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Volume 85, Number 3 � July 25, 2000 UPCOMING PROGRAM (August 1, 2000) Major Gary Lockard, Grissom Public Affairs, Grissom Air Force
Base, will present an update on his unit and the Grissom Air Force Base. Major Lockard will be introduced by SCOTT RUMBLE, Program Coordinator for the month of August.
AUGUST PROGRAMS - SCOTT RUMBLE, Program Coordinator for August Tuesday, August 1, 2000: See Above; Tuesday, August 8, 2000: Charles F. Bragg (District Governor Bragg), District Governor, Rotary International
District 6560; NOTE: District Governor Bragg will meet with Club Officers, Club Directors, and Senior Directors of the Avenues of Service at 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, August 8th, Alumni Room, University Inn
Conference Center and Suites (University Inn), and he will be the speaker at the regular Club meeting. Tuesday, August 15, 2000: Rotarian STAN MITHOEFER, Director, Real Estate, Purdue Research Foundation; Tuesday,
August 22, 2000: All Service Club Meeting with Purdue's Football Coach, Joe Tiller, and Women's Volleyball Coach, Jeff Hulsmeyer; Tuesday, August 29, 2000: John Huie, Property Reassessment. MEETING
FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - JIM BODENMILLER, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and JIM HANKS, 11:45 am. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - BILL LOVELL; Invocation - FRITZ COHEN; and Music - SUSAN SMITH. CLUB CONCERNS
Prior to the invocation today, President DAN TEDER (President DAN) requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: HANLY HAMMEL; BOB HIATT; MARV PHILLIPS; BEV STONE; and MARJORIE WALKER, spouse of
DICK. DEEPEST SYMPATHY to KEN EWING and family on the death of spouse/mother, LINDA, at 9:55 a.m., Wednesday, July 19, 2000 in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, after a long battle with kidney cancer.
KEN requested that the following note be put in "Ripples"...On behalf of the family and friends of LINDA H. EWING, I would like to express our heart felt thanks for
your keeping LINDA and the family in your thoughts and prayers for many years as she struggled with cancer. The gift, your kindness, means a lot to all of us. The
cancer may have gotten her physically, but not her spirit. We appreciate all that you have done out of love and compassion. Grace and Peace, KEN EWING CONGRATULATIONS to BOB and ELEANOR HANNEMANN ("JC" pictures)
regarding BOB's retirement from the Arnett Clinic after 38 years of caring for children. A neat and inclusive article in the Sunday, July 23rd, issue of the "JC." WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: ANNOUNCEMENTS
Charles F. Bragg, District Governor, Rotary International District 6560, will be
making his official visit to our Club on Tuesday, August 8th. His visit will consist of the following meetings: (1) 10:15 a.m., Alumni Room, University Inn, with Club
Officers, Club Directors, and Directors of the Avenues of Service; and (2) Speaker at the regular Club meeting. Notices will be mailed to Officers and Directors reminding
them of this important visit of District Governor Bragg. SHOTS NOT SPOTS, immunization of Tippecanoe County children against childhood diseases, to be assisted by Rotary again this year via the Community
Service Projects Committee, FRITZ COHEN, Chair. The next Shots Not Spots will be Wednesday, August 9th, and there is need for volunteers for the following times:
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon (setup) - all five slots filled (BOB ADAMS; JIM BUESCHER; HANLY HAMMEL; MIKE KOSMAN; and SANDY PEARLMAN); 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. - all three slots filled (GENE HILLS; BILL HINZE; and FRANCIS
PRITSCHER); 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - all three slots filled (BARBARA HANSEN; TRACIE HUGHES; and BILL PAPE); and 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. (tear-down) - have five ( FRITZ COHEN; JIM FOSTER; TOM GREGORY; STEPHANIE HYATT; and DAN
TAYLOR), need one more. REALLY NEED TWO MORE FOR THE 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. TIME SLOT; sign-up sheet will be on the bulletin board at the back of the banquet room, or contact FRITZ or LEW RUNNELS.
SUMMER'S END ROTARY FAMILY PICNIC: VICKI MAYES, Chair, Youth Committee, announced that CHRIS and JACKIE FUNK will be hosting a "summer's
end" Rotary family picnic at their home, Saturday, August l2th. Bring the kids and come early to swim at 2:00 p.m. The cookout starts at 5:30 p.m. Bring a covered
dish sufficient for your family. Please RSVP to CHRIS and JACKIE with number attending, via their e-mail AUGUST BIRTHDAY TABLE - First Tuesday of August, Tuesday, August 1, 2000.
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS and DATES - DICK HOLTZ, Chair, August Birthday Table.
