Rotary Minutes

June 17, 2013

Call to order by Club President, Craig Flickinger

Opening prayer was given

Guests

Debbie Jones – new Chippewa County Community Foundation Director, Coyla Graver & her granddaughter Charlee

Announcements

Board meeting Friday, June 21 at noon – Soo Coop Credit Union

Summer camps are underway at Soo Theatre.  Next Friday, June 21, a performance will showcase students of all ages. 

4 volunteers are signed up for music in the park this week, on Wednesday, June 19.

Gus Macker is coming July 20 & 21^st and downtown days/sidewalk sales is coming July 26, 27 – volunteers will be needed for the Rotary food booth at both events.

The Chippewa Theatre Guild will be presenting Boeing Boeing June 20, 21, 22 at 7:30pm and on June 23 at 2pm.

Magnum Opus Car Rally begins on Saturday, June 22, beginning at 11:30am in Newberry.

Fines

By Dr. Pete & Henry

·         Advertising fine to Dave Weir, Carlie Anderson/Mark Lynch, Tracy Laitinen, Tony McLean/Dave Finley,

·         Talking fines for Phil Becker, Jon Hampton, Wendell

Happy Bucks

·         Carlie – had her 1^st wedding anniversary on Sunday

·         Leisa – happy to have Debbie Jones back, thankful to Dr. Pete for helping her husband and making him more tolerable in the process

Rotary Minute

Justin Knepper spoke about the “Cost of Fame” article that appeared in the June edition of the “Rotarian”.  The article spoke about a study regarding culture and its influences from TV and vice versa.  The article concluded that media/TV is a reflection of our culture and society. 

Speaker

Ginny Cymbalist – Chippewa County Historical Society

Ginny shared information about an upcoming history camp for children.  Will be held from July 8 to 12 for kids 9 to 11 years old or in Grades 3 through 5 or 6.  Call the historical society at 635-7082 for more information.

Rendezvous in the Sault is in its 5^th year this summer.  Activities will begin on July 26 through 28^th and will be held on the north lawn of city hall and span down toward the historic homes on Water Street.  Displays and activities will focus on the history and time period of 1668 through 1840 in Sault Ste. Marie.  Storytellers, music/dance troupes, historical reenactments, fife and drum corps, merchants, and more will all be on display.  Special activities for children will also be available, along with an Explorer Program.  The event is sponsored by the Chippewa County Historical Society, Osborn Trust Funds, Sault Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Downtown Development Authority. Volunteers are needed for a variety of roles and shifts during the weekend.  Please contact the historical society or Ginny at 906-632-9523 if you are interested in volunteering.   More information can be found at www.historicwaterstreet.org/rendezvous

50/50

Jocelyn won the 50/50 drawing.

Rotary Minutes June 10, 2013

Dan Dasho

·        Call to Order by President Craig Flickinger

·        Craig Flickinger introduced Guests:

Jim Griesen District 5650 Incoming District Governor (1314) and his wife attended the meeting

·        Announcements:

Sign Up for July 6^th Picnic Noon to 3pm at LSSU to Honor vets and Rotarians

Justin reminded us of Engineers Day festivities, that include Vendors at City Hall, National Guard Display, Tug Boat Race, Bridge walk, etc.

Laurie announced that there will be a Haunted house on that day as well from Noon to 4 PM Friday June 28^th

Dave said the Rural and Ready conference is set for the 12^th and 13^th at the Kewadin Casino.  The conference will focus on Community Preparedness.  There will be a discussion by Dr. McFadden regarding the Meningitis Outbreak last year. All are welcome.

·        Fines were conducted by Dan Dasho        

If you wore a blue shirt you were fined

The individual who did not know her basketball team was fined

Everyone who has been called or served on a jury  paid

Dave and Justin for Ads

Laurie had a Happy Buck for the good health of her husband

Hilary had $5 for a happy upcoming vacation

·        Program

The Paper Mill in Sault Canada is being repurposed.  Justice Veldman, President and CEO of River’s Edge and Marty Lemieux presented their vision of the future of the plant.  They have held an auction to sell materials and equipment from the old plant.  They have done environmental remediation too.  They would like to make the area a Tourism destination.  They are working with Randy Talon, Sault Ontario EDC.  They are looking have a number of shops including a Farmers Market venue so that it will be a multi-use site.  They have done events already using the old machine shop.  The site has five buildings that will be repurposed. 

They have a great view of Sault Michigan and the river.  They believe that they could house a central location for Destination North, a place where guides and outfitters could meet visitors.  This would include the Trails, Parks and rail system.  With the vast beauty of the Lakes and the boreal forests, there needs to be a central location where tourists can get information about the area and destinations.

They are also working with Tribal governments to be a central location for Tribal history and artifacts.

They have invited the club for a tour anytime.

·        50/50 went to:  Craig Flickinger

·        Adjournment

Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

Meeting Minutes June 3, 2013

The meeting was called to order by President, Craig Flickinger, at 12:15 pm. 

Prayer was led by Phil Becker

Guests:

·         David Weir – brought his grandson Matthew

Announcements:

·         Tracey Laitinen – haunted house will be held on June 28^th and 29^th during Engineers Day.  50% of the profits will go towards the Brimley Basketball Team

o   There will also be a haunted house during Gus Macker

·         Craig – Sign up sheet is starting to go around for Music in the Park.  Starts June 12^th and runs until August 24^th. There are a couple Friday dates as well

·         Dan – Cloverland Electric open house at the Hydroplant from 8-4 during Engineers Day

·         Phil – Gave a special individual thanks to each person/family that helped at the Special Olympics Track and Field day two weeks ago.  Also announce that tomorrow night there will be a dinner held at the Bay Mills Casino Banquet Room for the Special Olympics Awards and Recognitions.  Everyone is welcome to attend!

