Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
June 23, 2014
Today’s menu: beef stew over rice, deep fried cod over
scalloped potatoes, paper over rock, rock over scissors, scissors over
paper. Dessert was chocolate cake.
Greg Bowen led the pledge.
Dan Heinen gave the invocation.
He asked us to include Wayne Wilson and Paula Patton in our
prayers.
Matthew Owen introduced his daughter Molly who had just
returned from a year of Rotary exchange in Thailand. She had lots of fun, learned a little Thai,
and had to leave quickly when the military staged a coup.
Gregg Gardiner introduced new member Jerry Reece, former
owner of McDonalds in Eureka, who is now in the cruise business.
PP Tom Schallert encouraged participation in Rotary
events.
Ziggy then tried to rid himself of his remaining
t-shirts. Sue Bosch got one for her 58th
anniversary. Joan Davies got one for
visiting the Dominican Republic. Ray
Wickel got one for driving up from Arizona.
Gary Todoroff got one for going to Swaziland. Kurt Barthel got one for consulting. He had about 24 shirts left over that will
probably end up in a dumpster, so if you see a homeless person in a blue Rotary
T-shirt, don’t mistake him for a Paul Harris Fellow.
Our speakers were –Sequoia Park
Zoo General Manager Gretchen Ziegler and Foundation President Chuck Dominic who
talked to us about their Watershed Heroes project. It will include their new displays for River
Otters, Salmon and Bald Eagles. The
grand opening is July 26th.
They have some new exhibits: Bush dogs ,a gray parrot, and Yaks. Their future master plans include adding a
redwood canopy walkway. They will also get some additional animals like
wolverines, Tamarinds, and kudzu.
The zoo is now the oldest operating zoo in California. It’s also one of the smallest accredited
zoos. It’s owned by the City of Eureka. The city budget for the zoo is $900,000. Additional revenue comes from the admission
fees, snack bar, gift shop and the Sequoia Park Foundation. They have two fundraisers: Zootini on August 14th, and Brew
at The Zoo. Some money comes from
ransoming small children who wander away from their parents. Unclaimed children are fed to the Bush
dogs. (disclaimer: Bush Dog is not a political statement). Thank you for reading this far. You can go now.
Respectfully submitted,
Hank Ingham
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