• August 25 - Vocational Talk, Meeting at the Lethbridge Lodge as usual
• September 1 - Labour Day - no meeting
• Sept 5-6-7 - Hands Across the Border, Waterton Peace Park
• September 8: No meeting, see Tuesday, September 9 below
• September 9 - Richard D King Evening Meeting
• September 15 - Charles Pratt, from Sierra Leone, speaks on the presidential conference in Kenya and how Rotary can deliver help directly to African nations and bypass corrupt governments.
• September 22 - TBA
• September 29 - Partners Day

Bernie Presiding

Bernie's Top Ten Reasons why you should join Rotary, starting with #1

Proposed New Member, first notice: Kevin Ronan

Greeter Mark Sabourin:

Kevin Ronan

Megan Wutzke

Elisabeth's Iain and Kristie

Elsa Cade -Lethbridge East

Holly Cooper, Brandon

Shirley Turner

Eleanor Hawthorne

Garth Goombs, Guest Speaker

Natalie Shabey from California

Rotary Parade Float Update

• Dick still needs a few "dressed western" kids on the float with Bernie. 

• Judging begins at 8:00 a.m.,

• parade begins at 10:00 a.m. 

• Parade ends at Adams Ice Center. 

• Un-decorating and beef on a bun 11:30 at Highway Service on Hwy #3 turn north at the last set of lights before 43 Ave.

Thanks to  volunteers who decorated the float:

• Clint Dunford

• Jack Yaeck

• Dick Beck

• Bernie Carriere  (who was last seen with Dick’s pliers)

• Sig Balfour

• Dave Cassidy +2 helpers

• Elisabeth and Kelvin Nelson + 2 helpers

• Tania Warren + two helpers

• Jamie Torry

• Marlin Konynenbelt  

• Wayne Hawthorne

A Big Thanks to Chris Murray who loaned his Cadillac Escalade to Rotary, so Wayne could haul the Polio Plus Trailer from Olds.  The other 142 Rotarians who missed this opportunity to provide "Service Above Self" can dry your crocodile tears and ask Chris to order you a Caddy of your own.  E-mail Chris.

Dragon Boat Festival

Bernie reports the $4500 owing to our club was paid in full, and another $7500 profit will be shared between all 3 clubs after next year's event.

Elisabeth says: "I still have dragon boat team pictures available for $3 bucks…..got lots left unfortunately, thank heavens it was a good cause."  Paddlers, please pick-up your team photo from Elisabeth who is holding the bag.

Dues Are Due

Actually dues are overdue because the club had to send the money in to RI, and is now out of pocket.

District Conference Meeting

This meeting will be in Nanton on Saturday, August 23 at 11:00 a.m.

Elisabeth Report

Back from vacation and loaded for bear, Elisabeth circulated two survey forms.  One is a simple question of what you are doing in our club, and what more you would like to do.  The other longer form is here.  Please print it off, and fill it in, or not.  The benefit of you filling it in means you will be appointed to a committee of your choosing, instead of Elisabeth guessing what you prefer to do.  If you cannot open the PDF form, please e-mail the scribe who will trans-scribe it into another format.

Pat Irish Killoran Report

Unlike Robin deHood, Pat proudly confesses to being of Irish extraction.  Pat boasts of his delightful, rejuvenating weekend at the District Youth Exchange in Fort Macleod where 19 incoming students met with 16 recently returned students.  Councilors swelled the ranks to 85.  A hearty thanks to Murray and Debbie Anderson, Dennis and Sylvia Chinner, Elisabeth and Kelvin, and Pat's own wife, Linda for all the work to make the event run smoothly.  Thanks to Tom deJager for transportation.

Isabel Report

Isabel is with Beatrice near Pincher Creek where she is becoming a cow-girl and getting some hands-on experience riding, roping, branding and, what about prairie oysters?  Photos available later in the week. She will be moving in with Elisabeth and Kelvin next week.  August 29 is her birthday.

Isabel will be starting school; the editor was asked to list school supplies she would greatly appreciate.  So, from my youth, I would say, she needs: a pencil with erasers on both ends, a good supply of gum, a sling-shot, a small jack knife and. . .   STOP THE PRESSES, this just in from Elisabeth: Isabel will need pencils, pens, highlighters, loose leaf paper, binders (with your company logo is good) or just drop in a couple of loonies to give her some cash for incidentals and supplies.

Kara Sayers Report

The link to Kara's page at the left contains the most recent e-mail of her exploits in Norway.

New Rotarian

Jack Yaeck introduced Marc Quellette, classification, communications.  Marc moved to Lethbridge from Edmonton in 1996.  He celebrates 14 years of wedded bliss with Jenny, has two kids Danielle 11 and Jonathon 6.  He moved to Nobleford four years ago.  In his own business Boss Communications, he sells and installs phones.  Marc is a Kinsman and volunteers in Little League Baseball.  Bernie inducted Marc who says he recognizes many Rotarian faces through his volunteer work.

Kendall Eats Humble Pie

"You remember how I said you would not need to sell Lottery tickets? Well, you don't really have to sell them, but if you can take orders, I sure need the help."

Kendall took the car to the Lethbridge Air Show and soon found he could not handle all the business.  Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. he sold 40 tickets an hour for a show total of about 230 tickets.  He says: people were not really prepared to buy anything at the Air Show, but I'm sure they are coming to Whoop~Up days with money in their jeans.  We need at least 3 people per shift, but the more the merrier."

Call Kendall to volunteer and he will get a parking pass and a gate pass to you.  Otherwise, buy the pass and he will reimburse you for volunteering a shift.  Kendall's fifth wheel (party shack), the Cadillac and the boat are located just south of the big, new main pavilion.

WHOOP UP DAYS SCHEDULE

Tickets are also available at The Club Cigar Store and Esquires Downtown.

Canbra Foods Golf Classic

This charity golf event at the Lethbridge Country Club will be on Thursday, August 28, 2003.  Special Guest Jason Zuback will be on the first tee to send your golf ball into orbit.  A hole in one will entitle you to take home a Hummer.  Proceeds go to:

• Safe City Society of Lethbridge

• Canadian Red Cross

• Interfaith Food Bank of Lethbridge

• Volunteer Lethbridge Association

• Palliser Alternate School Site

• Little League Baseball Diamond

Call Ryan Miller 329-5583 E-mail

or Kendall Laybourne 329-5500

Guest Speaker

PDG Dale Merchant introduced guest speaker Garth Toombs from the Rotary Club of Calgary where he was inducted in 1983.  He participated in a Friendship Exchange in 1999 and traveled to India as a volunteer in 2001.  This is his second year as chair of the Rotary Foundation. 

Garth's low-tech (from the 40's) interactive presentation kept us all awake as he explained the Rotary Funds:

For more on-line information go to the links page and click on Rotary International

On November 1, 2003 there will be a Foundation seminar at Heritage Inn, High River.

Draw

Jamie Torry took home $10, and Helen Henderson, $5.

"We endeavor to tell the truth in all reporting." 

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