Mayor Frank Yeager led us in the flag salute. Carlton Nielsen gave the invocation. President Owen noted that longtime Rotarian and former City Councilman Jim Howard had passed away. He was 101. The Mayor read an obituary that Jim himself had written. New Rotarian Jim Cissna was introduced. He is transferring from the Mad River Club. He works for Coast Central Credit Union and said he was replacing Dean Christensen in the club now that Dean is retiring. Matthew showed a news clip of Betty Chin Homeless Center’s new bunkbeds. He said that the Eureka Rescue Mission had seen it and asked whether we could do the same for them. Their 100 or so nightly guests sleep on mats on the floor. Then he showed some Clinton Trump clips from Saturday Night Live. He reminded us that the 17th of December we have the Rotary Christmas Party. Three clubs are sharing the Sequoia Conference Center. Then for no discernable reason, he let Dale Warmuth do a commercial for Leon’s Car Care Center. He does warranty work for any kind of car. His Mother bakes 50 dozen cookies each week. Then it was “Boast, Roast, and Toast time. John Fullerton boasted about being endorsed by the Times-Standard. Bruce Rupp took a trip to New York and Boston. Jim Cissna went to China to go to a Disneyworld opening. He said they have better rides. Ray Wickel was our speaker and his topic was the North Coast Vintage Aviation Club which meets once a month at the club.
Humboldt got its first airplane in 1909 when Blaine Selvage designed and built one from scratch. Other local pioneers included Dayton Murray, Les Pierce and Dave Zebo. Rotarian aviators included Charlie Strope, who flew in bombers as a waist gunner, Jack Martin, who flew a dive bomber and shot down a Zero. Dick Nash, and many others now gone. The club is down to 30 members. You don’t have to be a pilot to join.
Penned by Hank Ingham
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