State College Downtown Rotary Weekly Newsletter, Paul Rutter-Editor

Program: Club Assembly
Auction Item: Jim Eberly
Invocation: Roger Fetter
Note Taker: Marshall Goldstein
Thank speaker: n/a
future assignments

September 12 - Dr. Steiner - PSU Arboretum
September 19 - Brian Knox - Forests are our Future
September 26 - Betsy Allen - Schlow Library
October 3 - Club assembly
October 10 - Brent Frank - "Aids 101" - The AIDS Project, serving Centre and Clinton counties

Visiting Rotarians: Tom Kerr, Geoff Wilson, and PDG Buss Fowler from the evening club.
Make-ups turned in: none
Guests: Pam Brennan guest of Jana King; Ron and Char Robinson, Dick Wiles an asst to the Congressman, Mike Dejesus a CDT intern
50/50: Ron Robinson had the winning number and drew the 5 of spades. There are 36 cards left and the pot keeps growing at c$250 now! You can buy three chances for $2 now too to make your chances better!
Auction: From MaryAnn Eberle, a Nittany Lion Statue. The winning bid was Meg Moose at $30. Thanks to both.!!

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

The football ticket takers are looking for person s that can help man a gate. The next game is Nebraska on September 14. Call Ron Taverno to sign up.
Pay your bills
Jana King reminded the club about the Chefs on Auction fund raising event for the March of Dimes.Tickets and more information are available by visiting the State College Magazine Web site.
You can buy three tries for the 50/50 drawing for $2 now. The pot is over $240 now with only 36 cards left.
Please contact Roger Fetter with speaker ideas.
The club has a list serv. All active members are on it. The email address for it is SCDTROTARY-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU. It only works if you are a subscriber so if you aren't on it and want to know even more about the club 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.
We induscted a new member today. Scott Rawson was indiucted by Paul Bell. Scott is the executive director of Alpha Ambulance and a lot more. Say hello to Scott next meeting!

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Previous Week's Speaker: Congressman Peterson with a legislative update

Our speaker today was Congressman Peterson with a legislative update. He is a Paul Harris fellow. He said he had the largest district. Most people want totalk about the economy but the media wants to talk about Iraq.
He helped Ed Pope in his trials to get free from Russian prisons.(and was successful)
Population was an issue. He talked about spending money for colleges only to have students leave after graduating. He said we need to educate not import people to fill the jobs.
He also mentioned competition in the health care fields and talked about high mal practice fees.

This week’s note taker: Carol Walsh

Rainer Domalski, September 1; Carl Hill, September 2; Leo Lucci, September 5; Susan Seidler, September 18; Dick Held, September 27;
(if I missed yours please email me)

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, District Web site, or with your club secretary.

DATE	AUCTION	INVOCATION	NOTES	THANKS
Sept 12	Edwards	Gambone	Hampton	DeArmitt
Sept 19	Ferguson	Geise	Held	Dixon-Brytczuk
Sept 26	Fetter	Goldstein	Hickey	Domalski
More	To Be	Added at a	Later	Date

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