PLEDGE: President Joan.
PRAYER: Gerri Lewis.
SONG: Andy Anderson.
BRENT'S FLIM/FLAM: High hand won by Paul Moore.
RAFFLE WINNERS: Andy, Paul Moore and Bob Hester.
HAPPY BUCKS: Many for our guests, Paul Moore for daughter in finals of her bar exams,
sad dollars for a totally missing table, John Donnelly for Rotaries humanitarian efforts
and his coming trip to Ghana, Bob Hester for daughter recovering from surgery and
other daughter who became ill visiting her, Andy gave $2!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Matt Vogt reminded us that the Chamber Chili Cook Out will be on Saturday, March 5th.
We're setting up in front of Swags, JAMSS is providing the chili. The affair runs from
noon to 3. Signup sheets are being passed around.
President Joan lite a "Light the Way" candle to initiate a Membership/Attendance
and Retention focus on attracting and keeping members. She'll be sending out a
questionare soliciting members input, including meeting days and times.
She also indicated that we may need speakers for our 1st and 4th meetings in March,
the 5th meeting will be a dinner meeting, place to be determined.
Paul Moore indicated that today RI would double up the credit for any donations to
the Paul Harris Foundation.
Brent Taylor said the golf brochures and pamphlets are at the printers and that the
donor lists are being updated and will be available soon. Let's all get to thinking
about our contacts and make the event a great fundraiser!
GUESTS AS OUR PROGRAM:
Dave Wight intoduced his house guest and freind Karen Padrouso from Brazil.
Karen was a Rotarian in Brazil and is here in this country 'brushing up on her
English" she claims. Her husband is also here on the west coast involved in
graduate studies. Karen will be joining him shortly there.
Gerri Lewis introduced Christina Burnham, a local attorney and chairperson of the
O.S. Police Commission. Christina indicated she is getting away from her usual
practice of law and is focusing on family and personal matters such as mediation,
personal coaching and counceling. She also discussed the current status of the
police station. We apparantly have a very good low rent facility off Spencer Plains
Road, but it is a little too far out. The plan is to tear down the existing facility and
rebuild on that site. This time being sure we prevent another flooding problem.
She also indicated that there was going to have to be some major renovations to
the old police station even before the flooding. Qustions arose as to the costs of
the project. The $5 million figure going around is false. There have been no firm
bids as yet but the estimates they anticipate are in the $10-12 millions dollar range.
They are close to letting the bids out.
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