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Past President Harry "Hawaii" Coffey (above) presents President Merle with hand delivered cookies from his recent visit to Hawaii. The ever generous Harry did disclose he had to sample one ~ or two of the confections in an airborne spate of the munchies. Harry knew Merle would like the balance.

Randy Seelye relates how he and spouse Katherine's birthday plans in Big Sur had to take a detour due do the wildfire in the area. Undaunted, the pair managed to revel at a local venue.  Happy Birthday Katherine!!

SRKSEP Chair Shauna Lorenzen is excited as this year, Sunrise Rotary's turn to host Kagoshima Exchange Students comes within a week of their arrival.  This twenty year plus Sister City exchange alternates odd numbered years to Kagoshima Japan, and even years with Santa Rosa high school students hosted in Kagoshima.  A feature of the program is the reciprocal hosting agreement between participating student families.  SRKSEP translates Santa Rosa Kagoshima Student Exchange Program.  Last year Max & Venus Child's twin daughters travelled to Kagoshima.  This year they will host.

Immediate Past President Eloise Tweeten takes a bow for her excellent volunteer organizing of the recent City Senior Center Picnic. About a dozen Sunriser's helped make the event a success, including smiling Ezbon Jen.

President Merle catches a resonant note from CPA to Rock Stars Tim Jorstadt with her closing thought:  "You learn a lot about people when you listen to the songs that mean something to them.  Where words fail, music speaks."