President Jennifer called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Pledge: Susan
Invocation: Hugh
Announcements: Jennifer was enjoying the new podium and different microphone position.
Happy Bucks: Larry got back from Seattle and he walked 10 miles when he was there; mat D had a float trip in July, his mother-in-law is visiting and he has put a lot of miles on the car enjoying Montana with his family; Brandon's wife went to see her grandfather who turned 99 so he was a single parent for the weekend; Betsy hosted a fellow Rotarian's son for 6 weeks while he was going to the photography school and he is now gone; Jim's birthday is today; John announced the Clark Fork Adventure Challenge Triathalon in Plains in September; Jennifer finished her basement remodel and her kids show up this week; Alissa is happy to be back at Rotary; Claire moved into her house 3 weeks ago and is almost unpacked; Udo has been sampling wine all week for the fundraiser dinner Saturday night; Margaret had a great time at the Coffee Con in Seattle.
Trivia: How many ghost towns in Montana? 60
A meeting for the analemma project will be September 20th with the Parks and Recreation department from the city; Brandon is in the midst of planning the Mag 7 tournament tentatively for September 14th and we need to get going on prizes and gifts for the raffle, need 9 teams at $500 per team. Margaret talked about the Coffee Con fundraiser and she went to Seattle to check out the Coffee convention. She said it is totally doable. if you are interested in helping with this event please contact Margaret Parson. This would happen late January or early February. Sandy updated us on the rafting trip. She would like a final count on who is going from Rotary by August 3rd. See the attached flyer for more information.
Please call or email me by August 3rd … if you still want to sign up !
- Sandy Bollom (2)
- Lisa Holcomb (2)
- Joe Hertig (4)
- Matt Doucette (4)
Sandy Bollom
Farmers State Bank
VP / Commercial Lender
406-829-5015 Direct
715-688-9055 Mobile
The district governor is coming to our club on August 22 and the evening before the club will host Rick Moore for dinner. If anybody would like to go contact Betsy.
Rotary Minute was given by Dick Kin. He referenced the article in the new Rotarian magazine "Step Right Up". it was an article about promoting membership. Thank you Chris Warden for this link: https://www.rotary.org/en/tips-increasing-club-membership
Our speaker was Bob Sidenschwartz and was introduced by Susan Hay-Patrick. Bob is President Emeritus of the Montana World Affairs Council and he spoke about the immigration issue. He recommended that we familiarize ourselves with the Flores Act of 1983.
Jennifer presented Bob with a rotary coin featuring the 4-way test and a mention in the dictionary project for 3rd graders.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 a.m.
