Dr. Rick Davson, Jamican Dental Mission

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build good will and peace in the world.

"Doing good in the World is more than a motto.  It is our goal, our mission, and our reminder.  It expresses in the clearest terms why we have a Foundation, and it challenges us to reach as far as we can to do the most good possible with everything we have.  Our Foundation exisits to support the good that we can do through Rotary.  It expands our reach, increases our strength, and makes our service more powerful and more effective.  Because of our Foundation we can, very simple, do more of our Rotary work."

2004-2005

President Glenn Estess Sr. 

Maura opened the meeting leading the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Father Dave Peters with an opening prayer.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chamber Business After Hours is MONDAY Sept 19th at DiMaggios and is co-sponsored by Compu Stitch from 5-7pm.

A Thank You was received from the Children's Library as Angela was ordering the last of her furniture for the new space and wanted to pass along that she has received so many words of affirmation on the redesign.

Brad Rench joined the Highland Club in Rotary after the First Clover Leaf Bank opened up their loan production office in the Wal-mart area Plaza.  He has been in the banking industry for 29 years.  The bank owns property next to Basler and has plans to build there someday as the business and services to Highland grows.  Currently they have 4 locations and are 580 million in size.

Brad has been married for 26 years and has one son who is gainfully employed and has his masters from Washington University.  He owns a house in Highland near Diamond Mineral Springs and is glad to be back in this community.  He is no stranger to Rotary as this is his fourth Rotary Club to be a member of.

Mark your calendars for October 21st for a Bonfire at Maura Donnelly's residence.  All participants are encouraged to bring a dish and a guest (spouse and/or potential member).  Drinks will be provided by the club.  If so inclined, Buzz encouraged everyone to dress in Halloween Costumes.

Reminder that 2011-2012 we will be tracking service hours again to see Rotarian's collective IMPACT.  This year's goal is 7500 hours.  There were 411.5 hours recorded to date. 

Mark announced that our club will be going to join the Joplin Rotary efforts on November 12th.  Mark your calendars and they will be taking role call soon for interest. 

Go to the website and log your hours or email them to him directly: swconstruct@agtelco.com

Attendance:  68.3%

Guests: None 

Club Anniversaries: None

Birthdays: Jon Greve on 17th

Anniversaries: None

Make-ups: Tom Wherle in Summit County Colorado

Let these people know that they were missed this week: Dave Diaber, Dan Fieker, Mark Frey, Mike Gould, Bretty Gruender, James Kemper, Brian Knoblach, Mark Latham, Terry Lietschuh, Glenn Meffert, Greg Miranda, James Rankin, Mark Reaka, Adrian Rogier, Eunice Rogier, Floyd Rogier, Bill Shaefer, Ron Schneider, Art Scheutz, Mike Sutton, Jennifer Whitten

There was $581 in the 50/50 and Jake's table drew the 8ofHearts.  Better luck next time!

Happy Bucks:

• Wayne is happy that UofI started their season 2-0 for the first time in many years.
• Linda gave a promo dollar for Art in the Square advertisements.
• Henry was happy to be at Rotary this week.
• Carrie gave 2 happy bucks for 1)her 5k Life Run & 2K Walk was Saturday and went really well and wanted to thank everyone who participated or sponsored a walker and 2) promo buck for 40 Days for Life Campaign Granite City site - go to www.40daysforlife.com/granitecity for more information
• Peggy was happy that her collegue, Connie Blackmon, won the Grand Prize for the PCC Run/Walk and she was also $10 happy for the Rotarians who participated in the blood drive hosted at StJoes.  Stated that it was the largest they have ever had.

Fines: Phil asked everyone to raise their hand who was "packing heat," which only Chief Bell qualified, and everyone eles had to pay $1 fine.

PROGRAM: Roland Harris, 'The Old Rotary"

Rolands shared that he has been apart of Rotary for 61 years and has loved every minute of it.  He shared that the president at that time (49-50), Mnsr. William Wayland, called him on the phone and said that they were looking for new members and that he had put his name in for membership and that he needed to come to the next meeting.  He stated that he came even though he thought he was too busy to be a Rotarian due to his new business.  At that time the club was 12 years old and they were meeting on Tuesdays at noon at St.Paul cafeteria.  When the school opened they moved it to the evenings and this worked until they started to have basketball games in the gym overhead and then no longer could hear the programs.  They moved to Micheals in 1979. 

The club's charter date is November 23, 1937 and was sponsored by the Edwardsville Club.  There were 21 members at that first meeting at the Columbia Hotel (which is now Eagle Inn across from Post Office).  The first president was Freemount Coonan who owned Coonan Hardware Store.  Mose Campbell was the first Vice President with Cyril Spangel being the Secretary and Rock Steiner being the Treasurer. 

Three of his foundest and most memorable Rotary activities was the Donkey Basketball game of 1943, the 1953 plays that Rotarians participated in, and the 50th Rotary Anniversary of 1955. 

He stated that he wants to keep Rotary going and alive in well in Highland and believes in order to do that club needs to be diligent to recruit the next generation as it is stated right now that only 11% of members are under 50, 68% over 50 and 39%  over 60.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS -  Jennifer Whitten