Bookless Greeter Stephen Graham introduced:

Marc Oulette

Kelvin Nelson

Carol Pollmuller

Shirley Hughes

Ernie and Mrs. Lytlee, Traveling Rotarian from Perth, Australia

Brian Treadwell, Sunrise

Bill Mains, Lethbridge East

Mary Thompson, Lethbridge East

Dragon Boat Races

Mary Thompson from Lethbridge East brought sign-up sheets for volunteer opportunities:

BBQ, Staging (handing out paddles and checking life jackets), Dock hands, Parking lot duties for those who enjoy telling people where to go, while smiling endearingly.  The dates are listed above, which John Hoopfer tells us is 11 sleeps away to the opening ceremony on June 27, which will morph into a multi-cultural event on the beer tent stage.

Dragon Boat Practice and Fellowship

Our Club Practice is 7:15 p.m. Thursday, June 19 and yes we need HELP.

June 14 BBQ

Thanks to David and Judi Cassidy for all their planning and work from one end to the other.  Thanks to Nancy who helped but had to leave to play in Medicine Hat.  Tania, Loralee, Elisabeth, Kelvin and many other hands made light work.  (Oriental lesson.)

Bernie took the plunge for Rotary and raised $107.

Hanski Report

"Moikka (Hello), I have moved to a new host family #4 who has host dog #7 all living in Beatrice Milner's home."

Hanski attended the opening day for our Rotary Blood Drive, completed her school dance program and did three performances.  Stephanie Salonen took her for the weekend and she got to practice speaking Finnish with Stephanie's father.  The big event for the month was a canoe trip with other exchange students, Rotarians and three leaders on the North Saskatchewan River.  They camped out each night, then attended Stettler Rotary Club.  Last week, she attended Rotary Sunrise Club to give a talk on her experiences as an exchange student, then attended Pincher Creek Club meeting where she met with students on the "Otesha" cross country bicycling trip to promote sustainable consumption.  On Friday she went to her school awards and BBQ.  Saturday she visited Cowboy Poetry at Pincher Creek and then the Club BBQ at Diamond City.  "It's great being able to choose between being a kid and an adult," she says.  Hanski is also a member of our Rotary Club Dragon Boat Team.

Our exchange student has not yet visited the Birds of Prey, and is running out of time here in Canada.  Maybe we should phone the Mayor of Coaldale to wrangle an invite, eh?

Sponsor Alert

Check to see if the member you sponsored has completed the duties required to have red tags removed.  If not, help them please.  June 30 will be a red tag removal day.

Visitors from Essex

David introduced Roy Rutter who tells us Essex is North and East of London.  It has sea sides, and farming areas in the north, and commuter land in the south.  Retirees live there for a supposedly less stressed life, but in fact the area suffers a perpetual state of gridlock compared to our open spaces and sparsely traveled highways. In District 1240, there are 57 clubs and 1800 members.  Clubs meet for breakfast, lunch and evening times, with more of them becoming evening meetings, because the commuters cannot make lunch meetings.  Gradually, lady members will be coming into the club. A big thank you to all hosts who have been so gracious and welcoming, and for the superb weather.

Terry Dean from Manning Tree-Stour Valley comes from the smallest town in England.  According to the Doomsday book, which was compiled the last time they were invaded, in 1066, the population of people and livestock has not changed much at all.  The area is famous for contributing notables: John Constable, a realistic painter; Gainsborough, a portrait painter; Mathew Hopkins who located witches for the 20 shilling reward back in 1640.  The accused were bound up, tossed into water and deemed to be witches if they didn't sink and drown.  The guilty ones were burned at the stake. 

They have 23 Rotary members who have an annual sponsored walk, escort Santa Claus around town, conduct mock interviews for students to gain the experience and host a Young Musician of the Year award.  The District Governor came up with a scheme to raise money through the sale of local Wilkins and Sons Titree marmalade.  However, there are no free meals - when the bottle of "marmies" is polished off, the members are expected to fill it with about 50£ worth of coins which is donated to Polio Plus.  Terry presented our club with a Millenium Mug and a jar of marmalade.

Dennis Walton from from Southend on Sea East says it is a new community with no history.  However, the Victorian idea that sitting in the smelly mud flats of the outgoing tidal flats while breathing in the foul vapours is considered to have some medicinal benefit that does wonders for the lungs.  The club is struggling to maintain membership, and recently rejoiced in a 63 year old member transferring in, which lowered the average age of the club members.  They are considering moving meetings to evening times so commuters may join the club.  He also hopes some lady members will join, but has reservations as to why any self-respecting lady would want to become a member of his club.  Dennis also proffered a jar of the famous marmalade.

Roy Rutter of the Westcliff on Sea club in a city of 150,000 says they are having a membership recruitment in hopes of gaining some lady members to add to their meager 35 of whom many are in their 70s and 80s.  He again thanks our generous Rotary hosting members for looking after them and for an excellent lunch today. 

SAA Daniel extracted happy bucks from:

Gord Jong for Father's Day and a nice bike trip.  Dave Cassidy for a special thanks to Barry at Coca Cola, Dallas for his steaks from IGA, Nancy, Tania, Bernie and LoraLee.  Bernie is happy to bring $92 from the 50/50 draw.  Elisabeth for the great job Bernie did on the high diving board above the dunk tank.  Dale offered payment for his self-confessed foot-in-mouth.  Murray for being able to dunk Bernie in 3 out of 6 shots.  Murray paid not to reveal his new golf words.  Connie for her son's soccer bronze and those great coaches.  Jack Y for having such great exchange people.  Ed for his sexual experience with a sheep.  Dennis for a great exchange experience, Ditto for Darrell plus his son's silver triathlon medal.  Bill C for 32 years of wedded bliss, a 30 year old daughter, for Geri Hecker coming to the rescue and for hiring a new VP of advancement away from U of A.  Tim for being married for two years and coming from Yorkshire, the land of pudding.  Georgina for her four-day vacation with mother in Vancouver.  Austin F for his 47 years married and for gladly finding that Nora Batty's man-friend did not die, and is a visiting Rotarian.  David Hughes for his 46th wedding anniversary.  Dale Junior for supporting Alberta Beef.  Helen is happy we have a great Dragon Boat Team, and happy that more paddlers WILL be attending the Thursday practice.  Daniel fined those with English Heritage $1.00, and those without $2.00. 

Frank auctioned off the newly acquired Millenium Mug to Dale Jr., and the jars of marmalade to Karlin and Robin Hood for $20 each.

June 21 Passing The Gavel at Pincher Creek

Jack Reynar tells us David Cassidy has kindly loaned us his van to travel to the event.   Wayne, designated driver, will navigate the coach across the parched prairie as traveling Rotarians quench their thirst on BYOL (Lemonade).  Twenty-seven from our club are expected to attend.

Draw:  Wayne Stewart for $10, and Dale Jr for $5.00.

Door Prize Draw

Jennifer drew Duncan (Lucky) Lloyd for $10 and Mel Clewes for $5

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