Officers

President

Steve Fahrenkrog

President Elect

Glen Keppy

Vice President

Jeff Helms

Vice President Elect

Dennis Peterson

Treasurer

Steve Fahrenkrog

Sergeant-At-Arms

Greg Schaapveld

Past President -

Ex-Officio

Steve Suiter

Board Members

2013-2015

Marcia Brandt

Jerry Coussens

Lorraine Lynch

Lori Rochau

2014-2016

Chris#ne Garrow

Rich Golinghorst

Gene Meyer

Patrick Olsen

Execu$ve Secretary

Dennis Peterson Dennis.peterson1@gmail.com

563-285-8584

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Davenport, Iowa

Fundraising Auction 2014 North Scott Rotary’s Annual Fundraising Auction will be held

October 23, 2014 at the Starlight Ballroom, Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds This is Our only Major Fundraiser, Please attend and donate.

Pie Contest entries can be dropped of between 1 and 3 PM

Governor Terry Branstad

Guests from other Rotary Clubs welcome

Please RSVP to Dennis Peterson

at 563-285-8584 or NSROTARY@aol.com

Governor Terry Branstad was born, raised and educated in Iowa. A native of Leland, Branstad was elected to the Iowa House in 1972, ’74 and ’76, and elected as Iowa’s lieutenant governor in 1978. Branstad was Iowa’s longest-serving governor, from 1983 to 1999. As the state’s chief execu-tive, he weathered some of Iowa’s worst eco-nomic turmoil, during the farm crisis of the ‘80s, while helping lead the state’s resurgence to a

booming economy in the ‘90s. At the end of his tenure, Iowa enjoyed record employment, an unprecedented $900 million budget surplus, and the enactment of historic government overhauls that led to greater efficiencies in state government. As a result of Governor Bran-stad’s hands-on, round-the-clock approach to economic development, Iowa’s un-employment rate went from 8.5 percent when he took office to a record low 2.5 percent by the time he left in 1999. Following his four terms as governor, Branstad went on to serve as president of Des Moines University (DMU). During his 6-year tenure, he was able to grow the university into a world-class educational facility. Its graduates offer health care in all 50 states and in nearly every Iowa county. While there, he grew enrollment, increased the endowment and integrated new buildings, programs and initiatives. In October of 2009, sensing a need for change in the way state government oper-ates and wanting to “lead Iowa’s comeback,” Branstad retired from DMU to ex-

THIS FRIDAY AT THE STEEPLEGATE

North Scott Rotary Serves

plore running for governor in 2010. He launched his campaign in January of 2010, and in June he won the Republican primary and named energetic state Senator Kim Reyn-olds as his running mate. This team traveled to each of Iowa’s 99 counties, sharing their commitment to the crea-tion of 200,000 new jobs for Iowans, a 15 percent reduction in the cost of government, a 25 percent increase in family incomes, and a renewal of national excellence of Iowa’s schools. As a result, they were elected as Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor on November 2, 2010 and were sworn into office on January 14, 2011. True to his word, Gov. Branstad, along with Lt. Gov. Reynolds, committed to a bal-anced budget in their first year in office. For the first time in decades, the Legislature passed, and Gov. Branstad signed, a two-year budget with a 5-year projection. This budget provided Iowa businesses the predictability and stability they needed to grow. They have continued and remain committed to their commitment to this balanced budg-eting approach. The governor and lieutenant governor have made job creation a top priority as governor, and they spearheaded the largest tax cut in Iowa’s history during the 2013 legislative session. When fully implemented, all classes of Iowa property will see a $4.6 billion tax cut. Also in 2013, the governor’s goal to make Iowa’s schools number one in the nation again took a significant step forward through our education reform package, which boosts teaching as a profession and will offer the rigorous classes needed to ensure our students are ready for a 21st Century economy. In 2014, Gov. Branstad’s plan to move the state forward gave Iowa: • a veterans jobs initiative, Home Base Iowa;

• The Iowa Apprenticeship and Job Training Act to give working Iowans the skills they need to fill the careers of tomorrow;

