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Major Jeff Turner who is the Battalion XO/Officer in charge of
the local unit of the National Guard was our speaker today. The
official name of the group is 1-194 Armor Division and they are
one of three battalions in Minnesota. Jeff gave us a lot of good
information contained in the
power point presentation, to get the details click here.
Jeff is a Randall native with 17 years of service, 12 of them in
this area. He recognized one familiar face in the group, his
former commander Dan Holmes. His presentation included the
historical perspective of the Bataan Death March and some very
interesting details about their tanks. |
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Thanks Rookies for a very fun and entertaining evening at Ernie’s.
Be sure to visit the picture link listed at the bottom of the page
if you haven’t seen the pictures yet. Special thanks to Denny
Benjamin and Teddy Bear Sound. They accomplished something
significant—I have never sung karaoke before. The nice thing about
the party was their goal to send everyone home with a prize.
Thanks too, to all the businesses that sponsored this activity.
Jim Hanson or Erika Eigner can win their sawbuck if they call Pam
before Wednesday. |
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Oct 2 - Sign up soon for Ditch Pick 6 p.m. at Rick Besmehn's. Gary will be serving
his famous prime rib sandwiches. Note that we are starting a
little later to make it easier for people to get there "together"
and save so many trips for the shuttle drivers. Lynn needs a
count for the great prime rib sandwich feast. |
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Oct 4 - 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. at Central Lakes College Lights
for Safety Program will replace your vehicle’s lights free. It
is brought to you by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers
including our own Milo Johnson. |
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Oct 8 - Help Pooch and Camp Confidence. He is clearing a
lot and donating the wood to Confidence Learning Center. Anyone
who wants to help needs to show up on Ridge Drive at the lot next
to 302 Aspen Court with chain saw in hand. |
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Oct 24 - Distinguished Service Awards Plan on attending to
help celebrate Reed Campbell’s Birthday Present. Reed is this
year’s Outstanding Citizen. The program takes place this year at
7:00 p.m. at Maddens. Talk to Jim Potvin if you would like to be
part of the Sertoma delegation. |
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Oct 25th - Fall District Conference will be held in Mankato
with a special tour of Larson’s Slough. Rookies are encouraged to
attend since this will help them qualify for their GEM Award. A
special meeting of the Camp Sertoma Club will take place on the
evening of the 24th. See Kari Robinson if you wish to attend. The
Club will pay for the registration fee. |
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Those dedicated people who have helped out with the major Pipe and
Drape this past week were recognized and thanked today by Julia
Sullivan. |
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Pam apologizes to Bob Nibbe, the winner of the last FAS money. She
announced the wrong name at today’s meeting. |
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FAS: Greg Straka did not call in to win his money. |
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MN Leadership of Nurses Madden's Town
Hall |
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Tues. Sept 30 at 5 p.m. |
| Take Down: |
Thurs. Oct 2 at 5 p.m |
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Would have been Steve Pelkey |
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Nelson, Overhead Door; Jeff Marchand, general manager of Cub
Foods; Greg Larson from Remax and Major Turner of the National
Guard. |
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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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Ward Thompson, Lindell Timothy, Steve
Trebil |
| Oct 15 |
Linda Turpin, Lori Ukkelberg, Diane
Ulmen |
| Oct 22 |
Joe Vreeland, Nadine Wade, Gary Walters |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 Dave
Burggraff was today’s honored Sertoman. He took the podium today
for a very special reason. After he explained that he had served
in almost every job the club had to offer, he announced his
candidacy for International Director of the Great Plains Region.
He will be campaigning at the Fall District Conference. He and
his wife Donna have been married for 29 years; they were high
school sweethearts. They have two grown children and a new
grandchild. He enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing. His Little
Falls roots include growing up on a farm. He is very proud of
chartering the Camp Confidence Sertoma Club. He is a partner at
Mid America Mortgages. He was brought into the club in 1988 by
Rick Besmehn. Rick was struggling with a weekend that required
him to be in two places at once—Sertoma and Boy Scouts. His
dedication inspired Dave to join. Dave’s list of accomplishments
in Sertoma speaks to a distinguished and ongoing commitment to
what he calls, “the greatest club in Sertoma”. |
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Of Note: Charlie Bartels and his family are in our prayers
this week. He is having major health problems. The group did make
a get well video today since Gary Walters had his camera here
filming Dave Burggraff’s Sertoman of the Day presentation. Gary
will be a featured speaker at the Fall District Conference. |
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- Congratulations Deb Ryan, she was overjoyed to announce
today that she will no longer be the only female in her
household after she has her baby girl.
- Welcome back Paul Koering. Lots of hugs and some fun
bickering with Roy Miller should have reminded you of how much
fun you have at Sertoma.
- How come President Potvin was the last to arrive at the
Rookie Party and the one to collect the most prizes?
- We are all wondering if Joe Schulte getting certified for a
handgun is really a scary scary proposition.
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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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