Brainerd Area Sertoma Club - Brainerd, Minnesota
















Jon Haapajoki 
A Tribute

Brainerd Area Sertoma Club - Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd Area Sertoma Club - Brainerd, Minnesota Newsletter - Brainerd Area Sertoma Club - Brainerd, Minnesota
YE OFFICIAL SERTOMA NEWSLETTER
November 17, 1999
Newsletter Archives
Program
Today Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House of Representatives, was in Brainerd at Central Lakes College sitting in on a political science class during the morning and graciously agreed to speak to our group at noon.  Steve spoke on his background as a farmer, teachers, and political history.  He then spoke on the importance and fulfillment of community service.  He explained how Minnesota’s legislature is operating as a balanced unit with a Democratic Senate, Republican House, and a third party Governor.  He encouraged everyone to balance their lives in a similar manner.  He would like government to positively affect people and their lives.  He spoke of the next legislative session and what issues would be addressed: 1) a further tax cut, 2) rural Minnesota agriculture initiatives, 3) investing the surplus on Minnesota roads and bridges.
Announcements
(New items in bold)

Dec. 3 & 4 - Sertoma Fall District Conference in Savage, MN.  Camp Confidence Sertoma will hold a meeting from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Friday, then the district meeting will be on Saturday.  For more information call Milo Johnson.

Dec. 14 - Sertoma will be conducting hearing and vision testing at the Mississippi Horizons School in three shifts: 8:00-10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.-12:40 p.m., 1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.  To volunteer contact Bob Ehrich.

May 4-6 - Regional Convention in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  Milo Johnson has reservation information.  The Brainerd Sertoma Booth exhibit at the Regional Convention will be in honor of Jon Haapajoki, looking for people to volunteer to help put the booth together.

The Gem Hunt is soon ending and we are down six members and need 10 additional new members to achieve our needed membership level by December 1, 1999.  This seems like an unrealistic goal, but it’s been agreed that in tribute to Jon Haapajoki’s passing we can do it!!!  If everyone asked a person they’ve been thinking about bringing to lunch, we’d have no problem reaching our goal.  To take it even a step further, if you bring someone to lunch between now and December 1, 1999, and if they sign up for membership before the deadline, as their sponsor you will receive a $25.00 gift certificate.

Brainerd Area Sertoma will be selling raffle tickets for $20.00 each with the opportunity to win back $40.00!  More information to follow.

Greeters -- you may be getting a call from Rory Coit as a reminder that you are scheduled to greet.

Have you given Sertoma your e-mail address?  If not, send it to Pam Sachs at eglponys@brainerd.net.

DITCH PICKERS -- Thanks to the hardy group of Sertomans who almost single-handedly cleaned our adopted portion of TH 371 in October!!!  Hats off to Paul Gropper, Karen Owens, Pat Kuss, Bob Ehrich, and Les Franz!

CAMP CONFIDENCE WOODCUTTERS -- The day we lost “Hopper” the following Sertomans worked off some of their grief by cutting and piling wood for Camp Confidence -- Carmen Green, Greg Miller, Lori Redmond, Paul Gropper, Lon Schmidt, Mike Howard, Gary Walters, Todd Humphrey, Les Franz, Rory Coit, Jeff Olson, Mark Puschinsky, and Mike Boen!!

Ticket Winner
Rory Coit
Pot-O-Gold Winner
Would have been Kevin Wroolie.  The pot is getting HUGE -- around $135 now!!!!!
Attendance
Members 60 Guests 5
Greeter Schedule
Nov. 24 Debra Kohan, George Kohan, Mark Korte
Dec. 1 Larry Kruse, Pat Kuss, Kathy Lee
Dec. 8 Curt Lovitz, Jo Lovitz, Jon Lubke
Sertoman of the Day
Julie Degen was our Sertoman of the Day.  Julie and her husband, Mike. have two daughters -- Jenna, 2˝, and Hanna, 8 months.  Has been in the hospitality business from Lake Kabagoma to Tahoe to Brainerd.  Coached basketball and volleyball at Pillager while a recreation director at Maddens.  Julie’s hobbies include family, friends, snowmobiling, all sports, time at the cabin, riding Harley with husband Mike.  Her most embarrassing moment occurred while she was working at Maddens.  Bob Sherman caught her dancing on the stage in Town Hall in the middle of a “hectic” turnover.  Her dream for the future is to have a  happy, healthy, prosperous life with her family and ride her own Harley to Sturgis, South Dakota.  She joined Sertoma in July 1998 and was sponsored by Becky Butcher.  She was Rookie Party co-chair.
1999 Sertoma Booth Display Schedule

Please Reserve the following upcoming dates for Pipe & Drape.

Mid-MN Builders Show is scheduled for April 6-9, 2000

Commerce & Industry Show is scheduled for April 13-16, 2000. Will be using the new addition to the Civic Center. The show size may double in size

Crosby CREDE is scheduled for April 28-May 1, 2000.
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