Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Attendance: 21 Rotarians, 0 Guests
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order by President Larry Barr at 12:05 PM.
Larry Shaw led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mike Sanchez gave the Thought for the Day.
Announcements
Larry Barr reminded the club about the 100th Anniversary Dinner to be held on Friday, May 16th at Swank Farm starting at 5 PM. Larry said the plans for the program are being developed and Mike Sanchez has agreed to the MC. Larry said that Robert Rivas, speaker of the California Assembly and a Hollister resident, has agreed to attend. Other guests are being invited.
Larry gave the club the date for the Area Speech Contest. It will be at the Gilroy Rotary Club on March 26 at 11:00 AM. The contest will be at the Old City Hall restaurant (upstairs).
Larry also reminded the club of the District Conference to be held at San Jose State University for one day on May 31, 2025.
Raffle by Dave Baumgartner:
Gordon Machado had the winning ticket for the small pot of $153. Gordon did not pick a winning card, but receiced a bottle of wine.
Kristina Wyatt had the winning ticket for the large pot worth $203. She did not draw a winning card but also received a bottle of wine.
Detective:
The detective for this meeting was Chris Breen. Chris started by recognizing Doug Moore by awarding his blue badge. She fined him $5 also.
Chris asked members to answer questions about March Madness basketball.
Gordon Machado was asked where was the first NCAA tournament played? He paid $5 to learn it was at Oregon.
Jeff Modic was asked where the final four tournament will be played in 2025. Jeff paid a $5 fine to learn it will be in Glendale, Arizonia.
Brian Yamaoka was asked to name when the first TV broadcast of NCAA tournament. It was 1969, and Brian was fined $5.
Bill Baker was asked the name of the two brothers that played in the tournament in 1995. He did not know it was the O'Bannon brothers and was fined $5.
Will Sutton was asked who is known and the King of March Madness? He have the correct answer Coach K. But wan not able to spell the last name and was fined $5.
Phil Fortino was asked to name the anthem for the anthem for the tournament. He paid $5 to learn it is One Shining Moment.
Cheng So was asked about the odds for completing a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket form. He guessed wrong and paid $5 to learn it is 1 in 1.9 quadrillion.
Bruce Beetz was asked to name the coach who has coached to separate teams in the NCAA tournament. He learned it was Rick Patino and paid $5.
Bob Tiffany was asked to name the schools with the most championships in the tournament. Bob paid $5 to learn it is UCLA.
Chris helped us learn more about March Madness and did a fun job as detective this week.
Anniversaries in March
Dara and Tom Tobias, 32 years
Eric and Jackie Taylor, 22 years
Birthdays in March:
Anne Hall, March 2nd
Alex Kingman, March 15th
Mike Sanchez, March 22nd
Kyle Sharp, March 24th
Rotary Anniversaries in March
Marchel Nelson, 44 years
Arnie Fontes, 52 years
Ray Mariottini, 52 years
Ron Culler, 35 years
Gordon Machado, 18 years
Linda Smith, 16 years
Christine Breen, 10 years
Kyle Sharp, 9 years
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