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Edition: #260
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (April 7, 2005)
Program: Assemby
Auction item
:Sanders
Note taker: Bacastow
Thank speaker
: n/a

Luncheon menu:
(monthly menu)
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History April 13, 2005 SPAGHETTI DINNER
April 14, 2005 TBA
April 21, 2005 TBA
April 28, 2005 TBA
May 5, 2005 (Rutter) Italian Group Study Exchange

May 12, 2005 TBA
May 13-15 District Conference, Altoona
May 19, 2005 TBA
May 26, 2005 TBA
June 2, 2005 TBA
June 9, 2005 TBA
June 16, 2005 TBA
June 23, 2005 TBA
June 30, 2005 TBA

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: Fran Stevenson from the evening club
Make-ups turned in: Paul Rutter
Guests: Bob Williams, guest of Paul Rutter; Tracy Sepich, guest of Chuck Gambone; Ernie Bell visitign from Oregon and the brother of Rotarian Paul Bell was guest of Paul Bell; Mike Glaser, guest of Hugh Mose
50/50: Dick Held drew the eight of something red. There are 25 cards left and about $1195 in the pot to split.
Auction: From Paul Rutter, three items, one a piece of English China from the 1940s with a Rotary emblem was won by Doug Holmes for $35. A print of a Rotary meeting by Brian Christian for $15, and a Cuban Stamp plate from 1940 commemorating the Havana site of the 9th International Convention was won by Adrian Pratt for $20. Thanks to everyone!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Please send announcements for the newsletter to Paul)

2/23/2005 100th Anniversary of Rotary-Walsh, Eberly, Rutter, Hill, Friedman, Staats, Davis, Holmes, Dr. D, Mose, Moose, Fetter, Ferguson, & others to be mentioned later

12/8-12/2004 Festival of the Trees-Zimbler, Hill, & 38 of the rest of the club (names to be posted shortley)

12/1/ 2004 Coupon Books (Catallano, Friedman, DeArmitt, Coble, the rest of the club as sellers-names to be psoted shortley)

  • Happy Happy Bucks are funds paid to the club to speak up and tell all why you are happy!Bucks from: • Chris Potalivo for family birthdays



  • Adrian Pratt was inducted into our club. He was a Rotarian in Aberdeen, SD prior to his transfer to State College with the CDT.
  • Buss Fowler is in the hospital and doing okay according to visitors.
  • Brian Christian is celebrating 17 years as a member of our club.
  • The board meeting is Tuesday, April 4 at the Autoport at 8 am
  • Harry Zimbler and others involved with the spaghetti dinner said things were going well. We still need auction items.
  • Dick Jones put Foundation envelopes out.
  • There are 4 places left on the Spaghetti dinner placemat. Contact Ron Quinn if you are interested in a space.
  • There is a good article by Harry Zimbler in this month's State College Magazine. It is titled, "When the War Comes Home: A Personal View of the War in Iraq."
  • The Pleasant Gap club is having a chicken and waffles dinner.
  • Paul Rutter: The Italian GSE team will be in State College the nights of May 5-9, and 15th. Thanks to those who have said they might be able to host visitors. There is still an opportunity for more hosts. This is a great opportunity to participate in a huge part of Rotary and get to share your State College with a guest. Ask Paul Rutter for more information. GSE Schedule | GSE Host Families Paul home 867-5001 | work 865-7600

