• Saturday, Nov 1 -  Rotary Foundation Seminar at The Heritage Inn in High River, from 8:55 AM to 3:30 PM.
• Saturday, Nov 1 - Bunco Squad meets at John Keenan residence 7:00 p.m.
• November 3 - Seamus O'Shea, Vocational and Brent Gateman on The United Way
• Tuesday, Nov 4 - Board Meeting, 7 PM at Paul Pharo's Law Office.
• Saturday, November 8 - District Meeting in Lancaster Museum, Nanton, at 11:00 a.m.
• November 10 - District Governor Mike Smith
• Saturday, November 15 - CCH Interact Club "Santa's Anonymous - The Big Jingle Bell Rock" fundraising dinner for needy families at Christmas. Event at Knights of Columbus Hall, 13th St North.
• November 17 - Desiree L'Heureux, Foster Care (Dawna Coslovi invites us to Green Acres for lunch.)
• November 22, At Earls Restaurant on 13 Street and 2nd Ave. S. from 1-4:00 p.m.  INTERACT Toy Drop
• November 29, Bridge At Joe and Varlyne Montpetit home. Please RRSP 380-6991
• December 1 - Judge Art Wood, Guest Speaker
• December 8 - (Meeting will be at Anton's)
• Tuesday, Dec 9 - Rotary Carol Festival, Southminster United Church.
• Sunday December 14th, Seniors' Xmas Dinner to be held at the Lethbridge Lodge
• December 15 - Club Assembly
• Tuesday, Dec 16 - Board Meeting, 7 PM at Paul Pharo's Law Office (tentative)
• December 29 - No Meeting

Bernie's Top Ten Reasons why you should join Rotary

Number 10 - PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT:

Membership in Rotary ensures continuing personal and professional development. Leadership, public speaking and communication, organization and planning, team-building, fundraising, and teaching are just a sample of the skills that can be exercised and enhanced through Rotary.

Proposed NEW Members, second notice 

Cam Hall, proposed by Gordon Lowe, from the Salvation Army, replacing Sam Roberts.

Doug Parker, proposed by Helen Henderson, Director of Physical Plant, Operations and Planning at the U of L.

Greeter Mark introduced:

Kelly Smerek

Randy Tremel

Ray Martin

Cameron Hall

Doug Parker

Gwen McNabb

Erica Pollmuller

Rachel Cormican

Denise Greene

Jamie Prindle

Michael Gretzinger

Catherine Dempsey

Jackie Carney

Over Fifty Years in Rotary

Bernie asked all to remain standing after the singing grace.  Those born before 1950 were allowed to sit.  "All of those people (quite a few plus the odd mathematically challenged Rotarian) who remained standing were born since Rotarian Eddie Cairns joined the club."  Good going there Eddie, and wishes for many more years. 

Bernie reminds us of the Saturday Rotary Foundation Seminar at High River.

November 17 Meeting will be At Green Acres

For those Rotarians whose cars are programmed to go directly to the Lethbridge Lodge on Monday's at noon, you can easily walk south, through the Clarica parking lot, Green Acres parking lot and into Green Acres.  Will Dawna conduct tours and take suite reservations?

Welcome New Members

Victor Ononye, proposed by Darrell Alexander

Bev Waters, proposed by Wayne Hawthorne

Donald MacDonald, proposed by Nancy Walker

(L-R): Donald MacDonald, Nancy Walker, Darrell Alexander, Victor Ononye,

 Bev Waters, Wayne Hawthorne, President Bernie Carriere; photo by Tim Waters

Dinner and Theatre

Jack Reynar gives his wife credit for suggesting a Rotary Dinner and Theatre night which will be Music Man sponsored by the Lethbridge Hurricanes.  Cost approx $30.00 each.  Much interest, so Jack will have more details and a sign-up sheet next week.

Red Tag Removal

Elisabeth removed Richard Hebert's new member red tag, along with a small amount of chest hair. 

Isabel Report

Thanks to Betty Bourke for taking Isabel to Calgary for some shopping.  They met Myles and Murray and had East Indian supper before Murray took her to the Kananaskis Rotary Family weekend.  She met exchange student Judith from Germany, hosted by Pincher Creek club, and they had a great time. 

SAA Report

Daniel garnered happy bucks from Lottie for Frank's new lifestyle, Ellie for her magazine partnering with the library and museum.  Also for Child Find having a happy recovery at Taber last week.  Linda BabyDoc was pleased with the Black Tie Bingo and her son's imminent graduation from Winston Churchill.  Glen Varzari for his daughter's engagement to a guy that he likes.  John Harmer for the Community band letting him play too.  Seamus for getting funding approval for the water initiative.  Brian; five happy bucks for his son's Boy Scout fundraiser popcorn which he claims is popped fresh every year.  Frank is happy to be looking for a President Elect.  Dale for a great weekend in Westlock at a District 5370 Past District Governor assembly.  Darrell is happy to be the oldest person at his table after only 15 years in Rotary.  David (Sr) Cassidy is happy that he is upholstering the new Banff Tony Roma restaurant, and received a healthy furniture order from Victoria in the People's Republic of British Columbia.  Cam Lavoie gave $7 for 7 lbs 12 oz of non-metric grand-daughter born last Tuesday.  Gordon Lowe for Marlins winning and Yankees loosing.  David is happy that two lovely ladies would sit with him, and happy his wife doesn't get this newsletter.  Helen for  Richard's gracious offer to give YMCA memberships to two young fellows on tight budgets in exchange for working bingos.  Pat is happy the Spirit of Lethbridge trade show was successful.

Keeping Us Young

Tania introduced Erica Pollmuller, Rachel Cormicon, and Denise Greene who had attended the recent Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) camp which is designed to broaden horizons and build moral values.  Erica said it was easy to pick out the leaders, because they were really crazy.  They learned to trust each other and test themselves on the zipline;  "seventy feet up, you step into space."  They met people from all walks of life, learned about themselves, learned what they need to change.  The only sad part was having to leave, and all said they would love to have the opportunity to go again.  They sang us a song that grew in complexity and enthusiasm.

Tania introduced Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) attendees Jamie Prindle, Michael Gretzinger and Catherine Dempsey who attended this three day seminar.  Rotarian Bob Jones drove them to Calgary where they boarded a bus which stopped at the Olds College for a meeting with the Rotary Club of Olds where they learned about the Wheel Chair project.  From there, they boarded luxury buses and headed for Pioneer Lodge. 

At 6:30 a.m. next morning the camp was called into a game of capture the flag, then after breakfast they joined sessions of leadership and commitment, and learned what we do in Rotary.  A chair-game was played in an exercise designed to single out emerging leaders.  On the second morning,  capture the flag was much better than the first morning.  There were more seminars throughout the day, and on Saturday night, Julian came to talk of his experiences with drugs and alcohol, and presented each with a book: "The Agony Of Ecstasy".  "It was the best presentation I've ever seen," said Michael.  Jamie thanked Rotarians for the most amazing weekend, and wished she could do it again.

Teacher Jackie Carney from CCH introduced  INTERACT President Jamie Prindle.  Interact is Rotary International's service club for young people ages 14-18.

Jamie says the club has grown to thirty members this year, so they have doubled the 2002 hampers program of 25, to this year's target of distributing 50.  As fundraisers, the Friday movie program at $2.00 or a non-perishable food item, as well as cash cans in classrooms are raising money.  The classroom with the highest value of loose pocket change collected by Oct 31, will win a pizza party.  Jamie invites us to the Juke-Box-Rock evening, and the toy drop.  Details below:

Interact Events

Juke Box Rock (The Big Jingle Bell Rock)

Nov 15, 6:00 p.m. North Side-Knights of Columbus Hall $20.00

Chinese Buffet and Rock to the sounds of the Fifties and up.  Silent Auction, need donations, and need bidders.  Tickets from the CCH office, or e-mail Jamie fruitylipgloss@hotmail.com   All proceeds go to the Christmas Hamper Project.

Toy Drop

November 22, At Earls Restaurant on 13 Street and 2nd Ave. S. from 1-4:00 p.m. 

Door Prize Draw

$10 to Ollie Ramage and $5.00 to Dale Merchant, who turned it over to the Interact club.