Greeter: Linda Lorden
Attendance:
38 Rotarians
3 Visiting Rotarians: Mike Byrne from Hopk., Tony Gilmore
from Capital City, and Dave Christie from Manchester
1 Guest: Bill Gardner
2 Guest Speakers: Shawn Jasper, NH House Speaker; Terry
Pfaff, House Chief of Staff
Total: 44
Announcements:
Gerry Carrier sent around a sign up sheet for Roadside Pickup...looks like June 4 at 8:00am.
CAR SHOW - May 14. BE THERE! Gerry promising good weather; great attendance expected. Dave and Gerry hitting the cruise nights. Dave reported 43 pre-entered which is 30% above last year…20% new. Jack Walker, race car driver from Bow will be bringing his car. 12 Interact kids of signed up to work, 4 for each shift.
Dean C. - Fri., May 27th, books will be distributed for 1st Grade Reading. 5 Volunteers
stepped up to read to the 1st graders. The Champions for Children Award was presented
to Peter Imse. Nice work Peter!!
Dave Christie - His Manchester Club is organizing a Golf Tournament August 19, 2016
at Bretwood Golf Course in Keene. Goal of 30 teams. Tournament is to benefit Pure Water for the World…specifically Haiti. Non-Rotarians welcome. (Cannot have a handicap of less than 10!)
Donna D. – Recognition Night, June 9 at 5:30 at Hampton Inn
Club Assembly next Friday, May 12.
Mike. G. – Next year’s District Conference is in Nashua. This year’s in Portsmouth was
well-represented by our club.
Sergeant at Arms, Bryant S. – Logo fine for Paul Rizzi
Birthday – Mark Lavalle, April 25. Reported great year for business. Family doing well.
Wife bought him a motorcycle for his birthday and they have trips planned to Niagara and Nashville. They can listen to country music all the way to Nashville!
Happy Dollars:
John Ruggles $1 for The Boys and Girls Club Golf Tournament raising $61,000.
Rob Werner $1 for MaryAnn’s new job.
Dave Gazaway $3 for writing 3 Bulletins – No fines
Dave Christie $1 for the fabulous visibility on his drive from Goffstown to Bow Rotary.
Speaker:
Dave Scanlon introduced - Shawn Jasper, N.H. House Speaker
Lives in Hudson, interests in Geneology and History.
Terry Pfaff, House Chief of Staff is a retired firefighter. Together Shawn and Terry have restored decorum in House.
Shawn spoke on what it is like to run the House and described the House as always being in a “state of controlled chaos.” He and Terry work to keep it in check.
They work with a $16.6 million total budget for House and Senate. There are 400 members
in the Legislature.
As it pertains to submitting bills, Shawn is very familiar tieh the House Rules. It operates
Under the Masons Rules (570 pages). Always working on a better system of submitting
Bills.
New security changes being introduced for this day and age.
Road Infrastructure is one issue they are working on. We have a Structural Deficit and Shawn has come to the conclusion that is is a good idea, as it makes the Legislature work harder.
We are lucky to have Dave Scanlon, Secretary of State, working for us on the Election Laws.
