June 12, 2007

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Reminder from KJ - Tickets for Bernie’s “Can’t Miss” Demotion (aka Kick-out Party) are on sale for $35 each!  The Demotion will be at Chouinard Vineyard, 33853 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, on Wednesday June 27, 2007, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.  The attire for the evening is “Jogging Suits” (hey, don’t question the Scribe, ask KJ!) . . . tickets are on sale NOW and we must get a number to our caterer soon . . . please email KJ directly at kj_page@hotmail.com . . . this is another “can’t miss” party . . .

 

 

OPENING

President Bernie Kempen opened the meeting and asked Darrell Lavin to recite the Four-Way Test followed by George Chouinard leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance and, then Bruce Johnson was asked to pray a blessing to open the meeting.

 

PROGRAM NEXT WEEK

June 19: Alameda County Food Bank

 

 

VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

Visitors today included Jay Tontz (Hayward Rotary) and Judge Barry and Judy Mortimer, Charles’ parents!  (Judge Mortimer presented another outstanding program on Brunei this time!).

 

 

AFRICAN FACTOID(S) FOR THE DAY FROM OUR PRESIDENT

The Late Great Roman (23-79 A.D) officer and encyclopedist, author of the Natural history., Pliny the Elder Opined’ “There is always something new out of Africa”or in Latin….Ex Africa semper aliquid novi.   President Bernie spoke on the life and works for Phiny the Elder stating that the “out of Africa” statement actually goes back to Aristotle.  Phiny the Elder wrote 37 volumes on natural history and other topics.  He died when Mount Vesuvius erupted when he was but 56 years old.

 

Skipped today due to the very full program (good call, President Bernie!)

 

 

DID YOU MISS ANY OF THESE EVENTS?  IF SO, GO TO WWW.CASTROVLLEYROTARY.ORG FOR PICTURES

May 10            Let’s Go Fishing

May 11            Chili Cook-off

May 12            Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade

 

 

REPEAT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE

June 17-20       Rotary International Conference in Salt Lake City, UT  - visit www.rotary.org

August 4           Rotary Day at the A’s - ,more info to follow

 

 

RECOGNITTIONS

$41 Dwight Perry for his wife’s patience for another year (congratulations, Dwight and Barbara)

 

PROGRAM

KJ Page introduced Rosemary Cameron, who provided an overview of East Bay Regional Parks, from the very beginning to now!  Do visit http://www.ebparks.org and catch what you missed!

 

 

 

 

SEARCH FOR THE CORRECT MARBLE

Rosemary reached into the marble sack and pulled out Rod Dickson’s name and with $53 at stake and 19 marbles in the sack . . . . reached into it and . . . won . . . $5.00 . . .  Congratulations!

 

 

 

FUTURE PROGRAMS

 

June 19: Alameda County Food Bank

 

June 26: DARK

 

June 27: WEDNESDAY Chouinard Vineyards 6-830 PM

                        Demotion and Kick Out Party

                        Tickets $35.00 Buffet Dinner and Wine

 

 

 

 

 

July 3:   DARK

See you next week!