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Posted by Jim DeLillo on Aug. 23, 2024

When: We meet on Friday mornings from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM.

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immediate call for breakfast volunteers!!


 

23-AugCarol W
30-Aug 
6-SepSeth Duhnke - please send reminder before
13-Sep 
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Please sign up for our new year 
 
Dave Schlageter needs help lining up speakers for our meetings, so please send him your ideas for exciting programs.  
We are about to start a new year for Rotary. We are always looking for speakers. There are no set rules for the speakers, and we welcome diverse people. If you have anyone in mind, please contact me via e-mail, and we will work to invite them to a meeting. 
 

Where: We meet at the Mequon Public Market, 6300 W Mequon Rd, Mequon, WI 53092. (The entrance is at the rear.)

Next scheduled meeting 8/23/2024

At our meetings, the Greeter will provide either the thought, a Rotary minute, share a family moment or a cultural tradition ... anything with which they would like to start off the day positive.

Upcoming "It's your Rotary moment" assignees:

  • Carol Wessels (8/30/2024)
  • Shawn Whalen (9//6/2024)
  • Matthew Wolak (9/13/2024)
  • Matthew Wolf (9/20/2024)
Note: If you cannot act as an "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled, please arrange for your replacement.
 
Speakers needed...
Dave Schlageter needs help lining up speakers for our meetings, so please send him  dschlag911@icloud.com your ideas for interesting programs.
 
 
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:  Jo Ann Vetter
Posted by Michael Shay
I’m not sure while growing up in Cuba City in southwest Wisconsin that I was even aware that people bought and sold homes. Someone in the family moved into grandma and grandpa’s old home, and everybody else built a place to live nearby. When my dad was building a new home for us so that our hired man could move into our home on the old farm, my sister and I stood on the edge of the abyss that was to become the basement and commented that it was entirely too small. Spending the next few weeks pounding subfloor taught us a number of things about how houses are built… and perception. Those are skills I have use throughout my 31+ year real estate career. I learned a lot too from my first job working for a seed corn company. It was a job that taught me exactly how much chemical goes into GMO corn. (How fortunate that at that time they “knew” that skin was impermeable so that all the purple chemicals on the corn seed was fine for us to handle!) I also learned that I did not want to do work that meant starting the day with a cold, wet walk-through field at 4:30 AM. After a 12 hour day of over seeding or detasseling all summer didn’t leave me a lot of energy for what I really wanted to do: hit the live band teen dances throughout the area. I played saxophone in the concert in jazz bands, and let the marching band as a drum major in parade competitions throughout the State. I graduated from University of Wisconsin Platteville with a teaching degree because I couldn’t stand the sight of blood which meant that nursing— the other option available to girls at the time— was not an option for me. I received my Masters Degree at UWM. I taught school for 10 years in both parochial and public schools in the metro Milwaukee area. I spent a couple of awesome years working for Republic Airlines before settling in Mequon in 1981 and raising two kidsMy son returned to Milwaukee after a period of time in Colorado and is the Founder and master brewer at 1840 Brewing Company in Bayview. He has blessed me with two wonderful grand girls ages almost 8, and almost 3.  My daughter is newly engaged and newly relocated to Miami afterv10nyears in LA.  She is self employed as a Pinterest Manager and Strategist and is quite successful at a career I didn’t even know existed. She is busy planning her wedding which will be in Medellin, Colombia next summer.
A year and a half ago I transferred ownership of my own RE/MAX agency over to another broker owner so that I could focus on doing what I love most: listing properties and working with buyers. I am able to combine the skills that I got from my early education in construction, my field experience (which is the basis of my marketing plan – but without the chemicals) and my years teaching to help people navigate through the buying and selling process of real estate. And like in my youth I look for the time to dance. I have been doing competitive ballroom dancing for 15 yeas and have been blessed with a wonderful Bulgarian partner, amazing results and the fun experiences of having danced in 13 states. 
 
 
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Komatsu Tour Recap
 
The following Rotary members attended the Vocational Committee tour of Komatsu
  • Jim DeLillo
  • JoAnn Vetter
  • Dick Dieffenbach (Grafton)
  • Dave Schlateger
  • Laura Schlateger
 
A fascinating look into the history and manufacturing of heavy mining equipment.
Long-time residents may better know the company as Harnischfeger or P&H.
Relocated from National Ave, the new facility is only three-years hold and houses 400,000 sq. Ft. of state-of-the-art 
manufacturing equipment.
 
The South Harbor Campus is the new home for the design, large gearing and heavy fabrication of P&H mining shovels,
as well as engineering and test manufacturing for surface drills. It will be a space to innovate and collaborate,
host training and customer visits and proudly display our manufacturing and technological capabilities.
 

The New Komatsu South Harbor campus built for sustainability and more

 
Meme of the week
Posted by Jim DeLillo on Aug. 23, 2024
Speakers
Aug 30, 2024 7:00 AM
C. Shawn Green -University of Wisconsin - Madison
Does "Brain Training" Really work?
Does "Brain Training" Really work?

“Brain Training” has become a huge industry with hundreds of thousands of individuals using various products worldwide. Here our speaker will cover what the science in this field really says about what is best for your brain health.

C. Shawn Green

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Department of Psychology

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sep 06, 2024
John Rosing
Village President of Thiensville
Sep 20, 2024
Club assembly
Oct 18, 2024
Club assembly
Oct 25, 2024 7:00 AM
Ann Jacobs - Chair, Wisconsin Elections Commission
What is the Wisconsin Elections Commission & how does it ensure the integrity of our election?
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Bob Blazich
August 10
 
Joe Gutsmiedl
August 11
 
David Schlageter
August 21
 
Daniel O'Connor
August 29
 
Spouse Birthdays
Darcy Peterman
August 4
 
Join Date
Joe Gutsmiedl
August 9, 2019
5 years
 
Doreen Lettau
August 11, 2023
1 year
 
Dick Kinney
August 27, 2010
14 years
 
Lucia Francis
August 27, 2010
14 years
 
Upcoming Events
Open for Club and Committee planning
Sep 20, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
Open for Club and Committee planning
Oct 18, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
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