MEETING RECAP
Garbage In / Garbage Out
By John W. MagnusonSunday, September 10, 2023
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Garbage In / Garbage Out
Friday’s program – Recycling.
And I want to find without doubt,
Can we throw the whole City of Seattle – out?
I drove through there the other day,
And the garbage and messes are so sad, I’d say,
Especially when a few years ago it used to be,
One of the most beautiful cities, nestled there,
Alongside Puget Sound - The Salish Sea.
My question of the speaker on Friday,
Should Seattle be bulldozed into the bay?
Or does it show any redeeming grace,
Can it be recycled back as a shining place?
Yours in Scribedom,
Ole
Potentatiousness Mary (PM) rang us in out of our torpor and we collectively sprang to attention. Perhaps we all springed? Sprung? Oh English, don’t fail us now, the Bulletin has just begun. Well, it began anyway. And so did the meeting with Margaret Wanjiru Githaiga-Osundwa (Shiru) invoking and Mark Herr pledging. PM acknowledged her minions on the setup crew, - Wynn Hoffman, Terry Roarke, Rick Selden, James Osundwa, Tom George, Troy Wilcox and Rob Erb. The Paul Harris desk by Steve Enquist, the $2 jackpot… uh, place, (it doesn’t warrant its own desk) by Chuckals aka Chuck Hellar, photos by Mojo Man Walt Richardson, John Magnuson (Ole) on the Ticonderoga No. 2, and John Lowney collecting for the cookie jar and other larcenies.
Guests: Andrew Boitano and Sally Saunders were guests momentarily.
Puffins stood: All long-time Rotarians should meet, greet, take a seat and eat with a Puffin. That’s how this club gets legs!
VIPs: Gordy Quick, Greg Horn - Past District Governors, DGN Tony Camoroda, AG Bill Potter. Presidentess Mary explained that in order be a VIP one must dedicate one’s life and labor to Rotary – at least for the time it takes to be an Assistant Governor or a District Governor. Our VIPs are pretty special folks, you have to admit!
Being a Bull Writer is also an elite group. We even have our own names: QuintessentialBull (Joe Quinn), RedisBull (Greg Rediske), DonnnnBull (Donn Irwin), WendyBull (Wendy McGowan), PaulataBull (Paula Olson), SaalBull (Stephen Saalfeld), CarpetBull (Gayle Selden), OlelibleBull John Magnuson). If you find you’re ever accused of being full of bull, feel free to contact the Bulletin Writing Committee and see about an apprenticebullship.
Sunshine Report: Wendy McGowan – No news is good news.
Rose Stevens brought a $2,000 request for the International Service Committee to continue work on a building in Uganda for expanding medical services. MSC
Mark Herr called for a meeting of the Military Appreciation Committee to plan for a Veteran’s Day event.
Steve Enquist awarded two Paul Harrises: a 6th to Lowell Johnson and a 3rd to Peter Marsh. Steve related the remarkable number: $1,413,831 donated by Lakewood Rotarians to the Paul Harris Foundation.
President Mary got to perform a favorite duty – the swearing-in of two new members. Andrew Boitano and Sally Saunders. Andrew is absolutely full of Tacoma – including 2 sentences served at PLU! Sally most of us already know and love! She and Larry dedicated their lives to service in the US Army and the City of Lakewood. Welcome two fine new Rotarians.
Put it on your calendar: Rotary on Tap at The Adriatic 5:30 p.m.Thursday, September 14th..Fun! Yes! Fellowship! Yes! Please RSVP to Connie Coleman-Lacadie 253-906-1346.
PM will instruct on DACdb next Friday before the meeting at TC&GC.
SugarBull:
Barlow Buescher went to Montana to visit his sister who has needed care during her lifetime. He felt the blessing of those who care for her and others like that who work for little and do so much.
Angela Connelly expressed thankfulness for many things but mostly for the Fire Department that saved her house from terrible damage. In context she also expressed joy for a trip to Switzerland, it’s beauty, it’s democracy and it’s clean air. Then there was that progressive dinner. Wow; I was so impressed I didn’t catch the sugar.
Mary prodded me to admit to the joy of my youngest son’s marriage, birth of his son, a 49th anniversary and my 83rd birthday. The math adds up to a Covey $17.95 but rounded up to $100.
Steve Saalfeld introduced our speakers from Waste Connections; Steven Hopkins and Sammantha Winkle. Steve began by thanking Lakewood Rotary for participating in the annual Bike Build and the opportunity to be a sponsor at the Wine and Beer Festival.
HB 1799 is known as the composting legislation that was passed into law. It addresses a progressive schedule of separating compostable material over several years time frame. Increasing burdens beginning with 4 cubic yards of material, to 8 cubic yards, and so on. It doesn’t impact homes so much as it does restaurants, grocery stores and other commercial facilities – read that as someone has to clean and separate recyclables before they are put into containers. Some food waste needs to be hermetically sealed.
The provisions called for have zero funding, so you might imagine where the funding will come from? Maybe you can imagine that? Just maybe? Excuse the opinion there, but one would think, with so much responsibility outlined, the funding might be addressed?
The decisions on some materials are straightforward: metal, paper, cardboard. But plastics are not readily identifiable as to source. All material also must be cleaned or it contaminates the recycling process. I foresee a new degree program at Evergreen State College – Garbage Container Cleaning Masters Degrees! Just kidding! Jeez, settle down. Another issue is that material marked with the Reduce, Recycle, Reuse Triangle is unreliable and meaningless. One can foresee a time when the recycle police may visit you! You! Yes, I’m talking about you.
Well, it was a provocative program about a dilemma facing the world. I can only say the solution Seattle (and other major cities) settled upon isn’t working. That is; wait until it clogs the sidewalks, parks and streets, then clean it without sorting it and proclaim it cured.
The $452 Red Chip was left unscathed by Dr. Jim Rooks.
Who Reads This Stuff?
Ole
Friday’s program – Recycling.
And I want to find without doubt,
Can we throw the whole City of Seattle – out?
I drove through there the other day,
And the garbage and messes are so sad, I’d say,
Especially when a few years ago it used to be,
One of the most beautiful cities, nestled there,
Alongside Puget Sound - The Salish Sea.
My question of the speaker on Friday,
Should Seattle be bulldozed into the bay?
Or does it show any redeeming grace,
Can it be recycled back as a shining place?
Yours in Scribedom,
Ole
Potentatiousness Mary (PM) rang us in out of our torpor and we collectively sprang to attention. Perhaps we all springed? Sprung? Oh English, don’t fail us now, the Bulletin has just begun. Well, it began anyway. And so did the meeting with Margaret Wanjiru Githaiga-Osundwa (Shiru) invoking and Mark Herr pledging. PM acknowledged her minions on the setup crew, - Wynn Hoffman, Terry Roarke, Rick Selden, James Osundwa, Tom George, Troy Wilcox and Rob Erb. The Paul Harris desk by Steve Enquist, the $2 jackpot… uh, place, (it doesn’t warrant its own desk) by Chuckals aka Chuck Hellar, photos by Mojo Man Walt Richardson, John Magnuson (Ole) on the Ticonderoga No. 2, and John Lowney collecting for the cookie jar and other larcenies.
Guests: Andrew Boitano and Sally Saunders were guests momentarily.
Puffins stood: All long-time Rotarians should meet, greet, take a seat and eat with a Puffin. That’s how this club gets legs!
VIPs: Gordy Quick, Greg Horn - Past District Governors, DGN Tony Camoroda, AG Bill Potter. Presidentess Mary explained that in order be a VIP one must dedicate one’s life and labor to Rotary – at least for the time it takes to be an Assistant Governor or a District Governor. Our VIPs are pretty special folks, you have to admit!
Being a Bull Writer is also an elite group. We even have our own names: QuintessentialBull (Joe Quinn), RedisBull (Greg Rediske), DonnnnBull (Donn Irwin), WendyBull (Wendy McGowan), PaulataBull (Paula Olson), SaalBull (Stephen Saalfeld), CarpetBull (Gayle Selden), OlelibleBull John Magnuson). If you find you’re ever accused of being full of bull, feel free to contact the Bulletin Writing Committee and see about an apprenticebullship.
Sunshine Report: Wendy McGowan – No news is good news.
Rose Stevens brought a $2,000 request for the International Service Committee to continue work on a building in Uganda for expanding medical services. MSC
Mark Herr called for a meeting of the Military Appreciation Committee to plan for a Veteran’s Day event.
Steve Enquist awarded two Paul Harrises: a 6th to Lowell Johnson and a 3rd to Peter Marsh. Steve related the remarkable number: $1,413,831 donated by Lakewood Rotarians to the Paul Harris Foundation.
President Mary got to perform a favorite duty – the swearing-in of two new members. Andrew Boitano and Sally Saunders. Andrew is absolutely full of Tacoma – including 2 sentences served at PLU! Sally most of us already know and love! She and Larry dedicated their lives to service in the US Army and the City of Lakewood. Welcome two fine new Rotarians.
Put it on your calendar: Rotary on Tap at The Adriatic 5:30 p.m.Thursday, September 14th..Fun! Yes! Fellowship! Yes! Please RSVP to Connie Coleman-Lacadie 253-906-1346.
PM will instruct on DACdb next Friday before the meeting at TC&GC.
SugarBull:
Barlow Buescher went to Montana to visit his sister who has needed care during her lifetime. He felt the blessing of those who care for her and others like that who work for little and do so much.
Angela Connelly expressed thankfulness for many things but mostly for the Fire Department that saved her house from terrible damage. In context she also expressed joy for a trip to Switzerland, it’s beauty, it’s democracy and it’s clean air. Then there was that progressive dinner. Wow; I was so impressed I didn’t catch the sugar.
Mary prodded me to admit to the joy of my youngest son’s marriage, birth of his son, a 49th anniversary and my 83rd birthday. The math adds up to a Covey $17.95 but rounded up to $100.
Steve Saalfeld introduced our speakers from Waste Connections; Steven Hopkins and Sammantha Winkle. Steve began by thanking Lakewood Rotary for participating in the annual Bike Build and the opportunity to be a sponsor at the Wine and Beer Festival.
HB 1799 is known as the composting legislation that was passed into law. It addresses a progressive schedule of separating compostable material over several years time frame. Increasing burdens beginning with 4 cubic yards of material, to 8 cubic yards, and so on. It doesn’t impact homes so much as it does restaurants, grocery stores and other commercial facilities – read that as someone has to clean and separate recyclables before they are put into containers. Some food waste needs to be hermetically sealed.
The provisions called for have zero funding, so you might imagine where the funding will come from? Maybe you can imagine that? Just maybe? Excuse the opinion there, but one would think, with so much responsibility outlined, the funding might be addressed?
The decisions on some materials are straightforward: metal, paper, cardboard. But plastics are not readily identifiable as to source. All material also must be cleaned or it contaminates the recycling process. I foresee a new degree program at Evergreen State College – Garbage Container Cleaning Masters Degrees! Just kidding! Jeez, settle down. Another issue is that material marked with the Reduce, Recycle, Reuse Triangle is unreliable and meaningless. One can foresee a time when the recycle police may visit you! You! Yes, I’m talking about you.
Well, it was a provocative program about a dilemma facing the world. I can only say the solution Seattle (and other major cities) settled upon isn’t working. That is; wait until it clogs the sidewalks, parks and streets, then clean it without sorting it and proclaim it cured.
The $452 Red Chip was left unscathed by Dr. Jim Rooks.
Who Reads This Stuff?
Ole
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