Mary Arnold, Editor

The Rotary Club of Evansville's Weekly Newsletter

This week's program:

February 13                                 Lynn Cooper

                                         "Bank Expansion into Evansville"

                                        Greeters:  Al Amstutz

                                                          Rick Reising

                                        Invoker:   Dr. Bill Wooten

February 20                    Mike Blake - "The Many Changes in the

                                         World of Television/Media Over 30 Years"

                                        Greeters:  Bill Theby

                                                           George Postletheweight

                                        Invoker:

February 27                   Tess Grimm - Reitz Home

                                        "The Jewel of Evansville"

                                        Greeters:  Karen Donahue

                                                           Don Travis

                                        Invoker:

February Programs                                    Dennis Lamey

Program  Information, 428-6500            Becki Alcorn

FEBRUARY - ROTARY WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

CEDRIC HUSTACE       KENAN SCHULTHIES

ARTIST                       INSURANCE

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

"HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY" 

NEW MEMBER PROPOSALS

Nelson Bailes, proposes Robert H. Working, Evansville - Vanderburgh Airport Authority, as a new Rotary member with the classification – Transportation / Air. Anyone objecting to the proposal should contact the Membership Committee.

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Please continue to keep all Rotarians and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE

The combined district conference for District 6560 and 6580 is April 20 through April 22 at the newly restored French Lick Hotel and Conference Center. Reservations should be made directly with the French Lick Springs Resort at 1-866-379-2202 or www.frenchlick.com The special Rotary rate is $90/night. Flyers are available at the sign in tables.

COMMON PHRASES - TRUE OR FALSE

From Gene Warren: Where did the following phrases come from? Bite the Bullet – Before the invention of anesthetics, physicians would prepare their patients for surgery with a stiff drink and a lead bullet or stick to bite down on. The alcohol would dull the pain, and the biting would give them something besides the pain to focus on. (It probably also cut down on the screaming.) Close, But No Cigar – In old-time carnivals, the prize for winning a game of skill was often a cigar. If you missed the target, even if you were close, you didn’t win the cigar. True or False? 1) Penguins are native to the Northern Hemisphere? 2) Alaska typically experiences more wildfires than California? 3) Toenails grow faster than fingernails? 4) Europe is the only continent (other than Antarctica) without a desert? 5) The human brain is about 85% water? 1.F;  2. T;  3. F;  4. T;  5.T

BOARD MEETING

The February Board of Directors meeting will be held on February 13, at 10:45 AM in the G.A.R. Please note the change in time. All members are invited to attend.

WELCOME

Grant Glackman, introduced Kenan L. Schultheis, Schultheis Insurance Agency, as a new Rotary member. Kenan’s classification is Insurance Sales. Say hello and welcome Kenan to your Rotary Club.

CONGRATULATIONS

Abbey Foroughi was named chair of the Department of Management, Management Information Systems and Applied Computer Science at the University of Southern Indiana.

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE

Host families are still needed. The GSE team from Tochigi City, Japan, Evansville’s sister city, will arrive from Corydon, IN on Thursday, April 5, 2007. They will attend the Warrick meeting that Thursday. Team members will attend our Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, April 10, then depart for Terre Haute. During their time in Evansville, team members will be attending cultural events and visiting local businesses. Host families are needed for the members of the team from April 5 through 9. Contact Mark E. Miller, mmiller@indidanlawonline.com, or 425-1490 if you would like to be a host family or provide transportation for the team.

ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE

A host family is needed! From Andrew Alexander: “We will have an opportunity for a local family to host our inbound exchange student Lubo, in mid-February. Lubo currently lives in Newburgh with Rotarian Roxie Baas and her husband Scott. Lubo attends the Signature School and rides to and from school with fellow students. Lubo is from Slovakia and has a good command of English. He is much like a typical teenager and had made numerous friends through school. As mentioned at our Tuesday meeting, we will help arrange transportation to and from school for Lubo as this is often a prospective family’s primary concern. Consider discussing this unique opportunity to spend several months as an ambassador for our Club and our country with your spouse, family, good friends or neighbors. Keep in mind our host family does not have to be a Rotarian. Please contact Steve Groves, 434-4880 or steve@01inc.com or Andrew Alexander, 476-1456, or Andrew.alexander@sci-us.com  to express your interest.”

Need more information? Try the web site, it contains answers to frequently asked questions. You can also find information in your Membership Directory.

CLUB INFORMATION

Club Website
www.evansvillerotary.com

District 6580
www.rotary6580.org

Rotary International
www.rotary.org

Chartered
December 9, 1913

Charter Number
102

Club Number
3435

Meeting Time
Tuesdays at Noon

Meeting Location
The Coliseum
300 Court Street
Evansville, IN

Mailing Address
PO Box 1131
Evansville, IN 47706-1131

Office Information
1100 W Lloyd Expy
Suite 504
Evansville, IN 47708
812-962-4687 phone
812-962-4688 fax
info@evansvillerotary.com

2006-2007 Officers
Teri Hollander Albin, President
Rebecca Alcorn, President Elect
Matt Volkman, Vice President
John Wolk, Secretary
Jeffrey Berger, Treasurer
Paul Crimm, Sergeant At Arms
Ron Keeping, Past President

2006-2007 Board of Directors
Nancy Bizal
Dan Carwile
Carter Clarke
Maurice Coates
Lois Duncan
Abbas Foroughi
Marilee Fowler
Jeffrey Henning
Prudence Hoesli
Stephen Jennings
Kalah Jerstad
Tonya Kirkland
Nancy Koehler
Jane Wittmer Kuhn
Susie Mattingly
Craig McNett
Martin Rowland
Ryan Scheidler
Jack Schriber
Cathy Sickman Renner
Ann Stegall
Gary Van Zandt
Lee Vernon
Amy Walker

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