DUNDEE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC AT RAILROAD CROSSING BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
METRA will be performing track repairs and resurfacing the railroad crossing on Dundee Road just west of Waukegan Road & east of Pfingsten - between Meadow Road and Fair Lane - from Wednesday, May 18 until Wednesday, May 26. THE RAILROAD CROSSING WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. PLEASE USE LAKE COOK ROAD DETOUR.

Motorists should obey the posted speed limit, refrain from using cell phones and watch for construction crews when traveling through construction areas. Please use posted detour routes and allow extra time during these road improvements. For more information, visit www.northbrook.il.us

The sheer number of refugees – as many as 6,000 a day entering the European Union late last year – has spurred a powerful backlash in Austria against the EU’s largely open-door refugee policy. Opinion polls show that Austrians are deeply divided on the issue of accepting the refugees. A survey by researcher GfK-Austria in October revealed that 49 percent of Austrians want the inflow slowed or halted through tougher border controls.

Given the amount of apprehension and fear, the Feldbach Austria Rotary Club’s role extends beyond providing material goods and services to trying to inform the general population, according to Rotarian Manfred Krasnitzer. “Rotary members are the town’s opinion-makers,” he says. “When people here have a more realistic idea of what is happening, they can correct their impressions.”

In sketching out a role for the Feldbach club, Krasnitzer says members need to start thinking further ahead. “This means, first of all, helping the refugees to learn German,” he says. “Then we need to identify skills within the refugee population and to help them to make contacts so that they can find meaningful work.”

 

The number 711 has a very special significance for Rotary. Room 711 of the old Unity Building, formerly located at 127 North Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, was the birthplace of Rotary. It was in that historic room, which was the office of engineer Gus Loehr, where Paul Harris first met with several friends to discuss his new idea of a club for professionals and businessmen. It took extensive research and dedication by a few Chicago Rotarians to preserve the room and restore it to its 1905 authenticity. For years,Room 711 was preserved as a miniature Rotary museum by Rotarians around the world who voluntarily belonged to and contributed annually to the Paul Harris 711 Club, which provided funds for leasing, maintenance, and preservation. In 1989, when the Unity Building was about to be torn down, members of the 711 Club carefully dismantled the landmark room and placed its contents in storage. There it stayed until 1994, when the recreated Room 711 found a permanent home at the RI World Headquarters in Evanston, where this piece of Rotary's heritage is preserved.

 

-Lars and Ole were busy shingling a roof when Lars noticed that Ole was throwing away about half of the nails. Lars asked, "vy are ya trowing avay all dose nails"? "Vell, dey got da heads on da wrong ends"! ,replied Ole ."Ole, you sure are stupid. Dose nails are for da udder side of da roof!"

 

-Ole wore both of his winter jackets when he painted his house last July. The directions on the can said "put on two coats".

 

-Ole went to the Doctor because he was feeling a little sick. After a few tests the Doctor told Ole, "I'm sorry to tell you that you have a rare disease that is incurable and you are going to die in 6 months. But to help you out I'm going to prescribe that you move in with your mother-in-law." Ole replied, "Criminy, dat's bad Doc, but vy should I move in vit my old mudder-in-law." The Doc said, "Because that will be the longest 6 months of your life.

 

-Ole and Lena went to the hospital so Lena could give birth to their first baby. As Ole waited in the lobby, the doctor came out to inform him that he had some good news and some bad news. "The good news is that you have a normal baby boy. The bad news is that is a Caesarian."Ole started crying: "Vell, I'm glad it is a healthy baby...but I vas kinda hoping it vould be a Norvegian."

 

With apologies to our Scandinavian friends and relatives