July 9 Minutes

Brenda Thayer's husband Tom led the Pledge of Allegiance

Ann Guest performed the invocation and handed out 25th Anniversary pins to members who were unable to attend the Anniversary Dinner.  See Ann if you'd like a pin, program or Rusty's 20th Anniversary poem, or know a Sunrise Alum who does.

This year Curt will be doing "member trivia" rather than Rotary trivia.  This week's trivia question:  What Sunrise Rotarian had a short career as a professional bull rider?"  And the answer is....Curt!

Happy Bucks:
Jim Clark - 2,200 miles
Anne - with daughter Elise before leaving for Singapore for 3 years and is the proud host-mother of Elise's 3 legged golden retriever
Chris Warden - a great Anniversary Dinner and thanks to all who helped
Jon Lange from the YMCA - for Jennifer Straughan and her dedication to YMCA swimming and youth
Matt - Inlaws visiting and the Hiawatha Trail (and he looking for a good mountain bike, if you know one)
Larry - Company leaving and is looking for a place to stay next 4th of July
Rusty - Jerry for giving him a ride to Rotary and hopes someone will take him home
Arnie - Guests and the beautiful Guest Garage
Jennifer - daughter has successfully integrated into the military
Curt - wife is no longer a Rotary president

Announcements:
Committee Chairs - start your engines (and your meetings)
8/1-2 - District Assembly in Butte
8/20 - District Governor visit our weekly meeting
Joe Stone, our speak from a few weeks ago has been accepted to participate in the Missoula Marathon
We have several members who are participating in the Missoula Marathon too - get out there and cheer them on!
If you'd like to help with the marathon, please contact Mike Bullard

Susan did the Rotary Minute about her trip to Thailand.  They've kicked her out of Canada before, but apparently Thailand let her leave on her schedule.

Jon Lange from the Missoula YMCA introduced Christian from the Sierra Leone YMCA District who spoke about the YMCA and youth in his country.

Our speaker was Jay Toups with Bioroot Energy, LLC.  Jay spoke about their efforts to turn nearly every kind of waste product you can think of into alcohol blends for energy production.

And of course, we ended the meeting with a recitation of the 4 Way Test of the things we think, say and do.