UPCOMING MEETINGS
November 7: Ron Axel, “Rotary Foundation”
Chairperson: Rotary Foundation Committee
Classification: John Balfanz
Greeters: Jeff Otto & Bob Hartzell
Invocation: Rich Ramsay
Writer: Jan Holtz-Kraemer
November 14: NOTE: Meeting location is Salvation
Army, 2080 Woodlyn Ave, Maplewood
Chairperson: Jill Thelen/Andrea Raths
Classification: Dan Baltzer
Greeters: Gene Dickie & Roy Havenor
Invocation: Nancy Hendrickson
Writer: Jim Metry
November 21: Toms Malmeisters, “Report from Youth
Exchange Inbound from Latvia”
Chairperson: Greg Bartz
Classification: Ken Baltzer
Greeters: Curt Akenson & Eric Hendrickson
Invocation: Bryce Johnson
Writer: Jason Ross
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
VOCATIONAL/STRIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
THE 1ST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, KEYS
RESTAURANT 7AM
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COMMITTEE,
MEETS THE 1ST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH,
KEYS RESTAURANT 7AM.
PUBLIC IMAGE COMMITTEE MEETS THE 2ND
WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, RUDY'S,
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CLUB SERVICE COMMITTEE, MEETS THE 2ND
TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH,
KEYS
RESTAURANT 7AM.
BOARD OF OFFICERS & DIRECTORS, MEETS
THE 3RD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, WBL
CITY HALL 7AM .
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE, MEETS
THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, 12
NOON, LOCATION TBA.
F UND - RAISER C OMMITTEE
MEETS
IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING
THE
WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY MEETING. (SEP—MAR)
2007--2008 Officers/Directors
President
Eldon DeWeerth
President-Elect
Past President
Ted Tarsa
Janet Newberg
Treasurer
Justin Bradshaw
Secretary
Exec. Secretary
Curt Akenson
Marlyce Paulson
Sergeant at Arms
Scott Nelson
At least 3 weeks in advance of your scheduled date,
please contact Kevin Lucas with your program title and
name of speaker: [email protected]
Community Service Ken Galloway
Public Image
Justin Bradshaw
Rotary Foundation Rich Ramsay
Vocational Service
Bob Morse
Jill Thelen
Eric Hendrickson
WBL ROTARY OFFICE: MARLYCE PAULSON
P.O. Box 10809 White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Office: 651.738.3022
e-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: whitebearrotary.org
Bear Bulletin Deadline: Friday, 5pm
Chartered in December 1979
Meetings
Wednesday at 7:00 A.M.
Rudy’s Redeye Grill
AFTER CLUB MEETING
November 28: Evan Smith & Nick Wright, Merrick, Inc
“Be Prepared—Severe Storm Alert”
Chairperson: Gene Dickie
Classification: Greg Bartz
Greeters: Gene Altstatt & Nancy Hendrickson
Invocation: Craig Stockel
Writer: Mark Sather
Mail or phone club news to the
Rotary Club of White Bear Lake
Club Service
Jim Hunt
Craig McNulty
International
Fred Treiber
Service
Youth Exchange
Sterling Black
Had Solberg
Bulletin Writers
Jan Holtz-Kraemer
Mark Sather
Jim Metry
Conrad Solberg
Program Coord.
Jason Ross
Kevin Lucas
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
President Eldon declared the 2007
Senior Picnic (well it was actually a
fancy dinner at Dellwood) a tremendous success thanks to the hard work
and organizational skills of Tim Geck
and all the help from many Rotarians.
This reporter has evidence that many
of our seniors consider this event a
highlight of the autumn. Thanks to all
who helped!
Speaking of helping seniors get out
and have some fun, mark you calendar
now for December 17th and 18th when
we can join Bill Foussard as he hosts
hundreds of seniors at "Dinner With
Santa." Bill needs Santas in St. Cloud
on the 17th and also in White Bear on
the 18th. If you have helped in the past
you know the routine so dig out your
suit and sign up. If you have not
joined in before, you don't know what
you're missing! Scrounge up a Santa
Suit and join Bill in St. Cloud or at the
Country Inn. If you don't have a suit
you can still help in many ways. This
could be your highlight of the holiday
season. It will help you get back to
those warm feelings you remember
about the holidays.
Greeters:
October 31, 2007
Rob Weber & Nick Harmon
Invocation: Bill Rust
Writer:
Jason Ross
Classification: Gene Altstatt
Program: Ted Tarsa presents:
Paul Peterson, “African Well Project”
Song Leader:
Ken Baltzer
Do-Re-Me
Doe, a deer , a female deer;
Ray, a drop of golden sun;
Me, a name I call myself;
Far, a long, long way to run;
Sew, a needle pulling thread;
La, a note to follow sew;
Tea, a drink with jam and bread;
That will bring us back to do-oh-oh-oh!