·         Tom Ewing – Steel Magnolia is playing this weekend, Thursday thru Sunday.  Next Wednesday that Sault Theater Project opens

·         Dave Jahn – District Governo Lowell White will be inducted in this week

·         Gus Macker is July 20-21^st

Fines:

·         All Lakers alumni paid a fine for the Lake State Foundation

·         George Herron – anniversary

·         Gwen had a wonderful 12 night European trip

·         Dave Scott – empty nesting now

·         Andrea Osborn – mud truck almost ready!

·         Phil – earned volunteer coach of the year for the Special Olympics

·         Craig – club got an award at the recent district conference

Program:

Today’s program canceled, so Dave got up and spoke about the upcoming changes with WMH and the effects of the Affordable Care Act.  He mainly spoke about becoming affiliated with another, larger, hospital and the benefits and disadvantages of doing so.   He said that by affiliating, it doesn’t change ownership but offers the benefits that larger hospital receive; such has higher discounts in supplies and better debt/bond rates.  Dave mentioned that the main goal of WMH is to remain an independent hospital.  Right now there are 138 hospitals in Michigan, 30 of which that are independent.  There was a lot of insightful information shared by Dave today, and numerous questions raised.  He concluded with the notion that unfortunately, there are many changes coming and it’s virtually impossible for him to know the extent of them because of the changes in health care insurance and the costs of doing business and providing care.

50/50 - $26 to Shannon

Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

May 20, 2013 Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order by President, Craig Flickinger, with the Pledge of Allegiance

Prayer was led by Wendell Davelaar

Guests:

·         Dianna George – her Son, John, was with her today.  John is getting out of the Army at the end of July and is looking for employment

·         John, Dianna’s son, announced that Dianna’s birthday was over the weekend on the 18^th

Announcements:

·         Phil – Sign-up sheet for the Special Olympics.  The event is this Thursday, the 23^rd, at 5:30pm at LSSU.  Volunteers are VERY Needed.  Also, Thank you to Glen’s for providing all the food for the cookout at the event.

·         Michelle – “Dump the Violence” fundraiser for the Diane Peppler Resource Center.  Please bring your old scrap metal to the dumpster located at Quaker State on the business spur

·         Craig – No meeting next week due to Memorial Day. 

o   June 12^th is the first of the Music in The Park.  A sign-up sheet will be going around at the next meeting

o   June 1^st – Barbershop Chorus event

o   Rotary International is matching $500 donations towards the Paul Harris Fellowship.  You should have received an application.  If you haven’t, and are interested, please contact Craig

Fines:

·         All Jr. Rotarian seniors picked a Rotarian to collect a dollar from

·         Dan’s happy dollar for his wife’s birthday

·         Dianne’s birthday

·         Bob Selke paid $5, one for each history class he spoke to last week

·         Total Fines collected today = $22

New Membership Inductions:

·         We welcome Brent Osterhout to our club today and presented to him the Red Badge.  Brent is a Sault native and a financial advisor at Edward Jones

Program:

The Jr. Rotarian’s presented the awards for 1^st through 5^th place to the Bahweting 6th graders.  Each of the winners read their essay about how the 4 Way Test could be used in their lives and was presented with their award.  The winners were:

            5^th Place – Ashton Jewel

            4^th Place – Sophie Sheppard

            3^rd Place – Allyssa Dowdy

            2^nd Place – Adrianna Fredrickson

            1^st Place – Andrew Crane

Following the essay speeches, the Jr. Rotarians each gave a quick reflection of their time spent in the Rotary Club.

50/50  $24 to Craig

Rotary Minutes May 13, 2013

·         Call to Order by President Craig Flickinger

·         Craig Flickinger introduced Guests:

o   No guests were present

·         Announcements:

o   There will be a Rotary Board meeting at the Sault Coop at noon on Friday

o   Tom announced that the Sault Dance Theatre was has performances Thursday and Friday evening, with performances by the senior dancers.  Saturday will have a matinee at 2 PM with the young dancers.

o   Henry said that the United Way golf outing will be Thursday at Wild Bluff.  Then he shamelessly hawked squares for a Tigers Red Sox game.

o   Jocelyn announced a motorcycle rally Saturday 10 AM at the Tribal Court.  We are the starting point for the rally and the next stop is Harbor Springs. 

o   Phil said the Special Olympics Track Meet and Dinner would be May 23^rd at the LSSU Student Center at 5:30 PM.

o   Kids in BPA won a number of awards at Nationals, in Florida, with 2 firsts and 12 more awards. 24 Soo High School students attended.

o   Tangelwood has a Golf Outing to benefit the March of Dimes on Saturday at 9 AM.

·         Fines Conducted by Dr. Pete and Henry

o   Parents of BPA students paid

o   Soo Theatre paid

o   The high school for BPA

o   Jocelyn for winning her 5 k race

o   Scott for 30 years with his saintly wife.

o   Jimmy for 60 years with his very saintly wife.

·         Program

o   Teachers of the Year were presented the Bill Poppink award.  Mr. Chris Chenoweth, Band leader and music teacher for grades 6-12.  Samantha Morley, a Kindergarten Teacher, received the award for elementary school.  Congratulations to two great educators.

o   Phil Becker, General Manager International Bridge, gave an update on construction projects for the Bridge.

o   All costs for the Bridge come from tolls.  There is going to be work on the toll plazas at both ends of the Bridge.  The Canadians will start work this year on a $44 million Canadian project expanding the site and number of booth on the north end.

o   The US projects have been sent back to the drawing boards when the bids were opened as being too expensive.  More work and time is needed to get this project moving. 

o   Both projects are trying to get the trucks to move through more efficiently.

o   The plan is to address and reduce wait times. 

·         50/50 went to:

Tom Ewing $26

Rotary Meeting Minutes

May 6, 2013

President Elect David Jahn called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance.  Prayer was given by Tony McLain

Guests:

·         Danielle – Andrea’s daughter

·         Ken Demaray

Announcements:

·         Hilary said thank you for the generous gift of 2 sewing machines from the Rotary Club to her Sister for her project working with “Light Up The World”

·         Brent Osterhout has been proposed for membership.  If you have any comments or concerns, please see a board member

·         Rural & Ready Emergency Preparedness event taking place at the Kewadin Casino

·         Country Lines magazine will be coming soon from Cloverland…please vote for the Directors

·         United Way Golf event will be on Thursday, May 16^th

·         Also, United Way is partnering with the Stars for a fundraising annual dance show the weekend of May 16-18 at LSSU

Fines:

·         Dr. Hall fined for saying he was going to give 3 announcements but then only had 1

·         BPA thank you for donations and the national competition is this weekend

·         Mark Lynch paid a fine for missing so many meetings

Program:

·         David Finley & Tom Coates from LSSU spoke today about all the great happenings going on at LSSU.  They touched based on the many different departments within the university and how they are working with our community to strengthen the educational programs and provide great service to our area.  They closed in showing us the drawings of the future College of Business building.  Within this building will be the International Center in Honor of Betsy Demaray.  They handed out donation forms.

50/50 - $21 to Andrea who in-turn donated it towards the Betsy Demaray Memorial at LSSU

Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

Meeting Minutes – April 22, 2013

The meeting was called to order by president, Craig Flickinger, and prayer was led by Wendell Davelaar.

Guests:

·         Jimmie Hobaugh’s guest – Brent Osterhout with Edward Jones. 

·         Dave Weir and Lowell Ulrich are back from Florida

·         Gary from the Cheboygan club is in town helping Howard Kaiser with his broken hip

·         Diane Marshal and Rod Goodall – from Sault, Ont club – drivers for today’s Group Study guests

Announcements:

·         BPA going to Florida for Nationals.  They are having a fundraising event at the Elks

·         Board Meeting this Friday at Noon at Soo Co-op Credit Union

·         Phil Becker gave his appreciation for the helper at the Special Olympics carnival

·         Rotary 101 to be scheduled very soon

·         Sault Historic Theater – opening show this Friday night at 7:30

·         Erica announced that the Kinross Corrections Facilities donated a total of $876 to the Kidz Klozit

·         The circus is coming to town!  May 2^nd at the Pullor

Fines:

·         Henry collected $24 in fines today; which included Dave Martin’s dollar for announcing the Chippewa County Health Department’s narcotics event has 1700 kids in attendance; and the Big Bear is having a speaker at 6:30 on Wednesday for recognizing Drug Abuse

Program:

Today we welcomed the 5 individuals from The Netherlands as part of Rotary’s Group Study Exchange.  Our 5 guests included Rutger Mazel, a broadcast journalist, Kjell de Ruiter, an IT manager, Maarten Greve, an aviation lawyer, Anneke Dalhuisen, a real estate developer, and Nicole Besselink, a newspaper journalist.  The group gave an insightful presentation on the history of The Netherlands and how that relates to the country in its present day state.  The presentation was an overall fantastic cultural experience. 

   Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

Meeting Minutes – April 29, 2013

Call to order and pledge led by President Craig Flickinger followed by a prayer

Guest:

·         Heidi Finley, wife of Dr. Finley

Announcements:

·          Jimmie Hobaugh has tickets to sell for the circus ($10.00 each), proceeds will go to Kids Closet; Gwen is selling tickets for the May 3rd United Way Bowling event ($10.00 each); Bill reminded Rotarians to read the article regarding Special Olympics in the EUP Newsletter; On April 30^th there will be a joint meeting of our Rotary Club and the morning Rotary Club at the Soo Brewery at 6:00 PM; a Rotary 101 session will be held on May 1st; the Paul Harris Foundation match is now available, contact Craig; Tracy reported that the final total for the auction was $13, 849.23.   

Fines:  

·         Dr. Pete, Erica, Tracy H., Mr. Weir, and Justin received fines for wearing clothing with advertising; Dr. Finley received a fine for bringing his wife to the Rotary meeting; Tom Ewing and Dave Scott received fines just because.

Happy Dollars: 

·         Henry paid a Happy Buck because he completed his yard work; Dave paid a Happy Buck because of Lake State’s Business School; Hillary paid a Happy Buck because the golf course is open; Diana paid a Happy Buck because her son is coming home and her daughter is in a dance show; Scott paid a Happy Buck because Zach Anderson has been invited to rookie camp by the Cleveland Browns; Dan paid a Happy Buck to stop the fines.

Program: 

·         Junior Rotarians presented four skits, each representing one category of the Rotary Four-Way Test:  Is it the Truth; Is it Fair to All Concerned; Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships; and Will it be Beneficial to All Concerned.  These skits were also presented to the 6th grade students at JKL Bahweting who will write essays incorporating all four components of the Four-Way Test.  Winners of the 6^th grade essay contest will be picked at the Rotary Meeting on May 6^th.  On May 13^th, the 6^th grade students from Bahweting will read their essays for the Rotarians during their regular meeting.

·         50/50 won by Andrea for $29.00.

Rotary Minutes April 8, 2013

Dan Dasho

·         Call to Order by President Craig Flickinger

·         David John introduced Guests:

Ø  Will Luscious a new member

·         Announcements:

Ø  “Dolly and Me High Tea” dolls and tea at the Kewadin, fun for the family bring dolls and have a good time to benefit the Dianne Peppler Center on April 28^th at 2 PM.

Ø  Perscription Drug Abuse program on April 9^th at the Parker Senior Center in Brimly

Ø  Saturday Night is the Carpenters Ball benefiting Habitat for Humanity, 6 PM social hour 7 PM dinner with music and dancing till 11 PM

Ø  Auction Wrap Up April 16^th at 5:30 PM Soo Brew.

Ø  Special Olympics Carnival night April 19^th 5:30 to 8 PM Sault High Cafeteria

Ø  Show of Show Committee Meeting Friday at noon at the Palace

Ø  United Way Volunteer Luncheon sign up this week.

Ø  Junior Rotarians start on the 15^th, Mentors sit with your Rotarian

Ø  Dave reported the Emergency Room entrance at WMH has moved to the south entrance for the next 9 months.

