MAURI WILLIAMSON, past President of this Rotary Club, gave us his genealogy related to his vocation - farming. The Williamson family came from England; went west to Illinois; then east to western Indiana and finally to Wayne County, IN. MAURI'S grandfather amassed 1,000 acres. Mauri served in the Navy during WWII, graduated from Purdue and became Executive Director of the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association. His son still farms the family holdings in Wayne County. He ended with the poem "Dividends" by Tramp Starr.
To view MAURI's slides, click for PowerPoint version OR PDF version

RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW, President of The Lafayette Rotary Club Foundation, presented STEVE THOMPSON, past president of same Foundation, with a certificate recognizing his contributions making him a Golden Service Plus member. Thanks, STEVE!

ROB GALBRAITH introduced Rob Hancock, who lives with his wife, Diana, at 4529 Lochan Court, Lafayette, IN 47905, phone 742-4252. He is Vice President for Product Development at Wabash National Corp., 1000 Sagamore Parkway South, Lafayette, IN 47905, phone 771-5438,
E-mail: rob.hancock@wabashnational.com

ARVID OLSON provided us with the following song related to today's program. Take Me Home, Wavy Road. With apologies to Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver.
Click here for the words of "Take me Home, Wavy Road."

CHRISTA KECK introduced our own Rotarian, TERRY WEST, who helped us sort out the complexities of the rumpled Lindberg Road. He said that expansion of the existing road over a marsh has resulted in intriguing engineering problems since its completion. Failures related to testing, earthwork placement, and installation of a subgrade mat to connect the pilings, have resulted in a washboard road. TERRY reviewed the construction timetable and contractors, concluding an interesting program with lessons learned and possible solutions.
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TRAVIS VENCEL, Bloomington Sunrise

Money Collectors: JIM HOBBS and GENE HILLS; Greeters: SCOTT RUMBLE and LEO KLEMME; Invocation: JIM HOBBS; Piano: BOB GRIFFITHS; Song Leader: ARVID OLSON. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.

PRESIDENT ROB'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

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