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Back to Home pageNEWSLETTER Kiwanis Club of Cedar Rapids Wednesday, March 18, 2009 The meeting was called to order by President Bob Hatala, Esq. 29 Members in attendance. Guests: None Birthdays: Lonna Drewelow Anniversaries: None Announcements: Dan Breitbach’s preliminary estimate is about $8,000 for the Farmer’s Breakfast, which served about 750 paying customers; Mary Corkery is looking for additional volunteers for the August home stand of the Kernels – a major fund raising opportunity for the club.; Janet Blackledge reminded all of the Governor’s Visit to Ruby Tuesday’s at 6:30, March 26 Happy Bucks: Bob Hatala is heading for Florida; Dan Breitbach is glad of that plan; Bob Dye reported that his recovering grandson has suffered a bad fracture of the leg, got screwed together, and is up and around; Chuck Wehage had a dollar in tribute to the hard-working leaders of the Farmer’s Breakfast – John, Janet, Dan and all; John Anderson had a tongue in cheek dollar at Dan Breitbach’s expense; Laurie Worden had a buck to honor the Key Clubbers that helped; Sister Charmaine gave thanks that she has no boxes to store this time; Dan paid a buck to note Steve Walrath’s troubles, having set the record for spilled coffee; Chuck Wehage had a dollar to recognize Gerry Kneelands sacrifice of eyebrow and sideburn while lighting the grill; Duane Kurrelmeyer celebrated the key clubber that confiscated his breakfast, thinking the guy with the Kiwanis cap was a server. Upcoming Programs: Ron Corbett, as the first of the mayoral candidates Speaker: Charlie Fields, a 15-year vet of the Cedar Rapids Police Department, is a leader of the Special Weapons and Tactics team of the department. He has been a member of the team for 10 years, and is one of several training officers. In-house training and certification saves the city considerable expense, and , in fact, makes money by training personnel from other departments. Membership on the team requires 3 years experience in the department, and the obvious physical and psychological attributes. Most SWAT team missions are service of high risk search and arrest warrants, but the training covers all the events one might see on TV. Fortunately, most are rare in Cedar Rapids. Sgt. Fields comes to speak to our club through a Sunderman connection – Dr. Ryan Sunderman is the team doctor, and is slated to undergo SWAT training in the near future. Word for the day: tourbillion – a whirlwind; a whirling storm Submitted: Chuck Wehage |