Ø  The Chamber is sponsoring the Economic Luncheon on April 18^th a Thursday at the Kewadin Casino

Ø  April 26^th the Sault Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of Movie music

·         Fines

Ø  Everyone pays

Ø  Fine a Friend Laurie fined Dave for  Laurie’s mom at WMH story

·         Program

Ø  Carlie Anderson did a presentation on an article from the Rotarian for her classification talk

Ø  New Members inducted Will Luscious, and Ginger Stratton

·         Projects to Raise funds

Ø  Gus Maker 20^th, 21^st of July Hot dogs brats and popcorn

Ø  Music in the Park June 12^th, Wednesdays until August 28^th water and popcorn

·         Betsy Demaray Memorial

Ø  Options include something for Children of the Dump charity

Ø  LSSU Honor

Ø  Endowment for Scholarship for Child of the Dump

Ø  Work Group will review and report back, Phil, Henry and Ken

Ø  Plaque at Playground

·         Back Packs for kids funding will continue

·         50/50 went to:

Tom Ewing

·         Adjournment

Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

Meeting Minutes

April 15, 2013

The meeting was called to order at 12:15 by Craig Flickinger and prayer was led by Wendell Davelaar.

Tracey Laitinen held a short auction of additional items not received in time for the Rotary Graver Auction:

·         Alpena Shipwreck Tours package was won by Jane Merrel

·         2 Last Will and Testaments won by Laurie Morley

·         Sault High Family Athletic Pass won by Jennifer Dunton

·         Grooves Music gift certificate won by Hilary Galey

Guests:

·         Brent Osterhout from Edward Jones was a guest of Jimmie Hobaugh

·         Jane Merrel and Ken Demaray from the Rotary Sunrise club was a guest of Scott Nason

·         Junior Rotarians – introduced themselves for the first time and told us their college and career aspirations and who their parents are

Announcements:

·         Tracey Laitinen – Last Auction Meeting Wrap Up - 5:30 PM Tuesday, April 16^th at the Soo Brew Company

·         Phil Becker – Special Olympics Carnival night at the Sault High, Friday April 19^th – Looking for Volunteers!

·         Michelle Hanks – Dolly and Me High Tea party at the Kewadin April 28^th from 3-5 pm; Stacey Lannert speaking Tuesday, April 16^th at the Cisler center as a victim of sexual abuse; Michelle’s last announcement was a happy one, she is going on a Caribbean Cruise and will be gone for the next 2 meetings.

·         Tina Nason – the Sunrise Rotary club is selling raffle tickets, first place prize is a trip to the top of the Mackinac Bridge, 2^nd place prize is a Gas Grill

·         Tracey Holt – The Kidz Klozit at the High School is getting up and running and recently received a $400 donation from the Kinross Correctional Facility

·         Craig Flickinger – next week’s meeting will be a normal meeting rather than a round table because we have visitors coming as part of the group study exchange.  We would like to have a good meeting turnout for these special guests. 

·         Craig Flickinger – the next Board Meeting will be April 26^th at Noon at Soo Co-op Credit Union

·         Tom Ewing – Rotary Show of Shows planning is getting started.  Leisa has volunteered to run the show again along with other committee members; Tom and Mark Lynch.  They are looking for support and volunteers.  Their goal is to come up with 3 Rotary Numbers for the show.

Fines:

·         Tom Tom fine for the Tom Ewing and Tom McDonoff sitting by eachother

·         Laurie Morley paid a happy dollar for being 6 months pregnant

·         Tracey Laitinen paid a happy dollar for her daughter at the girl scouts gathering at LSSU that David Finley spoke at

·         Andrea Osborn paid a happy dollar because her youngest is done with kindergarten round up

·         Pat Galey paid a happy dollar because his son received a great internship in career that he is currently studying for his Masters degree

·         Scott Nason paid a happy dollar to be sharing his induction meeting with his wife and father in-law present

·         Dianna George paid a happy dollar because her youngest son is coming home from the Army

Program:

Tina Nason was at the meeting today to speak about a project that she and her mother, Betsy Demaray, were very passionate about.  In honor of her mother, she is looking forward to making this passion a reality! She is planning an Honoring the Service Men and Women in our area day on July 6^th, 2013 at LSSU from 12-4 pm.  There will be picnic type foods, games, entertainment, DJ, and hopefully live music.  She is looking for lots of volunteers.

Scott Nason – Inducted as a new member today

50/50 – Dave Martin

Bring your wallets on April 15th as we will be having a LIVE auction at the meeting of these items:

• 2 last Will & Testaments; 
• 2 Alpena Shipwreck Tours;
  • Robert McGreevy print;
  • Tragedies in the Mist DVD and Project Shiphunt DVD

Rotary Minutes

March 25, 2013

·         Call to order and pledge led by President Craig Flickinger followed by a prayer  

·         Guest:  Rose, Rotarian wife

·         Announcements:  Justin gave an update on Music in the Park—it will begin in the middle of June and end at the end of August.  He thanked all sponsors for this event and said additional sponsors are needed. *Ginger Stratton and Scott Nason are proposed as new Rotary members. *Top Sault HS students attended the BPA competition in Grand Rapids from March 21-24. Some of our students will be moving on to the national competition. *Tom Ewing gave an update on “Stop N Shop” which will take place on April 6^th from 10:00 to 3:00. *  The Sault Symphony will be coming to the Soo Theatre on April 26^th at 7:30 PM. *The Soo Theatre is sponsoring a raffle—top prize is $1,000—tickets can be purchased at the Credit Union. *Lisa gave an update on the Rotary “Show of Shows” which will be coming in late September, 2013. *The next Rotary meeting (April 1^st) will be a Round Table. * Phil announced that the Special Olympics will take place on April 19^th. * Board of Directors election results:  Phil Becker, John Hampton, and Andrea Osborn. * There will be an auction wrap-up meeting at Soo Brewery on April 16^th @ 5:30 PM.    

