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EXEMPTION BADGE: Absent Heather Weare abdicated her presentation.
RECOGNITION & FINES - KEN DALLY, Fine Master
ALICE PATINO - Recognized again for her Elk's Citizen of the Year award,
that she admitted left her "SPEECHLESS", a FIRST????
A well deserved award, Alice....Congratulations!!!!
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES:
Judy and Hardy Hearn - 49 Years and a $50 Donation. Judy appeared
in her actual WEDDING DRESS! Most of us are lucky to fit in the
same SHOES we wore for our wedding. Just sayin'.....
Jim Talbott - $20 Years and a $20 Donation. Jim explained how an
illness kept him from the couple's reservation for dinner at
BRENNAN's in New Orleans.....GREAT TIMING DUDE!!!
Bob Frias - 31 Years and a $30 fine. Bob described being married in
Santa Maria and enjoyed their honeymoon in our own Historic
Santa Maria Inn.
BIRTHDAYS:
Carl Engel - 4/27, spent his B-day at a Madera Car Show where his VW
took 2nd Place in the Convertible Competition. HIS TABLE PAID.
Ken Dally - 4/30, enjoyed a B-day dinner at the Red Barn Restaurant in
Santa Ynez. HIS TABLE PAID.
ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES:
Tom Ross - 21 YEARS with the Club warranted a $25 Donation.
Michelle Shipman - 5 years and assessed a fine in absentia.
VACATIONS:
Jim Talbott - Offered his $50 Donation for his three weeks of
vacationing on Maui, and in Houston, New Orleans, and St. John
Island in the US Virgin Islands. COME ON NOW----REALLY?????
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Susan Rees ($20), Ken Dally ($10), and Yvonne Biely ($10) - for their
participation at the Rotary South fundraiser benefiting
Transitions Mental Health.
Tom Martinez and Alli Borja - for participating in the Achievement
House Golf Tourney....$20 each.
BRAGS:
Ron Nanning - offered a $25 donation for his cross country ELECTRIC
CAR adventure in his wife's new Tesla e-car. They will be using
their gasoline powered Lincoln for their next trip to Wisconsin.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cynthia Schur: Announced an event that HAPPENED THIS MORNING.
Deja Vu all over again. THANK YOU Cynthia; keep us posted.
Virginia Souza:
1) MAY 21st MEETING - SPONSOR APPRECIATION DAY!!! INVITE
YOUR SPONSOR TO SIT WITH YOU, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE
BEEN ABSENT FOR A WHILE; SPECIAL GIFTS WILL BE
PRESENTED TO SPONSORS.
2) WE WILL BE SPONSORING AN EXCHANGE STUDENT, Tess from
Taiwan.
3) WINE RAFFLE DRAWING 
MAY 28th MEETING
IMPORTANT REMINDER.....
IF MEMBERS FAIL TO PROVIDE (MAY 21st DEADLINE) THE CLUB WITH TWO BOTTLES OF "GOOD" WINE FOR THE RAFFLE, THEIR ACCOUNT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CHARGED $50.....AND WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR RAFFLE TICKETS OR $100.
COME ON PEOPLE; the deadling is approaching!
HEATHER WEARE:
STEP DOWN DINNER, TUES, JUNE 18th (no lunch meeting)
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