 The
big scary tiger lady was here to speak to the club about the
Pine Grove Zoo in Little Falls. Sertomans learned that this is the
second oldest zoo in Minnesota and is the last stand of virgin
white pine trees in the state. The land for the zoo was donated by
three families who wished to preserve the trees.Marnita Van
Hoecke is the zoo director and the only full time employee at the
zoo. She remarked, "Everything down at the zoo has changed
dramatically; if you have been there before you will not recognize
it." The zoo's goal is to get AZA accredited and all of the
animals have been moved from cages to "environments". In fact the
new bear exhibit cost 1/2 million dollars and will house only two
bears but it is very exciting.
The zoo is home to a variety of exotic, native and domestic
animals which include: cougars, tigers, timber wolves, pronghorn,
bison, a petting stable and much more. The big scary tiger is
joined by a big scary snake and both of them have their quirks.
One does not get too close to the cage when the tiger is ready to
urinate because he enjoys drenching people. Cost of admission is
$2 per person. and it is open to the public from May 1 to
September 30th. Check out the details at
www.pinegrovezoo.com. |
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Thanks Mark Sandelin for taking notes! |
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| Announcements |
| Watch for the new member orientation later
in July. |
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Sign up for Sertoman of the Day with Sandra Bonde.
Remember this is a great 5 minute opportunity to introduce and
showcase your business as well as share your life with your
fellow members. |
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Brainerd Area
Sertoma Club Calendar
Got a big event coming up—want to let everyone know?
Go to
the
interactive calendar and post it for all
to see. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
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| Ceiling Dates |
| Aug. 12, 2006 |
Karolina Lojewska/Michael Priebe |
| Sept. 2, 2006 |
Eric Bolt & Rena Anderson |
| Sept. 9, 2006 |
Jessica McCay/Allen Mulroy |
| Sept.23, 2006 |
Roxi Housk & Jamie Olson |
| Sept.30, 2006 |
Emily Segler Wedding |
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| Ticket Winner |
| Diane Rook Johnson |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
| Bob Nibbe |
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| Attendance |
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Guests: LeAnn Davis from countrywide, Melissa Kyle from Tower
Mortgage who is joining, and Marnita Van Hoecke from the Pine
Grove Zoo. |
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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:
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 for the social committee and
half goes to the Club President along with the bucket of tickets.
Be there by 11:45 and call somebody to substitute for you if you
can't be there. |
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| July 12 |
Pam Bye, Reed Campbell, Dave Clausen |
| July 19 |
Chris Close, Rory Coit, Rick Cole |
| July 26 |
Holly Connaker, Rod Converse, Bonnie
Cumberland |
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| Sertoman of the Day |
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Of
Note |
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Congratulations and happy birthday to Brian Jelinske who turned 45
today and started his career as a sergeant. |
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Steve Lackner is joining Mark Korte in the "election" for second
and third vice president next week. |
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Bring your money to vote for the men's sexiest legs contest.
Proceeds will go to the social committee. |
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 Rookie
of the Year Runner Up 2005 joining Kari Barnes is Gerry PetersonThanks to all of our outgoing officers--Jean Mershon, Rory Coit,
Joyce Anderson and Tami Webb.
The flag committees can again be proud of their efforts--Brainerd
proudly waved Old Glory for the 4th thanks to their hard work. |
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Rumor Corner
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BobbersRUs--Gary Walters new nickname. His cohort in crime is
recommending reinforcing your docks if you live on Mille Lacs
lake.
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Tracy McFarlin gets the stripping award for the brat sale--whoo
hoo take off your shirt for a free drink!
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Nate Grotsky had a great comeback line for the realtor fine from
new Sergeant Jelinske
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Steve Mau's job according to new Sergeant Goers is to make the
old administration look good. He fined the prez from being a
flag cheapskate.
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Mark Korte has counting difficulties-adds 10 % to everything
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Darrin Larson can run pretty fast--third place is really pretty
good in a marathon.
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John Raboin, small town experience and big town attitude.
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Photo's |
 Photos
Photos Everywhere New photos go up almost every week on our new
Sertoma Photo Gallery. Go to the gallery this week to check out:
Mariucci photos and Induction photos. This is a picture of the
passing of the president's pin from Dave Clausen to Steve Mau.
http://sertomaphotos.brainerd.com |
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