October 7, 2012

Fort Wayne’s Fire Chief Amy Biggs

Fort Wayne’s newest Fire Chief, Amy Biggs gave us some insight into the life of a firefighter, and into managing a large city department. The Fort Wayne Fire Department covers the 40+ square miles of the city with 345 fire department staff. They respond to 18,000 calls of all sorts: Fire, EMT, False alarm, etc.

THE DOWNTOWN ROTARY CLUB Next Meeting: October 8, 2012

“OPENING DOORS THROUGH SERVICE”

Greeters John Gliot & Carolyn Sleet

Cashier Linda Skaggs

Invocation Mark Westerhausen

House Brent Berger

Song Leader Hope Sheehan

Sergeant Jeremy Redding

Spin Editor Tony McNair

Program Diana Yngstrom-Bugge, Executive Director, Fort Wayne Center for Learning “A Unique Approach to Education”

Lunch Menu Soup, Salad Bar with Pasta & Meat Sauce and Pudding

Upcoming Programs

October 15 John Gregg, 2012 Democratic Candidate for Governor of Indiana

October 22 Mac Parker, Faegre Baker Daniels, “The History of the Allen County Memorial Coliseum “

October 29 Mike Pence, 2012 Republican Candidate for Governor of Indiana

Perfect Attendance Awards Will be Presented October 8

Club Announcements

October 8 Perfect Attendance Awards

October 15 Program: John Gregg

RSVP to Jane by October 11th if bringing a guest

October 29 Program: Mike Pence

RSVP to Jane by October 25th if bringing a guest

Club Committee Calendar

October 17 Foundation Committee 7:54am

at downtown Library

October 23 Board Meeting 7:30 am

Local

October 24 Joe Donnelly, Democratic Candidate for US Senate, Speaker at Anthony

Wayne Rotary Club at noon

October 31 Andy Horning, Libertarian Candidate for US Senate, Speaker at Anthony

Wayne Rotary Club at noon

District and International

October 13 Rotary Leadership Institute Battle Creek, MI

February 9 2012

Rotary Leadership Institute Plymouth IN (Swan Lake Resort)

April 26-27 2013

District 6540 Annual Conference Radisson Star Plaza, Merriville

June 23-26 2013

Rotary International Convention Lisbon, Portugal

What can you say about the clock?

A Rogue’s Gallery for this week .

I belong to the NAWCC, or The National Association of Watch and

Clock Collectors. I found this in a recent newsletter. Did you see two

things unusual about the clock?

CLOCK DELIVERED WITH NUMBERS IN

WRONG ORDER

Photo: Daily Mail

Residents in the British town of Mannigtree, Essex, (England)

were recently surprised when a prominent local public clock

was sent to be repaired and returned with the numbers on

the dial in the wrong order. The numerical mistake was

quickly noticed by the confused local residents, but the town

has now decided to forego any further change and leave it in

place; it has already become a minor tourist attraction.

The clock was given to the town by the Rotary Club in 1990,

but it had been taken down recently after the glass was

damaged by a stone thrown by vandals in August.