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Adrian
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
The Center
Corner of Wolf Creek Hwy and US223
Adrian, MI  49221
United States of America
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Water Quality - Nathan Burd & Will Saddler
City Administrator, Nathan Burd, spoke first and said from the minute he joined the staff, he’s known about the water quality issue the City has faced. This past March the City began conducting sampling of Wolf Creek followed by weekly samplings in the River Raisin. It was from this data that our club was advised not to make contact with the River Raisin due to increasing levels of E-coli (from fecal contamination from cattle waste in farm fields, failing septic systems, algae blooms, etc.) during its annual cleanup that was in September. Nathan then asked Will, the City’s Director of Utilities, to speak about their findings.

Will said that the data collected was sent to the state for further analysis. Numbers were initially low, he said. When spring came it was unusually wet which caused a lot of run off and consequently the numbers started to elevate. 300 E-coli per 100M parts, he said, was the standard. By April of this year, the numbers did start going up. Fortunately, Will said, there have been no algae blooms occurring this year. The City worked closely with the Loch Erin Property Association this year, he said. “Yet, it is difficult to track where the actual contamination is coming from”.

Will said that about 80% of Adrian water comes from the well field (ground water source) off Hamilton Highway and 20% from Lake Adrian (surface source). It was the water, Will said, from Lake Adrian that caused to bad taste. Will said that invariably the City always gets complaints about the water every year. It picked up a bit in 2017 though.  

For more information about this issue please visit the City of Adrian’s website.
Announcements
 
UPDATES
New Junior Rotarians - Emily and Gabriella will replace Madison and Maddy for the Month of November as Junior Rotarians.
 
Share the Warmth – Jean Pfister and Nate Smith provided more info on this project that both our club and the AM Club have committed to. Our clubs will alternate once a month every other month on the second Sunday of that month to take and serve food at Share the Warmth’s location which is the old Moose club across from the Adrian Plaza. Approximately 50 people go to the facility for dinner. Club volunteers will arrive at 6pm ant be ready to serve food at 6:30pm. The AM club will serve this Sunday evening, November 10 and our club will serve on Sunday, December 8.
 
E-Waste Event – Nathan Salazar thanked those who participated in the event. A total of 47,000 pounds of technology was dropped off for disposal!!!
 
Veterans Day Event – Kathy Williams announced that you can drop off money in front of WLEN studios from 5am-7pm. Last year they raised $30,000! Midwest Energy is a sponsor and TLC will contribute $50 for every $100 gift made! Join the “Happy 100 Club” on Monday! Last year TLC donated $8,000!
 
Wreath Sales –They will all be delivered to Goodwill on November 26th for members to drop by and pick up.
 
Cutting Board Fundraiser – Luke Barnett announced a program to benefit the Rotary Woodworking Warriors through the sale of beautiful wood cutting boards (musical-grade, harvested curly maple with walnut accents) in small, medium and large sizes and $50, $75 and $100 respectively. This is an effort to sustain the Woodworking Warriors program this coming year since the club contributed $35,000 to it the very first year. The vets in the workshop, Luke said, came up with the cutting board idea. Each board comes with a can of cutting board finish (bees wax) to preserve the surface.
 
 
RI Foundation Update - Committee chair, Mike Olsaver, told members that our goal this Rotary year was $5,700 and thus far have raised only $1,300. We have until June 30th, 2020 to meet the goal so that we can continue to be eligible for district grants.
 
Comstock Riverwalk Tree Sale – The $50 trees are completely sold out! There are, however, some $25 trees left. They are going for a Guinness World Record he said!
 
 
Salvation Army Breakfast 
 
 
Salvation Army Bell Ringing – We are looking for a Friday in December we could ring the bell again.
 
 
DATES TO REMEMBER
November 14-16 – R.Y.L.A – Thanks to Gerry Burg, our club has selected and paid registrations for 2 high schools students to attend this annual leadership event. Thanks to Nate Smith and Kevin Keller for agreeing to take them there and bring them home!
 
 
November 16 - Benefit for Doug
 
November 20Lync-Up - This is a networking and mentoring, community collaboration project. The workshop will be at the Adrian Armory Events Center on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. The purpose of Lync-Up is to connect members of the professional community with students from area high schools and institutions of higher education to increase access to mentoring and networking opportunities.
 
 
November 20Networking Event - Mark announced the Networking Event thanks to a collaboration of our club, the Town & Gown Committee, and Chamber of Commerce. It will include a luncheon and a speaker and involve high school and college students from the county. Mark said that they need community leaders to turn out (that’s – Rotarians!) Since this is a Wednesday, there will not be a regular meeting the following Thursday the 21st. Invite a friend. You can register through the Chamber of Commerce website.
 
The event will be at the Armory on Wednesday Nov 20, from 11:30-1:30. The adult participants will pay $12 for lunch. Tables will be mixed. A presenter will do a short program, in addition to a networking activity in the room.
 
November 21 - NO MEETING since we'll be meeting at the Armory on Wednesday November 20 (see above)
 
November 27 – Joint Rotary/Kiwanis Luncheon – Our club is hosting this event this year (12 noon – 1pm) and a sign-up sheet was passed around. We are expecting close to 80-90 people so will probably be held in the ballroom at The Center. More info coming.
 
December 8 – The first Sunday that we serve individuals at Share the Warmth (formerly the Moose Club) across from the Adrian Plaza.
 
Upcoming Programs:
November 14 – Sue Hammersmith
November 20 – Lync Luncheon (WEDNESDAY) Adrian Armory & Events Center
November 21 – NO MEETING THUESDAY
November 27 – Joint Rotary/Kiwanis Luncheon
November 28 - THANKSGIVING
 
Guests: Visiting Adrian Morning Rotarian Jean Pfister.
FINE SESSION  
 
 
Mike Olsaver collected fines from: Gage, Sack, DuMars (2), Maxe (2), Barnett, Kathryn S., Williams, Sherman, Salazar, Dick.
 
Happy Bucks – Pfister, Burg, Herrera, Clark.
Volunteers
Prayer – Junior Rotarian, Madison.
 
Songs – Nate without Helen
 
50/50 Drawing – $58 went to Kathy Williams. Then Eloise Hosken’s name was drawn but she did not win the HUGE $949 jackpot.
 

TABLE HELPERS: Kathye & Rhonda

 

 

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New RI President - 2019-20

Mark Daniel Maloney, of the Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, USA, is the new President of Rotary International for 2019-20. Maloney is a principal in the law firm of Blackburn, Maloney, and Schuppert LLC, with a focus on taxation, estate planning, and agricultural law. He represents large farming operations in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States, and has chaired the American Bar Association’s Committee on Agriculture in the section of taxation. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar Association, and the Alabama Law Institute.

 
 
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Carrie Dillon
November 2
 
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November 12
 
Spouse Birthdays
Doug Herrera
November 8
 
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November 9
 
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November 3
 
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November 21
 
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Masahiro Kojima
November 13, 2003
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November 30, 2000
19 years
 
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