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July 24 2018-Rotary Forum

Posted by Dick Dannells on Jul 27, 2018

TODAY’S PROGRAM July 24, 2018: District Gov. Sandi Schwartz -“The State of District 2540”

By Dick Dannells

Pres. Scott Astrosky opened the meeting at 12:10 PM my first explaining that someone at P.E.T.S. (Pres. Elect Training Seminar) gave him a Speedo to wear at a regular meeting so he proceeded to wear it by placing it on his head.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Pres. Scott resumed the meeting at 12:37 PM by having the representative of the Los Osos Rotary Club announce their fundraiser September 9 that’s funded by buying raffle tickets at $2 each and 15 for $20. Pres. Scott had good news and bad news; the good news: the Summer Sizzle was a great success and the bad news: Mike Frederick is leaving the Club. Ashlea Boyer asked us to show up at 4:30 PM for the Dist. Gov. barbecue. She reminded us bring sweaters and our own chairs. Shelby Mclean, announced that there will be a vocational visit to the SLO Brewery on August 7. Pres. Scott was pleased to announce that Anya Stanley will be our new Sgt. of Arm. He had Jeff Smith, Jim Lewis as a sponsor and DG Sandi come forward to induct Jeff Smith as our newest member. Jeff is currently employed by Waste Connections.

INSPIRATION DOLLARS:

Pres. Scott had Michael Boyer pay 48 inspirational dollars (ID’s) to celebrate his 40^th birthday. He had Cliff Nagler pay 60 ID’s his birthday and a phone infraction. Shelby Mclean’s all hospital business trip to Wisconsin did not result in any ID’s. Jim Lewis’ vacation to the Big Island of Hawaii resulted in 15 ID spin-the-wheel.

PROGRAM : District Gov. Sandi Schwartz -“The State of District 2540”

Past Pres. Jeff King introduced DG Sandi , who has been a member of the Rotary Club of Bakersfield East since 1994. She served as the club’s President in 2013-14. She began by thanking us for inviting her so soon after our Summer Sizzle fundraiser. She then called upon Jenny Dierek, Cale Kunkle and Karen Zappia to come forward to accept Paul Harris People of Action awards. She pointed out that her classification is home health and hospice and she recently retired after 48 years as an RN in that field. She ran a number of slides of herself including the quote that really represents what Rotary has done for her: “Rotary takes ordinary people and gives them extraordinary opportunities to do more with their lifes than they ever dreamed possible.” Her first most memorable experience after she joined the Rotary club of Bakersfield East was when her fellow Rotarians conducted a search for a missing person who committed suicide. She was pleased that Maria Doudy was in attendance as she has fond memories of Maria and Arnie during the immunization trip to India a number of years ago. Our District has 72 clubs with 3209 members, 20 fewer than last year. Our District is within Group 10, which experienced less than normal loss of members. Barry Rassin, of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, is the current President of Rotary International. The biggest challenge for RI, which has 1.2 million members, is the Retention of those members. She then promoted attending the upcoming District Conference in Bakersfield on October 5-6, which guaranteed will be cool. ¶

THOUGHT FOR DAY BY Shelby Mclean

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. Stay hungry, stay stay foolish.”

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July 17 2018-Rotary Forum

Posted by Dick Dannells on Jul 22, 2018

PROGRAM July 17, 2018: David Archer-“Craft Talk”

By Dick Dannells

In the absence of Pres. Scott Astrosky, Past Pres. Mark Olson opened the meeting promptly at 12:10 PM with the usual invocation, flag salute, and introduction of guests.

INSPIRATION DOLLARS:

Past Pres. Mark had Katcho Achadjian pay 40 inspirational dollars for a phone infraction. Past Pres. Mark had to pay the same amount for not wearing his Rotary pin. Anya Stanley and Michael Boyer each paid $50 respectively for her trips to Italy and Ireland and his fishing trip to the Yukon in Alaska. Connie O’Henley paid the same amount for her trip to Italy. Paul and Ann Holden’s 24^th anniversary and Jack and Sheila Hardy’s 46^th anniversary were recognized with $40 inspiration dollars. Jack encouraged the amount be raised to $50 and then presented the inspiration dollars-free badge so the $50 will be paid by Pres. Scott.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Steve Curry announced that Tommy Thompson will be in a Los Angeles hospital for an operation to eliminate what’s left of the cancer after his chemotherapy. Connie O’Henley reminded everybody of next week’s regular meeting with the District Gov. and the barbecue at the Curry ranch that will include the Grover Beach, Eco and Arroyo Grande Clubs. An email will be sent for what each member is to bring. Steve reminded everyone to bring a jacket and a folding chair. Jack Hardy had Connie O’Henley give us an update on the Summer Sizzle tickets sales to date. She indicated that between 10 and 15 tickets are unsold as of now and that we should turn in the stubs and money Wednesday but no later than Thursday at the Clark Center ticket office between 12 noon and 6 PM. Karen Zappia reported that all parties who signed up for set up should arrive at the Thousand Hills Ranch gate between 11:30-11:40 AM this Friday. If you come after that time, you have to phone to get the gate opened. She asked all members to stick around after the event to help clean up. Erik Mund and Jenny Dierek have done a fantastic job in getting $14,000 from sponsors. Jeff King is very excited about this year’s live auction items. Because VIP sponsors get a special table, Jenny Dierek will not set up special tables for those VIP’s that she is told will not be attending by the responsible parties.

