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October 26 - Dark for Friendship Feast
October 26 - Association Dinner, Santa Rosa
November 2 - James Gotelli, Parent Sorenson Mortuary & Crematoriam - "Final planning is a gift to your family"
November 9 - Eva Maxwell, Mothers of Military Service Members, Sonoma County
TAWNY "Trick or Treat" TESCONI rang (the bell), . . .
. . . RALPH "Chainsaw" SARTORI sang (God Bless America), . . .
. . . MICHAEL "Black Cat" CARUANA delivered (the Thought for the Day), . . .
. . . JAY "The Great Pumpkin" PALM introduced (the visiting Rotarians), the Prez acknowledged (Guests of Rotarians), and the Members greeted (each other).
STAN "Jack-O-Lantern" LAWSON reported (the Sunshine Report—all's well!), . . .
. . . JAMES "Good Evening" GOTELLI was honored (September's Rotarian of the Month), . . .
. . . Assistant District Governor DALE ANN "Scary" KNIGHT presented (a RI Foundation book to the Club), . . .
. . . RON "Red Eye" HARRIS announced (International Youth Exchange Committee needs members), . . .
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Ron is still looking for a family to host Capucine, our exchange student from France, this fall and winter. Please contact Ron if you can help — or for more information. Grant Livingston, our exchange student from Petaluma has sent us a great report on his experiences in Brazil. It's illustrated with lots of photos. To see it, click here. |
John Dado announces Rotary Day at the Races, January 12, 2007.
. . . and the Prez reminded:
The persnickety, perspicacious Prez then collected: $5 from every Member who was not sitting at the appropriate Chinese calendar symbol table (Year of the Rat?); $5 from OREST "The Blade" BALYTSKY for being late; . . .
. . . $25 from KIP "Sleepy Hollow" HERZOG for dancing with a Turkish belly dancer on a cruise in the Greek Isles; . . .
. . . $25 from CHRIS "Tawny's Inferno" ALBERTSON for a laudatory Argus-Courier article; . . .
. . . $50 from RICK "Monster's Ball" MOSSI for a recent Exchange Bank advertisement; . . .
. . . $25 from MICHAEL "Ichabod Crane" CARUANA for winning the wine bag . . .
. . . (and a bottle of Maui Splash wine) at the RI Foundation raffle; . . .
. . . and, $100 from WALLY "Witches Brew" BRAGDON for his 50th Wedding Anniversary, his stay at the Awanee Hotel in Yosemite, and his recent trip to New England!
STEVE "The Headless Horseman" OLMSTED won the raffle (bottle of wine), . . .
. . . and JOANNE "Haunted" FERRIS introduced . . .
. . . our Speaker (Kevin Useldinger of the Fitness Motivational Institute of California), who gave us an informative presentation on the importance of fitness. The Prez then presented (a book to PHS in the Speaker's name) and adjourned (the meeting).
Lou Steinberg demonstrates the Isorobic Exerciser.
Remember, we're dark on October 26th. Have a safe, frightening Halloween!
This week's Rota-Teller editor: Mike Baddeley
October 14 - Rotary Foundation Dinner, Petaluma Sheraton Hotel
October 19 – Kevin Uselinger, “Solutions to Reach Peak Performance”
October 26 - Dark for Friendship Feast
October 26 - Association Dinner, Santa Rosa
November 2 - James Gotelli, Parent Sorenson Mortuary & Crematoriam - "Final planning is a gift to your family"
November 9 - Constance Newman, Mothers of Military Service Members, Sonoma County
TAWNY started the meeting with a quiet bell. When everyone finally heard it HERB BUNDESEN led us in song.
MICHAEL BADDELEY's thought for the day was the art of the filibuster.
TED ATKINS introduced a visiting Rotarian from Hawaii, former Petaluman and Administrator at Hillcrest Hospital, Lorraine Poleski.
New Rotarian RALPH HAYWARD then gave his craft talk.
Announcements
MIKE BADDELEY: Friendship Feast sign ups have been slow; please get your choices in as soon as possible. The dinners start this Friday.
DGN ED FULLERTON had training in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho and brought back a present for our President:
CLARK ROSEN reminded everyone of the membership drive. Keep your eye out for potential new members.
LARRY JONAS announced that the trip to Mexico will leave on November 3rd and return on November 6th. This is to Ensenada, where we will be working on an orphanage and planting an orchard. Six of our Interact Students are attending and we could use some female help. Five of the six students are girls and a female chaperone would be greatly appreciated.
Our candidate for hosting our student from Paris has backed out so we are in need of someone to host from November 25th through Feb 15th. This is a wonderful experience for one of our members, whether you still have children at home or not. Please contact Ron Harris if you have an interest or myself.
BARNEY was fined for spotting Larry’s helmet in the women’s bathroom.
Carrie Pierson returns triumphant from the ladies' room.
Tawny auctions off helmet to high bidder.
Outbidding Dean Abercrombie, Larry gets his helmet for $25.
LARRY was to pay a $25 fine for his helmet, but his table, feeling lots of guilt paid it for him.
TAWNY reminded everyone of the Association dinner in Santa Rosa on Thursday evening the 26th, let Tawny or SECRETARY STEVE know if you would like to attend.
With regret KEITH SOLTS has resigned from the club. He is leaving the Salvation Army.
I reported that the Youth Exchange BBQ last Friday went very well thanks to MIKE WHITE, RON HARRIS and JOANNE FERRIS. Thank you all.
STEVE GAVRILOFF went on a couple of hunting trips with his dad, Martin, and got a bear., Then they went deer hunting and next up is an elk hunt, plus he is building a barn. All of this cost $80.
STEVE HOOD paid $5 for his chicken badge and Larry Jonas paid $10 as a happy fine for all the good work our police force did in the catch a predator program.
STEVE POWELL won a bottle of wine in the raffle.
JOANNE FERRIS then introduced . . .
. . . STEVE RUSTAD as our guest speaker. The topic was branding — makes you different and provides a good perception.
Special Cartoon Contest: STEVE RUSTAD introduced seven characters who have joined TAWNY's Good Egg in this (non-Steve Rustad) cartoon. Can you find the seven characters and identify the products with which they are associated? (If you need help click here.)
The Hansel Auto Group was cited as a winning brand. That's why Henry's smiling.
This week's Rota-Teller editor: Lou Steinberg
October 5, 2006
October 12 - Steve Rustad, “The Power of a Brand”
October 14 - Rotary Foundation Dinner, Petaluma Sheraton Hotel
October 19 – Kevin Uselinger, “Solutions to Reach Peak Performance”
October 26 - Dark for Friendship Feast
Jim McCaffrey leads My Country 'Tis of Thee.
Heidi Kibbe delivers a moving Thought for the Day.
Paul Lounibos introduces visiting Rotarians.
Stan Lawson announces that Bill Lane is recovering from heart surgery and welcomes cards.
Joseph Moore gives craft talk, tells of banking career and move to Petaluma.
Petaluma Valley Rotary announces Oktoberfest October 22 at Herzog Hall.
John Dado anounces that Dictionary Committee members (Harvey Freetly, Tom Baker, Dave Barbieri, Jim Becker, Brent Blaustein, Wally Bragdon, Herbert Bundesen, James Burleson, Loretta Catarozoli, Bridget Doherty, Bill Groverman, Ralph Hayward, Rich Johnson, Larry Jonas, Paul Lounibos, Mary Ann Shoemaker, and Michael White) will meet Thursday, October 12 at 9am at the Sonoma-Marin Fair conference room.
Jim Becker announces New Member Mentors will meet at 1:30pm today.
Gail Cardaropoli pushes the Foundation Dinner at the Sheraton Petaluma on the October 14.
Robert Mitchell discusses problems in Guatemala that are temporarily relocating teenagers to Petaluma.
Mike Baddeley reminds members of Friendship Feast.
Harvey Freetly testifies how the Friendship Feast buys dictionaries.
Jim McCaffery gives status of Mini-grant program for school teachers.
President Tawny prepares to start fining.
Late-arriving Greta Viguie is first with a $5 levy for her tardiness.
James Burleson and Dan Libarle are fined $100 each for new appointments to Sonoma-Marin Fair Board: James and Dan's daughter, Nicole, wife of Ricardo Marzo.
A happy Larry Jonas pays big for his new grandson.
Nancy Koenitzer is fined for trip to Hawaii.
Barney Fauss announces finding photo on men's room floor.
President Tawny studies the photo.
Dan Libarle appears shocked that photo shows missing gavel in his office.
Yep, that's gotta be Dan's office.
With Ricardo Marzo absent, Geoff Ellis is left to deny an inside job.
Tom Buckley wins raffle, gets wine.
Pat Schaefer introduces the program.
Dr. Bob Ostroff and Bob Criste discuss new health insurance options for Petalumans.
This week's Rota-Teller editor: Al Cattalini
