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Christmas 2004:The Salvation Army representative (center) received the Toys we collected via Radio Dubuquue (Thanks Paul Hemmer and the Gang). Above, our president, Mike, and Hiram Milendez help haul the treasure over to the Salvation Army Headquarters. Also, thanks to Dan Kruse for loaning us a BMW X5 to haul toys in. Now that's a Santa with some class. |
 Guest this week Bill Strauss, a guest of Tim Duggan. |
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 Hank Goldstein, retired professor from Loras College and advocate for those of us on Medicare, gave a great talk about Medicare fraud and the mistakes that the system makes costing the government (i.e. us the taxpayers) billions of dollars every year.  There were several in the audience of Rotarians who could personally identify with this topic, and everyone seems to have their own Medicare "mistaken charges" story. We recorded most of the meeting as well as the talk and it's yours at the press of a button. |
Dale Zschoche was back in Dubuque visiting friends over the holidays, and naturally he visited is former Rotary Club pals. Dale moved to Milwaukee some months ago where he is a member of a Rotary Club there. Happy New Year, Dale.
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 Suzy Koelker gave a lovely vocational talk on January 14th, and she proved once again that these opportunities to get to know members both long-time and new, doesn't come often enough. They are simply wonderful. Suzy, we are proud to know you and have you as a member in Dubuque Rotary Club Click on the button to hear most of the meeting and Suzy's excellent talk. Meanwhile, all photos on this page are downloadable. Just click on the photo and an enlargement will appear in your browser. Once it is fully visible, print it or save it to a directory on your computer's hard drive. |
Ray Quint told an amusing story about the Holiday Salvation Army Bell Ringing Project that involved several Rotarians on a very cold Christmas Eve this year. To get the details, listen to the audio clip posted in the first story in this column. |
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Former Rotary Club president and now Wisemeister of Fun & Frolic ceremonies, Kevin Lynch, is captured here in a moment of impish glee as he launches another impossible to answer quiz question on past guests and events at Rotary meetings. Alex Trebeck better polish his resume. Kevin raised some serious cash for Rotary Club scholarships despite the small attendence (the holidays, you know). This quiz is on the audio file we recorded. See if you know the answers. Incidentally, he gleened his questions from this very Rotary Club Website. |
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Click
on the photo above to see the beautiful costumes the Senior
High Madrigal Singers wear in concert. Their distinctive vocal
stylings on some of the greatest Christmas music ever written
will grace our meeting on December 21st. Don't miss this wonderful
production just for our club members. The Madrigal Singers,
under the direction of Dan Nye, has been a holiday tradition
in Dubuque for the past 15 years. If you click on the button
above, you can listen to 30 minutes of their music uninterrupted.
It may be something you'll want to play for guests over the
holidays. This is a lovely Christmas gift to you from the
Dubuque Community School District and Dubuque Senior High
Vocal Music Department.
Party
Photos and Christmas Carols Online!
 Wow!
What a party! Pepper Sprouts was the place and it was rockin'
with great food, wine, and Christmas carols. We've got some
wonderful photos for your enjoyment, and the recording of
the Christmas carols is a riot. Click
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Suzy Koelker
gave a lovely vocational talk, and she proved once again that
these opportunities to get to know members both long-time
and new, doesn't come often enough. They are simply wonderful.
Suzy, we are proud to know you and have you as a member in
Dubuque Rotary Club.
Our Fun
& Frolic wisemeister this meeting was Steve Domeyer. He's
pretty funny for an accountant. But then tax time hasn't really
cranked into high gear quite yet.
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 December
14, 2004: Dave Weber this past weekend proposed to fellow
Rotarian, Amy Link, and she accepted. Now how many Rotary
Clubs can boast this kind of thing happening. So the proverbial
question is, "If love can bloom at Dubuque Rotary Club,
what's next? "This is what I hope," speculated one
long-time Rotarian (you'll have to guess). "That
the bride registers at Target." Congratulations you two!
Click this button and play almost the entire meeting including
(below) Suzy Koelker's vocational talk. The program starts
off with a rousing Christmas chorus lead by Bob Casper and
Kerin Modenhauer (Windows Media Player file).
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Guest
shots are available for download by clicking on the image,
and a printable copy will automatically appear in your browser.
This is Craig Crawford who brought one of Alliant Energy's
district management people to a meeting. It's so nice when
someone brings an executive from their organization to Rotary,
especially if they're nice people. But if your boss is, shall
we say, a stuffed shirt, then it could be problematic since
we have so much fun at our meetings. But hey, this guy seems
to be having a good time.
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the enlarged version downloads into your browser (it may be
quick or take a while depending on the speed of your Internet
connection) right click on the fully downloaded image. Then
save it to a directory on your computer's hard drive. From there
you can print it on your Hewlett Packard at home or in the office.
Ron Bach knows how to do this kind of thing. He's very technical.
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Mike Pratt
capped our meeting with an anecdote from his trip to Nigeria.
Mike's a very important guy from America in the eyes of at
least one chief in a village on the west coast of Africa.
He's saving kids from polio. That makes him very important
indeed.
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guest shots. Hey, isn't this guy from Lamar Outdoor? Let's get
him in the club and get a good deal on a billboard. How about
a 14 x 48 foot group shot of the entire club for a recruiting
adverisement for new members? The headline could read, "Join
the Action... Rotary Club of Dubuque." Well, it's a thought.
Get this guy an application anyway. |
And here
is Vicki Bechen with Carole Lawson. Do you hink Carole is
going to become a member?
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December
7th, 2004. This was a very special meeting. We invited those
representatives of organizations in our community who are the
recipients of our 2004 Rotary Club of Dubuque Humanitarian Grants.
Nearly $13,000 were distributed to a diverse list including
(above) Lincoln School who received money for their library
and reading program. The young lad above was part of an entire
ensemble cast who read a story for the Rotary Club in appreciation
for the gift. Students performed with their school principal,
Donna Loewen. For
a complete album of photographs of the meeting, click here.
There were so many photos, we created a special album page with
links to enlargements. So if you are an organization who received
a grant, please download the enlarged images for you to publish
in your newsletter. And finally, the entire meeting was
recorded by Gary Olsen, and it's available in Windows Media
format by clicking on this button. |
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Sue Wheaton
brought colleague and guest Alice Hubert with her from the
Girls Scout Office.
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Speaking
of clothing, our Rotary Club's fashion coordinator, and always
a snappy dresser, Ken Werth, introduced the latest in Rotary
wearables, the navy blue fleece top with gold embroidered
logo. It's so soft and supple, you just have to feel it to
believe it. These are swell for men and women on your shopping
list, especially if they are Rotarians. However, if you have
someone in mind who is not a member, invite them join our
club, then buy them this as a thank you gift. Or, you can
buy it for yourself, put it under the tree, and write on the
tag: "From Me... to ME... with love this holiday season."
Just a suggestion.
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Mike Armstrong
is our annual coordinator for the Christmas Eve Salvation
Army Kettle Drive, and it's going to be a great event as always.
A refreshment crew shuttles some wonderful things from store
to store and crew to crew. It's an opportunity for you to
involve your entire family or some friends in this very worthwhile
event. See Mike Armstrong and sign up, and we'll publish the
schedule right here on the Rotary Website in the coming days.
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Charlie
Miller, left, brought Dennis O'Donnell and Vickie Souder to
the meeting. Dennis has a necktie shop and Vickie works for
L.L. Bean. Just kidding. They're not members yet, so we shouldn't
tease.
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Yes, the
Rotary Club Singers performed a rousing carol for the holiday
season. Kerin, Bob and Maryann sang their brains out. Can
you tell it's Bob who hits the perfectly blended, one octave
higher harmony part? The guy's got it goin' on, doesn't he?
