 One
of my favorite places in the whole world was the topic of
today’s program. One of my earliest memories is skipping along
the sidewalk, walking with my mother to the library to check out
some more books to read. Wendy Lee, Brainerd Public Library
Manager, stepped before us to talk about kids and books. First
she gave us a little background on herself, including the fact
that in order to hold her job you need to have a Master’s Degree
in Library Science. She talked extensively about how popular the
summer library program for preteens has been. The emphasis is
simply on getting children to read read read in the summer since
it is a proven fact that they retain their school skills better
over the break if they do. The culmination of this program is a
party for the kids where they all get a book of their very own
to keep. This summer’s program includes some special events
including a presentation by the Science Museum, a visit from a
children’s author Sharon Carlson, and storyteller Jack Pearson.
Wendy decided two years ago to expand this program to continue
beyond the twelve year olds. This program has grown from 94 the
first year to 128 the second. This age group especially enjoys
the library mystery at the end. Wendy encouraged the grown-ups
to attend the speaker series the first Thursday of the months of
September through May and the Summer Brown Bag Speakers
Seminars. Remember your first library card is free and you can
check out a book anywhere in Minnesota and return it to
Brainerd. Remember the Paperback Book Sale March 23-24 and the
used book sale the 25-27. Donations of good paperbacks are
accepted all year long and proceeds are used to buy new books
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Announcements |
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PIPE AND DRAPE - Note the Time Change for the 3/18/04 Pipe
and Drape Setup—it is now 9:00 p.m. |
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National Heritage Essay winners will be honored guests at next
week’s meeting. Be sure to plan on attending so you can hear
the three top entries. |
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Welcome new members: DJ Dondelinger, Sheila DeChantal, and
Renee Tonkinson. |
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March 20 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Women’s Expo at the National Guard
Armory. |
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April 21 - Bonanza is closed—meeting will be held at Jack’s
House. Please Note! |
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March 22 - Flag Committee Meeting, Noon at Arby’s—topic of
discussion sales strategies. More people are needed so plan on
attending if you can help. |
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April 29 - May 2 Regional Convention in Mankato. See Kari
Robinson very soon to firm up room reservations and to fill out
application form. The club will pay $100 of the $135 participation
fee. Those attending will be responsible for hotel and personal
expenses. This is a great opportunity for new members to earn
their GEM award and for all members to remind themselves of the
purposes of our group. |
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May 22 - CAMP CONFIDENCE CLEAN UP DAY everyone welcome |
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June 12 - Regional Twins game for Sertoma. If we can get
500 ticket purchases at $23 a ticket with $5 of that going to a
designated charity, the Swinging Sertomans will be singing the
National Anthem. The Twins play the Phillies. Jim Potvin will try
to persuade the Sertoma Region to give the money to Camp Sertoma,
a charity which is definitely regional. |
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July 11-17 Great Plains Region Camp Sertoma—volunteers
needed to cook, donations of food or ideas of where to get
donations welcome. |
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FAS: Congratulations to Julia Sullivan for collecting her
FAS money this week. Deb Kohan did not. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
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Women's Expo - Armory |
| March 18 |
Set Up - Thursday at 9
pm (Note: Time has changed) |
| March 20 |
Take Down - Saturday at 4 pm |
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| Where: |
Rohlfing |
| March 19 |
Set Up - Friday after 4pm |
| March 22 |
Take Down - Monday after 3pm |
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| Where: |
Mid MN Builders Show - Civic Center |
| March 24 |
Set Up - Wednesday at 5pm |
| March 28 |
Take Down - Sunday at 4pm |
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| Where: |
Commerce & Ind. Show -
Civic Center |
| April 1 |
Set Up - Thursday at 5pm |
| April 4 |
Take Down - Sunday at 4pm |
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| Where: |
Pine Tree Patchwork - Brainerd High
School |
| June 24 |
Set Up - Thursday at 10am |
| June 26 |
Take Down - Saturday at 4pm |
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| Ticket
Winner |
| Laura Beilke |
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Milo Johnson |
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Attendance |
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Guests: Wendy Lee from Brainerd Public Library, Tom Hice of
Tower Mortgage, Carolyn Dahlen from Charter Media and Frank
Delesante of ING Financial Partners. |
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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 Club Treasurer (Diane
Rook Johnson) 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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Jeff Deihl, Kevin Donnay, Amy Doyle |
| March 31 |
Todd Dunlap, Eric Edwards, Bob Ehrich |
| April 7 |
Jim Davis, Sheila DeChantal, Ty Eigner |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 Lisa
Shattuck brought us best regards from her current employer
Madden’s on Gull Lake. Lisa was a very appropriate speaker since
she is a native of Brainerd and comes from what she described as
a big fun Irish Catholic family.
She has three children and has been divorced for the past ten
years. She started her career at Maddens in 1978 and has worked
there off and on since. She worked her way up from desk clerk
though reservation manager to “event manager” which she
describes as meeting, greeting and holding hands. Kathy Williams
was her sponsor and she feels that she is stepping in big shoes
being the Madden’s member after so many years of representation
by Bob Sherman. Her most embarrassing moment involved a
snowmobile and the ladies room and falling flat on her face. |
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Of Note: |
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Our sympathies go out to two families this week. Carmen Green,
former member, lost her husband to a heart attack. Julia Sullivan
is dealing with the loss of her stepson. |
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We got a nice thank you from the Junior Achievement group. This
money is earmarked for the annual trip to Junior Achievement
Exchange City. Tom Pearson, President, ended the letter with the
following statement, “At Junior Achievement, we believe that
nothing is more important than providing our young people with the
knowledge and skill needed to understand and value free enterprise
in our community.” |
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Rumors Corner: |
- Tom Rosenberger got fined by acting Sergeant Brian Lehman
for all the tennis shoes the guerillas in Haiti are wearing.
- Other acting Sergeant Charlie Bartles gave Pooch a “for
sure” fine—figured it was something Swedish not Irish. If Rod
Converse or Scott Fisher, who are best buddies with Charlie
Bartels, read this and call, they can be ten dollars richer.
- Reed Campbell got a TV head glare fine.
- Everyone at Joe Schulte’s table who didn’t have a y
chromosome got fined—that would be Joe.
- Our acting President Dave Clausen ordered the semi
vegetarian lefthanders hi fiber rabbit special for lunch (see
photo)—greenery for St Patty’s Day.
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Dave Clausen |
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Find a Sawbuck Corner: Call 829-7761
The FAS Program was designed to encourage people to read the
newsletter. Even those who attend the meeting can benefit from
reviewing the announcements etc. If you find the letters FAS
followed by your name, you must call the number provided and just
leave a message that you called and attend the next meeting to
collect your money. Simple--however 90% of the people never
respond.
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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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