May 25, 2021, Meeting Notes

President Earl opened the meeting at 7:00 am. Chris led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and Ruth gave the invocation about the meaning of Memorial Day.

Announcements

After last week's meeting, we took a picture to send to ailing, fellow Rotarian Jim Huffman.

This week, the card was delivered to Jim Huffman! All the best, Jimmy!

A reminder that masks are still required in the main Pybus area until June 30th. If you are vaccinated, you may remove them in the Event Center once you are seated.

The Stage Kids "Wizard of Oz" performance on June 18th will be preceded by a social event at the Holmbergs' home at 2017 Broadview N, Wenatchee. Bring heavy appetizers and BYOB. After that we will navigate to the Stage Kids performance. Carol Adamson will have your tickets if you contacted her previously, or you can still attend the Holmberg social event and pick up tickets at the box office. More info later.

John McDarment announced the yearly Change-Over Dinner on Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 at Ridgeline Graphics, 30 North Chelan in Wenatchee (Park in back on Adams St.). Enjoy a BBQ at the Ridgeline Atrium and patio. Rotarian chefs will be serving authentic steak-burgers, chicken, hot dogs, brats and Portobello mushrooms hot off the grill, along with all the fix'ins. BYOB. Cost is $5/person or $10/family. Reserve your spot today by email to John (johnc@ridgelinegraphicscom), or at a regular meeting on Tuesday morning. Help us celebrate this past year's accomplishments while thanking Earl for all of his dedication to our club He will turn the gavel over to our president-elect Kathleen McNalty with the challenge to "Serve to Change Lives!" (Past Presidents: Prepare to do "your thing"! More to come...)

Jim Adamson introduced his guest, Zack Pauw, former resident of Ballard, WA. He lived on the same street as new members Jackie and Dan Rector.

PJ introduced former member and guest, Dirk Horton.

Not announced at the meeting, but still important: Service Club Luncheon, Wed., June 9th at 11:30 am at the Convention Hall. $25/person. Tables hold 10 people so let's get 10+ Wenatchee Sunrise Rotarians at a table! See Earl next week for advanced tickets

We still have more opportunities to volunteer as we "Take Over the Market" on the third Saturday of each month until October. The next event is Saturday, June 19. A sign-up sheet will be sent around prior to that. Bring a non-Rotarian friend, if you volunteer!

Brags and Confessions

Wayne and Karen took their first long road trip in their new car to Kennewick and back, visiting in-laws there. Rain, rain, wind, wind, then home to nice weather!

PJ visited his eye doctor and confirmed a change in his vision. One good eye; one not so good!

Jim and Carol attended the Wine and Jazz Festival in Chelan! A good time was had by all as family members joined them in a rented condo there!

John S. called the police to report that his son's bike was stolen from his garage. After purchasing a new, replacement bike, the former bike was found. New bike back to the store with a story! John and wife are now becoming mountain bike enthusiasts! Lock your bikes up!

Alan and Kelly also ventured North to Chelan to enjoy the lake and surroundings. After driving almost home on hwy. 97A, the State Patrol turned them around because of fire in the Swakane Canyon area. They had to drive back to Chelan, then back down the East side of the River to home.

Kathleen was thought to have cause a near-crash of two cars while on a 45 mile bike ride. One car passing her made a long pass in getting back on the right side of the road and was just about struck by an on-coming car. She got blamed for it, although she was not to fault! Be careful out there! By the way, Kathleen thinks that John S. and family are on to something by switching to mountain bikes!

Rebecca was in the Winthrop area when she learned of the Swakane Canyon fire. Her Pot-O-Gold Lane home was under Level 2 Evacuation notice (Get Ready To Go) and her daughter was in the home. A neighbor checked on Mari and found her safe. Rebecca returned home safely via the East shore of the River. Rebecca gave a shout-out to the fire crews!

Program

The Service Projects Committee members, Alan Walker and Jackie Rector, were recruiting members to their committee. They briefly reviewed some of the more memorable and recent service projects:

• Rotary Park cleanup on Make-A-Difference Day, Oct. 2020
• Goathead Warrior weed eradication
• Hwy. clean-up
• Bruce Hotel painting/doors
• Ron Griffin's yard clean-up
• Rotary widows' yard clean-up
• Habitat for Humanity yard clean-up
• Christmas "Stuff a Bag" project
• Grace House plumbing (PJ should we be making a donation to them?)
• School supplies/backpack give away
• Grade school kid's lunch program
• Etc.

