ANNOUNCEMENTS
(notes provided by the unorthodox and unconventional Paul Conforti)

 

Rob Patton reminded everyone about our club’s 25th anniversary dinner celebration this Saturday, June 15th, at the Illinois Terminal. There will be a cocktail hour at 6pm followed by dinner. The Parkland College Jazz Band will provide entertainment

 

Ed Perry discussed three upcoming Volunteer Opportunities.  First, Tuesday, June 11, Eastern Illinois Food Bank 5:30 to 7:30pm, 2405 N. Shore Drive, Urbana.  Second, Saturday June 22 – Taste of Champaign (details to come).  The third one already took place – see special note below.

 

President Jeff Van Buren reported on recent activity of the Rotary International Legislative Council:

 

-http://www.rotary.org/en/members/policiesandprocedures/announcements/

 

-Approved a US$1-a-year increase in per capita dues

-Rejected several resolutions that would have asked the RI Board of Directors to grant official recognition to programs that serve a range of different age groups, including EarlyAct, KidAct, and ElderAct.

-Approved a measure creating the office of vice governor, who would fill in if the governor becomes unable to serve.

-Approved a measure, aimed at increasing membership, that provides for satellite clubs, whose members meet at a different time and location from their parent club but who are also considered members of the parent club.

-Approved a measure allowing participation in club projects to count toward club attendance requirements.

-Defeated two measures that would have allowed clubs to meet less frequently. The delegates also rejected a measure that would have allowed a club to cancel six regular meetings a year instead of four, for holidays, the death of a club member, disasters, or other emergencies.

 

PROGRAM

 

May Hodson introducedTraci Barkely, Aquatic Ecologist for Prairie Rivers Network (PRN).

 

Prairie Rivers Network is 45 year old Illinois advocate for clean water and healthy rivers that champions clean, healthy rivers and lakes and safe drinking water to benefit the people and wildlife of Illinois. Drawing upon sound science and working cooperatively with others, PRN advocates public policies and cultural values that sustain the ecological health and biological diversity of water resources and aquatic ecosystems. PRN is an independent state affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.

 

Traci spoke about three areas of PRN educational focus:

 

1) Clean water program

2) Healthy stream flow and habitat protection program

3) River stewardship and awareness program

 

Traci gave one example PRN is currently working with the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) to better regulate the Industry Mine owned by the Springfield Coal Company which has had more than 600 violations over 10 years regarding its wastewater discharge permit.

 

PRN is also monitoring Sunrise Coal’s (Hallador Energy) proposed Bulldog Mine near Homer. There are several opportunities to learn more about the effects this mine might have on Champaign County.

 

June 14th, 6pm, UI Research Park, 1816 South Oak St., Champaign (as part of the Outside at the Research Park summer concert series.

 

June 18th, 7pm, Public Information Meeting, University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St., Champaign

 

June 20th, 7pm, Champaign County Board Meeting. Brooken’s Center, 1776 E. Washington, Urbana

 

SPECIAL NOTE ON VOLUNTEERISM

The CU Sunrise Clean Up Crew (aka Ed Perry and the Motley Crue) was a breath of fresh air this past weekend for the Relay for Life volunteers who had spent the previous 12 hours running the event. Allan Penwell, Patrice Grant, Scott and Cyndi Paceley, and Ed Perry were alive, somewhat alert, and not just a little enthusiastic at 5:30am this past Sunday morning helping clean up after this very successful event.  Thanks to this special group for their early morning efforts!

 

June 13th June 20th June 27th July 11th
Introductions Marsha Reardon Rod Roberts Chuck Reifsteck Tod Satterthwaite
Invocation Paul Conforti Ata Durukan Jim Gould Patrice Grant
Greeters Marsha Reardon Rod Roberts Chuck Reifsteck Tod Satterthwaite
Alan Chalifoux Neal Chamberlain Reuben Chambers Paul Conforti
Song Leader Kris Young Harold “The Herald” Adams Curt Anderson Oktay Baran
Notetaker Chamberlain Perry Penwell Hodson
Decker Weeding Hodson Kamerer Shelby Abbott
Next Weekend Chalifoux Jack & Carol Jen & Maggie Cody & Candy
Decker Garden Johnson Simpson Simpson Reifsteck

 

 

Upcoming Schedule

June 13th – Dr. William Forsythe, Bella Medical

June 20th – Benny Lapid

June 27th – Pass the Gavel, reign of Chuck the Terrible begins

July 4th – TBD

July 11th – Steve Shoemaker, President of Urbana Rotary, will discuss his radio show Keepin the Faith

July 18th – Charlie Linville with Ploughman Associates

July 25th – TBD

August 1st – Mike Thomas, Director of Athletics, UIUC

August 8th – Christine Catanzarite, Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), UIUC