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Sep 19, 2015 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Rotary Club of Petoskey is hosting an online, silent and live auction as part of the Diamonds & Denim event. Bidding for online items will go live beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1st - 11th. Proceeds from the dinner, dance and auctions will benefit the Top of Michigan Trails Council in their efforts to purchase a building which will house their offices and serve as; "The Ultimate Trailhead" for trail users to learn more about local trails. |
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CS Lewis Festival
Oct 14, 2015
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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Central Manufacturing in Harbor Springs (Vocational Program)
Oct 21, 2015
Erika Walls was our presenter today. Her and her husband took over Central Manufacturing in Harbor Springs in 2013. They do high end machining of parts for many different manufacturing companies. When they acquired the company there was 95% of business through one company, no website, and they struggled with on time quality delivery. They have 5 employees. They have added 6 new companies since April 2014, have a website and are working to achieve ISO Certification. They have a quality rating of 98% which is exceptional with a 98% on-time delivery rate. They also engage in an extensive recycling program. |
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City Manager
Nov 04, 2015
Rob Straebel, City Manager of Petoskey was our guest speaker this date. He has been on the job for the past six months and came from the City of Charlevoix, where he was the city manager previously. There are four department heads in the City of Petoskey which is extremely streamlined versus where he came from previously. There is a $27.9 million dollar budget for the City of Petoskey and they operate with a positive cash flow on a yearly basis. There are no increases for water, sewer or electricity for the next fiscal year. There are proposed projects for the 2016 year and we have an extremely vibrant and healthy city with very effective management. |
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Rotary Foundation Presentation
Nov 11, 2015
Marsha Minervini was our guest speaker today. A real estate agent from Traverse City, Michigan, family developer of the old Mental Health Hospital in Traverse City and a Traverse City Rotarian; Marsha is also a polio survivor and gave a presentation about her childhood and the struggle with this disease. |
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Gold Star Families
Nov 18, 2015
Dan Robinson was our speaker today and discussed the program; "Goldstar Families" which is a special organization honoring those who lost a family member in the service of our country. During World War I, military families started a tradition of hanging a small banner in the windows of their homes. The banner had a white background, a red border and one blue star for each family member in the military. If a family member died in service, a gold star replaced the blue. That gold star has become a simple, cherished symbol of a dead loved one, a parent’s way to hold tight a dead child’s memory. |
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Japan Trip Experience
Nov 25, 2015
Sophie Cranney was our speaker today and talked about a trip that she did to Japan. What an excellent presentation. To view her presentation, click the following link: https://www.facebook.com/www.RotaryClubOfPetoskey/videos/1220826027934612/?theater |
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Christmas Program
Dec 09, 2015
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Rotary Park Fund
Dec 23, 2015
Pictured are the grant recipients presented checks today from the Rotary Park Fund. From left to right; Standing: Jeff Winegard, Steve Biggs from Top of Michigan Trails Council; Al Hansen, Dree Lo, Stefan Scholl from City of Petoskey Tennis Courts; Mike Walker, Howie Beck from Nehemiah Project; Lonnie LaPorte from Habitat for Humanity. Sitting: President Dave Thomas, Liz Ahrens from Crooked Tree Arts Center and Bob Waldvogel, chairperson of the Rotary Park Fund. The single picture is Gail Kloss from The Women's Resource Center. A total of $89,400 was distributed to these fine programs and projects. |
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Piano or Organ
Dec 30, 2015
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Great Start Collaborative
Jan 06, 2016
Andi Symonds as our guest speaker today from Great Start Collaborative. The Great Start Collaborative of Charlevoix, Emmet, and Northern Antrim counties is made up of community leaders and organizations from each county that have a vested interest in Early Childhood Investment. They include representatives from business, health, education, human services, higher education, non-profit, court systems, philanthropy, and parents who are implementing a plan to address the needs of young children within the Northern Michigan Communities. What a wonderful resource for families in Northern Michigan.
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Starr Commonwealth
Jan 13, 2016
George Franklin and Sherie Veramay gave a wonderful presentation about Starr Commonwealth, an organization started in 1913 by Floyd Starr who wanted to build a residential center for troubled boys. And it is Floyd Starr's famous mantra, "there is no such thing as a bad boy," that continues to shape the commonwealth to this day. Excellent presentation and organization |
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Great Lakes Center for the Arts
Jan 20, 2016
Jill O'Neill was our speaker today and she presented on the future Great Lakes Center for the Arts. This will be built in the Bay Harbor complex. It will allow the area to bring in the highest caliber programming across all genres of music, dance, theater, movies and film. It will be an intimate 500-seat venue housing a large stage that meets the demands of internationally acclaimed artists and companies. Excellent presentation. They are planning to be open in the Summer of 2018. For further information, visit: www.greatlakesscfa.org |
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Branding & Web Design
Jan 27, 2016
Dylan Valade was our presenter today and he spoke about company branding; how a company comes up with a brand and a logo that will be the face of the company to the world.
Their job is making it easy for a company to use their team and resources they already have to make more money or traction toward strategic goals. They specialize in Manufacturing, Licensing, Higher Education, and Local Government. An important concept is to make the message simple and brief, so that people who are now inundated with data and messages, can sift through it very easily. For further information anyone can contact them at http://www.sngm.me/
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Red Cross Smoke Detector Program
Feb 03, 2016
Our program today was Dan Shreve and he talked about the disaster relief division of the American Red Cross. He spoke about the Red Cross Smoke Detector Program. Just today, in the United States alone, 7 people died in fires because they did not have smoke detectors in their house, or the batteries were dead for a long time before the fire occurred. The American Red Cross is giving away at least 3 smoke detectors per household and also will test the detectors that are currently in a home. |
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Club Assembly/Council on Legislation
Feb 10, 2016
The start of the meeting was a club assembly to report the ballot for the upcoming president nominee which will be Steve Cross. He will follow Bob Waldvogel who will follow Kent Cartwright. We also talked about the new Diamonds & Denim Project that will be in place for this current year. The project selected is the Great Lakes Center for the Arts. The second part of our presentation today was Jane Millar, presenting the Council on Legislation which will be voted on during an upcoming election at Rotary International. There are several items that will be contentious but, Rotary is a very large worldwide organization and there are issues that Rotary is entitled to take a stand on as long as it avoids going against the Four Way Test. Today we had mini debates on the following:
All the proposals can be viewed online. Voice any concerns you have to Jane Millar as she will be representing our district |
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Author of "The Sparks"
Feb 17, 2016
Kyle Prue is the 19-year-old Award Winning Author of The Sparks: Book One of the Feud Trilogy. Kyle is also an Actor and Stand Up Comedian. Kyle is on a national book tour visiting middle and high schools students to inspire teens to read, write, and follow their dreams. Kyle’s assemblies are a huge hit with teens and he has been swamped with schools requests. The Sparks has won state and national awards for Best Book for Young Adults in Florida and the national award for Best Fiction for Young Adults from the Florida Author’s and Publishers Association. The Sparks was the runner up for Best Young Adult Fiction at the Florida Book Festival and won Honorable Mentions at the New England Book Festival, Midwest Book Festival, Southern California Book Festival, and the International London Book Festival. Kyle also won a prestigious International Moonbeam award for Best Young Author. |
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State of the Economy
Feb 24, 2016
Bob Bleyaert, who has retired from The Bank of Northern Michigan, was our speaker today and spoke about the economic forecast for 2016. He went back and forth about his predictions for last year versus the predictions for the upcoming year. Currently the state of the dollar is strong which is hurting our imports. He had predicted that unemployment would go down last year which it has. He states that currently the labor market is not that strong. He predicted that oil was too cheap last year and that the prices would rise and admits that he was incorrect about that. He predicted that the feds would raise the interest rates in June and was incorrect on that as well. The Stock market was essentially flat last year. His current predictions is that during the current weakening currency rates in many countries, that the feds will probably not raise the interest rates further. His current predictions are, during the current weakening currency rates in many countries, the feds will probably not raise the interest rates further. The oil prices continue to decline which is confusing as, the stock market goes down while, personal spending and corporate profits are up. He predicts that there will be continued weak growth because of the current conditions. |
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NW Michigan Habitat for Humanity
Mar 02, 2016
Lani Laporte spoke about Habitat for Humanity where she has been the Executive Director of the organization for the past 3 years. The organization began in Georgia and started the organization in 1969 and incorporated in 1976. They form partnerships with givers and receivers and the recipients of the loans have to work on the home that they will be occupying and they also have a small mortgage that they have to work to pay back. They have built one million homes since their inception in 1976. It is a non-profit, Christian organization. The group in Petoskey is celebrating 25 years and they have built 35 houses during this period of time. There are 3 homes being built currently and The Rotary Club of Petoskey is going to be participating in the construction of a home in Alanson, currently being built. We are helping out May 14th 9:00 a.m. - Noon. 7880 Lantern Lane at Pine and Milton in Alanson. There are 39 families which currently need housing and the organization is looking to expand so that they can continue to meet needs in the community. |