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1 The Coulee Report Rotary Club of La Crosse Mon Jan 06, 2014 Home Editor Lyn Sheffer If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor. Rotary Club of La Crosse CLUB INFO Speakers Jan 09, 2014 Nicole Hudzinski American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate Jan 16, 2014 Jean Chromey and Kenna Christians Myrick-Hixon EcoPark Jan 23, 2014 Mara Norberg Classification Talk Jan 30, 2014 Jeff Odom Club Assembly Feb 06, 2014 Dean Dickinson "Breathe a Song" Rotary Zone Institute September 2014 Feb 13, 2014 A Valentine Serenade Barbershop Quartet Feb 20, 2014 La Crosse Public Schools Superintendent Randy Nels TBA Feb 27, 2014 John Noltner "A Peace of Mind" View entire list... LAST WEEK AT ROTARY Next Meeting Jan 9, 2014 Meeting at Noon Duty Roster Active Members Honorary Members 20 Attendance 61% - Dec 12th Attendance 64% - Dec 19th Attendance 53% - Jan 2nd District 6250 Club 2690 LAST WEEK AT ROTARY...The "Fearless Financial Forecasters" were back...bill Pritchard, Peter Krause, Bill Hoel and Ben Lachecki. Standard Disclaimer...that these are JUST PICKS AND NOT SUGGESTIONS for stocks. Peter Krause: Stock Pick: EXEL (Elexixis, Inc.), a biotech company. Closed 12/31/13 at $6.13 S&P 500 Prediction: and he said Round it to 1941 Ben Lachecki: Stock Pick: NDLS (Noodles & Company), a fast food chain. Closed 12/31/13 at $ S&P prediction: Bill Pritchard: Stock Pick: ATVI (Activision Blizzard Inc.), an online game maker. Closed 12/31 at $ S&P Prediction: Bill Hoel: Stock Pick: EMC (EMC Inc.), a maker of massive data storage hardware and software. Closed 12/31 at S&P Pick is a 3% increase. Club Events and Committee Meetings STAR Committee Meeting Radisson Hotel Jan 09, :00 AM Rotary Board Meeting Radisson Hotel Jan 13, :30 AM Rotary Works Foundation Board Meeting Viterbo University Jan 16, :00 AM Come For Supper Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jan 28, :30 PM Students of the Month Day Jan 30, :00 PM Wine into Water Cargill Room Jan 31, :30 PM - 08:30 PM THIS WEEK AT ROTARY THIS WEEK AT ROTARY...Our guest speaker will be Nicole Hudzinski from the American Heat Association Midwest Affiliate. NOMINATION COMMITTEE THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE... presented to membership the Club Board and Rotary Works Foundation Board (representatives from our club)... the nominations were approved at our meeting on January 2nd. Click here to view approved nominations. Website Sponsors WORLD SERVICE COMMITTEE UGANDA PROJECT

2 Please visit our Sponsors. Click here to place your ad Website Sponsors WORLD SERVICE COMMITTEE UGANDA PROJECT...Save the DATE! January 31st...5:30-8:30 at the Cargill Room. Wine into Water Event...Tickets are $25. Tickets are on sale at our meetings. Information on the Gomba District Uganda International Grant...a Partnership of Hope...click here. The committee is asking for sponsorships and/or donations. They are calling on all of us to help put on a spectacular event in January...we will make it a night to remember but we need your help...click here to view letter from our Foundation Chair, We are looking for sponsors for the event...more information here. We are also looking for members to donate wine (value starting at $15 and up), items for a silent auction and a live auction...click here for more information. Please help us make a difference in the lives of the children and families living in Uganda!!

