GSE TEAM from New Zealand District 9910

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1 38 Years of Rotary Service They profit most who serve the best ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH SCOTT - BULLETIN Vol. 40 No NSRotary@aol.com April 4, 2012 FRIDAY AT THE STEEPLEGATE GSE TEAM from New Zealand District 9910 North Scott Rotary is proud to Welcome the GSE Team from District 9910, New Zealand. Team members are: Warren Patterson, Laura KcKenzie, Duane Wells, Nirav Shah, Philippa (Pip) Bolton, Damien Dixon. The team was welcomed with a get together dinner at the Machine Shed on Sunday night. Monday we were all hosted by John Maxwell at his farm home. The Team members were treated to a tour by John. Our Friends from down under have continued the tradition set by our Australian friends when they were introduced to Templeton Rye in Dubuque. Sadly the two ladies had a severe case of food poisoning, along with Damien. GET WELL! This picture of Damien, Laura, and Pip show the fun loving group that they are. Dougal Nelson Newest Member Rotary Club of North Scott Dougal Nelson is our newest member. He was proposed by President Becky Bray. Dougal works at Habitat for Humanities QC. Please give Dougal a Warm North Scott Rotary Welcome. The Group enjoyed a Tour of John s Operations via the wagon John uses for Group Tours Duane, Chris Connolly & Nirav get to know everyone at the Machine Shed

2 Would you believe John Maxwell has an Alter Ego in New Zealand??? Damien Dixon doesn t know what he has let himself in for. Introductions at dinner at John Maxwell Warren Patterson Nirav Shah Damien Dixon Duane Wells Jean and Jack Schinckel visit with Warren Patterson Don Brandt and Nirav Shah seem to be having a serious discussion Entertainment was provided at John s by a group called Just For Fun. They said that when they were first playing together, whenever they made a mistake they would say, Oh well, this is just for fun. They group consists of member from the Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities area, Bettendorf, Rock Island, Blue Grass.

