October 14, 2015 (Oct 15, 2015)

This Week: October 14, 2015: Dr. Pam Alberto DMD

	Registrar	Greeter
Oct 7, 2015	Linda McConville & Jerry Hanifan	Steve McNally
Oct 14, 2015	Helen Moch & Bob Morgenstern	Carolyn Ottenbret
Oct 21, 2015	Jerry Hanifan & Jan Pasculli	Jim Porter
Oct 28, 2015	Robert Rhine & John Roberts	Jerry Hanifan

Last Meeting: October 7, 2015

Guest Speaker- Tom Russo, Manager of Newton Township. Newton Township is listed in the NJ.com business directory. He relayed regards from Mayor Flynn and council members. He noted many updates about the town’s growth.

Guests:

Matt Hannum welcomed our guests, Brian Ochrym and Jason Apter

Announcements:

A thank you card circulated for Denise’s friend, Lisa, who provided the fun hayrides at the Oktoberfest and brought the pumpkins.
It was also mentioned there’s another Oktoberfest at the Newton Methodist Church Friday starting 3:30.
The attendance contest is starting soon- any ideas?
President’s Ball is Friday October 23^rd. Contact a Board member if you are going.
Rotary Day at the UN is November 7^th
Happy Social Hour is November 11^th from 4 to 6 PM at Sheridan’s. Wallkill Rotary will be joining us there.
Tom Digby- Donations for Polio will be collected in a jar as you enter the Rotary meetings.
History Report by Bob Shankman about Rotary in Britain

RIBI (Rotary Ireland Britain International) formed 56 new clubbed during the 1939 to 1945 period.Donations went to Children and Hospitals.Their New Jersey Club, which held meetings on an island off the coast, was ordered to stop during the war from 1934 to 1941.When they started to meet again, lunch was modest, usually just something brought from home.There are currently 50,000 members.

Spring Street is now a one way street which helps businesses and parking.
Spring Street Pub & Grill is getting liquor license.
Trinity Street will be milled and paved on Columbus Day.
Social technology adding twitter and Youtube to the ways people can connect on the town’s progress.
There is a town dress code.
The Town and College is working together- new signs are up “Welcome to Town College”.
The Town’s new logo and slogan “City Style, Country Cool”.
Volunteers are needed to work on the Fire Museum interior.
Town is slated to hire two new police officers, replacing two that left. Currently 24 police officers are on the job.
Camp Iliff planning to be 3 businesses.
A New health employee plan benefits to decrease health costs.
The Clean Community Even is October 17^th, 8:30 to noon, neighbors helping neighbors.
As we recently heard, Thorlabs is expanding. They purchased a nearby property. They currently employ from 300 to 400 and will expand to 1000 employees.
Taco Bell may be coming to town. There is discussion at the planning meeting.
Senior housing is being planned for the corner across from the theater with parking underneath.
The former McGuire Chevrolet property will have a new development soon.
Kroghs micro-brewery is coming to Newton.
Starting November 3^rd, a free bus shuttle around Newton will run from the college to town center and back. All are welcome to ride.

Happy Dollars$:

Denise Current for a successful Oktoberfest. It was a lot of work and planning, but it made for a great day in spite of the weather.

Matt Hannum happy $ for his 5 & 3 year olds that they remembered last year’s Oktoberfest and couldn’t wait to come this year.

Buzz mentioned bike ride was a wash out but they managed to gather $2500 for the MS Society.

___________? 2 happy $ for the German music by the Van Hontz family at the Oktoberfest.

50/50: was won by Pam Lazarro- Pot still growing!