Nov 15, 2011

Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
November 7, 2011




Pledge and Invocation
Mike Downey led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The invocation was performed by Matt Messner

Guests of Rotarians
Charlie Bussman brought his daughter Mindy.

EHS Homecoming
Erin Knight (one of our clubs picks for Youth Exchange next year) and Katherine gave us a short run down of homecoming celebrations this year.  Over half the school attended the bon-fire this year with the juniors winning the hall contest this year, which, Erin and Katherine were not very enthusiastic about since they are seniors.






Exchange Students
Tonya and Marina discussed the recent international dinner that was auctioned off by our president to benefit their fundraising. Five of our local exchange students arrived at Greg Pierson’s to prepare a full meal for six diners. I was personally there and diner was excellent, especially the drink made by Marina out of Brazilian Rum and Beef Stock! We had an appetizer from Norway (ask Greg Pierson on the pronunciation) then we had empanadas from the exchange student from Argentina, main dish was from Germany, and dessert was a combined effort from Switzerland and Brazil.

Birthdays
John McBeth and Tom Mulder were recognized for not being at the front table for $10.

IOUs
There were quite a few cryptic IOU notes from the previous meeting. The best being that Greg Pierson evidently wrote an IOU to himself even though he was exempt from the fine.

Christmas Party
This year’s Christmas party will be held at the Ingomar on December 16th at 6 pm.

Plea for help
Gregg Gardiner pleaded for help from the club for funding for the Logger Classic this year since funding is short by a considerable amount.

Raffle
Greg actually remembered the raffle this time. Winners were Hank Ingham and Mike Downey.

Recognitions
Greg Pierson called on Paul Brisso to discuss his recent trip and 38th wedding anniversary. His response was not very forthcoming but to make a long story short, he went hunting and came back tired and skunked.

Next was Pat Folkins, he was fined for $10 for not showing up last week, which was then changed to $15 after a debate.  Pat censured Greg $15 for trying to fine Scott Guild for not being at the front table even though he was sitting right next to Greg.  Pat eventually was recognized for his cruise in the Mediterranean for 2 weeks.

Scott Guild was called upon to discuss his trip through the Panama Canal, even though he never actually went on the trip.   But he had discussed this with Carol Riche who actually went on the cruise from San Francisco to New York.

Craig Hansen was not very forth coming on his recent trip to England to find a successor for his business at Oxford University. Many people were interview but he decided on his first grandson Benjamin, who was recently born, to succeed him.

Pete Vallerga went on a cruise with his wife on a river in France for two weeks.










Guest Speaker
Tom McMurray introduced our speaker for the day – Jim Hale from Hagadone Directories.  

Jim spoke about the relevance of print ads in phone books versus the internet and other media. Also he discussed his attachment to this area because it reminds him of his home in Idaho and his commitment to our community.

Respectfully submitted,
Aaron Tilch

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