Ripples - September 28, 1999

Volume 84, Number 13 – September 28, 1999

James E. Rogers, Jr., District Director, James Rogers Internal Revenue Service, will speak on “A Modernized Internal Revenue Service.” Mr. Rogers will be introduced by LAWRENCE TEDER, Program Coordinator for the month of October.

CALENDAR on back of “Ripples” lists October programs and other Rotary and community dates and functions.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - KATHY DAVIS, 11:00 to 11:40 a.m., and JIM HOBBS, 11:40 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - ED EILER; Invocation - DOUG TAYLOR; Music - DAVID LUHMAN; and High School guests (McCutcheon High School) - hosted by JIM FENN.

CLUB CONCERNS and FAMILY NEWS: Prior to the invocation today, President GENE noted that JOHN BARRETT having hip replacement today, September 28th, at Methodist Hospital; JIM BODENMILLER, according to JIM HANKS, having a circulatory procedure done today, September 28th, St. Vincent’s Hospital; and BILL HAYT still at Regency Place of Lafayette. And, requested members to remember JOHN; JIM; BILL; LINDA EWING, spouse of KEN; and BOB HIATT in their thoughts and prayers.

JOHN OSMUN and DALE MC HENRY at Rotary today following surgery - welcome back!

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There is no Club meeting on Tuesday, October 12th. Rotary will be meeting as a part of the Greater Lafayette Area Service Club and Community Organizations meeting on Thursday, October 14th - opportunity for a make up. This is an effort, as when Coach Joe Tiller, Purdue’s football coach, spoke to this group in August, to continue the tradition of having the Purdue coaches available as guest speakers and also an attempt to help the coaches with their hectic schedules. On Thursday, October 14th, Coaches Gene Keady (men’s basketball) and Kristy Curry (women’s basketball) will address this meeting same price ($7.00) and same time as regular Club meetings, Grand Ballroom, University Inn. GRIFF needs to make a guarantee; therefore, check with spouses, friends, etc., and be ready to provide a count at next Tuesday’s meeting.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

MEMBERSHIP PROPOSALS: The Membership Education and Information Committee (Committee) met today with JERRY MC CARTHY chairing a “Rotary Information Session”; all potential members must attend a session such as this to learn more about Rotary in order to better decide whether they would like to become a member. Four candidates, one candidate was ill and could not attend, were in attendance and three of those expressed an interest in becoming members of the Club, they are: W. Scott Downey (Scott), Retail Administrator, Civitas Bank, sponsor OSCAR HOPKINS; R. Gregory Kapp (Greg), Director, Corporate and External Support, School of Management and the Krannert Graduate School of Management, sponsor KEITH SMITH; and Jennifer Shanahan, Administrator, Friendship House, sponsor KEN EWING. If no written objections are received within seven days (all three have completed their Rotary committee selection sheets) they are eligible for introduction on or after Tuesday, October 5th.

SMALL GROUP DINNER: President GENE noted that the October dinner will be Wednesday, October 6th, Sarah’s Oaks, 4545 W 660 S, Lafayette (map on web site or available by contacting GRIFF) - fried chicken with all the fixins’ served family style. Cost is $15.00 per person, includes tax and gratuity, and must be paid at time of reservation - RESERVATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST. If interested, contact JANE TURNER at 463-1371, or e-mail <ttours@pop.nici.com>.

THANKS to MIKE BERENDT; JOHN CARPENTER; CAROL GRIFFITH, spouse of GRIFF; MIKE KOSMAN; SANDY PEARLMAN; and BETTY SUDDARTH for reading on Monday, September 20th and Wednesday, September 22nd, as a part of the “United Way Week of Caring.”

LONG CENTER RESTORATION AND RENOVATION PROJECT(Project): The Club Board at their meeting on Monday, August 16th, approved this Project to be submitted to the membership for support. The Foundation Board at their meeting on Wednesday, September 15th, pledged $25,000.00 over the next five years to this Project, and are hopeful that Club members and their families will match the Foundation’s gift. Member gifts to the Project will count toward Lafayette Foundation recognition levels of giving, i.e., Golden Service; Golden Plus; Diamond; and Double Diamond. Today, BOB JEFFARES and Dick Jaeger, Co-Chairs of the Project fund drive, made a presentation regarding the history of the Long Center (Dick) and the status and current needs of the fund drive (BOB); $1,000.00 contributions will be recognized with name(s) listed on a prominently displayed plaque, and lesser amounts will also have prominent forms of recognition on display. An information folder and pledge card may be obtained from BOB, Dick, or GRIFF. Contributions, checks should be made payable to the Lafayette Foundation with designation to the Long Center and mailed to DAVID LANDGREBE; pledge cards should be forwarded to the address on the pledge card or to DAVID LANDGREBE. BOB also noted that there are four or five larger components, i.e., stage floor, rigging, etc. of the Project and are available for funding and suitable recognition.

