Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
January 6, 2014
Carlton Nielsen
led the pledge, once Ziggy got the microphone to work.
Dan Heinen did the invocation, calling to mind the recent
tragedy at St. Bernards and asking for prayer.
Ziggy reported that this was the half-way point of his
term. That announcement was followed by
an emotional outpouring of screaming and catcalls from his ardent fans- or
maybe not.
Carol Rische announced the deadline for submitting
applications to Rotary’s small grants committee, January 30th.
Kim Bauriedel gave us a report on exchange student Daniel. His mother flew in from Vladyvostok and boy,
are her arms tired. He’s visiting her in
LA. Sam recently won a wrestling trophy. His arms are tired too.
Ziggy got a call from Mike Moreland in Arizona.
He’s doing well and wishes us all the best.
Now it was Time for Recognition. Burt Campton is currently unemployed, having
sold his business to Consolidated Electric. $50.
Bruce Rupp went to England to visit his daughter and
new granddaughter. $50.
Sally Arnot purchased a second home in Palm Desert. $50.
Christian Hill was lauded for having reached 1.2 million of St. Joseph’s goal of 2
million for new cancer equipment. $50.
John Winzler was commended for having kept breathing for the
whole year. $50.
Bob Palmrose was at Costco recently and completely snubbed
Ziggy. It cost him $50 even though he’s
a visiting Rotarian.
Jim Howard was recognized for continuing to violate the
Brown Act, starting way back when the city councilmen used to meet in his
shoeshine parlor.
Finally, Keith Crossley broke the streak of $50 fines,
awarded a t-shirt for his recent picture in the newspaper.
Kathy Smith and John Bradley won the Humboldt County Science
Fair Spengler raffle.
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| Angie presenting a video on Humboldt Grass Fed Beef. |
Program
Matthew Owen introduced Angie Schwab and Don Banducci, who represent
“Humboldt Made.” It’s a non-profit
tasked with promoting the artisanal wares of Humboldt County
businesses. They used a Headwaters Fund
grant to produce videos highlighting local producers, including Pacific
Outfitters, Sun Valley Bulb Farm, Mad River Brewery, Dick Taylor Chocolates,
Wallace and Hines, Eel River Organic Beef, and Moonstone Crossing Wines.
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| Angie Schwab & Don Banducci |
They also funded a trip to Humboldt by Whole Foods which
resulted in $250,000 worth of orders. The videos were created by Don, Angie,
and Malcolm DeSoto and are up on U-Tube. They would like us to disseminate the
videos through the social media. They would also like us to be members. A business membership in Humboldt Made is
$250. A Community Supporter membership
is $100.
At the end Ziggy touted his record of getting the meetings
over at or before 1:30pm. He has indeed
done a great job. As a tribute I have
made this Burl as short as is possible.
Quickly scrawled by Hank Ingham
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