Ripples - January 25, 2000

Volume 84, Number 29 – January 25, 2000

Jo Ann Vorst, Director, or Vicky Jones, Instructor, Lafayette Adult Reading Academy (Academy), will provide a program regarding the services provided to the Greater Lafayette community by the Academy. Jo Ann and/or Vicky will be introduced by FRITZ COHEN who arranged this program.

FEBRUARY PROGRAMS: JERRY COLE, Program Coordinator for the month of February, has arranged for the following programs:

Tuesday, February 1, 2000: See above:
Tuesday, February 8, 2000: FAE COLE, Lafayette Relocation Services;
Tuesday, February 15, 2000: Vocational Service Award - ELAINE CUE, Chair, and members of the Vocational Projects Committee;
Tuesday, February 22, 2000: Wiley Embrey, Heart Transplant Recipient; and
Tuesday, February 29, 2000: DENNIS DUNN, Futurist Presentation.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - DON GENTRY, 11:15 to 11:45, and JERRY MC CARTHY, 11:45 to 12:15; Greeter - JEAN JACKSON; Invocation - SUSAN HYCHKA; Music - SUSAN SMITH; and High School Guests (McCutcheon) hosted by RAY PEETERS.

CLUB CONCERNS: Prior to the invocation today, President Elect DAN TEDER (President Elect DAN), substituting for President GENE COURTANEY, requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: LINDA EWING, spouse of KEN; YB HALL; BOB HIATT; MARV PHILLIPS (They returned home from Boston, MA on Saturday night, January 22nd, following a round of pneumonia while visiting, their daughter, who is a doctor; planned to stay two weeks and ended up staying a month); JOE SICER; and BEV STONE.

Dick Collings (Dick), 1994-1995 District Governor, Rotary International District 6560, died at 1:40 a.m., Friday, January 21, 2000. Dick was a member of the Rockville Rotary Club. On Friday, January 28th, at 11:00 a.m., there will be a celebration of Dick’s life at the Presbyterian Church on the corner of the square in Rockville, an informal gathering at Turkey Run State Park will follow.

JOHN DE CAMP (JOHN) - Received a letter from JOHN yesterday which indicated a hospital stay in early November. Talked with JOHN this afternoon, he had some defibrillating of the heart, in the hospital a few days, home now, still not feeling up-to-par, supposed to walk somewhere every day - but doesn’t, and sees doctor again on April 12th. It was a joy to talk with him, he’s an all-time favorite.

BOB FIELDS honored by the Agricultural Alumni Association at the recent Agricultural Alumni Fish (Pork) Fry, Friday, January 21st.

CORRECTIONS - DECEMBER 1999 100% ROTARY ATTENDANCE listing: (1) BOB FEUER has 17 years, not 16 years as was listed; and (2) JIM HANKS has 19 months and JAY WILEY has 232 months of 100% attendance.

COMMITTEE MEETING - (See back of “Ripples” for listing of Committee members):

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: JIM TURLEY, Chair, will meet at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2000, around a designated table in the luncheon room, University Square, University Inn Conference Center and Suites (University Inn).
ANNUAL DINNER: OSCAR HOPKINS, Vice President and Chair, will meet immediately after the regular Club meeting, Tuesday, February 1, 2000, probably in Tailgate Lounge, will confirm via letter, University Inn.
ROTARY/PMO SERVICE ABOVE SELF: JIM HANKS, Chair, will meet immediately after the regular Club meeting, Tuesday, February 8, 2000, probably in Tailgate Lounge, will confirm at a later date, University Inn.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

JOHN D. SANDERSON (JOHN) with classification EDUCATION--Technical-Director of Development, John Sanderson was introduced by his sponsor, BETTY DOVERSBERGER. JOHN, while noted as a new member, was a Rotarian from January 9, 1990 until his schedule necessitated resigning on May 9, 1995. JOHN and his spouse, BETTY, are the parents of four children and reside at 3602 Debbie Drive, Lafayette 47905-8827 - telephone 742-8947. BETTY is Lay Pastor Associate, Church of the Blessed Sacrament, and JOHN is Director of Development, Ivy Tech State College, 3101 South Creasy Lane, Lafayette 47903 - telephone 772-9293.

