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

Friday Noon - Viroqua @ Firehouse Restaurant