SONG: God Bless America, Led by Ralph S. INVOCATION: Joe Gastiger

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LUNCH: Salad, Mediterranean Chicken and Rice, Veggies of the Beans, Carrots and Peppers variety, Desserts.

SONG: “God Bless America,” led by Ralph S. INVOCATION: Joe Gastiger.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS

and OPPORTUNITITES

Circle K – Spring Semester has begun, and meetings have resumed. They’re now in DuSable 228.

Jim Briscoe and Jerry Smith have been partnering with the National Honor Society at the high school for scholarship info and also for helping us with Biking with Beanzie (yippee – youth for the heavy stuff!).

Next Interclub is April 4, 2013. The DeKalb Club is passing the gavel to the Tri-County Club at 5:30 p.m. at the Fox Valley Older Adult Center. This will be Abby’s first foray into being Interclub Chair!

DeKalb County Farm Bureau’s Ag Breakfast (this also counts as an interclub) is on Wednesday, March 20 at 7:00 a.m. at the Farm Bureau. John Fietsam from Monsanto is the speaker. Cost is $10.00. See Jack Goodrich if interested.

Service opportunity: Community dinner (serving food). March 20, from 4:45-7:30 at the VAC Community Center (330 Grove Street).

Klean the Kish – Saturday, March 23 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Meet at Montgomery Hall. See the Prez if interested.

Biking with Beanzie Meeting Saturday, March 23 at 8:00 a.m. at the Lincoln Inn.

Meals on Wheels. – All days have been filled. Feel free to partner with someone if you didn’t get a chance to sign up.

Soccer Tournament Help Needed – Saturday, April 13 and/or Saturday April 20. Help with one or help with both. Tournament will be held at the high school. See Bill Finucane if you are able to help with this!

April 20 – Pathway cleanup. 8-10 a.m. behind the Theatre again. Amy will provide garbage bags, but if you have those picky-up things, bring ‘em.

Bike Rodeo (biking and safety awareness) – Hosted by the Leadership Academy and the YMCA, will be held on April 27. Along with the Bike Rodeo, the YMCA Healthy Kids Program will have a variety of activities and exhibits pertaining to the well-being of children. See Toney Xidis if you are interested in helping with this.

Bike Club – Greg Spears announced that there is a Bike Club meeting at 7:00 p.m. on 3/14 (tomorrow) for anyone interested in joining a bike club. It meets in the same room we meet in so y’all know where it is.

Pathway Committee Meeting – Next Wednesday (3/20) at 11:30 a.m. (right before our regular meeting). If you aren’t on the pathway committee, you are still invited to attend.

The DeKalb Public Library’s “Community Treasures” will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We will have a booth at this event so we are looking for “nicer” treasures. All proceeds from this sale will go towards the Library’s fundraising efforts. Any “treasures” left from this event will be put on sale in our Rummage Sale (date to be determined).

PROGRAM:

Dr. Paul Sørensen, professor emeritus in biology at Northern Illinois University presented today’s program on “Botanical peregrinations.” Paul is a botanist who has a deep love for plants (especially angiosperms – flowering plants). One of his favorites is the shooting star, a beautiful and delicate wild flower which blooms right around Mother’s Day. He recommends going to Beech Cemetery Prairie (approx. 1.25 miles west of Holcomb) to see the most shooting stars. His passion for flowering plants is quite obvious. He related several tales of taking a plant inventory one year and going back the next to find that the plants he inventoried last year were no longer there – often because of human activities be it spraying or introduction of some non-native, invasive species (he told us of a cartoon which appeared in The New Yorker years ago that stated, “If you want a higher standard of living, you have to settle for a lower quality of life”). Paul told us that railroad tracks and cemeteries are good places to see native plants. Despite retiring from Northern Illinois University several years ago, Paul is very active with CPW on campus. He gathers and germinates prairie plant seeds for CPWs annual prairie plant sale held in concert with Earth Day. Paul is also very active with the local Forest Preserve District in creating and maintaining prairies. Jerry Smith recommended that we meet sometime out at Afton for lunch and have Dr. Sørensen give us the “real” plant tour. Be looking for something along these lines to appear in the not-too-distant future.

Quote for the day

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

-- Albert Einstien

UPCOMING PROGRAMS: (Why not invite a guest? – that could also mean prospective member!)

March 20Michael Baron-JeffreyDollars for Schools

March 27Kiwanis EducationWhat do officers do?

April 3Board MeetingLincoln Inn

April 10David KuhnBlindness to Brilliance

April 17Peggy CareyCourt Services in DeKalb County

April 24Tara CulottaElder Care Services of DeKalb County

Today’s Attendance:

Additional Stuff

Birthdays for March:

8Steve Cichy

12Norm Schaeffer

23 Gene Perry

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THEM!

MEALS ON WHEELS SCHEDULE (If you would like to partner up with someone, give that person a call. It’s a lot of fun delivering meals with a fellow Kiwanian!)

Monday, April 1Dick and Sharon Dowen

Tuesday, April 2Jack and Marcia Goodrich

Wednesday, April 3Kiwanis Meeting – No delivery from us

Thursday, April 4Jerry Wahlstrom

Friday, April 5Lisa and Shelby Small

Monday, April 8Norm Schaeffer

Tuesday, April 9Jack and Marcia Goodrich

Wednesday, April 10Kiwanis Meeting – No delivery from us

Thursday, April 11Abby Chemers and Paul Stoddard

Friday, April 12Lisa and Shelby Small

Monday, April 15Aktion Club

Tuesday, April 16Kendra Chaplin

Wednesday, April 17Kiwanis Meeting – No delivery from us

Thursday, April 18Steve Cichy and Beryl Smith

Friday, April 19Diana King

Monday, April 22Joe Gastiger and Bill Cummings

Tuesday, April 23Abby Chemers and Paul Stoddard

Wednesday, April 24Kiwanis Meeting – No delivery from us

Thursday, April 25Michael Cho

Friday, April 26Amy Polzin

Monday, April 29Aktion Club

Tuesday, April 30Debbie Madeley