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SECRETARY'S CORNER:
We missed You: Steve Bakke, Lynda Bertsch, Joanne Fredericksen, Toni Hennenfent, Scott Knudsvig, Susan Robb, Tom Ross, Darin Scherr, Randy Schwan, Clyde Thorne, Roger Ward, Nancy Wegenast
Visiting Rotarians: Nar Stulen and Hermod Monsen both of Skien Rotary, Norway (the proud, Sister City of Minot, ND)
Visitors: Cindy Hemphill, City of Minot, guest of Eldon; and
Darwin Johnson, Thomas Eye Care, guest of Jonn
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TREASURER'S UPDATE:
Fines: $10.00
Food: 6.00
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Next Meeting
7 AM October 18, 2007
Grand International, Minot, ND
Greeters
Tom DeVilbiss & Jackie Duke
Sergeant of Arms Joanne
Check your
commitments!
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Last weeks Program
by: Brad Stai
Last week's entertainment was brought to us by Magic City Campus Playmakers. The group gave a wonderfully displayed preview to the Pulitzer Prize winning, Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!. I hadn't initially known much about it other than the state it likely took plot in, but after some trivia to clear all that up, the group held nothing back! They dove into the witty dialogue intertwined with piano and singing. I must say, there's nothing quite like a musical for breakfast and that having now experienced one, albeit only a sample, coffee no longer has the same vigor.
Oklahoma! is set to begin showing in Magic City Campus' Arvel Graving Theater at 7:30pm on October 25th - 27th, and 2:00pm on October 28th. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children under age 18 and $6 for senior citizens. All seats are general admission. Tickets are available from cast members and will be sold at the door.
Enjoy!
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Upcoming Events:
October 17, 6PM - Dine with the District Governor
October 19, 6:30 PM - Trivia Contest between Rotary and Sertoma!
Membership Induction
Jay Klabunde and Kevin Sanders have been proposed for membership and will be inducted October 25, 2007
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Rotary Shares
Until 1989, the constitution and bylaws of Rotary International stated that Rotary Club membership was for males only. In 1978, the Rotary Club of Duarte (“doo-art-tay”), California, USA, invited three women to become members. The RI Board of Directors withdrew the charter of that club for violation of the RI Constitution. The club brought suit against RI claiming a violation of a state civil rights laws that prevented discrimination of any form in business establishments or public accommodations. The appeals court and the California Supreme Court supported the Duarte position that Rotary could not remove the club’s charter merely for inducting women into the club. The United States Supreme Court upheld the California Court indicating that Rotary Clubs do have a “business purpose” and are in some ways public-type organizations. This action in 1987 allowed women to become Rotarians in any jurisdiction having similar “public accommodation” statutes. The RI constitutional change was made at the 1989 Council on Legislation, with a vote to eliminate the “male only” provision for all of Rotary. Since that time, women have become members and leaders of clubs and districts throughout the world.
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