Tue April 26

Great meeting today!

We began with Fellowship by Rae Riser.

Lots of Rotarians and families in the news!

A reminder of the Race Against Polio

Saturday, MAY 7, Mantua Dam Trail

All proceeds will go to fight Polio worldwide.

Also a note that there are matching funds available

for Paul Harris Fellowship awards.

Contact Dan price for details

Our speaker today was

Past District Governor Tom Powell

and his guest Doug Schmidt,

next year's District Rotaract Chair.

Tom shared information with us about Rotaract

and how to get a club going.

Our club is presently working on putting together

a Rotaract club through the USU Extension.

Rotaract is a great program for us to align with.

"I2R2R"

Interact to Rotaract to Rotary.

Next week we will hear from our inbound

foreign exchange student, Lea Herbers.

That will be a meeting you won't want to miss!

Tue April 19 - I'M TOTALLY BUGGED!

It was a great day for an

Administrative Assistant's Luncheon.

We had a number of guests in attendance

and had the distinct opportunity to hear

a presentation on Bed Bugs!

There was a lot of squirming and scratching going on

as we learned the datails of the dreaded bed bug

and how prolific they have become lately.

Our presenter, Kevin Thorne,

brought far more pictures than most wanted to see,

as well as a jar of bed bugs for those who were tough enough

to pass around and look at up close.

Laurie Liddell got real close

and let a couple of them nibble her arm...

Quite an interesting Admin Asst Day!

For those wondering who won the "pop top prize":

Travis Rose guessed the bag of pop tops weighed 5.0 pounds.

Actual weight was 5.1 pounds.

Nice job Travis!

Just in Case You Looked....

Ray Klinginsmith is the current R.I President

Kalyan Banerjee is President-Elect

This month's Rotarian Magazine lead article is about Cholera in Haiti

April is Magazine Month

Upcoming RI Conventions:

New Orleans 2011

Bangkok Thailand 2012

Lisbon Portugal 2013

Sydney Australia 2014

Sao Paulo Brazil 2015

Seoul Korea 2016

Paul Harris was born April 19, 1868

In 2010, R.I added and new avenue of service:

New generations Service

Tue Apr 5

Good afternoon, Rotarians and guests!

Welcome to the Brigham City Rotary Website/Blog.

Meeting was a little sparsley attended today.

We had a number of people missing and/or excused.

We extend condolences to Rotarians Paul Damon

on the passing of his mother-in-law

and Bruce Vellinga

on the passing of his brother this last week.

Our prayers are with you and your families.

Welcome home Richard Scott!

It's good to have you back with us for the summer.

Rae Riser brought us up to date on community happenings

and a quartet sang Happy Birthday to Ken Kennedy.

Larry Boyer was kind to us today

but gave some clues about important April dates

we should all be aware of for the next meeting.

April 19th. Hmmmmmm?

Bruce Vellinga introduced our speaker today

since Laurie Vellinga was unable to attend.

Something about seawater and free food...

Dan Manning, from the Ogden/Weber ATC

was our speaker today. He presented information

about the State "Custom Fit" training program

helping businesses become more productive and efficient.

Thanks, Dan, for sharing with us today.

Next week, Dave Farnes is in charge of the program

and he promises it will be a good one!

Two weeks is the Administrative Assistants Luncheon.

Rotary License Plates are available!!

The new Rotary License Plates are now available!

The extra funds from the purchase of a Rotary designated plate

goes directly to the Youth Programs in Utah.

I know there were a number of you that signed up

and committed to purchase a Rotary Plate.

Now is the time! Get yours today!

And help fund Rotary Youth Programs!

Tuesday March 29

We had a full house today!

It was great to see every seat filled.

President Jim Moore announced the passing of Shirley Simper,

widow of Rotarian and PDG James Simper.

Her funeral was held yesterday and a donation was made

to the club in her name by friends of the Simpers.

Malone Molgard reviewed the information for the

Rotary Torch Run to be held in Mantua

on May 7, 2011.

The 4.2 mile course runs around Mantua Resevoir

and will be used as a fund raiser for Polio Plus.

The cost to run the race will be $20.00 per participant

and will include a T-shirt and entry into a raffle.

Rae Riser presented fellowship and

Rennie Bott was serenaded with Happy Birthday.

Larry Boyer gave us a reprieve from

Sergeant-At-Arms today

as we were running a little over.

Jack Molgard introduced our speaker

Mr Craig Bunnell

State of Utah Director for the

Guardian Ad Litem program

which provides court appointed attorneys for

abused and neglected children.

"It is the duty of the Guardian Ad Litem

To stand in the shoes of the child."

We appreciate Mr Bunnell for his

informative presentation.

Next week Laurie Liddell has our program.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Tuesday March 22

Rotary meeting today was a variety of

items and topics.

We were first happy to hear from Rae Riser

as she brought us up to date on club members

and family in the news.

Travis Rose filled the Sergeant-At-Arms spot today

and raised funds for the Foundation.

President Moore reviewed Club projects Year to Date

inlcuding $2000 donation to the Ecuador Schools project

in joint effort with the Logan Rotary Clubs

Also, $1000 donated the the Uganda/Rwanda Dental project

spearheaded by Rotarian Jerry Capener.

Locally, we are in the process of planning

a "Welcome to Brigham City" sign

jointly with the Brigham Kiwanis Club.

A preliminary proposal from Bott Monument

was shown and looked very nice.

Eventually we would like to place them

in multiple locations entering the city.

Newer member Jeff Scott gave his

Classification talk today telling us about

his family, education and chosen profession.

Great to have Jeff in the Club!

We then heard from Rotarian Jerry Capener

as he shared a slide presentation of his recent trip

to Uganda and Rwanda to provide dental equipment

and training to local dental professionals.

His trip was from Jan 15, 2011 to Feb 15, 2011

Thanks, Jerry, for the presentation and for

allowing us to help the people of Uganda/Rwanda.

Next week our guest speaker will be

Attorney Roger Baron.

See you then!