The winners keep on coming. Congratulations to Paul Barnaby for drawing the Ace of Diamonds and winning the daily pot in the 50-50 raffle this week. Don’t forget to buy your tickets and support our Rotary charitable activities. The Aces are just jumping out of the deck recently for our lucky Rotarians.
Paintball team owner, coach, and instructor Ron Hammon displays a high-end product for Rotarians during Tuesday’s meeting. Hammon encouraged first timers to try their hand at the sport saying its somewhat like playing chess where you learn strategies and then build team camaraderie.
The spring paintball season is just around the corner according to Ron Hammon of the Chi Town Nightmare team and he urged Rotarians to try out the sport for friendly competition, building self-confidence, and team bonding. Hammon has a background in sports and holds a master’s degree in Recreation. He has played competitive paintball going back to 1993. He has participated in tournaments that included as many as 600 players and generated over one-million dollars in revenue. A recent tournament in Florida included participants from Russia.
Paintball matches are usually made up of five players each said Hammon. A round of play goes 15 minutes. They have highly defined course layouts. Players’ ages range from as low as 10 years (with special approvals) to retired senior citizens. Hammon gave an example of how the sport can help with character building. He said a lesson of humility was learned by a group of middle-school boys who were quickly eliminated from their course by a female newcomer who just happened to be coached into firing her paintballs from just the right strategic location.
Rotarians were treated to some paintball holders and certificates for player discounts. More information and answers to questions is available at info@wwmdpaintball.com.
April 15, 1452 – Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, and visionary Leonardo da Vinci is born in Florence, Italy.
April 16, 1867 – Aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright is born in Millville, Indiana.
April 16, 1889 – Film legend Charlie Chaplin is born in Walworth, England.
April 17, 1918 – American actor William Holden (The Blue Knight, Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai) is born in O’Fallon, Illinois.
April 14, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln is shot and mortally wounded while watching a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.
April 15, 1947 – 28-year-old Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
April 15, 1912 – The supposedly unsinkable luxury ocean liner Titanic strikes an iceberg while crossing the Atlantic on its maiden voyage and tragically sinks with a loss of more than 1,500 lives.
April 18, 1906 – An early morning earthquake rocks San Francisco causing the deaths of over 4,000 people and destruction of 10,000 acres of property.
Birthdays & Club Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Becky Springer
October 3
Paul Stromborg
October 3
Joyce Klein
October 21
Matt Nelson
October 22
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2024-2025
President – Steve Wilder
President Elect – Jonelle Bailey
Director (President Nominee) – Becky Springer
Director (President Designee) - Matt Nelson
Past President – Brandon Diviak
Treasurer – Dr. Michele Jurkovic
Secretary – Pat Shafer
Sergeant at Arms – Paulette Renault
Monthly Committees
July: Board of Directors
August: Brandon Diviak, Jeff Keicher, Pat Shafer
September: Dave Hamilton, Jeff Jacobson, Jim Stoddard
October: Paul Callighan, Matt Nelson, Paul Stromborg
November: Sue Emberson, Jeff Frank, Phil Meyer
December: Larry Berke, Ray Dembinski, Riley Oncken
Fellowship: Paulette Renault, Larry Berke, Sue Emberson, Dave Hamilton, Pat Shafer
Foundations:Paul Stromborg, Jim Buck, Sue Emberson, Matt Nelson, Jim Stoddard
Membership: Jonelle Bailey, Ray Dembinski, Brandon Diviak, Bob Hammon, Jeff Jacobson, Steve Kuhn, Phil Meyer, Matt Nelson, Riley Oncken, Jeff Petersen, Bob Wildendradt
New Generations: Chip Houdek, Julie Sgarlata, Becky Springer, Steve Wilder
Public Image: Bob Brown, Paul Callighan, Jeff Keicher, Joyce Klein, Tasha Sims
Scholarships:Tim Neubert, Don Clayberg, Ray Dembinski, Michele Jurkovic, Steve Kuhn, Julie Sgarlata
Service: Brandon Diviak, Alicia Cosky, Jeff Frank, Michele Jurkovic, Rob Mondi, Tim Neubert, Brendan Wilson
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