCOME BACK, JIM MACK !
JIM MACK IS BACK returning to Rotary after a 9 year hiatus --re-installed on Feb. 22 by President & Proposer LARRY PRIEST, Club Chaplain KRISTA STOKKE and Secretary SCOTT SHORE. Jim returns under the classification of ATTORNEY, now practicing with Schweickert & Gannasin in Peru. Jim & his wife Beth reside in Hennepin.
WELCOME BACK TO ROTARY, JIM!
SIGNS OF THE TIMES....
WERE ON THE BOARDS! The first of two billboards is on 71 westbound entering Granville.... and well see sign #2 in place yet this week on 89 northbound in McNabball compliments of the PR grant from Rotary Intl that also covered the full page PCR ad!
DIRECT FROM THE DIRECTORS
The ROTARY BOARD met this Tuesday, resulting in the following action taken:
(1) AFTERGLOW report received Committee met last Sunday --KEEP APRIL 28 OPEN!
(2) MEETING MENU options discussed well let Linda know what we have liked MOST!
(3) ROADSIGN updating well change meeting place placard and Lorraine & Cathy hope to lead the way in floral landscaping each sign!
(4) Cheri Kleins letter of resignation accepted with regret;
(5) Lighted Way Radiothon MARCH 18! We hope to encourage individual donations AND voted to give a Club contribution of $100, to be budgeted annually.
(6) Dist. Conf. Can you attend April 21?--Club will pay members registration fee --deadline April 4!
(7) RYLA voted to sponsor two students past attendees can also attend at family expense.
(8) DUES second billing PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
February 22, 2007
SENIOR MEMBERS NITE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROTARY--102 YRS YOUNG!
WELCOME, ALL, TO MORENOS ON MAIN -- and to our celebration tonight of ROTARY INTERNATIONALs 102nd birthday founded February 23, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois!
PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides AND hosts tonights meeting, welcoming Senior Members of Granville Rotary, spouses, guests, and our Program Guest-- past Granville Rotarian & Past President ELIN ARNOLD! Our Program tonight is well suited to this months Rotary theme of World Understanding !
Elin is owner, operator and publisher of the PUTNAM COUNTY RECORD and TONICA NEWS, and joins us tonight with her own story of ministry work, travel and life-changing experiences in Ghana and South Africa this past October. The trip was organized under the ministry of Revs. Tom and Phyllis Arnold, founders of Associated Inter-dependent Ministries and senior pastors of Mighty Word Church in LaSalle, whose work is dedicated to building leaders that last so that they may in turn serve those in need both here and overseas. WELCOME, ELIN!
NEW MEMBER TONIGHT !
JIM MACK returns as a member of Granville Rotary tonight, proposed by LARRY PRIEST and approved by the Board and Club this past week! Jim was a member from 1996-1998. He is an attorney, previously with Boyle & Bolin followed by four years as States Attorney, and now with Schweickert & Gannasin in Peru. Jim & his wife Beth reside in Hennepin. WELCOME, JIM!
THE OTHER SIDE OF ISRAEL
DANIRA PARRA presented last weeks Program also well suited to our celebration of WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH! Danira shared her experiences while traveling in Israel and in several Palestinian communities, this past month! (Rev.) Danira was chosen to participate in the trip with a select number of United Methodist Ministers, sponsored by the Churchs Native American Jurisdictional Council. Running where Jesus Walked sounds like an understatement, given the extensive travel and packed schedule Danira described of her 11-day trip. Danira was taken with the many biblical sites, and holy places of many different religions present in Israel. The group also had the very unusual opportunity to see Israel from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian border, in some places bounded by walls, barbed wire and checkpoints restricting Muslims entry to Israel, gaining insight to the plight of Palestinians displaced from their homes as a result of continuing conflict in the tiny country. As Danira observed, the path to peace will most certainly have to depend on the reasoned approach of moderates on all sides. Todah Rabah!
Weekend Update:
Sat. 7pm PCEF TRIVIA NITE!
Sun. 2pm AFTERGLOW Committee Meeting at Danielle Stoddards!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
February 15, 2007
WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ON MAIN! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and DANIRA PARRA presents her FIRST PROGRAM as a member of Granville Rotary! sharing her experiences while traveling in Israel, including Palestinian territory, this past month! (Rev.) Danira was chosen to participate in the trip with a select number of United Methodist Ministers. The group had the very unusual opportunity to see Israel from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian border, including a visit to mission sites in Bethlehem, which is under Palestinian control. SHALOM, DANIRA!
PAST MEMBER RE- PROPOSED !
LARRY PRIEST hosted and proposed JIM MACK as a return-member at last weeks meeting. The proposal was referred to the Board which has met and approved. The Club now has 7 days to respond, failing which Jim may be sworn in on February 22! Jim was a member from 1996-1998. He is an attorney, previously practicing with Boyle & Bolin followed by four years as States Attorney, and he is now with Schweickert & Gannasin in Peru. Jim and his wife Beth reside in Hennepin. Comments may be directed to President Larry or any Board Member before Feb. 22.
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM...
CATHY OLIVERI hosted SHERIFF KEVIN DOYLE last week to update us on PCs new E-911 Emergency Response system! While most calls will now automatically provide the callers home address, the system does not work on all phones so its still important to stay on the line and give (or confirm) that info. Sheriff Doyle also addressed home security systems, suggesting that homeowners register their system with the Sheriffs office and provide them with the name of a trusted neighbor holding a spare key for emergency entry. THANKS FOR HOSTING, CATHY!
THESE DATES ARE FOR REAL !
February 22: LARRY PRIEST hosts CLIFF & ELIN ARNOLD to share their adventures and missionary work in AFRICA as our Program for Senior Member Night welcoming spouses & Senior-Active members to celebrate Rotarys 102nd birthday!
February 24: PCEF Bill Klein Memorial TRIVIA NIGHT 7pm
February 25: AFTERGLOW committee mtg. 2pm at Danielles!
MARCH 1: CLUB ASSEMBLY!
March 6: Tuesday AM Board Meeting !!!!!
March 8: RICK SERAFINI hosts brother, DAN, to tell what it takes to put the tick back into a broken ticker (clocks, anyway!)
March 15: AGRI-BUSINESS NITE at McNabb Fire Station pre-pay & BRING GUESTS Mark Marquis will be our presenter!
March 22: SCOTT SHORE hosts the Program
March 29: ADRIANE SHORE hosts her FIRST as a Rotarian!
April 5: CLUB ASSEMBLY
April 6: Our GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE at PCHS !
April 12: TOM SIMMONS hosts the Program!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
February 8, 2007
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ON MAIN! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and CATHY OLIVERI has the honor of hosting tonights Program Speaker, SHERIFF KEVIN DOYLE! Sheriff Doyle will update us on the implementation of our E-911 system, and also has a few tips for us regarding home security -- and registration of home security systems!!
WELCOME BACK, SHERIFF DOYLE!
COMING SOON.....(These are the corrected dates!)
February 15: DANIRA PARRA will present her Program on her recent travels to BOTH holy lands... Israel AND Palestine!
February 22: LARRY PRIEST hosts CLIFF & ELIN ARNOLD to share their adventures and missionary work in AFRICA as our Program for Senior Member Night welcoming spouses & Senior-Active members to celebrate Rotarys 102nd birthday!
February 24 -- PCEF's Bill Klein Memorial Trivia Night at PCHS
February 25: AFTERGLOW committee mtg. 2pm at Danielles - on Milwaukee St in Mark -- last house on left!
MARCH 1: CLUB ASSEMBLY!
March 6: Board Meeting !!!!!
March 8: RICK SERAFINI hosts brother, DAN, to tell us of his new-found avocation as a graduate of the school of hard clocks!
March 15: AGRI-BUSINESS NITE at McNabb Fire Station pre-pay & BRING GUESTS Mark Marquis will be our presenter! ($11 per person)
March 22: SCOTT SHORE hosts the Program
March 29: ADRIANE SHORE hosts her FIRST as a Rotarian!
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED...
VP DARRELL ALLEMAN presided over our CLUB ASSEMBLY last week, including discussion on: (
1) use of our $1200 PR Grant from RI,
(2) plans for SENIOR MEMBER NIGHT discussed possible move to Feb 15 but the Board has since met and re-confirmed that it WILL be on Feb 22
(3) AGRI-BUSINESS NITE plans for March 15-- Mark Marquis to speak on the new Ethanol Plant and its impact on the local ag economy price??-- tickets to be printed for pre-payment;
(4) 50-50 RAFFLE, tickets to be available by April 16;
(5) AFTERGLOW (April 28) Committee formed: Danielle & Matt, Co-Chairs; Christina, Jane, Scott, Rick, Adriane, and Lorraineto meet Sunday Feb 25 2pm at Danielles home in Mark -- North on Milwaukee, last house on left.
(6) Pay Dues!
BOARD BIZ
Notes from The Board Room -- Feb 6:
(1) MEMBERSHIP good news with an increase from 28 to 31 since July 1st
(2) PR grant campaign approved, $926 for 2 billboards and $342 for a full page PCR ad the week of Feb. 23, out of pocket but to be reimbursed $1200 under the grant.
(3) PCEF requests donation; Board opts to consider funding specific projects as they arise, and to continue our support of PCEF fundraising events. (Trivia Nite Feb 24?)
(4) Attendance made easy! 4 weeks to make-up, 2 before and 2 after. Includes visiting another club, attending a committee meeting, project participation, & on-line meetings save $2 for every make-up reported to Secy Scott!
(5) Rotary PO Box discussed, determined that it is sufficient to use Secretarys for correspondence and Treasurers for billing and donations.
BRING GUESTS TO ENJOY UPCOMING PROGRAMS SHARE ROTARY !
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
February 1, 2007
WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ON MAIN! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with LOTS on the agenda, including
(1) use of our $1200 PR Grant for billboards and a newspaper lay-out,
(2) plans for a SENIOR MEMBER NIGHT to celebrate Rotarys 102nd Birthday,
(3) AGRI-BUSINESS NITE plans for March 15,
(4) prep for GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE April 6,
(5) pre-sales pitch for our next 50-50 RAFFLE,
(6) Committee formation for the AFTERGLOW April 28
(7) Promoting RYLA,
(8) Goal-Setting to obtain a PRESIDENTIAL CITATION,
(9) New Strategies for MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
(10) DUES....and MORE?
NEW SNOTES
amazing how important spacing is!)
HENRY ROTARY will host its Pancake & Sausage Breakfast at the Henry Grade School this Sunday, 7am-1pm, $6 adults, $4 kids (not meeting Feb 5, returning to The Landings as of Feb. 12)
LaSALLE ROTARY now meets at Chans (Hos) on 1st Street, Noon Wed.s the only Chinese Buffet Rotary meeting around!
BRUNO BUCHHOLZ is recuperating quickly & making up on-line at Manor Court Rehab in Liberty Village, Peru stop by!!
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE!
LONNA NAUMAN hosted DALE BUNCH as our Program speaker last week. Hes President (and owner!) of MIDSTATE COLLEGE in Peoria & traced the history of Midstates predecessor, Browns Business College, and his mothers early start as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in Missouri, later running a business school in Peoria and then associating with Browns, all eventually leading to the familys purchase and renaming of the school in the 1950s. MIDSTATE is fully accredited and offers both 2-year and bachelors degree programs in a number of professional areas with classes offered days, nights, weekends, and on-line! The school has grown from 200 students to 600, and is STILL growing. Dale is a member of Peoria North, & has been the President of MIDSTATE since 1971. Lonna has been with MIDSTATE for 23 years, now as an instructor and department head in the professional secretary curriculum.
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Thanks for a GREAT program, Lonna!
COMING SOON.....
February 6: Bright n Early Board Meeting
February 8: CATHY OLIVERI hosts Sheriff Doyle to update us on E-911, registration of home security systems, and more!
February 15: DANIRA PARRA is back from Israel, likely with LOTS to tell during her first Program as a member!and it's Senior Member Night welcoming back ALL Rotarians to help us
celebrate Rotarys 102nd birthday!
February 22: LARRY PRIEST hosts the Program
March 1: Club Assembly
March 8: RICK SERAFINI will host brother DAN to tell us
what it takes to learn how to make old clocks tick again!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
January 25, 2007
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ON MAIN! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and LONNA NAUMAN hosts our Program, with special guest speaker R. DALE BUNCH, President of MIDSTATE COLLEGE in Peoria since the early 1970s ... AND a member of Rotary North in Peoria !
MIDSTATE is a private college, founded in 1888 as Browns Business College of Commerce, and purchased by the Bunch family in 1965 after which the school adopted its current name. The Midstate campus is now located near Junction City, on Northmoor Road in Peoria -- very close to Lonnas heart, as a Midstate faculty member and administrator for a total of some 23 years!! Our guest and his wife, Bev, live near Lacon.
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, DALE!!
COMING SOON.....
February 1: CLUB ASSEMBLY
February 8: CATHY OLIVERI hosts!
February 15: DANIRA PARRA is back from Israel, likely with LOTS to tell during her first Program as a member!and it's Senior Member Night welcoming back ALL Rotarians to help us
celebrate Rotarys 102nd birthday!
February 22: LARRY PRIEST hosts the Program
March 1: Club Assembly
March 8: RICK SERAFINI will host brother DAN to tell us
what it takes to learn how to make old clocks tick again!
LAST WEEKS TRAVELS
RON McNEILL hosted last weeks Program featuring DANIEL SHORE, a recent participant in the BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL Program, giving college-age Jewish students an opportunity to experience the land and heritage of ISRAEL. With the aid of a media presentation and a map ably held in place by Program Host RON, Daniel related stories and experiences of his trip, which included a 10-day formal tour and 4-5 additional days on his own visiting Israeli friends and celebrating SYLVESTER (the Israeli answer to New Years Eve!).
THANK YOU, DANIEL SHORE!
BILLINGS, ILLINOIS
Yes, its that billing time of year once again ! Our base dues are $50, plus $2 for any meeting missed and not made up -- an incentive for attending, or making up by participating in a Rotary service project, or by attending another club in person or on line ! If your bill does not look right, DONT PANIC See Scott for a re-computation!! Please pay promptly as we are required to send money in to the District and to Rotary International. Thank you !!
CONDOLENCES
...to the family of MAYBELLE MORRIS, who passed away last weekend. She was the widow of charter Granville Rotarian Dick Morris, and received our SERVICE ABOVE SELF Award in June, 2004 -- dubbed the Unsinkable MayBelle Morris for surviving at ground zero when the tornado hit that April, and leading by the example of her own fortitude and grace in rebuilding her life and her home, at age 91. We will miss her.
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
January 18, 2007
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ON MAIN! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and RON McNEILL hosts our Program --- featuring DANIEL SHORE, PCHS Grad 05, Bradley Sophomore, Son of Scott & Adriane (yes, we admit it!), and a recent participant in the BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL Program, giving college-age Jewish students an opportunity to experience the land and heritage of ISRAEL. Daniels trip included a 10-day tour and 4-5 additional days on his own visiting Israeli friends. He returned two weeks ago with stories, pictures, and life-lasting memories, which he has agreed to share with us tonight.
WELCOME, DANIEL SHORE!
COMING SOON.....
January 25: LONNA NAUMAN will host DALE BUNCH, President of MIDSTATE COLLEGE in Peoria!
BE HERE!
February 1: CLUB ASSEMBLY
February 8: CATHY OLIVERI hosts!
February 15: DANIRA PARRA is back from Israel, likely with LOTS to tell during her first Program as a member!and it's Senior Member Night welcoming back ALL Rotarians to help us
celebrate Rotarys 102nd birthday!
February 22: LARRY PRIEST hosts the Program
March 1: Club Assembly
March 8: RICK SERAFINI will host brother DAN to tell us
what it takes to learn how to make old clocks tick again!
ROTARY TIES! ROTARY TIES! ROTARY TIES!
JANE LENKAITIS hosted our program last week, welcoming members and alumni of the PCHS SCHOLASTIC BOWL TEAM, taking on our Clubs finest -- brain-to-brain, buzzer-to-buzzer!
Their contenders were Tyler Ellena, a Freshman at NIU, Jordan Ellena, a Junior at U of I, David Stickel, a Sophomore at U of I, and PCHS Seniors Alan Nielson and Nicole Hrasch.
ROTARYS TEAM consisted of Team Captain & mucho-high-point-scorer CK CUTRIGHT, Timer SEAN BRANNON, Scorekeeper CHRIS KUNKEL, and Team Members MATT HOSTETTER, RON McNEILL, LONNA NAUMANN, RICK SERAFINI, SCOTT & ADRIANE SHORE, TOM SIMMONS & LORRAINE TERANDO.
The event ended on an undecisive note, 245 to 245 showing that BOTH teams did a LOT of thinking!
THANK YOU JANE, not only for hosting the program, but for all your hard work, encouragement and countless miles and hours of travel as the PCHS Team Advisor!
PERSONALS
CONDOLENCES to the family of Pat Shevokas, our AFTERGLOW volunteer 2 am auctioneer. We voted last week to donate $50 to the Food Pantry, in Pats memory. Well miss him!
BEST WISHES, BRUNO..... recuperating from hip surgery on January 8.... stop in or give Bruno a call if you have the chance!
HAPPY JANUARY BIRTHDAYS -- MARTY YAUCH 1/3, DANIRA PARRA 1/7, KRISTA STOKKE 1/22, CK CUTRIGHT 1/23, and TOM SIMMONS 1/31!!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
January 11, 2007
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ON MAIN! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and JANE LENKAITIS hosts our program, welcoming representative contenders of the PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOLASTIC BOWL TEAM ! We are in for an INTERACTIVE event the challenge of ROTARY genius versus PCHS genius, and may the best minds win!
WELCOME, SCHOLASTIC BOWLERS, TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
CONGRATS TO THE FUTURE BOARD!
At last weeks Club Assembly, we elected our next Board of Directors to take office on July 1 -- Brad Acuncius, Jeno Bonucchi, Bruce Filbrandt, Rick Serafini, Tom Simmons and Lorraine Terando will serve with then-to-be President DARRELL ALLEMAN, and then-to-be Past President LARRY PRIEST!
The Board-To-Be then met to elect a member of that Board to serve as VICE PRESIDENT for 07-08, and then PRESIDENT the following year...... CONGRATS TO RICK SERAFINI for being elected to that high honor!
President-Elect Darrell then also announced appointment of CATHY OLIVERI to serve as Treasurer and SCOTT SHORE to serve as Secretary.
CONGRATS TO THE NEW BOARD AND NEW OFFICERS WITH OUR THANKS FOR ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE!
50-50 WINNER
CONGRATS TO LAREE FOSTER, granddaughter of Cheri Klein AND winner of last weeks $50 drawing! Whos next???
PR GRANT RECEIVED!
Our Club is a proud recipient of a ROTARY INTL GRANT in the sum of $1,200 to fund three local billboards and a full-page newspaper ad -- promoting Rotary International and Granville Rotary! Danira Parra, Bruce Filbrandt, and Scott & Adriane Shore spearheaded the effort.
Congratulations, Club!
Best Wishes, Bruno .. recouperating from hip surgery scheduled for 1/8.... stop in or give Bruno a call if you have the chance!
CONGRATS, JANE! Grandchild #10 was due to arrive last week ---in care of VIC & MICHELLE LENKAITIS! (Details coming!?)
ON THE HORIZON.....
Next Week: RON McNEILL plans to host DANIEL SHORE to
share his reflections on Daniels very recent travels in Israel!
January 25: LONNA NAUMAN will host!
February 1: CLUB ASSEMBLY
February 8: CATHY OLIVERI hosts!
February 15: DANIRA PARRA has the floor....
February 22: LARRY PRIEST hosts the program, and a Senior
Member night welcoming back ALL Rotarians to help us
celebrate Rotarys 102nd birthday!
February 29: RICK SERAFINI will host brother DAN to tell us
what it takes to learn how to make antique clocks tick again!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
January 4, 2007 HAPPY NEW YEAR...
AND WELCOME TO MORENOS ON MAIN! We begin the new year in a new home, with appreciation to our host, LINDA MORENO, owner of Morenos on Main here in beautiful downtown McNABB! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, giving us a chance to conduct elections for our new Board taking office next July 1, and to discuss service projects, District events, BIG news on our PR Grant application, upcoming Program plans and more!