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Guests
this week included Carole Reed of the Dubuque Area Chamber of
Commerce. She was a guest of Vickie Bechen (a
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guess who dropped down the Rotary Club chimney for a little
visit this week? That bonafied saint and toy mogul, Santa Claus.
He performed Fun & Frolic, and raised some important cash
for our Rotary Scholarship Program. And Santa also performed
a special edition of the Twelve days of Christmas accompanied
by Mike Brannon that was an absolute panic. It's all on the
meeting audio file, and you can hear it by clicking on the green
PLAY button above. There
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30th, 2004. Galena Rotarians Jack Morehead (left) and Bob
Wehrle attended the meeting this week to tell us about the Twin
Club project they are involved in with a Rotary Club in Chile.
As part of their joint activities, the Chilean Rotary Club provides
a source for beautifully hand carved icons and figurines (one
seen here) for sale in the US to help generate much needed funds
for their Chile Rotary Club. Jack and Bob
shared the details of this unique relationship. Their talk is
only about 15 minutes in Windows Media format. And by
the way, the photos on this page are linked to enlargements
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Guests
this week: Above, Dawn Konrardy was a guest of Suzy Koelker
(right). Guests also included Dave Kozak of Hy-Vee who was
hosted by Chuck Donnelly.
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Pratt is back! Yes, friends, everyone's favorite magician, comedian,
and club secretary treasurer has returned from his trip to Nigeria
where he and fellow Rotarians engaged in providing free polio
inoculating. He's preparing a show, so you don't want to miss
it. Last year's trip to India, you may recall, was very compelling. |
Kevin
Lynch was Wisemeister of Ceremonies for our weekly Fun &
Frolic. He is shown here wearing glasses because, as he explains,
his arms aren't long enough. Oh the ravages of age.
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 Our
server, Andrea Koenig, was the subject of a Des Moines Register
feature story on how the community rallied to support her
and her young son after a devastating fire destroyed her home
and possessions. Rotary Club came to her aid as well, and
it just shows how Iowans stick together and help each other
when tragedy strikes. Tom Reilly and Mike Loveless presented
her with a laminated copy of the newspaper article at this
meeting.
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Mike Armstrong
holds aloft the most successful fund raiser the club has ever
sponsored, and that's the Annual Christmas Eve Kettle Bell
Ringing members do on behalf of the Salvation Army. You and
your family can sign up with Mike. It's really a fun activity.
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November
23, 2004- Dr. Andrew D. Harris, D.C. of Community Chiropractic,
is flanked by members of his staff, Maggie Larson (right) and
Melissa Ferguson. The message of this presentation was broad
and quite interesting. Dr. Harris' practice deals with chiropractic
health care in what best can be described as a holistic approach.
There's diet, exercise, and stress reduction in his strategy.
But you can hear all of this plus the rest of the meeting yourself
in this digital recording. We have significantly increased the
quality of these recordings as you will hear. All photos
on this page are linked to larger more printable ones, by the
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Jeff
Nagel (left) was a guest this week of Guy Gard. |
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Sue
Wheaton was wisemeister of ceremonies this week for Fun &
Frolic, and she took a more thoughtful turn that was less laughter
and more warm and fuzzy. Each table was asked to nominate someone
on their behalf to tell the room what they were most thankful
for. Here's the best: "That we are all still here."
Amen to that. |
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November
16, 2004- John Knox, President of Finley Hospital, spoke
on the topic of "Key Heath Issues," and provided
an update on the growth of the Finley Hospital organization.
In
light of recent developments with one of Dubuque's largest employers,
John Deere, which designated Finley among it's principal health
care providers this past year, John's subject was important
from an economic  perspective
as well as topical in terms of our community's health services.
