Dave Johnson staffed the registration desk. Buzz Lundeen greeted us. Wally Cole gave our invocation. And Keith Olson was leading us in singing. And our own Pres. Steve was at the podium.
MEMBERS: Please bring a guest at any time we have plenty of room We want to see everyone at the YMCA! Spring is here great time at Rotary each Wednesday.
STUDENT GUESTS: Our own Pepe Ramos was with us! AND big Reminder to make sure and be at Rotary on May 2nd for some very special Mexican dishes from Mr. Ramos! Mexican Fiesta Time!
ROTARY MINUTE: Our own Bob Russell administered the Rotary Minute - Did you know there are over 7,500 varieties of Apples - but only 3 make up over one-third of those sold commercially.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Rotary Golf Open will take place on Thursday, June 14th - more information to come later - get your teams formed now. Tree Planting is scheduled and on Friday, April 27th the trees will arrive and on Monday, April 30th starting at 3:00 p.m., we plan to plant at the north water tower. President Steve will check out the site. We are also looking for some volunteers to help with the Special Olympics Basketball Day at the Kennedy Secondary School on Thursday, April 26th, especially during the skills competition from 8:30 until 10:30 am. And we have Josh the Otter Books to distribute on May 16th at McKinley and OLV and sounds like we have good help already lined up but see Kathy if you have questions.
BRAGS AND FINES: Quickly - Anthony reminded us about the Open Bowl at M-State that by the time you read this will have occurred. BIG NEWS: Dave Peters is retiring and we wish him all the best! Stan is planning a new summer build for Habbitat for Humanity, Greg is celebrating 25 years of marriage, Lori Larson happily announced the hiring of Dr. Carrie Brimhall as the new President for M-State, and Kathy admitted to speaking to Kiwanis.
PROGRAM: Katie Johnson had the opportunity to introduce our program. It was presented by Mrs. Maureen Anderson, who is a civil engineering graduate turned miserable cubicle dweller turned ridiculously happy and healthy host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show, “Doing What Works,” which originates from AM 1100 The Flag in Fargo and airs on the station at 11:00 on Sunday mornings. Maureen is the author of five books. Her first, Staying The Course, was written with Dick Beardsley -- a marathon runner and farm accident survivor who lived in Detroit Lakesfor several years. Her second book, Left for Dead, was written with Hon Hovde of Fertile, Minnesota, and won a Minnesota Book Award. And her latest, The Willpower Workaround, is about one way to break an addiction to junk food.
Obesity kills one in five Americans these days, and guess what, diets don’t work! The real idea here is to just eat right each and every day. About 75% of packaged foods have added sugar and sugar is addictive. Some people can handle these amounts of sugar and some people take one bite and it’s over. The whole idea of free days does not work either, because for some people they just reinforces these lifelong addictions. The best pathway to eliminating this extra sugar from your diet is to just try to get through a few days and then a few weeks and finally a few months. Other positives that one can see from a healthy diet include sleeping better, healthy looking skin, more energy, and really just being happier in general.
Research has shown that over 80% of work absenteeism could be prevented by just making healthier choices. Of course the best thing to drink is plain old water - well maybe plain fresh water. Some snacks that are very much approved would be dark chocolate, blueberries, and dates with coconut. Some people can manage to have a treat once in a while and some people just need to cut out those bad food choices altogether. Some of this is just getting to know yourself and what can you handle in your diet plan. This is not just about waist size, but a general healthy lifestyle in general. Maureen had some very basic common sense things to share with us in this program, and all very good information that all of us can be reminded about in how we have the ability to manage our own health and well being.
Great Program – Great Information – Great Chance to Make a Change or Two. Thanks Maureen!
Yours in Rotary,
