April 30, 2014
Pledge of Allegiance opened our meeting this morning followed by an invocation by Heidi. Susan Hay Patrick was filling in as Sargent this morning and I know we had some guests, but my apologies for not getting the names as I was finishing up wine cellar details.
Happy Bucks: Kathy Roth is glad to be home after some traveling, she has Mom settled in the Bee Hive homes, and was tickled to present Arnie Didier’s Daughter with a recent scholarship. Bobby Clay gave a shout out for the Hellgate Choir. Gayle is a recent graduate from Leadership Montana and describes the experience as awesome and encourages participation. Lou is all “Jazzed” up about his son coming home from college, and Cynthia is pleased to report that Charles is out of the hospital. Cynthia’s grandson Sam has recently received his driver’s license. Jen was happy to report that Les Mis did not take all the Kleenex she had taken with her and she is also pleased to announce that Craig Johnson is now with the Trail.
Lindsay from Dana Gallery made an announcement regarding the 3rd annual Icons of The West. The opening will be 6-8 Friday May 16th. For more information visit http://danagallery.com/
Hugh reminded everyone regarding the highway cleanup coming up May 10th
Chris Warden announced that June 25th will be our 25th anniversary celebration. This year we will be having a full dinner for only $20.00 per person. Brett Felton will be our MC and there are many special surprises in store…
Larry made an announcement reminding everyone to sell those wine raffle tickets and please try to attend the event on May 8th at 6:00 on the 6th floor of Garlington, Lohn, and Robinson. Food is being catered by the Market on Front, with food pairings by Wine Guy Mike.
Jennifer was in charge of the Rotary minute, and she had us all take photos of ourselves for the world’s largest end polio commercial!
I apologize for not getting the information regarding our speakers speaking engagements to everyone on Weds…. The email did not come from Robert Sweetgall and I missed it among the barrage of other items in my inbox.
Our speaker was Robert Sweetgall who is considered the original Forrest Gump as he has walked across the United States for heart health in 365 days…. He wore one of a kind Rockport shoes that were resoled along the way and he had to average 40-50 miles a day to complete his journey. Robert’s presentation was motivational and educational, and he will be presenting in Kalispell this weekend at the Montana Health Journal spring Expo. For more information regarding Robert Sweetgall visit his web site at http://www.creativewalking.com/