Soundings (7/19/05)
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Grape and Gourmet (Barry Kramer): Tickets available through Scotty (at both $75 and $100 levels). Every member of our club expected to buy at least one ticket. You can register for attendence and volunteering on the Website. Jack Grant will have a meeting with his restaurant subcommittee next Wed evening at 5pm.
Dinners Rotario (Sarah Rothenbuhler), all currently sold out. See Website for the list.
Ron Hardesty re. Centennial Project: The plaque was delivered and is very heavy. We are waiting on the City's constructuion schedule, probably for September. Work will start at Gordon Plume's facility. Most materials have been donated, so the project will be way under budget.
Guests: Van McKell, Pete Kremen, Bud Peth, Susan Edgar, Bob Trunek.
The membership committe and the board have both approved proposals for two people to become members of the club:
1) Stephanie Sadler, principal at St. Paul Espicopal School;
2) John Hulbert, financial consultant at Smith Barney.
Please report to Frank Zerline or Bill Unrein if you have comments or concerns.
Bucks in the Bay:
Bob Newell - for a hole-in-one last week;
Ron Hardesty - nostalgia bucks for no more Bham Bay auction dinners, also thanks to Brent Walker and Dave Ennen for wonderful cruise/picnic that Ron had purchased over a year ago at the auction.
Jeff Kochman - in memory of Dick Metcalf, and $150 for Foundation;
Robin Schmidt - $42 birthday bucks and for being exactly twice as old as son for first and only time;
Patti Imhof - for inaugeral San Juan cruise on new boat (with only a two-hour mechanical delay), and overnight at Nick Kaiser's Saturna Lodge;
Chuck Walter - for last Western Society meeting, and a tour of colleges in Southern CA with daughter who ultimately chose UCLA;
Bob Rice - for father's 95th birthday and celebration of 100-year anniversay of family cabin at Olga, Orcas Island;
Sargeant at Arms - Pete Rittmueller Bill Unrein, Anna Williams and Gerald for campaign controvercies, Cy and Robin, Patti for fining for shorts last week, Eddie Hansen for Followship events, those who were absent last week, Chuck Walters, Paul Leuthold for soliciting volunteer weed-pullers for Fairhaven.
Bob Rice introduced John Levesque, sports writer for the Seattle Post Intelligencer. A 1972 grad Rhode Island in Journalism. Has won several awards. He has tried to personalize sports celebrities as "real people". Being a sports writer is fun, but being a sports broadcaster is the most fun. He talked about the importance of radio broadcasters in the growth of sports. Mariner's broadcaster Dave Niehaus once remarked that being a sports broadcaster was "like being a member of many families". He described the qualities of the perfect baseball announcer, mentioning guys like John Miller, Vince Scully, Harry Cary, Bob Kostas, Ned Martin, Joe Garagiola and Bob Euker.
John answered questions about Shaun Alexander (Seahawks), Sonics receiving no income from Key Arena's luxury boxes, Sonics predictions and Mariners predictions.
Ron wins the lottery.
Respectfully committed, Stowe Talbot