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TOM MORAN presented a charming eulogy for DICK DONAHUE, who died on December 26, 2011. |
| 50/50 RAFFLE: |
| CHRIS BIANG asked ARVID OLSON to draw the ticket, which belonged to MICHAEL SIMPSON. Unfortunately, all aces eluded him, so he received a coupon for a discounted car wash at Mike's Car Wash as consolation prize. |
| WELCOME NEW MEMBER: |
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TIM LUZADER introduced Cristina Farmus, who lives with her husband, Rady, at |
PROGRAM:
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PRESIDENT ELECT TERRY WEST introduced fellow Rotarian MICHAEL HUNT, a retired professor of wood science at Purdue, whose topic was "Transition in Historic |
| STUDENT GUESTS:
LIZ SOLBERG introduced Katie McCool and Juan Del Real from McCutcheon High School. Each received a certificate and travel mug with the Four-Way Test to commemorate meeting with us. |
| GUESTS:
Jim Keating, guest of RAY PEETERS; Debbi DeBruyn and Lisa Green, guests of BARB REIF; Mike Parker, guest of TERRY WEST; John Remo, guest of JIM KLUSMAN; Phyllis Hunt, wife of MICHAEL HUNT. |
| THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: CECIL BLIGNAUT and LETA KELLEY; Greeters: ROB GALBRAITH and TOM PEARSON; Invocation: TOM FREY; Pianist: BOB GRIFFITHS; Song Leader: ARVID OLSON; 50/50 RAFFLE: CHRIS BIANG; Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE, TOM MORAN and JANE SMITH. Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER. ThHOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
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1830 King Eider Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906, phone 838-3603. She is an Administrative Director at Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, 
Centennial Neighborhood". Using a time line, MICHAEL, pointed out that from 1829 - 1993 the 32 block square area was in the Rise and Decline stage. Platted in 1829 as the first addition to the town of Lafayette, with the Wabash and Erie Canal and later the railroad traversing it, many of the most important families in Lafayette built family homes between the 1850's and 1870's. By the 1940's the families left the large homes and the area became a backwater. From 1993 - 2000 the neighborhood was re-created. Investors with imagination began restoring the old homes. Rezoning (down-zoning) and the removal of the railroad tracks on 5th Street improved the prospects for investment in the area. Between 2001 and 2007 a duplex was saved and Centennial Park was created, along with the successful Hollyhock Festival, popular with neighborhood families. Since 2007 more properties have been saved and ten neighbors have invested in an LLC to improve the Midwest Rentals property. The property has been purchased and a contract been let for site development. Marketing for the residences has begun, and anyone wishing to purchase a townhouse should contact MICHAEL! This neighborhood is like a Phoenix - a magnificent bird rising from the ashes.