Northwind January 26, 2012
Posted by Maureen McCarthy
on Jan 26, 2012
President Gary Presided.
Invocation by President Gary.
Four-Way Test Led by Dale.
Returning Rotarians. Brian (Whistler). Marlene (San Diego, where her granddaughter was just born.) Congratulations, Marlene! Nick has missed a few meetings because his daughter Talia was born on January 11. Congratulations, Nick!
No visiting Rotarians and no guests.
Birthdays. Dan P. on 1/28 and Chuck on 1/31. Happy Birthday you two.
Announcements. Laurie announced those up for election to our Board of Directors. They are: Past President (Gary), President Elect, (Laurie), President Elect Nominee, (Norm), Secretary, (Rick), Treasurer, (Julie), one-year term directors, (Tim V, Ken and Rocky). Two-year term directors, (Dale and Rollo). Rocky has also agreed to be the President Elect Nominee (possible President after Norm). Thanks to all who have agreed to serve. Voting will happen at an upcoming meeting.
Norm announced an upcoming program regarding the Presidential Citation, which our club is keen to earn. Our club is also seeking nominations for RYLA. Need to register by Feb 1 for camp in April. Think of worthy young people, aged 14 to 30.
Marlene reminded us of the fundraiser on Monday, January 30. Eat, drink, enjoy fellowship, and buy jewelry. 25% of proceeds go to WCNR. 5:30 pm at Metcalf Hodges.
Tim V reminded us there's still time to order wine.
Gary informed us that April 28 is Rotary Work Day. We'll be painting the interior of the Blaine Boys and Girls Club, which apparently really needs it.
Happy Bucks. Greg T. thanked the club for sending Carter to Youth Adventures in Leadership (YAL). Much cheaper than sending him to Yale. Brian was happy for a skiing trip to Whistler with Randy; he promised us Randy would be back. (He didn't actually promise, but he thought it would happen.) Julie was happy for 13 years of marriage to Bob. Bill and Laurie were happy for the sun. Marlene was happy for her granddaughter, Madeline. Sharon was happy Rick was going to be Club Secretary. Derek congratulated Nick (from one father of an infant to another) and said he hoped he could get some sleep. Maureen congratulated Nick and Marlene. Tim V was sorry Nick didn't get the tax break because Taylia was born in January. Gary was happy for Laurie and Norm as President Elect and President Elect Nominee.
Fine Master was Rick Staeb. Banners all featured maps. Thank you, Stan. The following were fined for the following reasons: Brain and Mel because of the good real estate market. Maureen for ambiguous spacing and wording in last week's Northwind. Jim B for impersonating Santa out of season. Laurie for not being happy about the Oregon Ducks. Dale and Derek for being too dapper. Nick for saying his wife's labor (which lasted 18 hours) was -for him, "easier than [he] thought it would be." Jake for being last in and having a snappy haircut and causing a scare by leaving his suspicious black briefcase unattended. Anyone wearing blue jeans, for wearing blue jeans. Gary for taking up some of the Fine Master's time. Pete for having the coolest car in the parking lot.
Julie was congratulated for her 13-year wedding anniversary (no fine). And Rick had to fine himself for being the only one of us who couldn't correctly answer all of HIS questions in his "guess which quadrant this county is in?" game.
Program.
Our program this day was our very own Stan Brunner. In his introduction, Tim V mentioned that Stan has had 100% attendance in WCNR since he was sponsored by Mel a couple (tee hee) years ago. He and Margaret have five children and five+ grandchildren. Though technically born in a Bellingham hospital, he was essentially born and raised in Blaine. He graduated from University of Washington with a German major and Math minor.
If you missed this program, you missed a good one! Stan shared with us some of his stories from the WWII years. Fortunately he was still at UofW during all of the major battles. Much of his time was spent hunting submarines near San Deigo on an Eagle Boat. While he disliked the routine drudgery of this assignment, he later realized he had it pretty good: he got to go ashore in San Diego once a week, see Margaret, and even invite Margaret on board for dinner from time to time. They also ate a fair bit of fresh seafood (including albacore and lobster), which was not your typical Navy fare.
Stan and Margaret's first daughter was born in the Naval Hospital in San Diego. The cost for excellent prenatal care, delivery and five days of postpartum care was $15. They received a $4 refund, as Margaret was back on her feet so quickly.
A brief return to Blaine saw the birth of Stan and Margaret's second and third daughter. But then the call came and off Stan went, back to sea. This time he worked as a navigator on a Navy Destroyer and spent time on Oahu.
During all his time at sea, Stan traveled through only one harrowing typhoon (Louise). He was never shot at, and what shooting he did mainly resulted in frightened ducks and geese. All in all, not too bad.
