MEETER / GREETER Jack Briggs INVOCATION Jack Briggs THIS WEEK’S MENU Sautéed Breast of Chicken in a garlic and parmesan cream sauce with a white and wild rice blend, Chef’s choice hot veggie, salad bar, dessert STUDENT GUESTS Muskegon Public Schools NEXT WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Judy Johnson Jan 31 Charles Poole Jan 31 Lee Coggin Feb 1 Bob O’Malley Feb 3 UPCOMING PROGRAMS 01/31 MMA: Transition

02/07 Downtown Muskegon

02/14 Noble Company

02/21 The Hope Project 02/28 Muskegon Public Safety

Highly respected and well-liked in

our community, Bob Cutler,

shown here in April 2011

receiving his Rotary induction

pin from sponsor and friend Bob

Scolnik, was fatally injured in a

traffic accident last Tuesday,

January 22. “Please join me in offering your

condo-

lences,

thoughts

and

prayers

to his

wife

Jeanne, sons

Justin and

Andrew,

daughter

Meggan and

their families

during this

undoubtedly

very hard

time,”

President

Jay said.

Above , on July 5, Bob stands

ready to present his Rotary program,

describing how Muskegon Brake &

Tire hosts women-only nights, helping

women become more familiar with

their cars and maintenance services.

Rotarians: Don’t forget to take our survey before February 1 at: http://tinyurl.com/MultiDistrictSurvey. It’s only five minutes of your time.

RIM Correspondents Chris Burnaw cburnaw@cffmc.org Lee Coggin lee.coggin@baker.edu Marty Ferriby mferriby@hackleylibrary.org Jackie Fisher jackie.barba.fisher@gmail.com Bill Johanson bill.johanson@yahoo.com Frank Marczak mccprez@aol.com Curt Mencer mencergroup@gmail.com Garry Olson g.olson@lakeshoredoc.com Bob Scolnik monalake1@comcast.net Cindy Timmerman Cindy@bbbslakeshore.org

This publication, Muskegon Rotary in Motion (RIM), is intended for the private use of our members and friends.

Jay Wallace, Jr, President Don Crandall, President-Elect Brianna Scott, President Nominee Bill Loxterman, Secretary Kathy Byma, Treasurer John Noling, Past President

Muskegon Rotary Club Club 216 (2809) – District 6290, Chartered May 1, 1916

January 31, 2013 12:10pm

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Dave Alexander, Director Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, Director

Susan Cloutier-Myers, Director Steve Olsen, Director

Josh Wallace, Director Bill Johanson, RIM Editor

THE FOUR WAY TEST THAT ROTARIANS USE IN MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Program: Judy Hayner “Muskegon Museum of Art”

Last Week’s Program

Water and Our Economy by Jackie Fisher

“Water. It defines Muskegon.”

With this pronouncement, Dave

Alexander introduced last week’s

speakers, Kathy Evans of West

Michigan Shoreline Regional

Development Council

(WMSRDC) and the Muskegon

Lake Watershed Partnership and

Bob Lukens of the Muskegon

County Convention and Visitors

Bureau (CVB).

Kathy, below, well-known for

her tireless environmental efforts,

reviewed the

restoration

projects that

have taken

place since

Muskegon

Lake was

designated as

an “area of

concern” in

1985. That

designation

led to the development of a

Muskegon Lake Remedial Action

Plan in 1987; this plan was updated

in 1992. Community environmental

activists got involved in the early

1990s, a $675 million bond for

Michigan Environmental Clean-up

and Re-development was awarded

in 1998, and this was aided in 2002

by the Great Lakes Legacy Act for

cleaning up the lake bottoms, and

the 2008 Great Lakes Restoration

Act.

Local projects supported by

these acts and bonds are the

Ruddiman Creek Clean Up,

Division Street Outface, Muskegon

Lake/Ryerson Investigation

Public/Private Partnership,

Muskegon River/Zephyr Clean Up

and Re-Development project, and

Muskegon Lake/Former Paper mill

Sediment Investigation.

Additional projects

include restoration of

fish and wild life

habitats. Much work has

been done to “soften” the

shoreline by removing

broken concrete, adding

plantings, removing

scrap under water and

removing “fill” from

Muskegon Lake. And

improvements have been

made to Richards Park

and along the shoreline

from Michigan Steel,

Kirksey/Centerpoint Bay and

Hartshorn Marina, Lakeside

Shoreline wetland and Heritage

Landing. Kathy pointed out the

difference that is made when

landowners get involved. With many of these

improvements done or under way,

Kathy pointed out additional features

of the projects: Interpretive signage

will be placed in 17 locations

describing these projects; students in

area schools are

learning about these

environmental

projects; and,

volunteers have been

trained to maintain

the sites. She credited

elected officials who

have been involved to

help make these

projects happen.