WELCOME TO MORENOS & TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
IN THE HOLIDAY MOOD....
OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS / HOLIDAY PARTY was fun for all at SAMMS last week, with great food, LOTS of bingo fun, and the good, bad and ugly of WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS that served as the game prizes subject to being stolen by the next winner to come along!! Our thanks to BRUCE FILBRANDT for the dining arrangements, JENO BONUCCHI, RICK SERAFINI & CALLER CHRIS KUNKEL for their BINGO expertise, and thanks to all who brought gifts or pitched in cash for the event!
50-50 WINNERS
Seasons Greetings included $50 each for BRAD VICE & DR. DAVITO! Congratulations to both & good luck this week!
WHATS NEW ?
CATHY OLIVERI reports the Toys In The Pantry count has risen to 172 children served!! It just keeps getting BETTER !
PR GRANT RECEIVED! Granville Rotary has landed a $1,200 grant for two temporary Rotary billboards and a full-page Rotary newspaper spread! Danira Parra, Bruce Filbrandt and Scott Shore served on the grant proposal committee. Congratulations, Club!
BOARD DISCUSSION on 1/2/07 included upcoming District events, eventual changing of our road signs (to Morenos), and the hope more Rotarians will attend weekly meetings with a reunion of non-attending or attendance-excused members planned for February 22 with a ROTARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!
ELECTIONS TONIGHT ! We are to elect 6 new Board Members TONIGHT, to serve beginning on July 1 with then-to-be-president Darrell Alleman and then-to-be-past-president LARRY PRIEST! Nominations remain open. The seven nominated thus far are Brad Acuncius, Jeno Bonucchi, Bruce Filbrandt, Rick Serafini, Adriane Shore, Tom Simmons and Lorraine Terando.
BEST WISHES, BRUNO !
BRUNO BUCHHOLZ goes into the medical shop on January 8 for a hip repair -- and hopes to be hip-hopping back to Rotary soon! Meanwhile, best wishes for a short stay at St Margarets, and a quick recovery once home, Bruno!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
December 21, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and KIM KETTMAN is scheduled as Program Host. WELCOME, ALL, TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM ...
.. was a real eye-opener! CHERI KLEIN hosted LISA BAKER, with slides and sorrowful tales of Lisas August, 2005 church missionary work in areas of RUSSIA still third-world, impoverished, and primitive.
THANKS FOR HOSTING, CHERI!
WELCOME, LONNA !
LONNA NAUMAN was installed last week by President LARRY PRIEST, with the classification of College Ed & Admin. reflecting her 23 years (not 3 yr) career with MIDSTATE COLLEGE including time as an instructor, as an administrator, and as a Dept. Head --- WELCOME TO ROTARY, LONNA! ... and thanks, Bruno, for devising a script for Lonnas installation!
NEXT THURSDAY HOLIDAY PARTY!!!
Dec. 28 6:30 pm -- at SAMMS in Hennepin $11 stuffed pork chop dinner, SPOUSES & FAMILY INVITED, festivities altered slightly from BUNKO to BINGO....and bring at least ONE White Elephant holiday gift thats PERFECT for pawning off on someone else! Please see Bruce Filbrandt for reservations!
ON THE MOVE AGAIN !
Our hosts at Putters have informed us theyre closing for the winter season, effective immediately! Tonight will be our send-off. The Board held an emergency meeting Tuesday to investigate and discuss options, including Linda Morenos offer to open and host us on Thursday nights. The Board voted unanimously to try this out, initially for two months, effective Thursday, January 4. (More info on this coming our way tonight!) SEE YOU THERE !
NEW BOARD NOMINATIONS OPEN !
We are to elect 6 new Board Members this month, to serve beginning on July 1 with Larry Priest and Darrell Alleman. And the Nominees are.....
50-50 WINNER HITS TWO IN A ROW!
LADYNE HUHN of RR Granville (sold by Bruce Filbrandt) won the pot on Nov. 30, AND won AGAIN in the drawing of 12-7 while CHRIS LYNCH (sold by Janice Brannon) collected $50 on 12-14.
SANTAS (RE)CAP
RICK SERAFINI reports that we delivered nearly 700 poinsettias this year with the help of some 13 Rotarians!!
CATHY OLIVERI reports that we provided TOYS IN THE PANTRY toys to some 167 children served by the Food Pantry!
MATT HOSTETTER reports we had FIVE Rotarians on hand to help deliver food baskets and toys last Saturday!
OUR THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED !
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
December 14, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and CHERI KLEIN hosts tonights Program, to be presented by LISA BAKER, telling us about her recent church missionary work in RUSSIA far different from her usual vocation as an x-ray technician for Dr. Perona !
Welcome, LISA BAKER, to the Granville Rotary Club!
We also welcome MIKE STRUNA as a guest tonight, with appreciation for his A-V assistance!
NEW MEMBER TONIGHT !
LONNA NAUMAN joins the ranks of the GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB tonight, as President LARRY PRIEST presides over the festivities to install our newest member! Proposed by SCOTT SHORE, Lonna joins Rotary with the classification of College Education and Administration, reflecting her 3-year career, now as an Instructor and Department Head, at Midstate College in Peoria. Lonna recently moved from Henry to the family homestead near Magnolia. Her many interests have included 20 years membership on the Marshall County Board (10 years as Vice Chair), serving on the Sun Foundation Board, and an active role in local politics, all this and more while raising a family!
WELCOME TO ROTARY, LONNA!
ROTARY IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!
RICK SERAFINI reports that the POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION PROJECT went well, as we delivered nearly 700 plants AND holiday wishes to senior citizens throughout our Clubs service area. We are very thankful for those Rotarians who participated and for the assistance of Coach Slick Slingsby and the PCHS Varsity BBall Team! Route Drivers: please make any needed corrections and return your lists to RICK ASAP!
CATHY OLIVERI and company hit the streets last week, raising more $$ and buying more great Christmas Presents, for our annual TOYS IN THE PANTRY project. Thanks also to the generosity of those who have put in happy bucks for good cause!
MATT HOSTETTER confirms volunteers and vans, and at least 6 Rotarians, for deliveries of PC Food Pantry donated HOLIDAY BASKETS and TOYS this Saturday, December 16 meet at UCC Church in Granville at 8 am !
HOLIDAY PARTY PLANS are in place for Thurs, December 28 at SAMMS in Hennepin final cost will be $11 for stuffed pork chop dinner, festivities to include a BUNKO PARTY and a White Elephant Gift Exchange --Bring gifts you are way too happy to part with!
ANOTHER HAPPY 50-50 WINNER: LADINE HUHN of RR Granville... Congrats, Ladine!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
November 30, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and CHRISTINA JUDD hosts tonights (surprise) Program! Welcome to the Granville Rotary Club!
AN INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE !
DARRELL & JEANNE ALLEMAN presented our Program on November 16, sharing photos and memories of their trip last June to the Rotary International Convention that BRIDGED THE WORLD as well as the gap between Malm, Sweden & Copenhagen, Denmark! The Allemans commented on the spectacular opening flag ceremony at the convention, the Paul Harris Dinner honoring those whose support sustains the Rotary Foundation, Swedish Night in Malmo replete with great food and entertainment, and opportunities to meet Rotarians from around the world! While in the neighborhood, the Allemans also visited Paris (ps MonaLisa nice, but small!), and Normandy Beach as well as the Museum, new memorial and US-owned cemetery there. They also visited the birthplace of Jeannes parents and ancestors in Ystad, Sweden -- where there are still plenty of cousins to visit and they had the chance to see homesteads and family burial sites Jeannes parents had described to her. As described by Darrell and Jeanne, the trip was truly an international experience and a family reunion all rolled into one!
THANKS FOR THE PROGRAM!
NEWS NOTES
RICK SERAFINI reported on our upcoming POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION PROJECT we are to meet at VanWingerdens at 9am on Saturday, December 9. Route chairpersons are to confirm accuracy of their lists and report any changes to Rick. By consensus, it is agreed that we will definitely accept the offer of assistance of Coach Slick Slingsby and the PCHS Varsity BBall Team Route drivers are to let Rick know how many volunteers you can use on your route the more the merrier !
MATT HOSTETTER confirmed volunteers 3 vans, and at least 6 Rotarians, for deliveries of PC Food Pantry donated HOLIDAY BASKETS and our TOYS IN THE PANTRY toys, on December 16 meet at UCC Church in Granville at 8 am !
HOLIDAY PARTY PLANS are in place for Thurs, 12/28 at SAMMS in Hennepin -- $10 or under for stuffed pork chop dinner, festivities to include a BUNKO PARTY and a White Elephant gift exchange --Bring gifts you are way too happy to part with!
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS: Kim Kettman & Mike Terando!
. . . AND WHATS NEXT??
12/5 Board Meeting at Morenos on Main 7am!
12/7 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
12/9 POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION VanWingerdens at 9am
12/14 Kim Kettman hosts!
12/16 FOOD PANTRY & TOYS deliveries UCC at 8am
12/21 Cheri Klein hosts!
12/28 Chris Kunkel and Scott Shore host our HOLIDAY PARTY at SAMMS in Hennepin Bring any and all White Elephant gifts!!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
November 16, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and DARRELL & JEANNE ALLEMAN will present their slide show and memories of their trip last June to the Rotary International Convention that bridged the gap between Malm, Sweden & Copenhagen, Denmark with stops along the way in Paris at Normandy Beach, at the home of Jeannes father, and in Ystad, Sweden to visit with Jeannes cousins!
WELCOME TO ROTARYInternational!!
ROTARY IN ACTION !
At last weeks meeting:
(1) We raised $53 happy bucks, and voted to donate the balance of $100 from Club funds, to benefit Granvilles Girl Scout Brownie troop, to be used in their discretion;
(2) JANICE BRANNON was thanked for donating $100 toward re-printing of Club Banners for exchange with foreign Clubs we may visit!
(3) BRUCE FILBRANDT was thanked for the hand-crafted donation of a wooden doll crib, to be raffled off to support our TOYS IN THE PANTRY PROJECT!
(4) RICK SERAFINI has our POINSETTIA PROJECT under control 9am December 9;
(5) MATT HOSTETTER will enlist volunteers for delivery of Food Pantry Holiday Food Baskets (& toys!) on December 16; and
(6) Our HOLIDAY PARTY will be Thursday night December 28 at SAMMS in Hennepin!
SO WHICH REALLY CAME FIRST?
Not all our questions were answered (sorry, Bruno!), but we came away from last weeks program with a whole new perspective on chickens, and chicken eggs! Our thanks to BRUCE FILBRANDT for hosting HEIDI DUFFIELD and her daughter, SARA, to tell us about Heidis side-avocation raising chickens organically --for fun and for the production of eggs au naturl! Heidi described the process of using no cages, hormones or chemicals, sharing their home and yard with a flock of some 30 chickens along with some ducks, and a couple horses, too! The chickens are primarily Americanas, a South American species that lay green, blue, brown and assorted camouflage colored eggs to blend with the foliage. Chickens are born with x number of eggs to give over their lifetime, which if left to nature, could be 30 years! The chickens are very domesticated and respond to their individual names (YES, they have names!), but maintain a true pecking order among themselves and can be very territorial and even cannibalistic. Heidi says you cant beat the quality and taste of homegrown eggs, still a bargain at $1.50 a dozen!
THANK YOU, BRUCE!
AND WHATS NEXT??
11/23 No Meeting THANKSGIVING
11/30 Christina Judd hosts!
12/7 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
12/9 POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION VanWingerdens at 9am
12/14 Kim Kettman hosts!
12/16 FOOD PANTRY & TOYS deliveries UCC at 8am
12/21 Cheri Klein hosts!
12/28 HOLIDAY PARTY at SAMMS in Hennepin!!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
November 9, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, and BRUCE FILBRANDT hosts our Program, featuring special guest HEIDI DUFFIELD! Heidis a beautician & hair stylist with LOTS of other interests, including.....CHICKENS! Tonight we get to hear the REST of the story!!
WELCOME BACK TO ROTARY, HEIDI !
GOIN CLUBBING....
Last weeks CLUB ASSEMBLY included the installation of a NEW MEMBER, advance planning for TOYS IN THE PANTRY, list-gathering for our annual POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION, and the next step for MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
BOARD WALK
The BOARD met this Tuesday morning, taking the following action (subject to Club ratification): (1) voted to donate this weeks happy bucks and general funds up to total of $100 to Granvilles Junior Girl Scouts (Brownies), for use in their discretion. (2) Due to many pre-Christmas scheduling conflicts, this years holiday party is proposed to be held December 28, with fun & games to be plotted out by Chris Kunkel and Scott Shore. BRING GUESTS!!!
DANIRA PARRA INSTALLED !
DANIRA PARRA became a GRANVILLE ROTARIAN last week, proposed for membership by SCOTT SHORE, approved by the Board and Club under her lead classification of CLERGY, ably installed by BRUNO BUCHHOLZ, pinned by her own husband, LaSalle Rotarian MARK FITZGERALD, officially welcomed by PRESIDENT LARRY and by each Club Member --- and initiated by the traditional FINE for not wearing her new (and well-hidden) name badge!
WELCOME, DANIRA!!
ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
Novembers the time, earths the place.... to recognize the great strides made by Rotary toward world health, world peace, and understanding. Grant programs, Exchange programs, Polio Plus, Disaster Relief, and the fellowship of 1.2 million Rotarians in 32, 198 Clubs in 168 countries around the globe...... THATS US !
WHATS COMING??
11/16 Matt Hostetter hosts!
11/23 No Meeting THANKSGIVING.
11/30 Christina Judd hosts!
12/7 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
12/9 POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION VanWingerdens at 9am
12/14 Kim Kettman hosts!
12/16 PC FOOD PANTRY & TOYS IN THE PANTRY
deliveries!
12/21 Cheri Klein hosts!
12/28 Chris Kunkel has the honors of finishing off 2006 with a HOLIDAY PARTY!! Plan to attend... and BRING GUESTS !!!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
November 2, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY with a LOT of good things to talk about.... Installation of a NEW MEMBER topping the list, and advance planning for TOYS IN THE PANTRY, list-gathering for our annual POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION, the next step for MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FPR (Future Programs of Rotary), and MORE!?
WELCOME, ALL, TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
LAST WEEKS EVENT
CATHY OLIVERI lined up last weeks program for CK CUTRIGHT AND hosted in CKs absence, bringing us FREEDOM HOUSES Interim Director --& Past President of both Henry and Princeton Rotary Clubs -- CONNIE DORAN! Connie previously worked at Heartland HealthCare and Perry Memorial Hospital, garnering 26 years experience in management, marketing and public relations. Having since moved to Iowa and nearer to her children and grandchildren, Connie offered to return temporarily, to help Freedom House reorganize under new management while continuing their very important services to the victims of domestic and sexual abuse. CATHY OLIVERI is one of many agency volunteers and also serves on Freedom Houses Board.
THANKS, CATHY!
NEW MEMBER TONIGHT!
DANIRA PARRA becomes a GRANVILLE ROTARIAN tonight, proposed for membership by Scott Shore, approved by the Board and Club, under her lead classification, CLERGY! Danira (pronounced Danita) is a Methodist Minister in Tonica, executive director of Centro Mi Pueblo Community Resource Center, official court translator, and active past LaSalle Rotary member, club president, bulletin editor, Paul Harris Fellow and Benefactor, former Assistant Governor, past GSE Team leader to the Phillipines, Rotary Costa Rica Well Project volunteer, and much more. We hope to have present as well, Daniras husband, Mark Fitzgerald, also an active LaSalle Rotarian and immediate past pres, for tonights installation ceremonies over which BRUNO BUCHHOLZ will officiate!
WELCOME, DANIRA!
NOVEMBER: ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH!
Ask not what your FOUNDATION can do for you... ...ask what YOU can do for the FOUNDATION !
WHATS COMING??
11/7 (TUESDAY) -- Board (only) AM Meeting at Morenos.
11/9 Bruce Filbrandt hosts HEIDI DUFFIELD to tell us all about CHICKENS AND CHICKEN EGGS !! !
11/16 Matt Hostetter hosts!
11/23 No Meeting THANKSGIVING.
11/30 Christina Judd hosts!
12/7 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
12/9 POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION VanWingerdens at 9am
12/14 Kim Kettman hosts!
12/26 PC FOOD PANTRY & TOYS IN THE PANTRY
deliveries! 12/21 Cheri Klein hosts!
12/28 Chris Kunkel has the honors of finishing off 2006!!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
October 26, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting..... and CK CUTRIGHT hosts our Program, to be presented by CONNIE DORAN, Interim Director of FREEDOM HOUSE --& past member of both Henry and Princeton Rotary Clubs! Connie previously worked at Heartland HealthCare and Perry Memorial Hospital, garnering 26 years experience in management, marketing and public relations. Having since moved to Iowa and nearer to her children and grandchildren, Connie offered to return temporarily, to help Freedom House reorganize under new management while continuing their very important services to the victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, CONNIE !
GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE
Know anyone between the ages of 25 to 40, willing to travel FREE to Germanys Bavarian Alps for four weeks? Were in search of 4 non-Rotarians and one Rotarian Group Leader for next Aprils GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE to experience Germanys culture, commerce, and business practices in the same fields of interest as those of the selected team participants. Our Rotary District will in turn host a team of Germans to provide the same experiences here.
Internationally, more than 45,000 people have participated in GSE since its inception in 1955.
AVOCATIONAL SERVICE
BRUNO BUCHHOLZ hosted Jim Wall last week to share his wood-carving talents and some of his artistic woodworks hand-crafted over the past 15 years, including delicately sculptured wooden ducks, impressionist and interpretive artwork, and several novelty pieces such as duck carvings on wooden golf club heads! His carvings have been well received in competition, at shows, as home decorations, and in the marketplace when Jim is occasionally willing to part with a piece for sale, or as a donation for fundraiser auctions. Jim has also shared his talents by introducing to his own children and others the art of wood carving, in 4-H. In fact, three of Rose and Jims children, Derek, Danielle and Aubrey, also enjoy woodworking, with Dad and on their own!
As we celebrate VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH, Jim Walls sharing of his hobby to serve community fundraisers, to inspire youth and to instill creative interests in his own children, all in his SPARE time, sets a perfect and inspirational example of vocational SERVICE ABOVE SELF!
THANK YOU, BRUNO--FOR HOSTING SUCH A TIMELY PROGRAM!
50-50 WINNER
TOM SIMMONS made it look easy to win $50 last week! Congrats, Tom!!!
..........And tonights winner is...........................
WHATS COMING??
NEXT WEEK: CLUB ASSEMBLY AND DANIRA PARRAS INSTALLATION!
11/7 Board (ONLY) Meeting at Morenos.
11/9 Bruce Filbrandt hosts!
11/16 Matt Hostetter hosts!
11/23 No Meeting THANKSGIVING.
11/30 Christina Judd hosts!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
October 19, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting and BRUNO BUCHHOLZ hosts our Program, featuring JIM WALCH, wood carver!
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB, JIM !
CURRENT EVENTS
Our CLUB ASSEMBLY two weeks ago, and open meeting last week gave us two chances to recap recent happenings, and to discuss future service opportunities, plans and projects....
(1) Guest Nite Follow-Up we need to contact others who could not make it, and we need also to follow up for those who came and enjoyed the meeting.
(2) Cow Pie Success 437 out of 450 tickets eventually sold, with special thanks to Cathy and to our repeat-top sellers!! AfterpPrinting $83 and paint $55.25, net profit was an AWESOME $2131.75!
(3) Pre-Planning for Poinsettia Delivery Day DECEMBER 9! Rick will contact Van Wingerdens. Larry will oversee updating of the distribution lists. Toys-In-The-Pantry Project keep those happy bucks rolling in -- $173 so far!
(4) PR grant submitted seeking $3000 for billboards, roadside signs, magnetic vehicle signs and a full-page PCR newspaper ad.
(5) The Ron & Tom Show: This new committee will confirm upcoming Program plans.
(6) Future Fundraisers well have a committee SHARE responsibility for ticket distribution, sales and revenue.
