Proposed Member
John Usher, proposed by Judy Head, classification Education, Management-Second Publication of Notice

Sept 28, 5:30 at Lethbridge Lodge, Black Tie Bingo

Black Tie Bingo

Monday, August 26, 2002
The Vasilator presiding,

Jamie at the piano, picked up the tempo.

Greeter Dick Turner introduced:

Past Due
Club dues are now past due says knee-capper Franko.

Black Tie Bingo
Darrell Alexander gave a quick report on the upcoming event. Ticket prices and details at:Black Tie Bingo

Membership Recruitment and Retention
Wayne presented Frank with a trophy in commemoration of his wild ideas, which Frank accepted with tears of appreciation and the words: "I'm gonna' get you. . . ".

Noting the importance of recriting new members and the equally important job of retaining members, Wayne welcomed Bruce back after a long absence. Dennis Chinner, chair of memberhsip welcomed Bruce and presented him with a gift. The presentation was made to Bruce VanRaalte to celebrate his recent return to Rotary where he received a valuable collection of Saskatchewan Tupperware, which no doubt will reside in a place of honour in his home if he remembers to take it home next week..

Hanski Report
Hanna spoke in both official languages, Finnish and English.

• The Finnish language is a member of the Finno-Ugric linguistic family that includes, in one branch, Finnish, Estonian and a number of other Finnic tongues, and in the other, Hungarian, by far the biggest language of the Ugric group. The official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish, the latter spoken as a mother tongue by about 6 % of the people. Another indigenous minority language is Sami, spoken by the Sami people (also known as Lapps) of Lapland.

Hanski enjoyed the Lethbridge parade, sewing, roller-blading, a trip to Head-Smashed-In with her host mother Debbie Anderson, Rodeo with the Killorans, attending the fair and jogging. She will soon be moving in with Elizabeth Van Mill, who is booking trips for Hanski with Rotarians now.

Dragon Boat Races
John Hoopfer tells us the Races were successful in all fields except in finance. Discussions and motions to loan money towards next year's event were recorded by Secretary Carol Sheahan. On the plus side, the races generated much enthusiasm, good will, and the resolve to hold the event again next year.

Surprise Sergeant At Arms
Kendall Gibson was surprised to find himself in the role, and did a great job of levying fines. Chris Murray was fined for inviting a guest then letting them pay for their own lunch. Bruce VanRaalte paid for missing so many meetings and sucking up to the new chief. John Hoopfer paid for doing a tough job on the Streets Alive appeal. Pat Killoran paid for being written up in the "LeftBridge Herald" and fined again because they spelled his name wrong. Doug McArthur paid to keep quiet about a birthday. Brent Gateman paid for getting free air time for Integra. Darrell Alexander paid to remind us that Black Tie Bingo is on September 28. Jeff Warren paid for advertising his 80 golf score but not mentioning the other nine holes.

Umbrella Bucks
Kendall is happy to tell us that a Global Telethon has been scheduled to sell season tickets for the Lethbridge Hurricanes who hope to bring the Memorial Cup and $5-$7 million dollars in associated revenue to Lethbridge.

Ellie Peters announced her September 8 Bridal Show, fashion show and gift show from which the proceeds go to Child Find.

Ed Fetting was fined $1 in absentia for skipping his SAA duty.

Frank's Away, The Rotarians Will Play
On September 9, Bernie Carriere will practice being President.

The M & M Show
Mike McGuire and Miles Bourke told of the Portugal-Spain trip highlights. Some pictures available at:the Barcelona Trip

Mike and Miles enjoyed 40 degree weather, Antonio Gauvi artwork, huge churches, history, architecture, driving fast, wine and food, as well as the 19,000 Rotarians at the RI event. They showed us dozens of professional slides. Great impromptu performance thanks guys.

Draw
Winner of a guest lunch ticket, returning Rotarian Bruce VanRaalte, and second place winner, Wayne Hawthorne.

No Meeting on Sept 2, 2002, next meeting Sept 9.

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