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Lesley Manowske Talks Youth Leadership with Kiwanis

Monday Morning
We had 20 members and our guest speaker, Lesley Manowske, at our last Monday’s meeting at the Ramada Hotel. “Happy Bucks” were offered up by Charlene Pettit for her daughter’s new daughter and also for her other daughter’s passing of the CPA exam. Glen Treml also had a happy buck for winning last week’s big 50/50 raffle prize and Marlin Towne also had a happy buck that he still has all ten of his fingers. Steve Millin had an “Honor Buck” for Gary Ring’s past year as President of our Club. Gary was going to dig into the Kiwanis Prize Box. Gary Ring officially passed the Gavel to Marlin in preparation for his Presidency that begins on Monday, October 1st. Gary Miller was the 50/50 Raffle winner and he drew the ten of spades, a $10 winner. Gary donated his winnings to the Party Fund.

Lesley Manowske, Youth Leadership
Lesley Manowske presented Youth Leadership whose objectives are as follows: To provide education and experiences that help students frame and develop their leadership philosophies, to acquaint students with issues, needs, resources and other factors that influence our community’s future, to provide insights into the workings of local business, education, government, non-profit and other entities, to inspire students to become ambassadors of community leadership among their peers, and to create a strong and diverse base of future leaders for the community.

Youth Leadership Fond du Lac was created in 2006 to give emerging young leaders the chance to learn how the community works, where its opportunities lie, and how they might fit into future solutions. Participants must be juniors in high school. Through monthly daylong sessions over an eight-month period, the students become a team. They complete a project to benefit the community, learn directly from people in charge of businesses and organizations across the county and learn from one another. Classes are September through April meet at businesses and organizations in and around Fond du Lac. Leadership students also must complete a group community project. The group is in charge of envisioning, planning and executing a project that addresses a civic need.

Brian Carter Reveals What Fishy in Fond du Lac

Monday Morning
We had 19 members and our guest speaker, Brian Carter, at Monday’s meeting at the Ramada Hotel. It appeared that Gary Miller had an InterClub to the FDL Evening Club on Wednesday evening (9/19) at the Elks Club. “Happy Bucks” were offered by Steve Millin for his daughter’s wedding last Saturday evening and Bob Kahl for his and Deanna’s 51st wedding anniversary. Glen Treml was the 50/50 Raffle winner and he drew the Queen of Hearts, the big winner. The pot topped out at $503, $251.50 to the party fund and $251.50 to Glen. A new game starts on Monday.

Brian Carter, Fond du Lac Seafood Co.
Brian Carter, owner of Fond du Lac Sea-food Co., LLC, joined us on Monday to give us an update on his business. Brian has been in business for eight years and during those eight years they have sold over 132 different types of fish out of their store at 63 N Main Street. Brian’s store is open Tuesday through Saturday and closed on Sunday and Monday. When asked why he was closed on Monday, he had a very simple answer; fresh fish isn’t delivered over the weekend so he’d have nothing to sell even if he was open on Monday. Brain brought along a large filet of Norwegian Atlantic Salmon that he poached for our members to sample. Brian explained where the fish he sells comes from and how it’s raised. While some fresh fish is from the wild the majority of the fresh fish in his store comes from fish farms. The salmon we had on Monday came from a Norwegian fish farm that is actually set up in the fjords of Norway. This particular farm is all natural but not all such farms are all natural. The trick for businesses like Brian’s is to know where and how their fish are raised. Great Program!

New Fond du Lac City Manager Addresses Kiwanis

Monday Morning
We had 18 members and our guest speaker, Joe Moore, at Monday’s meeting back at the Ramada Hotel. Vickie reported that our cheese curd operation at Fond du Fest had a shaky start but took off once they got oil and gas. 310 lbs. of curd were sold with gross sales of about $3,600 and a probable profit of $2,000-$2,500. Thanks to everyone for helping. Gary Miller is organizing an InterClub to the FDL Evening Club on Wednesday evening (9/19) at the Elks Club. Watch for the sign-up sheet on Monday morning. “Happy Bucks” were offered by Steve Millin for his two sons surviving the Tough Mudder Event, Vickie for Jack helping out all day at Fond du Fest and Gary Ring for his son’s wedding in Chicago this past weekend. Gary Ring also had an “Honor Buck” for Greg Brunette for all of his years as Club Treasurer. Greg selected a soft side cooler from the Kiwanis Prize Bucket. John Cooper was the 50/50 Raffle winner and he drew a ten of spades, a $10 winner. That means there are 29 cards left in the deck with five pay cards and a pot of over $490.

Joe Moore, Fond du Lac City Manager
Joe Moore, FDL’s new City Manager joined us on Monday morning of his second week on the job to tell us about himself and how he found his way to Fond du Lac. Joe and his wife Molly and their two daughters decided to retire from his 27+ year Army career and find a job in a community where their two daughters could attend high school. Fortunately for Fond du Lac Joe was looking for a City Manager job, and ours just happened to be open. Joe’s first impression and that of his daughters is that they’re almost positive they are in the right place at the right time.