Club Contacts Board Officers: President: Pat Boy President-Elect: Mike Hackett Vice President: Bryan Protratz Secretary: Dennis Boy Treasurer: Pat Harris Past President: Jim Welborne Committee Chairs: Rita Daygs, International Service Tom Keene, Sargent at Arms Larry Middleton, RI Foundation John Regetz, Membership Terry Sammann, Club Administration Jim Welborne, Club Foundation Julie Wozniak, Public Relations Photos from the meeting by Bruce Smith.

FOGHORN
April 3, 2008
CAROLYN SAXTON, EDITOR

Announcements

President Pat Boy called the meeting to order.  Pat announced that plans are being finalized to have the April 17 Club meeting at Rag Tops since the Lubeznik Center will be hosting tours of the main gallery during the time that Rotary usually meets.  Pat asked for a show of hands as to the number of Rotarians that would like a tour of Rag Tops after the meeting.  Dennis Boy reported that he will have final plans when the Club meets next week.

Suzy Vance announced that the scholarship committee had met to distribute applications and materials for the scholarship review.  She indicated that 3 more volunteers are needed and that a significant number of applications had been received this year.  

The following individuals have been proposed for membership in the Michigan City Rotary Club:  Advanced Imaging GM Mike LaBounty, Attorney Pat Rocchio, St. Anthony CEO Jim Callaghan, Social Worker Ellen Hytken, and Ass’t Mgr. Bill Gertner of Horizon Bank.

Sandy Smith announced the winner of the piggy bank contest for the month of March.  Ed Merrion had the most change collected for the month, and he and a guest will receive a dinner for two at Hacienda Restaurant.  This month $61.91 was collected and the contest will continue with contents from the banks turned in the last meeting of each month. Remember to feed your pig and it will feed you...and our international and local projects!  Don’t forget to bring your pig at the end of this month to have your total tallied.  Sandy also announced that there were two abandoned pigs at the last meeting.  Although one was identified as that of Bill Gertner the other has not found his/her owner.  Mary Wright offered to have Bill’s pig follow her home (Editor’s Note:  Shouldn’t that be a lamb, Mary?). 

Suzy Vance announced that the next STRIVE meeting will be held at St. John’s Church on April 21, 5:30.

Jim Welborne announced that Curt Cipares, who was not in attendance at the meeting, is reviewing the landscaping needs at the Rotary Castle in the Michigan City Zoo.  Jim said that Rotarians will be asked to help with the gardening needs to make sure the area looks presentable. Carolyn Saxton suggested that STRIVE students and their mentors work together on the project.  Bernie Scott also suggested that STRIVE students should be notified about the youth forum that takes place during Smooth Jazz and that the students should be encouraged to attend.

Dolly Marshall announced that 5 students would attend next week’s RYLA meeting.  Tom Keene reported that several Rotarians had turned in their checks for the Every Rotarian Every Year campaign, focused on raising $100 from each Rotarian every year to support the Rotary International Foundation.  Tom reminded everyone that there are only a few weeks left in this fiscal year for Rotary Clubs, and he encouraged everyone to meet the goal.

John Regetz announced that the membership contest will be winding down the end of May.  He encouraged Rotary members to bring guests to the meetings and to submit applications of prospective members to him before the end of the membership drive.

Sarge

Bruce Smith introduced perennial guest Judy Jankowski, a visiting Rotarian.  Jim Welborne introduced guest Margaret Claiborne.  Pat Boy introduced Rotary candidate Mark Espar.   Lance Werner introduced guest Jim Stempler.  It was a “windy” day with guest Jim and our speaker having a lot to say.  Dennis Boy interrupted guest Jim to let him know the meeting ended at 1:15. Ynit Nella and Dolly Marshall tossed in a buck in honor of Jim’s long windedness.  John Lake tossed in a buck for Jim, announcing that ironworkers can outtalk lawyers any day.  Maggi Spartz tossed in a buck for Jim remarking that some of the ironworker apprentices are earning more than college grads, and she commended Jim for the program that he is promoting.  She also corrected the Foghorn Editor for reporting that the Muggles website would cover the overseas trip for the Michigan City coaches, saying it was the Notre Dame Collegiate coaches that would be traveling.

