TODAY Gary Knowles on “Wisconsin: A Box of Chocolates!” He’ll talk about Wisconsin travel gems and curiosities not to miss. Gary’s the president of the Midwest Travel Writers Association and author of the “Gary’s Getaways” feature for Journal & Topics Newspapers. He also consults with travel businesses and has written of “The Great Wisconsin Touring Book: 30 Spectacular Auto Tours.” He also spent years with the State Department of Tourism. For 27 years, he’s led OpenAir Tours where convertible enthusiasts travel (“topless”) to interesting parts of the state.
Birthdays: September 30: Paul Patenaude October 01: Barry Pace October 02: Derek Moehring October 03: Lizzy Gietman Anniversaries: October 01: Cory Recknor, 27 years October 07: Ed Fink, 53 years October 07: John Gerold, 58 years October 07: Jerry McAdow, 58 years Join Date: October 01: Jack Ferreri, 36 years |
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
October 8 - Leo brings us, speaker, Pam Jahnke in person, a girl who was raised on her family’s dairy farm of 200 acres in Northeastern Wis. Getting up at 2:00 a.m. is nothing new to Pam. Her whole life has been dedicated to farming in Wisconsin, being actively involved in 4-H and FFA. She has been a dairy exhibitor at county fairs and even reigned as Oconto County’s Dairy Queen. She studied broadcast journalism at UW-River Falls and started the campus's first-ever ”Farm Show” and received the top national scholarship from (NAFB) the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. She will enlighten us on today’s farming trends and future.
October 15 - Speaker Mariana Marques de Almeida on Marketing Sheep Milk and Cheese in the Land of the Cows. Mariana is a Senior Animal Scientist, Breeding Advisor and Cheese Specialist at Ms. J & Co in Monroe, Wisconsin.
Originally from Portugal, she’s spent decades in the industry here and in Europe.
October 22 - Recovering Marketing Guy Attempts Second Act as a Gigging Musician … how I got into marketing and music, as well as the economics of being a performing musician in a small-to-medium size market.
October 29 - Treasurer Matt Loch will present the financial state of affairs of our club. This scintillating presentation will cover club financial structure, current budgets, balances, policies, processes, and the basics of how things work.
November 5 - Rick Raemisch is a former Dane County Sheriff and top corrections official for both Wisconsin and Colorado. He’ll tell us about the issues surrounding solitary confinement. He’s an authority on the subject, consulting widely in the U.S. and overseas and speaking at many conferences.
November 12 - UW professor and decorated geologist, Eric Carson will discuss 2.5 million Years of Glaciers on Earth and in Wisconsin. Eric has talked to us at the Pope Farm. Don’t miss this informative and historic presentation.
November 19 - District Governor Karen Hebert will talk about the state of affairs in our District and beyond. Karen noted that it is our 50th anniversary.
November 26 - No meeting (Thanksgiving)
December 10 - Middleton School Superintendent Dr. Dana Monogue
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