·         Fines:  Everyone sitting at the “uniform” table received a fine; Phil Becker received a fine for throwing an awesome birthday party for his wife; Dave Scott received a fine for having a great son; George received a fine for doing nothing; Dr. McClain received a fine because Lake State did not win the tournament; Tom was fined because his cell phone rang.

·         Happy Dollars:  Dan paid a Happy Buck because it was great to see the Junior Rotarians; Andrea paid a Happy Buck because her youngest is doing Kindergarten Roundup; A Happy Buck was paid because of Lake State’s Business School Renovation; A Happy Buck was paid because the Bridge Plaza project has been posted; Dave paid a Happy Buck to celebrate the new Dental Clinic at Sault HS.

·         Program:  During the first part of the program, Junior Rotarians—Russell, Isaiah, Savannah, Trace, Courtney, Max, Bailey, Brenna, Stephanie, Kelsey, and Josh—were honored for their projects and their service.  Each received a pin from the Rotary and said a few words about their experience as Junior Rotarians.

The second part of the program was an overview of Customs and Border Protection provided at the International Bridge.  The speaker, Port Director Pat Wilson, said that 1.8 million people are inspected annually at the Bridge.  In addition to people, freighters, boats, and airports also fall under the jurisdiction of Customs and Border Protection.  With sequestration, wait time at the Bridge could increase as people are furloughed and budgets are cut.

·         50/50 won by Jon for $24.00.

Rotary Minutes March 20, 2013

Dan Dasho

·         Call to Order by President Craig Flickinger

·         David John introduced Guests:

o   Junior Rotarians Introduced themselves and reported on their weekend activities, which included working at the Rotary Auction

·         Announcements:

o   Next Week we will have the Junior Rotarians one last time

o   Board Meeting Friday Noon at the Credit Union

o   Special Olympics Dance April 19^th at Soo High Cafeteria

o   April 20^th Special Olympics Swim Meet

o   April 28^th  2 PM Kewadin Dreammaker Theater, Dianne Peppler fundraiser, Dolly and Me Tea, parents and children will have tea and activities until 5 PM

o   Erica reported that requests for more Kids Closets at different locations are coming in. 

o   Dave reported on Health Assessment Survey that will be sent to 1000 individuals.  Survey is important in helping justify meeting future area health needs.  Please take time to do the survey.  Survey can be found on WHM web site. 

o   Jon reported that Barbershop Quartet singing will be at the White Pine across the River, come and join in the fun.

o   Jimmie is hearing elephants again, May 2^nd

o   Business after 5 will be at the Pullor Thursday after 5 PM

·         Fines

o   If you missed the auction you were fined

o   Cell phones ringing was fined

o   Craig happy dollar the auction is over

o   Jimmie paid for the Circus announcement

o   Tony’s Mom celebrated a significant Birthday

·         Program

o   Auction Report

o   Raised over $15,000

o   Retail value was $28,000

o   Record $$

o   Had 50 more items than last year

o   The TV worked well

o   It was fun for all involved

o   Junior Rotarians were essential to the success

o   The Green Team got the award for the most gifts

o   The Yellow Team raised the most money in gifts

o   Craig did a great job as did the auction committee

o   Tom was pleased

o   Great Auction

·         50/50 went to:

o   Dave Scott

Great Job to a very successful 2013 Annual Graver Rotary Auction!!

Thank you to all the volunteers and team leaders that

made this year's auction the best yet!

Rotary Minutes

March 11, 2013

Call to order by Club President, Craig Flickinger

Opening prayer was given

Guests

Ken Demaray, Scott Nasson, David Casey

Announcements

Last Rotary Auction meeting on Wednesday, March 13, at Soo Brewery, 6pm.

Julie McCready is looking for 3 to 4 more auctioneers for Saturday’s auction.  Please contact her or Tracey Laitinen immediately if you can help.

A roundtable is scheduled for our Monday, April 1^st meeting.

Shriner’s circus is coming.   The Elks are hosting a burger bash to benefit the Elks on Monday, March 11. 

The Chippewa County Community Foundation is holding their annual Wine Down on Saturday, April 27^th, at Kewadin Casino from 6pm to 9pm.  Tickets are $35.00 each.

The Annual Carpenter’s Gala to support Northstar Habitat for Humanity will be held on April 12 at LSSU.  Dancing, dinner, silent auction.

West Pier opens on Monday, March 11, spring is near!

Fines

By Dr. Pete

·         Dr. Pete & anyone for bringing in auction items late

·         Dr. Pete – in honor of being named Business of the Year by the Chamber

Happy Bucks

·         Dr. Hall – for all the support from the community, students, staff during the loss of Mr. Dunn

·         Dr. Hall – SAHS Blue Devil’s 2^nd place finish at the Hockey state finals

·         Carlie – happy to be watching her step-daughter at the Hiawatha Skate Club’s show this weekend on Saturday at 1pm and 7pm and Sunday at 1pm

·         Laurie – the weather was nice in Florida

·         Jeanine – the community support for the hockey team was outstanding

Speaker

Rob Laitinen, Manager of the Chippewa County Road Commission

Rob thanked everyone for their part in passing the recent mileage.  He then spoke at length regarding the need for the funding of roads to be restructured.  Currently the funds are based upon a fuel tax (.19 cents/.15 diesel per gallon) and vehicle registration fees.  This formula has not kept pace with inflation.  There have been cost increases in all aspects of the commission’s work while funding remains relatively the same each year.  Governor Snyder has put together a proposal to change that structure, including an increase in vehicle registrations along with an increase in fuel tax at the wholesale level.  There are other plans/scenarios being proposed in addition to the governor’s plan.  At present an average household is paying approximately $350.00 per year toward the roads.  Rob then asked the group to support these proposals of restructuring the funding streams by contacting our state legislators. 

50/50

Dr. Pete won the 50/50 drawing.

Rotary Meeting Minutes

March 4, 2013

Guests:

·         Julie McCready was at the meeting today. 

