April 9 2014 Newsletter
INVOCATION: Carol Flask: Thanked the lord for the privilege for us to gather together and serve.
GUEST ANNOUNCER: Christina Gary was very dapper this morning and had us laughing. Last in- Geoff Besso. Quite a few Happy Bucks Today: John Sues- Agusta Golfing this weekend was very exciting for his family. His Granddaughter Raina Ports was in the Drive, Chip Putt Contest. Brand new event held there so a little disorganized as far as TV coverage. He followed as close as he could. Raina Ports was in 8-9 year old group. Overall she took 2nd place for the weekend. She was interviewed in the afternoon. He is so very proud! Carrie Leising- She was traveling Cincinnati & Indiana... She fell upon the District Meeting at a Mariott there. They all send their well wishes to our district. Jay Minkin - Sarah is very soon (he hopes) getting her Masters in Environmental Science in Athens at Ohio University. She was written up in the Alumni Magazine about the sustainability and community gardens for Ohio University. He is quite proud of her. Christina Gary- had a happy buck thanking Annie Hanson for buying her a water this weekend at the community showcase. How sweet! Club Anniversaries: Annette Oborn and Chris DiMauro. Wedding Anniversary- Dick Spangler 54 years. He was celebrating this morning and was not with us. Birthdays: John Murphy Ticket: Ray Evans had the winning ticket and they drew the 10 of Diamonds. Fun Fact: Where was the first Rotary Club outside of North America Chartered? London in 1912.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Marty Tass - Announced that in 2 weeks, Library will be holding the great “Dessert Extravaganza” Thursday 24th at Roses Run. $25 each, profits go to Stow Munroe Falls Library. Please plan on attending. See Dave Renninger or Marty Tass for tickets!
PRESIDENT:
Heroes Day sign up for food donations and food crew is going around. Please sign up where you can help. Please Turn in ALL of your team rosters we will be calling homeowners this week to set up meeting them and organizing supplies. I need an accurate count of teams and shirts. Thanks!
Dave Renninger said that Doug Dotterer broke his leg, sending him a friendly hello would be nice. Oh boy...
District conference is coming up in a few weeks, please see Bob if you are interested in attending. The club will pay for your meals.
Dictionary Project was a huge success we have several thank you cards from third grad students.
Shannon Sinex: Membership Community Showcase went well we had a good amount of people fill out a slip of interest, and also some good leads for guest speakers. Please bring a guest to the wine and cheese open house. 5:00-6:30 on April 23rd. Please contact Andy Denton
President asks us to please help the Interact Club 2:35 in the commons at Stow High School to fill eggs Monday afterschool.
Congratulations to Brad Jagger to be officially installed as Pastor at the Church in Silver Lake.
GOLF OUTING- Sign up sheet is attached, please see Nancy Rice if you are interested in purchasing a memorial sign for someone $50.
INTRODUCTION of SPEAKER: Carol Flask introduced Mary McClure who will soon be moving to Nebraska. She is sharing with us some history about Silver Lake. She is from Cuyahoga Falls, a member of the Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society, and is a Graduate of the University of Akron. She showed us a slide show starting with Silver Lake Amusement Park, Ralph H. Lodge in 1874 he purchased the lake of 100 acres and 35 acres along the shores. It made up to $5000 a day, when admission was only 5 cents. So many interesting things we never knew about Sliver Lake.
Yours in Service,
Jacqueline Bowman
(330) 687-7300