ROTARY CLUB of LA CRESCENT, MN
Mark Your Calendars
April 4
Highway Cleanup
Join us for a hour or two to help beautify our fine community. Meet at the Legion at 9 AM. See Tom for details.
April 18
Neighbors Day
Continuing our spring cleanup, this is the day we give a hand to those that need help with those necessary spring chores. See Ron for details.
April 18
District Assembly
Why is everything on the same day? For those that aren’t cleaning up, here is an opportunity to meet district Rotarians and learn what is new and what we can do to further Rotary’s service mission. At the Dells. See Ron for details.
May 1-3
District 6250 Conference
Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids.
Thank You
To Ben Barton for helping us fight cancer by buying daffodils (and bears).
To Doug Harpenau for another fine Community Breakfast.
ROTARY PLAYGROUND FUND
98%
Be sure to donate your Quillin’s receipts to this project.
May Service
Programs: Leo Chaput
Greeter: Doug Harpenau
Rotary Moment: Lynn Reynolds
Songs: Earl Seaton
Setup/Takedown: Dahl/Chaput
Fines: Joe Thesing
Rotary Club of La Crescent
Club #2676
District #6250
Chartered March 10, 1982
The Rotarian
How about putting a copy or two of Rotary’s magazine in your waiting area? After you have read it of course. It will help spread the word about Rotary.
International Service
The Club has voted to do another service project in Nicaragua. We are working on what form the project will take and who our partner(s) will be See Steve to volunteer.
Community Service
The Board is developing a list of potential community service projects for the club’s consideration. These will be presented in April. Please let Bill know if you have a suggestion.
Quotes of the Month
Hello again, everybody. It’s a bee- yooo-tiful day for baseball.
Harry Caray
Let’s play two.
Ernie Banks
No, we don’t cheat. And even if we did, I’d never tell you.
Tommy Lasorda
How can I play baseball if I’m stupid? If I was stupid, I wouldn’t have pitched in the World Series. I’d be playing ball in Mexico or Yugoslavia or on Pluto.
Joaquin Andujar
2008-09 Officers/Chairpersons
President Ron Wilke
President Elect Steve Mau
Vice President Jon Amlaw
Past President Jeff Rood
Secretary Margaret Johnson
Treasurer Bev Jiardina
Director ‘09 Lynn Gundlach
Director ‘09 Lynn Reynolds
Director ‘10 Sean Parker
Director ‘10 Bill Ohm
Service to Club – Bev Jiardina
Membership TBA
4-Way Test Dinner Mary Grattan
Applefest Tom Fuchsel
Christmas Party Mac Dahl & Bev Jiardina
Fund Raising Doug Harpenau
Newsletter Bill Ohm
Historian Mary Grattan
Changeover Dinner Mary Grattan & Bev Jiardina
Rose Sale Doug Harpenau
Rotary Works Foundation Jon Amlaw &
Sean Parker
Community Breakfast Doug Harpenau
Service to Community – Bill Ohm
Highway Clean-up Tom Fuchsel
Helping Hand Fund Jon Amlaw
Relay for Life Ben Barton
Rotary Lights Leo Chaput & Joe Thesing
Super Event Bob Formanek
Myrick-Hixon EcoPark Bill Ohm
Neighbors Day Ron Wilke
Playground Doug Harpenau & Mary Grattan
International Service – Steve Mau
Youth Exchange Doug Harpenau
Exchange Student Daniela Hostos (Colombia.)
Host Families
Fall ‘08 Julie Beddow-Shubert & Chris Schubert
Winter ’08-’09 Lori Schiltz
Spring ‘09 Todd & Teresa Hase
PolioPlus TBA
Vocational Service – Jeff Rood
Interact Jeff Rood
Rotary Club of La Crescent
P.O. Box 56
La Crescent, MN 55947
Make Dreams Real
April 2009
1 April Fool’s Day
2 Birthday – Steve Mau
3 Program – Choosing A Community Project – Bill Ohm
4 Highway Cleanup
6 Seattle @ Twins
7 Brewers @ San Francisco
9 Board Meeting @ 7 AM
10 Program – Neighbors Day – Sue Howe
12 Easter
15 Income Taxes Due
17 Program – Holmen Rotary’s International Project – Dean McHugh (Tentative)
18 Neighbor’s Day
18 District Assembly
25 Program – Neighbors in Action – Sandy Graves (Tentative)
Programs: Larry Pupp
Greeter: Bill Ohm
Rotary Moment: Bob Formanek
Songs: John Benton
Setup/Takedown: Chaput/Dahl
Fines: Tom Fuchsel
La Crescent Club Meeting
Friday @ 7:00 AM
La Crescent American Legion Club
509 North Chestnut Street
Area Make-up Opportunities
Monday Noon - La Crosse East @ Forest Hills
Monday 6:00 PM - Onalaska @ Seven Bridges
Tuesday 7:30 AM - La Crosse North @ Skipperliner Headquarters
Wednesday 7:00 AM – Holmen @ Holmen Village Hall
Wednesday 7:30 AM – Valley View @ Famous Dave’s
Wednesday Noon - Winona @ Westfield Golf Course
Wednesday 7:00 PM – Rotaract @ Grounded Specialty Coffee
April 8th & 22nd
Thursday Noon - La Crosse Downtown @ Radisson Center
Friday 7:30 AM - Caledonia @ Farmhouse Eatery