The audio file features Fun & Frolic that preceded John's
presentation. It's informative, too, in that we get to know
new members who have joined the club during the past year. Barry
Bromberg was wisemeister of ceremonies (he's pictured in this
column below). Entire program is 35 minutes. Incidentally, John
Knox gave us his PowerPoint file he used for visuals during
his presentation. You can deploy the original presentation
file by clicking on this "Presenter File" button.
If you are running Windows and Internet Explorer, the program
will deploy in your Web browser automatically. Another member
service of the Rotary Club of Dubuque |
Guest Rotarians this week included Mellissa Keitm (spelling
on that last name was difficult to read on the sign up sheet....
we are sorry if we spelled this wrong but promise to correct
it in future editions). She's from the Cedar Rapids West Rotary
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New member,
Rod Tokheim, Mercy Hospital, was recognized this week. Welcome,
again, to our club, Rod!
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Amy Link is chair of this year's Christmas Party (again) and
we are still trying to establish a date for our annual get-together.
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Happy
Dollars this week were plentiful on behalf of scholarships
for our area high schools. Here Bob Rudzianski cracks up Tony
Zelinskas and the rest of the room with his contribution to
the cause.
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Dave Farber (right) was a guest of Stuart Hoover.
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 Tom
Reilly brought Erik Bengston to our meeting again this week.
He's going to be a member.
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Frank
Zahn brought the famous attorney, Dennis Naughton. Did you
know that this honorable barrister is also a ventriloquist?
True! He could join our magician, Mike Pratt and form a Vaudeville
act.
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Bob
Rudzianski offers a unique Happy Dollar. He was at Disney World
last week, and who should he run into but our own Jerry Enzler
who was on a mission for the National Mississippi River Museum
and Aquarium. It leads one to speculate what kind of attractions
he has planned for Dubuque in the not to distant future: Pirates
of the Mississippi, It's a Dubuque, Dubuque World, Yesterday
Land (opposed to Tomorrow Land), a ride yet to be named but
is similar to a wild roller coaster. Riders climb into a 1976
Lincoln Continental and ride up and down the steepest streets
in Dubuque at breakneck speed. It would be a very cheap ride
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November
9, 2004: Cheryl Kramer brought with her a video tape on
Ellis Island that she obtained on a recent trip to New York.
It is a moving and lovingly told story of the immigrant experience
as told by some of the actual people who came to this country
throught that historic port of entry. Gene Hackman narrates,
and we've included some small excerpts of the program on this
audio file. In addition, we recorded most of the entire meeting
to go along with this week's audio offering. Hope you enjoy
it. |
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Guests
this week included Claudio Palma from Brazil. She was a foreign
exchange student under the Rotary Club program, and she returned
to thank us and announce she is married. Congratulations,
and thanks to Gary Gansemer for being her host. All
photos on this page are linked to printable enlargements by
the way, courtesy of Dubuque Rotary Club.
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Back this
week to show us he's serious about becoming a member of Rotary
is Mike Brannon (right) with his sponsor, Rod Baake.
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Tom Reilly is Erik Bengston (hope we spelled that corrrectly)
who is a new banking colleague of Tom's at EDSB. |
No, he
is not a guest of Rob Rudzianski. This is Jim Giese (remember
him?). He managed to get off the roof and come to lunch at
Rotary Club, and we darn glad he did. We were starting to
forget what he looked like (he's the one on the right).
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November
2, 2004: Brent Johns is in the middle as he introduces representatives
of the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Jerry
Enzler (left) and Trish McDonald. Listen to their program on
this favorite topic of Rotarians, the jewel in our tourism crown
in Dubuque, Iowa (about 25 minutes). Click on the photos
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Last
week we lost a great Rotarian and great civic leader, Vince
Brannon. This week, his son Mike who runs the family business,
Brannon Monument, was a guest of Rod Baake, and it was announced
that Mike is interested in continuing the Rotary Club membership
his father carried proudly for so many years of his extraordinary
and productive life. What a great legacy. Mike, welcome to the
club. You will truly make a wonderful contribution. |
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Above,
Sandra Berryman is a guest of Mike Pratt's. She apparently
arrived without him knowing, and she had to introduce herself.
