President -here we go- Schenk opened a meeting that was upbeat and vibrant. He has a knack for creating positive fellowship
Pat McKinley led the prayer, Jo Ann Brannock the pledge (Wolf Knabe almost had to stand in for the flag), and Kim Barlow the songfest featuring “America”.
Randy McFarland introduced a passel of Guests: Bill Burbank, father of Marty; Rich Muschek, son of Bob; James (husband), Hayden (son), Christine (daughter) of Kathy Schneider and girlfriend (of Hayden), Mary Millen; Don McFarland, son of Randy; and Brian Jones, son of Diane.
In the spirit of the information age, Prez Schenk opened the floor for announcements:
Robert Jahncke announced Dave Bates’ garage sale this Friday & Saturday; Kim Barlow said something about Shakespeare and her daughter’s play; Dick Daybell reminded us to sign up for the Iowa trek; Marty Burbank spoke about a trip to Belize in June (Couldn’t you provide more advance info? Maybe you should have asked your father to handle the hairy subject); Bob Radde talked about next week’s program (Bob these are usually in the Rotogram); Theresa Harvey reminded us of the concerts; Will Abbott touted a Boy Scout function at Pat Hartnett’s home; and, Howard Minkley promoted the Angels game. The last three presenters, Greg Hickman who cited the appointment of Jay Kremer and Lynette Geiss as co-conspirators; Joe Lins or was it Bill Hite, who produced a wood sculpture to our amazement; and finally Les McCarthy, are serial announcers at our meetings.
President Schenk named Bob Radde, Rotarian of the Month in a well deserved acknowledgement of his service .
Terry Ott produced the correct ticket but didn’t draw the right chip for the money.
Jim Williams deeply cares about the club and courteously recognized many for their efforts to keep our group productive and cohesive: Terry Ott for working the net and Don Ludwig his piano prowess; Radde for being named the Rotarian of the month; Wolf Knabe for offering to play the flag; Lins for snake eyes (shoes); Marty for his Dad’s hair; Jay Kremer for his 7-grandkids and trip to Hawaii; and Buck Caitlin on his 96th birthday. (Jim orchestrated a video tribute for the occassion.) Either Hite or Heaton for his birthday but you know who paid the fine.
Jim Williams produced some banners from the closet cleaners and proceeded to award them to past presidents. A cool way to acknowledge their service to the club. The PP’s so recognized included: Scott Dowds, J. Richey, Jeff Hutchison, Pat McKinley, Terri Grassi, Joyce Capelle, Phil Silverman and Frank Kawase.
Frank Kawase awkwardly introduced the program which was a craft talk by Kathleen Schneider.
Kathy graciously gave us a rundown on her family and thanked Theresa Harvey for getting her involved with Rotary. She also cited three tenets that guide her actions: Know thyself, be true, give back and enjoy life which I made to be four but truth be told ask Kathy, she is very conversant and brighter than this scribe.
Kathy’s business, Instant Imprints, is a franchise that uses technology to help customers with embroidery, banners, digital printing and promotional items that all take advantage of technology to deliver the goods. It’s a cohesive integration born of Kathy’s two
decades of experience and love of small businesses. She is a strong acolyte of Seth Godin and his approach to permissive marketing based on providing value and relevant services to businesses.
Bill Schenk adjourned the meeting early acknowledging that Bob Sattler is being deferred to a later date.
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Rick Crane would like to order Blue Baseball Caps with the Rotary Emblem embroidered on them. He thinks the cost would be $10 for each member interested and wants to get an idea how many to order.. |
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