FOOD PANTRY HELP
MATT HOSTETTER relayed a request from the Food Pantry that we help out with Christmas food basket deliveries, along with delivery of our Toys In The Pantry, as the Mens Club has closed shop. Saturday, December 16, 8am, need 3 to 4 vans.
NEW MEMBER TO BE INSTALLED!
DANIRA PARRA was proposed for membership by Scott Shore three weeks ago, followed by Board approval announced two weeks ago, and CLUB approval last week, making it OFFICIAL Danira will be formally installed (by BRUNO!) on November 2.
WELCOME, DANIRA!!!!!
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS
Whos got $50 ready to spend on more Raffle tickets?? TRISTAN FORNES, KIM SANTMAN, KAITLYN BRANNON, JEANNE ALLEMAN, & WILLIAM MAUERCONGRATS TO ALL!
COMING ATTRACTIONS....
10/26 CK Cutright hosts!
11/2 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
11/7 Board Meeting at Morenos !
11/9 Bruce Filbrandt hosts!
11/16Matt Hostetter hosts!
11/23 No Meeting THANKSGIVING!
11/30 Christina Judd hosts!
Did you know....
October is Rotary International Vocational Service Month! Consider opportunities to honor your vocation or avocation by sharing with others your talents and insight, as an example of vocational excellence and honorable work ethics!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
October 5, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY a chance to recap recent happenings, and to discuss future service opportunities, plans and projects.... On the agenda:
(1) Guest Nite Follow-Up
(2) Cow Pie Success;
(3) Pre-Planning for Poinsettia Delivery Day and Toys-In-The-Pantry Project;
(4) Rotary International and District News: District incorporation vote, GSE promotion, & PR grant opportunities;
(5) Board meeting report;
(6) new ideas for Club expansion and growth;
(7) (your topic here!).
WELCOME, ALL!
LAST WEEKS PERSONAL TOUR
JANICE BRANNON presented our program last week, featuring Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs, taking us on a virtual tour of the Chicago Field Museum exhibit depicting the life and times of the Boy King! The exhibit runs til the end of the year and includes artifacts 3,300 to 3,500 years old..... absolutely fascinating!!!
THANK YOU, JANICE !
PCEF SUPPORT
We opted to attend & support the Putnam County Education Foundation fall musical romp, Searching For F.G., in lieu of our 9/21 meeting -- greatly enjoyed by those of us who attended!
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED!
DANIRA PARRA was proposed for membership by Scott Shore at last weeks meeting, under any number of vocational classifications, including Methodist Minister in Tonica, exec director of Centro Mi Pueblo Community Resource Center, official court translator, and active past LaSalle Rotary member, club president, bulletin editor, Paul Harris Fellow and Benefactor, Assistant Governor, past GSE Team leader to the Phillipines, Rotary Costa Rica Well Project volunteer, and much more. Daniras husband, Mark Fitzgerald, is also an active LaSalle Rotarian and immediate past pres!
The Board approved the proposal this week, opening the floor to comments for 7 days, after which Danira may be installed as a Granville Rotarian!
WELCOME, GUESTS!
GUESTS last week also included Heidi Duffield (and Sara!), Schulyer and Cathy Haws, Karen Richardson, & Rotary Spouses and we hope ALL will be interested in joining our Rotary Club !
OCTOBER PROGRAMS...
10/12 Sean Brannon;
10/19 Bruno Buchholz;
10/26 CK Cutright!
COW PIE BINGO WINNERS: Congrats to $1,000 grand prize winner Ryan Slingsby, and $100 winners Kim Cutright, Becky Perkins, Kay Russo, Matt Hostetter, Joe Bogner, Jeannie Alleman, Ivette Planel, Danira Parra (For Rotary Foundation!), Lorraine Terando, & Jakyb Stoddard! --With SPECIAL thanks to CATHY O, and to all who bought and helped sell tickets........................ and to KEVIN KUNKEL & Becky the Slow-But-Sure Cow!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
September 28, 2006
Welcome! PRES. LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting & JANICE BRANNON is back from China & Tibet just in time to present our program, featuring the life and good times of KING TUT! Janices intrigue with all things Egypt was peeked when Egypt brought the pyramids to our own back door more specifically to the Chicago Field Museum in the form of an exhibit featuring the Boy King -- Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs! The exhibit runs til the end of the year and includes artifacts 3,300 to 3,500 years old (thats pretty old!) Janice has made many dozens of trips to Egypt, seeing the real thing, and is the PERFECT tour guide for tonights glimpse into the exhibit.
WELCOME HOME, JANICE !
LAST WEEKS MAIN EVENT
JENO BONUCCHIs guest last week, MARILYN MERNIE MIEDZIANSKI, RN, BS, Elder Care Facilitator for Alternatives For the Older Adult of Spring Valley, had LOTS of great advice about getting our ducks in order and making certain that weve left a few clues as to what we have, where it is, what we want done with it AND WITH US when were less able to decide for ourselves!
THANKS, JENO, FOR A GREAT PROGRAM suitable viewing for ALL ages!!
WELCOME, GUESTS !
Tonights meeting is a chance to welcome guests to our Club, to see what Rotarys about with OUR hope YOU might be interested in becoming a member!
ROTARY is a world-wide service organization, comprised of local clubs with members of diverse occupations and interests, who enjoy the weekly fellowship of brief meetings, a meal, programs of local (or global) interest, & the unique opportunity to join forces with other Rotarians to serve others locally and world-wide.
ROTARY is non-profit, non-political, non-religious, non-discriminating....and non-budget threatening ($50 per half-year, no dues for first partial term), plus meal or $2 if youre unable to make it to a meeting, cant make a meeting we hope youll come, or take the opportunity to visit another club or attend on-line, but understand there are other obligations in all our lives, too!)
FUTURE FEATURES
THIS SATURDAY! COW PIE BINGO 1pm at Boggios Orchard!
OCT. 3 Tuesday AM (Board Only) Meeting @ Marys
OCT. 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY;
OCT. 12 Sean Brannon hosts!
OCT. 19 Bruno Buchholz hosts!
OCT. 26 CK Cutright hosts!
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
September 14, 2006
Welcome! PRES. LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting & JENO BONUCCHI hosts our Program Guest, MERNIE MARILYN MIEDZIANSKI, RN, BS, Elder Care Facilitator for Alternatives For the Older Adult, headquartered in Spring Valley! Our guest can provide some useful tips for organizing, preserving, and leaving, a record of our finances!
CLUB ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS
On the agenda last week:
(1) 50-50 Raffle Wrap-Up and a plan for accounting for outstanding tickets NEXT year;
(2) Cow Pie Bingo Sales Pitch Keep Saturday, Sept. 30 open to help draw the grid in the am, and to be there to cheer Elsie on at 1 pm, at Boggios Country Orchard!!;
(3) DUES reminder: PAY!;
(4) Meeting Menu Options Brads ON it;
(5) Voted to not have a dinner meeting Sept. 21 Members to attend PCEF Production at the High School at 7:30 pm (and by consensus it was determined that no make-up is required if unable to attend).
(6) MEMBERSHIP DRIVE GUEST NIGHTSEPTEMBER 28. INVITE GUESTS !
50-50 RAFFLE WINNERS:
CONGRATS TO KRISTA STOKKE (2 weeks ago) and AL PETERSON (last week)......... and to (YOUR NAME HEREMAYBE?) this weeks winner!
FUTURE FEATURES
SEPTEMBER 21 NO MEETING AT PUTTERS We will instead meet at the High School to attend the opening performance of the Fall PCEF fundraising production, SEARCHING FOR F.G. The musical revue is billed as promising a roller-coaster of emotions (all good) with a cast of 30.... a must see it to believe it Entwistle production. See or call JANE LENKAITIS for tickets! ($10/adult, $5/student) ---ALLEMANS program to be re-set!
SEPTEMBER 28 Janice Brannon will have just returned from China, but the program will feature Egypt and highlights of the Chicago Field Museums KING TUT exhibit! THIS WILL ALSO BE OUR GUEST NIGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS if we all actually take the responsibility to INVITE GUESTS !!
SEPTEMBER 30 COW PIE BINGO 1 pm at Boggios Orchard!
AND IN OCTOBER:
OCT.5 CLUB ASSEMBLY;
OCT. 12 Sean Brannon hosts!
OCT. 19 Bruno Buchholz hosts!
OCT. 26 CK Cutright hosts!
DID YOU KNOW.... The first Rotary symbol, designed by a Chicago Rotarian, was a simple wagon wheel, showing dust and motion, to signify civilization and movement. A nearly perfect gear insignia was later developed in 1923, but drew criticism from Rotarian engineers, as it had no keyway which was then added for the gear to be a working gear. With the addition of the keyway, our working symbol of Rotary International was born!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
September 7, 2006
Welcome! VICE PRES. DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting & CLUB ASSEMBLY! On the agenda tonight:
(1) 50-50 Raffle Wrap-Up;
(2) Cow Pie Bingo Sales Pitch and planning for the big day;
(3) Options for Participation in Youth Exchange;
(4) DUES reminder (PAY!);
(5) Board Action Review (see below); and YES
(6) MEMBERSHIP DRIVE IDEAS!
Welcome to Rotary !
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT !
PC: Where all students will learn and succeed, and all means ALL! BRAD ACUNCIUS hosted PC SCHOOLS SUPER-INTENDENT MIKE STRUNA as our Program Guest two weeks ago, filling us in on the challenges faced by our schools and our students under new education standards, and the GOOD news about PCs efforts to attain the goal with stats such as 100% of last years 3rd grade class meeting or exceeding ISAT test standards! Still room for improvement in other areas including an 8th grade scoring drop-off, but signs and (some) results improving steadily! Our guest also updated us on the post-tornado insurance litigation over the loss and valuation of Hopkins Elementary progress there too, but still not fully resolved.
THANKS, BRAD, FOR HOSTING THE PROGRAM Truly a Learning Experience!
DISTRICT MEETING REPORT
RICK SERAFINI reported last week all the news fit to repeat, from Rick and Darrells excursion to the Rotary District Training Session held Aug. 17. On the subject of membership growth and retention, many ideas were shared, hopefully inspiring us to share Rotary with a new generation of community members & leaders. Our Clubs strength is notably in our size (not small in comparison to other area Clubs!), our diversity in represented occupations (and genders!), our ability to keep meetings active and interesting, and plenty of opportunity for new members to get really active really fast! Thanks for representing Granville Rotary at the meeting, Darrell & Rick and thanks for the report back!!!
Now -- what can we do to share our enjoyment of Rotarys fellowship and opportunities to serve others, with NEW members????
BOARD TALK
The Board met bright & early Sept 1, taking the following action:
(1) To overcome 50-50 ticket-sale accounting nightmares, (five are still missing and some were turned in without $$), next years tickets & cash are to be turned in together, members each start with five tickets & get to buy them if unsold by last Thursday in June. Same plan for Cow Pie Bingo Tickets, due this year by Sept. 28.
(2) Fines and Happy Bucks are designated for our Toys In The Pantry Project, and the Treas. will keep track of the income!
(3) Menu Brad is working on a shorter, larger-print version.
(4) Tribute planned, including $100 donation to Rotary Foundation, in memory of Dons wife, Helen Jean Nelson, only child of Granville Rotary founder & Past District Governor J. Turner Mills. Our sincere condolences to Don upon her passing.
THE SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 14 JENO switched with Darrell, to host Mernie Marilyn Miedzianski, RN, BS, Elder Care Facilitator for Alternatives For the Older Adult, headquartered in Spring Valley, with tips for organizing and preserving a record of our finances.
SEPTEMBER 21 The ALLEMANS will present Darrells program on their recent adventures attending the ROTARY INTL CONVENTION and their travels in Europe!
SEPTEMBER 28 Janice Brannon will have just returned from China, but the program will feature Egypt and highlights of the Chicago Field Museums KING TUT exhibit!
SEPTEMBER 30 COW PIE BINGO 1pm at Boggios Orchard!
OCTOBER 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY
OCTOBER 12 Sean Brannon hosts!
OCTOBER 19 Bruno Buchholz hosts!
OCTOBER 26 CK Cutright hosts!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
August 24, 2006
Welcome! PRES. LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting & BRAD ACUNCIUS hosts our Program, to be presented by PC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT MIKE STRUNA! Mike will fill us in on the status of the pending tornado damage litigation, and whats new in academics, sports & extra-curriculars in Putnam County.
WELCOME TO ROTARY, MIKE!
A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES
MARTY YAUCH had the pleasure last week of hosting Dr. C.G. PILLAI of Carus Chemical, a native of India, long-time resident of Peru and a school board member there and LaSalle Rotarian! Dr. Pillai compared education in the US to that of India, noting that India is much more driven as to core subjects, but lacking in extra-curriculars, the arts, leadership training, analytic thinking skills, and individual creativity. Education in India, as in the US, is free and government-supported -- but due to the inadequacy of Indias public school system, those financially able have opted for private education. Each nations system, he said, could learn from the other.
Our thanks to MARTY YAUCH for hosting... and to JANICE BRANNON for making the Program arrangements!
Last weeks $50 Drawing Winner: KAREN OSSOLA!
SOME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLElast chance to buy!!
SOLD TICKETS?? TURN EM IN OR PAY FOR EM !
ROTARY FOUNDATION CONGRATS!
An unprecedented FIVE Paul Harris Awards were presented last week! Congrats again to: CK CUTRIGHT and TOM SIMMONS, new Paul Harris Fellows; and SCOTT & ADRIANE SHORE, on behalf of David & Daniel, and in memory of Erin.
FUTURE FEATURES
AUGUST 31 Open Meeting Darrell and Rick will share the wealth of info they gathered last week at a District event!
SEPTEMBER 5 Board (only) Breakfast 7AM at Marys Diner
SEPTEMBER 7 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
SEPTEMBER 14 ??? Now reported that Darrell is switching programs, keeping us in suspense for a while longer before presenting his program on recently attending the ROTARY INTL CONVENTION and the Allemans travels in Europe!
SEPTEMBER 21 Jeno Bonucchi hosts!
SEPTEMBER 28 Janice Brannon plans to bring the mysteries of the pyramids to McNabb! Well get to see what the Chicago Field Museums KING TUT exhibit is all about! (Was he murdered???)
SEPTEMBER 30 COW PIE BINGO 1pm at Boggios Orchard!
OCTOBER 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY
OCTOBER 12 Sean Brannon hosts!
OCTOBER 19 Bruno Buchholz hosts!
OCTOBER 26 CK Cutright hosts!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
August 17, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights meeting, AND MARTY YAUCH has the pleasure of hosting our program, to be presented by special guest Dr. C.G. PILLAI of Carus Chemical and a school board member in Peru! Comparing the focus of education in the US to that of India, Dr. Pillai brings us insight into some peculiar differences and Indias use of education as a vehicle for economic growth.
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, DR. PILLAI !
Also on the guest list tonight..... Scott and Adriane Shore host STEVE & VALINDA WESTMAN, new residents of Granville!
WELCOME, ALL!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
REED WILSON presented his own program last week, updating us on Uticas process of recovery from the April 2004 tornado that left both Granville and Utica in a state of ruin. Utica, which (unlike Granville) is within Reeds jurisdiction in his work for US Rep. Jerry Weller, has nabbed federal funds, new hotel tax revenues, homerule flexibility, and much local support in the rebuilding process which will eventually include re-routing Highway 178.
THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, REED !
Last weeks $50 Drawing Winner:
BRANDON McNEILL!
SOME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLElast chance to buy!!
ROTARY FOUNDATION CONGRATS!
An unprecedented FIVE Paul Harris Awards will be presented tonight! Congrats & thanks to: CK CUTRIGHT and TOM SIMMONS, new Paul Harris Fellows; and SCOTT & ADRIANE SHORE, on behalf of David & Daniel, and in memory of Erin.
COMING ATTRACTIONS...
AUGUST 24 Brad Acuncius hosts PC Schools Super, MIKE
STRUNA to tell us whats exciting about the school year ahead!
AUGUST 31 Open Meeting No program scheduled (YET!)
SEPTEMBER 5 Board Breakfast 7AM at Marys Diner
SEPTEMBER 7 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
SEPTEMBER 14 Darrell & Jeanne Alleman will share their
awesome experience of recently attending the ROTARY
INTL CONVENTION in Malmo, Sweden and Copenhagen,
Denmark, and the side-travel they enjoyed while in Europe!
SEPTEMBER 21 Jeno Bonucchi hosts!
SEPTEMBER 28 Janice Brannon plans to bring the mysteries of the pyramids to McNabb! Well get to see what the Chicago Field Museums KING TUT exhibit is all about! (Was he murdered???)
SEPTEMBER 30 COW PIE BINGO 1pm at Boggios Orchard!
OCTOBER 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY
OCTOBER 12 Sean Brannon hosts
OCTOBER 19 Bruno Buchholz hosts!
OCTOBER 26 CK Cutright hosts!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
August 10, 2006
WELCOME! President LARRY PRIEST presides over tonight's meeting with Reed Wilson in charge of the Program. WELCOME< ALL< TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
50/50 WINNERS: 1st week Jim Gerber of Davenport, IA, sold by Bruce and 2nd Winner, Sharon Kunkel sold by Chris! A number of 50/50 tickets are still outstanding. Larry will contact those with tickets. Others volunteered to sell those still available. Quarter-drive for Polio Plus has netted $250 so far. Budget reviewed. Motion made, seconded and adopted to increase budgeted item for McNabb-Magnolia Jr. Women's Club 8th grade annual Springfield trip from $50 to $100. Also seconded and adopted was to try using a full menu self-order form (specials will still have to be filled in) Cow Pie Bingo planned for 1:00 pm September 30th at Boggio's Pumpkins Fall Festival. Regular Bingo options discussed. Consensus agreement not to undertake single events because of taxation red tape and costs with minimal profits. Long Term Youth Exchange discussed; possible outbound applicant has voiced interest. Another student may also be interested. Consensus agreement that Scott Shore will investigat4e Club costs of participation as a sponsor, consts of hosting inbound student in exchange and requirements. Consensus also that we could have to make program availabole to all, and select if limited in number we would sponsor. Several voiced benefits of renewing our Club's participation if it is possible.
SEEING INTO THE FUTURE.... (see above!)
Please remember to tell your Bull. Editor what your plans will be for your program!!!
Web address of the on-line make-up is: www.rotaryeclubone.org
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
August 3, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides over tonights CLUB ASSEMBLY, providing an opportunity for us to discuss wuzzup in Rotary --- including A BUDGET (!), DUES, MEMBERSHIP GUEST NITE (?), 50-50 WRAP-UP, COW PIE BINGO PLANS for 9/30, PROGRAM SCHEDULE, and the request line is open for members to raise any and all other issues.
WELCOME, ALL, TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
BEWARE THE MANDINGO !
LORRAINE TERANDO hosted Sharon and John GRAYHORSE Mayfield last week for a GREAT program on Native American lore and legend. Grayhorse is half Blackfoot Indian and a member of the Grayhorse Tribe. The couple, from Dalzell, honor Grayfoots proud ancestry by preserving authentic artifacts and fashioning new crafts from animal skulls and hides, antlers, bird feathers, beads, and a WHOLE lot of artistic talent! Among the items on display was a very scary looking Mandingo, which according to legend, avenges any wrong done to nature or fellow man, by stealing ones spirit to be returned only when matters are set back right.
THANKS FOR A GREAT PROGRAM, LORRAINE !!
SEEING INTO THE FUTURE...
AUGUST 10 Reed Wilson hosts!
AUGUST 18 Marty Yauch hosts!
AUGUST 25 Brad Acuncius hosts PC Schools Super, MIKE STRUNA to tell us about the school year ahead!
SEPTEMBER 7 CLUB ASSEMBLY!
SEPTEMBER 14 Darrell Alleman hosts!
SEPTEMBER 21 Jeno Bonucchi hosts!
SEPTEMBER 28 Janice Brannon hosts!
SEPTEMBER 30 COW PIE BINGO!
OCTOBER 5 CLUB ASSEMBLY
OCTOBER 12 Sean Brannon hosts!