Jackie tasked the members by asking "Think of a service project as an opportunity to serve the community, and possibly gain some new members along the way!" She also asked if we need to do a service project theme (pet care, children's needs, etc.).

Perhaps we could have a pet parade and give out pet supplies afterwards at the Humane Society.

A point was made that those were great ideas, but we have gone 2 years without any funds coming into the treasury. Where is the money going to come from? Alan said in his line of work with the Community Action Council, "Don't let dollars limit your ideas!".

Someone reminded us of the needs of Stage Kids.

Another question was "Can we do a survey of club members to find what skills we have between us?"

Alan and Jackie passed around cards for members to list their ideas for service projects. After collecting them, a common theme was "Goathead Warriors".

If you have service project ideas, email them to Alan Walker (alanwalker1965@gmail.com)

or to Jackie Rector (RectorRealEstateInWA@gmail.com).

Raffle

Treasurer Craig Reese's lucky number was drawn, but he failed to find the silver, money marble! $35 would have been the prize! More money to give away next week!

Closing

Earl closed the meeting at 8 am with the following quote:

"Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart." 

Roy T. Bennett

May 18, 2021 Meeting Notes - Challenge Scholars!

President Earl Crowe proudly got everyone on their feet at 0700 and Wayne led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, followed by the invocation, given by Milt.

Announcements

Robin detailed the trials and successes of The Rotary Foundation Gala and Fundraiser. Overall did well, but fell far short of the overall goal. While the zone fell short, our District was well beyond the District goal. We did great, 20% above our goal! Past DG Peter Schultz was credited with garnering local support. Rock band "Rush" was part of the Gala thanks to Peter Schultz being a member of the band before they made it big!

Our "Take-Over" of the Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market at Pybus started on Sat., May 15. 18 volunteers (including a few kids) made for a great crew. We started the year passing out planes and doggy biscuits! Both were very popular with the right crowd. Next month we will be out helping on June 19th. Be on the lookout for sign-up sheets at our meetings if you'd like to volunteer or contact Kathleen (kmcnalty1@outlook.com). We're hoping to add a pet parade with Firehouse Pets. So bring your pet next time! 

Carol purchased 20 Stage Kids Wizard of Oz tickets for June 18th and will bring the tickets next week.

If you want to go and didn't get in on the group tickets, you can still purchase tickets at the box office and join us for a pre-function at Holmbergs.

A reminder that masks are still required in the main Pybus area until June 30th. If you are vaccinated, you may remove them in the Event Center once you are seated.

Earl and the club congratulated Kathleen on Paul Harris +2!

Brags and Confessions

Wayne bragged that he and Karen celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary and met the Adamson's at Tastebuds, where the Adamsons were having a little bit of unfortunate car trouble. Wayne made a donation to the Salisbury fund. He also had Karen's daughter for a visit and had their first swim in their pool. He also did (not) say he was going to have a pool party for the club this summer! (It will happen when it's warmer! sez Wayne!)

Jim Adamson bragged that a man in his church has continued to ride in our annual bike ride even though he has trouble walking. Last year, and again this year, he continued to donate to the ride in spite of not being able to do it.

Jackie bragged about her great social weekend starting at the Adamsons for the gala and finishing with dinner at the McDarments (I'm sure the highlight of anyone's weekend)!

Kelly bragged about having mothers day in Scottsdale and that her son and his partner are expecting a baby boy! Congratulations!

Robin bragged that her granddaughter got her first COVID shot and that she has finished painting and decorating her mom's new room. Her arrival countdown is less than two weeks!

Program - Challenge Scholar Update

We have one senior and nine juniors in the program currently. The juniors are under the new modified program rules. Up to $300 is available each semester for each student if they meet certain goals. It was good to see that they each earned some money and the highest was $200. A total of $950 was earned by the Challenge Scholar students. The scholarships target some of the students most at risk and gives them promise and hope.

