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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2007-2008 President,
Gary Wieskamp
; President Elect; Directors: Karen Diercks; Dennis McDonald, Mary Wildermuth, Tim Nelson, John Schwandke. Past President:
Dale Lucht
, S; Treasurer: Randy Ludke, GS; Secretary
Ann Moody,G(2)S
www.muscatinerotary.org
Governor, District 6000: Diana Reed, Des Moines, Iowa.
Rotary International President: Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Jan Glendening, Director of Philanthropy, the Nature Conservancy regarding the introduction of bison into the prairies of Iowa.
LAST WEEK'S PROGRAM
Return visit of Bill Aossey of Cedar Rapids (he was Bill Housh's guest a couple of months back but the meeting was so loaded with other business that he didn't have a chance to speak much. Bill introduced Imam Ahmed Elkhaldy who outlined the basics of Islam: belief in a unitary God, the prophets, the angels, a single divine book, life after death and a free will. He spoke largely about the ways Chirstians and Muslims are more alike than different. Some hard questions followed the presentation.
UPCOMING ROTARY PROGRAMS
Tom Spread is Program Chair for February
Tom Williams is chair for March.
February 4 - Nancy & Bob Varner - Pump Organs - value, restoration methods & demonstration
February 11 - Muscatine Welfare Association (John Beckey, President) - Project Update(s)
February 18 - No Meeting
February 25 - Kathy Brooker - GMCCI
GUESTS
Dan Clark - Bill Housh
David Ivie - Charlie Lewis
Vlad Sambalew - Dick Stanley
Sheryl Wieskamp, Amanda Landers-Each, Rick Bower, Brandy Dulceak, Gage Huston, Kenza Nelson and Jaimie Leza - all guests of Gary Wieskamp
Jeff Fueggen and Joe Wellik - guests of Dave Utley
SONG LEADERS
January- Bill Trent (Harvey Allbee, Jr., stood in for Bill and we sang "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Viva La Rotary."
February - Carlin Lawhead
March - Ann Meeker
April - Diana Gradert
May - Norm Smith
June - Harvey Allbee, Jr.
NEW MEMBERS
Steve Wieskamp was inducted into Rotary by his father. Steve is co-owner of Muscatine Physical Therapy Services. He has four sons and is very active in youth sports and the community.
Second Reading
Craig Bode - proposed by Hopi Hopkins.
HAPPY NEWS
Dale Lutz announced that the Illowa Area Boy Scouts were honored to be named Quality Council for the Year. This is Hoover District of which Jim Nepple and Jim Schaapveld are members. Dale has also been honored with the Silver Beaver Award.
John Sevens - How about those Hawkeyes?
Dave Utley - Sweating down the strech.
Sharon Gibson-Ellis gave the inspiration moment with words of Martin Luther King, Jr., since it was MLK Day.
TODAY'S ROTARY MOMENT
In a world where the nightly news increasingly leads off with scenes of violence, corruption, scandal and disaster, it is little wonder that Rotarians value the fellowship of Ro tary.
BRIGHTENERS
To All Your E-Mail Contacts:
My thanks to all those who have sent me emails this past year........
I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat feces in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.
Also, I now have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
I no longer have any money, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in a special e-mail program
Or from the senior bank clerk in Nigeria who wants me to split $7 million with me for pretending to be a long lost relative of a customer who died intestate.
Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward the e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.
Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca-Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
I no longer can buy gas without taking a friend along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up.
If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with incontinence issues will land on your head at 5:00PM this afternoon.
I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician.
Again Thank You So Much For A Great Year.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Quality is not just a chart, or a standard, or a specification - it's a state of mind, a commitment, a responsibility, a spirit. It's a way of doing, being and living.
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