Soundings (2/6/07)
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Visiting Rotarians: Bob Boule, Peter Rasman (Burlington Morning club);
Guests: none
Announcements
Steve Brummel: The next fellowship night for Thursday March 1, men's basketball at Sam Carver Gym, WWU vs. Seattle Pacific.
Dinners Rotario: Feb 23, Bob Jones hosts dinner at his place, he still has room for six, sign up! Tonja's "Charitable Giving" committee will meet after lunch.
John Templeton's "new fundraising" committees will meet after lunch:
a) E-Bay fundraiser committee;
b) "Beer event" fundraiser committee.
New Member Inductions
Frank Chmelik introduced Mike Hammes. Mike is married (Wendy) and has two kids. Mike went to WWU then briefly became a firefighter. Now he owns Ram Construction, a contractor that specializes in civil work. Mike is very civic-minded, worked with many charities, and he will be a great member of our club.
Barry went south and played golf (somewhere warm);
Bob Moles, enjoyed working on Honduras projects, needs a couple people to volunteer to fill in for the upcoming Honduras trip! Gerald for 10-days in Mexico, employee Jason Lee Birsday Tourist;
Lynn Templeton for next Tuesday grand Opening of the new Ferndale B&G facility, 3-7pm (2290 Main Street);
Curtis Dye for birthday;
Cy Lindberg for missed meetings and for his killer tan;
Anna Williams for winning ANOTHER $1000 football pot;
Mimi Ferlin had sad bucks for losing her long-time neighbor and friend, Fred Bentner;
Mike Kirkland for something;
Steve Kimberly for something;
Dan Moore for week in Kauai;
Sergeant at Arms by Robin Schmidt
Hosts of Super Bowl parties, Couger fans, Bob Tull, Curt Smith, Lance Calloway, David King and Terry Brown for article in Whatcom Magazine, John Templeton, Curtis Dye's wife is going to work for him, Bob Moles and Cy, Eddie Hansen and Scott Walker, Gary Barnett, Frank Chmelik, Stan Dyer.
Program
In two weeks we will have tour of Aluminum Chambered Boats!
Homeport Learning Center director fell ill today, so we have substitute program courtesy of Gordon Plume: Gordon showed a stop-action video of the manufacturing of a recent project done by his firm, the GR Plume Company. In 1998 he first heard about the project from the architect: It is a series of beams (ribs) forming an elliptical dome 38 x 40 ft, and 19 ft tall. It was commissioned by the wealthy banker Edmond Safra of Safra Bank, who wanted the dome of the inside of a private synagogue in NYC. Safra was killed in a fire in Monaco soon thereafter. The project was put on hold, then restarted again by his widow in 2001. In all, it took a year to manufacture, at cost of about one $million, and completed on the fifth year after Safra's death. Shipped to NYC, where it was installed (June 2002), in the synagogue on East 63rd Street. A facinating story, and a beautiful finished product by the GR Plume Company. Thank you, Gordon!
Raffle won by Bill Geyer.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stowe Talbot