Soundings (9/15/09)
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Flag Salute and Invocation by Byron Sprague
Visiting Rotarians: ???
Guests: Mimi Ferlin's daughter-in-law
Announcements
Duane McNett is having heart surgery, please keep him in your thoughts.
Grapes & Gourmet VIP tickets are on sale now. Each Rotarian is allocated 4 VIP tickets for next few weeks, then remainder made available to other Rotarians.
Aaron Lamperes advised that Service Project Committee has met with Lighthouse Mission to paint a large recreation room on Saturday October 3rd. Also, if anyone has one available, they could use a small skid steer to move a pile of rocks behind the building.
* Bill Boyd's son hit hole in one;
* Tonja Myers last child to Sunnyland Elementary;
* Phil Hagerman survived a visit to Las Vegas with 10 women;
* Stan Dyer has sponsored 79 fellow Rotarians;
* Lance Calloway was happy the Sunset Road project (by our own Mike Hammas and Ram Construction) was complete and under budget;
* Eddie Hanson was able to spend time with Denise Bosman and Stowe Talbot and helped a trapped driver on Northshore Drive last Tuesday;
* Byron Sprague described the process of killing an engine the right way;
* Rod Bring celebrated a 30 year wedding anniversary (congratulations);
* Steve Brummel spent quality time in Whistler with family; zip lining with son;
* Stowe Talbot was invited to Pirate-themed cruise in Bellingham Bay; was only one to dress like pirate;
* Stew Ellison thankful for Whatcom Hospice and their grief counseling;
* Tim McEvoy and wife are grandparents for 1st time (congratulations);
* Ron Hardesty spent 10 days in Michigan playing golf with friends (www.wacoff.org) and family;
* Larry Andreson happy to be back after 7 month hiatus;
* Mimi Ferlin happy to have new daughter-in-law and Whatcom Hospice groundbreaking
Sergeant at Arms by Matt Rose
Short on time, our Sargeant at Arms was able to sell a handbag to Denise Bosman for $50 and fine Stowe Talbot $2 for undisclosed construction activities in the Barkley District.
Orphalee introduced Sheriff Bill Elfo. Sergeant Elfo informed us that Whatcom County Sherrif's office is one of the oldest agencies in Whatcom County going back to 1854. He is the 36th Sheriff appointed to the office and is the only law enforcement official to be voted in (non-partisan race). The Sheriff's resources are generally spent on the unincorporated areas of Whatcom County where there are close to 100,000 residents on roughly 2100 square miles.
Sargeant Elfo advised us that the jail is in need of an overhaul. Originally constructed for approximately 150 prisoners, it routinely houses more than 300. If something is not done quickly, Sheriff's office may need to institute booking restrictions which works against getting dangerous people off the streets.
The Sheriff's office is looking at two potential building sites; each north of Bellingham International Airport.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris White