Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER – March 9, 2016
 
 
4 Way Test:  Thank you Stuart Fenton
 
Invocation:  Melissa Thompson read the poem “A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles” written by Marianne Williamson. March 8th was International Women’s Day and this poem was read in honor of the occasion
 
Life Events/Requests:  Our fellow Rotarian, Ernie Mainland, is doing much better this week according to John Parker. Words of encouragement can be sent to him at 810 Harbor Watch Dr. # 64 Petoskey, MI 49770
 
Today is Chris Etienne’s Birthday. Have a great day and year!
 
Calendar Winners:  Thank you BJ Shawn for sharing the calendar winner this week.  See the following link for calendar winners:  http://petoskeyrotary.org/Page/raffle-calendar-winners
 
Song of the Week:  Another request by Jane Millar, “Puff the Magic Dragon” first performed in 1963 by Peter, Paul & Mary
 
Visiting Rotarians:  Paul Gunderson, President of Gaylord Rotary was our guest today
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
MANNA Day:  Our Club will meet at MANNA for a working Lunch. April 13th the Club will meet there and NOT at the Perry
 
UK by Rail:  Carlin Smith, President of the Petoskey Chamber shared a travel opportunity for Petoskey residents. It will be October 15-24th, 2016. Scotland and England are the primary destinations. Contact Andrew Kan for more information or to attend a presentation. Call 347-8122 for information as to dates and times
 
Habitat For Humanity:  Save the Date. Our Club will be participating May 7, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to Noon in Alanson
 
Driving for MANNA:  MANNA will not be requiring backpack help this year. They are in need of Drivers on Monday to pick up food from a number of local supermarkets. There are two runs 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. The vehicle is a panel truck and does not require having an additional license. The vehicle requires a driver and a rider. One must be able to carry 40 pounds. Please see Jean Frentz to sign up or to find out more about it
 
BOWLAPALOOZA:  Save the Date: Friday March 18, 2016. We have been challenged by the Sunrise Club to form a team and assist them with their goal of collecting $5,000 for local charities. We have a team. Come and join the fun from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Top of Michigan Trails:  The Club will be sponsoring an Aid Station for the Memorial Week-end Marathon Event.  The event is on May 28th from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. What we also need are a team of runners and walkers. See Angie Cranney to sign up. Logo T-shirts will be provided
 
Beach Bums:  Save the Date of June 11, 2016 to attend a ball game in Traverse City. Cost will be $8.00 and we need 25 people to go
 
Presidents Report:  The following were discussion items from the March 8, 2016 Board Meeting;
  • Calendars – 1,588 were sold. The net was $16,000
  • Bylaws – Please review the updated version on the web-site. They will be voted on March 22nd – Club Assembly. Many thanks to Lyle Peck for his efforts
  • Paul Harris – A reminder that during the next three months, if you donate $500.00, District 6290 will award 500 points. This will bring you to the $1,000 mark and will award you the Paul Harris Fellow for yourself or someone of your choosing
PROGRAM
Our speaker today was Dan Rohn. Dan was born and raised in Alpena. He graduated in 1974 and went to the Chicago Cubs as a second baseman. He spent 13 years playing Professional Ball with the Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Texan Rangers. He retired from the field in 1989 and started his coaching career in 1990 working with numerous teams. He retired from coaching in 2011 and moved to Traverse City. After playing every golf course in Northwest Michigan several times he was open to helping out the local AA Traverse City Beach Bums. He has been the Field manager for the team for the past 4 years.
The program was filled with great baseball stories and also a tutorial on how these teams operate and how they align with the Major Leagues.
For more information see: www.traversecitybeachbums.com