Lincoln East Club 1528 Rotary Spoke
58nd Yr • Issue 40 Last Meeting Attending 31(61%) w/makeups 6 (69%) April 4, 2012 Editor: Dave Miller • [email protected] • Lincoln East Rotary, 2511 County Down Court, Lincoln, NE 68512 Meetings: Wednesdays 11:45 a.m. at Valentino’s on South 70th and Van Dorn Lincoln East Club web site: www.clubrunner.ca/lincolneast Apr 11 - Jacques Mucapa “Life in Great Lake Region and coming to America”.
as the first person to file a claim Apr 4 - Meredith Bauthman “Commerating 150th under the Homestead Act of Anniversary of the Homestead National Monument” 1862. He was born in Preble County, Ohio, but was raised in We had a very pleasant Genesee County, New York, surprise last Wednesday and Knox County, Illinois. As a when we were introduced young man he moved fre- to Chief Ranger, Home- quently, living in Iowa and Illi- stead National Monu- nois and settling in Beatrice, ment of America, Nebraska Territory. He was a Meredith Baughman. It graduate of a medical institute seems that there is some- in Cincinnati, Ohio, and prac- thing more to learn every ticed medicine in Ottawa, Illi- day The National Park is nois. He enlisted in the 17th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regi- four miles west of ment during the Civil War. Freeman was supposedly a scouter Beatrice, NE. Meredith for the Union Army and told someone that he was leaving for titled her visit with us as St. Louis the morning of January 1, 1863, for military duty. “Homestead: A Story Freeman convinced someone to open the land office just as Big as America”. after midnight so he could be the first person to file his claim. John Garrison informed Some dispute whether Freeman’s story of having to go to St. us that Meredith was Louis was true or whether he just wanted to be the first to file born in South St. Paul, under this act. When five MN and grew up in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. She earned her years was up, the home- degree in Resource Management - Enviromental Education, Interpre- steader had to have two tation and Biology from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. She or three witnesses sign and her family moved to Nebraska in 2005 where she was assigned to a document called Homestead National Park Headquarters. She has been a Park Ranger “Proof Required Under for the national Park Service for 20 years. This assignment is her fifth Homestead Acts May National Park where she has worked. We also learned that she has 20, 1862 . “ Daniel Free- been married to her husband, Dean, for 18 years and they have two man had his neighbors, daughters, Alexa age 11 and Jocelyn age 8. When Merrith is not at Joseph Graff and “work” at the Homestead National Monument, she and her family enjoy Samuel Kilpatrick, sign (guess what?) hiking, camping, birding and reading. Homestead Na- this first document. A new tional Monument of America, is a unit of the National Park System. It Homestead Heritage Center was dedicated in May 2007. The commemorates passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, which al- building’s roof was inspired by the small plows homestead- lowed any qualified person to claim up to 160 acres of federally owned land in exchange for five years of residence and the cultivation and ers used to break soil. Homestead National Monument of improvement of the property. The Act eventually transferred 270,000,000 America will be featured on the Nebraska Quarter in 2015! acres from public to private ownership. The national monument is on Beginning in 2010, the United States Mint issued quar- a site that includes some of the first acres successfully claimed under ters featuring designs depicting national parks and other the Homestead Act. Daniel Freeman (April 26, 1826–December 30, national sites in accordance with the “America’s Beautiful 1908) was an American homesteader, physician and Civil War veteran. National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008". He was recognized Larry Fletcher asks that volunteers Recent Visitors and possible Programs & Events sign up for the NEW PARK PICKUP new members to Lincoln April Chair, John Garrison SEASON STARTING SOON. PLEASE East Rotary Apr 18- Dir. Rev. Tom Barber - “What is happening SIGN UP TO HELP. THERE ARE SIGN at our Lincoln City Mission”. UP SHEETS AVAILABLE. PLEASE Jeremy Judy Glass Apr 25 -Scott Lloyd & Mark Yhornton “Jacob’s Well” Jensen Sponsored by in Lincoln and Haiti SEE LARRY. Self invitee Al Burdick Jun 27- Dr Les Spry “Obama Care” update jjensen@ judy@ afphg.org adventsource.org President Klingenberg requests mem- Contact Chuck @420-3088 to make changes bers turn in their 107 sheets. Jerry Martin Jeanne VISITORS AND GUESTS ?? Sponsored Garvin East Rotary THE 2012 RECRUITING YEAR by Sponsored by Scott Larson from Club #14 Now is the time to submit names and addresses Chuck Chuck and phone numbers of people you know who Erickson Erickson Meredith Bautham, Guest Speaker can be invited to our “Membership Wednes- day” Rotary Meeting. . Dave Miller asks every President Chris’s Corner MAKE UPS member on Wednesdays for your names, OR Chris Klingenberg is our Club Dennis Duckworth - Social Event to send them to
