Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
December 5, 2011
What you missed if you didn’t go: Chicken Fricassee , a salad with frozen cucumbers in it, black beans and rice (whose proteins complement each other) and a moist brownie with nuts. The president has a tendency to speak in a low soft voice and mumble, but only Jim Howard has the courage to bring it up, so for the sake of the narrative, we will be using “MMM” for the names we couldn’t hear.
MMM led us in the pledge.
Ryan Fray then gave the invocation. It was short, like the person standing next to him.
Our Prez introduced MMM and MMM, who had provided musical accompaniment to our lunch. Greg announced that
Jim Howard was 96 or 97, and that the fire marshal had put a stop order on the cake. He then revealed a brazen theft: Jim’s Birthday Hammer had been purloined by the Southwest Club. Photos showed Nancy Kay with the stolen object. No action was taken because we all know you don’t need a tool to get hammered.
Kim Bauriedel came up to announce once again that he hadn’t been chosen to be District Governor, and that instead, they picked MMM from another more southerly club.
Carlton Nielsen then said something about “guests from our Russian Clubs.” And then wandered away.
Mike Cunningham reminded us that the Rotary Christmas party will be held at the Ingomar Club on Friday 12/16. Attire is business casual.
MMM (
Aaron Tilch?) gave his craft talk. It started out well. He’s an outdoors person, loves fishing, builds and restores cars…then he mentioned the goats. Apparently he has goats that come with him on camping trips and carry all his stuff. He scoffed at horses and mules and sung the praises of his loyal companions. They don’t wander off, except occasionally into the belly of a Grizzly. He also mentioned that the Coast Guard saved his life, which would have been a great transition to our program. But no.
Sally Arnot announced that Humboldt Arts Council’s historical building ornament for 2011 was The Shanty, a fixture in Old Town for the rougher crowd. Or maybe it was the Eureka Bank.
Did they have topless dancing?
On to recognition. Jim Howard won $1400 at a local casino. Ryan Fray went to Hawaii. John Fullerton went to Las Vegas. The raffle happened then we went to the program.
Captain MMM (aka CMDR Fuller)commands 250 Coasties in our area. Or maybe he doesn’t , but we know he flies a helicopter at least twice a week. Flying a helicopter costs $3500 an hour. If they crash it we’re out 7,000,000. They cover 250 nautical miles of coastal border. ( A nautical mile is 6076 feet –796 feet longer than a terrestrial mile) Our speaker’s most interesting insights involved a 9 month tour of the Gulf. They were sent into a war zone with no weapons and asked to fly around in a day-glow orange helicopter. They spent most of their time trying to get used to how the Navy did things. Then we all went outside to watch a search and rescue demonstration in the bay in front of the Wharfinger. A frogman went for a dip and rescued a dummy. Certainly that was worth $3500.
Next week, if our president continues to mumble, we will insert “Alas, I ate an Aardvark” for any sentences we can’t hear. The meeting may make more sense than usual.
Respectfully Submitted,
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