PROGRAM : David Archer-“Craft Talk”

David grew up in Evergreen, Colorado outside of Denver. Evergreen’s notoriety came from the fact that it was Hinckley’s home at the time he attempted to assassinate Pres. Reagan. David graduated from Southern California College. After graduating, he joined Northrup’s B 2 stealth bomber project for a year and from there he went into banking. After commuting long distances from his home to a Glendale bank for a year, he joined Bank of America, which was close to his home, for 8 years. He then moved to La Quinta, California where he was in healthcare, formed his own company until the 1987 stock market crash, and joined Edward Jones. He decided to get out of the financial industry entirely by moving to this area to become the CEO of the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce. When he was asked why, implied that his wife had a lot to do with his decision, otherwise he would still be working in the financial industry. As the Rotary Club of La Quinta’s president, he went to the New Orleans R I Convention and came back to his club with the inspiration to do a Flock of Flamingos fundraiser. This entails placing plastic flamingos in the yards of the Rotarians that supporters paid to have “Flamingoed,” with a note explaining how a fellow Rotarian paid to have their house “Flamingoed.” If they make the designated donation, the flock will be removed and sent to another Rotarian that they choose. ¶

THOUGHT FOR DAY BY PRES. SCOTT

“Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you; listen in such a way that others love to speak to you.”

Jul 9 2018-Rotary Forum

Posted by Dick Dannells on Jul 16, 2018

PROGRAM July 10, 2018: Jim Gregory -“Central Coast Navigator’s in World War II”

By Dick Dannells

Pres. Scott Astrosky opened the meeting promptly at 12:10 PM with the invocation, flag salute, and introduction of guests including the following Rotary Club Presidents: Paige Chamberlain, of the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Club, of the 5 Cities Eco Club, Mike Hunstad of the Grover Beach Rotary Club and Dave Nilsen, of the San Luis Obispo Daybreak Club.

INSPIRATION DOLLARS:

Pres. Scott had Paul Holden pay spin-the- wheel inspiration $40 for a phone infraction. He also levied $10 the same dollars on Trusha Patel and Ed Fish for not wearing their Rotary pin. Jeff King was assessed $5 for not knowing a name during introductions.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Jack Hardy reminded everyone of the Saturday, July 21 Summer Sizzle fundraiser in a little over 1 ½ weeks. Cliff Nagler reported that he reached a bargain with California Fresh Market for tri-tip at their cost, which amounts to $13.63 per person. Connie O’Henley stated that the next 7 days are critical for all members to get the Summer Sizzle tickets and money into her. If a member wishes to dropped them off at the Clark Center box office between 12 and 6 PM that would greatly a help to her. Ashlea Boyer mentioned that she’s doing away with the big board to keep track of the silent auction winners and will do it by computer. She has about 70 items at present, but she’s hoping that this total would be double by the end next week. The next big event on the July calendar is the District Governor’s visit at the Linda and Steve Curry’s Ranch on Tuesday evening, July 24. There will be a regular Tuesday noon meeting on the same date. Next week’s meeting will be a Club Assembly.

PROGRAM : Jim Gregory -“Central Coast Navigator’s in World War II”

Ashlea Boyer introduced Jim who retired 3 years ago as a Arroyo Grande High School teacher and in 2010-11 he was the teacher of the year. For some time, he has many of his books published including Patriot Graves; World War II Arroyo Grande; San Luis Obispo County Outlaws; and his latest: Central Coast Navigator’s in World War II. In each of his books, he tries to make the persons in the book more important than the history. He stated that the 96^th Infantry Division practiced landing on the beaches in this area before being sent over to the Pacific Theater. Before there was a Hancock College in Santa Maria there was a Hancock Field and just prior to World War II it was used to train military navigation cadets. He then went into the beginnings of airplanes in this area. A plane that rivaled the Wright brothers plane was built in 1910 and was flown in San Luis Obispo. Someone piloting such a plane crashed and died before hundreds of spectators into the San Francisco Bay. Harriet Quimby, originally from this area was the first woman to fly the English Channel. However, about this time the Titanic sank so that her story appeared on the back pages of the London papers. He mentioned that the lubrication system of the P 38 was so sensitive to cold that could not be used in the war against Germany, but saw most of its use in the Pacific. Jim gave the example of a pilot’s guns freezing up, but instead of turning away, he went right after the German Luftwaffe. They turned away because the great reputation of the P 38. Jim then ran a short movie on the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) and their contribution to the war effort, which was not recognized until 32 years after the war when they were recognized as veterans. He told a number of other stories including the story of the donkey that became a mascot of the division that found it near death on the battlefield, which Jim turned into a children’s book.

THOUGHT FOR DAY BY PRES. SCOTT

“Man has affinity for his fellowman, regardless of race, creed, or politics, and the greater the variety, the more the zest. All friendliness needs is a sporting chance; it will take care of itself in any company.” — A Road I Have Travelled, THE ROTARIAN, February 1934