Dr. Indrajit Choudhuri, Electrophysiologist at Froedtert South Pleasant Prairie, spoke at our luncheon. He shared that we have the best, high quality cardiac care, right here in Kenosha County. He also discussed expanding care delivery through remote monitoring & population health. Thank you Dr. Choudhuri! 

 

Rotarians Fran Wargolet and Christine King participated in a Rotary Exchange trip to Peru!  Read the full details in the Rotary District 6270 newsletter. Nine Rotarians from eight clubs participated and they met with Rotarians in Ica and Lima and their hosts were wonderful! There are several projects available if anyone is interested in helping: building a school in the Ica area for orphans (who currently walk two hours to get to school each day and looking to purchase bikes for them for now, so the trek is only one hour. The other project includes a school in the Lima area that is in dire need of improvements to the roof to prevent leaking, and there is a need for desks and chairs.  

Rotarian Joel Hassler, from Von Hasle Jewelers, spoke at our meeting today on Appraisals and Estate work. Von Hasle Jewelers is a full service private jeweler located in Racine, WI. He shared with us appraisal & jewelry myths. He has over 25 years of experience and has travel all over the US as an appraiser and educator due to his expertise and credentials in the industry. He is a Certified Gemologist Appraiser (AGS) and Advanced Personal Property Appraiser (JEF). Gemologists are NOT appraisers, they may tell you they are but do not have the certification. Gemologists specialty is in knowing "what it is" and appraisers specialty is "what it is worth". Appraisals are very different depending on what it is for - Full Market Value for an estate is different than retail replacement value for security/insurance. There are no regulations or training required to be an appraiser of jewelry or personal items, so anyone can call themself an appraiser w/o any education. It is important to ask lots of questions and check credentials. 

 

ohn Nepper was our speaker. John is a music teacher and retired KUSD after 35 years! We were treated to a trombone solo of his "theme" song Fire & Neptune, said it was somewhat "autobiographical".  He spoke to us on Conversations that Matter and shared some interesting statistics:

Jason Yule, owner of Harbor Park Health & Fitness and Health Launch was our speaker at our meeting. Jason shared his personal weight loss journey when he was 300# at 16 years old and a bet with his dad when he was 19 y/o that he would pay him $10 for every pound he lost up to $1000 began not only his weight loss journey, but his journey for a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. He lost the 100# and then some, graduated from college and worked in Corporate Insurance for 3 years but wasn't happy. He opened Harbor Park Health & Fitness in 2015 and never looked back.  He shared that Health Launch is Lifestyle and creating easy, daily habits that equals success. His takeaways for us were: 8 hours in bed to get 7 hours of good sleep. Nutrition - real food, fresh fruits/vegetables, protein and less fast/processed foods; Activity - at least 30" daily/could split into two 15" walks; Decrease stress - find 30" each day to relax/unwind (journaling, knitting, reading, meditation); finally, sustainability - make changes that are easy, effortless and that will create sustainability.  A less efficient plan but consistent is better than full plan for 1 or 2 weeks and then nothing. 

Today we also inducted 6 new Paul Harris Fellows (PHF): Alicia Fosbinder, Lisa Byron, Bill Hittmann, Rita Hagen, Bill Waddle and Christian Venegas.  We also celebrated 2 and 4 stone PHF Tom Frost, Steve Seymour and Len Iaquinta. Congratulations to all!