Happy Dollars
Ann Clark - wished everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day and wore green!
Bob Cave - happy to be departing for a vacation in Florida where he will see his Florida Rotarian friends
Bill Barnes - remembered guest Jim Voorhees as his paperboy (paper person to the "PC" among us.) and the time that a neighbor's dog took a
bite out of his pants! (Wonder if that dog worked for the state? Was probably collecting a "pants tax" even back then!) Bill was also happy to report he will be attending a concert at UHA that evening.
Ted Cowles - was concerned about "armed men" seen in and around his property. Were they pursuing a mama bear and her cubs or a mama maple tree and her treelings? Only the state DEP knows for sure. Ted you might try the Clint Eastwood/Gran Torino approach: "Get off my land!"
Capri Frank - was happy to be back from Australia with BIG news....she and John are engaged (Congrats!) and she has TWO rings to prove it!
"Australia was amazing" said Capri, "and the people were so nice!" No horn honking in traffic, and no middle fingers! Amazing! The best part of the trip, according to Capri, was watching her beau interact with his son, who he gets to see just once a year due to the distance. Don't let the length of the trip deter you, she added. While in Sydney she sought out a rather "casual" Rotary club, but unfortunately it was so casual that on that evening, no one showed up!The restaurant manager explained that, that happens sometimes and not to be upset about it. We are very relaxed here! Not to be deterred, Capri patronized a nearby casino and earned back her taxi fare for the outing! Since returning to the USA she has had the opportunity to spend time with her youngest son and his girlfriend on the recent snow days and make chicken soup and brownies. "I'm a happy girl" says Capri!
Josh Gillooly - was happy to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with fellow Rotarians, and also to wish his Grandma Finnegan-Gillooly a Happy Birthday!
Paul Mikkelson - accompanied John Shea to Magic Mountain along with Paul's son Davy. The skiing was the best he had ever seen in VT with 20" of fresh snow over two days to enjoy.
Larry Sullivan - was happy to donate one green buck on this St. Patrick's Day, and sought members indulgence to tell us a story.:There was an Irish Priest who entered his donkey in a race, and the donkey won. The Priest was so pleased at winning that he made plans to enter his donkey in another race. The newspaper reported the win, saying: "Priest's Ass Out Front." Reading this, the Bishop was upset and nixed the plans to enter the next race. The newspaper reported: "Bishop Scratches Priests Ass." The Bishop was even more upset and ordered the Priest to give the donkey away. The Priest gave the donkey to a Nun he knew, which the newspaper reported as: "Nun Has Best Ass in Town." The Bishop fainted.
Upon awakening he ordered the Nun to sell the animal. The newspaper reported: "Nun Sells Ass For $10.00." The Bishop ordered the Nun to abandon the idea of selling the donkey and just release it in a field. She did, and the newspaper reported: "Nun Announces Her Ass is Wild & Free." The moral of the story is this: Stop worrying about everyone's ass and worry about your own.' Res ipsa loquitor.
John Shea - was happy to report that he enjoyed a recent ski outing at Magic Mountain feeling good after recovering from pneumonia. Glad youre better John!
Tom Voorhees - enjoyed spending time with his son at a concert at Mohegon Sun but needed ear plugs to muffle the crazy music.
Carol Whelan - was happy to report that she has two sons, one who resides in Northern California and the other is local, in Connecticut. Her Connecticut son called to ask her out for a meal andeven paid for it! He also gave her $20.00 towards Rotary!
Phil Worley - was happy to announce that while the Carr Hardware Business-After-Hours event was snowed out on its original date, it has been rescheduled for Monday, March 20th and will be catered by Truffles! All are welcome. Please do come, as Phil paid a $2.00 fine for mentioning the name of a private business, Carr Hardware.
Colleen Grasso - reminded everyone about the need for prizes, especially baskets, for the silent auction.
Announcements
4/1: Taste of the Valley
Colleen Grasso announced that the auction committee is encouraging members to consider obtaining items that could be combined in baskets for the auction. If you are in touch with a merchant who has something appropriate for this effort, it would be appreciated.
Josh Gillooly - and the TOTV committee plan to do a walk through of the Tower Ridge CC to ensure the event is well thought out. He reported we should be in good shape with respect to the silent auction. We now need to ramp up ticket sales.We will also need volunteers to do set-up, check-in, clean-up, wine-pull and other duties. See Josh to volunteer.