OCTOBER 19 Bruno Buchholz hosts!
OCTOBER 26 CK Cutright hosts!
Please remember to tell you Bull. Editor what your plans will be for your program!!!
BOARD STUFF
THE BOARD met this Tuesday AM to discuss budget (reviewed a tentative one), menu choices (will add more choices), dues (agreed $50 plus $2 per meeting missed and not made up -- encourages makeups!), Youth Exchange (an outbound student is interested for 07-08), projects (& how to fund them), District Training Seminar August 17 (Rick and Darrell will attend any others willing??), and the plan for future monthly Board meetings! Have an issue?? Let the Board know !!
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY!
July 27, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST presides, and LORRAINE TERANDO hosts a very special guest, GRAYHORSE sometimes known as John Mayfield, of DePue, who has applied his artistic skills to honor the traditions of his Blackfoot ancestry -- and will share with us some of his arts, facts and artifacts tonight!
WELCOME TO ROTARY, GRAYHORSE!
SEEING INTO THE FUTURE...
NEXT TUESDAY (AUG. 1) Our first Tuesday Roundtable breakfast (and make-up opportunity) will be held at 7am at Marys Diner in McNabb. Open to all, to share ideas & plot the future course of Club projects. See you at Marys!
AUGUST 3 Business Meeting and Club Assembly!
AUGUST 10 Reed Wilson hosts!
AUGUST 18 Marty Yauch hosts a MAJOR event and program, with special guest KING TUT -- arranged by Janice Brannon! Make plans now for LOTS of guests for this great program!!
AUGUST 25 We return to the top -- and Brad Acuncius hosts!
NEW 50-50 -- 1st Drawing tonight!
OH, WHAT A NITE !
OUR GOVERNORS NITE last week was an enjoyable event, for us as well as our esteemed guest, DISTRICT GOVERNOR PAT BURCH of the Rochelle Rotary Club. GOVERNOR PAT praised Granville Rotary for our commitment to Rotary, Rotary Foundation, and Community Service, while providing some great ideas for involvement in world service, District events, and Family Of Rotary projects throughout the year ahead. Pat particularly noted our recent flurry of activity in support of Rotary Foundation, including new Sustaining Memberships of Bruce Filbrandt and Larry Priest, and completion of Paul Harris fellowships by CK Cutright, Tom Simmons, and Scott and Adriane Shore for Erin (posthumously), Daniel and David. The Gov explained that contributions will be used by the Foundation for three years and will then return to our own District for grants and scholarships. Gov. Pat ably carried home the message of RI President William Boyd: LEAD THE WAY in community, vocational and world service, LEAD THE WAY in membership growth, family of Rotary involvement, and Foundation support, and LEAD THE WAY in our enjoyment of friendship and fellowship throughout this coming Rotary year.
DO YOU DO DUES?
Dues Bills will be out soon... $50 will just cover $13.50 to District, $23.50 to RI, $6 Rotarian Subscription, $1 Legislation Council levy, $2.74 Club Insurance Cost, and $3.26 Club expense. (Total $50 -- plus $2 for any meetings missed and not made up).
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WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARYS GOVERNORS NITE!
July 20, 2006
Welcome -- And welcome to GOVERNORS NITE -- with special guest, DISTRICT GOVERNOR PAT BURCH! Welcome to Putnam County, and WELCOME to Granville Rotary, Governor Pat !
OF GUBERNATORIAL NOTE....
Our GUEST OF HONOR tonight hails from Rochelle Rotary, a member there since 1991, serving as President in 96-97... and AGAIN in 2000-2001 ! She has been active in a number of District Committees, and has served as Assistant Governor for two years. Good thing that Pat enjoys traveling, because theres LOTS of it for the new Gov. in the Rotary year ahead ! Pat also enjoys reading, old movies, GREDCO, Church, Scouting, Service to Seniors, and community activities. Pat and her Rotary Spouse, Ben, have been married for 31 years and have a daughter, Sarah, a son, Adam, and -- soon-to-be, a son-in-law ! Pat and Ben are Paul Harris Fellows, and Pat is a Benefactor and a member of the Paul Harris 711 Club (ask her about this one!).
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, PAT BURCH!
LAST WEEKS MEETING
VICE PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presided over last weeks meeting, and SCOTT SHORE hosted in Kristas absence, to introduce PAUL KAUTZ Director of GATEWAY SERVICES, a Princeton Rotarian (and Bulletin Editor!), and even an occasional visitor at Granville Rotary. Paul told us about the important work of Gateway Services, and the hopes and dreams of the Center as they begin their new Capital Development Campaign! Our thanks again to Pastor Krista, for arranging last weeks program... Thanks AGAIN for returning to Granville Rotary, Paul!
ADRIANE SHORE MEMBER AT LAST!
ADRIANE SHORE was inducted last week, with the help of acting Club Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ and Secretary / Proposer SCOTT SHORE! Adriane has been a part of Granville Rotary for the past 28 years, offering lots of project help and behind-the-scenes support, and (with Scott) ringing up 5 family Paul Harris fellowships & Scotts Foundation Benefactor wings.Adrianes classification is ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION, in which Adriane has served kids for 30 years!
COMING RIGHT UP....
Lorraine Terando hosts next week, and WELL BE HERE!
Our first roundtable breakfast meeting (and make-up) will be held at 7am Tuesday morning, August 1, at Marys Diner in McNabbALL MEMBERS MAY JOIN IN !
....And our next Club Assembly follows on August 3, with Larry Priest in charge !!!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 13, 2006
Welcome! VICE PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights meeting, and SCOTT SHORE hosts tonights special Program Guest, PAUL KAUTZ Director of GATEWAY SERVICES in Princeton AND a Princeton Rotarian (and Bulletin Editor!). Paul will tell us about the important work of Gateway Services, and the hopes and dreams of the Center as they begin their new Capital Development Campaign!
Our thanks to vacationing KRISTA STOKKE for arranging tonights program...
Welcome AGAIN to Granville Rotary, Paul!
WELCOME, ADRIANE SHORE!
ADRIANE SHORE was approved for membership by Board action last week, which action was then announced in full session, to start the countdown until Adrianes INSTALLATION! Adriane has been a part of Granville Rotary for the past 28 years, offering lots of project help and behind-the-scenes support, and (with Scott) ringing up 5 family Paul Harris fellowships & Scotts Foundation Benefactor wings, but Adriane NOW makes it OFFICIAL as Granville Rotarys NEWEST MEMBER!
Adrianes classification is ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION, in which Adriane has served kids for 30 years!
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE
ROTARY CLUB, ADRIANE!
We hope you will enjoy your NEW participation as a member!
CLUB ASSEMBLY HI-LITES
₪ ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOVERNOR MARIAN SHURTS was on hand for our first-of-the-year CLUB ASSEMBLY last week, offering good news about Rotary, Rotary Foundation, and her assistance as our liaison to the District throughout the year!
₪ The Club received a note of thanks for our support of Sheriff Doyles KOPS FOR KIDS fishing derby event the two bicycles we donated were won by Brooke Veronda and Marshall Rinaldo.
₪ 50-50 Tickets just 24 left for sale, but only 2 weeks left to get the job done! Sell or buy, but lets get them out of Janes hands!
₪ COW PIE BINGO options for September were discussed Committee member CATHY O will investigate and report back.
₪ BADGES If you dont have one, tell Secy SCOTT asap -- before next Thursdays GOVERNORS NIGHT so that a new badge can be made just for you! Remember Badges AND pins for the BIG EVENT next week!
₪ WHERES LaSALLE? We now have the answer: LaSalle Rotarys meeting at the VFW on Wenzel Road, just east of Airport Road in LaSalle Wednesdays 12:00 (except 7/26). Stop by !!
₪ ROTARY ON-LINE? Yes, we can make up in cyberspace any time, from anywhere -- at Rotary e-Club One! ....AND save $2 on your next dues bill, for every make-up of a missed meeting!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 6, 2006
Welcome! VICE PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN presides over tonights season openner CLUB ASSEMBLY as we officially begin the NEW ROTARY YEAR --- with a guest appearance by our ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOVERNOR, MARIAN SHURTS! Marian will fill us in on the Districts hopes & goals for the year ahead, with a preview of the DISTRICT GOVS OFFICIAL CLUB VISIT ON JULY 20!
WELCOME BACK TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, MARIAN !!
I T S A D O G S L I F E !
TOM SIMMONS presented his own program last week, with a cameo appearance by CINDI who brought with her the topic of conversation PEWTER, one of the Simmons prize IRISH WOLFHOUNDS! Tom gave us an inside look at the world of raising, training, campaigning and showing prize Wolfhounds, and some fascinating history about the nobility and unique qualities of the now rare breed ! TOM & CINDI have had a number of champion show dogs over the years, including Rose, who had won Best of the Breed! These pups are truly part of the family -- inside pets and never forced to show off unless theyre in the mood! Sixteen-month-old Pewter, who weighs in at 145 pounds, is currently one of FOUR Irish Wolfhound members of the household !
THANKS FOR A GREAT PROGRAM, TOM !
COMING SOON.....
NEXT WEEK: SCOTT SHORE hosts for vacationing KRISTA STOKKE, with Kristas guest, PAUL KAUTZ, Princeton Rotarian & Exec. Director of GATEWAY SERVICES!
JULY 20: GOVERNORS NITE!! District Governor PAT BURCH will be here and hopefully well ALL be here too!
JULY 27: LORRAINE HOSTS the program!
AND FOR AUGUST.... August 3 will be a CLUB ASSEMBLY, followed by REED WILSONs program on Aug. 10, MARTY YAUCH will host on Aug. 17, and were back at the top of the chart with BRAD ACUNCIUS on Aug. 24 & DARRELL ALLEMAN on Aug. 31.
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED !
Your Bulletin Editor proposed to his wife AGAIN! ADRIANE SHORE was proposed last week as a member of the Granville Rotary Club! The proposal will be submitted to the Board tonight. If accepted by the Board, the acceptance will be announced to the Club and members will have 7 days to voice objection to any member of the Board, which would then be put to further vote. Absent objection, Adriane may be installed at or after the next meeting with the classification, Elementary Education.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 29, 2006
Welcome! VICE PRESIDENT DARRELL ALLEMAN gets to try out the gavel these first three weeks of the new Rotary year, and presides tonight while TOM SIMMONS co-hosts -- with a special guest Irish Wolfhound -- tonights Program on the trials and tribulations of raising, breeding and showing such dogs! (The dog will be allowed 3-minutes rebuttal!)
TAKE IT, TOM !
TWO WEEKS AGO....
SCOTT SHORE hosted special guest SUE PETTIT, our PC Supervisor of Assessments, who filled us in on the 2.36% STATE MULTIPLIER added to our real estate tax bills (now in hand). The State determines whether each county is equitably valuing and taxing all properties within the county, on par with other counties. If we shoot too low, or if inflation bumps the selling price of real estate faster than we can react by boosting assessments, the State Department of Revenue adjusts by the addition of a county multiplier across the board for all non-agricultural property.
COMING SOON.....
NEXT WEEK: CLUB ASSEMBLY & ASSISTANT GOV VISIT!
JULY 13: KRISTA HOSTS!
JULY 20: GOVERNORS NITE!
JULY 27: LORRAINE HOSTS!
SEE YALL HERE !!
INSTALLATION NITE JUST RIGHT !
Our ANNUAL INSTALLATION NIGHT gala affair last week included presentations to outgoing President MATT HOSTETTER, finishing his SECOND year in office, including a past-presidents pin, a cake shared by (and beneficial to) all concerned, a wood-engraved desk pen and case, framed photo collage, and Club Historian JANE LENKAITIS amazing scrapbook of our past two Rotary years still a work of art in progress, and what a work it is! Perfect Attendance pins were presented to those deserving, with thanks to ALL for attendance and participation. Matt presented this years SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD, to DANIELLE STODDARD for her outstanding dedication to the youth of our community. The presentations included a laser-engraved desk award and $50 check directed by Danielle to VOICE, the PCHS volunteer group which Danielle founded and continues to serve as sponsor. And CATHY OLIVERI added to the occasion with several gifts to Danielle from the Afterglow Committee, in appreciation for Danielles continued help in chairing that event.
BRUNO BUCHHOLZ performed the ceremonial installation of PRESIDENT LARRY PRIEST, who promises a GREAT year and lots of FUN ahead!!! The NEW BOARD (automatically installed with the Pres.) includes Larry, Matt, Darrell, Brad, Jeno, Bruce, Rick and Lorraine, with Officers CATHY as Treas, SCOTT as Secy, BRAD as Sgt. at Arms, and KRISTA as Song- leader & Chaplain
CONGRATS & BEST WISHES TO ALL!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY
INSTALLATION NITE 06!
JUNE 23, 2006
AND WELCOME TO PUTTERS! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over the FIRST portion of tonights celebration of a GREAT year of service and fellowship, handing gavel and presidency to LARRY PRIEST who receives the privilege of launching our NEW Rotary year! Our Club offers thanks to all members, spouses & volunteers whose SERVICE ABOVE SELF contributed to make 2005-06 an extraordinary year!
Matt Hostetter, Pres.
Larry Priest, V.Pres.
Sean Brannon, Board Member
Christina Judd, Board Member
Darrell Alleman, Board Member
Marty Yauch, Board Member
Brad Acuncius, Board Member
Cathy Oliveri, Treasurer
AND our Club pledges to make the coming year ANOTHER great year of service and fellowship, with the NEW BOARD:
Larry Priest, President
Darrell Alleman, V. Pres.
Bruce Filbrandt, Board Member
Matt Hostetter, Board Member
Brad Acuncius, Board Member
Rick Serafini, Board Member
Jeno Bonucchi, Board Member
Lorraine Terando, Board Member
CONGRATS & THANKS, DANIELLE!
True to the motto of Rotary, DANIELLE STODDARD continues to epitomize SERVICE ABOVE SELF through her dedication to the youth of our community.
As a Mom kept busy with two growing boys, as a professional youth counselor, as a public servant & elected school board member, as a volunteer continuing to sponsor VOICE at PCHS . and as a Rotarian-still-at-heart Chair of the AFTERGLOW (just to name a few of our honored guests many accomplishments & avocations!), DANIELLE truly makes an impact worthy of our praise tonight!
Congratulations, Danielle, as recipient of this Rotary years
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
-- with our heart-felt thanks for ALL you do!!!
PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY !
Tonight we also recognize all members whose regular attendance has added the key to our Clubs success on all fronts. SPECIAL CONGRATS to our members with PERFECT ATTENDANCE all year:
CK (3yr+),
MATT (4 yrs),
BRAD (5 yrs),
CATHY (12 yrs),
LARRY (18 yrs),
TOM (20 yrs),
SCOTT (21 yrs), and
CHARTER YEAR MEMBERS JENO BONUCCHI & BRUNO BUCHHOLZ -- each with ALL 39 consecutive years perfect attendance!!
Congratulations and thank you to all recipients and all Rotarians, for your continuing attendance AND participation!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 15, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT presides & SCOTT SHORE hosts tonights Program, with special guest SUE PETTIT, our PC Supervisor of Assessments, who will fill us in on the real HOW, WHAT and WHY of the method by which our upcoming tax bills are going to have a 2.36% STATE MULTIPLIER added.
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB, SUE!
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM
RICK SERAFINI hosted last Thursdays Program, featuring our two 2006 ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA) SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, Rick & Tammys daughter, ANGIE, and Dan & Katie Wujeks daughter, JANEAN, all of Mark! Both said they truly enjoyed participating in this years Rotary District RYLA weekend leadership camp experience in Oregon, Illinois last month and told us about several of their experiences all good! Both said they enjoyed the experience of meeting people from different schools, and exchange students from many different countries. She described the learning experience of having to work together to accomplish their goals and said the RYLA program builds participants confidence in his & her leadership skills. Both hope to return next year, to serve as team leaders!
THANKS FOR THE PROGRAM, RICK !
ROTARY NEWS CLIPS
CATHY OLIVERI participated in the Marshall-Putnam Relay for Life as a member of the WE B UCC Team this past weekend Full report coming soon!
MATT HOSTETTER reported last week that he golfed A LOT last Wednesday, 100 holes, in fact, to raise money for the Childrens Hospital of Peoria. The worn out golfers raised $5,100 !
KOPS FOR KIDS Fishing Derby was held this past weekend, helped along by our purchase of a boys and girls bike for drawings held during the event Thank you for doing the bike-shopping, Cathy!!!
OUR ANNUAL INSTALLATION NIGHT will be here at PUTTERS next week, June 22 and by Club vote we have opted for a choice of prime rib or fillet, $20 per person including the works. Please make reservations via Larry Priest tonight or asap, indicating choice of entree. WE HOPE TO HAVE A RRRREALLY BIG TURN-OUT for the event!!
50-50 NEWS: Cheri Kleins granddaughter, LINDSAY FOSTER won $50 last week! Tickets still available for our NEXT Raffle!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE JUNE 22-INSTALLATION NITE, here at Puttersspouses & guests too!! JUNE 29-TOMS Program finishes off the 05 - 06 Rotary year !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 8, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT presides & RICK SERAFINI hosts tonights Program, featuring the TWO recipients of our Clubs 2006 ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA) SCHOLARSHIPS! Rick & Tammys daughter, ANGIE SERAFINI, and JANEAN WUJEK, both of Mark, were sponsored by our Club to participate in this years Rotary District RYLA weekend leadership camp experience in Oregon, Illinois last month and are here tonight to tell us about their experiences well, at least SOME of their experiences!? This was Angies SECOND RYLA excursion, but the first from which she didnt return on crutches!!
WELCOME, ANGIE & JANEAN!
BACK TRACK....
CATHY OLIVERI hosted DIANE CIMEI on May 18 to tell us about the Relay for Life and WE B UCCs Team effort! The national event was born 20 years ago and the M-P event was begun 10 years ago, raising money for the fight against cancer. 29 Teams are signed up for this years event this weekend, June 10-11 at Henry-Senachwine High School. Come for the Survivors Walk at 7pm & Luminary Ceremony at 9pm June 10 -- & see Cathy to contribute in honor of a survivor or in memory of a friend or family member lost to cancer.
THANK, CATHY, FOR THE PROGRAM ------------- AND FOR CONTINUING THE FIGHT!
OF RECENT NOTE....
SCHOLARSHIPS PRESENTED President Matt made the presentations May 20, as approved by the Club on May 18, to Knute Hammel Memorial Scholarship winner SHAINA BOYD, Bill Klein Memorial Scholarship winner ASHLEY MALAVOLTI, and CO-OP Student of the Year honoree Robbie Mellentine! Congrats to all recipients!
NEW 50-50 TICKETS ON SALE NOWtake MORE tonight!
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Remember to let LARRY know your preferences ASAP.... To be announced SOON!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD Danielle Stoddard has confirmed that she WILL be present for our Annual Banquet 6/22!
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS : DARYLE WRAGGE, ELLIE LENKAITIS (on her 9th birthday!!!), & BRAD ACUNCIUS !
SIGN OF THE TIMES Thank you Sean Brannon and Larry Priest for changing our roadsigns (back) to PUTTERS!
AGELESS ACHIEVER REPORT Darrell Alleman, sponsored by our Club, received the Ageless Achiever Award 5/12 in Quad Cities Darrell, Jeanne, Jeno & Margaret attended.!
MEMBERSHIP PROSPECTS several suggested, more are out there, if we just ASK --- Now is the time to do so!
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Darrell & Jeanne Alleman are presently in Sweden for the RI Convention, with side trips including Normandy! Program to come -- soon!!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
JUNE 15-SCOTT hosts Sue Pettit to tell us how we can pay more (or less?) in real estate taxes!
JUNE 22-INSTALLATION NITE, here at Puttersspouses too!!
JUNE 29-TOMS Program finishes off the 05 - 06 Rotary year !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 18, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT presides & CATHY OLIVERI hosts tonights Program, featuring DIANE CIMEI of McNabb, here to tell us about the WE B UCC Relay for Life team effort, how the Marshall-Putnam Relay For Life got started 10 years ago, and the many ways the participating teams (of which Diane & Karen Ossola are Co-Captains) raise money for the fight against cancer.
WELCOME TO ROTARY, DIANE !