  • Rotary vanity license plates are available. There's a link on the District Web site to get them.
  • Jim Eberly - brick sales rising slowly, but the sales pyramid could use some work. He said wrap up by end of March. Jim said that buying a family tree might be considered. The first brick is $100 but each brick thereafter in the family is just $50. You can preserve your family legacy in a small remembrance of everyone alive now for future generations at the beautiful central Parklet!
  • Ted Staats mentioned he and Barbara Collins were heading up the silent auction portion of the spaghetti night fund raiser. He asked that members able to contribute items please contact him. He will be going to the CBICC next.
  • Our Club is competing with the Evening Clubto sell bricks. The winning club will be served lunch by the losing club at a future date. That's one more incentive to see bricks! We need to sell bricks. Sign your Brick Pledge today! We can meet our goal if everyone buys one and sells one.
  • The District Newsletter for Febuary is available at the District Web site by clicking on the link to the current newsletter. http://www.district7350.org
  • The District Conference will take place from May 13-15. Registration forms are available from Carol or on the District website.
  • RYLA. The RYLA event will be held at Juniata College this ummer. Nominations for attendees are being taken now. LeAnne Martin is the contact person in our club. Students that are juniors in highschool now are eligible.
  • Jim Eberly reported about Rotary's Central Parklet Project sponsored by the two SC clubs. The new "Children's Play Space" will be lot of fun for kids. The total costs of the project are $50,000. 50% needs to be raised by the two SC clubs as part of Rotary's 100th anniversary in 2005. Bricks are on sale ($100 for first kid name, $50 for each subsequent). The bricks will be used for the walkway. A pamphlet was distributed. Please be selling bricks!
  • Hear the Public Service Announcement!!The club has a list serv. All active members are on it. The email address for it is SCDTROTARY-@LISTS.PSU.EDU. Email Paul Rutter to see about your admission. It is a private listserv not open to the public. If you are already on it and want help with it please call or email me.
  • There are two new Web pages up. One is for Rotary Foundation Program alumni.The hope or goal behind this page is to keep members aware of persons in our community that might benefit further from Rotary by membership or participation in other things we are doing. The second page is on the District Web site. It honors the Veterans in our Rotary community. Both pages are still in an initial building stage so if you know of anyone that has been left out, please let me know so I can include them.
  • mystery answer: none this week.
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    Previous Week's Speaker: Ed Holmes and the new parking garage on Beaver

    Ed Holmes with the State College Borough talked about the new Fraser/ Beaver parking garage and other traffic patterns downtown. The Beaver avenue chicane system for, making traffic flow better is working. Several plans for straightening the Fraser/Beaver intersection are in the works. The Medical Arts building is being condemned and a portion of the Presbyterian church property is too.

    This week’s note taker: Meg Moose

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    Rotary Birthdays this month:

    Chris Potalivo, March 28;  Gary Brytczuk, April 9; Marc Meckstroth, April 11; Bonnie Abramson, April 14; Pam Ferguson, April 15; Brian Christian, April 26; Jim Dayananda, April 27;
    (if I missed yours please email me)

    Etc.

     

     M  A  K  E  -  U  P  S

    Reminders on makeup's:
    All makeup's are good for credit toward meetings missed 14 days before or 14 days after the makeup. Makeup's made at other Rotary Club meetings also get a dues credit. Makeup's at service projects get attendance credit only. All makeup cards should be turned into the club secretary promptly. To find out where you can makeup, check the RI Club Directory, or District Web site.

    NEIGHBORING CLUBS- check out the web site listing or the E-club
    MEMBERS- check out the web site listing
    COMMITTEE CHAIRS- check out the web site listing

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    DATE
    AUCTION
    MEETING
    NOTES
    THANK
    SPEAKER
    PROGRAM
    April 14
    Smith
    Beaver
    Davis
    April 21
    Staats
    Bedell
    Dayananda
    April 28
    Taverno
    Bell
    Dearmitt
    May 5
    Trudeau
    Biddle
    Rutter
    Rutter (GSE)
    May 12
    Turley
    Brooks
    Domalski
    May 19
    Walsh
    Brytczuk
    Eberly
    May 26
    Whitfield
    Catalano
    Edwards
    June 2
    Zimbler
    Christian
    Ferguson
    June 9
    Abramson
    Coble
    n/a
    Assembly
    June 16
    Amato
    Collins
    Fetter
    June 23
    Bacastow
    Davis
    Ford
    June 30
    Beaver
    Dayananda
    Friedman
    July
    To
    Be
    Posted
    Later

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