IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK, April 13, 2011
By Phil Tangalakis
This time in the Rotary Year you may think that the meetings are getting longer, but it only feels like it.
Her Majesty LINDA BLACK called the meeting to order at 12:26 p.m., calling on the reverent JOE DAVIDSON to invoke the spirit of the All Mighty. Her former Majesty, KATHY HAWORTH then led us in the
Pledge to our Great Country. CARMEN PORTNOY’s seamless attempt as a song-master was frustrated when STEVE FRY fumbled for his glasses and the sheet music, and started playing Billy Joel’s, "Piano Man" rather than "America the Beautiful."
TALK AT THE TABLE, this reporter was seated at the MAN’s table, where BILL GARDNER was doing some early promoting of the annual Sierra fishing trip, KEITH JONES suggested that he might hold a Fly Fishing seminar in August and JIMBO MACHADO thought a bicycle to the top of Mammoth Mountain might fun. Now, President LINDA, we don’t want you to think we weren’t paying attention during the meeting, but…
Not only was CY PIERCE, in throws of tax season, and unable to attend to introduce the visiting Rotarians and Guests, but we had no guests to introduce. Undaunted, Madam President led us in the Welcome Song, for another absent Rotarian, ERNIE GARZA.
HEALTH UPDATES, HAROLD HANSLMUIR is doing better and as is LYN CARON, who is recuperating at home. Hope to see you both real soon.
Dyn-O-Mite comes in small packages, ANN MURAKAMI, took center stage to remind us that tickets are still available for the District Dodger Night, which is a fund raiser in our continuing battle to finally eradicate polio worldwide. And don’t forget to confirm your reservations for the District Conference May 13th to 15th, and be part of the Paniolos, Hawaiian Cowboys, manning our Hospitality Suite.
MOONLIGHT, MERLOT and MONET is sure to be a great event on Wednesday night April 27th. Be sure to attend and invite a friend.
There will be a joint Board Meeting on May 3, 2011, see ANN for details.
Did this reporter hear it right? Are we permanently moving our meeting site to the Culver Hotel, in the new Rotary year?
CRAIG FERRE proudly announced that his niece’s husband has finished is recent tour of duty in Afghanistan and has arrived home safely. Madam President presented to JIMBO and BILL G. a donation to the National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI) for $1,000.00.
GUEST SPEAKER, Kathy Cirillo, gave an interesting presentation on the preservation of Mountain Lions (Puma and Cougars) in the Santa Monica Mountain Range.
It was now
1:26 p.m. and the meeting adjourned. But don’t fret too much, Madam President is a 2 digit midget (less than 100 days left until her demotion).