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Ripples from the Rapids Archive
| Ripples from the Rapids - July 23, 2002 |
Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
RIPPLES FROM THE RAPIDS
Larry H. Christy, Editor
Telephone 363-6301
E-mail Rcofcedar@aol.com
District 5970
Club 2185
Chartered June 1, 1914
www.rotaryclubofcedarrapids.org
June 23, 2002 Monday
RIPPLES ON THE INTERNET Monday's program has been changed. Steve Gray, President of McLeodUSA has a conflict and instead our speaker will be Beth Ingram, Chair of the Iowa Economic Forecasting Council. She will speak about Iowa's Tax Situation.
ELLEN GORDON, ADMINISTRATOR/HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR, IOWA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Governor Vilsack appointed Ellen M. Gordon, Administrator of the Iowa Emergency Management Division, as Iowa's new Homeland Security Advisor on October 8, 2001, approximately one month after the Attack on America on September 11. Before October 8 the Iowa Emergency Management Division had been involved in a good deal of planning for a possible terrorist attack. In 1998, the division began to develop a strategy for response. In announcing the appointment, the Governor stated that "We must ensure that all of Iowa's citizens are protected from terrorists. Ms. Gordon will help lead and coordinate security efforts to ensure the safety of Iowa families and businesses." Gordon now works closely with the newly created federal Homeland Security Office, headed by former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge. Iowa has a multi-hazard approach to emergency planning, including terrorism. This means having plans in place to cover all types of disaster. Since September 11, the focus has been on updating the emergency response plan in those areas specifically relating to terrorism. Iowa is part of a 47-state partnership to provide material help in case of a terrorist attack or any other type of disaster. Since her appointment, Gordon has been spearheading a multi-agency task force charged with preparing state government to prevent and respond to and recover from terrorist attacks. The task force includes representation from the Department of Public Safety, Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa National Guard, Department of Transportation, Information Technology Department as well as private sector partners. The group has been assessing current security capabilities of state government and is using this information to refine the state's domestic preparedness plan. The protection of Iowa's critical assets is the top priority of the strategic plan being developed by the task force. Critical assets include services like electric, gas and water utilities, telecommunications, banking, insurance, as well as public event venues where large groups of people gather and buildings symbolic of our democracy and economy, like the State Capitol Building. The task force has a draft of its recommendations prepared now and the strategic plan should be finalized in August.
MONDAY, JULY 29, 2002 BETH INGRAM, CHAIR, IOWA ECONOMIC FORCASTING COUNCIL
UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS
August 5, 2002 - Wade Wagner, Commissioner of Parks & Recreation, City of Cedar Rapids. August 12, 2002 - Elizabeth Horton-Plasket, Director, Iowa Environmental Council. August 19, 2002 - Lee Benfield, Iowa Department of Transportation - Highway 100. August 26, 2002 - Mark Farley, Head Football Coach, University of Northern Iowa. All Rotary meetings scheduled through September 30, 2002 will be held at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel.
RON NEIL RECEIVES CLUB APPRECIATION AWARD
The Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids approved the granting of three "Appreciation Awards" to Non-Rotarian community leaders for the 2001-2002 Rotary year. The awards focus on a specific charitable activity or area of interest of the recipient to which they have made an extraordinary contribution. Former President, Marc Gullickson, introduced Ronald D. Neil as our third Appreciation Award recipient for 2001-2002. The Friends of the Library is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization formed November 1, 1971 to: (1) Support the Cedar Rapids Public Library services and programs. (2) Promote literacy through outreach programs that encourage and enhance reading through the community. (3) Conduct fundraising activities to assist with library and outreach projects. The organization raises between $25,000 and $30,000 a year in support of the library. Each year during the first weekend of November, Friends host their major fundraising event of the year, the Annual Book Sale at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Proceeds from this event plus membership contributions, corporate support, and grants allow Friends to provide: Funding to the Cedar Rapids Public Library for equipment and programs, Babies and Books hospital packets for parents of newborns, Reading is Fundamental (RIF) distribution of paperback books to preschoolers, Clifford the Big Red Dog appearances at library story hours, preschools and elementary schools to promote reading and literacy and Books-By-Mail service for the homebound. Ron Neil is retired after 32 years with Merchants National Bank/Firstar. He served on a United Way Allocation Team from 1997-2002. He is a board member of LINNHAVEN. He served as President of Friends of the Library in 2001 and has served as Treasurer of the organization from 1998 to the present. He is involved with the Indian Creek Nature Center. A few years ago several significant issues surfaced concerning Friends. There had been a significant decline in organization membership and in board level interest. Ron jumped in as Treasurer and later President and solidified the organization, breathing new life and energy into the Friends structure thereby allowing the group to continue its significant contributions to the library. It is an honor for the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids to present Ron Neil with a Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids Appreciation Award. A contribution of $500 has been made in Ron's name to the Friends of the Library.
