Whatcom County North Rotary
Northwind
November 8, 2007
MEETING TO ORDER: President Thulin called the meeting to order at 12:32, and Gary Snyder gave the invocation, who also commented to the Almighty that we are "ready for the Huskies."
VISITING ROTARIANS: Ron Kelly from the Mt. Baker Club.
GUESTS: There were no guests of Rotarians today.
BIRTHDAYS: Jim LaRose will celebrate his birthday on November 10th.
RETURNING ROTARIANS: Scott Wallace, although he had a good time, is happy to be back from the smoggy skies of China.
Chuck Tull is back from a journey to various places, including Pasco, Mercer Island, the New Jersey area, and others.
Addie Brown is back from a trip to Maui in which she was able to write off attendance at a condo owner's meeting.
ANNOUNCMENTS: An announcement was made about the district foundation dinner in Langley on Friday, November 9th. Tim Carpenter is willing to give a ride to anyone who needs it.
The results of the donation survey will be distributed soon.
Ken Richardson announced the foundation dinner on Thursday, November 15th. It will be $40 per person for a great meal of either roast beef or fish. There will be no lunch meeting on Thursday.
Chuck Tull discussed bell-ringing for the Salvation Army at the Costcutter in Blaine. After taking several votes, it was decided that our club would be signed up to do the bell ringing on December 8th and Chuck would check with the Salvation Army about the 15th as well. Bell-ringing is done in two-person shifts of an hour and a half each and the hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
HAPPY BUCKS: Ken Richardson gave $2 to remind everyone of the long weekend and especially to remember Veteran's Day. Bill Grace gave $2 because he and Chris took Chris' sister and brother-in-law for a "dinner cruise" (the Lummi Ferry to a restaurant on Lummi Island). Stan Brunner was happy for Rich Jacobson's promotion. Rich Jacobson gave $20 for his promotion from CFO to CEO. Jerry Landcastle donated 10 happy bucks in favor of his grandkids getting better care due to Rich's promotion. Gary Snyder was happy about something which I didn't write down. Scott Wallace had a great time in China but he was happy to be back where the air is clear. Marlene Sexton was happy that her parents will be home from a trip to California. Someone else (I think Randy Carr) was happy for Rich's accomplishment and for the Huskies. Rick Staeb gave $5 for leaving early, and Brian Finnegan was glad that he has a new banker to hit up (Rich Jacobson) and he enjoyed his trip to the Key arena.
FINEMASTER: Jack Curnow was in good form as our Finemaster today. Elizabeth Barnard was fined for not knowing Jack Curnow's last name. Scott Wallace was fined for no reason at all. Rich Jacobson, Randy Carr and Brian Finnegan were each fined $2 because Jack couldn't understand how they can be so happy about such a crappy football team. Maureen McCarthy was fined because the bus company will re-bid for the terminal project. Laurie Lloyd was fined for giving the Finemaster a bad time. Randy Carr was fined because he pronounced Jack's last name wrong. Addie Brown was fined because she took a Doug Thomas style trip. Chuck Tull was fined for being happy about a trip to New Jersey. Rich Jacobson was fined because Horizon's stock has dropped about 15%. And lastly, everyone was fined a dollar because of the poor turnout today.
Banners: For all you Husky fans, it's been a long, long time.
PROGRAM: Robin Ross is the football coach at Western Washington University. He's from Southern Cal and has enjoyed a varied career, coaching at almost every Pac 10 school except the University of Washington. Robin talked about the program at WWU. The best part of his job is being able to work with young people, which is very rewarding. He loves having ex-players come back after they've left and keep in touch with him. WWU has a lot of great players, but it's a very young team, with lots of freshman and sophomores. Robin will be focusing quite a bit on recruiting. Ninety five percent of the players he recruits are from Washington State, due in part to the scholarship program. It's pretty logical when you think about it â¿¢ In state tuition is $4,200 whereas out of state tuition is about $15,000. Robin showed quite a few shots of various games and talked about some of the talented young players on the team.
Editor this week: Adoline Brown