Kory Kalahar is the principal at Westside High School and was excited to share news on some of our scholarship students that attend there. He gave personal insights and anecdotes about each of the students at his school and said he was truly inspired by these kids. It has been a challenging year for all students and really hard for Westside students.

Some of these kids really struggle with remote learning (as many kids do) and the added distraction was difficult to overcome for many. Many have a lot of chaos in their lives and often involves a difficult family situation, such as single parent households. One of our challenge scholars moved to night school and has become re-engaged. These kids have wonderful personalities and need help to find their motivational focus. Volunteerism is required as part of the scholar program and he told of one scholar who helped at the May 6 Tamale fundraiser for Westside. They have been working with students to provide volunteer opportunities, but it has been hard because of COVID.

One student has an affinity for cars and his mentor has taken him to a couple of race shops. This scholar has applied to the Washington Youth Academy where if accepted he will live for six months in Bremerton. While there, he will earn eight credits and work with the community.

The Challenge Scholarship has definitely changed the lives of many students and has given them focus to their energy and motivation to finish high school and reach for goals in life. And it couldn't be done without their mentors putting in their effort.

Each of the club's mentors then got up and spoke about their mentees. Mentors reach out every couple of weeks or whatever the student needs. It can be hit and miss, but they have patience and lend emotional support. One scholar used his $100 to purchase some necessities like deodorant - no word on whether he used it as a gift for his mentor. Some mentees are more challenging than others, much like bloggers. David suggested finding service projects where we can get our Challenge Scholars involved and help them feel like part of something bigger.

Mentors discussed how you can't take it personal if the student doesn't respond; you have to give them
the space they need. Some students will talk all day, but won't respond about school. They just keep trying and build rapport. Mentors help provide a way to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Mentorship can be a roller coaster, but it's worth it to be a part of some success stories. It's amazing what a difference in someone's life it can be to have someone giving them support, saying "you can do it."

The deadline for Challenge Scholar applications for next year is at the end of this school year.

Raffle

Jim drew the winning raffle ticket! (For Alan) Alan found his missing marble, but alas it was not the silver one. Better luck next week! Next week's silver marble might net you $24 or more!

Closing

Earl closed with a an inspirational quote from Booker T. Washington - "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." And then it was time to go. See you next week!

May 11, 2021 Meeting Notes

President Earl Crowe rang "The Bell" to start the meeting at 0700. Ruth led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and then Carol gave the invocation.

Announcements

Robin reminded everyone of the The Rotary Foundation Gala and Fundraiser, and the District 5060 Rotary Foundation Recognition and Awards Celebration on Wed. May 12th.

The Gala will be 5:00-6:00 pm via Zoom (links to register and attend in email to all club members). Those in the Wenatchee area, can attend at the Pybus Local-Tel Event Center, if you have registered and paid $110 ($100 fully credited to your TRF Paul Harris Award).

The Recognition and Awards Celebration will start at about 6:30 pm via ZOOM (link to attend register and for Zoom in email to all club members. Registration required because of attendance restrictions at Pybus.).

Our "Take-Over" of the Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market at Pybus will start this Sat., May 15. A list of time available for our volunteers was passed around at Tuesday's meeting. If you wish to volunteer, contact Kathleen (kmcnalty1@outlook.com). Last year, it was a fun event and sure to be the same with more people this year! Pybus said they would like to have a future "pet event" at the market as well. 

John Schapman, Club Secretary, read the minutes Board Meeting minutes from the Mon., May 10th board meeting.

• Old Business:
• A discussion took place about having an Ameri-Corps person sponsored by our club. It was decided not to have one.
• A Board Retreat will take place on May 22nd to discuss club planning and goals for the next president, Kathleen McNalty. Jackie and Dan Rector have been invited.
• New Business
• 
  The Service Clubs' sign board at the Wenatchee River bridge was discussed. It is in need of cleaning (in the least), and updating clubs' signs and meeting
  places/dates/times. Other clubs were going to be contacted to see if they can contribute in those efforts. An adjacent tree with an 18" diameter limb is blocking the view of the signs and should be removed. The owner was happy to hear about that. Our club is checking on any permits needed to do the tree work, or possibly hiring it to be done!
• 3 International projects were discussed
• India Wheel Chair charity - we already donated $2100 in Dec., 2020 so will not be donating this next year
• HanWash- We will contribute $500 this year to this Haitian Water Sanitation Project
• Les Cooper's Kenyan School project (Chelan Rotary Club) - We will contribute $500.