It was a riot. We could use somebody like this in the club.
At left, Maryann is sporting a Bears tee, and it turns out
she isn't even a fan. Too bad... she would have liked that
game against the 49ers this past week. They still need a quarterback.
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 Rod
Tokheim of Mercy Medical was a guest of Amy Link this week.
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October
19th, 2004 Pat Cline, the Dubuque City Council person who
is running for State Representative, called on Rotary this week
and told us about herself. She's very interesting and very much
involved in children, health care issues, and city politics.
Now she wants to go the next logical step. Learn more about
this mother of four and a devout community activist (about 23
minutes). |
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Werth looks like he's doing a stump speech for a candidate in
this shot. Actually he was searching for devine guidance as
he was doing Fun & Frolic. The photographer captured this
shot from a seated position since he was still eating his fried
chicken from the buffet. |
Jason
Stecklein brought Sandy Meyer to Rotary Club this week as
a guest.
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Apel brought Kevin (?) however he didn't sign the guest registration
sheet so we won't know this gentleman's last name until Rob
sees this and e-mails
us. Nonetheless, this is a smashing photo of two powerful
men in the banking industry, don't you think? Perhaps we can
give Rob's guest a last name while we wait. How about Kevin
Gates? He's the long lost brother of Bill Gates. They were separated
at birth through strange circumstances involving a roving band
of gypsies. DNA testing is pending, of course, according to
People Magazine. |
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October
5, 2004:
Gordy Kilgore, the dean of Dubuque news broadcasters for many
years (KDTH) and current host of his own radio show about Mississippi
River lore,
spoke to Rotary this week on his favorite topic, early 19th
Century steamboat history (about 23 minutes).
It was such a joy
hearing Gordy's familiar voice, having been a fixture on Dubuque
radio since 1950. Click on the button and you can hear the meeting
and Gordy's presentation. As a bonus we included Jim Schilling's
Fun & Frolic on the front end of the recording. It's full
of member trivia that's pretty funny. Here's a great trivia
question: Where does Gordon Kilgore actually hale from (he's
not a Tri-State Area native)? There's actually a clue in this
photograph. If you click on it, it will enlarge and download
into your browser where you can study it more closely, and you
can print it out on your own home computer if you desire. |
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of Kevin, he was our wisemeister of ceremonies for Fun &
Frolic this week, and he read from the best-selling book on
the Darwin Awards. Rather than go into details on this incredibly
funny monologue, you can listen to it for yourself because we
included it on the front end of this week's audio file. Just
click on the button above. |
Guests
this week included Bob Woodward III who was a guest of Doug
Stillings. Bob looks like he wants to join our band of Rotarians.
He's a hearty fellow well met. Quick! Stick him with a Rotary
pin, but don't tell him about the secret branding. Click on
this photo to download.
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Guests
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September
28, 2004: Dubuque Rotary Club President Mike Loveless
received a handshake after receiving his Centennial President's
Pin from District 5970 Governor Steve Thorpe from Waterloo,
Iowa. Steve made a stirring presentation on his experience
with Rotary Club, and his travels throughout the state, the
nation and the world. His message can be heard on this audio
file we've posted for your convenience and information. It
is approximately 20 minutes long.
By
the way, you can click on any image on this page to download
the larger more printable image. Go ahead and try it!
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Jim O'Brien added a great member trivia question to the many
flying about the room thanks to Jim Schilling. The question
involved one of our members who recently celebrated an anniversary
as part of a musical group at the University of Iowa. The answer
was Kerin Moldenhauer. |
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Guests
this week include Jim Darling from Galena, Illinois. |
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 Ken
Werth models the latest in Rotary Club fashions, the must-have
navy blue golf shirt with gold embroidered Dubuque Rotary
Club logo emblazoned on the breast. You simply must acquire
one of these fashionable shirts and wear it proudly. It only
costs 20 bucks! Where will you get such value for less? Not
Kiwannis, Optimists' or the Lions Club we'll bet ya!