AN INFORMATIVE PROGRAM...
RON McNEILLs Program last week highlighted the history of the Moorman Movement, or movementS as Pastor Ron explained. One of only three religious movements born on American soil (with Christian Scientist movement & Christian Church Disciples of Christ), the Moormans Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith with early roots in nearby Carthage, Illinois. The stronghold of the original group can be found in Rons hometown, Independence, Missouri, while another sect headed up by Brigham Young established its home in Salt Lake City. The split is also evident, Ron says, at Navoo, Illinois, where each sect has its own piece of history to care for the 1800s motif mostly renovated by Salt Lake City, with the exception of Joseph Smiths home and visitors center maintained by the Missouri faction.
THANKS, RON!
CLUB-ICLES
50-50 WINNER: LYNN STICKELsell that man another ticket!
NEW TICKETS ON SALE NOW take til it helps!
RYLA Angie Serafini & Janean Wujek had a great time & will appear shortly (June 8) to present a program on the experience.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS Club voted to donate $100. President Matt echoed the sentiment, having recently volunteered his time and patience as part of a Mens Club project at the LP games !!
AFTERGLOW Cathy reports $848 profit as of now, usable for improvements already in the works for next years event !!
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Let LARRY know your preferences ASAP.... Speak now or forever hold your peace !
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD Pres. Matts nomination (name omitted) was unanimously approved by Club vote to be presented at the end of Matts presidential term.
MEMBERSHIP PROSPECTS several suggested, more are out there, if we just ASK --- Now is the time to step up the process!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE NO MEETING NEXT WEEK 5/25 (due to Jr. High Graduation and other members conflicts.)
JUNE 1-CLUB ASSEMBLY;
JUNE 8-RICK hosts Angie and Janean for their RYLA
program; JUNE 15-SCOTT hosts Sue Pettit to tell us how we get taxed!
JUNE 22-INSTALLATION NITE, here at Puttersspouses too!!
JUNE 29-TOMS Program finishes off the 05 - 06 Rotary year!
SEE YOU HERE !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
May 11, 2006
Welcome! VICE PRESIDENT LARRY presides and Program Host RON McNEILL has the honor of tonights presentation still a secret as of presstime....
WELCOME TO ROTARY!
CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
OUR CLUB ASSEMBLY last week brought a number of items to the floor for the good of the Club:
(1) Many, Many thanks to all who contributed time, money, food, energy, and late-night hours, to make THE AFTERGLOW another but even greater success! 105 had signed up, but 119 came and stayed! Ideas were discussed to smooth out more rough edges for next year, such as a second balloon board, hotter pizza, more game chips (esp. black), more small t-shirts, more chip-cups (a big hit!), real paddles for the auction, & a few more volunteers on the carnie games! Cathy will have a financial report on the event, tonight!
(2) CONGRATS again to Darrell Alleman, sponsored by our Club, nominated by PC Achievement Center, and a WINNER as an Ageless Achiever to be honored tomorrow, May 12 in Moline!
(3) 50-50 Tickets distributed sell & take more!!!
(4) THANK YOU... from the Shore family ... for the Clubs generous contribution to Lighted Way in memory of Erin.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE...
CATHY OLIVERI will host next weeks Program, May 18!
SCOTT SHORE switched with Larry Priest to host on May 25!
RICK SERAFINI is scheduled to be Program Host June 8!
LARRY PRIEST returns to the lineup to host on June 15!
ANNUAL INSTALLATION NIGHT BANQUET: JUNE 22!
TOM SIMMONS hosts the years LAST Program on June 29!
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS...
Congrats to DR. SHAWN BAILEY, DENNIS DYLO, DICK STOKKE, DON WEDE, & CHRIS GEORGE!!
NOW IS THE BEST TIME OF ALL...
... TO BE SEEKING OUT NEW MEMBERS! WHY?????
>>Its that time of year that people are changing their activities, looking for something fun to do (and excuses not to cook!)
>>Were about to begin a NEW ROTARY YEAR with the opportunity to start the new year WITH us... and even to be installed at our ANNUAL INSTALLATION BANQUET!
>>OUR Clubs PUBLIC IMAGE is at an all time high the result of a well-noticed Centennial Project, the recent success of the Afterglow, and the good will of our many projects throughout the year Join a SUCCESSFUL Club!
>>New folks have moved to our communities & want to meet & participate Rotarys the best way to do both! --so ASK!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 27, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT presides and Program Chair JANE LENKAITIS plans to dedicate tonights program to AFTERGLOW PREPARATION... with a possible field trip to the McNabb Community Building and/or a balloon blowing contest!
Cathy O. says the following persons have agreed to donate:
2 dozen chocolate chip cookies.....Brad Acuncius, C.K. Cutright
2 dozen brownies...... Cheri Klein, Jane Lenkaitis
2 dozen rice krispie treats....Sean, Adriane Shore, Darrell Alleman
1 bag of nacho & 1 jar salsa...Rick, Marty Yauch, Krista Stokke
1 bag ruffles & 1 onion dip...C.K., Lorraine, Cathy, Janice
Bottled water.........Hennepin Foods and Christina Judd
12 pack of soda..... Darrell, Kim Kettman, Tom (2) Jeno, Larry
Those that have not yet signed up to bring anything (Bruno, Bruce, Matt, Chris K, Ron , Ray and Reed).... may bring a 12 pack of soda or give Cathy $$$$ and she will buy it for them......this way EVERY MEMBER does something! Please check with Cathy for the kind of soda we need. We have some soda donated but we need more.
LAST WEEKS PROGRAM...
JEANNIE MEKLEY Director of Putnam Countys new & improved Ambulance Service and Board Member Phil Edgerley Jr. joined us last week, introduced by VP LARRY PRIEST for Chris Kunkel. The Putnam County Emergency Medical Service was launched this month, largely (but not completely) tax-funded and covering all PC townships east of the river. Jeannie is a licensed paramedic and will oversee the upgrade of service to become an intermediate life support system. Living quarters above the McNabb Fire Station will house two paid EMTs who will be on duty 24-7.
ROTARY DIST.CONFERENCE REPORT
WE WERE THERE at last weekends Rotary District Conference at the ClockTower in Rockford LARRY PRIEST, SCOTT & ADRIANE SHORE, CK & KIM CUTRIGHT all attended, BRUCE FILBRANDT donated one of his KEOKUK AXES books for the fundraiser silent auction, and our Club netted awards for MEMBERSHIP GROWTH and for our WEBSITE (2nd Place)!
Old & new friends, good exchange of Rotary info, and a great chance to meet our GSE members, Exchange students and Ambassadorial Scholars!
SEE YOU SATURDAY AT THE AFTERGLOW!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 20, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT presides over tonight's meeting, and CHRIS KUNKEL hosts tonight's Program, featuring JEANNIE MEKLEY--Director of Putnam County's new & improved Ambulance Service! The Putnam County Emergency Medical Service was launched this month, tax-funded and covering all PC townships east of the river. Jeannie is a licensed paramedic and will oversee the upgrade of service to become an intermediate life support system. Living quarters above the McNabb Fire Station will house two paid EMTs who will be on duty 24-7.
The PCEMS Board includes Jim Goldashich, John Cimei, Mike Vaskie, Doug Smith, Phil Edgerley, John Holmbeck & Larry Brown.
WELCOME, JEANNIE MEKLEY!
Thank you, Rotarians, for your caring thoughts and prayers, for being there with us following Erin's death last week, and for having always been there to support Erin's favorite causes over the years. Her memory will endure forever in our commitment to serve.
--Scott and Adriane and Family
CLUB ASSEMBLY
Our CLUB ASSEMBLY two weeks ago focused on plans for this year's AFTERGLOW with a guest appearance by Afterglow "adjunct Rotarian" co-organizer DANIELLE STODDARD! Details were discussed, jobs assigned, and donations keep rolling in! The Club thanked Danielle for her efforts.
ALSO ON THE AGENDA.....
(1) The Club approved two RYLA Scholarships @$135 each, for May 5-7. Volunteers also needed --- day or overnight!
(2) 50-50 Tickets are ready and will be distributed to us ASAP...
(3) $25 sponsorship of Copeland family's participation in TREK 100 bike-athon against childhood Cancer;
(4) We will have FIVE representatives at the District Conference on April 22! Scott & Adriane Shore, CK and Kim Cutright, and Larry Priest!!! Club donation for silent auction is offered by Bruce Filbrandt...Thank you Bruce !!!
(5) GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE plans made, jobs assigned for April 14. Jane's in control of the kitchen, & Tom has set-up.
CONGRATULATIONS !
MATT HOSTETTER IS NOW UNCLE MATT, to Emma, born one month earlier than expected, but doing fine!
JANE LENKAITIS is a grandma for a 9th time, with Joe and Ava's addition of Parker Joseph Victor Lenkaitis on March 27!
April 27: JANE LENKAITIS hosts the Program to make final preparations for the AFTERGLOW!
APRIL 29: Please HELP at the AFTERGLOW CARNIVAL!
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NO MEETING ON APRIL 13 -- HOLY THURSDAY
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
April 6, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT presides over tonight's CLUB ASSEMBLY! Our plans for this year's AFTERGLOW will top the list for discussion tonight, with a guest appearance by Afterglow "adjunct Rotarian" co-organizer DANIELLE STODDARD --- welcome back to Granville Rotary, Danielle!!!
Also on the agenda: GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE next week(!), new 50-50 RAFFLE TICKETS distribution for SALE(!!!), upcoming Programs of interest, and more to come!!!
THE OBJECT OF ROTARY...
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST. The Development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life;
FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, good will, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
WUZZ UP??
CONGRATULATIONS, DARRELL ALLEMAN-- Sponsored by our Club and nominated by the PC Achievement Center as one of FIVE AGELESS ACHIEVER nominees (we know he's one-in-a-million!)... GO DARRELL!
50-50 SALES BEGIN TODAY! Get 'em....Sell 'em...GET MORE!
FUNDING REQUESTS:
(1) Our DISTRICT GOV is seeking contributions to help landscape a playground to be built by Baton Rouge Rotarians in hurricane-stricken Baker, Louisiana.
(2) Former Rotarian Rollie Copeland & family are seeking sponsors for their bike ride against childhood cancer, hoping to double last year's take of $500. Info at maccfund.org/trek/100.
COMING ATTRACTIONS....
April 13: CHERI KLEIN hosts the Program!
APRIL 14: GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE !
April 20: CHRIS KUNKEL hosts Jeannie Mekley for a
look at PC's new Ambulance Service!
APRIL 21-22: DISTRICT CONFERENCE !
April 27: JANE LENKAITIS hosts the Program!
APRIL 29: AFTERGLOW CARNIVAL!
Please remember to advise your Bull. Editor of your Program Plans, for inclusion in The Granstand!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
March 30, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT presides tonight, but no word on whether we have a program. On the business end: Committee appointment to the Program committee which oversees whether we have a program, and to advise your Bulletin Editor.
PC's HOMELAND SECURITY
CHRISTINA JUDD hosted last week's Program, presented by LES GRANT, of Hennepin, who now serves as ANTI-BIOTERRORISM COORDINATOR, in a program administered by our Bureau-Putnam Counties' Health Dept., funded by a grant from Homeland Security. In the wake of 9-11 and anthrax attacks, and under new threats of bird flu, assorted pandemics and the potential for bio-terrorism right here in river city, it's good to know that there's someone pre-planning a multi-agency coordinated emergency response. A bit of healthy paranoia may pay off in a big way... and though we hope no such event will test our ability to respond, it's good to know we will have a plan in place!
THANKS FOR THE INFORMATIVE PROGRAM, CHRISTINA!
T H I N K S P R I N G !
M I S C E L L A N Y
MEALS: President Matt investigated options here (at Putter's) offering us continuation of our current practice of ordering from the menu, or having a set meal with side-salad, drink, dessert and tip for $10. The Club voted to maintain the status quo, so we'll continue to order from the menu.
8th GRADE SPRINGFIELD TRIP: We voted last week to again donate $50 to the McNabb-Magnolia Jr. Women's Club!
PC HISTORICAL SOCIETY: We agreed by consensus to continue our $25 membership as a Club.
SIGN UP SHEETS: If you missed out, volunteer to help with the Bloodmobile and/or baking goodies for the AFTERGLOW!
50-50 RECENT WINNERS: Art Duffield, Tristen Fornes, Tim Muntz, Marty Yauch, Rick Serafini, Kaitlyn Brannon & Petronella Mitchell! NEW TICKETS ON SALE VERY SOON!
COMING SOON....
April 6: CLUB ASSEMBLY & Afterglow Planning
April 13: CHERI KLEIN hosts the Program!
APRIL 14: GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE !
April 20: CHRIS KUNKEL hosts Jeannie Mekley for a
look at PC's new Ambulance Service
APRIL 21-22: DISTRICT CONFERENCE !
April 27: JANE LENKAITIS hosts the Program!
APRIL 29: AFTERGLOW CARNIVAL!
Please remember to advise your Bull. Editor of your Program Plans,
for inclusion in The Granstand!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
March 23, 2006
Welcome! PRESIDENT MATT is at the gavel, and CHRISTINA JUDD hosts tonight's Program, to be presented by LES GRANT! Les wears many hats in PC, among them being School Board Member, and recently picked up another for his hatrack, as our local link to HOMELAND SECURITY efforts and preparedness following 9-11. What's it mean to us? Les is here to tell us just that! WELCOME TO ROTARY, LES !
CELEBRATING AGRICULTURE
TWO GREAT PROGRAMS IN A ROW ! It all began two weeks ago, when BRAD ACUNCIUS hosted owner MARK MARQUIS and construction/operations manager LESTER SMITH of MARQUIS ENERGY, developers of the ethanol plant coming soon to Hennepin! Mark explained that the original plan has grown four-fold to now anticipate 200 million gallons annual production --that's 550,000 gallons per day! The operation will purchase 72 million bushels of corn annually (more than a quarter of corn grown area-wide!) producing fuel ethanol to be sold primarily for the auto fuel industry, leaving byproduct distillers grain to be sold for production of livestock feed. Mark and family have been in the ag business headquartered near Buda for 30 years. He selected Hennepin due to availability of land, river highway & rail and labor. THANKS FOR A GREAT PROGRAM, BRAD!
AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT SUCCESS
LARRY PRIEST chaired, and DARRELL ALLEMAN & BRAD ACUNCIUS hosted our AGRI-BUSINESS NITE Program last Thursday, continuing our celebration of National Agriculture Week, with guest speaker HAROLD STEELE, past president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, past chairman of the Farm Credit Administration (appointed by Pres. Bush), past chairman of the National Commission on Ag Finance (appointed by Pres. Reagan), recipient of the American Farm Bureau Federation's Distinguished Service Award, decorated WWII veteran � and a great speaker! We had a great turn-out, including excellent representation from our three area banks, Darryl Wragge and the FFA Board, Rotarians and Guests -- a job well done & well enjoyed by all!
THANK YOU, LARRY, DARRELL & BRAD!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY'S AGRI-BUSINESS NITE 20O6 !
March 16, 2006
Welcome to PUTTERS... and to GRANVILLE ROTARY!
VP LARRY PRIEST chairs tonight's meeting, and Rotarians DARRELL ALLEMAN & BRAD ACUNCIUS host our AGRI-BUSINESS NITE Program tonight, in celebration of National Agriculture Week! We give particular welcome to our three local Banks, and to FFA, for coming out in force for tonight's event !
Our very special guest and speaker is HAROLD STEELE, past president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, past chairman of the Farm Credit Administration (appointed by Pres Bush), past chairman of the National Commission on Ag Finance (appointed by Pres. Reagan), recipient of the American Farm Bureau Federation�s Distinguished Service Award! Harold has participated on many advisory committees and international trade missions. A war veteran, our guest had served in the US Army and received the Silver Star, Purple Heart and other decorations and achievements too numerous to mention!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
March 9, 2006
Welcome to PUTTERS..and to GRANVILLE ROTARY!
VP LARRY PRIEST chairs tonight's meeting, and BRAD ACUNCIUS hosts the Program for President Matt, with very special guest MARK MARQUIS! In addition to the Marquis family�s very successful grain and transport business, Mark is at the cutting (or burning) edge of ethanol fuel advancements with development of the Hennepin production plant now in progress! Early estimates predict that the plant will employ as many as 50 area residents, and could have production capacities of 100 million gallons of fuel grade ethanol and 320,000 tons of dried distillers grain per year, consuming as much as 36 million bushel of corn annually -- and using locally grown corn as a feedstock!
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB, MARK!
NEXT WEEK: AGRI-BUSINESS NITE !
INVITE FRIENDS, FARMERS, NON-FARMERS, NEIGHBORS OR PERFECT STRANGERS to next week's AGRI-BUSINESS NITE, featuring past Illinois Farm Bureau President HAROLD STEELE! Please let co-chairmen DARRELL ALLEMAN & BRAD ACUNCIUS know how many guests to expect --and if none, please host one or more of our FFA members who hope to attend !! Social 6pm, Dinner 6:30 pm, $12 each for family style pork chop dinner --PLEASE COME !!
LAST WEEK'S CLUB ASSEMBLY
President MATT HOSTETTER presided over last week�s CLUB ASSEMBLY, with a number of SPRING PROJECTS and EVENTS discussed:
(1) Meeting format: on motion and near-unanimous vote, meeting format will continue traditions of song. pledge, prayer and 4-way test.
(2) AGRI-BUSINESS NITE PLANS for March 16--please host at least one guest OR an FFA student;
(3) FIFTY-FIFTY RAFFLE --Jane to print and prep for sale asap!
(4) GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE --Tom to confirm that plans are in place for April 14;
(5) DISTRICT CONFERENCE promotion for April 20-23; and
(6) AFTERGLOW April 29 -- We will send out fundraising letters and an early press release to gain interest. Danielle Stoddard to set up a committee meeting asap. (It will be March 19, 2 pm at Danielle�s home in Mark).
(7) Road Signs -- The Club has four "meeting place" roadsigns designating PUTTERS as our meeting place.
(8)Suggestion made but tabled, to replace the Clover Club designation on our two Rotary road signs.
IN THE NEAR FUTURE....
March 16: AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT !
March 23: CHRISTINA JUDD hosts the Program!
March 30: KIM KETTMAN hosts the Program!
April 6: CLUB ASSEMBLY & Afterglow Planning
April 13: CHERI KLEIN hosts the Program!
April 20: CHRIS KUNKEL hosts the Program!
April 27: JANE LENKAITIS hosts the Program!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
March 2, 2006
Welcome to PUTTERS... and to the Granville Rotary Club! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight�s CLUB ASSEMBLY, with a number of SPRING PROJECTS and EVENTS on the agenda�
AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT PLANS for March 16;
FIFTY-FIFTY RAFFLE prep for sale by April 1;
GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE planning for April 14;
DISTRICT CONFERENCE promotion for April 20-23;
and AFTERGLOW fundraising and advance planning for April 29!
LAST WEEK�S TIME TRAVELS
There�s an old saying... a person with a watch always knows what time it is, but a person with TWO watches is never really sure! Our program last week, hosted by BRUCE FILBRANDT, brought back our friend and guest, JIM WHITAKER, for a �show and tell� presentation on the history of clocks, the evolution of clockworks, and a bit of the history of the world�s largest clockmaker, WESTCLOX of Peru! Jim described the earliest clocks dating back to the pharaohs, to the development of pendulum-driven clocks in the 1600�s, mari-�time� chronometers of the 1700�s, mass production and marketing in the 1800�s, and industrialization bringing us the �Big Ben� alarm clock in 1908 -- and the dawn of a new era of good times and bad for time-tested manufacturers!
THANKS for the �timely� Program, BRUCE!
LIGHTING THE WAY
The Rotary Radiothon for LIGHTED WAY was held SUNDAY, FEB 26, reaching and surpassing LaSalle Rotary�s goal of $15,000 ! Our Club donated $100, and other members and friends donated to raise the our total to $390 !
OUR THANKS AGAIN, TO ALL WHO DONATED... and thank you again, CATHY � for making the PERSONAL delivery of our donations to the Stage 212 Ratiothon pledge center in LaSalle!
