Regular Meeting, October 27, 2010

(Here's a photo from last week that didn't get published. It is Tom and his Daughter, Christina, who has been redeployed to Afghanistan in December. Good luck, Christina and we will look forward to hearing from you when you get back.)

Attendance was 20 including guests Dave & Linda Grahek, and Dan & Maybelle Harri.

President Tim reminded the Club of the following dates:

➢ NOV 10 MEETING IS AT THE GARDEN VIEW (OLD STILLWATERS) FACILITY IN CALUMET. LUNCH WILL BE CATERED BY THE IRSH TIMES.

➢ Friday Dec 3: Bell Ringing at Pat’s IGA in Calumet.

➢ Tuesday Feb 15: Club Visioning project at 5 p.m., Irish Times. We need and Expect all members to attend. There will be No Wednesday meeting on February 16. A Signup sheet was passed around today and again next week.

Our Club was Happy today, i.e. lots of Happy Dollars and Announcements:

Tom Tikkanen announced Main Street will hold a Business After Hours at the Main Street office in Calumet on Thursday, October 28, at 5 p.m. Come meet the new tenants in Calumet and in the Main St Center.

Dan Dalquist announced a seminar by Franklin-Templeton Investments on Investing For The Next Decade, to be held on Tuesday, November 02 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the De Le Terre Restaurant in Lake Linden. Please call Dan to RSVP.

Chuck Nelson announced the Keweenaw Health Foundation concert at the Calumet Theatre on Thursday. November 4, featuring ventriloquist and comedian, Kevin Johnson, and guaranteed to be a family show.

A number of other Happy dollars were offered causing President Tim to remind us our program needed time!

Program: Dan Harri is the new General Manager of the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. Dan is a professionally trained executive chef. He graduated from CLK Schools in 1980. His work experience includes 18 years as chef and Executive Chef for Don Shula’s restaurants, Chef at Sandal’s Resorts, Planet Hollywood and several other locations. Bottom line, he has a ton of experience in the restaurant and service industry.

Dan has found the move from corporate to county-owned to be a challenge. He is the 15th GM since the Lodge opened in 1934. He has hit the ground running spending time learning the nuances of the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and organizing the staff and systems. Dan and the staff have been creative in their efforts. Example: Dan delivered all the scrap metal lying around the Lodge and sold it as scrap. The money raised has been used for moving and repurposing the antique Toro tractor to the 1st Tee as a photo opportunity for customers.

Ninety % of the visitors to the Lodge are from outside of our area. In order to encourage residents of Houghton and Keweenaw counties to use the Lodge, Dan announced a 15% discount to any resident of either county. He reminded us the lodge will offer a skating rink, toboggan hill, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing and that it will have a picnic area open with hot coffee and hot water. Of course, users are encouraged to order a meal and beverage.

Dan’s passion for his job is very apparent when you hear him and I think he will be successful. We look forward to our next visit to the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge.

Again, we need a CLK Rotary member to help write this blog. It would be good to have two or more authors and move the job around. Contact Dan Dalquist


(President Tim gives Dan our treasured CLK Rotary Cup for his interesting program.)

Regular Meeting, October 20, 2010

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Attendance today was 25, including guests Dave & Linda Grahek, Bob Sharkey, Christine Tikkanen, Linda Lowell, and Elden Johnson,President of Houghton Rotary.

President Tim reminded the Club of the following dates:

Ø Friday December 03: Bell Ringing at Pat’s IGA in Calumet.

Ø Tuesday February 15, 2011: Club Visioning project at 5 p.m. at the Irish Times. We need and Expect all members to attend. No Wednesday meeting on February 16.

Ø Friday March 11, 2011: CLK annual Rotary Community Spaghetti Dinner project at Irish Times.

A variety of announcements and happy dollars: Tom Tikkanen introduced his daughter Airman Christina Tikkanen. She has just graduated from the USAF Intelligence training school and is enjoying a short leave. Amy Roberts announced she had BSA popcorn for sale and raffle tickets for CLK Jr. Hockey.

Elden Johnson gave a brief update on the CHOICES program. Last year 400 students received the program. This year over 500 area students will see the CHOICES message. Elden, and Jim Lowell, our CHOICES chairperson. need more Rotary members to train as presenters.

Program: Jim Lowell talked about his experiences as a bee-keeper. Jim demonstrated how a hive was assembled and explained the function of the brood hives as opposed to the Super where the honey is produced.

We learned the queen uses the brood hives for laying eggs that produce worker bees. The worker bees fly to the various flowers & plants to collect nectar. That process also pollinates plants. Jim told us the true value of bees is their ability to pollinate. A secondary value is the honey.

One of the questions asked was how the bees are prepared for winter. Jim said he removes the Supers and leaves only brood hives. He wraps the hive (containing several brood hives) in waxed cardboard for insulation. The bees will stay inside until temps exceed 40 degrees then they will leave for a cleansing flight. Jim explained one of the threats was ice build up over the combs which stops the bees from having food and they starve. He needs to remove moisture to reduce the chances of ice buildup.

A very interesting program. Thanks Jim!

Request: I need a CLK Rotary member to help write this blog. Would be good to have 2 authors and rotate every quarter. Contact Dan Dalquist.

Regular Meeting, October 13, 2010

Attendance: 20, including guests Dave & Linda Grahek, Bob Sharkey, and Tom Vichich and Julie Crowl of the Copper Country Marrow Registry Drive.