RIPPLES ROTARY WEEK/ROTARIANS IN THE NEWS
George Baldwin has been elected president of the Cedar Rapids Community Concert Jim Kern has been appointed assistant director of Association. Brucemore, Inc. in Cedar Rapids. He will be responsible for Brucemore public relations, member relations, volunteer coordination, event and Connie Richardson has education programming and marketing strategies. Dee joined the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art as gift planning director. Baird has been promoted to vice president, continuing education and training services and Cheryle Mitvalsky has been promoted to vice Len president, resource development at Kirkwood Community College. Strand has been elected vice president and Dick Meisterling is a newly Brad elected member of the board of directors of the History Center. Kiburz has been named vice president, marketing at Rinderknecht Lee Clancey has been appointed to the BankIowa board Associates, Inc. Rick Sellers has been appointed to the Federal of directors. Communications Commission's new Media Security and Reliability Council. The council will address how critical communications can be assured The National after terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Association of Broadcasters has named KMRY, owned by Rick Sellers, as one of five finalists for the annual "Marconi Awards". The winner will Robin Mixdorf recently joined the Familybe announced in September. Les Marquart has been elected to a Services board of directors. two-year term as regional vice president for the Iowa Association of Diane Ramsey was elected to serve on the board of directorsRealtors. of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry's board of directors. Diane Ramsey has been elected secretary of the board of directors of The former Cherry Burrell Four Oaks, Inc. of Iowa, Cedar Rapids. factory on 10th Avenue SE, owned by Rotarian Bob Chadima, was featured in a recent Cedar Rapids Gazette article "Cherry Building shines in 'brownfields' area."
BLUE BADGES
Craig Campbell, Johnie Johnson, Yvonne Jonas and Dennis Redmond traded their red badges for permanent blue badges and received their certificates of membership in the Cedar Rapids Rotary Club at the meeting on July 22. They have all completed their new member requirements by participating in a club orientation session and achieving a good attendance level over at least a six-month period of membership.
ATTENDANCE APOLOGY
Our apology to Larry Kudej who was erroneously omitted from the Attendance Report published in last week's Ripples. Larry also had 100% attendance for the period January 1 - June 30, 2002.