While the

environmental

advantages were the primary focus

of Kathy’s presentation, she also

reminded us of the benefits to the

economy and quality of life, and of

the job creation that has taken place

through these projects and that will

result with expanded fishing and

tourism industries. Bob Lukens,

below, CVB Director for about a

year, picked up on that theme,

reminding us how

the lakes have

historically been

used in our past:

for industry and

commerce –

sawmills and

shipping – and for

bathing and

recreation at Lake

Michigan Park.

The Muskegon

County CVB still

markets water, but

today it also

promotes our music

festivals and the ships in our

community – Lake Express, the

Clipper, LST, etc. Muskegon Lake

is a deep port, and the CVB and

landowners along the lake are

trying to raise its visibility. He

closed emphasizing the next big

thing: exporting. Commercial

ships that have come into

Muskegon harbor with freight but

leave empty represent lost

opportunities.

‘Round Rotary’s RIM

After President Jay opened the

meeting, Jim Schiltz offered a

heart-felt invocation. Along with

so many other beautiful thoughts,

he asked us to remember our friend

and fellow Rotarian Bob Cutler

who we all have lost too soon. Our

hearts go out to his

family on their

tragic loss.

Rich Berry,

left, and Marty

Rosenfeld, below

with Jim Fisher,

were

induct-

ed into

our

Club

last

week.

Spon-

sored by John Noling and Jim

Fisher, respectively, these new

members have had long career in

their fields – communications/radio

and health care administration, and

bring a lot to our community and

Rotary Club. Get to know them!

President Jay reminded us to fill

out the online survey, if we haven’t

already done so. He presented a

Rotary check for $800 to Jamey

Curtis and Jane Drake of Goodwill

Industries – Jane coordinates the

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax

Assistance) program – and a check

for $1,800 to Susan Harrison

Wolffis and Pam Smith of the

Pathfinders, the after-school program.

This Week on Stage Judy Hayner will update us on the Muskegon Museum of Art’s transition to an independent museum, its campaign and the campaign’s intended purposes.

Pathfinders’ Susan Harrison Wolffis, left, and Pam Smith.

Committee Reports presented last

week included MACTC Interact on

their can and bottle drive to raise

over $500 for local food pantries,

and Baker College Rotaract, whose

representatives presented checks to

Faithful to Felines and the

Muskegon Humane Society with

funds raised from the sale of candy

canes.

Floor Announcements:

Julia Koch told us of the Hope

Project’s upcoming auction to raise

money for a shelter for homeless

girls. Auction items are needed –

please contact Julia if you can

donate something.

Merica Dobry promoted the

Greater Muskegon Jaycees’

upcoming Snowfest which offers

daily events, beginning with the

Distinguished Service Awards

Dinner and includes an outdoor

volleyball tournament, a Euchre

tournament, trivia contest, beer

tents and entertainment.

VITA’s Jane Drake and President Jay in smiley-handshake pose.

Raffle winners were Sylvia

Precious, Dave Alexander and

Tom Schaub.

Ed Kaminski re-introduced

Jamey Curtis who will be our

District’s representative to the

Youth Study Exchange in April.

Jamey will go to the Netherlands.

Mike Youngdahl will organize

events and host families for our

guests from that beautiful country.

Guests last meeting were: Visiting Montague-Whitehall

Rotary Past Presidents Susie Rehrer

and Ed Kaminski; MACTC Interact

reps,

advisor

Lindsay

McClain

and

Tre’Von

Kitchen

(John

Noling);

new

Chronicle

reporter

Steve Kloosterman (Dave

Alexander); Rotary grant

recipients Pam Smith and Susan

Harrison Wolffis (Pathfinders), and

Jane Drake and Jamey Curtis

(VIDA); son-in-law Dan Hartman

(Gene Fethke); Fifth Reformed

Church Pastor Paul Burmeister

(Bill Erickson); Muskegon Brake

& Tire exec and prospective

member Justin Cutler (President

Jay); and Baker College Rotaract

reps Luisa Gomez (pres), Jessica

Zuno (vp), Cassie Botello (sec),

Morgan Lipp (treasurer), Rachel

Hunt, LaQuesha Anderson, Faithful

to Felines rep Paula Gonzalez, and

Humane Society rep Heidi Yates

(Lee Coggin); and Thailand Youth

Exchange student Pirun Weesommai

(Scott VanArendonk).

See you this Thursday