DO-RE-MI-FA-SO-LA-TI-DO!
ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED…
CLASSIFICATION: CURT AKENSON, SUPPLY CHAIN
Ken Galloway has really got things moving as plans for the first annual Bear’ly Open
fundraiser for the White Bear Emergency Food Shelf take shape. Mark your calendar
for the last weekend in January for our winter frolic on the lake and fundraiser for a
great cause. Ken's group can use some help so if you are looking for a new thrill and
involvement with a great group, contact Ken.
Curt Akenson presented his classification talk (we may need to reclassify him)
by explaining that his job has recently changed. Curt was born in St. Croix Falls,
WI and despite having lived in MN for almost half his life he is still a Cheesehead. He earned his Bachelors degree from UW River Falls and a Master's in
Business Administration from U of St. Thomas. His first job was with General
Mills where he worked for 15 years. He joined Smiths Medical in St. Paul 1-1/2
years ago and recently promoted to St. Paul where he is director of operations.
Smiths has 20 sites worldwide and is a producer of medical devices including
ports, insulin pumps and infusion pumps. He showed a clip from a television
program about Smiths and this reporter thinks he sounds pretty happy working at
this job. Curt has been married to Jill for 17 years and they have three great children; Justin, 11, Allison, 9 and Erica, 6. Thanks for the up-date Curt and all your
work with the club including fundraiser ticket sales, Club Service and Vocational
Service.
Rich Ramsey reminded the club that November is Rotary Month and he encouraged all
our members to read the current edition of Rotarian Magazine and learn more about the
good work of the Rotary Foundation and other news (if you can't find your November
edition of Rotarian, you will find one at the library).
Robb Olsen is giving club members a chance to be part of the last Strive Scholarship
race of the season. The 10K run around the lake will be held at Noon on Sunday, November 4th. Rob needs road guards (you just have to keep runners going in the right direction) so a clipboard is going around. Volunteers need to arrive at 11:30 a.m. He also
needs a few more sponsors. Sign up if you can (get your name on the t-shirt!) and want
to help keep the Strive Scholarship going.
Thanks to all who helped to collect food for the Food Shelf. Bryce Johnson
JAMAICA TRIP OPPORTUNITY
A TEAM FROM WBL ROTARY WILL GO TO
JAMAICA (NOVEMBER 28-DEC 1) TO MEET
WITH OUR “TWIN CLUB.” WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BE INVOLVED? DISCUSSIONS
WILL INCLUDE: WHAT IT MEANS TO TWIN;
EVALUATION OF FUTURE PROJECTS.
Contact Eldon DeWeerth for more details.
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
November 2: Eldon DeWeerth
November 3: Robb Olson
November 9: Jeff Otto
November 12: Rick Dunn
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:
"I love the person that can smile in trouble, that can gather
strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis
the business of little minds to shrink, but s/he whose heart
is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will
pursue his principles unto death.”
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Thomas Paine
YOUTH EXCHANGE
INBOUND STUDENTS
Toms Malmeisters-Latvia
Hosts: The Greg Bartz family
2732 S. Shore Blvd.
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-426-9289
Ana Maria Flores Rodriguez
Hosts: Vieman’s family
16585 Ingersoll Ave N
Hugo, MN 55038
651-429-5234
e-mail: [email protected]
SPEAKER:
PAUL KURZWEG, ‘WAR IN IRAQ”
Mike Campbell introduced his friend and neighbor, Paul Kurzweg, to describe
his military service in Iraq. Paul explained that he is a life-long resident of White
Bear Lake and that he joined the army right out of high school in 1977. During
his first years in the service he met and married his wife and they have been together for over 26 years. After he returned from the Army, he joined the National
Guard and has achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. On a Sunday in 2004 he
received a call that his unit was being deployed to Iraq. They were attached to a
Tennessee combat unit and underwent six months of training in Tennessee and
California. They were deployed to Kuwait and entered Iraq on December 14,
2004. In convoy formation they worked their way to a forward operations base
90 miles Northeast of Baghdad. They experienced roadway explosives along
the way and Paul attributes the fact that there were no resulting deaths to their
training. His unit replaced a North Carolina unit and underwent two weeks of
transitional training. Their assignment was to provide security for convoys and
they were involved in many nighttime operations. They returned from Iraq in October of 2005. Paul witnessed an election during his service and he showed
several photos of the conditions and equipment used in the war. The club
extended a heartfelt thanks to Paul for his presentation and his service to our
country.
Writer of the Week: Mark Sather