08/25/14

 

Joan Loew called the meeting to order.

Student Rotarians will begin in September.

A thank you was received from Ragbrai.

 

Announcements:

  • Golf Tournament was scheduled for Aug. 23rd and was rained out. Rain date will be September 12th. Rain date will be the 19th.
  • Rotary shirts are available from Kerns. Info is on the website. Call Mike to order your shirt.
  • A makeup visit will be made to Sumer on Wednesday, Aug. 27th. Call Al Sanderson if interested in attending.
  • Performance of LeRoy VanDyke will be at the Williams Center on Aug. 30th.
  • No Meeting on Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day.
  • Next meeting will be Monday, Sept. 8th. A board meeting will follow.

 

Birthdays:

Aug. 26 - Steve Sanders and Debra Leisinger

Aug. 29 – Clint Berryman

Aug. 30 – Todd Granberg

Sept 6 – Sarah Lewis

 

Anniversaries:

Sept. 4 – Bob & Virginia Larimer 49 years

 

Member Anniversary Dates:

Aug. 27 – Kent Nelson 15 years

Aug 29 – Sandie Graf 9 years

Aug 30 – Steve Westerberg 4 years

Sept 1 – Bob Larimer 27 years

 

Happy Bucks

Bob Larimer, Jamie Letzring, Gene Fuelling, Deb Howard, Ashley Eckenrod, Kathy Larsen, Steve Westerberg & Terri Derflinger.

 

Drawing was for $10 with no carry over. Deb Howard won.

Fines were assessed for those not planning on attending the Williams Center performance on the 30th. Deb Howard was fined for winning the drawing and Steve Westerberg was fined for a comment!!

 

Speaker was Amy Wright from Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. Amy is the manager of the new OB/Women’s Clinic at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein that opened Aug. 21st. Amy told of the new clinic, hours, staffing and services available. There are two mid wives in Oelwein the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, working into everyday as needed. An OB patient will be able to have 11 of their 12 prenatal appointments locally, with the initial first appointment and delivery in Waterloo. Ultrasound, Dietician and Social Workers are all available to the patients. The clinic is located on the 4th floor of Mercy Hospital.

 

Next meeting is Sept. 8th at noon at Luigi’s. A board meeting will follow.