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September
21, 2004, Father Nathan and Father Francis, two Catholic
priests from southern India (State of Karnatika near Bangalour)
were introduced by Tom Reilly. They came to Rotary to report
on the excellent work that has been completed on a new well
system for their schools (an elementary and a high school).
Judging by their photos and descriptions, the well and fresh
water were critical to their success in a region of the world
that has been experiencing severe drought for the past six years.
Their school uses about as much water in a day as one of our
car washes use to wash four cars in two minutes. One realization
Rotarians made from the presentation is that a little money
goes a long way in India. Imagine that a 300 foot deep well
and cistern are largely dug by manual labor. There are no big
machines in this part of India say the priests. Further, most
of the money we have given them is used for this manual labor,
bricks and mortar that line the cistern and well shaft. Listen
to this splendid presentation and continue to be proud you are
a Rotarian (bout 25 minutes long. It's in Windows Media Player
format). Remember: Photos on this page are linked to larger,
more printable versions. Just click to download. |
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Rod
makes an announcement at the meeting, and we've already forgotten
what this was about. But rather than waste a great photo, we'll
publish this and hope he e-mails us details on what it was he
was talking about. This we know from looking at the photo...
he's serious and sincere, and those flanking him look respectful.
Compare this to a couple of weeks ago when he was CO-hosting
F&F with a Bud and a stogie clenched in his teeth. But of
course he was acting. |
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September
14, 2004 - Diane Brondyke of the Alzheimer's Association
spoke on recognizing the symptoms and discussed some preventive
measures and the latest research into the disease that destroys
the brain. Brent Johns introduced Diane who was wearing a teeshirt
promoting the "Memory Walk" for Alzheimer's. |
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Guests
to Rotary this week also included Joan Block, guest of Cheryl
Kramer, and Linda Pratt, guest of her husband and Rotarian Secretary
Treasurer, Mike Pratt. |
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may serve to haunt St. Louis Cardinal's fan and Fun & Frolic
host Gary Gansemer for the rest of his life. Didn't he realize
that if he ever decided to run for president this photo of him
wearing a Cubs hat would be all over the tabloids? One can see
the headlines now. "Election snatched from Gansemer at
the last minute as overzealous fan steels voting machine in
Florida." If you're a Cubs fan, you might want to click
on this photo to download it, print it out nice and big on your
Hewlett Packard, and tape it on the wall near your TV set...
you know, for luck. |
Guy Gard
brought another guest to Rotary, Matt Feagan. Guy Gard shared
Rotarian of the Year honors this year for his spectacular
new member recruiting efforts.
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We've
added a new member to our ranks, Jane McCall, executive director
of the Dubuque Humane Society. Jane is well known in the community,
and she will make a wonderful contribution to our organization.
Welcome Jane! Flanking her for the photo following her Rotary
Pinning are past president of Rotary Paul Hemmer and Jane's
sponsor, Vicki Bechen. |
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you were 62 years old, would you consider riding cross country
from coast to coast on a bicycle? Bill Irwin, above right
and (left) photographed with our newest Rotary Club foreign
exchange student, Pauline Leboulenger, attended our Rotary
Club meeting this week, and he is doing precisely that. Bill
is from San Diego, CA. Above he stands with Ken Buesing, also
a bicycling enthusiast. Gary
Olsen interviewed him at the end of the meeting. Just
click on the button. The photos, by the way is linked to larger,
more printable versions.
