DISTRICT 5810

LANO SUNRISE ROTARY

"THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE BEST"

Chartered February 23, 2000 Roving Reporter:          Sharon Lewis Assistant Reporter            Kevin Cain Photographer:               Bill Neukranz

Rotary International

County of Collin

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VOL 8 NO 6

SUNRISE @ 7:27 SUNSET @ 7:40    Overcast 64°F

Mar 23, 2007

PRAYER
Richard Wells


 

PLEDGE
Shep Stahel


 

4-WAY TEST
Terry Dobbins


 

JOKE
Richard Butterly


 

OUR FAITHFUL SERVERS Ramone and Rene prepare to serve us breakfast, as new Treasurer Chris Roach prepares to serve us invoices.

INCREASED BUMBLING INEPTITUDE was the order of the day.  Secretary Randy was absent and no arrangements were made to cover for him. President Rod dredged up Club Service Director Scott Villines who volunteered to take notes on attendance.  He did a good job missing only Eric Hartter's last name and failing to list Doug Cargo among the present even though he met him face to face several times.

SECRETARY RANDY DID LEAVE US SOME WISE WORDS OF WISDOM: J. P. Morgan said: "A man always has two reasons for doing anything---a good reason and the real reason."  Lyndon B. Johnson said: "Being President is like being a jackass in a hail storm. There's nothing to do but stand there and take it."

ACTING SECRETARY SCOTT VILLINES scratched his head a lot trying to figure out the job he volunteered for. Sgt-at-Arms Doug Cargo showed him no mercy and fined him.

VISITING ROTARIANS, introduced by quasi-Secretary Scott, were all from the Plano Rotary Club [Thursday noon] and were L. B. Broach [Minister], City Manager Tom Muehlenbeck [Tourist], Walter Myers [Swimming Pool Construction] and Maribelle Davis [Librarian]. Lucky Guest was Danny Morris [TI] who was the guest of Deb Burdick.  Maribelle was also the guest of husband Reeves Davis.  Danny Morris has visited before and was expecting to be proposed by Commissar Jerry Hoagland who rudely left the club after he was re-elected last  year.  Deb is going to take up the paperwork and see him through.

ABSENT WERE Joyce Baumbach, Richard Biggers, Steve Blair, Matt Brown, Rick Chron, David Daniels, George Elking, George Elwell, Judy Jackson, Glenn Justice, Sharon Lewis, Juergen Mahneke, David Marks, Bud McBrayer, David McCall III, Don Mellor, John Payton, Darrin Pennartz, Randy Plumlee, Tom Rodgers, Chris Sharon and Jane Wyen.

SGT-AT-ARMS DOUG was a victim of the promised badge box rearrangement and fined himself for wearing the wrong badge.  He was unable to find anyone else of like mind to share the burden of such bumbling.  Perhaps next week, when some of today's absentees visit the badge box for the first time since the reshuffle.

GADGET MONTH GUY DOUG BICKNELL showed off a special pair of glasses from The Sharper Image that helps one find golf balls on the rough. Doug Ray donated a universal battery checker and admired the Leaf Grabber that eliminated the need to bend over and pick up a pile of leaves.

TODAY'S PROGRAM, introduced by program Chairthing John Roach, was David Schulz, Vice President of Development for SPCA of Texas <LINK>. The SPCA headquarters on Industrial near downtown Dallas will become an onramp for the Expansion of I-35.  New headquarters will be at I-30 and Hampton Road. Some staff have moved there but the Animal Care Center and Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic are still at 362 S. Industrial. Branch clinics are in North Dallas and South McKinney.  Big Event coming up is Pet Fest 2007, Saturday, April 21 at the Perry Campus, 8411 Stacy Road [FM720] near Custer in McKinney from 12-3 pm. As is our custom, a book was donated to the Nellie McCall Library at the David McCall Elementary School in honor of the speaker and duly signed by him.  The Book was "Eye Openers / PETS" .

FEMA DIRECTOR BILL PETERSON reported on his visit to the Adelaide, Australia Club where fines are $3 each and everyone gets fined twice.  He was the youngest one there.  He presented the club with a banner to hang with our banner collection. Doug Ray suggested that it should be hung upside down. Bill said that flushed  water really does circle the other way.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  
Fri, Mar 23 -            David Schulz, VP, SPCA of Texas. <LINK>
Fri, Mar 30 -             Group Study Exchange Team from South Africa.
Fri, Apr 6 -                Don Hoke, Ph.D, Ex. Dir., North Texas History Center. <LINK> <LINK>
Fri, Apr 13 -              Ms. Chanthini Connor-Life Line Screening for Health & Wellness. <LINK>
Sat, Apr 14 -             Rotary EXPO, Auction & Rummage Sale at Texas Stadium. <LINK>
Fri, Apr 20 -             Ben Retta, Dir. of the Social Work Dept, Children's Medical Center <LINK>
Fri, Apr 27 -              Elena Lev - Hula Hoops <LINK>
Fri, May  5 -              Mark Trail,  Hiking in Texas <LINK>
Fri, May 11 -             Ms. Zorn, International RYLA
Fri, May 18 -             Larpy Flannel Mouth - Offbeat Tourist Attractions. <LINK>
Fri, May 25                C. M. Heavens, Astronomy Picture of the Day <LINK>
Fri, Jun  1 -                 Bluejacking <LINK>
Fri, Jun  8 -                Red Ann Black, Checker Tournament. <LINK>
Fri, June 15 -              Club Assembly.
Fri, Jun 22 -              Analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus <LINK>.
Fri, Jun 29 -             John Roper, Basic String Theory <LINK> and <LINK>
Sun-Wed, Jun 17-20 RI Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. <LINK>