Meeting News 10-13-08
October 17, 2008, 9:55 pm
Filed under: meetings

Visitors and Guests

Josh Satterlee – Linda Bell

Rotarians

Vicki Wille – LV NW -Finance
Kaleta Kuhlemeier – LV NW -
Jim Jenkings – Calgary – Retired
Diane Cabral – LV NW – Interior Designer

Announcements

Josh Satterlee announced that the next Happy Feet is October 23rd and that “Feeding the Homeless” is on October 29th.

Eric Colvin announced that the Tailgate party for UNLV is this weekend, October 18th.

Karen Strawn announced that the Christmas Party is December 1st.

Adrienne Cox announced that the Gold Outing at Boulder Creek Golf Club is November 1st and that they will have dinner at Scott Baranoff’s house afterwards.

DeWitt Paul announced that the Club’s Board of Directors met to discuss how these economic times are affecting the Club.  After much discussion, it was announced that the Club dues will remain the same as in the past and the Board will reduce operating expenses to avoid raising dues.  DeWitt also said that our Club dues are amongst the lowest of the 13 Rotary Clubs in the Valley.

Recognitions

DeWitt recognized Dayton Baline, Bill Goff and Jean Ellsworth for birthdays this week.

Adrienne was recognized for being at Andre Agassi’s fund raiser, she volunteered to work at the event.

Kirk Harrison was recognized for being a “Super Lawyer”.

Scott Baranoff was recognized for being in Dorothy Huffey’s column at a fund raiser for the Nevada Cancer Institute with Ed Guthrie.

Richard Bowler was recognized for just “working” and still being on his honeymoon with wife Athena.

Ed Jameson was recognized for not shaking anyone’s hand as the “mystery greeter”; Ed was not present at the meeting.

Gary Crowe was recognized for being at his home in Sun Valley.

Ed Guthrie was recognized for distributing brochures promoting Opportunity Village’s “Santa Run”.

Wally Emery was recognized for not completing a gas station near the President’s home.

Scott Baranoff told a “Joanne Blystone appropriate joke”.

Eric Colvin, Ed Guthrie and Wally Emery were recognized for not wearing a Rotary pin today.

Joanne Blystone won today’s drawing.

Speaker

Justine Harrison of the Nevada Cancer Institute

Meeting Adjourned.



Meeting News 9-30-08
October 17, 2008, 9:38 pm
Filed under: meetings

Visitors and Guests

Tim Lyon of Penney’s

Visiting Rotarians;

Sue Ullrich – Professor – Green Valley

Dexter Quiggle – Dentist – Luna Vista Rotary, Woodland CA

Ted Gruner – Green Valley, Club Sec.

Announcements

Doug Beckley encourages all to bring potential Rotarians to meetings.

Doug Malan remind of board meeting next Monday

Josh Satterlee thanks all who helped with back to school shopping and feed the homeless this month.

Green Valley club representative tells about their new project to build a dental clinic in Tanzania.

Recognitions

Denise Anderson fined $75 and announces her new position.

Wally Emery fined $250 for various reasons but mostly because hasn’t opened a gas station in the presidents neighborhood.

Karen fined $325 for traveling.

Vern Ratzlaff fined $200 for being a fine auctioneer.

Ed Curry fined  $150 and announced office move.

Karen Barret fined $125 and recognized for being in the paper because she attended a Las Vegas Art Museum event.  She announced another event to benefit the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards on October 30th.

Ted fined $200 for an unwanted hug.

Hank Falstad fine $80 for his participation with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Shari Farkas fined $117.50 for no good reason.

Gifts for President – Josh gave Dee a hot beverage cup from the triathlon he participated in and then limped back to his seat.

Speaker

State Contractors Board.

Meeting Adjourned