Attending: 37 Bow Rotarians; one guest speaker
Greeter: Jerry Kingwell
Presiding: President Gale Kenison
Announcements:
Gale invited one and all to attend the Bow Rotary Board of Directors' meeting, Monday, January 9, 6 pm, Old Town Hall.
Dean Cascadden announced that the Bow Rotary Career Day at Bow Memorial School would be on the morning of March 17. (This is one of our annual Vocational Service activities.) He asked members to consider talking about their careers, with the proviso that they would have to keep eighth graders interested for 45 minutes. The brave should sign up with Dean; the persuasive should get their colleagues to sign up with Dean.
Birthdays:
Jerry Kingwell (December 13) had a great year, despite the death of his mother. He is now sole owner of Cobb Hill Construction, his son will soon be taking a new (better) job, and the family will be vacationing in South Africa soon.
Ken Moulton (the longest night) had a great year, celebrating his 40th in real estate and the birth of his first grandchild, a reason to travel to Tuscan.
Harry Judd (Day 1) did not specify that the year was (wasn't) great but noted the marriage of his eldest child, the employment of another child, and his 40th year of his marriage to a set of golf clubs, or something. Plus, he made his annual contribution to the Rotary Foundation to mark his birthday.
Happy Bucks:
Dick Swett is back from extensive travel (Khartoum, Israel, Copenhagen, NYC, DC) and found the World scared, fascinated, and eager to talk about President-elect Trump. Back home: lots of kids for the holidays.
Chris Parkinson spent time with John Lyford, who is doing well. Chris is preparing for a trip to India with fellow Rotarians to participate in one of the globe's most ambitious and heroic events (editorial comment): National Polio Immunization Day. Oh yes, he too had a great Christmas.
Matt Gatzke enjoyed holidays in the Poconos and is looking forward to a return trip to celebrate his sister's 70th birthday.
David Gazaway enjoyed a trip to Washington DC and holidays with Family.
Raffle: Mike Griffin had the winning ticket but missed the joker.
Speaker: Ben Kiniry introduced Tyler Clark, state director of the New Hampshire Energy Forum. Mr. Clark described the growth of natural gas as a leading source of generating capacity for electricity in New England and explained why some businesses are advocating for new natural gas pipelines in the region as a strategy to reduce electricity prices.
The Bell rang at 8:30 to end the meeting.
Respectively Submitted,
Rick Minard
