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Jun 13, 2017
Comments by Incoming Exchange Student from South Korea and Outgoing Student to Turkey
Jun 20, 2017
What's happn' at Mounds View High School
Jun 27, 2017
Innovative approach that is changing the way middle school students learn and how teachers teach
Jul 04, 2017
Jul 11, 2017
Project updates and Fund Raiser Planning
Jul 18, 2017
Jul 25, 2017
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Aug 01, 2017
Anoka County Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and the Cadet Color Guard
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Arden Hills/Shoreview
Service Above Self
We meet Tuesdays at 7:15 AM
Best Western - Shoreview
1000 Gramsie Rd.
Shoreview, MN  55126
United States
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Stories
President's Corner
Our Rotary year will come to an end on June 30th, as will my term as club president.  Having served once before in this capacity 15 years ago, I welcomed the opportunity to give it another go - this time as a relaxed retiree rather than the hyper-busy working mother of two that I was last time around.  It has been a fun year but I look forward to putting the president's gavel in the very capable hands of incoming president Kent Peterson come July 1!  Although I can take no credit for it, one key highlight of our year has been the addition of six new members, all of whom have added greatly to the energy and culture of our club.  Another highlight of the year has been the busy activity of hosting inbound exchange student Jiui Yoon of South Korea.  This very social and energetic young woman has kept us on our toes through her participation in numerous activities at school and across the district.  It has also been a busy year of preparing for our new fundraiser to be held in August.  We've had a great team of folks working hard at the many details involved in putting on this beer tasting event which we hope will become the first of many annual successes.  These folks have had to work through a number of challenges in figuring out what is needed in so many areas - product, pricing, security, publicity, etc....
 
My sincerest thanks to all who have worked hard to make this a successful Rotary year!  
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Club Service
 
Our club has been busy. We visited the State Capitol and had a tremendous tour. Our guide was full of information and spoke loud enough for all of us to hear. We also had a party for our inbound exchange student that was hosted by our president, Peggy Strom. It was a terrific event that was attended by many of our members. On a personal note, I want to the thank so many members who have helped out Nancy and me with our current struggles.
Monthly Celebrations of Club Members

Member Birthdays

Paul McCreight - June 27

 
 
Spouse Birthdays
 
None Found
 
 
Anniversaries
 
Dennis and Kathy Erno - June 15 (48 years)
 
Paul and Kate McCreight - June 17 (16 years)
 
Peggy and Don Strom - June 29 (14 year)
 
 
Club Anniversaries
 
Andy Sall - 10 years
 
Ginny Sall - 10 years
 
 
 
 

 

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Weekly Greeters

 
 
 
June 6 - No one - Off-site meeting
 
June 13 - Kent Peterson
 
June 20 - Andy Sall
 
June 27 - Ginny Sall
 
July 4 - NO meeting
 
July 11 - Terry Schwerm
 
 

 

 

Community Service
 
Six of us took a “walk in the park” to do our annual adopt-a-trail clearing.  Frank started it off by arriving early and finding a five-dollar bill in the grass near the parking lot.  He plans to add it to our next “Happy Dollars” collection. We found that the trail itself was virtually clear of litter, but the same could not be said of the parking lots at either end – a suggestion was made to simply work them and save walking four miles.
 
As previously stated, one of the purposes of adopting the trail is for the PR of the signage.  This time we received a lot of positive PR from trail users and those who passed by our wine and cheese post-party in the parking lot – if you weren’t there or left early, you missed a good one!
 
May 4 - Feed My Starving Children - Food Packing
In Lieu of our regular Tuesday meeting most of our club members and friends helped at the Incarnation Church Food Pack with many others from our community.
May 9 - Club Meeting
Today's speaker was Julie Overbye. Julie has lived on and enjoyed Lake Owasso for more than twenty years.  She initially joined a group called "Let's Go Fishing" and when it floundered, she decided to carry-on the mission with a newly created organization she has called "Fishing For Fun".  Julie serves as President and directs the mission of this group which is to create memories and camaraderie by providing free fishing for seniors, care centers, veterans and youth.  Their base of operations is on Lake Johanna as the Johanna Shores Senior Residence allows them to keep their specially equipped, wheelchair accessible pontoon docked at its pier on Lake Johanna.  This summer will be their third year of operations and they already have 86 trips scheduled.  All but 6 are fully booked.  The group has 65 active volunteers including several of our members.  Procedural training is provided.  Julie shared some of the special memories she has from past trips.  One was of an 80 year-old woman who had never been on a boat before.  Another was of a widow who hadn't been on a boat since her husband died.  Both were thrilled with the experience. Another memorable outing included a group of young ex-felons who began the trip not-at-all sure they wanted to go, but ended up having a wonderful experience. In addition to fishing, Julie and the other hosts provide some history of the area during the ride, including Lake Johanna, Lake Josephine and Tony Schmidt park. Julie encouraged others to consider joining in on the fun this summer.
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May 16 - Club Meeting
 
  The Club welcomed visiting Rotarian Bill Nielson from the St. Paul Club.  It was also announced that the Club's STRIVE scholarship would be presented that evening at Mounds View High School. 
 
