PRESIDING: Jeff Martin, president
MEETING DATE: September 11, 2013
GREETERS: Maureen Barry, Beth DeWall
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Townsend Albright
ATTENDANCE: Chris Simcox
GUESTS: Puran Stevens’ brother, Ushank from Austin Texas
VISITING ROTARIANS: None
BIRTHDAYS:
Bob Spriggs 9/10
Will Daniels 9/14
Herb McDowell 9/15
Beth Dewall 9/20
Greg Michel 9/22
ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Thank you letters – Food Pantry
- Exchange Inbound/Outbound applications are due October 8th for the school year 2014-15
- RI donations for the year closing June 30, 2013 reached a record $115 million
- Thank you to Pam for hosting tailgate at the NU/Syracuse game last Saturday
- Jim Bowman
- Beach sweep: need two volunteers for setup Saturday 9/21 8:15 – 10 am
- Thank you letter from Center for Law & Social Work
- Thank you letter from Family Promise
- Pam Kerr – the manufacturer of x-ray machines has dropped cost of the machines by $3,000 each
- Gil – trying to get Larry the Cable Guy and/or Bill Gates to visit club. Both have cabins near his in N Wisconsin
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- John Kessler will be inducted into the Arch Klumpf Society Oct 24th 3 pm at the RI headquarters
- Rotary Hall of Peace grand opening and dedication gala event on Sept 26th from 6 to 9 pm at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. The first Hall of Fame inductee is Sir Nicholas Winton. For details go to www.peacehalloffame.org
- Linda Howard – group garage sale on Saturday 9/21 10-3, Wilm Rec Center.
- Mount Prospect / Prospect Heights Rotary club is hosting Jack Soifer from Algrave, Portugal, on Monday September 16. He will talk on the best practices of sustainability. Holiday Inn, 200 E Rand Rd, Mount Prospect, noon to 1:30pm; $16.00; call 847-259-5700 for reservations.
SHENANIGANS:
- Susan Fisher plied us with (groaner) knock-knock jokes
- Puran Stevens read a prayer in memory of 9/11 victims
PROGRAM: Barry Miller – On Lyme’s Disease
Introduction (Roast) by Joyce Knauff and Gil Gilbert
Taught history 4 years; moved to Mnpls; 1982 graduated from Med School; purchased vet practice; 3 kids; married 27 years; 3 dogs named Maggie, Mattie, Molly. His full name is Irwin Barry (not Barrack) Miller. He has difficulty with directions. He faints at sight of human blood. Gil finishes by displaying his “Miller Time” tee-shirt.
Barry:
- Lymes Disease (LD) is a bacterial infection discovered in Connecticut in 1975. The cause remained a mystery until 1982. Scientific name of the bacteria is Borrelia burgdorferi.
- Transmitted only by certain ticks. It is not contagious from human to human. Ticks pick up the bacteria while feeding on infected animals such as deer or mice and pass it to humans and animals, such as dogs. Black-legged or Deer tick
- Different forms of disease – indications are the same, treatments are the same
- Found all over US but highly concentrated in Midwest and East
- 300,000 cases per year – partly due to lack of education
- Epidemic proportions locally and in Wisconsin during deer hunting season
- Tick bites cause a bulls-eye lesion that expands and may form a rash that will disappear in about a month
- If not treated, LD may cause increasing severe - fevers, muscle pain, joints, spinal chord, meningitis, Bell’s palsy
- Treatment: antibiotic
- Testing for LD is not always effective in part because it looks for IGM or IGG antibodies rather than the bacteria itself.
- You can find more info at:
- Prevention for people: contact doctor immediately after tick bite; use insect repellent with Deet; cover body with light-colored clothing (socks over pants)
- Prevention for dogs: vaccinate; apply a topical tick control;
- 10-20 percent can exhibit symptoms for months/years even after treated
NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM: Life of Possibility, Diane Turner
NEXT MEETING CLUB DUTIES (September 18th):
Greeters: Bob Meeder, George Pearce
Thought for the Day: Al Dolinko
Shenanigans: Tim Frenzer
Set-Up: Gil Gilbert
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