Newsletter - Archive  Jan 27, 2010

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Rotary Club Business and Member News 

January 27, 2010

Opening:

Pledge           President Richard       

Prayer           Sean

Song             Joe M

Visiting Rotarians and Guests:

       Allison Neal   Guest of Chip

Announcements:

Pres Rich       RI Convention in Montreal, June 20-23.

                      Board of Directors meeting February 8

                      Our budget is very tight

                      Proposed slate of officers, 2010-2011

                           President                                              Jud Porter

                           President-elect (2011-2012)                 Ron Rodgers

                           Treasurer                                              Henry Brackett

                           Secretary                                              John Belcher

                           Director, Club Service                          TBA

                           Director, Community Service                Sean Starkey

                           Director, International Service              Madiha Farag

                           Director, Youth/Vocational Service       Ron Rodgers

                           Chair, Fund Raising                             John Ramsay

                           Chair, Foundation Committee              Chip Noon

                           Chair, Membership Committee             Bill Drapeau

                           Programs Coordinator                          Don Melvin

                           Chair, Public Relations Committee       Richard Whitney

                           Webmaster                                           Ric Erickson

Happy Bucks:

Chip                  Gala Concert at UNH last Saturday

Dave L              UNH hockey

Ryan                 Glad to be back

Pres Richard     Skiing and wearing a kilt

Bill D                 Randy, the Rubber Roofer

Ron                   1st Constitution/Bylaws Committee meeting held

Program:

Dr. Stanley Swier, UNH Extension, Asian Longhorn Beetle

Dr. Swier gave a presentation on the Asian Longhorned Beetle.  This invasive species arrives here from China, where it is uncontrolled, via wooden pallets and rolls.

These beetles have been discovered attacking trees, particularly sugar maple and birch, in Toronto, Chicago, Worcester, MA, and NY/NJ.  They bore dime-sized holes into the tree trunk, eventually killing the tree.  It's not yet in NH, but if not controlled, could seriously affect the logging, maple sugar and fall foliage/tourism industries.

Currently the only effective means of eliminating it is to remove the infected trees and destroy them by chipping and burning.  Citizen watches have proven to be the most reliable means of early detection.

Megabucks:

Dave V. drew his own ticket but not the correct card. The pot is now $22.

Upcoming Programs:

Feb. 3     Brian Fitzgerald, Seacoast Science Center

Feb 10    Tom Ballestero, UNH Hydrological Engineer

Feb 17    Ted Kirkpatrick, UNH Justice Studies Program

Your Scribe: Joe M