• A plan to re-purpose abandoned public buildings into centers of commerce; • A strong commitment to a robust Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS); and the first tuition freeze at Regent universities in consecutive years in 25 years; Gov. Branstad continues to advance government efficiencies, and is committed to spending the hardworking taxpayers’ dollars in the most effective manner possible. When running for governor, Branstad and Reynolds set a goal of reducing the size and cost of government by 15%, which was the structural deficit between spending and what the state actually took in. As a result of their work with the Legislature, the state of Iowa has erased the $900 mil-lion spending deficit that existed when the governor and lieutenant governor took office in 2011, and turned it around into a $900 million surplus today. He and his wife Chris have three grown children: Eric (Adrianne), Allison (Jerry Costa) and Marcus (Nicole), and six grandchildren, Mackenzie, Bridget, Sofia, Alexis, Estelle and Everett.

Governor, Rotary District 6000

John Ockenfels, Iowa City, IA

Ass’t Governor

Doug Peterson, Be.endorf, IA Monday, Noon ........................... Clinton, Rastrelli’s Restaurant, Lyons

Monday, Noon ................... Davenport Ou#ng Club, 2109 N. Brady St.

Monday, 12:10 pm ......... Musca#ne, Hotel Musca#ne 101 W. Miss Dr

Monday, 12:15 pm .... Moline, Trinity Lutheran Church 1313 13th Ave

Monday, 6:00 pm ......... Quad Ci#es Illinois, Hy Vee 42nd Ave, Moline

Tuesday, 7:15 am ..... River Ci#es, Brothers Restaurant, Rapids City, IL

Tuesday, noon .................................. Rock Island, QC Botanical Center

Wednesday Noon ..................................... Be.endorf, Fortune Garden

Wednesday, Noon .................................. Tipton, 1143 Cedar Valley Rd

Wednesday, 4:30 pm .... Ridgecrest, 4134 Northwest Blvd, Davenport

Wednesday 5:00 pm . North Sco. Mini-Meet at Rus#c Ridge Eldridge

Thursday, 7:00 am ................ Iowa Quad Ci#es, The Lodge, Be.endorf

Thursday, 12:15 pm ...... East Moline, Christ United Methodist Church

Thursday, Noon ...................................... Milan, Pinnacle Country Club

Friday Noon ......................... North Sco., Steeplegate Inn, Davenport.

Wednesday, October 15: 2:30 to 7:00 P.M. Youth Har-vest Party at the Pride of the Wapsi Pumpkin Patch. Volun-teers report at 1:00. Jeremy Kaiser, Chairman. Wednesday, October 15: 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Fall training seminar at the Community Center, West Liberty, IA Thursday, October 16: 8:30 A.M. Distribution of Dictionar-ies at Alan Shepard (Long Grove) and 9:50 A.M. John Glenn (Donahue). Anyone can help!! Thursday, October 16: 2:00 to 7:00 P.M. North Scott Pro-gress Show at Eldridge Community Center. Friday, October 17: 9:00 A.M. Distribution of Dictionaries at Neil Armstrong Elementary (Park View). Friday, October 17: 10:45 A.M. New member orientation in the atrium at the Steeplegate. Steve Suiter, presiding. Friday, October 17: Program: Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad. Rich Horst, Host. Last Pie and baked goods auction Wednesday, October 22: 3:00 P.M. Auction set up at the Starlight Ballroom, Fairgrounds. Thursday, October 23: Apple Pie Contest for the Auction. Bring your fresh baked apple pies to the Starlight Ballroom between 1:00 and 3:00 P.M. They will be judged and sold at the Auction that night. Anyone is welcome to enter a pie! Call Linda Paustian or John Maxwell if you have a question. Thursday, October 23: 5:00 Annual Auction at the Missis-sippi Valley Fairgrounds. Babysitting will be available at a building nearby for $5 per child. Sign up to attend and bring your friends! Contact Patrick Olsen, Cody Allen or Becky Bray with questions or comments. Friday, October 24: No meeting, replaced by auction. Saturday, October 25: Youth Exchange Student Fall Fun Day. 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola, IA. Pumpkin Carving and more. Saturday, October 25: Polar Plunge for Special Olympics in West Lake. Registration 10:45-11:45. Plunge at noon. You can sign up online at www.soiowa.org/plunge

Friday, October 31: 10:30 A.M. Board Meeting with DG John and Deb Ockenfels. All committee chairs also encour-aged to attend. Friday, October 31: Program: District Governor John Ock-enfels from the Rotary Club of Iowa City A.M. Goals and ex-pectations for his Rotary year. Saturday, November 8: 6:00 P.M. Third Annual D6000 Foundation Dinner at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Coralville, IA. Every N.S.Rotarian received an invitation in the mail from President Steve. $50 a plate, reservations due by October 25. Call Steve or Dennis if you want more information. Friday, November 14: 11:00 A.M. Board of Directors Meeting, Pool Area at Steeplegate.

