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Wing County Commissioner Terry Sluss and Sheriff Eric Klang
visited Sertoma today to speak to us on the ever present concern
about methamphetamines. Terry and Eric did some stand up comedy
and then got down to talking about this serious problem.The
good news is that the innovative program to get the ingredients
off the shelf and behind the counters has reduced meth labs 20%.
Commissioner Sluss remarked, “We, as a community, have taken a
leadership role on the state level.” He then went on to explain
that the problem is now the addiction itself. Sheriff Klang added,
“It is an epidemic, but we have gotten after it much sooner than
other areas.”
They then went on to explain the new focus which will begin in
May of this year. Studies have shown that highly supervised and
very structured programs called Drug Courts work in reducing the
recidivism of addicts from 90 to 35 %. This program focuses on
those person who are committing crimes because they are addicted
and gets them back into society. They spend 18 months in this
program which involves weekly drug tests and meetings with the
judge as well as strict probationary supervision. Over 2.3 million
dollars of the Crow Wing County budget is dedicated to prosecution
and enforcement costs for dealing with the drug program and this
could end up saving considerable money in the long run.
On the law enforcement side of the picture, they are currently
dealing with the problem of Mexican imports of the drugs since
they no longer can be manufactured locally due to the scarcity of
raw materials. |
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Thanks Lori Abear for Taking Notes!!!! |
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| Announcements |
| Thanks Tami Webb, Kari
Robinsons and Joyce Seymour for representing Sertoma at
Community Day. Tami’s Dad is home and starting Chemo. |
| Feb 21 - Board Meeting
at TJ’s Log Cabin at 7 a.m. Remember rookies to earn your
GEM Award you must attend a meeting. |
| April 27 thru 29 - Great Plains
Regional Convention in Dubuque, Iowa. Learn more about what is
happening in Sertoma by attending meetings and make some great
new friends with all the fun activities. Sign up at the
meeting or see Kari Robinson. On the home front the Board
voted to include the dues raise to finance the 2008 Convention
in Brainerd. The next nine quarters will see $10 added on to
everyone's dues. This surcharge is non-refundable and will be
used to cover expenses as they arise. Brainerd Noon Sertoma
members are all registered to attend the convention and
prepaid through this charge. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
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| Ceiling Dates |
| March 11, 2006 |
Jenny Hammers Wedding |
| May 6, 2006 |
Amanda Kohl Wedding |
| Sept. 2, 2006 |
Eric Bolt & Rena Anderson |
| Sept.30, 2006 |
Emily Segler Wedding |
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| Ticket Winner |
| Reed Campbell |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
| Would have been Steve Trebil |
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| Attendance |
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Guests: Sheriff Eric Klang,
Commissioner Jerry Sluss and visiting from the Alexandria Sertoma
Club and Pro Staff, Kathy Pesta |
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| *Everyone is encouraged to bring potential
members to a Sertoma meeting with the Club picking up the cost.
However, you will be billed $9.50 for any other guests. |
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| Greeter
Schedule |
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Greeters (Be sure to take care of your duties that include meeting
people at the door and getting the ticket money counted and
divided with half going to Tami to give away and half to Diane for
the social committee's budget). As greeter you have several
duties. You need to arrive about 10 minutes early. It is your job
to greet people, help them find their badges and sell them a
ticket if they wish to participate. The money collected must be
divided by the Greeters equally--half goes to the Current Club
Treasurer and half goes to the Club President along with the
bucket of tickets. Be there by 11:45 and call somebody if you
can't. Call Patty Hartman. |
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| Feb 22 |
Tom Rosenberger, Lori Rubin, Kari Dayton |
| March 1 |
Deb Ryan, Pam Sachs, Steve Lackner |
| March 8 |
Joe Schulte, Joyce Seymour, Mark Sandelin |
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Of
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Tamara Raybern is the recipient of our $500 Foundation
Scholarship. She sent a thank you note. Tamara is the single
mother of two daughters who is finishing her Associates Arts
Degree and intends to transfer to St. Cloud to finish her
schooling. |
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| Rumor Corner
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Thanks Reed Campbell for donating $10 of your winnings to Shoes
for Haiti—let us know if your lottery tickets win anything. Mark
Sandelin donated a lottery ticket to Sertoma—wouldn’t it be
great if we could finance the lights project with gambling
winnings?
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Joke of the day—All the dog pound guys had reservations for
Valentine’s Day at Ivan’s
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Raboin, the short people’s party candidate for Senate Seat 12B.
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Welcome back Brian Kirkpatrick and Pete Odell.
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Jeff Olson needs a deeper voice if he intends to continue to be
Gus’s clone.
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Congratulations Todd Alguire on being named Realtor of the Year.
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Julia is running a tab for her fines because “I made a rather
large purchase on Monday and haven’t any money!” She is paying
fines for advertising her new business, Max’s Liquor Store.
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Photo's |
| Photos Photos Everywhere New photos
go up almost every week on our new MSN Community homepage. This
community is for the club, easy to join and gives you the
opportunity to add edit or delete any photos that are posted as
well as leave messages for fellow Sertomans. It is a good way to
thank someone for doing a good job or give them some positive
feedback for a big event in their life. If you wish to view the
current photographs or check out the new online directory go
to: http://communities.msn.com/BrainerdNoonSertoma/_whatsnew.msnw |
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