3 ROTARY CLUB OF LACROSSE BY-LAWS AND POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ROTARY CLUB OF LACROSSE BY-LAWS AND POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE...A newly formed committee had its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, December 17th. The Committee is made up of board members Gary Schettle, Jodi Widuch, Cheryl Hancock, Jeff Odom and Bill Pritchard. The last revision of our By-Laws were done in This committee will be meeting and reviewing not only the By-Laws but our policies. Minutes of their meetings will be published in our newsletter AND will be uploaded to our web site. Click here to view December's Minutes. ROTARY HELPFUL TIDBITS ROTARY HELPFUL TIDBITS... Your Rotary Profile...We would like everyone to login and review their Rotary Profile online and make any necessary contact changes. You need to click login on our web site page at and login. If you have lost your login information click on New and existing users: retrieve login and/or reset password. You will need to type your last name and address...info will be sent to you. WE DO NOT HAVE YOUR INFORMATION ON FILE so this is how you need to retrieve your login info going forward. Make-ups...Just a reminder that you can view your attendance and make-ups online. If we have missed recording an attendance or make-up for you, please Earlamae Dahlby our Attendance and Make-up Coordinator at earlamae@centurytel.net Registration Table...We will have our Secretary, Jodi Widuch and Attendance and Make-up Coordinator, Earlamae Dahlby helping Lyn at the registration table...they are there to answer any questions you may have or pay your dues. Radisson Parking...We are allowed to park in the Radisson parking lot during our meetings. Each month they will give us a code to get out. You can get the codes at our badge box table. ROTARY WORKS FOUNDATION ROTARY WORKS FOUNDATION...Rotary Works at their December Board meeting approved the following grants: Responsibility Retreat - Rotary Ethics Committee for $1,200; Caring: A Collaboration between Viterbo University and the Salvation Army of La Crosse - Viterbo University $2,500. New officers for the year. They are Jeanne Meyer, President Elect; Dick Spencer, Treasurer and Todd Restel, Secretary. Their next meeting will be January 17th. Rotary Works Executive Officers for are Bill Ohm, President (La Crescent Rotary); Wayne Oliver, Secretary and President-elect (East Rotary Club); and Jeanne Meyer Treasurer (La Crosse Downtown). We have four members that represent our club on the Rotary Works Board they are: Jeanne Meyer, Todd Restel, Gary Klein and Patt Boge. If you have any questions on the Rotary Works Foundation feel free to contact our representatives. The Rotary Works Board meets every third Thursday of the month, 7:00 a.m., at the Reinhart Center on the Viterbo University campus. CELEBRATIONS Happy Birthday Joe Durst - Jan 13 CELEBRATIONS Jan 9th thru Jan 15th Happy Wedding Anniversary Rick (Joan) Artman - Jan 11 Sandy (Richard) McCormick - Jan 12 Happy Club Anniversary Rob Palmberg - Jan 10-1 year Jacque Severson - Jan 10-1 year John-Peter Temple - Jan years Earlamae Dahlby - Jan years Dan Howes - Jan years Sara Battison - Jan 12-8 years

4 Dave Clements - Jan 12-8 years Steve Doll - Jan 12-8 years Mark Olson - Jan 12-8 years Ben Lachecki - Jan 13-9 years Bill Pritchard - Jan 13-9 years Sharon Imes - Jan years Jeanne Meyer - Jan 15-5 years Steve O'Malley - Jan years COME TO SUPPER VOLUNTEERS COME TO SUPPER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED... Humanitarian Committee will be helping again with the "Come For Supper Meal Program." Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Tuesday, January 28th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. For more information or to sign up click here. ROTARY BOARD MEETINGS INFORMATION ON OUR BOARD MEETINGS: Oct-Dec 2013 Financials are available online (password protected)...you just need to login into ClubRunner and click on Club Documents to view. ` STAR MEETING NEXT STAR Meeting is Thursday, January 9th... We will meet at the Radisson Hotel in the Wisconsin Room - 3 (1st floor) at 7:00 a.m. ALL NEW members become a member of this committee for one year. This breakfast is hosted (no cost to the new members). The breakfast and presentation will last no longer than one hour and the meeting will count as a make-up. The STAR Committee, in addition to meeting other new members and some of the present membership you will learn more about various aspects of the Club. RAFFLES January 9th Raffle $10 Marble Raffle $30 Please note: Raffle, Fines, Birthday, Anniversaries and Scooters are all donations that will go the club. If you are making a donation and would like it to go to the Rotary Works Foundation or Rotary International Foundation, we ask that you write a check to the Foundation of your choice. January 2nd: Raffle $28; Fines $41; Scooters $5 PROGRAM CHAIRS PROGRAM CHAIRS FOR THE UPCOMING ROTARY YEAR...Our monthly program chairs are responsible for scheduling programs and volunteers each week. If you would like to volunteer to do Rotarians in the News, be a greeter or raffle ticket seller, or announce guests, you can the Monthly Program Chair. Link to Program Chairs.

