February 25, 2015 - Meeting Minutes

 
 
Guests:
Joy Pechler, Chris Santelli, Student Nicholas Finley.
 
Missing in Action:
Gene Bassage, Tom Brighton, Brian Brooks, Marie Cramer, Vicky Daly, Bill Dean, Pam Dean, Gary Haigh, Deb LeMoyne, Jim Murray, Peter Park, Nancy Schrader, Dave Stachnik, Cindy Surline, Eric VanZeilen, Andy Wahl.
 
Please remember the following in your thoughts and prayers:
Bruce Chapman’s mother-in-law passed away last week.
Joy’s mother had been in hospital and is coming home.
Katie Read had gall bladder surgery and is recovering at home.
Pam Dean also had gall bladder surgery and is home, recovering.
 
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Margaret’s birthday was last Saturday.
 
Fines, Happy Bucks and Confessions:
• Dianne had a happy buck for her daughter Autumn, who tried out and got a solo part in the 4th grade chorus.
• Leslie was in Charleston over the weekend for a school conference.  Also, she tells us that Juliana has been training for several months and ran in the “Disney Princess” half-marathon on Saturday, then ran a 10k on Sunday.  Finally, she offered thanks to Joy Ike for baking up a fresh batch of the dessert Leslie tried to win at the dessert auction.
• Eric and Trevor visited Kyle at Clarkson.  Eric went to school there, as did Trevor, and now Kyle.  This was the first time all 3 were there together.  Eric discovered that 64 is too old to party with the college kids.  41 is too old, too.
• Mark went to Tug Hill last week for a snowmobile vacation.  It was very cold, but a lot of fun and the scenery was beautiful.
• Arnie had a happy buck for his mother-in-law getting better.
• Dave offered a buck for his granddaughter Zhanya, who competed in the Monroe County Nordic Ski Championships for girls Varsity, in her first year on the team.
• Bob Sloan pitched in a buck for winning Mark and Kim’s annual big buck competition.
• Joan welcomed a new great-grandson, Wayland Jacob Howell.
• Margaret confessed to 9 days in Colorado with her daughter and her family.
• Anne spent 4 days in Little Rock and also had a happy buck for son Stephen and the Ithaca Bombers.  In a recent game, Stephen scored his first college goal!
 
Singing:
Kim brought us a new original song which reflected our attitudes about the recent weather:
   BRRRRR  (to the tune of “Over the Rainbow”)
   Some day in the near future
   Warmth will come.
   We hope it will be real soon,
   We’re tired of being numb.
 
   Sub-zero temp’ratures
   Have got to go.
   They make it hard to enjoy
   Our 15 feet of snow.
 
   If Happy Snowbirds fly so free
   To warmer climates
   Why, oh why, don’t we?
 
Notes and Updates for the Club:
- The District Conference take place at the Buffalo Hyatt, May 15 through 17.  Early-bird registration ends March 15 ($35/person).  After that, per person registration is $60.  More info is available on the district website – click here. 
- The Victor-Farmington Rotary club is hosting a wine-tasting event on April 12, from 1 to 4pm at the Ravenwood Golf Club on Lynaugh Rd in Victor.  Bob Yost has more details.
-  April 12 is a popular date for wine-tasting; the Rotary Club of Rochester Deaf is hosting a Wine Culture & Crafts Sale at the Holiday Inn Airport in Rochester from 3-6pm.  In addition, from 2-3 they are offering beginner lessons in American Sign Language.  Again, Bob Yost has more info.
 
Arnie Pechler presented his “Rotary Minute” this afternoon, giving us a little background on himself and a some insight into what makes him tick.  Personally, I will not soon forget one thing Arnie told us:  “Life is worth living; people are worth loving; and God is worth trusting.”  Thanks, for sharing with us, Arnie.
 
Our monthly assembly auction raised $84 for the Rotary Foundation today.  Thanks go out to the donors and the winning bidders!
 
Bob Ike was the winner of this week’s 50/50 drawing; he donated his winnings to our visiting student.
 
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