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Friday's weather--high 60's, partly cloudy-- was great for the 26th annual Rotary Golf Outing.  I was at the course from 10 a.m. to nearly 8 p.m. I helped at registration and then at the 18th hole where a golf pro from Charity Golf had a long drive contest.  I know very little about golf but Lexie, the pro, was very patient.  The event will raise over $25,000 for our high school scholarships and other community initiatives.   

Carine and I intended to get our picture taken with Lexie on the 18th hole but we caught ...

I helped with set up and brought Stevens to the banquet.  It was great to see some long-time friends. 

The old guys: Nate, Phil, Stevens

Jack was a charter member of the club and an avid golfer. He came up with the idea of the golf outing that has become our signature fundraiser.  He passed away in 2003.  His widow and their four daughters and their families ...

I spoke to the driver of one of the trucks hauling rocks for the shoreline stabilization project. He said the quarry is in Waterloo, Wisconsin.  Rocks for inshore are trucked in. Rocks for the offshore reefs are trucked to the Port of Milwaukee and sent by barge, a trip that can take six hours.  Because the weather has been so mild they've been able to get weeks ahead of schedule.  

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We used Memorial UMC's kitchen.    Chris and Lisa made the sauce on Thursday evening while Pamela and I began salad prep and cookie packaging.   Rotarians, Interactors (high school), and friends turned out on Saturday morning to assemble the meals (spaghetti and sauce, salad, a roll, and a cookie).  All delivered by noon!

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The last week of summer has been sunny, warm, and dry.  

Top center: closeup of goldenrod florets; middle center: liatris with a bumblebee; right center: aster; lower right: another aster.  Lower left:  thistledown! 

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(clockwise):  skunk cabbage leafed out (the flower is the purply-brown "horn"), violets, swamp buttercup, white trout lily (aka dogtooth violet -- "trout" because the leaves are mottled brown/green like a trout); bloodroot. 

Operation Warm also provides new winter coats for kids.  Our ...

The weather was glorious on Friday -- perfect for the 20th annual Illinois Beach Sunrise Rotary Golf Outing.  It was originally scheduled for May 19 but Illinois was still in shut-down and the golf course wasn't open.   The golf outing committee pivoted very successfully!  The format was changed to two tee times:  9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The banquet and silent auction were eliminated.  Instead morning golfers were offered donuts and coffee and afternoon golfers were offered sack lunches.  There were raffles for cash (50/25/25), a gas grill (donated, of course), and a gift-card-and-lottery-ticket combo.