PJ said that the Ohme Garden Storage facility found our storage unit lock was unlocked. They said that the storage units needed to be locked. Our lock was oiled and proved to be useable. The Ohme Garden main gate code and the combination of our storage locker will be sent to all club members via email from President Earl.

Brags and Confessions

Seattle's Green Lake was the destination for Chris and his family for a visit with their oldest son Brady.

Robin's mother is moving from SoCal to Wen to live with Richard and Robin. Also, District Governor Richard and First Lady Robin had their FIRST formal District Governor event in Moses Lake.

Ruth's church's goal was to raise $3.2M during a recent fundraising event. Instead, they raised $6.3M!! Sign them up as Rotarians!!

Erik attended a Zoom graduation party for a family member at CWU. He had fun watching the online sign-language interpreter! Also, Erik's son is living in Israel for 3-4 years as a construction project manager. The site is for an Intel computer chip manufacturer and is estimated to cost $3B. He and others there have had 3 red alerts for incoming missiles.

PJ enjoyed his wife Cookie's daughter and granddaughter during a recent visit.

Rebecca gave $XX for her recent birthday to be donated to the NCW Foundation. She and daughter Mari went to see her grandparents on her father's side for Mother's Day.

Earl said "Never ask yourself how the day could get any worse!" A recent fast-paced day for the Chelan Deputy Coroner was made worse by a flat tire, illusive lug nuts, and a punctured sidewall on the new Les Schwab tire! Lucky for free repairs!

Program

Erik Holmberg introduced Lacey Price, Managing Director of "Stage Kids". Lacey has worked in Leavenworth coordinating the Christmas Lighting Festival and Bavarian Ice Festival. After a Program Manager position, she joined Stage Kids. Erik is a supporter of Stage Kids!

Lacey introduced Michelle McCormick, Executive Director of Stage Kids.

Stage Kids is the best hope for our future with our local youth. Building characters, one child at a time. Theater skills are life skills delivered in an incredibly fun, engaging, age-appropriate way.

In 2009, Stage Kids was born with 20 kids in attendance. In 2019, there were 795 kids in the program, with over 6,000 patrons and 250 volunteers (5,033 hrs.). There were $23,846 in scholarships awarded in the past 3 years.

Arts education has been clearly proven to:

• Boost students' compassion for classmates
• Lower disciplinary rates
• Improve scores on writing, reading, and math tests
• Improve standardized test scores
  
• Higher GPAs.

A portion of "The Wizard of Oz" skit was performed by 4 cast members singing various songs.

The Lion was played by Liam (left), and the Tin Man was played by Boden. 

Dorothy was played by Cate (left), and the Tin Man by Boden.

Dorothy (Cate at left) and the Scarecrow played by Allirie.

The parents of the enrolled students are required to volunteer for various jobs within Stage Kids productions. Their practice site is currently Grace City Church in the North end of Wenatchee, at 277 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, near the Forest Service building.

Stage Kids contact info:

• Facebook: Stage Kids
• Website: Stage Kids Washington

Both Lacey and Michelle answered questions about Stage Kids:

Q: If we have a large group that would like to attend a performance, can we all sit together?

A: Current Co-Vid guidelines allow up to 10 people from a single group to sit together.

Q: Do you use live music?

A: We only use recorded music because with a live band, there may be variations in the music, and that can be confusing for the Stage Kids.

Q: Do you have a music studio that is rented or owned?

A: We currently use the Grace City Church and get a great deal on that rental.

Erik Holmberg asked for donation during the meeting and next week's meeting. He said he would match any donations up to $10,000. A basket was passed and $421 was collected by Treasurer Craig Reese. Bring your money next week!

Their next performance is June 18th. We could have a social event!! Tickets went on sale May 10th for $16.50/person. Contact Carol Adamson if you wish you go: jncadamson@gmail.com

President Earl congratulated the Stage Kids (Allirie, Boden, Cate and Liam, plus Lacey and Michelle) on their performance today. He said that our club would present a children's library
book to the NCW Libraries, dedicated in the Stage Kids name.

