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March 16, 2010

This Week’s Meeting

Attendance: 20 members and 5 guests

Guests 

Brian Wells, a roofing contractor and owner of Ripon Area Roofing, along with his son, Joshua, were the guests of Tonya Alling.

Lyn Corder was the guest of Bill Neill.

Megan Wuske, a new prospective member from the Ripon Community Church and future downtown gathering place, “Mugs”, is a guest of Tonya Alling.

Katelyn Landerman is the Key Club Student of the Month.

Announcements 

Aktion Club Ice Cream Social and Membership Drive a Great Success!

On Monday, March 15th, the Ripon Aktion Club held their annual membership drive inviting the staff and consumers of Diverse Options to enjoy an ice cream sundae. They had a choice of Mint Chocolate Chip, Chocolate or Sugar Free Vanilla and of course, the Mint Chocolate Chip was a hit. Ripon Culvers donated the Chocolate, Strawberry and Carmel toppings to keep costs down and $1 donations were accepted to cover the cost of the ice cream. Overall, it was a huge success and a lot of fun. A big thank you goes out to Tonya Alling, Kristy Sadlon, Audrey Wesner and Rich Scamehorn for helping out with this event.

Family Video Supports Camp Wawbeek

This Saturday March 20, the proceeds from the rentals of two featured videos will be donated to Kiwanis to be presented to Camp Wawbeek in the Dells. The Easter Seals Camp will host kids with disabilities. This will compliment the recent Mardi Gras Bowling Tournament held at Ripon Plaza Bowl. The features are “The Taking of Pelham 123” starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, an action thriller. The other video is an animation “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”. There will be plenty of copies brought from three other Family Videos thanks to Tanya, district manager, and local managers Mark and Leah. Mark your calendars and come out and rent these two great videos on Saturday March 20th. Support our kids with special needs!

Relay for Life Pointers

Mother Bunny Marge Burling is getting all of us Nooners geared up for raising money for the Relay For Life Event being held June 11 – 12. Today, she listed 10 ways to raise $100, such as: put in $20 and ask five friends to match OR put in $5 and ask 20 friends to match. Either way you do it, it works!

Highest on the Team of Low Score Medallists!

Ian Stepleton received his “Lowest Team Bowling Score” medal today. In the 9 pin tournament, he passed all of our scores and received a personal best of 215. Congratulations Ian!

Great Conversations

The 2nd Annual Great Conversations Dinner is being held on Friday, March 19, at Great Hall of Ripon College. Fabulous food (choice of three entrees). Stimulating conversation (choice of 16 table topics from broadband to beer). Wonderful cause (the Education Foundation of Ripon). It all can be yours for less than the price of a sporting event or concert ticket! Treat yourself and a spouse/friend to a unique evening that will satisfy your palate, your brain, and your community's schools.  Contact Richard Zimman for tickets, or visit Ripon Drug or any school office. The Education Foundation of Ripon thanks you for supporting its mission of changing lives.

March Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays: Pat Hart, March 9th; Linda Putzer, March 17th; Don Amsden, March 31st

Interclub Opportunities

Saturday, March 20, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., KI President Paul Palazzolo – Club Excellence Summit will be held at the Fox Valley Technical College Room E130. Cost is $2 per person or $10 per club. Paul, Tonya and Rich are planning to attend and there's room for more.

The West Bend Kiwanis Germanfest on Tuesday, March 30. Cocktails at 6 p.m and dinner at 7 p.m. Deadline for reservations is March 25th.

Please let Rich know if you can attend any of these events.

Happy Bucks

Tonya Alling is happy that the Green Lake Basketball Team made it to Sectionals and her daughter Megan was able to cheer in her last game as a high school cheerleader. She is also happy that Megan was accepted to UW-Stout this week!

Kristy Sadlon is happy that Tonya was thinking of her on Rotary Rose Day. She is also happy that Jolene and Henrik’s gathering was awesome and finally, she is happy her son sat through the entire play of “A Cinderella Tale” that was held at the Thrasher Opera House.

John Olson is very happy today for Linda Putzer’s exceptional service at M&I Bank.

Rick Bunge is happy that Richard received a raise.

Dr Richard Zimman is super happy for being on the front page of the newspaper.

Steve Sorenson is happy that it is St. Urho Day (Saint of Finland) He wore blue and white to show his pride!

Pat Himebaugh is happy that his daughter Amanda received a $2000 scholarship to St. Benedicts for acting.

Linda Putzer is happy that spring is here and so is baseball and soccer season.

Bill Neill is happy for St. Patrick!

Ian Stapleton and Barb Evensen are both happy that the Children’s Fair is coming up in one month. (Don’t forget – signups will be coming around soon for volunteers!)

Helga Rikkers is happy to hold her new granddaughter at the Madison airport. She is also happy that her husband took her away to Mexico for a week to relax and celebrate the recent sale of one of their investment properties. She knocked seven books out while on vacation!

Queen of Spades 50/50 Raffle

$264.50 was in the pot and Steve Sorenson’s number was drawn by Megan Wuske. He pulled the Jack of Hearts. Better luck next time Steve! There are now 28 cards left and the Queen is still hiding.

Today’s Program: Mayoral Candidate Deano Pape 

When Steve Sorenson introduced our program speaker, he stated “The Forensics Program is living and breathing because of Deano’s dedication”! Well, he sure was right. Deano is running for Mayor of the City of Ripon, against Gary Will. They recently had a debate at Maplecrest Assisted Living and it was so exciting, a few residents fell asleep listening to them.

Deano grew up on a hog farm in Iowa and knew he was not going to follow in his father’s footsteps on the farm. He graduated from Central Iowa College and moved to Ripon. He has been teaching at Ripon College for 12 years and is very involved with numerous community organizations. After hearing a comment made that he didn’t agree with at a City Counsel meeting, he decided to run for alderman and make a change.

What will Deano bring to Ripon? He will bring three important qualities to the city as Mayor: listening ears, common sense and experience. With many years of experience in the Chamber of Commerce and City Counsel, he is very optimistic for Ripon’s future. He is willing to talk to anyone about their concerns; just as long as it is not griping. Deano stated that it's okay to have a complaint, as long as you have a proposed solution to accompany it. Good luck Deano!

Upcoming Programs and Events

March 20 - Kiwanis International President Paul Palazzolo comes to Appleton to speak on “Achieving Club Excellence.”  What a great opportunity to connect with our KI family right in our own backyard!

March 23 – Committee Meeting! We’ll meet to see how far we’ve come to close the gap between our current reality and our vision for the committees in this first half of our Kiwanis year.

March 30 – Ray Loth from Collier Legacy Planning will lead an educational workshop on financial planning.

March 30 – West Bend Kiwanis Club Germanfest! So much fun!

April 6 – Richard Zimman will lead another stimulating discussion about education. It's always a treat to hear Richard's perspective!

April 13 – Fond du Lac County Executive Al Buechel may tell us about the new half a percent sales tax in Fond du Lac County (the topic is up to him)!

April 20 – Biscuit, the miniature dachshund therapy dog, will sit patiently while her owner, Pat Grahn, tells us how Biscuit fosters a love of reading in elementary students at the Ripon elementary schools. My son, Noah, just loves it when Biscuit visits twice a week. You won't want to miss this program!

April 27 – Brian Wells will tell us about his mission trip to Haiti, which took place in the weeks following the traumatic earthquake in Port au Prince.