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Volume 57, No. 44 May 12, 2009 
Meeting each TUESDAY at Michael's Restaurant, 415 Broadway - 12:00 noon
NEXT MEETING  - Steak Fry - TUESDAY, May 12, 2009, 6:00 PM at the Pistol & Rifle Club.

In Memory 

 

Cyril Spengel

Cyril J. Spengel 

 1913 - 2009
A Friend     A Mentor
A Rotarian
INTRO
Today's meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. President Bill Sullivan started the meeting; Adrian Rogier led us in prayer.
GUESTS
Susan Heim with Linda Jakel, Mike Ciposky - visiting Rotarian from Goshen Club
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rotary Student Exchange - WE NEED HOST FAMILIES FOR NEXT YEAR:  We will be hosting a boy from Turkey.  If you would be interested in becoming a host family please contact Lisa Hunsche at 654-7403 or email her at lisa.hunscheinbq@statefarm.com

District Conference - Reminder that the District Conference is coming up in Macomb, Il on May 29 and 30th.  Registration forms were available at the meeting.  See Bill or Wayne if you need further information.

Golf Tournament - Flyers were mailed this week. If you need more, there is a link on our web page or you can get some from Mark.  Now - go sign up tee sponsors and teams!
 
Sustaining Members  If you would be part of a new sustaining member group, please see Adrian.  We have seven interesed Rotarians and are looking for three more.

Car Raffle - Kicks off with ticket distribution on May 26th.  Mark your calendar and start lining up your buyers!.
 
Did you YIELD today?  Make Bill happy, yield to a fellow driver once a day.
COMMUNITY SERVICE - Jan Brinker
Dugger Cemetery
- Roland Harris needs help sprucing things up at the cemetery on Saturday, May 16th from 9:00 to 12:00 noon.  If you can help, please contact Roland.


Pregnancy Care Center
- They are offering childcare seminars at Highland Southern Baptist Church on May 16th from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 and they need volunteer babysitters.  
 

 Be sure and let Jan know all the service hours you put in...remember we have a goal of 10,000 hours. To find out more info on any of the above areas to volunteer email Jan Brinker at jan_korte_brinker @yahoo.com.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS -  Holli Martin


 5/19/09  Steak Fry, 6:00 PM (Pistol & Rifle Club)
 5/26/09  Tim Twyford - Upward Basketball and Cheerleading
 6/02/09  Wayne Steiner - Polio Plus
 6/09/09  Annual Highland Rotary Club Photo (Highland Country Club) 
 6/16/09  Rotary Family Picnic, 3:00 PM (Korte Luitjohan's Lake)
 6/19/09  Golf Tournament 
 6/23/09  Mark Rieka - Relay for Life  
 6/30/09  The BS Presidency - A Year in Review  
 7/07/09  A Look to the Future - The Whitten Regime Begins  
 7/14/09  Michelle Capelle - Elba's Orphan
 7/21/09  Highland Quarterback Club 
 7/28/09
 8/04/09  Car Raffle
 8/11/09
 8/18/09
 8/25/09
 9/01/09  Dan King - Camp Ondessonk
 9/29/09  District Governor visit

If you have any suggestions or would like to sponsor a program, please email Holli at holli@hype-creative.com
SONGS
Adrian and Tom led us in that new tune, "Down by the Riverside" and "Rotary Wheel".

180 SECONDS of FAME

Cyril Spengel 

Bill took this time to remember Cyril Spengel. He asked people in the crowd if they remember ways that Cyril had touched their lives.  Many cited that Cyril helped them with their first home loan.  Jack Klaus talked about serving on the bank board with him.  Len Daiber remembered favorably working with him.  Don Johnanes told how he took him under his wing and helped him get started. And Henry Metzger told of how when he worked for Duvardo's on the Square, that Cyril told him that he could have whatever he needed (but not his Boss).  He was a great man, who influenced many lives. Cyril will be greatly missed.

SECRETARY'S REPORT - Wayne Steiner
MISSING:
Dick Aten, Terry Bell, Skip Butler, Rich Clayton, David Daiber, Tiemen Dalhuisen, Larry Deiters, Maura Donnelly, Robert Engelmann, Larry Essenpries, Ed Ferguson, Dan Fieker, Roland Harris, Robert Hellige, Wil Holzinger, Lisa Hunsche, Angela Kim, Terry Lammers, Mark Latham, Terry Leitschuh, Glenn Meffert, Henry Metzger, Greg Miranda, Robert Nagel, David Peters, Jim Plocher, Jim Rankin, Mark Reaka, Dave Rehkemper, Traci Riechmann, Howard Robertson, Randy Schorfheide, Art Schuetz, Gordon Smith, Michael Sutton, Marvin Warner, Buzz Widmer
 
BIRTHDAYS:
Mike Gould on May 16th

ANNIVERSARIES: 
No anniversaries
 
MAKE-UPS:
No make-ups.
DRAWINGS/FINES/HAPPY BUCKS - Terry Lammers
POT OF GOLD:
Terry had James Kemper  fill in today. We had $1086. in the pot, Bill Schaefer's table  had the winning ticket, but drew the 7 of spades...sorry, better luck next time.
   
FINES:
Cost you a buck if you failed to give Kevin a hand with the clean-up of Troxler thi spast Saturday.

HAPPY BUCKS:
Angie Fears was happy that the triplets turned 3 and that she was named the new HHS Varstiy Cheerleading coach.  Congratulations, Angie. 

PROGRAM

Dr. Chad Faukner - Stress Reduction
 
05-12-09 Chad Falukner

Dr. Chad Faulkner of  Core Health Group spoke to us on Stress Reduction.  He told us that many things cause stress and the body may reveal stress `in different ways. He offered free analysis ($25. value) that he would give to the club and match it with another $25. donation.  Thanks Dr. Chad.

MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES
MONDAY
Wood River St. John's UCC 12:00
O'Fallon Community Center 12:00
Alton-Godfrey Moonlight Restaurant, Alton 6:00

TUESDAY
Benld Toni's 12:00
Collinsville Porter's 12:00
Fairview Heights Ramada Inn 12:00
Granite City Niedringhaus United Meth. Church 12:00
Belleville Fischer's Restaurant 12:10

WEDNESDAY
O'Fallon Sunrise First United Methodist Church 6:45 AM
Litchfield Maverick Steak House 7:00 AM
Land of Goshen Lewis & Clark Com.College, LeClaire Room
600 Troy Road, Edwardsville 12:00
St. Clair Co West Shrine of Lady of Snows 12:00
Lebanon Lebanon Visitors Center 6:00
Bethalto Villa Rose Retirement Community 6:30

THURSDAY
Mascoutah Skooters 11:45
East Alton Keasler Recreation Complex 12:00
Edwardsville First Christian Church 12:00
Carlyle Governor's Run 12:00
Springfield South BSA (5231 S. 6th St. Rd.) 12:00

For other opportunities, go to www.rotary.org and click on club locator.
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Sincerely,
 
Linda Jakel
Highland Rotary Club