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September
7th, 2004 - Our program featured Penny Willis, President
of Northeast Iowa Community College. She was introduced by Barry
Bromberg (left). It was a wonderful opportunity to get to know
this new leader in our education community, and we put emphasis
on the word "community." Penny explained how the institution,
which is growing continually, is a reflection of the culture,
economy and strategic vision of the entire community in which
it resides. For
the college to be successful it must seek collaborative partnerships
with not only business and industry, but other institutions
of secondary education, colleges and universities that also
serve the community. Learn more about this by listening to the
entire presentation in Windows Media (about 25 minutes). Click
on the button. Photos on this page are linked to printable enlargements.
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of Pauline, here she is! From France to Dubuque, Iowa. The only
similarity is that Dubuque is a French name. Pauline Leboulenger
was guest of Kevin Lynch (pictured below) this week. Shortly
she will get to know us better and perhaps give a presentation
about her home and her
life in France. |
Our
Rotary Club has sponsored several exchange students over the
years. It's a key aspect of our international involvement
and the club's core values of being a globally involved organization.
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 Speaking
of French.... does Champagne actually come in a can? Probably
not French Champagne. In any event, during a rousing Fun &
Frolic, this unique prize was awarded to none other than Kim
Tully. Holding the can of bubbly is Chuck Andracchio |
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a fistful of cash, one of our favorite Rotary Club "Guest
Members" celebrated his last meeting with us before going
back home to Tacoma, WA. John Donovan, whose been working at
Mercy Hospital for the last several months and regularly attending
Rotary Club meetings. We even gave him a badge. Not only did
John fine a bunch of members, as is our custom as we raise the
money for scholarships, but he fined himself several dollars.
Now that's the spirit, John! We will miss him. He left an open
invitation to all Rotarians in Dubuque to join him in Tacoma
for lunch at his Rotary Club chapter if the opportunity ever
presents himself. How about this idea? We all show up in Tacoma
at once! It would be an expensive but wonderful gag, wouldn't
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we had a busy meeting this week. We still had time, however,
to induct a new member, Cindy Steinhauser, sponsored and pinned
by Kim Tully. Cindy works in City Hall as the Assistant City
Manager. She has a Bachelors of Arts in Finance and Economics
from Loras College, and a whole bunch of credentials. Her
husband, Bob, and sons Mitchell (8) and Maxwell (5), and interests
in music, travel, family , wine gourmet cooking and reading,
did not discourage her from adding Rotary Club to her weekly
agenda. Welcome Cindy!
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August
31, 2004: Gary Dolphin (left) the "Voice of the Hawkeyes,"
and Brent Johns at this past week's meeting. Gary did a great
presentation on the upcoming Hawkeye football season. Unfortunately,
we don't have a recording of this program due to a technical
problem. You are just going to have to attend these meetings,
otherwise you miss some important things, like the following
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Superfans
from Chicago gave a presentation on the upcoming Bears season,
and they brought the house down with laughs. |
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So how
did our superfans see the football fortunes of "Da Bears"
through their fog of cigar smoke and the smell of beer and
Polish sausages?
Photos
on this page are linked to enlarged versions suitable for
printing. Just click on them.
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Don't
have a heart attack, but they actually mounted a Pack Attack
as they stripped off their blue and orange revealing the green
and gold. |
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Joe
Graham was proud to win the autographed Iowa Football Poster
that Gary Dolphin brought along. |
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Denny
Naughton was a guest this week. Here he's photographed with
his host, Guy Gard. |
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Guests
this week included Rick Knapp (host Ray Quint), and from the
Key City Club, Jim Purdy (right). |
 Swingin
The Vines was an incredible success, and we must thank Bob
and Nan Smith in some way (and don't suggest sending them a
bottle of wine). What a crowd! We've got a great film clip
of the event in Windows Media File Format. Just click the
the green button to download it. This could be one of the most
profitable evewnts of
the year for us. Click on the photo and it will connect you
to a huge collection of photos Gary Olsen took at the event.
The weather was perfect, the music fabulous, and the crowd was
eating, drinking and dancing. Click
here for the photos. |
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