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Terry Lammers
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| Volume 57, No. 48 |
June 16, 2009 |
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Meeting each TUESDAY at Michael's Restaurant, 415 Broadway - 12:00 noon
GOLF TOURNAMENT - FRIDAY, June 19th at the Highland Country Club.
NEXT MEETING - TUESDAY, June 23, 2009, Noon at Michael's Restaurant. |
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Today's meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. President Bill Sullivan started the meeting; Fr. Peters led us in prayer. |
| GUESTS |
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| Susie Weiss (Henry Metzger's daughter) |
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Golf Tournament - As mentioned at the meeting, we are down tee sponsors from 45 last year to 32 this year. If you have any last minute sponsors, let Mark know ASAP! Golf tournament is this Friday - hope to see EVERYONE there, either on a team or helping out.
Car Raffle - 305 tickets have already been sold, so we're doing very well, but don't let that slow you down! Our first Early Bird Drawing was held with the winner being Mary Wright - Henry Metzger sold the winning ticket. Congratulations, Mary.
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 (or know of someone who would like to host our visitor) please contact Lisa Hunsche at (654-7403 or lisa.hunscheinbq@statefarm.com ) or Bill Sullivan (654-2103 or bill@highlandmachine.com).
Foundation Sustaining Members - Adrian now has ten members to start another giving circle. Nice work, everyone. Adtrian will have the appropriate sign-up forms at next week's meeting and those involved should be prepared to make their first payment of $100 at that time.
Rotary Happy Hour - Thursday, June 25th at Marx Brothers. Plan on attending this fun get-together. |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE - Jan Brinker |
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We have 6,282 hours right now - remember we have a goal of 10,000. If you've been holding back on reporting your service hours, now's the time to get them in!
Upcoming service opportunities:
Farmer's Market - Each Thursday, , the Highland "Market und Mehr" (Farmer and Artisan market) continues at Lindendale Park. Deanna Harlan (531.5111) needs help setting signs for Farmers Market
Golf Tournament - We could also use your help with the Rotary Golf Tournament....this Friday, June 19. If you can help, contact Maura Donnelly or show up at the country club around 10:00 - 10:30.
Hard Road Theatre - Can use some assistance with ushering and selling tickets on June 25, 26, 27, and 28. If you can help out, please contact Holli Martin.
Relay for Life - Is needing golf cart drivers to shuttle survivors and elderely from HHS School to the HHS Track, they also need help with set up on Thursday night, July 9
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. |
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS - Holli Martin |
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6/19/09 Golf Tournament
6/23/09 Mark Reaka - 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 (Korte Room at The Korte Company)
7/14/09 Michelle Capelle - Elba's Orphan
7/21/09 FAIR WEEK - meeting at Sharpshooter's Hall
7/28/09 Highland Quarterback Club
8/04/09 Car Raffle - Tri-Ford
8/11/09 Wayne Steiner - Polio Plus
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
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| SONGS |
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It's still raining and so we (cleverly) sang "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" and (no relationship to the rain) "Roll, Rotary". Maybe we should have sang "Row, Rotary" instead! |
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180 SECONDS of FAME |
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Jake's parent are Jake and Otilly (Welchlin) Gutzler from Pierron. Went through St. Paul Grade School. and has two brothers - Wayne and Fr. James
He worked at Steiners Men's Wear after high school, then at C Kinne & Company. After that, 42 years at Tom Boy and finally 7 years at Tru Buy. He got the nick name Jake from his father - all the boys were all called Jake (it was easier for his mother to call them!
This or That: Piggly Wiggley or Tom boy..... well you know. |
| SECRETARY'S REPORT - Wayne Steiner |
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| MISSING:
Carrie Adolph, Skip Butler, Rich Clayton, Cliff Couch, David Daiber, Len Daiber, Tiemen Dalhuisen, Larry Deiters, Angela Fears, Ed Ferguson, Dan Fieker, Laura Foerster, Mike Gould, Wil Holzinger, Lisa Hunsche, Linda Jakel, George Jones, Mark Korte, Mark Latham, Terry Leitschuh, Glenn Meffert, Greg Miranda, Jim Rankin, Traci Riechmann, Howard Robertson, Eunice Rogier, Floyd Rogier, Randy Schorfheide, Eric Schmidt, Art Schuetz, Gordon Smith, Michael Sutton, Marvin Warner, Jennifer Whitten
BIRTHDAYS:
No Birthdays
ANNIVERSARIES:
Rich and Shirley Federer - 16th, Roland and Lorna Harris - 17th, James and Michelle Kemper - 18th, Mark and Kristin Korte - 17th
MAKE-UPS:
No make-ups this week. |
| DRAWINGS/FINES/HAPPY BUCKS - Terry Lammers |
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POT OF GOLD:
Well over $1,000 in the pot and Susie Weiss drew the winning ticket. Rick Ringwald, however, drew the 7 of hearts
HAPPY BUCKS:
Kevin DeWaele was Happy & Sad.... Tonight he turns over the reigns to Eric Rehkemper as President of the Chamber. It's been a good year, and he's glad to have served, but sad it went to fast.
Adrian Rogier - has his newest and fifth grandbaby. Matt and Missy Rogier had a baby girl - Phoebe Rogier
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PROGRAM |
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Bill Sullivan - Playing for Change
Bill showed a video of a live musical production produced all over the world..... South Africa, South America, New Orleans, California, Italy, France, etc. about joining efforts through music to obtain world peace. It was absolutely amazing, deep and impressive! Check out the website at www.playingforchange.com | |
MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES
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MONDAY
Wood River St. John's UCC 12:00
O'Fallon Community Center 12:00
Alton-Godfrey Moonlight Restaurant, Alton 6:00TUESDAY
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 | |
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