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A Deadly Undertaking

President Mike Moore called the meeting to order more or less about 12:30 PM.

Pledge:

Led by Tarina Hall.

Presented by The Right Reverend Bob Marigo.

Visiting Rotarians:

Introduced by Gary Bayless

Visiting Rotarians & Guests:

Introduced in the normal order.

Announcements:

Bill Dodson: Bill clarified who receives a free lunch at the regular meetings. Those persons are; the President, the Rotarian of the Year and the Guest Speaker. If any of these people bring guests, the lunches for the guest should be purchased.

Bob Zeni: Tickets for Crab Feed are available. Contact Bob and he'll take care of you.

Harry Rubins: Paul Harris Raffle Time. For the next two Mondays, Harry will be by the entrance selling raffle tickets. He will accept cash, checks and credit cards.

Chris Parr: We have until 12/31 to get the official Rotary License Plate.

Susan Nowacki announced the Open House at Rich Pratt's office at 90 E Street. Susan is the Co-Host. Date: November 7th, Thursday.

Janet Codding: New Member Party at Gail Johnson's home on 11/07.

Printed copies of the Bulletin are available for the technically impaired. These are brought to the meeting. Mike lauded Jim Valinoti for doing a great job as the Bulletin Editor.

The President/Secretary Meeting (aka The Association Meeting) is almost sold out; sign up NOW. The meeting is to be held at the Wild Oak Saddle Club on Thursday, October 24. Contact Bob Marigo for tickets.

Community Fund Board meeting was announced by Immediate Past Brian Herndon for just after the meeting. It should be done by the time you read this!

FINES: Bill Gittins: Recognized for his Harvest Fair accomplishments. Bill won two firsts and two seconds, plus a BEST OF SHOW for his medium (acrylics). Bill announced his showing at the Equus Restaurant this Sunday, October 27th. $5 Fine.

Bill Fisher: Ann's Birthday. President Mike played with him a bit. Typical Fisher. He thought Ann's BD was Jan 10...that was the other one………(Oops J -Ed)

Jim Hinton: Back from Italy, various places. The trip took 28 days. Fine: $30.

John Hathaway: President Mike talked about John's low profile in the Club. It turns out that he followed Jim Hinton around Italy. $30

Kyle Stelling: Thanked the Club for the donation for his newborn child. His child does not have a Social Security Number as yet, so the donation hasn't been completed as far as deposition in an account. He noted that the Club only raised $249, instead of the $349 report by Fred. Fred received a bit of hassle. President Mike: "Fred talk to me after the meeting!"

We have the opportunity to hear the current RI Pres in Monterrey, CA, this coming January. The Club needs to know by end of month if you want to attend. The presentation will be January 3rd.

Arnie Carston: Complemented on his shirt. No fine.

Rich Pratt: Researched and leased a high speed copier and fax machine. He thought that Discovery should be fined. President Mike agreed he'd like to pay the fine. Amount not disclosed, at least this scribe didn't get the amount.

Ginny Pitts: Commented regarding tickets for the Vets meeting on November 7. She has lots of tickets left. Contact her if you desire to attend. All Rotary Clubs will be dark that week for this event. The event also includes Kiwanis Clubs in the Santa Rosa area.

President Mike asked for confessions (low on fining material): Jim Hinton paid tribute to Peter Lamonica, who was Jim's host in Sicily. He provided a wonderful first hand tour that culminated with a family feast. There were 25 members of Peter's family still living in Sicily that enjoyed this repast. Pete is still there. Is he coming back?

Raffle: For $375: David McDonald...wrong ticket. Lori Burmeyer: Invisible Wine Bottle. Lori was fined for coming to the first meeting in a few months ($25). Really good to see you, Lori!

President Mike then asked Lori to confess for any other finable issues. She volunteers at the schools for her kids. She has a high school Freshman and a first grader. She pointed out to President Mike that both kids have the same father, her husband. Mike left the fine at $25 for coming to the meeting.

Program:

Paula Wrenn introduced the guest speaker, Bill Montgomery. He spoke pertaining to the Historic Tours of the Santa Rosa Cemetery. He called it a "Deadly Undertaking" and pointed out that two or our more common idioms come from cemeteries:

1. Saved by the Bell: a phrase coming from Old England where people were not infrequently inadvertently buried by mistake. A cord was tied around the wrist of the corpse connected to a bell. If the body began to move, the bell would ring. This led to the...

2. Graveyard shift, for the person who listened for the bell for the first couple of days after burial.

Bill talked first about the restoration of the cemetery and then discussed the history of the people buried there. It was a fascinating program. Tours of the cemetery are available and are very well done, as attested to by several members of the Club.

Overall, a very enjoyable meeting.

Your Bulletin Reporter: Bob Harris

Your Editor: Jim Valinoti

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Changes or comments?

Contact Jim Valinoti at valinoti@sonic.net or (707) 829-2300.

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