Tuesdays: Aimee Nash: Volunteers at Alan Shepard Elemen-tary School Fridays: Paul Seelau: Interact Club at North Scott Junior High School October 1: Charlie Jones: Mini Meet at Ridgecrest October 2: Lorraine Lynch: Iowa Q.C. Rotary October 3: Nathan Kessler & Ryan Davis: 50/50 table October 3: Becky Bray & Margo McInnis: Auction table October 3: Steve Fahrenkrog, Glen Keppy, Jeff Helms, Dennis Peterson, Steve Suiter, Marcia Brandt, Jerry Coussens, Lor-raine Lynch, Lori Rochau, Christine Garrow, Rich Golinghorst, Gene Meyer, Patrick Olsen: Board of Directors Meeting October 5: Lorraine Lynch & John Maxwell: Youth Exchange October 6: Lorraine Lynch & Paul Kalainoff: Youth Exchange October 8: Jeremy Kaiser, Becky Bray, Josh Cobie, Ryan Var-ner: Harvest Party Committee Meeting October 9: Christine Garrow, Tricia Kane, Nathan Kessler: Dictionary Distribution at Virgil Grissom October 10: Becky Bray & Lorraine Lynch: Extra Duties at reg-ular meeting

October 17: Set up/tear down: Deb Peterson: Greeters: Jan Trimble and Ken Tank; Song Leader: Angela Reese; Piano: Tewanta Dover; Invocation: Jan Trimble; Sergeant: John Max-well October 23: Auction Committee, duties necessary October 31: Set up/tear down: Glen Keppy; Greeters: Jeff Helms and Lindsay Thul; Song Leader: Paul Holzworth; Piano: Marguerite Holzworth; Invocation: Jim Koehler; Sergeant: Anita Wubbena VOLUNTEERS for Harvest Party Wednesday, October 15 at Pride of the Wapsi

Rotary Interna$onal President

Gary Huang, Taiwan RC

Make ups available at nearby Rotary Clubs

NORTH SCOTT ROTARY

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MAKE UPS TURNED IN

ASSIGNMENTS

Steve Suiter Marty O’Boyle Rich Golinghorst Gene Meyer Merle Anderson Marcia Brandt Cody Allen Anita Wubbena Jeremy Kaiser Pat and Mary Ann DeLuca Glen Keppy Josh Cobie

Seth Porter Ryan Varner Joe DePaoli Jack Schinckel Chris Connolly Paul Seelau Joe Stutting Dick Cole Angela Reese Mike Auliff Jim Smith Steve Fahrenkrog Mike Donahue

Volunteers please arrive at the Pride of the Wapsi around 1:00 for your assignments. If I missed anyone, JUST SHOW UP….

LAST MEETING – October 10, 2014 – Dennis Gerard; Re#red Kone

Guests present on Friday were: DGN Chris and Verne.e Knapp, Iowa City AM Rotary

Club, Richard Oswald, Be.endorf Rotary, Brian Williams and Lonnie Behnke, prospec#ve

members. Many thanks to Lorraine Lynch, Becky Bray and President Steve for extra du#es in

the Peterson’s absence.

Auc#on collec#ons and meal signups are going well. Final numbers need to be in soon!

The baked goods auc#on went very well, bringing in $1047.50. Many thanks to the Rotarians

that purchased something and also to the bakers.

Dennis Gerard, re#red from Kone Elevator, as a Senior Vice President, was the speaker.

John Maxwell was the sergeant and also auc#oned off the goodies.

The 4 Way Test Of the things we THINK SAY or DO

1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

LAST WEEK

NOR SCOTTARIAN

ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH SCOTT

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