LEADERSHIP LAFAYETTE has been preparing community leaders since 1982. Develop your leadership potential and discover new opportunities by participating in Leadership Lafayette -- a 10-week training program where the community is your classroom...A new class is forming now and will meet weekly on Wednesday afternoons from mid-February through mid-May. Class space is limited. Call for enrollment materials by November 10th...For more information, call Leadership Lafayette at 772-9115 or attend an open house on Thursday, October 28th from 5:15 to 7:00 p.m. at the Big Four Depot, Riehle Plaza.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY TABLE - First Tuesday in the Month - October 5th.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS and DATES - SANDY PEARLMAN, October Birthday Table Chair.

DAVID BOUGH	20	TOM MORAN	14
JERRY COLE	16	SANDY PEARLMAN	23
BETTY DOVERSBERGER	1	LINA REEVES-KERNER	3
JIM FOSTER	7	JIM RISK	4
BILL FULLER	27	CHIP RUTLEDGE	1
CHRIS FUNK	28	DAVID SMITH	31
DICK GRIPE	24	JIM SMITH	11
MARY HALEY	29	HAROLD TAYLOR	9
DAVE HEATH	9	TRUDY TROCHTA	24
BOB HOGUE	25	DENNIS WEIDENAAR	4
MURRAY MARSHALL	11	EV WRIGHT	18
BILL J. MILLER	21

AUGUST 100% CLUB: (Continued from last week) Number indicates months of continuous attendance, no number indicates one month. LANDGREBE (110); LANE (453); LUHMAN (63); MAYES (8); MC CARTHY (15); MC HENRY (48); MC KEE (242); MILLER, BILL R. (327); MITCHELL (117); MORRIS (4); MOTT (46); MURPHY; NAUMANN; NELSON (58); PAPE (228); PARK (2); PARKHURST (6); PLUMLEE (2); RAHDERT (86); RUNNELS (126); SCHMIDT (250); SCHWARZ; SICER (291); SILVA (230); SMITH, KEITH (29); SMITH, SUSAN (86); ST. JOHN (119); SUDDARTH (25); TAYLOR, HAROLD (416); TEDER, DAN (89); TROCHTA (2); TURLEY (146); TURNER, JANE (107); VERPLANK (412); WADE (68); WALKER (172); WEST (74); and WILEY (228). Congratulations to JOHN BARRETT who had two years; to JIM FOSTER and DALE MC HENRY who had four years; to HARLEY FREY who had 12 years; and to BILL PAPE and JAY WILEY who had 19 years of 100% attendance at the end of August. Contact GRIFF for 100% lapel pins.

MAKE UPS: JERRY LIEDL, Hendersonville, NC; and FAE SPURLOCK, Franklin, NC.

VISITING ROTARIANS: John Bell, Indianapolis (speaker today); Ed Elliott, Naples, FL; and Frank Brugger, Fishers.

VISITORS: Captain Dewayne Sharp (Greater Lafayette), guest of MIKE BERENDT; Jennifer Shanahan (Greater Lafayette), guest of KEN EWING (Jennifer is Director, Friendship House); Scott Downey (Greater Lafayette), guest of OSCAR HOPKINS (Scott is Retail Administrator, Civitas Bank); Ruth Malpas (South Hampton, ENGLAND), cousin and guest of MARGERY ISMAIL; Dick Jaeger (Greater Lafayette), guest of BOB JEFFARES; Ron Harshman (Greater Lafayette), guest of FRED KUIPERS (Ron a retired Methodist minister, Grace United Methodist); Joel Weber (Greater Lafayette), guest of JERRY MC CARTHY (Joel is Captain and Commanding Officers, Navy ROTC); Greg Kapp (Greater Lafayette), guest of KEITH SMITH (Greg is Director, Corporate and External Support, School of Management and the Krannert Graduate School of Management.

WALT VALENTINE introduced John E. Bell, John Bell Special Agent in Charge, FBI, IP. Mr. Bell is in charge of the Indianapolis office which encompasses the state of IN, made a most interesting presentation regarding the scope of the FBI’s work in IN and description of some of the new techniques in criminal investigations that are now available. Mr. Bell noted that: The Indianapolis office is a medium sized one (IN ranks 14th in population, yet the office ranks 34th in number of staff members) with many agents being sent from IN to the southwest to deal with the drug traffic crossing the border there. And, stressed that this has been a benefit, since for many years the FBI was a “take, take” organization (shared/worked very little with State and local law enforcement agencies), but since the mid-80s this shortage of agents has led to a “partnered up” cooperation with State and local law agencies, i.e., forming multi-agency task forces to deal with crime. He indicated that there are some 11 such multi-agency/partnering up task forces operating in IN, i.e., one in Gary where they have seen a dramatic decline in crime; Another which utilized the IN National Guard where after crack houses were cleared, the National Guard came in and leveled the houses; Safe streets from fugitives task force - pursue fugitives when local agencies could afford staff and time to do this; Drug task forces in Indianapolis, Evansville, and Fort Wayne; Indianapolis gang problems task force; etc. Mr. Bell spent the balance of the time telling about funding of a new FBI laboratory and the new computerized programs that are helping fight crime throughout the nation.

COLLECTORS: JIM CARNEY, and GENE HILLS; Greeting by JIM FENN; Invocation by GORDON KINGMA; Singing led by BOB GRIFFITHS; Rotary piano by REX KEPLER; and Free Meals Drawing - LORNA MYERS and TERRY WEST.