Reporter: Jim Carter Photographer: Becky Goeckner Editor: Becky Goeckner

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1 The Weekly Newsletter of the Only Normal Rotary Club in the World Chartered June 17, 1949 The Normal Spoke SERVICE ABOVE SELF RI No District No March 6, 2013 Volume No. 63 Issue No. 34 Link to Rotary International Normal Rotary web sites: Link to District 6490 Website: (The District Newsletter can be found on the left side of the main page) Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Head Table: Radha Radakrishnan & Matt Riehle Greeters: John E. Bishop & Ron Timmerman Lottery: Lindsey Henry & Gene Jontry Program: April District Rotary Conference with Alan Chapman and Hank Campbell Judge: Bruce Bergethon Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Head Table: Gordon Ropp & Jim Rosenlund Greeters: Nancy Brokaw & Ed Tanton Lottery: Michelle Houchin & Mark Jontry Program: ISU President Al Bowman Judge: Ann Haugo Sustaining Members: 23 Club RI Contributions: $19, Reporter: Jim Carter Photographer: Becky Goeckner Editor: Becky Goeckner Presiding President Art Drake; Invocation Art Runyon; Singing quite good Visiting Rotarian Doug McCarty of B/N Sunset and our guest speaker Guests of Bruce Bergethon Amy Aalberts, grad student in Social Work observing us as a service club, and Dr. Larry Dietz, VP of Student Affairs at ISU who has decided to join us and renew his membership from his days in Carbondale. Doug McCarty Amy Aalberts Larry Dietz NCHS student and host Rachel Hile-Broad and Carson Varner, looking to go into International Relations and Human Resources NCWHS student and host Turner Reid (absent) and Mark Comadena U-High student and host Wesley Ward and Roger Weller, looking to go to school in Business

2 Bloomington Area Career Center student and hosts Keenan Hollywood and John E. Bishop & John A. Bishop, to pursue Architecture at the U of Missouri Carson Varner & Rachel Hile-Broad Roger Willer & Wesley Ward John A. Bishop, Keenan Hollywood & John E. Bishop Announcements: Radha Radakrishna- International Fair went well last Saturday; Mark Comadena squares are available in BB final pool for $10, with proceeds going to Coats for Kids; Marcia Dennis March is Literacy Month so bring books or feed the pig with you loose change; Stephanie McClellan buy lunch or dinner at Rosati s Pizza in North Normal at 1720 Bradford Lane in the Constitution Trail Center (located on the corner of Main & Raab Road) on April 18. Funds: 25% of dine-in and 20% of carry-out and delivery sales come back to us for Coats for Kids. No voucher is needed just mention Normal Rotary Club when ordering! Mystery Host Jim Rosenlund gave the $2 to Hank Campbell who helped get him in the Club and who he admired for his sprinting around the room with the microphone. Judge Marcia Dennis. Lottery winner Marcia and Jim Carter the $20 went to the Literacy Pig. Happy fines many today, including related to I teams for basketball victories. Jim Rosenlund & Hank Campbell Marcia Dennis Jim Carter

3 Happy Rotarians: Jack Wilz Drake Zimmerman Dick Wagner Ron Pacha Kathy Alexander John A Bishop Bill Caisley Gene Jontry Ray Ropp Bayo Adonri Auction 3 golf balls, 3 bears of honey, bag of chocolates, bottle of wine Program Club Business. Dick Wagner on his roots and how they influenced his activities in Rotary. He reflected on visiting many Rotary meetings in other places and how diverse and powerful we are as reflected in such things as the Rotarian Magazine. Doug McCarty on RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. Our District RYLA program will be April 19-21, the same weekend as the District Conference. This program is for high school sophomores and juniors. Today s SmArt remark is from Zig Ziglar: People often say that motivation doesn t last. Well, neither does bathing that s why we recommend it daily.

