Newsletter - Archive  Apr 8, 2009

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Rotary Club Business and Member News

April 8, 2008

Opening:

Pledge              Joe M

Prayer               Brian

Song                 Henry

Visiting Rotarians and Guests:

Guests              Roni Perkins & Elliott Moore, Oyster River Womenade

Guest                Will Drapeau, Bill's grandson

Announcements:

Pres John         District assembly 4/21 and District Conferance 6/5 - 6/7

Madia               International Committeee meeting tonight at 5:30

Dick                  Committee list is on the back table

Sandy               BobCat Bolt race 5/9; will need Rotary tent

Sean                 Roadside cleanup 5/2

Pres John         Citizen of the Year and Golden Oar nominations by 4/22

Stephen            Award Ceremony at Three Chimneys in June

Scott                 Start contacting previous sponsors for July 4th

Ric                    GSE; two host families needed

Pres John         Presented $750 donation to Womenade; Quackfest 5/16

Happy Bucks:

Dick                  In memory of Pete's son

Jud                   Our Rotary Foundation goals are almost met; on Monday, he

                         gets rid of neck brace

Cellisa              Sucessful fundraising for Growing Places

Madia               Brand new car - helping the economy

Bill D                Grandkids are good for yard work; saw his name on a

                         monument - wrong war

Dave                 Week on the Cape, and Sox are better then NYY

Henry                Womanade's work in the community

Program:

Inga Sidor; NH Veterinarian, Animal Pathology

Reviewed what she did to become a veterinary pathologist. Has traveled to several areas of the world, from the Caribbean to study leatherback turtles to Greenland to study ice cores.  Graduated from Tufts Veterinary School. Worked at the Wildlife Center to study loon mortality.: 50 % of loons were dying due to ingesting lead fishing sinkers.  Worked in Alaska as a cook and studied grizzly bears.  Did her post-grad work at U Conn in pathology. Worked at the Mystic Aquarium on Brucella research.

Megabucks:

Chuck got his $10 but not the pot.

Upcoming Programs:

Apr 15       Deb DeColfmaker, Classification Talk

Your Scribe: Richard