Invocation by President Gary.
Four-Way Test Led by Dale.
Returning Rotarians. Brian (Whistler). Marlene (San Diego, where her granddaughter was just born.) Congratulations, Marlene! Nick has missed a few meetings because his daughter Talia was born on January 11. Congratulations, Nick!
No visiting Rotarians and no guests.
Birthdays. Dan P. on 1/28 and Chuck on 1/31. Happy Birthday you two.
Announcements. Laurie announced those up for election to our Board of Directors. They are: Past President (Gary), President Elect, (Laurie), President Elect Nominee, (Norm), Secretary, (Rick), Treasurer, (Julie), one-year term directors, (Tim V, Ken and Rocky). Two-year term directors, (Dale and Rollo). Rocky has also agreed to be the President Elect Nominee (possible President after Norm). Thanks to all who have agreed to serve. Voting will happen at an upcoming meeting.
Norm announced an upcoming program regarding the Presidential Citation, which our club is keen to earn. Our club is also seeking nominations for RYLA. Need to register by Feb 1 for camp in April. Think of worthy young people, aged 14 to 30.
Marlene reminded us of the fundraiser on Monday, January 30. Eat, drink, enjoy fellowship, and buy jewelry. 25% of proceeds go to WCNR. 5:30 pm at Metcalf Hodges.
Tim V reminded us there's still time to order wine.
Gary informed us that April 28 is Rotary Work Day. We'll be painting the interior of the Blaine Boys and Girls Club, which apparently really needs it.
Happy Bucks. Greg T. thanked the club for sending Carter to Youth Adventures in Leadership (YAL). Much cheaper than sending him to Yale. Brian was happy for a skiing trip to Whistler with Randy; he promised us Randy would be back. (He didn't actually promise, but he thought it would happen.) Julie was happy for 13 years of marriage to Bob. Bill and Laurie were happy for the sun. Marlene was happy for her granddaughter, Madeline. Sharon was happy Rick was going to be Club Secretary. Derek congratulated Nick (from one father of an infant to another) and said he hoped he could get some sleep. Maureen congratulated Nick and Marlene. Tim V was sorry Nick didn't get the tax break because Taylia was born in January. Gary was happy for Laurie and Norm as President Elect and President Elect Nominee.
Fine Master was Rick Staeb. Banners all featured maps. Thank you, Stan. The following were fined for the following reasons: Brain and Mel because of the good real estate market. Maureen for ambiguous spacing and wording in last week's Northwind. Jim B for impersonating Santa out of season. Laurie for not being happy about the Oregon Ducks. Dale and Derek for being too dapper. Nick for saying his wife's labor (which lasted 18 hours) was -for him, "easier than [he] thought it would be." Jake for being last in and having a snappy haircut and causing a scare by leaving his suspicious black briefcase unattended. Anyone wearing blue jeans, for wearing blue jeans. Gary for taking up some of the Fine Master's time. Pete for having the coolest car in the parking lot.
Julie was congratulated for her 13-year wedding anniversary (no fine). And Rick had to fine himself for being the only one of us who couldn't correctly answer all of HIS questions in his "guess which quadrant this county is in?" game.
Program.
Our program this day was our very own Stan Brunner. In his introduction, Tim V mentioned that Stan has had 100% attendance in WCNR since he was sponsored by Mel a couple (tee hee) years ago. He and Margaret have five children and five+ grandchildren. Though technically born in a Bellingham hospital, he was essentially born and raised in Blaine. He graduated from University of Washington with a German major and Math minor.
If you missed this program, you missed a good one! Stan shared with us some of his stories from the WWII years. Fortunately he was still at UofW during all of the major battles. Much of his time was spent hunting submarines near San Deigo on an Eagle Boat. While he disliked the routine drudgery of this assignment, he later realized he had it pretty good: he got to go ashore in San Diego once a week, see Margaret, and even invite Margaret on board for dinner from time to time. They also ate a fair bit of fresh seafood (including albacore and lobster), which was not your typical Navy fare.
Stan and Margaret's first daughter was born in the Naval Hospital in San Diego. The cost for excellent prenatal care, delivery and five days of postpartum care was $15. They received a $4 refund, as Margaret was back on her feet so quickly.
A brief return to Blaine saw the birth of Stan and Margaret's second and third daughter. But then the call came and off Stan went, back to sea. This time he worked as a navigator on a Navy Destroyer and spent time on Oahu.
During all his time at sea, Stan traveled through only one harrowing typhoon (Louise). He was never shot at, and what shooting he did mainly resulted in frightened ducks and geese. All in all, not too bad.