 Dr.
Thomas J. Kotula was named the winner of the prestigious Service
to Mankind Award given by the Brainerd Noon Sertoma to a recipient
who epitomizes the ideals of the Club. When accepting his award he
stated, “We are all one community and I am very proud of the unity
that is developing in this area.”
Since he moved to Brainerd in 1958 and started his family
dental practice, he has been involved in many local projects. His
service club activities includes the earlier version of the
Jaycees and the Kiwanis. He is a two time president of the
Brainerd Chamber of Commerce, past president of his church
council, a member of the Central Lakes College Foundation, and a
board member and president of the American National Bank. Through
his efforts, the historic landmark water tower was repaired and
repainted to remain a part of the Brainerd horizon. He helped to
start the chamber golf tournament and raise the funds for the new
Welcome Center on Highway 371. He has been a staunch supporter of
Ski Gull, volunteering and donating many things that have helped
Ski Gull continue to provide a free ski program to over 16,000
area 6th graders.
Although retired from his practice he continues to be a very
active citizen volunteering his time and talents to improve our
community. He has never sought recognition, but his calm demeanor
and clear way of thinking make him stand out as a leader. His
philosophy can be summed up with the statement he made, “You need
to be involved in the community to give something back. Many
people came before us and helped make this a great place to live
and we need to do the same for those who come after us." |
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Thanks Pam Sachs for Taking Notes!!!! |
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| Announcements |
| Jan 21 - Bucket Checkers Wanted
The Camp Sertoma Club is looking for volunteers to help them
raise money for their program by checking buckets at the
Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Tournament. Volunteers are needed
from 7-12 p.m. See Mike Howard if you wish to join this fun
activity. |
| Feb 7 - Social Tubing at Ski Gull
Sertomans and their families will meet for the holiday event
at Ski Gull on Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. to enjoy an evening of
tubing. Chili, snacks and beverages will be provided. Cost
will be $5 per person. Sign up at the meeting or call Nancy
Hallam for details. |
| 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 |
| Bryan Jelinski |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
| Beth Burnard |
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| Attendance |
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Guests: Tom Vopatek from
Blue Thunder, Kari Resch from Tidbits of Central Minnesota, Maggie
Fuller from Yellowbird Arts and Mentoring for Kids, Dr. Tom Kotula
who is the Service to Mankind winner, Susan Johnson who is a
Spiritual Healer, and Olivia. |
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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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| Remember:
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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| Jan 25 |
Gary Phillips, Randy Phillips, David Pundt |
| Feb 1 |
Jim ORourke, Mark Puschinsky, John Raboin |
| Feb 8 |
Dennis Renowski, LoAnn Reponen, Paul Heinlen |
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| Sertoman of
the Day |
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 Trevor
Harting was today’s honored Sertoman. He is a close neighbor of
President Clausen since the offices of his physical therapy
practice are in the same building as Pipe Jaffray on Design Drive
in Baxter.
Trevor worked at two different locations after moving back to
Brainerd in 1998 and then opened up his office. He was born in
Brainerd and has been a member of Sertoma for 6th months. His
sponsor was Tami Webb.
He has been married for eleven years and has three children
including a 9 month old son “who never sleeps”. Trevor is fluent
in Spanish or so he thought until he was trying to show off for
his in laws on a Mexican vacation and instead of requesting the
check in Spanish he asked for La Placenta and earned a ribbing
from the wait staff for several days. |
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Of
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Dave Burggraph gave us a heads up on Camp Sertoma which will meet
this weekend. The group mainly meets to make Camp Sertoma happen
and although it has 50 members, it is a core group that ends up
doing all the work. They are talking about a different way to
manage an expand Camp Sertoma activities. |
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 Welcome
to the newly inducted members pictured left to right: Nate Grotzke,
Mark Sandelin, Paul Heinlen, Kari Dayton, and Jim O'Rourke |
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| Rumor Corner
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- Beth Burnard classified herself as a repreat offender today.
- Gary Walters has been demoted to the Mille Lacs Lake
floaters
- Bill Mitsch wins the Dave Clausen clone award
- Raboin is in practice to become a spiritual healer with the
help of Jinny
- Bonnie Franke wants us all to visit “Stella’s List” which is
a new online site sponsored by the radio station for women’s
issues. Unfortunately Paul Gropper needs Miracle Ears because he
decided she was promoting herself as being on the “loose”.
Scotty’s Guide Service is available for all you fishermen on
Round Lake this weekend.
- Will Part D of Medicare pay for our dues increase—inquiring
minds want to know?
- Steve Mau designs flawed machines.
- Randy Hukriede paid a muskie eating fine today (we did have
fish).
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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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| Congratulations |
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Congratulations to the Rookie Committee for an excellent well
planned party. Click here for some photos, go to the MSN photo
link to see all. |
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