Los Altos Rotary Club Home of the Annual Rotary Fine Art Show October 16th, 2008

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Your Intrepid Reporter is aware that Rotary rarely allows discussion of partisan politics. However, there is a gray area, and Your Intrepid Reporter begs forgiveness for the following observation, which he believes should be considered a Public Service Announcement instead of a screed about partisan politics. So here goes.

Doesn’t CINDY L sound presidential, by golly? And if you look at the map, notice that the patriotic state of Wisconsin, from which she hails down the road from Cheese Factory No. 3, is just across Lake Superior from Canada, which invaded these United States 205 years ago! This Intrepid Reporter recalls that it was not too many years ago that CINDY L and the Wisconsin National Guard were on watch for Canadian geese with bombs strapped under their wings at the direction of Premier Pierre Trudeau, or his wife. So CINDY L has foreign policy experience, too. Enough said. Just remember who said it first.

In any event, CINDY L kept her name before the public eye by announcing that the Day Worker Center Cleanup previously set for October 25 has been postponed. And CINDY L also fined right and left, extracting from proud new papa LOU WELLMEIER the fact that he cuts his own hair with pet shears, and confirming for all Rotarians that brothers JERRY and BILL MOISON almost, but not quite, equal BRIAN WARD in their male chauvinism. Also, for those with children or grandchildren who text message, what does “R U S” mean? We now know that it means “are you serious”.

RED BADGERS TO THE FORE
STEVE POMEROY announced the the Red Badgers have decided to fund the library at the newly refurbished Gardner-Bullis Elementary School in rural Los Altos Hills. To date they have raised $3,000. As an aside, the reopening of G-P is a good thing, among other reasons because children who attend the reopened school will now have more time to collect eggs in the morning and pick fruit in the afternoon, and the parents who deliver them to school and return them to the homestead in the afternoon will be able to spend more time in the fields or in the barn. In these days of Wall Street meltdown, anything that benefits other segments of our economy is to be encouraged. So will the Red Badgers have a say in what books are purchased with their donations? See below for possible professional help.

OUR OWN WORLD SERIES
LARRY CHU Jr., wearing the LARC rally cap, announced the four-game LARC regular softball season. Contact LARRY if you wish to play but have not signed up.

MORE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOANNA MEDIN reminds us that the A Sante’ Silent Auction is set for November 5.
SCOTT FLEMING announced that, if you have a program or story to share with groups of elder citizens, contact him or STEVE YARBROUGH.
In addition to announcing her new place of employment at Sereno Realty, JEANNE MacVICAR paid extra to announce she will be collecting blankets, sweaters, coats, sleeping bags and socks next Thursday, so if you have extras, bring them by.

PROUD PAPA
LOU “THE SHEARS” WELLMEIER proudly announced the birth of daughter SOPHIA. LOU noted the birth was pretty easy from his perspective. Perhaps we’ll someday hear Momma’s version. In any event, congratulations to you, LOU.

HELLO, BOB
Former member, retired physician BOB BRATMAN, visited from Wales, where he resides with his wife. His son gave a very well received program on his love for books approximately 15 years ago, and he now resides in Sunnyvale as an independent Library Consultant.

TODAY’S PROGRAM
PETER ANDERSON of the Morgan Hill Club introduced Argentine Rotarian CARLOS OJEDA who gave a very informative illustrated talk about the beneficial impact on Argentina of Rotary projects funded by local clubs and by the ROTARY FOUNDATION. 
  

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