4 Rotarians at Work and in Fellowship: Rob Glover sold lottery tickets to Mark Sherman Iris Varner was at the door to greet you Hank Campbell helped set up the podium and PA system for President Art Drake Greeter John Morris welcomed Marcia Dennis & Jim Carter ( just back from his travels) Art Runyon gave the invocation Auctioneer Gordon Ropp was assisted by President Art Drake REMEMBER the following upcoming dates: April 13 - Daybreak s Cajun Craze at Lakeside Country Club April 19/20 - District 6490 Conference at the Marriott in Uptown Normal (Also, please consider supporting the district conference April 18/19 through a sponsorship banner, or even a business card ad. See Hank Campbell) UPCOMING PROGRAMS: March 13 April District Rotary Conference with Alan Chapman and Hank Campbell The Normal Spoke is a publication of the Normal Rotary Club of Illinois - P.O. Box 333, Normal, IL Editorial Staff: Jim Carter, and Becky Goeckner Meetings are held Wednesdays at noon in the Circus Room or Old Main Room at the Bone Student Center, ISU. Officers : President - Art Drake (spouse: Jan) 42 Inglewood, Bloomington, IL ardra345@hotmail.com Home phone: President Elect Dale Strassheim(spouse: Carol) Nighthawk Road, Hudson, IL dstrassheim@thebabyfold.org Business phone: Home phone: Vice President Mark Comadena (spouse: Pamela) 208 S. Bone Drive, Normal, IL Phone: mecomad@ilstu.edu Secretary Ralph Dude (spouse: Karleen) 911 Randall Drive, Normal, IL rhdude@yahoo.com Home phone: Treasurer - Rod Weigelmann (spouse: Brenda) 2605 Blarney Stone Lane, Bloomington, IL March 20 ISU President Al Bowman March 27 - Normal City Manager Mark Peterson Rotary Foundation & International Projects Ann Haugo (spouse: Steve Pelphrey) 104 Kite Court LeRoy, Illinois ahaugo@ilstu.edu Business phone : Home phone : Community Concerns - Hank Campbell (spouse : Mary) 2319 Mabel Road, Normal, IL hlcampb@ilstu.edu Home phone : Publicity - Meghan Listek (spouse : Adam) 22 Hodgehaven Circle, Bloomington, IL mlistek@normalpl.org Business phone : Home phone : Assistant Governor: Susan Hoover Home phone: cjsghoover@yahoo.com District Governor: Gordon Bidner (spouse: Sandra) 5150 E N. Road Carlock, Illinois vmsa@frontiernet.net Home Phone: Cell:

5 Business phone: Home phone: Sergeant At Arms- Bill Semlak (spouse Joan) 3 Cheshire Mackinaw, Illinois wdsemlak@ilstu.edu Phone: Past President - Linda Healy (spouse: Pat) 1230 E. Grove, Bloomington, IL lihealy@ilstu.edu Business phone: Home phone: R. I. President Sakuji Tanaka Directors: Club Administration Andy Copenhaver (spouse : Marcia) 203 OrleansDrive Normal, Illinois copez12@frontier.com Business phone : Home phone : Members: Cranston, Robert PHF* PHS HH GWRY Hunt, Robert PHF* Schneider, Marci DHH Adanri, Bayo PHF* HH Dennis, Heather Jontry, Gene PHF* HH Schultz, Mel PHF HH Alexander, Kathy PHF* HH Dennis, Marcia PHF* HH DNRY Jontry, Mark Semlak, Bill PHF* Anderson, Todd DeSouza, Adriano Koos, Chris HM Sethi, Surinder PHF* PHS HH DHH DRY Bergethon, Bruce PHF* HH Drake, Art PHF Kukla, Cynthia PHF Sherman, Mark PHF* HH Bidner, Gordon PHF* PHS MD Dude, Ralph PHF* HH DRY Landon, Lyn PHF* Smith, Kevin PHF BS GWRY HH Bishop, John A. PHF* Dunlap, Mark Lindsay, Jeff Spelios, Andy PHF* Bishop, John E. Galloway, Aaron Listek, Meghan Springer, Ron, PHF* Blackburn, Joe Gentry, Connie PHF HH Matsler, Frank PHF* Strassheim, Dale PHF* Blumenshine, John Gildersleeve, Ben CM PHF* PHS MD McClellan, Stephanie B. Sweetwood, Pamela PHF HH DHH Bowman, Al HM Glover, Rob PHF Mesdag, Elleke PHF* Tanton, Ed PHF* Brokaw, Nancy PHF* Goben, Allen HM Morris, John PHF* PHS BS Timmerman, Ron PHF* HH HH Brown-Nielsen, Dayna Goeckner, Becky PHF* HH Naik, Vandana PHF* Varner, Carson PHF* Burrill, John PHF* Gudeman, Gene PHF* HH Pacha, Ron PHF* HH Varner, Iris PHF* Caisley, Bill PHF* HH Haugo, Ann PHF Radhakrishnan, Radha PHF* PHS Wagner, Dick PHF* PHS MD BS HH DHH Campbell, Hank PHF Healy, Linda PHF* Raper, Lyle PHF* HH Ward, Robert PHF* Carnes, Scott Henry, Lindsey Reitan, Carol PHF* Weigelmann, Rod PHF Carter, Jim PHF* PHS HH High, Jeremy Riehle, Matt Weller, Roger GWRY Cermak, Penny Hoelscher, Mark Ropp, Gordon PHF* HH Wilson, Gary PHF Chambers, Jason Houchin, Michelle Ropp, Ray PHF* HH Wilz, Jack PHF* HH DHH Chapman, Alan PHF* PHS Houska, George PHF* HH Rosenlund, Jim Zimmerman, Drake PHF* PHS MD BS HH DHH Comadena, Mark Howell, Gene PHF* Runyon, Art PHF* HH Copenhaver, Andy Rutledge, Don PHF* HH PHF Paul Harris Fellow HH Hall of Honor PHF* - Paul Harris Fellow/Stone PHS Paul Harris Society DHH - District Hall of Honor HM Honorary Member MD Major Donors CM Charter Member DNRY- District New Rotarian of the Year BS Bequest Society Member DRY-District Rotarian of the Year GWRY George Wolf Rotarian of the Year