Meeting Notes, Nov. 5, 2019

Visiting Guests

From "Matilda, The Musical" cast and support, we had Kate and Brooke Berry, Ainsley Shearer, Tami Lapoushinsky, Paul Atwood, and Todd & Celia Kiesz.

Betsy McDarment, her daughter-in-law Holly McDarment and Kristen Holmberg also attended.

Visiting Rotarians

Wendell Cayton, from the Rotary Club of Hailey, Idaho, was in attendance. Wendall is a former member of the Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club.

Announcements

Rebecca Lyons said that she had sent out a brief survey to all club members. Please look for that in your In Box, complete and return. It's from Survey Monkey.

PJ Jones announced that he had visited the TEAM Learning Center in Wenatchee and had determined that there is some paver work that could be done next Spring.

Club President Taro Masuda passed around a letter and photos from Zackary Banken, our Youth Exchange student in India. He has been there for 3 months, and has been touring around the countryside with his current host family, visiting many festivals there. He is about to move to his next host family's home.

See the November birthday and anniversary dates on the right had column of this blog.

Brags and Confessions

Club President Taro Masuda bragged about his Utes football team winning over the UW Huskies.

PJ Jones seconded the brag about the Utes!

Erik Holmberg bragged going to the UW Husky game, and was upset over their loss to the Utes!

Robin DeRock bragged about her hockey team finally winning a game. They are ranked 25th of 31. She and husband Richard travelled to Santa Barbara, Calif., to celebrate an anniversary!

Jim Huffman surprised home owners with news that their home insurance was inversely proportional to their distance to Chuck Norris!

Erin McCool attended a Private Investigator school in Seattle to get her PI license. She will now be working with Washington State to do investigations.

Matt Eastman bragged that his son was out of his wheelchair and just about back to normal after his 2nd story fall this summer.

Wayne Massing traveled to Lewiston, Idaho, to help his wife's 91 year old family friend with winterizing her condo, and to help her with her new smart phone. Don't expect any calls anytime soon!

Chris McDarment travelled to Walla Walla for a wine club wine tasting. He would not recommend that again, because it was too crowded!

Sargent at Arms

Erik Holmberg did a pin check, and then fined all the WSU fans whose Cougars lost their game this weekend.

Program

Paul Atwood introduced the cast and support member of "Matilda, The Musical".

Ainsley Shearer sang "My House", and Kate Berry and Celia Kiesz sang "Naughty" from the

musical, while Tami Lapoushinsky accompanied the girls on the piano. The ages of the cast members range from 9 years old to 17 years old. Some members have been singing and acting for many years, while other members have only been active for less than 2 years. The girls and Paul Atwood answered questions from the audience.









Club President Taro Masuda presented the Matilda cast members with a book that will be donated in the name "Cast of Matilda, the Musical" to the North Central Washington Children's Library. The book is "The Day the Crayons Came Home."

Pot Draw 

Chris McDarment was the big $10 winner.