Soundings (10/2/12)
Posted by G. Stowe Talbot
on Oct 2, 2012
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Flag Salute & Invocation by Stan Dyer
Visiting Rotarians: Ray George, Rollo Van Slyke
Guests: Mimi's guest Rob Belka
Announcements
Visiting Rotarians: Ray George, Rollo Van Slyke
Guests: Mimi's guest Rob Belka
Announcements
- Next fellowship event will be Wednesday night, Oct 24, Wednesday night, dinner at Table restaurant (pay your own way) and then see The Nitty Gritty
- Dirt Band at MBT, ($45/ticket). Please see Donna if interested!
- Grape & Gourmet will be Sunday night Nov. 4th. Tickets on sale; each member responsible for selling (or donating to club) $300. Initially only 4 VIP tix per member. 30 to 35 wineries expected to show. Please sign up for volunteer duties. Tonja needs auction items.
- Bill Geyer, chairman of membership committee, went through a brief review / revision of the application form. Please committee will also develope a strategic plan: please tell us which industries or professions or people that are lacking and needed in the club; this will help us target people for membership.
- The BBRC fund is at about $184K.
Bucks in the Bay
Fines for Bill Boyd, Flo, Dick Stark for selling his Husky tickets, Tresh Dutton, Ray George, new members, and some trivia.
Program
Bob Moles introduced Shari Storm, who grew up in Kennewick, has an MBA from Seattle University, lives and works in Seattle, and is a member Emerald City Rotarty Club in Seattle. Her first book was published in 1998. Shari has been featured in the media, including Time, Redbook, King 5, Business Week, etc. She has presented to many rotary clubs. Shari said she works at a Credit Union. When she became a parent nine years ago, she found that she actually got better at her job. Her book is called “Motherhood is the New MBA: Using Your Parenting Skills to Be a Better Boss”.
Chapter One: Remember that getting dressed can take all morning. (Managing people is difficult during times of change). To make it easier, remember the following: you are further along in the proces; you have more control over events; You can see the big picture more readily.
Chapter Twelve: Theres no such thing as a family secret.
www.sharistorm.com
Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot
- Glen Groenig has six grandkids, four of which went deer hunting with him in East WA last weekend;
- Bob Moles went Cape Cod to see friends;
- Dean Fulton with Husky bucks, some BTC bucks for open house of new building on October 26th - all welcome;
- Marylin Olsen - please join the Whatcom Artists’ Tour this coming weekend;
- Brent Walker with a plug for an exhibit at Whatcom Museum that Stowe Talbot sponsored and curated, with photographs from Nakhodka and about the Soviet-American joint venture fishing company (1976-2001) founded by his father;
- Mark Turner for time spend outside in this good weather;
- Gordon Plume 34 year wedding anniversary;
- Scot Swanson went to Germany for wedding;
- Lisa Schork for missied meetings;
- Dr. Curt Smith for another Husky “routine” win; Terry Brown with an old cider press made some cider;
- Stew Ellison with Kathy went to Bay area, went to Napa Vally saw Lynn Templeton (now known as “J”);
- Susie Betts Whatcome Women in Business banquet coming up on October 23, please econsider attending!
- Aaron Lempares went to Hawaii, got up one day at 4am to see the sunrise from the crater of Haleakala - it was a bust;
Fines for Bill Boyd, Flo, Dick Stark for selling his Husky tickets, Tresh Dutton, Ray George, new members, and some trivia.
Program
Bob Moles introduced Shari Storm, who grew up in Kennewick, has an MBA from Seattle University, lives and works in Seattle, and is a member Emerald City Rotarty Club in Seattle. Her first book was published in 1998. Shari has been featured in the media, including Time, Redbook, King 5, Business Week, etc. She has presented to many rotary clubs. Shari said she works at a Credit Union. When she became a parent nine years ago, she found that she actually got better at her job. Her book is called “Motherhood is the New MBA: Using Your Parenting Skills to Be a Better Boss”.
Chapter One: Remember that getting dressed can take all morning. (Managing people is difficult during times of change). To make it easier, remember the following: you are further along in the proces; you have more control over events; You can see the big picture more readily.
Chapter Twelve: Theres no such thing as a family secret.
www.sharistorm.com
Respectfully submitted,
Stowe Talbot