JUNE 100% CLUB: Number indicates months of continuous attendance; no number indicates one month. ADAMS (97); ANDERSON, FRED; BARRETT (34); BLADE (5); BRANIGIN (2); BROCK (72); CHISCON, AL (126); CHISCON, MARTHA (119); CLARK, KIRK; COHEN, FRITZ (54); COLE, JERRY (7); COURTANEY (35); DIESSLIN (60); DOSTER (5); EWING (60); FEUER (210); FILMER (53); FOSTER (58); FRAMPTON (19); FREY, HARLEY (154); FULLER (195); FUNK, CHRIS (29); FUNK, JIM; GALBRAITH; GARRISON (33); GRIFFITH (257); GRIFFITHS (57); HALL, MARGARET (112); HALL, YB (495); HAMMEL (15); HANKS (25); HANSEN (24); HATFIELD (234); HINZE (8); HOBBS (76); HOLTZ (9); HOPKINS (59); HOPPES; HYCHKA (36); IRVINE (3); ISMAIL; JACKSON (54); JANLE (35); KECK (53); KINGMA; KLUSMAN (63); GRIFFIN KOEHLER (107); KOHLS (9); KOSMAN (26); LANDGREBE (120); LANE (462); LECHMAN; LOVELL (7); LUHMAN (73); MAYES (18); MC CARTHY (25); MC HENRY (58); MC KEE (252); MILLER, BILL R. (337); MITCHELL (127); MOTT (56); NELSON (68); PAPE (238); Park (9); PARKHURST (6); PRITSCHER (8); RAHDERT (96); REW; ROQUEMORE; RUNNELS (136); SANDERSON (6); SCHMIDT (260); SCHWARZ; SILVA (240); SMITH, JIM; SMITH, KEITH (39); SMITH, SUSAN (96); SPURLOCK (129); SUDDARTH (35); SUISMAN; TAYLOR, DAN; TAYLOR, HAROLD (426); TEDER, DAN (99); TEDER, LAWRENCE (7); TURLEY (156); TURNER, JANE (117); VERPLANK (422); WADE (78); WALKER (182); WATLINGTON; WEST (84); WHISTLER; WILEY (238). CONGRATULATIONS to BARB HANSEN who had two years; to SUSAN HYCHKA who had three years; to HOWARD DIESSLIN and KEN EWING who had five years; to BOB BROCK who had six years; to TERRY WEST who had seven years; to DICK RAHDERT and SUSAN SMITH who had eight years; to DAVE LANDGREBE who had 10 years; to LE ROY SILVA who had 20 years and to JOHN MC KEE who had 21 years. Contact GRIFF for lapel pins. MAKEUPS: CHRISTA KECK and DAVID FILMER, Gore Bay, Ontario, CANADA
(three times) and Tobermory, Ontario, CANADA; and BETTY NELSON, Attica-Williamsport, Daybreak, and Flora. JOHN CARPENTER indicated that the Salvation Army needs volunteers to dispense
school supplies to needy families from 8:45 - 11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 12th. Contact JOHN if you are willing to assist. NOTES FROM CLUB, Monday, July 10th, and FOUNDATION, Wednesday, July
12th, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS: Club Board: (1) DALE MC HENRY (DALE), Treasurer: Reviewed Cash Receipts and Disbursements Summary Report for June and Fiscal Year Cash Flow Comparison
of the past two fiscal years; Noted that President DAN reimburse $1,265.08 for expenses to attend the 2000 Rotary International Convention in Buenos Aires;
Fiscal Year 1999-2000 ended with a cash flow surplus of $2,977.00; Recommended approval of the 2000-2001 Rotary year budget, approved by the Board; and
Recommended having Thieme & Adair CPA's to conduct a review, perform selected audit procedures, and prepare Federal and Indiana tax returns for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2000, feel will be up to 5% more than the $600.00 paid last year, approved by the Board; (2) Approved membership proposal of Stephanie Hyatt
pending approval of the Membership Selection & Classification and Membership Education & Information Committees, and approved the transfer of Leona Cohen
from Daybreak to our Club; (3) Consensus of the Board to approve the date (Wednesday of Purdue's "Senior Week" or "Down Week" prior to commencement)
and location (University Inn) of the Annual Dinner five years in advance; (4) Consensus of the Board to approve the date (4th Saturday of March) and location
(Long Center for the Performing Arts) of the Rotary/PMO Service Above Self Committee Annual Fund Raising activity five years in advance; (5) Task Force (JIM KLUSMAN, Chair; MARVIN BLADE; GENE COURTANEY; GRIFF; BOB
GRIFFITHS; BETTY NELSON; KEITH SMITH; and DAN TEDER) presented to the Board, and the Board approved, a four-point proposal to increase Club fellowship: (a)
That the Board place some appropriate limit on the bell-to-bell time (45 minutes is suggested as a starting point for discussion, although some on the Task Force
recommend a shorter time); (b) That the President be encouraged to begin the practice of deleting some activities during a given meeting, if necessary, to adhere
to this time while still allowing sufficient time for a speaker's presentation; (c) That this policy become institutionalized by broad dissemination to the Club, with
notification that last-minute requests for announcements from the podium will not be honored; and (d) That the Board direct the Executive Committee to determine, and
put into practice, specific ways to build flexibility into weekly meetings (such as decreasing the frequency of certain "traditional" meeting functions or finding new
ways to perform such functions); (6) OSCAR HOPKINS, President Elect, and Chair, Program Committee, distributed a paper listing dates and Monthly Program Chairs,
and noted that there would be monthly themes, the fifth Tuesday programs would be chaired by alternates and concern special issues, and requested comments - one
comment was the suggestion that some programs might be new member(s) giving classification presentations; and (7) President DAN indicated that he would be stressing member retention and fellowship during the year.