Raffle

PJ tried his hardest to find that sliver marble, but it eluded his grasp. He could have taken home $17!

Earl's parting words were from Mary Anne Radmacher: "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"                        

Earl banged the gong and ended the meeting at 8 am.

May 4, 2021 Meeting Notes

President Earl Crowe called the meeting to order and Carol led with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Chris led the club with the Invocation. 

Earl acknowledged Carol as the winner of the marble draw from the previous week and presented her with a check for $76 and Rotarian of the month too! Nice haul! Then Earl mentioned that the check was for $2 too much and asked for cash to cover the difference. Haven't we been warned enough about these scams?!!!

Announcements

The Rotary Foundation will have an on-line fundraiser gala on Wed., May 12th from 5 pm to 6 pm. Cost is $110 to join and $100 of it is donated toward your next Paul Harris award. There will be a variety show featuring lots of entertainment and worthwhile speakers. The in-person meet-up in the board room has been canceled, but if you still want to get together for it, Carol and Jim invited everyone to their house for some snacks and drinks.

Afterwards, at 6:30 pm, will be the
Rotary District 5060 Awards Ceremony. Click this link to register for just the Awards Ceremony:

District 5060 Awards Zoom Registration
There is no cost to attend the District 5060 awards ceremony so if you can't attend the Foundation Gala, be sure to attend the District awards ceremony. We'll be getting together in our normal meeting area in the Pybus Event Center, but both the Gala and Award Ceremony will be hybrid events (Zoom and Live at Pybus). Special bonus is a cash bar during the District 5060 awards ceremony.

Again, we will be doing the "takeovers" of the Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market at Pybus starting on Sat., May 15th and continuing into October. It's always fun to greet people and help with set up or take down if necessary. We also help people get things to their cars if needed so it's a great opportunity to demonstrate Service Above Self! It's on the 3rd Saturday of each month. There will also be non-profit tables this year where we'll have one for kids activities and brochures for the parents. Sign-ups will begin next week so check your calendars and come ready with your availability. A sign-up sheet for hour long shifts was circulated at the meeting. If you didn't sign up and want to be there, contact Kathleen.

PJ and Robin are organizing a cleansing of the sign (as the service project will now be called) at the North end of town as a service project. We need to trim a tree branch that has grown in front of it and the property owner has ok'd it's removal. The Wenatchee Valley service clubs' signs deserve to be visible!

May 22nd will be the Board Retreat and Strategic Planning meeting. It will involve all current board members plus the incoming board members. Dan & Jackie have been invited as new members to be involved to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective. This doesn't mean Earl isn't interested in what the rest of us have to say! In an effort to include all club members, between now and May 18th, any member can email Earl with their thoughts/ideas concerning the direction of the club over the next 2 to 3 years (ejcrowe1@yahoo.com). Just make sure the comments are constructive! I know, there's always a catch; they get you with the fine print! Earl will compile the information and take it with him to the meeting.

Taro wanted everyone to get the changeover dinner on their calendar now.

It will be Tuesday, June 29th at Ridgeline Graphics at 6:30pm.

Still working on the menu, but it'll be a BBQ, cost TBD. There will be no meeting that Tuesday morning! Mark your calendars!

Come help us roast send off Earl and welcome Kathleen.

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Rotary Moment

Wayne presented a brief Rotary Moment. He reminded the club about the article in the latest Rotary magazine about the 2027 Rotary International Convention. It will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 5-9, 2027!! Last year's 2020 Convention was scheduled to be held in Honolulu, but because of CoVid-19, it was cancelled there. SO, start working on your tan and fitting back into your bathing suit or at least shorts! We're headed to the beaches!!

Brags and Confessions

Jim Adamson bragged about the Rotary training this past weekend. There were 10
sessions to choose from and three one-hour time slots in the morning. Jim led one, participated in one, and facilitated another. He also bragged about Jackie's idea in one session where she came up with an idea for an event for pet owners.

Robin bragged that she just go back from SoCal. Unfortunately, she was there because her mom had fallen. She's going to bring her mom up to live with her and Richard at the end of the month. She confessed that this process will probably result in her needing a liver transplant. I don't know what it meant, but she wanted to have her new liver on the rocks, whatever that meant. ;-) She also confessed that she missed CSTE this past weekend because she was traveling home.

