Ripples - October 23, 2001

Volume 87, Number 16 � October 23, 2001

UPCOMING PROGRAM (October 30, 2001)

Rotarian MARTIN JISCHKE, President, Purdue University, will give the program "Preeminence�the Next Level; The Strategic Plan for Purdue University" Dr. Jischke will be introduced by DICK BARTHOLOMEW, Program Coordinator for the month of October.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - JACK HATCHER, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and MARGARET HALL, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - AL CHISCON; Invocation - CHRIS FUNK; Music - SUSAN SMITH; and Vocational Student Guest from Indiana Business College, Hosted by GREG DEASON.

CLUB CONCERNS

Prior to the invocation today, President OSCAR HOPKINS requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: BOB HIATT; JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; and HARLAND WHITE.

CORRESPONDENCE from Bob Garrison: Do hope you'll forgive me for being the "one-armed paperhanger" for the past month. Wanted to let you know my new address, and also let you know that you have continuously been in my my prayers and thoughts since I learned of your mini-stroke�Do hope you're feeling better. I certainly miss you, and miss as well my association with the Lafayette Rotary Club - one of the finest Clubs I've ever had the pleasure being a part. � With warmest regards to Carol Jean, and my very best wishes to you for a strong and steady recovery, I am, Most cordially, Robert E. Garrison, Chief Executive Officer. Bob's title address and other pertinent information is as follows: Chief Executive Officer, Rangely District Hospital, 511 South White Avenue, Rangely Colorado 81648 - telephone: (970) 675-5011 � fax: (970) 675-5224.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP STUDY EXCHNGE (GSE) TEAM: JEAN JACKSON, Co-Chair, GSE TEAM Committee announced: The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is accepting applications for the US 2002 GSE TEAM Leader and Members. GSE is a program hat facilitates exchange visits of teams of young professional and business people between paired countries. IN 2002 our District 6560, will be paired with District 9210 and visit Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. The purpose is to promote international goodwill and understanding, share knowledge of the US and experience the customs and cultures of South Central AFRICA. Criteria for Team members include: U.S. citizen, 25-40 years old, good health, employed full time, not directly related to a Rotary Club member, and must reside in District 6560. The team Leader must be a Rotarian from District 6560. The trip will take place April 25 - May 26, 2002. The deadline for submission of applications is November 20, 2001. For more information or an application contact JEAN JACKSON at 497-0653 or jackson@cs.purdue.edu. More information is available at http//www.rotary 6560.org/GSEpp.htm or http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educatioinal/gse/index.html.

PROGRAM (October 23, 2001)

PRESIDENT OSCAR introduced DICK BARTHOLOMEW, October Program Coordinator, who in turn introduced Randy Ollis, WISH-TV, Channel 8 (CBS) weather person who made an interesting presentation, with video, about tornados. REMEMBER to watch Channel 8 Wednesday, October 24th at approximately 6:15 a.m. or 6:45 a.m., Rotary is to be on television.

MAKE UPS: BOB FEUER and BILL FULLER, Daybreak; PHIL KLINGER, Gatlinburg, TN.

VISITING ROTARIAN: Ken Decker, Patent Attorney, South Bend Downtown.

VIISITORS: Brice Barrett, Manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, guest of MARK DAVIS; Gregg Donat, Judge, Superior Court #4, guest of BILL HATFIELD; and Scott Samson, Extension Specialist from Mississippi State, guest of CHRIS JOHANNSEN.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: JOHN BARRETT and HARLEY FREY; Greeting; Invocation by AL CHISCON; Rotary Singing by TRACIE HUGHES; Rotary Piano by REX KEPLER; and Free Meals Drawing - DENNIS CARSON and GREG KAPP.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY TABLE

First Tuesday of November - Tuesday, November 6,2001

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS and DATES; KATHY MEEKS, Chair, November Birthday Table.

Martin Abbert

6

Fred Kuipers

16

Gordon Coppoc

11

Larry Lane

6

Tom Gregory

27

Bill Lovell

16

Bob Hanna

28

Tim Luzader

9

Dan Heman

25

Vicki Mayes

24

Don Hufford

18

Kathy Meeks

11

Larry Huggins

30

LeRoy Silva

17

Craig Irvine

28

Warren Stevenson

18

Gordon Kingma

3

Lawrence Teder

9

Leo Klemme

17

Jim Turley

2

Mike Kosman

26

Norb Welch

5

SEPTEMBER 100% CLUB

Number indices months of continuous attendance; no number indicates one month. Make ups for work on he Rotary/PMO HABITAT HOUSE are included in this month's figures if GRIFF knows that you worked.

ADAMS (112); BARRETT (49); BOUGH ( 9); BRANIGIN (2); BROCK (87); BROSE; CARPENTER (15); AL CHISCON (141); MARTHA CHISCON (134); CLARK (2); FRITZ COHEN (69); COURTANEY (50); DEASON; DIESSLIN (75); DUNN; ELLISON (3); EWING (75); FEUER (225); FILMER (68);FOSTER (73); HARLEY FREY (169); TOM FREY; FULLER (210); CHRIS FUNNK (44); JIM FUNK (2); GALBRAITH; GARRISON (48); GRIFFITH (272); GRIFFITHS (72); KECK (68); KEPLER (136); GRIFFIN KOEHLER (122); KOHLS; KOIVO; KOSMAN (41); LOVELL (22); LUHMAN (88); MC CARTHY (40); MC HENRY (73); MC KEE (266); BILL R. MILLER (252); MITCHELL (142); NELSON (83); PAPE (253); PARK (24); PAKHURST; PEETERS; PIECHOTA; PLUMLEE (3); POST (11); PRITSCHER (23); RAHDERT (111); REIF; RUNNELS (151); SANDERSON (2); SATTERLY (7); SCHMIDT (275); SILVA (255); KEITH SMITH (54); SUSAN SMITH (111); ST. JOHN (144); STEVENSON (2); SUDDARTH (50); DAN TEDER (114); LAWRENCE TEDER (2); TROTT (6); TURLEY (171); JANE TURNER (132); TYNER; VERPLANK (437); WADE (93); WALKER (197); WEST (99); WILEY (253).

Congratulations to BOB GARRISON who would have had four years; to BOB GRIFFITHS who had six years; to JANE TURNER who has 11 years; and to VIRGIL ST. JOHN who had 12 years of 100% attendance at the end of September 2001. Contact GRIFF if you wish an updated attendance lapel pin.