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Teacher of the Year
May 18, 2016
John Hurd was the master of ceremonies for the Rotary Teacher of the Year Presentation. Each year we recognize a teacher for having a lifelong positive effect on students. This is the 24th year our Club has recognized an outstanding Petoskey teacher. “We ask a lot of our teachers, and as a society, we tend not to give them the recognition they deserve, particularly in these times, with so much focus on standards, rankings, teacher evaluations, testing, taxes, etc., etc.” John thanked the members of the Teacher of the Year committee for their efforts. Members include Bob Metzger, Steve Brummeler and Bill and Roger Winslow. John also did a shout-out to the leadership that enables excellent schools with great teachers. Dr. John Scholten and Kent Cartwright were recognized and were asked to convey Club appreciation to the Board and staff. Rick Wiles, a former recipient and Cal Prins, the principal of Central School said a few words before the introduction of the 2016 recipient, Jennifer Greer. Jenny was born in Caro, MI. Dad was a teacher and Mom was a “professional volunteer.” She graduated from CMU, received her teaching certificate from SVSU, and also earned a Master’s in Education. She was introduced to the area when she worked as a summer counselor at Camp Daggett. Her first teaching job was in Cedarville, and after a year, her dream job came open in Petoskey. She nervously applied for it and the school decision makers wisely hired her. Jenny has now taught 1st Grade at Central Elementary for 17 years. When asked where her passion comes from, Jenny talked about wanting to make a difference, and couldn’t imagine doing anything else as meaningful. She also talked about what a great feeling it is when a student “gets it.” She’s very active professionally. The Red Cedar Writing Project and the Foundation for Teaching and Learning are just a couple of examples. Jenny is also very involved in the community. She describes herself as a “chronic volunteer” and is involved with Girls on the Run, Central School Carnival and Band Boosters. Jenny was joined today by her husband Mike, children and two grandchildren. Congratulations to an exceptional teacher and a great contributor to our community |
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International Rotary Trip
May 25, 2016
Afghanistan and Pakistan have 15 cases of polio between them. It is estimated that the world will become polio free in the year 2016. We will continue to immunize to make sure that there are no new cases. Chris made a trip to India in 2004 to immunize children. She then went to Nigeria last year to immunize children. During one of these trips there is an entire team; this time 13 while the trip to India had 114. In this trip one member was a Roteract member and the other was a friend of a Rotary member. All the rest were Rotarians. Nigeria has been polio free since July 24, 2014. Each of the countries that are active in immunizations have set up Emergency Operations Centers that have World Health Organization, Centers For Disease Control, Rotary and others have offices in the same buildings. One of the centers was the first that found the Ebola Virus. The vials of vaccine have to be kept at a certain temperature so there are massive refrigeration units in the buildings to keep the vials safe. If a strip turns black on the vials then the vaccine is no longer effective. The school that they went to had 10,000 children and ones 5 and under are vaccinated. They are orally administered presently though in the future the vaccinations will be done through injection. After immunizations the children are marked with a purple pinky. They are given two drops of the vaccine orally and the purple pinky is a sign that they have been immunized. If they go through an area and see that the pinky is not marked then they administer the vaccine. In villages they go door to door to immunize children. They utilize drumming to bring them out of their houses and there are children that stream out of the houses to see what is going on and they are immunized in the process. There are survivors of polio that exist in the area and there is a company that converts old bicycles in to wheelchairs which help a person gain dignity and mobility. One of the requirements for getting the donated chair is that they have to use it to attend school or get a job so that they can become a productive member of their community.
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Michigan Youth in Government
Jun 01, 2016
There are two ways to learn about government. The first is to read textbooks about what others have done. The second is to take that theoretical knowledge and apply it in an actual government setting. The State YMCA Youth In Government program provides high school and middle school students with a unique opportunity to become acting state legislators, governors, lobbyists, lawyers, committee chairs. The students simulate all phases and positions of the actual state government. These students are challenged with many of the issues our real legislators must face in their elected offices. Our expanded program includes a national issues debate section (National Issues Forum) dealing only with national and international debate. |
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Principled Negotiating
Jun 08, 2016
Principled negotiation is a concept that is based on the book Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and Bill Ury. This approach to negotiation focuses on the interests of the parties and emphasizes conflict management and conflict resolution. Because the goal of principled negotiation is to find a mutually shared outcome, it is sometimes referred to as “win-win”. This represents a very different approach from the stereotypical view of a tough negotiation where one party will inevitably lose, while the other wins. (A win-win negotiation is one where the agreement cannot be improved by further discussions. There is no value left on the table and all creative options have been thoroughly explored.) If we delve into principled negotiation in more detail, we find that there are four central guidelines to the approach:
Principled negotiation is not right for all situations The principled negotiation approach is most popular among academics and mediators. It is not often used in business negotiations. It is important to bear in mind that compromise is not the same as win-win. In a compromise situation, both parties make some sacrifices to find an agreeable outcome. With win-win, both parties achieve their desired outcomes, but neither sacrifices to do so. Certain scenarios do not lend themselves to principled negotiation:
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Jun 11, 2016 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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St. Michael's Academy
Jun 15, 2016
The mission of St. Michael Academy is to inspire students to live a Christ-centered life by providing an excellent academic and Catholic education that challenges student's minds, renews their hearts and strengthens their character. Established in 2013. For a list of teachers at St. Michaels Academy please see the following link: http://www.stmichaelrca.com/#!faculty/c1d25 They have a very rigorous educational requirement which gives them 25 credits versus 18 at the public school system. They also have a very comprehensive band program which they take with Petoskey High School and they have a solid sports program. Link to the sporting program is here: http://www.stmichaelrca.com/#!sports/kjgy0 "Classical education" is fast becoming a buzz word in educational circles, yet many are still puzzled by what makes a program distinctly classical. Some believe it merely involves the study of Ancient Greco-Roman culture, language, and literature. Others believe that a classical curriculum must be based on the study of rhetoric, grammar, and logic (called the Trivium in Ancient and Medieval times) combined with the study of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music (called the Quadrivium in Ancient and Medieval times). And still others feel that utilizing the Socratic method (i.e. asking students questions rather than merely lecturing them) is the most essential element of this pedagogical approach.
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Thrive 45
Jul 13, 2016
Anyone who spends time in Northern Michigan and considers his or herself young and professional is welcome to join. Most of our members are in their 20's and 30's. There are no membership fees. Some events have participation costs that are not covered by sponsorship. The group formed as an avenue to attract top talent to our area and serve as a resource for young professionals to network and also as a social outlet. The first group meeting was expected to draw maybe 15 people. Instead, over 50 people showed up and there was a lively discussion which ensued about the direction the group should go and it has been expanding its membership and scope ever since.The Thrive 45 Facebook Page is active and a good place to keep in touch with the group. 45 degrees is the latitude halfway between the equator and North Pole - it's also the informal southern border of northern Michigan |
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Honor Flights
Jul 20, 2016
Moose Dunne served in World War II in the Merchant Marines. Many of them were just as susceptible to attacks because they were carriers of war supplies for the war efforts. Their death rate was one in four and they were just recognized as veterans of the war by President Clinton during his presidency. Moose spoke about Honor Flights, which are free to war veterans who then go to Washington, D.C. where they are recognized for their service during the war. Many veterans are dying on a daily basis because of old age. The average age of the veterans are 90 years of age and some have passed away on the flights The veterans involved are either World War II, Korean or Vietnam Veterans. They also visit Arlington Cemetery which is filled with veterans from all of the wars including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The veterans visit the World War II Monument and get to hear about the history of the monument. Moose went on his Honor Flight October 13, 2015. |
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Petoskey Public Library / Fire Truck Millage
Jul 27, 2016
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TC Retreat
Aug 03, 2016
Former Traverse City District Court Judge; Tom Gilbert, was our guest speaker today. His presentation was on recovery from addiction and shared his personal story and worked to spread the message about the stigma associated with addiction and recovery. He also showed a YouTube video called The "Anonymous People." He also shared about TC Retreat which is talked about on this Facebook Page. |
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Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse
Aug 17, 2016
Dave Schneider is the Executive Director of Northern Michigan Regional Entity which contracts with providers in 21 counties of Northern Michigan for prevention, drug detoxification and treatment services. One of the largest problems in the United States today is Prescription Drug Abuse which has now translated to Heroin abuse with the difficulty of obtaining prescription drugs. Programs have been instituted such as medication drop off sites where you can take older prescription drugs to be discarded at a safe site which will destroy them. There are also prevention programs which are contracted to provide prevention education. Another initiative is to get people to lock up their medications in a lock box so that people visiting the home cannot raid their medicine cabinets. A key point is not to flush medication in the sink or toilet. A big problem is medication's showing up in our fresh water supplies. |
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Teras Media
Aug 31, 2016
Stuart Green was our presenter today, a young man who just entered his senior year at Petoskey High School. He is also an athlete, a DECA member, and an entrepreneur who started his own business called TERAS Media, a web development company. He began TERAS Media in the 8th Grade. He has his own impressive website at Link. Stuart has presented in front of the SCORE group and credits SCORE in sending a lot of business his way. He has also expanded his business to RealityPro Websites. He plans to go to Stanford for college and has a wonderful, bright future ahead of him.
