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We are going to vote on our bylaws.
(View bylaws) We need everyone to
mark the date of that Sertoma meeting on
their calendars. You have to be there to
vote and your dues must be up to date. That
meeting will occur on Wednesday, Feb 25th at
12:05 p.m. at Bonanza Restaurant in Baxter,
Minnesota. Any members in good standing of
the Brainerd Area Sertoma Club as of January
14th are entitled to notice of this special
meeting and participation as voting members.
Proxies will not be allowed. The purpose of
the special meeting will be to revue and
approve the proposed revised by-laws for the
organization. A link on the newsletter web
page will be available until the voting day
to review the changes |
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Upcoming meeting events:
Feb 11th Rookie of the Year Sertoman of
the Year
February 18th Winter Wonderland Report
February 25th is the By-Law Vote |
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Winter Wonderland Takedown Saturday 9
a.m. |
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Ducks Unlimited Set UP on Friday 9 am
Takedown Sunday 2 p.m. |
 Grant
application for Winter Wonderland
Sponsorship are available online at the
Sertoma site. They are also linked to the
Winter Wonderland Site. Encourage applicants
to go and get a copy to fill out. These will
be officially completed by late April or
early May. |
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February 23 Super Eight New Member
Orientation 5:30 All new members and all
sponsors should be in attendance. Committee
chairs are invited to promote membership in
their groups. |
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Violence against women is a worldwide
issue. A V-Day Event to raise funds to fight
this problem locally is being planned . The
Vagina Monologues will take place sometime
in the near future. . Volunteers are needed
to present the monologues and sell tickets.
You must be 18 to participate. Brainerd
Library at 10 a.m. Saturday and 6 p.m.
Friday for the organizational meeting. |
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Thanks to Nancy Williams for organizing the
family fun day at the Holiday Water
Park. |
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Let Kathy Nagorski or Ron Morris know if you
have ideas for a speaker |
Tim Houle County Administrator visited with
Sertomans to present information on the recent
budget cut announcements which have raised some
controversy. He remarked, "There are going to be a
whole bunch of things that we think advances the
public good - that may protect someone from harm -
that we are going to stop doing. As difficult as
that is it's because we have to entrench to what we
have to do as opposed to what we would like to do."
Crow Wing County began by lowering the 2009 levy to
2.98%, the lowest in years.The original budget cuts
would have resulted in 26 jobs cut with 10 of these
involuntary. More bad news on the state level meant
that 1.2 million more had to be cut with 10 more
staff reductions (2 involuntary). The County may
have another 2 or 3 million to cut in the near
future.
Bruce
Heilman who recently rejoined Sertoma was our honored Sertoman.
He is currently back with Brainerd Savings and Loan as a
Commercial and mortgage lender. He took a five year leave of
absence from both Sertoma and the banking industry to work in
titles. His wife works at Edgewood Vista, and they have two
grown sons. Both he and his wife were raised in Minot and came
to the Brainerd area in 1987. Bruce is a hiker, biker, and trout
fisherman. His most embarrassing moment came when he saw an old
friend at a desk for people who needed help with their banking.
He slapped the guy on the back of the head before he discovered
it wasn't who he thought it was.
Bruce
Heilman is highly qualified as a Commercial and Mortgage
Lender. His depth of lending expertise and management
experience combined with his commitment to our community
ensure that Bruce's commercial and personal banking
clients will get the best - the best service and the
best loan program, tailored to your needs.Brainerd
Savings and Loans provides customers with services at 2
area locations with REAL TIME account transactions. Loan
transactions are handled at the Baxter location. 
