Volume 88, Number 24 - December 17, 2002 NO MEETINGS FOR THE NEXT TWO TUESDAYS!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!!!! NEXT PROGRAM
January 7 Mayor Sonya Margerum - State of the CityNEXT MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - DAVE LAHR - 11:15 to 11:45a.m.
and JOHN TROTT 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - RHONDA WALSH SCHWAB; Invocation - TED WOLFE JANUARY PROGRAMS (BILL HATFIELD, CHAIR) January 14 Mayor Dave Heath - State of the City CLUB CONCERNS PRESIDENT DAVE BOUGH, requested
members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER, JERRY MC CARTHY who had surgery, and Carolyn Risk, wife of
late Rotary President KIRBY and mother of JIM, who is hospitalized with pneumonia. SANDY GRABOWSKI is home and recovering nicely. We were pleased to have ED PAGE, whose blindness prevents him from participating
regularly, with us this noon. President DAVE BOUGH gave a short eulogy for MIKE KOSMAN who died December 10th. He had been a Rotarian since 1949. A moment of silence was observed in remembrance
of MIKE. We hold his wife Sylvia, his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Small Group Dinner on January 9 at 6:00 p.m. at the new Sarge Oaks Restaurant in the new
Holiday Inn Select downtown. Please make reservations through MARTHA CHISCON.The Raffle for Eradicate Polio brought in $110.00 today. $55.00 goes to the Rotary International Eradicate Polio Fund, $27.00
went to the winning ticket number (JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER) and $28.00 was added to the kettle for the person who draws the Ace of Spades. ANN PIECHOTA thanked all of the volunteers who rang bells for Salvation
Army last Saturday. We filled every time slot at every location with at least one person. Results of the campaign will be announced later. JIM TURLEY presented KEN EWING with a Paul Harris pin encrusted
with a sapphire signifying that he has reached the second level of recognition for his giving to the Rotary Foundation. Congratulations KEN! THANK YOU From JERRY MCCARTHY"Your beautiful ageless plant not only provides a
colorful seasonal touch but also affirms a caring and personal sense about being a member of our Rotary Club. I'm most anxious to see all of you very soon." ELECTION OF OFFICERS OSCAR HOPKINS, representing the nominating committee, presented the
following slate for officers and board members for 2003/2004:
President |
BETTY SUDDARTH |
President Elect |
TOM SCHMIDT |
Vice President |
SUSAN HYCHKA |
Treasurer |
ERNIE POLAND |
Assistant Treasurer |
JOHN TROTT |
Secretary |
JANE TURNER |
Board Members |
KATHY MEEKS AND PHIL KLINGER - town |
|
KIRK CLARK AND LARRY HUGGINS - gown |
BILL FULLER moved the slate be accepted by acclamation. Motion carried. CONGRATULATIONS
John Huie, special assistant to the president at Purdue University and professor of agricultural economics, was honored with the Purdue Cooperative Extension
Director's Award for his contributions to Purdue and the citizens of Indiana. PROGRAM (December 17, 2002)
LINA REEVES-KERNER introduced Pete Kissinger, President and CEO of Bioanalytical Systems, and a member of Life Science Research Council along with the other two companies in Purdue
Research Park who have provided programs for us this month. Pete drew us a quick picture of how the pharmaceutical business works these days in their effort to produce cures faster and
cheaper that are safer and more effective.VISITING ROTARIAN: ED ELLIOTT from Naples. GUESTS: Jerry Cane, guest of DENNIS DUNN; Carol Griffith and Amy Griffith, wife
and granddaughter, respectively, of HARLEY GRIFFITH; Dick Forbes, guest of GENE HILLS; and Joe Hornett, guest of BOB GRIFFITHS. STUDENT GUESTS: Patrick Schleck, Runye Helen Zha, and singers
Maggie Bottrell and Catlin Slauter from West Lafayette High School were our student guests today. They received a certificate and a travel mug with the four-way
test to commemorate their visit with us. Jeff Sterns, music director at West Lafayette High School accompanied Maggie and Catlin. MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: JIM CARNEY - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and
TED WOLFE - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m; Greeter - JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER; Invocation - JIM HOBBS; and Music - BOB GRIFFITHS and student guests. Thanks to GRIFF, JO WADE and JUDY RHODES for help at the back table. JANUARY BIRTHDAY TABLE
ALLENDE |
1-8 |
BAUMGARDT |
1-11 |
BIDDLE |
1-2 |
BOUGGY |
1-25 |
BRIDGES |
1-16 |
COHEN, L |
1-23 |
DOSTER |
1-7 |
EILER |
1-11 |
FORD |
1-26 |
GARTENHAUS |
1-3 |
HAMMEL |
1-11 |
HATFIELD |
1-2 |
HOPKINS |
1-25 |
PARKHURST |
1-20 |
REGER |
1-3 |
RUSSELL |
1-7 |
SORENSEN |
1-3 |
SULLIVAN |
1-21 |
TAYLOR, D |
1-16 |
TIGER |
1-23 |
WALLING |
1-5 |
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