Prez Allyn asked Ray Hansen to name the basic tenant of Rotary and Ray immediately answered “Service Above Self”. As if Allyn needed a better closing thought he reflected on today’s program an included “A keen observer knows that silence is golden” and with that he closed today’s meeting.

Our very special guest speaker today was the Honorable Ed Royce, U.S. Representative who represents Fullerton and the 40th District and is serving his tenth term.

Congressman Royce, having previously greeted members of our club, gave an informal, if not passionate speech about the diminishing manufacturing ability in America. Mr. Royce laid the most blame on our high energy costs and explained why they are so high and what the Legislative and Executive branches of our government need to do to overcome this problem. His explanation also touched upon Medicare, Social Security, un-employment and education. Those present felt his speech was very informative although no one was smiling at the end. A question and answer segment let some of our members ask specific question and Congressman Ed gave very direct answers.

Continuing our backwards meeting;

Lee Brockett selected the Jack of Hearts and now there are only 12 cards left in our Opportunity drawing and the pot continues to grow.