Volume XXVII                                                       Issue # 11                                                Oct. 8, 2007

                                LUCK:  A loser’s excuse for a winner’s position. 

                It’s Monday.  Time to attend the meeting of the Ripon Rotary Club at 12:00 noon at Royal Ridges.

                Our Attendance today was about 35.  Keep it up !! 

Greeter & Prayer giver today was Bob Gray, Jr.

Our Leader and President – Lee Prellwitz

Visiting Rotarian (1) Orlo Bierman of the Green Lake Club.

                                (2) Our speaker, Scot Neu of the Fond du Lac Club.

Other Guests:                (1) Janira Lopez – our Inbounder from Spain

                                (2) Alex Cho – Ripon College student of month

(a)     Alex hopes to see his Philanthropic Fraternity cooperate with our projects.

(3) Carli Hron – R.H.S. Student of September 

Attendance Make-ups – 100% Hank Grams with 2 – 1 at Wautoma & 1 at Green Lake 

Dates to remember:

                Saturday, October 13 – District Seminar at Slinger – Nita is going and would like company!

                Monday, October 15 – Board Meeting

                Friday, October 19 – Tiger Education Foundation dinner

                Thursday, October 18 – STRIVE with fire & police department

                Saturday, October 20 – Hiway 23 Cleanup – Jane Schueler needs 2 more to complete the crew.

                Monday, October 22 – Induction of 3 new members.  Board approval.

                Monday October 29 –Lunch & learn with Local & County Executives.

                Monday November 26 –District Governor visit to our club.                               

Happy Bucks (1)  David Sakrison - $5.00 for the recent review of his book, “Chasing The Ghost Birds”.

                                                                Congratulations, David

                        (2) Pru Precourt – Successful Eye Surgery and Budget accepted

                        (3) Larry Trotter – Hiring of an excellent driver for American House.

(4)    Tom Worrall – His son, Andy , M.U. junior being appointed an intern at the Germantown Office of  N.Y. Mutual.                               

(5)    Tim Lyke – For the good work at a wedding by Kim Holiday. 

Sgt at Arms – Rick Coles and Columbus Day Quiz.  Very interesting, only cost our table $1.00 each. 

Program:  Hank Grams introduced Scot Neu – Rotarian of Fond du Lac and District Exec of the Boy Scouts of America  for Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Marquette Counties.  He is frequently asked “How is scouting doing”?  His answer, in Ripon, very well.  Ripon has 23 new Cub Scouts..  Greg Chatterson has 18 to 36 in his troop.  His troop was founded in 1928 – gave Ripon its first Eagle Rank. 104 merit badges.  21 must be earned to attain the Eagles Rank.  The troop spends 3 weeks selling popcorn, gaining funds so they don’t have to use their own money to be a scout.

                         I was a Boy Scout!!              Thanks Hank and Scot. 

Next week – October 15

                Greeter & Prayer – Tommy Hobbs

                Program – Bob Gray presents Mary Burke, Secretary of Commerce for Wisconsin, speaking how   

                                damaging not having a budget will be.  Wisconsin is the only one of 50 states, yet to

                                   pass a budget. 

Thought for Today:  Dear Lord – As I face a day of making difficult decisions, I come to You for guidance.  Help me make decisions that are astute and fair and that will benefit everyone involved.  Amen. 

                                                Nothing is impossible---except dribbling a football. 

                                                Scribe – Rich Carley – 748-3391