Pismo Beach Five Cities Rotary
Club Meeting Minutes
June 5, 2018
Meeting Start
Invocation was given by Greg Baker.
Flag Salute was given by Connie O’Henley.
Guests at the meeting were Tiffany Altara, Mike Bradley, Sandy Fish, Kathy Buck, visiting Rotarian Glenn Shackleford.
Recognitions and Club Business
Jeff King for his birthday.
Dick Dannells for his club anniversary.
Fine Free Badges
Two fine free badges were sold to John Trevasario and Jack Hardy, respectively.
Summer Sizzle
Jack Hardy made a brief reminder regarding Summer Sizzle.
Joint Board Meeting. Jeff King reminded members there will be a joint board meeting on June 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm at Steve Curry’s house.
Demotion Dinner. Club members were reminded that the demotion dinner will be on June 12, 2018 at the SLO Country Club. A spread sheet was passed out for sign ups.
District Step Down. The District Step Down program will be on June 16, 2018 in Santa Inez. Jeff King informed club that several members were going and might do some wine tasting on the way home. Who’s driving?
Pismo Foundation. A foundation meeting will be held immediately after the club meeting.
Golf Windbreakers. Steve Curry passed out windbreakers for those who attended the golf tournament or had ordered one.
New Member Inductions
Ed Fish, Darryl Buck and David Archer were inducted as members of the club.
Program. Our guest speaker was Mike Bradley, CEO of the Mid-State Fair. Mike informed the club that the Mid-State Fair will be held on July 18-29 in Paso Robles. The new slogan is “America’s Favorite Fair.” Mike said that in the past year, 50% of attendees came from more than a 50-mile radius from Paso and many came from out of state. Mike went over the impressive entertainment line-up. The headliners are: Florida Georgia Line on July 18; Pitbull on July 19; Dwight Yoakam on July 20; Eric Church on July 21 (this performance is sold out); Demi Lovato on July 22; comedian Gabriel Iglesia on July 23; Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on July 24; ZZ Top on July 25; Luke Bryan on July 26 (this performance is sold out). The program for July 27 will be announced this Friday. At the Frontier Stage, Kris Kristofferson will give two free performances on July 28. Mike informed the club that the fair will continue to have 4 H events and FFA events. He stated FFA is the largest youth group in the nation with over 700,000 members. In SLO County, there are over 85,000 FFA members. The County Rodeo Finals will be on July 28 and a new event called “Bulls, Pulls and Bikes” will be on July 29. Mike invited all to come to Jimmies Watering Hole which is an outdoor saloon with barn dancing every night. Mike said equestrian events will be at the Paso Robles Pavilion, a 100,000-square foot venue made possible by a gift from the Heritage Foundation. There will also be a Dahlia competition, a Showcase of Cities of which Pismo Beach is a participant, pig races, a trade career fair, lots of critters at Western Wilderness, wine a Mission Square, Farm Alley, Cattlemen and Farmers Day with a great BBQ and a children’s program called Rancho Frontier which allows children to milk a cow. The cows are provided by Cal Poly.
As a special treat, Mike gave to the club, two VIP tickets to the Florida Georgia Line Show.
Meeting Close.
Lee Ann Lipscombe as the secret greeter. There was no winner of the drawing.
Pismo Beach Five Cities Rotary
Club Meeting Minutes
June 5, 2018
Meeting Start
Invocation was given by Greg Baker.
Flag Salute was given by Connie O’Henley.
Guests at the meeting were Tiffany Altara, Mike Bradley, Sandy Fish, Kathy Buck, visiting Rotarian Glenn Shackleford.
Recognitions and Club Business
Jeff King for his birthday.
Dick Dannells for his club anniversary.
Fine Free Badges
Two fine free badges were sold to John Trevasario and Jack Hardy, respectively.
Summer Sizzle
Jack Hardy made a brief reminder regarding Summer Sizzle.
Joint Board Meeting. Jeff King reminded members there will be a joint board meeting on June 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm at Steve Curry’s house.
Demotion Dinner. Club members were reminded that the demotion dinner will be on June 12, 2018 at the SLO Country Club. A spread sheet was passed out for sign ups.
District Step Down. The District Step Down program will be on June 16, 2018 in Santa Inez. Jeff King informed club that several members were going and might do some wine tasting on the way home. Who’s driving?
Pismo Foundation. A foundation meeting will be held immediately after the club meeting.
Golf Windbreakers. Steve Curry passed out windbreakers for those who attended the golf tournament or had ordered one.
New Member Inductions
Ed Fish, Darryl Buck and David Archer were inducted as members of the club.
Program. Our guest speaker was Mike Bradley, CEO of the Mid-State Fair. Mike informed the club that the Mid-State Fair will be held on July 18-29 in Paso Robles. The new slogan is “America’s Favorite Fair.” Mike said that in the past year, 50% of attendees came from more than a 50-mile radius from Paso and many came from out of state. Mike went over the impressive entertainment line-up. The headliners are: Florida Georgia Line on July 18; Pitbull on July 19; Dwight Yoakam on July 20; Eric Church on July 21 (this performance is sold out); Demi Lovato on July 22; comedian Gabriel Iglesia on July 23; Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on July 24; ZZ Top on July 25; Luke Bryan on July 26 (this performance is sold out). The program for July 27 will be announced this Friday. At the Frontier Stage, Kris Kristofferson will give two free performances on July 28. Mike informed the club that the fair will continue to have 4 H events and FFA events. He stated FFA is the largest youth group in the nation with over 700,000 members. In SLO County, there are over 85,000 FFA members. The County Rodeo Finals will be on July 28 and a new event called “Bulls, Pulls and Bikes” will be on July 29. Mike invited all to come to Jimmies Watering Hole which is an outdoor saloon with barn dancing every night. Mike said equestrian events will be at the Paso Robles Pavilion, a 100,000-square foot venue made possible by a gift from the Heritage Foundation. There will also be a Dahlia competition, a Showcase of Cities of which Pismo Beach is a participant, pig races, a trade career fair, lots of critters at Western Wilderness, wine a Mission Square, Farm Alley, Cattlemen and Farmers Day with a great BBQ and a children’s program called Rancho Frontier which allows children to milk a cow. The cows are provided by Cal Poly.
As a special treat, Mike gave to the club, two VIP tickets to the Florida Georgia Line Show.
Meeting Close.
Lee Ann Lipscombe as the secret greeter. There was no winner of the drawing.