Soundings (5/11/10)

Posted by Stowe Talbot 
 
 

Flag Salute & Invocation by Bill Geyer

Visiting Rotarians: None

Guests: RYLA graduate Chantelle Rasmussen, Lesa Boxx's daughter Michelle.

Announcements

Board Meeting this Thursday morning at IHOP Samish at 7:30am.

Lance said we provided enough funds for our Squalicum Interact club to make 95 gift baskets!

Eddie said June 8th is our Rotary golf day at noon at Padden - there will be no lunch at Northwood Hall that day!

Tonja reminded us that the District Conference will take place May 14-16 in Marysville at the Tulalip Resort Casino.

Lance says he Stephanie Sadler, Stan Dyer, Bob Becker and Leena Kirschman will be evaluating and interviewing scholarship candidates for the six (6) $1,000 scholarships. We will meet on Thursday, May 13 from 9 AM - noon at Squalicum High School in the Skyhouse Conference Room.

New Member Inductions:  Eddie introduced his friends Tony Carter, Donny Rubinack.  Curt Smith conducted the ceremony.

 

Bucks in the Bay

  • Tonja had a great Mothers' Day in Seattle;
  • Eddie first boat outing of the season;
  • Denise for Tony and Donny and going to see daughter play tennis in California;
  • Pete Ritmueller back after a year's sabbatical, soon to be grandfather, in November went up to Akutan, AK had an adventure.
  • Stephanie Sadler never let Eddie and Donny sit together in class in elementary school. 
  • Tim Krell for game SIX in playoffs with Cunucks;
  • Anna had 67 birthday bucks;
  • Stew Ellison $ for foundation, saw George Thorogood, his daughter Riley is a junior in HS and was nominated for a math award;
  • Glenn Groenig went to McCall ID to visit Matt and his family, Matt and his daughter had just returned from a round the word jaunt to India a few weeks earlier;

Sergeant at Arms by Bryant Engebretson
Fines for Lesa Boxx eating off others' plates, "global warmers", Mike Hammes, Bob Tull walked to Rotary today, Kathy's daughter's carwash, Lance's Rangers soccer, Tim McEvoy, shrimpers, Frank Chmelik's speedo, new members Tony and Donny, and finally, weird trivia on Stan Dyer and iTunes.

Program
Stan Dyer has been a Rotarian for 50 years!  He joined his first club in Valencia, California in 1960 and a few years later (1964) president of the Valencia club in 1964.  In 1970 moved to Tustin CA for five years.  Then Westchester, CA, and became president of that club, achivement was to get much of the club as Paul Harris.  Then in 1985 he joined Santa Monica club for about 13 years. 

In 1986, Stan has the distinction of proposing the first ever women member of Rotary:  Ether Johnson!

After he moved to Bellingham, Stan became member of our club, proposed by John Templeton.  Almost became a member of Lynden's club (he would've figured out a way to get a women meber there!).  Four-way Test is an guidemotto for him.  He figures he has over 3,000 meetings, had a streak of 17 years not missed meetings at one point!

Thanks, Stan, for everything you do for Rotary!

Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot