Roseland Rotary Meeting October 9, 2014
Roseland Rotary Meeting October 9, 2014
Good food, good fellowship and St. Joseph Counties best looking people. Yes friends, my eyes are just fine. The world famous Waterford served us a delicious lunch, very good Waterford people.
It is always a treat to see some of our friends that we don’t get to see that much. Today we got to see Jerry Hunt who has been on vacation in Vermont. Joe Grabill was in attendance and just back from being with the Boy Scouts at a Jamboree somewhere out east, way to go Joe. Last week we got to see John Pangani and it is always exciting to hear what he has been up to.
We had a guest of Winnie Farquhar, John Goodman from West Virginia. John came to town and attended last week’s Notre Dame game with Winnie. Per Winnie, they stayed for the entire game and seen the exciting ending. I bet Bill Mitchell was pleased with that game, sure miss his dollar.
Bill Brennen gave the prayer today and changed things up a bit by reading TAPS. He gave some of the history of TAPS and then read the words. Not many people know there are words to TAPS, nice job Bill.
Song Master Bob Eberhart led us in the Rotary song from our new Roseland Rotary song books. The Song Master was in magnificent voice today and as a vocal group we were stupendous.
What did the Zen Buddist say to the Hot Dog Vendor? Make me one with everything!
Dave Keck reminded everyone of the Dismas House dinner on the 23rd. Your Little Old Editor will be out of town but if you can make it please call Dave at 574-298-1720.
President Bob Sones led us in the Pledge and Four Way Test. Bob reminded everyone about the 
upcoming Foundation Dinner. Please let Bob know if you can attend. Bob made note that there were flyers on the tables regarding the St. Mary’s Magical Dinner being considered for a Christmas get together. It was sad to see no one signed up or expressed interest. More to come about a possible Christmas party. President Bob talked briefly on Junior Achievements teaching program and how we might get involved. Stay tuned to this station for more on this program.
Where does a sheep go for a haircut? To the baaaaa baaaa shop!
All right, I get it, the jokes are bad but no one has anything better to offer at the meetings
As of late I have, in jest, been raging on the Dutch Army. I personally have great respect for the Dutch military as they have been loyal friends of the U.S. for a long time. At this time it might be appropriate to make a few facts known.
The armed forces of the Netherlands consist of an Army, Navy and an Air Force. They are a small force but they are a highly elite force. They have participated in operation Enduring Freedom, have been involved in Afghanistan, Bosnian, Kosovo and the multinational force in Iraq. Much of their armaments comes from other countries including the U.S.. I found it very interesting that the Dutch allows their military to form and join unions. I wonder how much they are paid and what benefits they have.
Dave Keck introduced our speaker, Stan Wruble an attorney and a member of the South Bend School 
Board. Stan is a Riley High School graduate where he participated in football and track. He attended Valparaiso University and Notre Dame Law School. He taught at Northwestern University Law School before coming back to South Bend to establish his family. He is a Downtown South Bend Rotarian. Stan was appointed to the school board when a midterm opening came about. Stan says the School Board is getting more professional as more business leaders take an active role. He is now running for the School Board position. Twenty citizens have applied for the position.
Mr. Wruble says South Bend Schools are pointing up and he is excited about the future. Roseland Rotarians had some outstanding questions and all were answered in a positive way. Yes, if you missed the meeting you missed a good one, too bad for you.
Teacher: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer listening?
Student: A teacher.
Next week’s speaker is a surprise.
Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back. Chinese Saying
Jerry Hunt won the drawing.
It was a fun meeting Rotarians, now go and have yourself a great week.
