Weekly Bulletins

Weekly Bulletin 2011-04-04

Volume XXXII                                                Issue #34                                       April 4, 2011

Greeter and Prayer: Vicki Pape                 

Presiding: President Kathy Schwandt

Congratulations to Lori Rich on being selected as the Ripon City Manager.   

Calendar:

• April 9^th – Spring Assembly at Hartford Middle School
• April 11^th – Scholarship Dinner at CJ’s at the Wayside. NO NOON MEETING on April 11^th. 
• April 18^th – April board meeting
• April 23^rd – volunteers needed to help with the spring clean-up of the Little White Schoolhouse, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
• April 27^th – STRIVE meeting, trip to MPTC in Fond du Lac to sit in on two class sessions.
• April 30^th- Adopt-a-Highway clean-up
• May 13^th – 15^th District Conference at Country Springs Water Park & Conference Center in Pewaukee 
• May 16^th – club meeting and program will be the GSE team (five people) from Italy.
• May 23^rd – club meeting and program will be the STRIVE graduation --- this will complete the fifth year of the program.
• May 21^st – 25^th – Rotary International Convention in New Orleans

Visiting Rotarians:

·      Orlo Bierman from Green Lake

·      Ellis Bosveld from Ripon Area Rotaract

·      Ryan Prellwitz of Ripon Area Rotaract

Guests:

·      Leticia Resende – our inbounder from Brazil

·      Matt Barg – Ripon High School student of the month. Matt’s biography will follow in the next issue.  

·      Steve Hollenback – from Memory Photography in Ripon. Being inducted as a new member today.

·      Cassie Bornick – from Jackson Kahl; being inducted as a new member today. potential new member and will be inducted soon.

·      Marc DeGroot – from Spartech. Being inducted as a new member today.

·      Frank Cumberbatch – guest of Randy Hatlen. Prospective new member.

·      Julie Gneiser – guest of Janet Vossekuil

·      Jeff Liddicoat – Horicon Bank and top rose seller. Guest of John Triller.

·      Fred Schwertferger – guest of John Triller and speaker for the day. 

Announcements:

• Nita Krenz needs more ticket sales for the club’s scholarship dinner on Monday April 11^th. NO NOON MEETING THAT DAY. This is our last major fundraiser of the Rotary year, and we need money to pay for the scholarships we offer. Nita handed out more tickets today. Nita has all the volunteers she needs to work the event, and could use a few more prizes, but mostly she needs more people attending. Only about 80 tickets sold at this point, and we need to get as many people as possible to attend. Get Nita a final number by Friday. Who do you know? SELL --- SELL --- SELL!!!
• Tony Dolgner reminds all those who have signed-up for Adopt-a-Highway clean-up on Saturday morning April 30^th to put it o their calendar.
• Volunteers needed to help with the clean-up of the Little White Schoolhouse, Saturday April 23^rd, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Just show up to help.   Remember Service-Above-Self. 
• Tom Avery read a thank you note from Leigh Brown, a former STRIVE student who got a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) degree from MPTC and is now working as a CAN in Green Lake..                                           
• The club social event scheduled for April 6^th has been postponed, and will be rescheduled for later in the summer.  
• I believe that we have found a host family for Leticia for the three weeks that Colleen Micele is in Kenya, but we are still in need of host families for next year’s student. A discussion ensued with members sharing their experiences of being a host family – a very rewarding experience.  

New Member Inductions:

Cassie Bornick, Marc DeGroot, and Steve Hollenback were inducted as new members. Biographies will follow in the next issue.  

April Birthdays:                                    April Anniversaries:

1 – Dan Ige                                       Lori (Randy) Rich – April 12, 2986

5 – Vicki Pape                                         Hank (Shirley) Grams – April 29, 1961                   

8 – Bryan Fritsch                                                                                                20 – Dean Rogers

22 – Brett Traver

23 – Tim Lyke         

Sgt-at-Arms:

Hopefully we made money for End Polio Now, or for Panama.  

Program:

John Triller introduced Fred C. Schwertfeger, President, Friends of the Horicon Marsh. He spoke about the history of the marsh and about the new Horicon Marsh International Education Center. The marsh is among the most important wetlands in the U.S. and is an internationally recognized bird habitat. Created in 1921, the marsh is divided into two sections: the state-run Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area, and the Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. It is one

of the more accessible wetlands, offering a scenic drive and hiking trails and bike trails.

It was once known for its huge population of ducks but unrestricted hunting in the 19th and early 20th centuries wiped out the ducks. Now Canada geese are the dominant species, although the marsh is the home or migratory waypoint for more than 200 species of birds. Horicon Marsh is the largest cattail marsh in North America and its most common mammal resident is the muskrat. The best time to see migrating geese at the marsh

is during the next month or so.

The new Horicon Marsh International Education Center, opened two years ago, is owned operated by the non-profit Friends of the Horicon Marsh. The Center offer education programs and field trips, lectures and slide programs, movie nights, and other activities. There are plans for a new natural history museum on the center's lower level. (Thanks to David Sakrison for this.)

Upcoming Program (April 11^th):

NO NOON MEETING – SCHOLARSHIP DINNER AT CJ’s AT THE WAYSIDE

Upcoming Program (April 18^th):

Vicki Pape introduces Kathy Schaub and the 5^th grade choir. 

Respectfully submitted,

Lee A. Prellwitz – Scribe 748-2536