Soundings (11/20/07)

Posted by Stowe Talbot

Flag Salute and Invocation by Dave Harding

Visiting Rotarians: none

Guests: Scott Connolly pastor of Assumption, Laura Graves President of Squalicum Interact Club

Announcements:

Barry and Brent on Grape & Gourmet: Please consider buying some of the remaining 130 bottles of wine!

Barry reported on the proposals from the nominations committee; The full slate is as follows:
Vice President, replacing Cy: Tonya Meyers
Program Chair: Bill Gorman
Board of Directors: Christine Palmerton & Matt Rose
Secretary: Dennis Archer
Treasurer: Orphalee Smith
Continuing Board Members: Stew Ellison & Stephanie Sadler

New Applicants

The following two applicants have been approved by the membership committee and the board. Club members may comment about these applicants during the next three weeks prior to the final decision. Please direct comments to Matt Rose.

JAMES ROBBINS

Sponsor is Tim McEvoy

His Employer is World Vision

Classification: International Non Profit

VANESSA BLACKBURN

Sponsor is Bob Jones

Her Employer is The Bellingham Business Journal

Classification: Newspapers

Laura Graves gave an update on the Interact Club's events: They are helping prepare a pre-Thanksgiving meal for at-risk women at Old Town Café. Also they are planning to assist the American Red Cross at a December 6th fundraiser, and invites our Rotary Club to be a sponsor of a $1000 table at the event. Later, they will do their annual Spring Mothers' Day baskets.

Bucks in the Bay
Orphalee regrets agreeing to wash all the dishes from G&G!
Bill Gorman missed G&G while touring the Big Island with his in-laws;
Art owed $2 from last week's IOU, granddaughter Kelly made the traveling squad with New Mexico State swimming team, and enjoying college;
Curt Smith $4 for Husky football win and raffle win;
John Templeton missed meetings, and missed G&G, but caught seven marlins?
Dick Stark went to Puerto Vallarta
Ron Hardesty song is on another band's CD

Sergeant at Arms by Denise Bosman
Bob Moles for new trend to deposit cremated remains at Disneyland, Art R, Golfers particularly those who recently played 5 days in a row in Palm Springs, Terry Brown involved some disturbance at Geneva School; Dave Ennen Cruise in Coffee; Mimi Ferlin; John T and Dale B for spanking, those who have dressed up as Santa (ho ho ho), Lessa Boxx, Thanksgiving trivia.

Program
Stacey Armanda with Comcast Spotlight talked about the changing face of television. We have come a lonf way since the 1950's I Love Lucy, which was the first TV show shot in front of a live audience. TV in the 1960's grew in popularity, and 1970's shows demonstrated the social changes taking place. Currently, the average viewer only watches about 16 channels (out of 100+ choices). For advertisers, is the current situation (100's of channels) demonstrate the "needle in haystack" or the "golden needle". Fast forward nation: Convenience now allows watching anything at anytime (DVR and computer internet). Video on Demand. HDTV. Digital Conversion will take place in February 2009: No analogue signal will be available by cable or over the air after this date. Internet, mobile and iPods. Stacey described the various ways Neilsen tracks viewing habits. She gave many interesting facts about our TV viewing habits and tendencies.

Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot