PROGRAM:

LIZ SOLBERG introduced Tracy Brown, president of the Tippecanoe County Commissioners. Tracy Brown He serves along with David Byers and Tom Murtaugh. Mr. Brown has served 32 years in the area of public safety and law enforcement. He was Tippecanoe County Sheriff for eight years and started his term as commissioner in January of 2015. He shared with us some facts about the county and specific projects taking place. The county has a yearly budget of $45 million with 70% of that going towards public safety and criminal justice. There is $76 million being held in reserve as a rainy day fund. The most visible current project is the repair of the courthouse dome. This should be completed by October of this year at a cost of $3.8 million. Another current project is at 111 N. 4th St, which will become the new home for the county prosecutor and public defender. The commissioners manage the fairgrounds and preliminary plans are being made for refurbishing some of the structures there. The YMCA will be leaving that property so more space will be available. Klondike Road will be widened and a walking trail will be included in the reconstruction. A roundabout will be put at the intersection of Klondike and Lindberg. Morehouse Road will also be widened with a new walking trail. These and other projects are starting or in the planning stages. The commissioners have a wide range of duties and responsibilities.


VISITING ROTARIAN:
RAY KRAMP from the Carmel Club.  RAY informed us of the need for sponsors for the District 6560 annual conference April 28 & 29 at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum.


GUESTS:
Julie Schleck, guest of MARIELLEN NEUDECK.
Abby Oliver and Robert Fujiki from Purdue Rotaract.  Abby and Robert are looking for participants in a research study at Purdue.


STUDENT GUESTS:
BARB REIF  introduced two students from Harrison High School:  Sara Siener and Jacob Whitehead.  Each received a certificate with the Four-way test to mark their visit to our club.

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH
MEETING FUNCTIONS:
Greeters: : NERLENE RAMSEY and MIKE FRAMPTON
Money Collectors: GEORGE RAMSEY and TOM PEARSON
Invocation: BOB VERPLANK
Music:.  BOB GRIFFITHS and ARVID OLSON
Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE;  Webmaster:  LARRY HUGGINS
And thanks to all who have signed up on signupgenius to be greeters and money takers.  The schedule is now full through March!  A new signup will be sent out in March for the months of April – June.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
From Henry Ford:  “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”

SPECIAL THANKS:
Joyful Journey VolunteersThanks to all who donated snacks for Joyful Journey! Workers there were quite appreciative of our contribution.

 
OUR LITTLE LIBRARIES:
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These Little Libraries made last year are being well-used! Thanks again to all who worked on this project and also those who donated books.