THE 4,192nd MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF CEDAR RAPIDS - 7/22/02Presiding: President Carroll Reasoner. Greeters: George Baldwin and Jay Johnson. Badges: Steve Heyer. Attendance Cards: Nick Gearhart. Invocation: Matt Noffke. Guests & Visiting Rotarians: Amy Johnson Boyle. News: Tim Boyle (WMT-AM). Introduction of Speaker: Juli Smith. Speaker's Gift: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ATTENDANCE REPORT TOTAL MEMBER COUNT - 334 (22 HONORARY) NUMBER USED FOR ATTENDANCE - 265 (EXCLUDES 69 HONORARY & EXEMPT MEMBERS) MEMBERS PRESENT - 179 (6 HONORARY, 20 EXEMPT) GUESTS PRESENT - 20 MAKE-UPS - 39 PERCENTAGE FOR THIS MEETING - 71.70% PERCENTAGE FOR JULY 2002 - 64.59% PERCENTAGE FOR ROTARY YEAR 2002-2003 (4 MEETINGS) - 64.59% PERCENTAGE FOR ROTARY YEAR 2001-2002 - 69.14% PERCENTAGE FOR ROTARY YEAR 2000-2001 - 67.66% PERCENTAGE FOR ROTARY YEAR 1999-2000 - 67.42% PERCENTAGE FOR ROTARY YEAR 1998-1999 - 66.16% MAKE-UPS MARION/EAST CEDAR RAPIDS, 07/02/02: Chris Dolan, Dave Mahlke, Howard Ohsman, John Botkin, Jim Klinger, Parnell Proctor, Maxwell Grant and David Evans. MARION/EAST CEDAR RAPIDS, 07/09/02: Chris Dolan, Dave Mahlke, Jim Klinger, Nevin Meredith, Karen Parker, Ellen Howrey and Jim Tinker. CEDAR RAPIDS WEST, 07/10/02: No Report Received to Date. MARION/EAST CEDAR RAPIDS, 07/16/02: Eugene Bender, Dave Mahlke, Jim Klinger, Karen Parket, Ellen Howrey, Jim Weems, Maxwell Grant, John Cunningham, Bruce Fenchel, Howard Ohsman and Bud Wiese.. CEDAR RAPIDS WEST, 07/17/02: Dave Kubicek, Ron Fielder, Steve Ovel, Larry Kudej, Ellen Howrey and Linda Kuster. CEDAR RAPIDS SUNRISE, 07/18/02: No Report Received to Date. CEDAR RAPIDS DAYBREAK, 07/19/02: Jan Boland, Kelly Baier, Linda Winston, Carey Downs Gibson and Terry Gibson. OTHER: None. ROTARIAN GUESTS Bernie Burmeister and Bruce Lindholm (Sunrise), Donna Petersen, Gary Bartlett, Herman Ginsberg, Karen Downey Beals and Mary Lou Erlacher (West) and Pat Deignan and Brian Brown (Daybreak). GUESTS OF MEMBERS Amy Geiger and Ron Neil (Marc Gullickson), Jane Harrison (Knitter), Doug Fell and Pat Berntsen (Cheryle Mitvalsky), Julio Garcia (Chuck Larson), Lisa Gibney, Lumir Dostal and Ned Wright (Arnold-Olson), and Swati Vandekar (Craig Campbell). OTHER GUESTS None
NEW CLUB WEB SITE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Open your Internet browser (AOL, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, etc.).
2. Key in the site address (www.rotaryclubofcedarrapids.org).
3. In the field entitled, "User" key in your full e-mail address. (Example: rcofcedar@aol.com).
4. In the field entitled, "Password" key in the club password: crr0tary. The "o" in Rotary is the number "zero" key.
5. Most computers will ask if you would like your password saved. If this computer is your primary computer, you will want to select "yes". This will save you from having to type in the user name and password each time you visit.
6. Click the "Go button to proceed to the password-protected areas of the site.
7. If you cannot access the site call Larry Christy (363-6301) or E-mail (Rcofcedar@aol.com).
QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKERS
It would be appreciated if members asking questions of the speaker after his or her presentation would stand and identify themselves as a courtesy to both the speaker and the audience.
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 President Carroll J. Reasoner 365-9461 President-Elect Chuck Peters 366-8878 Past President Marc R. Gullikcson 363-9245 Director Daniel R. Baldwin 362-8500 Director John M. Bickel 365-9461 Director Larry J. Helling 862-0919 Director Ronda M. Hill 362-0024 Director Thomas R. Hobson 295-5777 Director Leonard R. Ranson 396-6608 Director Judith Ann Whetstine 363-6333 Secretary/Treasurer Larry H. Christy 363-6301 Sergeant-at-Arms George K. Baldwin 362-4093
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