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Grand Rapids Timberline
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NEWS
FOR AND ABOUT
AAUW GRAND RAPIDS
BRANCH
MEMBERS
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Volume
42, Issue 6 March 2018
March 19 Dinner Meeting & Program
Location: United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids
REGISTER/SOCIAL: 5:00-5:30 PM LUNCH: 5:40 PM
BUSINESS MTG: 6:15 PM PROGRAM: 6:30-7:30 PM
MENU: Lasagna, Salad, Roll, Dessert
COST: $13
Reservations due to Deanna Ensley by end of business day, Fri., March 16. Call 218-301-0315 or email deannaensley@yahoo.com
BUSINESS MTG: 6:15 PM PROGRAM: 6:30-7:30 PM
MENU: Lasagna, Salad, Roll, Dessert
COST: $13
Reservations due to Deanna Ensley by end of business day, Fri., March 16. Call 218-301-0315 or email deannaensley@yahoo.com
TOPIC: Women in City Government
Speaker: Julie Kennedy, General Manager of Grand
Rapids Public Utilities
Julie Kennedy brings hands-on experience to her talk about Women in City
Government. After serving as the city engineer for Grand Rapids from 2013 to
2016, Julie Kennedy assumed her current position AS General Manager of Grand
Rapids Public Utilities in 2016. Both
positions had formerly been held by men.
After graduating from Anoka High School, Kennedy attended Arizona State
University and then received her Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the
University of Minnesota in 1997, graduating Cum Laude. She completed the University of St. Thomas
Executive Education Mini MBA Program in 2016.
Prior to joining the City of Grand Rapids, she was a project manager for
Short Eliot Hendrickson from 2002 to 2013.
She served as an engineering instructor at Itasca Community College from
2009 to 2013.
“The
function of education is to teach one to think intensively and
to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the
true goal of education.”
to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the
true goal of education.”
― Martin Luther King, Jr.
Caterer Needed
Our caterer is resigning as of April so we are looking for a new
caterer. Linda had been working at the Sawmill and when they closed, she took a
job so she can't do our meals anymore. We
are looking for a caterer for the 2018-19 year. It would include 5 dinners and 2 lunches on
the third Mondays on the month, in September, October, November, January,
February, March and April.
The caterer also needs to be willing to do dishes (we will pay extra).
Please let Cyndy Agle know if you have a suggestion for a new caterer at cyndy.agle@gmail.com
New Member Corner
From Cyndy Agle
Bring a “Qualified
Guest" and her dinner will be just $5.00 at our April meeting. It must be
a “first-time” guest, so think about neighbors, someone new to the area or a
friend who is looking for an interesting new group to join.
AAUW Membership Dues
From Cheryl Vogel, Treasurer
Dues Clarification: Reduced dues for the remainder of this
fiscal year are only available to NEW members. The dues for next year have not yet been
established. However, I do know that the
national dues will be increased from $49 to $59. Next year's dues won't need to be paid until
the end of June 2018.
Election of Branch officers for 2018-2020
From Marilyn Rossman
The Nomination committee appointed by the
president and board includes Karen Karls, Kathy Pliska and Marilyn Rossman.
Elections are held in April every year with
for two-year terms. The offices to be
filled this year are President, Secretary, and Membership Vice-President.
The president appoints the working committees
(Public Policy, EF fund, Finance, Historian, Hospitality, Food, Scholarship,
Telephone, Newsletter) as well as those needed for special occasions. The
chairpersons are usually members of our board.
The AAUW Yearbook and Directory have the lists
of committees and offices for our branch.
Our branch is the 4th highest membership in the state and has a very busy year ahead.
We will be hosting the September 2018 AAUW Northern Minnesota Regional
Gathering in September, the Minnesota State Convention in April 2019, and we
will be celebrating our 70th birthday.
All members are encouraged to participate in the committee work for
these events. Teamwork makes these events easier to manage and a lot of fun!
AAUW 2018 State Convention
From Deanna Ensley
From Deanna Ensley
The 2018 AAUW Convention will be held in
Faribault on Fri., April 27, and Sat., April 28. The registration form has been
included in this newsletter. I will bring copies to our meeting on March 19. You
are welcome to contact me for an electronic copy or I will mail a copy to you;
the registration form is in the Winter issue of the AAUW Minnesota newsletter, “The Pine”.
A few of us have plans to attend, if you are
interested, please express your interest to Deanna or Marilyn Rossman. There
may be some funds to pay a portion of the expenses for those who wish to
attend.
Fall Regional Gathering in Grand Rapids
From Deanna Ensley
From Deanna Ensley
After February’s regular AAUW meeting on the
19th, we had a very limited attended planning meeting for our fall regional
gathering in September 2018 and for the 2019 AAUW spring state convention here
in Grand Rapids. A few members have
expressed a desire to help with one or another of these meetings. It would be appreciated if you would stop
at the registration table at our March 19 meeting to sign up for what you might
be willing to help with for the regional meeting especially, but also if in
the near future (fall 2018) you’d be willing to be included in the preparation
and/or participation in the convention committee. Deanna will be there
discussing committees and volunteer needs for these events.
