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. 

President, Maura Donnelly, opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed with a prayer by Tom Hill.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please bring guests to our meeting. We need two new members to meet Maura's membership goal before her term as president is over. Blake Schrumpf submitted his application. The Board will review it on Thursday at the meeting.

Guests: Blake Schrumpf (Submitted membership application, Guest of Phil Hardas), Laura Gotthard (Foreign Exchange Student), Jeff Menz (Host Family for Laura)

Make-ups: Skip made up a meeting, as well as those who attended the Respect for Law Banquet.

Birthdays: None.

Anniversaries: Mark Latham, Robert Nagel and Steve Schmitt all have anniversaries this week.

Club Anniversaries: None

Women's Golf Shirts - Anyone interested in purchasing a shirt, please see Holli.

Please let these people know that they were missed: Terry Bell, Cliff Couch, David Daiber, Len Daiber, Bob Engelmann, Dan Fieker, Mark Frey, Mike Gould, Luke Harris, Robert Hellige, Ron Hesson, Katrina Hodous, Lisa Hunsche, George Jones, Jack Klaus, Kelly Korte, Mark Korte, Mark Latham, Terry Leitschuh, Bob Luitjohan, Glenn Meffert, Henry Metzger, Greg Miranda, Robert Nagel, David Peters, Mark Reaka, Steve Schmitt, Ron Schneider, Randy Schorfheide, Art Schutz and Wayne Steiner.

Reminder that 2011-2012 we will be tracking service hours again to see Rotarian's collective IMPACT.  This year's goal is 7500 hours, to date there are 2162 hours recorded. 

We are lacking hours compared to where we were tracking last year. If you have hours you can submit, please do so soon. 

There is an opportunity for hours at the St. Joseph's Hospital blood drive tomorrow, Wednesday, from 2-6 p.m.

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

There was $535 in the 50/50 with 38 cards left in the deck. The ten of diamonds was pulled.

Phil fined anyone who didn't wear flip flops today.

Happy Bucks:

Peggy Sebastian paid a buck to announce the St. Joseph's Hospital Blood Drive on Wednesday from 2-6 p.m. 

Jim Rankin, Jr. was happy to announce that his father-in-law is doing a little better with his health.

Jennifer Whitten was happy that her son's team won first place in their tournament in Kansas City this past weekend.

PROGRAM: Eleanor Balson & Debbie Zobrist, Bees and Beekeeping

 Beekeepers enjoy a lot of benefits from their hobby and/or occupation. They are able to enjoy the outdoors, get exercise, produce a food source, develop bravery, make new friends and observe the wonder of nature's design.

Bees know their job from birth. The first job they have is to carry debris out of the hive. As they get older, they take nectar/pollen to the baby bees. They collect nectar/pollen and as older bees, act as scouts to find new homes and flower sources.

The Queen Bee is who is in charge in the hive. Hives can oust the Queen Bee for a new Queen. When this happens, the old Queen leaves the hive, taking half of the hive bees with her. This can be what is happening when swarms of bees are seen.

Bees communicate through a "dance" and also through smells. They navigate nectar/pollen via 170 odor receptors. Bees have been around for about 60 million years. Bees can fly 500 miles in a lifetime. They visit 50-100 flowers. Their wings beat 200 times per second, which is why they buzz.

The lifespan of a bee varies depending on the work load given to the bee and the time of year. The Queen can live for up to five years.

While there is a need to be conscience of our environment and how we affect that environment, the "Disappearing Honey Bees" is more of a slogan than truth. In 2011, there were 1815 registered beekeepers. The bees in Illinois are healthy and growing strong.

Those interested in becoming beekeepers can choose from different aspects to get involved. Services to pursue include honey production, selling bees, pollination, and bee removal.

Anyone with hives must register them with the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS -  Jennifer Whitten