Rotarian’s head for the links for the 2021 Golf Outing – pictured l. to r. Dr. Michele Jurkovic, Jim Buck, Jim Stoddard, and Sue Emberson.
Joyce Klein reads off the winning teams and individuals while golf event organizer Sue Emberson looks on. The results were: Lowest Score - Loner/Lang Team; Highest Score - Kuhn Team; Closest to Pin Hole 7 – Paul Loner; Longest Drive Ladies Hole 9 – Dr. Michele Jurkovic; Longest Drive Men Hole 9 – Paul Loner; and Longest Putt Hole 16 – Ken Wojcek.
Steve Kuhn picks up golf awards for his team from Joyce Klein.
Curt Lang picks up golf awards for his team from Joyce Klein.
Outgoing President Michael DeVito II gives farewell remarks. He noted how the Interact Club at Sycamore High School helped start him on his Rotary journey and that it was his grandfather-in-law, Fred Peltz, who first invited him to attend meetings of the Rotary Club of Sycamore when he began his business career. DeVito said he was “grateful, humbled, and honored to have been President.”
The satellite Rotaract Club held their installation of new officers, pictured l. to r. is Michael Devito II, Treasurer; Cole Regnery, Vice President; Trenton DeVito, President; and Katherine Kuhn, Secretary; with outgoing President Madeline DeVito presiding.
Incoming President Paulette Renault receives her official gavel from outgoing President Michael DeVito II.
Officers of the Club for the 2021-2022 Rotary Year that were installed are, l. to r., Dr. Michele Jurkovic, Treasurer; Steve Wilder, Director; Tim Neubert, President-Elect; Brandon Diviak, Director; Bob Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms; and Sally Bruch, Secretary.
Bob Brown was named Rotarian of the Year recognizing his extensive Club promotions and fundraising and received a plaque from incoming President Paulette Renault. As an example of his work, Brown set up a collection of sports photos to sell dinner attendees with money going to the club scholarship fund and then skillfully handled an impromptu auction of some golf items donated back for the same purpose.
Even though he was not eligible to be Rotarian of the Year, Bob Brown called up outgoing President Michael DeVito II to be share with him “honorary” recognition for keeping the Club so active despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic (prompting a standing ovation from those in attendance).
President Paulette Renault began her term with a kazoo fanfare and led a toast. Pledging to “have fun,” she thanked Past-President Eric Jones for first inviting her to the Club, those who helped mentor her in club service, and urged members to “continue a great year for a great club.”
President Paulette Renault began her term with a kazoo fanfare and led a toast. Pledging to “have fun,” she thanked Past-President Eric Jones for first inviting her to the Club, those who helped mentor her in club service, and urged members to “continue a great year for a great club.”
NOTE: No meeting on Wednesday, July 7!
Bring your containers of loose change to “Rotary Fundraising Change Day” July 14!
Sycamore Rotarians donated $328.22 in change (as well as some paper money) during Wednesday's meeting, which is fantastic...but we can do better! So bring your loose change to the July 21st meeting to support the Sycamore Rotary's EarlyAct and Interact Clubs! Thanks so much!
Below is a list of art fairs in the northern Illinois area that I found for the next few months. There are probably more, but this is a start. If you are looking for a good time, art fairs are usually a lot of fun. If you go, please collect business cards from vendors and any literature about the event. Get them to me and we can create a data base of vendors for our future event. Remember, no database, no event. Let's all get behind this and have some fun. Pick a fair and a couple of other Rotarians and make a fun day of it.
June 30, 1971 – The 26th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified granting 18-year-olds the right to vote. This adds 11 million voters to the election rolls.
July 2, 1788 – Congress announced the United States Constitution was ratified by the required nine of 13 States and a committee was appointed to make preparations for the American government.
July 4, 1776 – The “Declaration of Independence” was approved by the Second Continental Congress declaring why the 13 Colonies regarded themselves as independent sovereign states.
1804 – Novelist and short story writer Nathanial Hawthorne (“The Scarlet Letter’ and “The House of the Seven Gables”) is born in Salem, Massachusetts.
1826 – Popular song writer Stephen Foster is born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.
1872 – 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge is born in Plymouth, Vermont.
1878 – Entertainer, composer, and theatrical producer George M. Cohan (“Yankee Doodle Boy” and “A Grand Old Flag”) is born in Providence, Rhode Island (technically his birth certificate says he was born on July 3 but he and his family always maintained he was born on July 4).
1883 – The creator of popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets Rube Goldberg is born in San Francisco, California.
1927 – Prolific American playwright Neil Simon is born in the Bronx, New York.
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