The guest speaker was Jay Haapala, who serves as the Associate State Director of Community Outreach for AARP, to discuss various types of fraud schemes that are being directed at both seniors and the general public. He discussed the three different types of fraud that are most common - Imposter Scams, Identity Theft, and Debt Collection Scams. He gave a few examples of the Imposter Scams - IRS Scam where the fraud artist poses as an IRS employee and demands money and Debt Collection Scams that operate in much the same way.
 
He then discussed Identity Theft. Most people think of identity theft occurring on the computer, which does happen.  However, he noted that people are more at risk of identity theft in the real world on day to day transactions then they are on computer transactions. He noted that other types of identity theft include mail theft, skimming devices at gas pumps, and use of public wifi sites. 
 
He suggested three steps that people could take to help protect against this type of fraud:1) regularly monitor all of your financial and bank accounts since you typically have 60 days to report suspicious activity; 2) monitor your credit reports since you typically can get free credit reports up to three times per year at annualcreditreport.com; and 3) make sure that you stay within the banking system for all electronic transactions. 
May 23 - Club Meeting
Our speaker today was Mark Dahlberg, a Community Service Specialist with Vision Loss Resources (VLR).  We learned that this organization is that which was formerly known as the Society For The Blind.  For more than 100 years, VLR has been the leading provider of services to support individuals with vision loss - defined as impairment that is not correctable and which impacts daily activities.  Ultimately 1 in 20 people will suffer from this, which can have major implications for people as well as for their family, friends or care givers.  VLR specialists provide instruction in adaptive living skills, magnification, technology and mobility.  They work 1:1 with individuals to develop a service plan that is unique to that person's needs.  Mark stressed that it is important to have regular checkups since vision loss can occur gradually and be imperceptible to the individual for a long period of time.  It can cause people to retreat from activities once enjoyed, like playing cards or going out with friends.  This loss of social contact is damaging and often unnecessary when there are aids that could help.  VLR has many volunteers but is in need of many more to assist with reading, shopping assistance, and driving.  There are 2 centers in the Twin Cities - 1 in Minneapolis and 1 in St. Paul.  Financial support is provided by individual gifts and by a grant from the MN Department of Human Services.
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May 30 - Club Meeting
We were fortunate to hear from two of our newest members today as Joe Ziskowsky and Glenn Bowers gave their "classification talks".  It is always so interesting to hear about member backgrounds and today was no exception.  We learned that Joe's childhood included many moves as a result of his father's career in the U.S. Navy.  Born in San Diego, Joe's various homes included Nevada, Michigan, Colorado and Iraq.  It was during college at Creighton University in Nebraska that Joe met his wife Betty.  Upon graduation with a degree in electrical engineering, Joe and Betty moved to Texas where Joe worked at Texas Instruments Corp. developing calculators and other products.  When an opportunity to move to PAR systems arose, they made the move to MN, arriving in the middle of a blizzard in 1982.  After retiring several years ago, Joe and Betty have taken the opportunity to indulge their love of travel - visiting all states as well as all continents, with the exception of Antarctica.  
 
Glenn Bowers has an interesting story as well.  Glenn hails from Chicago, where  he remembers his grandfather being a staunch Republican in the Democratic stronghold of Cook County.  Glenn credits his kindergarten teacher for instilling a love of science in him at a very early age.  With an undergraduate degree in biology, he went on to earn a masters and PhD in plant pathology from the University of Illinois.  He has been involved in the study and practice of soybean breeding for most of his career which began in teaching but moved to corporate America during the 1970's.  It was then that it became possible to patent plants, which spurred a growth in business opportunity.  He is currently Vice President at a local firm which is in the development stage on several fronts.  One includes the application of plant genetic engineering techniques to a potential treatment for leukemia in humans.  Glenn has been an active Rotarian in all the places he's lived, with leadership roles at both club and district levels.  His wife is also a dedicated Rotarian and currently a member of the White Bear Lake club.  Like Joe and Betty, Glenn and his wife love to travel. They have attended a number of Rotary International conferences, and will be traveling to this year's conference in Atlanta in June.
 
We knew it before but their presentations today made it very clear that we are awfully fortunate to have Joe and Glenn as new members of our Arden Hills/Shoreview Rotary Club!
 
 
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