Soundings (11/3/09)

Posted by Stowe Talbot 
 
 

Flag Salute and Invocation by John Hulbert

Visiting Rotarians: Pete Kremen, John Moles and Bruce Clawson (who introduced James Wilson of Pickford Cinema.  Bruce and James reported that the Monday club picked the Pickford project as its major fundraising recipient for 2010.  The new Pickford space, currently being remodeled, needs both service work and items in kind.  Our club will be doing a service project - cleaning and painting - in January)

Guests: Lisa Thorpe, Owen Moles, Katherine Silbera and Mary Brooks.

Announcements: 

Rotario dinner update by Lance Calloway, who will host the first one, Italian theme, on Dec 5th.

Joel Hile said the next Fireside meeting will take place at 6:15 on Nov 12th at Hearthfire Grill (thanks Steve!);

Grape & Gourmet: Zachary gave preliminary results from the event: Big thanks to Barry & Eddie who sold over $10K in tix between them!  Also thanks to Lesa whose silent auction raised about $4300. Wine sales were about $15,500.  Zachary expects $75,000 gross for the total event.  Nice work!

 

Bucks in the Bay

  • Tonja big thanks to everyone for all the hard work on G&G;
  • Ron H encourages everyone to attend the upcoming Fireside meeting;
  • Phil X has $53 birthday bucks;
  • Lynn Templeton got bit by a Brown Recluse spider in CA;
  • John Hulbert birthday in Palm Desert with wife;
  • Barry Kramer thanks Bill, Christine and Bob Jones especially for the G&G success.  Also daughter, in RI, is pregnant hopes to move back to
  • Lance says Saturday was the end of the rec. soccer season, and, his son experienced his first Halloween sugar high!
  • Steve Spitzer enjoyed working security at G&G with Mimi.  Kudos to Lynn Templeton for recently winning the "Horizon Award" for B&G Club; Congratulations Lynn!
  • Bill Geyer on status of Honduras where signs of parties finding compromise, also football bucks;
  • Eddie Hansen thanked Stan;
  • Scot Swanson thanked Henry Lee for his help with wineries;
  • Bob Jones thanked everyone for their work this past weekend;
  • John Sleeth was not allowed to attend G&G by his doc because of complications with medication for Parkinson's, but wishes he could have attended!
  • Stew Ellison gave birthday bucks, great G&G, tried kite boarding for the first time!

Sergeant at Arms by Zach Jones
Fines for those those who did not yet pay for tix, and didn't volunteer for the event, also Halloween candy trivia.

Program "Fly Fishing with the Bears"
Bob Moles presented an interesting slideshow/video on sports fishing (fly fishing for mainly rainbow trout) in Katmai, AK on the Alagnak River.  Bob has vacationed there many times over the years.  He flies up to Anchorage and then takes Katmai Air float planes out to the lodge. 

There are Grizzly bears everywhere, feeding on sockeye salmon (not so interested in eating humans). Grizzlies are the biggest bears in the world.  This year, they saw lots of cubs.

The accommodations at Katmai are first-class:  Great food in the lodge, and two-person cabins.  You can fish near the lodge, or fly out by float plane to more remote locations. 

Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot