MEETING RECAP
Mary Toots Her Horn
By Donn IrwinSunday, July 9, 2023
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Mary Toots Her Horn
The Lakewood Key
Our current Rotary year kicked off today as no-longer-President-Elect Mary Horn grabbed the gavel….er, dinner bell and, as (Queen?) President Mary (PM), clanged her charges to order at precisely 12:30 p.m..
Mary Horn fun fact #1 - She taught sailboarding / windsurfing up until she was 8 1/2 months pregnant.
Scott Buser was called upon for the invocation and Greg Horn, aka “Dear”, led us in the Pledge.
PM began her year with a computer glitch as she attempted to put the set-up crew’s head shots on the screen, complete with music in the background……. there were some technical difficulties. It was at this point in the very beginning of PM’s year that another Mary, one Mary Marlin, and Tony Camoroda came forward unannounced and presented PM with a step ladder for her to ascend so that she could tower over her subjects whilst presiding over her meetings. Evidently Tony and Mary thought she had come up short…….
Above: PM ringing the cowbell
Once the commotion died down and PM got off her ‘highness “ladder, the meeting continued with PM recognizing her minions that set up the meeting – Rob Erb, James Osundwa, Wynn Hoffman, Terry Roarke, Tom George, Troy Wilcox and Rick Selden. Linda Disney was at the Paul Harris desk while Past President Mark Edgecomb took care of the raffle tickets and doubled as Sergeant-at-Arms. The man with the camera was Phil Eng and Donn Irwin held the mighty pen while attempting to record what took place. His eminence, John Lowney, was put in charge of the “cookie jar”.
There was nary a visiting Rotarian but we did have guests. Jim Weinand brought his wife, Jennie and James Osundwa brought his delightful young daughter, Adia. Both future Rotarians hopefully, although it will be a while before Adia is old enough. Jan Gee introduced Brandy Paxton as a guest and prospective new member.
Fun Fact #2: Mary learned to wake board so she could be in the family photo with Greg & the 3 boys. She got up the first time, and the photo shown above is the 2nd and LAST time she ever wake boarded.
Steve Enquist awarded Dwight Williams his second Paul Harris and Joe Quinn Esq., his ninth! Congratulations to both. Steve threw out a bunch of dollar amounts that were contributed last year to our various Foundation efforts – they were impressive. By the way, the club took in $1185 for the Foundation today. You folks continue to amaze!!
Above: our two PH honorees
PM said hello to the Zoomers and thanked them for attending.
Announcements: Anne Enquist reminded us of the Dinner and a Movie night on Sunday July 23rd. The private showing of the movie starts promptly at 3:50 at the Lakewood AMC (no previews) followed by the All-American Cook-out Buffet at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club right after the movie. Sign up and pay by July 18. Cost is $75.00 per person.
Jan Gee of the Community Concerns Committee got approval from us for a $2000 grant for a language school. Connie Coleman-Lacadie and Linda Disney reminded us of Rotary on Tap happening Thursday 7/13 at 6:00PM at Dusty’s.
Above: Connie and Linda sang “O sole mio,” to get you to Rotary on Tap at Zesty’s
(they promised not to sing)
Jacob Cuthbertson offered up tickets to a Rainier’s game on August 12th using the USO suite but I didn’t catch the details so contact Jacob for more info. Steve Saalfeld drew our attention to the Carts for Kids info sheets on our tables. Carts for Kids is a fund-raising program that involves Mary Bridge and Waste Connections.
PM noted that the Lakewood Rotary Board meeting under her reign will now take place on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Greg Horn was moved to announce the annual beer drinking festival set for Saturday August 5th. It will cost $45.00 to attend - $5.00 for the beer and the other $40.00 goes to your own Polio Plus account. There will be 200 home brewers there at Beerstock. PM let everyone know that there is a food packing event at Nourish on Sept. 23rd. Go to the Nourish website to sign up.
Fun Fact #3: Farmer’s daughter Mary married traveling salesman Greg.
Chris Kimball (a committee of one) announced club and wedding anniversaries as well as birthdays. He brought the birthday folks to the front and proceeded to have them ask him questions to which he would supply the answers. It was pure pun……ishment.
PM introduced her version of fines. We went from aloha bucks to cookie jar fines in the matter of a week. To start the cookie jar $$ off, Greg Horn (the aforementioned “Dear”), announced that their youngest son evidently got shell shocked on July 4th. All the fireworks must have caused him to think the world was coming to an end, so he’d better hurry up with his life. Whereupon, he proposed to his lady and she accepted. Congrats to the Horns!
Rob Erb stepped forward to explain that the set-up folks hadn’t been able to locate the sign that has PM’s name on it. He unveiled two versions of the made-up signs that the crew came up with before they found the right one. It cost him $20.00. Scott Buser paid money to tell us to be kind to Mary and let us know he was going to the major league baseball All Star festivities going on in Seattle. Steve and Anne Enquist paid $50.00 each for their 50th wedding anniversary. Dwight Williams paid $20.00 for a vacation. Wendy McGowan paid $36.00 for a family celebration over the 4th - $17.00 for one granddaughter’s birthday and $19.00 for another one’s birthday. Guess how old they are. John Lowney was called out by PM to tell us about their little trip to Alaska. That cost him $50.00. Peter Marsh paid $50.00 for a family gathering, with 17 family in one house at Sea Island, Georgia. Bob Peterson paid $25.00 for a visit from his daughter and Mark Edgecomb gave up $20.00 for a grandchild having the decency to wake up only once during the night while Mark and Nicola were babysitting.
Fun Fact #4 – Mary was a computer supervisor for McKesson Pharmaceutical way back in the mid-1970s.
OUR PROGRAM:
PM then introduced herself as today’s program.
We were treated to a slide show that depicted various stages of Mary’s life. She started by stating that she was born in Ellensburg WA. This writer was straining to hear what year this event took place but evidently no year was mentioned. The family moved to Bothell and had a farm with 2,000 laying hens. She related a story of having to gather the eggs and throw saw dust at the roosters when she was only three. The family also did cancer research for the University of Washington that involved a whole lot of rabbits.
In her teenage years she owned a 1957 VW bug – complete with daisy decals to hide the dents, a 1965 Vet and a 1970 Plymouth Duster.
She met Greg when he was a traveling salesman for Connelly Skis (evidently Greg helped Pat Connelly build the skis in his garage) and racing speedboats. Among other things, Mary taught snow skiing and worked the ski patrol at Crystal Mountain. Her favorite Aunt was Aunt Blanche who drank whiskey and smoked cigars. (Writer’s note: I think I would have liked Aunt Blanche as well).
The drawing was for $250.00. Dwight Williams won the opportunity to draw the red chip for the big prize. He drew white and got $5.00.
Congratulations PM on a successful first meeting!
On July 7th for those that care……on this day in history:
1907 – Sex appeal in 1907 - The 'Follies of 1907' opens at the New York Theatre in Manhattan, with a bevy of beauties known as the Ziegfeld Girls sharing the bill with famous acts of the day and impossibly grand stage sets. Showman Florenz Ziegfeld's spectaculars will continue to dazzle until 1931.
1928 - Better than sliced bread - Missouri's Chillicothe Baking Company offers up packages of 'Kleen Maid Sliced Bread,' thanks to Otto Rohwedder's invention, a machine that cuts loaves of bread into uniform slices. Hailed as a great advance, sliced bread will be banned for a time in 1943 as a wartime extravagance.
1930 – Construction begins on Boulder Dam
1936 – The Phillips screw and screwdriver were patented and RCA showed the first real TV program.
1958 – President Eisenhower signs bill that approves Alaska statehood.
1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor is nominated as the first female Supreme Court Justice
Ringo Starr was born on this day in 1940
UPCOMING EVENTS:
July – Maternal & Child Health Month
July 13: Rotary on Tap at Zesty’s (RSVP)
July 16: Kayak Poker Run on American Lake - contact Barb Spriggs
July 23: “Mission Impossible” followed by dinner at Tacoma Country Club
July 25: LR board meeting
July 28: Rotary meeting at Fort Steilacoom Park Pavilion at 11:30 a.m. (bring the family—do NOT go to Tacoma Country Club!)
August – Membership and New Club Development Month
August 3: Floating Board Meeting at Holly Hedge (BBQ etc.)
August 5: Beerstock at Ski Park Lake (aka Pints for Polio -see Greg Horn)
August 5: RI President Gordon McInally at Murano Hotel in Tacoma
August 9: A Night at the Ballpark (Tailgate at 4:30 and Rainiers game at 7:05)
August 12: Clover Park Rotary’s Golf Event at VA golf course
August 12: Another Rainiers Game? In USO suite.
August 20-22: Annual Reeder Roadster Romp
August 22: LR board meeting at TCGC at 5:30 p.m.
September 23: Food Packing at Nourish
The Lakewood Key
Our current Rotary year kicked off today as no-longer-President-Elect Mary Horn grabbed the gavel….er, dinner bell and, as (Queen?) President Mary (PM), clanged her charges to order at precisely 12:30 p.m..
Mary Horn fun fact #1 - She taught sailboarding / windsurfing up until she was 8 1/2 months pregnant.
Scott Buser was called upon for the invocation and Greg Horn, aka “Dear”, led us in the Pledge.
PM began her year with a computer glitch as she attempted to put the set-up crew’s head shots on the screen, complete with music in the background……. there were some technical difficulties. It was at this point in the very beginning of PM’s year that another Mary, one Mary Marlin, and Tony Camoroda came forward unannounced and presented PM with a step ladder for her to ascend so that she could tower over her subjects whilst presiding over her meetings. Evidently Tony and Mary thought she had come up short…….
Above: PM ringing the cowbell
Once the commotion died down and PM got off her ‘highness “ladder, the meeting continued with PM recognizing her minions that set up the meeting – Rob Erb, James Osundwa, Wynn Hoffman, Terry Roarke, Tom George, Troy Wilcox and Rick Selden. Linda Disney was at the Paul Harris desk while Past President Mark Edgecomb took care of the raffle tickets and doubled as Sergeant-at-Arms. The man with the camera was Phil Eng and Donn Irwin held the mighty pen while attempting to record what took place. His eminence, John Lowney, was put in charge of the “cookie jar”.
There was nary a visiting Rotarian but we did have guests. Jim Weinand brought his wife, Jennie and James Osundwa brought his delightful young daughter, Adia. Both future Rotarians hopefully, although it will be a while before Adia is old enough. Jan Gee introduced Brandy Paxton as a guest and prospective new member.
Fun Fact #2: Mary learned to wake board so she could be in the family photo with Greg & the 3 boys. She got up the first time, and the photo shown above is the 2nd and LAST time she ever wake boarded.
Steve Enquist awarded Dwight Williams his second Paul Harris and Joe Quinn Esq., his ninth! Congratulations to both. Steve threw out a bunch of dollar amounts that were contributed last year to our various Foundation efforts – they were impressive. By the way, the club took in $1185 for the Foundation today. You folks continue to amaze!!
Above: our two PH honorees
PM said hello to the Zoomers and thanked them for attending.
Announcements: Anne Enquist reminded us of the Dinner and a Movie night on Sunday July 23rd. The private showing of the movie starts promptly at 3:50 at the Lakewood AMC (no previews) followed by the All-American Cook-out Buffet at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club right after the movie. Sign up and pay by July 18. Cost is $75.00 per person.
Jan Gee of the Community Concerns Committee got approval from us for a $2000 grant for a language school. Connie Coleman-Lacadie and Linda Disney reminded us of Rotary on Tap happening Thursday 7/13 at 6:00PM at Dusty’s.
Above: Connie and Linda sang “O sole mio,” to get you to Rotary on Tap at Zesty’s
(they promised not to sing)
Jacob Cuthbertson offered up tickets to a Rainier’s game on August 12th using the USO suite but I didn’t catch the details so contact Jacob for more info. Steve Saalfeld drew our attention to the Carts for Kids info sheets on our tables. Carts for Kids is a fund-raising program that involves Mary Bridge and Waste Connections.
PM noted that the Lakewood Rotary Board meeting under her reign will now take place on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Greg Horn was moved to announce the annual beer drinking festival set for Saturday August 5th. It will cost $45.00 to attend - $5.00 for the beer and the other $40.00 goes to your own Polio Plus account. There will be 200 home brewers there at Beerstock. PM let everyone know that there is a food packing event at Nourish on Sept. 23rd. Go to the Nourish website to sign up.
Fun Fact #3: Farmer’s daughter Mary married traveling salesman Greg.
Chris Kimball (a committee of one) announced club and wedding anniversaries as well as birthdays. He brought the birthday folks to the front and proceeded to have them ask him questions to which he would supply the answers. It was pure pun……ishment.
PM introduced her version of fines. We went from aloha bucks to cookie jar fines in the matter of a week. To start the cookie jar $$ off, Greg Horn (the aforementioned “Dear”), announced that their youngest son evidently got shell shocked on July 4th. All the fireworks must have caused him to think the world was coming to an end, so he’d better hurry up with his life. Whereupon, he proposed to his lady and she accepted. Congrats to the Horns!
Rob Erb stepped forward to explain that the set-up folks hadn’t been able to locate the sign that has PM’s name on it. He unveiled two versions of the made-up signs that the crew came up with before they found the right one. It cost him $20.00. Scott Buser paid money to tell us to be kind to Mary and let us know he was going to the major league baseball All Star festivities going on in Seattle. Steve and Anne Enquist paid $50.00 each for their 50th wedding anniversary. Dwight Williams paid $20.00 for a vacation. Wendy McGowan paid $36.00 for a family celebration over the 4th - $17.00 for one granddaughter’s birthday and $19.00 for another one’s birthday. Guess how old they are. John Lowney was called out by PM to tell us about their little trip to Alaska. That cost him $50.00. Peter Marsh paid $50.00 for a family gathering, with 17 family in one house at Sea Island, Georgia. Bob Peterson paid $25.00 for a visit from his daughter and Mark Edgecomb gave up $20.00 for a grandchild having the decency to wake up only once during the night while Mark and Nicola were babysitting.
Fun Fact #4 – Mary was a computer supervisor for McKesson Pharmaceutical way back in the mid-1970s.
OUR PROGRAM:
PM then introduced herself as today’s program.
We were treated to a slide show that depicted various stages of Mary’s life. She started by stating that she was born in Ellensburg WA. This writer was straining to hear what year this event took place but evidently no year was mentioned. The family moved to Bothell and had a farm with 2,000 laying hens. She related a story of having to gather the eggs and throw saw dust at the roosters when she was only three. The family also did cancer research for the University of Washington that involved a whole lot of rabbits.
In her teenage years she owned a 1957 VW bug – complete with daisy decals to hide the dents, a 1965 Vet and a 1970 Plymouth Duster.
She met Greg when he was a traveling salesman for Connelly Skis (evidently Greg helped Pat Connelly build the skis in his garage) and racing speedboats. Among other things, Mary taught snow skiing and worked the ski patrol at Crystal Mountain. Her favorite Aunt was Aunt Blanche who drank whiskey and smoked cigars. (Writer’s note: I think I would have liked Aunt Blanche as well).
The drawing was for $250.00. Dwight Williams won the opportunity to draw the red chip for the big prize. He drew white and got $5.00.
Congratulations PM on a successful first meeting!
On July 7th for those that care……on this day in history:
1907 – Sex appeal in 1907 - The 'Follies of 1907' opens at the New York Theatre in Manhattan, with a bevy of beauties known as the Ziegfeld Girls sharing the bill with famous acts of the day and impossibly grand stage sets. Showman Florenz Ziegfeld's spectaculars will continue to dazzle until 1931.
1928 - Better than sliced bread - Missouri's Chillicothe Baking Company offers up packages of 'Kleen Maid Sliced Bread,' thanks to Otto Rohwedder's invention, a machine that cuts loaves of bread into uniform slices. Hailed as a great advance, sliced bread will be banned for a time in 1943 as a wartime extravagance.
1930 – Construction begins on Boulder Dam
1936 – The Phillips screw and screwdriver were patented and RCA showed the first real TV program.
1958 – President Eisenhower signs bill that approves Alaska statehood.
1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor is nominated as the first female Supreme Court Justice
Ringo Starr was born on this day in 1940
UPCOMING EVENTS:
July – Maternal & Child Health Month
July 13: Rotary on Tap at Zesty’s (RSVP)
July 16: Kayak Poker Run on American Lake - contact Barb Spriggs
July 23: “Mission Impossible” followed by dinner at Tacoma Country Club
July 25: LR board meeting
July 28: Rotary meeting at Fort Steilacoom Park Pavilion at 11:30 a.m. (bring the family—do NOT go to Tacoma Country Club!)
August – Membership and New Club Development Month
August 3: Floating Board Meeting at Holly Hedge (BBQ etc.)
August 5: Beerstock at Ski Park Lake (aka Pints for Polio -see Greg Horn)
August 5: RI President Gordon McInally at Murano Hotel in Tacoma
August 9: A Night at the Ballpark (Tailgate at 4:30 and Rainiers game at 7:05)
August 12: Clover Park Rotary’s Golf Event at VA golf course
August 12: Another Rainiers Game? In USO suite.
August 20-22: Annual Reeder Roadster Romp
August 22: LR board meeting at TCGC at 5:30 p.m.
September 23: Food Packing at Nourish
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