Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
Harley Smith was chosen to lead the pledge. Being a head taller, he was hard to miss. Greg Williston did the invocation beginning with “Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar.”
It was noted that long time Rotarian Bob Dedikam had passed away just short of his 82nd birthday. Paul Brisso came up to the podium to recall Dedikam’s skills as a business attorney, and then asked for a moment of silence in remembrance.
Saturday March 26 is a workday for volunteer Rotarians –getting Cloney Field ready for baseball season. Call Gregg Gardiner for details.
Eureka High Students students (and cousins) Sunny & Betty spoke to the group about the school's AVID program.
Former Rotary exchange student, Paula Willi, returned for a visit. She thanked the club for allowing her the opportunity to live in our community and stated how the improvements she made here with her English has now allowed her become an international flight attendant with Swiss Air.....a very delightful girl indeed.
Carlton (yes, he’s still president) became a ‘cheese head’, donning the yellow plastic chapeau particular to Green Bay Packer fans. It was no surprise to the crowd, who thought he’d been a cheese head all along.
Larona (La’ Raw’ Nah) Farnum was recognized for recent favorable press about Timber Ridge in the Times Standard. $55.
John Winzler was finally recognized for his firm’s new building. He asked for mercy, because the firm was moving out a building he owned into one built by someone else. Awww-let’s take up a collection. He added that he was about to be recognized as Boy Scout Citizen of the Year. Carlton sold him DVD worth $130.
Then it was time for the drawing, which goes to fund the Humboldt County Science Fair. Nancy Dean attended the annual ceremonies, and learned that our county has the highest number of science fair winners per capita in the state. Money well spent.
Our program speaker was Brent Ferguson of the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. He said the shelter was built in 2004 when the Sequoia Humane Society got out of the animal control business. They have housed 14,703 animals since them, and only euthanized 3% (441). That’s an excellent track record, especially since the facility is located next to a shooting range. Volunteers keep the rate down, moving animals to other shelters if the pound gets too full. Stray animals and adoptable animals are featured on www.petharbor.com. If your dog is missing, check the site. Adopting a pet from the shelter is simple....a few pages of paperwork, an ok from your landlord, and $65-148 for a dog, $65-100 for a cat. That includes spaying or neutering, de-worming, micro chipping, and a temperament test. Then they do the same thing to the your pet. Remember, “Teaching a child not to step in dog doo is as valuable to the child as it is to your carpet…”
Faithfully submitted
By Hank Ingham
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