Foundation Board: (1) DAVE LANDGREBE, Treasurer, reviewed the Foundation's 4th quarter and compared it to last year's 4th quarter; (2) Funding the cost of
installing a lift and tie-down for chair in van for a young cerebral palsy person delayed due to the van being broad sided and the need for an insurance settlement
relative to this accident; (3) President DAN reviewed the Club Board meeting for the Foundation Board; (4) Consensus that the Foundation annual report should reflect
the total amount of funds generated by members of the Rotary and the Foundation for the Museums of Prophetstown and Long Center Restoration Project and not just
the amount that flowed directly through the Treasurer's accounts; and (5) Consensus that each year at the July meeting that the Board would determine
appropriate signature authorization(s) for moving funds from Merrill Lynch to the Foundation's Treasurer for distribution - authorized signatures for the 2000-2001
year are STEVE THOMPSON, President, and HOWARD DIESSLIN, Chair, Investment Committee. PROGRAM (July 25, 2000)
VISITING ROTARIANS: Lloyd Orrick, Pekin, IL; and Joel Robinson, former Lafayette Rotarian, and Immediate Past President, Daybreak. VISITORS: Chris Sahley (Assistant Dean, School of Science, Professor of
Biological Science, and new Faculty Representative to the Big Ten), guest of MARTHA CHISCON; Greg Donat (Judge, County Court #1) guest of BILL HATFIELD; Bill Andrews (Owner, Andrews Oldsmobile-GMC-Mazda Inc.) guest of
JIM HANKS; Steve Olson (Huth Thompson LLP), guest of DEB HOPPES; Chris Plantenga (Safety Director, Bioanalytical Systems Inc.), guest of BILL PAPE;
Barbara Coury (Director of Development, School of Nursing) and Julie Novak (Director of Extended Community Services, School of Nursing), guests of LINDA
SIMUNEK; Elaine Schamber (Financial Consultant with Solomon Smith Barney Inc.), guest of MARA WASBURN. INDIANA BUSINESS COLLEGE (IBC) GUEST: Diane Goff-Hastings, guest of the
Club and hosted by JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER and TRACIE HUGHES and introduced by JAN. Diane expressed exuberance about her experiences at IBC and expects to go on and get a degree in business after completing work at IBC. SPECIAL GUEST: Masayoshi Shino, Ambassadorial Scholar from JAPAN, hosted and introduced by TERRY WEST. MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money collectors - VIRGIL ST. JOHN, JIM
BODENMILLER, and JIM HANKS; Greeting by - BILL LOVELL; Invocation by FRITZ COHEN; Singing led by SUSAN SMITH; and Rotary piano by REX KEPLER; and Free Meals Drawing - CHRIS JOHANNSEN and TIP TYLER. |
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CONGRATULATIONS to BOB BROCK who was
presented a "Rotary tie" on July 18th, by Rotary International President Frank J. Devlyn in recognition of his recruitment of members into Rotary. These "Rotary ties" are normally given to
Rotarians making a $100 contribution to The Rotary International Foundation. In keeping with that tradition, Bob has made a new $100 contribution to the Rotary International Foundation.
STEPHANIE HYATT (STEPHANIE) with classification SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS--Big Brothers Big
Sisters was introduced by her sponsor, SUSAN SMITH. STEPHANIE resides at 1417 Indian Hill Road, Monticello, IN 47960-2729 - telephone (219) 583-5147, and is a non-practicing
attorney who decided to enter the not-for-profit arena and is currently Director of Development, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wabash Valley, 1118 State Street, Lafayette 47905 - telephone
742-8045. STEPHANIE noted that house raffle certificates ($100.00 or $25.00 shares), possibility of wining up to $150,000.00, are still available with proceeds
benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wabash Valley, if interested, contact STEPHANIE. Her Rotary committees are House Committee (FRED ANDERSON, Chair); Salvation Army Committee (ANN PIECHOTA, Chair); Youth Committee
(VICKI MAYES, Chair); and Public Relations Committee (ELSA JANLE, Chair).
LEONA B. COHEN (LEONA) with classification
INSURANCE--Agent was introduced by her sponsor, GRIFF. LEONA and her spouse, Rotarian FRITZ, reside at 2102 Old Oak Drive, West Lafayette 47906-9701; E-mail 
JON HUSTON introduced Diane Morris, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Safety Education and Training, who provided an update on the current Indiana labor status. Diane indicated that: (1) State
Department of Labor composed of four major divisions, i.e., IOSCHA, State plan of OSCHA; BUSET, the Division that Diane is with; Wage and Hour Commission; and STEP, Statistic,
Technology, and Performance; (2) Department of Labor is strong due to the strong economy and backing of the current State administration; and (3) One of their major thrusts is creation of partnerships which
affect companies in a positive way. Diane offered her telephone - (317) 232-2660; FAX - (317) 233-1868; and E-mail