Past experience should by a guidepost, not a hitching post.      

                Today is a damp, foggy fall day, but Ripon Rotary meets at noon at Royal Ridges to serve our community and the world.  Were you there?

Greeter & Prayer – Tommy Hobbs

Presiding Officer – President, Lee Prellwitz

Visiting Rotarian – Bob Young of the Berlin Club

Other guests:

(1)     Mayor,  Aaron Kramer

(2)     City Administrator – Steve Barg

(3)     Dr. Richard Zimman – Superintendent of Ripon Schools

(4)     Christian Tscheschlok – V.P. F.C.E.D.C. (responsible for Ripon Area.

(5)     Mary Hatlin – wife and guest of Rotarian Randy Hatlin

(6)     Marty Farrell – Fond du Lac County Board

(7)     Janira Romero – Inbounder from Spain with her host sister, Kelly Fritsch.

(8)     Aysia Platte – future outbounder

(9)     Tre Waldrin – CHN and future Ripon Rotarian. 

Attendance Makeup -  100%er Alex Hooker sends 2 from Venice-Nokomis, Florida.

Coming Events:

(1)     Thursday, October 18 – STRIVE (Police & Fire Dept.

(2)     Friday, October 19 – Ripon Education Foundation banquet at Royal Ridges with featured speaker Senator Luther Olsen.

(3)     Saturday, October 20 – Hiway  23 Cleanup

(4)     Sunday, October 21 – Roast & toast Jim Siddall of Princeton Rotary Club for 40 years of perfect attendance, dinner & social at Bernies Italian Steakhouse – Hiway 23.

(5)     Monday October 22 – Induction of 3 new members to our club.

(1)     Tre  Waldrin – CHN – former Sheboygan Rotarian

(2)     Kumar Puttaswamy – GM,Sodexo – Food service at Ripon College

(3)     Christian Tscheschlok – VP,FCEDS. (for Ripon Area)

(6)     Thursday, October 25 – Scholarship dinner at C.J.’s  6:00-6:30-7:00 p.m. 

Happy Bucks – John Rhode for having his Printwear Express being chosen as the official clothier of the Leroy Butler Foundation. 

Sgt. at Arms –“Howie Mandel” Coles and Deal or No Deal, with Tim Lyke drawing the Best Deal—No pay – attaway, Tim!! 

Program:  President Lee introduced Mary Burke, WI. Sec’y of Commerce, due to resign November 1 to re-enter private business.  Mary was an excellent speaker with ties to Rotary.  As a teenager she was an oubounder to Germany and has a love for Rotary International.  Today Governor Doyle presents a compromise budget, while schools, local government (police & fire), Health Care, The University system, Badger Care ( Kids) Sr. are, Family Care, Transportation, Corrections, all wait to know how much is to come from the state.  Quite a debacle!!!  It’s all up to your representatives that you elected—Let them know!!                                     Thank you, Mary, for this program. 

Next week – Greeter & Prayer – Rich Carley

                      Program – Tommy Hobbs presents Paul Boeder, M.D. speaking on Teen Pregnancy Prevention. 

Thought for today:  Merciful Lord – help me be receptive to Your word—write it on my heart so that I may live my life to please You.  Amen 

                                A picture of a jail should be printed on every safe. 

                                         Scribe:  Rich Carley – 748-3391