Howard Wood, Leroy Fulton, Bill Peloquin, Bob Savage comprised the fabulous Grifftones this afternoon which were ably conducted by Jim Blackburnand accompanied by Don Ludwig.

Pat McKinley gave the thought for the day regarding the building of personal character. He concluded with a quote by Ronald Reagan.

Fred Johnson introduced visiting Rotarians and guest, which included, of course, Dick Boyle from Fullerton South. Gloria Radde was the guest of her husband Bob.

Prez Bill saluted the Newest Nine for their pre-meeting work in preparing the room for each Rotary meeting. He also recognized Dale Hardner for his record setting sale of opportunity tickets.

Jim Blackburn held a spirited auction for three days, two nights at Don Laughlin's Fabulous Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino, in Laughlin, Nevada. Bill Schenk outbid Al Triay for the trip. Thanks to Paul Dudley for donating the package.

Bob Jahncke reported that Linda Meyer (wife of Tom) was doing well at home following her heart surgery.

Time is running short to RSVP of Jim McKamy's Fabulous Poker night on August 15^th. If you ever dreamed of breaking the bank, you'll want to call Jim and reserve your stack of chips soon!

President Bill awarded Frank Kawase Rotarian of the Week honors. Frank of course is the Club treasurer and spends the whole meeting writing checks and accounting raffle monies while the rest of us eat!

Rotating Rotary Recognition Master Mike Nomura added a twist to recognitions today by asking each member to be recognized a question that fell within his classification. Bob Bean and Tony Lagomarsino were ask which country had the fewest lawyers (Japan);

Ed Little (in honor of Marylin's Birthday) was asked a technical question regarding anti-bacteria in swimming pools (iodine), and Bill Gorman was asked about Real Estate What are the deepest lakes in the country (Crater and Tahoe).

Dick Glaus is home recovering from a broken wrist following a fall.

Pat McKinley came up with the wrong answer to Prez Bill's brain twister and lost the big money, but settled for the consolation prize.

Bill Hite introduced Bob Radde and Drew Napolin for their craft talks.

Bob Radde was born in Los Angeles and grew up during the great depression. Although material items were scarce, Bob fondly remembers things they had then that you don't see much of today including the Ice man, the milk man, the Helms bakery man, and crisp newly laundered sheets dried on a clothesline. People didn't bother to lock their front doors. Entertainment was provided by visiting the public library or listening to good music by the masters of the big band era. Bob married the former Gloria de Haven whom he first met at Huntington Park High School. They raised a family and now enjoy their grandchildren who all live locally. He spent 12 years in the Navy reserve but only logged 4 1/2 days at sea. Bob's career was spent in industrial steel sales in the L.A. area.

Drew Napolin met his wife Linda at the Terrace Office Building (now owned by Hope University) and has two children which he is very proud of. He is excited about parenting and encouraging his children. His compassion makes him an excellent Insurance professional. He specializes with a personal approach to Long-term care insurance.

Today's edition of Craft talks allowed the club members to get to know two of our newest members a little bit better.