OF TRIVIA AND TRIBULATIONS
Our Club TRIVIA DREAM TEAM had a GREAT TIME but didn�t fare quite as well, in last Saturday�s PCEF BILL KLEIN MEMORIAL TRIVIA NIGHT � Our team comprised of Scott and Daniel Shore, Tom Simmons, and Darrell and Jeanne Alleman knew a LOT of stuff, but not enough to hold onto the 1st PLACE distinction we held two years ago----------WE�LL BE BACK!!!!!
HOUSE OF DUES
Our Club had due-tifully paid your dues to Rotary International and Rotary District 6420.... so if you haven�t paid YOUR dues to the CLUB yet, PLEASE DO SO ASAP!
COMING SOON...
March 9: Mark Marquis will be here to talk ETHANOL!
March 16: AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT !
March 23: CHRISTINA JUDD hosts the Program!
March 30: KIM KETTMAN hosts the Program!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 23, 2006
HAPPY 101ST BIRTHDAY, ROTARY INTERNATIONAL!
Welcome to the Granville Rotary Club! President MATT HOSTETTER presides, and BRUCE FILBRANDT hosts tonight�s Program, welcoming back JIM WHITAKER to tell us about things that go TICK in the night... and some timeless treasures, new and old !
WELCOME BACK TO ROTARY, JIM!
ROTARY CENTENNIAL..... AND ONE !
And speaking of �TIMELY� Programs, DARRELL and JEANNE ALLEMAN treated us to a picture-perfect review of the Rotary International Centennial Celebration, which they attended last June in Rotary�s birthplace, Chicago! Their experiences and photos all attest to the literally global immensity of the event --- and the bond they felt while sharing the experience with over 45,000 Rotarians from around the world! The Allemans recall being in Chicago for Rotary�s 75th, too, but won�t wait for our 125th to attend again.... they�re ready to experience the 2006 RI Convention, �Bridging the World,� in the neighboring cities of Malm�, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark this June!!
IT�S A FACT....
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL was founded on February 23, 1905 in Chicago, �rotating� meeting places among its original four members representing diverse occupations, dedicated to service and fellowship�then and now!
HAPPY 101st, ROTARY !
LIGHTING THE WAY....
The Rotary Radiothon for LIGHTED WAY will air 1-3pm on WLPO 1220AM THIS SUNDAY, FEB 26 ! Our Club will donate $100, to be delivered by CATHY OLIVERI ! Please help with your donation (or pledge) tonight, or call in a pledge duri9ng the event � 815-481-0276, and mention Granville Rotary! LaSalle Rotary�s goal is $15,000 or BUST !
PCEF TRIVIA WARM-UP
Our Club is looking for YOU to serve on our 3rd Annual TRIVIA TEAM ! All fun, all evening --- Saturay 7pm at PCHS � not serving? Come and cheer us on! Here are some warm-up questions to chew on (if you get 3 wright, YOU are OUR HERO!
1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get catgut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI's first name?
8) What color is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
COMING SOON...
MARCH 2: CLUB ASSEMBLY
MARCH 9: Mr. Marquis will be here to talk ETHANOL!
March 16: AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 16, 2006
R.I. WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH !
Welcome to the Granville Rotary Club! President MATT HOSTETTER presides, and DARRELL ALLEMAN will present tonight�s Program, with Darrell�s very own �photo history� of ROTARY�S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, held in Chicago last June. Darrell and Jeanne were there to witness � and photograph -- the event.
Granville Rotary was well represented in Chicago that weekend, by the Allemans and also Cheri and Kim Cutright, who marched in the Centennial Parade, and your Bull. Editor, who helped host an excursion to Starved Rock and LaSalle.
All who attended would agree that there is nothing to match the experience of sharing Rotary with more than 40,000 Rotarians from every part of the globe!
Happy 100th, Rotary!!!
LIGHTING THE WAY....
The Rotary Radiothon for LIGHTED WAY will air 1-3pm on WLPO 1220AM on SUNDAY, FEB 26: The current Board met last week and approved a Club donation of $100, to be delivered by CATHY OLIVERI with our individual donations as well. LaSalle Rotary hopes with our help and others� to raise over $15,000 between now and February 26.
Please provide donations or pledges to Treasurer Cathy Oliveri !
THANKS!
FROM GRANVILLE TO.............GRANVILLE !
Our Program last week, presented by TOM SIMMONS, took us for a ride in the �way-back machine� to his own hometown of Granby, Connecticut, and nearby Granville and Conway Massachusetts, from whence came Thomas and Ralph Ware in the early 1800s. The Wares migrated west to find their fortune, passing up Chicago as it appeared to be sparsely populated with too many retailers for the market. On their way toward St. Louis, they encountered travelers headed in the opposite direction, who warned of quarantine in St. Louis, and the two Ware families opted to settle here instead, in late 1833. Granville Mass., established in 1754, was named after the Earl of Granville, an English nobleman noted for his progressive deeds. The Ware�s original hometown of Conway has a population of 1,600, very similar to Granville�s current size.
For our presenter, the �look back� had even more meaning, as he recently traveled �home� for a high school reunion and spent time while there, researching the town of Granville and the genealogy and history of the Wares� family migration westward. THANK YOU, TOM � for the Program and all the historic research that went into the presentation!
COMING UP...
FEB. 23: BRUCE FILBRANDT will host Clock enthusiast JIM WHITAKER ----bring guests!!!
MARCH 2: CLUB ASSEMBLY
MARCH 9: PRESIDENT MATT has the program!
MARCH 16: ANNUAL AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT !
MARCH 23: CHRISTINA JUDD hosts; and...
MARCH 30: Kim Kettman will host!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
February 9, 2006
R.I. WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH !
Welcome to the Granville Rotary Club! Pres. MATT HOSTETTER presides, and Program Host TOM SIMMONS says he�s presenting his OWN program ..... a sight-seeing excursion through the land of ...... GRANVILLE!?
LEAD THE WAY, TOM !
PROGRAM: A RIDE INTO THE PAST
Our Program two weeks ago, presented by BRUNO BUCHHOLZ, offered a fascinating look into the history of rail service! The video presentation celebrated train travel�s 150th birthday (plus 5, now), tracing the industry from its very inventive beginnings, through the steam power era, the industrial revolution and more contemporary �need for speed� innovations. We STILL can�t say we�ve seen it all, because we haven�t � neither the tape nor the railroad�s proud history have yet come to an end !
THANK YOU, BRUNO � for the enjoyable program � and THANK YOU, LORRAINE � for offering a quick solution to the evening�s techno-malfunction!
NEXT UP...
DARRELL ALLEMAN will present next week�s Program, featuring his own photographic memories of Rotary International�s Centennial Conference held in Chicago last June!
BRUCE FILBRANDT will follow on February 23, hosting clock enthusiast JIM WHITAKER!
Club Condolences
We are saddened to learn of the passing away of Sharon Acuncius� mother this past week. Our condolences to Sharon, Brad, and family.
DOWN THE ROAD APIECE...
SUNDAY, FEB 26: Rotary Radiothon for LIGHTED WAY!
MARCH 2: Club Assembly!
MARCH 9: Matt Hostetter hosts!
MARCH 16: ANNUAL AGRI-BUSINESS NIGHT!
MARCH 23: Christina Judd hosts!
MARCH 30: Kim Kettman hosts!
DUES REMINDER: PLEASE PAY ASAP -- $45 plus fines � if not sure of the amount you owe, see Treas. Cathy or Sec�y Scott!
LIGHTED WAY ROTARY RADIOTHON
The Lighted Way Rotary Radiothon hopes for the help of all area Rotarians on Sunday, Feb. 26, 1-3 pm on WLPO 1220 AM, broadcasting live from Stage 212 in downtown LaSalle! Over $3,400 has already been received, toward a project goal of $15,000 !
Lighted Way is an area-wide special day school for multiply-disabled students, providing basic educational programs, a multitude of specialized therapies, living skills and vocational training. It is funded by tuition, United Way, and our donations.
CATHY OLIVERI chairs our end of the event, and is seeking our pledges and/or donations in advance, to present our contributions together during the event.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
January 26, 2006
WELCOME! President MATT presides, and BRUNO BUCHHOLZ continues last week�s transportation theme with a special program on TRAINS!
Welcome, to GRANVILLE ROTARY!
LAST WEEK�S PROGRAM
JENO BONUCCHI hosted last week�s program, featuring local author, historian and teacher, RON BLUEMER ! Ron told us about his latest publication, HERE COMES THE BOAT! The book traces the development of the I & M canal, and the importance of canal and river traffic to trade, passenger transport, and even entertainment. The title reflects the excitement of citizens as a boat would approach, carrying merchandise for retail sale. As mule teams were replaced by steam engines, rail service attracted passenger travel, mercantile boats became larger, and the canals became silted in, the canal�s importance was relegated to the history books. A local effort is now seeking to bring back the history and experience of canal travel.
THANKS FOR A GREAT PROGRAM, JENO!
ROTARY BRIEFS
>>LAST WEEK�S 50-50 WINNER: KIM KETTMAN !
>>PROGRAMS: Next Week -- 2/2 is our Club Assembly�
2/9--TOM SIMMONS hosts (having switched with CK);
2/16-- Darrell will share picture-perfect memories of Rotary�s Centennial Celebration; and on 2/23 Bruce Filbrandt will host!
ROTARY IN ACTION !
(1) ROTARY / LIGHTED WAY RADIOTHON Feb. 26 -- Cathy Oliveri will chair our Club�s participation, hoping for individual donations and / or pledges, which she�ll present on our Club�s behalf during the Radiothon! Pledge Form is included below�.
(2) GOOD FRIDAY BLOODMOBILE April 14 -- Tom Simmons will chair, coordinating set-up, food service & volunteers !
(3) DUES will be $45 (plus $2 for meetings missed and not made up) --bills will be out VERY soon!
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PLEDGE FORM FOR ROTARY / LIGHTED WAY RADIOTHON
Name: ______________________ Amount of Pledge: $________
Pay when convenient -- to Rotary Lighted Way Radiothon -- give to Cathy Oliveri or mail to Radiothon, P.O. Box 251 LaSalle, IL 61301
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
January 19, 2006
WELCOME! President MATT presides, and JENO BONUCCHI hosts tonight�s program, featuring encore guest, RON BLUEMER ! Ron will tell us about his latest research and writings, including HERE COME THE BOATS!
Welcome back to Granville Rotary, Ron !!!
LAST WEEK�S PROGRAM
SEAN BRANNON hosted last week�s Program, featuring STATE TROOPER TONY BRUCKER and his canine partner, MAIK, a 9� year-old Belgian Malanois, trained in drug interdiction, person-searches and tracking! Trooper Brucker explained the use and effectiveness of �drug dogs,� with an after-dinner demonstration of MAIK�s drug-finding talents! Maik handles up to five missions a day, often including vehicle and truck �sniffs� during routine traffic stops, and routine school searches. Among Maik�s accomplishments, he once picked up the scent of 247 lbs of marijuana in the wall of a camper!
Thanks for hosting the Program, Sean !!!
ROTARY BRIEFS
>>LAST WEEK�S 50-50 WINNER: TOM SIMMONS !
>>MEETING PLACE: Thank you, Putters -- for the added partition wall and �horseshoe� table lay-out !
>>PROGRAMS:
Next Week -- 1/26 -- All Aboard, for Bruno Buchholz�s presentation of a reportedly GREAT train video!
2/2 is our Club Assembly�
2/9--C.K. hosts (if available);
2/16-- Darrell will share picture-perfect memories of Rotary�s Centennial Celebration;
and on 2/23 Bruce Filbrandt will host!
BOARD ACTION LAST WEEK
(1) ROTARY / LIGHTED WAY RADIOTHON Feb. 26 -- Club will encourage individual donations and / or pledges, which we will phone in to the Radiothon to show Granville Rotary�s support. We will also encourage others to donate and will promote the event in the PC Record. Pledge forms will be made available to members to donate or pledge.
(2) CENTENNIAL CONVENTION REBATE of $648 will revert to our Treasury for general use.
(3) DUES will be $45 (plus $2 for meetings missed and not made up) covering District Dues of $13.50, RI Dues of $21.50, and subscription cost of $6 for the Rotarian Magazine -- What a deal!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
January 12, 2006
WELCOME! President MATT presides, and SEAN BRANNON hosts the Program, featuring two more of District 17�s finest �STATE TROOPER TONY BRUCKER and his canine partner, MAIK! Trooper Brucker will explain the use and effectiveness of �drug dogs,� while MAIK, a Belgian Malanois, plans to demonstrate dog�s superiority to humans -- at least in THIS line of work!
Welcome, all, to Granville Rotary!!
ROTARY BRIEFS
RECENT 50-50 WINNERS: Cheryl Mennie, Dr. John Ehrhardt, Debbie Melitello, and �yes�. el presidente, MATT HOSTETTER!
MEETING PLACE: Putters still to host, Matt to confirm our exclusivity on the back quarters, other options discussed.
PROGRAMS: 1/19 -- Jeno to host historian RON BLUEMER;
1/26 -- Bruno to present a video --ALL ABOARD;
2/2 is our Club Assembly�
2/9--C.K. hosts;
2/16-- Darrell will share his �views� of Rotary�s Centennial Celebration; and
2/23 Bruce Filbrandt hosts!
CLUB ASSEMBLY REPORT
Last week�s CLUB ASSEMBLY included discussion of:
(1) Highlights from the District MID-YEAR (regional) MEETING, attended by Matt, Larry and Scott;
(2) Congrats to the new Board: Larry, Matt, Brad, Darrell, Jeno, Bruce, Rick, Lorraine!
(3) Poinsettia Distribution Recap (please return delivery lists with your re-routing suggestions),
(4) Ag Nite -- tentatively March 16, Darrell & Brad in command;
(5) BLOODMOBILE -- April 14... Chris Kunkel to confirm with PCHS, Jane Lenkaitis to recruit student help. Chairperson needed.
(6) AFTERGLOW --April 29... Jane, Scott & Christina to Co-Chair, hopefully with �outside� help too. Brad to check on McNabb Fire Station�s availability, Bruce to look around for a new roulette wheel!
(7) Election of a VP Referred to the New Board (and the New Board has met!-- electing DARRELL ALLEMAN as Pres-Elect Larry�s VP effective July 1! Treas. Cathy & Sec�y Scott will hold onto their positions, and Rick will be offered the Chair of �Special Projects!�)
(8) Current Board to meet tonight to discuss participation in the Rotary Lighted Way Radiothon Feb. 26, and what to do with Rotary International�s Centennial Convention rebate of $648.
(9) MEMBERS NEEDED! Please invite guests to join us!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
January 5, 2006
WELCOME! AND WELCOME BACK TO PUTTERS! President MATT presides over tonight�s CLUB ASSEMBLY! Included on tonight�s agenda:
(1) Highlights from last night�s MID-YEAR (regional) MEETING,
(2) Congrats to the new Board: Larry, Matt, Brad, Darrell, Jeno, Bruce, Rick, Lorraine!
(3) Poinsettia Distribution Recap (& re-routing suggestions etc.),
(4) possible continuation of our Elementary Grades Literacy Project,
(5) further discussion of meeting place opportunities,
(6) pre-planning for Spring - including Lighted Way Rotary Radiothon (Feb. 26), Ag-Night (March ?), Bloodmobile (Apr. 14), Afterglow (Apr 29)!
ROTARY BRIEFS
Chris Slingsby�s resignation received with regret -- and understanding! We share Chris�s hope of her eventual return!!
THANK YOU received from the Village of Granville for our sponsorship of Santa�s balloonist at �Breakfast with Santa� and many Thank you cards shared from poinsettia deliverees!
VIP OF THE V. I. P. PROGRAM
JANICE BRANNON hosted the return of LYNN SMITH, a PCJH teacher, as our Program Speaker last Thursday, telling us about the school�s VIP (Very Important Puma) program which she helped create, offering students a personal advisor-mentor, as part of a �full service� educational approach. We even got to try out a little introspection of our own, examining our New Years� Resolutions!
Thanks for hosting, Janice!
PROGRAMS� GET YOUR PROGRAMS HERE �
1/12 Sean Brannon will host the program next week;
1/19 Jeno Bonucchi to host RON BLUEMER for his latest �book review.
1/26 �Bruno Buchholz will bring us a video he gives two thumbs up, called �ALL ABOARD!�--bring the popcorn!! And�
2/2 Ground Hog and CLUB ASSEMBLY Day!!
2/9 �C.K.� hosts our Progran on 2/9.��and���
2/16 Darrell Alleman will share some never-before-seen (by us) slides of the Rotary Centennial Celebration Convention in Chicago!
2/23 Bruce Filbrandt gets to host the show!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
December 29, 2005
WELCOME! AND WELCOME BACK TO PUTTERS! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight�s meeting, the last of this Centennial Year, and JANICE BRANNON has the pleasure of hosting the return of LYNN SMITH, a teacher at Putnam County Junior High. Lynn will fill us in on yet another of her pet projects, known as VIP - Very Important Pumas !
WELCOME BACK TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, LYNN !
A WINTER WONDERLAND �OF SERVICE !!!
The snow has settled on yet another year of Rotary SERVICE ABOVE SELF ! The TOYS IN THE PANTRY project found us scrambling for toys, getting all wrapped up in wrapping, and distribution of GREAT gifts to MANY family clients of the PC Food Pantry. And with the POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION PROJECT we again delivered nearly 600 beautiful poinsettias to seniors over 65, with thanks to all Rotarians who drive, Slick & PCHS�s Varsity Basketball team, and consummate volunteer, MATT POWERS !!
ELECTIONS !
ELECTIONS are to be held TONIGHT to determine who will serve on the NEXT Board starting next July 1. Matt & Larry -- who are on automatically -- and the 6 we elect, will meet to select the next VP !
NOMINATIONS REMAIN OPEN ! Those nominated 11/17 were: Brad, Darrell, Jeno, Bruce, Christina, Ron, Rick, and Lorraine.
ROTARY NEWS BRIEFS
BEST WISHES to BRAD ACUNCIUS for a speedy knee recovery after a failed attempt at ice skating last Thursday!
MANY THANKS to CATHY OLIVERI for Service Above Self in the Toys and Poinsettias Projects, and to all who helped !!
A BIG THANK YOU also, to SHARON ACUNCIUS for setting up and hosting our ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARTY and entertainer Rick Soens on 12/15 at SAMMS, enjoyed by all who attended!
RECENT GIFTS: We voted on 12/1 to donate $125 for a �balloon man� at Santa�s Breakfast in Granville, and to donate up to $100 for ten Girl Scout �Daisy� activity books!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
December 1, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight�s BRIEF Club Assembly, and KRISTA STOKKE invites us all to share �THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS� at tonight�s PCEF performance!
THAT�S OUR STORY� And We�re Sticking To It !
The story of Curious George, that is�. And topping off our week of reading Curious George stories to PCES kindergarteners and first graders two weeks ago, CATHY OLIVERI hosted Curious George�s second-best friend, ADRIANE SHORE as our Program Guest on Nov. 17! Adriane displayed some of her Curious George collectibles, and some background info on George�s creators, Margaret and H.A. Rey. The two had fled Paris on bicycles during WW II, with little more than their backpacks -- in which the original Curious George manuscripts were packed. Our thanks to Adriane for her �advance work� for our Rotary Readers project at PCES�. and for bringing an old friend back into our lives!
TONIGHT�S BRIEF AGENDA
HALE TO THE NEXT CHIEF -- The current Board made it official Nov. 17, voting LARRY PRIEST as current Board Member, VP and Pres-Elect! Congratulations (and thank you) LARRY!
ELECTIONS will be held Dec. 29 to determine who will serve on the Board starting next July 1. Matt & Larry who are on automatically, and the 6 we elect, will meet to select the next VP !
NOMINATIONS REMAIN OPEN ! Those nominated 11/17 were: Brad, Darrell, Jeno, Bruce, Christina, Ron, Rick, and Lorraine.
TOYS IN THE PANTRY -- Shoppers on your marks -- December 5 is shopping day, and then comes wrapping!
CHRISTMAS PARTY -- next week! Sharon and Brad Acuncius host, at SAMMS in Hennepin! $18 includes appetizers, dinner, dessert, entertainment and holiday fun for all !
POINSETTIA DELIVERIES -- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 -- meet at Mid-American Growers at 9am, ready to roll with �HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM GRANVILLE ROTARY & MID-AMERICAN GROWERS!� We�ll need everyone�s help on this one!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
November 17, 2005
ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight�s meeting, and CATHY OLIVERI hosts our Program Guest, Rotary-Spouse -- Elementary Special Ed Teacher -- and CURIOUS GEORGE �enthusiast� -- ADRIANE SHORE ! Finishing off our week-long Literacy Project which has featured the mischievous little monkey and his friend in the yellow hat, Adriane will share with us some of her Curious George collectibles and a fact or two about George�s creators, Margaret and H.A. Rey. Adriane has been our �opening act� with each kindergarten and first grade class this week, peaking their curiosity about Curious George in advance of our story-reading.
WELCOME, ADRIANE !
ROTARY READS
OUR THANKS TO ALL �ROTARY READERS!� -- CATHY, RICK, CHRISTINA, SHARON, LARRY, LORRAINE, JEANNE & DARRELL, AND RON! Together we have helped spark the interest and life-lasting curiosity of many new readers!!
LAST WEEK �.IS HISTORY NOW!
MARTY YAUCH hosted last week�s Program Guest, SUSAN KRAUSE, OF THE LINCOLN PAPERS PROJECT. Susan told us about several local finds, including evidence of a dozen or so visits to Putnam County, mostly political. Scott Shore related Walter Durley Boyle�s account of an 1845 encounter with Williamson and Madison Durley, to whom he later wrote a several-page letter regarding -- and now marking for historians -- his then-cautious views on abolition. In another visit Susan related, Lincoln and Lovejoy spoke for abolition in Lacon, in 1856. We also learned about Lincoln�s career as a circuit-riding lawyer, and Cathy Oliveri filled us in on some Lincoln documents retrieved by her own office, including documents regarding a case of Lincoln�s, transferred from Bureau to Putnam County, and a memorial written the day after Lincoln�s assassination by the then-presiding judge--all fascinating!
CALENDAR-IZERS
Next Week -- no meeting�.. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Dec. 1 -- Dinner 6:30, then off to see PCEF�s Christmas Program!
Dec. 8 -- Christmas Party at SAMMS, 6pm social, 7pm appetizers, dinner, dessert & Entertainment --all for (just) $20 each!
Dec. 10 (Saturday)--POINSETTIA DELIVERIES -- Meet at 9AM!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
November 10, 2005
ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight�s meeting, and MARTY YAUCH hosts our Program Guest, SUSAN KRAUSE, OF THE LINCOLN PAPERS PROJECT. Our guest is a native of Georgia, raised in west Texas, educated in Illinois, with a BA in Anthropology from the U of I - Champaign and an MA in Public History from the U of I - Springfield. The Project has collected cases and writings of Abe from his days in the law business, including documents found in Marshall and Putnam Counties -- our topic tonight!! What�s next?? The Project is now focusing on documents and correspondence chronicling Abe�s private and political life in later years.
WELCOME, SUSAN!
DONATIONS PUT MORE�TOYS IN THE PANTRY�
CATHY O. reported last week that the Bernardoni�s raised $471.76 in gross �pasta fritta� profits, and DON FIEDLER personally donated $500, all for our TOYS IN THE PANTRY project!! WOW!
Our condolences to Bruno & Ernie Buchholz upon the passing away of his sister, in Germany this past week. Our thoughts are with you.
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED�.
OUR CLUB ASSEMBLY last week included the following:
(1) KRISTA STOKKE (star of pulpit and stage) invites us to come to PCEF�s winter production on December 1, 7:30 pm, after dinner. The Club agreed and we are to report how many tickets we need.
(2) Our Club LITERACY PROJECT plans are a �go,� to read CURIOUS GEORGE stories to the Kindergarten and First Grade classes at Hennepin, 9:15 am November 14-18 ...National Reading Week! (Cathy on Monday; Rick, Christina & Sharon on Tuesday; Larry & Lorraine on Weds; Darrell or Jeanne on Thursday; Ron on Friday! Book to read & info will be waiting at the door!
(3) Sharon Acuncius will dedicate her program night on Dec. 8 to our CHRISTMAS PARTY, and the Club voted to hire the comedy quartet that entertained us last Christmas! 6 social, 7 dinner at SAMMS in Hennepin, stuffed pork chop & lots of extras, $20 each!
(4) POINSETTIA DISTRIBUTION is set for Saturday, Dec. 10-- meet at VanWingerdens at 9am !
(5)�. And ART DUFFIELD of McNabb won $50 last week!
CHECK IT OUT�. New welcome signs are posted on 71 & on 26!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
November 3, 2005
ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight�s CLUB ASSEMBLY with an agenda that includes MEMBERSHIP FOLLOWUP, CURIOUS GEORGE LITERACY PROJECT plans, and some pre-Christmas project planning for TOYS IN THE PANTRY, POINSETTIA DELIVERIES, and our own GRANVILLE ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARTY!
Welcome to Granville Rotary!
�ROTARY READS� -- K-1 LITERACY PROJECT
OUR LITERACY PROJECT plans have taken shape, with our ROTARY READERS being sent back to elementary school -- to read CURIOUS GEORGE stories to the Kindergarten and First Grade classes at Hennepin, 9:15 am through the week of November 14...National Reading Week! Those scheduled include Cathy on Monday, Rick, Christina and Sharon on Tuesday, Larry and Lorraine on Weds, Darrell or Jeanne on Thursday, Ron on Friday!
LAST WEEK�S �REED REPORT�
REED WILSON took on his own Program last week, updating us on some of the projects he and the office of US Congressman Jerry Weller have in the works�. including conversion of the WWII era Joliet arsenal to environmental uses, economic development, and establishment of the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery�. And Utica�s post-tornado recovery (in Congressman Weller�s 11th Congressional District), development of the IM Canal Heritage Corridor and Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway Project�. � support of Freedom House, funding computers for client education and GED programs and federal grant support� and enticement of new Ethanol Production in the Illinois Valley! Now we know how Reed manages to stay busy!
NEXT WEEK�.
MARTY YAUCH will host SUSAN KRAUSER, lined up by CATHY OLIVERI to tell us about the papers of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, including some local finds! This will be a GREAT PROGRAM for guests to attend!
JEANNE ALLEMAN won again(!) in last week�s 50-50 $50 drawing!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
October 27, 2005
VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides and REED WILSON will be on hand for presentation of his own program, updating us on the works and wonders of the US Legislature, and current projects of his office and Congressman JERRY WELLER!
LAST WEEK�.
LORRAINE TERANDO gave us an envelope�s view of the post office last week, explaining the process of sorting and delivering the mail, tips for safe and efficient mailing, and the story of how she changed vocations to finally arrive in McNabb as Postmaster! As for the 37 cent price tag on most mail� turns out we�re about the cheapest deal on the planet, with New Zealand the only close competitor!
Thank you, Lorraine� What a great program !!
PAULA GIBSON won last week�s 50-50 $50 drawing! Congrats, Paula!
LITERACY PROJECT: ROTARY READS !
Following up on the idea presented two weeks ago, Scott Shore met with Elementary Principal Mike McCann to set up a one-week Curious George reading blitz and the possibility of reinstating our monthly reader program in the grade school. We�ve set the dates for the week of November 14, coinciding with the school book fair and national Family Reading Night that week. There are 7 Kindergarten and 1st Grade classrooms, and our Rotary Readers will be scheduled for 9:15 to 9:30 (or til 9:45 if doing two classrooms.) If it goes well, we can send three Rotarians in on the same 9:15-9:30 schedule on the first Tuesday of each month from December through May.
VOLUNTEERS???
BACK IN THE YOUTH EXCHANGE SADDLE ?
We received an inquiry this week from a student desiring to spend a year abroad� And the family is willing to host an inbound in exchange. We have contacted the District for the selection process and time schedule. Meanwhile, we would need to determine budget needs and appoint a Youth Service Officer, if we choose to pursue it.
NEXT WEEK -- November 3 -- CLUB ASSEMBLY!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
October 20, 2005
VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides and LORRAINE TERANDO takes the spotlight to tell us what we get for 37 cents, and to trace the route of her own professional career with the United States Post Office -- from 1989 to present, and from Princeton to LaSalle, Dalzell to Van Orin, and Buda to McNabb !!!
AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR�.
OUR "INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL" last week offered the true �flavor� of Rotary� complete with worldly appetizers, a great meal, our display of Rotary banners from around the globe, and KRISTA STOKKE's Program sharing her recent experiences in HONG KONG ! Her adventures notably included a look at urban life, sharing space with 6.8 million people! Krista�s anecdotes & pictures all attest to a great trip!
Thank you, Pastor Krista!!!
THOM DAY won last week's 50-50 $50 drawing!
Congrats, THOM!
GUEST LIST
GUESTS at last week�s meeting included ERNIE BUCHHOLZ, KAREN KARCZESKI, YVONNE �TOOTIE� MERCER, GAIL MARGRAFF, MATT LUNGER, & BOB PETERSON --- with several other invitees missing out, but hoping to come to a future meeting!
Welcome to Rotary, ALL -- We hope you return soon!
WHAT'S COMING?
October 27 - REED WILSON hosts the month�s last Program.
November 3 -- CLUB ASSEMBLY
November 10 -- MARTY YAUCH will have the floor
November 17 -- BRAD ACUNCIUS begins the new rotation
November 24 -- NO MEETING --- THANKSGIVING
December 1 -- CLUB ASSEMBLY
December 8 -- SHARON ACUNCIUS hosts the Program
December 15 -- DARRELL ALLEMAN is in the spotlight
December 22 -- JENO BONUCCHI has the honors
December 29 -- JANICE BRANNON closes out the year!
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CELEBRATE VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH�.Awakening to the value of all occupations, the benefits derived from highest ethical standards, and the opportunities offered by and through our respective vocations and avocations, to serve others !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NITE 2005!
OCTOBER 13, 2005
�AND WELCOME TO THE CLOVER CLUB, with President MATT HOSTETTER presiding, SCOTT SHORE & BRAD ACUNCIUS welcoming our special guests, & KRISTA STOKKE on deck to present tonight�s tale of international intrigue -- sharing her recent adventures in Hong Kong! �...International appetizers, a sampling of banners from Clubs in contact with us from around the world, and a taste of a Rotary International right here in downtown Mark!
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB!
FREE TRIP? ROTARY GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE
We�re seeking up to four non-Rotarian young ag or business professionals (under age 40) to participate in a 4-week expense-paid Rotary exchange program with a Rotary District in Germany next June (May 29-June 27). Interviews to be held Nov. 5. See Scott for more info!
CONGRATS, CHRIS & SLICK SLINGSBY --
�Slick Jr.� (Ryan John) weighed in on Oct. 8 at 8lbs, 3 oz, headed home on Oct. 10, and all three are well !
WHAT�S ROTARY ?
It�s new & old friends with a broad variety of occupational and professional interests.....celebrating 100 years of service & fellowship..
...Meeting weekly over dinner to share information and to discover new ways to meet community needs & concerns...
...Sharing fellowship, friendship and professional liaisons...
...Serving vocational goals of excellence and integrity...
...Offering unique opportunities to participate in global projects!
ROTARY......An Opportunity To Serve, To Share, To Participate!
WHO, WHERE, & HOW MUCH? (
...There are no age or gender restrictions, no political or religious ties, and no financial commitments beyond dues ($50) and meal costs.
...Membership is by recommendation of any present member.
�It�s the privilege of participation with 1,224,297 fellow Rotarians in any of Rotary�s 32,507 Clubs in 168 countries, world-wide!
...Attendance is a goal, a benefit, not a requirement. We need YOU!
THURSDAYS -- 6:30 PM TO 8:00 PM -- CLOVER CLUB IN MARK
WHETHER FOR A MEETING OR AS A NEW MEMBER,
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT GRANVILLE ROTARY!
For more info.........call 339-2398 or visit www.rotary6420.org/granville
JOIN US IN CELEBRATION OF ROTARY�S CENTENNIAL YEAR!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
October 6, 2005
VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight's CLUB ASSEMBLY ! On the agenda: VOCATIONAL SERVICE, AFTER-SCHOOL PROJECT DONATION, LITERACY, ROTARY FOUNDATION, and MEMBERSHIP !
Welcome to the Granville Rotary Club!
STAYING AFTER SCHOOL ??
CHRIS SLINGSBY hosted special guests CONNIE HARTMAN & TRISH BOTH for last week's program on the new AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. The Project, sponsored by the PC Schools' Wellness Committee, and supported by community donations, will provide sports, games, activities and homework help at the High School and Junior High School.
Thanks for hosting, Chris !
ANOTHER HAPPY $50 WINNER
DEB MILITELLO won last week's 50-50 drawing on a ticket sold by REED WILSON -- hold those tickets for tonight's drawing!
THE BUSINESS OF SERVICE....
Business has been good lately, with the report that Cow Pie Bingo netted $1567.00 and our Bingo game at Mark netted $235.75!
Thanks again to all whose work made both events successful!
NEXT WEEK -- INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Bring Guests ---And ethnic appetizers --- And an appetite for FUN! Also... follow up with those who received invitation letters.
WHAT'S COMING?
October 13 -- INTERNATIONAL NIGHT: Bring an international appetizer to pass --Program by KRISTA STOKKE;
October 20 -- LORRAINE TERANDO’s first Program!
October 27 - REED WILSON hosts the month's last Program.
November 3 -- CLUB ASSEMBLY
November 10 -- MARTY YAUCH will have the floor
November 17 -- BRAD ACUNCIUS begins the new rotation
November 24 -- NO MEETING --- THANKSGIVING
NEXT UP: INTERNATIONAL & GUEST NIGHT ! BRING FOOD -- BRING GUESTS -- BRING MORE FOOD -- BRING MORE GUESTS !!
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WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides and CHRIS SLINGSBY hosts special guests CONNIE HARTMAN $ TRISH BOTH for tonight's program on the new AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, and supported by community donations, will provide sports, games, activities and homework help at the High School and Junior High School.
LAST WEEK -- A COMPELLING PROGRAM!
CK CUTRIGHT'S presentation of "The Los Altos Story" and the Rotary AIDS Project provided us with the same wake-up call that shocked the Los Altos Rotary Club, realizing that AIDS is just outside our door and affects us all. THANK YOU, CK!
OCTOBER 13 -- INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Bring Guests.. And ethnic appetizers ... and an appetite for FUN! Also.... Followup with those who received invitations letters.
MARK'S 100TH ... AND BINGO !
Our (real) BINGO GAME at Mark's 100th birthday bash offered a lot of fun, and even a little profit! We reportedly took in $165 Saturday and about $125 during the un-scheduled encoure on Sunday!! BIG thanks to RICK SERAFINI, JENO BONNUCI and all who volunteered for the event!
RECENT 50-50 $50 RAFFLE WINNERS....
CONGRATULATIONS to these lucky 50-50 ticketholders: Lorraine Terando, Jeanette Forcash Mhitener, Jeanne Alleman (TWICE!), Mary Shore, Jacob Mauer, Mary Ann Redshaw, Krista Stokke, Ellie Lenkaitis & Cheryl Mennie! To all others: TONIGHT may be the NIGHT!
SEEING INTO THE FUTURE
October 13 -- INTERNATIONAL NIGHT: Bring an international appetizer to Pass -- Program by Krista Stokke!
OCtober 20 -- LORRAINE TERANDO has her first Program!
October 27 -- REED WILSON hosts the month's last Program
NEXT UP: CLUB ASSEMBLY -- AND CHICKEN NIGHT!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
September 22, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides and CK CUTRIGHT will present tonight?s program, focusing our attention on ?The Los Altos Story? and the Rotary AIDS Project. The story, such as it is, starts with the Los Altos Rotary Club, and the realization that AIDS isn?t just ?there? or ?them? ? it?s ?here? and it?s ? all of us!?
WELCOME TO ROTARY!
OCTOBER 13 -- INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Yours Truly presented last week?s Program with a mixture of Rotary trivia and some pre-planning for our GUEST NIGHT -- October 13! Our plan is to bring appetizers with an?international flavor,? in anticipation of Krista Stokke?s program on her recent globe-trotting travels to Hong Kong!
Reviewing recent PC Record editions and local phone listings, we amassed about 125 prospective members to be invited. Letters have been mailed requesting rsvp?s to Scott, Brad, Matt or any Rotarian. Please check over the list of invitees, follow up by personal contacts, and invite others NOT yet on the list!!
It?s vital to our Club that we open our doors to others in the community who might be interested in joining our great Club!
ALICE LANDS $1,000 PIE
? And in record time! Just about 10 minutes into her ?grid walk,? ALICE THE COW found her mark with a small but effective winning drop this past Sunday, netting VALERIE HROVAT the GRANVILLE ROTARY COW PIE BINGO GRAND PRIZE of $1,000 !
Congrats also to winners of the ten $100 drawings including TOM SIMMONS, BRAD ACUNCIUS, JEANNE ALLEMAN, BEVERLY BOERS, JODI SLINGSBY, CHRIS GEORGE, MARIE MACK, BILL ELLENA, MATTHEW GIMBAL, and CONNER, MIKE AND ALEXA KETTMAN!
Our Club?s special thanks go out to the committee, the grid-line art guild, all who sole tickets?. and to KEVIN KUNKEL for the use of Alice, GENE KUNKEL for delivering her to the event, and TIM SHEVOKAS for walking Alice during the event !
THIS WEEKEND - MARK?S 100TH ? AND BINGO!
THIS TIME IT?S THE REAL THING! Our Rotary Club will host the BINGO TENT (or shelter) THIS SATURDAY, immediately following the memorial dedication at 2pm.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help with cards, cash, and winnings--See you there!
NEXT UP: CHRIS SLINGSBY will have a great program next week on PC?s new After-School programs!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
September 15, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides and SCOTT SHORE has the Program for tonight?s meeting, with a mixture of Rotary news & trivia, and little pre-planning for next month?s GUEST NIGHT!
WELCOME TO ROTARY, ALL!
LAST WEEK?S PROGRAM?
MARY ANN REDSHAW presided and RICK SERAFINI presented, offering a GREAT (first) program on his ?vocations and avocations,? including ham radios and model-building! Meanwhile, he?s found time to raise a family and to finish out a 23-year career in industry and to start another as a CPA and part-time instructor at IVCC !
What?s next? Rick?s chairing the Rotary Bingo Game at Mark?s 100th Birthday Celebration next week!
COMING SOON:
9/18 COW PIE BINGO on McCoy St., at Noon!
9/22 CK?s Program,
9/24 BINGO in Mark from 2-5 pm,
9/29 Chris Slingsby?s Program,
10/6 Business,
10/13 Krista?s International Program & Guest Night,
10/20 Reed?s Program, and
10/27 Marty?s.
Please tell your Bull editor what?s coming!
OCTOBER 13 -- INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Our next GUEST NIGHT will sport an INTERNATIONAL THEME, on October 13 -- bring an ?international? appetizer to share, and a GUEST or two to enjoy KRISTA STOKKE?s account of her recent travels to the Far East!!!
We?ll discuss strategies tonight, to open our doors to new members.
9-11 REMEMBRANCE INSPIRING
The events this past weekend provided a fitting tribute to those emergency personnel whose lives were lost in the terrorist attacks in New York four years ago. Firefighters from New York teamed up with United Way to visit Granville, offering thanks, support, and a Gazebo honoring local emergency and volunteer efforts responding on a smaller scale following the April ?04 tornados here. Granville citizens were also provided with donated trees, tagged and dedicated to the memory of emergency workers who died in New York on 9-11-01.
As co-coordinators for the local events, we are thankful to BRUCE & BRAD for joining Scott to help in distributing trees Saturday AM, to MATT and all Rotarians who were on hand for the dedication of the gazebo at noon -- including SHARON ACUNCIUS who will be part of the UI Extension Master Gardeners? work to landscape the area of the Gazebo next spring.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
September 8, 2005
?New Generations Month!?