** INTEREST
GROUPS **
Are you interested in starting an interest
group? Great! Any member may start an interest group. An interest group can meet monthly, weekly
and for any length of time. The members
determine their own agendas and arrangements for meetings The meetings are open
to all AAUW members and their guests.
The member directory has more information about the current active
interest groups. Contact program co-chairs Joanne Bakken or Marilyn Rossman
with questions.
EXPLORING OUR COMMUNITY
Field trips to various places of interest. Dates & times TBD. For more info, contact Co-Chairs: Cyndy Agle, 360-9743, cyndy.agle@gmail.com or Janis Johnson, 326-3595, janisjohnson@yahoo.com
Field trips to various places of interest. Dates & times TBD. For more info, contact Co-Chairs: Cyndy Agle, 360-9743, cyndy.agle@gmail.com or Janis Johnson, 326-3595, janisjohnson@yahoo.com
LITERATURE – Wednesday group
This group meets at 10:30AM on 2nd Wednesday, Grand Rapids Area Library River Room, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911 or kbzimmer@q.com
This group meets at 10:30AM on 2nd Wednesday, Grand Rapids Area Library River Room, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911 or kbzimmer@q.com
March 14: Weaponized Lies by Daniel Levitin (Community Read)
April 11: A Warrior of the People by Joe Starica
April 11: A Warrior of the People by Joe Starica
LITERATURE –
Monday group
Group meets on
1st Monday at 10:00 AM at Grand Rapids State Bank Annex. Contact is Jan Hill, 246-979 or jmhgkh@paulbunyan.net
March 5: The Rent Collector by Camron Wright. Discussion leader is Janet Coy.
April 2: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott. Discussion leader is Cheryl Vogel.
March 5: The Rent Collector by Camron Wright. Discussion leader is Janet Coy.
April 2: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott. Discussion leader is Cheryl Vogel.
PUBLIC POLICY
The next
meeting is March 8, KAXE Meeting room, 4:00
to 5:30 PM.
We will focus
on the ideas from the book All The Single Ladies by Rebecca
Traister. Or ideas from a book, magazine article or newspaper column will be
considered for thinking about issues for today’s girls and women as our economy
and social idea norms change and are challenged. We need to think how women in our area can
take advantage of the current opportunities. Bring ideas for future
meetings. All members and their guests
are welcome to come even if they have not read the book.
WALKING & TALKING
Group
is flexible and open to all members. The social contact is important and the
pace varies; if you are looking for speed-walking and a serious workout, this
is not your group. Currently we meet on Tuesdays at 1 PM.
We
walk for 1 to 1 1/2 hours and then have coffee. As the weather cools the day
and time will switch to Tuesday afternoons at 1 PM. Switch is decided by the group. We walk in
the Grand Rapids area on trails and neighborhood streets. Location changes from
week to week as chosen by the group. Group is notified by email of next
location. To join the group, call or email Karen Karls, 326-2053, k.karls@yahoo.com
**AAUW
National News**
Alert for AAUW
Members: There
are big proposed policy changes for national AAUW. Three bylaws amendments address 1) creating
three-year staggered board terms, 2) opening board service to those outside of
the AAUW membership, and 3) eliminating the college degree requirement for
membership.
The
vote about not having a college degree as a requirement for membership has been
voted on at AAUW national conventions for years and not passed. This bylaw change requires a 2/3 yes vote to
change.
To
see more information on these issues that AAUW members will be asked to vote on
in April, go to https://www.aauw.org/resource/national-election/
**Community
News**
318 Elementary School Referendum
The
School Board is asking voters to decide whether to move ahead with school and
activity facilities improvements throughout the district. These improvements
will be presented to voters as two ballot questions:
1.
Build two new neighborhood schools to replace the three existing Grand Rapids
elementary schools and renovate and expand Cohasset Elementary school,
including the addition of in-demand community space.
2.
Improve weight and locker rooms at Bigfork, turf three game and practice fields
at GRHS.
The date to vote is
Tues., April 10. Absentee
ballots became available Feb. 23. For more information, contact the Itasca
County Elections Office:
Itasca
County Courthouse, 327-2849, or email Vicki Martin at vicki.martin@co.itasca.mn.us
Also see more details on why schools need replacing/updating at http://www.isd318.org/page/3115#whenvote
Also see more details on why schools need replacing/updating at http://www.isd318.org/page/3115#whenvote
Grand Rapids Community Read
From
Karen Karls
The
annual Community Read will feature the book Weaponized Lies by Daniel
J. Levitin. It is tagged as "How to
think Critically in the Post-Truth Era."
The ICC program, on Thurs., March 22, is called “Navigating Information
in a Post-Truth Era”. It is an all-day
event on campus with various speakers.
Program
description: What is it like to come into adulthood in a time of marked
distrust of the media and science and cynicism about government and other
institutions? How do you develop ideas
about a whole range of personal and public policy issues at a time when
"research" yields biased, often commercial, and even faked
information? This conference explores
major issues with finding reliable, trustworthy information in our time,
looking at media, politics, science, and information literacy, as well as hot
topics in different fields.
This
event is free and open to the public. The schedule isn't out yet but there are
speakers listed at: http://www.itascacc.edu/post-truth
ADVANCING EQUITY FOR WOMEN & GIRLS – FOR MORE INFORMATION
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