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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.
THE BIG STORY: Diana Reed, our District Governor will be coming to Muscatine October 1, 2007. This should be a great meeting.
THE OTHER BIG STORY:
Some Real Profound Gratitude and Humility
Sr. Irma Ries, Paul Carroll, and Frank Kelly. are humbled by the anonymous gift to the Rotary Foundation in their names. Thank you, whoever you are. Now, when any of the three of them look at everybody they meet, they will feel a sense of gratitude because that person they encounter just might be the person who made the gift.
TODAY'S PROGRAM:
Bruce Carter of the Quad City Metropolitan Airport Authority will tell us about aviation advances in our area.
UPCOMING ROTARY PROGRAMS
October 1st: District Governor Diana Reed
October 8th: Sharon Gibson-Ellis, United Way of Muscatine
October 15th: Jeanne Slater, Iowa Equine Rescue Network
October 22nd: Melanie Alexander, Muscatine History and Industry Center --- New book coming out on the Button Industry
October 29th: Chris McGinnis, Director, Muscatine Humane Society
LAST WEEK'S PROGRAM:
Max Churchill gave a fascinating history of the Norbert Beckey Bridge, it's history and its predecessors. Max had some wonderful photographs he shared wth us.
SONG LEADERS
September - Tim Nelson
October - Frank Kelly
November - Dennis Taylor
December - Paul Kraushaar
HAPPY NEWS
Wow! No dearth of mirth in this group!
Tom Johanns Happy that three Muskies are playing ball in Iowa City.
Tom Ward happy to have been at a volleyball tournament that gave him pride in the Muskies.
Kip Fisher was in transports of ecstacy. The only thing wrong with the day was that he couldn't find his Cyclone socks.
Melanie Alexander is happy to have a new job skill she can fall back on in case the balloon goes up on the museum dodge. Melanie learned how to cut pearl buttons at the Pine Creek Grist Mill Heritage Days.
Barb Christensen is happy she was wearing a helmet when her bike went down. Barb is sporting a cast on her arm.
Dick Stanley is happy about the Cylones.
Mark Mather is happy that Nathan is inteviewing in Iowa.
Becky Furlong is happy about the way things are going.
Carlin Lawhead is happy about the Muskies.
Jim Nepple was pretty happy about the Cyclones until he was fined for eating his dinner with his Cyclones ball cap on his head -- he still didn't stop grinning.
Craig Utley was happy to bring his wife Lisa to hear Bruce Carter --- Lisa was sort of surprised at how much Bruce Carter looks like Max Churchill
VISITORS
Non-Rotarian
Sheri Swailes - with a couple of students as an aide
Lisa Utley - Craig Utley
Lynn Schultz - Sharon Gibson-Ellis
Students
Brittany Bower, Meghan Bohling, Heather Bowman, Josh Benenbender, Jeremiah Brown, Becky Booker, Michael Arentson, Lum and Eugenia.
Our Quote of the Day
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to his or her commitment to excellence.
Pop Quiz
How old is the four-way test?. (75 years old - Remember the Club Aluminum Ware story? Hope you read your Rotary magazine. It came in the mail over the weekend.)
Rotary Moment
In 1908, the second Rotary Club was organized --- not in Chicago -- but in San Francisco.
Brightener Number 1
So this guy walks into an NAPA store and tells the guy behind the counter that he wants a gas cap for his Yugo. The guy behind the counter looks up and says, "Sounds like a fair trade to me."
Brightener Number 2
A large company, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. On a tour of the facilities, the new boss noticed a guy leaning on a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business.
He walked up to the guy leaning against the wall and asked, 'How much money do you make a week?'
A little surprised, the young man looked at him and replied, 'I make $400 a week. Why?'
The new boss then handed the guy $1,600 in cash and screamed, 'Here's four weeks' pay, now GET OUT and don't come back.'
Feeling pretty good about himself, the new exec looked around the room and asked, 'Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?'
>From across the room came a voice, 'Pizza delivery guy from Domino's.'
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