October 12

This week's program:

April 29 Dr. Robert Dion

UE Professor - National, State and Local Politics

Greeters: Jan Davies

Steve Lintzenich

Invoker: Phyllis Kincaid

May 6 Rotary Education Committee

Rotary/PEF/Love Foundation Grants

Greeters: Jan Davies

Steve Lintzenich

Invokers: David Matthews

May 13 Dan McGinn, Director

Mesker Zoo and Botanic Gardens, Amazonia Update

Greeters:

Invokers: Karl Kissinger

May 20 Jeff Korb, President, Vanderburgh County Commission

State of the County

Greeters:

Invokers: Phil Lieberman

May 27 Lt. Governor Becky Skillman

Greeters:

Invokers: Randy Miller

April Programs Carter Clarke

May Programs Caren Whitehouse

Program Information, 436-4000 Matt Volkman, President Elect

APRIL - ROTARY MAGAZINE MONTH

NEW MEMBERS

Salvatore Aliotta, Jr. "Sal"

Classification: Sales Traning and Development

President, Winning Sales Training Strategies, Inc.

Address: 701 N. Weinbach, Ste 520, Evansville, IN 47711

Phone: 475-8490 Fax: 866-325-0348

E-mail: sal@winssi.com Mobile: 626-622-6409

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Home Address: 600 Brookshire Drive Evansville, IN 47715

Home Phone: 475-8490 E-mail: salaliotta@hotmail.com

Birthday: Dec 12 Spouse: Sherry Member Since: 2008

Special Interests: BBA – Marketing, Jackson, TN – Rotary, Past President Rural Freshman Baseball League, Coach and Referee Evansville Youth Soccer, Past Member Evansville Bicycle Club. Enjoys reading, learning, quality time with family

Douglas W. Annakin “Doug”

Classification: Insurance

President, Shepherd Insurance & Financial Services

Address:7424 Eagle Crest Blvd, Evansville, IN 47715

Phone: 473-5100 Fax: 479-0901

E-mail: dannakin@shepherdins.com

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Home Address: 4997 Basswood Court, Newburgh, IN 47630

Home Phone: 858-7441

Birthday: January 25 Spouse: Peggy Member Since: 2008

Special Interests: YMCA – SW IN – Board Manager 2005 – Present, Triathlon Committee Chair 2006- Present, Membership Committee Chair 2008, Partners with Youth Campaign Division Leader 2005-2007; Independent Insurance Agents of IN President 2007, Executive Committee Member 2005-2008; Independent Insurance Agents of Evansville, Inc – President 2002 &2003, Brd of Dir 1998 – Present, Scholarship Committeee Chair 2005-Present, Former School Bus Rodeo Committee Chair; United Way of Southwest IN – Former Allocations Committee Member

Jeffrey E. Deig “Jeff”

Classification: Contracting - Engineering

Vice President of Engineering and Business Development, Industrial Contractors

Address: 401 N.W. First Street, Evansville, IN 47708

Phone: 464-7247 Fax: 464-7367

E-mail: jdeig@industrialcontractors.com Mobile: 483-2821

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Home Address: 3700 Aspen Drive, Evansville, IN 47711

Home Phone: 477-8541

Birthday: April 7 Spouse: Marti Member Since: 2008

Special Interests: BS Electrical Engineering & Masters in Business Admin – U of E, The Chamber of Commerce of SW IN – USI Center Applied Research and Economic Development – Advisory Board, Spencer County Reg Chamber of Commerce – Past Chairman of the Board, U of E – Harlaxton Soc Brd Dir, USI Pott College of Science and Engineering Brd Dir, U of E Purple Aces Club, Evansville Cert Tech Park – Mayor’s Organizing Comm – Previous Brd Mbr, Assoc General Contractors of Indiana – Previous Executive Committee Brd Dir, Henderson Cty Chamber of Commerce – Associate Member of the Brd Dir, CFC. Family, travel, music, golf, adjunct teaching

Keith Gambill

Classification: Education

President, Evansville Teachers Assocation

Address: 711 A John Street, Evansville, IN 47708

Phone: 426-0998

E-mail: keithgambill@aol.com

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Home Address: 1404 S.E. First Street, Evansville, IN 47708

Home Phone: 760-7713

Birthday: October 1 Member Since: 2008

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01-Richard Murdock, State Treasurer 8-Board Meeting- 10:30 a.m. GAR Room 8- Shawn Dickerson - City Arborist 11-Groundbreaking Ceremony of Howell Wetlands - (Service Project) 15-New Member Orientation-11:00 a.m. GAR Room 15-Joint Meeting with Henderson Club - Evansville Coliseum - Matt Meadors, President, Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana and George Warren, President, Henderson, Kentucky, Chamber of Commerce 15-Marketing Meeting - 1:00 p.m. Coliseum 22- Joe Wallace, President and CEO - Growth Alliance for a Greater Evansville 24 & 26 - District Governor's Conference - Belterra Casino, Belterra, IN 29-Dr. Robert Dion - UE Professor - National, State and Local Politics							05- Reading Rotarian -Delaware School ONLY "Arthur Meets the President" 06- Rotary Education Committee - Rotary/PEF/Love Foundation Grants (Abbey Foroughi) 12-Reading Rotarian Week - "Arthur Meets the President" 13-Board Meeting- 10:45 a.m. GAR Room 13- Dan MCGinn, Director-Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens, Amazonia Update 17-District Assembly - Columbus 20- New Member Orientation-11:00 a.m. GAR Room 20-State of the County - Jeff Korb 20-Marketing Meeting - 1:00 p.m. Coliseum 27-Lt. Governor Becky Skillman 29- Club Assembly- 501 Main Street (Kahn Dee's Conference Room) 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.							03- 10-Celebration of Service - The Center 17-Board Meeting- 10:45 a.m. GAR Room 24- New Member Orientation-11:00 a.m. GAR Room 24-Marketing Meeting - 1:00 p.m. Coliseum 24-John Streetman - Evansville Museum

"THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE, THOSE WHO DO THE WORK AND THOSE WHO TAKE THE CREDIT, TRY TO BE IN THE FIRST GROUP, THERE'S LESS COMPETITION. " Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Please be sure to keep John “Breck” Breckenridge and all Rotarians close at heart. There are also other Rotarian family members who would appreciate your thoughts and prayers as they recover from accidents, surgery and ill health.

WELCOME BACK

Welcome back Jim Price and Gene Warren who rejoined us on the 22^nd.

CLUB ASSEMBLY

President-Elect Matt Volkman announced that our Club Assembly will be May 29, at Kahn Dees Donavon and Kahn in the conference room from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Additional information will be provided as the time draws closer.

READING ROTARIAN

Cathy Sickman Renner has the sign up sheets for the Spring Reading Rotarian Program. Reading will be Monday May 5, for Delaware Elementary School. The other elementary schools will be reading the week of May 12 -16, 2008. The book is “Arthur Meets The President” which will delight the children in the first grade. Spouses, friends and older children are all welcome to read. Won’t you please donate 30-40 minutes to read a good story to grateful children? Sign up sheet will be available before and after the meeting on the 29^th.

MENTORING PROGRAM

Nancy Bizal presented certificates to the mentors and mentees in this Rotary year’s Mentoring Program. Thank you Nancy for continuing to chair the program.

INDIANA HISTORY

How much do you know about Indiana history? What year did Evansville become a city? 1847.
Name five Indian tribes that lived in the Evansville area. Shawnee, Miami, Pottawattomie, Delaware, and Kickapoo. What was the depth of the floodwater at the corner of Washington and Kentucky Avenues on January 31, 1937? 7 Feet. What product kept Sterling brewery profitable during prohibition? Malt Extract. What was Willard Carpenter's dream to build on Reitz Hill? A College. What does Josef Stalin's daughter, Svetlana, have in common with Evansville? Her former husband was from Evansville. Evansville is thought to have been the first city in the country to have what in its schools? Telephones. During World War II what other police force could be found on Evansville's streets? Military Police. What did truck drivers driving through Evansville call "The Chicken Coop"? The Weigh Station.
Why was Evansville's red light district called "Gear Town"? It was located in 1st, 2nd and High Streets. Why was it necessary to change the wheels on every train coming north from Kentucky or going south to Nashville? The railroad tracks were different sizes. What new technology became available in Evansville in 1882? The electric light. What did Willis Copeland build in 1903? The Zentmobile.
What did F.J. Scholz manufacture in one of the most extensive businesses of its kind in the midwest? A Cemetery Monument Company. What civil war hotel was located at 3rd and Main Streets? The Washington Hotel.

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
402 Court Street
Evansville, IN 47708
812-962-4687 phone
Fax: 866-538-7635
info@evansvillerotary.com

2007-2008 Officers
Rebecca Alcorn,President

Matt Volkman, President Elect

Marilee Fowler, Vice President
John Wolk, Secretary
Jeffrey Berger, Treasurer
Paul Crimm, Sergeant At Arms
Teri Hollander Albin, Past President

2007-2008 Board of Directors
Tonya Borders
Carter Clarke
Byron Cooper
Marianne Cox
Lois Duncan
Abbey Foroughi
Steve Groves
Jeff Henning
Dave Henze
Prudence Hoesli
Steve Jennings
Nancy Koehler
Phil Lieberman
Susie Mattingly
Craig McNett
Martin Rowland
Ryan Scheidler
Jack Schriber
Cathy Sickman Renner
Ann Stegall
Gary Van Zandt
Lee Vernon

Amy Walker

NEED TO MAKE UP A MEETING?

THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU LOCALLY:

Evansville Morning	Th - 7 a.m.	Casino Aztar Hotel
Carmi, IL	Th - 6:15 p.m.	American Legion
Henderson, KY	Th - 11:45 a.m.	Wolf's Banquet Center
Jasper	Th - 11:45 a.m.	Holiday Inn
Owensboro Morning	Tues - 7:00 a.m.	Heavenly Ham (near Mall)
Owensboro	Wed - 12:00 Noon	Owensboro Country Club
Princeton	Mon - 12:00 Noon	Gibson County Hospital
Rotaract	Thurs - 12:00 Noon	Fifth Third Bank - 15th Fl
Washington	Wed - 12:00 Noon	Daviess County Hospital
Warrick County	Thurs - 12:00 Noon	Rolling Hills Country Club
Or online at: www.rotaryeclubone.org

April 29, 2008	Mary Arnold, Editor
The Rotary Club of Evansville's Weekly Newsletter