February 18, 2020
President Hu Beaver called the meeting to order at 12:15pm. The meeting was held at The Kwataqnuk Resort. Dick Beighle led us in song. Sharon Fulton gave the invocation and Mac Swan served justice. Announcements are as follows:
“Happy bucket” contributors were:Hu, Mac Swan, Duane Hille, Gayle Seimers, Karen Dellwo and Larry Peltz.
Greg Hertz won the drawing and gave the money to the Loaves and Fish Food Pantry.
This week’s program was birthday talks. Dave Abell told of his early childhood growing up in Almelund Minnesota. He said because the town was so small he didn’t have any male playmates, so his best friend was his dog Spotty. Dave told of his dad carving him a toy gun. He and Spotty would go bird hunting near the swamp close to his home. Dave remembers being so tired that he and Spotty fell asleep in Spotty’s dog house. His mother couldn’t find him one day and rushed to town to tell Dave’s father that she thought 3-year old Dave had died. When his parents searched the doghouse there was Dave. Dave also remembered when his family moved to North Branch, a larger town near Almelund. He said they had to live in an apartment while their house was being built. The apartment didn’t accept dogs, so Dave’s father actually was ready to dispatch Spotty because he couldn’t find anyone to take him in. Dave’s dad just couldn’t bring himself to do it and luckily Spotty found a new home with a nearby farmer. Dave’s family got a new dog while in North Branch and Dave remembers a tornado roared through town. Dave, his mother and some of her friends headed to the basement to ride out the storm. Dave realized that the dog wasn’t with them and when he looked outside there she was on her leash flapping in the strong winds. Dave was able to unhook her and bring her to safety,
The next Polson Rotary meeting will be Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Dave Fansher has the program.
The Polson Rotary board meeting is held every second Tuesday of the month prior to the general meeting.
March assignments:
Invocation: Dick Beighle
Justice: Brooke Duty
Song Leader: Matt O’Neill
Sergeant at Arms: Roxanne Duckworth
February programs:
February 25-Dave Fansher
March birthdays: Larry Ashcraft, Samantha Clark, Jens Gran, Martin Olsson