March 16, 2021

President Earl Crowe opened our Hybrid meeting at Pybus Public Market at 7:05 am as he allowed some extra time for everyone to greet each other in person. We had many club members physically attend the meeting, and another 7 attend via Zoom. It was good to see other members in person!!

Jim Adamson led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Carol led the invocation/inspiration.

Visitors included Karen Gallie (Learning Well owner and 2/23 presenter) and District Governor Richard DeRock. The gov'na opined that it was his 2nd club visit. Many wondered if we had a better connection whether we would have been his FIRST club visit.

Rotary Moment

Wayne provided the Rotary Moment and recalled some early moments in club history:

• 1988 - First Apple Century bike ride
• 1988-89 - Rotary provided early support of the Riverfront Railway.
• The railway was given to the community from a local orchardist who had it set up on his property.
• Before the track could be set up at the riverfront, the aluminum rails were stolen.
• Rotary worked with other community members to identify a location that could build new rails, but two tons of aluminum were needed. Rotary worked with Alcoa and soon two tons of aluminum were on their way to be turned into rails.
• $40,000 was further raised to help the railway project leave the station.
• 1991 - The Challenge Scholarship began

He also highlighted some of our previous club presidents:

• 
  Jim Adamson 1994-1995
  
• Jim Huffman 1995-1996, 2016-2017
• Craig Reese 2001-2002
• Milt Herman 2003-2004
• Bill McDowell 2005-2006
• Dave Freimuth 2008-2009
• Carol Adamson 2014-2015
• Wayne Massing 2015-2016
• Erin McCool 2017-2018
• Taro Masuda 2019-2020

Announcements

Wayne announced that instead of the normal raffle, we would have a running raffle. The winner each week will get to draw a marble out of a bag of 40 marbles. If the "winner" marble is drawn, the winner will get half of the running pot. If the drawer is a loser (don't feel bad, we still like you, loser), the marble will not be replaced; there will be one less loser marble in the bag the next week. So don't fret losers, you're odds go up each week!

Food service at our morning meetings will resume beginning April 6th. Sherry will be back with coffee service and Ruth will work with Glaze bakery and handle the ordering. We will follow all guidelines so that likely means individual packaging and/or being served, so don't be grabby if it's not individually packaged!

Kathleen discussed a fun competition contest for next week - a flyover planes contest. There were some planes left over from our Halloween giveaway. Send her a text if you weren't at the meeting and she will get you a plane before next week's meeting. There will be prizes from Kathleen's attic for decorating, longest distance flown, and more. Don't forget a nickel for your pilot. They don't fly for free! Don't worry, you can get your nickel back at the end so you can still afford a raffle ticket next week, unless the flight is so embarrassing the sergeant at arms fines you five cents for your "effort".

Carol let us know of an event the social committee has helped arranged for us on April 10th at 5pm-ish at Martin-Scott winery in East Wenatchee, near the airport. Bring your own food if you'd like and we'll sit around the fire pit and do what Rotarians do best, socialize. Martin-Scott Winery, 3400 10th St SE, East Wenatchee.

Brags and Confessions

Brags and confessions were postponed until next week to give our speaker more time.

Earl closed the meeting at 8 am with an Oscar Wilde quote, 

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken!"