Selinsgrove Rotary
Club
Peace through Service
Vol. 86, No. 38 President – Donna Schuck Editor – Dottie Anderson
Next Meeting: April 11,
2013 – Rotarian Jeff Schaum will present his vocational/classification talk.
Sheri Hoffman is the host. SVCC, 11:45
a.m.
April 4,
2013: Twenty-seven Rotarians and a
guest (John Thompson’s wife Shirley) were present as member Dr. John Thompson
spoke about Amateur Radio Contesting for Non-Hams. Started in 1914, ham radio
had and has the goal of providing emergency communications in times of disaster.
The need in times of disaster has lessoned because of cell phone communications
and the internet, however, ham “nuts” exist around the world and take pride in
their endeavors. Contesting is sponsored by various local, national and
international clubs and track the number of contacts or two way conversations
that an operator can make in an 8 to 48 hour period of time. Johns showed us
the kinds of log records that are kept and used to determine winners.He also showed pictures of antennae that are
used and the airport location for the local club.
Announcements: The
distinguished service award dinner is April 18 at 6 p.m. at the SVCC. Guests
and partners welcome.*Art Bowen has potential speakers if hosts need assistance
in identifying a speaker.**The War Near
the Susquehanna Shore fund raiser with other Clubs and 13 auto dealerships started
on April 1 to raise money for the dental clinic. Continue to watch for
advertisements and radio announcements and say thank you to the participating
dealerships for their generosity.***3rd Annual 5K to benefit the
Summer SEALS Day Camp is scheduled for April 21 at 2 p.m. at the Selinsgrove
Area School District Football Field. Put on by the teachers in the program,
proceeds help pay for program field trips. Go to the Summer SEALS website to register
on line.****Donna is looking for pictures of this year’s various events to
use on the poster she is making for the District Conference*****Members extend
our sympathy to Mary Peterhaensel on the death of her fiancé Nip Shirk.
Good
News from Rotary: Konrad Kempfe reported on a suburban
Detroit Club project where Clubs participate in a Jeopardy style contest designed
to raise money for polio plus.
Sergeant at arms: Konrad Kempfe collected happy fines from:
happy birthday Brian Neitz (his 40th); Mike Flock and Sherri Hoffman
(J. Anderson and A. Bowen Abbott and Costello encounter); Pat Pinkowski (4
grandkids on the honor roll, 3 in track, upcoming family birthday for her
mother); Joyce Anderson (honoring our physicians – Thompson, Bailey, Kempfe);
Ken Miller (bd and Chicago); Bill Clark (good health news); John Fischer (SACF
meeting and Atlanta trip); Tom Gates (Fl trip and golf, daughter’s family); Art
Bowen (Easter gathering, Myrtle Beach, grandkids); Chad Cohrs (back,
Selinsgrove Alum organization underway, spring ); John Thompson (wife); Toby
Skinner (LA vacation with Billy and Zoey); Marv Rudnitsky (Italy trip and
back); Nelson Bailey (daughter’s visit); Dave Lawer (speaker and
announcements); Jeff Schwam (son’s admittance to art program); and Earl Ferster
(=15 and sunshine).
Future
Programs:
April 18 – Distinguished Service Award Event and Dinner. Art Bowen
is the host.Signup sheet is circulating.
6:00 p.m., SVCC. Kay Spigelmyer is this year’s recipient. John Stokinger will
edit newsletter.
April 25 – Free Enterprise Week. Speaker is Colonel Dave Hall, Bob
Soper is the host. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
May 2 – TBA, Chad Cohrs is the host. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
May 9 – Club Assembly, Community Service – John Stokinger and
Melissa Laniewski, SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
Birthdays: Apr. 7 – Bob Soper, Ken Wagner; 28 – Bob Fogle. May 15 – John
Stokinger.
Quotation: “If there was
no faith there would be no living in this world. We couldn’t even eat hash with
any safety.”John Billings.