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Back to Home pageNEWSLETTER Kiwanis Club of Cedar Rapids Wednesday, May 13, 2009 The meeting was called to order by President Bob Hatala, Esq. 28 Members in attendance. Guests: Dick Culp (Don Grimm) Birthdays: None Anniversaries: Dave Graeff and Joe Schmall, both 1985 Announcements: 1. Still openings to work the Kernels’ games in August. See Mary Corkery. 2. Kelly Allen is holding an informal social gathering at Daniel Arthurs on Friday, 5/22, beginning at 4:30 to discuss membership growth. 3. Kevin Carlson is recommending that our club begin using NING for its website. He will present a program on NING on June 3. 4. Jeff Hollingsworth reminded everyone of the Interclub with Hiawatha Crew on Tuesday, 5/19. Bring your own lunch. It’s at the Hiawatha City Center. 5. Reminder to sign up for the Wendy’s Four Oaks charity golf outing at CRCC to be held Monday, June 8. See Dan Breitbach. 6. Aging Services is also holding a fundraising golf outing at Elmcrest CC on Monday, June 22 for anyone interested in playing. Happy Bucks: Joe Schmall – upcoming London and Athens trip; Mel Rhodes – 99 cents to his penny from last week; Jim Platt – Jim Doyne didn’t wear his K button for the first time in a long time; Jim Doyne – paid happily? for Platt’s comment; Dick Boardman – was happy but I didn’t write it down, probably had something to do with the pride he has in his two boys; Bob Dye – his grandson got a clean bill of health on his lungs in the latest scan and goes Thursday (last week) for his new prosthesis; Dan Breitbach – son graduated from Coe; Dave Graeff – his Royals are looking good right now…did I say right now? Of course. Keith Sutherland – appreciates the lack of petty sniping that occurs in some clubs but certainly not ours? Upcoming Programs: June programs are being covered by Bob Hatala and Dan Breitbach. June 3 – Kevin Carlson on NING June 10 – Brian Fagan June 17 – TBA June 24 – TBA Speaker: Don Grimm introduced Don Palmer and Clark Rieke, retired engineer and realtor respectively, who presented a program on the Minutemen Retention Basin – an alternative to the levee/dike proposal to alleviate the flooding that has occurred in our watershed. Don gave a very concise presentation on what might be a much more effective plan to reduce flooding than the current ones being considered by the city. Costs would be significantly lower and if successful, would not only reduce flood damage to our cities but also address the water quality issues now facing us. Hampering this plan is a lack of awareness at present. Hopefully, our city and state leaders will take a look at this alternative. Word for the day: Mary Corkery stunned the vocabularic world, not unlike Rachel Alexander winning the Preakness and becoming the first filly in 85+ years to do so, by correctly guessing? the meaning of “Dispepsia” – loss of appetite, depression of spirits. (And yes, I know there is no such word as vocabularic, but it sounds cool and adjectival in nature.) Submitted: Dan Breitbach - El Verboso Bloviatoro |