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Oceanside Rotary Club, Oceanside, California - June 13, 2008 |
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PRESIDENT DERN noted it was his last meeting and joyfully led the club in our Smile Song. He asked DAVE NYDEGGER what he thought the Presidents next favorite song would be and though his guess of America the Beautiful was a good one, the President was aghast that a fellow swabie wouldn’t have guessed ANCHORS AWAY. The President then helped the non-navy folk with some of the less obvious lyrics like drink through the foam. That song was followed by God Bless America. And although it was not part of the later grueling test the President put us through, an astute Rotarian did guess that the Cell Phone song that rang out of the President’s phone was in fact the USC fight song. (And no one aware who had the fining authority -- suggested that he fine himself for the cell phone infraction?? We’re losing it!)
The President than asked our President-Elect to give the announcements and in the signs of a possible early coup TERRI HALL walked to the podium. She was told she had to wait a year and DEAN ANDERSEN took the microphone.
On a happier note DEAN reminded all that the Demotion Dinner for President DERN was on Friday, June 20th at El Camino Country Club at 6pm and that advance reservations were required and Friday was the last day for reservations. ($45 per person) DEAN urged all to attend and to get prepared for the fun by being there for the cocktail hour.
There will be a District Council dinner on June 24th at the La Jolla Marriott. DEAN would lead his first board meeting on June 25th at 5:30 pm at TERRI HALL’s home. Board members were asked to please RSVP. Cocktails were again mentioned (mmmmmmmmmm possible insight into the new President’s reign?)
The President-Elect then reminded all that we would be dark next Friday, June 20th because BILL wants to quit early and that we would also be dark on Friday June 27th. Blah-Blah-Blah then noted the new Reign will officially begin on Friday, July 11th and the District Governor will be visiting (no pressure DEAN!!!)
JACK said there were a
lot of great prizes but we still needed little things. He JACK noted that the WESELOHs made this generous potential donation every year to support the club and the golf tournament.
JACK also noted that one of the prizes donated by President BILL DERN was a $500 stay in a San Francisco hotel. Someone asked - “You don’t have to stay with President BILL do you??” and the President said, “Well it is San Francisco!” Amongst the laugher CHUCK WARD added another funny comment but since this is a ”G” rated newsletter…
VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
JIM SCHRODER introduced DR. MICHAEL CURTAIN and his son MICHAEL (JIM’s been out of the country and is a little confused. He meant DR. TOM CURTAIN!)
The club then sang a rousing, enthusiastic Welcome Song.
CLUB BIRTHDAYS
PRESIDENT BILL then noted some notable birthdays including:
CHUCK WARD noted it was not yet his birthday and was therefore $20 happy that “I’m NOT 50 (yet)!”
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Taciturn and not overly enthusiastic ERNIE MASCITTIE was $20 happy to celebrate his 18th anniversary.
DAVE NYDEGGER noted that although his wife was 36 years old they were celebrating their 41st anniversary and he was contributing $27 because Oceanside had recently been named in a national magazine the 27TH best city in the Nation to raise a family!
RUDY VAN HUNNICK got a free get-out-of-the-doghouse flower arrangement for the winning $50 bid.
After an entire DERN year you would think a contest entitled “DO YOU REALLY KNOW YOUR PRESIDENT?” would be no problem for our members, but there were a lot of dollars thrown on the table by less than knowledgeable Rotarians. Now dear readers before YOU get too cocky let’s have YOU take the true/false test and see how you do! Bring your wrong-answer-dollars to the next Rotary meeting. (Answers below)
GET TO KNOW THE PRESIDENT BILL DERN
HAPPY DOLLARS
SUSAN ASATO had $ 20 to say “Although we will all miss CLARE we know when we get to heaven she will be there smiling and with a plate of cookies waiting for us!”
“I would really appreciate it, if you could include this in your next newsletter as I know that there may be some Rotarians would like to donate to Rotary's foundations and at the same time acquire a chair that is a work of art. Come celebrate this display of "Chairs for Charity" on Sunday June 22, 2008 from 2-5 at the office of Century 21 Mission, 501 Mission corner of Coast Highway . This will be a One-Woman Show of Hand-Painted Chairs by B.J. Witz, who was chairperson of the Oceanside Art Commission for 10 years. She will have a total of at least 10 chairs with a couple with matching tables. It will be a silent auction beginning at 2 with bidding closing approximately at 4:30 when bids will be paid for and the money going to the charity of the bidder's choice. There will be a selection of suggested charities, such as Casa de Amparo, Women's Resource Center, KOCT, Oceanside Museum of Art and Brother Benno's, Rotary Foundation and Soroptomist Club but not limited to those! Come and enjoy wine and cheese and some appetizers from Garcia's Restaurant. For questions call B.J. at 760-757-4488.”
JAY CRAWFORD was $20 happy to be leaving on a road trip to Montana.
LARRY O’HARRA was $10 happy he recently received a phone call from Rotarian MARVIN MICK who, with his wife ELLIE, was on a round the world trip & LARRY and COLLEEN have been invited to meet up with them in Australia and New Zealand!
RAFFLE
VICKIE PROSSER not only had the winning raffle ticket, she pulled the winning card and won $147 a fitting DERN end to El Presidentes winning reign.
SPEAKER
She explained that much of the crime we experience in San Diego is drug related and that includes Identify Theft. They steal to support their drug habit and 90% of drug users are methamphetamine addicts. She said stolen mail is a large part of Identity Theft that those big clusters of mailboxes on rural roads with the flags up look pretty and especially pretty to criminals. After stealing your mail, they will return to their identity theft lab - a room with computer, scanner and check-writing software. They will take your bank routing number, print up new checks, make some fake ID and make enough cash to get three weeks worth of drugs.
She also suggested having a charge card you only use for restaurants or for your on-line purchases. Do not use your ATM card! Criminals often get purses and wallets when they break into cars and sometimes only steal a card or two so you might not even notice for a few hours during which they are making charges on your card (and they appreciate that you left that sticky note with your PIN number!)
ANN encourages people to use shredders and warned about those internet or phone calls from Africa with the “nice” man who is having trouble getting money deposited in a US bank. She also reminded all that the IRS never uses e-mail.
As an odd coincidence, former Oceanside Rotarian, PHIL FLANAGAN contacted CHUCK WARD and dropped by a printed copy of an e-mail he received from Rotary International letting him know he was selected to receive about $2,000,000 from Rotary Foundation International Grant Cash Award from the United Kingdom. Clearly, this is a fishing scam. He wanted others to know this is out there. They are even targeting Rotarians! BEWARE!!!
PRESIDENT DERN then thanked our speakers and reminded all that our next regular meeting is on July 11th and to make sure to come and give our new President a hard time.
El Presidente’s final thoughts were from British Anthropologist Ashley Montagu: “The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don’t read what they write, don’t ask what they believe, just observe what they do.”
And the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 pm.
ANSWERS TO DO YOU REALLY KNOW YOUR PRESIDENT? 1. FALSE 2. TRUE 3. TRUE 4. TRUE 5. FALSE 6. TRUE 7. FALSE 8. TRUE 9. SURELY YOU JEST!!!! |
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