5 CONTACT INFO Rotary Club of La Crosse, P.O. Box 1914, La Crosse, WI (Phone and Fax) Lyn Sheffer, Administrator Jodi Widuch, Secretary Earlamae Dahlby Attendance and Make-up Coordinator The La Crosse Brain Game, P.O. Box 384, La Crosse, WI Jeanne Meyer, Administrator Rotary Works Foundation, P.O. Box 1571, La Crosse, WI Kelli Mundinger, Administrator Doxess. All rights reserved. Privacy Statement Online Help System Requirements

6 The Coulee Report Rotary Club of La Crosse Mon Jan 06, 2014 Home Editor Lyn Sheffer If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor. Rotary Club of La Crosse CLUB INFO Speakers Jan 09, 2014 Nicole Hudzinski American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate Jan 16, 2014 Jean Chromey and Kenna Christians Myrick-Hixon EcoPark Jan 23, 2014 Mara Norberg Classification Talk Jan 30, 2014 Jeff Odom Club Assembly Feb 06, 2014 Dean Dickinson "Breathe a Song" Rotary Zone Institute September 2014 Feb 13, 2014 A Valentine Serenade Barbershop Quartet Feb 20, 2014 La Crosse Public Schools Superintendent Randy Nels TBA Feb 27, 2014 John Noltner "A Peace of Mind" View entire list... LAST WEEK AT ROTARY Next Meeting Jan 9, 2014 Meeting at Noon Duty Roster Active Members Honorary Members 20 Attendance 61% - Dec 12th Attendance 64% - Dec 19th Attendance 53% - Jan 2nd District 6250 Club 2690 LAST WEEK AT ROTARY...The "Fearless Financial Forecasters" were back...bill Pritchard, Peter Krause, Bill Hoel and Ben Lachecki. Standard Disclaimer...that these are JUST PICKS AND NOT SUGGESTIONS for stocks. Peter Krause: Stock Pick: EXEL (Elexixis, Inc.), a biotech company. Closed 12/31/13 at $6.13 S&P 500 Prediction: and he said Round it to 1941 Ben Lachecki: Stock Pick: NDLS (Noodles & Company), a fast food chain. Closed 12/31/13 at $ S&P prediction: Bill Pritchard: Stock Pick: ATVI (Activision Blizzard Inc.), an online game maker. Closed 12/31 at $ S&P Prediction: Bill Hoel: Stock Pick: EMC (EMC Inc.), a maker of massive data storage hardware and software. Closed 12/31 at S&P Pick is a 3% increase. Club Events and Committee Meetings STAR Committee Meeting Radisson Hotel Jan 09, :00 AM Rotary Board Meeting Radisson Hotel Jan 13, :30 AM Rotary Works Foundation Board Meeting Viterbo University Jan 16, :00 AM Come For Supper Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jan 28, :30 PM Students of the Month Day Jan 30, :00 PM Wine into Water Cargill Room Jan 31, :30 PM - 08:30 PM THIS WEEK AT ROTARY THIS WEEK AT ROTARY...Our guest speaker will be Nicole Hudzinski from the American Heat Association Midwest Affiliate. NOMINATION COMMITTEE THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE... presented to membership the Club Board and Rotary Works Foundation Board (representatives from our club)... the nominations were approved at our meeting on January 2nd. Click here to view approved nominations. Website Sponsors WORLD SERVICE COMMITTEE UGANDA PROJECT

7 Please visit our Sponsors. Click here to place your ad Website Sponsors WORLD SERVICE COMMITTEE UGANDA PROJECT...Save the DATE! January 31st...5:30-8:30 at the Cargill Room. Wine into Water Event...Tickets are $25. Tickets are on sale at our meetings. Information on the Gomba District Uganda International Grant...a Partnership of Hope...click here. The committee is asking for sponsorships and/or donations. They are calling on all of us to help put on a spectacular event in January...we will make it a night to remember but we need your help...click here to view letter from our Foundation Chair, We are looking for sponsors for the event...more information here. We are also looking for members to donate wine (value starting at $15 and up), items for a silent auction and a live auction...click here for more information. Please help us make a difference in the lives of the children and families living in Uganda!!

