Quotable: Quoting one is plagiarism. Quoting many is research.
An excellent meal of roast beast today, thanks Karlin
The Vasilator presiding
Greeter Jeff Warren welcomed guests:
Visiting Rotarian
Elsa Cade
Hip-Hip-Hooray
Pat Killoran has a new hip joint installed and going squirrelly sitting at home,
so give him a visit to get his blood pressure up.
Black Tie Bingo, Last Chance
Darryl Alexander says over 300 tickets sold, only a few left. 328-1176
Newest Rotarian
Tania tells us Georgina Knitel brought a brand new Rotarian into the world five
weeks early. Thanks to Jamie Torry for taking over BTB committee chair for
Georgina.
Black Tie Bingo balloon inflators will meet at the lodge Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Polio Plus Rep
Thanks to Elizabeth Rossnagel for taking on this high profile job, working with
Fran Leggett. That new member sticker will soon come off, Liz.
Sexciting Casino
Linda BabyDoc Storoz now has a full slate of Casino workers who will only work
four hour shifts. Great going, Linda.
Library Van
Karlin asked for and received two volunteers for this week's run. Thanks Dale
Merchant and Dick Turner.
Seniors Dinner
The date is set: December 3. No Bruce VR, you cannot attend as a senior this
year.
Hanski Report
Our exchange student gave us two lists of the things she would miss most from:
Finland
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Lethbridge
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Newly Inducted Rotarian
Judy Head introduced John Usher, Dean of Management at the Ewe of El. John was a
guest speaker back on
August 19, 2002
President Frank inducted John to the tune of the William Tell Overture, which was also noted by the Sergeant At Arms.
Rotary Legacy
Dennis Chinner introduced the people coming to make applications for Legacy
project Rotary funding.
Rotary Pavillion $50,000
Don Robb presented a plan for an outdoor pavilion. This non-profit group has a
mission to make music and serve the community. They hold fundraisers for the
food bank, winter games, summer games and they have performed with all
Lethbridge School Bands over the years.
The proposed Rotary Pavilion would be modeled after the one in Maple Ridge, BC which is 40 feet in diameter, 35 feet high, built of concrete and steel. It is built to be vandal proof and low maintenance. It is engineered to transmit sound equally in all directions and give good site lines from the audience. Wind curtains increase the useable time of the structure. It would be turned over to the City of Lethbridge for use by theater groups, weddings, portraits, civic events and recreational such as Dragon Boat Festival ceremonies.
Funding Proposal:
Palliative Care Garden $25,000
Jan Foster presented a plan to enhance the Palliative garden at St Mikes. The
existing area has low hedging which does not give privacy, or shelter from the
wind. It does provide quiet time and space for patients and visitors. Present
garden projects have been created through partnering with Lethbridge Birthright,
Lethbridge Horticulture Society and Knights of Columbus. Cost of this proposal
is $35,000 to hire a landscaping company to demolish an existing area of trees
and shrubs then plant trees, shrubs, flowers, build arbours, screen fencing and
add concrete areas. The centre has paid $5000 for architectural fees and raised
$10,000 towards the project leaving a shortfall of $25,000.
Skate Board Park $50,000
The present park is located directly north of the city's BMX track, at 7 Avenue
and 7 Street north in Dave Elton Park, the skate park is an 1850 square meter
play area of contoured concrete that features a bowl and concrete obstacles,
most of which are six to seven meters in height. The concrete area is surrounded
by trees and bordered by a grassed spectator/picnic area. Mother's in West
Lethbridge allegedly deem the Lethbridge City Transit system to be unsafe to
ride to this $400,000 north side park.
Parks generally cost from $80,000 to over $250,000. The proposed Westside park would be of modular construction so it could be moved or dismantled. Cost of this proposal would be $100,000 and require a $50,000 Rotary commitment.
Portable Outdoor Ice Rink $243,000
This outdoor artificial rink carries a price tag of $243,000. It would
supplement present ice rinks for use by minor hockey, unstructured play and
family skating. Proposed sites are near existing facilities.
Cost of Project
All this information presented at one time created information overload. Rotarians will vote on the proposals next week, and apply for a permit to run the "Live Fee For A Year" fundraiser for the winning project, before the sun goes down on September 30.
Until then, Black Tie Bingo is On Saturday, September 28. Latecomers might luck-out and get a ticket from Darrell Alexander at 328-1176.