MEETER / GREETER Chris Zahrt INVOCATION Eric Grimm THIS MEETING’S MENU Chicken Picatta with lemon and capers in white wine sauce, wild rice blend with almonds,and fresh vegetable selection, garden salad bar, cookies, coffee and tea NEXT WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Ryan Bennett Oct 24 Lynette Griffith Oct 26 Kathy Byma Oct 27 Eric Ringelberg Oct 27 Pamela Cohn Oct 28 Paul Christie Oct 30 STUDENT GUESTS Muskegon Heights Academy

PROGRAMS / EVENTS 10/24 Finalized Club Strategic Plan 10/31 Club Selected News Maker 11/07 District Governor Jim White 11/14 Muskegon Hts Academy Supt

11/21 State Reps Colleen Lamonte & Marcia Hovey-Wright 11/28 Thanksgiving (no meeting)

12/05 Chamber Silent Observer 12/12 TBA

12/19 Annual Holiday Luncheon 12/26 Christmas (no meeting)

Say what you want about Bob “On the Job” Scolnik – left in photo with President Don – but never leave out “resilient.” A couple of weeks ago, he was at Club grumbling about his pending knee replacement. Bob’s Facebook messages soon took us into his operating room and recovery room where he’d captured some excellent color photos, even though he was supposedly unconscious at the time. Then last week, he shows up at Club in a PT Barnum display of superheroness, but also to promote his “A Concert with Friends” on November 9. The least we can do is help put out the word (see poster, page 3), especially since it’ll include a “Rotary Night Out” dinner event (details to follow). Welcome back, Bob.

This Week on Stage The long wait is over and member feedback has helped the Strategic Plan Committee get us ready for an exciting next couple of years. This is one meeting you’ll not want to miss.

Program presenter Lee Coggin, Baker College president, is being interviewed by Chronicle education reporter Lynn Moore. More on Page 2.

RIM Correspondents Dan Barnum-Steggerda dbs8026@gmail.com Chris Burnaw cburnaw@cffmc.org Lee Coggin lee.coggin@baker.edu Marty Ferriby mferriby@hackleylibrary.org Bill Johanson bill.johanson@yahoo.com Frank Marczak mccprez@aol.com Kathy Moore MooreKa@co.muskegon.mi.us Jerry Morlock jmorlock@charter.net Garry Olson g.olson@lakeshoredoc.com Cindy Timmerman Cindy@bbbslakeshore.org Mike Walsh mgwalsh@yahoo.com This publication, Muskegon Rotary in Motion (RIM), is

intended for the private use of our members and friends.

Don Crandall, President Brianna Scott, President-Elect Susan Cloutier-Myers, Pres Nominee Larry Larsen, Secretary Kathy Byma, Treasurer Jay Wallace, Jr, Past President

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

October 24, 2013 12:10pm The Lake House Waterfront Grille

http://www.muskegonrotary.org

Pam Babbitt, Director Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, Director

Dave Sipka, Director Josh Wallace, Director

Kathy Moore, RIM Reporter 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: Club Assembly: Finalized Strategic Plan

The SJZ (Social Justice Zealot) Zone October 2013

Rotary Club of Muskegon, MI We speak it at virtually every meeting. With hands on hearts, standing fairly erect and at attention, we say: I pledge allegiance to the flag

Of the United States of America

And to the republic for which it

stands

One nation, under God, indivisible,

With liberty and justice for all

I have many thoughts and feelings about what it means to “pledge allegiance” to anyone or anything other than the One who creates all that was, is and shall be. But, with that being said, I want to focus on the last line of “The Pledge” – with liberty and justice for all. What does this mean? How does our Rotary Club address that to which we pledge our allegiance? How does Rotary Club seek/work for liberty and justice for all? Well, the answers to those questions are long and varied, humble and selfless: - Grants of support to “helping agencies” - Empowering and mentoring the youth of local high schools - Networking and collaborating for societal enhancement - Global outreach - BEING the connection in Muskegon instead of falling into the tempting trap of MAKING connections (credit to Cindy Timmerman) Indeed, Rotary Club Number216 (2809) of District 6290 embodies and promotes liberty and justice for all…not just for the 200+ members of the Club but the thousands of people who ARE Muskegon/Muskegon Heights/North Muskegon/Norton Shores/Roosevelt Park and our surrounding townships. Today, as we reflect on our country’s Pledge of Allegiance to a flag week in and week out, we might do well to remember that we also pledge

allegiance to the people whom we serve, that we pledge to work faithfully and diligently for liberty and justice for them all. May it be so. – Dan Barnum-Steggerda

Last Week’s Program

Baker College’s New

Health Sciences Center by Kathy Moore

Baker College of Muskegon president

and fellow Rotarian Lee Coggin,

above, began his presentation with a

few announcements. First, our

downtown Muskegon Culinary

Institute of Michigan competed and

ultimately achieved the Hot Food

Contest State Champion title. Second,

former Baker college student and

current pastry-arts instructor, Corey

Barrett, won the regional competition

for Pastry Chef of the Year. And third,

Baker College built and opened a new

Culinary Institute of Michigan facility

in Port Huron. Lee followed with

glorious details of the $8 million, two-

story, 35,000-square-foot Health

Sciences building that is currently

under construction.

