Our next meeting will be Friday at Newcastle Place - 12600 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI  53092.

Our program will feature JoAnn Vetter who will be giving her classification talk. A board meeting will follow.

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:

• Chuck Zamora (5/27)
• Errol Barnett (6/3)

Note: If you are unable to to act as "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled please arrange for your replacement.

Celebrate Memorial Day in the North Shore region
By Jeff Rumage

North Shore communities will honor the sacrifices made by our military veterans this Memorial Day weekend.

Here's how each community is celebrating.

Fox Point

The North Shore Rotary Club and Boy Scout Troop 391 are organizing a Memorial Day ceremony in Fox Point. The parade will start at 10 a.m. on the southeast corner of Port Washington and Bradley Road, heading east on Bradley Road until reaching a small triangular park space at the southwest corner of Lake Drive and Bradley Road. A ceremony will be held in the park at 10:30 a.m., and will include an invocation, pledge of allegiance, "The National Anthem," a keynote speaker, a flag ceremony, "Taps," the placement of a wreath and a closing prayer. The ceremony is expected to last 45 minutes.

Shorewood

Shorewood will host its 17th annual Memorial Day ceremony at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 29, at Atwater Park. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair.

The program includes patriotic music played by the Shorewood High School Band and members of the Shorewood High School Orchestra, an All Service Color Guard, bagpiper, Shorewood Intermediate School student speakers and soloist, local dignitaries, a rifle salute and "Taps."

The master of ceremonies is Mark Concannon from Concannon Communication. The keynote speaker is Lt. Eduardo M. Garza, Jr., retired, United States Naval Reserve. Garza is the director of veteran services for Concordia University of Wisconsin.

Immediately following the program, attendees are invited to a cookout at the North Shore American Legion Post #331, 4121 North Wilson Drive. Food and beverages are available at a nominal cost.

Mequon-Thiensville

The city of Mequon and village of Thiensville are holding their annual Memorial Day parade and observance starting at 10 a.m. Sponsored by the Howard J. Schroeder American Legion Post 547, the parade begins at Grace Lutheran Church in Thiensville and goes to the Mequon City Hall for observances. Lunch will also be offered at the new Post Clubhouse, 6050 W. Mequon Road, after the ceremony at Mequon City Hall along with a special observance at the post clubhouse.

Whitefish Bay

Whitefish Bay's second annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Armory Park, 1225 E. Henry Clay St.

The ceremony will be an opportunity for veterans to connect with one another and for the community to honor our country's fallen service members. The event will also give Whitefish Bay families a way to teach children the meaning behind Memorial Day and to witness traditional military customs. The 2015 program attracted nearly 300 Whitefish Bay residents and veterans, and was a meaningful tribute to those who gave their lives serving our country.

This year's keynote speaker will be Kevin Nicholson, a combat veteran with the United States Marine Corps who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nicholson was awarded the Bronze Star, cited by Task Force Commander as the "best Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Team Leader in Afghanistan" for work in leading a highly specialized 50-man team in responding to more than 100 IED detonations and discoveries over six months.

Mark your calendars for the evening of Thursday, July 21st for our annual meal-prep for Advocates and family cook-out at River Barn Park's Sommer Pavilion.

More information to follow!

Jennifer Sutherland

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On Saturday, JUNE 4, our M-T Sunrise Rotary partner, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, is planning a short workday to PLANT native tree seedlings and shrubs in Pukaite Woods.  We'll probably work up to four hours.  CAN YOU HELP FOR SOME OR ALL OF THOSE HOURS?

The new trees & shrubs will help crowd out re-growth of the buckthorn along the streambed from which OWLT volunteers (and Dave Schlageter) removed mature buckthorn through the fall and earlier this spring.

Please respond, and let me know if you (and any family or friends) can join us even for an hour or two on June 4, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.   We need to know what tools/equipment we'll need.

Connie Pukaite