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P.O. Box 2142 Dearborn, MI. 48123 www.dodkiwanis.org

Dearborn Outer Drive Weekly meeting at Park Place - 6:15 PM

We welcome new members!

September 30, 2014

2013-2014

Officers Roger Frank

President

Jim Rugenski

President-Elect

Rosa Scaramucci

Vice-President

Brad Schoolmaster

Immediate Past

President

Dan Greenwell

Treasurer

Bob Bryer

Secretary

Board of Directors

2011-2014

Clay Herrst

Fred Brandenburg

Gene Smith

Len Walkusky

2012-2015

Walt Talamonti

Tim Ford

Ted Bilan

Art Runyon

We meet at Park

Place in Dearborn

every Tuesday night

at 615 PM.

Board meeting first

Tuesday of the month

After a thoughtful prayer from Reverend Walt

Talamonti and a few announcements, we shared

a good meal with some great conversation.

Sheriff Tim Ford collected fines from anyone

who was not holding peanuts in their hand over

the last few weekends. After a delicious lemon

cake dessert, Vice-President Rosa Scaramucci

led us all in a Fall Word Scramble. She was a

little too generous in her clues, so it was hard to

determine which table came out on top. Come to

think of it, we all did. It is always great to have

our spouses with us at the meeting.

President-Elect Jim Rugenski was in

charge of the gavel tonight, while

President Roger Frank visits his

grandkids in Texas. Many of our

spouses were in attendance as we

enjoyed a chicken dinner together.

Gene and Sue Smith also brought

Gene’s brother Ron Beard to join us.

Ron came all the way from South

Africa to visit family and attend

memorial services for their dad, who

passed away after a long and productive

life at the age of 95.

Gene Smith Ron Beard

Sue Smith

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Dearborn Outer Drive

Kiwanis brought 13 volunteers

to help the Dearborn Historical

Society raise money for the

museum on 26th! It was well

attended and very successful

The event featured some food

trucks, such as barbeque from

Slowes on Michigan avenue,

and Chavos tacos.

Below, Gene Smith pours beer

along with his brother Ron

Beard, and his wife Sue.

Right, Jim and Debbie

Rugenski along with their son

Carl show the tee shirts that

were worn by all the volunteers.

On the right, incoming

President-Elect Scott

Murdoch (in the green shirt)

joins Bob and Marge Bryer

on the grounds next to the

McFadden-Ross house, (below) where the event was

held Friday.

All who bought tickets received

a special souvenir mug, which

they could fill with specially

crafted beers, or a root beer.

Peggie Pedenelli above is

standing with two gentlemen in

period uniform, holding the mug

for the event.

Doug Feldkamp Ron Beard Peg Pedenelli Sue Smith Gene Smith VP Rosa Scaramucci Sue Smith

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Special Thanks to the members here who braved traffic last

week selling peanuts in Taylor. All but about 14 cases of

peanuts were sold out of 50, which makes the job of the Key

Clubbers easier. The Key Clubs will be out this week selling

the rest of the peanuts. There was only one guy last weekend

who had a tough time selling his peanuts. Maybe the

location we put him in? …Yeah, that has to be what

happened. He is a salesman after all.

Peggie Pedenelli

Warren Hartley

Ted Bilan

Clay Herrst

Jim Rugenski

Kathy Smith

Dan Greenwell

Jim Rugenski Carl Rugenski

Clay Herrst

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The Michigan Department of Transportation has

received $28.2 million from the U.S. Department

of Transportation to consolidate Dearborn’s two

passenger rail facilities into a pedestrian-friendly,

intermodal station in the West Downtown section

of the city. It will also accommodate tourists via

a new pedestrian overpass at the Henry Ford

Museum/Greenfield Village. The intermodal

facility will be designed for the planned Ann

Arbor–Detroit commuter rail as well as future

high-speed intercity passenger rail service. In

2010, Dearborn’s current station ranked third in

Amtrak ridership in Michigan with more than

82,000 travelers.

It was great to have Wendy Sample back with us at the

meeting. We have worked with her on various art projects

for the Dearborn Schools. With her was Mohamad Bazzi,

a fellow art teacher. (And one of VP Rosa Scaramucci’s

former students!)

Together they worked with many Dearborn art students in

the “Pockets of Perception” project in the creation of the

mosaic mural at the new Amtrak train station in Dearborn.

Its purpose was to bring together art students to create

public art. Their talent, passion, and expertise helped lead

the students in creating a beautiful work of art that will

grace the new station. A true collaborative work, many

hours went into its development and creation.

Special Thanks to Marge

Eckert, who stops by my

office in Dearborn when she

is in town from Traverse

City. She brings us pop tabs

for the Key Club. She missed

the deadline for the Turtle

Derby tickets, so she just

donated the money to us!

NO TIME TO

CLOWN

AROUND!

Ted Bilan and Tim

Ford are working on

all the logistics for our

Special Needs

Bowling Tournament.

It will be held and

Cherry Hill Lanes on

November 30 from

11:00-2:00.

Save the Date!

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There was a Hunter’s moon, so Dues are Due!

There will be a brief board meeting action right after our regular meeting Tuesday to formally approve our 2014-2015 budget. All committee chairs have had input, so we will be voting on the final version. Afterward, there will be a gathering of all the J. Douglas Alexander awardees to discuss the nominations sent to Secretary Bob Bryer recently. If you would still like to make a nomination, email Bob right away! Recent happy dollars included Brad Schoolmaster, who put in a buck for getting a 2015 Chevy Traverse. And, as usual, one for MSU. Dave Lake put in a dollar for the twenty-pound salmon he caught while fishing. And yes, he had pictures for proof. Well, of the 20 pounder, not the 30 pounder that “got away”. Don’t worry, Dave. I believe you. In the meantime, while Park Place waitress Deshawn was picking up the 50-50 winnings, NOBODY could pull that elusive Ace of Spades out of the deck. Tim Ford even tried it twice! The plot thickens while the pot grows.

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October 14: Guest Speaker from City of Dearborn about new Administrative Center October 21: Sandy Butler from Dearborn City Orchestra with Guest Musician October 28: Halloween Party Time at Park Place –Spouses and Friends welcome!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Former DOD Kiwanian member Jim Dulmage is in Oakwood hospital, and having some serious health issues. Jim was vomiting blood, and had to go through several operations to stop some internal bleeding. He had to have his bariatric surgery redone, including removal of some bowel, and treatment for a bleeding ulcer. Thank God, Sharon is spending a lot of time up at the hospital, and is looking out for him. As a nurse, she is able to communicate with the doctors. She cares deeply for Jim, and is sending us updates on his condition, and asking for our prayers. After the surgery, Jim got an infection, pneumonia, and is now on a vent, but the infections are resolving. Below is a picture from one of our newsletters of Jim having fun with the Seniors during a bingo. He was the regular bingo caller for years, and did it for Elderfest.

Please pray for past DOD President Jim Dulmage and his family.

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