JOSEPH T. KRAUSE (JOE) with classification Past Service, EDUCATION--Public School, Joe Krause Teaching, was introduced by his sponsor BILL HATFIELD. JOE and his spouse, BARBARA, are the parents of three children and reside at 221 Connolly Street, West Lafayette - 47906-2723, e-mail < jkr5182853@aol.com >. JOE is a retired West Lafayette High School teacher, 39 years, and retired long-time member of the West Lafayette City Council. JOE’s Rotary committees are: Scholarship & Citizenship (MARK RUSSELL, Chair); International Center (VINCE BRALTS, Chair); and World Community Service (DAVE BOUGH, Chair).

SHOTS NOT SPOTS will be needing volunteers on Tuesday, March 14, 2000; be checking and marking your calendars.

SMALL GROUP DINNERS (Dinners): JANE TURNER announced that the next Dinner is scheduled at CHRIS and JACKIE FUNK’s home, 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 1st. Cost is $8.00 per person with a limit of 14; reserve space with JANE at 423-1371.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY TABLE - First Tuesday in February - February 1st.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS and DATES - MARA WASBURN, February Birthday Table Chair.

TOM BROOKS	16	GENE HILLS	6
AL CHISCON	18	REX KEPLER	12
JOHN DE CAMP	11	DONYA LESTER	25
DOC ERNST	3	DICK OLIVER	21
BOB FIELDS	12	JOHN OSMUN	22
HARLEY FREY	22	ED PAGE	3
RON FRUITT	25	JO WADE	12
JOYCE HALL	14	MARA WASBURN	2

MAKE UPS: LARRY LANE, Maitland (four times) and Winter Park Breakfast, FL, and Otterbein.

VISITING ROTARIANS: Bob Miller, Muncie Noon, and Brent Mithoefer, son of STAN, Daybreak.

VISITORS: PHYLLIS HUNT, spouse of MICHAEL, PHYLLIS also President, Centennial Neighborhood Association; Penny Parmenter (Lincoln Neighborhood Association) and Jan Payne (Historic Jefferson Neighborhood), guests of DENNIS CARSON; Matt Slayton (WAZY sales), guest of AL CHISCON; Gayle Hartleroad (Counselor, Freshman Engineering), guest of BARB DOSTER; Charlene Sullivan (Associate Professor of Management), guest of GENE HILLS; Todd Helfter (Co-Chair, Lafayette Neighborhood Association Coalition), David Lahr (Co-Chair, Lafayette Neighborhood Association Coalition), Sherry McLauchlan (Director, City of Lafayette Community and Redevelopment Departments), and Dick Nagel (President, Neighborhood Action Committee), guests of MICHAEL HUNT; Greg Eberhard (Pastor, First Christian Church), guest of EARL PARK, and Joy Devoe, (Owner, Wind River Mercantile, West Point), guest of LINA REEVES-KERNER.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL GUEST (Last Tuesday of each month is set aside for guests from Indiana Business College and/or Ivy Tech State College): Donna Morrow, Medical Assistant graduate, Ivy Tech State College was hosted/introduced by ELAINE CUE, Chair, Vocational Projects Committee. President Elect DAN presented Donna a certificate of recognition and a Rotary travel mug (4-Way Test on it).

BETTY NELSON introduced Scott Scott Truex Truex who made an interesting presentation, more about this in next week’s “Ripples.”

COLLECTORS: LYNNE ZACHMANOGLOU and CHRISTY SMITH; Greeting by MIKE KING; Invocation by LEO KLEMME; Singing led by STEVE MOTT; Piano broke, so no piano today; and Free Meal Drawing - TOM ROBINSON and RICK SCHWARZ.