3 Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee, India Governor, Rotary District 6000 Don Patterson, Washington, IA Ass t Governor: Bill Tubbs - Eldridge Officers, Board of Directors July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 President Becky Bray Vice President, President-Elect John Maxwell Vice President Steve Suiter Secretary Steve Fahrenkrog Treasurer Steve Fahrenkrog Sergeant-At-Arms Adam Kerns Past President (Ex-Officio) - Charlie Jones Executive Secretary Dennis Peterson DIRECTORS: (Term expires 6/30/12)... (Term expires 6/30/13) Cody Allen... Julia Blazevic Dr Brad Burt... Chris Connolly Kelly Esters... Paul Kalainoff Jeremy Kaiser... Glen Keppy Makeup's at nearby Rotary Clubs Monday, Noon... Clinton, Rastrelli s Restaurant, Lyons Monday, Noon... Davenport Outing Club, 2109 N. Brady St. Monday, 12:10 pm... Muscatine, Hotel Muscatine 101 W. Miss Dr Monday, 12:15 pm... Moline, Christ The King Catholic Church Monday, 6:00 pm... Quad Cities Illinois, Arbor Village Clubhouse Tuesday, 7:15 am... River Cities, Brothers Restaurant, Rapids City, IL Tuesday, noon... Rock Island, QC Botanical Center Wednesday Noon... Bettendorf, Fortune Garden Wednesday, Noon... Tipton, Cedar Lanes Red Pin Lounge Wednesday, 4:30 pm... Ridgecrest, 4134 Northwest Blvd, Davenport Wednesday 5:00 pm... Davenport Mini-Meet at Lunardi s Thursday, 7:00 am... Iowa Quad Cities, The Lodge, Bettendorf Thursday, 12:15 pm... East Moline, Christ United Methodist Church Thursday, Noon... Milan, Pinnacle Country Club Friday Noon... North Scott, Steeplegate Inn, Davenport NORTH SCOTT ROTARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 1-6: Group Study Exchange Team from D9910 in New Zealand, hosted by North Scott Rotary. Wednesday, April 4: 6:00 P.M. Faith Lutheran Church, 500 W. LeClaire Road, Eldridge. Potluck dinner with the GSE team and their host families. All are welcome; bring a dish to share and your own table service. Meat furnished and cooked by Glen & Jean Keppy. Wednesday, April 4: 7:00 P.M. Winter MAC sportsmanship awards at Davenport West High School Cafeteria. Hank Runge presenting awards. Friday, April 6: Program: Group Study Exchange Team from D9910 in New Zealand will give the program. April Birthdays celebrated. Thursday, April 12: 7:00 A.M. Board Meeting at the Steeplegate. NOTE: Time CHANGE back to 7:00 A.M. April 12-14: District 6000 Conference held at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside, IA. Register to attend at RotaryD6000.org. Starts Thursday with Golf at noon and ends at approximately 3:30 on Saturday. Friday, April 13: Program: Who s who in North Scott Rotary? Margo McInnis, Organizer. New member induction. Saturday, April 14: 9:00 A.M. Special Olympics Track & Field Competition, opening ceremonies, held at the North Scott Junior High School. Events start at 10 A.M., usually over about 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 17: Rotary Leadership Awards Conference (RYLA) sponsored by West Des Moines Rotary Club 9:15-3:15 at Hope Lutheran Church, Des Moines, IA. Club will be sending 6 sophomore students on the bus. Paul Seelau, Chairman/Chaperone. Friday, April 20: Program: U.S. Representative David Loebsack, Bill Tubbs, Host. New member induction. Friday, April 27: Program: Steve Ahrens: Davenport Levee Commission, Rich Horst, Host. Friday, May 4: Program: Bill Tubbs: End Polio Now, Immunization Trip to India, February May birthdays celebrated. MAKE UPS TURNED IN Feb/March: Paul Seelau: Organization of Interact Club March 26: Eric Langan: Rotary Club of Clinton March 28: Rob White: Rotary EClub March 28: Scott Case: Rotary EClub (x2) March 28: Bill Tubbs: Rotary Club of Maquoketa March 28: Rob White: Mini Meet at Ridgecrest March 29: Bill Tubbs: Rotary Club of Iowa QC March 30: Merle Anderson: Rotary Club of Catalina, Tucson, AZ March 30: Steve Suiter, Margo McInnis, Fred Mulch, Eddie Newman, Jack Schinckel, Julia Blazevic, Chris Connolly, Ken Tank, Glen Keppy, Rich Golinghorst, Lori Rochau, Bill Tubbs, Becky Bray, Loren Rickard, Mary Schmidt: GSE Committee Meeting March 31: Kim Wilkins, Gene Meyer, Rich Golinghorst, Scott Case, Dougal Nelson, Loren Rickard, Dick Cole, Drake Fuller: Work on Eldridge Flower Beds (pictures next week) April 1: Rich Golinghorst, Glen Keppy: Dubuque to Davenport: GSE team transportation April 1: Becky Bray, Chris Connolly, Rich Golinghorst, Glen Keppy, John Maxwell, Fred Mulch, Dennis Peterson, Loren Rickard, Lori Rochau, Ken Tank, Bill Tubbs: GSE Welcome dinner at Iowa Machine Shed (11) April 2: Bill Tubbs: Rotary Club of Davenport April 2: Don Brandt, Marcia Brandt, Becky Bray, Chris Connolly, Jerry Coussens, Nancy Glawe, Glen Keppy, Jim Koehler, Lorraine Lynch, John Maxwell, Gene Meyer, Dougal Nelson, Marty O Boyle, Dennis Peterson, John Pheiffer, Loren Rickard, Jack Schinckel, Paul Seelau, Jim Smith, Ken Tank, Jan Trimble, Bill Tubbs: GSE Team dinner at Maxwell s Farm (22)