President Lee Coggin commented

that they decided to build the new

center at the Quarterline/Marquette

campus to enhance and expand the

synergy with existing Health Sciences

programs. By moving all health

sciences programs under one roof,

they can share important equipment

and technology in the state-of-the-art

facility. Programs to be relocated into

the new building include occupational

therapy assistant, physical therapy

assistant, massage therapy, medical

assistant, nursing, radiation

technology, surgical technology and

pharmacy tech. A special feature of the

new building is the 18,000-square-foot

laboratory that will serve other classes,

such as anatomy and chemistry, in

addition to the Health Sciences

programs. Coggin said that a hallway

will connect it with the college's main

building.

Coggin reminded the Rotarians and

guests that Baker College and Rotary

share a common goal…to help improve

the lives of individuals. He stated that

Baker’s curriculum and programs “help

prepare people for their future” and

reinforced his statement with some

impressive statistics. Baker College

graduates have achieved remarkable

results on state licensure and

certification exams. In addition, they

have an employment rate of

approximately 97% with 84% related to

their specific degree. About 43% of all

Baker College students are enrolled in a

Health Science program and Baker is

expanding its programs to meet an

increased demand from employers. They

will begin offering a Bachelors of

Science in Nursing (BSN) program next

year.

Areas of the new building will

simulate and replicate actual clinics. It

will also have a mock-up of a home

setting for home care training. A

radiation/radiology tech area with lead-

lined walls will be located in the center

of the building. The offices and lecture

classes will be located in other placed

on campus. Coggin said that they are

“maximizing every inch of instructional

space.” The design features are

aesthetic and practical. The new Health

Sciences building is scheduled to open

in the fall of 2014. An open house will

follow

.

‘Round Rotary’s RIM President Don began last week’s post

congressional crisis meeting with a

small comment about Washington DC

officials. Being politically adept, what

he didn’t say spoke volumes; the barbs

are being left to Leno and Letterman.

Don reminded members that the Club

Roster will soon be going to press >>>

Above: our unofficial fall color gauge

>>> (and this time he means it).

There’s little time left for bringing

ClubRunner

personal profiles

up-to-date.

During visitor

introductions,

Dave Sipka recognized his

colleague,

Marios Demetriou, right,

who’s leaving

town on Friday to

be nationally

recognized as “one

of four

outstanding

business officials

in the United

States. A Hearty

Congratulations,

Marios.

STRIVE godmother Judy Johnson,

above, appeared before us again to >>>

Muskegon Rotary Board

Don Crandall d.crandallmd@comcast.net

Brianna Scott brianna@briannascott.com Susan Cloutier-Myers susanc@dcilmi.org Larry Larsen llarsensurf@gmail.com Kathy Byma kbyma@spncpas.com Jay Wallace, Jr jay.wallace@edwardjones.com Pam Babbitt pbabbitt@babbittsonline.com Cathy Brubaker-Clarke Cathy.Brubaker-Clarke@postman.org Dave Sipka dsipka@muskegonisd.org Josh Wallace joshua@mckenzieprice.com

>>> urge our participation as mentors

this year, especially asking Rotary

gentlemen to step up to the plate. For

those a little intimidated by taking on a

new challenge, Judy assured us that

“you’re not alone” and you’ll receive

proper assistance in helping change the

life of a deserving youngster. Kindly

contact Judy or Cathy Brubaker-

Clarke with questions or to sign-up.

And please get in touch as soon as

convenient.

Pam Babbitt,

left, announced a

“New Member Get

Together” on

Thursday, Nov 7,

4:30-6:30pm, at the

home of Patricia and

Doug McKibben,

301 East Circle

Drive, North

Muskegon. For directions or

information call 231-744-5826.

Ken Kraus and Chris Burnaw,

above, brought us up-to-speed on the

latest 1-in- 21 activity. It’s Rotary’s

program, after all, and we can take great

pride in how it’s expanding and being

embraced by the community at large.

Look for more 1-in-21 info near future.

Guests and Visiting Rotarians were: Local NAACP President Phyllis

Loudermilk (Eric Grimm), Rotary

spouse and North Muskegon City

Council member Patricia McKibben

(Doug McKibben), Muskegon Hts

Academy Emergency Manager Gregory

Witherspoon and Joel Worley (Dave

Sipka), MLive education reporter Lynn

Moore (Dave Alexander), personal

assistant Teena Hoffman (Bob Scolnik),

and Clear Channel Sales Manager Craig

Niles (John VanWyke). Student guests

were Muskegon Big Reds.