| Vol. 13 No. 27 |
March 16, 2005 |
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March 18: PADS 10-K Run update (Deb Newman & Steve Essig) |
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March 22: Sunrise Harley committee meeting, 6:00 pm at Quigley’s. The first round is on Geof Roehll. Temporary committee memberships available from Tim Walsh. |
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March 25: Good Friday – no meeting |
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April 1: Club Assembly – Loaves & Fishes |
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April 8: National Rotary Convention update (Tom Greenberg) |
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April 15: Presentation on Organ Donation |
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April 22: Presentation on hearing-impaired children |
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April 29: Naperville Police Department presentation on identity theft |
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May 6: Club Assembly – Loaves & Fishes |
Distribution of raffle tickets at the March 11 meeting got our sixth annual HARLEY project off and running. The grand prize is a black 2005 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom, like the one shown here. It sports 1202 cc displacement, five-speed transmission, pushrod-operated overhead valves with hydraulic self-adjusting lifters, two valves per cylinder, 10:1 compression ratio and 17.4 L. fuel capacity. Woof, woof.
When selling tickets, be sure to keep the seller and buyer stubs attached.
Art and Ellen Muehlhausen thanked all those who helped them move out of their long-time home at 819 N. Eagle. Most of them posed for a group photo quickly organized by Lynne Nolan:
beneficial to all concerned
Barb Heller
At the March 11th meeting, the Park District’s new Executive Director, Barbara Heller, outlined the District’s mission and vision. "We want to be a leader in providing leisure experiences and enhance the quality of life in Naperville," said Heller. "We’re working on a recreation Master Plan. Naperville is very land rich but facility poor, and we want to do things in accordance with what residents want," she said, adding that among her goals are operational excellence, top-notch service and leadership and good working relationships within the organization. Heller stressed that "government environments tend to foster stagnation...so providing impetus toward change and improvement is at the forefront of what we want to do, and hopefully within a year you’ll see evidence of that in terms of programs...and recreation facilities."
Historical note: Naperville residents voted to establish the park district through a public referendum in 1966.
The Loaves and Fishes food drive continues through this coming Sunday, March 20, at Casey’s Foods, 124 W. Gartner Road. Even if you don’t buy anything, which is a Class A misdemeanor, you can drop off (or bring to Friday’s meeting) non-perishable foods and personal care items; Baby food, bath tissue, canned pasta, detergent, diapers, peanut butter, jellies and jams, soup, canned vegetables and cereals are especially needed at this time.
A dinner and wine tasting at Rafi’s Restaurant is scheduled for April 21. For $100 you get a five-course meal with wine parings for each course. Nicki Scott says half the 80 seats are gone, so don’t linger, and feel free to invite friends and relatives to this gastronomic gala.
American City Business Journals says Naperville is the least socio-economically stressed large city in America. Hartford, Conn., is the most stressed.
Maureen E. Coons, vice president and branch manager, National City Bank, has been proposed for membership. The Board accepted the proposal at its last meeting. Please contact President Gary if you would like to comment.
The answer to the anagram HELM JOY RON is John Morley. Our new anagram is BABY YANKS MORON. Hint: She’s a member we all know and love.