Our next meeting will be Friday at CUW - Friends of Concordia room. Our program will feature Roy Pirrung an Ultra Marathon Runner.
Roy Pirrung, 67, of Plymouth, Wisconsin was told, “You can’t Roy!” many times, from childhood until the time he signed up for his first foot race, the Mayfair Marathon. In a mere 26.2 miles he changed the configuration of that saying to, “You can TRY!”
The greeter will provide either the thought, Rotary minute or anything they would like to share to start off the day positive.
Upcoming "It's your Rotary moment" assignees:
Jennifer Sutherland (4/15)
Lee Szymborski (4/22)
Note: If you are unable to to act as "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled please arrange for your replacement.
Oriole Lane plan moves on despite opposition
By Amy Schwabe
City of Mequon — Residents came out in force at the April 11 planning commission meeting to oppose a new subdivision development proposed for the land south of 11104 Oriole Lane.
Lakeside Development Company wants to build a nine-lot single-family subdivision on the 10 acres, and at issue was rezoning and approval of the initial concept plan. The plan was originally up for consideration at the February meeting, but the board tabled the proposal amidst concerns over the land's trees and wetlands. Following changes agreed to by the developer to decrease the size of the subdivision to lessen wetland encroachment and an agreement to avoid removing any specimen trees, the revised plan was again before the board on Monday.
While most residents emphasized that they have no problem with the plan itself, the location was deemed by many to be unworkable due to the property's wetlands and concerns over how building in that area would affect neighbors' already flooded yards.
Jim Locatelli, a resident of the subdivision directly across from the proposed development, told commissioners that he wasn't told his property was built on wetlands before buying it.
"I can't use my property," he said. "There's constantly standing water in the front yard, and my three dogs sink in the mud in the backyard."
America’s most-visited national park, the Great Smoky Mountains, is a half-million acres of temperate forest bristling with biodiversity – as 30 species of salamanders and some 1,500 black bears attest. Yet the contours of the park, in Tennessee and North Carolina in nearly equal measures, might have been drawn differently if not for several members of the Rotary Club of Knoxville, Tenn., a role the club marked during its centennial celebration last August.
In 1915, David C. Chapman, the owner of a wholesale drug company and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, brought together 10 business leaders over lunch, and the club’s illustrious future was set. Eight years later, Anne Davis, who with her Rotarian husband, Willis, had just visited parks in the American West, asked club members, “Why can’t we have a national park in the Smokies?” The Davises got Chapman on board. Heartened by the National Park Service’s recommendation to situate a park in the Southeast, Chapman transformed an idea into action.
Spreading throughout Mequon - Thiensville, teasel grows in tall, barbed stalks, blooming with purple and white thistle flowers in Summer.
Sinking deep taproots into the soil, teasel depletes land of nutrients and crowds out native plants, disrupts ecosystems, diminishes native plant diversity and destroys food and habitats for birds and wildlife.
Eliminating teasel is a multiple-year effort regardless of treatment, since seeds persist in the soil for several years. Getting a control on teasel now, will greatly benefit the region in years to come.
What: Teasel Take-Out Day Where: Oriole Lane School When: Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Note: Dress right for conditions
The Oliveros Scholarship Fund was created to help a secondary level student in grades 7-12 continue their schooling. In the village we serve, Oliveros, Guatemala, the school only goes to sixth grade. After that, students have to travel to Chiquimulilla, a city that's about 15 miles from Oliveros, to continue their education. flag
Typically, most students in Oliveros do not go past sixth grade. This is especially true for young girls. The students who receive our scholarships, and we now have over 30 students involved, are recommended by their elementary school teachers and must maintain good grades in order to continue to receive their scholarship. For $130/year, a student receives books, tuition, uniform, and transportation.
The scholarship idea came from Jeannine Desautels, a Madison Rotarian, who is a long-time member of our medical team in Guatemala. The fund continues to be managed by Jeannine and her fellow Madison Rotarians. Donations are accepted in any amount, and all funds received are used for scholarships.
If you would like to support this effort, please mail your donation to:
Treasurer, Oliveros Scholarship Fund
17 Hemlock Trail
Madison, WI 53717
Please make check payable to Oliveros Scholarship Fund
Here is the information for hotel reservations only for our District Conference. Attendees need to make their own reservations with the hotel separate from the activities and meals of the conference. Details and prices for meals/activities will be out shortly.
The rates are per night - May 13, 2016 and May 14, 2016. Room blocks will be held until April 13, 2016. This is a Road America Race Weekend so the facility will be busy.
Reservations can be made by calling 877-531-3013. Mention District 6270 Conference. Go to www.osthoff.com to view rooms.
To register and/or see room information click here.
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Spreading throughout Mequon - Thiensville, teasel grows in tall, barbed stalks, blooming with purple and white thistle flowers in Summer.
After that, students have to travel to Chiquimulilla, a city that's about 15 miles from Oliveros, to continue their education. flag
Here is the information for hotel reservations only for our District Conference. Attendees need to make their own reservations with the hotel separate from the activities and meals of the conference. Details and prices for meals/activities will be out shortly.
