Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Lunch Menu: Hamburger and Fries or Ceasar Salad
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order by President Rich Marcus. at 12:15 with 35 people in attendance.
Kyle Sharp led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mike Sanchez shared the Thought for the Day.
Guest of Rotarians: None today.
Guests: From Hollister High School
Kevin Medeiros, Principal, Hollister High School
Mary Andrade, College and Career Center Specialist
Andy Prisco, Advanced Placement Coordinator
Announcements:
Larry Shaw reminded those who signed up for the golf outing today that the first tee time was at 2 PM and there were three foursomes playing.
Larry Barr asked for volunteers to participate in mock interviews at the high school. See Larry for details.
Rich reported that board has agreed to join the Chamber of Commerce in a social mixer the evening of April 17th from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. More details to be announced.
Raffle:
Raffle winners this week were Rosie Segura, drawing for $60, and Larry Shaw, drawing for $90. Both did not pick a winning card.
Detective:
Our detective this week was Larry Barr. He fined members for not being able to answer his questions about Bolado, Ridgemark and San Juan Oaks golf courses.
Change So did not know the original name for Bolado Park. Answer: San Benito County Club. $5 fine.
Gordon Machado did not know the year the course was created. Answer 1928. $5 fine.
Marchel Nelson was asked how many holes in the original course, the correct answer was 3. $5 fine.
Bill Tiffany did not know the year the course was renamed to Bolado Park. Answer 1948. $5 fine.
Kyle Sharp did not know the year the Bolado Park club house burned down. Answer 2006. Orr when it was rebuilt. Answer 2008. Only $5 fine for two wrong answers.
Bill Baker did not know the date Ridgemark opened with two courses. Answer 1987. $5 fine.
Mike Sanchez did not know the date when San Juan Oaks closed. Answer 2022. $5 fine.
We all learned more about the history of golf in San Benito County thanks to Larry's questions.