Roseland Rotary Meeting April 3, 2014
Rotary Meeting of 4-3-14
SNOW BIRDS COME HOME! Don’t wait until we have 70-degree temperatures. That might not happen much before Spring/Summer is almost over. A warm up is on the way we are told. Being positive is the best medicine to cure the blues. Most Roseland Rotarians have a positive outlook. Don’t forget the AUCTION on Friday, May 9th. WE NEED YOU THERE! Today’s meeting attendance was 24 with 1 guest (Andres Halpin, speaker’s wife, lawyer and South Bend Rotary member) plus speaker. This is week three of the “Let’s Play POKER” game. JOE MALONEYJ won the Raffle. Again.
As William James said: “There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision”.
PRESIDENT BOB SONES started us off by asking CLIFF WITKOWSKI to give the invocation, and then led us in the other parts of the opening. Singing seems to be improving also. Name badges were then passed out to new members PAULA SOURS, BRIAN BERNTH, JENNIFER PRICE, and DALE FURMAN.
FINE MASTER DAVID KECK was in tiptop mood and bled both happy and sad dollars from the audience. Two members were routing for N.D. Women’s Basketball in the final four contests. JOE MALONEY was happy he won the raffle, since his wallet was stolen out of his pocket last Monday. DON KULWICKI ‘s cell phone rang, thus giving him an excuse to pay a fine. AL VELDMAN is looking forward to his trip to the Netherlands to help celebrate a family member’s 85th birthday.
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY JOE MALONEY: Rotary Youth Leadership Conference (RYLA) Is 4-11 thru 4-13, 2014 at Camp Tecumseh. YMCA. The Rotary Speech Contest is 4-12-14 at Chesterton High School. BILL BRENNEN and JOHN PANGANI signed up as drivers and judges for this event (Noon to 4:00 p.m.). The District 8540 Conference is 4-25 thru 4-26 at Swan Lake Resort, Plymouth. Indiana Rotary Clubs are celebrating 100 years. CLIFF WITKOWSKI passed around a sign up sheet for helpers for the FOOD BANK FOOD DRIVE to be held May 10th.
PAULA SOURS was asked to give her 3-minute new member speech. She states she was born in a migrant worker family in Oklahoma. She is married to her second husband, (first husband died) and became a lover of computers and started her own marketing company building web sites. With her 2nd husband, she promoted a number of “OUTREACH” programs and prayer sessions within her neighborhood, homes, and N.D camps for children. Her business “Proforma Printhouse” is at 2026 S. Brookfield Street, South Bend, IN 46613. Tel: 574-274-5174 www.proforma.com/printhouse paula.sours@proforma.com
This week we had JEFF SAMPLER, Republican candidate for St. Joseph County Prosecutor as our speaker. He is a graduate of Clay High School, Purdue University, and Valparaiso Law School. JEFF is married with four children and one grandchild.
He has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years. With his own Office in Criminal Law since 1992, he has worked cases with the County Prosecutor and has first hand knowledge of the Prosecutor’s practices as a public defender. Two primary issues he would like to see better implemented. 1. Read the Rules of Ethics before trial. 2. Read the books on STATUE and how it apples to a case before going to trial. Over the last three years the County Prosecutor’s office has dismissed over 1,000 cases for lack of good charges in the cases. A new vision for justice includes: 1. Fair and efficient charging practices. 2. Establish a gang task force. 3. Curb home invasions. 4. Tough on sex crimes. 5. Improve conviction rates. Offices are located at 212 S, Taylor Street, South Bend, IN Tel: 574-233-7282
On 4-10-14, KEN COTTER, Democrat candidate for Prosecutor will speak to us.
Note from your Little Old Editor, I apologize for being tardy with this weeks Bulletin. Unfortunately we had a corrupted file and poor Bob Eberhard had to make a second trip to my office with a new file so it could be e-mail to me. Hang in there Bob it wont be long now. I am sure most of the travelers will be heading back to sunny Indiana very soon. The weather here is now at it's best and should only get better over the next two months.
For me, I miss my Rotary Friends and wish you were all here with me. PS, not at my house, not at my expense but just in the neighborhood. Have a Great Week everyone!