Sarge Bruce Smith announced birthdays for a number of Rotarians and Suzy Vance, Tiny Allen and “Doc” Houck were in attendance at the meeting and tossed in a buck. Norm Steider  celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary...didn’t we just celebrate that a few months ago, Norm?  How many wives do you have?  Suzy Vance threw in some cash in honor of those at the birthday table who weren’t celebrating birthdays.  Dolly Marshall threw in a buck in honor of her daughter who turned 40 on this day.

Incoming member, Pat Rocchio, announced that his son is a senior at Marquette High School and was just accepted at Purdue.  Given the response, one is left to wonder if that is good or not.  Suzy Vance reported that she was the only Rotarian who showed up for the spelling bee at the Holiday Inn last Thursday.  Maggi Spartz, who was a judge at the event, wanted to step in to help but helping out while being a judge didn’t seem quite apropos.  (Editor’s Note:  Although this isn’t Chicago, Maggi, we are close enough that we could work out this type of arrangement.) Suzy went on to report that she lost on the second round. 

Dolly Marshall had the winning ticket to pull either the Queen of Hearts, which was $823 at the start of the meeting, or one of the jokers for $100.  The joke was not on her as she selected the joker from the deck and won $100.

With help, Jim Scott found his name spelled backwards in last week’s Foghorn and won a Top Dog certificate.

Program

George Baranowki from Mindsight Consultants discussed forensic psychophysiology, or to the layperson, lie detector analysis.  George reported that he was previously a homicide detective, worked with the prosecuting attorney’s office, and in the distant past, was a back-up musician who played with a number of high profile musicians (which had nothing to do with his profession, but was quite interesting).   He received several citations for his work in the first two major drug arrests in LaPorte County.  He warned that none of the television programs accurately depicts polygraph examinations.  Although he was asked to give a live demonstration at the Rotary meeting, he said that such a demonstration would violate the ethics of his profession.  He indicated that a chair and attachments he uses during the exam will measure any movement, however small, regardless of where in the body the movement is made.  The movements are transposed onto a computer graph, which he and other experts can review and issue an opinion.  He discussed early tests which measured cardio-vascular activity, more specifically, continuous systolic blood pressure measurement.  Today, there are numerous activities which are measured to determine whether someone is telling the truth.

Is it the truth, the whole truth...George will know.

Next Week

Student Pick-up – none
Invocation – S. Hornyak
Sarge – N. Steider
Speaker and Sponsor – none, Club Assembly and Board Report

Spot your name backwards in this issue and win a free lunch at Top Dog. See Carolyn or Dennis before the Sarge Program at Thursday's meeting.

Invocation Schedule
(To volunteer, please contact Julie Wozniak.)

10 APR – J. Welborne 17 APR – T. Allen 24 APR – P. Harris

01 MAY – T. Sammann 08 MAY – M. Hackett 15 MAY – R. Fagg

22 MAY – J. Hollingsworth 29 MAY – S. Pound

Sergeant-at-Arms Schedule:
(To volunteer, please contact Tom Keene.)

10 APR – N Steider 17 APR – T. Stokes 24 APR – J. Welborne 01 MAY – J. Wozniak

08 MAY – E. Lysaught 15 MAY – T. Keene 22 MAY – J. Bausback 29 MAY – T. Sammann

05 JUN – L. Middleton 12 JUN – J. Neff 19 JUN – D. Engquist 26 JUN – S. Pound

Student of the Month Driver Schedule (Jim Bell, Coordinator)
1 = Duneland Lutheran (874-5103), 2 = Marquette (873-2044), 3 = M.C.H.S. (874-5103)

17 APR – M. Gallas-2 24 APR – D. Engquist-3

01 MAY – T-Samman-2 08 MAY – B. Rose-3

STRIVE Calendar(Suzy Vance,Chair, All Dinner/Meetings, Monday, 5:30-7:30 PM )