·         Jr Rotarians introduced themselves and told us what they did over the weekend

Announcements:

·         Craig announced a vote on whether the meeting following Easter Sunday should be a regular meeting or a round table.  By show of hands, it was determined that the meeting on Monday, April 1^st will be a Round Table

·         Dave Martin made an announcement about a dangerous virus that is most likely to affect young children under the age of 5.  He advised everyone to be very mindful of childrens’ hygiene.  The virus is called Rotavirus

·         Dave Jahn made an announcement that War Memorial will be giving FREE Pulmonary screenings on Tuesday and Thursdays in the month of March

·         Julie McCready announced that she is looking for volunteers to be auctioneers.  Please contact her if you are interested

Fines:

·         Jeanine paid a happy dollar for the Blue Devil hockey team wins over the weekend

·         Jennifer paid a happy dollar for the only sault high wrestler to ever place at the state finals

·         Mark paid a fine for being from Australia where Henry claimed School Boards came from

·         Mark paid another fine to rebuttal that Australia does not actually have School Boards

·         Phil paid a happy dollar for the Special Olympics basketball team, who played very well in a tournament in Escanaba

·         Dave Martin paid a happy dollar for the first patients in the Student Health Center Dental Clinic

·         Andrea paid a fine as a Thank you for the volunteers in the Citizen Review Panel

Program:

·         Jody Orm, a professor of Nursing at LSSU, was at the meeting today to talk about the new and exciting Simulators recently acquired and soon to be put to use.  Link to video is at www.lssu.edu/nursing .  LSSU is one of the last Michigan university nursing schools to have a simulation.  The purpose is to increase confidence and competence among nursing students, in-practice doctors and nurses, other students, and people/volunteers in the community.  The simulators can bleed, breath, sweat, vomit, birth, and undergo surgery among many other things!  Jody is really excited about the new simulators and looks forward to the future success of the program.

50/50:   $24 goes to Tracey Holt

Rotary Minutes

February 25, 2013

·         Call to order and pledge led by President Craig Flickinger followed by a prayer

·         Seven Junior Rotarians from Sault High attended as guests

·         Announcements:  Pete gave an update on the March 16^th auction.  So far, the club has collected 79 items for the auction and several cash donations.  He asked Rotary members to follow up on donations from businesses. All donations should be brought to Craig Flickinger’s office.  There will be an auction meeting at 6:00 PM at Carl’s Cuisine on February 26^th.  All are invited to attend.  Gwen Worley has the sign-up sheet if you would like to help at the auction.  *Our Rotary is arranging a trip with our sister city in Japan from May 22-30, 2013.  The cost is approximately $2,300.  *All members were asked to fill out ballots to elect new Rotary Board members before leaving the meeting on February 25^th.  *Justin provided information regarding grants for rehabilitation of downtown properties.  *Rotary is working with other community sponsors, including War Memorial Hospital, to complete a Community Health Assessment.  The survey is available online and in hard copy form.  The information gained from this survey has been responsible for many community health projects, such as the Sault HS Health Clinic.  * As a way to supplement the scholarship fund, the Rotary Board decided that the money raised from 50/50 and fines would be used for that purpose. 

·         Fines: Henry fined Craig for wearing an ugly tie; Dave was fined because his son likes to hang out with him; the back table was fined for not fully endorsing Notre Dame; Tony was fined for having good attendance at the LSSU Autism Awareness Game; Dave was fined for sitting at a table with his peers; an entire table was fined for having the table be all men; Jeannie was fined for manipulating table seating; Tracy was fined for saying she had to sit in the back forty; anyone who was wearing purple had to pay a fine.

·         Happy Dollars:  Dan paid a Happy Dollar because the club missed his birthday last week while he was in New Orleans; Tracy paid a Happy Dollar because she went to Grand Rapids to shop and meet with her Lake State alumni.

·         Program:  Holly Rohrer presented information regarding the Eastern Upper Peninsula College Access Network.  This program’s goal is to double the percent of Eastern Upper Peninsula residents having a college degree or high quality credential by 2025.  Currently only 28.5% of residents have these credentials.  The program provides resources for residents of all ages and their families to discover, enroll, and succeed in educational opportunities beyond 12^th grade.

·         50/50 won by Don Wilson for $24.00.

Rotary Minutes

February 18, 2013

Call to order by Club President, Craig Flickinger

Opening prayer was given

Guests

No guests present.

Announcements

Rotary Board meeting this Friday, February 22, at War Memorial Hospital Library beginning at noon. 

Rotary Auction is slated for Saturday, March 16, from 10:00am to 5pm.  Next auction meeting is TBA.  Currently have 57 items collected.  Posters are ready to be distributed in the community.  The auction is also listed on auctionzip.com.  Those interested in volunteering the day of the auction can contact Gwen Worley. 

Sign up to donate books to Kindergarten Roundup will be circulating each Monday.  Books are $5.00 each and can be paid at sign-up or billed to your Rotary account. 

Fines

By Dr. Pete and Henry

·         Henry – for sporting a vest

·         Green Team – for being the first place auction team with the largest number of items collected

·         David Finley – for having incorrect information in the directory, causing Tom Ewing’s table to place stickers in all of the directories during lunch

·         Shannon – for printing the “approved” copy with the error

Happy Bucks

·         Dr. Pete – spent the entire weekend at Kaine’s Rink, also thankful to SAHS/Tony Haller for the student referees at the event

·         Tracey Laitinen – spend Sunday at Avery Square attending World Thinking Day with over 100 Daisy’s from all across the area

·         Craig – daughter finished her senior year in swimming this past weekend, while son completed another year without hitting his head on the diving board.  Lady Devils placed 3^rd, while the boys placed 1^st at UP Finals in Marquette

·         Gwen – happy to share a job fair will be held on March 12 from 4pm to 6pm at LSSU/Cisler Center.

Speaker

Tony Haller, Athletic Director from Sault High & John Ferroni, Sault High Hockey Coach

Tony shared this past year produced great success among all 30 sports at SAHS.  Over 450 student athletes participate.  Many are success academically as well, with many on all state academic teams.

