Meeting Notes and Club News Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Volume 61, Issue 36		Written and reported by Buck Catlin

DICK MATHEWSON prologue to the PLEDGE reminded us that FREEDOM is the central theme in our national swearing of allegience to our flag.

The Choral Group was a mixture of semi-professionals: BILL PELOQUIN and HOWARD WOOD from the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.; BOB SAVAGE, Automotive and Tree Overseer, City of Fullerton; GRIF DUNCAN, FCLO Prexy, accompanied by DON LUDWIG, masseur of the pianoforte, leading the brethren and sistern in "GBA" (Berlin) and "Smiles" ( Callahan/Roberts).

JIM LAPAK, ExecDir YMCA, called the members to a moment of silent prayer in rembrance of over 1500 have lost their lives in the terrible Middle East conflict.

There was but one visitor: LOUIS KOFF, Director, Morningside Park Vista, from Fullerton Sunrise. (We assume spouse DEBBIE KOFF picked up his tab!)

GUESTS a bunch!

JIM McCAMY guest of WALLY BARTELT
RICHARD SOELBERG guest of Lee Brockett introduced by NATE KVETNY.
KATHY IHOLA, FSD Admini Intern guest of CAMERON MCCUNE.
PAUL THOMPSON son- in- law of DAVID SCHOEN
HOWARD WOOD, Child Guidance Center, guest of PREZ PELOQUIN.

ROTARIANS OF THE WEEK(s)
* CHIEF PAT MCKINLEY for "YWCA Man of the Year"
* RAY ASHCROFT for supporting role in CSUF Rotary Library Room.
* BUCK CATLIN, for efforts in Community Investment Awards.
---and today, a standing ovation and recognition to LESS CHRISTENSEN
the Oldest Active Rotarian in the Rotary Club of Fullerton!

RAFFLE # 0540 DENNIS ULLRICH failed to win the Big Casino not knowing that President Rutherford B. Hayes was first Chief Executive to use a telephone.

ROTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

* Rotary sponsored FJUHS Track Meet at Fullerton College , 9:30AM SAT, March 30th.
* JIM YOUNG's invitation to CSUF "GREASE" MAy 1st reception 7:00P<, Show, 8:00PM
* TERRI GRASSI's bus tours to Getty Museum May 4th.
* Rotary District Conference at Costa Mesa Hilton, May 18th.

RECOGNITION MASTER JIM BLACKBURN'S SESSION:

BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES: JOHN CHRISTENSEN, Fined an aggregate of $76 for birthday and anniversary; RAY HANSEN (46 years with Nancy); ED LITTLE (77 years young); the SATTLERS ( 23 years); GRIF DUNCAN (69 years in front of the footlights); CHRIS MEYER (51 years, and split the fine with father-in-law BUCK CATLIN based on ROTARY By Law #124-67 Family Assocation).

Special Assessment to CHIEF PAT MCKINLEY for acquisition of new 30' marine vehicle attesting to ample City of Fullerton compensation.

PROGRAM: JOHN COIL'S lucid presentation on the "whats and whys" of the damage and destruction to the World Trade Center Buildings held the Rotarians in rapture. The area is in a part of Lower Manhattan which is largely fill, above rock which is 80' below level. A special frame design with a "side curtain" covering 110 stories high, 10,000,000 square feet of office space, was built between 1966 and 1973. It cost $500,000,000 and a part of the Port Authority of New York City and New Jersey. It was the brainchild of Robert Moses, a pioneer in the modern history of New york City building . Mr. Coil happened to be watching when the second tower was hit, and simply could not believe the towers would collapse. Much of the reason for the collapse was due to the failure of the cross beam trusses which were clipped to the outside frame structure. When the clips failed, the floors cascaded in an accelerated aggregate of weight. No one predicted that heat from an fuel fire from an airplane would be a potentrial hazard.