MEETING RECAP
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By Stephen SaalfeldEdited By Horn, Gregory S.Sunday, August 31, 2025
On this overcast Friday, those of us present for the weekly Rotary meeting were called to order by President Tom George, who reminded us that as he is small in stature, people love to ask him to “please stand up” when he’s already standing. At least I think it was Tom who said that—the voice came from somewhere behind the podium. I can’t be sure.
For those not present, I can assure you that the AC at the country club works quite well as the room was so chilly that I think I spotted a couple members of the kitchen crew hanging sides of beef at the back of the room and even the folks on the Zoom screen were shivering. As my uncle was fond of saying on cold winter days, “It felt like the kind of day that reminds a man he has nipples.
Invocation: Scott Buser made our invocation, reminding us of the long history of Labor Day and how it was a celebration of improving working conditions and workers’ rights from the dark days of the industrial revolution, where working long hours seven days a week for very little pay were often the norm. He also read aloud the Labor Day Prayer. Bill Potter led our flag salute.
Terry Roarke, James Osundwa and David Swindale were among the IT team and set-up crew who made today’s meeting possible.
Walt Richardson was shuttering the bugs, and Steve Saalfeld was in charge of scribing this certain-to-be-overly long description of today’s meeting. He’s a wordy fellow who is prone to rely on his editors to clean up his shoddy reporting.
Guests of Rotarians: Linda Ripley introduced Leanne, who learned about our club through the Little Free Pantry and came to learn more. I didn’t see her make a break for the exit before the meeting’s end, so we were able to pull off another week of semi-civilized behavior.
On this overcast Friday, those of us present for the weekly Rotary meeting were called to order by President Tom George, who reminded us that as he is small in stature, people love to ask him to “please stand up” when he’s already standing. At least I think it was Tom who said that—the voice came from somewhere behind the podium. I can’t be sure.
For those not present, I can assure you that the AC at the country club works quite well as the room was so chilly that I think I spotted a couple members of the kitchen crew hanging sides of beef at the back of the room and even the folks on the Zoom screen were shivering. As my uncle was fond of saying on cold winter days, “It felt like the kind of day that reminds a man he has nipples.
Invocation: Scott Buser made our invocation, reminding us of the long history of Labor Day and how it was a celebration of improving working conditions and workers’ rights from the dark days of the industrial revolution, where working long hours seven days a week for very little pay were often the norm. He also read aloud the Labor Day Prayer. Bill Potter led our flag salute.
Terry Roarke, James Osundwa and David Swindale were among the IT team and set-up crew who made today’s meeting possible.
Walt Richardson was shuttering the bugs, and Steve Saalfeld was in charge of scribing this certain-to-be-overly long description of today’s meeting. He’s a wordy fellow who is prone to rely on his editors to clean up his shoddy reporting.
Guests of Rotarians: Linda Ripley introduced Leanne, who learned about our club through the Little Free Pantry and came to learn more. I didn’t see her make a break for the exit before the meeting’s end, so we were able to pull off another week of semi-civilized behavior.
For those not present, I can assure you that the AC at the country club works quite well as the room was so chilly that I think I spotted a couple members of the kitchen crew hanging sides of beef at the back of the room and even the folks on the Zoom screen were shivering. As my uncle was fond of saying on cold winter days, “It felt like the kind of day that reminds a man he has nipples.
Invocation: Scott Buser made our invocation, reminding us of the long history of Labor Day and how it was a celebration of improving working conditions and workers’ rights from the dark days of the industrial revolution, where working long hours seven days a week for very little pay were often the norm. He also read aloud the Labor Day Prayer. Bill Potter led our flag salute.
Terry Roarke, James Osundwa and David Swindale were among the IT team and set-up crew who made today’s meeting possible.
Walt Richardson was shuttering the bugs, and Steve Saalfeld was in charge of scribing this certain-to-be-overly long description of today’s meeting. He’s a wordy fellow who is prone to rely on his editors to clean up his shoddy reporting.
Guests of Rotarians: Linda Ripley introduced Leanne, who learned about our club through the Little Free Pantry and came to learn more. I didn’t see her make a break for the exit before the meeting’s end, so we were able to pull off another week of semi-civilized behavior.
On this overcast Friday, those of us present for the weekly Rotary meeting were called to order by President Tom George, who reminded us that as he is small in stature, people love to ask him to “please stand up” when he’s already standing. At least I think it was Tom who said that—the voice came from somewhere behind the podium. I can’t be sure.
For those not present, I can assure you that the AC at the country club works quite well as the room was so chilly that I think I spotted a couple members of the kitchen crew hanging sides of beef at the back of the room and even the folks on the Zoom screen were shivering. As my uncle was fond of saying on cold winter days, “It felt like the kind of day that reminds a man he has nipples.
Invocation: Scott Buser made our invocation, reminding us of the long history of Labor Day and how it was a celebration of improving working conditions and workers’ rights from the dark days of the industrial revolution, where working long hours seven days a week for very little pay were often the norm. He also read aloud the Labor Day Prayer. Bill Potter led our flag salute.
Terry Roarke, James Osundwa and David Swindale were among the IT team and set-up crew who made today’s meeting possible.
Walt Richardson was shuttering the bugs, and Steve Saalfeld was in charge of scribing this certain-to-be-overly long description of today’s meeting. He’s a wordy fellow who is prone to rely on his editors to clean up his shoddy reporting.
Guests of Rotarians: Linda Ripley introduced Leanne, who learned about our club through the Little Free Pantry and came to learn more. I didn’t see her make a break for the exit before the meeting’s end, so we were able to pull off another week of semi-civilized behavior.
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