8 ROTARY CLUB OF LACROSSE BY-LAWS AND POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ROTARY CLUB OF LACROSSE BY-LAWS AND POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE...A newly formed committee had its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, December 17th. The Committee is made up of board members Gary Schettle, Jodi Widuch, Cheryl Hancock, Jeff Odom and Bill Pritchard. The last revision of our By-Laws were done in This committee will be meeting and reviewing not only the By-Laws but our policies. Minutes of their meetings will be published in our newsletter AND will be uploaded to our web site. Click here to view December's Minutes. ROTARY HELPFUL TIDBITS ROTARY HELPFUL TIDBITS... Your Rotary Profile...We would like everyone to login and review their Rotary Profile online and make any necessary contact changes. You need to click login on our web site page at and login. If you have lost your login information click on New and existing users: retrieve login and/or reset password. You will need to type your last name and address...info will be sent to you. WE DO NOT HAVE YOUR INFORMATION ON FILE so this is how you need to retrieve your login info going forward. Make-ups...Just a reminder that you can view your attendance and make-ups online. If we have missed recording an attendance or make-up for you, please Earlamae Dahlby our Attendance and Make-up Coordinator at earlamae@centurytel.net Registration Table...We will have our Secretary, Jodi Widuch and Attendance and Make-up Coordinator, Earlamae Dahlby helping Lyn at the registration table...they are there to answer any questions you may have or pay your dues. Radisson Parking...We are allowed to park in the Radisson parking lot during our meetings. Each month they will give us a code to get out. You can get the codes at our badge box table. ROTARY WORKS FOUNDATION ROTARY WORKS FOUNDATION...Rotary Works at their December Board meeting approved the following grants: Responsibility Retreat - Rotary Ethics Committee for $1,200; Caring: A Collaboration between Viterbo University and the Salvation Army of La Crosse - Viterbo University $2,500. New officers for the year. They are Jeanne Meyer, President Elect; Dick Spencer, Treasurer and Todd Restel, Secretary. Their next meeting will be January 17th. Rotary Works Executive Officers for are Bill Ohm, President (La Crescent Rotary); Wayne Oliver, Secretary and President-elect (East Rotary Club); and Jeanne Meyer Treasurer (La Crosse Downtown). We have four members that represent our club on the Rotary Works Board they are: Jeanne Meyer, Todd Restel, Gary Klein and Patt Boge. If you have any questions on the Rotary Works Foundation feel free to contact our representatives. The Rotary Works Board meets every third Thursday of the month, 7:00 a.m., at the Reinhart Center on the Viterbo University campus. CELEBRATIONS Happy Birthday Joe Durst - Jan 13 CELEBRATIONS Jan 9th thru Jan 15th Happy Wedding Anniversary Rick (Joan) Artman - Jan 11 Sandy (Richard) McCormick - Jan 12 Happy Club Anniversary Rob Palmberg - Jan 10-1 year Jacque Severson - Jan 10-1 year John-Peter Temple - Jan years Earlamae Dahlby - Jan years Dan Howes - Jan years Sara Battison - Jan 12-8 years

9 Dave Clements - Jan 12-8 years Steve Doll - Jan 12-8 years Mark Olson - Jan 12-8 years Ben Lachecki - Jan 13-9 years Bill Pritchard - Jan 13-9 years Sharon Imes - Jan years Jeanne Meyer - Jan 15-5 years Steve O'Malley - Jan years COME TO SUPPER VOLUNTEERS COME TO SUPPER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED... Humanitarian Committee will be helping again with the "Come For Supper Meal Program." Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Tuesday, January 28th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. For more information or to sign up click here. ROTARY BOARD MEETINGS INFORMATION ON OUR BOARD MEETINGS: Oct-Dec 2013 Financials are available online (password protected)...you just need to login into ClubRunner and click on Club Documents to view. ` STAR MEETING NEXT STAR Meeting is Thursday, January 9th... We will meet at the Radisson Hotel in the Wisconsin Room - 3 (1st floor) at 7:00 a.m. ALL NEW members become a member of this committee for one year. This breakfast is hosted (no cost to the new members). The breakfast and presentation will last no longer than one hour and the meeting will count as a make-up. The STAR Committee, in addition to meeting other new members and some of the present membership you will learn more about various aspects of the Club. RAFFLES January 9th Raffle $10 Marble Raffle $30 Please note: Raffle, Fines, Birthday, Anniversaries and Scooters are all donations that will go the club. If you are making a donation and would like it to go to the Rotary Works Foundation or Rotary International Foundation, we ask that you write a check to the Foundation of your choice. January 2nd: Raffle $28; Fines $41; Scooters $5 PROGRAM CHAIRS PROGRAM CHAIRS FOR THE UPCOMING ROTARY YEAR...Our monthly program chairs are responsible for scheduling programs and volunteers each week. If you would like to volunteer to do Rotarians in the News, be a greeter or raffle ticket seller, or announce guests, you can the Monthly Program Chair. Link to Program Chairs.

10 CONTACT INFO Rotary Club of La Crosse, P.O. Box 1914, La Crosse, WI (Phone and Fax) Lyn Sheffer, Administrator Jodi Widuch, Secretary Earlamae Dahlby Attendance and Make-up Coordinator The La Crosse Brain Game, P.O. Box 384, La Crosse, WI Jeanne Meyer, Administrator Rotary Works Foundation, P.O. Box 1571, La Crosse, WI Kelli Mundinger, Administrator Doxess. All rights reserved. Privacy Statement Online Help System Requirements