The Pulse - August 30, 2016

Posted by Linda Geery on Sep 02, 2016
 
 
President Dan thanked:
 
Steve Ruland (Ruland’s Office Furniture) – wine reception, Elfrena Foord (Foord, Van Bruggen, & Pajak– piano), Kevin Williams (KVIE) and Aaron French (Zanker Recycling), AV directors,
 
Ted White (Sacramento Delta Property Management) & Mike Bullington (Pacific Advisors) - for setup.
 
Today’s greeters were Len Simpson (2020 Financial Advisers of Sacramento, L.L.C.) and Scott Ratcliff (Alves Jacobson Radcliffe LLP)
 
The thought for the day was offered by Kevin Smith-Fagan (KVIE Public Television), a tribute to Labor Day.  He reminded us of the ideals of Labor Day – make it much more than last day of summer. 
 
Jon Snyder (Snyder Commercial Real Estate) led us in singing “This Land is Your Land”
 
Tom Bacon (Kidder Mathews) introduced our guests, visiting Rotarians & potential members.
 
President Dan introduced his head table – Kevin Smith-Fagan, Judy Kjelstrom (University of California Davis), Speaker of the Day, Dr. Charlie Bamforth, Becki Roberts (Sierra Vista Bank,), Past President Walter Dahl (Dahl Law, Attorneys At Law), our new member Jim Paul (Paul Benefits Law Corp.), and Past President Susan Sheridan.
 
President Dan tanked Loaves & Fishes volunteers for their service today.
 
Announcements:  Susan Sheridan shared that she sold her ranch to downsize and utilized many club members for various aspects of the transaction, including Robin DeLong (Coldwell Banker), Dave Higdon (California Moving Systems), Carl Schubert, Mike Miklaus (Integrity Mortgage) and Art Brewer.  The message, use your Rotary Roster, do business with fellow Rotarians.
 
Our Club received new member Jim Paul – who was introduced by Past President Walter Dahl.  Jim is the owner and principal attorney of Paul Benefits Law Corp., specializing in employment and fiduciary issues.  Jim received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Co.  and his J.D. at Georgetown, he is licensed to practice in Arizona and California.  He and his wife Nancy have been married for 28 years, they have two daughters.  He and Nancy enjoy hiking, walking and golf.
                 
John Lemmon (Knox, Lemmon & Anapolsky, LLP) shared a video on Breadfruit. Clayton Lee indicated that it’s about size of basketballs – we don’t have it in US.  It can be ground into to flour.  Today dessert is made with Breadfruit. 
 
 
Announcements –:
Sacramento Century, October 1st.  Past President Walter Dahl encouraged Rotarians to show support “Be Brave and Shave”, St. Baldrick’s is the beneficiary. John Frisch (Cornish & Carey Commercial) encouraged support, even if you can’t ride, please contribute.  Pink Sheets were available on the table to commit support.  Todd Andrews (Andrews Construction) encouraged us to sign-up to volunteer to assist with the event.
 
Roast Boast and Toast:
 
Maynard Nelson, yesterday was his Birthday
Past President Skip Lawrence contributed in honor of his 50th Wedding Anniversary
Vince Jacobs a guest also contributed.
Carl Schubert, in celebration of his 80th Birthday.
 
President Dan indicated that 7 member of our club had received the distinguished recognition as “Best of the Bar”, including:
 
Hal Bartholomew (Bartholomew & Wasznicky LLP), Dennis Cook (Cook Brown, LLP), Jim Leet (Boutin Jones Inc.), John Lemmon.
Today we were treated to an outstanding presentation by our speaker Dr. Charlie Bamforth.
 
 Judy Kjelstrom – Introduced Speaker of the Day, Dr. Charlie Bamforth – “The Beer Guy”
Dr. Bamforth has a passion for teaching & scientific knowledge.  He teaches Intro to beer making, which is the most popular course at UCD. 
Dr. Bamforth declared that “Beer is the preferred beverage; it has been around for 8,000 years and has many useful purposes.”  Further he said that “Beer should be served in a glass, the right glass.  What’s the right glass?  The glass that              doesn’t have the wrong name on it!”  He also emphasized that the glass should be properly cleaned, hot soapy water!  He discussed how it’s best not to have a growth on your upper lip to truly enjoy the beer.  He scanned the room and pointed to Colonial Sanders, aka Paul Stone.  Further, he emphasized that beer should be poured with vigor, release the bubbles, respect the product!  Other assertions:  Beer goes better with food than wine.  People ask him what is good beer; he said “what is good is what you like”.  Finally he shared that beer is best stored in a can, away from air and light.
 
Next week our speaker will be Robyn Raphael, Business Development Manager – St. Baldrick’s Foundation.