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President
ViceVice-President
President Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Larry Byers
Julie Frauenholtz
Kevin Morris
Bill Dobler
Brad Seltzer
President’s
President’s Assistant
Denise Robinson
2008-09 Official Publication of the Rotary Club of Everett (Charter No. 272)
P.O. Box 1225 Everett, WA 98206
August 5th, 2008
Volume 92, Issue 6
LEADING OFF
Mark Olson and Kaye Phinney were at the
door today, and President Byers rang the
bell to start meeting 6 of his presidency,
number 4768 for the club. President Byers
began the meeting by leading us in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
Kristie Dutton introduced visiting Rotarians
and guests. In attendance were some distinguished Rotarians from Rotary District
5050: Larry Jubie, District Governor Elect,
and Harv Jubie, Past District Governor. Visiting Rotarian Don Murphy joined us from the
Seattle Club (a 20 year Rotary veteran!).
Guests included Steve Miller’s uncle Bobby
Miller, Bobbie Stevens introduced Bob
Reese, Kim Buick introduced Marion Robinson, and also attending was Karst
Brandsma.
Larry O’Donnell provides a bit of history
Larry O’Donnell provided the thought for
the day, a historical overview of the early
car crossings over Stevens Pass, with the first
car crossing made by Everett Rotary Clubs
own Abe Glassberg on November 1, 1924.
Back then the crossing took twenty-seven
hours and involved having the car pulled
up some sections by cable, pushed through
mud in others, and finally pulled by a team
of horses. Abe would serve as our club’s
president in 1963-1964, and died at age 96
in 1994.
Jessica Gurley offered the opening song,
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kevin Nasr gave his classification talk, but
admitted before doing so that he forgot his
notes. He acknowledged his wife of 22
years Bonnie and two children, and mentioned his business, Wicked Cellars. Kevin
also tried to thank his sponsor, but since he
has been in the club for awhile now there
was some confusion about just who that
was…
President Byers took a moment to give a
special recognition to Dick Schlosser for his
contribution of a copier and software to the
club. Many thanks, Dick!
President Larry Byers
celebrates his auction win!
Dale Packard gave an update on the Aquasox fellowship, Edgar Martinez night on
August 21st. This meeting is the deadline
and Dale needs $$$ now!
An information flyer was on all tables for the
next Group Study Exchange. This will be a
visit to Ecuador. The club is looking for professionals between the ages of 24 to 40 to
travel for a 4 to 6 week cultural and vocational exchange. The application deadline
is September 11th, and further information
can be obtained through Betsy Baker.
A card was available for club members to
sign for the Herber family. John Herber
passed away on August 4th.
HAPPY BUCKS
Lots of happy Rotarians: Tom Rainville reports that his wife now has a clean bill of
health– cancer free!
Congratulations!
Mark Baker is a little unhappy that he is missing Sturgis week. Steve Miller was happy to
win the men’s 40 overall waterski championship, and to celebrate by barefoot skiing
with his 80 year old uncle. Mark Nesse was
happy to further chronicle the adventures
of Will McMahan, who is now passing
through Hazard, Kentucky. Will’s blog can
be found at willsbicycleadventure.com.
Other happy Rotarians included Tom Gray,
Reid Shockey, and Zeb Cobbs.
The drawing included a handmade purse
from Africa won by Rich Toyer. Mark Duffy
contributed numerous tickets to Aquasox
games, and Dave Surface contributed box
seats to the same. Larry Jubie contributed
box seats for that night’s Mariners game,
and Kevin auctioned those off. President
Byers jumped in to get the auction going,
but he was the only one to test the waters
so he ended up winning!
PROGRAM: Helping Women and Infants in
West Africa by Karen Bukis
Karen has recently returned from a humanitarian mission to Mali, West Africa. Karen
explains that 1 in 4 children born in Mali will
not live to age 5. Everett Rotary assisted
Karen’s mission to bring medical assistance
to Mali by helping to purchase a commercial grade breast pump to a small community. The pump was needed because so
many babies are born to malnourished
mothers, and often the babies are too small
to nurse. Mali is considered to be the worst
country in the world to be a mother due to
the high mortality rates. The country is still
using 1980’s medical technology and
equipment and women suffer a death rate
similar to what the U.S. experienced during
the civil war. Karen notes that there is a
continuing need for x-ray machines, oxygen
concentrators, pulse oximeters, and other
equipment. She was grateful for Rotary’s
assistance and would be happy to send
more equipment to Mali.
NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM
Death with Dignity, presented by Booth
Gardner, introduced by Mark Nesse.
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MAKUP
OPPORTUNITIES
•
Wheeler’s Meeting, August 19th, Tremors,
11:15am, Topic: Service Opportunities
•
Board Meeting, August 15th, Bethany at
Pacific, 3rd Floor Chapel, 7:30am
•
District 5050 Golf Tournament, August
22nd, Surrey BC