On June 28th, 2022, the Club conducted the official demotion of Richard (Dick) Lee Bauer (right above) as the President of the Carmichael Rotary Club and installed our new president Richard Olebe (left) for the 2022-2023 Rotary Year. A committee of his fellow members, conducted a skit which enumerated a critique of both the good and the (bad?) accomplishments of his year. For more info and pictures, click on "Read More" below: |
President Dick Bauer opened his last (gasp) meeting in a special room (at our soon to be) new meeting place at the Spaghetti factory (Watt Ave) and gave the "Thought for the Day" . The thought somehow etherized into the atmosphere and was lost to antiquity. He turned the meeting over to his immediate past president David Thorman and it happened, after dinner, that the demotion proceedings began in a "court room" style trial with the bailiff (Geronimo) bringing in the prisoner in uniform. | |
Above (left) is the District 5180 Federal Judge, Rodolfo Puffrock (A.K.A. Phil Danz; Above right (left to right) is the prisoner, Dick Bauer and the Bailiff, Geronimo; Below left is world famous prosecuting attorney, Vickie Boatwright and below right is the defense attorney, David Thorman | |
The Bailiff calls everyone to rise to welcome the Honorable Rodolfo Puffrock, Judge of the Rotary District 5180, Carmichael Division. Judge Puffrock enters the room and takes his place, while admirers in the audience chant “Here comes the Judge, here comes the Judge” Judge Puffrock says: "Richard Bauer was the Carmichael Rotary Club president this last year 2021-2022 and was never properly investigated for his prior year of presidency 2017-2018. Now in legal terms the chickens have come home to roost – so to speak. Prior to coming to Rotary, Dick Bauer spent 30 years working for Kaiser, he felt like he was getting out of jail. Not one to transition easily, he signed on to work in the County Jail, and as you can see by his clothing, he has returned to the security of regular hearty meals. Some say that at the prison, he was running a scam selling illegal and bogus passports to unsuspecting prisoners. Others say that he was prescribing tatoos, sex changes, and writing excuses to get prisoners out of jail. Others say that he was giving life saving vaccinations, and was curing cancer. In any case, he came to Rotary with a questionable background. So we made him our president – twice! While President Bauer led the membership through the uncertain and uncharted waters of COVID, Venue Location Issues, food menu choices for meetings, ZOOM based meetings, and Community Projects, his methods and reasons have come under question. Some say his actions borderline on the criminal. Others say these actions were the work of an insane mind. We are here today to present the evidence and explore the depths of depravity, insanity, and craziness as it has impacted our membership, our community, and the world. Is President Dick an evil genius as some have said, an eccentric nut as has been these??? Richard Lee Bauer, how do you plead ? Guilty or not guilty?" Defense Attorney David Thorman answers for the accused: Not guilty your honor. | |
The case for the prosecution I, Vicky Boatwright: Prosecuting Attorney, and world famous District Attorney will make the case against President Dick Bauer: "AS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, I WILL PRESENT THE EVIDENCE AGAINST DR. BAUER IN THE CASE OF ROTARY CLUB OF CARMICHAEL VS. DR. RICHARD BAUER:"
Also, his wife was constantly interrupted while preparing these PowerPoint slides with questions like “How do I do this, Kari?” and “How do I cut and paste, Kari?”
10. Dr. Bauer’s reputation as a “fiscally conservative” (some say “tightwad”) was in evidence when he’d try to make change for his happy fine donation from the donation box. | |
The Defense : by Attorney David Thorman
As you know, Dick strongly supported RYLA. I would like Kari to come up and read a letter I recently received from a RYLA student, Danika Lamb. Kari reads an impassioned letter extolling RYLA from one of the students we sponsored. (there is not a dry eye in the room) To sum up Dick’s defense: he has been an outstanding president and led us through one of the toughest years in the club’s history. His hard work, dedication, genuine concern for things Rotary and our community have left a lasting impression on not only our club, but also the friends he made along the way. Let’s give what I have said in his defense the four way test:
The defense rests and Judge gets jury decision read by head juror Kari Bauer: Guilty, your honor Guilty of being an outstanding president! The skit ends....... | |
Oh and before the trial, President Dick Bauer gave out certificate awards to his Board and other worthy members. Finally, Dick Bauer gave the meeting over to our new president Richard Olebe. Richard introduced his new board members and ended the meeting. More to come on our next meeting on July 12th. | |