Many events are being hosted/organized by the athletic office to host various district/conference/regional competitions in Sault Ste. Marie.  For instance, this past weekend a girls 4-8^th grade basketball tournament was held at multiple locations through the Sault.  Over 30 teams participated.  These events provide considerable local revenue with hotel rooms, food establishments, gasoline, and more benefiting. 

The athletic office has also formed partnerships to strengthen the program.  LSSU and SAHS are partnering to have LSSU students attend Blue Devils sporting events with SAHS students attending LSSU events in turn.  WMH’s Rehabilitation Department donated 200 hours of sports training for the year.  The trainers were present at football, basketball, wrestling, and other sporting events throughout the year. 

SAHS athletes are participating in Impact Concussion Testing which provides a baseline to determine if athletes can return to their sport following a concussion or head injury.  Local physicians are also assisting in screening for heart related conditions for athletes. 

A committee is being formed to begin a campaign to resurface/replace the track at Van Citter’s.  Estimated costs are $100,000.00.  Hopes are to have it completed by Spring 2014.

Tony urged everyone to come out and support our youth at a SAHS sporting event.

John Ferroni, head Hockey Coach for the Blue Devils, shared information about the self-funded sport.  The program is managed by the Devil Blue Liner Board.  Costing $50,000.00 to run, the program is funded through 8 fundraisers per year, parent contributions, private donations, gate revenue (all high school and grade school tickets are free), and 4 showcases per year.  Many out of town visitors come to the area to play hockey bringing economic opportunity to our area.  From November to February over 900 hotel rooms are related to SAHS hockey. 

Players are active off the ice as well, through volunteerism and other charitable causes.  The team was also named an all-academic team this year.  This Thursday, February 21, is the Pink in the Rink game and also senior night. 

50/50

David Jahn won the 50/50 drawing.

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You can choose the morning, afternoon or all day on Thursday, Feb. 28th

Rotary Minutes February 13, 2013

Dan Dasho

·        Call to Order by President Craig Flickinger

·        David John introduced Guests:

o   No Guests

·        Announcements:

o   Gwen is looking for Day of the Auction Volunteers, to be operators, runners, etc.  Sign up or talk to Gwen.  Auction is March 16^th.

o   Craig said that the Board is looking for three new Directors, see Craig if you would like to be on the Board.

o   Dan reported that 52 kids attended the Business Professional event and 63 attended the Health Occupation event.

o   Hillary was thanked for organizing the food for Betsy

o   This Friday is the White Out event at LSSU Hockey game.  There will be free T-shirts to raise awareness of Domestic Violence.  Game is at 7:30.

o   The Board will meet at WMH conference room on Feb. 22, noon.

o   The Books for Kids program is underway.  Donations will cover the cost of 150 books for Kindergartners.  Deadline is March 1^st.

o   Dave said that the Mentor day is Feb 25^th please sit with your mentorees.

·        Fines: Dr. Pet and Henry conducted

o   Shameless Bankers were fined

o   The blue and red dot badges were fined

o   Late Arrivals paid

o   School Board members

o   Tom for Lakers’ radio announcing

o   Happy buck for Ski outing

o   Jon for a Birthday, he had a song too

·        Program

o   Kris Dunbar LSSU Athletic Director presented.

o   She works with Sault United to integrate LSSU into the Community

o   Kris has been in the position for six years.  She looks for student athletes to become part of the Community.  The athletes sponsor families for Christmas which is a fun program for the students.

o   They also do the Teddy Bear Toss and work with the Make a Wish Foundation.

o   The Norris Center project will improve the locker room facilities and the weight room.  An Academic Center for student athletes will be added.  Additional office space for administration is in planning as well.

o   A $250,000 Challenge Donor Fund has been established with a dollar for dollar match up to $250,000.  Looking for donors to match the money. 

o   Better bleachers and Lighting are in the mix.

o    The Lake State Classic will be June 1^st and 2^nd at Boyne this year.  It will be a family friendly event.  

o   Domestic Violence Awareness Friday night and the following weekend is Autism Awareness.

·        50/50 went to:

·        George Herron ($21)

·        Adjournment

February 4, 2013

Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

Craig Flickinger called the meeting to order with the pledge of allegiance and a prayer led by Tony McClain.

Today was Betsy’s funeral.  We had many visitors at the meeting today that introduced themselves and gave a brief explanation of how they know Betsy.  Many kind words were said today by these visiting Rotarians in addition to some short stories and fond memories of our clubs’ members.

Here is a list of today’s visitors:

·         Jim Schmidt (from our club)

·         Jim Karolyi

·         Elizabeth Smith

·         Dave Seebrooke

·         Bryn Styles

·         Mike Jahns

·         Jennifer Jones

·         Holly Kalin

·         Bruce

·         Mike McCullough

·         Larry Wright

·         Dave Colton

·         Kim Towar

·         Beverly and Dave Skrzynski

Thank you to Tony McClain who organized a shuttle bus to help bring Rotarians from lunch to the church where services were being held.

Announcement:               On the tables at today’s meeting was a flyer for participation in a mock trial.  It takes place on Feb 7^th, from 1-6 pm, at the LSSU Cisler Center, Huron Room.  Participating in the mock trial can earn you $50.  Please contact Ginger at 906-632-7785 to RSVP.

Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

Meeting Minutes

January 28, 2013

·         No Guests

·         Announcements:

o   Auction Meeting is this Wednesday, the 30^th at Antlers

o   Craig - Please fill out Surveys that were emailed to you last week.  It should only take a couple minutes of your time

o   Tom Ewing – I-500 is this weekend along with the many events that accompany it

o   Betsy’s Arrangements:

§  Sunday, February 3^rd from 3pm-8pm

§  Monday, 11am-2pm

§  Funeral at 2 pm on Monday, February 4^th

§  The Rotary International President and President Elect are expected to be in attendance

o   Gwen – said thank you to the Green Team for turning in auction donation information

o   Shelley – Last Meeting was today because she will be moving to Port Huron to pursue a career opportunity as a compliance officer at a life insurance company

·         Fines:

o   Shelley for leave SSM

o   Gwen for bragging about the green team

o   Craig for trying to the fine masters’ job

o   Diane Serra paid a fine for Tony McClain for his rabbit hunting

o   Jeanine paid a happy dollar for the 7 hockey wins a this past weekend’s hockey tournament and the great Blue Devils hockey season

o   Mark Lynch paid a dollar for missing some meetings and for is trip to the Canadian Rockies with his sons.  Also paid a dollar for his family in Australia being safe from the fires and floods

o   The fine masters fined everyone else at the meeting who hadn’t yet paid a fine today

·         Program:

o   Brenda Ransom visited us today to speak about the Relay for Life and that Chippewa County has been selected to be a Cancer Prevention Study Area.  To enroll in the study you must be present at the Sault Area High School from 4-8 pm on July 12^th.  You must also be between the ages of 30 and 65 and have never been diagnosed with cancer before.

o   Enrollment consists of filling out a questionnaire, giving 4 vials of blood, and a waste measurement (in Centimeters!)  This should take about 20 minutes of your time and then you cannot expect to hear anything more concerning the Cancer Research for another 2-3 years

o   Brenda also talked about this year’s Relay for Life Event, which will also be on July 12^th from 1 pm to 1 pm, July 13^th.  This year’s theme is Sci-Fi.  Although funds raised through Relay for Life are used for Cancer Research and Prevention purposes all over, it’s also used as a fundraising opportunity for our local Road to Recovery.  Funds raised at this event help pay the operating expenses of the Road to Recovery van to bring cancer patients back and forth from Petoskey to the Sault.

·         50/50 - $24 to Michelle Hank

January 14, 2013 Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order by David Jahn, who led the pledge of allegiance.

Lowell Ulrich led us in prayer

Announcements:

·         Tracey Laitinen – United Way volunteer tax service is available for low income households. 

·         Dave Martin – The Health Department does have a limited supply of flu shots.  Please call ahead of time at 635-1566

·         Tracey Holt – Update on Kids Kloset – Because of the generous donations given to the backpack project, they were able to fill 60 bags with some left overs which was donated to the Kids Kloset

·         Tracey Laitinen – next Rotary Auction meeting is January 30^th at 6 PM at the Antlers

·         David Jahn – Great Job to Jennifer Dunton for the previous weekend’s wrestling tournament, which was hosted by the Rotary club at the Sault Area Middle School

Fines:

·         Laurie paid a happy dollar for successfully throwing her mother in law a surprise birthday party this past week

·         Jennifer paid a happy dollar to say thank you to the volunteers at the previous weekends wrestling tournament

·         Dave Scott paid a happy dollar because Notre Dame lost

David Finley completed a red badge item by telling the group a little bit about himself and his family during his classification talk. He moved to Sault Ste. Marie from Fort Wayne, one year ago to accept a position as the Dean of the College of Business and Engineering at LSSU.  He is also a part of the Sault Ste. Marie Smart Zone Board of Directors.  He has a strong background in engineering and loves to talk about the weather.  To the contrary, his wife is an artist. 

Program:

 For program today, Justin Knepper chose to talk about a charity that he is passionate for.  It is called LivingStones.  Living Stones is based out of Brazil and provides sports, language, education, and feeding to poverty stricken families.

50/50 - $25 to Gwen Worley

Rotary Minutes January 7, 2013

Dan Dasho

·       Call to Order by President Craig Flickinger

·       David Jahn introduced Guests:

o     None were introduced

·       Announcements:

o   Ray Bell reported that on January 22 a Rivals vs Cancer basketball fund raiser will be played.  Hospice and WMH will benefit.  Tailgate party at 4:30 PM and games as 6 PM and 7:30 PM.

o   Jennifer reported on the Wrestling tournament we are sponsoring set for Saturday at 9:30 AM at the Middle School.

o   Dave said that Public Health has noticed a spike in flu cases.  The Flu vaccine is available from Chippewa Health Dept.  call 635-1556 on go on line.

o   Jimmie reported on traces of tigers and elephants being heard in the area.  It may be related to the Shine Circus being held on May 2.  Watch and listen for more signs.

·       Fines: Directed by Dr. Pete:

o   Packer Backers were hit

o   Announcement givers paid a dollar

o   Drs. Pat and Hilary Galey reported that their son was starting in grad school and would make them poor and their daughter went to Germany and will be in Vienna as well.

o   The Lakers fans paid for a sweep by the Lakers

·       Program was introduced by David Jahn

o   Dr. Mark Wallace will be the first Dr. of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) Techniques and Procedures in the Sault for 10 years

o    He will be working out of the Bridgeview Medical building. 

o   He started on December 6^th.

o   He also does Facial Plastic Surgery associated with facial cancers.

o   The bulk of his practice is from the Clavicle up.

o   Dr. Wallace serves all ages

o   He deals with hoarseness, ear infections, sleep apnea and chronic issues involving surgery.  He can do surgeries at WMH and in his office. 

o   He started with a degree in business and math and went on to Medical school in Kirksville, Mo.

o   He spent time in Nepal and Grand Island

o   His first job was in Hawaii

o   He then landed in Boston before coming to the Sault.  His wife is from Bay City, MI

o   They have two children, ages 2 & 4.

o   Dr. Wallace answered questions before closing

·       50/50 went to:

o   Don Wilson

·       Adjournment

Carol McKay is the (volunteer) Homeless Liaison for the district. The McKinney-Vento Act provides funding to purchase academic materials for school children identified as homeless. The district cannot use these funds to provide personal hygiene items (towels, toothpaste/brushes, deodorant, skin lotion, etc.) and seeks support from local businesses and organizations to provide these much needed items. Carol can be reached at Lincoln Elementary School at 635-6626.

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