4 ASSIGNMENTS April 6: Set up/tear down: Jim Smith; Greeters: Eric Langan & Fred Mulch; Song Leader: Jan Trimble; Invocation: Jan Trimble; Sergeant: none due to program length. April 13: Set up/tear down: Rick Dywiak; Greeters: Paul Seelau & Christine Garrow; Song Leader: Scott Case; Invocation: Adam Kerns; Sergeant: John Maxwell April 20: Set up/tear down: Glen Keppy; Greeters: Leroy Paustian & Gene Meyer; Song Leader: Kelly Meyer; Invocation: Jim Koehler; Sergeant: Eric Langan April 27: Set up/tear down: Jerry Coussens; Greeters: Bill Puck & Volunteer; Song Leader: Angela Reese; Invocation: Scott Case; Sergeant: Kelly Meyer May 4: Set up/tear down: Don Brandt; Greeters: Carolyn Scheibe & Elza Sager; Song Leader: Mike Thavenet; Invocation: Mary Schmidt; Sergeant: Randy Zobrist April Birthdays April 2: Henrietta Cahill April 3: Jan Trimble April 5: Jeff Schwiebert April 6: Loren Rickard April 7: Abbie Timmerman April 9: Steve Fahrenkrog April 11: Glen Keppy April 12: Don Brandt April 15: Dennis Peterson Happy Birthday to the above Rotarians, please sit together at the table with the balloons and enjoy a FREE piece of cake. Membership Proposals These two people have been approved by the Board of Directors and the Classification Committee, for membership into North Scott Rotary. Paul J. Holzworth has been proposed by Bill Tubbs. He is a retired teacher and contractor. Paul retired from teaching in 1996 with a total of 33 years of service at 4 different schools. From he was a contractor, and has also retired from that. Paul was born & raised in Montana and went to college at the University of Nebraska and the University of Iowa. He is married to Marguerite and they have 3 grown children. His hobbies are fishing, gardening, golf, woodworking and attending plays and concerts. He is also active in the Princeton Theatre and St. John s Methodist Church. Greg Schaapveld has been proposed by Carolyn Scheibe. He is a civil engineer with Shive Hattery, Inc. He graduated from Iowa State in 2006 and has been with Shive Hattery ever since. Greg was born & raised in Muscatine, Iowa and is married to Kendra. They have a young son. Greg enjoys running and is a volunteer coach for a Lego Robotics team. If anyone has any questions or concerns about Paul or Greg, please contact Becky Bray or Dennis Peterson. Signups for Special Olympics April North Scott Jr. High These Members & Guests are already signed up to help! Cody Allen Bill Rossow Gene Meyer Glenn Eakes Steve Powell Charlie Jones Scott Case + Seth Porter Jeff Schwiebert Bob Grove Rich Golinghorst Glen Keppy Angela, Nolan & Peyton Reese Marcia & Bill Brandt Chris & Kieran Connolly Pat Olsen & Megan Guilfoyle Group Study Team from New Zealand Mini schedule so Rotarians know where/when they can meet Rotarian team leader, Warren Patterson & 5 team members, Laura, Duane, Nirav, Philippa and Damien. Wednesday, April 4: Morning: Vocational tours. 11:45 Bettendorf Rotary Club at Fortune Garden, Afternoon: Tour of LeClaire & Buffalo Bill Museum. 6:00 Potluck meal at Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge. Rotarians & families welcome. Bring a dish to share, meat furnished. Thursday, April 5: All day Rock Island Arsenal tour. 7:00 River Bandits Opening Baseball Game. Suite donated for GSE team & home hosts. All others welcome to attend, but must purchase own tickets. Friday, April 6: Attend North Scott Rotary meeting and give the program. Afterwards, leave to stay with Iowa City Rotary clubs. April 12-14: Team attending District Conference at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, Riverside, Iowa. Saturday, April 14: 8:30 A.M. Breakfast Session: Presentation by GSE Team at District Conference. Note: Rotarians must register to attend District Conference, in advance at RotaryD6000.org April 17: Leave Des Moines airport for New Zealand.

5 NOR SCOTTARIAN Periodical Postage Paid at Eldridge, Iowa ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH SCOTT PO Box 52 Eldridge, IA NorScottarian (USPS ) is published weekly except the weeks of July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas and New Year s, for $5 per year by the Rotary Club of North Scott, PO Box 52, Eldridge, IA Periodicals postage paid at Eldridge, IA POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NorScottarian, PO Box 52, Eldridge, IA March 30, 2012 Julian Teplinski Youth Exchange: Germany Julian gave a brief overview of his personal life and family and then the history and industry of his country, Germany. His family is very close and live in the house that was built by his grandparents. Julian loves to play soccer and fist ball (only played in Germany). He plans to become a lawyer and attend college in Berlin. The current Pope is from Germany, a lot of automobiles are made in Germany and the MP3 format was developed in Germany. Atomic energy will be replaced by wind energy in Germany by visitors come to his country for the Oktoberfest which begins in late September. It is a wonderful party for all! Dougal Nelson became the newest member of our club on Friday. He is the Director of Development for the Habitat for Humanity QC. His sponsor is Becky Bray and he was inducted by Past President, Charlie Jones. Dougal was glad to donate $5 in honor of the grant given to Habitat for the purchase of mowing equipment for their properties. Seventy attended on Friday, including Iowa Quad City Rotarians, Dave Borcherding and Doug Peterson. Also, Lou Peterson (host mother of Julian) and potential members Greg Schaapveld, Paul Holzworth and Todd Gullickson. Other guests were Dr. Nancy Kime, guest of Fred Mulch, Jerry Trimble, guest of Jan Trimble and our own exchange student, Mikel Ursúa. Keith Mattke volunteered to be the song leader and Eric Langan was the last minute sergeant of arms. Eric collected $42 in fines, which included fines for Todd Gullickson and Nate Kessler for being late. Also Steve Powell got to pay for all his years as a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. Pat Olsen gave $10 so he could tell about his success in raising money for the Illinois Special Olympics Polar Plunge that he participated in the previous weekend. The 4 Way Test Of the things we THINK SAY or DO 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?