Welcome: Chris Davidson – Horizon’s Principal - CLK Schools

Glad to report that Andy Murtagh attended today’s meeting. Andy reports his daughter in Canada is “holding her own” in her fight with health issues. We are glad you are back Andy.

(The picture is Julie Crowl and Tom Vichich of the Copper Country Registery Drive for bone marrow donors.)

Announcements:
1. LAST CHANCE HIGHWAY PICKUP Saturday Oct 16 at 0900. Meet at the corner of Pine St and US 41 on the north side of Calumet.

2. Amy Roberts asks CLK rotary members to consider travelling to Green Bay WI on Nov 10 to hear the Rotary International President speak. She also said Paul Harris Fellows will be subsidized for this event only, with the District contributing $250 and RI National contributing $250. In short, for a contribution to Rotary Foundation of $500, you can receive a Paul Harris Fellowship and have it presented to you personally by the International President of Rotark, Tay Klinginsmith. Quite the opportunity!

3. Happy $$: Several contributions were made from members including Happy Dollars for Terry Smythe for receiving the Salvation Army Citizen of the Year award. Congratulations to Terry!

4. Bob Sharkey – incoming District governor, presented an opportunity for our club to make some money by selling coffee from Green Mountain. Selling a bag of ground coffee for $10 will bring $3 to our Club and $1 to any country growing coffee beans for clean water projects. Bob also announced an opportunity to buy winter coats for children at a price of $17. The coats will have a tag inside the coat indicating Rotary donated the coat. For more info, contact Bob Sharkey.

Also, Bob said that the district meeting planning committee will meet on Thurs Oct 14 at 5:30 pm at the Library Restaurant & Bar in Houghton.

Program: Julie Crowl and Tom Vichich talked with the Club about the process of becoming a bone marrow donor. On Wednesday, Oct 20th, from 11:30 to 7 p.m., a Bone marrow registry drive will be held at the Finnish American Center on Quincy Street in Hancock. Cost to register is $25. Donors need to be in good health and between the ages of 18-60. Registry involves some paperwork and taking a swab from inside your cheek. Once complete, the donor stays on the Registry until a match is found.

This effort is being done to help Pete Nissila find a bone marrow donor. Pete, a member of the Hancock Rotary Club, ran Nissila’s Greenhouse in Ripley. He and his wife closed the business and relocated to Oregon where Pete found work as his city’s horticulturist. This summer he developed a cold that became more sever. He was diagnosed with an acute and rapid form of leukemia. His best chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant from a donor with a Scandinavian background.

More info on bone marrow donors can be found at: www.marrow.com which is the site for the Be The Match Foundation.

In addition to actually becoming a donor, you might just offer to sponsor a potential donor by contributing the $25 to the registry. The CLK Rotary Club Board of Directors will investigate at their next board meeting being a sponsor for potential donors.

See you next week.


(Julie makes a heart-felt plea to our members to become bone marrow donors)

Business Meeting, October 8, 2010

(Our two October birthday boys, Dick & Jim.)

Attendance = 21, including guests Dave & Linda Grahek who will soon be heading south. Also, todays school representative was Karyn King, Elementary School Principal of the CLK School system.

We haven't seen Andy for a while. Hmmmm.

Announcements: CLK Rotary Highway Cleanup rescheduled for Saturday October 09 at 0900. Meet at the corner of Pine St and US 41 on the north side of Calumet. Phil: please put this on your schedule!

Birthdays this month: Jim Lowell on Oct 1 and Richard Schaefer on Oct 11. The Club enthusiastically sang them Happy Birthday!

Treasurer's Report: Sandy Huuki gave the financial report. Current balance in the bank = $11,680.66.

Upcoming programs: October 13, Bone Marrow Registry; Oct 20, open; Oct 27, open. Please send President Tim your suggestions for programs.

Attendance report: September attendance = 67%. Thanks to all. Perfect Attendance for September: Patsi, Dan, Steve D, Joel, Sandy, Kathy, Don K, Jim Lowell and Scott.

President Tim announced the following: 1) The Oct 02 Highway pickup was cancelled due to lack of supplies and is rescheduled to Sat Oct 09 at 0900. 2) Salvation Army Bell Ringing is set for Fri Dec 03 from 10 am to 8 pm at Pat’s IGA in Calumet. Sign up sheet will be sent around each week. Need 2 person teams for 1 hour shifts. 3) Nov 10 is a special Rotary meeting in Green Bay with the Rotary International president. This is an opportunity that you will get rarely so check with Tim for more details if you can attend. 4) Board meeting will be the 3^rd Tuesday of each month at the Range Bank conference room.

Committee Reports:

a: Education/Choices/Scholarship: Jim Lowell is looking for CLK Rotary members who can serve as Choices mentors. Jim can conduct the necessary training. Contact Jim if you can help.

b: Spaghetti Dinner: Kevin Store – event date is Friday March 11.

C: Visioning: Rich Schaefer – Tentative date of Feb 01 from 5pm – 9pm at the Irish times. This event will need 70% of the Club members to attend. It is crucial for us to participate to help our Club plan for the next 5 yrs. Put Feb 01 2011 on your calendar.

D: Foundation – Amy not present

E: Italian Hall Illuminary – Jeff Primeau not present

Drawing was help and won by our president.

See you next week.