Newsletter - Archive  Dec 2, 2009

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Rotary Club Business and Member News

December 2, 2009

Opening:

Pledge             All

Prayer              Brian

Song                Joe M

Visiting Rotarians and Guests:

Wil Backes                 Munich Germany

Tom Pavilidis              Newmarket High School Guidance Chairman

Kathleen Al-Darraji     Newmarket High School Guidance Department

11 members of the Newmarket High School Interact Club

Announcements:

Pres. Rich        Announced that the Club Service Chair has been filled by Brian and that the Fundraising Chair has been filled by John R.

                        He also announced that an agreement has been reached with the Three Chimney's and that the meeting on the 9th will be at the Three Chimneys and that all meetings after the first of the year will be held at the Three Chimneys.

                        Light Up Durham is this Friday.  Those who are building the bonfire need to be at the mall at 8:30 AM.

Bill D                Discussed Christmas turkeys.  The price of the turkeys is up,  and the club attendance is down.  Everyone needs to reach deeper this year in their giving.  The club will match members' donations.  ($684 was given this morning which is about 1/2 of what we need for 200 twelve-pound birds).

Dave VA          Gave a report on long-absent members whom he has contacted.  Several of them will be back at the first of the year.

Happy Bucks:

JoAnn               Gave a buck but could not hear for what

Frank                Thanks to John R for taking Fundraising

Jud                    UNH Football

John R              Newmarket Interact

Henry                Gave 5: Interact, UNH Football, John R taking Fundraising

Bill D                 He is going to be speaking at Dover RC today on Camp

                            Sunshine

John B              Newmarket Interact

Joe P                UNH football and Sarah's needed rest

Chip                  Beat Navy

John B              Go Navy

Ron                   $5 for Newmarket Interact

Ric E                 Newmarket Interact

Pres, Rich         Interact, and daughter's culinary ability and Tahoe skiing

Arthur                Interact

Amos T             Granddaughter in 1st grade announced she's going to college

Program:

Ed Wojnowski, Newmarket Town Administrator

Ed gave a short history of Newmarket from the days of King George I to the present.  Some of the areas that he highlighted were the change in style of government from 5 Selectmen to a 7 person council in 1990.  Newmarket self-designed their government and has continued the Town Meeting for the annual budget decision covering town and school needs.

He spoke of the challenges of the budget with the recent downturn in the economy and the fact that the state cut $69,114 from the grants after the budget cycle had been completed in Newmarket.

He gave an overview of the annual three-day Heritage Festival and its multi-cultural flavor.

Finally he showed the development of the downtown and the continuing mill redevelopment and showed how the two are linked for the benefit of the future revitalization of the downtown.

Megabucks:

Brian had the ticket but couldn't find the Jack of Diamonds; pot rolls over.

Upcoming Programs:

        Dec 9      Classification Talk, Dave VanAllen (@Three Chimneys)

        Dec 16    Noreen Biehl, VP Community Relations, Wentworth-Douglas

                          Hospital (@ Elliott Alumni Center)

        Dec 23    Chip & Pres. Rich, Social Media (@ Elliott Alumni Center)

Your Scribe: Brian