June 6, 2011
Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
Keith Crossley was chosen to do the pledge.
Lisa Slack came up to do the invocation, and reminded us that long time Rotarian, past president and former District Governor
Charlie Strope passed away last week.
Lisa announced a going away dinner for exchange student Gabriele. It’s at her home 4232 Campton Rd. 5-8pm on June 24th.
President Carlton asked
Will Kay about his recent trip to New Orleans for the Rotary International convention. Also there was
Nancy Dean. A good time was had by all, and Will produced a fantastic hat for Carlton, similar to the one Pharaoh Tutankhamen wore.
President elect
Greg Pierson had some handouts on the tables for the mini assembly on 6/17. If you missed the district assembly, this Bud’s for you.
Ceci Cree and
Dale Warmuth got their blue badges.
Jay Reed then gave his craft talk with some trepidation. It turns out that
Scott Guild had told him that he had to sing a song about himself. He and his wife Nicole have a daughter, doo dah, doo dah, and he likes to cook and is a CPA, oh the doo dah day.
The year’s 19th new member was introduced,
Nick Bertel who is a financial broker with Summit Brokerage in Eureka.
Tom Schallert, in his PP role, related some advice given to him by Charlie Strope. “The secret to a happy marriage,” Charlie said “is to leave the day to day decisions to your wife-so you can make the important decisions.” He said that after 50 years he was still waiting for an important decision to come along.
Steve Justus donated his fourth Paul Harris fellowship in the name of his daughter Kristen.
Will Kay was recognized for the recent arrival of his third grandchild, Leah.
Program
Our program was Jon Sapper, Assistant Superintendent at the County Office of Education. His topic: “A Decade of Difference”. Local businesses can’t find a ready and willing workforce. Reasons include an economy in transition, fewer youth, the marijuana industry, school drop out rates, and too few high school grads pursuing higher education. “Decade of Difference” has as its goal a well prepared workforce, less reliance on social services and decreased criminal behavior. They have set up 9 community workgroups, a leadership operations team, and are identifying key areas of strategy, drafting an evaluation framework of key indicators, and a navigator program for comprehensive professional development. 4000 people have registered for their on-line career tool website. 180 teachers are being given key administrative strategies. 65 literacy tutors are helping 190 high needs children. Notable recent programs include Lemonade Day and the Guy Fieri Pretzel Cart. He then showed a perky music video and concluded with “we know what needs to be done but it won’t be easy” and the enigmatic “Success redefined – we are all responsible” There was no time for questions.
Respectfully submitted by Hank Ingham
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