Ryan Lindbeck Lynn Davis Derald Matthew Debbie Way Referred by Sponsored Lembrich Orian Sponsored Lincoln South by Rejoined Sponsored by Tom Rotary Club Dave Miller by Roper Al Burdick
Ginny Michael Nathan Rink Al Burdick Dennis Parker Sponsored Duckworth Carr Spon- Sponsored Sponsored sored by by Don Sponsored by by Lillie Chuck Poysa Chuck by Dale Larsen Erickson Lloyd Erickson Gene Frederick Milt Lana Rourke Greg Blake Collingsworth Sponsored by Schmidt Transfer from Schnasse Sponsored Seward Club Sponsored Sponsored by John Garrison Nathan Rink Dave Caudy by Gordon by Dave Bair Miller
This page is dedicated to all activites related to the DISCOVERY, INVITATION, ACCEPTANCE, NEW MEMBER INDUCTION and TRAINING activities. CLUB MEMBER ATTENDANCE and NEW MEMBER ATTENDANCE will be recognized and analyzed regularly. There will be REPORT- ING OF NEW MEMBER ACTIVITIES, and NEW MEMBER SPONSORSHIP INTERACTIONS. There will be many photos OF ALL THE ABOVE regularly posted. Comments from new and current Club members will also be reported regularly. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS will be posted for new members and COMMENTS from Committee Chairs affected will be reported often. All NEW MEMBER SPONSORS will be asked to report regularly on all of their new member’s progress including the exchange from Red to Blue Club badges. There will be recruitment by ALL of the current members. President Chris Klingenberg asks that ALL CURRENT MEMBERS prepare a list of names of persons and their home addresses that they would like TO BE INVITED to visit our Club. The number of TOTAL invitations will be limited each month. Members SHOULD NOT contact these people in advance as the program will provide these persons with all of the information needed at the proper point in time.
THE NEW MEMBER “CLUB SERVICE” ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) DISCOVERY (EVERYONE) (2) INVITATION (Dave, Harland, Don and Wayne) (3) ACCEPTANCE (Dick Cumming and Wayne Casper) (4) NEW MEMBER INDUCTION (Dick Cumming and Wayne Casper) (5) NEW MEMBER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: (Don Poysa, Phil Sorensen, Gordon Bair, Ozzie Gilbertson, John Garrison, Dave Caudy, Cliff Stockmyer and Chris Klingenberg) (6) CLUB MEMBER ATTEN- DANCE (Club Board) (7) NEW MEMBER ATTENDANCE (EVERYONE) (8) REPORTING OF NEW MEMBER ACTIVITIES (Everyone) (9) NEW MEMBER SPONSORS WE NEED ALL OF YOUR NAMES Annual Park Clean-up Project. Help keep Lincoln’s parks beautiful.
Sign Up Sheet to monitor/maintain Mahoney Park (Map-area darken is to monitored) East ½ of park—soccer field to east parking lot. Read Guidelines —Agreement March 1, 2012 to February 28, 2013
March through November– weekly monitor –sign up is for 2 weeks-ok to swap times with other members
March 1 to March 15 ——Larry Fletcher March 16 to March 31— Gordon Bair April 1 to April 15 ———Ozzie Gilbertson April 16 to April 30——Greg Schnasse May 1 to May 15————Cliff Stockmyer May 16 to May 31———John Garrison-Joe Dappen June 1 to June 15————Ryan Lindbeck June 16 to June 30——— Open July 1 to July 15 ————Dean Douglas July 16 to July 31———— Open August 1 to August 15— Gene Frederick August 16 to August 31— Open September 1 to September 15— .Open September 16 to September 30— Open October 1 to October 15—Milt Schmidt October 16 to October 31—Chris Klingenberg November 1 to November 15—Gordon Bair November 16 to November 31— Open
December through February-every other week monitoring is O.K. December 1 to December 15—Milt Schmidt December 16 to December 31—Dennis Duckworth v January 1 to January 15—Jason Smith v January 16 to January 31—Jason Smith February 1 to February 15— Open February 16 to February 28— Open
Please record date and time spent in park—e-mail record to me (Fletcher) [email protected] at the conclusion of your monitoring period. FOR CLEAR INSTRUCTION ON THE LOCATION, PLEASE SEE LARRY FLETCHER (EMAIL HIM IS EASIER)
NEBRASKA SPRING FOOTBALL GAME - LINCOLN EAST ROTARY WORKERS
Spring Game Volunteers Janell, the following people have agreed to work the Spring game ON APRIL 14TH. They will report to the Cook Pavillion by 10 am on Saturday and work as assigned for the Lincoln East Rotary
Michael Carr Dean Douglas Ozzie Gilbertson Phil Sorenson Gordon Bahr John Garrison Chris Neally
David W. Caudy call Dave with any questions or changes at 402-423-4551 The following list are the written goals set by your Club President, Chris Klingenberg. for his Club year. He is a very practical leader and he generally meets his goals. Please take it upon yourself as a member off the Lincoln East Rotary Club to personally identify with one or more of these goals listed. Personally contact Chris and inform him about which goals you would like to help him achieve your and the Club goals. Chris will personally contact you and offer you guidance on achieving your and the Club goals this fiscal year. We are now in the last half year and “things” are on schedule. Contact me if you have comments. Chris Home 402-488-8062, Cell 402-499-8404.