Kathleen confessed that she read in the newspaper that her husband was retiring. So
she's looking for a job for Steve now! They're not planning on leaving town as they've settled in and love it here. Great news for our club, valley, and congratulations Steve!

Program

Earl introduced his partner, excuse me, a work associate, Rick Phillips, funeral
director for Chapel of the Valley. Rick was the owner of Telford's and is a real down to earth guy. He commented that he was a little "stiff" after doing a yard sale with his Kiwanis club this weekend. The audience wasn't sure if it was a little funeral humor or not. Kiwanis club, come on, you're pulling our leg! Seriously though, 38 years is quite a commitment, keep up the great community work Rick!

Rick's dad and grandfather were both funeral directors, so he has been around it his whole life. It has meant a lot to him over the years to help families through that difficult time. His family took in two boys from abusive situations and they both wound up committing suicide. When he was 17, his girlfriend died from a bleeding ulcer. He really struggled with these losses, but a funeral director helped him and he has been forever grateful. After that, he decided to get involved. His grandfather was also a pastor and told him that he'd be able to make a difference in a lot of people's most difficult moments.

Over his career, he has been granted many honors and achievements, including president of the Washington State Funeral Directors Association and elected to represent Washington State on the National Policy Board, meeting multiple times with the President of the United States.

He's kept a daily journal since 1974 and hopes to write a book one day about his experiences. He was involved with the Green River homicide victims and families, as well as the Tylenol tampering cases so there is no shortage of information and stories to pull from. 

Rick noted that there are almost three million deaths in the United States annually, over 52,000 in Washington State. When someone dies, a death certificate must be created and requires a lot of information to be complete.

He's seen a lot of change over the years. In 1981-1982, the Washington State cremation rate was 9%; very high compared to the national average of 2-3%. It is now 81% in our state, highest in the nation! The national average is 52% and Canada is 70%. While cost is a factor, the biggest reason for the change is a change in belief system. Most denominations frowned on cremation in the past, but it is accepted now.

State law allows immediate family to view someone who has passed without embalming for a certain time, but must embalm, if there will be a larger viewing. If known COVID, it requires embalming. When he started in the valley, there were three funeral services and none of them had a cooler, so everyone was embalmed. Now, everyone has a cooler.

There is a social security death benefit as well. It used to be an automatic $250, but was changed in 1991... to $255. It is only paid to a surviving spouse or dependent children.

Indigent cases need to determine if they have any family. If they find family and the family won't acknowledge the deceased, they are considered abandoned. There are about 20-25 indigent cases per year. In these cases, the county will pay $695 for cremation. They're usually put in a mausoleum, but if they're a veteran, Earl will drive them over to a veterans' cemetery on the Westside. If the deceased is abandoned, it's between the county and funeral home. The state used to pay for people on welfare if they didn't have anyone to pay for their burial, but too many people took advantage of the program (even when they had the means to pay for their family member) so the state stopped providing the service.

COVID has impacted funeral services as well. It has limited how many people can turn out for functions, like memorial and graveside services. There have been a lot more private burials with just the family. At one point last year, the state of Washington raised the limit to 100 people for graveside services. They followed the rules and told people they had to limit their gathering to that. Rick made sure everyone was counted to stay on the up and up. One service had 74 people and

during the service a couple of cars pulled up from a distance off and he didn't think anything about it at first, but then he noticed they had binoculars and they were counting the people assembled. He wound up in trouble because the city of Wenatchee was only allowing 30 people at the time.

Following death, COVID begins to subside within 30 minutes, but it doesn't make much difference to funeral directors as they already took the same precautions with everyone who passes as they don't know if they had COVID, HIV, or numerous other potential infections.

For speaking to us today, a children's book will be donated to the library in Rick's name. It must be difficult to go through such difficult times with people over and over again. Thanks for what you do, Rick, it helps people so much!

Raffle

Taro's ticket was drawn, but alas, he couldn't do that simple thing that Carol did the week before and he was left disheartened. So sad!

Closing

Earl closed it out with a quote from Yoda in honor of "May the 4th be with you" - "If no mistake you have made, losing you are. A different game you should play." And Taro felt like that spoke to him.