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Holiday Kick-Off Party December 3, 2013

Posted on December 5, 2013 by joannamartinez | Leave a comment

–submitted by Kathleen Woit; photos by Nancy Young

Pictured above back row from left: Gail Selk, Joan Collins, Carol Koby, Petie Rudy & Valerie Kazamias; front row from left: Nancy Young, Joy Rice & Kathleen Woit

Rotary members and guests gathered to ring in the Holiday Season at a festive party in Petie Rudy’s new condo. A buffet dinner and wine created a relaxed setting for conversation and candid photos. A delightful evening was had by all!

Photo 1: Joy Rice, Petie Rudy and Nancy Young gather near the Holiday tree.
Photo 2: Kip Frautschi, Petie Rudy and Kathleen Woit at the buffet table.

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Arboretum Hike on November 16

Posted on November 25, 2013 by joannamartinez | Leave a comment

–submitted by Andrea Kaminski; photo by Rob Stroud

Pictured above from left: Frank Stein, Andrea Kaminski, Janet Piraino, Mary Stroud, Stan Kitson, Bob Graebner, Ginny Yuska, Wendy Wink & Ken Yuska

Eight Rotarians and guests donned foul weather gear for a hiking fellowship trek through the UW Arboretum on November 16. While the weather was iffy, the group was determined to get in a hike before the Badgers game. Armed with trail maps and good conversation, the group walked just under three miles according to one hiker with a mileage app on her cell phone. As we departed the woods before returning to the visitor center, we encountered a gaggle of 13 wild turkeys who seemed blissfully unaware that Thanksgiving was right around the corner.

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Buon Appetito! A Tour of Italy at The Madison Club

Posted on November 7, 2013 by joannamartinez | Leave a comment

–submitted by Kay Schwichtenberg; photos by Kris Ashe

Buon Appetito! That is how Chef Andrew Wilson greeted 38 Rotarians and their guests on Tuesday evening, November 5 at the Madison Club. A tour of Italy through its cuisine was on tap for the evening.

Part of our tour allowed us some time in the kitchen with Chef Wilson. He demonstrated making pasta from scratch as well as some delicious fillings. The pasta was prepared with local eggs from a farm in McFarland, many with double yolks resulting in wonderfully rich tortellini.

From there we gathered in the dining room to begin the ‘official tour’ starting with a Sicilian first course of octopus, fennel and olives. The Emilia-Romagna region was next with a wonderful tortellini en brodo. The third course was a specialty from the Lombardy region, Osso bucco and polenta. And if we had not had quite enough with the wine flights and food, we finished the evening with a Piedmont specialty, Gianduja chocolate tart, sea salt caramel gelato and candied hazelnuts.

When we left for the evening everyone was saying– complimenti alla cuoca! Thank you to Culinary Arts Fellowship Group Chair Valerie Kazamias (pictured at left) for organizing this event for our group.

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Tagged Culinary Arts Fellowship, Fellowship, Membership, Networking, New Members, Rotary, Rotary Club of Madison

Highlights from Rotary Centennial Birthday Party on September 25

Posted on September 25, 2013 by joannamartinez | Leave a comment

Ann Neviaser admires the Paul Harris Birthday Cake

Closing ceremonies for the Rotary Club of Madison’s (RCM) centennial year commenced as strolling centennial singers serenaded club members with greatest hits from the 1910s and ‘20s. The belated birthday party was called to order with a champagne toast. Dick Lovell led a rousing rendition of Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight, also performed at the club’s first meeting. A birthday card in the form of a mayoral proclamation was read. Steve Goldberg introduced historic guests with original lyrics sung to the tune of “Baby Face.” Special guests John and Mary Ann McKenna, along with Jerry and Ann Nickles were introduced as descendants of our club’s 1913 founding members.

Past-President Juli Aulik (pictured here on right with Club President Renee Moe) opened and closed the program by encouraging club members to: “reflect on the thousands of RCM members who have made an impact locally and internationally” and to ask one another “what are we going to do next?”

Living histories were presented by club members John and Kip Frautschi, two of the club’s four generations of Frautschi family members dating to 1917, described the call to service voiced by Emil Frautschi (president 1936-37). Rob Stroud and Susan Schmitz reflected on the multiple members of their families who informed their enthusiasm for Rotary. Rich Lynch reviewed the business offspring of John Findorff (member 1913) who spawned three generations of Rotarians along with a culture of Rotary participation that

Rich Leffler, Pat Jenkins & Linda Baldwin

continues today for Findorff Construction leaders. Kristin Euclide’s research revealed that many Madison Gas & Electric officers and board members follow in MG & E president John St. John’s footsteps to Rotary meetings. As 1914-16 club president, St. John is credited with focusing the RCM on service as the new club’s mission. Leslie Howard concluded by reviewing, connections between Rotary and the United Way of Dane County and Madison Community Foundation. Each of these nonprofit community pillars has attracted leading Madisonians to service. Leslie concluded with the words of former Rotarian Manfred Swarsensky: “The best way to honor the history of those who went before is to live our lives most fully.”

The birthday bash was directed by Petie Rudy, Gail Selk and Kathleen Woit featuring a cast of talented volunteers who honored the past and looks forward to a bright future of Service Above Self.

Mayoral & Common Council of Madison, Wisconsin Proclamation

Our thanks to our Centennial Singers; to each Rotarian presenter; to Bob Dinndorf for this review article; and to John Bonsett-Veal and Valerie Johnson for photography.

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Motorcycle Fellowship Group Trip to Anamosa, Iowa

Posted on September 10, 2013 by joannamartinez | 1 comment

–submitted by John Bonsett-Veal

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On August 17 and 18, the Rotary Motorcycle Fellowship Group went on a two day, three state ride. We started at The Pancake Café in Fitchburg for breakfast and coffee. There were twelve of us (Jeff & Angela Bartell, John Bonsett-Veal, Dave Billing, Dave Boyer, Peggy Lescrenier, Peter Cavi & Amy Conover, Tom Solheim, Uriah Carpenter, Todd Weis and Jan Bonsett-Veal) on ten motorcycles and one “chase vehicle” driven by my wife, Jan.

We traveled over beautiful driftless region roads in southwest Wisconsin on our way to lunch at Zio Johno’s in Anamosa, Iowa, the home of the National Motorcycle Museum, which was amazing.

After more riding, we wound up at the Super8, in Savanna, Illinois. That night, we all went out for a great meal to a “Motorcycle Enthusiast Bar” (Biker Bar) called Poopys.

On Sunday, we stopped at Galena, Illinois, for a breakfast/brunch buffet at a restaurant in one of the local hotels in downtown Galena, after which we stopped at Hauge Log Church for sightseeing, a photo session, saying good-byes and thanking the organizers, Dave Billing and Dave Boyer. Dave and Dave did a great job, and we had a wonderful time!

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Celebrating 100 Years: A Look Back in our Club’s History on Member Classifications

Posted on June 10, 2013 by joannamartinez | 1 comment

As we celebrate our 100^th anniversary, our History Sub-Committee is taking a look back in our club’s rich history and is sharing highlights from the past century. This week’s message is shared by committee member Carol Toussaint:

One thing I’ve learned from looking back to the beginnings of our Rotary Club is how the classifications have changed. Here are few we don’t see today as documented in a book covering membership from the years 1913-28:

Adding Machines (Alfred Rowlands)
Barber Shops (John Runkel)
Bookbinder (Frederic Brandenburg)
Butter, Manufacturing (Rubert Steinhauer)
Charity Associations (Charles Wirt, Community Union)
China & Glassware (Robert Douglas)
Cigar, Tobacco (William Fisher)
Coal (Emil Frautschi)
Eggs, Distribution, Retail (Theodore Montague)
Eggs, Wholesale (William Power)
Farmer (John S. Donald, College of Agriculture, UW)
Furniture (Irving Frautschi)
Hardware, Distributing (George Britten)
Hardware, Retail (Louis Hirsig)
Hardware, Wholesale (Albert Strang)
Heavy Hardware (Theodore Wiedenbeck)
Insurance, Adjusting (Paul Rehhfeld)
Insurance Agency (Reuben Neckerman)
Fire Insurance (Arthur Schulkamp)
Fraternal Insurance (Stephen Oscar)
Physical Education (Glenn Thistelthwaite, football coach)
Public Defense Service (Joseph Barnes, U.S. Army)
Steam Railroads (James MacDonald)
Undertaking (Art Frautschi)
Underwear, Manufacturing (Lester Watrous)

The Classification Committees in these early years deserve credit for creativity in getting four members each into the Hardware and Insurance categories!

In the early years of Rotary, there could only be one active and one additional active member per classification. Several years ago, however, our classification system was revamped to a much broader classification system, and we can now have up to 10 percent of our membership within each classification (see pages 47-53 of our membership roster for the current classification listing).

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Posted in 5. Members, Centennial Celebration, History

Tagged Centennial Celebration, Membership, New Members, Rotary, Rotary Club of Madison