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Emmet County Recycling
Sep 07, 2016
Governor Rick Snyder announced a plan designed to increase residential recycling access statewide in 2014. He also announced appointments to a nine-member Michigan Recycling Council to guide the plan's implementation, including Emmet County's own recycling guru, Elisa Seltzer.
They recently rolled out a large rolling cart which helps to provide 100 gallons of recycling capabilities at curbside each week for every household in Emmet County.
There are over 350 Semi trucks going out per year of recycled material that is reused by factories in Michigan. 97% of the recycled goods remain in Michigan to be reused.
The other program that started out in the last year or so is to compost food scraps and other organic material.
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Health Impacts of Climate Change
Sep 21, 2016
Lisa Del Buono was our speaker today and she spoke about the effects of climate change on our health. She presented on the ozone and smog which is the particulate matter caused from burning fossil fuels. Moving away from coal would prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths in the United States alone. The Director of the World Health Organization states that climate change is the number one issue of the 21st Century. It is a medical emergency and the rate of change occurring in the recorded ice pack in the ice caps. Within 800,000 years our parts per million in the ice cap has risen to amounts never seen since man first began walking on earth. |
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2016 Presidential Election Analysis
Oct 05, 2016
Scott LaDeur was the speaker today and he is a political science professor who teaches at North Central Michigan College. He gave an analysis of the current election cycle and what to look for during this election cycle. More women vote and they typically vote for Democrats and minorities are a larger voter population as well as millennials. Both groups ave been decidedly in favor of Clinton than for Trump. Older white males are typically voting in favor of Trump. There are 6 swing states that will determine this election and both candidates are spending a lot of time in these states campaigning. |
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CS Lewis Festival
Oct 19, 2016
Doug Mantha was the guest speaker today and he spoke about the C.S. Lewis Festival which is the only month long festival honoring the works and life of C.S. Lewis in the United States. It was started by David Crouse and Crooked tree Arts Center. The festival begins in October and November each year and draws roughly 1,200-1,500 during a slow year and draws people internationally. National sponsors and organizations have included Walt Disney, Walden Media, Harper Collins and it has been included in numerous national news articles. There are a number of local organizations and groups that make this yearly festival work and be successful. |
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Lyric Theatre
Oct 26, 2016
Scott Langton was our guest speaker today from Lyric Theater in Harbor Springs. There was a previous Lyric Theater that existed in Harbor where the Outfitter is located and it closed over in 1981. This current theater is a non-profit entity and they serve the community. Seating capacity is 195 in the largest, 39 in the next size and 22 in the smallest. The smaller theaters are for movies that have shown in the larger theater or for smaller gatherings that can be arranged in the local community. For the website please see: Link |
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America's Small Business Development Center of Michigan
Nov 02, 2016
Kathleen Bagley was our guest speaker today and spoke about America's Small Business Development Center of Michigan which offers services to entrepreneurs and existing businesses in Emmet, Charlevoix and Antrim counties.They deal with new ventures, existing businesses, growth companies and advanced technology companies. Almost all of the consultants and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Teams have owned and operated their own private businesses in the past and make wonderful consultants. They provide no cost 1-1 consulting,business education, information based planning through secondary market research and technology commercialization.
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RI Foundation
Nov 09, 2016
Chris Etienne was our speaker today and her presentation was on the Rotary Foundation. The Foundation has six (6) areas of focus which are 1) Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution; 2) Disease Prevention and Treatment; 3) Water and Sanitation; 4) Maternal and Child Health; 5) Basic Education and Literacy; 6) Economic and Community Development. There are District Grants and Global Grants which provide matching funds for worthy areas of service which are approved by a board of directors. |
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Challenge Mountain
Nov 16, 2016
Challenge Mountain began as a dream of Darla Evans, a parent of a child living with a disability. Her daughter was confined to a wheelchair with limited opportunities available for her to experience activities with family and friends. In 1982, Darla took her daughter, Chrissy, to the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park, Colorado so she could learn to ski like her siblings and friends. By the end of the week, five year-old Chrissy was skiing with special equipment adapted to her needs. She discovered a freedom she had never known, self-confidence and self-esteem! The operator of the Winter Park program refused to accept payment for the week of skiing. Instead, he elicited a promise from Darla that she return to Michigan and begin a similar program, and this is where the story of Challenge Mountain begins. In 1984 Everett Kircher, founder of Boyne Resorts, donated Walloon Hills Ski Area to Challenge Mountain and Darla’s dream became a reality. This was just the beginning to what has grown to become year-round adaptive recreation programs and opportunities for individuals living with disabilities in northern Michigan and beyond. |