Newsletter - Archive  Oct 14, 2009

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Rotary Club Business and Member News

Oct 14, 2009 

Opening:

Pledge              Pres Rich

Prayer               Sean

Song                 Joe M

Visiting Rotarians and Guests: N/A

Announcements:

Pres Rich: no spaghetti dinner for light-up Durham, and a thank you note from the Three Chimneys Inn

Sean: roadside clean-up this Saturday on Rte 4 at 8 & 10 am, Rte 152 at 8 AM, weather permitting

Bill D: starting a multi-prong membership initiative, contacting former members, along with local businesses, in addition to a mailer

Madiha: international Committee meeting this Friday at her office at 5 PM

Happy Bucks:

Pres Rich: homecoming football game, and Coach Sean

Mark: 25th wedding anniversary

John B: football game, and cruise on the Thomas Leighton

Janet W: wonderful program on the Canterbury Shakers at the Madbury Historical Society by a speaker who lived with them for 32 years

Bill D: Camp Sunshine featured on NECN, meeting friends at Niagra Falls, slowly I turn, STEP by STEP.........

Jud P: 20 remarkable years of women in Rotary

Dick W: family reunion in CT.

John R: getting older, celebrating 70 today

Dick B: thanks to Ron for donation of his Happy Bucks pot to the club Charitable Fund

Dave L: dear ole dad getting enshrined in the Maine Hall of Fame

Joe P: event in Manchester with some Salmon guy

Madiha: no pin, happy for John R, Cellissa's upcoming auction

Chip: inducted first woman in the Portsmouth club

Henry: to John R, and Chuck for his new ad

Program:

Mary Stampone: New Hampshirfe Climatology

Mary Stampone is an Assistant Professor of Geography at UNH and has been the NH State Climatologist since August 2008. Mary received her Ph.D. in Climatology and M.S. degree in Geography from the University of Delaware, and her B.A. degree in Geological Sciences from Albion College. Her research interests include climate system science with a focus on climate modeling. She currently teaches courses on weather, climate, natural hazards and landforms. Her office is currently housed at UNH, but is not state-funded. Mary's postion is generally considered a service position, providing historical data and detail.

Climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get! The wet cool weather we experienced this June and July was the result of the position of the jet stream bringing stormy weather conditions.  Temperatures were 2-3 degrees cooler than last year, and the 6-7 inches of rain each month were above average for the period.

A weak El Nino has influenced US weather this past summer and will likely continue to influence it through this winter.  If the past is any indication, the El Nino will likely cause New England's winter to be colder and snowier than normal.

Megabucks:

Candace had the lucky number, helping to offset her late bucks, but missed the winning card.

Upcoming Programs:

October 21     Susan Hollinger, Medical Adventures in Africa

October 28     Maggie Stier, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Scribe & Prayer:

October 21     Arthur & Dave VA

Your Scribe: Scott