WELCOME! Vice President MARY ANN REDSHAW presides over tonight's meeting and RICK SERAFINI will present his FIRST-EVER PROGRAM, featuring.... RICK SERAFINI ! Following a time-honored tradition, Rick's taking his first Program to tell us about his professional and extra-curricular interests!
CLUB ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS....
Our CLUB ASSEMBLY last week dealt with several important matters.....
(1) 9-11 & TORNADO RELIEF Remembrance (Sat., Sept. 10) -- volunteers to be on hand at the Granville Fire Station at 9am, shovel in hand and any available pick-up tricks parked nearby; Also, all Rotarians asked to be present for the dedication services honoring Rotary at the Gazebo in Veterans Prk at Noon -- lunch to follow!
(2) COW PIE BINGO (Noon Sunday, Sept 18) -- Please sell tickets!!! (PS -- the wooden cow has been located and is available for display!)
(3) MARK CELEBRATION BINGO TENT (Sat, Sept 24) -- The Program says it starts at 2, but we will not conflict with the Veterans presentation schedduled for that same time. Bingo will begin when the program ends, til 5pm -- please be on hand to help!
(4) MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT -- We have designated Pastor Krista's Program on October 13 (featuring her far-east trip) as an INTERNATIONAL GUEST NIGHT -- bring GUESTS and an international appetizer to share !
(5) COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS will be posted tonight -- see Matt to make anyu suggestions for change;
(6) CENTENNIAL SIGN REPAIRS -- Brad and Sean placed in charge, work delayed for cooler weather.
(7) PC FOOD PANTRY netted Granville a Governor's Hometown Award -- Congrats! Pastor Ron and Cathy will help coordinate erection of the highway sign;
(8) There are still FOUR 50-50 raffle tickets available for sale, at $23 discounted price -- see Jane to purchase, please!
(9) UPCOMING PROGRAMS: 9/15 Scott, 9/22 Tom (switched with CK), 9/29 Chris Slingsby, 10/6 Business Meeting, 10/13 Krista's Program on Hong Kong AND our International Appetizers and Guest Night! 10/20 Reed, and 10/27 Marty. Please advise your bulleting editor of your program!!!!
KARTINA VICTIMS & EMERGENCY WORKERS:
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Tonight we begin accepting donations to be channeled through Rotary. Donations may be made payable to Rotary International and given to Treasurer Cathy Oliveri.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
September 1, 2005
?New Generations Month!?
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight?s meeting AND Chicken-Pickin? CLUB ASSEMBLY! Our agenda this evening includes:
9-11 & TORNADO RELIEF Remembrance (Sat., Sept. 10);
COW PIE BINGO (Noon Sunday, September 18);
MARK CELEBRATION BINGO TENT (Sat, Sept. 24);
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT;
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS;
CENTENNIAL SIGN REPAIRS; and
A schedule for UPCOMING PROGRAMS!
WELCOME, LORRAINE TERANDO!
LORRAINE TERANDO was installed last week as a member of the Granville Rotary Club, proposed by BRUCE FILBRANDT, under the classification of Postal Services, as Postmaster in McNabb!
Congratulations, and welcome to Granville Rotary, Lorraine!
LAST WEEK?..
MATT HOSTETTER filled in for Program Chair MARY ANN REDSHAW last week, introducing guest KATIE SONDGEROTH, of Utica?s GRAND BEAR FAMILY RESORT -- inviting us all to visit the new and growing facilities including the lodge, miniature golf course, Friday and Saturday evening campfire story hours! She said the project is very successful, from sales of villas and soon-to-be cabins, to reservations and ballroom bookings. This facility is definitely one-of-a-kind, and well worth a visit!
Thank you, Mary Ann, for setting up the Program and thank you Matt, for hosting!
BRIEFLY NOTED?.
DUES -- We have paid RI & District --Please Pay Your
Dues ASAP! 50-50 RAFFLE -- A few tickets still left for sale -- at a discount!
9-11 REMEMBRANCE TREE DISTRIB. (9 to 11 on Sat., Sept 10, Granville Fire Dept) We need distrib, delivery & planting help!
GAZEBO DEDICATION (Noon, Sept. 10 at Veterans Park--Come!
COW PIE BINGO (Noon Sept. 18) -- Please Sell More Tickets!
REAL BINGO (Mark, Sat, Sept. 24) -- Please Be There To Help!
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and emergency workers in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. We are checking into Rotary relief projects that we might support.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 25, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight?s meeting AND had the honor of introducing tonight?s program, arranged by MARY ANN REDSHAW, and featuring KATIE SONGERGROTH of GRIZZLY JACK?S GRAND BEAR LODGE, south of Utica. Our ?tour? of the resort and villa will include brochures, maps, and a preview of what is yet to come!
WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, KATIE!
CLUB ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS
Our CLUB ASSEMBLY of Aug. 4 included discussion of Membership Development (to follow up with picnic guests), 50-50 Raffle Sales (8 tickets left!), Cow Pie Bingo (Noon on September 18), Rotary?s BINGO game plan for Mark?s 100th Birthday Bash (2-4 pm Saturday, Sept. 24)! We also voted to participate in United Way activities September 10, including distribution & planting (with FFA help) of 9-11 memorial trees, and dedication of a Gazebo honoring those who helped in the Granville tornado recovery, and coordinating (with MP Ext. Master Gardeners) the landscaping!
WELCOME, LORRAINE TERANDO!
We are happy to install LORRAINE TERANDO as a member of Granville Rotary, under the classification of ?Postal Services.? Lorraine is Postmaster of the McNabb Post Office, sure to be here through rain, sleet or snow! Lorraine has attended two meetings, and was proposed for membership by Bruce Filbrandt, whereupon the Board met to act favorably upon the proposal two weeks ago. WELCOME TO GRANVILLE ROTARY, LORRAINE!
OUR VISIT TO THE SLAMMER?.
CATHY OLIVERI hosted our meeting two weeks ago, including dinner at SAMMS and a tour of the new Sheriff?s Offices, 911 Facilities and new Jail. SHERIFF KEVIN DOYLE joined us for dinner and personally provided the tour and explanation of the new facilities?.. All state-of-the-art and above! Sheriff Doyle explained that the facilities cost about $1.6 million to construct, making use of $900,000 in grant money and money collected through telephone bill assessments for establishment of 911 service. Next step: Enhanced 911, locating a call by computer! Meanwhile, know your address !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
August 4, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight’s CLUB ASSEMBLY, compete with fried chicken AND an agenda that includes Membership Development, 50-50 Raffle Sales, UCC Cow Pie Bingo, Mark’s 100th Birthday Bash, Club Committee choices, and upcoming programs! WELCOME TO ROTARY!
GUBERNATORIAL GUEST
ROTARY DISTRICT 6420 GOVERNOR ANITA PAPICH “stopped by” on her official rounds last week, with good news and good ideas for the Rotary year ahead, lit by the “FLAME” of FOUNDATION, LITERACY, ACTIVE participation, MEMBERSHIP, and above all, ENJOYMENT of Rotary! Anita says our motto of “Service above Self” sends a powerful message to the world -- and applying her math-teaching background to the potential of Rotary’s 1.2 million members, THE GOV figures that we have the power to accomplish exponentially great things in the year ahead -- and we’re all invited to her District Conference at Rockford’s Clock Tower Inn next April 20-22 (bargain prices, too)!
ROTARY TRIVIA BOWL…..
TEAMWORK! Which table’s newest Rotary member will correctly answer these Rotary Trivia questions:
(1) In what year was Rotary Founded?
(2) Who was the founder of Rotary -- and what was his profession?
(3) Where was Rotary Founded?
(4) How many Clubs are there in District 6420?
(5) On what day is Granville Rotary’s annual Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored?
(6) What is a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member?
(7) How much of the Sustaining Member’s initial contribution is paid by the Club?
(8) Within 50, how many plants do we deliver to senior citizens on our Poinsettia Project delivery day each December?
(9) In what year was Granville Rotary Chartered?
(10) How much of Putnam County do we cover in membership and service projects?
(Bonus Question) What is this year’s Rotary Theme?
FOR OUR CONSIDERATION…..
We have been offered the opportunity to help coordinate a United Way / “New York Says Thank-you” Project, bringing visiting firefighters, dedicating a new gazebo for Veterans’ Park, and donating 418 plantable trees representing emergency personnel lost on 9-11, to Granville over the weekend of September 11, 2005.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP??
NEXT WEEK -- MEET AT SAMMS FOR DINNER 8-11-05, 6:30 PM -- THEN OFF TO JAIL (TO SEE THE NEW FACILITIES) -- hosted by Cathy Oliveri!
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WELCOME TO GOVERNOR�S NITE !
July 28, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER has a firm golf grip on the gavel to bring to order tonight�s special program, welcoming ROTARY DISTRICT 6420 GOVERNOR ANITA PAPICH!
OUR DISTRICT GOVERNOR is a member of Loves Park Rotary where she has served as Pres, Board Member & Travelogue Series Chair, also very active within our District in past Conference committees and Interact, and as an Assistant Governor. Professionally, Anita has been a math teacher at the high school and community college levels. Mom to two and Grandma to one grandson, our Gov is also a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority and serves as Eucharistic minister in Rockford�s Holy Family Parish.
��������And now added to her life credits, our District Gov has found US, right here in beautiful downtown Mark, Illinois!
WELCOME TO THE GRANVILLE ROTARY CLUB, GOVERNOR ANITA PAPICH!
OF RECENT MEETINGS�..
We enjoyed the privilege of installing our newest member two weeks ago, welcoming JANICE BRANNON as a member of the Granville Rotary Club under the classification of �Travel Specialist,� and that she is! Janice has presented a program to us recently (hopefully with an update soon!) on her exploits as agent and organizer of travel to the Mid-east, and particularly Egypt! Proposed for membership by CATHY OLIVERI, the ceremonies were honorably officiated by BRUNO BUCHHOLZ --- WELCOME ABOARD, JANICE!
ASSISTANT GOVERNOR MARIAN SHURTS of Henry Rotary also joined us that eve to share important District info and opportunities & stands ready to help -- thank you, Marian -- and
REV. RON McNEILL offered up his own Program, sharing the path of family and professional experiences that eventually brought him to Granville�s UCC Church �..and to our ROTARY CLUB!
OUR GUEST NIGHT PICNIC last week netted several welcomed guests, though no one signed on the dotted line. Members will offer follow up invitations to these and other invited prospective members. Our thanks to �Brad the Cooker-Man,� Matt, Mary Ann & Christina for prep & decorations, to all who brought scrumptious dishes to pass�. And to all who brought GUESTS!
NEXT WEEK --- CLUB ASSEMBLY����...AND CHICKEN !
AUGUST 11 --- CATHY O (tentatively) hosts us in Hennepin for dinner and a tour of the new Sheriff�s Offices & 911 facilities -- see you in JAIL !
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 14, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER has a firm grip on the gavel, ready to take his first swing at the gavel in his SECOND term as our CLUB PRESIDENT! Our meeting tonight features not one, but TWO great presenters�.. ASSISTANT GOVERNOR MARIAN SHURTS of Henry Rotary is here to share important District info and opportunities, in advance of District Governor Anita Papich�s visit to our Club in two weeks! And���� PASTOR RON McNEILL is on deck tonight to present his first-ever Program, which we�ve convinced him should be about himself !
NEXT WEEK -- GUEST NITE PICNIC ! Bring GUESTS and a dish to pass to next week�s Guest Nite Picnic -- 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Veterans� Park (300 W. Main) in Granville. We will provide brautwurst, hot dogs, drinks, table service, condiments, fellowship, fun, and an opportunity to expand our membership -- We need to bring Guests to make this event a success!!! Sec�y Scott has some invite cards for distribution -- call him if you could use some more of them -- see you next week!
Last week�s CLUB ASSEMBLY netted the following activity:
(1) Sounds of Summer Wrap-Up: $600 profit, of which 15% goes to PCCD, consensus to suggest cooler weather, drop $3/person, $7/car charge, provide cart transport for disabled, more $$ for advertising.
(2) 50-50 Raffle: tickets still undistributed will be divvied up for sale.
(3) GUEST NITE July 21 Committee -- Sean & Christina (& MaryAnn) and remember to be here for GOV�S NITE on July 28;
(4) Bingo Only at MARK CELEBRATION on 9/23-25 -- Committee: Rick, Jeno, Jane, Bruce, Tom & Matt;
(5) CowPie Bingo only at UCC ICE CREAM SOCIAL Sunday, Aug. 21Committee: Kim, Cathy, Cheri and Ron ;
(6)
Upcoming Programs:
GUEST NITE PICNIC NEXT WEEK -- bring dish AND GUESTS!
July 28 is GOVERNOR�S NITE -- be here!
Aug. 4 is our CLUB ASSEMBLY!
On Aug. 11 CATHY O. hopes to host us in Hennepin for dinner (maybe SAMMS), then tour new jail and see 911-LIVE !
(7) Dues: $50 plus $2 for any meetings missed and not made up (helps us meet meal costs) and covers RI dues, Dist. dues, Centennial Assessment, Rotarian Magazine, Insurance, and Council on Legislation $1 surcharge;
(8) New Committee Preferences and Assignments; and
(9) Centennial Signs Re-plantings�wait for cooler weather;
(10) CONGRATS & THANKS to Darrell Alleman for a great memorial and story about Bill Klein, Granville Rotary and our 100th in last week�s PC Record!
(11) JANICE BRANNON to be installed as a Granville Rotarian - Hopefully tonight!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
July 7, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER maintains his firm grip on the gavel, to begin his SECOND TERM as President, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer of the Granville Rotary Club! His first official act is to lead us all to the FRIED CHICKEN -- followed by tonight�s CLUB ASSEMBLY! Starting the year off with a lot on the agenda, tonight�s highlights will include:
(1) Sounds of Summer Wrap-Up;
(2) 50-50 Raffle �Sales Meeting;�
(3) Planning for MEMBERSHIP MEETING July 21 and GOVERNOR�S NITE July 28;
(4) Bingo and/or CowPie Bingo options at MARK CELEBRATION on 9/23-25;
(5) CowPie Bingo option at UCC CELEBRATION;
(6) Upcoming Programs;
(7) Dues Sneak Preview;
(8) New Committee Preferences and Assignments; and
(9) Centennial Sign Re-plantings� (GREAT ARTICLE IN THIS WEEK�S RECORD, DARRELL!) �and as much discussion as a 90 minute meeting will allow!
ATTENDANCE OOPS
Additional PERFECT ATTENDANCE awards (mistakenly omitted from last week�s Installation Nite Bulletin: MATT HOSTETTER AND BRAD ACUNCIUS: 3 YEARS EACH! Congrats to all perfect attendance award recipients, and to all whose attendance was nearly there! (Apologies of your Sec�y for the error.
NEW MEMBERS !
RICK SERAFINI was installed last week by Club Chaplain BRUNO BUCHHOLZ, Proposer LARRY PRIEST, Sec�y Scott Shore & Pres. Matt Hostetter, with perfect �pin setting� by Rick�s wife,
TAMMY ! CONGRATS & WELCOME, RICK!
�AND JANICE BRANNON has been accepted for membership upon proposal by CATHY OLIVERI, under the classification of �Travel Specialist,� approved by the Board and Club. As soon as Janice can attend, we get to celebrate and welcome another new member into the Granville Rotary Club!!!!
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WELCOME TO ROTARY INSTALLATION NITE 2005!
JUNE 30, 2005
AND WELCOME TO SAMMS! President MATT HOSTETTER presides over tonight�s celebration of a GREAT CENTENNIAL year of service and fellowship, and the launching of a new Rotary year!
Our Club offers thanks to the Officers, Board Members and Committee Chairs, who extended hand AND heart to make the past year a CENTENNIAL SUCCESS!
Matt Hostetter, Pres.
Mary Ann Redshaw, V.Pres.
Cheri Klein, Board Member
Krista Stokke, Board Member
Jeno Bonucchi, Board Member
Marty Yauch, Board Member
Chris Slingsby, Board Member
Cathy Oliveri, Treasurer
AND our Club pledges to make the coming year ANOTHER Granville Rotary success, under the able leadership of:
Matt Hostetter, President
Mary Ann Redshaw, V.Pres.
Sharon Acuncius, Board Member
Darrell Alleman, Board Member
Brad Acuncius, Board Member
Sean Brannon,
Board Member
Christina Judd, Board Member Marty Yauch, Board Member
WELCOME, RICK SERAFINI !
We are pleased to welcome RICK SERAFINI as a member tonight, proposed for membership by LARRY PRIEST, approved by the Board and Club, and joined tonight by his wife TAMMY ! Rick joins under the classification of �Certified Public Accountant� in private practice, with a side-career as part-time IVCC instructor !WELCOME TO ROTARY, RICK & TAMMY!!!
PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY !
Tonight we also recognize all members whose regular attendance has added the key to our Club�s success on all fronts. SPECIAL CONGRATS to our members with PERFECT ATTENDANCE all year:
CK (2yr+),
CATHY (11 yrs),
LARRY (17 yrs),
TOM (19 yrs),
SCOTT (20 yrs),
REED (28 yrs), and CHARTER YEAR MEMBERS JENO BONUCCHI & BRUNO BUCHHOLZ -- each with 38 consecutive years� perfect attendance!!
Congratulations to all, for all your participation!
In Memory of Fellow Rotarians Bill Klein and Vic Lenkaitis
We offer the lasting tribute of fond memories and our own re-dedication to the ideals of friendship, fellowship and �service above self� epitomized by their lives. We are forever enriched.
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WELCOME TO ROTARY!
June 23, 2005
WELCOME! President MATT HOSTETTER has the gavel, and JANE LENKAITIS has the pleasure of hosting RON BLUEMER, local author, teacher and historian -- here to tell us about his newest book, HOME FRONT: WWII IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY! Our Granstand book reviewer and editorial staff say that the intricate weave of stories, personal accounts and a tremendous wealth of local history, make the book a �must read!�
WELCOME BACK, RON!
LAST WEEK�S PROGRAM
CHRIS KUNKEL hosted last week�s program, featuring KAREN (KOTECKI) WINDY, teaching specialist for deaf and blind elementary & preschool students. Her program was an eye-opener ---and an ear-opener --- for us all!
Thank you for hosting, CHRIS!
SOUNDS OF SUMMER THIS WEEKEND!
HELP NEEDED! All hands on deck this weekend for our food booth at PCCD�s SOUNDS OF SUMMER! If you haven�t signed up for a shift OR TWO -- please do so tonight!
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED !
JANICE BRANNON was proposed for membership two weeks ago by CATHY OLIVERI, under the classification of �Travel Specialist,� approved by the Board that night. The Board�s action was presented for comment last week, giving until tonight to respond. Hearing none, JANICE BRANNON may be installed ASAP! Janice is a Mid-East travel specialist, originally from Putnam County and now living close enough to still call this her �home!�
AND RICK SERAFINI returned to find himself proposed by LARRY PRIEST for membership last week! The Board met following our regular meeting, approved the motion to admit Rick as a member, and the Club now has 7 days within which to comment on the proposal. RICK is a �CPA� and part time instructor at IVCC!
COMING SOON ( REALLY SOON! )��.
50-50 TICKETS AVAILABLE TONIGHT! Sell �em all !
BILL KLEIN MEMORIAL TRIVIA NITE, June 24
(Team Members: Mary Ann, Scott, Tom, Sean, Cheri, Chris S.?)
SOUNDS OF SUMMER food booth -- June 25-26!
ANNUAL INSTALLATION NIGHT -- SAMMS -- JUNE 30!
6:00 SOCIAL, 7:00 DINNER, SPOUSES & FAMILY TOO!
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Wenona -- Noon at the Am. Legion; Spring Valley --7:30 AM at the High Rise
TUESDAYS: Princeton -- 11:45 AM at the Elks Lodge.
WEDNESDAYS: LaSalle -- Noon at Maples in Peru, Ottawa -- Noon at
Koolies, and Lacon -- Noon at Club LaCon
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THURSDAYS: -- IV Sunrise, 7:00 AM at Maples; Toluca --
Noon at Mona�s.
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FRIDAYS: Ottawa Sunrise -- 7:15 AM at CHO Hospital; Peru --
Noon at the Maples.
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