Soundings 1/9/07
Visiting Rotarians: Wayne Langei, Larry Farr.
Guests: ???
Announcements
Barry: There will be several Rotary meetings Jan 19-20 (Rotary Foundation, Polio Plus, etc.) at the Delta Hotel in Vancouver. If interested to attend, our club will cover your fees.
Barry: Tomorrow's board meeting 7:30AM at BGCC.
John Templeton said our club will be identifying two more fundraising opportunities (in addition to Grape & Gourmet) to take place in the spring or summer. Stay tuned.
Stephanie: The next Rotario dinner will be hosted by Frank and Patti Imhof on January 25th, 4 openings available.
Student of the month - Sharon McConnell introduced our student of the month Stephanie Howard from Squalicum High School. Stephanie is an artist, and studies also at WCC under the Running Start program (in fact she will be graduating Squalicum and WCC simultaneously this June!). She studies video game design, acting, and her community service includes supporting the Shakespeare Theater, fundraising for the Lighthouse Mission and serving as a mentor to younger students. Keep up the good work, Stephanie!
Orphalee Smith - president
Tim McEvoy - pres elect
Barry Kramer - past president
Cy Lindberg - Programs
Stephanie Sadler- director
Stew Ellison - director
Terry Brown - director
Steve Brummel - director
Dennis Archer - secretary
Bob Yost - treasurer
Bucks in the Bay
Barry: for trip to Newport News, and thanks Tim McEvoy for the Xmas party;
John Templeton: for an interesting motivational class he took this morning (casual dress);
Ron Hardesty: for good holidays;
Terry Brown: for birthday, trip to San Fran, and weight gain;
Curt Smith: $1 for WSU;
Tonja Myers: for a birthday, and sad to see daughter leave back to Alaska;
Scotty: for today's program speaker, who teaches his daughter at Whatcom Day Academy;
Larry: for good trip to Bangkok, and thankful his daughter recovering from serious car accident;
Lynn Templeton: for a barnburner of a New Year (Ferndale B&G club burned down on New Years day, thanks for everyone's support;
Bob Tull: for 2.5 weeks in Portugal, and lost luggage;
Gordon Plume: for house rental in Tobago, sailing in Caribbean to daughter's wedding in Grenadine Islands;
Eddie Hanson: for Lucas's first birthday and great family holidays;
Bill Geyer: Ohio State and Florida football game;
Bob Jones: for football games.
Sergeant at Arms by Bryant Engebretson
Fines for Kathy C, Bob Tull, Shannon T, Seahawks fans, John Templeton, Dennis A, New Years' resolutions.
Program
Tim McEvoy introduced Misty Nikula, a science teacher of 4-6 grades at Whatcom Day Academy. She has won the "Middle School Science Teacher of the Year" award. This past summer she took a trip to the Russian Kuril Islands on a scientific expedition. The expedition was called the Kuril Biocomplex Project, to study the previous 5,000 years of cultural, ecological, geological and climate history of these islands. She and 20 other scientists lived aboard a ship as they traveled around the Kuril Islands, shuttling to shore every day in a zodiak boat to conduct their experiments. On the trip Misty worked both as a teacher (sending reports to update her website for her students) and also a scientist. Among her duties was to take topographical surveys, and do digs into the ground to look for evidence of past tsunamis. They scientists sorted through ancient garbage piles (called middens) left by native groups over the past few thousand years. The Islands used to belong to Japan, but were claimed by Russia after WWII. Evidence of old Soviet military bases. Beautiful scenery. Interesting Russian culture.
Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot