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May 1 - Lauralyn Larsen, SRJC Gateway to College Program
May 8 - Steve Bolman, Superintendent, Petaluma City Schools, Upcoming School Bond Election
May 15 - McKinley School Luncheon
May 22 - John Brown, Petaluma City Manager
This week’s Rota-Teller editor: Jim McNulty.
April 24 - Youth Exchange Student (Boom)
May 1 - Lauralyn Larsen, SRJC Gateway to College Program
May 8 - Steve Bolman, Superintendent, Petaluma City Schools, Upcoming School Bond Election
May 15 - McKinley School Luncheon
May 22 - Stanton and Gabriella Lawson, Sequoia Senior Solutions
PRESIDENT RICK MOSSI kicked off the meeting with The Pledge of Allegiance . . .
. . . and BARNEY FAUSS led us in song.
PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR ED FULLERTON gave the Thought for the Day, which was a letter to the Argus Courier Editor from Carol Fullerton regarding the safety and morality of texting while driving.
Barney Fauss introduced this “Visiting Rotarian.” Do you recognize our editor?
The Petaluma Valley Rotary club with be hosting The Dinner of Champions on 4/23 at 5:30–7:30pm at the Rooster Run Golf Club. For more info, please call 773-0783. The Rotary District Conference will be held in our own backyard — May 16–18 at the Double Tree Rohnert Park — “It’s a weekend of recognition for all the good work of Rotarians and Clubs.“ PRESIDENT RICK MOSSI polled the audience to gauge interest in participating with the 3 Petaluma Rotary clubs for a joint meeting, perhaps 5/21 or 5/22. Please let him know your level of interest.
On April 24, there will be a SCARC dinner in Monte Rio from 6:30 – 9pm. Please contact GAIL CARDAROPOLI with any questions.
PRESIDENT RICK MOSSI gave a re-cap of the recent Farmers and Merchants Night and he acknowledged the hard work of the team members, including STEVE GAVRILOFF, BILL GROVERMAN, TONY WESTERN, RALPH SARTORI and TAWNY TESCONI (who did an amazing job as Mistress of Ceremonies).
The Fine Can made its weekly appearance with several Rotarians adding to the club coffers — CHRIS ELZI $10,
. . . ED FULLERTON $10,
. . . WALLY BRAGDON $100,
. . . DAN FISH $50 and even PRESIDENT RICK MOSSI got into the action and fined himself (!) $50.
JUDI ALLEWELT fined herself $$ for dropping her pants in Thailand.
The Raffle was won by one of our guests, who walked away with a bottle of wine.
CHRIS RANNEY introduced our fabulous speaker, Ms. Wanda Smith, from the California Equestrian and Event Center.
She gave a great presentation about the importance of equestrian industry in Sonoma County — horses are bigger than grapes!!! — and the need for a first-class Equestrian Center on the West Coast to service and attract world class riders and competitions.
Please visit the website for more information: www.cepec.us.
If you missed the photos from Farmers & Merchants Night, click here.
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NEW TRANSFER MEMBER The club has approved the transfer of the following member from the Rotary Club of Petaluma Valley:
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This week’s Rota-Teller editor: Ricardo Marzo.
April 17 - Wanda Smith, Cal Equestrian & Event Center
April 24 - Youth Exchange Student (Boom)
May 1 - Lauralyn Larsen, SRJC Gateway to College Program
May 8 - Steve Bolman, Superintendent, Petaluma City Schools, Upcoming School Bond Election
May 15 - McKinley School Luncheon
May 22 - Stanton and Gabriella Lawson, Sequoia Senior Solutions
A spirited crowd was on hand at Herzog Hall on Friday to enjoy the 84th Annual Farmers and Merchants Night, arguably the best value in town for an evening of food, drink, fellowship, and great raffle prizes. The room was buzzing with warm greetings, including some for friends who haven’t been seen in a while.
Music was provided by Scott Gerber, whose singing and strumming were a perfect fit for the event.
President RICK MOSSI somehow managed to capture the attention of the talkative throng and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Sonoma-Marin Fair Manager SARAH CUMMINGS delivered an appropriate thought for the evening, an amusing parable about country and city thinking.
BARNEY FAUSS kept us in tune for “I’m a Rambler . . .” and “God Bless America”.
Our President pointed out that medical personnel were in attendance in case of emergency and asked those professionals, that is, the veterinarians, to raise a hand and be appreciated.
Since this was an official club meeting, and knowing that an open bar can be a powerful draw, President RICK asked if anyone in the hall was a Rotarian attending his or her first meeting of the year. PAUL MASELLI made the confession, reputedly good for the soul.
So did MARCUS BENEDETTI.
Thanks were given to the fine work of event co-chairs BILL GROVERMAN and JAY PALM and teammates STEVE GAVRILOFF and TONY WESTERN.
Kudos went to the kitchen crew for an outstanding meal: RALPH SARTORI, Alan Brodie, Freddie Corda, Bob Moyer, Jim Moreda, Eddie Cardoza, and Lowell Wells. Larry Peters of Petaluma Creamery was thanked for the butter and ice cream.
Special recognition went to the efficient and helpful servers from 4-H and St. Vincent High School.
As if he didn’t know any better, President RICK brought TAWNY TESCONI to the microphone to provide her unique insights. TAWNY delivered a Top Twelve list (too many gems to trim to a mere ten) of “Ways You Can Tell You’re Dating a Banker and Not a Dairyman”.
After confirming that a sitting president can indeed be fined by a past one, Past President TAWNY raised some cash for the club by congratulating President RICK on his promotion to regional manager for Exchange Bank’s nine branches, one of which now has $50 less in a MOSSI account.
Fifteen of those in attendance had their lucky tickets drawn by JAY PALM’s son Jake and left with terrific raffle prizes. Many didn’t seem to want to leave at all, and everyone is looking forward to the 85th F & M Night.
For lots of photos from Farmers & Merchants Night, click here.
This week’s Rota-Teller editor: Clark Rosen.
April 11 - Farmers & Merchants Night (Dark on April 10)
April 17 - Wanda Smith, Cal Equestrian & Event Center
April 24 - Youth Exchange Student (Boom)
May 1 - Lauralyn Larsen, SRJC Gateway to College Program
After personally greeting everyone, PRESIDENT RICK MOSSI, along with his grandson Jackson, welcomed a packed house to the Rotary Club of Petaluma’s weekly meeting at the Petaluma Golf and Country Club.
We all joined him in the Pledge of Allegiance followed by PAST PRESIDENT LOU STEINBERG leading us in song.
RICK GORMAN gave an inspiring “thought of the day”.
This was followed by our usual hugs and handshakes.
We had no visiting Rotarians but plenty of guests were introduced.
PRESIDENT MOSSI announced that the PVR Dinner of Champions will be at Rooster Run on April 23rd at 5:30. PAST PRESIDENT LOU STEINBERG will be honored.
BILL, JAY, & STEVE reminded everyone to sign up for the upcoming Farmers & Merchants Night.
We welcomed 3 new members into our club. PAST PRESIDENT ONITA PELLEGRINI did a wonderful job leading the induction ceremony. Please greet and welcome our newest members SARA CUMMINGS, ELIAS HUSARY, and TIM MORAN.
SARA CUMMINGS has been a Rotarian for years and has transferred into our club. She is the Executive Director at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
ELIAS HUSARY was introduced to our club by sponsor, LEE REPOSA.
TIM MORAN was brought into the club by his sponsor, JOE TAMBE.
PRESIDENT MOSSI began dishing out the fines beginning with TOM GAMBONINI for his new job as an agent for Farmers Insurance. Congratulations, Tom!
PAST PRESIDENT RALPH SARTORI was in the audience today. He was fined $100 for going squirrel hunting.
He also ratted out his squirrel hunting buddy JAY PALM for letting one of those bushy tailed rats nibble on his nose. Jay paid $20.
The PREZ then opened the floor to anyone else who wanted to stir up a fine. MICHAEL NISTLER couldn’t pass up the opportunity and paid $70.
PAST PRESIDENT LOU STEINBERG paid $50 for bragging about his son getting married.
PAST PRESIDENT ONITA PELLEGRINI and DAVID SOLO each paid $25 for recently joining the healthcare board.
MICHAEL CARUANA paid $50 for his recent travels and golfing experience in Germany.
LEN MYGATT cleared up his fine schedule and handed over a check for $100.
CHRIS ELZI threw in $50.
PAST PRESIDENT CLARK ROSEN paid $50 for giving us the run down on his kid’s accomplishments.
And last but not least, MARLENE FREETLY graciously gave $50 to announce her granddaughter’s accomplishments.
The raffle winner and proud owner of a nice bottle of wine was PAST PRESIDENT LOU.
AL CATTALINI introduced our speaker, . . .
. . . Michael Stallard, from the United States Coast Guard. He gave an informative presentation on the Coast Guard Rescue Swimming Program.
Our PRESIDENT RICK MOSSI introduced his guests, Nick (Mossi’s son), Jenna, and Jackson.
He then left us with the closing thought, “one of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”
WE ARE DARK THIS WEEK FOR THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS DINNER.
This week’s Rota-Teller editor: Brian Breen.